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UNION HEROS ON HORSEBACK

85. [Civil War Lithograph - Union General]. General George Crook. Overall size 22 x 28. Chicago: Kurz & Allison - Art Studio, circa 1865. Full-length portrait on horseback, with battle scenes in background. Light age toning and staining. Some chipping and tears in blank margins. (250/400)

86. [Civil War Lithograph - Union General]. General James A. Garfield. Overall size 22 x 28. Chicago: Kurz & Allison - Art Studio, circa 1865. Full-length portrait on horseback, with battle scenes in background. Light age toning. Some chipping and tears, with several areas of paper loss in margins. With one long tear which affects leg of horse. (250/400)

87. [Civil War Lithograph - Union General]. General Winfield S. Hancock. Overall size 22 x 28. Chicago: Kurz & Allison - Art Studio, circa 1865. Full-length portrait on horseback, with battle scenes in background. Light age toning. (250/400)

88. [Civil War Lithograph - Union General]. General Joseph Hooker. Overall size 22 x 28. Chicago: Kurz & Allison - Art Studio, circa 1865. Full-length portrait on horseback, with battle scenes in background. Light age toning and soiling. Some chipping and several tears partially affecting image. Area of paper loss in lower left, previously rolled. (250/400)
89. [Civil War Lithograph - Union General]. General John A. Logan. Overall size 22 x 28. Chicago: Kurz & Allison - Art Studio, circa 1865. Full-length portrait on horseback, with battle scenes in background. Light age toning. Some chipping and tears in blank margins. (250/400)

90. [Civil War Lithograph - Union General]. General Geo. G. Meade. Overall size 22 x 28. Chicago: Kurz & Allison - Art Studio, circa 1865. Full-length portrait on horseback, with battle scenes in background. Light age toning. Some chipping and tears in blank margins, with one tear affecting image above Meade's head. (250/400)

91. [Civil War Lithograph - Union General]. General Peter J. Osterhaus. Overall size 22 x 28. Chicago: Kurz & Allison - Art Studio, circa 1865. Full-length portrait on horseback, with battle scenes in background. Light age toning. Some chipping and tears in blank margins. (250/400)

92. [Civil War Lithograph - Union General]. General Philip H. Sheridan. Overall size 22 x 28. Chicago: Kurz & Allison - Art Studio, circa 1865. Full-length portrait on horseback, with battle scenes in background. Light age toning. (250/400)

93. [Civil War Lithograph - Union General]. General Franz Sigel. Overall size 22 x 28. Chicago: Kurz & Allison - Art Studio, circa 1865. Full-length portrait on horseback, with battle scenes in background. Light age toning. Some chipping and tears in blank margins. (250/400)

94. [Civil War - Missouri 3rd Cavalry]. Major William Jackson. Extensive archive of letters, documents, cards, photographs, etc. covering most of his life, including many good war dated letters and some post war letters relating to his claims on the U.S. government for his property losses including a burned barn and a horse. The claim was eventually paid by Congress. In a 1906 letter from a Missouri attorney he is told that the government made no provisions to pay for the slaves which he bought during the war and enlisted in the Union army and his claim will be of no value. Fascinating collection of 100+ items, 1850s to 1910, in generally very good condition. (1000/1500)

95. [Civil War Portraits]. Lot of 36 engraved portraits of Union generals, circa 1860s to 1880s, each quarto in size, including: Philip Sheridan, W.T. Sherman, John Sedgwick, George Stoneman, Lew Wallace, George Thomas, Winfield Scott, etc., etc. A few duplications. Light age toning, else very good. (250/400)

96. [Civil War - Post-War Political Letter - 1865]. Autograph Letter Signed by a man named Richard, four pages, quarto, Chicago, 11 December 1865. Wonderful patriotic content letter to his father. In part: ...men who have attempted to commit murder, who have been arrested in the act, and thus pardoned cannot be said to have a due sense of benefits received, when they remember only the failure of their accursed design...the better class of Kentuckians have so far fell from their once high state...this lack of brains is confined to Copperheads and no one ever imagined a copper vessel to contain any brains better than calfs at best. As for the now defunct new school democratic party...lack of principles...causing a stink, anything so rotten before burial would certainly stink if the dirt were removed...WE have a large public debt on our hands now...we paid for the maintenance of this great republic...when we compare the money spent with the benefits purchased, have we no reason to rejoice?...what have we in return for the thousands of brave and noble men that have died, for the hearst that have been broken, for the tears of our widows...we have our country our free institutions...let England and France add that up in their mental arithmetic... Fine. (200/300)

97. [Civil War - 20th Iowa Reunion]. Excellent ornate gilt-stamped silk ribbon commemorating the fourth reunion of the 20th Iowa, Cedar Rapids, October 9, 10, 11, 1888. With a full-color diagonal American flag. Fine. (80/120)


