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AUTOGRAPHS & MANUSCRIPTS
1. Adams, Charles Francis. 1835-1915. American lawyer, railroad expert and historian. President of the Union Pacific Railroad. Autograph Letter Signed, two pages, quarto, Boston, 19 December 1892. To William Blanchard, Washington, D.C. Interesting letter concerning his correspondent's claim for compensation which is before Congress. Fine. (80/120)
2. [Adams, John]. 2nd President of the United States. Newspaper the Old Colony Memorial and Plymouth County Advertiser, Vol. V, No 11, 8 July 1826. Page two contains a lengthy memorial to President Adams who died on July 4. First and second pages only, with moderate age browning and paper loss in corners of top blank margin. (100/150)
3. Adams, John Quincy. 1767-1848. Sixth President of the United States. Partly-printed Document Signed in full as President on vellum, one page, large folio, Washington, 16 September 1828. Grant of 640 acres of land to Moses Price. Light age browning with two tiny holes in center fold, else attractive and very good. With intact paper wafer seal affixed with red wax in lower left. Strong signature of Adams. (500/700)
IMPORTANT LOT CONCERNING A BLACK MAN'S ATTEMPT TO GET A MEDICAL DEGREE IN NEW YORK
4. [African-American History]. George Rice. 1870-1920. Black American physician. Pioneer of antiseptic treatment in surgery. In 1870 emigrated to Edinburgh where he studied medicine under Joseph Lister. Lot of two items. 1. Autograph Letter Signed Geo. Rice, seven pages, octavo, Grosvenor Hotel, London, 5 July 1870. To American opponent of slavery Henry Ward Beecher. Rice writes: ...in regard to my conversations with the N.Y. physicians with reference to my chances of being admitted to one of the schools of medicine in that place. I never made direct application to any of the colleges for admission. I was aware that no colored young man had ever graduated from any of them as such...I went...to see Dr. Delafield, the Prest. of the Faculty of the College of Physicians & Surgeons...the gist of it was: that this was something which never had been allowed before, that the college depended upon the income from the students for its support that in the great rivalry then existing between the N.Y. colleges that the one which took the initiating step in this matter would lose the southern students...that the Irish element in the city might rise in rebellion against any such thing... He writes of the reluctance of several doctors to help him in getting into a college, fearing for their reputations, and closes, saying: ...I hope soon to be settled down & to get my diploma from a school which stands among the first in the world & no thanks to the N.Y. doctors, but if you can cut them in your own inimitable style so that they'll smart. I should be glad to hear of it... Fine. 2. Ornate partly-printed Document Signed by Hamilton Fish as Secretary of State, one page, large folio, Washington, 16 June 1870. Passport for George Rice, listing his physical characteristics, including his complexion as dark, but no mention of his race. Some stains, folded. (3000/5000)
5. [American Composers]. Group of four items. 1. Ethelbert Nevin. Leading composer of songs and short piano pieces in the late 19th century, died at age 39 in 1901. Autograph Letter Signed. Good musical content in which Nevin has a few corrections to be made in a score. 2. George M. Cohan. Actor, dancer and Broadway composer. Autograph Letter Signed to producer David Belasco sending an enclosure (not present). 3. Charles Wakefield Cadman. Composer of operas and and songs, a founder of ASCAP. Autograph Letter Signed, no date, concerning the death of his librettist Nelle Eberhart. 4. Lukas Foss. Composer and pianist. Autograph Letter Signed, 15 December 1955 concerning travel to Rome from Sweden, nice comments on Americans and Swedes. Very good. (400/600)
6. [American Composers]. Group of seven documents and contracts, quarto and legal folio in size, 1944-1962. Signed by Burton Lane, Johnny Mercer, Andre Previn, Ted Snyder, Herman Ruby, Don Wilson, Bob Bogle and Nole Edwards, relating to various compositions. Very good. (200/300)
7. [Architects]. Minoru Yamasaki and William Wilson Wurster. Wurster is known for his design of Stanford's Center for Advanced Study of Behavioral Sciences and Yamasaki for Seattle Worlds Fair U.S. Science Pavilion and New York's World Trade Center. Lot of two cacheted First Day Covers commemorating the Architects of America, signed separately by Wurster and Yamasaki. Fine. (100/150)
8. [Astronauts]. Neil Armstrong. Limited edition lithograph by artist Paul Calle, 19 x 29, of Armstrong in his space suit, black and white, signed in full in pencil by Armstrong and Calle, July 1969. This is copy number 655 of 1000. A very scarce signed item of Armstrong produced by the Smithsonian Institution, shortly after the return of Apollo II to the earth, for the purpose of raising funds for the National Air and Space Museum Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial Fund. Very good condition. (1200/1500)
9. Atterbury, W.W. 1866-1935. American railroad executive. Typed Letter Signed in full on imprinted Pennsylvania Railroad Company stationery, one page, quarto, Philadelphia, 24 May 1921. To William P. Hamilton, editor of the Wall Street Journal thanking him for the Journal's support for repeal of the Full Crew Law. Usual folds, else fine. (80/120)
10. [Aviation]. Hubert Latham. American aviator. Fine signature H. Latham on small card, circa 1901. With pictorial postcard showing Latham seated in his Antoinette. (100/150)
11. Barrow, Sir John. 1764-1848. English traveler. Founder of the Royal Geographical society. Promoter of Arctic exploration. Point Barrow, Barrow Strait, Cape barrow, etc. named for him. Letter Signed as Admiralty Secretary, one page, folio, 9 October 1834. To Rear Admiral Hammond, commanding the South American Station for the British Navy. He sends guidances from Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and an instruction from Lord Palmerston (Foreign Minister and future Prime Minister) on the slave trade. (300/500)
12. Black, Hugo. 1886-1971. Associate Justice United States Supreme Court. Typed Letter Signed in full on imprinted Supreme Court stationery, one page, quarto, Washington 18 May 1964. To U.S. Senator Norris Cotton writing that he and Mr. Justice Clark will be happy to meet with him on any date when they are in the city. Fine. (100/150)
13. Bradley, Omar. American General. Typed Letter Signed in full, as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on official imprinted stationery, one page, quarto, 4 October
1951. To Irwin Usdan thanking him for his letter and writing: Our country will always be great so long as young men like you take a positive interest in current events... Fine. (100/150)
FINE CONSULAR APPOINTMENT BY JAMES BUCHANAN
