Journalism from Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.

Hyde Park Square, [London], May 19, 1890., 1890.. Fine. - Over 45 words penned on 7 inch high by 4-3/8 inch wide speckled blue "8, Chester Place, Hyde Park Square" stationery. Apologizing for not being able to "call on" the American lecture manager Major Pond "today", Smalley suggests that he might "conveniently look in at the Devonshire Club,… Read more about this item

Manilla, Philippines, May 25, 1962., 1962.. Good. - Over 140 words typed on 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide "Philippines Free Press, Inc." stationery. In a letter addressed to his friend "Joan" from on-board the ship "President Cleveland", Theo F. Rogers informs her that he is "half way" to his destination to visit his "folks" in the… Read more about this item

Norwalk, CT: February 1, 1949., 1949.. Very good. - Typed letter on an approximately 6-3/4 inch high by 6 inch wide sheet of his personalized letterhead with the last paragraph on a second sheet. Signed "George". The top left corner of each sheet is slightly creased. The date "November 17" is penned below the letter. Folded once for… Read more about this item

New York: October 1, 1947., 1947.. Very good. - Letter typed on one side of a 10-1/2 inch high by 7-1/2 inch wide sheet of PM Daily letterhead. Signed "Max". The top edge is slightly darkened & the top right corner is lightly creased. Folded twice for mailing. Very good. Max Lerner regrets that he is unable to… Read more about this item

New York: circa [1930s]., [1930s].. Very good. - 39 words penned on an 8-1/2 inch high by 5-1/2 inch wide sheet of The Living Age letterhead. Signed "Quincy Howe". The right edge & top edge of the letterhead are slightly darkened. Pieces of tape adhere to the verso where the item was removed from an album. Folded… Read more about this item

Circa [1900]., [1900].. Very good. - A 2-1/4 inch high by 3-1/2 inch wide slip of cream-colored paper is signed "Irving Bacheller". 2 pieces of tape adhere to the verso where the autograph has been removed from an album. Very good. In the mid-1880s journalist and author Irving Bacheller [1859-1950] founded the Bacheller Syndicate, the first modern… Read more about this item

Circa [1930s]., [1930s].. Very good.. - A 2 inch high by 3 inch wide card is inscribed in ink "Dear Miss Bowen / with pleasure" and signed "Frank Sullivan". The card is very lightly foxed. Very good. American humorist Frank Sullivan [1892-1976], born in Saratoga Springs, N. Y., worked for The Saratogian newspaper until he was drafted in… Read more about this item

Hibernia, Florida, February 3, 1927., 1927.. Very good. - Samuel Hopkins Adams signature on a 1-1/4 inch high by 5 inch wide piece of paper clipped from the bottom of a letter. "Yours very truly / Samuel Hopkins Adams / Hibernia, Fla. Feb. 3d 1927". Three-quarters of the paper is darkened. There are remnants of mounting tape and… Read more about this item

Circa [1930's]., [1930's].. Good. - A slip of blue paper, approximately 1-3/4 inches high by 4 inches wide, is signed "Mark Sullivan",The top & bottom edges of the paper are uneven & the margins are darkened. Notes in another hand are penciled on the verso. Good. Mark Sullivan [1874-1952] was among the most widely respected journalists of his… Read more about this item

New York, May 17, 1978., 1978.. Fine. - Over 50 words typed on his 8-1/2 inch high by 5-3/8 inch wide "The New York Times" stationery. Russell Baker thanks Jean Dalrymple for "letting me know that you liked THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT. The sound you hear now is the grinding of the wheels in my… Read more about this item

1949, 1949. Very good. - A 12-3/8 inch high by 8-1/4 inch wide black & white photograph of Edward R. Murrow on 14 inch high by 11 inch wide photo paper. The portrait depicts the legendary broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow with his patterned tie loose, sleeves rolled up and the collar of his white shirt unbuttoned. Seated sideways, leaning… Read more about this item

New York: November 2, 1933., 1933.. Very good. - 67 words typed on an 11-inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide cream-colored sheet of note paper with J. P. Morgan's Wall Street address printed at top left. Signed "Martin Egan". There is a small very light stain at top right. Folded 3 times for mailing. Near fine. Egan writes… Read more about this item

Brooklyn, NY: December 10, 1936., 1936.. Good. - Typed letter filling most of an 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide cream-colored sheet of Brooklyn Times Union letterhead. Signed "Joseph J. Early". The edges & corners of the letter are lightly creased & its bottom edge is darkened. There are a few short tears to the edges &… Read more about this item

Beaconsfield, Bucks., U.K.: 26 March, 1930., 1930.. Fine. - A 4-3/8 inch high by 3-1/4 inch wide black-and-white photographic portrait clipped from a magazine is mounted on an approximately 6 inch high by 4 inch wide cream-colored card. Inscribed and signed on the mount in black ink above and below the photo: "To Seymour Halpern / J. L.… Read more about this item

New York: January 15, 1859., 1859.. Very good. - 34 words penned in black ink on a cream sheet of 9-3/4 inch high by 7-5/8 inch wide sheet of Times Office letterhead with a handsome engraving of the Times building at top left. Signed "W. J. Raymond". The bottom edge of the letter is slightly darkened with some… Read more about this item

New York: May 19, 1969., 1969.. Very good. - 26 words typed on a sheet of 9-1/2 inch high by 6-inch wide cream-colored sheet of New York Post letterhead with the address and "Office of the President " printed at the top. Signed "Dorothy Schiff". The corners of the letter are lightly creased. Folded twice for mailing. Very… Read more about this item

[London]: November 16, 1874., 1874.. Very good. - Letter penned in black ink & filling both sides of a sheet of black-bordered, 7 inch high by 4-3/8 inch wide cream paper. Signed "James Macdonell". Folded twice for mailing. Very good. <p>Macdonell writes to Thomas Wemyss Reid, editor of the Leeds Mercury. He apologizes at length for not having… Read more about this item

Cambridge, MA: John Wilson and Son, 1907., 1907.. Fair. - Octavo, printed gray wraps. The spine is perished. The wraps are heavily chipped & detached. 527 pp. Minor creasing & soiling. The contents are very good and well worth rebinding. <p>Reprinted from the publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Volume IX.<p>Laid in is a TLS from the… Read more about this item

Circa [1881].. [1881].. Very good. - Card, 2-1/4 inches high by 3-1/2 inches wide, boldly signed in black ink "Theodore Tilton".There is a very tiny, light mark to the top edge of the card. There is a paper remnant & a glue mark to the verso where the card has been removed from an album. Very good. <p>Theodore Tilton… Read more about this item

New York: October 6, 1948.. 1948.. Very good. - 119 words typed on a sheet of New York Star letterhead, 10-1/2 inches high by 7-1/4 inches high. Signed "Max". There is light creasing to the letterhead at top right with a light paper-clip mark to the top edge. Folded twice for mailing. Together with 2 pages of Harold Rugg's scribbled… Read more about this item