BARBER, Lidiah (1738-90)Biblio.com
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38451The first English settlement in Connecticut in the early 17th century was Windsor and among their earliest prominent names was Barber or Barbur or Barbour. DS from a member of this noted family Lidiah Barber 1p 7" X 12¼" Windsor CT 1761 November 11. Very good. Mildly age toned. Barber sells fifteen acres of land to a David Barber relationship unknown for thirty-seven pounds ten shillings describing the location of the parcel. Lidiah variously spelled "Ledei" "Lydia" "Lidiah" married an Aaron Eaton born 1736 the following year which perhaps occasioned the sale of this land. This document is signed at lower right by two witnesses Captain Samuel Eno 1696-1778 and his son Eliphalet Eno 1740-1833 and is signed at lower right by Lidiah Barber with her "X. unknown
26985American illustrator and humorist. DS 1p 8½" X 11" n.p. New York NY 1923 October 6. Fine. Printed updating form sent out by "Who's Who" for its 1924-25 edition on yellow paper with Burgess's 2½" X 3" biographical entry from the previous edition affixed to the blank center area. Burgess makes a few minor corrections to this in ink and typewriter and signs and dates it at the close. Unusual form. unknown
29953This Republican politician was the only Kansas governor 1947-50 to also serve in the House of Representatives 1935-47 and the Senate 1950-69. DS 1p irregular 7½" X 17" n.p. Washington DC 1952 February 8. Very good. Evenly age toned throughout with couple of small scotch tape stains. Clipped from the "Congressional Record -- Appendix" of February 18 1952 this is the text of a patriotic speech titled "Lincoln Day Address by Hon. Frank Carlson of Kansas" delivered by Carlson in Brooklyn New York on February 18 1952 and is boldly signed at the top across the title along with "U.S. Senate / Kansas" in black fountain pen. The title introduction and beginning of the opening paragraph began on one page of this publication a piece 2½" X 3½" while the vast bulk of the speech appears on both sides of a single leaf A931 and A932 and several brief closing paragraphs run on another page a piece 2½" X 3"; these two small snippets have been neatly affixed at the start and finish so that the speech is presented as a single if odd shaped sheet with text front and back. From the collection of noted Lincoln scholar ARNOLD F. GATES 1914-93. unknown
31963When France's King Henry II died in 1559 and his sickly 15-year-old heir Francis II followed the next year the throne went to 10-year-old Charles Maximilian who became Charles IX; his mother Catherine de' Medici dominated his reign which is noted for the Wars of Religion and for the infamous St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572. Partial vellum DS 1p 11" X 8" n.p. n.y. September 1570 lightly pencilled in another hand. Very good. Folds and mild bit of wear evident but overall handsome and boldly penned. Though penned in difficult early French which is to modern French what Elizabethan English is to modern English and not accompanied by a translation this is a probate approval legal document. Below six lines of finely penned legalese Charles signs at left with his usual enormous signature in a different and somewhat lighter ink. Below this appears another sentence in a large flamboyant hand which appears to refer to Provence and huge ornate signature of an official. This atmospheric piece has been archivally free-floated against a cream matte with a surrounding raised cream matte framed in a contemporary 1" walnut frame overall dimensions 18½" X 16". A beautiful display item. unknown
27217Major general in charge of the Department of Maryland and the East; as treasury secretary he is credited with saying "If anyone attempts to haul down the American flag shoot him on the spot!" Printed DS 1p 13" X 6¼" New York NY n.d. Fine. Stock certificate "Construction Stock" never filled in or issued for shares in the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad Company bearing a superb bold Dix signature as president of the organization. Printed entirely in deep green with a handsome vignette depicting a puffing locomotive crossing the plains amidst a herd of stampeding buffalo with several Indians in the foreground one horseback observing; three smaller vignettes depict a steamboat an Indian warrior and an Indian mother with her child. A striking piece. unknown
