LABOULAYE, Andre Lefebvre de (1876-1966)Biblio.com
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40988This diplomat from a distinguished family of jurists and diplomats served as the French Ambassador to the U.S. from 1933 to 1937. Bold and handsome "With Warm regards" and signature in black ink on a 6" X 7" sheet with "Ambassade de France / Washington D.C." imprinted in blue at top. Very good. Faint single horizontal fold. A lovely example from mid-1930s vintage. unknown
14261Television's two-time Emmy winning Mrs. Muir from "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" 1968-70 was also nominated for an Oscar for her role in the 1957 film "Peyton Place." Handsome large and bold signature in blue fineline dated by her 2 September 1977 at upper right on a specially-prepared heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. Near fine. With original envelope. Accompanied by a superb 7" X 9" glossy publicity portrait for her 1974 made-for-television movie "I Love You Goodbye." A choice example with a primo image. unknown
38964This officer with the USAAF's 364th Bomb Squadron was flying his B-17 Flying Fortress over Nazi-controlled Europe when it was attacked and disabled whereupon he ordered his crew to parachute to safety while he managed to fly the craft with two crew too injured to parachute to a crash landing in friendly territory -- for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Heavy stock printed "Medal of Honor Recipient" card 6" X 4" with his printed full name and rank and the date of his heroic act "Over Europe / February 20 1944". Above his name Lawley signs large and bold in pencil. Fine. This attractive card is accompanied by a heavy stock 8½" X 13½" unsigned reproduction of aviation artist J.G. Keck's head-and-shoulders portrait of a young Lawley in uniform. Fine. A superb pair. unknown
22634English politician who served as member of Parliament Irish secretary and secretary for war; he was also a patron of the arts writing poetry and producing a translation of Faust 1823. Signature and salutation 1p 4 3/4" X 1 3/4" tipped to slightly larger sheet n.p. n.d. Very good. Signature and flowery salutation "have the honor to remain / Sir / Your dev't Ser't / Leveson-Gower" clipped from an ALS. Attractive. unknown
18320Norwegian diplomat who served as the first secretary general of the United Nations 1946-53. Nice bold "Trygve Lie / Oslo 8/29.1966" in blue ballpoint on a 3½" X 4" yellow notepad slip bearing a printed "Note from / TRYGVE LIE" at upper left. Near fine. Accompanied by a choice vintage original glossy 8½" X 6½" news agency photograph International News Photo. Fine. Dated 27 February 1947 this superb half-length shot depicts Lie shaking hands with George C. Marshall. The original mimeographed caption sheet printed on cheap acidic newsprint thus often absent is present and in very good condition. Captioned "U.N. Secretary-General Call on Secretary Marshall" the text reads in part: "Trygve Lie right Secretary-General of the United Nations today paid a formal courtesy call on Secretary of State George C. Marshall left. It was the first time the two men had met." Itself a scarce and desireable image. A great signature example and superb quite collectable image. unknown
27413American government official and public administrator appointed Tennessee Valley Authority co-director by FDR in 1933 and chairman from 1941 to 1946 earning the nickname "Mr. TVA"; he served as first chairman the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission from 1947 to 1950. Large full signature in black ballpoint heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 1967 March 31. Near fine. With original envelope. Accompanied by a superb original 1947 black-and-white glossy news agency photograph International News Photo 8½" X 6½". Original mimeographed newsprint text sheet present and tipped to verso as issued. Titled "Discuss Atomic Liaison Question" this text reads in part: "The Joint Congressional Committee sought today to devise some method for keeping the doors of the newly-confirmed Atomic Commission open to military and legislative liaison. Atomic Commission chairman David E. Lilienthal left is shown as he called on Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper. chairman of the Joint Congressional Atomic Committee." A choice vintage image itself scarce and desirable and a fine signature example -- the perfect pair. unknown
40833This prominent women's rights advocate journalist abolitionist and temperance movement advocate was one of the leading lights in 19th century reforms along with such figures as Julia Ward Howe and Lucy Stone. Bold and nice "Mrs. Mary A. Livermore / Boston" in brown ink on a heavy stock 3¼" X 1 3/4" card n.y. Very good. Small glue stain at lower right not affecting signature; mounting traces on verso. Undated but likely of 1870s or '80s vintage. Accompanied by a superb heavy stock 5¼" X 8" steel-engraved head-and-shoulders portrait of an older Livermore published by A.D. Worthington & Co. Hartford CT -- likely the frontispiece to her 1889 memoir "My Story of the War: A Woman's Narrative of Four Years Personal Experience as Nurse in the Union Army and in Relief Work at Home in Hospitals Camps and at the Front During the War of the Rebellion." A handsome pair. unknown
