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Berlin, Irving
An excellent 8 x 10 signed photograph of the American composer of thousands of classic popular songs that are the American songbook. [ref:4626] $750.00 add to cart enquire Bodoni, Giambattista Giambattista Bodoni An autograph letter signed Padua, November 8, 1803, by the creator of the first modern Roman-style typeface. "I recall with gratitude the kind promptness with which, in my name, you presented to the most respectable administrator the folio copy of the funeral prayer..." "I wanted to take advantage of the return to these parts of the colorful Frenchman Mr. Lemaire, so well known for enjoying writing verse, virtually extemporaneously, in the difficult language of Lazio, and I am sending for your recommendation a new folder which includes three more copies of the the above prayer, which I humbly ask you...to forward to my brother in Saluzzo at your earliest convience..." 2 pages, 4to Lazio, a geographical area in central Italy. Boldoni printed a celebrated edition of the Lord's Prayer in 155 languages. [ref:4758] $3,500.00 add to cart enquire Buchanan, Joseph Rodes An autograph letter signed San Jose, April 18, no year, but late 1890's, by the American pioneer in spiritualism. "I have said nothing of [General] Bishop Polk 'stumbling in the dark'---but simply that whenever he touched iron even accidentally he tasted it. "Periodicity 2nd edition has been out some months---never 'out of print.' The Barnum folks owe me no good will. Their treatment has been infamous….I did not agree with them in denying the existence of Jesus and upholding the crazy book of Roberts…It is dangerous to tell the whole truth in religious questions." 2 pages, large 8vo. File holes not affecting text. [ref:2140] $75.00 add to cart enquire Bullfighting [Bullfighting]. Barnaby Conrad. An informative typed letter signed on personal letterhead March 25, no year by the bullfight aficionado, amateur bullfighter and writer on the art of bullfighting. "Went to the Virgin Islands with John Steinbeck and his wife and found them very virginal (the islands!). Mexico very unvirginal and changed since I was last there. Saw the last three corridas of Carlos Arruza. Too bad he has quite, as he is the best in the world..." "Manolo Do Santros is also retiring and I saw his last fight in Mexico...He was quite good, but has both knees pulverized by the bulls. Pedres is a very sensational fighter, but of the new ones my favorite is Jumillano. Petres, however, does astonishing things with a bull, thing that no one has ever done before. Pero no tiene mucho arte (But he doesn't have much artistry)." 1 1/2 pages, 4to. [ref:4719] $150.00 add to cart enquire Cassini, Igor An 11 X 14 signed and inscribed Hal Phyfe photograph of the gossip columnist, whose pen name was Cholly Knickerbocker. Some staining to right margin; no loss to writing. [ref:3489] $85.00 add to cart enquire Cooke, Alistair ALISTAIR COOKE. An excellent 3 ˝ x 5 ˝ pen and ink self caricature signed by the urbane British-American journalist, TV personality and broadcaster, known for his series Letter from America, Alistair Cooke's America and of course the BBC jewel Masterpiece Theater. [ref:5296] $125.00 add to cart enquire 
Corbett, Harvey Wiley
HARVEY WILEY CORBETT A 9 X 6 1/4 photograph of an artist's rendering of a building, signed, inscribed and dated April 7, 1936, by the American architect who offers the following autograph description: "Bush House, Aldwych front, London. A small architectural output of mine made in by gone days before the esthetic boat was rocked by modernism." Interesting. [ref:1650] $250.00 add to cart enquire Menken, Alan Signed Sheet Music. Under the Sea. The piano score for the rollicking song Under the Sea from the Disney animated film The Little Mermaid. Signed by Oscar winning composer Alan Menken. 11 pages, folio. [ref:2334] $175.00 add to cart enquire 
Toscanini, Arturo
A compassionate letter signed by the great Italian conductor, who petitions the director of Casa Verdi, created to give dignity to aging artist, to find a place for contralto Signora Borlinetto, who sang with Caruso in La Gioconda, in his early years. No date, Milan. 1 page, large 8vo. Minor defects. [ref:4542] $595.00 add to cart enquire Wood, Audrey A collection of 5 letters signed by the legendary agent who discovered Tennessee Williams and, with her husband, had a client list including William Inge, Carson McCullers, Brando, Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor. The letters date from November 6, 1968 to September 17, 1971 and are to a Francis Roberts. They cover a range of topics: Paul Bowles, Williams' personal life, Hair, Walker Percy and Easy Rider. None in great depth but excellent reads. The group: [ref:3049] $150.00 add to cart enquire
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