36442This American actor appeared in such films as "Ocean's 11" 1960 "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" 1963 "PT 109" 1963 "The Graduate" 1967 "Bullitt" 1968 and "Catch 22" 1970 but will forever be remembered as "Mr. Roper" on the television sitcom "Three's Company" 1976-81 for which he won a Golden Globe Award in 1979. DS 2pp 8½" X 14" Beverly Hills CA 1983 February 2. Very good. Printed William Morris Agency "General Materials and Packages" contract between the talent agency and Fell -- two full pages of standard boilerplate language signed at the conclusion by Fell in black fineline at lower right. Accompanied by an unsigned 8" X 10" glossy portrait of Fell around this time. unknown
31141Austrian-born associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1939-62; helped found American Civil Liberties Union. Partly-printed DS 1p 8½" X 11" Cambridge MA 1919 September 29. Very good. Slight smearing of signature. Small chips at two corners not affecting text. Updating form sent out by "Who's Who in America" for its 1920-21 edition on light orange paper with Frankfurter's 3" X 1½" biographical entry from the previous edition affixed onto the blank center area. Frankfurter has written in two small additions "assistant to the Secretary of Labor" and "appt'd. chmn. War Labor Policies Bd. June 1918" signing and dating it at the bottom. Several editor's marks and corrections in purple ink. Comes with a fine -- and itself scarce -- 1947 news agency photograph International News Photo of a seated Frankfurter feet not touching the floor! along with Bernard Baruch and others receiving an honorary degree from City College of New York. Original mimeographed caption sheet present. unknown
40891British courtier and member of Parliament. DS 1p vellum 30½" X 20½" Brymore Somerset 16 October 1794. Near fine. Original folds; top edge scalloped. "Feoffment" -- a type of medieval land deed -- in which Sir Philip Hales grants a parcel of land in the Hamlet of Edington to a William Norris for the sum of 42 pounds. A huge and ornate "This Indenture" with flourishes rubberstamped at upper left begins the largely boilerplate legalese text of conveyance which is handsomely penned in a secretarial hand in brown ink. Also at upper left a 1½" X 2" blue blind-embossed paper revenue stamp has been affixed. Large thick red wax seal at center bottom somewhat chipped at edges but complete and intact with Hales penning "Philip" at left of it and "Hales" at right of it large and bold. On the verso at upper left is recorded payment of this 42 pounds in full by Norris and here again Hales signs quite large and bold. A large and lovely example of this typical type of English 18th century legal document. unknown
29339English diplomat and statesman; Queen Victoria's foreign affairs secretary. Partly-printed DS 1p 10" X 14½" London England 1852 August 27. Very good. Passport beautifully engraved on the usual thin onion skin paper with ornate crest at top and bottom for a Charles Calvert Corner "British Subject travelling on the Continent." Corner 1812-61 was a noted solicitor from a well-known family of English jurists. Boldly signed with his usual "Malmesbury" at lower right. unknown
42096In 1854 this thriving Virginia plantation owner and businessman became an early Chicago real estate mogul when he and partner James Rees built one of that city's first permanent structures the then-massive three-story Lakeview House Hotel on Lake Shore Drive to lure more investors into the area. DS 1p lettersheet 7½" X 9 3/4" n.p. 30 October 1845. Very good. Original folds visible but not weakened. Hundley and two others "being duly Sworn" have "seen and Examined the Estray Hog taken up by Jas. Marshall and. do appraise the said Estray Hog at the Sum of Two Dollars & fifty cents. The said Hog is a harrow white colour about two years old no brand marked with an under keel in the left and overkeel in the Right Ear. We were informed that when the said Hog appeared on the plantation about 12 months ago was a boar and that he has been altered since -- & that he has ranged on this plantation & in the neighbourhood for 12 months past." Neatl penned in deep blue ink and signed at the conclusion by Hundley and two others Charles Huthison George I. Roberts. Below this justice of the peace Roberts testifies and signs again then below this another figure partly legible but presumably county clerk testfies "Sworn to by G I Roberts before me." "Estray is simply legalese for a domesticated animal found lost or wandering and the purpose of this "Notice of Estray" may have been to authorize the sheriff to impound and sell the animnal to recover upkeep costs. Interesting and unusual. unknown
