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No Binding. Condition: Fine. Handwritten postcard signed by JRR Tolkien to Miss Kilbride Autograph postcard signed (JRR Tolkien), to Miss [Katherine or Kitty] Kilbride, giving news of the travails suffered that year and of his family, and complaining about the state of Oxford in the age of Morris Motors. The card reproducing in colours Josef Madlener's Heilige Familie (published in series of six by F.A. Ackermann), one page, closely written in a minute hand, minor creasing to corners and discoloration but overall in fine and attractive condition, 8vo, [Oxford], 24 December 1938. It is quite densely written and is a nice sampling of his handwriting. Footnotes The postcard showing the Holy Family walking through a Tolkienesque wooded glade with mountains in the distance - another such postcard by Joseph Madlener, entitled Der Berggeist (Mountain Spirit), executed in strikingly similar style, showing a white-bearded sage in a wide-brimmed hat feeding a lamb, was preserved by Tolkien in an envelope marked 'Origin of Gandalf'. That card, like ours, was published by Ackermann, albeit in 1935. Another link with The Lord of the Rings is the account Tolkien gives in our card of Oxford, which brings to mind the debased state of the Shire after Saruman's despoiling modernization: "Oxford is changing very fast and mostly (not wholly) for the worse. It is no longer a University town. The old dialect is driven off the streets, and the old shops are fast being replaced by the dreary semi-municipal architecture of a London suburb; the field for miles are covered with mass produced 'dormitories'. All to house an inessential (and indeed pernicious) industry [Morris Motors]. But people have done that sort of thing since the world began! This is an exceptionally early letter by Tolkien: only nine, two of them formal addresses, predating it in the collection published by Humphrey Carpenter, where ours does not appear; the main sequence of the published letters beginning in 1937 with Letter 10. The recipient is K.M. (Katherine or Kitty) Kilbride, who had met Tolkien when studying in Oxford, it is believed at a summer school, and is thought to have been teacher living at Bradford. Her copy of the The Hobbit was sold at Sotheby's New York, 13 December 2002, lot 152, for $75,000. Signed by Author(s).

Kein Einband. Condition: Wie neu. Ohne Schutzumschlag. 1. Auflage. Superb original picture postcard written and sent by Chandler from Palms Springs to his publisher Hamish Hamilton in London. Postmarked Palm Springs: 24th December 1957. A "Giant Post Card" with "Greetings from Palm Springs" printed on the front over a picture of Palm Springs Plaza sent by Chandler to his publisher "Jamie" (Hamish Hamilton) in London. In fine condition apart from some slight creasing and two punch holes, only affecting the letters "ut" in "but" and the first "l" in "alcoholic" in the second last line. This gem is as good as it gets: Address ("Hamish Hamilton, Esq., / 90(50?) Great Russell St., / London, W.C. 1, / England.") and text written entirely in Chandler's hand. The text reads as follows: "Dear Jamie: Here are so few of these oversized nonsenses that I may have sent you this one before. But don't kick me, I'm old and weak. Thanks for letter which I shall answer very soon. Went to a party last night at a home which is the ideal setting for the 8 million dollar girl Marlowe is going to be married to in my next after the one I am finishing up. They'll have a hell of a time squabbling. The party was elaborate but the same old thing. Elaborate catering and decorations, but the same loud empty alcoholic voices. Love to all. Ray." Note that "Jamie" is how friends called Hamish (Hamilton). At the time and as mentioned in the text, Chandler was putting the finishing touches on his novel Playback, which ends with Linda Loring ("the 8 million dollar girl" of The Long Good-Bye fame) calling Marlowe and asking him to marry her. This is the first time Chandler mentions marriage and the setting for the beginning of his last novel The Poodle Springs Story. This is one of the very, very rare instances that you will find and be able to buy Marlowe's name in Chandler's handwriting, since the few other examples (in the Notebooks) are forever confined to museums or other institutions. Also, we know of no other text of this length and content entirely in Chandler's hand. Practically all of his correspondence was typed. This item part of our Catalogue 9, which you can view at ygrbooks. Signatur des Verfassers.

Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Price is net to all; promotional discounts do not apply. SPECIAL ORDER: PRICING & AVAILABILITY SUBJECT TO CHANGE. First edition, first and only printing. Limited edition of 25 copies of the set of two original uncut sheets from the Baseball-Photographer Trading Cards project, signed and numbered by Mandel. The uncut sheets include all 134 trading cards, 3 copies of the trading card checklist and the following postcards: Oranges on Fire; a photograph of a women's softball team sponsored by Mike Mandel and Larry Sultan; and an image depicting three sample trading cards (Imogen Cunningham, Duane Michals and Bunny Yeager) displayed in a fan shape. Each sheet measures 29 x 23 inches. Out of print. An extremely rare copy of the original, uncut press sheets for this project, signed and numbered by Mandel. As New (from the artist's archive). ABOUT THE COMPLETE SET: Untitled (Baseball-Photographer Trading Cards) consists of 134 photo-offset lithographic reproductions of photographic portraits printed on individual "trading cards," with an additional card including a complete checklist of participating photographers. Photographs by Mike Mandel. Texts, statistics and quotes by the respective artists printed on verso (e.g., Ed Ruscha: "Everything you've ever wanted is right in your own backyard;" Bobby Heinecken: ".Critics often misspell his last name, hence he is often mistaken for the European beer player.") Each card 3-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches. Lithographic reproductions printed by Mike Roberts, Berkeley, California. The cards were originally packaged with sticks of chewing gum by Topps Chewing Gum, Brooklyn, New York. In 1975, Mike Mandel traveled around the U.S. with baseball equipment and uniforms to produce a series of portraits of important and influential photographers, curators, art historians and critics. The resulting cards were, and still are, traded by those in the field. The photographers, curators, art historians and critics included are: 1) Bob Flick; 2) Joel Meyerowitz; 3) Van Deren Coke; 4) Joe Deal; 5) Ron Walker; 6) Lee Witkin; 7) Al Sweetman; 8) Don Drowty; 9) Ellen Brooks; 10) Dennis Hearne; 11) Elaine Mayes; 12) Bart Parker; 13) Larry Sultan; 14) Ed West; 15) Arthur Siegel; 16) Leonard Freed; 17) Margery Mann; 18) Harry Callahan; 19) Gary Metz; 20) Peter Gowland; 21) Ansel Adams; 22) Ed Ruscha; 23) Grace Mayer; 24) Mike Mandel; 25) Harold Allen; 26) Laura Gilpin; 27) Hank Smith; 28) Anne Tucker; 29) Phil Perkis; 30) Michael Simon; 31) Bill Owens; 32) Manuel Bravo; 33) Nathan Lyons; 34) Bill Arnold; 35) Jim Hajicek; 36) Les Krims; 37) Joyce Neimanas; 38) Judy Dater; 39) Al Coleman; 40) Ira Nowinski; 41) Jack Welpott; 42) Linda Parry; 43) Burke Uzzle; 44) Jim Dow; 45) Dave Freund; 46) Todd Walker; 47) Catherine Jansen; 48) Eva Rubinstein; 49) Eddie Sievers; 50) Minor White; 51) Michael Becotte; 52) Fred McDarrah; 53) Richard Link; 54) Betty Hahn; 55) Nick Hlobeczy; 56) Bob Cumming; 57) Ken Josephson; 58) Naomi Savage; 59) John Divola; 60) Tom Barrow; 61) Carl Chiarenza; 62) Bea Nettles; 63) Roger Mertin; 64) John Benson; 65) Cal Kowal; 66) Aaron Siskind; 67) R. von Sternberg; 68) Paige Pinnell; 69) Arthur Tress; 70) Jacob Deschin; 71) Linda Connor; 72) Don Blumbeing; 73) Jim Alinder; 74) Harold Jones; 75) M.J. Walker; 76) Bill Parker; 77) Al Woolpert; 78) Duke Baltz; 79) Gus Kayafas; 80) Duane Michals; 81) Darryl Curran; 82) Arnold Newman; 83) Geoff Winningham; 84) Paul Vanderbilt; 85) Anne Noggle; 86) Timo Pajunen; 87) Edmund Teske; 88) Imogen Cunningham; 89) Andy Anderson; 90) Bill Larson; 91) Pete Bunnell; 92) Robert Doherty; 93) Joe Jachna; 94) Oscar Bailey; 95) Jerry Uelsmann; 96) Art Sinsabaugh; 97) Charles Roitz; 98) Doug Stewart; 99) Chuck Swedlund; 100) Bill Edwards; 101) Bobby Heinecken; 102) Micha Bar-Am; 103) Beaumont Newhall; 104) Wynn Bullock; 105) Jerry McMillan; 106) John Schulze; 107) Neal Slavin; 108) Lee Rice; 109) Joan Lyons; 110) Bill Jenkins; 111) Fred Sommer; 112) Barbara Crane; 113) Emmet Gowin; 114) Barbara Morgan; 115) Mark Power; 116) Cornell Capa; 117) Lionel Suntop; 118) Bunny Yeager; 119) Doug Prince; 120) Eileen Cowin; 121) Eve Sonneman; 122) Reg Heron; 123) Scott Hyde; 124) Conrad Pressma; 125) John Szarkowski; 126) Bill Eggleston; 127) Mike Bishop; 128) Bob Fichter; 129) Liliane DeCock; 130) Tom Porett; 131) Arnold Crane; 132) Arnold Gassan; 133) Elliott Erwitt; 134) Len Gittleman; 135) Trading card checklist. From the artist: "The project satirized the phenomenon of the fine art photography community being consumed by the larger art world and commercial culture. I photographed photographers as if they were baseball players and produced a set of cards that were packaged in random groups of ten, with bubble gum, so that the only way of collecting a complete set was to make a trade. The reverse side for each card enabled the photographer to fill in their own personal data that referred to the information usually included on real baseball cards. In a sense, each photographer's response provides an insight about how they approached their participation." From Aaron Schuman, writing in Aperture 200 (Fall 2010): "Mandel's Trading Cards sit comfortably within this movement [the conceptual experimentation "with popular rather than 'artistic' forms of photography" practiced by such artists as Ed Ruscha, John Baldessari and Stephen Shore] -- the half-ironic, half-sincere reappropriation of everyday images and photographic contexts -- and also reflect an almost exaggerated unpretentiousness through the performances of many of their subjects. A baby-faced Larry Sultan (#13) is satirically pious as an altar boy, his two hands clasped around a baseball, his wide eyes aimed toward the heavens; a grinning Beaumont Newhall (#103) is subsumed by a face-mask and chest protector, jokingly playing the umpire-in-chief behind home plate; on the back of her card, Joyce Neimanas (#37) proclaims: 'You should bunt to sacrifice yourself to the runner'; and on the front of another.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A sketchbook of bull-fighting marker drawings by Bernard Kay done at Nîmes May 1955, in plain brown wrappers, stapled, 175x225mm with six full-page drawings by Kay. Signed by Cocteau (in biro) and Picasso (with Kay's marker pen). A copy of André Verdet's 'L'Homme au Mouton de Pablo Picasso, inscribed by Kay. A card with an illustration of Picasso painting of Sylvette David . A folding greetings card with a self-portrait by Sylvette David, inscribed to Bernard Kay. Two envelopes with Picasso design for 'Exposition Vallauris'. Two colour postcards of designs by Picasso also for 'Exposition de Vallauris A.M.France'. \a sheet of paper with the inscription 'To Bernard Kay avec mes meilleurs amitiés. Tobias'. A copy of the postcard from Bernard Kay detailing how he obtained the signatures of Picasso and Cocteau and three further contemporary postcards to Bernard Kay. A fine souvenir of the short-lived pagan arcadia of Vallauris where Picasso lived from 1948-1955. After that time he gradually retreated to his various houses in order to work undisturbed. Signed by Author(s).

140 : 90 mm. Signed head and shoulders photograph of the bearded author. Signed in black ink to the upper side of the image. - On the verso the address of the recipient and one word in Tolstoy s hand.

4to and 8vo. 9 pp. plus enclosures. Important archive concerning Robert Desnos intervention with Dr. Ferdière to have Antonin Artaud accepted at Rodez psychiatric hospital. Je suis allé à Ville Evrard jeudi, Artaud devant partir le lendemain vendredi 22. Je l'ai trouvé en pleine délire parlant comme Saint Jérome et ne voulant plus partir parce qu'on l'éloignait des forces magiques qui travaillent pour lui." [translated: I went to Ville Evrard on Thursday, with Artaud supposed to leave the next day, Friday the 22nd. I found him in full delirium, speaking like Saint Jerome and not wanting to leave anymore because he was being moved away from the magical forces working for him.]" - [ ] j'ai persuadé sa mère de ne pas tenir compte de ces discours et de le laisser partir je suis sûr qu'il sera mieux chez vous. Mais il parait bien installé dans ses fantasmes et difficile à guérir [ ]" [translated: I persuaded his mother not to pay attention to these speeches and to let him go. I am sure he will be better with you. But he seems well entrenched in his fantasies and difficult to cure [ ]" Three autographed letters signed by Dr. Ferdière to Robert Desnos in 1942-1943 are attached, providing advice regarding Antonin Artaud for his arrival in early 1943 at Rodez.

