Winter Auction 2013

(1812 - 1862) Imperial lithograph, 24 1/2" x 18" (sight) Collies Squirrel, plate CIV, from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, lit...

(1812 - 1862) Imperial lithograph, 25" x 18 1/4" (sight) Fremont's Squirrel / Sooty Squirre, plate CXLIX, from The Viviparous Quadrupe...

(1930 - 2001) Beat poet who quickly fit into the San Francisco Beat scene in 1956 and was soon elevated to celebrity status. Considered one of the maj

(1792 - 1878) English illustrator and engraver whose work appeared in several of Dickens' classics. Superb association A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., [n.p., ...

(b. 1937) American artist known for his pop art constructions. Poster measuring 20" x 32" and showing one of his paintings of a man in pro...

(1821-1872) English painter known for his landscapes. A fine original painting measuring 3 1/2" x 5" and titled "Tintern Abbey",...

(1870 - 1957) American typographer and type designer, acclaimed by some as among the greatest book designers of the twentieth century. Rogers was kn

(1901 - 1966) American artist, film producer and businessman, creator of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, producer of the first animated film with sound,

Original cartoon production sketch, 11 3/4" x 9 7/8", a pencil image of Goofy astride an equally goofy horse happily cantering away. Signe...

Good grouping of 13 stills, eight being stills from Disney's feature film Fantasia with the balance featuring prima ballerina Irina Baranova of ...

(1917 - 2005) Acclaimed comic artist whose detective character "The Spirit" influenced the noir sensibility of the 40s. Credited with the ...

Good lot of two items signed by British engravers, includes: BLAIR HUGHES-STANTON (1902-1981), A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., London [n.d.]: "I am quite will...

Group of four items signed by notable artists, includes: NORMAN ROCKWELL name and return address removed from a mailing envelope; NICOLA SIMBARI (b. 1

Fine lot of four items signed by European artists of various eras, includes: GASTON LACHAISE (1882-1935) American sculptor of French birth known for

(1886 - 1954) German conductor and composer widely considered to have been one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century

(1886-1954) German conductor and composer, the leading conductor during World War II. Despite his protests against the Nazi banning of Jewish and othe

(1879-1972) American composer and pianist known for his Broadway hits "Rose-Marie" and "The Vagabond King". Typed D.S. 1p. 4to.,...

(1918 - 1992) American composer and conductor whose works frequently reflected American themes. Bold signature in black marker on a 3" x 5&quo...

(1929 - 2004) American composer most known for his work in film and television, notably for the films The Sand Pebbles, Papillion, Chinatown, and fiv

(1873-1958) American musician and composer considered "Father of the Blues", composer of "Memphis Blues" and "St. Louis Bl...

(1873-1958) American musician and composer considered "Father of the Blues", composer of "Memphis Blues" and "St. Louis Bl...

(1873-1958) American musician and composer considered "Father of the Blues", composer of "Memphis Blues" and "St. Louis Bl...

(1873-1958) American musician and composer considered "Father of the Blues", composer of "Memphis Blues" and "St. Louis Bl...

(1870-1948) Astro-Hungarian composer known for his operas, the most famous of which is "The Merry Widow". Vintage S.P. 3 1/2" x 5 1/4...

(1888 - 1952) Germany's foremost lyric baritone of the period between World War I and World War II. Fine association A.L.S. on his personal cor...

(1864 - 1949) German composer of fifteen operas, including Salome, Der Rosenkavalier and Also Sprach Zarathustra. Following the Nazi Party's ri...

Fine lot of five items, includes: SAMMY KAYE, (1910-1987) Songwriter and composer, sheet music for his 1941 hit "Remember Pearl Harbor", 4...

A fine lot of 39 signatures of prominent musical and operatic stars, in various formats (noted), includes: CHARLES R. ADAMS (A.M.Q.S. 1880); ARTURO T

(b. 1935) Irreverent American actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, author and musician. s a comic, he developed the persona of an insecure, intell

(1895 - 1926) American silent film star of legendary status, a romantic leading man and star of The Sheik. I.S.P. 8" x 10", sepia profile ...

(b. 1942) American boxer and three time heavyweight champion, stripped of his title for refusing military service. A superlative Ali signed photo &...

(b. 1942) American boxer and three time heavyweight champion, stripped of his title for refusing military service. Bold, black ink signature: Muhamma

A rare Ali relic, his personal folding business card from "Muhammad Ali Enterprises" in Chicago, IL. 1975, giving the firm's address a...

A fine relic from Muhammad Ali's famous training camp at Deer Lake, Pa., a laminated pass worn by visitors to the facility which was kept under ...

WALI "BLOOD" MUHAMMAD (1927-2012) was one of Ali's trainers who worked in his corner from the first Ali-Frazier fight, on. Previously,...

