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An oval portrait albumen photograph on a cardstock mount; image of a well-dressed bearded young man; with "Edward Halsey Sayre." in a good contemporary hand written below; no photography studio credited; card approx. 3" x 2 1/2" size; photo about 1" in height; light wear to mount; very good condition; interesting genealogy & photographic imagery history.
C. 1865 Small Photographic Portrait of Edward Halsey Sayre
(Photography)
Long Island New York: 1865.
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Approx. 120 pages, about 1/2 of which have entries of some kind; well-wishes of the graduating class and from instructors and the heads of this school: Eastman Business College of Poughkeepsie NY was founded in 1859 and was a well-known commercial business college having emphasis on practical working experience; the students listed here were mostly from the American northeast, with a sprinkling from southern and slightly more western states; one gentleman from Porto Rico and also with 3 Japanese students, K. Saito, Tokyo; F. Fukui and K. Nakamura (who states his address as Boston) - these three all adding Japanese characters along with their English well-wishes; with 37 photographs, portrait stamp format; 33 of these in the 1" x 3/4" size, 4 (2 pairs) are of 2 3/8" x 1 3/4" size - these identical two pairs are of the President of the College, C.C. Gaines and his wife; photos by C.H. Gallup Poughkeepsie New York, with their identifier in the images - and also with the sitters' name; there are a few 'doubles' of the smaller photos as well; the title page with two engravings, one atop the other, of the school, gates and grounds and with the calligraphic titling "Southampton F.H. Corwith L.I. N.Y." with elaborate flourishes in the middle of the page; there are about 10 pages with other calligraphic work, some of it very well done: especially a full page rendering of a bird on a tree branch, complete with foliage and hatching to express the woods' texture, tiny finely-drawn and charming winged insect and spider-and-web figures; several of these good pieces are signed by L.C. Lloyd, one of the instructors at the school - his specialty listed as 'Telegraphist'; the 'centerfold' of the album has a group of the instructors' stamp portraits, tastefully arranged in circles around the President and (opposite) Mrs. Gaines, with their titles and function hand-written with a fine tip beneath the image and with fancy flourishes and decorations around each, along with a lined border; course teachers in Theory, Type Writing, Stenography, Correspondence, Banking, more; there were at least two women teachers; towards the back is a very nicely titled "We are the boys from Long Island." stretching across two page-tops, with outlining and highlighting in red along with the usual flourishes; there is one page with a pair of doves, having the scroll work below, "Home Sweet Home" and several other pictorial calligraphy examples, one a hawk or eagle with banner in beak; bound in the original 'leatherette' limp leather covers with gilt titling; covers very worn and spine partially split away, separating; contents with some offsetting from the photographs and artwork inks, some of the tiny photos with some rubbing and scratching; generally contents in very good condition and an interesting keepsake album with photographic and calligraphic ephemeral appeal.
1897 Eastman Business College Poughkeepsie New York Autograph Book Including Fine Calligraphy and Portrait-Stamp Faculty & Student Photographs
(Eastman Business College)
Poughkeepsie New York: 1897.
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6 sepia-tone photographs; particularly poignant, of men in military garb helping another man obviously injured, along a planked way - which lead back to a troop carrier ship at dock (identified only from the funnel number '23' - a masted steam-sailer, single funnel visible midship) - bystanders watching the movement; (with) another image having several cloth-covered ambulance wagons, with a group of women and men in attendance, giving out aid to the soldiers, workers helping unload; (with) a great image of the Camp Wikoff main 'street' - dirt covered, wooden temporary buildings and water tower, to right a building with the words "Long Island Express(?)" just visible, man cleaning street garbage, horses & buggies, more; (with) a mess-tent outdoor scene, man working at the pots and pans; (with) another view of covered wagons, having heavy going through the shoreline's sandy soils with their loads; (with) a photo of a stern paddle-wheeler, evidently one of the transports of some sort (no name visible- this image blurry); images 3 3/4" x 4 5/8" approx. size; evidently this event, the quarantining of Spanish American war troops at Camp Wikoff in Montauk in 1898, was of great local interest; over 300 female nurses were at one time employed at the camp; no photographer or studio noted; images with a little edgewear; in very good overall and interesting U.S. military, Spanish American War, Montauk Long Island history imagery; Camp Wikoff hosted 29,000 soldiers including Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders at the conclusion of the Spanish-American War, to quarantine for fevers and other tropical diseases before the troops could be sent to their homes.
1898 6 Photographs of United States Army Spanish American War Troops Being Transported from Ships at Montauk, Long Island to Camp Wikoff Quarantine & Images of the Camp
(Spanish American War)
Montauk, Long Island New York: 1898.
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Black and white image taken in front of the school doors of the team; 10 members, all in uniform + coach; image approx. 8" x 10" format; with the old Morris Studio Southampton, L.I. cardstock 'window' mount, having the descriptive caption below the image; surround with some wear and staining, trimmed on right side; image is in very good condition; an interesting Long Island high school sports history and photographic imagery ephemeral item.
1930-1931 Large Format Photograph of the East End Long Island Champions Southampton Long Island New York Boys High School Basketball Team By Morris Studio
(Photography)
Southampton Long Island New Yo: Morris Studio, 1931.
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Carte-de-visite format portrait photograph on the original cardstock mount; image of a well-dressed gentleman, holding a slim cane in his hand; T.R. Burnham, Photographer 247 Washington Street Boston photography studio credited on front & back of mount; approx. 2 1/2" x 4" size; with blue 2 cent U.S. Internal Revenue Playing Card tax revenue stamp on back, hand cancel; light wear to mount; very good condition; Civil War era & photographic imagery history.
C. 1865 Carte-De-Visite Portrait of a Gentleman Photograph By T.R. Burnham of Boston with Civil War Era Blue Two Cent Tax Playing Card Revenue Stamp
(Photography)
Boston, Massachusetts: T.R. Burnham, Photographer, 1865.
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Carte-de-visite format images; "Gen. McClellan" and "Mrs. Gen. McClellan" printed below images; somewhat glossy photographs of engravings of the couple, a photolithograph or other photoengraving process; George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) major general during the American Civil War, here in his uniform, with his wife, Ellen Mary Marcy McClellan; no photographer or studio credited; approx. 2 1/2" x 4" size; very good condition; interesting American Civil War history and 19th century illustrative photographic printing process ephemera.
C. 1885 Cartes-De-Visite of General and Mrs. McClellan
(General McClellan)
1885.
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Carte-de-visite format photographs on the original cardstock mounts; group unidentified; a gentleman, older woman, matronly standing figure, young lad in what appears to be a school or academy uniform and a group of 3 children (this image worn and faded more than the others); H. Terry Main Street Sag Harbor photography studio credited on back of mounts; approx. 2 1/2" x 4" size; images with a little faint spotting; light wear to mounts; very good condition, interesting 19th century photographic studio and Long Island history ephemeral items.
5 C. 1875 Cartes-De-Visite Photographs By H. Terry of Sag Harbor Long Island New York
(Photography)
Sag Harbor Long Island New Yor: H. Terry, 1875.