28424This bibliographical giant president of the American Library Association and the Bibliographical Society of America was a fixture at the New York Public Library serving as manager of the manuscript division chief reference librarian assistant director and finally director 1934-41; among his many books is "The History of the New York Public Library" 1923. Partly-printed DS 1p 5½" X 8½" New York NY 1940 June 24. Addressed to Arnold F. Gates 1914-93 noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar. Near fine. On "New York Public Library" letterhead this form letter partly typed in acknowledges and thanks a book gift to the library -- in this case Gates' privately published booklet "Amberglow of Abraham Lincoln and Ann Rutledge." Lydenberg's miniscule signature could easily be mistaken for printed but is actually authentic and original. unknown
31316The namesake son of the Florida senator and Confederacy's Secretary of the Navy 1812-73 himself served in the Confederate Navy then was elected Florida representative 1891-95 and senator 1897-1907. Printed DS 1p 8" X 3 3/4" Pensacola Florida n.y. likely 1897. Near fine. Lightly age toned. Printed receipt noting "RECEIVED of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park Commission one copy of its Atlas of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga battlefields" boldly signed by the new senator "Hon. S.R. Mallory" in thick brown ink also noting his address as "Pensacola Fla." Congress first printed this commemorative volume in 1897 thus dating this signature; it sold well enough that a second printing of 4000 sets appeared in 1901. An attractive piece. unknown
29359This jurist served briefly as attorney general 1913-14 but is best remembered for his long stint as Supreme Court associate justice 1914-41 and attorney general under Wilson 1913-14. Partly-printed DS initials 1p 7" X 10½" Washington DC 1941 November 10. Near fine. "Printer's Proof" for McReynolds' entry in the 1942-43 edition of "Who's Who in America" initialed dated and OK'd by McReynolds. An interesting and unusual mini-biography. unknown
28323This Spanish jurist and politician served as prime minister briefly several times; also served as minister of the Interior 1905-06 minister of Justice 1905-06 minister of Public Works 1906-10 minister of State 1910-12 and president of the Council of Ministers 1912-23. DS 2pp recto and verso 8½" X 12" Madrid Spain 1913 April 15. Very good. Titled in Spanish "Court of First Instance of This City" this partly-printed document is a "Sentence Extract" and reports that 48-year-old former banker Sergio Beliavsky a Russian from St. Petersburg was found guilty of murdering 37-year-old jeweler Alejandro Petrovicz from Odessa. He is sentenced to five years in prison payment of court costs 1987 pesetas 40 centimes and restitution to Petrovicz's family 12000 pesetas. At lower left above the circular red inkstamp of the "Tribunal Correccional de 1a. Instancia Madrid" Prieto as president of this court signs large and bold in brown ink. Attractive intriguing document -- worthy of further research. unknown
22684Representative from New York 1847-51. DS 1p 7½" X 5¼" Lansingburgh NY 1862 May 22. Near fine. Cryptic legal agreement in which Reynolds grants one Guethman W. Cornell "his heirs and assignees all my right title and interest in and to the within instrument." Small circular red wax seal present and pristine. Boldly signed. unknown
31343This career politician served as a Republican congressman from Pennsylvania 1877-89 U.S. Ambassador to Mexico 1889-93 and Assistant Secretary of the Interior under McKinley and Roosevelt 1897-1907. Printed DS 1p 8" X 10½" Washington DC 1898 December 2. Very good. Mildly age toned. Handsome printed certificate in a variety of ornamental typefaces with American Eagle crest testifying to the authenticity of a copy of a document from the Office of the Commissioner of Pensions signed boldly by H. CLAY EVANS 1843-1921 -- at that time Commissioner of Pensions 1897-1902 and previously two-time mayor of Chattanooga Republican congressman from Tennessee 1889-91. Further statement below this testifies to Evans' position and is signed boldly by Ryan as "Acting Secretary of the Interior" -- the then-current interior secretary Cornelius Bliss apparently temporarily out of commission. Large red flute-edged paper seal at lower left intact and handsome as are the two lengths of baby blue silk ribbon that run underneath it and up to the upper left of the document. An attractive and interesting item. unknown