4to and (oblong) 8vo. A total of 19½ pp. on 20 ff. Amicable correspondence with the Konstanz dentist and composer Alfred Schlenker (1876-1950) and his wife Martha, reporting on his travels, his wish to see them, his health, his family, and his artistic work. - "Der Sommer holt noch etwas vom Versäumten nach, das ist gut. Aber in Lugano stehen die Fremden einander auf den Zehen, alles ist unleidlich überfüllt. Die Autocars aus aller Welt stehen Schlange [.]" [postmarked Zug, 1953]. - "Mit dem in Osnabrück abgebrochenen Stück Zahn konnte ich nicht, wie ich damals wollte, gleich zu Ihnen kommen, da ich inzwischen auf dieser merkwürdigen Reise auch noch um meinen Blinddarm gekommen bin [.]" [postmarked Frankfurt, 29 Nov. 1909]. - "Das was das Radio neulich gesendet hat, war eine von mir 'besprochene' Platte. Falls Sie einen Apparat für Langspielplatten besitzen und es wünschen, bekommen Sie diese Platte von mir geschenkt [.]" (postmarked Zug, 9 July 1959). - "[Das Kölner Hessearchiv] wurde vor einigen Jahren ohne mein Wissen und sehr gegen meinen Geschmack von einem ehrgeizigen Mann [.] gegründet, und ich habe Zeitlang gegen ihn Nachsicht geübt [.] Aber bald wurde dieser Mann so lästig und aufdringlich, und hat namentlich alle meine Freunde, deren Adressen er erschnüffelte, so frech und rücksichtslos ausgenützt, ihnen Briefe von mir abgeschwatzt [.] dass ich ihn durch meinen deutschen Rechtsanwalt warnen lassen musste [.]" (annotated by a collector: "postmarked Montagnola 27 April 50"). - The 12-line poem "Nachtgefühl" includes an autograph watercolour. Corners trimmed. - Includes two prints with a few autograph lines to Alfred and Martha Schlenker on the last page; also, a signed portrait woodcut of Hesse by Max Bucherer and a fragment of a portrait of Hesse drawn by an unidentified hand (13 x:29 cm, trimmed at top and bottom). - A few insignificant edge flaws, but generally in perfect condition. - Pflicht und Passion. Die Freundschaft zwischen Hermann Hesse und Alfred Schlenker, Gaienhofen 2010, p. 21 (reproducing a postcard from this collection).

Postcard from Jacqueline Kennedy to her son John F. Kennedy, Jr. It reads, â Dearest John, Every day we say where is John-John â " Away!! â " We ride in this cart & the horse has feathers â " & we play on a beach like this & I found a sea horse â " & we go up this hill to our house. That is a tower to look out for pirates â " We miss you very much. Love from Caroline & Mummy.â ÂWritten on a postcard from Amalfi which she has addressed to â Master J.F. Kennedy Jr.â The verso shows a colorful illustration of the seashore including a horse-drawn cart, beach, stone tower, and village. Accompanied by a White House envelope with the typed return address, â Villa lâ Episcopio RAVELLO, ITALIA." Double matted and framed opposite of photograph of the Kennedy family. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 19 inches. Jacqueline Kennedy took a trip to Ravello from the 8th to the 31st of August, 1962, where she stayed at the historic Palazzo Episcopio at close friend Gore Vidalâ s recommendation. Upon arrival in Italy, she was accepted by a band and cheering crowd and received honorary citizenship by the Mayor Lorenzo Manis. She was known to spend her time in Ravello touring the Amalfi Coast in a convertible Fiat 600, water-skiing in Conca dei Marini and regularly visit the San Domingo Bar in Piazza Duomo.

4to and oblong 8vo. Altogether 10½ pp. on 13 ff. Series of 11 typed letters and one postcard signed to Francisco ("Paco") Porrúa, his Spanish-language translator and publisher, beginning by thanking him for his copy of "Cronicas Marcianas" with the prologue by Borges ("my wife speaks highly of your careful and sensitive work on this [.] I await publication of EL HOMBRE ILUSTRADO, happily [.]", 6 Nov. 1955), the next speaking of his father's death but pleased at the reception of the "Martian Chronicles" ("Rarely have I been treated so well in my own country [.]", 39 March 1958), talking of writing a screenplay of "And The Rock Cried Out" directed by Carol Reed, the Jean-Louis Barrault adaptation of the "Martian Chronicles", and visiting the set of "Fahrenheit 451" directed by Truffaut, discussing the possibility of producing two of his plays in Buenos Aires ("a startling evening, of great contrast", 17 March 1962), asking for the publication of hardcover editions of his works in Spain (on a letterhead depicting the Illustrated Man, 24 Aug. 1971), sending a list of his works so they can be published in the right order, and other business matters: "Yes, I have written one other play which you have not seen. It is THE DAY IT RAINED FOREVER. I am sending you a copy under separate cover. I am happy to hear that you may publish a book of my plays, which would delight me. For now, I am on my way to London to visit the set of FAHRENHEIT 451 now in film production starring Julie Christie and Oskar Werner and directed by FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT [.]" (17 Feb. 1966). - Small creases, marks and dust-staining, six holes punched for filing. Provenance: Francisco Porrúa; thence by descent to his son.

