Search Results: Authors starting with S from Henry Berry, books/ephemera

OPTIMIZATION OF STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS - Computer Aided Optimum Design of Structures III by S. Hernandex and C. A. Brebbia, editors, Elsevier, 1993, hardcover, 8" x 5-1/2", 680 pp., diagrams, formulas, index; CONDITION: hardcover in fine/near fine condition/no jacket as issued, small bump at lower right front cover, otherwise book like new.

[1930 TURF CLUB CAIRO 2 HANDWRITTEN LETTERS TO THERON DAMON, CONSTANTINOPLE TURKEY] Two handwritten letters/ALS signed from an executive with the Vacuum Oil Company in Cairo, Egypt, (as confirmed by other correspondence acquired by the seller) to Theron Damon in Constantinople, a noted 20th century figure
on "Turf Club Cairo, Cables Turf Cairo" light blue stationary, 4-1/2" x 7", 2 letters of 2 pages each— (1) dated January 20, 1930, about 260 words, "Dear Mr. Damon…Mr. Huntingdon…in Syria or Palestine…leaving myself for Palestine for 10 days…We were most interested in the establishment of your New York shop [for Middle East antiquities]…changes here — Mr. Henry left for New York last week and Mr. Fitzgerald for India…[son born at the Anglo American Hospital in Cairo]…[wife] contracts 'dengue' fever, S. Leigh"; (2) dated Feb. 23, 1930, about 260 words, "the 'Turkish Towels" arrived safely…my Palestine trip extended to Syria…back in Cairo a few days ago…I am hoping to manage a… Read More

THE QUR'AM [Koran] MANUSCRIPTS IN THE AL-HARAM AL-SHARIF ISLAMIC MUSEUM, JERSUALEM by Khader Salameh, published by Garnet Publishing with UNESCO Publishing, 2001, first edition (stated), hardcover with jacket, 9" x 12", ix + 206 pages, color photographs, notes, bibliography, index /// CONDITION: book and jacket, like new, unused tight copy.

[1959 DALI INTERVIEW/ARTICLE WITH PHOTOCOPY INSCRIPTION TO GERALD KEAN, RARE] DALI INTERVIEW by Gerald Kean, 1959, photocopy as an article "The Persistence of Memory" by Gerald Kean, prefaced by photocopy of Dali inscription "Pour Gerald Kean, Homage de Dali" in a copy of the book "Dali on Modern Art: The Cuckolds of Antiquated Modern Art" published in English translation by Dial in 1957, the "P" of "Pour" and the 1959 date missing from the reduced-size photocopy at the front of the article (see Notes below), the article is in an interview/question-and-answer format, 8-1/2" x 11", 53 pages, front sides only (reverse sides blank), pages stapled together at upper left corner, Gerald Kean participated in and was influential in the transition from radio to television following WWII (see Notes below), Kean begins by bringing up Dali's book "The Secret Life of Salvador Dali" and commenting, "[the] book was very revealing, to which Dali replies, "Dali is one of the most exhibitionistic and narcissistic… Read More

FAR EASTERN CERAMIC BULLETIN, published by the Far Eastern Ceramic Group, Ann Arbor, MI, March 1950, No. 9, stapled binding, typescript text on right-hand pages/recto only numbered 40-63, 2 articles (i) "The Earliest Blue and White Wares of China" by Shinzo Shirea and Warren E. Cox (10 pages, followed by 4 pages of 10 b+w photos with captions, Plates I-IV), (ii) "The White Wares of Fukien and the South China Coast (second half) [first half in Sept.1949 issue], by Malcolm F. Farley (1896-1941) ( 12 pp., followed by 4 pages of b+w photos, 6 per page with captions); CONDITION: well-preserved with minimal light normal age-wear including fading at edges of covers, brief note on front cover by previous owner.

