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London: Constable and Company Ltd., 1943 and 1944. First Edition. Letter. Very Good to Near Fine in a custom slipcase. Laurence A246 for the printed book. This collection, all housed in a green cloth chemise within a half green morocco slipcase gilt-lettered on the spine and front cover, consists of seven items related to the book: a single page typed Manuscript Revised Contents Table dated 21 August 1943 with several corrections in Shaw's hand numbering about 30 words; three examples of proof pages for the title page with simple corrections by Shaw including the elimination of "Machiavelli Modernized" from the title (noted by Laurence as being eliminated by Shaw in the final page-proof); and three AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED by Shaw with his initials (two on postcards and one on both sides of a small sheet of paper), one letter in Pitman's Shorthand (with a typed transcript), all to John Wardrop regarding proofs and the index for the book as well as Shaw's wife's illness. Some excerpts: "I always sign…
Read More Important scientific content! In an extremely rare handwritten letter from South America, French botanist and explorer Bonpland sends his friend, photographer Charles D. Fredricks, “the seeds of the famous plant known in Corrientes as Maiz del agua … I encountered this plant for the first time in Corrientes in 1821…” Bonpland tells Fredricks exactly how to plant the seeds. by Aimé Bonpland - September 16, 1850
by Aimé Bonpland
Important scientific content! In an extremely rare handwritten letter from South America, French botanist and explorer Bonpland sends his friend, photographer Charles D. Fredricks, “the seeds of the famous plant known in Corrientes as Maiz del agua … I encountered this plant for the first time in Corrientes in 1821…” Bonpland tells Fredricks exactly how to plant the seeds.
by Aimé Bonpland
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Montevideo, [Uruguay], September 16, 1850. 8.25" x 10.5". "Rare Scientific Autograph Letter Signed “Amado Bonpland” in Spanish, 2.5p, 8.25” x 10.5”, front & verso on two conjoined sheets. Born in France, when in Spanish-speaking countries, Aimé used the name Amado. Montevideo [Uruguay], September 16, 1850. Fully translated. To Dr. D. Fredricks [Charles D. Fredricks] who has docketed the letter “A. Bonpland / remarks on / Maiz del Agua” on verso of third page. Light soiling. Portions of paper mended and infilled with loss of a few [words]. Very Good condition.
In full, “I have the particular pleasure of sending you, in a well-soldered tin box, the seeds of the famous plant known in Corrientes as Maiz del agua. You can see a picture of this plant, which has been given the name of Victoria Regina in the Penny Magazine of February 1838 and also in the Illustrated London News page 328. I encountered this plant for the first time in Corrientes in 1821. I made a description of it, and I have determined that it should belong to the Nymphea genus. Now the botanists will determine its fate, I mean, whether it is a Nymphea or belongs to another genus.
“The Maiz del agua is an aquatic plant and it seems to me that the following precautions are necessary in order to get it to grow perfect vegetation. [I am of] the view that the seeds should be planted in […] or large boxes. In any event, these vessels should be placed in others that are full of water. Next, in order to speed up growth, the vessels should be placed in hotbed frames and brought quite close to the glass, so that they receive light and warmth.
“Once the seeds begin to sprout, the vessels should be placed on the bottom of a pond, reservoir, or lake, and two precautions should be taken. The first should consist in fastening the vessels down firmly on the bottom of the water. The second should be to break or remove the vessels at the appropriate time so that the roots can extend. My good friend, I have believed it appropriate to go into these details despite what you can read in the Illustrated London News and the fact that there surely exist very skillful horticulturalists in your wealthy and enlightened country. I anxiously desire, my good friend that the Maze [del agua…] grow, flower, and bear fruit. Count me always among the number of your best friends.”
