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No Binding. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original document with printed text and handwriting in black ink. June 30, 1849. 3 1/2" x 8 1/4" folded. 13 3/4" x 16 1/2" unfolded. Document is very clean and intact except for age toning, slight wrinkling, tiny splits or chips along fold lines, and a few small stains. A Very Good copy. Elisha Delano (1798-1872) was a prominent citizen in early Yates County, New York. In this deed, Delano agrees to sell Gilbert Baker a parcel of land on Liberty Street in Penn Yan, Yates County for $160. Signed by Delano and witness Thomas H. Locke. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Clipped Signature from a Document Signed by Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne. Unadted. Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, 1720-1794) was born in London, the second son of the 7th Earl of Lincoln. The Duke is mainly known today as the creator of Clumber Park, his country seat in Nottinghamshire, and the dog breed the Clumber Spaniel, named after the estate. Size of clipped paper is 70mm x 65mm. Condition is quite good. Mounted on paper. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18815. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Signed and Written Part of a Military Document Detailing Soldiers deaths by General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham. Undated but 1802. General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, 1756-1835 was a British soldier and politician. Chatham was the eldest son of Prime Minister William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. He was two and a half years older than his famous brother William Pitt the Younger, the future prime minister. He spent a lengthy period in the cabinet but is best known for commanding the disastrous Walcheren Campaign of 1809. He was Master General of His Majesty's Ordnance from 1801-1806. Size of document is 250mm x 115mm. Condition is quite good. Light marking. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17155. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Legal Document Signed by Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex appointing Herbert Hill as a chaplain. Dated 1815. Manuscript on paper, appointing Herbert Hill as a chaplain, signed at foot with remains of red wax seal, Document Signed, 'Augustus Frederick', 1 April 18151 page with registration note to verso, integral blank with mounting remains to outer corners, folio, Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex 1773 - 1843, was the sixth son and ninth child of King George III and his queen consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was the only surviving son of George III who did not pursue an army or navy career. A Whig, he was known for his liberal views, which included reform of Parliament, abolition of the slave trade, Catholic Emancipation, and the removal of existing civil restrictions on Jews and Dissenters. Herbert Hill 1750-1828 was Educated at St. Mary Hall, and Christ Church, Oxford; he was Chancellor of the Choir of Hereford Cathedral, chaplain to the English factory at Lisbon (1792-1807) and rector of Streatham (1810-28). He was Robert Southey's uncle. Size is 325mm x 203mm. Condition is good. Light folding/edge creases. Age toning. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18807. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Document Signed by Nine including William Gladstone, Sam Gurney, Edward Burton Bt, J D Powles, James Duke Bart etc. Dated 1853. The Undersigned had the Honor of being the Deputation appointed to present to the Emperor Louis Napoleon the Declaration of Amity and Respect towards the French nation signed by upwards of 4000 Merchant Bankers and Trades of the City of London. Presented to the Emperor at the Palace of the F??? 28th March 1853. Signed by nine including William Gladstone, Sam Gurney, Edward Burton Bt, J D Powles, James Duke Bart etc. Size is 227mm x 188mm. Condition is good. Light folding creases. Mounted on paper. Small repaired closed tear to base. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18424. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Printed and Handwritten Legal Document Signed by 'George IV' as Prince Regent and Viscount Palmerston addressed to Rt Hon. Charles Long and Rt Hon. Frederick John Robinson, Joint Paymasters General of His Majesty's Guards, a warrant for the pay of the Isles Regiment of Fencible Infantry totalling £24,097.3.3, countersigned by Viscount Palmerston. Dated 1817. Document Signed 'George V' as Prince Regent, Court at Carlton House, 16 August 1817, printed document completed in manuscript, addressed to Rt Hon. Charles Long and Rt Hon. Frederick John Robinson, Joint Paymasters General of His Majesty's Guards, a warrant for the pay of the Isles Regiment of Fencible Infantry totalling £24,097.3.3, countersigned by Viscount Palmerston, 1 page with endorsed blank integral leaf, some spotting and fold wear, folio, George IV 1762 - 1830 was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III, having done so since 5 February 1811 during his father's final mental illness. Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, 1784 -1865, known as Lord Palmerston, was a British statesman and politician who was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1855 to 1858 and from 1859 to 1865. A member of the Liberal Party, Palmerston was the first Liberal Prime Minister, and he dominated British foreign policy from 1830 to 1865, when Britain stood at the height of its imperial power. Size is 375mm x 240mm. Condition is average. Folding/edge creases strengthened in places with archival tissue. Age toning/foxing. Light paper residue to rear with nicks to edges. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18807. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A very rare Original Handwritten and Signed Document by member of Parliament of Ireland and Dublin Recorder John Bysse. Dated 1639/1640. The document concerns the examination before him of Margaret Floyd and Francis Banes, wives of servants of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland [Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford], concerning the violent attack on Mary, the wife of Randall Udall, 2 January 1639/40, John Bysse 1602-1680 was a member of the Parliament of Ireland during the 1630s and 1640s. He was excluded from office during the Interregnum, but became one of the most senior Irish judges after the Restoration of Charles II. Size is 175mm x 110mm. In average condition. Age toning and creasing. Mounted on card. Ragged edges. Ref 18812. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Signed part of a Military Document by Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, Grandson of George III and Cousin of Queen Victoria and Edward Stanhope. C1890. Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (George William Frederick Charles) 1819-1904 was a member of the British royal family, a male-line grandson of George III and cousin of Queen Victoria. The Duke was an army officer by profession and served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (military head of the British Army) from 1856 to 1895. He became Duke of Cambridge in 1850 and field marshal in 1862. Deeply devoted to the old Army, he worked with Queen Victoria to defeat or minimise every reform proposal, such as setting up a general staff. His Army became a moribund and stagnant institution. Its weaknesses were dramatically revealed by the poor organisation at the start of the Second Boer War. Edward Stanhope 1840-1893 was a British Conservative Party politician who was Secretary of State for War from 1887 to 1892. Provenance: From the family of autograph collector Emily Mary Rose Lee (1869-1949), wife of Colonel William Crawford Walton (1864-1937). Emily was the daughter of William Lee, Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Glasgow from 1874 to 1886, and granddaughter of John Lee (1779-1859), Principal of Edinburgh University from 1840 to 1859. Size is 100m x 80mm. Condition is good. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17163. Signed by Author(s).

