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1908001971New York City: National Association of Manufacturers Secretary's Office 1908. First Edition . Soft Leather. Good. 364 Pp. Text Of Issues And Policies As Discussed At The Convention. An Important Document Of The Activities And Intentions Of The Association The Most Powerful Lobby In The United States Particularly In Regard To Its Views On A Large Number Of Political And Legislative Issues Lobbying Was Their Primary Concern. With The Name In Gilt On Cover Of Job E. Hedges Delegate To The Republican Convention In 1908 And 1916 From New York City And Inscribed "With The Compliments Of." By Stillman. Quite Scarce. <br/> <br/> National Association of Manufacturers, Secretary's Office hardcover
14374Noted Hoosier humorist remembered for "Fables in Slang" 1900 among many other titles. Partly-printed Document Signed 1p 7" X 10½" n.p. 1937 June 23. Very good. Form sent out by "Who's Who in America" for its 1938-39 edition bearing Ade's small printed biographical entry 2" X 2½" from the previous edition affixed in the blank center area. By way of approval Ade signs this area boldly in pencil adding "O.K." An unusual mini-biography. unknown
28824The long-time president of the International Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America 1907-48 was appointed U.S. senator from Tennessee by that state's governor at the death of Senator Nathan L. Bachman in 1937 to complete his term but served only until 1938 failing in his bid for election. Printed DS 4pp rectos only 8" X 10½" n.p. 1936 December 12. Very good. Light even age toning; tiny staple hole at upper left corner of each not affecting text. "Excerpts from speech of Major George L. Berry Coordinator for Industrial Cooperation" a mimeographed press release intended "For Release / Morning Papers." In this NBC radio broadcast Berry addresses President Roosevelt's Council for Industrial Progress. Huge bold full signature using what must have been an enormous-nibbed fountain pen near the top of the first page. Most unusual in this format. A tremendous example from the height of his fame. unknown
22559This prominent Kansas newspaperman founder and owner "Topeka Daily Capital" etc. entered politics as a Republican serving that state as governor 1915-19 and senator 1919-49. Printed DS 8½" X 14" 13pp rectos only Washington DC 1940 February 13. Near fine. Staple at upper left. Mimeographed double-spaced text of the powerful senator's speech titled "Abraham Lincoln" and given before the Alexander Hamilton Club of Baltimore on February 12 1940. Precisely the type of platitudes you would expect an old-time politico to express on Lincoln's birthday mixed with sharp criticism of FDR and his policies. Signed large and bold by Capper in blue fountain pen across the top of the first page. Accompanied by a superb and scarce 6½" X 8½" glossy news agency photograph of 1947 depicting the senior senator seated at his desk on Capital Hill reading copies of two newspapers which he founded "The Topeka Daily Capital" and "Capper's Weekly". Original tickertape-style printed caption still attached on verso. A fabulous and unusual pair of Kansas items. unknown
42225This popular American composer of hundreds of songs and dozens of musicals is often remembered for such hits as "Over There" "Give My Regards to Broadway" and "You're a Grand Old Flag"; he was also a versatile actor playwright singer dancer and producer; in the year of his death he was portrayed by James Cagney in the film "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and later memorialized in the 1968 musical "George M!" Printed DS 1p 6" X 3½" pale pink stock New York NY 22 January 1917. Near fine. Faint age toning. Printed receipt for dues payment from "Pacific Lodge No. 233 F. & A.M." Free and Accepted Masons. Cohan signs bold and in full in dark brown ink near the top center as "Life Member" also noting his yearly dues payment: "1.40." An interesting and unusual example accompanied by a 10" X 8" modern reprint black-and-white glossy photograph showing Cohan in later years dealing cards. unknown
