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Autograph Letter Signed by HEALY, George Peter Alexander (1813-1894)

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Title: Autograph Letter Signed
Author: HEALY, George Peter Alexander (1813-1894)
Seller: Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition: very good
Description: Philadelphia, 1851. unbound. very good. Excellent content A.L.S. 4to, 2 pages, Philadelphia, November 29th 1851, an uncharacteristically chatty communication addressed to 'Dear Friend', in part: "...I can wait no longer for dame fortune to smile, she seems to have given me the cold shoulder in the most unkind manner, yet I trust she will grow warmer as I continue to the south: how gratifying it is not to be disappointed, the picture is doing just as well as I expected! People here are most kind, they give me plenty of pretty speeches, parties and dinners; but no, not one commission! Therefore I shall leave Baltimore on Monday or Tuesday with, to attend to those I mentioned to you. My picture can be sent on when I have made arrangements for it, in the City of Monuments. I am happy to inform you that the head of Mr. Fry & his father are among the best things I have ever painted, be assured, that this part is most pleasing to me. This morning I am going to the house of my old friend Thomas Sully to make a sketch of his head, which will always be to me a pleasure souvenir; after the sitting we are to pay a visit to Rembrandt Peale. Last Tuesday evening I passed a pleasant two hours at the house of our friend George Hewitt Cushman, he showed me several of his miniatures with which I was greatly pleased for they are sweetly painted; his wife and sister sang extremely well ... I hope I shall be able to see them again before I take leave of this nice regular city..." Boldly signed and in fine condition. *When Healy was sixteen years of age he was befriended by Jane Stuart, daughter of the great artist Gilbert Stuart, who introduced him to Thomas Sully, by whose advice Healy greatly profited and later gratefully repaid Sully in the days of the latter's adversity. [American Artist: Vol. 32- page 420.] This is without doubt one of the best Healy letters to come to market in the past thirty years and is priced accordingly. American portrait painter considered one of the most prolific and talented artists of his day, and his sitters included many of the eminent personages of his time.

Shakespeare's Comedy of a Midsummer-Nights Dream by SHAKESPEARE, William

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Title: Shakespeare's Comedy of a Midsummer-Nights Dream
Author: SHAKESPEARE, William
Seller: Heritage Book Shop, LLC (United States)
Description: London: Constable & Co. Ltd, 1914. ROBINSON, W. Heath. SHAKESPEARE, [William]. Shakespeare's Comedy of A Midsummer-Night's Dream. With illustrations by W. Heath Robinson. London: Constable & Co., 1914. First signed, limited edition, first issue. One of 250 numbered copies signed by the artist. This being number 95. Quarto (11 3/8 x 8 7/8 inches; 290 x 225 mm). xii, [4], 185, [3] pp. Twelve mounted color plates. Forty-six full-page and seventeen smaller black and white text illustrations. Color-plates with descriptive tissue guards. Publisher's original vellum. Front board and spine pictorially stamped ruled and lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Some minimal soiling and rubbing to vellum. Endpapers with some toning. Overall a very nice copy in the original binding. Originally published in 1914, only one hundred copies of the signed, limited edition (bound in vellum gilt) were issued at the time of publication. Since this copy is numbered less than 100, it is determined to be of the original, first issue. Beare 77e. HBS 69500. $2,250.

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (PLAYBILL SIGNED BY SONDHEIM) by Sondheim, Stephen (music and lyrics). Furth, George (book by). Prince, Hal (directed by)

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Title: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (PLAYBILL SIGNED BY SONDHEIM)
Author: Sondheim, Stephen (music and lyrics). Furth, George (book by). Prince, Hal (directed by)
Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: NY: Playbill, 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. Playbill for the original 1981 Broadway production of Merrily We Roll Along, that was distinguished when it was first produced as one of Sondheim's least successful musicals, opening on November 16, 1981 and closing after just 16 performances and 44 previews. It was also the last musical that Sondheim and producer/ director Hal Prince worked on together after collaborating on a phenomenal string of critically acclaimed musicals (Company, A Little Night Music, Follies). SIGNED BY SONDHEIM on the front cover. A production, directed by Maria Friedman, that began at the Menier Chocolate Factory in 2013, which came to Broadway in 2023 changed critical reaction, bringing Merrily more stature in the Sondheim canon than before. Sondheim's signatures without inscriptions are uncommon. Given the short run of the original production, one of the more collectible Playbills, and uncommon signed by the master. Stapled spine, 130 pages, gently toned, short tear bottom rear cover closed with archival tape.