13910This noted labor leader served as long long-time president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters 1907-52 as well as serving as secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of Labor 1917-28. Partly-printed DS 1p 7 ¼" X 10½" Indianapolis IN 1931 September 23. Very good. Updating form sent out by "Who's Who in America" on orange paper for their 1932-33 edition with Tobin's 2" X 1½" biographical entry from the previous edition tipped to the blank center area. Tobin approves the entry with a large bold signature at the close also adding his home address. Several editor's marks in blue and red pencil and green ink make for an interesting colorful appearance. unknown
14141President John Tyler's son served in the Mexican War and later as Register of the Treasury of the Confederate States of America. DS 1p 11" X 9" Richmond VA 1864 September 2. Very good. Minor age toning; small mounting trace on verso. "Four Per Cent Registered Bond" a picturesque Confederate bond made out for five hundred dollars and boldly signed by Tyler as Register of the Treasury. Near the top is a handsome engraving depicting a naval battle with a Confederate ironclad ship prominently featured. A handsome and scarce Confederate item. unknown
14193The grandaddy of all gossip columnists reigned supreme both as a syndicated columnist and radio journalist from the 1930s through the '50s. DS 1p 8¼" X 3" New York NY 1960 July 4. Very good. Check drawn on the Irving Trust Company made out to Gaiety Delicatessen -- surely a clearinghouse for publishable gossip! -- in the amount of $15.90 and boldly signed. Red cancellation stamp lightly touches upon the first two letters. Most attractive. unknown
19273211bx104<p>Good with no dust jacket. 1927 1st. Hardcover. Signed by the author ffep: "J. E. Harry" in elegant script. Blue cloth gilt. Spine sunned wear at the tips foredge foxing contents unmarked. 315 pages</p> J. H. Sears hardcover
2010028925New York: EVOKE 2010. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 208 pages. Hardcover with a black and tan dust jacket. Light wear to the book and jacket. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. <br/> <br/> EVOKE hardcover
1992005326Iola Wisconsin: Krause Pubns Inc. SIGNED first edition. Trade softcover. Published Iola Wisconsin: Krause 1992 first printing. 8vo. wrappers. 616pp. illustrated with b/w photos. Inscribed by WCBS FM101 radio host Don K. Reed with his inscribed 5x7 promo photo laid in plus laid in June 24 2000 DooWop concert reunion program East rutherford NJ with 10 signatures of the artists: The Penguins The Angels Who's Johnny Kenny Vance & the Planotones John Kuse & the Excellents and producer Richard Nader. All fine . Fine. Soft cover. 1st. 1992. Krause Pubns Inc paperback
26068Alfalfa and Butch's competition for the affection of Darla was the snotty rich kid Waldo played in the "Our Gang" series by this American child actor from 1937 to 1940; later a Seventh-Day Adventist pastor he was killed in a hit-and-run accident. Nice double signature "Darwood 'Waldo' Kaye / D. Kenneth Smith -- Our Gang / Little Rascals" in blue ballpoint in Kaye's tiny script heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 1988 September 20. Fine. With original envelope. Rather uncommon. unknown
38044The first NBA player to score 2000 points in one season was this forward/guard who played for the Detroit Pistons 1953-59 Syracuse Nationals 1959-60 and Los Angeles Jets 1961-62; in 1996 he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Large bold signature in blue fineline heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 25 May 1974. Double signed actually: On the blank verso he inscribes and signs again: "Good luck & thanks for / asking / George." Fine. With original envelope. unknown
1994008314Washington: Orchises Pr. Signed first edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Washington: Orchises Pr. 1994. 8vo. 80pp. Signed by author on title page. Minor stain bleed on verso of dust jacket panel else fine in fine dust jacket. . Fine. Hard. 1st. 1994. Orchises Pr unknown
