SCIENTISTS - INVENTORS

(Hoover, Herbert) - Item #2256

US President. TLS, oblong 8vo, October 7, 1922, his letterhead, "...much pleasure if you and Mrs. Shaw could dine with us on the evening...hoping you will be free to come to us on that evening." Lou Henry Hoover, the President's wife, signed her husband's name. Fine. Price: $135.00

(Senators) - Item #2429

U. S. Senators. Set of four TLSs, 4to, 1p each, signed by Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. of NC, (1969), Stuart Symington of Missouri, (1964), Clifford P. Case of New Jersey, (1974), and John V. Tunney of California, (1975); acknowledging briefly requests from acquaintances. Fine. Price: $46.00

(Supreme Court) - Item #2435

Chief Justice Roger B. Taney. ADS (4 times); 1 very full page; folio, (1808?), a pleading regarding a suit brought against Thomas Beale Owings, yeoman, by Rinaldo Johnson. Claims that Owings "took certain negroes by the name of Job, Richard, Annaley and her increase, and Hester and her increase, the proper negroes of the said Rinaldo and then unjustly detained against surities and pledges...by R. B. Taney, his attorney, complained that the said Thomas on the first day of June in the year eighteen hundred and six took the said negroes...whereupon the said Rinaldo saith he is injured and has damage to the value of three thousand pounds, current money..." Signed by Taney at conclusion and in text and twice in dockets on verso. Irregular edge wear touching a few words. Dark, sharp ink and signature. Price: $725.00

(Watergate) - Item #2236

Peter Rodino, Chairman of Watergate committee. FDCS, cachet of Uncle Sam -"REGISTER AND VOTE"; five cent stamp, also honoring the right to "Register and Vote"; postal cancellation date, Aug. 1, 1964; beneath a typed quote "...let us now proceed with such care and decency and thoroughness and honor that the vast majority of the American people and their children after them will say: 'This was the right course. There was no other way.'" Attractive. Price: $35.00

Abel, Walter - Item #2221

Labor leader. PS, 10x8, bust portrait, inscribed. Price: $19.00

Aleixandre, Vicente - Item #2410

Nobel Prize winner of Literature in 1977. Full signature on small notecard. Price: $18.00

Ali, Mohammed - Item #2417

Olympic Gold Medal winner (1960) in light-heavy weight competition, and in 1978 became the 1st heavy-weight ever to hold the title 3 times. Presented with a replacement Gold Medal in the 1996 Centential Olympics in Atlanta. He threw his original Gold Medal in the Ohio River after a fight with another man. PS, 10x8, of his profi face, talking on the phone. Inscribed, signed, and dated (3-28-88), on lower segment of his face. Price: $195.00

Anthony, Susan B. - Item #2464

Leader of the Woman's Suffrage Movement. ALS, 1p, 8vo, "National-American Woman Suffrage Association" letterhead, Feb. 13, 1891, Rochester, NY; to the Riggs House, Washington, DC. "Perfect equality of rights for women -civil and political - i civil and political - is the demand of yours truly." Bold signature. Price: $650.00

Austral, Florence - Item #1330

Concert and opera singer. Signature. Price: $13.00

Barr, Joseph - Item #2214

Treasurer of the U.S. FDCS, cachet honoring Albert Gallatin (Secretary of the Treasury). Postal cancellation Jan. 30, 1967, Gallatin, MO; four 1 1/4 cents stamps honoring Galllatin. Boldly signed. Price: $21.00

Bernhardt, Sarah - Item #2223

Vintage entertainer. ALS, 12mo, 2 of 4pp, coat-of-arms embossed at top, 1887, "...You said I had his (?)....regrets...with gratitude..." Signed in full adding date. The ink throughout is very light and difficult to read. Price: $180.00

Bernstein, Leonard - Item #2457

Composer. Distinquished bust portrait PS, 5 x 3 1/2, his profile. Boldly signed on lower margin. Price: $75.00

Bradlaugh, Charles - Item #2210

British social and political reformer; prosecuted with his associate, Annie Besant. ALS, 2pp, 8vo, Feb. 9, 1880, his own letterhead, to Dr. Chapman, "...You will be glad to know that our Land Conference to-morrow promises to be an enormous success, & without being too sanguine, I think I may assure you that there will be great difficulty in keeping me out of Parliament...I will give your message to Mrs. Besant who is working fearfully here." Boldly signed. Price: $62.00

Buthelezr, M. G. - Item #2411

Chief Minister of Finance of Kwazulu - South Africa. Signature on card, 3 x 5. Price: $17.00

