Calling Card, Signed (36 results)

This glass and steel executive was appointed minister to Russia by McKinley in 1897, then secretary of the interior in 1898, ably filling that post under Theodore Roosevelt as well until 1909 -- not to be confused with the Union general (1798-1870) of the same name. Signed calling card, heavy stock 3½" X 1 3/4", n.p. [Washington, DC], n.y. [1904 lightly pencilled in another hand]. Very good. Lightly age toned; minor mounting traces on verso. "Autograph of" and "Secretary of the Interior" handsomely printed in italics at upper left and lower right (respectively) of this card, with Hitchcock's bold signature in brown ink in the space between. Very nice example.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. 78 pp, in original pictorial cloth, with illustrated page borders throughout, top edge gilt. A very good copy with light rubbing to boards, mild spine slant, small bump to lower edge of front board, small contemporary ownership signature on front free endpaper. No dust jacket. Laid in is a calling card (c. 2 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.) with "Mrs. Lorin F. Deland, 35 Newbury Street" printed on the front, hand-signed on the back "Margaret Deland, Feb. 21st 1909 - Boston.".

This Wisconsin executive (president Wisconsin Telephone Company, director First National Bank of Milwaukee, president Milwaukee and Northern Railroad, president Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, president American Street Railway Association, etc.) served Theodore Roosevelt as postmaster general from 1902 until his death in office in 1904. Full signature in black ink, heavy stock 4" X 2½" calling card, n.p. [Washington, DC], n.y. [1902-04]. Very good. Slight bit of rubbing; mounting traces on verso. "Memorandum" printed in blue in tiny typeface at upper left and "The Postmaster General" in blue in a larger typeface centered near top. Nice example.

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Calling Card Written and Signed by Rosalind Frances Howard, Countess of Carlisle. Dated 1895. A Naworth Castle Card from Rosalind Carlisle to a Mr Smithson confirming he and his son can do a days fishing at the Castle Howard lake. Rosalind Frances Howard, Countess of Carlisle 1845-1921, known as The Radical Countess, was a promoter of women's political rights and temperance movement activist. Size is 155mm x 90mm. Condition is average, Edge rubbing and age toning. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17700. Signed by Author(s).

French opera singer. Bold "Agreably [sic] to your wishes. / Herman Devries / Chicago the 11 Nov. 98," heavy stock 3¼" X 2¼" card. Very good. Moderate and a bit uneven age toning; tipped to heavy album leaf of same size. Accompanied by Devries' calling card, 3 3/4" X 2¼", n.p., n.y. Very good. Also rather age toned. "Herman Devries" in a large italic typeface, and beneath this "Theatre National de l'Opera Comique" in a small italic typeface.

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Signed Vice President calling card by the future 37th President of the United States 'Richard Nixon'. Undated but will be 1956. Richard Milhous Nixon 1913 - 1994 was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 36th vice president under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961. Nixon's second term ended early when he became the only U.S. president to resign from office, as a result of the Watergate scandal. Size is 98mm x 57mm. Condition is good. From the collection of autograph collector Peter Bland. Ref 19234. Signed by Author(s).

Rutherford B. Hayes's Secretary of War (1877-79) had been a four-term Iowa congressman (1868-76). Large and bold "Geo. W. McCrary / Secy of War / Nov 16, 1877" penned in brown ink on the verso of his printed "The Secretary of War" calling card, heavy stock 3½" X 2¼", n.p. Near fine. A superb example, signed in office.

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Calling Card Written and Signed by French Composer Émile Paladilhe. Undated, A business calling card inscribed by the musician. Émile Paladilhe 1844-1926 was a French composer of the late romantic period. Size is 95mm x 60mm. Condition is good. Small hole to top corner. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17768. Signed by Author(s).

