Autographs from Henry Berry, books/ephemera

[1937 MIKE DOLAS ILLUSTRATION ART SIGNED MAGAZINE COVER RARE] MIKE DOLAS, ILLUSTRATION ARTIST, INSCRIBED/SIGNED MAGAZINE COVER TO WOMAN MODEL, color front cover of Liberty, Nov. 20, 1937, with original blue ink bold inscription, "To Margaret who helped again, Mike", with "Michael Dolas" signature in typescript at the lower right corner of the illustration, WITH an original Identification Card from the… Read more about this item

[1870s THOMAS PARKIN SIGNED BRITISH ORNITHOLOGIST IN TEXAS 2 bound articles] THOMAS PARKIN ASSOCIATION, noted British ornithologist, signed item concerning his time in Galveston, Texas, observing birds near the Texas shore, Parkin ownership signatures and notes on front endpages of two bound pamphlets, Thomas Parkin ownership signature and notes in pen on front pages, (on a blank front endpage) "Thomas… Read more about this item

[1897 FATHER OF BALLISTICS J. M. INGALLS CIVIL WAR US ARMY SIGNATURE] PROJECTILES DE CAMPAGNE DE SIEGE ET DE PLACE, FUSEES par E. Vallier, Chef d'escadron d'Artillerie, Correspondant de l'Institut, published by Gauthier-Vallers et Fils, Paris, undated (but 1897, WorldCat/OCLC record), text in French, quarter-leather marbled board cover (loss of spine), 4-3/4" x 7-1/2", 178 pages, illustrations, charts, diagrams, mathematical… Read more about this item

[SUE CAROL LADD 2 SHORT LETTERS 1972-3, WIFE OF ALAN LADD] SUE CAROL LADD, two letters to Hollywood/celebrity reporter Hal Jacques, both 5" x 7", cream-color paper with "Sue Carol Ladd" printed letterhead, two holes at top of each for holding in file at one time…(1) July 8, 1972, handwritten letter/ALS, about 45 words, "I just returned home from Palm… Read more about this item

[1963 JOAN WALSH ANGLUND COMPLETE SET 13 HAND-SIGNED COLOR PLATES / CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATIONS PRINTS] THE JOAN WALSH ANGLUND SAMPLER — TWELVE DRAWINGS IN COLOR from Spring A New Beginning, A Friend Is Someone Who Likes You, Love Is A Special Way of Feeling, Christmas Is A Time Of Giving, published by Harcourt, Brace & World, copyright 1963, copyright dates at… Read more about this item

[1920 ENRICO CARUSO METAL PRINTING PLATE INSCRIPTION TO JOSEPH GIOE COMPOSER / ITALIAN AMERICAN STUDIES MEMORABILIA] ENRICO CARUSO, about 30 word inscription in Italian with signature and date August 1920 to the Italian-American composer and music publisher Joseph Giuseppe Gioe active in New York City and surrounding areas, 4" high x 5-3/4" across, about 8 small holes at edges where… Read more about this item

[BLACK DAHLIA LOS ANGELES MURDER MYSTERY DOCUMENTS / ANN BANKS, JANICE KNOWLTON, WILL FOWLER] DOCUMENTS/MANUSCRIPTS RELATING TO THE SENSATIONAL 1947 LOS ANGELES UNSOLVED "BLACK DAHLIA" (Elizabeth Short) MURDER MYSTERY gathered by leading Hollywood/celebrity reporter Hal Jacques active from the 1950s-'80s, (1) ANN BANKS, typed letter signed 2x/TLS, dated Sept. 25, 1972, on SuperStar International Productions, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada, letterhead… Read more about this item

[1936 GEORGE ABBOTT DIRECTOR-PRODUCER ORIGINAL CONTRACT WITH PLAYWRIGHT] GEORGE ABBOTT CONTRACT WITH PLAYWRIGHT JULIAN THOMPSON, July 13, 1936, Dramatic Production Contract Between [with blank spaces filled in] The Nightingale Theatrical Corporation and Julian Thompson For the Production of 'The Nightingale', Dated July 13, 1936", booklet published by The Dramatists Guild of The Authors' League of America, Inc., 1936, 8" x… Read more about this item

[JAYNE MEADOWS HANDWRITTEN LETTER WITH ARTICLES ON PSYCHIC FEELINGS 1985] JAYNE MEADOWS, 1919-2015, popular actress who was married to Steve Allen, original host of "Tonight Show", handwritten/holograph reply on original letter from Hollywood/celebrity reporter Hal Jacques seeking approval for publication of an article on her in the National Enquirer, with envelope with holes along one side for keeping in binder… Read more about this item