Condition: As New. First Edition. Ringo Starr, Postcards From The Boys Deluxe Signed box set from Genesis Publications. A limited edition of 2500 signed by Ringo Starr. This charming large book set features the reproduction of 53 postcards sent by George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney to Ringo. Each is supplemented with a revealing and humorous text from Ringo explaining the meaning behind the cards and documenting the corresponding moments of his life. A "must-have' item for anyone interested in the story of The Beatles' phenomenon. There is more handwork involved in the craft bookbinding of Postcards From The Boys than with any previous Genesis title. The two sides of each facsimile postcard are carefully pasted into every book to the extent that there are 108 individual pieces of paper pasted in. The binding is in full leather and has been personally SIGNED by Ringo Starr, making it the ultimate original collectors' item. An additional page of stamps and three postcards housed in a black envelope have been specially made for the book and are included. Only opened to check contents. Never been on display. This is number 2453 (one of the very final to be issued - it is unlikely you will find a higher number anywhere!) The white outer box has a couple of light outer marks over the years, but the contents are in perfect condition. SHIPPING CHARGES WILL BE EXTRA DUE TO THE CUBIC SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THIS SET. Signed.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. TWO HAND-WRITTEN, HAND-SIGNED POSTCARDS by CARL JUNG. In German. Postcard #1: Letter on Postcard to his mentee, psychoanalyst Dr. Rivkah Scharf Kluger, Postmarked 23 July 1943 from Zurich, translated from German: ''Dear Miss! / I shall be back at home on the 2nd of August (Monday), and I would be able to see you then at 10 o'clock in the morning. I noticed that you still troubled yourself with corrections to my book as well. There has been an insane amount of work for several people, not even counting myself. I do hope that the book will be worth the effort. At this time, however, people will not yet understand it; understanding will come sometime in the future. / Best regards, / Your devoted / C.G. Jung''. He adds a postscript, ''Please tell Mrs. Jaffe* that I thank her very much for her reports and that I will see her here on Monday, the 2nd of August, at four o'clock in the afternoon. / *I do not have her address at hand right now.'' Postcard #2: Letter on Postcard to his mentee, psychoanalyst Dr. Rivkah Scharf Kluger, Postmarked 19 August 1942: ''Dear Miss! / Thank you very much for delivering the transcription of your shorthand notes so quickly! In it you even annotated the sources of the quotations! I completely agree that Dr. Schmitt is to have a copy. He will provide a respectable review, something I otherwise receive rarely or never. Dr. Frey wrote to me that my naively inoffensive interview in the Illustrierte Zeitschrift [Swiss magazine, now called Schweizer Illustrierte] had aroused all kinds of opposition. Of what kind, however, I was not told. I am trying to be on vacation. / With sincere thanks, / Your always devoted / C.G. Jung'' Postcards measures 4.125'' x 5.875''. Uniform toning, else near fine. Signed by Author(s).

Eleven full-page handwritten letters (one on back of brochure for UK edition of MURDER THE MURDERER); one 2-page letter (front and back); an inscribed review-style photo; and 4 postcards. Most of the letters open with either "Dear Rudolph Gilbert" or "Dear friend Gilbert"; each one is signed in full. No envelopes present; 3 postcards are addressed to Gilbert "c/o Santa Barbara Museum of Art," where he was assistant director. There are references to Miller's expenses (or lack thereof) sprinkled throughout the correspondence. Several letters mention, though not by name, Gilbert's essay "Between Two Worlds," for THE HAPPY ROCK (Berkeley: 1945), and various aspects of its publication. In a number of the letters, Miller comments on various books sent to or received from Gilbert and, in a few, he mentions meeting people in the general area. SOME HIGHLIGHTS - On 4/14/44, Miller thanks Gilbert for sending his new book, "Am saving the real reading for the new place I move into in day or two - a few miles down coast - up a mt. & quite inaccessible." He inquires about a picture sold "at show" for which he received $20, wondering which it was and who bought it. [There was an exhibition of his watercolors at the Museum, Feb. 6, 1944, but it seems unlikely the pictures would have been priced for sale there.] He adds at bottom, "I met Jeffers, did I tell you?" On 4/11/45, Miller explains the photo at the top of his Big Sur letterhead was taken at the "Beverly Glen place" and comments "Rather good, eh? [George] Katsimbalis, [Angelos] Sikelianos, and Anais Nin are plainly visible on the wall." One letter dated simply "Monday," mentions he is reading the proof of HAPPY ROCK, compliments Gilbert on his piece, and goes on to say, "Porter put out a beautiful book for me called SEMBLANCE OF A DEVOTED PAST - with reproductions in black & white of several of the water colors. Unfortunately [underlined] it costs $7.50. I get no free copies from him. Maybe the Museum can purchase it (?)" On 9/14/45, in a 2-page letter, "We don't know just when 'The Happy Rock' will be out - it's a question of paying the printer." He tells Gilbert, presumably meaning in exchange for a water color he is sending him, "It's not at all necessary for you to send me a book but if you can spare one, and if you have any of the following, I would gladly accept, and then goes on to list 12 books ("Oof! Quite a list to choose from!"). A postscript reads, "Yes, we do expect a child - this October. It will be called Valentine, whether a boy or girl." In the final letter, dated simply "Oct. 4th," we assume alluding to his work on what would be THE WORLD OF LAWRENCE: A PASSIONATE APPRECIATION (Santa Barbara: 1980) -- the last book published in his lifetime -- he writes, "You ask about my Lawrence work. I've shelved that for a long time to come. Must finish several others first." Altogether near fine.