REMARKABLE NAVY OFFICER'S ARCHIVE

98. [Civil War - Union Navy]. Horatio Loomis Wait. 1836-19. Union Lt. Commander, served under Dupont and Farragut in blockading Savannah, Pensacola and Mobile, and later on Admiral Dahlgren's flagship at the bombardment of Fort Sumter, participated in the seige and reoccupation of Charleston and the re-hoisting of the old flag on Fort Sumter by Robert Anderson. Extensive Wait family archive of letters, documents, photographs, paintings, genealogical materials, etc. Including eleven war dated Autograph Letters from Wait to his wife, 48 pages, quarto, 5 January 1863 to 9 March 1865, written on board the Flag Ship Philadelphia, several with good navy content and throughout he is continually coaxing her to be more explicit in her affections for him. Over 40 post-war dated Autograph Letters from his service in the Mediterranean, many with good content. Numerous original colored sketches of children and family scenes. Ten vintage sepia photographs of various iron-clad, steam and sailing ships, 3 x 4, to 8 x 10. Three detailed colored drawings of U.S. navy ships. Numerous photographs of various sizes of Wait and family members, many of him in uniform, including one full-length pose in dress uniform, sepia, 9 x 18. One original watercolor, 9.5 x 13, of the U.S.S. Constellation. One detailed original watercolor of two soldiers standing in front of a burned out church. Approximately sixteen photographs of Wait and other family members, in original ornate cases. Many related documents, photographs, clippings, cards, etc. All in very good to fine condition. A good collection of particularly high quality and diversity. (3000/5000)

99. Clark, Mark W. 1896-1984. American General. Typed Letter Signed as Commander in Chief of United Nations forces in Korea on imprinted Headquarters Far East Command and United Nations Command stationery, one page, quarto, 20 August 1953. To Robert Gros regretting that they could not meet in San Francisco or in the Far East. Fine. (150/250)

100. Clinton, DeWitt. 1769-1828. Governor of New York, promoted the Erie Canal, ran for president against Madison. Partly-printed Document Signed, one page, oblong quarto, New York, 11 February 1811. Pay warrant for $300 to Joseph Houston signed by Clinton as Mayor. Fine condition. Framed with engraved portrait. (200/300)

101. Cobb, Irwin S. 1876-1944. American writer. Lot of three items. 1. Autograph Manuscript unsigned two separate pages, quarto, no date. Partial script for a play, this part describing a character called Cap'n. Joe Fowler. Some wrinkles and age toning. 2. Photographic reproduction of a charcoal portrait of Cobb, 8 x 10, inscribed to Robert Gros and signed in full. 3. Black and white photographic reproduction of a caricature of Cobb, 8 x 10, inscribed to Gros and signed in full. (250/400)
COLERIDGE BORROWS BOOKS

102. Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. 1772-1834. English poet and critic. Autograph Letter Signed Mr. Coleridge in text, third person, one page, octavo, 27 December 1818, to Mr.. Lackington, Esq., Highgate. He writes: Mr. Coleridge presents his respectful compliments to Mr. Lackington and encouraged by his former kindness takes the liberty of requesting the loan (for a short period, during his lectures, not exceeding a fortnight) of any editions of Diogenes Lacutus, Sextus Empiricus, and Aristotle. If Mr. C. does not return them within the time assigned he will purchase them - but if it be practicable, he would be happy to have them by tomorrow night... Fine condition, with integral address-lead addressed in his hand. (800/1200)

103. [Columbus, Christopher]. Lot of 30 vintage engraved and printed portraits, scenes, etc. relating to Columbus and his voyages, octavo and quarto in size, circa 1860 to early 20th century. Many scarce images. Overall fine condition. (100/150)

104. Collins, Wilkie. British author. Autograph Letter Signed in full, one page, octavo, London, 16 February 1878. To Mrs. Lansing Thurber: I contribute with pleasure to your collection of autographs... Fine. (500/600)

105. Coolidge, Calvin. 1872-1933. 30th President of the United States. Exceedingly rare Typed Document Signed, one page, quarto, Plymouth, New Hampshire, 3 August 1923. Typed heading Copy at top, followed by the signed statement of John C. Coolidge, Calvin's father, as Notary Public which reads: At Plymouth, in said county, on the 3rd day of August, A.D. 1923, at two o'clock and forty seven minutes A.M., then appeared Calvin Coolidge, Vice President of the United States of America, and took and subscribed the following oath of office: I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability. preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. - Before me - John C. Coolidge - Notary Public - My commission expires February 10th, A.D., 1925. John Coolidge's embossed Notary seal appears distinctly in lower left margin, beneath which again appears the presidential oath of office signed in full by Calvin Coolidge: I, Calvin Coolidge, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability. preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. - Calvin Coolidge. Small area of paper loss in upper right blank margin, otherwise in fine condition. (30,000/50,000)