39622Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring's Assistant Secretary of War 1937-40 felt betrayed when President Roosevelt didn't appoint him to the cabinet after Woodring's resignation in 1940 -- but when President Truman's first Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal resigned in 1948 he became this country's second Secretary of Defense in 1949 only serving until 1950 when he resigned and paved the way for the illustrious George C. Marshall. Printed DS 3pp rectos only 8" X 12½" n.p. 1937. Very good. Lightly edgeworn with faint single horizontal fold at center; stapled at upper left. Marked "FUTURE RELEASE / Please Note Date" in red at top of first page the War Department press release is summarized at top: 'This address of The Honorable Louis Johnson The Assistant Secretary of War to be made at the Armistice Day Ceremonies at the National Memorial Amphitheater Arlington National Cemetery Virginia on November 11 1937." Johnson's speech begins "Another year has passed. Again we have stood in devout silence before the tomb of our Unknown Soldier. Again we have held communion with his immortal soul" and is a touching patriotic address that discusses at some length the U.S.'s military readiness in the face of turmoil in Europe. In a blank portion at upper right of the first page he boldly pens "Louis Johnson / The Assistant Sec of War" in blue ink. Very attractive and highly unusual in this form. unknown
39624This Ohio politician served as a Democratic Congressman from 1931 to 1939. Printed Document Signed 4pp single leaf 8½" X 11" n.p. 1937. Very good. Mild age toning with light inoffensive original folds. "Congressional Record" leaflet containing Lamneck's lengthy speech titled "Preserve Liberty by Protecting the Supreme Court" delivered on the floor of the House on 10 February 1937. On February 5th President Roosevelt unveiled legislation to enlarge the Supreme Court in order to insure support to push through his New Deal measures; the legislation failed. Lamneck gave this address critiquing FDR's measure a few days later. He signs at upper left on the first page bold and large in black ink. Really unusual. unknown
39623This Ohio politician served as a Democratic Congressman from 1931 to 1939. Printed Document Signed 2pp single leaf 8½" X 11" n.p. 1937. Very good. Faintly ager toned with barely perceptible mailing folds. Single leaf from the "Congressional Record" containing a two-page address by this representative entitled "The Supreme Court Is Your Guardian of Liberty" delivered on the floor of the House on 4 March 1937. Lamneck here addresses President Roosevelt's enlarge the Supreme Court in an effort to push through his New Deal measures an effort that failed. At upper left Lamneck signs large and bold in black ink. Quite uncommon in this unusual form. unknown
27639Schoolchildren nationwide used to be required to memorize this poet's social protest piece "The Man with the Hoe" which was inspired by Millet's painting of the same name. Printed DS 1p 8½" X 14" n.p. Staten Island NY n.d. post-1924. Near fine. Broadside printing of this most renowned poem signed big and bold at the lower margin "Your friend Edwin Markham: / Staten Island N.Y." Bright and attractive. "Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans / Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground" Markham begins. "The emptiness of ages in his face / And on his back the burden of the world." -- still a powerful and moving piece despite changes in poetry style and diction. Accompanied by a fine heavy stock 6¼" X 5" color reproduction of Millet's namesake painting. unknown
22599This Canadian-American composer songwriter pianist singer and music educator was a popular vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley figure; Caruso put him "on the map" in 1913 when he recorded O'Hara's song "Your Eyes Have Told Me What I Did Now Know" and in 1914 he enjoyed his biggest hit "Tennessee I Hear You Calling Me"; during World War One his hit "K-K-K-Katy" sold more than one million sheet music copies; he was also an early ethnomusicologist recording and collecting Native American music on wax cylinders -- some of which he later sang himself in early Victor and Edison recordings; in 1945 he was elected president of the Composers-Authors Guild; all told he composed more than 500 popular and patriotic songs. Printed DS 9" X 12" 6pp n.p. 1943 January 25. Very good. Mildest bit of age toning. Sheet music for "I Was the Tree: Sacred Song" with music by O'Hara and lyrics by Daniel S. Twohig published by R.L. Huntinger New York NY in 1937. Across the top of the front cover he inscribes and signs it large and bold in blue fountain pen: "For a great basso William Wahlert / Compliments & best wishes / of the composer. / Geoffrey O'Hare / Jany 25: / 1943." The 6th and last leaf consists of O'Hara and Twohig's song "Soft Were Your Hands Dear Jesus." Interesting unusual piece. unknown