[LORNE GREENE SIGNED APPROVAL FOR ARTICLE IN NATIONAL REVIEW 1982] LORNE GREENE, 1915-87, Canadian-born actor best known for his starring role in the TV series "Bonanza", handwritten signature/autograph "Approved by the National Enquirer – Lorne Greene" for approval of article headed "My Most Embarrassing Moment by Lorne Greene, 'Lorne Greene's Wilderness' " for publication in the National Enquirer (date unknown,… Read more about this item

[WALKER EVANS PHOTOGRAPHER ASSOCIATION; JOHN T. HILL BIOGRAPHER SIGNED LETTER] JOHN T. HILL, author "Walker Evans –The Hungry Eye, handwritten letter/60 words in ink hand-signed, 25 May 97, 3-1/2" x10-1/2" (narrow strip) with envelope with stamped return address Bethany, Connecticut, with enclosures to the author James Mellow in Clinton, CT, about a Walker Evans photograph unknown to Hill, "curiosity from… Read more about this item

[AVIATION; OWNER SIGNED, SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT, HEAD OF ADVANCED RESEARCH 1950s-1970s] AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES by David J. Peery, Ph.D., signed twice (inside front and back covers) in pen by Philip L. Michel, Head of Advanced Research, Sikorsky Aircraft, published by McGraw-Hill, 1950, first edition (stated),, blue cloth hardcover with gilded lettering on spine, 6" x 9", 566 pages, diagrams, charts, illustrations, tables… Read more about this item

[BROOKS ATKINSON 2 LETTERS SIGNED / ROYAL MURDOCH POETRY / LGBTQ INTEREST] BROOKS ATKINSON, TWO TYPED LETTERS SIGNED/TLSs, as N. Y. Times critic on N. Y. Times stationery, 7" x 8-1/2" with horizontal folds as mailed with envelopes addressed to recipient with "Brooks Atkinson" typed above N. Y. Times return address, Atkinson replies to a friend of the gay poet… Read more about this item

[PHILIP GLASS, ANDREW DE GROAT, SIGNED; EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH, EOS ENTERPRISES, RARE] EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH – AN OPERA IN FOUR ACTS by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass, with choreography by Andrew de Groat, edited by Vicky Alliata, inscribed by Philip Glass on title page ""Thanks for being there, Philip Glass" and Andrew de Groat "Best wishes and [?]",… Read more about this item

[FABIAN SOCIETY; ENGLISH SOCIALISM PROGRESSIVISM; WOMEN'S INTERESTS] BEATRICE WEBB, 1929 letter to Theron J. Damon in Constantinople, Turkey, typed letter hand-signed "Beatrice Webb" above typescript Mrs. Sidney Webb,-1 page/about 90 words, 8" x 10", folds as mailed, returned address typed in Passfield Corner, Liphook, Hants [Hampshire] [crossed out 44, Grosvenor Road, Westminster Embankment], December 30, 1929, typescript in lower left… Read more about this item

[1930s FAIRFAX WALKUP, 2 SIGNED ITEMS; PASADENA COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE] FAIRFAX WALKUP, 2 signed items connected to the Pasadena Community Playhouse, (1) 1935 letter with Pasadena Community Playhouse letterhead to an applicant requesting "credentials" from schools she has attended and letters of recommendation", hand-signed as Director, School of the Theatre, with enveloped with 1935 postmark, Pasadena Community Playhouse Association return address… Read more about this item

[ERNEST NAGEL SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY, 1939; MODERN PHILOSOPHY, LOGICAL POSITIVISM] ERNEST NAGEL SIGNED COPY OF "THE FORMATION OF MODERN CONCEPTIONS OF FORMAL LOGIC IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GEOMETRY" inscribed to I. Bernard Cohen, copy is from the September 1939 issue of the periodical "Osiris - Commentationes de scientiarum et eruditionis historia rationeque, Volumen Septimum 1939", pages 142-224 on the glossy… Read more about this item

[GERONIMO GIMENEZ, SPANISH COMPOSER SIGNATURE, RARE] GERONIMO GIMENEZ SIGNATURE IN PENCIL ON INSERT in sheet music Scaramouche, Scene de Ballet pour piano, Op. 26, par Francis Thome, published by A. Durand & Fils, Paris, 1909, sheet music, 10-3/4" x 13-3/4", 10 pages including covers, back page is publisher ad "Musique Moderne de Piano" with opening bars of 24 piano pieces… Read more about this item