Stephen Bell writes in “A Life in Shadow: Aimé Bonpland in Southern South America, 1817–1858” (Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 2010), in part, “Bonpland made the journey from Sáo Borja [Brazil] to Montevideo [Uruguay] accompanied by three daguerreotype artists, part of the first wave of photographers to pass through the region recording the faces of the elites. The most important of these was the New York-born Charles DeForest Fredricks (1823-1894), most remembered today in South America for his early images of the city of Buenos Aires. Bonpland found a rare companion in Fredricks, sharing in common the experience of having journeyed along the Orinoco. The photographer was quick to send a brief account of Bonpland’s circumstances to the Société de Géographie in Paris [1850]. Listening to Bonpland at the age of seventy-eight [1851] planning for the future, Fredricks commented, one might think that he was still a la fleur de son âge (in the prime of life) … Fredricks is a key figure in the history of early South American photography. Traveling there between 1844 and 1853, his roving career touched Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Uruguay, and Venezuela for certain, and possibly also Paraguay. Based at Buenos Aires in 1851-52, Fredricks is regarded as the most important of the photographers active there around the middle of the nineteenth century. Among other things, he was responsible for the first general view of that city. He later opened a well-regarded photographic studio in New York, The Temple of Art…”
Many animals and plants are named in Bonpland’s honor including the deep sea squid Grimalditeuthis bonplandi, the beetles Megacyllene bonplandi and Chalcolepidius bonplandi, the butterfly Heliconius hecuba bonplandi, the freshwater mussel Unio bonplandi Humboldt, the orchid Ornithocephalus bonplandi, and many, many more. Also, the lunar crater Bonpland is named after him.
Only two letters of Bonpland have appeared at major public auctions in the past 40 years, none in this century. Written in 1799 and 1800, neither with scientific content, both shorter than the letter here offered, Bonpland wrote to unnamed recipients giving accounts of his travels in South America. They each sold below the $4000 level.
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In full, “I have the particular pleasure of sending you, in a well-soldered tin box, the seeds of the famous plant known in Corrientes as Maiz del agua. You can see a picture of this plant, which has been given the name of Victoria Regina in the Penny Magazine of February 1838 and also in the Illustrated London News page 328. I encountered this plant for the first time in Corrientes in 1821. I made a description of it, and I have determined that it should belong to the Nymphea genus. Now the botanists will determine its fate, I mean, whether it is a Nymphea or belongs to another genus.
“The Maiz del agua is an aquatic plant and it seems to me that the following precautions are necessary in order to get it to grow perfect vegetation. [I am of] the view that the seeds should be planted in […] or large boxes. In any event, these vessels should be placed in others that are full of water. Next, in order to speed up growth, the vessels should be placed in hotbed frames and brought quite close to the glass, so that they receive light and warmth.
“Once the seeds begin to sprout, the vessels should be placed on the bottom of a pond, reservoir, or lake, and two precautions should be taken. The first should consist in fastening the vessels down firmly on the bottom of the water. The second should be to break or remove the vessels at the appropriate time so that the roots can extend. My good friend, I have believed it appropriate to go into these details despite what you can read in the Illustrated London News and the fact that there surely exist very skillful horticulturalists in your wealthy and enlightened country. I anxiously desire, my good friend that the Maze [del agua…] grow, flower, and bear fruit. Count me always among the number of your best friends.”
Stephen Bell writes in “A Life in Shadow: Aimé Bonpland in Southern South America, 1817–1858” (Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 2010), in part, “Bonpland made the journey from Sáo Borja [Brazil] to Montevideo [Uruguay] accompanied by three daguerreotype artists, part of the first wave of photographers to pass through the region recording the faces of the elites. The most important of these was the New York-born Charles DeForest Fredricks (1823-1894), most remembered today in South America for his early images of the city of Buenos Aires. Bonpland found a rare companion in Fredricks, sharing in common the experience of having journeyed along the Orinoco. The photographer was quick to send a brief account of Bonpland’s circumstances to the Société de Géographie in Paris [1850]. Listening to Bonpland at the age of seventy-eight [1851] planning for the future, Fredricks commented, one might think that he was still a la fleur de son âge (in the prime of life) … Fredricks is a key figure in the history of early South American photography. Traveling there between 1844 and 1853, his roving career touched Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Uruguay, and Venezuela for certain, and possibly also Paraguay. Based at Buenos Aires in 1851-52, Fredricks is regarded as the most important of the photographers active there around the middle of the nineteenth century. Among other things, he was responsible for the first general view of that city. He later opened a well-regarded photographic studio in New York, The Temple of Art…”
Many animals and plants are named in Bonpland’s honor including the deep sea squid Grimalditeuthis bonplandi, the beetles Megacyllene bonplandi and Chalcolepidius bonplandi, the butterfly Heliconius hecuba bonplandi, the freshwater mussel Unio bonplandi Humboldt, the orchid Ornithocephalus bonplandi, and many, many more. Also, the lunar crater Bonpland is named after him.
