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VERDI QUESTIONS THE INEXPLICABLE ARRIVAL OF “55 BOTTLES OF ROMINO!” AT THE OUTRAGEOUS PRICE OF 1.85 LIRA!

VERDI, GIUSEPPE. (1813-1901).  Italian composer; his masterworks include: Rigoletto (1851), Il Trovatore (1853), La Traviata (1853), Don Carlos (1867), and Aïda (1871).  Attractive Autograph Letter Signed “G. Verdi”. One page, octavo. [Bugereto?], Italy June 13, 1894. Very fine condition.

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THEODORE ROOSEVELT TO HENRY CABOT LODGE  ~~  RECOMMENDING NOTED NAVAL ARTIST HENRY REUTERDAHL FOR A COMMISSION

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE.  (1858-1919).  Twenty-sixth President of the United States (1901-1909).  Choice Typed Letter Signed, “Theodore Roosevelt”, on his name-imprinted Metropolitan letterhead.  One page, quarto.  “432 Fourth Avenue, New York”, May 15, 1917.  Very fine condition.

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PICASSO ~~  LIMITED SIGNED EDITION OF ARISTOPHANES LYSISTRATA

PICASSO, PABLO. (1881-1973)  Spanish painter, draughtsman, and sculptor.  The book: Lysistrata.  First edition, limited edition, numbered #276/1500.  NY.  Limited Editions Club, 1934.  Hardcover, large quarto.  [Approximately 9 ½  x 11 ¾ inches], 117 pages. Prominently and Boldly Signed on the colophon page, in pencil, “Picasso.”  Very fine condition, throughout.

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SUPERB SILVER ALBUMIN PHOTOGRAPH OF BRITISH NAVAL SCENE PAINTER  CLARKSON STANFIELD  ~~  BY MAULL AND POLYBANK’S LONDON STUDIO

STANFIELD, CLARKSON FREDERICK.  (1793–1867) Prominent English painter who was best known for his large-scale paintings of dramatic marine subjects and landscapes.  Simply stunning large silver albumin photograph portrait of Stanfield.

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TWO MAGNIFICENT THEATRICAL BROADSIDES  FOR WILKIE COLLINS : THE FROZEN DEEPTHAT HAD CHARLES DICKENS PRODUCING THE PLAY AND APPEARING IN A LEAD ROLE

[PLAYBILL — DICKENS, Charles, Actor]. Playbill for the Dress Rehearsal at Tavistock House Theatre of Wilkie Collins’s The Frozen Deep and Mrs. Inchbald’s Animal Magnetism: Tavistock House Theatre. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Dickens. London, 5 January 1857. Broadside on paper.  [14 1/4 x 9 ½ inches].  Printed in red and black.

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SAMUEL CLEMENS WRITES A CHECK FOR $750 TO HELP BUY A PIPE ORGAN FOR THE PARK CHURCH IN ELMIRA,  N.Y. — A PLACE THAT WAS TO BE CENTRAL TO HIS SPIRITUAL LIFE

CLEMENS, SAMUEL L. [MARK TWAIN].  (1835-1910.)  American humorist, lecturer and writer.  Partly-Printed Check Signed, “S.L. Clemens”.  One page, oblong octavo.  New York, January 31, 1907.  Fine condition.  Drawn on Knickerbocker Trust Company and made out to ‘The Hope-Jones Organ Co.’ in the amount of “seven hundred fifty” dollars.

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THE SIGNED HANDPRINT OF CECIL B. DEMILLE  ~~ ACKNOWLEDGED FATHER OF AMERICAN CINEMA

DeMILLE, CECIL B.  (1881–1959).  Legendary American film director, producer and actor; between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 feature films, both silent and sound; acknowledged as a founding father of the American cinema; his films are distinguished by their epic scale and by his cinematic showmanship.  His right handprint, boldly signed, “C.B. DeMille” in the right margin, aligned below his handprint. 

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