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376 pages + 8 pages of publisher's announcements at back; 'With one hundred and eighty-eight illustrations' (in black and white); "...not be an unbroken history of the ancient Oriental dynasties and nations...I only wish to give the readers of this book some impression of life under its various phases amongst the two most civilised nations which flourished upon our earth before the Greeks..."; with essays on: Egyptology: Thebes; Market and Shops; Pharaoh; Amen; Recruitment of the Army; Funeral and the Tomb; Battle; Assyrian Studies: Royal Residence Dur-Sarginu; Private Life; Death and the Funeral; (Hunting) Royal Chase; Royal Audience; Assurbanipal's Library; Science of Presages; War; Fleet And the Siege of a City; more; publisher's brick-red cloth binding, gilt spine titles, illustrated cover and spine in black; light wear, very good condition.
Life in Ancient Egypt and Assyria
Maspero, G.
New York: D. Appleton, 1892.
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Small panorama-style black and white photograph; approx. 8" x 20" format; with the Brush Studio, Plattsburgh, N.Y. photographer's name in the plate as well as 'Co. G., C.M.T.C., July 1929'; group of about 100 young lads in uniform, many bearing their arms; with flag having the "CMTC (crossed rifles) G" emblem; front row of 5 older men as officers for the company; individually signed and occasionally in various colored inks on back by Le Roy C. Brown Esq., Stanley McTetridge, Mr. Robert C. Ford Robert C. Loughlin, Wm. H. Lenz Jr., Herman H. Ruger Jr., Andrew J. Zak, John Ernest (Vitaphone) Pruyn, Peter M. Wyleczuk, Cameron Mac Laren, John Murtagh, Edward Conti Jr., Harvery Brouard, Joseph Porowski, Lloyd W. Bastow, Michael O. Borsuk, Robert B. Chandler (2nd Lieut. Co. G.), Thomas B. Oakley Jr., George H. Williams Jr., Gen. Ralph H. Bain, Barden Whedon, James. M. Knowles, Charles Mesuvac, George Staab, Edward R. Master, Paul R. Rice, Jos. Bigley, Howard Mallon, Gerald E. Quinn, Eddie Balles Jr., Jere Casagrande, Arthur Kane, Harry A. Perry, Mortimer D. Burger, Joseph S. Deutsch; some old wear and crinkling to image, from being rolled and kept that way for many years; very good condition and interesting United States military history ephemera; the Citizens Military Training Camps were in existence from 1921-40 and were established in order to continue a peacetime military training effort for American males, without the obligation or commitment of the ROTC; the CMTC was a later development of a movement begun by Theodore Roosevelt and Gen. Leonard Wood in 1915, which sought greater trained American military strength before the first World War and one of the training camps was in Plattsburgh (and sometimes called the "Plattsburgh Movement"); after World War I, these one-month summer training camps were continued under the CMTC, with similar goals of preparedness and the training of a future officer corps for military service.
1929 Company G C.M.T.C. Citizens Military Training Camp Photograph, Signed By 35 of the Personnel in Plattsburgh, New York
(Citizens Military Training Camps)
Plattsburgh, NY: Brush Studio, 1929.
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2 sepia-tone photographs; particularly poignant, of 4 men in military garb carrying a stretcher with man aboard with pillow cradling his head, walking along a planked way between rails - which lead back to a troop carrier ship at dock (identified only from the funnel number '23' - a double-masted steam-sailer, single funnel visible midship) - bystanders watching the movement, soldiers lounging on shore, others at deck railings; (with) a shoreline image, foreground having several cloth-covered ambulance wagons, with a group of women and men in attendance, workers helping unload - in mid-ground is the Moran tug-boat Alfred W. Booth, which had been transferred to the U.S. Navy at this time and renamed the 'Massasoit' - the old name still visible here on the bow and deck-house and with several other transport steam ships in background - all boats at very temporary-looking shoreline docking facilities; images 4 1/2" x 6 3/4" size, mounted to beveled & gilt-edged cards at 6 1/2" x 8 1/2" overall; both with the publisher's notation of "....From...Corwith's Pharmacy, Southampton, N.Y." at bottom edge of mount; evidently this event, the quarantining of troops at Camp Wikoff in Montauk in 1898, was of great local interest and Corwith's took advantage of this by selling the imagery - and perhaps helped also with medicaments for the military - over 300 female nurses were at one time employed at the camp; no other photographer or studio noted; some spotting and foxing to the mounts, one with closed cut at top edge; images very good overall and are interesting U.S. military, Spanish American War, Montauk Long Island history imagery; Camp Wikoff hosted 29,000 soldiers including Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders at the conclusion of the Spanish-American War, to quarantine for fevers and other tropical diseases before the troops could be sent to their homes.
1898 2 Cabinet Card Photographs of United States Army Spanish American War Troops Being Transported from Ships at Montauk, Long Island to Camp Wikoff Quarantine
(Spanish American War)
Southampton, New York: Corwith's Pharmacy, 1898.
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Complete in 3 volumes, this history of Long Island; xxiii + 796 + xiv + 686 + v + 395 pages; index for each volume, extremely useful for genealogical research; black and white illustrated throughout; with information on the topography of the island, Indians & their lands, white discovery, early settlements, political and financial relations, wampum industry, the Dutch, Peter Stuyvesant, British government, early families & settlers, Lion Gardiner & his Purchase Gardiner's Island, colonizing schemes, old families in Kings and Queens counties, Lloyds & Jones; Early laws, justice, slavery on Long Island, Congregational and Presbyterian churches, Captain Kidd, Battle of Brooklyn, British Occupation, Long Island Loyalists, Revolutionary War heroes, War of 1812 naval operations around L.I.; education; Flatlands, Flatbush, New Utrecht, Williamsburgh, Bushwick, Greenpoint, Neziah Bliss, Gravesend, Lady Moody, Coney Island, Brooklyn, era of the Civil War, street railways, libraries, cholera, extension of the city, Navy Yard, Wallabout, Flushing, Newtown, Jamaica, Long Island City, summer resorts, medical profession on Long Island, dentists in Brooklyn, freemansonry on L.I., social world, Catholic Church, Nassau County, Hempstead, North Hempstead, Oyster Bay home of President Roosevelt, Suffolk County: Huntington, Babylon, Smithtown, Islip, Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Shelter Island, Southampton, East Hampton, each town with its separate chapter; Appendix with Long Island troops in the Revolutionary War; Volumes II & III are biographical studies of the prominent on Long Island; bound in the original marbled-paper covered boards, pebbled leather spine & corners; gilt titles, top edges gilt; bindings very worn and chipped, all volume boards detached as are a few leaves at front of all the volumes and all are present; backstrips lacking on volumes II & III; still, very clean copies; the original bindings for these volumes are invariably falling apart, the text block was far too heavy for the covers; there are differences copy to copy of the "Ross-Pelletreau" L.I. History in that the biographies contained are not always the same; this set is a fair to good working copies for research or for rebinding.
A History of Long Island From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time in Three Volumes
Ross, Peter
New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1903.
