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Very Good. 1961. Ephemera. 8 pages; A Group of eight amusing Western Union Telegrams sent to Rowland Evans Jr. c/o St Regis Hotel NYC for his 40th Birthday. Age toned, one has some missing paper at left edge, otherwise Very Good. Example: "Boss trying to reach you today. If he failed contact, please call him / at Stockyards Inn Chicago to discuss possible appointment as / Ambassador Antarctica. He understands this your 39th birthday and / wants someone under 40. Regards / Kenny ODonnel" Another: ""Have just fired Sylvester. Are you available? Happy 40th / Bob McNamara" And another "Congratulations on your Fortieth Birthday. We are amending / Social Security Act to provide for your care. The new frontier / requires men of youthful spirit. Can you qualify / Hubert H Humphrey USS" "Society desk wants intimate profile Pamela Turnure for Sunday. / Understand she staying at Astor. Urgent. Regards and Happy / Birthday / Donovan PROVENANCE:… Leer más

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; x, (4), 505 pages; Inscribed and Signed on ffep " For Kay and Rowlie / to make every thing / perfectly clear // Love / Arthur". Dustjacket clipped and has edgewear, in mylar protective cover. Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr. (1917 – 2007) was an American historian, social critic, and public intellectual. Much of Schlesinger's work explored the history of 20th-century American liberalism. In particular, his work focused on leaders such as Harry S. Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy. Schlesinger served as special assistant and "court historian" to President Kennedy from 1961 to 1963. He wrote a detailed account of the Kennedy administration, from the 1960 presidential campaign to the president's state funeral, titled A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House, which won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for… Leer más

New York: Viking Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. (xiv), 270 pages; Clean and secure in original binding in very good dustjacket. Inscribed and Signed by the author on the ffep -- "With love and affection / To Kay Evans -- / and because of pg 263, / I'm expecting the Evanses / to send Juggling out as / their 1976 Christmas card! / Tish Baldrige Hollensteiner / (pub date: Ap 26, 1976)" There is a brief profile of Kay Evans and her good works on p. 264. PROVENANCE: Katherine "Kay" Winton Evans was a Washington writer and editor and with her husband political columnist Rowland Evans, Jr. a major figure in the social life of Georgetown, Washington, DC from the 1960s on. Mrs. Evans grew up in Minnesota outside Minneapolis on the shore of Lake Minnetonka; her father David J. Winton was president of the Winton Lumber Company. She graduated from the Putney School in Vermont and was a 1946 graduate of Vassar… Leer más

Chicago: A. C. McClurg. Very Good. 1902. First Edition. Blue Cloth. 278 pages; Clean and tight in original lovely navy blue cloth binding with lettering and decorative in gilt in a pattern of stylized acorns. Stamp on tp "The Property of the Franklin Typographical Society." In this work Payne give us an interesting collection of essays on various topics divided into three sections: Literature and Criticism, Education, and In Memorium. Essays includ: The Ibsen Legend, The Writer and His Hire, Anonymity in LIterary Criticism, The Neglected Art of Translation, Democracy and Education, The Use and Abuse of Dialect, Reading and Educaiton, Alfred Tennyson, Ernest Renan, Hippolyte A. Taine, Gustav Freytag, John Addington Symonds, Christina Georgina Rossetti, etc. William Morton Payne (1858 - 1919) was an American educator, literary critic and writer. From 1874 to 1876 he was an assistant librarian in Chicago Public Library, after that he taught in a Chicago high school and worked… Leer más

Oswestry, Shropshire. Very Good. [1967]. Letter. Autograph; Manuscript note Signed by "David" [William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech and British Ambassador to the U.S.A. during the Kennedy Administration] to Rowland Evans on personal printed letterhead. Letterhead reads "Wood Hill / Oswestry, / Shropshire, / Oswestry 3134". Text of note (1 leaf written on both sides) "Dear Rowly, / You and K were such / wonderful friends to us when / we were in Washington that / I was particularly touched by / your most moving letter about / Sissie. // I have such very / happy memories of when we / were all together and I / shall be everlastingly grateful / to you both for them. / I hope I may see / you when I come over in / October. / Meanwhile I thank / you with all my heart for / your letter. With my love to / K. // Yours ever / David" [1967] Note measures 5.25" X 7" William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech KCMG PC DL (1918 – 1985), known… Leer más

