TYPED LETTER, SIGNED, TO ARMINE HEMBERGER by Mencken, H. L - 1929

Carmel, 1910. Original Letter and Art . No Binding. Very Good. Nice Four Page Letter By Okey, , Discussing And Including A Drawing He Did In Paris, Annotated "Paris Jan 190 8 Min.". John Clark "Jack" Okey (June 3, 1889 - January 8, 1963) Was An American Art Director. He Was Raised In Los Angeles And Attended The Harvard School For Boys. After Leaving, He Was Given Instruction In Art By His Uncle, The California Artist, J. Bond Francisco. While He Was In His Early 20S, He Traveled To Paris With His Friend Stanton Macdonald Wright, And Spent Several Years There Studying Art. Around The Time Of His Marriage In 1913, He Became Involved In The Nascent Film Industry In The Los Angeles Area And Was Involved In The Design And Construction Of Some Of The Earliest Studios There. He Continued In The Film Industry As An Art Director Until His Retirement In 1959. In The Mid-1930S He Spent Several Years In England Working For Alexander Korda, Designing Studios For Him. After His Return To The… Read More

New York., 1/20/58. 7.5 x 10.5 Arena Bond Paper Rag Content by Ailing & Cory Co. Rochester, NY (1819-1999). Signed by Herbert Hoover in blue ink. Fine. "Dear Mrs. Laserte: I greatly dislike writing begging letters but I am as convinced of the great importance of the Boys' Clubs of America that I violate my rule in asking your consideration of a contribution among the many other calls upon you at this time. In this work there are 500 boys' Clubs with more thatn 425,000 boy members in the slum areas of 290 cities throughout the country where we definitely are reducing delinquency, improving health, morals and preparing them for the skilled trades. The are some 3,000,000 such boys and the country is in great need of expansion of this movement. We do no ask for much from any one individual and most gifts are from $10.00 to $25.00. They are, of course, tax deductible. I send you herewith a leaflet which explains the work. I hope it commends itself to you. Faithfully Herbert Hoover. P.S.… Read More

NY: Landmark Book Co., 1990. Signed first edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Landmark Book Co., 1990, first printing. Folio, 10 3/4" x 12", 228pp., over 80 full-color plates, plus 200 b/w plates. Signed by artist on half title. Laid in are two 1946 autograph letters signed from the artist in Shiprock, New Mexico, where he created a series of 60 lithographs on the ceremonial dances of the Navaho, while residing on a Navaho reservation. Each letter is two pages - February 24, 1946 -Dear Gus; and November 19, in which he mentions a forthcoming book of his art with the text being written by John Collier, commissioner of Indian Affairs (later published as Patterns And Ceremonials Of The Indians Of The Southwest). Additionally, two half flyers for the artist's exhibition of Indian subjects - October 20 to November 7, (1947 or 1948) at Arthur H. Harlow Galleries, NYC are laid in. Book is fine in a fine dust jacket. The letters are very good with folds and slight loss along the… Read More

Envelop in frame. Envelop from Nikolaus II to Heinrich XXVII, Prince-Regent Reuss Zeis.Size 18x12 cm. Frame size 29x24 cm.

This 8 inch by 10 inch color photo of Briigitte Bardot depicts the actress in a bilkini with a matching cape.The photo is matted in a blue photographic mat, and is autographed by Brigitte Bardot.
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1985. TLS. 8.5 x 11 inch sheet, 20lb white stock. Dated "6 July 1985." Stafford writing to Louis McKee, the publisher of the literary magazine "The Axe Factory Review" apologizing profusely for his unintended duplicate submission. "I found to my horror that... "Listening to the Tide"... is alas at two places now... (and) the only thing to do was write this note in great haste, to minimize the damage..." Stafford goes on to explain his manuscript management, and how he could have made his mistake. Ends with "Humbly and guilty." Signed "Bill Stafford" in ink. Aprx two hundred and forty words. Folded twice for mailing, slight wrinkling at lower corner; otherwise, in Fine condition.. Signed by Author. Unbound. Fine/Not Issued.

Faircopy/Broadside of the opening paragraphs of Mailer's first novel. 8.5 X 11 inch, aprx 30 lb stock. Signed by Mailer in ink. No publishing information; limitation unspecified but likely done up as a promotional item for distribution upon the publication of one of the anniversary editions of the novel, a Mailer birthday, etc. No statement of limitation. Fine condition.

Lettre. Très bon. Couverture souple. Ed. originale. Slnd [ca 1975 ?]. 1 p. in-8, 10 lignes. Il a reçu le texte de Christian Maurel avant de partir trois mois aux Etats-Unis. Il lui donne son numéro de téléphone et lui demande de le rappeler pour en discuter. Les autographes de Jean Baudrillard sont rares. Petite déchirure (2 cm) sans manque au pli de la lettre..

1945. Near Fine. 1 typed letter, signed by President Herbert Hoover, on his personal stationery. Thanking Mrs. Joseph W. Jones of Bristol, Tennessee, who had sent a $10 donation to the Boys' Clubs of America in response to Hoover's appeal in the organization's behalf. Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. After leaving the presidency, he and his wife had lived at Palo Alto, California. Following her death in 1944 he relocated to New York City; the address on this letter is 420 Lexington Ave., NYC. In Near Fine Condition: two horizontal folds; light additional creasing; clean and solid.

Washington, D.C.: Office of the Vice President, 1953. Near Fine. 1 typed letter on Office of the Vice President letterhead with eagl watermark, signed by Richard Nixon, dated 7 July 1953. Nixon was sending forms to Bryan F. LaPlante, Chief, Washington Area Security Operations, Atomic Energy Commission, to obtain a "Q" clearance for Christian A. Herter, Jr., who was to join Nixon's staff. Bears stamp of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission in lower corner. Christian A. Herter, Jr. (1919-2007), had served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives until his father, Christian A. Herter, Sr., was elected governor in 1953. Later that year he became an aide to Vice President Richard Nixon, travelling to Asia with him. In the 1960s he joined Mobil Oil, becoming Vice President in 1967. In 1970, then President Nixon appointed him deputy assistant secretary of state for environmental and population affairs. In Near Fine Condition: lightly creased; one small spot near left-hand edge; otherwise, clean and solid. Read More