14. Buchanan, James. 1791-1868. Fifteenth President of the U.S. Ornate partly-printed Document Signed as President, one page, oblong folio, Washington, 20 August 1858.Appointment of Ludwig von Baumbach of Milwaukee as Consul of Mecklenburg-Schwerin for the States of Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Minnesota. Superb intact embossed white paper wafer seal affixed with red wax in lower left and a large signature of Buchanan. Partial split of center fold, else fine. (600/900)
15. Bush, George. 41st President of the United States. Book George Herbert Walker Bush - A Photographic Profile compiled by David Valdez. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 1997. Excellent collection of color and black and white photographs from Bush's life taken by Valdez and others, 147 pages, folio, bound in blue cloth, with slipcase bearing Bush's gilt-stamped signature and color seal of the United States above. This is one from an edition limited to 1250 special copies signed by Bush on the limitation page. (250/350)
16. [Business and Finance]. Group of four signatures of industrialists and magnates. 1. Charles Schwab (steel). 2. Irenee Dupont (chemicals). 3. Lammot Dupont (chemicals). 4. Edward A Filene (retail department store founder). 5. Chauncey Depew (railroads). On cards and cut from letters, very good. (100/150)
17. Cahn, Sammy. American lyricist. Partly-printed Document Signed, one page, quarto, Los Angeles, 26 June 1944. Personal Record Form for Loew's Inc. completed and signed by Cahn. Accompanied by two Employee's Withholding Certificates signed. Two file holes in top margins, else very good. (200/300)
18. Calhoun, John C. 1782-1850. American statesman. Vice-President under Jackson. Manuscript Letter written to John Morgan, Navy Agent, Hartford, Connecticut from the Navy Department, one page, quarto, 3 March 1821, concerning a claim for payment for stores. Calhoun has signed on the integral address-leaf in the upper right, supplying his franking signature as Secretary of War. With circular Washington City postmark in upper left. Very good. (200/300)
19. [California - 1850]. Newspaper Supplement to the Courant, Cincinnati , Volume XV, No. 10, Hartford, 18 May 1850, eight pages folio. First three pages contain the text of a lengthy letter: We have been permitted to insert in our columns, an interesting California letter, though never, originally, intended for publication. Its graphic delineations of the entrance into Eldorado; its first impressions and first adventures, will, we think, highly please our readers. It does not give a very flattering account of the region, or of success to be obtained there, but it appears to be a truthful one. Few minor spots, else very good. (100/150)
20. [California Gold Fever]. Unusual content letter written from a sister to her brother, Clyde, New York, 5 November 1849, describing their father's illness (which is presumed terminal) in his feverish delirium he has imagined himself rich with California gold... Fine letter demonstrating the strength of the stories about riches from the Gold Rush. (100/150)
21. [California - San Francisco, 1854]. Autograph Letter by Chauncey Taylor, four pages, quarto, In the Carribean Sea, 4 March 1849. Great content letter from a forty-niner bound for California writing of nearing Panama after a rough ocean voyage, describing the mountains, and complaining that his preserved meat provisions had spoiled. With original envelope forwarded by Captain Sharp of the Bark Guilford. Very good. (150/250)
SIR KNIGHTS AND
THEIR FAMILIES EXCURSIONS
22. [California - Napa Valley, etc.]. Printed broadside, 4.75 x 11, advertising Grand Excursions to Napa Valley, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, Monterey and Petaluma. Sir H.B. Smith, Jr., 116 Montgomery Street. Printed by Frank Eastman & Co., Clay Street, San Francisco, circa 1890s. Excursions were priced from $2.00 to $3.00. Some soiling. (80/120)
23. [California - San Francisco, 1852]. Autograph Letter by C.W. Pratt, three pages, quarto, San Francisco, 30 September 1852. To Miss Mary Ann Alexander, who he chides about her flirtations, writing: ...reports come here from the old states, if we are to believe them, the women are not very constant, and even the married ones are not faultless and tired of home will not refuse an invitation for a ride or to an exhibition, with ‘a nice young man'... He goes on to detail the prices of market items and news of the mining region, writing: ...The idea that a man can get rich in a few weeks in California has long since been exploded. It requires economy, attention, and good luck to get ahead at all. Still the chances are better than at home... Very good. (150/250)
ORDERING STRAWBERRIES TO
CULTIVATE IN CALIFORNIA
24. [California - San Francisco, 1853]. Autograph Letter by Andrew Thayer, three pages, quarto, San Francisco, 16 November 1853. To Mess. Joseph Brech & Co., Boston, ordering strawberry seeds and the possibility of having strawberry plants shipped west: ...if entrusted to the express companies with their liability of a fortnights' detention on the Isthmus, they would be good for nothing on arrival...it would cost you fifteen cents a pound in crossing the Nicaraguan Isthmus (Panama is not to be thought of)...a person in charge should afford them air & slight moisture... Some wear. (150/250)
25. [California - San Francisco, 1854]. Autograph Letter from Joseph Strong to his father, San Francisco, 9 November 1854. ...I have some idea...of fitting out a schooner to go down the coast as far as San Diego on the islands thereabouts after sea elephant's oil...the oil is worth the same as sperm... Minor wear. (100/150)
COOLIE SLAVES DRIVING PEOPLE OUT OF EMPLOYMENT
26. [California - San Francisco, 1864]. Autograph Letter by William Broderick, three pages, quarto, San Francisco, 13 August 1864. ...hard times here this year, such as never before experienced...It would be impossible for me to portray the ‘Wild Cat' character of mining associations and how people of all grades of circumstances have been drawn into committing their money into stocks. The bubble will burst soon...We have a very high toned addition to our population in the form of ship loads of Coolie slaves monthly, owned by companys who are driving our men and women out of employment... Fine. (150/250)
HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE
IN CALIFORNIA
27. [California - Stockton, 1851]. Autograph Letter by W.J. Rees, two pages, quarto, Stockton, California, 9 June 1851. To Constantine Hering, MD, Philadelphia. Rees writes about preparations of a plant which i think will be very useful in Homeopathic practice. It grows in great abundance near this city and is said to be used extensively by the indians as a specific against gonorrhea... He also sends a sample of black sand which he has tried to extract all of the gold from and writes of returning to Philadelphia: I will visit the celebrated hot springs of Carson's Valley...the waters of which I am led to believe possess powerful medical properties... Minor wear. (200/300)
THE ISSUE OF WOMAN'S
SUFFRAGE IN CALIFORNIA