106. Cooper, Gary. American actor. Typed (carbon) Document Signed in full, fourteen pages, quarto, 3 July 1952. Legal agreement between Cooper and Aspen Pictures regarding the filming of James Michener's Return to Paradise. Two file holes in top blank margins, else fine. This is the first Michener work to be filmed. (400/500)

107. Crawford, Joan. American actress. Typed Document Signed in full, two separate pages, quarto, Beverly Hills, 29 March 1967. An amendment to the contract with Arena Productions for her appearance on an episode of the television series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Two file holes in upper blank margin, else in fine condition. (100/150)

108. [Dance and Choreography]. Mary Wigman. 1886-1973. German dancer, choreographer and teacher. Regarded as the founder of modern dance in Europe. The Nazis considered her form of dance as un-German and she was forced to leave her school. Vintage sepia full-length photograph, dance pose, taken by Herbert Wahsen, Dresden, 4 x 5.75, signed in full in light lower left area. Minor mounting traces on verso, else fine. (300/500)

109. Darrow, Clarence. 1857-1938. American lawyer. Typed Letter Signed in full on imprinted personal stationery, one page, quarto, Chicago, 25 October 1934. Flattering letter of recommendation for Robert Gros, in part: ...Mr. Gros is a young man of high attainments, fine natural ability, and, I believe, has an aptitude for political and social activities... Typing and signature are in lavender ink. Fine. (1000/1500)

110. Darrow, Clarence. Farmington. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932. Inscribed on front free endpaper: To my young friend Robert R. Gros - I send this story of a more or less glorified childhood which I enjoyed more in living than in writing; which I send hoping that he receives a chance to cut work for pleasure - that he will always take that chance. With the good wishes of Clarence Darrow - Chicago Dec. 13th 1932. Light age toning and minor wear. With original dustjacket, soiled and chipped along edges. (600/900)

111. Darrow, Clarence. Black and white photograph, full-length shot of Darrow walking on a sidewalk, facing the camera, smiling, 7 x 9, signed in lower right: Clarence Darrow - To Robert Gros. Very good condition. (1000/1500)

112. Debs, Eugene. 1855-1926. American political and labor leader. Typed Letter Signed in full on imprinted personal stationery, one page, quarto, Terre Haute, Indiana, 14 November 1908. To Mr. Robin Dunbar. I have read your article in both the Chicago Socialist and the International Socialist Review and want to express to you this simple word of thanks. Your articles are both wonderful, evincing keen insight and peculiar analytical power... Some light age toning. (200/300)

113. DeMille, Agnes. 1905-1993. American dancer and choreographer. Choreographed Oklahoma, Brigadoon, etc. Typed Letter Signed on imprinted personal stationery, one page, quarto, 16 December 1958, to Joseph Levine congratulating him on his new position in Omaha. Fine. (150/250)

114. Dewey, Thomas. Republican presidential candidate, defeated by Truman. Lot of two items. 1. Journey To The Far Pacific. Garden City, New York: Country Life Press, 1952. First edition. Inscribed on half-title page: To Robert Richard Gros - with the warm regards of his friend, Thomas Dewey - Jan. 31, 1953. Minor wear. 2. Typed Letter Signed as Governor of New York on gilt-embossed Executive Chamber stationery, Albany, 12 January 1953. To Robert Gros writing that he is pleased to sign the copy of Journey to the Far East. Fine. (100/150)

115. Dewey, Thomas. Black and white photograph, oblong 8 x 10, of Dewey with Robert Gros at Republican National Convention, inscribed to Gros and signed by Dewey in lower right. Minor wear. (100/150)

116. Douglass, Frederick. 1817?-1895. American abolitionist, author and lecturer. Partly-printed Document Signed Fredk. Douglass, as Recorder of Deeds, Washington, D.C., one page, octavo, 20 April 1883. Transfer of property owned by Susan J. Pitcher. Light age toning, else very good. (250/400)



117. Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1859-1930. British physician, novelist and detective-story writer. Autograph Letter Signed A. Conan Doyle on imprinted 15, Buckingham Palace Mansions, S.W.1 stationery, one page, oblong octavo, no date. Brief letter to Miss Shackleton: Your only chance would be tomorrow (Thursday) or some time Friday... Laid down to a larger page. (400/600)