40556This American composer and pianist studied under the great Theodore Leschetizsky in Vienna and Joseph Rheinberger in Munich and as a long-time Chicago educator counts composer Howard Hanson among his pupils; his own music includes chamber music symphonies solo pieces and more. Printed Document unsigned 1p 7¼" X 10¼" Evanston IL 1956 September 20. Near fine. "Who's Who in America" notification for their "Sixtieth Anniversary Edition" printed in black and red with the participant's clipped 2¼" X 2" biographical entry neatly affixed near the center. Oldberg does not sign this but by way of approval that he had proofed it he boldly pens "A correct notice" at lower right in blue ballpoint. As an accompanying typed note "from the archives of WHO'S WHO notes Oldberg was one of only two Chicagoans who had appeared in every edition of this standard reference work since the publication of the first volume in 1896. Although not signed a most unusual and interesting mini-biography. unknown
24359Auto safety pioneer long before Ralph Nader popularized the topic in "Unsafe at Any Speed" this University of Minnesota mechanical engineering professor 1931-63 patented the first retractable safety seat belt in 1963 and the "black box" flight recorder in 1960; he also improved hydraulic bumpers dashboards and collapsible steering columns. PDS 3pp 8½" X 11" Los Angeles California 1967 October 10. Near fine. Single staple hole at upper corner; original light mailing folds. Mimeographed "Abstract" for a talk given by Ryan at the 11th STAPP Car Crash Conference at UCLA titled "The Hydraulic Bumper -- Automatic Seat Belt Package on Ground Vehicles." In the upper left corner of the first page Ryan signs and inscribes it bold in blue ballpoint: "J.J. Ryan to / Paul Johnston / 7-23-71." With original envelope. Quite unusual and scarce. unknown
10077This prominent Nebraska politician served Congress as Republican from 1935 until his death. Printed DS 10pp rectos only 8½" X 14" Washington DC 1938. Near fine. Faint horizontal fold; staple at upper left. Mimeographed press release titled "Five Republican Congressmen in Lincoln Day Broadcast Over CBS" and consisting of texts of patriotic speeches aired over the Columbia Broadcasting System on February 12 1938 by Stefan and four other Congressman -- Daniel A. Reed Leo A. Allen B. Carroll Reece and Charles W. Tobey. Signed huge and bold Stefan who adds "MC / Nebraska" in blue ink at upper right of the first page. Quite unusual in this format. unknown
1892002123Boston and London: Ginn and Company. SIGNED First Edition first printing. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Boston and London: Ginn and Company 1892. 8vo. 5" x 7 1/2." v178 pages6pp. ads. Brown cloth with decorative black lettering to cover gilt lettering on spine. Inscribed "Compliments of the Author" on front fly leaf. A beautifully preserved copy in very good plus collectible condition. . Very Good Plus. Hard. 1st. 1892. Ginn and Company unknown
2005040558New York: Doubleday 2005 Book. New. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Author inscription on title page. "Featuring a vast cast of characters and nationalities twists of fate and tales of inspired leadership David Anthony Durham perfectly captures the legendary Hannibals's world."568p. Maps on end papers. Doubleday hardcover
19901533Woodcliff Lake NJ: Original Letter 1990. Original Letter. Single Sheet. Near Fine. 6 5/8 X 10 1/2 Inches. Typed Letter Signed by President Richard Nixon. On his personal "Woodcliff Lake" stationery. Letter addressed to noted autograph collector and Nixon pen-pal Bill Breseman. <br /> <br /> In part: "As the 1980's come to an end Mrs. Nixon and I want you to know how much we appreciated your remembering us so generously and thoughtfully during the Christmas season. We want to take this opportunity to extend our best wishes to you for the new year and the decade of the nineties."<br /> <br /> Boldly signed by President Nixon. Signature has been compared to all known autopen specimens of which it matches none. Original Letter unknown