Single sheet. 4 x 8 inches. Creased at folds. Paper has yellowed at folds. In good condition. All three men were very active in their Bernardston community. [Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts - History].

Paper. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An Original Government Whitehall Document signed by William Calyton, John Aislabie 1st Baron Edgecumbe and George Baillie. C1700. John Aislabie 1670-1742, of Studley Royal, near Ripon, Yorkshire, was a British politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1695 to 1721. He was of an independent mind, and did not stick regularly to the main parties. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time of the South Sea Bubble and his involvement with the Company led to his resignation and disgrace.William Clayton 1650-1715 was an English merchant and politician from Liverpool.He was the son of Robert Clayton of Fulwood, near Preston, Lancashire and followed his uncle Thomas Clayton to Liverpool, where he became a successful tobacco and sugar merchant. After serving as a common councillor from 1685 he was elected Mayor of Liverpool for 1689-90, and then became an alderman of the city. In the Parliament of England, he served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool from 1698 to 1708. After the Union with Scotland, he was elected as a Liverpool MP to the new House of Commons of Great Britain from 1713 to 1715. Size 95m x 60mm. George Baillie 1664-1738 was a Scottish politician who sat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1691 to 1707 and in the British House of Commons from 1708 to 1734.Condition is good. Lightly age toned. Mounted on a later piece of paper. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 16601. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Signed, "Howick." Original document with printed text and handwriting in black ink on beige paper. Paper has a "J. & M. Mills, 1830" watermark. Dated August 15, 1836 at the "War Office." 7 3/4" x 12 3/4." One page. Document is very clean and intact overall except for fold lines (perhaps original), light age toning, and a few wrinkles. Signature and the rest of the handwriting are still very clean and legible. A Very Good copy. An original document issued by the War Office and signed by Charles Grey as "Howick." In the document, Grey signs that the Paymaster General is to return a portion of treasury funds used by the "53rd Foot," also known as the 53rd Regiment of Foot. General Charles Grey (1804-1870) was a British army officer, politician, and secretary. He was one of the sons of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845), the latter of whom was also known as Viscount Howick from 1806-1807, and Mary Ponsonby. Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey (1802-1894) was the younger Charles's brother. In 1820, Grey joined the British Army as a sub-lieutenant. He later commanded the 73rd Regiment of Foot from 1833-1842. As a politician, Charles served as a member of the British House of Commons and the Executive Council and Special Council of Lower Canada. Notably, Charles also served as a private secretary to his father, to Prince Albert from 1849-1861, and to Queen Victoria from 1861 until his passing in 1870. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. Three Original Documents allowing Joseph Seaton Aspden of Preston to be many ranks in Lancashire, including being appointed one of the Earl's Deputy Lieutenants, Captain of the Preston Volunteers, and Major in the local Miltia. Each document is signed by Edward Smith-Stanley 13th Earl of Derby. All dated from 1805 to 1819. The three documents came from an Archive of correspondence from the family of Richard Assheton Cross 1st Viscount Cross. Joseph Seaton Aspden was a close friend and fellow lawyer in Preston with William Cross the father of Richard Assheton Cross. Royal Preston Volunteers (RPV), formed in March 1797. Among his officers were Joseph Seaton Aspden and William Cross. The three of them were lawyers and would become the owners of the first three houses built on Winckley Square. The Napoleonic Wars resulted in the raising of voluntary regiments nationwide. Each was formed locally. Members paid a subscription and bought their own equipment. Their primary goal was to defend the locality. Edward Smith-Stanley,c 13th Earl of Derby 1775 -1851, of Knowsley Hall in Lancashire was a politician, peer, landowner, builder, farmer, art collector and naturalist. He was the patron of the writer Edward Lear. Size is 405mm x 255mm. Condition is good. Folding crease. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17300. Signed by Author(s).

