A Fine Selection of Manuscripts and Documents - Session 2

JIM HENSON: (1936 - 1990) American puppeteer, creator of The Muppets and a co-creator of the children's series Sesame Street. Great S.P. 10"...

CLARK GABLE: (1901 - 1960) American film actor known for his portrayal of rough, romantic heroes, most notably in Gone With the Wind. Vintage, very ea

KATHERINE HEPBURN: (b. 1909) American actress and Academy Award winner who was perfect playing opposite co-star Spencer Tracy. Rare A.L.S. "Kat...

KATHERINE HEPBURN: (b. 1909) American actress and Academy Award winner who was perfect playing opposite co-star Spencer Tracy. T.L.S. on her letterhea

MARY BETH HUGHES: (b. 1919) baby-faced blonde actress who played opposite Barrymore in The Great Profile, and in a number of leading roles. Vintage in

GEORGE JESSEL: (1898 - 1981) American comedian and vaudeville performer, "Toastmaster General". Vintage I.S.P. 8" x 10" b/w bust...

ALLAN JONES: (1908 - 1992) American romantic lead, the male lead in the 1936 Show Boat, later played a straight man opposite the Marx Brothers. Vintag

ALLAN JONES: (1908 - 1992) American romantic lead, the male lead in the 1936 Show Boat, later played a straight man opposite the Marx Brothers. Vintag

JANIS JOPLIN: (1943 - 1970) American rock and blues singer who incorporated the styles of Bessie Smith and Billy Holliday producing albums with Big Br

ARLINE JUDGE: (1912 - 1974) American actress, a vamp who starred in many B movies and most remembered for her many marriages and divorces. Bold signat

GENE KELLY: (1912 - 1995) American dancer, director and actor, a star of the 1930's and 1940's. Great S.P. 11" x 13" color, a repr...

GRACE KELLY: (1929 - 1982) Beautiful American actress who gave up her film career to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956. Scarce signed Christmas c

STAN LAUREL: (1890 - 1965) American film comedian who starred in dozens of Hal Roach films as the skinny sidekick of his partner Oliver Hardy. Superb

STAN LAUREL: (1890 - 1965) American film comedian who starred in dozens of Hal Roach films as the skinny sidekick of his partner Oliver Hardy. T.L.S.

STAN LAUREL: (1890 - 1965) American film comedian who starred in dozens of Hal Roach films as the skinny sidekick of his partner Oliver Hardy. T.L.S.

VIVIEN LEIGH: (1913 - 1967) English film actress best known for her Academy Award-winning role as Scarlett in "Gone With the Wind". T.L.S....

VINCENT LOPEZ: American bandleader. Fine vintage I.S.P., 8" x 10", b/w, showing a pensive Lopez in dark suit and tie in a handsome head an...

HELEN MACK: (1913 - 1986) American film actress who was one of film's best weepers, played the female lead in Son of Kong. Vintage I.S.P. 8"...

JAYNE MANSFIELD: (1933 - 1967) American actress and model, a leading pin-up girl of her time. Inscription and signature on an album page. Stain well b

ZEPPO MARX: (1901 - 1979) American comedian and the "straight man" in many Marx Brothers films. He was later a successful theatric promote...

MISTINGUETT: (1875 - 1956) French music hall entertainer known for her vivacity, appeared regularly at the Folies Bergere and Moulin Rouge. Fine real

CLAYTON MOORE: American television star, remembered for his portrayal of "The Lone Ranger". A neat Moore item, a color poster 24" x 3...

GEORGE MURPHY: (1902 - 1992) American actor, a song and dance man who appeared in a number of Hollywood musicals of the Thirties opposite Shirley Temp

TYRONE POWER: (1914 - 1958) American film star. Good content T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., [n.p.] Oct. 12, 1938 thanking a corresponden

CHRISTOPHER REEVE: S.P. 8" x 10" color, a shot of Reeve as Superman in flight, nicely signed in black ink at lower-right. A bit grainy, el...

