Recent Arrivals from Henry Berry, books/ephemera

[1940 BLITZKRIEG ARTILLERY PLAN Weidinger in German typed manuscript 8 pp original] "Gedanken über Feuerleitung stärkerer Artillerie" ["Thoughts on stronger artillery fire control line"] by the WWII German officer Colonel Wilhelm Weidinger (see Notes). The date "Februar 1940" is written in pencil at the upper right-hand corner of the first page indicating the essay was written about three months before… Read more about this item

[YALE MEMORABILIA, CIVIL WAR GRADUATES] CLASS OF 1862 YALE - PORTRAITS AND SKETCHES, published De Vinne Press, 1899, limited edition 200 copies (stated in front), dark blue cloth cover with gilded lettering, 7-1/2" x 11", xii, 267 pp., frontispiece photograph The Old Brick Row and Fence, illustration President Theodore D. Woolsey on reverse of title page, portrait illustrations of professors… Read more about this item

[1781 ROYAL COAT OF ARMS ORDER GARTER ENGRAVING G. TERRY] ORIGINAL ENGRAVING BRINGING TOGETHER THE BRITISH ROYAL COAT OF ARMS AND MOTTO OF THE ORDER OF THE GARTER, Published As the Acts Directs, October 5, 1781, by G. Terry, 54 Pater-noster Row [London], engraving (cut from larger sheet of old paper), 7-1/4" high x 8-1/2" across, British Royal Coat of… Read more about this item

[1955 WATER TROUGHS FOR HORSES IN ARGENTINA LETTER EVA PERON SOCIETY] LETTER, TYPED ORIGINAL RIBBON DATED MARCH 7, 1955, 1 PAGE, 8-3/4" X 13-1/2" with folds as mailed, to a woman in Waterside, England, from Asociacion Popular Protectora de Animales y Asilo Social 'Eva Peron', Rosario de Santa Fe, Argentina, hand-signed by Amanda Quiroga, Secretary and Dr.Vincente J. Morra, President… Read more about this item

[1850s PARTIAL LETTER NOME LACKEE INDIAN RESERVATION SCANDAL 2 PAGES] ca. 1850s 2-PAGE HANDWRITTEN LETTER, 7" x 8-3/4" with folds as mailed, from an unidentified individual (hand-signed, but name illegible) to unknown recipient about corruption, scandal, and mismanagement at the Nome Lackee Indian Reservation in the latter 1850s, first page of letter of unknown length begins, "Henley had also appointed… Read more about this item

[1937 MIKE DOLAS ILLUSTRATION ART SIGNED MAGAZINE COVER RARE] MIKE DOLAS, ILLUSTRATION ARTIST, INSCRIBED/SIGNED MAGAZINE COVER TO WOMAN MODEL, color front cover of Liberty, Nov. 20, 1937, with original blue ink bold inscription, "To Margaret who helped again, Mike", with "Michael Dolas" signature in typescript at the lower right corner of the illustration, WITH an original Identification Card from the… Read more about this item

[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… Read more about this item

[1870s THOMAS PARKIN SIGNED BRITISH ORNITHOLOGIST IN TEXAS 2 bound articles] THOMAS PARKIN ASSOCIATION, noted British ornithologist, signed item concerning his time in Galveston, Texas, observing birds near the Texas shore, Parkin ownership signatures and notes on front endpages of two bound pamphlets, Thomas Parkin ownership signature and notes in pen on front pages, (on a blank front endpage) "Thomas… Read more about this item

[1897 FATHER OF BALLISTICS J. M. INGALLS CIVIL WAR US ARMY SIGNATURE] PROJECTILES DE CAMPAGNE DE SIEGE ET DE PLACE, FUSEES par E. Vallier, Chef d'escadron d'Artillerie, Correspondant de l'Institut, published by Gauthier-Vallers et Fils, Paris, undated (but 1897, WorldCat/OCLC record), text in French, quarter-leather marbled board cover (loss of spine), 4-3/4" x 7-1/2", 178 pages, illustrations, charts, diagrams, mathematical… Read more about this item