Blatt. Condition: Gut. Original-Dokument "District of Salem & Beverly"mit drei Unterschriften, dabei die von Nathaniel Hawthorne. Selten! gefalte und gebräunt, aber insgesamt sehr schönes Exemplar /// Autogramm Autograph signiert signed signee /// Nathaniel Hawthorne (* 4. Juli 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts; ? 19. Mai 1864 in Plymouth, New Hampshire) war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller der Romantik. Mit seinen oft allegorischen Romanen und Kurzgeschichten erlangte er Weltgeltung. Nathaniel Hawthorne entstammte einer alten Puritanerfamilie. Sein Ururgroßvater John Hathorne (erst Nathaniel fügte dem Familiennamen ein 'w' zu) war einer der Richter bei den Hexenprozessen von Salem 1692. Schon aus diesem Grund beschäftigte sich Hawthorne in seinen Romanen und Kurzgeschichten oft mit der Welt der Puritaner Neuenglands. Hawthornes Geburtshaus in Salem, Massachusetts Grab auf dem Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord Sein Vater fuhr als Erster Offizier zur See und brachte 1796 zusammen mit Kapitän Jacob Crowninshield, der später Politiker wurde, aus Kalkutta den ersten Elefanten nach Amerika. Der Vater starb im Jahre 1808 auf einem Schiff vor Suriname an Gelbfieber. Hawthorne wurde daher von seiner Mutter und deren Verwandten aufgezogen, die ihn vor der Welt behüteten. Da er schon als Kind durch seine erzählerische Begabung auffiel, wurde er auf eine Privatschule geschickt. Von 1821 bis 1824 studierte er am Bowdoin College in Maine, wo er in die akademische Verbindung Phi Beta Kappa aufgenommen wurde. Hawthorne war mit dem Dichter Henry Wadsworth Longfellow und dem späteren Präsidenten Franklin Pierce befreundet. Anfängliche Misserfolge als Schriftsteller zwangen ihn, Anstellungen beim Zolldienst und in der Postverwaltung (1839-1841) anzunehmen. Später konnte er von seiner schriftstellerischen Arbeit leben, was in Amerika vor ihm nur Washington Irving und James Fenimore Cooper gelungen war. Ab 1840 gehörte er zum Kreis der Transzendentalisten und schloss Freundschaft mit George Ripley, Henry David Thoreau und Ralph Waldo Emerson. 1841 verbrachte er ein halbes Jahr in der sozialutopischen Siedlung Brook Farm, die von George Ripley kurz zuvor gegründet worden war. Seine Zeit in der Kommune verarbeitete er später in dem Roman The Blithedale Romance. 1842 heiratete er die ebenfalls dem Transcendentalist Club zugehörige Malerin Sophia Peabody, mit der er bis zu seinem Tod eine glückliche Ehe führte und drei Kinder hatte. Sie lebten in den ersten Jahren ihrer Ehe im noch heute als Museum zu besichtigenden Haus The Old Manse. 1850 schloss er eine kurzlebige Freundschaft mit Herman Melville, dem Hawthorne ein großes Vorbild war (Moby Dick ist Hawthorne gewidmet). Von dem Briefwechsel, den die beiden führten, sind nur die Briefe Melvilles an Hawthorne erhalten geblieben. 1852 schrieb er eine Wahlkampfbiographie für seinen Schulfreund Franklin Pierce (Mitglied der Demokratischen Partei). Nachdem Pierce ein Jahr später Präsident wurde, verschaffte er Hawthorne einen Posten als amerikanischer Konsul in Liverpool. Dort blieb Hawthorne vier Jahre, verbrachte weitere anderthalb Jahre mit seiner Familie in Italien, und kehrte schließlich nach Concord zurück, wo er im Haus The Wayside lebte. Auf dem Weg zu einem Erholungsurlaub in den White Mountains starb er am 19. Mai 1864 in Plymouth, New Hampshire. Am 23. Mai 1864 wurde er auf dem Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord beigesetzt. Hawthorne wird mit Herman Melville und Edgar Allan Poe zur ?dunklen? amerikanischen Romantik gezählt. Seine Romane und Kurzgeschichten sind von einem tiefen epistemologischen und metaphysischen Skeptizismus geprägt. Seine Themen sind oftmals die dunklen Seiten der Seele wie der Gesellschaft: Sünde, Schuld, Strafe, Intoleranz und Entfremdung. Schon zu Lebzeiten wurde Hawthorne als Begründer einer genuin amerikanischen Nationalliteratur kanonisiert. Auch heute gilt er als einer der bedeutendsten amerikanischen Schriftsteller, und kaum ein Collegestudent kommt an The Scarlet Letter vorbei /// Standort Wimregal Ill-Umschl2022-09 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 10.