Washington. Very Good. Letter. Autograph; 1 pages; Manuscript note Signed by Arthur Hoppe on his letterhead: "Arthur Hoppe [Printed]// "Dear Kay - / Looking back over / Inaugural week, there / was one high point. / Thank you for it. / Arthur" Likely refers to the 2017 inauguration week. Arthur Watterson Hoppe (1925 – 2000) was a popular columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle for more than 40 years. He was known for satirical and allegorical columns that skewered the self-important. Many columns featured whimsical characters such as expert-in-all-things Homer T. Pettibone and a presidential candidate named Nobody. Occasionally, Hoppe reined in his humor for poignant columns on serious topics, such as "To Root Against Your Country," a noted 1971 column against the Vietnam War. PROVENANCE: Rowland Evans was a provocative newspaper columnist, commentator and author who antagonized liberal politicians and championed conservative causes. He left Yale and… Leer más

Washington. Near Fine. 1980. First Edition. Letter. Autograph; 2 pages; Manuscript note written and Signed by Susan Mary Alsop on her printed letterhead paper: "May 8 [1980] / Dear Kay, What a marvelous / dinner party. I always / look forward eagerly to dinner / in your magic candle lit / garden room, but last night / was especially good fun. / You and Rowlie mix people / brilliantly. And I loved / there being so many young / people, all interesting and ///attractive. Our table was / sparkling. I never heard / David Brinkley talk so / well or with such gusto / and I liked my other / partner Mr. Duffie hugely. / Thank you for giving / me such pleasure! //Love to you both from / your grateful and devoted / Susan Mary" In this note she expresses her great enjoyment of a dinner party hosted by her very dear friend and fellow Georgetown hostess Katherine "Kay" Evans and her husband Rowland Evans, columnist and television journalist of "Evans and Novak"… Leer más

Philadelphia. Very Good. 1970. Letter. 1 pages; Manuscript Letter Signed by Joe Minton to Mrs. Rowland Evans ["Kay Evans"] "21 July 1970 // Dear Kay - // You and Rowly were SO / nice to me when I was in / Washington. I really cannot / thank you enough for all you / did --- including managing my / housing. // As I have had occasion to / say to you before, there are / so few people in Washington / whom I really give a damn any / more whether I see or not, / but those few I do want to / see, I really care intensely / about and I think you and / Rowly understand how I feel / in those matters --- at least / you always act as if you did. // Bless you both and love / to Sarah -- it was fun seeing her again. // Joe" Joseph A. Minott (1922-2009) was a American foreign service officer from 1948 to 1971. After serving in the Army Air Corps in England until 1945, he graduated cum laude from Harvard in 1948 and joined the foreign service. He was a political analyst at all… Leer más

Very Good. Letter. Autograph; Manuscript Note from Patricia "Tish" Alsop to Katherine "Kay" Evans on printed letterhead of Evangeline Bruce Letterhead: 1405 Thirty Fourth Street / Washington, D.C. 20007 //"Dear Kay - / On the airplane, on / paper snitched from Vangie's / house -- just a / few words to say how / very much I loved being / part of last night's / wonderful dinner party! / It was so reminiscent / of other wonderful, similar / evenings -- you and / Rowlie in great form, / the house a treasure // (your fabulous glassed in / patio is one of the show- / stoppers of Washington!), / wonderful conversation, dear / old friends, and one of the / best dinners I've ever had / the pleasure to taste! // A million thanks to / you both -- had a / terrific time -- / And you and Mary deserve / the Croix de Guerre for / coming to the church! // xx / Tish" From one noted Georgetown hostess to another -- Patricia "Tish" Alsop, MI5 decoder… Leer más

Philadelphia. Very Good. 1978. Letter. 2 pages; Manuscript Letter Signed by Joe Minton to Mrs. Rowland Evans ["Kay Evans"] in Original Envelope (6" x 4"). "17 October [1978] / Dear Kay - / I have just finished / 'Lady Sackville' and am / writing to congratulate / you on the wonderful job / you obviously did to help / put that book together. // I do not know Susan / Mary well enough to write / her, but you certainly / may tell her, if you think / that she would want to / know, that I think it is / the most charming book I / have read for ages and that / I enjoyed every page of it. /// I have 'Portrait of a / Marriage' son of Harold / Nicholson, & Vita's 'The / Edwardians' so your book / fills a real gap in my / library. // Rainey & I are esconced / in a new house -- Tiny / compared to the one you / came to see and with rooms / only for two of our five / children (which is O.K. because / none of them live at home / anymore). We… Leer más

Washington. Very Good. Letter. Autograph; 2 pages; Manuscript Note from Evangeline Bruce to Kay Evans on her Georgetown Personal Letterhead for 1405 Thirty-Fourth Street / Washington, D.C. 20007. "Saturday // Dear Kay - I've never had / a better time than at your / dinner this week - Blush / when I remember how casually / I accepted suggestion of coming / alone. - The strain on your man-power reserves! But / guilt didn't prevent my / having a remarkably agreeable // time. // Thank you, thank you / both. / Affec. / Evangeline" (5.5" X 8.25") Evangeline Bruce (née Bell) (1914 –1995) was an American society hostess and writer. In 1942, during World War II, she was recruited and moved to London to work for the American Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency, where she met her husband, who was appointed the head of the London headquarters by General William J. Donovan. Her husband David Bruce… Leer más