[TED STONE/THEODORE SILBERSTEIN WWII ERA 58 WARSHIP PHOTOGRAPHS POST-CARD SIZE WITH STAMPS ON BACK] TED STONE/THEODORE SILBERSTEIN ALBUM OF 58 POSTCARD SIZE/3-1/2" x 5-1/2" PHOTOGRAPHS OF UNITED STATES BRITAIN FRANCE WARSHIPS OF ALL TYPES INCLUDING EARLY AIRCRAFT CARRIERS AND SUBMARINES taken by the noted World War-II era photographer Theodore Silberstein/Ted Stone, 1917-2000, a noted naval photographer who during World War II as a photographer in the U.S. Navy used the name Ted Stone, all in a 9" x 11" photo album two per page except for a few one per page, black-and-white, ships identified by name in the photo or on the back in pencil by the previous owner, on back is the stamp "Theo. N. Silberstein" or longer stamp "Please Credit Photo by Ted Silberstein - This photo for use in your publication only. Not to be copied, loaned, or reproduced without permission", laid inside the front cover by the previous owner is a file card with handwritten "warships which have cross marks in the lower right corner… Read More

[1950 LISTER SINCLAIR PURSUIT OF PEACE UN RADIO ORIGINAL SCRIPT RARE / AVIATION] LAND, SEA AND AIR, episode of the United Nations radio program series "Pursuit of Peace", April 23, 1950, by Lister Sinclair, [directed by Esse Ljungh, noted in accompanying letter, see below], 45 pages original ribbon typescript held together with one paperclip at top edges (as found), 8-1/2" x 11", RARE, only a few records of materials relating to the program in institutional archival holdings and none found for sale (as of 6/28/22)…Lister Sinclair's script opening with lyrics from the Newfoundland folksong "Kelligrew Swarree" is about the crew, work, and mission of an International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) weather ship named "Canso" stationed in the "Davis Strait: the great cold channel of ocean between Labrador and Greenland: the path of the bitter Labrador current, and the path, too, of the great storms that detach themselves from the Arctic and slide down into the grey North Atlantic..[Canso] is here… Read More

THE LAWES [LAVVES, LAWS] RESOLUTIONS OF WOMENS RIGHTS; Or, The Lavves [Laws] Provision for Women. A Methodicall Collection of such Statutes and Customes, with the Cases, Opinions, Arguments and points of Learning in the Lavv [Law], as doe properly concerne Women. Together with a compendious Table, whereby the chiefe matters in this Booke contained, may be more readily found, London; Printed by the assignment of Iohn [John] More, Esquire, and are to be sold by John Grive, at his Shop neare the Rowies in Chancery-Lane, over against the Sixe-Clerkes office, 1632 [number 3 partly lost, number 2 completely lost], cum privilegio, no author is given, but the author is generally believed to be the prominent legal figure Sir John Doderidge (1555-1628) in 1603 during the reign of James I with original manuscript or publication lost, the initials "T.E." at the end of the "Preface" are generally believed to be for Thomas Edgar, COMPLETE TEXT (except for last page 403/404) IN MANY PIECES INCLUDING SINGLE PAGES… Read More

[ENRICO CARUSO; OPERA STAR MEMORABILIA; CARICATURES] CARICATURES OF ENRICO CARUSO – Complete Collection Issued with the Approval of the Artist, 4th Edition, by Michael Sisca, Published by"La Follia Di New York", New York 1939, inscribed on title page "Al pregiato Musicista Antonio Marchesani, offro in segno di sinceca amicizia, Aida Favia-Artsay, Valhalla, NY, Aprile 22,1993", book 8-1/2" x 11", cover imitation dark blue pebbled leather with gilded autograph of Enrico Caruso, pages unnumbered/about 185 pages with caricatures on every page varying from full-page to up to 4 on a page except for the few beginning pages and 2 pages at the back which are copies of Caruso letters to Marziale Sisca; RARE, no editions recorded at WorldCat/OCLC (7/11/21), only two copies of the 4th edition found for sale online, no listings for any other edition (7/11/21); NOTES: Aida Favia-Artsay, discographer, author of "Caruso on Records"; Antonio Marchesani, musician, singer; Michael Sisca, son of Marziale Sisca, close… Read More