Only two letters of Bonpland have appeared at major public auctions in the past 40 years, none in this century. Written in 1799 and 1800, neither with scientific content, both shorter than the letter here offered, Bonpland wrote to unnamed recipients giving accounts of his travels in South America. They each sold below the $4000 level.
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- Date Published September 16, 1850
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EVERYBODY'S POLITICAL WHAT'S WHAT? Manuscript Page, Page Proofs and 3 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED (ALSs) by SHAW
by SHAW, George Bernard
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ARCHIVE OF LETTERS: 21 pages
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1983 - 1990. Letters. Folds from mailing. Near Fine. Superb archive of seven letters from the author of ANGELA'S ASHES to R'Lene Dahlberg, fellow teacher at Stuyvesant High School, friend, wife of author Edward Dahlberg, and muse. Mostly chatty correspondence, all but two pages handwritten by McCourt, complete with hand-addressed envelopes and mostly written in New York City. In one letter McCourt describes being at Rockaway Beach with his daughter Maggie who is searching for her lost hamster with a friend: "The little bugger won't come out. I've tempted him with everything from carrots to watercress. I've made assorted seductive noises. I've exposed mineself. I've even promised him a night out with a hamsteress. To no avail. Maggie & Clare are less interested in hamsters than in boys. It's all boys now. Boys, boys, boys. I'll break her face. She checks herself out in the mirror by the hour. I told her cut it out. She [sic] wearing out the mirror. Also, I'm getting an education in teeny bop mating…
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The Russian Novelist, Poet and Playwright Writes Out and Signs a Quotation from French Philosopher Voltaire
by TURGENEV, IVAN
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TURGENEV, IVAN. (1818-1883). Russian novelist, poet, and playwright; his novel Fathers and Sons is a masterpiece of 19th-century Russian literature. AMsS. ("Ivan Tourguineff"). 1p. Small 8vo. Bade[n], 1869. In French with translation on stationery blind-embossed with his initials. A quatrain from part of a longer work ("Stances Irregulières") that Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778) sent to King Frederick the Great's sister, Princess (later Queen) Louisa Ulrika of Sweden (1720-1782), in January 1747."S'occuper c'est savoir jouir
L'oisiveté pèse et tourmente;
L'âme est un feu, qu'il faut nourrir
Et qui s'éteint, s'il ne s'augmente"
[Translation:]
"To keep busy is to know how to enjoy
Idleness weighs and torments;
The soul is a fire, which must be fed
And which goes out, if it does not grow"Following his education in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Turgenev left for Berlin to study philosophy and history at the university where he became enamored of Germany and its development since the Age… Read More
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Correspondence from Julia Child to Beverly Jackson, with photographs and other materials
by Child, Julia; Beverly Jackson
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[Santa Barbara; Cambridge, 2003. A convolute of correspondence, photographs, and other materials documenting the relationship between American icon Julia Child, and Beverly Jackson, reporter, novelist, collector, and a legend of the social circles of Santa Barbara. The two were long-time friends, and neighbors in Santa Barbara's Montecito. ~ Contents: Fifteen original notecards or postcards, typed or handwritten, signed by Julia Child; one TLS; one fax, and one TLS in photocopy. Some on Child's Montecito Shores, Santa Barbara stationery, some on notecards of Julia Child Productions (SB), and some on notecards from the Irving Street, Cambridge home. Most of the correspondence is short, polite "thank yous" and quick inquiries, for visits, meals shared, etc. ~ Eight original photographs (various sizes & dates), including black and white press print by Alan Berliner (of Julia with Robert Mondavi and Robert Balzer); Julia with Reginald Faletti (1978) by Jackson; color snapshots of Julia in her kitchen,…
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Opposition et cases conjuguées sont reconciliées par Duchamp et Halberstadt = Opposition und Schwesterfelder sind durch Duchamp et Halberstadt versöhnt = Opposition and sister squares are reconciled by Duchamp et Halberstadt.