Clark, Septima - Item #2436

Helped Martin Luther King, Jr. in the early stages of the civil rights movement. Signed on index card. Bold, shaky signature, in blue ink. Price: $19.00

Coolidge, Calvin - Item #2277

30th President. DS, as President, 1p, 19 x 23 inches, April 2, 1924, appointing Alfred Pearson as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to Poland. Counter signed by Charles E. Hughes as Secretary of State (later Chief Justice). fine with intact seal. Price: $666.00

Dixey, Henry E. - Item #2222

Vintage entertainer. AQS, on small card, "Make some one smile every day of your life." Signed in full adding the date "Dec. 29th /06" A slight ink smudge over the first letter in the date, otherwise fine. Price: $34.00

Dixon, Thomas - Item #2215

Author of A Birth of a Nation and a Baptist preacher. TLS, 4to, 1p, his own letterhead; June 2, 36, to a N.C. judge to whom he proposes to nominate at the upcoming Republican Convention; I enclose a suitable announcement...be given out at the same time to all three of the big news agencies. If one of them is favored in time the others will not handle it..." Signed his initials. Price: $48.00

Dos Passos, John - Item #1631

Author. Signature on a colorful coat-arms for Christchurch School, 12mo. Attractive. Price: $28.00

Dreiser, Theodore - Item #2216

Writer. ALS, 1p, 8vo, Los Angeles, Dec. 4, 1919, to Mr. Clark, "I am writing Mr. MacDermott as per your suggestion. Thank you very much." Fine. Price: $273.00

Dubinsky, David - Item #2219

Labor leader. Signed card as Pres. of ILGWU (Intern, Ladies' Garmet Workers' Union), adding "NY. Aug. 26th 1957". Price: $18.00

Ellsworth, Oliver - Item #2246

(Revolutionary War Medicine). Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; served on the "Committee of Four" called "The Pay Table" during the Revolutionary War. DS, 1p, oblong 8vo, Hartford, September 17, 1777; an order to "Pay Doctor Levi Tues Thirty Eight Pounds, Eight Shillings and Two pence, and charge the State." Boldly signed, "O. Ellsworth". Price: $195.00

Ervin, Sam - Item #2238

NC Senator. TLS, 4to, 1p, Jan. 1968, US Senate letterhead; acknowledging a request to inquire about information on Amelia Earhart. Boldly signed. Price: $12.00

Farley, James - Item #2218

Postmaster General. TLS "Jim", Dec. 1951, "The Coca-Cola Export Corporation" letterhead, thanking his friend for corresponding with him. Price: $25.00

Fonda, Henry - Item #2258

Actor. Vintage portrait PS, 10x8, in 1966. Inscribed and signed in dark area; with little contrast. Price: $63.00

Harlow, Jean - Item #2413

Vintage actress. Signature on a magazine photo (4x4) showing just her provocative legs. Boldly signed, "Sincerely, Jean Harlow". A minute tear on the lower border; not touching image or signature. Rare and impressive. Price: $1800.00

Hoover, J. Edgar - Item #2465

FBI director. Portrait PS, 11x9, in suit. Inscribed, signed, and dated, "3.26.62", on lower margin. Impressive. Price: $115.00

Hope, Bob - Item #2259

Entertainer. Small Booklet Signed, 8vo, softbound, They Got Me Covered, Hollywood, Calif., 1941, 95pp, and illustrations. Boldly signed on the title page. Worn on the edges. Price: $28.00

Hull, Cordell - Item #2431

American statesman; Secretary of State under Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt; and during WWII he strongly supported the establishment of the United Nations. TLS, 4 1/2 pp, 4to, on Department of State letterhead, September 26, 1935; referring to the the "inauguration on November 15 of the Philippine Commonwealth Government" and the Japanese communications between the Department and the American Embassy in Japan. Good content. Bold signature. Price: $198.00

Hunt, Rex M. - Item #2414

Governor of the Falkland Islands. Signature on card, 3 x 5. Price: $18.00

Ickes, Harold - Item #2220

Secretary of Interior & WPA administrator under FDR. TLS, 1p, 8vo, 1949, regarding names for the National Committee Against Limiting the Presidency (FDR served 3+ terms as President). "...These are all right except Elliott Roosevelt. I doubt whether he could add anything, whereas he might bring criticism that could hurt. If Elliott Roosevelt has any political convictions, I do not know what they are... proposed amendment to the Constitution..." Fine. Price: $63.00