Boards. Condition: Very Good+. Unique. Unique. Boards. A very illustrative and provocative manuscript songbook written by a Swiss / French regimental officer during World War I, named from the postcard citation, F. Mayor and that he signed it "Lausanne" suggesting he is writing, from, and/or stationed in Lausanne, Switzerland. The research on the manuscript eludes to the creator as Frédéric Mayor. It is not clear however if Mayor penned any of the lyrics in the notebook himself or this manuscript serves as a pictorial notebook of contemporary French language songs. The drawing styles suggests the postcard and notebook were hand drawn by one and the same. The historical account of these types manuscripts are full of possibilities including a lower ranking officer entertaining fellow troops with sordid tales of higher officer's exploits of sexual encounters with French sex workers with national song lyrics and drawings. The style of the uniforms illustrated point to Zouaves, North African based regiments, tropical uniforms with topee headgear, Imperial chasseur heavy cavalry wearing a cuirass suggesting the soldiers were engaged in the French Algerian War (1st) or these are French Foreign Legion officers by the red kepi/trousers worn. The women's fashion is illustrative of last quarter of the 19th century with pink gowns, frothy petticoats, and high up-do's indicative of Imperial age and exaggerated corsage, lingerie and balcony shape of the 1890s. These were high class French sex worker women of the late 19th century or turn-of-the-century. [J. Kearns]. The song lyrics, questionably are from a few named traditional songs of the period, for example: "Oh Bel Ange"; "À Travers des Barreaux de L'escalier"; "Je veux aller au Bal." Songs chosen for these types of songbooks "endeavored to include a fair proportion of songs according to the following classification: national and patriotic songs, folk songs, popular songs of the day, and hymns." [Morgan-Ellis, Esther M. "Warren Kimsey and Community Singing at Camp Gordon, 1917-1918." In Journal of Historical Research in Music Education Vol. 39, no. 2 (2018)]. In this case, many love songs. Otherwise, the lyrics may have been modified for whimsical purposes or mess hall entertainment. Songbooks of this example, were meant to be uplifting and kept the soldiers attached to idea of normalization ahd homelife, but also as a distraction in fantasy and sexuality. The postcard is dated 11-11-[19]12. The verso of the postcard is annotated: Sentinelle, No. 4 avancer [Advanced Guard] with one soldier in uniform labeled "Corporal." and addressed to Monsieur Paul Chesillol, Sargeant Fournier. The text inscription is loosely translated: Dear Sir: What are you doing? I am starting to get impatient. So I write myself. Never met to [shake hands], other than in written form. [indescipherable]. What can I say, this card is about me? I drew it for us. It's a changing of the guard at the barracks in Lausanne. They are soldiers of the 2nd French from the 7th Battalion Infantry.I'm waiting for news with impatience. With good greetings.[sic]--F. Mayor. It appears F. Mayor is writing to his friend, another soldier. Not uncommon, however, this collection of lyrics and illustrations are exceptional from the detail of the uniforms to the fashion of the women depicted in the pages. They are inked in black, with colored pencil. It is both playful and suggestive, a wonderful example of late 19th century French military history, fashion, and the recognition of sex work in the 19th century. Toning, rubbing, and evidence of dampstaining, else in very condition. Canvas tapebound over stamped board lined manuscript notebook. Pen and ink color illustrations with handwritten text. Approximately 180pp. [90pp blank], 60 color illustrations. With illustrated two-sided postmarked postcard with color pen and ink.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition with original "$3.50" price on dust jacket with "W.S." next to price and E33 code in gutter on page 210 as required for First Edition First Printing. This is by far the most difficult First Edition of the HUGO winners to find and SIGNED copies even more difficult. Shelf 1110. Dust Jacket in excellent NEAR FINE condition with no marks, no stickers, no stamps with a quarter inch closed tear at bottom corner of spine and front cover. A previous bookstore has stamped their name once on an early page.The FREP has had a sticker removed leaving a rough surfaceThe book & DJ are bright, square, clean tight. It appears unread. laid in is a typed, dated, signed postcard from author Clifford Simak addressed to the book dealer in Baltimore from whom I purchased the book and signed postcard in 1982. Not a book club (BC)copy. No previous owner name, not a remainder. Signed by Author(s).

Paul McCartney DOUBLE SIGNED postcard. A wonderful glossy postcard SIGNED by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney to one side. The card is in excellent condition. HAND SIGNED PAUL McCARTNEY POSTCARD. The card measures approx 120 x 170mm. The photo side shows Paul McCartney Live at Liverpool, June 28th 1990, during his home coming concert at Liverpool Dock. A truly incredibly Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney set of autographs on their own original promotion photo postcard. A very hard item to find. Highly collectable and a surefired investment. 100% authenticity. A fantastic original set of Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney autographs as shown. Genuine Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney AUTOGRAPHS ARE HARDER TO FIND NOWADAYS. A truly stunning Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney ORIGINAL GENUINE autographed postcard from the no.1 Beatles autograph store on the internet RARE AND SIGNED. SIGNED.

8vo (8" x 5"), white paperboard box with slip-off lid. 20 color and black & white postcards (6" x 4.25"), loosely inserted in an internal tray; titles in French printed on verso of postcards. Inscribed on front panel of lid in black ink: "For Polly and Henry with my love. Helmet, New York. 14. 3. 1977. P. S. A set of real French postcards.". A presentation copy of an early and exceedingly rare Newton publication, comprising twenty erotic postcards reproducing his photographs, inscribed to the noted fashion editor and stylist Polly Allen Mellen and her husband. First and only edition. This is one of only two examples that we have been able to trace. The other copy, which appeared in the trade in 2014, was inscribed by Newton in 1976 to Rudi Gernreich (1922-1985)-an innovator of twentieth century fashion, best known for his scandalous "monokini," or topless female swimsuit. Although identified as "Series No. 1" on the lid, no other series of Newton's postcards is known. Born in Berlin, Helmut Newton (1920-2004) was known for his radical, edgy and provocative photography. As documented in these photos, Newton preferred working outside the studio and often shot his models outdoors and in elegant mansions, villas and hotels. Newton pushed the boundaries of the fashion industry of his day with his often-sinister, erotically-charged imagery-leading some feminists to criticize his work. He began working for Vogue in the '50s, and soon-like Richard Avedon and Norman Parkinson-became one of the magazine's foremost photographers. While 1976 saw Newton's first recorded publication, White Women, the present postcards are variously dated from 1971 to 1975, evidently indicating publication prior to White Women. Newton's first group exhibition-at Emily Lowe Gallery, New York City-and his first solo show, at Galerie Nikon in Paris were both held in 1975. It is possible that White Box was published in connection with the latter. In any case, it is not listed among the photographer's known publications on the website of the Helmut Newton Foundation. Polly Allen Mellen (1924-) is a fashion editor and stylist who worked for Harper's Bazaar (under Diana Vreeland) and later Vogue (under Vreeland and Grace Mirabella)-her career spanning over sixty years. She served as a nurse's aide during WWII and moved to New York in 1949. At Harper's Bazaar she met her future longtime collaborator Richard Avedon, who initially found Mellen "too noisy." In time, however, Avedon would describe her as "the most creative sittings editor I ever worked with." Nicolas Ghesquiere has suggested that Mellen's work at Harper's and later Vogue came to "define a new, more modern ethos about clothes and how women wore them. With an almost playful daring, [the ethos] brimmed with a kind of strong, smart, unabashedly celebratory feminine independence-as well as an artful element of provocation and extravagance-that Mellen herself embodied and drew upon in her collaborations" (Ghesquiere, Polly Mellen). Over the course of her career, Mellen worked with such photographers as Newton, Avedon, Arthur Elgort, Irving Penn, Steven Meisel, and Mario Testino. Polly and Henry Wigglesworth Mellen (1920-2014) married in 1965. No copies recorded in OCLC. Apart from the copy offered by Peter Harrington in 2014 we find no other copies recorded, no sales records, nor any other mention of White Box. REFERENCES: Ghesquiere, Nicolas, "Polly Mellen" (2010) at Interview Magazine online; Warren, Lynne. Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography, Vol. 3 (New York: Routledge, 2006), p. 1159; "Helmut Newton" at the International Center of Photography online; "Polly Mellen styled the controversial Bathhouse Series & Nastassja Kinski" (2014) at A.G. Nauta Couture online.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. B&W POSTCARD "LE COLLAGE SURREALISTE EN 1978" GALLERIE LE TRISKELLE- "8 dec 78 fri 5pm rainy warm-Dear Harry just a simple card to let you know (IF interested) that i ted joans arrived safe on this side of the ocean and am now ready to zoomto (sic) THE continent of our ancestral beginnings. So that you shall recieve (sic) al etter (sic) , that IF interested) do not be overcool in manners in its really silly like billy the stubborn goat with cart before the carrot which is liquid and sealed hermetically plus reserved Jazz/is alive and active. So be enthusiastic while healthy. Kiss wife and jessica fire (sic) me?.Who knows it was a long time ago.one word in Holograph, Ted's Favorite.'AVION".(vv6/2)1 creeley. Inscribed by Author(s).