38334Exquisite hand-lettered penmanship example 6¼" X 7" made by an unknown penman or penmen as a Christmas keepsake for the founder of Baylies' Business College of Dubuque Iowa -- said one writer "One of the best and most thorough Business Colleges in the West." Baylies served with the Kansas militia in the Civil War and moved to Dubuque in 1862 joining his cousin's business Baylies Commercial College -- founded 1859 and the oldest school of its kind in Iowa. Before long he became a partner and in 1863 it was renamed the Baylies Commercial School; as sole owner he operated it until 1909; in 1876 he detoured and joined a group of prominent Dubuque citizens who established the Bell Gold Mining Company to mine gold in Plumas City California. The title quoted above is the complete text with "Presented to C. Baylies" in large ornate italic hand and thethree lines below "By the Class of / 1874 and 1875 / December 25th" in a smaller simpler hand and surrounded by elaborate decorative flourishes. A fine example of the type of decorative handwriting normally taught at business schools in the 19th century. unknown
a71397Paris 1962. La vente aura lieu par le ministere de Mr. Jean Ribault-Menetiere. In French. 4to. 202 items listed photo illustrations original printed wraps. VG light cover wear and soiling. . paperback
190078737s. l. 1900. Fine. s. l. 20 mars 1900 10 x 15.70 cm 2 pages sur un double feuillet Unpublished handwritten poem to Natalie Clifford Barney « à l'absente » 20 March 1900 10 x 157 cm 2 pages on a double leaf Handwritten poem entitled « à l'absente » To the absent one and addressed to Natalie Clifford Barney. Two pages written in black ink on a double leaf headed 24 Hyde Park Street. To our knowledge this three-verse octosyllabic poem is unpublished. It is preceded on the first section of this double leaf by a little handwritten message: These are the verses I have made I would rather say the tears which I have shed for you. Turn the page you will find them there in all their melancholy. Oui c'est toi mon rêve suprême Pendant ces longs ces mornes jours Où je pleure au fond de moi-même L'exil triste de mes amours! . N'as-tu pas entendu ma blonde Le bruit d'un sanglot qui revient Dans le cur de la nuit profonde C'est mon amour qui se souvient. It is at the end of 1899 and through Violette Shillito that Renée Vivien then Pauline Tarn met Natalie Clifford Barney ""this American woman softer than a scarf whose sparkling face shines with golden hair sea blue eyes never-ending teeth"" Colette Claudine à Paris. Natalie who had just experienced a summer romance with the scandalous Liane de Pougy who introduced her to sapphism paid little attention to this new acquaintance. Renée on the other hand was totally captivated by the young American woman and describes this love at first sight in her autobiographical novel Une femme m'apparut: ""I lived again the hour already well past when I saw her for the first time felt the shiver that ran through me when my eyes met the mortal steel of her look those eyes blue and piercing as a blade. I had a dim premonition that this woman would determine the pattern of my fate and that her face was the predestined face of my Future. Near her I felt the luminous dizziness which comes at the edge of an abyss or the attraction of a very deep water. She radiated the charm of danger which drew me to her inexorably."" ""Winter 1899-1900. Beginnings of the idyll. One evening Vivien is invited by her new friend to Mme Barney's studio Natalie's mother 153 avenue Victor-Hugo on the corner of the rue de Longchamp. Natalie finds the courage to read the verses of her composition. As Vivien tells her to love these verses she tells her that it is better to love the poet. A response worthy of the Amazon."" J.-P. Goujon Tes blessures sont plus douces que leurs caresses Two years of unequal happiness will follow punctuated by Natalie's recurring infidelities and Renée's sickly jealousy the letters of which oscillate between inflamed declarations and painful admissions of guilt. ""Renée Vivien is the daughter of Sappho and Baudelaire she is the 1900 flower of evil with fevers broken-up fights sad delights."" Jean Chalon Portrait d'une séductrice In 1901 a major break-up occurred which lasted almost two years; Renée despite requests from Natalie and the others she sent to win her back resisted. ""The two friends saw each other again and in August 1905 went on a pilgrimage to Lesbos which was a disappointment for Natalie Barney and was short-lived. . The spring was broken once and for all. The two former friends stopped seeing each other in 1907 and Vivien died without them seeing each other again."" J.-P. Goujon ibid. unknown
195064370s. l. 1950. Fine. s. l. s. d. 6 x 10.50 cm un feuillet Unpublished autograph poem signed by Pierre-André Benoit entitled « L'arbre » 9 lines in black ink with a drawing of a tree. unknown
1334841896.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
