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Autograph Letter Signed, in French, 8vo, n.p., June 4 1961.
VILLON, JACQUES (1875-1963) French cubist painter and printmaker. Elder brother of Marcel Duchamp.
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Autograph Letter Signed, two pages,8vo, Bournemouth, March 6th 1958.
TOLKIEN, J.R.R . (1892-1973) English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.
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Typed Letter Signed, on ÒSupreme CourtÓ Stationery, Washington D.C., Nov. 15, 1940.
FRANKFURTER, FELIX (1882 -1965) Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
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Autograph Musical Quote Signed, small 8vo, New York, April 2, 1949.
SHOSTAKOVITCH, DMITRI D (1906-1975). Russian composer of the Soviet period and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century.
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Autograph Letter Signed, two pages 8vo, 33 Tite Street, Chelsea, postmarked June 1901.
SARGENT, JOHN SINGER (1856-1925) American painter, and the leading portrait painter of his era. During his career, he created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings.
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Autograph Letter Signed, two pages 8vo, 148 West 36th Street, 29 December 1895.
SAINT-GAUDENS, AUGUST AUGUST (1848-1907). Irish-born American sculptor. After the Civil War, a group of Bostonians raised funds to commission Saint-Gaudens to design a monument in honor of the Massachusetts Fifty-fourth regiment and its contribution to the war for emancipation. That colossal relief sculpture, measuring approximately 11' x 14', has stood on Boston Common since its dedication on Memorial Day, May 31, 1897.
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Excellent signed and inscribed 3.5" X 5.5" postcard portrait by Jackie Robinson getting out of the dugout. A nice, romantic portrait of the great American hero, signed in ballpoint pen and in excellent condition.
ROBINSON, JACKIE (1919-1972). First African American Major League Baseball (MLB) player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. As the first black man to openly play in the major leagues since the 1880s, he was instrumental in bringing an end to racial segregation in professional baseball, which had relegated African-Americans to the Negro leagues for six decades.
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Autograph Manuscript Unsigned, six pages oblong folio, Paris, ca., 1908.
RAVEL, MAURICE (1875-1937) French composer of Impressionist music known especially for the subtlety, richness, and poignancy of his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects. Much of his piano music, chamber music, vocal music and orchestral music has entered the standard concert repertoire.
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Manuscript Letter Signed, in French, two pages 4to, St. Cloud, August 22nd, 1810.
NAPOLEON (1769-1821). French military and political leader who had significant impact on modern European history.
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Autograph Letter Signed, in French, 8vo, Villa St. Louis, Poissy, 21 March '83. With holograph envelope.
MONET, CLAUDE (1840-1926)[1] French impressionist painter, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before nature. The term Impressionism is derived from the title of his painting Impression, Sunrise.
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Beautiful Autograph Letter Signed, in Italian, oblong 8vo, n.d.
MERCURI, SCIPIONE GIROLAMO (1540-1615) Roman medical physician, scientist, and author of what can be considered the first Italian treatise on obstetrics from the sixteenth century. The book, La comare o raccoglitrice (1596) which contains the first indications for the execution of cesarean sections.
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Magnificent Original Photograph Signed, 4to, n.p., n.d.
MANSFIELD, JAYNE (1933-1967) American actress working both on Broadway and in Hollywood. She starred in several popular Hollywood films that emphasized her platinum-blonde hair, hourglass figure and cleavage-revealing costumes.
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Manuscript Letter Signed, in German, 4to, Hohenschwangau, January 22, 1881.
LUDWIG II (1864-1886). Eccentric king of Bavaria whose extravagant tastes, generous patronage of the arts, and penchant for exquisite castles (one of which, Neuschwanstein, was the model for CinderellaÕs castle at Disneyland), nearly drained the royal treasury before he finally succumbed to insanity.
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Bust length Photograph Signed, 4to, n.p. CA, 1960.
KENNEDY,ROBERT F. (1925-1968) American politician. He was a younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and acted as one of his advisers during his presidency. From 1961 to 1964, he was the U.S. Attorney General. Following his brother John's assassination on November 22, 1963, Kennedy continued to serve as Attorney General under President Lyndon B. Johnson for nine months. In September 1964, Kennedy resigned to seek the U.S. Senate seat from New York, which he won in November. Within a few years, he publicly split with Johnson over the Vietnam War.
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Autograph Letter Signed, in French, Paris, September 1, 1842.
HUGO, VICTOR (1802-85). French author and statesman, human rights campaigner, and perhaps the most influential exponent of the Romantic movement in France.
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Commemorative First Day Cover with a cachet honoring the 25th anniversary of the discovery of the North Pole and the Peary Expedition, oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d.
HENSON, MATTHEW (1866Ð1955). African-American explorer who was a member of the first party to (possibly) reach the North Pole in 1909.
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Superb and important 4to Photograph Signed, n.d., n.d.
HAYWORTH, RITA (1918-1987). American film actress and dancer who attained fame during the 1940s not only as one of the era's top stars, but also as the era's greatest sex symbol, most notably in Gilda (1946). She appeared in 61 films over 37 years] and is listed as one of the American Film Institute's Greatest Stars of All Time.