by Henri Robert Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) and Vitaly Halberstadt with signed letter from Duchamp
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112+[1 ad] pages with diagrams and errata laid in. Square folio (12 1/4" x 10 1/4") bound in original publisher's wrappers in original onionskin jacket with a handwritten letter signed by Marcel Duchamp housed in a handcrafted archival enclosure by Octavaye. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 2273) First edition.Letter by Marcel Duchamp to Richard Hulbeck 25 October 1947. Reads as follows: Dear Hulbeck, The pictures are not back and I am afraid won't be back for some months. Schweizer, the representative there is in France and is coming back in a few weeks or days. He will have exact information about the return of the shipment. Don't worry and I will call you up some day soon. Affectueusement Marcel.
Richard Hulsenbeck (1892-1972) was a German writer, poet and psychoanalyst. In 1920 he was editor of the Dada Almanach and wrote Dada siegt-Eine Bilanz des Dadaismus. After emigration to USA in 1923 he changed his name to Hulbeck.Curiosity has impelled the authors to elucidate a question which… Read More
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EVERYBODY'S POLITICAL WHAT'S WHAT? Manuscript Page, Page Proofs and 3 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED (ALSs) by SHAW
by SHAW, George Bernard
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London: Constable and Company Ltd., 1943 and 1944. First Edition. Letter. Very Good to Near Fine in a custom slipcase. Laurence A246 for the printed book. This collection, all housed in a green cloth chemise within a half green morocco slipcase gilt-lettered on the spine and front cover, consists of seven items related to the book: a single page typed Manuscript Revised Contents Table dated 21 August 1943 with several corrections in Shaw's hand numbering about 30 words; three examples of proof pages for the title page with simple corrections by Shaw including the elimination of "Machiavelli Modernized" from the title (noted by Laurence as being eliminated by Shaw in the final page-proof); and three AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED by Shaw with his initials (two on postcards and one on both sides of a small sheet of paper), one letter in Pitman's Shorthand (with a typed transcript), all to John Wardrop regarding proofs and the index for the book as well as Shaw's wife's illness. Some excerpts: "I always sign…
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ARCHIVE OF LETTERS: 21 pages
by McCOURT, Frank
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1983 - 1990. Letters. Folds from mailing. Near Fine. Superb archive of seven letters from the author of ANGELA'S ASHES to R'Lene Dahlberg, fellow teacher at Stuyvesant High School, friend, wife of author Edward Dahlberg, and muse. Mostly chatty correspondence, all but two pages handwritten by McCourt, complete with hand-addressed envelopes and mostly written in New York City. In one letter McCourt describes being at Rockaway Beach with his daughter Maggie who is searching for her lost hamster with a friend: "The little bugger won't come out. I've tempted him with everything from carrots to watercress. I've made assorted seductive noises. I've exposed mineself. I've even promised him a night out with a hamsteress. To no avail. Maggie & Clare are less interested in hamsters than in boys. It's all boys now. Boys, boys, boys. I'll break her face. She checks herself out in the mirror by the hour. I told her cut it out. She [sic] wearing out the mirror. Also, I'm getting an education in teeny bop mating…
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The Russian Novelist, Poet and Playwright Writes Out and Signs a Quotation from French Philosopher Voltaire
by TURGENEV, IVAN
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TURGENEV, IVAN. (1818-1883). Russian novelist, poet, and playwright; his novel Fathers and Sons is a masterpiece of 19th-century Russian literature. AMsS. ("Ivan Tourguineff"). 1p. Small 8vo. Bade[n], 1869. In French with translation on stationery blind-embossed with his initials. A quatrain from part of a longer work ("Stances Irregulières") that Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778) sent to King Frederick the Great's sister, Princess (later Queen) Louisa Ulrika of Sweden (1720-1782), in January 1747."S'occuper c'est savoir jouir
L'oisiveté pèse et tourmente;
L'âme est un feu, qu'il faut nourrir
Et qui s'éteint, s'il ne s'augmente"
[Translation:]
"To keep busy is to know how to enjoy
Idleness weighs and torments;
The soul is a fire, which must be fed
And which goes out, if it does not grow"Following his education in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Turgenev left for Berlin to study philosophy and history at the university where he became enamored of Germany and its development since the Age… Read More
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Correspondence from Julia Child to Beverly Jackson, with photographs and other materials
by Child, Julia; Beverly Jackson
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[Santa Barbara; Cambridge, 2003. A convolute of correspondence, photographs, and other materials documenting the relationship between American icon Julia Child, and Beverly Jackson, reporter, novelist, collector, and a legend of the social circles of Santa Barbara. The two were long-time friends, and neighbors in Santa Barbara's Montecito. ~ Contents: Fifteen original notecards or postcards, typed or handwritten, signed by Julia Child; one TLS; one fax, and one TLS in photocopy. Some on Child's Montecito Shores, Santa Barbara stationery, some on notecards of Julia Child Productions (SB), and some on notecards from the Irving Street, Cambridge home. Most of the correspondence is short, polite "thank yous" and quick inquiries, for visits, meals shared, etc. ~ Eight original photographs (various sizes & dates), including black and white press print by Alan Berliner (of Julia with Robert Mondavi and Robert Balzer); Julia with Reginald Faletti (1978) by Jackson; color snapshots of Julia in her kitchen,…
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Opposition et cases conjuguées sont reconciliées par Duchamp et Halberstadt = Opposition und Schwesterfelder sind durch Duchamp et Halberstadt versöhnt = Opposition and sister squares are reconciled by Duchamp et Halberstadt.
