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WRIGHT, ORVILLE. Two
Christmas cards, each Signed, one addition-
ally Inscribed, “Happy New Year!” Each
inscribed on interior page, one card with
photograph on first page showing Hawthorn
Hill (Wright family mansion in Oakwood,
OH). Each 4 pages, 12mo; minor scattered
soiling.
Np, nd
[600/900]
These cards were sent to Greer McInnis
Marechal (1888-1960), a lawyer in patent
law who worked after World War I at
Dayton Wright Airplane Company.
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(WORLD WAR II.) MONTGOMERY, BERNARD LAW. Autograph Letter
Signed, “Montgomery of Alamein,” to “Dear Mr. Salisbury” [probably painter Frank O.
Salisbury], expressing admiration and thanks for the proofs of his pictures, sending one
copy signed [not present], stating that he had heard of him while traveling in the U.S.,
reporting his impressions of Americans, and declining an invitation. 2 pages, 8vo, personal
stationery, written on the recto and verso of a single sheet; horizontal fold.
London, 6 November 1946
[300/400]
In 1945, Frank O. Salisbury painted a portrait of Montgomery that is today part of the
National Portrait Gallery’s collection.
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WRIGHT, ORVILLE. Fred C.
Kelly.
The Wright Brothers.
Signed and dated
on the title-page, diagonally. With “40th
Anniversary of Flight” commemorative
stamp mounted to title-page at right of sig-
nature. 8vo, publisher’s cloth; dust jacket
chipped and creased at edges, small tears and
some loss at edges.
FIRST EDITION
.
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., (1943);
inscription: 17 December 1943
[400/600]
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