Price: $125.00
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In two parts; 110 pages of text and black and white illustrations of Brazilian military uniforms and usage, including hats and emblems, symbols of rank through history, with a reference bibliography; followed by a portfolio section, composed of loose plates printed on a cream-colored stock; the plates numbered (usually) 2 to a page, and comprising 223 individual rows of figures, wearing military uniforms of Brazil - tracing the history of the military services of the country from 1730 to 1922; each row of figures lithographically printed and finished in brilliant hand color, with great depth and vibrancy; the portfolio collated complete via the index found in the first section; from 1730 Soldado da 1a Companhia dos Dragoes Reaes das Minas, Offical da 2a Companhia dos Dragoes Reaes das Minas, Soldado do 1o Corpo de Infantaria de S. Paulo e Villas do Sul; Soldado do 2o Corpo de Infantaria de Guaratingueta e villas do Norte; Offical do 1o Corpo de Dragoes de S. Paul e Villas do Sul; Official do 2o Corpo de Dragoes de Guarantinguet e Villas do Norte; to 1922 - Tenente de Infantaria, primeiro uniforme; Capitao, idem, segundo uniforme; Tenente, idem; Major de Infantaria, pequeno uniforme, 1917; Alferes da mesma arma, idem, 1918; Tenente-Colonel da 2a Linha, uniforme kaki, 1919; Tenente de Infantaria da 2a Linha, grande uniforme, mesma data.; the soldiers are often portrayed with their rifles, swords, sidearms; occasionally, as in the band uniforms, the soldiers are holding their musical instruments; and also, mounted regiments have horses displayed too; there are more indigenous-appearing costumes as well, as in the examples of the "Corpos Provisorios de Cavailaris de Guarda Nacional 1865-1870" and others; dress uniforms, naval and national guard uniforms are all covered with great detail, hundreds of individual uniforms shown; the figures are posed naturally and often in motion, or at a task - riding, with cannon, sapper figures, more, showing Rodrigues' skill in portraying the variety of uniform and military style; in the original illustrated paper-covered boards; approximately 12 1/2" x 10" size; which form a loose covering for the text and the portfolio; the covers are very worn, with a small dent and the cardstock spine is separated and chipped away 1/3; the text is bound separately in the original illustrated and printed paper wraps, with a bit of spotting, spine paper a little abraded, one little chip at lower front cover at edge, repaired on verso - in good condition. Laid-in the text is a newspaper article from 1941 World-Telegram giving biographical details on Oswaldo 'The Spider' Aranha, giving that page a little browning; The group of plates very clean and in very good condition, great examples of the Ferroud of Paris printing and coloring skills and a wonderful representation of Brazilian militariana.
Uniformes Do Exercito Brasileiro 1730-1922 Obras Commemorativa Centenario Da Independencia Do Brasil Edicao Especial Do Ministerio Da Guerra Desenhos, Aquarellas e Documentos De J. Washt. Rodrigues Direccao Geral e Organisacao Do Texto Por Gustavo Barroso
(Brazil)
Paris and London: A. Ferroud. - F. Ferroud, Succ., 1922.
Price: $1,500.00
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145 numbered pages + c. 30 additional pages of text and illustrations & advertisements; contains one original lithograph by Christiaan Karel Appel (1921- 2006) Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet; other pages illustrated with color plates, others in black and white, with the emphasis on a discussion of the impact of art of the twentieth century, via articles by Dore Ashton, San Lazzaro, Andre Verdet, Marcel Brion, R.V. Gindertael, A. Pieyre de Mandiargues, Pierre Volboudt, Will Grohmann, Raffaele Carrieri, Rene Berger, Guy Habasque, Rene Massat, Denys Chevelier, others; original Marc Chagall illustrated lithograph glazed paper softcover; some light edge, tips wear, little darkening to covers; little splitting of paper cover at spine end; plates & contents in very good condition.
XXe Siecle New Series XXIIIrd Year No. 17 Christmas 1961 The Great Adventure of Modern Art
(XXe Siecle)
New York: Tudor Publishing, 1961.
Price: $125.00
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248 pages; mystery 'gaol' escape and resultant murder, "...the center of the mind of a madman..."; 'Map of North-Western part of Dukesmoor' endpapers; evocative Dorothy Owen jacket art; dustjacket over green cloth binding, black titling; dj soiled and rubbed, chipped at bottom and top of spine, splitting along fold; not price-clipped; 'Dutton Prize Mystery Winner for October' lines have been neatly (by the publisher?) blocked out on the inner flap; still fairly bright coloring and in good condition as is the volume.
Murder in the Moor
Kindon, Thomas
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1929.
Price: $125.00
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xvi + 687 + xxvi pages of index at back; "First Edition" stated on copyright page; illustrated with her husband's photographs and documenting The French Chef television series, with notes compiled by Child during the course of the show; "...twenty-five years of accumulated experiences in the kitchen, and on her vast store of culinary knowledge...the full range of her mastery of the art of cooking...very personal and informal...where the other books are almost entirely French in their inspiration, this one has burst out into other directions..." (from the jacket information); hundreds of recipes; illustrated dustjacket over polished and illustrated boards; dustjacket darkened a bit, spine lettering a bit faded, back of dj edges a little chipped, short (1/2") closed tear on front of dj, not price-clipped; text very clean; overall, in very good condition; one of the earlier works from master chef Julia Child (1912 - 2004) American chef, Smith College graduate, author, television personality, recent subject of a successful Hollywood film on her life.
From Julia Child's Kitchen
Child, Julia
New York - London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975.
Price: $125.00
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228 pages; color, black and white illustrated throughout; With 2 nicely printed-to-the-page-edge color lithographs by the great Catalan Spanish artist Joan Miro (1893-1983); 365 pieces cataloged, useful date, height and title information, more; French text; bibliography, chronology, Miro biographical details; a little wear, soiling to jacket; in very good condition.
Ceramiques De Miro et Artigas
Pierre, Jose et Jose Corredor-Matheos
Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1974.
Price: $125.00
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xx + 322 pages; index; with an original artwork landscape scene in color on the front endpaper by William Hamilton Gibson (1850-1896) American illustrator, author and naturalist, done in his characteristic highly detailed style in watercolor and ink; in the background can be made out the lettering, "Arthur T. Merrick His brook" which describes the charmingly bucolic scene in the picture, which occupies 2/3 of the page; Merrick was a fellow New York City illustrator, creating work at the same period as Gibson and evidently a friend; the book with tissue-guarded frontispiece in black and white, illustrated throughout with the same by Gibson, his natural history renderings faithful to detail; title page with dragonfly in blue-green gilt; bound in the original publishers' dark blue cloth, gilt cover and spine titles, fanciful green & white leaf-and-insect framing decoration on front cover surrounding title; some edge, tips wear to binding; in very good condition; and especially so for the beautiful gem of an original W.H. Gibson artwork.
Sharp Eyes A Rambler's Calendar of Fifty-Two Weeks Among Insects, Birds, and Flowers
Gibson, Wm. Hamilton
New York - London: Harper & Brothers, 1902.