118. Doyle, Arthur Conan. Autograph Letter Signed A.C.D. on imprinted Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere stationery, one page, octavo, no date. To Mrs. Payn (probably the widow of James Payn, editor of Cornhill Magazine): We shall expect you tomorrow (Tuesday) by the 11.25 from Waterloo and shall meet you at Haslemere station at 12.56. Delighted to see Neville whenever he can come... Small scratch in blank left margin, else very good. (400/600)

119. [Dueling - 1827]. Autograph Letter by Robert Layden, three pages, quarto, Washington, 24 February 1827. To E.S. Hayes in New York: ...I think there will be a duel in the course of two or three days between McDuffie & Gen. Metcalfe of Kentucky both members of the House. You will see the letters that have been passed between them no doubt in the papers of the day - Metcalfe & indeed it may be said of the western members generally will not flinch 0 they say little about fighting - but are always ready when invited. The Southerners on this point are ambulatory and blustering p they'd rather talk large things than do them... Light age toning. With circular Wash. City postmark on integral address-leaf. (200/300)

120. Dulles, John Foster. 1888-1959. American Secretary of State under Eisenhower. His threats of massive retaliation against the Soviet Union inspired the

slogan better dead than red. Lot of three items. 1. Black and white, matte finish head and shoulders portrait photograph, 9 x 12, inscribed and signed in full in lower wide white margin, 1954. 2. Typed Letter Signed in full on imprinted personal stationery, one page, octavo, New York, 2 June 1952. To Bob Gros about sending copies of his speeches. 3. Typed Letter Signed in full on imprinted legal stationery, one page, oblong quarto, New York, 9 January 1947. About a meeting. Fine. (150/250)

121. Durocher, Leo. 1906-1991. American baseball player and manager: coined the phrase Nice guys finish last. Lot of two items. 1. Autograph Letter Signed Leo Durocher on blindstamped personal stationery, one page, quarto, no date, to Hollywood shirtmaker Nat Wise complimenting him on some custom made shirts. Fine. 2. Letter Signed Leo on imprinted personal stationery, one page, octavo, 25 February 1981. To Nat Wise: ...I knew you were good, but I didn't know you were a genius! Fine. (100/150)

122. (Eastman, George) Photography pioneer. Ackerman, Carl W. Geoge Eastman. Intro. by Edwin R.A. Seligman. Inscribed & signed by Eastman in pencil on front free endpaper. Cloth, jacket. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1930. First Edition. Jacket with some wear & tape repairs, else very good, with large pencil inscription. (400/600)

123. Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. Theoretical physicist. Small ink signature A. Einstein - 1928 on 1 x 3.5 slip of white paper. Expertly matted with a black and white portrait photograph. Fine condition. (800/1200)

124. Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969. 34th President of the U.S. Typed Letter Signed in full as President on imprinted White House stationery, one page, quarto, Washington, 2 May 1960. To Robert Gros, Vice President Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco. Dear Bob...I am gratified...that you find America's ‘image' at a high point overseas...The important thing is, of course, that we not allow, ever, distortion to color the impressions of peoples in other parts of the world: as you and I both know the majority of Americans are warmhearted, friendly and generous individuals who want, really want, to do whatever they possibly can to help the people of the less-developed countries. I am grateful for your good wishes for success at the Paris meeting... Mounted to matte board. (300/500)

125. Eisenhower, Dwight D. Typed Letter Signed in full as President on imprinted White House stationery, one page, quarto, Washington, 31 May 1960. Ike sends thanks for Bob Gros' praise on his Report to the Nation and the meeting in Paris, writing: ...I know that in your appearances...you will be...an effective voice on the side of calmness and reason... Light age toning and mounting traces on verso. (400/600)

126. Eisenhower, Dwight D. Extraordinary large black and white head and shoulders portrait photograph as President, 10.5 x 13.5 on 16 x 20 mount. inscribed and signed For Bob Gros - with best wishes and personal regards - from Dwight D. Eisenhower in lower wide white margin. Very good condition. In wood frame. (1000/1500)


WRITTEN ON HIS
LAST FULL DAY AS PRESIDENT

127. Eisenhower, Dwight D. Typed Letter Signed in full as President on imprinted White House stationery, one page, quarto, Washington, 19 January 1961. In the closing hours of his administration, Eisenhower writes to Bob Gros to thank him for his devotion and help and writes: ...that a number of highly important tasks were successfully completed in an earlier period of this Administration that have not always received the attention they should have. A good example is the work you undertook in reorganizing the American Council on NATO in 1956...it is just such example that help me leave office with unshaken confidence in the nation's future... JFK was sworn in on January 20, 1961. Mounted to matte board. (300/500)

128. Eisenhower, Dwight D. Black and white three-quarter length portrait photograph, 8 x 10, signed in full in lower wide blank margin. Few surface creases near his left arm and the last part of his signature hower slightly rubbed, else very good. (300/500)