The English peer, noted sportsman and race horse enthusiast served as vice president of the RSPCA. Signed Calling Card, 4¼" X 2½", Lowther, Penrith, U.K., n.y. Near fine. Cream slip bearing printed "Lowther, / Penrith" at upper right and at left an oval printed family crest with "L" at center. Near center, large and bold, Lowther signs "Yours truly / Lonsdale" with a nice paraph below. The Lowther Castle at Penrith in the Cumbria county of northwest England was Lowther's main residence until 1935. Undated, but likely of early 1930s vintage.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. [Undated, ca. 1900]. Card (7 x 10.5cm), black border on printed side, reverse blank. Calling card of French organist, composer and pedagogue Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911), printed 'Alexandre Guilmant / Professeur au Conservatoire / Organiste de la Société des Concerts / Membre du Conseil Supérieur du Conservatoire / Meudon / 10. Chemin de la Station', and additionally handwritten 'avec tous des remerciements / et des félicitations / pour le bel Orgel-Requiem'. Inscribed by Author(s).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Folded for mailing. ; Author's calling card, 3" wide by 2", with printed "Mrs. Lorin F. Deland, 35 Newbury Street". Signed by her "Thank you very much - Margaret Deland". With postally sent envelope, addressed to Sallie R. R. Tillson, Care Middleborough Trust Co. , Middleborough - Mass, postmarked 1917. The card and envelope both have black mourning borders.

One of the 19th century most influential theatrical managers was also one of its wealthiest, a pioneering popular comic actor who debuted in Philadelphia in 1840, toured the country and was noted for the Yankee characters and other eccentrics he perfected. Superb signature and inscription on the verso of his printed "John E. Owens" calling card, heavy stock 3½" X 1 3/4". Near fine. Faintly age toned. Handsomely and boldly penned in his fine tight script, the actor writes: "Aigburth Vale / Baltimore County / M-d. / Edward B Cook Esq / Better late / than never Yours truly / John E. / Owens. / June 30 '73." Aigburth Vale was Owens' famed country home, designed by architects Niermsee and Neilson in 1868, and "Better Late Than Never" was one of Owens' popular comedies. A great example on an appropriate item.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Preface by P. M. Bardi. Quarto. 277pp. Heavily illustrated in black and white, and with a facsimile of a 1930 pamphlet titled "Exposic?a?o de uma casa modernista por Gregori Warchavchik" tipped-in, as issued. Majority of the text is in Portuguese; a few facsimiles of letters are in different languages, mostly French; and an overview of Warchavchik's introduction of Modernist architecture to Brazil is printed in both French and English. Binding cocked, boards with some edgewear including a few nicks and one corner worn through, binding with some tanning and soil, very good and sound, lacking the presumed dust jacket. Inscribed by Ferraz to a longtime U.S. foreign service worker on the title page. Publisher's complimentary copy with a slip, which appears to be Signed by director P. M. Bardi laid in, as well as one of Warchavchik's calling cards, with his name only printed on coated card stock. Warchavchik was an important Jewish-Brazilian Modernist architect. The author (also known as Benedito Geraldo Ferraz Gonçalves) was a Brazilian Modernist author, journalist and literary critic. Uncommon.

Quer-32mo. 1 p. With envelope and a blank page of his gold embossed stationery. Autograph note and scientific sketch signed "James D. Watson" on his printed Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory calling card. Watson has added, in blue ink, a small hand-drawn schematic representation of the DNA double helix, accompanied by the base pair notations "AT" and "GC," referring to the fundamental principle of complementary base pairing (adeninethymine, guaninecytosine).The drawing is not a full chemical structural formula but a symbolic, conceptually accurate visualization of the DNA molecule, directly referencing Watson's seminal discovery with Francis Crick in 1953. Such scientifically meaningful sketches by Watson are scarce and highly desirable, as they represent a personal and intellectual signature closely tied to one of the most important breakthroughs in the history of modern biology.A particularly attractive and emblematic scientific autograph, combining signature, institutional context (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and an autograph drawing of enduring historical significance.

Unknown. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. SIGNED by the author. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Numerous photographs. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author.

"Sunny Jim" was a businessman and Republican politician; elected mayor of San Francisco in 1912, he was that city's longest-serving mayor, resigning in 1931 when elected California's 27th governor; he died in 1934, that state's second governor to die in office. Heavy stock 3 3/4" X 2 3/4" calling card bearing a small circular gilt Seal of the State of California at top and gilt-lettered "Governor of California" at bottom -- in the middle of which he signs large and bold. Near fine. Faint paper clip impress at upper left. Accompanied by an outstanding black-and-white news agency (International News Photos) photograph, 10" X 8". Near fine. President Herbert Hoover stands at center before a sea of microphones in a large hall of some sort, and standing behind a table at left is Rolph and Rhode Island governor Norman S. Case. Printed descriptive text affixed to verso headlines this scene "Hoover Addresses Governors' Conference," dates it 27 April 1932 and describes is thusly: "President Hoover urging the governors of the various states in conference at Richmond, to cooperate with the federal government in enforcing drastic economies to the end that taxes may be reduced. Gov. James Rolph of California and Gov. Case of Rhode Island are shown at the left." A surprisingly uncommon signature on the rarely-seen gilt gubernatorial calling card and a delightful and scarce accompanying image.

unbound. Signed "G. Thill" on black-and-white, 5.5 x 3.5-inch photo -- a shoulders-up view of Thill staring into the camera. Paris, December 22, 1931. Contrast is slightly light. Accompanied by his very scarce calling card, 2.5 x 3.25 inches, "Georges Thill of the Opera," of which he adds in his handwriting that it is given with his compliments. Very good condition. One of the greatest lyric tenors of France.