21768This U.S. senator from Massachusetts 1937-44 1947-53 was the grandson of Henry Cabot Lodge also a Massachusetts senator; defeated in 1952 for reelection by a young John F. Kennedy he then served as U.S. delegate to the United Nations 1953-60 was an unsuccessful Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1960 then went to serve as ambassador to Vietnam 1963-67 ambassador at large 1967-68 and ambassador to Germany 1968-69. Bold full signature in black fountain pen heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. Beverly MA n.y. 1970 August 7. Fine. Original envelope present. Accompanied by a superb vintage 7" X 9" glossy news agency photograph International News Photos from 1953. Near fine. Captioned "A Good Will Offering" on the mimeographed text slip it's a charming closeup of Lodge newly-named U.S. ambassador to the U.N. sniffing a flower held up by a young boy while visiting a New York nursery. A choice signature and a desirable vintage photograph. unknown
20917This American explorer accompanied Robert Peary on his 1908-10 North Pole expedition. Attractive "Most Sincerely Yours" and full signature heavy stock 5" X 3" card not lined n.p. 1929 November 4. Very good. Light age toning; small mounting traces on verso. Nice large example. unknown
28979Unquestionably the 20th century's most famous mime this French pantomimist toured the world for decades as "Bib" the character he created in 1947. "'Bip' / Marcel / Marceau" in thin black fineline together with his usual scrawled flower sketch on a 4" X 3" archival cream colored bookplate featuring a printed book border. Fine. Not gummed on verso and never affixed. Accompanied by a nice 8" X 10" black and white photograph a charming half-length portrait of a smiling Marceau in character as "Bip. unknown
31407This Military Intelligence Hall of Fame inductee was an Army general who served throughout the Spanish-American War Philippine Insurrection and World War One before being chosen by Pershing to oversee the American Expeditionary Force's intelligence operations -- making him America's first G2; he helped organize the Corps of Intelligence Police the army's first counterintelligence organization. Large bold and sloppy "Very cordially yours / D.E. Nolan. / Maj Gen U.S.A." 5½" X 2 3/4" Columbus OH 1931 June 17. Very good. Name/address of Nolan's command from 1927 to 1931 Headquarters Fifth Corps Area purple inkstamped at top edge along with typed date. Autograph material of this military intelligence pioneer is uncommon. unknown
31732This Irish soldier of fortune fought under General Gomez in Cuba in 1897 in the Spanish-American War as one of Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" in a Canadian cavalry regiment in the South African War in the Balkans in 1903 with the Princess Pat regiment in 1914 with the United States Army in 1917 and elsewhere; he called himself an "apostle of discontent" complaining it was hard to feed himself between wars; he tried his hand at acting in later years and even became a race horse trainer; at his death he owned a filling station in Taos New Mexico. Boldly pencilled "Yours for 'peace' / Patrick Irving O'Hay / Capt Inf. U.S.A ret" heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. n.y. Very good. Faintly age toned; minor mounting traces on verso which bears printed text of a poem "Worcester Town". Nice example. unknown
29269This pitcher debuted in 1914 with the Philadelphia Phillies before moving on to the Boston Red Sox and elsewhere. Handsome signature beneath which he notes a memorable game "26 innings May 1 1920 / Boston vs Brooklyn" 5" X 3" card n.p. n.d. Fine. unknown
26927American tenor and songwriter remembered for popular Irish ballads such as "My Wild Irish Rose" 1899 also the name of the 1947 film version of his life and "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" 1912 Large and bold "Yours in Irish / Chauncey Olcott / 1906" in deep brown ink heavy stock 3½" X 2½" card n.p. Very good. Mild age toning. A handsome example with an appropriate inscription. unknown
32493One of the 19th century most influential theatrical managers was also one of its wealthiest a pioneering popular comic actor who debuted in Philadelphia in 1840 toured the country and was noted for the Yankee characters and other eccentrics he perfected. Superb signature and inscription on the verso of his printed "John E. Owens" calling card heavy stock 3½" X 1 3/4". Near fine. Faintly age toned. Handsomely and boldly penned in his fine tight script the actor writes: "Aigburth Vale / Baltimore County / M-d. / Edward B Cook Esq / Better late / than never Yours truly / John E. / Owens. / June 30 '73." Aigburth Vale was Owens' famed country home designed by architects Niermsee and Neilson in 1868 and "Better Late Than Never" was one of Owens' popular comedies. A great example on an appropriate item. unknown
42572This notable Tennessean served with the 8th Tennessee Cavalry of the Confederate States Army during the Civil War afterward becoming an attorney and politician and serving several terms as a Democrat in Congress 1883-85 1889-93 1897-1905. A large and bold full signature and title "Commander In Chief / United Confederate Veterans" in black ink near the top of an 8½" X 11" sheet of his "Pierce & Fry" law firm letterhead Union City TN n.d. Near fine. Undated but from a collection gathered in the mid-1930s thus near the end of his long life. Unusual in this form-- interesting and attractive. unknown