129. Eisenhower, Dwight D. Black and white, matte finish photograph of Ike with Robert Gros standing together in the White House, oblong10.5 x 12, Inscribed and signed in full by Eisenhower in lower wide white margin. Few creases and defects in blank margins, not affecting image or writing, few mounting traces on verso. (300/500)

130. Eisenhower, Dwight D. Never Give In! - The Challenging Words of Winston Churchill. Kansas City: Hallmark Cards, Inc., 1967. With introductory essay by Eisenhower. Pictorial cover, 52 pages, octavo, numerous illustrations. Inscribed by Eisenhower on blank page opposite his essay: To Bob Gros, The title of this book, taken from one of Winston Churchill's admonitions is a phrase that I wish could be read, absorbed and heeded by every youngster in America. With best wishes and warm regard to you. Dwight Eisenhower - March, 1968. Fine condition. (800/1200)




131. Eisenhower, Dwight D. Black and white photograph, image oblong 8 x 10, overall 10.5 x 12, of President Eisenhower with Robert Gros in the White House, inscribed in lower wide white margin: For Robert R. Gros - with best wishes and warm regards, Dwight Eisenhower. Mounted to matte board. Fine condition. (300/500)

[Eisenhower] - See Lot 337

132. Eisenhower, Mamie. First Lady. Autograph Letter Signed Mamie E. on her personal imprinted stationery, one page, small octavo, Gettysburg, 6 July 1970. To actress Rosiland Russell saying hello and asking if she is feeling better. With envelope addressed in Mamie's hand. Fine. (100/150)

133. [Entertainers]. Lot of five items. 1. Jack Benny. Vintage sepia portrait photograph, 8 x 10, inscribed to Bob Gros and signed in full in light area. 2. Unused Western Union telegram form signed by Jack Benny, Rochester, Mary Livingstone ,etc. 3. Maurice Chevalier, black and white photograph of him with Mrs, Gros, 8 x 10, inscribed and signed in lower white margin, 1964. Mounted. 4. Maurice Chevalier. Printed sheet music for One Hour With You, six pages, quarto, inscribed and signed on front cover next to his image. 5. Nelson Eddy. Vintage sepia portrait photograph, 8 x 10, inscribed and signed in full. Fine condition. (250/400)

134. Fields, W.C. 1879-1946. American comedian. Typed Letter Signed Bill Fields on his signature blue and white letterhead, one page, quarto, 21 December 1939. To his physician Dr. Stephen Smith at Las Encinas Sanitarium, Pasadena, California. In full: A Merry Xmas and A Happy New Year and thanks and appreciation for all your kindness. Small brown stain in blank area above writing, usual folds, else fine. (500/700)
135. Ford, Gerald. A Time to Heal. New York: Harper and Row, 1979. Inscribed by Ford on half-title page: To my friend, Robert R. Gros, in appreciation of his support and with warmest best wishes. Gerald R. Ford - 8/14/79. Very good condition, with dustjacket. (100/150)

136. Ford, Gerald. Lot of three items. 1. Full-color printed campaign poster, 15 x 24, with a large profile photograph of Ford with his arm around the First Lady, Betty Ford and the words He's making us proud again at the top. Signed Jerry Ford in the lower wide white margin. Produced by The President Ford Committee, James A. Baker III, Chairman. Several horizontal creases from folding, with some loss of color along creases. Framed in gold aluminum frame. 2. A Time to Heal. New York: Harper and Row, 1979. First edition. Ford's signed presidential bookplate is neatly affixed on front free endpaper. Very good, with dustjacket. 3. Color head and shoulders portrait photograph as President, 8 x 10, signed in full in lower wide margin of photographer's mount. Inscribed to Dr. Brody in calligraphic hand. Slightly faded. (300/500)

137. Galbraith, Kenneth. His book The Affluent Society. Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1978. Limited Edition (no. not stated). Signed to a front flyleaf. Fine. (80/120)

138. Galsworthy, John. 1867-1933. English novelist. Autograph Letter Signed in full on imprinted stationery, one page, quarto, Adelphi Terrace House, 6 September 1913. He writes that he will be most happy to review Mr. Dunbar's play. Fine, with a large signature. (150/250)

139. Gandhi, Indira. 1917-1984. Prime Minister of India. Only child of Jawaharlal Nehru. Assassinated. Informal color photograph of Gandhi with Robert Gros with a large map of India in background, oblong 5 x 7 on 8 x 10 mount. Signed in full and dated 1980 by Gandhi in lower margin of mount. Very good. (300/500)