THERE'S A WOCKET IN MY POCKET by Dr. Suess

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Title: THERE'S A WOCKET IN MY POCKET
Author: Dr. Suess
Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition: Very Good +
Description: NY: Random House, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. First edition. Laminated pictorial covers, issued without dustjacket. Covers slightly rubbed, the faintest sunning to spine. Neat owner name top of ffe. Internals near fine. Binding solid.

Collection of "Little Pilgrim Lesson Paper by CRAFTS, Mrs. W.F. [Wilbur Fisk] [Sara J.]

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Title: Collection of "Little Pilgrim Lesson Paper
Author: CRAFTS, Mrs. W.F. [Wilbur Fisk] [Sara J.]
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition: Near fine
Description: Boston: The Congregational Publishing Society, Beacon Street, 1883. Print no binding. Near fine. [BROADSHEET]. Congregational Sunday-School and Publishing Society, Congregational House, Boston, order list, 1884-5. [PAMPHLET]. C.L.S.C. 1884-1885, Boston: Congregational S.S. and Publishing Society, 1884. [MAILING ENVELOPE]. Congregational Sunday-School and Publishing Society, Boston, [1884]. Thirty-five Lesson Papers: Thirteen Lesson Papers from 1881, Vol. VI: No. 38, Sept. 18, through No. 52, Dec. 25. Lacking No. 39 and 40, Sept. 25 and Oct. 2. Thirteen Lesson Papers from 1882, Vol. VII: No. 2, Jan. 8, through No. 25, June 25. Lacking No. 1, Jan. 1; No. 3, Jan. 15; No. 5, Jan. 29; Nos. 12-17, March 19 and 26, and the entire month of April; No. 23 and 24, June 11 and 18. Six Lesson Papers from 1882, Vol. VIII: No. 14-18, all of October, and No. 23., Dec. 3 Three Lesson Papers from 1883, Vol. IX: No. 30, Jan. 21; and June 17 and 30, lacking Volume or Number identification. 12mo (7 9/16" x 5 3/8"); 30 are bifold sheets, 5 are single sheet; wood-cut illustrations; some with light horizontal fold, light age-toning of paper and a few small closed tears or chips; very good plus. Not found in WorldCat. Broadsheet order form (8 ¼" x 5 ¼"). Pamphlet: tri-fold with listed classes; Envelope (3 1/8" x 5 ½"). Attractively printed little Sunday School papers with decorative masthead of a hiking child on all the bifold sheets, clearly printed large illustrations, and decorative borders. Stories, poems, Bible verses, a brief lesson, and in some a hymn, picture stories, and "Letter to Momma". Included with the Sunday School papers is a stamped envelope, order form and pamphlet describing The C.L.S.C., The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, home school course offerings, "a college for one's own house". Written by Sara J. Timanus Crafts (1830-1930), an educator, prolific author, hymn writer and strong supporter of Sunday Schools. Along with her husband, Wilbur Fisk Crafts (1850-1922), founder and Superintendent of the International Reform Bureau, they were powerful voices on moral issues of the day including fierce supporters of alcohol and narcotic prohibition, and opposed to Sunday amusements. Wilbur was raised Methodist, by 1880 had become a Congregationalist, and after attending Presbyterian seminary, remained with this denomination for the rest of his life. Whether Sara followed him from the Congregational church is unclear.