Condition: Good. From the papers of Carl Landauer (1891-1983), Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley. Signed note to Prof. Landauer on verso in ink.

ca. 14,7 x 10,8 cm, Mit den Angaben: Max Ludewig, Berlin Steglitz Erlenstrasse 1. Im Druck unten links signiert und datiert. Mit dem handschriftlichen Vermerk/Mitteilung in Tinte von Ludewig: "Bichlbach, Zingerhaus MaLu" [Pension in Tirol]. Sprache: deutsch.

The heavily-decorated U.S. Air Force lieutenant general revolutionized the practice of air support for ground troops; after World War Two he commanded the Tactical Air Command, the IX Tactical Air Command and the IX Fighter Command. On his imprinted 3¼" X 1 3/4" calling card, Quesada boldly writes "Thanks for joining in / on tribute to Brad" in black fineline. Fine. Accompanied by an original 9" X 7" glossy black-and-white news agency photograph. Text below image dates it 25 June 1957 and describes the scene: "Lt. Gen. Elwood R. Quesada, USAF (retired), is sworn in as special assistant to the president (for aviation facilities) at White House ceremony this morning" and Eisenhower shakes hands with Quesada's son as his smiling wife and daughter watch. Near fine. The "Brad" referred to is U.S. Army general Omar Bradley and the recipient of this calling card was Ralph G. Newman (1911-98), founder of Chicago's noted Abraham Lincoln Book Shop and friend of Bradley. Quesada's original transmittal envelope is present, along with a sheet of his imprinted 6¼" X 8" letterhead stationery.

The Famed Belgian postwar abstract painter belonged to the group of noted radical artists known as COBRA (COpenhagen, BRussels, Amsterdam) and went on to produce work heralded in many an exhibition and held at many major museums. Signed calling card, heavy stock 5¼" X 3½", Liege, Belgium, n.y. Fine. Elegantly printed "Avec les compliments de / Georges Collignon" calling card with printed address at bottom, signed large and bold near the center in bright blue ink with his usual eccentric stylized "GCN" signature. Undated but likely of 1970s vintage.

Wife of the influential German philosopher/scientist whose pioneering research on embryology resulted in his philosophy of entelechy -- the science and philosophy of the organism. PS, 4" X 6", n.p., n.y. Very good. Sepia tone head-and-shoulders formal portrait of an older Mrs. Driesch set within an oval. She signs large and bold "Margarete Driesch" in black ink on a darkish area below her portrait, making for contrast that is decent but not outstanding. Unusual. Also present is her printed calling card ("Frau Margarete Driesch / Geb. Reifferscheidt"), heavy stock 4¼" X 1 3/4". Near fine. On the bottom margin she pens her address ("Leipzig" and "Zollnerstr. 1") and on the verso she pens the address of the recipient of this photograph ("To Prof. T.H. Morgan / 117. Street No. 409 / New York, City") in brown ink. Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866-1945) was an influential American embryologist, geneticist and biologist who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1933; in 1905 he and Driesch corresponded about embryology issues, which is likely around the time this photograph was sent. An interesting pair.

Legendary French actor and manager with the Comedie-Francaise (1860-92) renowned for his performance in "Cyrano de Bergerac." Signed ("C.C.") and inscribed (in French) printed calling card, 4" X 2¼", Paris, France, n.d. Near fine. Accompanied by a fine 8½" X 11" steel engraved full-length portrait titled "Coquelin (as Mascarille in the 'Precieuses Ridicules')," Plate LXXXIX from the 1889 "Century Gallery of One Hundred Portraits.".

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Oblond 16mo. Signed by Author(s).

