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Signatures, Page 3 SG-201. Stedman, Edmund Clarence (1833-1908). Poet, editor. Signed card. Fine. $20.00 SG-202. SG-203. Stephens, Alice Barber (1858-1932). Illustrator; made illustrations for Little Women, the Marble Faun, Middlemarch, and other books, as well as for periodicals. Signed card. $30.00 SG-204. Stockton, Frank R. (1834-1902). Author; The Bee-Man of Orn, The Lady or the Tiger, etc. Signed card. Fine. $30.00 SG-205. Stoddard, Charles Warren (1843-1909). Author, poet; wrote some poems under the name "Pip Pepperpod." Signed card. Fine. $25.00 SG-206. Stoddard, Richard Henry (1825-1903) Poet, critic, editor, author: Footprints, etc. Signature on a slip of paper. New York, April 24, 1882. Near fine. $20.00 SG-207. SG-208. Street, Julian (1879-1947). Author. Signed card. $25.00 SG-209. Suddards, Rev. William. (1805- ). Minister in the Protestant Episcopal Church, assumed rectorship of Grace Church, Philadelphia, in 1834, and was sole or associate editor of The Episcopal Recorder and The British Pulpit. Clipped signature on a sheet from an autograph collection. $25.00 SG-210. SG-211. Ten Broeck, Abraham (1734-1810). Businessman, Mayor of Albany 1779-1783 and 1796-1798, married the daughter of patroon Van Rensselaer; served in the provincial Assembly, and in 1775 eame a colonel in the Albany County Militia, eventually rising to the rank of Brigadier General. Clipped signature from a letter, 1782. Very good. $75.00 SG-212.. Thomas, Lowell. Correspondent, adventurer. Bold signature on a slip of paper. Near fine. $25.00 SG-213. Thomson, Charles West (1798-1879). Poet. Signature on a slip of paper. Near fine. $25.00
SG-214. Thursby,
Emma Cecilia (1845-1931). Singer. Born in Brooklyn, New York, 21
February, 1857. She had her first instruction of Julius Meyer, and
subsequently studied with Achille Errani and Erminia Rudersdorff. In 1873 she
went to Italy, where she studied for a short time under Francesco Lamperti and
San Giovanni. On her return she sang in the Broad way tabernacle, New York. In
1876 she made her first concert-tour with Patrick S. Gilmore's orchestra, and
in 1877 she travelled with Theodore Thomas. In the same year Maurice Strakosch
signed a six-years' engagement with her, and under his management she made
several tours in the United States and in Europe, meeting with great success.
Miss Thursby has appeared only in concert and oratorio, and has rejected the
most flattering offers that were made her while abroad to appear in opera. Her
forte is sacred music, and' in rendering the soprano parts of Handel's and
Haydn's oratorios she is unexcelled. Card signed with her full name.
$50.00
SG-215. Thursby,
Emma Cecilia (1845-1931). Singer. Born in Brooklyn, New York, 21
February, 1857. She had her first instruction of Julius Meyer, and
subsequently studied with Achille Errani and Erminia Rudersdorff. In 1873 she
went to Italy, where she studied for a short time under Francesco Lamperti and
San Giovanni. On her return she sang in the Broad way tabernacle, New York. In
1876 she made her first concert-tour with Patrick S. Gilmore's orchestra, and
in 1877 she travelled with Theodore Thomas. In the same year Maurice Strakosch
signed a six-years' engagement with her, and under his management she made
several tours in the United States and in Europe, meeting with great success.
Miss Thursby has appeared only in concert and oratorio, and has rejected the
most flattering offers that were made her while abroad to appear in opera. Her
forte is sacred music, and' in rendering the soprano parts of Handel's and
Haydn's oratorios she is unexcelled. Signed card. $40.00 SG-216. SG-217. Varick, Richard (1753-1831). Soldier; appointed by Philip Schuyler, became inspector general of West Point after the Battle of Saratoga, served as an aide to General Benedict Arnold, later as private secretary to Gen. George Washington, served as Attorney General of the State of New York 1778-1789, Mayor of New York City 1791-1801. speaker of the assembly, etc. Clipped signature from a letter, but likely signed by a secretary, as it is much more decorative than his usual signature. About 1.25" x 4.75". The back of the signature has Japanese tissue affixed for reinforcement, but an attractive autograph. Very good. $35.00 SG-218. Walker, John Brisben (1847-1931). Editor, publisher; managing editor of the Washington Chronicle 1876-77, owner and publisher of Cosmopolitan, 1889-1894, and editor 1886-1905. Signed, typed quote, which seems to have a typographical error. Near fine. $20.00 SG-219. Walthall, Edward Cary (1831-1898). Confederate officer; entered the service as a lieutenant in the Yalobusha Rifles and rose to the rank of Major General; led troops in the Kentucky Campaign, the Tullahoma Campaign and at Chickamauga, defended Lookout Mountain at Chattanooga, etc. Signature on a slip of paper. Near fine. $50.00 SG-220. SG-221. Warner, Charles Dudley (1829-1900). American man of letters; editor, author, collaborator with Mark Twain, essayist. Clipped signature. $25.00 SG-222. SG-223. Wells, Carolyn. Poet, novelist, parodist. Signed card. Fine. $17.50 SG-224. SG-225. White, William Allen. Author. Signed card with a short quote. Fine. $27.50 SG-226. White, William Allen (1868-1944). Author, journalist, editor; known as the "Sage of Emporia. Short quote and message on a signed card, for an autograph collection. Fine. $40.00 SG-227. Whitlock, Brand (1869-1934). Journalist, diplomat, politician; U.S. Minster to Belgium (1813-1822). Signed card. $20.00 SG-228. Wilcox, Ella Wheeler (1850-1919). American journalist and poet; wrote over twenty volumes of verse. Clipped signature. $20.00 SG-229. Wilder, Marshall (1859-1915). American mimic and public entertainer. Signed card. $25.00 SG-230. SG-231. Williams, Talcott (1849-1928). American journalist and author; first director of the Columbia School of Journalism. Signed quote ("There are no rights, there are only duties") on a card. Fine. $35.00 SG-232. Windom, William (1827-1891). Lawyer, financier, U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Treasury in President Harrison's cabinet; also served in Garfield's cabinet. Signed card. Near fine. $40.00 SG-233.
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