Altogether (8+1+1+1 =) 11 pp. on 2 bifolia and 3 single sheets. (Oblong) 8vo. Postcard with autograph address on verso. Unique collection of rare autograph documents by four prominent writers in Hebrew and Zionist leaders, the most extensive being an autograph manuscript signed by the children's author and poet Levin Kipnis (1894-1990), winner of the 1978 Israel prize. Originating from the early days of his career, it comprises a series of 5 poems, a prose work, and an epilogue, the final poem with an accompanying ink sketch of a seascape and a drowning person. With publisher's ink stamp (19 Nov. 1909). - Autograph postcard signed by Alter Druyanov (1870-1938) in Odessa to the poet Jacob Cahan in Geneva about his lyric work. With printed letterhead (1912). At that time, Druyanov was the editor of the weekly news bulletin "Haolam", founded in 1907 by Nahum Sokolow as the central organ of the World Zionist Organisation, published in Berlin in its first year. However, since the Zionist Executive considered it a burden on the budget and Western Europe did not appear to be the best place to publish a Hebrew journal, it was moved to Vilna in 1908, where it became the organ of the Zionist Organization in Russia, under the editorship of Alter Druyanow. In the spring of 1912, upon the initiative of Menachem Ussishkin, "Haolam" was moved to Odessa and continued its publication there until the outbreak of World War I. - ALS by the Zionist leader and writer Nahum Sokolow (1859-1936), pioneer of Hebrew journalism, to the head of the Jewish National Fund Menachem Ussishkin, introducing his friend H. Ruiper (Pisa, 19 Feb. 1933). - ALS by the educator and founder of the first Hebrew College for Teachers David Yellin (1864-1941) to a "dear friend". On headed stationery (Jerusalem, 27 March 1935). - 3 documents perforated. Postcard with a strip of adhesive tape, otherwise a very well preserved set.

Various formats. Altogether 8pp. With one autogr. envelope. Comprises: I: "Der Dichter". Autogr. poem (8 lines) signed ("Alfred Henschke"). N. p. o. d. Oblong 4to. 1 p. In ink. - II: "Mädchen und Madonna". Autogr. poem (12 lines) signed ("Klabund"). Berlin, n. d. 4to. 1 p. Signature crossed out twice and repeated below. In pen. - III: Autogr. poem (6 Zeilen) signed ("Klabund"). Breslau, 7. IX. 1925. Large 4to. ¾ p. In pen. - IV: Autogr. letter signed ("Klabund"). Breslau, "Pension Quisana | Heiliggeiststr. 20", n. d. 4to. ¾ p. To an unnamed addressee, stating his willingness to participate in a newspaper project. In copying pencil. - V: Autogr. letter signed ("Klabund"). Munich, 29. IV. n. J. 8vo. 1 p. To one Dr. Ullrich, by sending some articles. In pen; somewhat spotty; left edge with punched holes (not touching text). - VI: Autogr. postcard signed ("Alfred Henschke | Klabund"). [Berlin], 17. I. 1925 [postage stamp: 20. 1. 1925]. Oblong 8vo. 1 p. To one Hans Fischer, on the mistaken identity of a man named Eduard Tolle, who, in fact, had never been in his service. In pencil. - VII: Autogr. telegram draft signed ("Klabund"). N. p., c. 1920. Oblong 8vo. 1 p. To his friend, Moritz Lederer. - VIII: Autogr. note signed. Apparently Munich, 17. VIII. 1914. Large 8vo. ½ p. Gr.-8vo. - Partly with insignificant traces of time.

5 1/2x3 3/4 inches; few scattered creases, minor silvering in dark areas, faint scattered soiling, correspondence side blank. Bust portrait by Boris Kudoyarov, showing Capablanca smiling and wearing a hat. Signed in the image in purple ink, lower center. - A chess prodigy, he is considered by many as one of the greatest players of all time, widely renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. An autograph signed postcard from the second New York trip in June 1963. A 'Colour Picture' publication titled 'Greetings from Chinatown, New York'. Posted 4.30, June 3, 1963 from Brooklyn. Hockney's trip on the Queen Elizabeth was financed by Kasmin and was the trip on which he first met Andy Warhol, Henry Geldzahler and Dennis Hopper. He was accompanied by his friend and lover Jeff Goodman. he mentions Goodman and that he is etching and will be back in London on June 10. This contradicts the dates given in Christopher Simon Sykes biography of April 1963. A little thumbed. Signed by Author(s).

LIMITED EDITION, DELUXE ISSUE SIGNED [TWICE] BY RINGO. No 21 of 350 numbered copies, not to be confused with the 'Collector' edition which was numbered up to 2500. Exquisite box set of reproduction postcards sent to Ringo from John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, with text and extras, autographed on the limitation page. This deluxe version is bound in exclusive red leather and supplied with an extra signed print. Photo album format, housed in a metal GPO style post box, with 'R*S' initials (in place of Royal Mail's 'E II R'). A Superb production, additionally supplied with a page of stamps and three loose cards in a black envelope. As new, in the original outer card mailing carton. The postcards, complete with occasional doodle depict both the spontaneous wit and art of the Beatles. The affectionate jottings give an insight to the unique bond that existed between the members of the fab four. There is a revealing and humourous accompanying text from Ringo which explains the cards and documents the corresponding moments of his life. Each unique copy has a specially selected stamp affixed to the title page (no two stamps the same), and the limitation page takes the form of a post mark.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Large postcard circa 4by6, with the 'iconic' Indiana LOVE image on front. Bob had done a book with Indiana. Two American Originals. On the front Bob has written a POME.'DELIGHT DANCES/EVERYTHING WORKS' On the blank back"Creeley, Box 344, Bolinas, Ca. 94424-10/6/71. Dear Harry, I remember you well like they. Still pondering: 'If A likes B and vice versa that's good; if A loves B and NO vice versa that's psychosis" OK I'll be back there sometime 1972-73 on semester a year basis (I hope). If no problem with thesis. Then fine with me. Send form for letter of reference. OK. Meantime our love, BoB. My address also in holograph, Stamped OCT 7, 1971 from Bolinas. These were the 'psychoanalytical' years at Buffalo, tho looking back they may have been the 'psycho' years. (VV6/2). Inscribed by Author(s).