Condition: Good. Original menu signed by artists and writers. 4pp. Short tear.André Salmon(Paris, 1881-Sanary, France, 1969):Writer, poet, and art critic André Salmon was an impassioned supporter of modern art and a central figure in the early historiography of the French avant-garde and Cubism in particular.Son of an engraver and sculptor, Salmon was raised in a left-leaning family with little means and did not receive a formal education. In 1897 Salmon's family moved to Saint Petersburg, Russia, where André worked as auxiliary attaché for the French embassy and absorbed pre-revolutionary Russian culture. When the family returned to Paris in 1902, Salmon found employment in a bank. A year later, after meeting the poet Guillaume Apollinaire, Salmon gave up his post and embraced the bohemian lifestyle of Montmartre and Montparnasse, frequenting the café La Closerie des Lilas and contributing to the newly founded journal Le Festin d'Esope. Salmon, Apollinaire, and the poet Max Jacob were also part of the so-called bande à Picasso (Picasso's gang), that included artists, writers, and critics who gravitated around Picasso's studio at the Bateau Lavoir. In 1907 Salmon himself moved into the Bateau Lavoir, where he was one of the few to witness the production of Picasso's 1907 Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (Museum of Modern Art, New York). Between 1909 and 1910, he worked as an art critic for the newspaper L'Intransigéant; initiated a new column, "Le Courier des ateliers," in the newspaper Paris-Journal; and wrote for the periodical Gil Blas. Around 1910 Salmon moved to Montparnasse, where he frequented Moise Kisling's atelier, which had become a gathering place for the artists in the neighborhood.Menu du dîner offert à André Salmon (1881-1969) pour fêter son 70e anniversaire et 50 ans de poésie, le 15 novembre 1951 à la Coupole, Paris, illustré par Marie LAURENCIN en deuxième page. Exemplaire enrichi de multiples autographes dont Piet MONDRIAN, Francis CARCO, Paule MALARDOT, Marie-Louise SONDAZ, G. Gallibert, Roger-Allard, etc.Expertise by Cécile Ritzenthaler, Paris.