28. [California - National City, San Diego County - 1877]. Autograph Letter by Lou H. Blackmer to Julia E. Smith, two pages, quarto, 13 August 1877. In part: ...I love and honor you for the brave stand you have taken. Do you not sometimes weary in the conflict for rights that are ours? I do and not only weary, but become thoroughly heartsick at the injustice heaped upon our sex. My husband is a firm woman suffragist, which gives me strength... Fine. (150/250)
29. [California History]. Thomas Ap Catesby Jones. 1789-1858. American naval commander. Commander of the Pacific Squadron in 1842. Acting on erroneous information, he caused the Governor of Monterey to surrender, an indescretion for which Jones was temporarily suspended from duty. Manuscript Letter Signed as Commander in Chief of U.S. Naval Forces, Pacific Ocean, Lapaz, 21 August 1848. Orders for a navy carpenter to rejoin the ship after his time off to restore your health much impaired by exposure and arduous duty on shore in upper California... Very good. Scarce. (200/300)
30. Carnegie, Dale. 1888-1955. American author and lecturer. Typed Letter Signed on imprinted personal stationery, one page, quarto, Long Island, 27 February 1928. To George Worthington. He sends his check for banquet reservations for he and Mrs. Carnegie. Minor soiling. (100/150)
31. [Cartoonists]. Milton Caniff. 1907-1988. American cartoonist, creator of Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon. Large, 8.5 x 21, die-cut printed figure of Steve Canyon, on heavy stock, inscribed and signed by Caniff, 23 January 1948. Few creases near feet, else very good. Signature a bit light. (150/250)
WITH AN EXCELLENT DRAWING OF SNOOPY
32. [Cartoonists]. Charles Schulz. Creator of Peanuts. His book The Snoopy, Come Home Movie Book. New York: Hilt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972. Folio, with numerous full-color illustration by Schulz. Inscribed and signed in full by Schulz on front free endpaper, beneath which he has drawn a large, detailed sketch of Snoopy in black felt pen. Fine condition, with dustjacket. (800/1200)
33. Caruso, Enrico. Italian operatic tenor. Dark full signature with paraph on small card. Fine. (150/250)
34. Cavell, Edith. 1865-1915. English nurse. Executed by the Germans for aiding in the escape of English, French and Belgian soldiers during World War I. Small leather-bound notebook, 3 x 5, presented by Cavell to one of her nurses, inscribed and signed with initials on first page Nurse McGlashan - Xmas 1912 - E.C. Fine, unused condition, with original metal-capped pencil. (200/300)
35. Chagall, Marc.1887-1985. Russian-born French artist. Book The Lithographs of Chagall. New York: Crown Books, 1974. Boldly signed by Chagall on the half title page. 180 pages, folio. Filled with superb original lithographs and color reproductions of Chagall's work. The reproductions were printed on the presses of Les Imprimeries Reunies in Lausanne and the original lithographs on the presses of Mourlot in Paris. Fine condition, with fine dustjacket. (1500/2500)
36. Chaplin, Charlie. Actor. Vintage sepia head and shoulders portrait photograph by Witzel, Los Angeles, 5 x 7, no date. Excellent early portrait of the young actor signed in full in area of his left shoulder. Fair to good contrast. Fine. With printed photograph of Chaplin with Virginia Cherrill in City Lights. (800/1200)
IMPORTANT HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY LETTERS ABOUT HIS
PORTRAIT OF PRESIDENT HARDING
37. Christy, Howard Chandler. 1873-1952. American illustrator and painter. Lot of two important letters concerning his famous portrait of President Warren G. Harding. Written to Major Ora M. Baldinger, a White House aide and friend of President and Mrs. Harding. 1. Autograph Letter Signed Howard written on imprinted personal stationery, two pages, small quarto, New York, 13 April 1925. Christy writes: ...Regarding the portrait of President Harding - many Senators have seem it and endorse it for the White House but they are to slow about doing anything that I see no reason why I should not sell it elsewhere. Also the Republican club here wants to buy it, but I would like to place it where it would do the most good - in other words would like it to go where Mr. Harding would have wanted it to go. The price including frame, shipping, etc. is thirty-five ($3500.00)... Small paper clip stain in upper left blank margin. 2. Autograph Letter Signed Howard on imprinted personal stationery, three pages, small quarto, New York, 19 April 1925. He writes about arrangements for Mr. Moore to see the portrait of President Harding and says: ...To tell the truth, I'm not in any hurry about disposing of this portrait. The main thing is to place it where Mr. Harding would like to have had it. Nor do I care so much about the money end of it...Mr. Harding told me one day that the happiest days of his life were spent in the office of the Star [Marion Star Newspaper] especially during the times when he did not know if he would have enough money to issue the next days edition... Fine condition. President Harding died under mysterious circumstances on August 2, 1923, following a trip to Alaska. Balding accompanied the President and Mrs. Harding on that trip. (800/1200)
38. [Civil War Piracy - The Alabama]. Autograph Letter written by Agent Henry E. Milford, four pages, octavo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 8 July 1863. Excellent content letter, in part: ...Just now General James Watson Webb, is stirring up a fuss with this government, on the ‘Ferdinand Norolina' affair with regard to the Governor of that Island within whose jurisdiction the Alabama burnt our Merchant Vessels. Genl. Webb, insists that the Brazilian Govt. shall discharge the Governor of that island, or else he demands that his passport be given him. The Federal ship ‘Mohican' is now in port having come here to coal, trying to hunt up some of these cursed English Pirates she sails again today, and if they meet, good bye to the Pirates!!... Light age toning. (150/250)
39. [Civil War - Alabama Claims]. Partly-printed Document Signed by numerous Citizens of Salem, Massachusetts, one page, folio, July 1865. Petition addressed to the United States Senate and House of Representatives approving of the recommendation of the President of the United States: that a Commission be appointed to audit and determine the claims on account of damages by the Alabama and other British cruisers...you will enact such measures, during the present session of Congress...and bring about the speedy payment of the said claims by the Government of Great Britain. Some wear and breaks at folds. With related document. (200/300)
40. [Civil War]. Don Carlos Buell. 1818-1898. Union Major General. Relieved of his command after the battle of Perryville, 8 October 1862, for his failure to pursue Confederate forces. Dark signature D.C. Buell with date Aug. 8, 1889 on 12mo sheet. Handsomely matted with engraved portrait. Fine. (100/150)