Kein Einband. Condition: Sehr gut. Kandinsky, Wassily (1866-1944) - Autograph postcard twice signed "Bauhaus Weimar" - Russian painter and art theorist. Kandinsky is generally credited as one of the pioneers of abstraction in western art. Autograph postcard signed "Kandinsky". Postcard, 5.5 x 3.5 inch, Staatl. Bauhaus Weimar, 1922 August (?) 5, stamp removed. Addressed to Dr. Joachim KIRCHNER in Berlin. Sender information shows the second Kandinsky "signature". In German, in full: "Sehr geehrter Herr Doctor, vielen Dank für Ihre Karte. Es tut mir sehr leid, dass ich meinen Artikel nicht zum gewünschten Termin senden kann: ich bin tatsächlich mit sehr eiliger Arbeit überlastet. Am 14 d. reisen wir aber zur Ostsee für einen Monat, wo ich tüchtig ausruhen möchte. Würde Ihnen also Ende September od. Anfang Oktober passen? Bitte Grüße von mir Ihrem Herrn Vater u. die Familie Wiedenfeld. Wir grüßen Sie herzlich." Translated: "Dear Doctor, Thank you for your card. I'm very sorry that I can't send my article on the requested date: I'm actually overburdened with very urgent work. On 14 we are traveling to the Baltic Sea for a month, where I would like to have a good rest. So would the end of September or the beginning of October suit you? Please give my regards to your father and the Wiedenfeld family. We greet you warmly." Because of the punch holes the exact date when Kandinsky wrote the card is unclear. The house number in the address was added later in pencil (probably by the Post Organization) and a date with the same pencil is written in the middle of the card - 17/8 which is presumably the day of delivery, August 17. Therefore I think that Kandinsky wrote the card August 5. Punch holes, else fine condition. COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY BY ANDREAS WIEMER HISTORICAL AUTOGRAPHS. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Signatur des Verfassers.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A truly unique set of Hilary Mantel s Wolf Hall Trilogy. The set includes a two-sided Signed Autograph Note on the Author s personal stationary, the World of Wolf Hall Reading Guide, the Mirror and the Light Bookmark, a Wolf Hall Postcard, a custom made slipcase for the Wolf Hall Book, and three signed UK First Impressions in fine condition; Wolf Hall is inscribed by the Author, the other two titles are signed with the Author s name. Wolf Hall is inscribed by the Author to the title page, reading: You never even saw me coming . Hilary Mantel II VI 09. Bring Up the Bodies is signed by the Author to the title page with a Topping and Co wraparound band. The Mirror and the Light is signed to the Publisher s signed limited edition page with the "Signed by the author" sticker on the front panel. The Mirror and The Light Bookmark is also present. The World of Wolf Hall Reading Guide is in fine condition. The two-sided Signed Autograph Note on the Author s personal stationary is exceptionally rare to encounter. The Note is was written by the Author at the height of the COVID pandemic on April 29th 2020, and reads: Thank you for your lovely letter very cheering. There is an audiobook of The Mirror & The Light read by Ben Miles who played Thomas Cromwell on stage, and with whom I m now writing the stage adaptation one day there will be theatre again! I unpacked my bags 2 days before I was due to fly to the US I remain very grateful that my publisher cancelled everything in time. I am well, and lucky lucky to have work, and to look out on the sea. My husband has diabetes, so we are being careful. Please take great care of yourself I suppose we ll never meet, but I shall think of you fondly and send my very best wishes Hilary. A wonderful and unique set for the discerning Hilary Mantel collector. Hilary Mantel s Wolf Hall Trilogy is the magnificent, riveting historical saga of the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII, featuring Anne Boleyn, Thomas More, Jane Seymour, and other political and royal players from Tudor England. (Publisher.) Please contact us for shipping costs if ordering from outside the UK. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Sigmund Freud (2015) Interpreting Dreams , UK illustrated edition, published by The Folio Society (from the first printing). This comes with an original handwritten and signed postcard. The book: uses J. A. Underwood s magisterial 2006 translation, which follows the last German edition, the eighth that Freud prepared in his lifetime. It includes ten beautifully enigmatic oil paintings by Gabriella Boyd, an acclaimed artist currently studying for a postgraduate degree at the Royal Academy, and an indispensable introduction from Cambridge professor and psychoanalysis expert John Forrester, written in 2006. The book s production details: Bound in blocked cloth with an inset printed-paper label; set in Sabon with Minion display; 600 pages; frontispiece and 9 colour illustrations; plain slipcase Condition of the book: fine with no flaws whatsoever. The postcard: Autographed and Signed Postcard, 5.75″ x 4.25″ Penned in German, in the hand of Sigmund Freud, and signed as freud . Dated Wien 2.X.34 (Vienna 2 October 1934), and mailed to E. Kempster in Lugano Switzerland. Near fine with bold writing and strong vibrant ink. In January 1933, the Nazi Party took control of Germany, and Freud s books were prominent among those they burned and destroyed. Freud remarked to Ernest Jones: What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now, they are content with burning my books. Freud continued to underestimate the growing Nazi threat and remained determined to stay in Vienna, even following the Anschluss of 13 March 1938, in which Nazi Germany annexed Austria, and the outbreaks of violent antisemitism that ensued. This postcard was dated from 1934, during the final years Freud remained in Vienna. In Vienna during the 19th century, the script that was taught in schools was quite different from that in the non-German speaking parts of the world, and different as well from the German script of the present-day. This style of script is known as Kurrentschrift, and it was used in the same way that (some of us) use cursive today. Sigmund Freud, for instance, wrote letters, scribbled analyst s notes and signed his name, in Kurrentschrift. Although Freud is known to have signed his name in other ways, he often signed freud. The capital and lowercase F of Kurrentschrift are very similar in form, but not identical. The letter is shown translated below: I have received your lovely letter and thank you for it. Yours, Freud The postcard comes with the necessary paperwork. There is no doubt about the authenticity of the postcard and signature. Sigmund Freud is the father of modern psychoanalyis. Interpreting Dreams or Traumdeutung as it is known in its orginal German title is Freud s most popular work. Although the true first edition in German, published in late 1899, has not sold for almost a decade the book gained popularity and eight edition had been published in Freud s lifetime. First and Fine. Signed by Author(s).