Indiana, Robert - Item #2421

Artist. FDCS, honoring the "Love Stamp - For Someone Special"; cachet of a family reading Valentine cards. Postal cancellation, Boston, Mass., Feb. 1, 1982; with 2 stamps honoring "Love". Boldly signed near the bottom. Attractive. Price: $77.00

Johnson, Lyndon B. - Item #2276

36th President. His book, The Vantage Point,Perspectives of the Presidency, 11963-69, First Edition, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston; New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, 1971. Inscribed and signed on his boookplate bearing his presidental seal affixed to half-title page. Dust jacket is worn on two inch area on top edge; otherwise ood condition. Price: $397.00

Kappel, Philip - Item #2231

Painter and etcher. ALS, 8vo, June 24, 1940, on his own letterhead, responding to an acquaintance, "...The print 'Sail & Steam' has been out of circulation for 10 years and I take pleasure in forwarding to you this day a copy of my dry point etching called 'Men & Cargoes'. I made this in the West Indies showing a cargo coming alongside." Signed in full. Price: $35.00

King, Rufus - Item #1889

American Revolutionary War leader, senator, and diplomat. Cut ALS (end of letter), "...very high: but as the Quantity we want is not large and as the purpose to which we share...to England as well as the U.S...I have the honor to be..." Signed in full. Price: $197.00

Kyprianou, Spyros - Item #2405

President of Cyprus. Signature on index card. Price: $17.00

Luns, Joseph - Item #2409

Secretary General of NATO. Signature and date, "5-1-83" on small notecard. Price: $17.00

Lynch, John - Item #2225

Prime Minister of Ireland. Signature on card. Price: $16.00

Martin, Tony - Item #2234

Singer. Signature on card, 3x5, inscribed and signed. Price: $16.00

Owen, Ruth Bryan - Item #2230

First US woman diplomat; minister to Denmark, member of the House of Representatives (Fla.). Signature, on 12mo, "The Waldorf-Astoria" notepaper; "Cordially yours, Ruth Bryan Owen". Fine. Price: $22.00

Plimpton, George - Item #1628

Make-believe athlete, writer. Autograph Sentiment signed on The Paris Review letterhead. Price: $14.00

Preysing, Count von - Item #2408

Descended from the eldest Bavarian nobility families; in 1968, initiated the union of all greater Bavarian soldier, veterans, and traditional organizations. Bust portrait, 4x3, signed on verso. Price: $35.00

Rayburn, Sam - Item #2427

Speaker of the House; served for 25 consecutive terms in the U. S. House of Representatives. TLS, 1p, 4to, on the House of Representatives letterhead, April 15, 1944, "...I am wondering if you could handle the deal in '44 as you and Pittman and others did in '32...no one is ever a candidate for Vice-President but there are lots of willings if it could be brought about..." Full signature. Fine. Price: $66.00

Rockwell, Norman - Item #2419

Artist. FDCS, commemorating "100th Anniversary - CITY MAIL FREE DELILVERY 1863-1963"; cachet of a mail carrier, laden with huge bags of mail. Postal cancellation, Washington, DC, 1963; 5 cent stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary. Signed, "Sincerely" with full signature. Price: $115.00

Rothafell, S. L. "Roxy" - Item #1621

Radio City Music Hall. PS, 13 x 10 1/2; inscribed "to Victor Wagner - His namesake was a great and immortal figure and I know he is sincerely and faithfully endeavoring to live up to his best traditions . . . .Nov. 26/23 " Bold pose and gaze. Some of the black ink is worn, leaving white calligraphy. Photographed by White Studio, NY. Marginal chipping on right and lower edges. Price: $54.00

Rothschild, Baroness Charlotte - Item #2209

Daughter of Baron Charles de Rothschild of Naples; 1819-1884. Third-person ALS, "Baroness Rothschild" and "Miss Rothschild" in text, 2pp, 8vo, April 26, 1873, Picadilly, to Dr. Maxwell Masters regarding plants at the country home. Fine. Price: $35.00

Sawyer, Charles - Item #2213

American statesman. Signature. Price: $14.00

Schmeling, Max - Item #2460

World heavy-weight boxing champion; beat Joe Louis. PS, 4x5, trying to get through a crowd of reporters, to a waiting car. Signed on lower margin. Price: $62.00

Schumann-Heink, Mme. Ernestine - Item #2237

Opera singer. Signature on the music brochure "Text of Songs" honoring Schumann-Heink, also signed by Florence Hardeman, violinist, and Stewart Wille, pianist. Boldly signed, "Schumann-Heink. Price: $70.00