Price: $450.00
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112 pages; color illustrated throughout with excellent reproductions of modern Japanese and Czech glass artwork of the most interesting and best quality; Japanese & Czech side-by-side text; with descriptions, sizes, materials, etc.; and with a useful list of biographical information including address, birth date, shows, about the artists, with an example of the work of each: Chyogi Asahara, Kyohei Fujita, Toshio Iezumi, Kazumi Ikemoto, Niyoko Ikuta, Shoko kasahara, Yoshinori Masuda, Etsuko Nishi, Katsuya Ogita, Shimpei Sato, Ryoji Shibuja, Denji Takeuchi, Kazuyuki Tani, Noriaki Watanabe, Teruo Yamada, Shoko Yamashina, Naoto Yokoyama, Yomiko Yoshimoto, Blanka Adensamova, Bohumil Elias, Jan Exnar, Jan Fisar, Milan Handl, Jiri Harcuba, Petr Hora, Frnatisek Janak, Pavel Jezek, Marian Karel, Zdenek Lhotsky, Jan Mares, Ivan Masitova, Oldrich Pliva, Rene Roubicek, Miluse Roubickova, Ivo Rozsypal, Jaromir Rybak, Gizela Sabokova, Jiri Suhajek, Pavel Trnka, Dana Vachtova, Ales Vasicek, Frantisek Vizner, Askold Zacko, Jirina Zertova; with history of the Czech art glass movement; illustrated glazed paper softcover; some light edge, tips wear, little creasing to corners of covers; in very good condition, a great reference for the field of Japanese and Czech art glass.
Festival Ceskeho A Japonskeho Skla 1992-1993
(Modern Glass Artworks)
Praha: 1992.
Price: $125.00
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165 pages; color illustrated throughout with 520 lots in this catalog of the magnificent magical artwork, posters, prints, 3-dimensional objects and 'tricks', illusions, more - collected by Christian Fechner, (1944-2008) French film producer, screenwriter and film director - and world-class magician; French text; lots with descriptions, sizes, materials, etc.; illustrated glazed paper softcover; some light edge, tips wear, little creasing to corners of covers; little faint spotting on first couple of leaves; contents in very good condition, a great reference for the field of illusion and magic.
Collection Christian Fechner (Premier Partie) Magie et Illusionnisme Drouot Richelieu - Samedi 5 & Dimanche 6 Juin 2004
(Magic)
Paris: F.C.F., 2004.
Price: $45.00
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269 pages; inscribed and signed on the half-title page in the year of publication, "Love to Anne from Alfonso 25-1-73"; Alfonso A. Ossorio (1916-1990) abstract expressionist, lived for many years in Easthampton, Long Island; tipped-on color plates, others in black and white throughout; biographical outline of the artist, selected bibliography; heavy, large format volume approx. 7 pounds with shipping, 11 1/2" x 11" size; (with) show announcement from Cordier & Ekstrom laid-in, a simple printed card folder, approx. 8 1/2" x 11", with a laid-in printed example of the larger color screenprint that was being offered at the show; light edge, tips wear & soiling to dustjacket; in very good condition.
Alfonso Ossorio (with) Exhibition Announcement for the 1969 Showing at Cordier & Ekstrom Inc. Gallery Show for the Artist with a Laid-in Small example of the Larger Screenprint Published for the Show
Friedman, B.H.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1973.
Price: $75.00
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Limited edition No. LIX of 100 printed in this manner; 12 loose plates signed in the mounts by each artist, either in pencil or pen; plates in color and loosely mounted to good quality paper stock; plates about 10 1/2" x 13" overall size; these French landscape artworks were used for Esso's 1956 calendar and were printed by Braun at Mulhouse; in the original printed paper portfolio cover; some edge, tips wear to portfolio, back of which is rubbed and soiled; prints are in very good condition with virtually no wear; a nice selection of signed French art from the 1950s, suitable for framing.
Paysages De France: Portfolio Art Prints Signed By the Artists: Eugene Baboulene, Richard Bellias, Jean-Marie Benoit, Rene De Graeve, Paul Demery, Willem Van Hasselt, Andre Lemaitre, Paul Nassivet, Paul Nicolas, Michel Rodde, Saint-Jean, Christian Schmidt
(French Art)
Paris: Esso, 1956.
Price: $350.00
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Nearly 50 pages of entries in a ledger- style book; letters and notes sent, accomplished in various hands and signed by Stone regarding his duties as Acting Ordinance Officer Cavalry Forces, Dept. of the Gulf; the first entry dated January 21st, 1865 and addressed to Brig. Gen. A.B. Dyer, the last dated entry Jun 14, 1865, to a Capt. Perkins. (There is a last, undated entry to E.B. French, Auditor of the Treasury regarding returns of stores); With some interesting content: Noting lack of ammunition for the 'new' Spencer carbines; evidently, Stone a stickler for details, detailing lack of the appropriate number of rounds of ammunition sent, orders for the Colt 44 revolver ammunition and discussion of the fact that these pistols were only to be issued to officers; need for a larger storehouse, rather than the one at 53 Carondelet Street New Orleans, as "...that one is much too small for an Ordnance warehouse..."; Request for relief from duty May 25, evidently not honored, as he continues the work; "Details" of cavalry stores, nose bags, percussion caps, curry combs, etc.; urgently requesting an assignment of a civilian clerk noting that enlisted men could stay for 2-3 weeks only, the end of the war reducing manpower drastically; a long letter regarding the 4th U.S. Col'd (Colored) Cavalry regarding mistakes in stores and ordinance issues; also noting that (see above) Stone employed E.R. Duigan as Clerk at 100 dollars/mo.; consolidating the 14th regiment with 18th - renamed the 18th NY Cavalry - also transfer of stores; Moving stores from 53 Carondelet Street - and urgently requesting Captain Chittenden to "...Send with their teams (6) Six Negro hands for temporary use..." for moving the stores at his warehouse in June of 1865; 20 day leave request; mentioning in June 17th note that he will "...forward Requisitions for the Stores to be taken to Shrevesport by me. Please have Gen. Sheridan approve them and return...there are no accoutrements except Sharps in this Dept. and I suppose it would be as well for the Troops to retain those they have..."; ordinance movement - "...1107 Spencer Carbines (&) 111780 Rounds Spencer Ammunition..."; and more reports and notes, mostly routine and occasionally noting exasperation and frustration with the supply situation; this officer's contacts were wide, with some of the addressees of notes (and some also notated as 'telegrams') - to: Maj. Van Voust(?), Col. Nettleton, Gen. Dyer, Capt. J. C. Stone, Maj. A. Redwood Price, Col. J.J. Byrne, Capt. J.W. Todd, Col. Crosby, Brig. Gen. S. Thomas, Col. Willard Sayles, Capt. Martin, Lieut. Bristol, Capt. Chittenden, Maj. Gen. Osterhaus, Lieut. S. Smith, Capt. John MacClure, Capt. Perkins, Majr. E.C. Burt, Lieut. M. Fagan, Col. Jas. Grant Wilson, Capt. Benj. Berry, Col. H.W. Young, Lieut. Col. N.C. Mitchell, Lt. Col. C. T. Christensen and others; George Stone (1843-1915) Civil War veteran of Griffins Corners (now Fleischmanns) New York. A brief encapsulation of his military career, which saw much action in the East, Shenandoah and Southern theatres: enlisted 1861 in Third New York Volunteer Cavalry, in a few weeks made Sergeant, became Second Lieutenant of his Company E, resigned about a year later to accept promotion as First Lieutenant in the Fourteenth New York Cavalry,1863. In December following he was made Lieutenant Colonel of the Twenty-Fifth Regiment Corps d'Afrique, Louisiana Volunteers, which command he held until March following, when he resigned and returned to the Fourteenth New York Cavalry, promoted to the captaincy of Company E, Eighteenth New York Cavalry, held until May 31, 1866, mustered out among the very last of the Union forces. (ref. Overland Monthly 1896) He'd had the experience of commanding forces during the NY draft riots as well as being taken prisoner in the battle of Mansfield, April 8, 1864, and being incarcerated at Camp Ford in Tyler, Texas and later exchanged. After the war, he made his home in San Francisco California, marrying a Standard Oil heiress, Annie Burr Jennings of Connecticut and becoming involved in railroad construction with the Union Pacific Railroad systems and in the Republican party political machinery of the time: Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1896 and California Republican state chair, 1900; (with) Taber studio 121 Post Street between Kearny St. & Grant Ave. San Francisco 'Platinotype' portrait of Geo. Stone in uniform and medals, approx. 10" x 7 1/2" size, with a little wear and soiling to the mount, little scratching to surface, very good condition; also contained in this copybook are some old pen-trials, notes and what appear to be a few pages of store ledger notations or debts, from the Stone family; NOTE on condition of the copybook: approx. 14 1/2" x 8 1/2" ledge-style book, bound in the original marbled paper covered boards, black leather spine and corners, with the booksellers ticket of "From Peter O'Donnell Stationer, Printer & Blank Book Manufacturer, 16 Camp St. New Orleans" on the front endpaper, with an old cover label, mostly abraded away, with the words '...Of Cavalry' just visible; binding very worn, spine about perished; some pages detached, others excised at some distant point; some pages used as a scrapbook in the latter part of the 19th century, with glue residue and some pages with adherents still remaining; some leaves a bit faint, readable nevertheless; handwriting clear and legible; overall, in good condition and interesting Civil War historical material.