by Henri Robert Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) and Vitaly Halberstadt with signed letter from Duchamp
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112+[1 ad] pages with diagrams and errata laid in. Square folio (12 1/4" x 10 1/4") bound in original publisher's wrappers in original onionskin jacket with a handwritten letter signed by Marcel Duchamp housed in a handcrafted archival enclosure by Octavaye. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 2273) First edition.Letter by Marcel Duchamp to Richard Hulbeck 25 October 1947. Reads as follows: Dear Hulbeck, The pictures are not back and I am afraid won't be back for some months. Schweizer, the representative there is in France and is coming back in a few weeks or days. He will have exact information about the return of the shipment. Don't worry and I will call you up some day soon. Affectueusement Marcel.
Richard Hulsenbeck (1892-1972) was a German writer, poet and psychoanalyst. In 1920 he was editor of the Dada Almanach and wrote Dada siegt-Eine Bilanz des Dadaismus. After emigration to USA in 1923 he changed his name to Hulbeck.Curiosity has impelled the authors to elucidate a question which… Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed (ALS) on letterhead of Harper & Brothers Editorial Rooms, to a Miss Bridgman, 24 January 1895
by Sangster, Margaret E
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NY, 1895. Original manuscript. Very Good. One page, written clearly in black ink. Sangster sends her autograph and thanks Miss Bridgman "for your very kind and sweet letter....Cordially yours...." Signed in full. 8.25" x 5.25
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Autographed Photo of Bob Hope
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Bob Hope was, and still is, one of the most iconic actor/comedians to ever emerge from Hollywood.This photo is a promotional movie still for the movie "The Cat and the Canary", released in the year 1939, which starred Bob Hope with Paulette Goddard.
The photo is matted in a pale green photo mat and is autographed,
"Bob".
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Autographed Photo of Penn and Teller
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Penn Jillette and Joe Teller have successfully combined magic and comedy for decades, becoming one of the most enduring and successful pairings in the entertainment industry.This 8 inch by 10 inch black & white photo is a publicity still from the Warner Brothers movie "Penn & Teller Get Killed", made in 1989.
It is autographed in red ink by both Penn and Teller.
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Two page autograph letter signed selling copies of Old Chelsea
by Unwin, T. Fisher
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London: Aug. 11, 1888. 4to, 39 lines, approx. 220 words, on Century Illustrated Magazine letterhead, to the publishers Roberts Brothers, soliciting orders of the book Old Chelsea by Benjamin Ellis Martin. Previous solds, some toning, all else very good. "At the request of Mr. Pascoe I have pleasure sending you ... proofs of Old Chelsea. It is written by Dr. Martin, an American literary man, and a contributor to Harper & Century & the illustrations are by Joseph Pennell ... Altogether it will be a most charming and attractive got up book and for you it must be impotrant as the publisher of Pennell's book and also it will be a copyright book. Within a week I shall send you page and complete proof etc and terms for 500 copies if you wish for a larger number please say so."