PHIL REGAN: (1906 - ?). Popular Irish-American actor, a tenor who appeared in a number of films and sang the national anthem at Harry S. Truman'...

BEVERLY ROBERTS: (1914 - ?) American athletic actress. Fine vintage I.S.P., 8" x 10" b/w, showing a pensive Roberts in close up wearing a ...

BEVERLY ROBERTS: (1914-?) American athletic actress. Fine vintage I.S.P., 8" x 10" b/w, showing Roberts in close up smiling vividly. Signe...

PAUL ROBESON: (1898 - 1976) American actor and singer. The son of a former slave, Robeson excelled on Broadway in such productions as Emperor Jones, P

EDWARD G. ROBINSON: (1893 - 1972) American film star who most often portrayed gangsters, probably best in "Little Caesar". Vintage I.S.P. ...

GINGER ROGERS: (1911 - 1995) American dancer and film star remembered for her roles with dancing partner Fred Astaire. Gorgeous, vintage I.S.P. 8&qu...

ROY ROGERS: (1911 - 1998) Country signer turned Western film actor who succeeded Gene Autry as "The King of Cowboy's". A great Rogers ...

ROY ROGERS AND DALE EVANS: Fine S.P. 8" x 10" b/w showing the pair in costume with horse Trigger standing behind them, boldly signed by ea...

TOMMASO SALVINI: (1830 - 1915) Italian actor renowned for his roles in Oreste, Francesca da Rimini, and Othello. Fine vintage I.S.P., a handsome cabin

FRANK SINATRA: (1915 - 1998) American singer and actor and a widely-popular sensation during his entire fifty year career. Vintage bold pencil signatu

FRANK SINATRA: (1915 - 1998) American singer and actor and a widely-popular sensation during his entire fifty year career. Full blue ink signature on

FRANK SINATRA: (1915 - 1998) American singer and actor and a widely-popular sensation during his entire fifty year career. Full blue ink inscription a

LEONID SOBINOV: (1872 - 1934) Russian opera singer, considered one of that country's greatest. Bold signature on a sweet Victorian-style postcar...

JAMES STEWART: (1908 - 1997) American film actor, star of "Harvey" and "It's a Wonderful Life", among many others. S.P. 10&q...

JAMES STEWART: (1908 - 1997) American film actor, star of "Harvey" and "It's a Wonderful Life", among many others. S.P. 10&q...

FRANCESCO TAMAGNO: (1850 - 1905) Italian tenor who premiered the role of Otello at La Scala. Nice S.P. 4" x 6" b/w, a postcard bust photog...

SHIRLEY TEMPLE: (b. 1928) Child film star of the Thirties who sang and danced with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson in many films and became a na...

RUDY VALLEE: (1901 - 1986) American singer and vaudeville performer, often rousing the audience with a megaphone. Fine vintage I.S.P. 8" x 10&q...

JOHN WAYNE: (1907 - 1979) American film star, "The Duke" embodied the all-American hero in dozens of westerns and battle pictures. Signatu...

VIRGINIA WEIDLER: (1927 - 1968) American child actress who appeared in The Philadelphia Story and as the brat who holds her breath in Mrs. Wiggs of th

JOHNNY WEISSMULLER: (1904 - 1984) American actor and Olympic swimming champion, remembered for his portrayal of Tarzan in many films. A great item, a

MAE WEST: (1892 - 1988) American film actress, a sultry, flirtatious, and controversial star of her time. I.S.P. 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" b/w, a te...

MAE WEST: (1892 - 1988) American film actress, a sultry, flirtatious, and controversial star of her time. A great West item, a color poster 24"...

MAE WEST: (1892 - 1988) American film actress, a sultry, flirtatious, and controversial star of her time. Fine content D.S. "Mae West", ad...

MAE WEST: (1892 - 1988) American film actress, a sultry, flirtatious, and controversial star of her time. Partly-printed D.S. 1p. oblong 12mo., Los An

HANK WILLIAMS: (1923-1953), American country singer and songwriter. Especially rare signature in pencil on a small 8vo. sheet, "Hank Williams&q...