Manuscript, folio, 33.3 cms. x 21.3 cms., 6 leaves, writing to four sides. First page with wafer seal of municipal executive of Amsterdam (Sigillu Oppidi Amstelredamensis) and blind embossed duty stamp (Clein segel 3s 1784). The same embossed stamp to the second and third leaves. Light browning, a very well-preserved document. Fold-lines. An intriguing document showing a family's ultimately failed attempt to have Helena Martina van Brussel (1757-1829), then in her late twenties, committed to an insane asylum. The authors note, "having been mentally troubled for more than half a year and being completely insane, the most far-reaching excesses have been committed". They believe that if she is not committed to an asylum, "the greatest calamities are to be feared". The dossier starts with a summary of the case, dated 3 January 1785, signed by an Amsterdam city alderman (H.W. Hasselaar) and another official named Douwes. It is noted where the case is recorded in a special register. After a blank second page, the third to fifth pages have submissions, from the said Douwes, and another signed by members of the family, Gerrit Bonn, Anna van Brussel his wife, Helena's father Paulus Theodorus van Brussel, and her mother Claasiena van Grenhuis. A separate note is added here at the bottom outer corner. On the facing page are medical practitioners' statements, from Hendrick van der Ven, 24 December 1784, and Cornelius Franciscus Nuyens. surgeon, 29 October 1784. Van der Ven states that he gave Helena Spanish fly (cantharidin) between 15 and 20 October - only making her symptoms worse. Nuyens (1750-1800) had had her under his care for eight weeks with no improvement and states that she must be committed. Happily, Helena Martina van Brussel may eventually have escaped the asylum. She was to die unmarried, in the pretty North Holland village of Kortenhoef, at the age of 71.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Original typescript court document with autograph signatures of judge and two members of TC Istanbul Third Court. (32x21 cm). In Modern Turkish. 1 p. 10 stamps on front and verso of the paper. The Karamanli dynasty was an early modern dynasty, independent or quasi-independent, which ruled from 1711 to 1835 in Tripolitania. The territory comprised Tripoli and its surroundings in present-day Libya. At its peak, the Karamanli dynasty's influence reached Cyrenaica and Fezzan, covering most of Libya. The founder of the dynasty was Pasha Ahmed Karamanli, a descendant of the Karamanids. The most well-known Karamanli ruler was Yusuf ibn Ali Karamanli Pasha who reigned from 1795 to 1832, who fought a war with the United States in (1801-1805). Ali II Karamanli marked the end of the dynasty. By 1819, the various treaties of the Napoleonic Wars had forced the Barbary states to give up piracy almost entirely, and Tripolitania's economy began to crumble. Yusuf attempted to compensate for lost revenue by encouraging the trans-Saharan slave trade, but with abolitionist sentiment on the rise in Europe and to a lesser degree the United States, this failed to salvage Tripolitania's economy. As Yusuf weakened, factions sprung up around his three sons; though Yusuf abdicated in 1832 in favor of his son Ali II, civil war soon resulted. Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II sent in troops ostensibly to restore order, but instead deposed and exiled Ali II, marking the end of both the Karamanli dynasty and an independent Tripolitania. A descendant family with the same name still exists in modern Tripoli-Libya. This document shows distribution of Tripoli Governor Ali Pasha's succession who died in 1269 [1853] by Turkish court order. There is many successors mentioned on this document from sons of Ali Pasha's to Ziya Pasha and his wife etc. Court order has 24 lines and signatures. Dated on the stamp is June, 11, 1930. Signed by Author(s).

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Muy bien. Dust Jacket Condition: Muy bien. 1ª Edición. Title: Aus der Geschinde einer infantilen Neurose Signed by Dr Freud. Printed in 1924. Leipzig und Wien. Ex-libris. 131 pages. All items are guaranteed to be 100% authentic. Returns: 14 day money back guarantee if item is Unsatisfactory to Buyers standards. Firmado por el autor.