41. [Civil War]. Robert E. Lee. 1807-1870. Commander in chief of the Confederate armies. Printed Document Signed R.E. Lee - Capt. Engrs., one page, oblong octavo, 2.5 x 8, no date. Document reads: I certify, That the articles within charged have been received, were necessary for, and have been or will be applied, for the objects stated, to the Improvement of the Mississippi, above the Mouth of the Ohio. Signed by Lee while conducting engineering work for the U.S. Army, (1836-1846), on the Mississippi at St. Louis. Lee graduated from West Point in 1829, second in his class, and was commissioned in the Corp of Engineers. Light water stain in right third of document, not affecting signature. (4000/6000)
42. [Civil War]. Andrew A. Humphreys. 1810-1883. Union General, at Antietam, Chancellorsville and led the V Corps at Gettysburg for which he was appointed Major General. Autograph Letter Signed, three pages, octavo, Washington, 22 November 1869. To an attorney: ...After delays and delays, yielding to my demand & that of Luit. Humphreys that there should be an investigation under oath, a Court martial was ordered for this trial...it is a good deal when enlisted men of the guard are the chief witnesses for the defense... Humphreys asks the man to defend his son, and proposes to meet with him. Worthy of further research. Very good. (250/400)
43. [Civil War]. John J. Reynolds. Union General. Fought Crazy Horse, 1875-76, his failure to destroy his dismounted warriors led to the Custer massacre. Autograph Letter Signed, one page, quarto, Hampton, 31 July 1894. To a general sending a menu he hopes will fit the purposes of his young friend. He will be happy to meet the general any time. Fine. (150/250)
44. [Civil War]. John M. Schofield. 1831-1906. Union General. With Sherman in Atlanta, defeated Hood at Franklin and Nashville. Manuscript Letter Signed as Superintendent of West Point, three pages, quarto, 26 January 1877. To Henry Clark, Cambridge, Massachusetts. He writes that he will be unable to provide a history of the Military Academy and has referred the matter to General George W. Cullem, who has been engaged in collecting materials for a full and accurate history of West Point... Very good. With imprinted West Point envelope. (150/250)
45. [Civil War]. William T. Sherman. 1820-1891. American army commander. Autograph Letter Signed, four pages, octavo, St. Louis, Missouri, 22 November 1884. To a Mrs. Fuller. He writes on various personal matters, notably referring to
his friend, American sculptor and Washington socialite Vinnie Ream Hoxie, who was already famous for her work, including her marble statue of Lincoln unveiled in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Sherman writes: Vinnie should be encouraged to be bright and cheerful - and do all she can to make happy those about her... This letter is written the year Sherman refused the Republican nomination for the presidency. Very good. With portrait. (800/1200)
46. [Civil War]. Gideon Welles. 1802-1878. Secretary of the navy under Lincoln. Partly-printed Document Signed in full as Secretary of navy, one page, quarto, Washington, 23 December 1862. Concerning the appointment of a 2nd Assistant Engineer in the United States Navy. Attractive and fine. (150/250)
47. [Civil War - Confederate Document]. Partly-printed Document, Confederate States Depository, Augusta, Georgia, one page, oblong octavo, 17 March 1864. Receipt made out to H. Cohen for $400 for Registered Bonds of the Confederate States of America. Some minor wear. (60/80)
48. [Civil War - Confederate Soldier's Letter]. Autograph Letter by W.W. Worthington, three pages, quarto, Near Atlanta, 13 August 1864, to his sister. Excellent content letter: ...Our course is progressing as well as we could expect here under the direction of Gen. Hood. I think he has shown himself a full match for Sherman & that he is fully competent to hold Atlanta. The troops seem to have as much confidence in him as they ever had in Gen. Johnston... He writes of troops burning Yankee rations and of his concerns over what to do with Negroes belonging to his uncle. Light age browning, else very good. (250/400)
HARD TIMES AND NEGRO
TROBLES IN MISSISSIPPI
49. [Civil War - Confederate Letter]. Autograph Letter from a Southern wife to her absent husband, four pages, quarto, Oxford, Mississippi, 10 January 1863. Wonderful content letter devoted almost entirely to various aspects of Negro problems in the area, including, Negroes who have run away to the Yankees and returned only to run away with more slaves, depredations by Yankee troops, and her fear of Negroes. Some wear. (200/300)
NEWS OF THE BATTLE OF
GETTYSBURG REACHES CALIFORNIA
50. [Civil War - Gettysburg]. Autograph Letter by William Broderick, one page, quarto, San Francisco, California, 8 July 1863. To sewing machine inventor I.M. Singer discussing some sewing machine business and writing: ...We are having quite a jubilee brewing at the news from the seat of war. The prayer of everyone appears to be that the crowning blow has at last been struck... Some mounting traces on verso. (200/300)
51. [Civil War Newspaper - Negro Interests, Womens' Wages, etc.]. Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer, Vol. XXIII, No. 5, 3 December 1862, four pages, large folio. Contains an article on Negro Interests vs. Those of the White Man, complaining about new taxation, which: comes out of the pockets of the people. The mechanics and workingmen must help foot the bill for these lazy negroes..., and one on Womens' Wages, stating: In Abolition Massachusetts, where the people are so concerned with the negro in the South, women work for ten cents a day. Also the latest war news and a synopsis of President Lincoln's message on foreign affairs and the naval blockade. Some foxing and minor wear. (80/120)
52. [Civil War]. John A. Dix. 1798-1879. Major General in Union Army. Secretary of Treasury. Partly-printed Document Signed, one page, large oblong folio, Albany, 4 May 1874. Appointment of Charles Selden as Commissioner of the State of New York. Gilt-embossed wafer seal affixed in lower left corner. Minor breaks at fold, else very good. (80/120)
53. [Civil War]. William Swinton. Book Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac. New York: 1866. First edition, octavo. Fine engraved portraits, twenty-two maps and plans. Three quarter gilt-stamped tan calf. Bookplate of Henry Ward beecher affixed inside front cover. Inscribed and signed by Swinton to Beecher on front flyleaf, 1867. Cover and spine worn. Beecher was and American clergyman who was a forceful and outspoken opponent of slavery. (300/400)
54. [Civil War]. Bruce Catton. His book This Hallowed Ground. New York: Doubleday, 1956. Presentation edition. Signed by Catton on front flyleaf. 437 pages, quarto, blue morocco spine, gilt-stamped spine and cover, with pictorial endpapers. Very good. (40/60)
55. [Civil War - Union Army - Miller's Ferry, 1861]. Autograph Note in pencil, one page, small oblong octavo, in full: Written in the dark. All night at the Ferry - have just returned from the river - all quiet. Every point is well guarded - Send men a 3 o'clock who have no cough. Cap. Beckly. Minor wear. (100/150)