FLORENZ ZIEGFELD: (1869 - 1932) American theatrical producer of The Ziegfeld Follies who brought Fanny Brice and Eddie Cantor to the vaudeville stage.

KOOKIE LEND ME YOUR COMB) (KOOKIE: A fine lot of three items associated with Edd "Kookie" Byrnes, star of the television series 77 Sunset ...

(1960s TV STARS): A neat lot of eight autographs by prominent 1960s TV stars, mostly S.P. 8" x 10" b/w and color, includes: FRED MACMURRAY...

(1970`s TV STARS): A group of four S.P. 8" x 10" color, signed by prominent 1970s TV stars, including: MARIE OSMOND, JACK KLUGMAN, JULIET ...

(A PIECE OF DRACULA`S CAPE): An incredible collectible, one of the most recognized Hollywood relics, a 1" square section of black fabric from t...

(BRAVEHEART): A great association piece, the signatures of the three stars of the 1995 hit movie "Braveheart", including: MEL GIBSON, SOPH...

(HAWAII FIVE-O): A great association piece, the signatures of JACK LORD and JOHN McGARRET, the stars of the 1970's hit TV show "Hawaii Five...

(HOLLYWOOD LEADING MEN): Nice lot of five S.P.'s of Hollywood leading men, 8"x 10" b/w, includes YUL BRYNNER, PAUL NEWMAN (shown with ...

(HOLLYWOOD LEADING MEN): Nice lot of six S.P.'s of Hollywood leading men, all but on 8"x 10" b/w, includes ELI WALLACH, JACK LEMMON, M...

(HONEYMOONERS): Excellent S.P. 10" x 8" b/w, showing the cast of The Honeymooners smiling at the viewer from within a bus driven by Ralph,...

(IT`S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD): A great association piece, the signatures of seven stars of Stanley Kramer's 1963 hit comedy, "It's a M...

(JAZZ GREATS): Fine D.S. 8pp. 8vo., Boston, 1988, the program for Harvard's "Salute to Benny Carter" picturing Carter with horn on the...

(LAST OF THE MOHICANS): A great association piece, the signatures of three of the major stars of the 1992 hit film "Last of the Mohicans",...

(MALE POP SINGERS): Lot of four S.P.'s, 8" x 10" b/w, showing popular male vocalists, includes JOHN DENVER (rare!) in a charming, clos...

(REPUBLIC PRODUCTIONS SIGNED POSTER): A neat Republic Productions item, a color poster 24" x 36" showing the Republic Productions eagle lo...

(SUPERMAN TELEVISION SERIES): ROBERT SHAYNE American actor remembered for his portrayal of Inspector Henderson on the Superman television series. rare

(THE HONEYMOONERS): Fine S.P. 10" x 8" b/w, a cast photograph from the long-running television comedy series "The Honeymooners" ...

(BLAZING SADDLES): A great film item, the signatures of four of the cast members Mel Brooks' 1974 Western spoof, Blazing Saddles, each penned on...

(TITANIC): A great lot of eight photos signed by starring cast members of the Oscar-winning 1997 film. Each photo is 8" x 10" color, and s...

(WIZARD OF OZ): A neat Wizard of Oz item, a lovely 24" x 36" color poster ca. 1970s, showing scenes from the film, including Dorothy stand...

(WOMEN OF HOLLYWOOD): Fine lot of nine S.P.'s, 8" x 10" b/w showing various female Hollywood stars and comediennes, includes: BARBARA ...

: A neat lot of five partly-printed D.S. 1p. 4to. each, being U.S. Trust Letters of Understanding for individual investment accounts ca.

CHARLES E. "BLACK BART" BOLES: (1829 - ?) American stagecoach bandit, a dapper and polite man who successfully robbed dozens of stagecoach...