Condition: Good. - Approximately 200 words penned on 10 inch high by 7-7/8 inch wide creamy white paper with a simple decorative blind stamp at top left. A "Bill of Sale", so titled as a heading, by which Hartman Vreeland transfers ownership of the sloop "Locomotive" to Samuel F. Tracy, a New York City merchant. "Know all men by these present, that I, Hartman Vreeland, of the County of Hudson, State of New Jersey, Landsman, for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty Dollars, to me in hand paid by Samuel F. Tracy, of the City, County, & State of New York. Sell and deliver unto the said Samuel F. Tracy, the Sloop named the Locomotive of Bergen, together with all the Sails, Rigging, Anchors, and appertances [sic], there unto belonging, to have and to hold the said Sloop, with all her tackle unto the said Samuel F. Tracy." Signed "Hartman Vreeland" at bottom right with the remnants of a red seal lightly covered by tissue paper. it is witnessed and signed by A. E. Osborn. The document is docketed on the verso "Hartman Vreeland / Bill of Sale / Sloop 'Locomotive' / 31 May 1850" and also "Bill of Sale / Hartman Vreeland / to / Samuel F. Tracy". Folded several times, horizontally and vertically, with short tears to the edges of the horizontal folds. The document is slightly soiled & darkened and the word "sails" is smudged. Good. Purchased by the New York City merchant Samuel F. Tracy, the sloop "Locomotive" sank in the Hudson River opposite Saugerties, New York on August 5th, 1887. Though the ship sank to a depth of 43 feet, its mast and boom where nonetheless above water and posed a risk to navigation. Considered to endanger navigation, the Chief of Engineers ordered it be removed by hired labor on October 28th of that year at a cost of $317.94.

"The Bionic Woman". Document Signed, 3 pages recto and verso, folio, January 1975. Agency Contract " . my sole and exclusive representative, agent and manager throughout the world ." Signed in blue ink "Lindsay Wagner". In excellent condition. Signed.

Condition: Good. Als. check 8 x 19.5 cm, Check drawn on the Agency of the Bank of California for the Trench Mill, for $111.50, payable to J.A.C. Moore, signed by J.W. Mackay. May 4, 1874.John Mackay's was once the most beloved rags-to-riches story in America. A penniless Irish immigrant brought to New York City as a child, he'd risen from the infamous Five Points, the nation's most notorious slum. When Mackay sailed from New York en route to California in 1851, he had no name, no money, and not a single influential friend on earth. He'd possessed nothing but strong arms, a clear head, and a legendary capacity for hard work. In the eyes of the times, his road to riches had made no man poorer, and few begrudged him his success.At the peak of the Comstock's "Bonanza Times" in 1876, John Mackay's cash income?from the dividends of the two bonanza mines alone?exceeded $450,000 per month. The only people in the world with a monthly cash income anywhere comparable were Mackay's three junior partners. Their company, The Bonanza Firm, with an aggregate cash income running between $1.2 and $1.5 million per month, was, according to the Spirit of the Times, "The wealthiest firm in America and prospectively the richest in the world." The income and expenditures of the four-person firm exceeded those of half the states in the Union.

Condition: Good. Als. check 7 x 19.5 cm, Check drawn on the Agency of the Bank of California for the Ophir Mill, for $5, payable to Winzelt & Campbell, signed by James G. Fair. Jan. 3, 1872. .He was one of the "silver kings" who became a multi-millionaire overnight having invested in silver mines in Nevada. He later became a real estate investor and railroad baron in California. In 1881, he was elected United States Senator from Nevada. Despite his success, he was not well-liked and earned the nickname "Slippery Jim". In 1883, his wife divorced him on the grounds of "habitual adultery" and she brought up their children alone - though financially well taken care of. Fair was not sent an invitation to the high-profile wedding of his daughter, Tessie Oelrichs, though he still gave her $1 million as a wedding present. He left $40 million in trust to his daughters, the younger of whom, Birdie, married William Kissam Vanderbilt II.