Original art from LIGHTHOUSE LULLABY by BRIGGS, Kelly Paul

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Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA

Title: Original art from LIGHTHOUSE LULLABY
Author: BRIGGS, Kelly Paul
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Rockport, Maine: Down East Books, 2000. Ephemera no binding. Fine. Kelly Paul BRIGGS. [ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION ART] [JUVENILE]. SIGNED by the ARTIST. Original art: 15 ½" x 15 ½" mat size; 5 5/8" x 5 5/8" image size. Original illustration art from Lighthouse Lullaby by mid-coast Maine author and artist Kelly Briggs. The thirteenth illustration found in the book on page 28 pictures a sailing ship at night, a lantern lighting its sails, and a lighthouse beam on the shore. "Sailing ships are passing by, / Bound for ports like Baltimore. / The beacon lamp is burning bright / To steer them from the rocky shore.". The work is done in the pointillist technique using tiny dots of color to define the space and create an image. This technique was first described by Georges Seurat and Paul Signac in 1886 as part of the Neo-Impressionist movement. This painting along with several others was in an exhibition at the Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, Maine. A charming story of a lighthouse keeper and his family living on a remote Maine island. The author explains, "Island living was not easy, but they took pleasure in simple things that we now sometimes take for granted-a warm bed, a roof over our heads, and someone to love us." Ms. Briggs is a mostly self-taught artist, born and living on the coast of Maine. She is part of the Farnsworth Museum's Arts in Education Teaching Artist in Rockland, Maine. PLEASE NOTE: This does not include a copy of the book, Lighthouse Lullaby.

Exhibition flyer: Posenenske: "Serie DW" (5 December 1967-2 January 1968) by (POSENENSKE, Charlotte)

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Title: Exhibition flyer: Posenenske: "Serie DW" (5 December 1967-2 January 1968)
Author: (POSENENSKE, Charlotte)
Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description: A4 flyer, black & white illus. on recto, details to verso, horizontal folds. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1967. The rare flyer for Posenenske's debut exhibition at Konrad Fischer's newly established gallery, Fischer paired this show with one for Hanne Darboven (1941-2009) at his Neubrückstrasse address. Both began on 5 December. The recto reproduces a contact sheet of photographs of her work. "Fischer's second exhibition was dedicated to two women artists from Europe: Hanne Darboven...presented her Konstruktionen (Constructions, 1966-67), comprising approximately 120 drawings in pencil and ink on blue graph paper, while Posenenske monopolized most of the narrow space with a combination of four-sided cardboard ducts from her Vierkantrohre Serie DW (Square Tubes Series DW) (1967). Posenenske's work met with an enthusiastic response in Düsseldorf. One regional critic applauded the 'brutal absolutism' of 'pure form' with which her serially conceived work broke new ground in sculpture by using all the 'radicalism of monumental form."-Isabelle Malz, "'Bizarre, but Debatable' or a 'Good Deal Less Art': Charlotte Posenenske's Consistently Radical Work and Contemporary Reactions to It," Charlotte Posenenske: Work in Progress, p. 89. In excellent condition. WorldCat records a single example in North American libraries (as of June 2026). ❧ D. Fischer, ed., Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993) 3. J. Morgan & A. Lowry, eds., Charlotte Posenenske: Work in Progress (2019), pp. 51 (pictured), 90 (installation photographs) & Chronology, pp. 215-16.

Exhibition card: Lucio Pozzi (6 April 1976) by (POZZI, Lucio)

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Title: Exhibition card: Lucio Pozzi (6 April 1976)
Author: (POZZI, Lucio)
Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description: Printed on one side. Card, mailed. Milan: Francoise Lambert, 1976. Invitation to Pozzi’s 1976 presentation with Francoise Lambert. Fine. Mailed to “Ferruccio e Alessandra Marchi” of Firenze. ❧ Sophie Richard, Unconcealed: The International Network of Conceptual Artists 1967-77, Dealers, Exhibitions and Public Collections (2010), p. 370.