56. [Civil War - Union Soldier's Letter]. Autograph Letter written by a soldier to home, four pages, octavo, Ringgold, Georgia, 23 March 1864. ..The enemy is now laying about two miles in our front, theirs and our pickets standing within sight of one another. It reminds me considerable of last fall at Chattanooga, before the fight, only the rebels are not so bold. Deserters are still coming in and report their army in a demoralized condition - some want to go home while others want the war continued until the Union Army is driven off their land... Fine condition. (150/250)
57. [Civil War - Union Soldier's Letter]. Autograph Letter by J.L.M., in pencil, four pages, octavo, New Creek Station, 4 February, no year, to his brother. ...we left Petersburg on the 30th at midnight the rebels captured our train the day before we left and was going to attack us the next morning but we gave them the slip by going out on a mountain road as soon as they found out we was gone they but three thousand men after us and the rest of their force came another road to cut us off at greenland gap we was too sharp for them... Some wear. (100/150)
LETTER FROM A
CAPTURED UNION SOLDIER
WHO HAS JUST RETURNED
58. [Civil War - Union Soldier's Letter]. Autograph Letter from a soldier to his Aunt, two pages, octavo, Annapolis Camp Parole, 25 February 1863. ...I will tell you a little about my journey and visits among the rebels, we had an introduction to them near Nashville while on picket just at dark...after we had surrendered they made us pull off our overcoats so that we had to ride some eight or ten miles that night in the rain, we stopped at a small place called lavern there we stayed until morning then we was taken to Murfreesboro and kept there for some time, and from there we went to Richmond. They took everything from us only what we had on... Very good. (150/250)
EXCELLENT UNION
SOLDIER'S DIARY
59. [Civil War - Union Soldier's Diary]. Scarce leatherbound diary belonging to Private George E. Lufkin, Company E, 8th Massachusetts Regiment of Volunteers, Roanoke Island, North Carolina, 112 pages, 4.5 x 6.5. Diary begins November 25, 1862 and ends June 27, 1863 and covers seven months in the bewildering but busy life of a nineteen-year-old homesick young man. The content concerns Roanoke Island, North Carolina (key part of the Union coastal blockade), and the author's infantry duty there, as well as his side trips to Suffolk Virginia. He mentions meeting General Foster, playing the new game of baseball, bad food, first black soldiers being sworn in for duty, seeing slaves in the fields for the first time. On February 1-6, 1863, Lufkin writes a lengthy and detailed account of an expedition to destroy some rebel salt works. On April 17th he writes: I spent the day in visiting the plantations. This is the first time I ever saw the slaves at work in the field, men women and children all hoeing planting and ploughing. Today is my twentyeth birthday and on the sacred soil of Virginia. Heavy fireing was heard all day at Suffolk and every time that the train would come from their they would bring in prisoners that our pickets had brought in and among them were three rebel officers who were out surveying where to plant a battery... On May 26th describing work on Fort Foster on the Island: ...we worked all day shoveling sand...we were pretty tired out not doing any such work since we have been in the service. There is about eight hundred niggers on the island and living on the Government and it is a shame that they are not set at work doing such work. A nigger is thought more of than a white man. I wish those that loves the nigger so much would come out here and have to do such work and the niggers look on. Today the niggers were mustered in for pay... Lufkin also describes the impact of Longstreet's siege of Suffolk and later writes of the Company meeting and threatening to lay down its arms and not fight if the Army goes ahead with plans to extend their tour of duty beyond nine months. Cover partially split at spine with minor wear, interior fine. (1000/1500)
60. [Composers]. Group of ten partly-printed Documents Signed, legal folio, 1934-1979. Signed by Eddy Arnold, Edward Heyman, Johnny Mercer, Mel Taylor, Mack David, Samford Green, Andrew Sterling, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans and others. Plastic tape repairs to one document, else good to very good. (100/150)
61. [Coolidge, Calvin]. Herbert H. Lehmann. 1878-1963. American banker. Governor of New York. Typed Document Signed as Governor, two separate pages, quarto, Albany, 5 January 1933. Proclamation from the State of New York Executive Chamber on the loss to the nation in the death of President Coolidge. Lehmann orders an official period of mourning. Fine. (80/120)
62. Coolidge, Grace. First Lady. Exquisite lobby card bearing an oval engraved vignette of the White House, signed by Coolidge in the lower blank margin. With embossed presidential card with the printed message The President and Mrs. Coolidge are deeply grateful to you for the expression of your sympathy for them. Unsigned, with original White House envelope, (5 August 1924). Fine. (100/150)
63. [Cryptography] Herbert O. Yardley. His book on the secret practices of the American Cryptographic Bureau, entitled: The American Black Chamber. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1931. Inscribed and signed by Yardley on front flyleaf. Some wear. (40/60)
64. Delacroix, Ferdinand V. E. 1798-1863. French painter; leader of the romantic school in painting. Autograph Letter Signed E. Delacroix, in French, one page, octavo, circa 1854. Untranslated. Fine one page example. (250/400)
65. Depew, Chauncey. 1834-1928. American financier and lawyer. Attorney for Vanderbilt railroad interests. President of the New York Central Railroad Company. Autograph Letter Signed as Chairman of the New York Central Railroad Co., on imprinted stationery of that office, one page, octavo, 6 May 1916. To John Allen sending thanks for the kind birthday wishes. With cover addressed in his hand. Some uneven age toning. (40/60)
66. Diaz, Porfirio. 1830-1915. Mexican General and statesman. Ornate partly-printed Document Signed in full as President, in Spanish, three pages, folio, Government Palace, Mexico, 4 May 1903. Diaz grants permission for an individual to work in a silver mine at Boca Ancha in the state of Jalisco. With several revenue stamps on the first and third pages, additional signed statement of various officials and a huge signature of Diaz. Light age toning, folded at center, else very good. (250/400)
67. Dickens, Charles. Leading British author of the 19th century. His book Pictures from Italy. [6], 255 pp. 7x4, period ¾ gilt-ruled morocco & cloth, spine tooled & lettered in gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Paris: Baudry's European Library, 1846. With clipped signature of Charles Dickens inserted loose into slits cut in the title-page beneath Dickens' name. This edition published the same year as the London first edition. A little rubbing to joints & corners front joint expertly repaired; occasional light foxing including to title-page, else very good or better.
