[Costume Design] Lucien Besché, artist. Group of Ten Watercolor Drawings for Stage Production “Nadgy”, circa 1886. Lucien Besché, French artist (1851 – 1901). Ten original watercolor drawings depicting various costume designs for French stage production Nadgy, circa 1886. Each SIGNED by Lucien Besché. Ink and watercolor on.....
Original 8 x 10 Black and White Photo Depicting Calvin Coolidge on White House lawn with 1923 cabinet. Signed by Secretary of War John W. Weeks and President Calvin Coolidge. From left to right, seated: Postmaster General Harry S. New, Secretary of War John W. Weeks, Secretary of.....
Palmer Cox, Canadian artist (1840 – 1924). Author and illustrator of the Brownie series of books. Ink on card. Measures approximately 3.5 x 4.5 inches. Pencil notes to verso. Light toning, tape residue to verso. Very good.
![Item #1449 Fifty Great Western Illustrators [Inscribed]. Jeff Dykes](https://inkqrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1449.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1740594523)
[Inscribed w/ Letters] Jeff Dykes. Fifty Great Western Illustrators. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1975. First edition. Inscribed by Jeff Dykes: “For John – who lent a helping hand / in building the collection on which / this book was based – with the / kindest regards of the compiler –.....
![Item #2025 Original Signed Comic Gag Sketch, Undated, Circa 1950 [Signed]. Eric Ericson](https://inkqrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/2025.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1759781048)
Eric Ericson, American cartoonist (1914 – 1959). Pencil on paper. Original comic gag sketch captioned: “They Say This is a Great Sport in Minnesota.” Undated, Circa 1950. Signed in pencil by Eric Ericson. Measures approx. 8.5 x 11 inches.
Ham Fisher, American cartoonist (1900 – 1955). Original SIGNED drawing of comic strip character Joe Palooka. Original ink on paper drawing of beloved comic strip character Joe Palooka. SIGNED by Ham Fisher. Measures approx. 8.5 x 11 inches.
[British History] Sir Robert Peel Autograph Letter Signed to Lord Lichfield, Sept. 12, 1838 Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet and founder of the modern conservative party (1788 – 1850), autograph letter signed to Lord Lichfield and dated September 12, 1838. Measures approx. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Three pages on.....
Mike Peters, American cartoonist (b. 1943). Felt-tip marker on paper. Original drawing depicting “Grimmy” the dog from Peters’ Mother Goose and Grimm comic strip. Undated. Signed by Mike Peters. Measures approx. 7 x 8.5 inches. Ink notations to verso.
[FDR] Eleanor Roosevelt Typed Note Signed. Dated October 16, 1958. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt. Typed note signed on her personal stationery, dated October 16, 1958. With postally used envelope. Measuring approx. 6.75 x 5.75 inches.
Carl Schurz, Autograph Letter Signed. Dated March 24, 1884. Single page on bifolium leaf. Measures approx. 6.5 x 5 inches. Folded. Carl Schurz, American Statesman (1829 – 1906). United States Senator (Missouri) from 1869 – 1875, and the 13th United States Secretary of the Interior from 1877 – 1881 under.....
Francis Parkman First Day Cover Signed by Rex Stout and Sterling North - 1967 Francis Parkman first day cover, with Boston cancellation stamp, dated September 16, 1967. Signed by Authors Rex Stout and Sterling North. Matted and framed to an overall size of 8 x 11 inches. Includes original.....
William B. Todd. Autograph Letter Signed to Mr. and Mrs. John Symonds. December 3rd, 1966. Short single sided manuscript letter from William B. Todd on small format Atlantic Hotel (London) letterhead dated “Saturday, 12.iii.1966”. “Dear Friends,/ Please allow me to convey my thanks for a most delightful evening last Monday and.....
[PRESENTATION COPY w/ALS] William B. Todd. The White House Transcripts: An Inquiry into Repetitive Typing, Cancellations, and Other Bibliographic Phenomena. Austin: Texas. Printed for Private Circulation, [Composed and Printed by The Anthoensen Press, Portland, Maine], 1974. Staple bound in blue gray paper wraps. 30 pages. Includes illustrations of comparative typefaces.....
[Manuscript Poem] Samuel Waddington. “Love and delight – life crowned with victory”. Christmas, 1903. Approximately 5 x 8 inches. Written horizontally on one side of “Junior Constitutional Club” letterhead with crown design. Folded horizontally. Four line manuscript poem by the author Samuel Waddington to George Stronach. Waddington and Stronach were.....
[William Goldman Collection] Paul Newman Inscribed Large Photo, Framed.Large black and white photo depicting Paul Newman and Director George Roy Hill on the set of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Framed to an overall size of approx. 25 x 21 inches.Inscribed to William Goldman as a birthday gift: “Dear Bill.....