Shaftesbury - Item #2430

7th Earl Anthony Ashley Cooper. Philanthropist; Lord of the Admiralty; chairman of the Lunacy Commission; reformed lunacy laws; urged 10-hour law for factory workers; abolished employment of children and women in mines; prevented employment of chimney sweeps. Third-person ALS (signature in text twice), 1p, 8vo, June 14, 1861. "Lord Shaftesbury is much obliged to Mr. Clegg for his interesting letter on the growth of ----- in Africa. Lord Shaftesbury would be happy to ..." Good. Price: $175.00

Slidell, John - Item #2459

American politician & diplomat, ALS, 1p, (2pp), approximately 8vo, 17 June 1844; in third person, "John Slidell presents his respects to The Secretary of the Navy. I request that the accompanying application for a midshipman...finite direction." Full signature, adding his title. Fine. Price: $175.00

Sousa, John Philip - Item #2404

Band master and conductor; "The March King". PS, 10x8, in uniform, shaking hands with Victor Wagner, standing before a crowd. Both signed their names at the bottom in the light area. Scratch, 1/2 inch, in upper corner in dark area, does not affect the image, otherwise very good. Impressive. Price: $769.00

Spinner, Francis Elias - Item #2461

Treasurer of US, 1861-75. Sentiment signed on card, "Very respectfully yours, F. E. Spinner - TR.U.S." Fine. Price: $27.00

Stassen, Harold - Item #2524

Presidential candidate; ran many times. Bust portrait PS, 11 x 8 1/2, inscribed and signed on lower margin. Minor marginal defects. Price: $21.00

Steele, John - Item #2522

1764-1815; First U. S. Comptroller of the Treasury, appointed by George Washington. ALS, 1p, oblong 8vo, Salisbury, NC, May 6, 1791; "To the master and brethren of the Old Cove Masonic Lodge," applying for membership. Marginal chipping, otherwise good. Price: $169.00

Steinem, Gloria - Item #2462

Feminist. Portrait PS, 10x8, during her fame. Signed in blue ink in gray area, (upper left corner), poor contrast. Price: $29.00

Stettinius, Edward R. - Item #2235

Secretary of State during WWII, former president of US Steel, Rector of Univ. of VA. TLS, small 4to, 1p, 1948; to Dr. Wilbur A. Nelson of Univ. of VA. "...grateful for the brick from (James) Monroe House, which will go forward to President Tubman...Your memo on the Sahara has been place in the hands of Blackwell Smith and Sidney de la Rue...will communicate with you...as soon as Del has determined whether concessions are available or not...until Mr. Lassiter indicates a willingness to give you an option on tungsten properties." Boldly signed "Ed". Price: $95.00

Stone, Fred - Item #2521

Entertainers. Signature, 1928 attached to his sheet music of "In Love with Love". Price: $16.00

Symington, James W. - Item #2463

Congressman; House of Respresentatives, of Missouri. Reprint Signed, 4pp, 4to, from the "Congressional Record - House of Representatives", Washington, Nov. 6, 1969, No. 182; Symington's article on "Air Pollution". Full signature on top of first page. Price: $22.00

Thurmond, Strom - Item #1159

U. S. Senator. TLS, U. S. Senate, 4to, 1974, concerning presidential photos. Price: $10.00

Truman, Harry - Item #1786

President. DS, printed program menu for a testimonial dinner, Jan. 26, 1957, Kansas City, Mo., 4pp, 4to, on heavy vellum-like paper, listing George Jessel, Truman, Stuart Symington, etc, as program participants. On the front cover beside the printed message, "Honoring Frank S. Land / Citizen Extraordinary". Truman has written "the best of all - Harry S. Truman." Fine and attractive. Price: $225.00

Turner, Eva - Item #2440

British Dame. Bold sentiment and signature. Price: $15.00

Udell, Stewart - Item #2212

Secretary of Interior. Signature. Price: $13.00

Van Doren, Carl - Item #2523

Publitzer prize winning writer in 1938 for Benjamin Franklin. ANS on a TLS to him, 1948 responding "not by Franklin, who had never ever heard the expression hundred percent American - a coinage of the 20th century". Price: $46.00

Welch, Raquel - Item #2418

Entertainer. Bust PS, 7x5, b/w, sultry pose; photographed by Andre Weinfeld. Inscribed and signed in blue ink, upper right corner. Attractive. Price: $20.00

Wilkins, Roy - Item #2227

Social reformer; served many years on the NAACP, and for civil liberties. Signature on card, 3x5. Price: $19.00

Wray, Fay - Item #2439

Vintage actress; "King Kong". Bold signature on small notecard. Price: $32.00

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