(600/900)
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE AND HIS PSYCHIC BOOKSHOP
68. Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1859-1930. Creator of Sherlock Holmes. Book Memories and Adventures. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1923. First American edition. Laid into the book is an Autograph Letter Signed by Doyle, one page, octavo, in full: Dear Sir, With pleasure. I am invested in a Psychic Bookshop which I started for the sale only of this, the most important literature in the world. We have every possible book, old and new, many of them not published in America. Might we not occasionally send you some - at the lowest prices. I will tell my manager to send a catalogue. Yours sincerely, A. Conan Doyle - July 18. Accompanied by a letter from the shop manager to James Vance of the Leary Stuart and Company Booksellers of Philadelphia, 1926, concerning a request for certain titles; an envelope from the Psychic Bookshop addressed in the manager's hand, postmarked 20 July 1925; The catalogue, twenty pages, dated March 1925, of books in stock at the Psychic Bookshop and Library. Very good condition. (1500/2500)
69. Doyle, Richard. 1824-1883. English caricaturist and watercolor painter. Autograph Note Signed, with original drawing, one page, octavo, no date. To My Dear Brookfield, I will most gladly dine with you... With a caricature of a person preparing to cut a fish on a plate, titled Ye Catholyck, hys Frydaye Dinnere. One small stain, else very good. (250/350)
70. Dreiser, Theodore. 1871-1945. American editor and writer. Typed Letter Signed in full on imprinted personal stationery, one page, quarto, New York City, 10 October 1928. To Vernon Sherwin about a job offered by The Post. Very good. (200/300)
71. Dumas, Alexander (fils). 1824-1895. French dramatist. Extremely popular playwright during the second empire. Autograph Letter Signed, one page, octavo, (1875). To My Pretty Colleague. He is sending an article she asked for and says he will leave for Paris soon. Fine, with cover. (80/120)
72. Edison, Thomas Alva. 1847-1931. American inventor. Typed Document Signed, two pages, (single leaf), quarto, 5 June 1922. Minutes of a Meeting of the Board of Directors of Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Concerns the authorization for Walter Stevens, Vice President, Manager of the Export Division, to purchase Disc and Amberola Phonographs, Primary battery Products, Safetae Blanks, Ediphone Products, Amberol Records and Disc Recreations. Also signed by Charles Edison and three other officials. Closely trimmed along left edge and bottom not affecting signatures. Light age toning, small chip in right blank margin, with a dark signature of Edison. (800/1200)
73. Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. Theoretical physicist. Typed Letter Signed A. Einstein on imprinted stationery of The Institute For Advanced Study - School of Mathematics, one page, quarto, Princeton, New Jersey, 12 April 1937, in German. To Mr. Leonard S. Floersheim, Chicago. Einstein writes on behalf of his friend Professor Rudolf Ehrmann of Berlin, who: mentioned that two of his nephews, Richard and Hans Ehrmann, both of whom he is very fond of have found it possible, thanks to your affidavit, to immigrate to this country, which is blessed compared to other countries. Professor Ehrmann is very outspoken in the gratitude he feels for you... Some slight wrinkling of the paper, usual folds, else very good. (2500/3000)
74. Eisenhower, Dwight. 1890-1969. 34th President of the U.S. His book The White House Years - Mandate for Change - 1953-1956. New York: Doubleday, 1963. Copy number 30 from an edition limited to 1500 copies signed in full by Eisenhower opposite the limitation page. Original glassine jacket, slipcase lacking, else very good. (600/800)
75. Eisenhower, Dwight. His book The White House Years - Waging Peace - 1956-1961. New York: Doubleday, 1963. Copy number 1014 from an edition limited to 1500 copies signed in full by Eisenhower opposite the limitation page. Original glassine jacket and slipcase. Fine. (500/700)
76. Eisenhower, Dwight. White House gilt-edged and monogrammed dinner place card of actor Walter Pidgeon, oblong 2.5 x 4.25, signed in full by Eisenhower. Accompanied by a related engraved card and an engraved invitation for Pidgeon to attend the inauguration of Eisenhower and Nixon on 20 January 1953. Rare and unusual form. (300/400)
77. Epstein, Sir Jacob. 1880-1959. British sculptor of Russo-Polish descent. Full signature on 12mo slip, matted with black and white portrait photograph by Karsh. Striking item in fine condition. (100/150)
78. Fillmore, Millard. 1800-1874, Thirteenth President of the U.S. Autograph Letter Signed in full, one page, octavo, Buffalo, 8 October 1858. To W.A. Lewis. Fillmore responds to a request for help in securing an introduction to a medical college. He writes: ...as my connection with the Medical College as President was but nominal and I had no personal knowledge of Dr. Nichols or his family, I referred the letter to Dr. F.H. Hamilton... Fine condition, with the original letter from Lewis to Fillmore. (400/600)
79. Ford, Gerald R. 38th President of the U.S. His book Humor and the Presidency. New York: Arbor House, 1987. Specially bound edition by Ultramarine Publishing, copy number 13 from an edition limited to 150 copies signed in full by Ford on the limitation page. One quarter dark brown leather with marbled paper over boards. Fine and rare. (300/400)
80. Ford, Gerald R. Book by John Hersey, The President - A Minute-by-minute Account of a Week in the Life of Gerald Ford. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. First edition. Inscribed to publisher Herb Yellin and signed in full by Ford on front free endpaper. Also inscribed by the author and signed: ...The President thinks he has the right answers. The facts of history are that he doesn't always... Fine, with dustjacket. (200/300)
CLARK GABLE AT THE INDY 500
81. Gable, Clark. American actor. Two vintage black and white, matte finish photographs by Bud Williams, 12 x 17, (1950). The first is a superb image of Gable standing with the Granatelli Brothers, Andy, Vince and Tony, and shaking hands with race car driver Pat Flaherty #59, who is seated in his Granatelli-Sabourin Offenhauser. Taken the day of the 1950 Indianapolis 500, which was won by Johnny Parsons in a rain-shortened 345 miles. The stands and bricked track are visible in the background. The photograph is inscribed by Gable to Bud Williams in the lower left: To Bud from Clark Gable and signed by Pat Flaherty with the number 59. Very good contrast. The second is an unsigned black and white, matte finish photograph, 12 x 17, of Barbara Stanwyck with her arm around Johnny Parsons in car #1, the Wynns Friction Proofing Special, after winning the race. Accompanied by a copy of the 1950 Indianapolis 500 Yearbook, 112 pages, quarto, wrappers, containing photographs of Gable and Stanwyck, other photos by Bud Williams and bios on the drivers. Gable was in town along with Barbara Stanwyck for the filming of To Please a Lady in which Gable played a race car driver. Bud Williams was a prominent auto racing photographer from the end of World War II until the mid 1950s. Fine condition. Photographer's stamp on verso of each photograph. (800/1200)