Condition: Very good. Paris, January 1, 1795., 1795. Very good. - Over 90 words penned on 12-1/2 inch high by 8 inch wide "Extrait du registre des Arretes du Comite des Finances de la Convention Nationale" watermarked stationery with the committee's heading and pictorial device engraved across the top third of the sheet. The document is an order of the Committee of Finances of the National Convention for the enforcement of the law of December 2, 1794. Roughly translated, this document regarding the restructuring of public health and medical education in France reads: ["Relative to the different propositions of the Section of Paris for the execution of the law of Dec. 2 [or 3] the Committee on Finance has decreed. / 1. That each section can appoint but three commissioners for putting the law into effect, and that these services are not to be paid for this function is to be considered as under their municipal superintendence. / 2. That after each commissioner has verified that which is prescribed by the law, no opposition can be raised: that each commissioner is to report his work to the national agent of the district near the Dept. of Paris. / 3. That the present decree be sent to every section."] Signed "Monnot" and "Dyzes". The bottom corners are darkened. Folded vertically & horizontally, else near fine. The National Convention in Revolutionary France sought to actively restructure public education and health, which led to reports to shape medical education. Reforms were partially based on reports by Fournoy, and they promoted a shift from the traditional theoretical education in favor of a model which would incorporate hospital practice. The French chemist and politician Antoine-Francois de Fournoy influenced the reorganization of medical education towards practical training which led to the creation of three "Ecoles de Sante". He pushed to integrate the fields of medicine with that of surgery. The French politician Jacques Francois Charles Monnot (1743-1825) served as a member to the August 29, 1791 legislative assembly. He was re-elected to that position and voted for the death of Louis XVI. Re-elected 1795 to the "Conseil des Cing-Cents", he specialized in financial matters. The French politician Jean Dyzes (1742-1830) served as a deputy on the National Assembly. He served as "procureur general".

Sin Encuadernar. Condition: Muy bien. Original Typed Document Signed by Garcia Velloso sells the rights for the cinematographic adaptation of the work "Mama Culepina" to Eduardo Bedoya. Firmado por el autor.

ÒI hereby certify that I wrote the manuscript hereto attached, as an employee of Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Inc. pursuant to an agreement dated the 24th day of October, 1946, in performance of my duties thereunder, and in the regular course of my employment and that said Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Inc. is the author thereof and entitled to the copyright therein and thereto, with the right to make such changes therein, and such uses thereof as it may determine as such author. In witness whereof, I have hereto set my hand this 2nd day of Mary, 1947 (signed in ink) Robert E. Sherwood. Fine.Ó.

Sin Encuadernar. Condition: Muy bien. Original Typed Document Signed by Garcia Velloso sells all the film reproduction results from "El Tango en Paris" to Joaquin Marinoni. The Tango in Paris is a black and white film from Argentina directed by Arturo S. Mom on the screenplay of Ariel Cortazzo, Abel Santa Cruz and Emilio Villalba Welsh follows a theatrical work by Enrique GarcÃa Velloso that premiered on August 9, 1956 and I have as protagonists Jorge Vidal, Julia Sandoval, Enrique Serrano, George Rigaud and Olinda Bozán.It is based on an old theatrical work that had premiered Florencio Parravicini and was the last film by Arturo S. Mom. Firmado por el autor.

Single Sheet. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Document dated May 20, 1918, appointing Neil W. Avery Postmaster at Greenville, New York. The document is SIGNED by both Woodrow Wilson, and Postmaster General Albert S. Burleson, the first Texan in the Cabinet and the man responsible for racial segregation of the U. S. Postal Service. In spite os his support for segregation and other racist policies, Wilson is consistently rated by historians as one of the "near great" U. S. Presidents, in large part because of his historical vision as advocate for the League of Nations. Both signatures are guaranteed to be authentic. The document is suitable for framing--clean and attractive, with 4 vertical fold lines . The gold seal is intact, though crossed by one fold line. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. SIGNED. Manuscript.

Sin Encuadernar. Condition: Muy bien. Two folders with the Assignment & Agreement Original Typed Document Signed by Garcia Velloso of Sale Contract to Fox Film Corporation to Purchase the Film Rights to the Vellosos film "La Cura de Reposo". Firmado por el autor.