(1899 - 1987) American actor and song and dance man who appeared in many films with his partner Ginger Rogers. S.P. 10" x 8" color, a sti...

(b. 1952) English author and artist known for his fantasy and horror images as well as fictional works that become the basis for the durable horror fi

(1903-1978) American actor best known as a ventriloquist. Typed D.S. 2pp. legal folio, New York, Feb. 16, 1932, a contract between Bergen and Radio-Ke

(1891 - 1951) American comedic actress and singer, a star of Ziegfeld's Follies and remembered as radio's "Baby Snooks". Typed D.S...

(b. 1926) American screenwriters of classic comedies such as Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and, most notably, The Producers. His signature on th

(1907 - 1993) American musician and bandleader most remembered for his hit song "Minnie the Moocher". Superb I.S.P. 8" x 10" b/...

(1932-2003) American country music and rock music singer and songwriter and the husband of June Carter Cash. Quaint children's menu, 6" x ...

(1889-1977) American silent comedy film star who started his career with Mack Sennett and achieved worldwide fame with portrayal of "the tramp...

(b. 1952) Drummer for the influential rock band The Police, considered by some one of the greatest of all time. S.P. 10" x 12" color, show...

(b. 1937) is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. Typed D.S. "William H. Cosby", 1p....

(1908-1977) American actress, an Academy Award winner for her role in Mildred Pierce. I.S.P. 8" x 10" b/w, a fine chest, up portrait, lik...

Their 1992 CD "Adrenalize", signed on the insert by bandmembers PHIL COHEN and RICK ALLEN. Matted and framed with the CD. Fine condition, ...

(b. 1954) American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist, composer, and record producer. Signed book Al Di Meola Music - Words - Pictures, (Milwaukee

A nice grouping of loose autographs as well as an autograph album with signatures collected in the 1930s, most in ink, including: JUDY GARLAND (ink on

(1892 - 1962) American film actor, a silent screen star of silent films. Superb vintage I.S.P., 7" x 9 1/4" (sight) b/w, a half-length se...

(1909-2003) American actress and Academy Award winner who was perfect playing opposite co-star Spencer Tracy. Scarce early A.L.S. on her personal &...

A neat relic from one of the great turn-of-the century circus aerial acts, The Flying Jordans, an autograph page bearing some silly poetry, and origin

(1887 - 1969) American actor who gained worldwide fame for his portrayal of the monsters in such films as Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and The

(1929-1951) American singer and Hollywood star. I.S.P. 8" x 10" b/w, a promotional image showing Lanza in head and shoulders, boldly signe...

(1923-1984) English actor and member of The Rat Pack, also brother-in-law to John F. Kennedy. Typed D.S. 2pp. legal folio, California, Jan. 29, 1964,

(b. 1956) Legendary American boxer. A red and white Frankling boxing glove inscribed with his name, boldly signed in black marker adding a smiley face

(1890 - 1977) American comedian and film star with his brothers, famous for his ad-lib insults on and off screen. Bold signature "Groucho"...

(1920 - 1997) Japanese actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration with filmmaker Akira Kurosawa,

Original candid photograph of Marilyn Monroe from the set of "The Seven Year Itch" depicting Monroe smiling as she leans out of a second f...

(1895-1967) American wrestler and film actor, most notably starring in The Marx Brothers' "Horse Feathers" and "The Great Ziegfel...

(1879 - 1939) American humorist and author who delivered his homespun humor in a hilarious, offhand manner. Fine ink signature "Sincerely You...

(1915-1998) American singer and actor and a widely-popular sensation during his entire fifty year career. Signed album "Sinatra and Swingin...

A great Sinatra relic, a 9 1/2" x 7" white pillow with red trim, bearing red hand-printed lettering: "Noel 1984 Barbara & Franci...

A great 1960s relic, an original ticket to the famed Woodstock Festival held Aug. 15-17, 1969, in Bethel, New York. The ticket was intended for sale a

(1863 - 1938) Russian actor, director and producer, best known for his innovative "method" system of acting. Rare T.L.S. with English cha...

(1889 - 1975) Baseball Hall of Famer who built his reputation as the manager who took the Yankees to ten World Series. T.L.S. "Casey Stengel N...

1960 yearbook from the (dismal) Detroit Tigers 50pp. 4to., bearing within player and manager photos, stats and profiles, etc., signed by a few of the

(1938-1995) Robert Weston Smith, legendary American DJ. His volume Have Mercy! Confessions of the Original Rock n' Roll Animal (New York: Time W...

(1915-1989) American film actor, director and producer most remembered for his monumental "Citizen Kane" and his War of the Worlds radio ...