1865 Civil War Manuscript Copybook of 1st Lieut. (later Capt.) George Stone 14th New York Cavalry Volunteers Dept. Of the Gulf New Orleans Louisiana (with) a Large Cabinet Card Portrait of Stone By Taber of San Francisco
(Civil War)
Louisiana: Not Published, 1865.
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In two volumes, 381 + 383 pages; Vol. I inscribed on the front endpaper, "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." and signed in the year of publication, " Hall Caine 28/Mar/1909"; both volumes also with a presentation generic bookplate on the front endpaper, with "Emily L. Fisk from the Author" written-in; bound in the oriiginal publisher's slighly flexible red cloth, gilt cover and spine titles, embossed blindstamp of Heinemann on the covers; each volume in its own old rose-pink cloth covering, brown paper lining, and each contained in matching cloth-covered slipcases with red morrocco spine coverings, gilt lettering and rules; volumes with some spottiness to endpapers; a little edge, tips wear to the bindings; slipcase spines darkened and chipped somewhat, still presentable and in good condition; a nice set for a fan of the British writer Sir (Thomas Henry) Hall Caine (1853-1931) popular late-nineteenth and early 20th century novelist, whose novels were the first to sell a million copies in Britain, friend of the Pre-Raphaelites including the Rossettis, "...as a youth Caine was a communist but later became a Christian socialist. Votes for women, marriage law reform, and workers' rights were some of the causes he championed...eventually producing fifteen romantic novels, and he became astonishingly popular and famous. He was a powerful story-teller, using his novels, mostly based on the eternal love triangle, to propound his political and social ideals..." (Vivien Allen in the DNB).
The White Prophet
Caine, Hall
London: William Heinemann, 1909.
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275 pages + (6) pages of publishers listings at back; fables by T(heodore) F(rancis) Powys (1875-1953) British novelist and short story writer, lived in seclusion and wrote original and eccentric novels. (Chambers); with the woodcut illustrated bookplate, dated 1933 of Alfonso A. Ossorio (1916-1990) abstract expressionist artist, and with his signature in pencil & dated 1933 on the opposing endpaper; the copyright page notes this as the first Phoenix Library edition, coming after a limited edition published in 1929; bound in sturdy black polished cloth, gilt spine titles & decorations; some edge, tips wear, rubbing to binding; in very good condition, interesting author-artist connection, perhaps Powys' work inspired Ossorio's artistic efforts.
Fables
Powys, T.F.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1930.
Price: $45.00
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Printed at Joseph Blumenthal's Spiral Press in New York for The Woodcut Society, which was formed in 1932 by Alfred Fowler and produced about 44 images, as here, usually in limitations of 200 - by this point, the Society had moved to New York and was in the last years of its publishing 1948-1954; approx. 7 1/2" x 5 1/4" size image, with approx. 2" wide margins surrounding; pencil signed by Fritz Eichenberg lower right; a nice dark impression; just a little matte-darkening around image, few faint spots in the margin, would matte out; hinged to the old paper backer which has the printed information on the piece; very good condition and a nice example of Eichenberg's talented woodcut artistry.
C. 1950 St. Christopher Wood Engraving Signed By Fritz Eichenberg
(Fritz Eichenberg)
Hicksville Long Island New Yor: The Woodcut Society, 1950.
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A black & white photo 4 1/4" x 3 1/4" approx. size; image of a woman in a long dress and stockings astride motorcycle, dress hiked up to accommodate, bike is at side of road; no photographer or studio noted, not sure of bike brand or sidecar manufacturer - bike has 'traveled' some, with dented fuel tank and obvious weather wear; bottom edge of margin with a little chip, does not touch image; a fun photographic & transportation history image.
C. 1920 Snapshot Photograph of Woman astride Motorcycle with Attached Side Car
(Motorcycles)
1920.
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A beautifully engraved & printed invitation to this landmark event for NYC; large format, approx. 6 1/2" x 9" size, printed one side, on cardstock; illustrated with the lovely depiction of the completed bridge, with boats on the river below, both city shorelines visible, and heraldic shield decorations; invitation written out to William H. Folk, who was a Union Civil War veteran of the 173rd Regiment NY and a noted veteran police detective and captain of the Twelfth Precinct; in attendance were the mayors of New York Franklin Edison and Brooklyn's Seth Low, and Washington Roebling for the engineers, along with the various committee members named on this invitation; light wear, little soil to cardstock, faint old stain, darkened a bit; in very good condition overall and great piece of New York City & Brooklyn ephemera from the 19th century, commemorating a great event.
1883 The Trustees of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge Request the Honor of the Presence of William H. Folk at the Opening Ceremonies to Take Place on Thursday, May Twenty-Fourth at Two O'clock P.M.
(Americana)
New York - London: Tifanny & Co., 1883.
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A very elaborately illustrated and decorated invitation; large format, approx. 6 3/4" x 9 3/4" size, printed one side; illustrated with photogravure portraits, well-printed, of Generals & Admirals of Civil War fame, surrounded by patriotic emblems and decorations in gray half-tone: Hooker, Farragut, Hancock, McClellan, U.S. Grant, Meade, Thomas, Foote, Burnside, forming an arch over the text, which invited the holder to meet the President, and lists Wm. C. Endicott, Sec. of War; Wm. C. Whitney, Sec. of Navy, Wm. F. Vilas, Postmaster-General, L.Q.C. Lamar, Sec. of Interior along with eight other notables, senators, General Schofield, Commodore Chandler, more, who were going to be there; D.D. Whitney Mayor of Brooklyn also in attendance; "...Reception of Officers at 9 a.m. Reception of Guests after the Parade. Isaac S. Catlin, Brevt. Major-General, U.S.V., Grand Marshal. May 31st, 1886"; Grover Cleveland had recently become President, he is not actually mentioned by name here; Knapp had been one of the founders of insurance giant Metropolitan Life and was apparently well-connected politically; an interesting piece of G.A.R. and Presidential ephemera; light wear, little soil to cardstock; in very good condition
1886 Illustrated Invitation to the Memorial Day G.A.R. Headquarters Residence of Mr. Joseph F. Knapp 84 Bedford Ave Brooklyn N.Y. You Are Invited To Meet The President Of The United States
(Americana)
New York: Major, Knapp & Co., 1886.
