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Autograph letter signed ("(Satchmo) Louis Armstrong)") to Erich Kauffmann, [Corona, N.Y.] April 5,1970 by Armstrong, Louis

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Seller: Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books

Title: Autograph letter signed ("(Satchmo) Louis Armstrong)") to Erich Kauffmann, [Corona, N.Y.] April 5,1970
Author: Armstrong, Louis
Seller: Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (United States)
Description: 1970. Five pages, in ink. Erich Kauffmann was the partner of trombonist Franz Schuritz who formulated the lip salve that Armstrong discovered in the 1930s and grew to depend on. By 1950 : "Dear Mr. Kauffmann: My dear friend I always be very happy when I get a letter from you. You and your dear family are Lucille (my wife) and my dear friends. We love you all very very much. We are very happy that we had the thrill to meet you - the family and the Boss Man, Mr. Franz Schuritz. Real fine family And a happy meeting for Lucille and I. We both talk about you all lots and lots of times. I am well again and feeling fine after a long good rest which was what I really needed after traveling so much in show business. My doctor demanded that I do it. Now I am happy that I did. And with attention of my dear Lucille - all is well - I am well and everything is beautiful again. And I promised that I will never work so hard. (Moms) Lucille that is my (love-pet name for her) she joins me in sending you all our love and the best of happiness always. I have also recorded my first record. I'll send one of them to you as soon as they are released. Already it's a big seller here in America. So you must stay happy. And keep making your very good Lip Salve (Anzatz Creme) Louis Armstrong Lip Salve. If no more than make it for me. I'll buy all that you can make. Anytime that you should have a batch of Louis Armstrong's Lip Salve on your hands - just send it on to me at my home. Tell me how much it is and I will gladly send you the money. Now do you understand? I am very serious about this - I live by your Lip Salve and I hope that I will never run out. So what ever amount of Lip Salve that you have in your possession, send it to me. C.O.D. No matter how much the cost. Please understand me when I say these words to you Mr. Kauffmann. I am very serious. I am sure that you will understand the SINCERITY when I speak to Dick Cavett, who is a smart and sincere man. And he was with me all the way and believed every word that I said concerning Mr. Franz Schuritz and that wonderful Lip Salve. God Bless you. Goodnight from (Satchmo) Louis Armstrong." With autograph envelope, return address: "Satchmo, 34-56 107 St, Corona, New York". All five pages are written on the backs of a Harper's Bazaar reprint: "Lose Weight, the Satchmo Way!" recommending Swiss Kriss. According to Jasen and Jones's "Black Bottom Stomp," Armstrong's daily regimen included "a daily dose of Swiss Kriss (an herbal laxative that he swore by), a few applications of the lip salve made for him by a German trombonist named Franz Schuritz, some red beans and rice -- when he could find them on a hotel menu -- and several marijuana cigarettes." According to his obituary in the New York Times (July 7, 1971), "Mr. Armstong's greatest [health] worry was chronic leukoplakia of the lips, what amounted to a tough corn that resulted from blowing his horn. He used a special, imported salve to sooth his lips. 'If you don't look out for your chops and pipes,' he said, 'you can't blow the horn and sing. Anything that'll get in my way doin' that, out it goes. That trumpet comes first, before anything, even my wife.'" Ricky Riccardi, Research Director of the The Louis Armstrong House Museum was quoted (in the NY Times, March 2016) as saying the salve was a symbol of Armstrong's devotion to his music. The Museum still has 500 tins on hand.

The Clouds, Aigeltinger, Russia, &c by WILLIAMS, William Carlos

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Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC

Title: The Clouds, Aigeltinger, Russia, &c
Author: WILLIAMS, William Carlos
Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition: Fine copy in slipcase. Although the regular issue of The Clouds is fairly common, the signed issue is rare; we have only handled
Description: (MA): Wells College Press & Cummington Press, 1948. First edition. One of 60 Roman-numeraled copies on hand-made paper signed by Williams, out of a total edition of 310 copies (the regular copies were printed on an all-rag paper & not signed). Wallace A26. Fine copy in slipcase. Although the regular issue of The Clouds is fairly common, the signed issue is rare; we have only handled two copies. 8vo, original cloth with printed spine label, publisher's slipcase. Fine copy in slipcase. Although the regular issue of The Clouds is fairly common, the signed issue is rare; we have only handled two copies.

Tuscan Songs by ALEXANDER, Francesca, ed

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Seller: Argosy Book Store

Title: Tuscan Songs
Author: ALEXANDER, Francesca, ed
Seller: Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition: very good
Description: Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1897. First. hardcover. very good. Illustrated with 108 photogravure plates from the original designs, each protected with lettered tissue. Rubricated title, decked edges, t.e.g. Small folio, gilt-lettered olive green cloth blind-stamped with fleurs-de lys pattern (spine evenly faded). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1897. First edition. A very good copy of an extremely scarce book.

APOLLO - CHRONIQUE DES BEAUX-ARTS (and) APOLLO EPHEMERIDES

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Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB

Title: APOLLO - CHRONIQUE DES BEAUX-ARTS (and) APOLLO EPHEMERIDES
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition: VG+, not counting the fact that the spines are off both volumes. Tight, clean and with sharp corners. Certainly worth repairing,
Description: Bruxelles, 1941. first. VG+, not counting the fact that the spines are off both volumes. Tight, clean and with sharp corners. Certainly worth repairing, considering the utter rarity of this periodical. Appear unused. 2 volumes uniformly bound in 3/4 leatherette. Volume 1 contains issues 1-13. Volume 2 contains issues 14-25, as well as the first (and only?) 23 issues of Apollo Ephemerides. Published in Belgium during World War 2, this seldon scene art periodical is presented here in a rare complete run, uniformly bound (with original wrappers intact). As an added bonus, the 8-page accessory publication APOLLO EPHEMERIDES is bound into the rear of the second volume. This weekly publication begins on February 27, 1943 and seems to cease with issue 23 on July 31, 1943. It seems to contains shorter articles and more ads for local gallery exhibitions and cinema activities, etc."L'hebdomadaire du collectionneur et de l'amateur d'art." Regular section "Echec et mat" covers Brussels art auctions, including prices realized. Some results from other European cities. Worldcat locates two copies of Ephemerides, both in the US.

Symbolism by Gibson, Michael & Neret, Gilles

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Title: Symbolism
Author: Gibson, Michael & Neret, Gilles
Seller: L'Estampe Originale (United States)
Description: London and Los Angeles, Tashen, 2006. Book Description: Taschen, Koln London Los Angeles, 2006. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 4to. 255 pp. very good hardcover copy still in plastic wraps

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Remembering Satan by Wright, Lawrence

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Seller: Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA

Title: Remembering Satan
Author: Wright, Lawrence
Seller: Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780679431558
Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. 1st Edition. [v] 205p., dj (A Borzoi book).

UIPA News

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Seller: Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA

Title: UIPA News
Seller: Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: (Washington, D.C.): (United Indian Planners Association). 1978. Volume 3, No. 1. Much of this issue is devoted to "Agriculture -- The Development of Tribal Resources." Near fine in stapled wrappers. Softcover. Near Fine.

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