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The following three DocumentÕs Signed are payment checks endorsed on verso for residual compensation for songs the publisher, Harms, owned.
HARMS, THOMAS B. He became the first publisher to discover that printing the sheet music of a successful Broadway show was quite profitable. He published "The Bowery," "Reuben, Reuben," and "Push Them Clouds Away" from the show A Trip To Chinatown in 1892. "The Bowery" was an instant success, while "Push Them Clouds Away" sold thousands of copies. Founder, T. B. Harms Company.
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Autograph Musical Quotation Signed, on a oblong 4to sheet of music paper, May 1911.
DUKAS, PAUL (1865-1935) French composer and teacher of classical music. Best remembered for his ÒThe SorcererÕs Apprentice,Ó interpreted to such delightful effect in DisneyÕs Fantasia.
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Autograph Postcard Signed, on a postcard, Windlesham headed card, postmarked January 11,1920, rubbed in places affecting a few words, supplied below in square brackets.
DOYLE. SIR ARTHUR CONAN (1859-1930), British author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories.
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Autograph Letter Signed incorporating a rare quotation from one of his works, 'The Hunting of the Snark',, three-pages small 8vo, Christchurch, November 9th 1877.
DODGSON, CHARLES LUTWIDGE (LEWIS CARROLL) (1832 - 1898) better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass as well as the poems "The Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky", all examples of the genre of literary nonsense. He is noted for his facility at word play, logic, and fantasy.
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Significant Autograph Letter Signed, four 8vo pages, with address panel. Washington D.C.âFebruary 9,1858.
DIXâ DOROTHEA LYNDE (1802-1887)â American humanitarianâ crusader for the reform of the treatment of the insane. Throughout the Civil War she served as a superintendent of women nurses.
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Extremely early Autograph Letter Signed, four pages 8vo, Mount Street, July17, 1901 17th July (the year, 1901, added in pencil, in another hand)
CHURCHILL, WINSTON SPENCER (1874-1965) British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. He served as Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, historian, writer, and artist. He is the only British Prime Minister who has ever received the Nobel Prize in Literature and the second person to be made an Honorary Citizen of the United States.
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Autograph Musical Quotation Signed, 8vo, n.p., n.d.
BRAHMS, JOHANNES (1833-1897) German composer and pianist; one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene. In his lifetime, Brahms's popularity and influence were considerable. Brahms composed for piano, for chamber ensembles, for symphony orchestra, and for voice and chorus. An accomplished pianist, he gave the first performance of many of his own works; he also worked with the leading performers of his time. Many of his works have become staples of modern concert repertoire. Brahms, an uncompromising perfectionist, destroyed many works and left some unpublished.
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Autograph Letter Signed. two pages 4to, Oxford, November 11, 1665.Ó
BOYLE, ROBERT (1627-1691). Important Irish-born English scientist who was a natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, inventor, and gentleman scientist, also noted for his writings in theology. He is best known for the formulation of Boyle's law. Although his research and personal philosophy clearly has its roots in the alchemical tradition.
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Autograph Letter Signed, 8vo, London, 15 September 1926.
BARRIE, JAMES MATTHEW (1860-1937) Scottish author and dramatist. He is best remembered for creating Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up, whom he based on his friends, the Llewelyn Davies boys.
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Manuscript Letter Signed, 4to, New York, September 23, 1837.
ASTOR, JOHN JACOB (1763-1848) German born, American multimillionaire. Through lucrative dealings in fur, real estate, and opium, Astor became the first millionaire in the United States.
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Autograph Letter Signed, at the food of a letter to Lawrence, on Ò The Columbia Broadcasting SystemÓ, London, March 22, 1933.
LAWRENCE, T.E.(SHAW, T.E.) (1888-1935) Known as ÒLawrence of ArabiaÓ, British archaeologist, soldier and writer. Leader of the Arab revolt against the Turks (1917-18) that he described in The Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1926).
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One A.L.S., 12mo, n.p., Nov, 15, 1984; one original signed drawing, 12 mo, n.p., n.d.
GATELY, (GALLAGHER) GEORGE (1928-2001) American cartoonist, better known as George Gately, was born in Queens Village, Queens, NY. He is best known as the creator of the popular comic character Heathcliff.
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Original Photograph Signed, 4to, n.p., September, 1929.
FULLER, RICHARD BUCKMINSTER ÒBUCKYÓ (1895Ð1983) American architect, author, designer, inventor, and futurist.
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Original Photograph Signed, 4to, n.p., n.d.
FUCHS, ERNST (b.1930) Austrian visionary painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, architect, stage designer, composer, poet, singer and one of the founders of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism.
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Three items: Signed block of 4 postage stamps of the Republic of Cameroon, Christmas collection, 8vo, Christmas 1976. Signed print, 4to, n.p., n.d.; Signed Post Card Reproduction, 8vo, n.p.,n.d.
FUCHS, ERNST (b.1930) Austrian visionary painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, architect, stage designer, composer, poet, singer and one of the founders of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism.
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Signed print, 4to, n.p., April 17, 1935.