Unite [screenprint poster]

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Title: Unite [screenprint poster]
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: [Berkeley]: [Political Poster Workshop at the University of California, Berkeley], 1970. 22.75x29 inch poster, very good but for minor crease and smudge at upper left corner. The number 4973 at the bottom identifies this as a product of the Political Poster Workshop at Berkeley in 1970. In the Maggs Bros book "4973: Berkeley Protest Posters 1970," this design is not illustrated. Initials of the unknown artist, DKM, are at lower right. Participants in the Political Poster Workshop practiced the techniques of silkscreened poster production on sheets of used computer printout paper or other random stock. Most of the products of this workshop are scarce, for obvious reasons.

Doc. No. LXXX. Report of the Joint Committee to Examine the Penitentiary Institution 1852

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Title: Doc. No. LXXX. Report of the Joint Committee to Examine the Penitentiary Institution 1852
Seller: De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
Description: [Richmond, Virginia, 1852. Removed from a bound volume. 13 pp. This piece has 7 pages describing potential changes to the prison code followed by 4 charts listing slaves executed within five fiscal years ending Spt. 30th, 1851, All Slaves condemned to be executed and reprieved, and Slaves sentenced by the Courts to Sale and Transportation when the New Code went into operation. The charts give the names of the slaves, there crimes and the names of their owners.

Looking At Me: On Pictures and Photographs (Signed First Edition) by Rossellini, Isabella

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Title: Looking At Me: On Pictures and Photographs (Signed First Edition)
Author: Rossellini, Isabella
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN: 9783829600576
Condition: Fine
Description: New York: Schirmer/Mosel, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to., 144pp. Beautiful First Edition of this retrospective of Rosselini's life and career through the lens of the photographers. Bound in light purple with titles in black on spine and facsimile of author's signature on front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. No toning or spotting. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front end-paper, ("o Rose, Thanks!. Isabella Roselini". As this is a note of thanks, it may indicate "Rose" is a closer association than just a fan. A gorgeous collectable copy and quite uncommonly found signed.

Fire-Tongue by Rohmer, Sax (Arthur S. Ward)

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Title: Fire-Tongue
Author: Rohmer, Sax (Arthur S. Ward)
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: London: Cassell and Company, 1931. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo., 252pp. Beautiful first printing of the "Cheap" Edition, no month,1931. Originally published in 1920. Bound in black cloth with titles and decoration in gilt on front board and spine. Square, tight and solid throughout with little or no wear. Gilt dulled on spine. Previous owners neat signature on both paste-downs. Very well-preserved, Very attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, (1'-), has some light soiling and edge-wear. Crease on the upper front panel. 1" inch piece from the spine. Still quite fresh and bright and scarce in any condition. A very pretty collectable copy. (Hubin, p.343).

A UFO Digest Exclused: Admiral G. Pinon Writes to President Nicolas Sarkozy about UFOs by Pinon, Gilles

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Title: A UFO Digest Exclused: Admiral G. Pinon Writes to President Nicolas Sarkozy about UFOs
Author: Pinon, Gilles
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: [n.p.]: UFO Digest, 2008. Staplebound. Very Good. 12p., rectos only. Translated by Robert D. Morningstar. Very Good. Pages bumped and lightly curled at the corners, a few stray stains, clean otherwise. A bilingual piece about the implications of extraterrestrial life on earth, with a particular focus on governing and international relations. Originally published online, though the webpage appears broken as of this cataloging. From the collection of ufologist Tom Benson.

Beyond Engineering by Petroski, Henry

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Title: Beyond Engineering
Author: Petroski, Henry
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780312077853
Condition: Near fine
Description: New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. First printing. Near fine in a very good jacket, unclipped ($17.95), rubbed at the edges, lightly scarred at the base of the spine from a sticker. Black buckram with silver lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound. The follow-up to his successful debut, To Engineer Is Human. In this collection of personal essays, Petroski connects the literary and engineering worlds.

Sea Diseases by Allison, R.S

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Title: Sea Diseases
Author: Allison, R.S
Seller: Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Description: (London, 1943). b/w plates. xxiii, 218 pp. “The story of a great natural experiment in preventive medicine in the Royal Navy.” An excellent general history of the subject, beginning in ancient times, running through the conquest of scurvy and other shipboard diseases in the 19th century. With a bibliography. VG

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