140. [Garfield, James A.]. Henry Garfield, son of the President. Autograph Letter Signed in full three pages, octavo, Washington, 18 May 1881. To Mrs. Stoughton: My mother's illness has made it impossible for her to see any letters or even her friends who may call, but your kindness is fully appreciated by my father and the family...The President sends his regards and thanks to yourself and husband... With sepia cabinet photograph of Henry Garfield. Just six weeks after this letter was written President Garfield would be assassinated by Charles Guiteau in the Baltimore and Potomac railroad station in Washington, July 2, 1881. (200/300)

141. [Garfield, James A.]. Lot of two vintage sepia photographs of the exterior and interior of the Garfield Memorial, Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, each 6.5 x 8.5, on thick, gilt-edged mounts, circa 1880s. Nice view of the tower designed by George Keller and of the sculpture of Garfield by Alexander Doyle. Very good. (150/250)

142. Gershwin, Ira. American lyricist. Typed Letter Signed, two pages, quarto, Culver City, 8 May 1941. To MGM/Loew's giving his consent to the use of his name in a song entitled How About You written by Ralph Freed and Burton Lane, to be used in the motion picture Babes on Broadway. Full lyrics and terms are listed in detail. Two file holes in upper blank margin with some file stamps, else very good. (250/350)

143. Getty, J. Paul. 1892-1976. American tycoon. Partly-printed Document Signed J. Paul Getty, one page, oblong octavo, Los Angeles, 15 February 1945. His personal imprinted bank check payable to W.P. Fuller & Company for $23.16. Light cancellation stamp touching part of signature, else fine. (150/250)

144. [Golf]. Robert C. Gardner. American amateur golf champion, 1909 and 1915. Scarce sepia full-length pose in golf attire, 4 x 6.5, inscribed in light area: To Frank C. McLouis with best wishes, Robert C. Gardner. Fine. In dark wood frame. (200/300)

145. Grey, Zane. 1875-1939. American novelist. Partly-printed Document Signed in full twice and partially completed in his hand, in purple ink, one page, oblong quarto, [Tahiti?], 15 April 1934. Voucher for payment of wages and expenses to Peter Williams in the amount of $528.00. Fine condition. (200/300)

146. Halifax, 1st Earl of. Edward F.L. Wood. 1881-1959. British political leader and diplomat. Befriended Mohandas Gandhi. Served in Churchill's War Cabinet and as Ambassador to the United States (1941-46) a delicate diplomatic post at the time. Lot of two items. 1. Matte finish sepia, head and shoulders portrait photograph, 8 x 10, inscribed: To Mr. Robert R. Gros - Halifax - December 1941. Good contrast. Excellent condition. 2. Lower portion of Typed Letter Signed Halifax consisting of last five lines of the letter and signature, no date. Fine. (100/150)

147. Halsey, William F. American Admiral. Black and white photograph, 8 x 10, of Halsey standing with Robert Gros and another uniformed officer in front of a large aircraft, inscribed in light area: To Robt. R. Gros - It was a pleasure to meet you - W.F. Halsey - Admiral - U.S. Navy. Some creases, else very good. (100/150)
148. Hammarskjold, Dag. 1905-1961. Swedish diplomat. Second United Nations Secretary-General. Died in air crash during efforts to end the Congo Crisis. Black and white, head and shoulders portrait, 8 x 10, inscribed in light area of lower right: To Bob Gros with renewed thanks for your splendid service for the United Nations, June 20-26, 1955 - Best wishes and sincere regards, Dag Hammarskjold. Fine. (400/600)


ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIR

149. [Harding, Warren G.]. Nan Britton. Mistress of Warren Harding. The President's Daughter. New York: Elizabeth Ann Guild, 1927. Revealing the Love-Secret of President Harding. Inscribed and signed on front free endpaper: Inscribed for Mr. J.M. Dewolfe with the best wishes of the author. Sincerely, Nan Britton - September 1927. Very good, with dustjacket. Accompanied by a brief Autograph Note Signed W.G.H. by Harding on the face of a color-printed postcard of the entrance to Krug Park, St. Joseph, Mo.: Mrs. Wheatly of Joplin wants to be remembered to you. Soiled and worn. Two items. (300/500)

150. Harris, Joel Chandler. 1848-1908. American writer. Full signature Faithfully yours - Joel Chandler Harris on 3 x 4 white card. Fine. Expertly matted with sepia printed portrait from The Mentor. (250/400)

151. Hart, William S. American cowboy actor. My Life East & West. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1929. First edition. Color frontis. Signed in full on front free endpaper. Some wear to spine. (150/250)


