Signed Items from Henry Berry, books/ephemera

[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

[1943 UNITED STATES POWER SQUADRONS WWII U. S. NAVY ASSOCIATION / TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY CHIEF COMMANDER] WILLIAM L. SAYERS, Chief Commander, U. S. P. S., typed letter hand-signed/TLS, about 130 words, 8-1/2" x 11" with letterhead, Office of the Chief Commander naming Sayers, New York City address, dated January 18, 1943, with envelope addressed to recipient, "To all members… Read more about this item

[1933 PLATINUM PHOTOGRAPH OTTO KAHN WITH BLACKSTONE STUDIOS SIGNATURE] BLACKSTONE STUDIOS, NY, PLATINUM PRINT/PHOTOGRAPH of the famed financier Otto Kahn, pencil signed "Blackstone, NY", in pencil at lower left corner, "April 1933" in pencil at lower right, number "47" in pencil below this, 10-1/2" high x 8" across to the plate marks on 13-1/2" x 10-1/2" cotton rag photographic paper…limited… Read more about this item

[1910ca. SCOTTISH FOLK MUSIC HANDWRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION] MARJORY KENNEDY-FRASER, KENNETH MACLEOD, 3 HANDWRITTEN MUSIC SCORES WITH LYRICS, handwritten by music folklorist Nelson Sprackling (occasionally worked with Alan Lomax on folk music preservation) in preparation for publication by Boosey & Co., undated, but about 1910, Boosey published music works by Kennedy-Fraser and Macleod starting about 1908 through the 1920s with later… Read more about this item

[HISPANIC LITERATURE, TEXT IN SPANISH; AUTHOR SIGNED COPY; WOMEN'S INTEREST; RARE] TRES CANTATAS AL MAR - Al Dormido Mar, Al Mar Que Despierta, Al Despierto Mar - Libro primero de las cantatas, by Ilka Krupkin, inscribed and signed by the poet to noted Cuban emigree poet Rita Geada, published by Editor El Maguntina, Buenos Aires, 1947, Segunda Edicion (stated on… 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

[CALLIGRAPHY; DRAWING; AMERICAN EAGLE; FOLK ART] WILLIAM W. LIVERMORE, hand drawing of name/calligraphy below drawing of American eagle, many flourishes as seen in engravings of the period, original drawing, undated/est. 1830s from style of the eagle, calligraphy, and flourishes. on one sheet 8" high x 12-1/2" across with vertical midfold, ink drawn by hand, limited scattered small spots of foxing;… Read more about this item

[RADIO-CONTROLLED TORPEDO, WWI ERA; DEFENSE AGAINST U-BOATS, COASTAL DEFENSE; INVENTION AND PATENT DEVELOPMENTS] ARTHUR ENOCH ERICSON (spelling of last name used by him, though sometimes written by others as Erikson or Erickson), inventor, aspects of the radio torpedo for which he was awarded patents and attracted the interest of American, British, Canadian, Italian, French, and Russian military from the early… Read more about this item

[DISNEY MEMORABILIA; ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH ORIGINAL ADAPTATION, PAUL BARON; BUDDY CLARK, SINGER; HILDEGARDE CAMPBELL ROOM RADIO PROGRAM] ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH adapted by Paul Baron with notes "Campbell" (for Hildegarde radio program "The Campbell Room") and Buddy Clark (popular singer of the 1940s) at top of first page, original adaptation in pencil with "Baron" signed in upper right corner of the first long page version… Read more about this item

[1853 MISS PRINCE'S ACADEMY OF DANCING, LONDON, LETTER FROM NEW YORK FREIND] 1853 LETTER TO "MISS PRINCE" IN LONDON FROM "YOUR FRIEND, ELIZABETH S. CHARLES" [?, name unclear from handwriting], dated New York, Oct. 29th / 53 [1853], one sheet of paper folded to 4" x 6-1/2" with two horizontal folds for mailing in small envelope addressed to "Miss Prince,… Read more about this item

[OCCULT; INSCRIBED COPY; JAPON PAPER LIMITED EDITION; RARE CHARLES FILIGER BOOK COVER ILLUSTRATION AT THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR] PRIERE - poème (1885-1893) by Jules Bois, Librairie de l'art indépendant, 1895, cover designed by Charles Filiger, signed by author with inscription, "A Monseur/Leon Chailley/Ton reconnaissant ami/Jules Bois," at the top of a front page listing other works by the author,… Read more about this item