Winter-Spring 2021 Catalogue

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170. [Film & Theatre] Wray, Fay. (1907–2004).
Signed Photograph

Signed and inscribed photograph of the actress best known for her role in the 1933 film King Kong. Very fine.  8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.).

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171. [Literature & Art] Avedon, Richard. (1923–2004) [West, Mae. (1893–1980)].
Mae West and Mr. America, 1954

Gelatin silver print by the great American photographer of Mae West posing alongside Mr. America, Mr. Dick Dubois, 1954, with whom she appeared (as well as with 8 other "muscle boys"!) in Las Vegas singing "The Strongest Men in the World." Original period print, cropped from the original full format image.  Unfortunately marred by significant ink stains across several areas, with small pinholes in each corner and some wear to the margins, but nevertheless quite striking. Some pencil notations on the verso, unstamped. 10.5 x 11.25 inches. 

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172. [Literature & Art] Capote, Truman. (1924–1984).
Archive of Letters to his Spanish Translator, including one about "In Cold Blood"

An interesting archive including two autograph letters and an autograph postcard from author Truman Capote to Dr Ramon Garcia-Castro, who translated Capote's work into Spanish and also penned a critical volume on the author, "Truman Capote: de la Captura a la Libertad". The first letter (on stationary from "Gemini", the Florida home of "Swan" Gloria Guinness, 4 February 1964) reads: "Dear Senior Castro- Thank you very much for your kind letter. I very much look forward to reading your essay. With good wishes -- Truman Capote." The second letter (on Capote's own Tiffany & Co stationery, 30 April 1964) reads: "Dear Sir- Thank you for your letter. Yes, I received your book and was pleased to do so, through unfortunately my Spanish is so very poor that I cannot read it with any degree of real appreciation. However, a friend of mine, a student of Spanish literature, has promised to read it for me, and if you could send him a copy, I will give it to him. I have been working for five years on a new book; it is quite long (for me), but I expect it to be finished by September. I am very excited about it (usually I am _not_), and I hope you will like it. It's called "In Cold Blood." With good regards T. Capote." The postcard (postmarked Jun 17, 1968) reads: "When you arrive in the United States please let me know and I will be very pleased to see you. My address is 870 United Nations Plaza, New York, N.Y. Sincerely, T. Capote."  Read More...

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173. [Literature & Art] Chagall, Marc. (1887-1985), [After] .
CARMEN - Signed Metropolitan Opera Poster

Lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper with text, 1966, signed in black crayon and numbered 130/150 in white lower right (there was also an edition of 200 without text and a poster edition of 3,000).  Printed by Mourlot, Paris, published by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York. 40 x 26 inch sheet (pictured in 40.75 x 27 inch frame though sold UNFRAMED). In bright and fine condition with age toning along the edges and to the verso, edges with three small stray ink marks from the printing plate. Slight wear along the lower edge from framing, but overall in fine condition with the pigments wonderfully preserved and bright as ever. Literature: See Charles A. Riley II, Art at Lincoln Center, p. 129; "Chagall's Posters, A Catalogue Raisonne" by Charles Sorlier page 108. Read More...
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174. [Literature & Art] Cocteau, Jean. (1889–1963).
Autograph Letter Signed regarding "La dame à la licorne"

ALS from the important French director to Irma Antonetto of the Associazione Culturale Italiana, written shortly after the Munich premiere of La dame à la licorne, a ballet Cocteau directed and for which he designed the scenery and costumes. In full: "I've returned very tired from Cannes and from Munich where I had to do the scenery and costumes of the ballet "La dame à la licorne" without any help. But the production and the success were superb. I think I will be by the sea when you arrive in Nice. I will be from the 27th in Rome where I will speak at the Picasso exhibition. Keep me current with your dates. With all my heart, Jean C."  15 May 1953;  1 pp.  6 x 7.5 inches (15.2 x 19 cm.). Together with a telegram expressing regret that he would no longer be able to speak at the ACI ("Alas health obliges me to no longer do conferences. I would have loved with all my heart to participate. ")  Expected mailing folds, two holes to left margin, else fine. Read More...

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175. [Literature & Art] Ferber, Edna. (1885–1965).
Original 1930 Photograph

Original candid press photograph of the American novelist, short story writer and playwright whose popular novels include So Big (1924), winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Show Boat (1926), the source material for the Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein musical, and Giant (1952), adapted into the 1956 Hollywood movie starring James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor.  International Newsreel Photo stamp and label to verso, reading in part "Edna Ferber...as she appeared today upon her arrival on the S.S. Ile de France.  The writer has just completed a European vacation. / 8-25-30."  Rippling to lower edge, else fine.  5 x 7 inches (12.7 x 17.8 cm.).

