MEMORABILIA 260-276

Lots 260 – 276

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260 (GOLF) JONES, ROBERT T. (“BOBBY”) Golf is My Game. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, (1960).

8vo, publisher’s half black over green cloth, giltlettered spine, original photographic dust jacket, unclipped. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Jones to Jim Beall on the f.f.e.p. Ends bumped; jacket toned and marginally chipped with 1-inch tear to rear panel and some loss to ends of spine. $600-800 261 (BASEBALL) JOHNSON, HAROLD (“SPEEDY”) Who’s Who in Major League Base Ball. Chicago: Buxton, (1933).

4to, publisher’s gilt-stamped red cloth. First edition. With color photograph of Harold Johnson laid-in. Rubbing to boards; ends frayed; leaves toned. $100-200 262 (BASEBALL) RUTH, BABE Clipped signature (“Babe Ruth”), n.d. Framed and matted with black and white photograph. 1 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches. $400-600

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265 263 (CIRCUS) Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus Presents The Thriller Supreme. The Orland-Mara Sensation. Erie, PA: Erie Litho. & Ptg. Co., n.d. [c. 1931] Color lithograph. Framed and matted. 28 1/4 x 20 1/2 inches. $200-400

264 (CIRCUS) Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho. Co., n.d. [c. 1898] Color lithograph depicting a leaping black panther. Framed and matted. Size of frame 25 1/2 x 37 1/4 inches. $200-400

265 (CIRCUS) The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. The Great Florenz Troupe. 12 in Number. Cincinnati & New York: Strobridge Litho. Co., 1904. Color lithograph. Framed and matted. Size of frame 37 x 44 1/2 inches. $600-800

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266 (WWII POSTERS) Two WWII propaganda posters including, For their future - BUY WAR BONDS. After Albert Henry Munsell, 1943; and NEXT! Japan. 6th War Loan. By Bingham, 1944. Both framed. Size of largest frame 36 1/4 x 28 inches. $150-250

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267 (WWII POSTERS) Two WWII propaganda posters including, ...we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain... REMEMBER DEC. 7TH! By Allen Saalburg, 1942; and A careless word...A Needless Sinking. By Anton Otto Fischer, 1942. Both framed. Size of largest frame 36 x 30 1/4 inches. $150-250

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268* (THE BEATLES) Autographed note card signed in pen by all four members (“Paul McCartney,” “Ringo Starr,” “John Lennon,” and “George Harrison”), s.l., n.d. Framed and matted with small color reproduction of A Hard Day’s Night album cover and a reproduction black and white photograph of the band. Size visible 4 x 2 1/4 inches. $3,000-5,000 269 (JACKSON, MICHAEL) A pair of worn Ray Ban Wayfarer black sunglasses marked WAYFARER and B&L RAY BAN U.S.A.

The present sunglasses were left in the cab of Cary Limousine of Chicago on April 28, 1988. Three receipts accompany the item, reservations were made by Cora, Mr. Jackson, and Napoleon, and locations were “As Directed” and “Ritz Carlton.” $600-800

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270 (DISNEY) Two Disney cels, one depicting Donald Duck, the other depicting the turtle from Pluto’s Housewarming. $100-200

271 MILLER, GLENN Glenn Miller’s Method for Orchestral Arranging. New York: Mutual Music Society, (1943).

8vo, publisher’s gilt-lettered red cloth. With two fold-out printed scores for the songs “I’m Thrilled,” and “Song of the Volga Boatmen.” Light soiling and wear to boards. $200-400

272 LIND, JENNY Autographed letter signed (“Jenny LindGoldschmidt”), four pages, on a bifolium, Bath, July 24, 1877, in Swedish. Lind writes to an unknown recipient regarding a colleague’s visit to Bath. Folded in half horizontally; remnants of glue adhesive to verso of final leaf. 7 1/8 x 4 1/2 inches folded. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collector $100-200 273* (THEATER) A group of 11 documents signed by American and British actors and actresses including Joseph Jefferson, Fanny Kemble, Tessie O’Shea, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Margaret Rutherford, Sir Squire Bancroft, Sir Henry Irving, and Roger Livesey. $800-1,200

274* (THEATER) A group of 11 documents signed by American and British actors and actresses including Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt, James Cagney, Wilfred Hyde-White, David Massey, Raymond Massey, Dame Flora Robson, Dame Sybil Thorndike, Sir Ralph Richardson, and Rosalind Russell. $800-1,200 275 (THEATER) Four autographed letters signed by singer Christine Nilsson, poet William Bryant Cullen, and actors Joseph Jefferson and Thomas Salvini.

1) Autographed letter signed (“Christine Nilsson”), three pages, bifolium, Thursday, s.l., on personal letterhead, in French. To Mr. Vitre, regarding an invitation to dinner; 2) Autographed letter signed (“W.C. Bryant”), one page, on a bifolium, New York, February 20, 1868. The poet and author (1794-1878) writes to “H. Cast,” regarding a letter sent to John Bigelow c/o Messrs. Lippincott; 3) Autographed letter signed by actors Joseph Jefferson (May 15, 1898); 4) Autographed letter signed by actor Thomas Salvini (January 30, 1867). Size of largest 8 x 5 inches folded. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collector $100-200

276 (THEATER) A group of three signed documents by actors William S. Hart, Laurence Olivier, and Olivia de Havilland.

1) Clipped signature (“Laurence Olivier”) (4 x 1 3/8 inches). Framed and matted with black and white photograph and engraved nameplate. 2) Black and white photograph signed (“Olivia de Haviland”) (8 x 6 1/4 inches). Framed and matted with engraved nameplate. 3) Autographed letter signed (“William S. Hart”), four pages, on personal letterhead, February 17, 1936. Each double-sided page framed individually in double-sided glass frame, hung on felt mount, with black and white photograph and original envelope. $200-400

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