Titles starting with O from Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.

ALS. 3pg. 8 ½” x 11”. January 4, 1955. New York. A lengthy autograph letter signed “Clifford Odets” to Maddie Blitzstein. He wrote in red ink on unlined paper: “Now from among a stock of unopened Xmas cards, I unearth your note about Poppa’s passing and it makes me deeply sad. There is a bad year behind me and part of its bad qualities is not to have seen Poppa in the last year of his life. It was maybe a life, Poppa’s, with its ups and downs, particularly in terms of health, but it was a... more information

Ellsworth was a Continental Congressman, served as a Senator from 1789 to 1796, and is believed to have coined the term "United States." He drafted legislation that created the Federal court system and served as the second Chief Justice. ADS. 1pg. 8 ¼" x 4 ½". Sept 14 1781. Hartford. An autograph document signed "Oliver Ellsworth" in the text. Ellsworth penned "For Value recd We Moses Butler 2d & Edward Forbs both or Hartford promise to pay to Oliver Ellsworth Eight pounds nine shillings & seven pence la... more information

ALS. 1pg. 4 ½” x 7”. June 19, 1892. Beverly Farms, Mass. An autograph letter signed “Oliver Wendell Holmes” to an unidentified correspondent: “If you will send word to Mssrs. Hougton, Mifflin & Co No 4 Park Street what books of mine you wish to order and that they are to keep them until I call at the office and write in them, as you request, your wish will be attended to.” It is in fine condition.... more information

ADS. 1pg. 7” x 3 ¼”. No date. No place. An autograph document signed “J. Gallagher” entitled “Punishment”: “Punish Christopher Eyran, one dozen lashes on bare back with the car on bare back for repeated drunkenness, and more particularly for being drunk on the 12th inst.” The document is in fair condition with folds and separations.... more information

DS. 1pg. 8 ¾” x 3 ¼”. March 22, 1930. Dayton, Ohio. A check signed “Orville Wright” drawn on the City National Bank of Dayton. The aviator paid William Lewis $16.00. The check is punch cancelled, though not affecting the signature. It is in fine condition.... more information

TDS. 4pg. 8” x 13”. 1928. Connecticut. A typed document signed “Orville Wright” and by thirty-three other men. The lengthy manuscript states in part: “DEED OF GIFT made this day of 1928, by and between the undersigned former members of the United States Naval Reserve Force, hereinafter called Donors, and National Aeronautic Association of U.S.A., Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Connecticut, hereinafter called Donee: WITNESSETH, that WHEREAS: Before and i... more information

Lady Bird Johnson was First Lady, wife of Lyndon Johnson. PS. 11" x 14". No date [circa 1981]. No place. An oversized black and white photograph signed "For Catharine La Croix with all good wishes Lady Bird Johnson". The pose shows her sitting in a chair. It is accompanied by a 1981 letter from the LBJ Library. It is in extremely fine condition... more information

Henry Miller was a pioneering writer known for his frank sexuality. His best books include Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, The Colossus of Maroussi and The Air-Conditioned Nightmare. PS. 11" x 14". 2/3/75. No place. An oversized photograph inscribed "For Charles Henry Miller 2/3/75" in red ink. The grainy black and white image shows an older Miller looking into the camera. It is backed to a thick board and is in fine condition... more information

PS. 11” x 14”. No date [likely as President]. No place [probably Washington, D.C.]. An oversized photograph inscribed “To Ben Epstein, with very best wishes Jerry Ford” on the lower margin. It shows Ford, most likely as President, conversing with two men and pointing at one of them. The ink, once brown, has faded considerably, but is still legible.... more information

PS. 9 ½” x 13 ¾”. December 24, 1952. Buenos Aires. An oversized black and white matte finished photograph signed “Juan Peron” in blue ink on the lower border. This was signed just a few months after Evita died, and he wears a black mourning band on his left arm. The photograph is dedicated to Aurelia Delgado. It is in extremely fine condition with very light bending to the upper corners.... more information

PS. 9 ¾” x 14”. No date. No place. A black and white Bachrach photograph signed “For historic truth Chas E. Duryea” on the lower white margin in fountainpen. There is a small toning patch in the upper left and lower right corners, and a very light mounting remnant to the lower right (this can easily be matted out). The signature is very dark and bold and the image of the inventor is quite sharp. The American Book Prices Current shows only one other Duryea signed image ever selling at auction in... more information