[1950s SKIDMORE OWINGS MERRILL AMERIKA-HAUS PHOTOS ARCHITECTURAL] SKIDMORE OWINGS & MERRILL SET OF 18 ORIGINAL BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS Amerika-Haus, Frankfurt, Germany, designed in cooperation with architect Otto Apel, completed 1957/post-War architecture design, 8" x 11-1/2", silver gelatin, 10 b+w photographs (including 4 duplicates) of building models with 4 linen-backed, 8 b+w photographs (including 1 duplicate) of drawings, total 18 original photographs including duplicates of 5 of different aspects of the prospective Frankfurt, Germany, Amerika Haus (closed in 2006), some with period automobiles and some with landscaping; NOTES: The America House (Amerika Haus, plural: Amerika Häuser) is an institution developed following the end of the Second World War to provide an opportunity for German and Austrian citizens to learn more about American culture and politics, and engage in discussion and debate on the transatlantic relationship. Run by the American government until 2006, Amerika Hauser… Read More

[1965 SKIDMORE OWINGS & MERRILL GUIDES AND PROCEDURES ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS] GUIDES AND PROCEDURES [typed paste-on label on front cover], GUIDES AND PROCEDURES HANDBOOK [at bottom of text pages], softcover, clip-bound, about 100 pages right-hand pages only, photocopy of noted Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architectural firm working guide/manual for projects, date at bottom pages August 16, 1965, reference for 1976 unidentified project in Iran (near the end of the Shah's reign), much varied illustrated content including drawings, charts, graphs, inside front cover handwritten in black ink "International Products Co. 9608-100, Alborz Industrial Community Qazvin Iran", below this in pencil "Imperial Government of Iran 9700-001, Bell Operations Co., SOM", in pencil inside borders "June 15 – August 19, 1976, Studio Head, Project Mgr., Job Captain [with names, plus 3 other names with no titles], first page headed "Working Drawings Phase Guide"… "The procedures outlined are directed primarily towards the… Read More

KINEMATICS - NOTES AND PROBLEMS by Walter H. James and Alvin Sloane, copyright 1934 by authors, softcover/paper wraps, 6" x 9", iii+93 pages, diagrams, illustrations, formulas, mathematical signs, the first paragraph of the authors' Preface is, "The purpose of these notes is as follows: First to present in condensed form a summary of the more common algebraic and graphical methods of determining displacements, velocities, accelerations, etc., including a somewhat detailed consideration of the use of vectors for this purpose. Second, to discuss a number of principles and processes which enter into the solution of problems in kinematics and dynamics and which go beyond the scope of the usual textbooks on Applied Kinematics and Mechanics."; RARE, none found for sale, 2 only recorded at WorldCat/OCLC (5/10/21); CONDITION: very good condition, previous owner's name at top of inside front cover with 1935 date, pages lightly age-toned, light wear to cover including some light creases and edgewear, short tear… Read More

[J. SPENCER GRENDHAL TYPED LETTER HAND-SIGNED, WITH SIGNED FLYER AND PROMOTIONAL PIECES, PSYCHIC TO THE STARS, LOS ANGELES, RARE] J. SPENCER GRENDHAL, typed signed letter/TLS, about 220 words, 8-1/2" x 11", J. Spencer Grendahl letterhead with Los Angeles address, undated but est. latter 1970s from dates of ephemera stapled to the letter, Grandhal writes to Hollywood/celebrity reporter Hal Jacques about his work and relationships with "a lot of movie stars and with just plain L. A. rich: Barron and Marilyn Hilton, Lucile [sic] Ball…Ricky Nelson, Tina Turner, Chuck Conners…Fleetwood Mac. The Enquirer's reputation would kill my present association with these people…However, articles on self-help, astrology, relationship advice, all fall in Baxter Sinclairs [sic] interest [apparently a pseudonym used by Grendhal]. I will not repeat gossip about rich clients. I cannot afford to…I would be interested in writing an article on lithium and seeing if some of the celebrities who are taking this positive… Read More