JOE ADONIS: (1902 - 1972) Mafia kingpin and assassin, partner of Luciano, Lansky and Siegel in the rackets, trigger man in the deaths of Masseria and

MEYER LANSKY: (1902 - 1983) Mafia "founding father" and accounting genius, close friend and associate of "Lucky" Luciano, Joe Ad...

CARLO GAMBINO: (1902 - 1976) Mafia family boss, described as the "boss of all bosses" and said to be the model for the film "The Godf...

CARLO GAMBINO: (1902 - 1976) Mafia family boss, described as the "boss of all bosses" and said to be the model for the film "The Godf...

TOM MOONEY: (1882 - 1942) American labor leader and active Socialist, with Warren Billings he was convicted of planting a bomb that killed nine and wo

J. EDGAR HOOVER: (1895 - 1972) Controversial Director of the F.B.I. who built the organization into the world's finest investigative agency. A n...

JAMES EARL RAY: (d. 1998) Assassin of Martin Luther King whom he killed in Memphis in 1968. Bold full ink signature on a small card, fine condition. $

CHARLES "KING" SOLOMON: (d. 1933) New England Prohibition era rackets boss, present at the first major gangster "conference" at ...

ROBERT STROUD: (1890 - 1963) "The Bird Man of Alcatraz", imprisoned for the murder of a man in Juneau and a prison guard, Stroud made his ...

WILLIAM M. "BOSS" TWEED: (1823 -1878) Mayor of New York and political boss. His construction of the New York Court House and the graft ass...

WILLIAM J. BURNS: (1861 - 1932) American detective who with the Secret Service cracked a number of major counterfeit and corruption rings. Bold signat

(SAM SHEPPARD): American neurosurgeon convicted in the 1954 murder of his wife despite his continual denial of any culpability. With the help of F. Le

(JOHN GOTTI): (1940 - 2002) Dapper American gangster who won the nickname "The Teflon Don" following his many acquittals, headed the Gambi...

PAUL VI: (1897 - 1978) GIOVANNI BATTISTA MONTINI Pope who issued the encyclicals for clerical celibacy and against birth control, an avid supporter of

HENRIETTA SZOLD: (1860 - 1945) American Jewish leader and founder of Hadassah, the first woman elected to the World Zionist Organization. Fine content

BRIGHAM YOUNG: (1801 - 1877) Leader of the Mormon church who succeeded Joseph Smith as head of the church and led the mass migration to Salt Lake Vall

MAUD B. BOOTH: (1865 - 1948) American religious leader, co-founder of the Volunteers of America and a founder of the P.T.A. T.L.S. on Volunteer Prison

JOSEPH FESCH: (1763-1839) Cardinal, the half-brother of Leticia Bonaparte and uncle of Napoleon. Fesch arranged for the consecration of Napoleon as Em

L. RON HUBBARD: (1911 - 1986) American science fiction writer and founder of Scientology, author of the Scientology guidebook Dianetics. Good Scientol

NORMAN VINCENT PEALE: (1898 - ?) American clergyman who gave immensely-popular radio sermons, author of The Power of Positive Thinking. Fine I.S.P. 11

PIUS XII: (1939 - 1958) Pope who maintained neutrality in World War II, opposed Catholic collaboration with the Communists and maintained traditional

MOTHER TERESA: (1910 - 1997) Yugoslav Catholic nun called the "Saint of the Gutters" for her work with the poor of Calcutta. Fine content ...

MOTHER TERESA: (1910 - 1997) Yugoslav Catholic nun called the "Saint of the Gutters" for her work with the poor of Calcutta. T.L.S. 1p. 16...

[JOHN PAUL II]: (b. 1920) Polish Pope and the first non-Italian to be elevated to the papacy in 455 years. A scarce and desirable Papal relic, an orig

(CLERGY): A large lot of 35 autographs by vintage clergymen, mostly in A.L.S. or T.L.S. format (exceptions noted), with many being mounted. Includes:

TY COBB: (1886 - 1961) Baseball Hall of Famer, "The Georgia Peach" led the American League in batting 12 times, possibly the greatest hitt...