Calling card format. 2 pp. To the scholar Théodore de La Rive in Geneva, regretting not having met him during his latest sojourn in Rome: "Comm. Gio. Batta de Rossi [in print] salue affectueusement Mr. Théodore de la Rive, régrettant infiniment de n'avoir pas réussi à le rencentrer dans son dernier séjour à Rome []". - Enclosed: autograph postcard signed by an Italian general to Théodore de La Rive and G. de La Rive with thanks for the kind regards which General Pallavicino delivered to him on their behalf, hoping to find the time soon to visit them in Presinge or Geneva: "Notre ami commun, le Général Vicino Pallavicino m'a porté vos compliments en échange de ceux que je l'avais prié de vous présenter de ma part. Je vous en remercie bien cordialement. Etant devenu plus libre de mes mouvements, j'espère maintenant d'avoir une occasion prochaine de vous faire une visite à Pressinge ou à Genève. Le Général se joint à moi pour vous prier d'agréer nos meilleurs souhaits []" (Milan, Hôtel Continental, 12 Sept. 1904, oblong 8vo, 1 page, with autograph address verso).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. March 21, 1924.". Signed by Author(s).

unbound. Exceptional and rare calling card, 2.5 x 4 inches, bearing his title "Kammervirtuose" and Royal Pianist with three bars from his classical composition "Spanish Serenade" of which Grunfeld jokingly titles it "Little Serenade," due to a lack of room to write out a more detailed title. Signed in full and dated "New York, Sunday 11/25/1891." Fine. Grunfeld was an Austrian composer and prodigy pianist. In 1888 he was appointed Court Pianist to Emperor Wilhelm I of Germany. He was a major influence on German-Austrian classical composers for his entire life.

unbound. 1 page on heavy-stock construction paper, 5.75 x 9.25 inches, (Paris), no date, circa 1925. Signed "G. Bertrand" and written in French. Translated in part: ".I have come here as an apostle of Science, that inexhaustible solace of progress. I have found masters as passionate to teach as their students are to learn, but an organization that is too inadequate from the point from the point of view of scientific research. In exchange for some of the associations you have asked of me, become one of my collaborators.and you will give to this adorable country in a manner full of future promise.an inestimable service." Accompanied by a rare calling card as a member of the prestigious Pasteur Institute. The card is pasted to the lower left corner of the letter; faint adhesive stain along the left edge, but still in very good condition. French bacteriologist and close associate of Luis Pasteur who introduced into biochemistry the term "oxidase" and the concept of trace elements. In 1884 he developed anti-venom for use against snake bites.

