Search Results: Authors starting with S from Montgomery Rare Books

Washington DC, 1991. Fine. 8.5" x 11", 1 pp Fine, SIGNED in blue felt tip pen, with her iconic smiley face in the loop of the "P" in her name. Includes autograph note, "Fight on - Hope to see you soon!"<br /> <br /> Pat Scott Schroeder was the first female Representative from the state of Colorado, and stayed for 12 terms. She was an early proponent of women's issues, including family maternity leave, child care, and supportive policy issues. Schroeder coined the famous phrase "Teflon President" to describe Ronald Reagan.<br /> <br /> Dale Tooley was a politician, Attorney General, who ran for Mayor of Denver three times and lost all ofl them. He was never deterred and positively looked forward to the potential of his city, before dying from brain cancer at 54. "Velma & Will: Thank you for your note on the Dale Tooley Award. 'Time is the great physician,' Disraeli told us. I suspect Dale Tooley would agree.… Read More

SIGNED "Norman Schwarzkopf" in black felt tip pen on first day issue American Revolution Bicentennial stamp. 3.63" x 6.5" H. Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (August 22, 1934 - December 27, 2012) was a United States Army general. While serving as Commander-in-Chief, United States Central Command, he led all coalition forces in the Persian Gulf War. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Schwarzkopf grew up in the United States and later in Iran. He was accepted into the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army in 1956. After a number of initial training programs, Schwarzkopf interrupted a stint as an academy teacher, and served in the Vietnam War first as an adviser to the South Vietnamese Army and later as a battalion commander. Schwarzkopf was highly decorated in Vietnam, being awarded three Silver Star Medals, two Purple Hearts, and the Legion of Merit. Rising through the ranks after the conflict, he later commanded the U.S. 24th… Read More

Wilcox County, AL, 1859. Folio, 15.5" x 12.5" folded horizontally through the center. Completely in manuscript with ink on blue paper with lined columns. A full accounting: credits on the left side of the ledger sheet, debits on the right. Docketed on verso; "Estate of Levi H. Seltzer, Dec'd Acct. Current Partial Settlement, 1859. Two small holes along the center fold, possibly where staples were removed, loss of a few numbers, else Very Good.<br /> <br /> The account includes funds for hiring out Negro slaves: "Negro hire for 1857... 452.50... Negro hire for 1857... 76.90. The accounting concludes:State of Alabama, Wilcox County, Personally appeared before me Zo. S. Cook Judge of Probate in and for said county and state, Mary C. Abbott ADMX and J.S. Abbot as Admr of the estate of Levi H. Seltzer decd. /s/ 14 July 1859, Zo. S. Cook, Judge.<br /> <br /> Levi H. Seltzer [1833 - 1853] was the first husband of Administratrix Mary Calloway Parks {Seltzer]… Read More

Fayette County, Indiana, 1937. Very good. Autograph manuscript letter, 7.75" x 12.25", mailing folds into sixths, light age spotting along right margin. Legal complaint by lawyer Smith on behalf of his client for the recovery of a sum of $1806.72 plus $500 in damages due his client David Maze on recto. Verso contains filing information by County Clerk, G. Ginn.<br /> <br /> Caleb Blood Smith (Apr 16, 1808 - Jan 7, 1864) was an American journalist and politician, serving in the Cabinet of Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. He was educated at Cincinnati College and Miami University, studied law in Cincinnati and in Connersville, Indiana, and was admitted to the bar in 1828. He began practice at the latter place, established and edited the Sentinel in 1832, served several terms in the Indiana legislature, and was in the United States Congress in 1843-1849, having been elected as a Whig. Lincoln appointed Smith as the U. S. Secretary of the Interior in 1861 as a reward… Read More

Worcestershire, 1919. Fine. 6" x 4", 4 pp. in legible handwriting. Content: Leaving England back to the U.S. to get away from the gloomy weather, " We are sailing to America on the 20th of March...we have done all we can at this time for the YMCA...we are glad to get back to the sunshine to cure these colds...I remember the time in Oxford when you were so gracious"<br /> <br /> Julia Marlowe (born Sarah Frances Frost; Aug 1865 - Nov 1950) was an English-born American actress and suffragist, known for her interpretations of William Shakespeare. Most of Julia's acting reviews were stunning. Audiences and critics alike were kind to her. She had homes in Egypt, England, Switzerland, as well as the United States. In 1894, Julia married Robert Taber, but they were later divorced in 1900. Her second marriage was to her long-time co-star, E. H. Sothern in 1911. They were considered the greatest Shakespeare duo of the era. In 1921, she was awarded an honorary Doctorate of… Read More