82. Gable, Clark. Vintage black and white, matte finish photograph by Bud Williams, 15.75 x 19.75, of Clark Gable seated with Troy Ruttman, the 15th place finisher in the 1950 Indianapolis 500, inscribed to Bud Williams by Gable: To Bud from Clark, and inscribed and signed by Ruttman. Good contrast. Excellent image of the two smiling men wearing their pit badge passes, sitting on the inside wall with the stands and the bricked track visible in the background. Fine condition. Accompanied by an 8 x 10 version of the same photograph showing only Gable's head and shoulders, unsigned and a copy of the 1950 Indianapolis 500 Yearbook. (700/900)
JOHN WAYNE GACY
TO ACTOR BRIAN DENNEHY
83. Gacy, John Wayne. Serial killer. Typed Letter Signed John on imprinted personal stationery, one page, quarto, 2 June 1991. To Emmy nominated actor Brian Dennehy confronting him about his involvement in a movie being done on Gacy called To Catch a Killer. Gacy writes: ...I trust that your agent was smart enough to check the screen play before you put words into a living person's mouth which I never said, and unless all of what your saying is a matter of public record, I hope you can prove it in court. The damage your doing to my five children and portraying me as this media fantasy monster is going to be challenged in the court room...Why you would want to become involved in it is beyond me... Fine condition. (300/500)
84. Gallatin, Albert. 1761-1849. Swiss-born American banker and politician. Secretary of Treasury and U.S. Minister to France and England. Manuscript Document Signed as Sec. of Treasury, New York, 28 October 1802, penned on verso of a two page petition signed by ten ship pilots directed to David Gelston, Collector of the Port of New York, requesting that a beacon be erected for safer navigation where the channel had been dangerously narrowed by sea action. Very good. (150/250)
85. Gershwin, George. 1898-1937 and Ira Gershwin. 1896-1983. American composer. and lyricist Group of three items. 1. Ira Gershwin. Typed Letter Signed Ira on imprinted personal stationery, one page, quarto, 9 September 1969. To Gerald Marks, songwriter known for All of Me, etc. Gershwin sends copies of two songs which he has signed and explains why he selected them, discussing the film Star, etc. He also thanks Marks for his comments and is most appreciative to have a note from a fellow member of the ASCAP in which marks was very involved. The ASCAP recently initiated an award in his honor. 2. Sheet music for Someone to Watch Over Me, one page, folio, inscribed and 0000signed in full by Ira, with a signature of George Gershwin cut from a check neatly affixed in blank area at top center. 3. Sheet music for They All Laughed, one page, folio, inscribed and signed in full by Ira, with a signature of George Gershwin cut from a check neatly affixed in blank area at top center. Light age toning of sheet music, else very good. All three items contained in narrow gilt wood frame with blue and gold matting. (1500/2500)
86. Gordon, Charles Chinese. 1833-1885. British soldier. Killed at the end of his heroic ten-month defense of the seige of Khartoum. Autograph Letter Signed C.G. Gordon in pencil, one page, oblong quarto, 25 March (1864). To William F. Mayers, who was formerly the Acting British Vice-Consul at Shanghai. Gordon thanks Mayers for his letter and writes: I am sorry I cannot see you before leaving, but you may rely on my always retaining an obliging sense of what you have done for me & regret that there should have been any trouble between us. Two large tears, neatly mounted to another heavy sheet. Some light soiling. (400/600)
87. Gordon, Charles Chinese. His personal name-imprinted calling card, addressed in his hand to A. Davenport, Esq. and dated 19/3/81. Gordon adds the address 114 Beaufort St. - Chelsea - kindly send me address. Some soiling. (150/250)
PARDON SIGNED BY U.S. GRANT
88. Grant, Ulysses S. 1822-1885. Eighteenth President of the United States. Partly-printed Document Signed as President, one page, quarto, Washington, 30 July 1873. Grant authorizes and directs the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the pardon of Ellis B. Towers. Attractive document in very good condition. (800/1200)
89. Greenaway, Kate. 1846-1901. English painter and illustrator. Full signature and date July 1887 on small slip. Handsomely matted with oval sepia portrait. Fine. (200/300)
90. Grey, Zane. 1875-1939. American novelist. Full signature in purple fountain pen ink on small white card. With sepia portrait photograph. (100/150)
91. Haggard, Henry Rider. 1856-1925. English novelist. Wrote King Solomon's Mine, etc. Signature cut from letter. Nicely matted with head and shoulders portrait. Fine. (100/150)
92. Hammett, Dashiell. 1894-1961. American author of The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man, etc. Typed Letter Signed with initials SDH, in crayon, one page, quarto, Aleutians, 3 April 1945. To Sue Whitfield whom he addresses as Pru. Hammett writes from the Aleuthians where he was stationed during World War II: ...I haven't been on snowshoes this winter. We've just recently got our ski run in shape...I'm held back by a semi-lame foot. I don't remember twisting the damned thing, so there's a fear in the back of my noodle that it could be a touch of rheumatism or arthritis...It's not the pain...but the idea of being victimized by a mere half-century...That last sentence reminded me to stop this for a moment to eat an orange, some deviled ham on three crackers and drink a cup of coffee, which has been sitting on the Diesel stove since last night...Ah, this war call for many sacrifices... A scarce personal letter written to the daughter of detective fiction writer Raoul Whitfield. Sue Whitfield and Hammett conducted something of an epistolary romance during the time he was stationed in the Aleutians. Few pencil and pen marks in blank margins, else very good. (500/800)
93. Handy, W.C. 1873-1958. American musician and composer. Envelope with printed magazine portrait photograph of Handy affixed on left side, oblong octavo, signed partially on portrait and dated 1956. Light age browning, else very good. (100/150)
MRS HARDING WRITES THAT
RUNNING FOR THE PRESIDENCY WAS FORCED ON HER HUSBAND