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176. [Literature & Art] [Fraser's Magazine] Froude, James Anthony. (1818-1894).
Original CDV Photograph

An original carte de visite photograph of the English historian, novelist, biographer, and editor of Fraser's Magazine.  Photographed by a New York photographer and on the original mount, with the lower edge slightly trimmed obscuring the photographer's name, otherwise in fine condition. 2.5 x 4 inches (6.3 x 10.1 cm).

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177. [Literature & Art] [French Art] [Curnonsky. (1872–1956)] [Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de. (1864–1901)] [Monet, Claude. (1840–1926)] [Willette, Adolphe. (1857–1926)] [Faure, Jean-Baptiste. (1830–1914)] Bofa, Gus. (1883–1968) & Bonnat, Léon. (1833–1922) & Weiluc, Lucien-Henri. (1873–1947).
Collection of Autograph Letters and Exhibition Invitations

An important archive of materials related to art and visual culture in turn-of-the-century Paris.  From the collection of French culinary writer Curnonsky, this large grouping pertaining to French artists of the early twentieth century includes almost 40 vernissage invitations and exhibition programs received by Curnonsky, many with his name handwritten on the recipient line, for exhibitions by Toulouse-Lautrec, Claude Monet, Henry Somm, Adolphe Willette, and many others.  Overall in fine condition.  Some of the highlights include: Read More...

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178. [Literature & Art] Haring, Keith. (1958–1990) [New York City Ballet].
1988 American Music Festival Poster - SIGNED

Original color screenprint poster created for the 40th Anniversary of the New York City Ballet 1988 American Music Festival, one of a series of 11 artist's posters, from the unnumbered edition of 800, this copy signed and inscribed in black ink by the American artist, "For John + Jane, With Love, Keith 88" to the lower left corner.  Printer's imprint: "Printing courtesy of Phillip Morris Companies Inc." 35.5 x 24 inches.  Minor bumping to edges and corners, else fine.

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179. [Literature & Art] Lawrence, Jacob. (1917–2000).
Autograph Letter Signed

Highly intriguing ALS from the American painter regarding some of the "greatest satisfaction[s]" of his career.  May 31, 1961.  1 pp. on blank paper.  In part, "As to what I consider the greatest satisfaction of my career— there are several. Among them being— the first time I sold a painting; 1938— A Rosenwald Fellowship grant in 1941— And my association with the Downtown Gallery (1941–53), where I came in contact with many of the countries [sic.] most outstanding artists."  Together with a small color image of one of his paintings.  In fine condition.  8.5 x 11 inches (21.5 x 28 cm.).Uncommon.  Read More...
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180. [Literature & Art] [Various] Stinde, Julius. (1841–1905) & Chamberlain, Houston Stewart. (1855–1927) & Wolzogen, Ernst von. (1855–1934) & Fried, Alfred. (1864–1921).
Group of Autograph Letters

Group of autograph and typed letters signed from the German author Julius Stinde, the British-born German philosopher Houston Chamberlain, and cultural critic Ernst von Wolzogen, and an autograph postcard written to the Austrian Jewish pacifist and journalist Alfred Fried. In fine condition overall. Read More...
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181. [Literature & Art] Thiebaud, Wayne. (1920-2021).
Signed 1963 Exhibition Announcement

1963 art card exhibition announcement signed later by the American artist "[heart drawing] Thiebaud 1976" to the lower margin. The card, reproducing in black and white one of the artist's celebrated a gumball machine paintings, announces Thiebaud's exhibition of recent paintings at the Allan Stone gallery, in April 1963.  Slight creasing to upper left corner, otherwise in fine condition.  6.5 x 4.75 inches (16.5 x 12 centimeters).  Read More...
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182. [Literature & Art] Turrell, James. (b. 1943).
Signed Flyer for a Lecture, ca. 1980

Uncommon early signed flyer for a slide lecture given by the American artist most closely associated with the Light and Space Movement, advertising a talk he would give at the University of Arizona Museum of Art on Tuesday, September 16 at 7:30 pm.  The year is unlisted, ca. 1980.  Turrell has signed "To Louis/ James Turrell" above a photograph of the artist that includes the quotation "My palette is your eyes and ears.  My media is not earth or paint, as much as it is our sensate world..."  Toning and uneven trimming to upper edge, mounting remnants to lower edge and verso, surface tear just below photograph, horizontal scrape along lower portion of image, else fine.  8.5 x 11 inches (21.6 x 29 cm.).  Read More...
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183. [Literature & Art] Van Der Zee, James. (1886–1983).
Portrait of a Woman with a Drum and a Man Balancing a Cornet