[NATIONAL STANDARD THEATRE, BISHOPSGATE, WILLIAM CRESWICK OTHELLO HANDBILL, 1881] NATIONAL STANDARD THEATRE, BISHOPSGATE, WILLIAM CRESWICK OTHELLO NATIONAL STANDARD THEATRE, Bishopsgate, 204 High Street [London], 1881 handbill, 5" x 7-3/4", 4 pages, embossed border front page with corresponding blind-stamped border on last page, front page highlights "Engagement of the Eminent Tragedian Mr. Creswick" as Othello in Shakespeare play in three performances in April 1881, also noted over the first three pages are Creswick performances in "The Stranger" and other plays and casts of Shakespeare's Katherine & Petruchio [sic], My Son-in-Law, The Guv'nor, and Poor Relations, Or, Jane Eyre, back cover is a full-page ad for Rimmel's Perfumery; RARE 19th century London theater handbill relating to the noted English actor William Creswick; WILLIAM CHESWICK, 1813-88, was a major 1800s/19th century English Shakespearian actor /// CONDITION: 4-page theater notice in near fine condition, light age-toning, small spots… Read More

[WAR OF 1812, LETTER DATED 1813; US TRADE MEASURES/LAWS; HANDWRITTEN BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL LETTER NEW YORK TO HAVANA; POSTAL/STAMP HISTORY] HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED/ALS FROM NEW YORK CITY MERCHANT WILLIAM STEVENS TO DOCTOR WILLIAM FROST IN HAVANA, CUBA, dated New York, 4th March 1813, 8" x 10"/about 375 words, in the lower part of the letter after telling Frost a shipment of fruit was received spoiled because of the "length of passage" on board the ship, Stevens informs Frost of three new laws likely to be passed by the U. S. Congress in an effort to alleviate stresses on trade caused by the War of 1812, then tells Frost how each law would adversely affect U. S. shipping including Steven's and Frost's trade between the U. S. and Cuba they are engaged in; Stevens writes, "By our news from Washington [D.C.] of today it appears that the following bills will become laws, they are calculated to have important bearings on commercial operations from your quarter [i. e., Cuba and throughout the West… Read More

[1933 PLATINUM PHOTOGRAPH OTTO KAHN WITH BLACKSTONE STUDIOS SIGNATURE] BLACKSTONE STUDIOS, NY, PLATINUM PRINT/PHOTOGRAPH of the famed financier Otto Kahn, pencil signed "Blackstone, NY", in pencil at lower left corner, "April 1933" in pencil at lower right, number "47" in pencil below this, 10-1/2" high x 8" across to the plate marks on 13-1/2" x 10-1/2" cotton rag photographic paper…limited edition photograph, possibly one-of-a-kind or only known copy that was part of a photo album of more than 40 similar high-quality portrait photographs of Kahn taken and signed by leading photography studios of the period in New York City and elsewhere around the US. between the mid 1920s and 1933, the year before Kahn died…the album was overseen by Kahn's wife Addie…the photographs were not intended for public distribution, and no duplicates of any have been found in online research…considering Kahn's support of the arts and his great wealth, he presumably commissioned the high-quality platinum and… Read More

[1945 DESTRY RIDES AGAIN; DINAH SHORE AND OTHER CAST SIGNED; ORIGINAL WWII U.S. RADIO PLAY ADAPTATION ANNOTATED DIRECTOR COPY] "FEMME OU DEMON" — from the Universal Pictures "DESTRY RIDES AGAIN" [the movie title for the release to the English-speaking market, "Femme…" is the movie title in French for the international market release in 1939], original ribbon radio script for the U. S. Office of War Information (OWI) WWII program, heavily annotated by director Gerald Kean whose name is in red pencil at the upper right corner of the cover page in pencil, editing of script dialog in black pencil and in red pencil for performance notations, cover page with heading United States Government, Office of War Information, Overseas Branch, Hollywood French Unit, Hollywood, California, For New York Radio Program Bureau, MUSIC: Serge Glykson, Nathan Scott, PRODUCTION: Gerald Kean, :SCRIPT: Jacques Surmagne, TIME: 30:00 [minutes], DATE: 3-15-45 [March 15, 1945], with United States Office of War Information seal… Read More