94. [Harding, Warren G.]. Florence Kling Harding. First Lady. Lot of three important letters written to Major O.M. Baldinger, a White House aide and personal friend of President and Mrs. Harding. 1. Autograph Letter Signed in full on imprinted United States Senate stationery, six pages, small quarto, Washington, 23 December 1919. The future First Lady offers some gossip about friends and of how cold it is in Washington writing out a poem of the time: My Tuesdays are meatless, my Wednesdays are wheatless, my house it is heatless, my bed, it is sheetless, they have gone to the Y.M.C.A., my coffee is sweetless, the barroom is treatless, each day I get poorer and wiser. My stockings are feetless, my trousers are seatless - how I hate the damn Kaiser. She comments: However, cheer up, it may get worse. Indeed I think it will. Am incompetent administration is a very serious crisis at times like these... With original envelope. 2. Autograph Letter Signed in full written on two imprinted 1612 Twenty-first Street N.W. correspondence cards, four pages, small oblong octavo, no date. She writes, in part: ...Of course you have heard the sad news - Mr. Harding declared himself a presidential candidate - and the pity of it all is it was forced on him. Think he felt just as I did - that his place was in the Senate. Don't say anything about this - We are now in this to stay until the finish...W.G. and I add loving regard to happy Christmas greetings... 3. Autograph Letter Signed in full on black-bordered mourning stationery, three pages, octavo, 13 October 1923. With envelope addressed in her hand to Baldinger at the White House and bearing a 2 cent President Harding postage stamp. ...I suggest you hold
all of my files until I come to Washington, which will be very soon now...See if you can sell my Loco, for really I ought to have a closed car. Please thank Mr. Rockwell for sending me the stamps - tell him I have used them long ago and a number of hundred since then...With my best to all my friends... Accompanied by several items related to Baldinger, including a printed invitation from the President of the Senate to attend memorial services for the Sons of Hawaii who perished as victims of submarine warfare waged by the German Empire, 22 April 1917, a black and white photograph, 6 x 8, of President and Mrs. Harding with Major Baldinger in Alaska, taken shortly before the President's death on August 2, 1923 and an Army Commendation Medal inscribed to Baldinger with presentation card from the Sec. of the Army. Overall very good condition. (400/600)
95. Hayes, Rutherford B. 1822-1893. 19th President of the U.S. Partly-printed Document Signed as President, one page, large oblong folio, Washington, 1 April 1878. Appointment of Jarvis Raitlett as Collector of Customs for the District of Little Egg Harbor in the State of New Jersey. Oval vignette of eagle with shield and Hayes name above. Countersigned by Secretary of Treasury John Sherman. Light age browning and some creases. (250/400)
TOURING THE SANDWICH ISLANDS ON HORSEBACK
96. [Hawaii]. Autograph Letter Signed by D. Goodwin, four pages, octavo, Providence, 5 September 1864. To Dear Ireland. Goodwin writes of the coming celebration of the 100th anniversary of Brown University to be held the following day. He also writes of getting a letter from a friend in San Francisco: ...in the spring he took a trip to the Sandwich Islands, where he travelled some 500 miles on horseback, admiring the beautiful tropical scenery and climbing the famous volcano. After a while he returned to California quite well and strong... Some uneven age toning, else very good. With cover. (200/300)
THE ADMINISTRATION FAVORS CUBA OVER HAWAII
97. [Hawaii]. Eben Faxon Bishop. 1863-1943. American business executive. Prominent in the sugar industry in Hawaii. Typed Letter Signed on his imprinted personal stationery, full page, quarto, Honolulu, 22 December 1934. To Cousin Adelaide. He writes of primarily family matters and news, also complaining of the government in Washington: have kept us on the anxious seat with their restrictions, regulations, and inhibitions. Its a pretty state of affairs when one part of our country is not permitted to market its products in some other part...Cuba seems to be the favored child of the administration to the detriment of Hawaii a Territory of the U.S... Fine. (150/250)
98. [Hawaii - Sandwich Islands 1847]. Autograph Letter written by Milo Calkin, one page, quarto, Marlboro House, Boston, 12 May 1847. He writes: ...I have just landed with my wife & daughter all well 128 days from the Sandwich Islands, and am roaming about at large, though it is supposed by some, that I am perfectly harmless, considering I have been in a semi savage country...I have to visit Washington City before I come home as I am the bearer of a private dispatch to the President of the United States from the U.S. Minister in the Pacific... Few mouse-eaten holes barely affecting text, else very good. (200/300)
99. [Hawaii]. Booklet Historical Sketch of the Missions of the American Board in the Sandwich Islands, Micronesia, and Marquesas. Boston: Published by the Board, 1880. Written by Rev. S.C. Bartlett. 41 pages, octavo, wrappers, unsigned, with one map. Stamp of New York State Library on from cover. Spine chipped, light age toning. (150/250)
REAL ESTATE HAS RISEN
TO A FABULOUS PRICE
100. [Hawaii]. Autograph Letter Signed by W.H. Blatchley to his brother, seven pages, octavo, Honolulu, 17 November 1898. Good letter from a young serviceman who writes of his trip to Honolulu on board ship and of the city: ...There are about 30,000 inhabitants...who, by the, are very intelligent and courteous people...I was on the grounds of the Royal Palace which is a magnificent structure of gray stone. Everywhere one sees an abundance of tropical foliage and the perfume of flowers is always in evidence...The people here have learned to ‘skin' a soldier and if we would allow them to do so they would charge us more for fruit than we have to pay at home. There is a boom in progress here now and all kinds of real estate has risen to a fabulous price... Very good, with cover bearing Hawaiian two cent stamp and circular Honolulu postmark. (150/250)
101. [Hawaiian Imprint]. Printed booklet Address on the Effects of Alcohol - Delivered Before the Hawaiian Total Abstinence Society by Hon. Luther Severance - May 25, 1852. Published by the Augusta, Maine newspaper. Printed by order of the society, Honolulu, 1852. Cover lacking, else very good. (100/150)
102. [Hawaiian Archive]. Large collection of letters, documents, checks, newspapers, etc. relating to U.S. District Attorney Jefferson McCarn of Honolulu, circa 1914. A fascinating archive, which, in the form of numerous letters from Hawaiians, Washington officials, and others, paints a vivid picture of the tumultuous political climate in the Territory of Hawaii at the time. Including information concerning a conspiracy on the part of the sporting element to discredit McCarn, involving some high profile prosecutions by packing juries. In particular, a case of adultery involving a public official and a young Hawaiian girl. Approximately 200 items. Several Hawaiian letterheads, printed checks from Honolulu, family photographs, Cablegrams to the Mainland, documents concerning American-Japanese relations, petitions and a letter inviting McCarn to a celebration of Kaiser Wilhelm II's birthday at the German Consulate. Condition generally very good. (800/1200)
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