[1959 EASY AS ABC UN/UNESCO RADIO SERIES FEATURING LEADING CELEBRITIES] EASY AS ABC, A series of 20 half-hour programs on the aims and work of UNESCO, folder of assorted materials kept by the series producer Gerald Kean including April 8, 1959, (unsigned) copy of letter with United Nations letterhead to "Miss Bergman" [Ingrid Bergman] letting her know that the radio… Read more about this item

[1949ca S IS FOR SIGHTLESS ORIGINAL RADIO SCRIPT ANNOTATED / BLINDNESS UNESCO UN / LOUIS BRAILLE] S IS FOR SIGHTLESS, original ribbon typescript 34 pages, 8-1/2" x 11", note at bottom of last page "(1) UNESCO/MCT/9 World Braille" dating the script at Sept.1949 (see Notes below), mostly English, but parts in French, heavily edited in pencil by two individuals (see… Read more about this item

[1959 NEW HEARTS FOR OLD, HUMAN RIGHTS AND WORLD REFUGE YEAR, IVAN SMITH, UN RADIO PROGRAM] "NEW HEARTS FOR OLD" (Human Rights and World Refugee Year), written by: Ivan Smith, November 1959, from cover page with United Nations logo and letterhead, "American actor Charlton Heston narrates this drama, commemorating World Refugee Year, about what it means to be a refugee… Read more about this item

[1947 ROBERT MONTGOMERY WE WENT BACK WORLD WAR II REVISIT CBS RADIO PROGRAM, ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT, "AS BROADCAST, (REVISED)] "WE WENT BACK" (DOCUMENTARY UNIT), Columbia Broadcasting System, Thursday, August 14, 1947, 10:00 - 11:00 P.M. EDST, AS BROADCAST (REVISED), original ribbon typescript, 8-1/2" x 11", single space, 42 pages(complete, pages 16-17 and 29-30 on one page and so numbered, one page… Read more about this item

[1944 PHANTOM LADY/LA FEMME FANTOME, IN FRENCH, WWII RADIO PLAY SCRIPT, ALLIED HOME FRONT] PHANTOM LADY, LA FEMME FANTOME, United States Government, Office of War Information (Overseas), Hollywood, Cal. U.S.A. For: N. Y. Radio Program Bureau, French Hollywood Unit, "LA FEMME FANTOME" From the Universal Picture "THE PHANTOM LADY", TIME: 30 [min.], Production: Gerald Kean, DATE: 11-24-44 [Nov. 24, 1944],… Read more about this item

[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… Read more about this item

[1943 UNITED STATES POWER SQUADRONS WWII U. S. NAVY ASSOCIATION / TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY CHIEF COMMANDER] WILLIAM L. SAYERS, Chief Commander, U. S. P. S., typed letter hand-signed/TLS, about 130 words, 8-1/2" x 11" with letterhead, Office of the Chief Commander naming Sayers, New York City address, dated January 18, 1943, with envelope addressed to recipient, "To all members… Read more about this item

[SUE CAROL LADD 2 SHORT LETTERS 1972-3, WIFE OF ALAN LADD] SUE CAROL LADD, two letters to Hollywood/celebrity reporter Hal Jacques, both 5" x 7", cream-color paper with "Sue Carol Ladd" printed letterhead, two holes at top of each for holding in file at one time…(1) July 8, 1972, handwritten letter/ALS, about 45 words, "I just returned home from Palm… Read more about this item

[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… Read more about this item

1918 UKRAINE EMPLOYMENT/GOVERNMENT FORM KYIV/KIEV DISTRICT COURT, for a woman named Olga Vladimirovna Dyaskoronskaya who worked as a clerk at the court, front cover rough translation from Cyrillic (using Google translate) printed "Service Form" with typewritten below this the name of the woman and reference to the Kyiv/Kiev district court, pages 2-3 are the columns for varied information about the… Read more about this item

ORIGINAL DOCUMENT OF COMMENDATION FROM THE 3rd/THIRD EVACUATION HOSPITAL FOR THE SEVERELY WOUNDED by the South-Western Regional Zemstvo Committee, 4th gymnasium [district] Vasilkovskaya (Kyiv), 8-1/2" x 14" with 3 horizontal and one vertical fold as found (fragile at folds), printed text and handwriting making up nearly all of the document in Ukraine or Russia Cyrillic, at bottom left stamp of… Read more about this item