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A sharp and clear oval Woodburytype portrait of the Earl of Shaftesbury; approx. 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" size, on the original heavy paper 8 1/2" x 10 1/2" sheet; Anthony Ashley Cooper, seventh earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885), British philanthropist and politician, "...his outstanding qualities were tremendous integrity, courage, and persistence, and a passionate concern for the welfare of his fellow human beings. He had the ability on occasions to stir the conscience of the nation, and the dedication to back up high-profile public action with unremitting conscientious labour, notably in the spheres of lunacy, education, and public health..." (John Wolffe in the DNB); photograph by Thompson Cooper, Lock & Whitfield photographers; oval Woodburytype, (photoglyptie) patented in 1864 by Walter Bentley Woodbury (1834-1885) an early form of photomechanical print, made by embossing a photographic image on paper with a metal mold containing the gelatin relief of a photographic negative: "...the tonal scale of the resultant image was highly luminous...has a continuous tone, showing neither a screen nor a grain pattern..." (Baldwin, 1991); a striking portrait of this British politician & philanthropist; a few small, faint spots in outer margin of mount paper; in very good condition.
1876 Woodburytype of The Right Hon. The Earl of Shaftesbury, K.G.
(Earl of Shaftesbury)
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1876.
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221 pages + (4) pages at back, touting the address for Professor Raphael for written horoscopes, with an illustration of "Raphael's English Residence" and an announcement for the book "Earthology" also by Raphael: "Humanity characterized by the Earth, Sun, and Zodiac, with Prognostications from the Moon"; black and white illustrated throughout; contents on the types of hands and classifications, characteristics, cheiromancy, delineations and zodiacal formulations; bound in the original pebbled-texture green cloth, gilt cover & spine titles, illustration in silver of a hand & zodiac, top edge gilt; some edge, tips wear and dustiness; very good condition.
Cheirosophy (The Hand) A Scientific Treatise on Palmistry Illustrated with New Discoveries
Raphael, A.
London & New York: Author Published, 1901.
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Baseball-motif, boldly printed in gold and black on white; approx. 4 1/2" x 14" overall size, the artwork at center about 1/3 that; no date, early 20th century, circa 1920; light wear, one corner with old discoloration; very good condition and a nice baseball history ephemeral item.
Early 20th century "Hand Made American League Perfectos Title and Design By Alfonso Rios & Co." Cigar Label
(Alfonso Rios & Co.)
Alfonso Rios & Co., 1920.
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Impression about 10" x 12", approx. 12 1/2 x 15" overall; signed in pencil lower right, 'Imp./100' lower left; at bottom in Cady's hand, titled in pencil as above; no date, circa 1930s; Harrison Cady (1877-1970) American illustrative artist; old matte burn around image, old mounting tape at top edge; few spots in image; still in very good condition, good inking and impression, printed on good heavy stock.
A Mountaineers Cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains, N.C. Signed Etching By Harrison Cady
(Harrison Cady)
1930.
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141 pages; boldly signed in black marker on the half-title page by Marc Chagall; foreword by Israel Yeshayahu, Speaker of the Knesset; with "...50 remarkable plates in radiant color..." - a few folding; commemorating the artist's brilliant work on the Israel Parliament Building in Jerusalem; light wear to dustjacket; front endpaper renewed; very good condition.
Tapestries and Mosaics of Marc Chagall at the Knesset
Amishai-Maisels, Ziva
New York: Tudor Publishing, 1973.
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Carmelo Samona (1926 -1990) Sicilian-born writer and educator, winner of the Strega prize for his 1978 novel Brothers (Fratelli); dated Roma 15 Feb. 1984; written on one side of plain paper and concerning his book "Il Custode"; text in Italian, the gist of the letter asking about reception of a copy of the book and publication hopes; Samona may have been hoping that the addressee, Frances Keene (1914-1997) writer, translator - would help with that work on his book; with the original stamp-cancelled mailing envelope; some wear and rubbing to mailer, letter with old fold lines; very good condition.
1984 Autograph Letter Signed By Sicilian Author Carmelo Samona
(Carmelo Samona)
Rome Italy: 1984.
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With content noting that some poetry had been sent, comment on a friend's recent art opening - and the most interesting paragraph concerning a "...permesso business to be decided, but have marshalled support in case of trouble. The appeal has been lodged and will be heard some time next year. Speriamo bene. This time I have got all the evidence together (including good testimonials from Graham Greene and from one of the top Jesuits)..."; also with mention of a book on Thailand nearing completion and exchange of personal news; Italian self-wrap "Aerogramme" paper; addressed to Prof. Frances Keene and signed by the author with his characteristic 'Z' scribble; the addressee, Prof. Frances Keene, may have had an association with Zevi through the OSS in WWII - Frances Keene (1914-1997) was a writer, translator and educator who specialized in the Romance languages and during World War II, she worked with the Office of War Information - while Bruno Zevi (1918-2000) the extremely influential Italian architect, historian, professor, curator, author and editor was involved with the anti-Fascist Jewish community in Italy; some wear and rubbing to paper, outside soiled, old tape residue from closure; overall, good condition and with interesting content worthy of further research.
1982 Typed Letter Signed By Italian Architectural Author Bruno Zevi
(Bruno Zevi)
Rome Italy: 1982.
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Over 100 individual photographs, including 13 cyanotypes; filled with candid snapshots and other photographs, some large format and mostly each identified, of women who were evidently affectionately close friends and companions for many years and of several locations, seemingly united by their mutual attendance at Wellesley College, Mass. circa 1904-1907 - Wellesley one of the original 'Seven Sisters' of top women's colleges in the U.S., producing more women in top positions in corporate America - directors of Fortune 500 companies - than any other college or university; large format photographs include: a wonderful graduation photograph taken in front of the classic old buildings at the school, with hundreds of people in view; The Tree-Day Procession 1904, women in long gowns parading in circles in a large field; The Freshman Dances Tree-Day, with faux "Hawaiian" choreography & costumes - this image with the blindstamp of 'Partridge Boston & Vicinity', a noted photography studio of the time; The Senior Dances for Tree-Day - women with 'fuzzy hoops' swirl-dancing; The Head of the Freshman Procession Tree-Day, also a Partridge imprint; The May Pole on May-Day - women surrounding the pole with lengthy streamers, crowd of onlookers; perhaps most notably, this album's photographs are very candid - the women and male friends with much funny posing and clowning around, evidently making use of photography's humorous possibilities; the cyanotypes are charming and better-taken than often seen, with good clarity of image & are also with some candid scenes and more from Wellesley - the 'hoop rolling' ceremony done at the college, more on May-Day; the photographs identify: Marion Edwards, Jean Forsha, Christine Evans, Mable Marsh, Alice Rossington, Marguerite McKellar and some male friends and relations: Charles Hine; Charles Edwards; Logan Clendening, Aubrey & Josiah Bunting, Jay Sellers, Howard Barlow; photographic formats range from the tiny (1" x 1") to the large format, taking up nearly the whole of the album page (6"x 9" approx.) with most in the middle-size range of about 3" x 4"; most photos are tipped-in to the album, a few loose; most are in very good condition and are well-taken by a talented amateur with an eye for people - humorous situations and poses; bound in the original decorated soft gray suede, side leather-string sewn, approx. 6 1/4" x 9 3/4" size; some wear and soiling to binding; a few images at front and back scraped, chipped, couple of the larger ones creased near inside gutter; overall, a good, fun photograph album with some great imagery of this group of women at Wellesley.
