LABOR LEADER — SAMUEL GOMPERS — ON IMPRINTED AND ILLUSTRATED AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR LETTERHEAD
GOMPERS, SAMUEL. (1850-1924). American labor leader. Typed Letter Signed twice, “Sam’l Gompers” and “S.G.”, on imprinted and illustrated American Federation of Labor letterhead. One full page, quarto. Washington, D.C., June 27, 1914. Very fine condition.
GALTON: COINED THE TERM ‘EUGENICS’ AND THE PHRASE “NATURE VERSUS NUTURE” AND WAS THE FIRST TO STUDY FINGERPRINTS IN A SCIENTIFIC MANNER MAKING THEIR USE POSSIBLE IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
GALTON, FRANCIS. (1822-1911). British scientist who pioneered eugenics and scientific meteorology; was the first to place the study of fingerprints on a scientific basis and so laid the groundwork for their use in criminal cases; Fellow Royal Society; half-cousin of Charles Darwin. Interesting and uncommon Autograph Letter Signed, “Francis Galton”, on a large octavo leaf. “Rutland Gate S.W. [London] December 30, 1880”.
CHIEF JUSTICE, WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT COMMENDS A KENTUCKY JUDGE
TAFT, WILLIAM HOWARD. (1857-1930). Twenty-seventh President of the United States and tenth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1921-30). Good and revealing Typed Letter Signed, “Wm. H. Taft”, as Chief Justice, on imprinted SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES stationery. Two full conjoined pages, octavo. Washington, D.C., January 11, 1927.
AN ATTRACTIVE ALS OF JUSTICE LOUIS BANDEIS
BRANDEIS, LOUIS D. (1856-1941). American jurist; Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Autograph Letter Signed, “Louis D. Brandeis”, on his imprinted Stoneleigh Court, Washington, D.C stationery. One full page, octavo. Washington, D.C., September 17, 1920. Excellent condition.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW RENEGOTIATES HIS ROYALTY STRUCTURE AFTER THE BANKRUPTCY OF HIS AMERICAN PUBLISHER BRENTANO’S
SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD. (1856-1950). Irish-born writer. Good Typed Letter Signed, “G. Bernard Shaw”, on his name-imprinted, “4 Whitehall Court London S.W.1 / Phone Whitehall 3160 / Telegrams: Socialist. Parl-London” stationery. One full page, quarto. No place. [London]. “3rd January 1935”.
“THE PATHS OF GLORY LEAD BUT TO THE GRAVE. — WORDSWORTH.”
WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM. (1770-1850) English Romantic poet. Choice Autograph Quotation Signed, “W. Wordsworth.” One page, oblong octavo. “Rydal Mount” “Sept [em]ber 30th [18]36.”
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS PENS A RECOMMENDATION FOR A SOUTH CAROLINIAN TRAVELING TO LONDON
ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY. (1767-1848). Sixth President of the United States (1825-9). Attractive, neatly penned Autograph Letter Signed, “John Quincy Adams”. One page, quarto. Washington, D.C., June 6, 1836. Very fine condition. To “Col. Thomas Aspinwall, Consul of the United States, London”.