FOX, FONTAIN TALBOT (1884-1964) American famous cartoonist and illustrator.
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A.LS., 8vo, French, n.p.,n.d.
FORAIN, JEAN-LOUIS (1852-1931) French impressionist, painter, lithographer, watercolorist and etcher.
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Original Drawing Signed, small 4to, n.p.,n.d.
FISHER, ÒHAMÓ HAMMOND (1901Ð1955) American comic strip writer and cartoonist, best known for his popular, long-run Joe Palooka, which ranked as one of the top five newspaper comics strips during the 1940s.
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A.L.S., 4to, London, November 11, n.y.
STANTON, BLAIR HUGHES (1902-1981) English painter. He turned to art only after he had been rejected for the Navy, and studied at the Byam Shaw Art School, London before going onto the Royal College of Art and later the Leon Underwood School of Painting and Sculpture, both in London.
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A.L.S., 8vo, n.p., n.d.
HOSMER, HARRIET GOODHUE (1830-1908), American sculptor. She showed an early aptitude for modeling, and studied anatomy with her father, a physician, and afterwards at the St Louis Medical College. She then studied in Boston until 1852, and then in Rome, where from 1853 to 1860 she was the pupil of the English sculptor John Gibson.
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A.L.S., 8vo, n.p. 1842.
HAYDEN, BENJAMIN ROBERT (1786Ð1846) English historical painter and writer.
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Signed Check, 8vo, Philadelphia, Feb 15, 1915.
HASSAM, CHILDE FREDERICK (1859-1935) American Impressionist painter, noted for his urban and coastal scenes. Hassam was instrumental in promulgating Impressionism to American collectors, dealers, and the museums. He produced over 3,000 paintings, watercolors, etchings, and lithographs in his career, and was a founding member of The Ten, an influential group of American artists of the early 20th century. His most famous works are the ÒFlagÓ paintings, completed during World War I.
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A.L.S., on government postcard, NY.,NY. Nov 23, 1911.
HARTLEY, MARSDEN (1877-1943) American Modernist painter, poet, and essayist of the early 20th century. Hartley was born in Lewiston, Maine, USA, where his English parents had settled. He began his art training at the Cleveland Institute of Art after the family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1892. He was born Edmund Hartley, but chose to take on his step-mother's maiden name, Marsden, as his first name.
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Two Signed Post Card Reproductions, 8vo, n.p., n.d.
GROSS, CHAIM (1904-1991) Austrian born American sculptor. He was born in the then Austro-Hungarian village of Kolomyia (since 1991, in the Ukraine) and immigrated to the United States in 1921. His art studies began at the Kunstgewerbe Schule in Vienna shortly before he moved to the United States, where it continued at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design.
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A.L.S., on government postcard, London, Feb 14, 1955.
GRANT, DUNCAN JAMES CORROWR (1885Ð1978) Scottish painter and member of the Bloomsbury Group. Grant is best known for his painting style, which developed in the wake of French post-impressionist exhibitions mounted in London in 1910. Also known for painting landscapes and portraits.
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Two Signatures each on a standard index card, n.p.,1986.
GORMAN, RUDOLPH CARL (1931-2005) Native American artist of the Navajo nation. Referred to as "the Picasso of American Indian art" by the New York Times, his paintings are primarily of Native American women and characterized by fluid forms and vibrant colors, though he also worked in sculpture, ceramics, and stone lithography. He was also an avid lover of cuisine, authoring four cookbooks, (with accompanying drawings) called Nudes and Food.
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A.L.S., in French on mourning stationery, 2 pp on one 12mo card, n.p., n.d.
FANTIN -LATOUR, HENRI (1836-1904) French painter and lithographer.
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Autograph signature, 8vo, n.p., n.d.
DIX, OTTO (1891Ð1969) German painter and printmaker. Noted for his ruthless and harshly realistic depictions of Weimar society and of the brutality of war; he, along with George Grosz, is widely considered one of the most important artists of the Neue Sachlichkeit.
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Signed sheet of 6 French postage stamps, Washington D.C. 8vo, May 2, 1979.
DELACROIX, MICHAEL (b.1933) French painter. He is a contemporary painter in the "naif" style. His subjects include street scenes of Paris and other nearby areas of France. The time period of these pieces is set during his childhood when France was occupied by Nazi Germany. His paintings are made into prints sold all over the world.
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A.L.S., 4to, Norfolk, VA, Dec 7,1964.
DEHN, ADOLPH (1895-1968) One of the most notable lithographers of the 20th century. Throughout his artistic career, Dehn participated in and helped define some important movements in American art, including Regionalism, Social Realism, and caricature. He was known for both his technical skills and his high-spirited, droll depictions of human foibles.
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T.L.S., 4to, NY, NY, Oct 31, 1939.
CORNWELL, DEAN (1892-1960) American illustrator and muralist. His oil paintings were frequently featured in popular magazines and books as literary illustrations, advertisements, and posters promoting the war effort. Throughout the first half of the 20th century he was a dominant presence in American illustration. At the peak of his popularity he was nicknamed the "Dean of Illustrators".
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