Autograph postcard by the Hungarian-born photographer known for his groundbreaking contributions to photographic composition and the photo essay, today considered one of the seminal figures of photojournalism. Kertész has signed on the verso of a postcard of his photograph, "Christopher Street, May 1950, New York." In very fine condition. 10 x 15.2 cm. Read More...
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[Literature & Art]
Moore, Marianne. (1887 - 1972). "Poetry" - Signed Typescript and Signed Avedon Postcard Photograph
Typescript of one of the American Modernist poet's most anthologized works. 1 pp. Signed "Marianne Moore / typescript by Mr. Lionel Aucoin" in black ink, also adding one autograph correction within the poem. Fine. Together with a block of four 25-cent US stamps honoring the poet and a postcard of Richard Avedon's famous image of Moore, signed by him on the verso in black ink.
Group of three autograph and typed notes signed from writer Grace Paley, editor Justin Kaplan, and critic R. W. B. Lewis to the Pulitzer-Prize-winning writer Kenneth Silverman. Complete contents: autograph postcard from Grace Paley (postmarked January 26, 1995), writing that "I don't remember ever saying anything like that. If you find it please let me know..."; typed postcard signed from R. W. B. Lewis (April 24, 1997, signed "Dick L"), regarding "a fat paragraph on B. W. for the Century," as well as agents and a mention of another book; autograph postcard from Justin Kaplan, editor of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (January 3, 1998), thanking Silverman for sending material and mentioning the forthcoming new edition of Bartlett's. In fine condition overall. Read More...
Carte de visite photograph of the important French writer. An uncommon Russian imprint by Wesenberg of St. Petersburg. Toning and light edge wear; overall fine. 2.5 x 4 inches (6.3 x 10.7 cm).
The eminent French author born Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin is better known as George Sand, the masculine pen name she adopted early in her career. An early feminist, she also earned a footnote in musical history as the longtime romantic companion of pianist/composer Frédéric Chopin.
Paris: Chez tous les libraires. 1857. With ex-libris Maurice Guibert to the inside cover designed by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, depicting a caricature of Guibert in a Japanese style with his initials. The book itself is an evocation of the musical and social culture surrounding the popular Parisian composer Philippe Musard. 62 pp. One quarter red cloth with marbled boards, gilt lettering and ornaments to spine. Internal foxing and toning, light shelf wear; ex libris very fine and overall fine. 4 x 6.5 inches (10 x 16.5 cm). Read More...
An interesting collection of original portrait photographs of noted visual artists by the photographer James Arkatov, together with original letters from the artists to the photographer. The archive includes an 8 x 10 photograph of each of 8 artists from different fields, as photographed for Arkatov's 1998 collection Artists: The Creative Personality, with letters from the artists mostly concerning their photographs, with some ordering prints of their favorite images. The artists represented are: painter Richard Diebenkorn (TLS, August 14, 1991; 2 ALS, Mat 22, 1991 and n.d.); glass sculptor Dale Chihuly (2 autograph faxes: December 22, 1993; and n.d.; ALS, March 15, 1995); painter Helen Frankenthaler (2 TLS, June 17, 1992; July 30, 1992); architect Frank Gehry (2 TLS, March 31, 1999; June 21, 2001); Roy Lichtenstein (autograph note on a greeting card, n.d.); ceramicist Beatrice Wood (2 TLS, January 25, 1991; February 13, 1991); painter and sculptor Jasper Johns (TLS, July 13, 1992); and neo-conceptual artist Jenny Holzer (2 TLS, February 11, 1992; April 3, 1992). In very fine condition overall. Read More...
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[History & Culture]
[Beauty Pageants]. "One of Them Gets a Ride" - Original Press Photograph
Original 1937 press photograph showing the contestants for the title of Miss California posing in swimsuits on the wing of an airliner. Press caption on the verso dated July 17, 1937. In very good condition with one small tear to the upper edge. 9 x 7 inches (22.8 x 18 cm).
New York: Shapiro, Bernstein, and co.. 1927. Original sheet music to a popular song celebrating Charles Lindbergh's 1927 accomplishment, the first solo transatlantic flight and the first non-stop flight between North America and Europe. Music and lyrics by Howard Johnson & Al Sherman. Cover features a photograph of Lindbergh with the Spirit of St. Louis. 5 pp. Light toning; overall fine. 9 x 12 inches. Read More...
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A very interesting archive of sheet music and other materials related to the American aviator, who rose to international fame in 1927 when he made the first solo transatlantic flight, from New York to Paris. The collection includes original sheet music to two popular songs about Lindbergh's accomplishment and a commemorative cigar box label and silver watch fob. Complete contents: Lindbergh (the Eagle of the U.S.A) by Howard Johnson & Al Sherman (New York: Shapiro, Bernstein, and co., 1927; 5 pp.; 9 x 12 inches; toning and edge wear with several small repairs, overall very good); You Flew Over: Uncle Sam Takes His Hat Off to You by Charles Harrison and Joe Verges (Chicago: Ted Brown Music Co., 1927; 5 pp.; 9 x 12 inches; fine); an original "Spirit of St. Louis" cigar box label (Detroit: Mazer-Cressman Cigar Co; 7.5 x 6.5 inches; very fine); a sterling silver watch fob in the shape of a suitcase, bearing Lindbergh's likeness, the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty, and the words "FIRST NON STOP FLIGHT, NEW YORK --PARIS." (1.25 x 1 inches); and one negative of each sheet music cover with two 5" x 6.5" reproductions of each. Read More...
A small selection of original black-and-white snapshots from the 1939 New York World's Fair. Views include the central plaza of the fair with its striking Trylon, Perisphere, and Leo Friedlander's statues of the Four Freedoms, as well as a large portrait of Queen Elizabeth. Light spotting to some of the images; otherwise in fine condition. Each 9 x 14.8 cm.