SIGNED BY HAWAIIAN ROYALTY

152. [Hawaii] - Liliuokalani, Lydia. Last Queen of Hawaii. Her book Hawaii's Story, by Hawaii's Queen. Signed by her on front flyleaf (which is detached) "Liliuokalani of Hawaii, Aloha oe." With sheet signed by King Kalakaua and Queen Kapiolani, stationery with crown, dated Honolulu, Iolani Hale, February 11, 1890, Hawaiian Islands, tipped in. Original albumen photograph of Kapiolani, with the card mount split so only portion remains, laid in. Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1899. Formerly rebound with original cover cloth at front & rear, but later covers are gone, the spine is perished, flyleaves & endpapers detached, other wear. Still, with a rare trio of signatures of Hawaiian royalty. (700/1000)

153. [Hawaii - Liliuokalani]. William C. Hodges. The Passing of Liliuokalani. Honolulu: Honolulu Star Bulletin, 1918. First edition. A brief historical interpretation of the life of Liliuokalani of Hawaii, with illustrations from photographs. Color frontis. 71 pages, octavo. Unsigned. Light wear and age toning of cover. (100/150)

154. [Hawaii - Sailor's Letter 1849]. Autograph Letter, one page, folio, Ship Panama at Lahaina, 3 October 1849. Asking his father to care for his home and to pay debts: ...I can't tell what time I shall get home tho not over two years tho in hopes to get something before that time to pay my debts in my life. Should be spared so long, tho if my life should not be spared so long I am willing to go... Small hole at center, usual folds. (150/250)

155. [Hawaii Correspondence]. L. Winifred Simpson. Opera singer in Hawaii. Large group of approximately 75 Autograph Letters written to Miss Simpson from various friends and relatives, mostly from Hawaii, 1912-1913, with original postmarked envelopes. Many of the letters with very good content, particularly concerning Hawaiian social life and gossip on local people. Worth of further study. Overall very good condition. (700/900)

156. [Hawaii - Don Blanding]. Hula Moons. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1931. Third printing. Inscribed and signed by Blanding on front free endpaper and heavily annotated by him throughout. With numerous photographs affixed to pages throughout the book. Excellent woodblock illustrations. Good condition. With pictorial dustjacket, chipped and worn. (150/250)

157. [Hawaiian Newspaper]. Hawaii Holomua Progress, Volume II, Number 12, Monday, 15 January 1894. four pages, large folio, Pledged to Support the Rights and Priviledges of the Hawaiian People. Contains news of the day and many interesting advertisements. Folded, with some breaks, light age toning. (150/250)

158. [Hawaii Territory - 64th Coast Artillery - Fort Shafter - 1926]. Group of thirteen Autograph Letters written by a young military man to his wife in Virginia, 54 pages total, 1926-27. Interesting content on the voyage from San Francisco, daily life in Hawaii and his bigoted view of the inhabitants: ...Honestly - California and Florida with their flowers and trees are drab and colorless to this place. But it is not truly a white man's country and I'd never want to live here permanently. The tragedy of racial mixtures is always before you and is infinitely sad... Very good condition, with original covers. (150/250)




159. Hearst, William Randolph, Jr. Editor in Chief of Hearst Newspapers. Son of the famous publisher. Lot of eight items. 1. Group of five Typed Letters Signed Bill, one secretarial, on imprinted Hearst Newspapers stationery, New York, 1973. All to Bob Gros, mentioning San Simeon, personal matters etc. 2. Black and white photograph with Gros, 8 x 10, inscribed and signed. 3. Letters, one each from Patricia Campbell Hearst and Austine Hearst, each one page, on personal matters. 4. Printed booklet entitled The Way It Was - Recollections of U.S. Senator George Hearst, 40 pages, octavo, wrappers, unsigned. Fine condition. (100/150)

160. [Heddon Fishing Tournament - 1927]. Silver flask, 5 x 8 x 1, with initials M.T. and Heddon Tournament - Oct. 1, 1927 - 1st Place - Onata Lake, Mass. etched on face, with a detailed etched figure of a Northern Pike. Very good condition. (400/600)

161. Heifetz, Jascha. Russian-born American violinist. Vintage black and white, head and shoulders portrait photograph, 8 x 9.5, inscribed: To Bob Gros - with all good wishes - Jascha Heifetz 1937. Good contrast. Blank top and bottom margins neatly trimmed, else very good. (300/500)

162. (Hollywood Scripts) Collection of 23 photoduplications of printed movie scripts, each with original signature by prominent figure from the production, including: Shirley MacLaine & Jack Lemmon - The Apartment, Jerry Maren - The Wizard of Oz, Veronica Cartwright - The Birds, Collin Wilcox Paxton - To Kill A Mockingbird, Eddie Albert & Shirley Jones - Oklahoma, Pat Boone - State Fair, Karolyn Grimes - It's A Wonderful Life, Jack Wild - Oliver!, Red Buttons - The Poseidon Adventure, Richard Jenkins - The Witches of Eastwick, Dom DeLuise - Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, George Plimpton - Nixon, Bernard Fox & Robert Ballard- Titanic, etc., etc. Each script is in fine condition and signed on the front cover, wrappers. (300/500)