C. 1904-1907 Photograph Album of Wellesley College Classmates, Including Cyanotypes and Snapshots
(Wellesley College)
United States: 1907.
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Group of very good content business investment correspondence, for a company that was involved with several schemes to be found in reading through: the Duryea horseless carriage, mining in Colorado and a new medical technology with liquid air being used as a cancer treatment, among other investments - all letters of which are typed in purple ink (except as noted) on Geo. Wm. Ballou & Co. letterhead and which contain some additions & corrections in manuscript, most of which were sent, signed and annotated by Winthrop Pond, one of his close associates; at this time, Ballou was apparently in London working on several business deals, here also are most of the original mailing envelopes, with their stamps and postal cancellations - several of the envelopes also indicate the shipping lines used for the mailings; Mr. Ballou appears to have been staying at the Hotel Cecil, Strand which was on the "Grand" scale and the largest in Europe; letters include: Oct. 7th 1898, 2 pages, regarding investments from Stilwell Bierce, a 'globe' & prism business with Union Glass and bad debts, and a Mr. Canda who has an engine for a 'motor wagon' that the Ballou people are trying to promote for investment - our research indicates that Canda of New Jersey was involved with one of the Duryea brothers, who were early builders of automobiles in the U.S.- unfortunately, as this story unfolds here and in later letters, Canda had installed the sample engine in a boat, which according to W. Pond "...when you come to show them a boat instead of a motor wagon I do not believe it's going to make much impression on them..." (see the letter of Dec. 29 below for another Duryea-related comment) - Pond finishes with mention of Hecker-Jones preferred prices and Brooklyn wharf bonds prices, and Glucose common; Oct. 18th, 1898 4 pages, more on 'globes' (probably for lanterns), the Air Power Company, Morse & Salom & deals with the principles of these on horseless carriages, execution of contracts, Boulder mining venture with J. Wells Smith, a Mr. Frambach (our research indicates this was Col. Henry A. Frambach, chief of spies for the Union Army during the Civil War and a business magnate of Wisconsin, with paper milling his specialty and in which he pioneered), possible bank backing for the project, stamp mill and "...keeping the water out now until mill is up..." - deeds were being exchanged and a partnership severed, also "...trade on the gas plant out West...the town where the plant is located is Ottumwa (Iowa) ..." and Mr. Pond asking in a postscript of Ballou "...Hope the 'Flour' trade is going ahead alright." (evidently, this was a long-term involvement by Ballou, as there is a 6-page printed "Amendments to the Plan of Reorganization of the United States Flour Milling Company Dated January 29th, 1900..." with this group of material (worn & soiled, some holing along folds); Oct. 19th, 1pg, regarding telegram on the mining deal and payments; Oct. 23, 1/2 page note, urgently regarding the abstract of title for the mine, ostensibly because 'Frambach' is timid on signing, having lost $ 10,000 on a previous deal's lack of due diligence in this area; Oct. 27th, 2 pages, headed with ms note "Glucose Comm is selling at last. The talk is 1 1/2% disc...looks as though there was some selling of long stock" and noting that Pond has bought a place in New Rochelle - hinting that he wanted to be able to pay his bills - more on the mining deal, explaining the situation and "...Mr. Lord, he weakened from his former position of holding them right up to the option..." and advising "...it was better to say nothing than to let him know we intended to be any more lenient with him. Think it best to wait until we hear from him before writing further...", also disposal of Tennessee scrip, noting "...I bought considerable more than was actually needed and am now hustling around trying to make up enough for another bond...", the sale of the gas plant in Iowa, "...fallen through, from the fact that the broker who offered it could not deliver the goods, somebody got in there ahead of him, as near as I can make out...I believe I had an excellent chance to sell this property through Morgan, as he had just been instrumental in putting through a similar deal..."; in Nov. 21st 1898, 2 pages, exchanging checks for Tennessee bond scrip with Ballou, a little on the 'Boulder mine deal' and interesting added material on the "Canda horseless carriage matter" - naming various possible investors - Shoemaker ("Henry A. Taylor's man"), 'The Hendersons' - and Kessler & Co. who were "...largely interested in the Daimler motor and a former member of their firm Mr. Kissel, is president of the Electric Vehicle Company...Mr. Canda says the Daimler motor was offered to them at one time, but his brother would not take it, so that shows what they thought of it...a good horseless wagon will go and money can be raised for it..."; Nov. 25, 1 page, Boulder property abstract, calling of a meeting of the Tripler Air Power Co. Nov. 28 1898 (this an entirely handwritten letter) 2 pgs, payment made to Mrs. Ballou, 'suspicions' of buyers on the mining deal and the titles thereof, and whether or not a 'strike' would be made to sweeten the deal; Dec. 16 (1898) two closely-typed extra-long sheets regarding finishing up the mine agreement with Frambach, giving very specific information as to funding, the "Cardinal" vein, striking of good ore and handwritten postscript regarding shipping of ore and satisfaction of principals on the proposed ownership structure; Dec. 29th, two letters, related - one a copy of the letter of Col. Frambach regarding the mining deal, the other a note from Mr. Lord to Ballou regarding the same and an intriguing automotive-related comment handwritten at bottom - "...Thurlow Weed Barnes writes asking what the situation is in regard to "Duryea Wagon" in which "we are entitled to some interest" and wants to know if it cannot be adjusted before close of year..." and with also an uncredited newspaper clipping regarding "Electric Vehicles for Europe" concerning a million dollars worth of these devices to be bought by Count de Jotemps of Paris of the Fisher Equipment Co. of Chicago - on back of this clipping is news of another Ballou-related interest, Mr. Charles E. Tripler and the benefits of his "Liquid Air" being demonstrated (clipping split along old fold line); finishing off the 1898 correspondence is Dec. 30th typed short note addressed to Ballou as 'Dear Senator' and introducing W.B. Sheardown, on McIntyre & Wardwell letterhead, signed by McIntyre; (with) a plain penciled list of various 'codes' for completing options in a Hotel Cecil envelope, evidently to be used by Ballou in his dealings; Jan. 6 1999, handwritten copy-note 1 page on payments to McIntyre, Endicott, "Glucose matters looked splendidly, and the product was considered superior," and news of one Wallace pulling out (no money) and who owes the Ballou firm - with an aside for Wallace's 'typewriter' having to be let go, although Mr. Pond will keep her on "...for a short time so as to give her a chance...she is worth more than $ 6 per week...", noting also that 'Boulder' has taken a more favorable turn and enclosing another letter of Jan 6th with selling of the mine - also, Pond (concerning the liquid air investment) "...went up to (Charles E.) Tripler's place. They must have had forty people up there. Whether there is any money in the crowd or what they intend to do with them could not say...He (Tripler) said he had one man come down, from Nyack, about a month ago who had a cancer on his nose and that he had burned it out with liquid air and the burn had entirely healed up and the man considered himself cured...."; Jan 11 1899 marked "Private and Confidential" regarding mention of a matter privately to Sir William Forwood, from the United States Debenture Corp. Ltd.; later, Ballou seems to retire from active business to an extent, buying a farm in Wawayanda, Orange Co. NY, with several letters typed and signed on Wm. B. & H.B. Royce Law Office (of Middletown N.Y.) letterheads regarding the inventory of the farm, tools and cows to be bought and sold, labor and repairs to the property, a handwritten note regarding particular breeding steers and cattle, a copy of the legal description of the land and 3 copies of a printed 4-page "To the Citizens of Wawayanda" political announcement drumming support for the Republican party, trying to combat the perceived negative influence of Tammany on upstate NY politics - Ballou was President of the of the Republican Club there; (with) a few other personal notes, the last-dated (1909) being a copy of a handwritten letter by Ballou to Mrs. Thomas Lowry in Minneapolis Minn. sending condolences for the death of Mr. Lowry (a Minneapolis street-car magnate); a few of these personal materials insect-holed, still readable; overall, the group is in very good condition; reading through the progression of G.W. Ballou's business in a very short time period and seeing the 'deals' is engaging; G.W. Ballou Co. evidently had its' own ups and downs, at one time failing and being forced to shut down operations on Wall Street in 1883 with a generation of panic - and then going back to business a week later; a volatile investment banking experience here in first-hand form.