Extraordinary and unusual studio portrait by the great American photographer known especially for his portraits of middle-class black families in Harlem.  The present image depicts a woman playing a snare drum and a man balancing a cornet on his lips, the instrument neck painted by the photographer from the top of the arch on up, extending it to nearly surreal proportions, approximately the same length as his body.  The woman's stare seems directed beyond him, an ever so slightly bemused smirk visible on her lips, as though perhaps she has tired of such antics. A master of dark room manipulation and painted effects, Van Der Zee frequently painted the backdrops and other enhanced effects on the prints themselves, both features of the present remarkable photograph.  5.75 x 8.5 inches (14.6 x 21.6 cm.). Signed in the negative and with two stamps from his studio on verso. Minor losses to the upper left and right corners (in the margins), 4 small pinpricks to corners/edges, very subtle lighter colored block along the left side, otherwise in fine condition. Read More...

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184. [Literature & Art] Warhol, Andy. (1928–1987) [Monroe, Marilyn. (1926–1962)].
"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" - Signed Postcard

Postcard print of one of Warhol's iconic Marilyn Monroe images, boldly signed in black marker at the foot by the artist. Monroe's face is rendered in shades of yellow and purple on a turquoise background.  Captioned on verso, postcard printed by Fernand Hazan in France, ca. 1980.  4.5 x 6 inches (11.4 x 15.2 cm.). Read More...
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185. [Literature & Art] Wührer-Jungbluth, Margaretha. (1901–1981) [Diamond, David. (1915–2005)].
Schimmernde Krone - SIGNED to DAVID DIAMOND

Salzburg: Die Silberrose. [1962]. 46 pp. Signed volume of poetry from the Austrian writer, wife of pianist Friedrich Wührer. She has inscribed and signed on the half-title to American composer David Diamond and dated 1963. Together with a postcard photograph of Schloss Mühlfeld, the home of the Wührers. Very fine. 4.5 x 6.5 inches (11.4 x 16.4 cm). Read More...

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186. [Literature & Art] Willis, Nathaniel Parker. (1806-1867).
Original CDV Photograph

An original carte de visite photograph of the American author, poet and editor who worked with several notable American writers including Edgar Allan Poe and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Photographed by George G. Rockwood of New York and on the original mount, with a caption on the verso: "This Photograph is COPIED from another picture, and must not be taken as a sample of our work direct from life." Lower edge slightly trimmed obscuring the photographer's name and with some scattered spots; otherwise in fine condition. 2.5 x 4 inches (6.3 x 10.1 cm).

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187. [Literature & Art] Wright, Richard. (1908–1960).
"The title of my lecture will be: 'NEGRO LITERATURE IN THE UNITED STATES.'" - Typed Letters Signed

Pair of TLS from the American author to the Associazione Culturale Italiana, and one addressed specifically to Professor Irma Antonetto, regarding an upcoming speaking engagement.  First letter (Undated; 2 pp. on personal stationary) reads, in part, "The title of my lecture will be: 'NEGRO LITERATURE IN THE UNITED STATES.' / Will you please let me know if this title or topic will be suitable to you... I am at present recovering from illness and would like to spend some time at some warm place in southern Italy to recuperate.  Is it possible for me to collect [the fee] of 100,000 french francs from you in Italy in lira or some other currency."  The second letter (Jan. 9, 1951;  1 pp. on personal stationary) concerns travel arrangements from Paris to Turin. Two holes to left margin, else fine. Uncommon. Read More...
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188. [History & Culture] [Bell, Alexander Graham. (1847–1922)].
Printed Invitation to Dinner with National Geographic Society Board of Managers

Printed dinner invitation card from the Scottish-born inventor to Robert Simpson Woodward (1849–1924), President of the Carnegie Institute, with the purpose of the dinner, "To meet the Board of Managers of the National Geographic Society," neatly penned in an unknown hand above the body of the invitation, which reads "Mr. Alexander Graham Bell / requests the pleasure of / President Woodward's / company at dinner / Thursday February 20 /  at seven thirty o'clock. / 1331 Connecticut Avenue."  No year given, presumed ca. 1897 - 1903. Small impression to verso breaking through slightly to recto, else in fine condition.  4.5 x 3.5 inches (11.4 x 8.9 cm.). Read More...

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189. [History & Culture] [Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Bernhard de. (1792–1862)].
Visiting Card

Original visiting card from Prince Bernard de Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, the distinguished soldier who became a colonel in the service of the King of the Netherlands. He commanded the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Dutch Division at the Battle of Waterloo. Mounted on a fragment of an album page, with part of a collector's note in pencil at the right. Foxing and toning. Overall very good. Visiting card 3.25 x 2 inches (8.2 x 5.5 cm). Read More...

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