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Holograph Note Signed
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(np): (np) Aprx 9x12 inch 20 lb green stock dated "August 4 Bridgehampton." "Yes, it is a nice collection. A pleasure to sign. My regards to Ms Mason." Salter has signed with his initials "J.S" Folded in half with beginning toning at extremities. Very Good condition.. Signed. Unbound. Very Good/Not Issued.
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The Complete Letter-Writer. Containing Familiar Letters on the Most Common Occasions in Life. Also a Variety of Elegant Letters for the Direction and Embellishment of Style, On Business, Duty, Amusement, Love, Courtship, Marriage, Friendship,.....
by (Donaldson, Alexander, Printer)
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Edinburgh: Printed for Alexander Donaldson, 1781. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 230 +9pp contents. Full leather, leather label. Covers worn and scuffed, free endpapers lacking, joints tender, contents tanned and foxed, minor dampstaining to last pages,drawing and doodling on front pastedown, strip torn from lower margin of last page, no loss of text, former owner's name on title page. A very early edition of this title, by the author referred to by James Boswell as the "Prodigious Vendor of Literature.
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From.... "HELL RECONSIDERED"
by Styron, William
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Faircopy. 8.5x11 inch 20lb tan stock with perforation line on topedge. Signed in ink by Styron. One typo (uncorrected). Fine condition. Contents are a one paragraph excerpt from Styron's essay that appeared in the June 29, 1978 issue of "The New York Review of Books.". Signed by Author. Unbound. Fine/Not Issued. Faircopy/Typescript.
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Original Handwritten Letter From Pianist Harold Bauer, 1907, With Three Performance Programs, 1917
by Harold Victor Bauer
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Florence (1907) And Los Angeles (1917): Trinity Auditorium Villa Braggiotti, 1907. Original Documents . No Binding. Fine. Original Handwritten Two Page Letter To One Of His Students, A Miss Wilson, From Pianist Harold Bauer, 1907, On Villa Braggiotti, Florence Stationary, With Three Performance Programs At The Trinity Theatre, Los Angeles, 1917. Some Wear And Soiling. Harold Victor Bauer (1873 - 1951) Was A Noted Pianist Who Began His Musical Career As A Violinist. He Took Up The Study Of The Violin Under The Direction Of His Father And Adolf Pollitzer. He Made His Debut As A Violinist In London In 1883, And For Nine Years Toured England. In 1892, However, He Went To Paris And Studied The Piano Under Ignacy Jan Paderewski For A Year, Though Still Maintaining His Interest In The Violin. An Anecdote Reports That Paderewski Jokingly Told Bauer To Concentrate On The Piano Because "You Have Such Beautiful Hair". In 1893, In Paris, He And Achille Rivarde Premiered Frederick Delius's Violin…
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Autographed Photo of Kirk Alyn as Superman
by Alyn, Kirk
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Kirk Alyn was the first actor to portray Superman in the 1948, fifteen episode serial "Superman", and then again in the 1950 sequel "Atom man vs. Superman". This 8 inch by 10 inch black & white photo is matted iand framed and is signed, "Atom Man vs Superman Clark Kent Superman Kirk Alyn".
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2 billets autographes signés à Jean-Paul Brunet à propos de sa poésie, 1901
by Breton, Jules (peintre et poète français, 1827-1906)
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Paris, 1901. Autographe. Très bon. Aucune reliure. Signé par l'auteur. Ed. originale. in-24. 1 lettre autographe signée sur bristol vert à coins ronds, 2 pp. in-24, 16 juin 1901. On joint 1 billet autographe signé sur sa carte de visite à l'adresse du 136 rue de Longchamp, 2 pp. in-48, sd [ca 1901]. Dans le premier billet, il indique à son correspondant (Jean-Paul Brunet, critique à l'hebdomadaire "Le Mondain bordelais") que l'édition tirée à part de "Jeanne" est épuisée depuis longtemps mais que l'on peut trouver ses poésies chez Lemerre. Il regrette de ne plus voir son père, mais en a des nouvelles par Daniel de Sèze. Dans le second billet, il remercie Jean-Paul Brunet pour tout le bien qu'il dit de ses poèmes. Bel état. Nota : ces documents ne pourront être exportés en dehors de l'Union Européenne sans…
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