19601184Washington DC: Original 1960. Ephemera. Very Good. Photograph and Letter TLS LOT. Archive of Florida/Louisiana Political Material INCLUDING:<br /> <br /> 1 - TLS Typed Letter Signed - US Senator George Smathers to Dr. James Rupert - September 27 1952 - RE: Dwight Eisenhower Presidential Campaign of 1952 SECRETARIAL SIGNATURE - With original carbon transmittal letter.<br /> 2 - TLS Typed Letter Signed - US Representative William C. Cramer to Dr. James Rupert - September 18 1962 - RE: United Nations Bond proposal & The Farm Bill of 1962<br /> 3 - TLS Typed Letter Signed - US Senator George Smathers to Dr. James Rupert - August 16 1963 - RE: The Communist Threat "I am sure you know that I am opposed to aid to countries dominated by the Communists."<br /> 4 - TLS Typed Letter Signed - US Senator George Smathers to Dr. James Rupert - November 1 1963 - RE: Sale of "surplus wheat" to Russia. - With original carbon transmittal letter.<br /> 5 - TLS Typed Letter Signed - US Senator George Smathers to Dr. James Rupert - February 14 1966 - RE: The Communist Threat "We will eventually win this battle of survival in which are engaged against the Communist menace."<br /> 6 - FIVE 5 Original carbon transmittal letters from Dr. Rupert. Four to Senator Smathers and one to Congressman Sydney Herlong Jr. Florida<br /> 7 - One large 11 X 14 B/W Photograph signed and inscribed by Governor of Louisiana Robert Kennon to "The Jacksonville Beach Democrats for Eisenhower" of which Dr. Rupert appears to have been President<br /> 8 - One 6 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inch B/W Photograph of Dr. James Rupert<br /> <br /> Senator George Smathers was the United States Senator from Florida 1951 to 1969. Senator Smathers and Dr. J.A. Rupert were friends and political allies. Smathers AKA "Gorgeous George" was a noted friend of John F. Kennedy and served as an usher in John and Jackie Kennedy's wedding. Smathers was noted alumni of the University of Florida and is the namesake of the main campus library The George A. Smathers Libraries. Original unknown
198635945Washington DC: National Gallery of Art 1986. Hardcover. Square 4to. Burgundy cloth pictorial dust jacket. 241pp. Frontispiece extensive illustrations. Near fine/very good. Faint jacket edgewear. Tight attractive first edition. National Gallery of Art hardcover
2003002549Elmsford NY: Westchester County Historical Society. SIGNED First edition first printing. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Elmsford NY: Westchester County Historical Society 2003. Thick square folio 11 1/4" x 11 1/4." xii480 pages 615 illustrations 360 in color. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering burgundy end papers. Inscribed by author on title page. A very fine copy in very fine dust jacket. . Fine. Hard. 1st. 2003. Westchester County Historical Society unknown
1924058344Berlin / New York: Verlag Ernst Wasmuth / Orbis Terrarum / Brentano's Publishers 1924. First American Edition . Cloth. Good. 12 1/4" Tall. 303 Pp. Gray Originally Blue Cloth Gilt. Blue Endpapers. Printed In Germany. First American Edition; No Later Printing Indicated. Fine Sepia Reproductions Of Photographs By Hielscher. A Clean Unmarked Copy Inside. Cloth Worn Fraying At Bottom And Top Of Spine Binding Solid. Page 125 Torn Across Without Loss But Almost Entirely Across The Illustrated Pages 125/126. Very Large And Elaborate Bookplate Of Hollywood Art Director Jack Okey Dated 1927 In The Plate; John Clark "Jack" Okey June 3 1889 - January 8 1963 Was An American Art Director. He Was Raised In Los Angeles And Attended The Harvard School For Boys. After Leaving He Was Given Instruction In Art By His Uncle The California Artist J. Bond Francisco. While He Was In His Early 20S He Traveled To Paris With His Friend Stanton Macdonald Wright And Spent Several Years There Studying Art. Around The Time Of His Marriage In 1913 He Became Involved In The Nascent Film Industry In The Los Angeles Area And Was Involved In The Design And Construction Of Some Of The Earliest Studios There. He Continued In The Film Industry As An Art Director Until His Retirement In 1959. In The Mid-1930S He Spent Several Years In England Working For Alexander Korda Designing Studios For Him. After His Return To The United States He Spent The Remainder Of His Active Career Working For Rko. He Was Nominated For Two Academy Awards For Art Direction 1929 And 1944 But His Best Known Film Is "It'S A Wonderful Life". <br/> <br/> Verlag Ernst Wasmuth / Orbis Terrarum / Brentano's Publishers hardcover