27131This popular Italian-American operatic basso one of the greats of the first half of the 20th century appeared at the Metropolitan Opera from 1926 to 1948; post opera he appeared in some films and on Broadway in "South Pacific" in 1949. Large bold attractive "To Mr. / Preston Sawyer / Very Sincerely / Ezio Pinza / S. Francisco 1930" boldly penned in black fountain pen on a pristine cream-colored 6" X 3 3/4" autograph album leaf. Near fine. At right center a 1" X 1½" magazine photograph of Pinza has been neatly affixed. A superb example of this rather uncommon signature. From the collection of noted collector Preston Sawyer 1899-1968 California journalist and historical writer. unknown
19049This silent screen siren appeared opposite Rudolf Valentino in "Stolen Moments" 1920 and her 1924 film "Three Weeks" caused a furor; she appeared in talkies such as "Jane Eyre" throughout the 1930s and was nicknamed "Darling of the Intelligentisa" by journalists because of her literary friendships and second husband novelist James M. Cain. "For Richard / from / Aileen Pringle in black fineline on a fine heavy stock 5" X 3" card dated by her 26 March 1985 at upper right. Fine. With original envelope. Accompanied by a fine 4 3/4" X 7½" heavy stock sepia-tone half-length portrait of her at the height of her fame bearing printed inscription and signature. A superb pair. unknown
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15704Noted British character actress mostly on stage -- more than 100 plays -- but also in such memorable films as "Wuthering Heights" and "Saratoga Trunk" for which she was nominated for best supporting actress Oscar. Uncommon signature in blue ballpoint on a heavy stock 5" X 3" card dated by her 24 June 1972 at upper right. Fine. With original envelope. Accompanied by a superb glossy black-and-white 10" X 8" still scene from the Errol Flyn swashbuckler "The Sea Hawk" showing Robson as Queen Elizabeth with Claude Rains and ladies-in-waiting. Evocative pair. unknown
17532The great and prolific character actor and comedian appeared in hundreds of films such as "Charley's Aunt" 1915 and "Ruggles of Red Gap" 1916 between the teens and the 1960s. "Good luck always / Sincerely / Charlie Ruggles / to / Donald Burnell -- / 1961" on an irregularly-trimmed roughly rectangular 3" X 4½" slip n.p. Good plus. Tape stain at each corner touching upon several words but not Ruggles' signature. Accompanied by an 8" X 10" glossy black and white photograph of Ruggles a half-length pose showing Ruggles in later life leaning over a bench in workman's duds and apron clutching his glasses. Very good with slight tape stain at each corner. An interesting pair. unknown
15283American naval officer most famed for leading the Arctic mission to rescue survivors of the Greely expedition; in the Spanish-American War he commanded the Battle of Santiago. Handsome signature and sentiment 3½" X 2" n.p. 1898 December 1. Fine. Tipped to a high-quality larger sheet with a 5" X 7" printed portrait of Schley tipped above this. "May God always bless our / people and our Country! / W.S. Schley / Rear admiral U.S.N. / Dec 1st 1898." A choice patriotic statement dated shortly after his victorious return from the Battle of Santiago. Tastefully archivally double matted under Conservation Clear ultraviolet-filtering glass in a ½" antiqued silver frame overall dimensions 10 3/4" X 15½". unknown
26360This large-moustachiod curly haired comedian of television film and stage is best remembered as one half of the Burns and Schreiber comedy team of the 1970s; others remember him for his many Doritos t.v. commercials. Bold signature in blue ballpoint alongside a tiny ½" self-portrait accenting his moustache curly hair and large expressive eyes heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 1916 sic! December 24. Fine. Original envelope present showing 1968 postal cancellation. Unusual and fun. unknown
37200This German-born Union general was a man of vast accomplishments: U.S. minister to Spain senator from Missouri secretary of the interior editor of the "New York Evening Post" and more. Bold strong signature typical "C. Schurz" 2½" X 1¼" slip n.p. Very good. Mild age toning with paper clip rust mark at upper left touching upon the "C." An appealing war-date example of this extraordinary figure's signature with "Maj Genl." penned beneath it and another rather illegible line bpenned beneath that may read "Dec. 23d 1863". Schurz was raised to the rank of major general in March 1863 which would make this possible 1863 date logical. Accompanied by an outstanding 1860s vintage steel-engraved group portrait entitled "Defenders of the Union" along the bottom heavy stock 6" X 9" n.p. n.y. Twelve superb individual portraits each within its own oval decorative frame with Rosecrans at upper center and Sigel Weitzel Meagher and other Union generals surrounding him -- Schurz at upper right. Near fine. Quite handsome. War-date Schurz are encountered far less often that post-war examples. unknown
22817Pennsylvania's long-time Republican senator 1959-77 served as minority leader from 1969 to 1977. Bold attractive "Hugh Scott / USS / PA" on heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 1970 March 20. Fine. With original envelope. Accompanied by a superb and scarce 6½" X 8½" original glossy news agency photograph International News Photo dated 13 April 1947 depicting then-Congressman Scott and the twenty other junketing legislators who comprised the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee boarding a plane in Long Beach having "just completed its tour of duty here inspecting air facilities." Original tickertape mimeographed descriptive text heavily age toned as usual tipped to verso. A fine signature example and a choice quite uncommon early photograph of Scott. unknown