1898 - 1909 Group of Business & Investment Letters & Documents of Geo. Wm. Ballou & Co. New York Concerning the Early Automotive Industry, Mining, Cancer Treatment and Other Business Development & Stock Market Investments
(Geo. Wm. Ballou & Co.)
New York: Geo. Wm. Ballou & Co.,
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Horizontal format photograph of the artist seated at his rug-covered table in his studio, paintings on the surrounding walls and one completed and framed on an easel in background; the well-dressed jauntily velvet-capped painter depicted in later middle age, still vigorous of appearance, his eyes gazing clearly at the viewer; signed in ink in his distinctive style on the lower left margin of the cardstock mount; no photographer or studio credited; image approx. 4 1/2" x 6 3/4", with about an inch surround; a nice portrait of this long-lived French artist; Henri-Joseph Harpignies (1816-1916) Barbizon landscape painter, perhaps most influenced by Achard & Corot; the mount with some edgewear; in very good condition.
Circa 1880 Signed Cabinet Card Photograph of the French Barbizon-School Painter Henri-Joseph Harpignies
(Henri-Joseph Harpignies)
France: 1880.
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4 sides of music; Dandy Jim with musical notation and 8 verses; Miss Lucy Long with 4 verses; Dandy Jim No. 2 (noted as L'Ete), Boatman's, (La Poule) and Lucy Newale (Pastorelle) with music only and each with the dance steps at the bottom of each piece, ie."Right Hand half round, Left Hand back-Balances on a line-Promenade half round-Forward two back to back-Forward four and back-Right and Left to Places" (steps for Boatman's Dance); no publisher or place noted and circa 1840s; 13 1/4" x 10 1/2" size; some edge, tips wear, little spotting, short (1/4") closed edge-tear, edge-wrinkle; overall, in very good condition and fairly clean, good American folk music & dance material.
C. 1845 Dandy Jim of Caroline. A Celebrated Ethiopian Melody, Arranged for This Work By Himself. (with) Miss Lucy Long. A Popular Negro Song. (and) Dandy Jim. (No. 2) + Boatman's Dance. + Lucy Neale.
(Music)
No Place Listed: No Publisher Listed, 1845.
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Single sided engraving of an artwork credited to St. Luke, by Antonio Lafreri (1512-1577) French-born Italian publisher, most noted for his work with maps and atlases; the Madonna and child at center, framed by two twining, very ornate columns, supporting an architectural nave with cupola, replete with winged angels, the Holy Spirit as represented by a dove, in turn framed by hanging fruits and vegetables of abundance in bunches and two oval portraits of kneeling prayerful figures; printed below the Virgin, 'Ant.Lafreri Sequani Formis Expressa Romae.' Below the left column, 'Succere Miseris. Ivva. Pusillanimes.', and below the right, 'Intercede Pro Devoto Femineo Sexu.' At bottom, 'Sancta Maria di Loreto fatta rettrar. per il R. mo Cardinal di Augusta.'; presumably Otto Truchsess von Waldburg, Cardinal "Augustanus" (of the emperor) from 1544 to 1573; approx. 13 1/4" x 9 3/4" size; trimmed close, no margin at all; evidence of old mounting tabs on back; some wrinkling, darkening, few spots, short (1/4") closed tear at top edge; edge, tips wear; still in good condition, an interesting non-cartographic example of Lafreri's work, circa 1566 from an old date found on the verso of the engraving and from our research on the piece.
Santa Maria di Loreto. Engraving of the Madonna of Loreto By Antonio Lafreri
Lafreri, Antonio
Rome: Lafreri, 1566.
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Larger format photograph, mounted to cardstock, trimmed close; signed in pencil lower right margin of mount "H. C. Haig"; 18 standing and kneeling uniformed & bearded ancient veterans, crossed arms and drums to left and right; building in the background; many men with the "Admiral Meade Post No. 40 NY" notation on their collars, named after a noted Civil War naval officer; most with medals on their jackets; approx. 7 1/4" x 8 3/4" image; a little crinkle to photo top right; otherwise, in good condition.
C. 1903 Photograph of the Members of the Grand Army of the Republic Post # 40 Oxford Chenango County New York Admiral Meade Chapter Organized at the NYS Women's Relief Corps Home
(GAR)
New York: Grand Army Of the Republic, 1903.
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Friendship album with sentiments dated 1846; with 5 small lithograph floral & bird plate illustrated pages, charmingly and well hand-colored - little gems about 2" x 2"; contained in blank album with engraved title page by A.L. Dick after F.W. Topham, published by J.C. Riker New York; with approximately 30 pages having inscriptions, poetry, well-wishes: "A Woman's Love", "Good Humor" etc;; a few signed in full and most simply initialed, with the place names of New Brunswick, Scotch Plains New Jersey noted; some leaves in blue paper, original blind and gilt stamped decorative pebbled cloth boards, both detached, spine cover gone; boards rubbed and worn; title page foxed; some leaves excised, some detaching; overall, contents good, interesting mid-19th century social, cultural history ephemera, mostly well-inked and legible writing; given as a gift to Ms. Randall, with an inscription on the front endpaper.
1846 Friendship Book of Elizabeth Randall New Jersey
(Friendship Book)
New Jersey: 1846.
Price: $125.00
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