Ephemera. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Autograph; 1 pages; A typed letter SIGNED by John J. Pershing on printed letterhead reading "General of the Armies / Washington" The letter is dated March 25, 1926 and is addressed to "The Honorable / Peter Augustus Jay, / American Ambassador, / Buenos Aires, Argentina" The text reads: "My dear Mr. Ambassador: // This note will be presented to / you by Mrs. F.J. Perry, a very good friend / of mine who is making a trip along the east / coast of South America. She is an Army / woman who rendered very distinguished / services during the World War and I shall / appreciate any courtesies which you or the / Military Attache may find it convenient to / extend to her. // With very warm regards, believe me / Yours sincerely, [signed] John J. Pershing" Included is the printed calling card of Mrs. Frederick Lewis Perry with the penciled note "Savoy Hotel" , card bears a mark from old paperclip. General John J. Pershing had a long association with Mrs. Frederick Lewis Perry; in fact, his brother Ward B. Pershing was best man at the wedding of Mary Hooper Jouett and Lt. Frederick Lewis Perry in 1901. At the time of this letter, Peter A. Jay was U.S. Ambassador to Argentina. It is interesting to delve into the history related to the three individuals principal to this piece of correspondance. MRS. FREDERICK LEWIS PERRY -- Mary Hooper Jouett Perry (1868-1945) was the daughter of Major William Burchett Hooper of the Occidental Hotel in San Francisco. Major Hooper ventured to California in the first years of the gold rush. Rather than cast his lot with the miners, he embarked in the mercantile business on an extended scale. Through his management, the Occidental Hotel acquired a wide fame and became the recognized hostelry for naval and military officers and ecclesiastical and fraternal leaders. Nearly three years after his death, the hotel was severely damaged in the 1906 earthquake and had to be torn down. In September 1901 Mary Hooper Jouett married Lt. Frederick Lewis Perry of the Artillery Corps, U.S.A. at the Occidental Hotel. Lt. Ward Beecher Pershing (4th Cavalry, U.S.A., brother of General John J. Pershing) was Perry's best man. [Ward Pershing (1874-1909) died of illness contracted during his service in the Philippines War.] Lt. Perry, as aide to General Hale in the First Colorado Infantry, was slightly wounded in the Philippines. Perry was soon promoted to Captain, and they spent years at various postings from Virginia to the San Francisco Bay Area. Mary had two sons, William Hooper Jouett and John Hamilton Jouett; both served in the military. Recruited by Chiang Kai-shek, retired Major John H. Jouett lead 17 American instructor pilots, who were hired to turn the Chinese Aviation School into a replica of the United States' Randolph Field. They spent two years in the war-torn nation completing the training of 335 Chinese cadets using an American system similar to the one used at Randolph Field in Texas. PETER AUGUSTUS JAY -- Peter Augustus Jay (1877 1933) was an American diplomat born in 1877 at Newport, Rhode Island, into the esteemed Jay family that traces its direct lineage to John Jay, Founding Father and first Chief Justice of the United States. In 1902, he began his professional diplomatic career at the American embassy in Paris followed by service in Constantinople. Jay became Chargé d'Affaires in Tokyo in 1908, where he served until the end of 1909 when President William Howard Taft appointed him Consul General to Egypt in Cairo (1910 - 1913). In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson appointed Jay as U.S. Minister to El Salvador; soon after President Warren G. Harding, made him U.S. Minister to Romania (1921-1925), where he assisted in negotiating that country's repayment terms of $42 million for wartime and post World War I development loans. In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge appointed him U.S. Ambassador to Argentina. This was his last foreign service job, as he resigned his post and returned to Washington, D.C in December 1926, following the death of his young daughter Emily. GENERAL JOHN JOSEPH PERSHING, GCB (1860 1948) was a senior American United States Army officer. He served most famously as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) during World War I from 1917 to 1920. In addition to leading the AEF to victory in World War I, Pershing notably served as a mentor to many in the generation of generals who led the United States Army during World War II, including George C. Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, Lesley J. McNair, George S. Patton, and Douglas MacArthur. Pershing reported for active duty in 1887, and was assigned to Troop L of the 6th U.S. Cavalry in the New Mexico Territory. Between 1887 and 1890, he served at various postings in New Mexico, Arizona, and South Dakota. Pershing participated in several Indian campaigns and was cited for bravery for actions against the Apache. In 1895 Pershing, as a first lieutenant, took command of a troop of the 10th Cavalry Regiment, one of the original Buffalo Soldier regiments composed of African-American soldiers led by white officers. In the SpanishAmerican War, he and his 10th Cavalry troop fought on Kettle and San Juan Hills in Cuba, and he was cited for gallantry. Theodore Roosevelt, who also participated in those battles, said that "Captain Pershing is the coolest man under fire I ever saw in my life." When the PhilippineAmerican War began, Pershing reported to Manila and was assigned to the Department of Mindanao and Jolo, He commanded efforts to suppress the Filipino Insurrection. He was cited for bravery for actions on the Cagayan River while attempting to destroy a Philippine stronghold at Macajambo. Pershing served as an observer in the Russo-Japanese War attached to General Kuroki Tamemoto's Japanese First Army in Manchuria. When Pershing returned to the United States in the fall of 1905, President Roosevelt exercised his presidential prerogative and, with Congressional approval, promoted him to br.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's trusted Secretary of the Interior (1933-46), an ardent reformer who earned the nickname "Honest Harold"; he also headed the Public Works Administration (1933-39). Signature in bold blue ink on a heavy stock 3½" X 1 3/4" card with "The Secretary of the Interior" printed in ornate large italics at center and "Autograph of" printed quite small near top edge. Near fine. Faintly age toned. On the verso, noted Lincoln/Civil War scholar Arnold F. Gates (1914-93) pens note to himself and dates it 21 July 1941: "One of a score sent in through the years." Accompanied by a handsome vintage glossy 8½" X 6½" black and white news agency photograph (International News Photos). Very good. Archivally mended 3" tear at left edge, but overall attractive. Sepia tone candid closeup head-and-shoulders photograph of Ickes, with original mimeographed paper label neatly affixed to verso titles "Secretary of the Interior Ickes Offers Testimony" and dated 19 January 1944. Reads in part: "Picture shows Secretary of the Interior, Harold Ickes, as he left the District Court House. Mr. Ickes testified before the grand jury in the alleged forgery of Harry Hopkins signature to a letter published in the book, 'One Man -- Wendell Willkie.".