A lot of 18 S.P.s of Country and Western musical stars, all in 8" x 10" format, some printed, includes: LORETTA LYNN (damaged); MOE BANDY,...

(1895-1967) Distinguished American stage and film actor. A program from "A Flag is Born" by Ben Hecht, created and presented by the Americ...

A lot of eight signatures of male film stars in signed check format, includes: CLAYTON MOORE (huge signature across front of a check issued to him); D

A lot of nine signatures of famed actors, most in signed check format (some endorsed on verso) with exception noted. Includes: ED ASNER, RORY CALHOUN,

A nice group of five items by acclaimed actors from the estate of conductor Pierre Monteux, includes: BRIAN AHERNE (A.L.S. to the Monteuxs mentioning

A group of nine signatures of leading ladies from the 1950s-1970s, some with endorsing signature on verso, includes: DEBORAH KERR, ELLEN BURSTYN, EVA

A group of nine signatures of leading ladies in signed check format with some endorsing signatures on verso, includes: BUTTERFLY MCQUEEN, ROSALIND RUS

Good lot of two items includes: DIZZY GILLESPIE inscribed color photo on the cover of The Ottawa Sun, Nov. 24, 1989, and BILLY ECKSTINE, 4pp. program

A 12pp. 8vo. "Official 5¢ Score Card" for the Boston Red Sox's 1932 season signed on the inside cover by Hall of Famers, BILL DIC...

A fine collection of nine signatures of feted comedians and comediennes, most in signed check format (exceptions noted), includes: BOB HOPE(very fine

A nice lot of 9 signed checks of famed vintage and contemporary directors ca. 1952-1979, includes: CECILLE B. DEMILLE, SYDNEY POLLACK, CORNEL WILDE, C

A group of 15 signatures of celebrities, in various formats (noted), includes: CLINT EASTWOOD (two S.P.s: a 5" x 7" b/w side profile shot,...

A fine lot of nine vintage checks signed by musical stars from the 1940s-1908s, includes: RUDY VALLEE, BOBBY VINTON (2), PAUL SHAFFER, WEBB PIERCE, PA

A rare pair of ca. 1870 baseball glaze cardboard admittance tickets, one reading: "Granville, BASEBALL. ADMIT ONE. Admission, 25 Cents." O...

(1820 - 1906) American reformer active in suffrage, temperance and abolitionist movements instrumental in obtaining women the right to vote. Excellen

(1902 - 1983) Mafia "founding father" and accounting genius, close friend and associate of "Lucky" Luciano, Joe Adonis, "B...

(1902 - 1983) Mafia "founding father" and accounting genius, close friend and associate of "Lucky" Luciano, Joe Adonis, "B...

(1902 - 1983) Mafia "founding father" and accounting genius, close friend and associate of "Lucky" Luciano, Joe Adonis, "B...

(1902 - 1983) Mafia "founding father" and accounting genius, close friend and associate of "Lucky" Luciano, Joe Adonis, "B...

Wife of American mobster Meyer Lansky. Vintage check drawn on The National Shawmut Bank in Boston, engrossed and signed, Apr. 9, 1938. Lansky makes a

MICKEY COHEN (1913 - 1976) American gangster who started his career as Bugsy Siegel's bodyguard, but said to have been absent at Siegel's de...

MICKEY COHEN (1913 - 1976) American gangster who started his career as Bugsy Siegel's bodyguard, but said to have been absent at Siegel's de...

MICKEY COHEN (1913 - 1976) American gangster who started his career as Bugsy Siegel's bodyguard, but said to have been absent at Siegel's de...

MICKEY COHEN (1913 - 1976) American gangster who started his career as Bugsy Siegel's bodyguard, but said to have been absent at Siegel's de...

On November 21, 1933, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow met family members just outside the tiny community of Sowers, Texas where Barrow had arranged a c

Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow "wanted" poster, May 21, 1934, 8" x 7 3/4", issued by the FBI and signed in type by J. Edgar Ho...

Scarce handbill, 12" x 5", [n.p.], ca 1935, promoting an unnamed "all talking western" featuring "Actual Authentic Pictures...

(1923-2013) Headmistress of a girls' school best known for the March 1980 murder of her husband, noted cardiologist and author of "The Comp...

(1904 - 1971) American criminal who, with Richard Loeb, was convicted in the thrill-killing of a 14 year old. Saved from the chair by Clarence Darro...

(1904 - 1971) American criminal who, with Richard Loeb, was convicted in the thrill-killing of a 14 year old. Saved from the chair by Clarence Darro...

(1904 - 1971) American criminal who, with Richard Loeb, was convicted in the thrill-killing of a 14 year old. Saved from the chair by Clarence Darro...