One of the fathers of the gay rights movement, Ulrichs (1825-1895) penned the highly influential Forschungen über das Rätsel der mannmännlichen Liebe in which he first articulated his view that homosexual love was natural and biological. His subsequent writings have formed the foundation of all later research and his insights were eventually adopted by mainstream science. Holograph postcard (3" x 5.5") from Ulrichs (signed "Carlo Arrigo Ulrichs") to a bookseller in Emden, Germany regarding his publication Alaudae. Ulrichs has settled in Aquila, Italy towards the end of his life and from 1889 to his death in 1895, he published the literary review Alaudae to promote the international use of Latin. He refers to several subscribers of the journal, including "a bishop and a reigning majesty .' Although difficult to determine, it appears the card is dated 20 April 1889. Ulrichs correspondence is extremely rare.

HARD BACK BROWN. Condition: VERY GOOD. Inscribed and Signed by the author LeFevre, Edwin. The front cover has the author and title printed on the emblem of a penny, slight shelf wear, tanned fore edges, faded spine, rubbed extremities, bumped corners, inner front board has a newspaper clipping pasted to it (newspaper clipping is about this book), slightly age toned pages, good binding, clean, body and unmarked text.rarest novel and is extremely scarce. "A must-read classic for all investors, whether brand-new or experienced" (William O'Neil). Book also has a postcard of the Residence of Edwin LeFevre, Dorset Vt. RAREST OF ALL HIS BOOKS AND VERY FEW SIGNED COPIES OF ANY OF HIS TITLES HAVE COME TO MARKET. I HAVE ONLY SEEN 5 OF HIS SIGNED BOOKS OFFERED FOR SALE IN SEVERAL YEARS Also includes a postcard of the Residence of Edwin Lefevre in Dorset, VT. The postcard has been used, it has the divider on rear, as well as a two cent stamp. However, there is no postmark, and is in excellent condition. Inscription reads, "To Earnest H. West, Peerless Pomo (???) Prince of Pruners, Premier Pest Punisher, from his proud purtuer (?) with profound pleasure. Edwin LeFevre Dorset Vt, April 22, 191(?)." DATE PUBLISHED: 1917 EDITION: 314.

90 : 140 mm. Small area of faint toning at upper right touching portrait, scattered remnants of prior mounting verso. 3 with loss at upper right affecting only postage stamp. Enrico Caruso was travelling a lot throughout his career. This is also documented by this group of 13 postcards, each with an Autograph Note Signed, Caruso," Enrico," or E Caruso," to various recipients, including Enrico and Ada Giachetti, Selma Stieglitz Schubart, Met treasurer Frank Garlich, and others, in Italian, English, French, or German. 5 of them are showing a portrait of Caruso, mostly sending greetings from Saint Petersburg, Saint Paul (MN), Cincinnati, Niagara Falls, New York City, Key West, Florence, or elsewhere.Enrico Caruso became the most admired Italian operatic tenor of the early 20th century and one of the first musicians to document his voice on recordings. He made his La Scala debut with La Bohème (1900). In 1901, after being unfavourably received in his performance in L elisir d amore in Naples, he vowed never again to sing in Naples, and he kept his word. World recognition came in the spring of 1902 after he sang in La Bohème at Monte Carlo and in Rigoletto at London s Covent Garden. He made his American debut in Rigoletto at the opening night of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on November 23, 1903, and continued to open each season there for the next 17 years, presenting 36 roles in all. His last public appearance his 607th performance with the Metropolitan Opera was as Eléazar in La Juive (December 24, 1920). Caruso was the highest paid of his contemporaries worldwide. He made recordings of about 200 operatic excerpts and songs; many of them are still being published. His voice was sensuous, lyrical, and vigorous in dramatic outbursts and became progressively darker in timbre in his later years. Its appealing tenor qualities were unusually rich in lower registers and abounded in warmth, vitality, and smoothness.

Kein Einband. Condition: Sehr gut. Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) - Postcard with autograph note signed (excellent provenance) - Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet, playwright and one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. Postcard signed "Picasso". Postcard, 6.0 x 4.25 inch, n.p., n.d. The postcard representing Picasso's home in Vauvenargues. The card also bears the signature of his wife Jacqueline as well as those of the Zervos couple, editors and friends of Picasso. From top to bottom: handwritten by Yvonne Zervos, in French: "proprieté de Picasso. Nous sommes heureux. Yvonne Zervos. Nous pensons à vous avec amitié". Translated: "Property of Picasso. We are happy. Yvonne Zervos. We think of you in friendship". She also wrotes the recipient's address. After that we see two handwritten lines written by Pablo Picasso, in Spanish: "He tenido mucho gusto en verle. Picasso". Translated: "I've been very pleased to see you Picasso". At the bottom of the card we see the signature of Jacqueline Roque/ Picasso (1927-1986) followed by that of Christian Zervos. Fine condition. The Zervos couple met Picasso in the 1920s. Christian, art critic and editor of Cahiers d'art, regularly publishes articles on contemporary painters. Particularly appreciating the works of Picasso, he wrote a catalog raisonné of his works over several decades, with the collaboration of the master. He also helped to make Matisse and Braque known. His wife Yvonne manages the family gallery which exhibits great contemporary artists, in particular their friend Picasso. In the summer of 1964, the Picasso s invited the Zervos to stay at their home in Mougins, accompanied by René Char. The recipient of this postcard is Carlo Frua de Angeli, a wealthy industrialist from Milan, a great collector of contemporary paintings and a friend of Picasso and Zervos. He is also the ex-husband of artist Mary Callery, who exhibited with Picasso in the 1930s. As for the Château de Vauvenargues represented on the postcard, it is a favorite of Picasso, in 1958 he bought the building from which he could admire the Sainte Victoire. Excellent provenance: comes from Frua de Angeli's estate. COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY BY ANDREAS WIEMER HISTORICAL AUTOGRAPHS. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Signatur des Verfassers.