163. (Hollywood Scripts) Collection of 36 photoduplications of printed television scripts, each with signature by prominent figure from the production, including: Susan Tolsky - Here Comes The Bride, Lee Majors - The Big Valley, Betty Garrett - All In The Family, Carel Stuychen - The Addams Family, Erin Murphy - Bewitched, Conrad Bain - Maude, Gavin MacLeod - The Love Boat, Marion Ross - Happy Days, Ed Begley, Jr. - St. Elsewhere, Vicki Lawrence - Mama's Family, Nancy Dussault - Too Close For Comfort, Julie Parish - Beverly Hills, 90210, etc., etc. Each script is in fine condition and signed on the front cover, wrappers. (300/500)

164. Herbert, Hoover. His book The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of Adventure, 1874-1920. Inscribed & signed by Hoover on front free endpaer; with T.L.s. from his secretary transmitting the signed book. New York: Macmillan, 1951. First edition. Cloth, jacket. Very good with some creasing & wear to jacket. (100/150)

165. Hoover, Herbert. Hoover After Dinner - Addresses Delivered by Herbert Hoover Before the Gridiron Club of Washington, D.C. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. First edition. Inscribed To Bob Gros - With kind regards of Herbert Hoover on front free endpaper. Gilt-stamped spine. Minor wear, light age toning. Scarce. (500/700)

166. Hoover, Herbert. Fishing for Fun - And to Wash Your Soul. New York: Randon House, 1963. First edition. Inscribed by Hoover on the half-title page: The good wishes of Herbert Hoover. Fine. (250/400)

167. Hoover, Herbert. Memoirs - Years of Adventure - 1874-1920. New York: MacMillan Company, 1951. First printing. Inscribed on front free endpaper: The good wishes of Herbert Hoover to Robert R. Gros. Partial separation of cover, some wear and sunning of spine, lacking dustjacket. (100/150)

168. Hoover, Herbert. The Challenge to Liberty. New York: Scribners, 1934. First edition. Inscribed on front free endpaper: To Robert Gros with the good wishes of Herbert Hoover. Gros has also signed below Hoover's inscription, adding: Stanford, 1935. Very good. (150/250)

169. Hoover, Herbert. Black and white photograph, oblong 8 x 10, of Hoover seated at a dining table at Stanford University with Robert Gros, inscribed in light area of the table: To Robert gros, with the fond regards of Herbert Hoover. Circa 1930's. Mounted on matte board, very good. (200/300)

170. Houdini, Harry. American magician and escape artist. Ornate partly-printed Document Signed Harry Houdini, one page, oblong quarto, 13 July 1921. Certificate for 25 Shares in the Houdini Picture Corporation. Attractive stock certificate with ornate borders and an eagle vignette at top. Houdini's signature is slightly light. Excellent condition. Scarce document from Houdini'd brief and unsuccessful venture into the motion picture business. (2500/4000)


171. Houston, Sam. 1793-1863. American soldier and Texas political leader. Excellent signature yours truly - Sam Houston cut from letter, 1.5 x 3.5. Expertly matted with a color reproduction portrait. Fine condition. (600/900)

172. Howells, W.D. My Mark Twain. New York: harper & Brothers, 1910. First edition, first state of portrait. Small printed label of W.B. Clarke Co. Booksellers, Boston on front free endpaper. With signature Very truly yours - W.D. Howells affixed to half-title page. Very good. (250/400)

173. Hughes, Charles Evans. 1862-1948. Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court. Vintage sepia, matte finish, head and shoulders judicial portrait photograph by Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C., 4.5 x 6.5, on 7.25 x 10.25 mount, inscribed in wide lower blank margin: To Mr. Robert Gros, with cordial regards, Charles E. Hughes - October 24, 1939. Fine. (300/500)

174. Hughes, Langston. 1902-1967. American novelist, poet and playwright. Typed (carbon) Document Signed in full in green ink, one page, quarto, New York, 19 July 1961. Hughes terminates an agreement dated March 27, 1958 with MGM. Also signed by Arnold Maxin for the MGM Records Division. Two file holes in top blank margin and small red file stamp in upper right, else very good. (400/600)

175. Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885. French man of letters. Autograph Note Signed Victor Hugo, one page, octavo, January 24 1864, on pale blue paper, in French, untranslated. Expertly matted with a striking vintage gravure. Fine condition. (400/600)

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George Armstrong Custer
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Lots 85. CIVIL through 175. HUGO
Lots 176. HULL through 263. POLITICAL
Lots 264. POLITICAL through 347. TAYLOR

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