Original Typed and Printed Document Signed by the Author, F. Scott Fitzgerald. A 2 page ÒInter-Office CommunicationÓ between Fitzgerald and director / producer Edwin H. Knopf of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (brother of publisher Alfred A. Knopf) dated July 19, 1937, in which Fitzgerald negotiates for time off in order to spend more time with his wife Zelda. He writes in part: ÒDear Eddie, A sight of me is ZeldaÕs (my wifeÕs) life line, as the doctor told me before I left. And IÕm afraid the little flying trips would just be for emergencies. I hate to ask for time off. IÕve always enjoyed being a hard worker, and youÕll find that when I donÕt work through a Saturday afternoon, itÕs because thereÕs not a thing to do. So just in case you blew off your head, (as David Belasco so tactfully put it), IÕd like to put the six weeks a year, one every two months, into the contract. It will include everything such as the work left over from outside, as indicated below.Ó He goes on to list various stories Òsold but not yet publishedÓ, work Òunsold but in the possession of my Agent in June, 1937Ó, a play Òin possessionÓ, and a few stories Òto write sometime during the next two yearsÓ. He concludes with: ÒSo the total time I should ask for over two years would be twelve weeks to write these things while near my wife. It could be allotted as two weeks apiece for the stories, a week apiece for the articles, three weeks for finishing Act III of the play. Though, if convenient, I shall in practice, use the weeks singly. Sincerely, Scott FitzgeraldÓ. At the time of this document Zelda had been spending time in and out of various sanatoriums and the FitzgeraldÕs marriage was stressed to the extreme. The document has punch holes at the top edge, minor creases from folding, and a few small edge tears. In the later part of his life, F. Scott Fitzgerald found work in Hollywood in the 30s, developing commercial short stories, and writing scripts for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His fifth and final novel, The Love of the Last Tycoon, published after his death in 1940 as The Last Tycoon, is a story based on the life of film executive Irving Thalberg. Zelda Fitzgerald died on March 10, 1948 in Asheville, NC, preceded by her husband who died on December 21, 1940 in Hollywood, CA.

4 pp. typed on rectos only, signed by Chandler on page 4, dated and notarized below with raised seal. 4to. Chandler assigns film rights for his third novel, completed in March 1942, here still bearing his original title, The Brasher Doubloon as well as the alternate title that Chandler gave it at Blanche Knopf's suggestion. The High Window was published by Knopf in August 1942. "In May of 1942 The High Window was sold to 20th Century-Fox for $3,500 as a second-run or B picture and was released the following year as Time to Kill" (Macshane, p. 105). At the time of the present assignment, Chandler had established a critical reputation but financial success eluded him. He sold film rights to Farewell, My Lovely (1940) for $2,000, and came to regret this intensely when Murder, My Sweet, the film of Farewell, My Lovely, proved a box office hit but earned Chandler no additional money. Rights to his first novel, The Big Sleep, remained unsold, in large part because of the restrictive climate of censorship of subject matter exercised by the Production Code Administration. Chandler was hired by Paramount in 1943 to work on the screenplay of Double Indemnity with Billy Wilder in part because Wilder was impressed by The High Window. Wilder and Chandler's collaboration was a landmark in film noir and marked a change in the climate of censorship in Hollywood, and thus cleared the way for the filming of The Big Sleep in 1944 and its release in 1946. The High Window was filmed again in 1946 and released in 1947 as The Brasher Doubloon, starring George Montgomery as Philip Marlowe. A fine document from an early point in Chandler's decidedly ambivalent relationship to Hollywood. For Chandler, cf. MacShane, The Life of Raymond Chandler (1976). Provenance: 20th Century-Fox Leaves punched in left margin for ring binder, fine 4 pp. typed on rectos only, signed by Chandler on page 4, dated and notarized below with raised seal. 4to.

Original Typed Document Signed by Sidney Howard comprising a contract between Sidney Howard and Samuel Goldwyn, Inc. regarding Howard being hired to write the script adaptation of Sinclair LewisÕs novel Dodsworth. The contract is initialed three times by Sidney Howard and is signed in full by him at the end of the document where it is additionally signed by a vice-president of the Samuel Goldwyn Company. With two punch holes at the top edge and two small metal brads at the outer top corners. Fine. Both Sidney Howard and Sinclair Lewis are Pulitzer Prize winners for fiction which makes this item especially noteworthy as it represents one Pulitzer winner adapting the work of another. The film Dodsworth was released on September 23, 1936, directed by William Wyler, starring Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Mary Astor, David Niven, and Maria Ouspenskaya as Baroness Von Obersdorf. It won an Oscar for Best Art Direction and was nominated for 6 more; Best Screenplay by Sidney Howard, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Huston), Best Supporting Actress (Ouspenskaya). The film tells the bittersweet story of a retired auto manufacturer (Huston) and his wife (Chatterton) who take a long-planned European vacation only to discover that they want very different things from life.