Philadelphia. Very Good. 1981. Letter. 1 pages; Manuscript Letter Signed by Joe Minton to Mrs. Rowland Evans ["Kay Evans"] on Notepaper with a Printed Letterhead. "29 Nov. // Kay dear -- / Yesterday Janet Grayson / told me that your father had / dies almost a year ago and, / which I realize that it's nearing / almost too long ago to have / a letter mean anything now, / nonetheless I am too fond of / your father, just / to do and say nothing at all. // Let me say that at this / belated hour, that I am glad / your father's long illness is over, / and the anxiety for your mother, / but I did think your father / was a warm, generous, nice man / whom I considered to be a friend, / and I will miss him--- Much / love, dear, to you and give your / mother a kiss. // With affection, / Joe M. Joseph A. Minott (1922-2009) was a American foreign service officer from 1948 to 1971. After serving in the Army Air Corps in England until 1945, he graduated cum laude from… Leer más

Washington. Very Good. c. 1978. Letter. Autograph; 2 pages; Manuscript Letter from Evangeline Bruce to Rowland and Kay Evans on her Georgetown Personal Letterhead for 1405 Thirty-Fourth Street / Washington, D.C. 20007. (5.5" X 7") "Wednesday / Dear Rowly, dear Kay, it's too / boring to get back letters / thanking you for thanking, but / both were so welcome, and mentioned / the Met piece about David. // Of course dashes are [] acceptable Kay -- as in this/ instance -- but we don't agree with Mumsey do we: that using ardent / punctuation is in some way / rather childish? // Vinnie doted on you both. She / is at present (or presently as our pals would say) buried under a ton of / snow in Boston, thus evading, I hope, the / children of that grungy-sounding Prof. / Please tell me how to pronounce above. [arrow to 'grungy'] / She & Michael join me next week for / the service in London, clip attached. // Thank you for thanking me / Love Vangie"… Leer más

Very Good. c. 1977. Cards. Autograph; 1 pages; Manuscript Note Signed by Antoinette de Laboulaye to Katherine evans on French Embassy Letterhead Notecard written on both sides. (3.25" X 5.25") "Thursday // Dear Katherine / What a superb dinner you / offered us yesterday -- / The 'Decor', the food, the / company made this evening // memorable for the guests. / Thank you to have / included us amongst this / charming group -- / Yours / Antoinette" Antoinette de Laboulaye was the wife of François Lefebvre de Laboulaye (1917-1996) in Saint-Saëns (Le Petit Quesnay) is a French diplomat. He served as First Embassy Counselor in Moscow from 1962 to 1965, French Ambassador to Brazil from 1968 to 1972, to Japan from 1973 to 1975 and to the United States from 1977-1981. ; Signed by Author .

Cedarhurst. Very Good-. 1963. Letter. Autograph; 1 pages; Manuscript Letter from I. David Orr to Katherine "Kay" Evans (7.25" x 10.5") Toned at left and top edge. "January 28th, 1963 / Dear Mrs. Katherine Evans, / This note of thanks to you is long overdue / Your mention of me in the New York Herald Tribune (nov. 1, 1962) was highly / complimentary and did increase my prestige with my daughter. / However, the mention of a recent purchase price for a [Franz] Kline, while / being accurate raised my esteem with my wife in a totally / different manner. She multiplied the number of paintings in my / possession by the sum of $18,000.00 that made me a millionaire. She / then asked for an increase in her daily household requirements. / (Naturally, I talked her out of it, with some minor difficulties.) // The opening night was memorable to me. I was lonely, sad / and oblivious of the huge crowd. Only when I read your column People on Paintings / did I realize that I… Leer más

Philadelphia. Very Good. Letter. 2 pages; Manuscript Letter Signed by Joe Minton to Mrs. Rowland Evans ["Kay Evans"] "28 February / Dear Kay & Rowly - / Rainey has, I think, / already tried to thank / you for that truly / special dinner at / your house the other / night but I am / compelled to add my / own expression of a / sense of total gratitude. // I absolutely loved / that evening with you / and was so glad to / see everyone there I / got completely choked up. (In my late 50's [sic] / I have begun to cry // when I am moved. / What will I be like / at 70?) // Sloppy and sentimental / to the end. I have / to tell you again how / very much you both / mean to me -- and have for many years. / We don't see half / enough of you, but it / gives me a good, warm / feeling just knowing / you are there. // Bless you, / Joe" Joseph A. Minott (1922-2009) was a American foreign service officer from 1948 to 1971. After serving in the Army Air Corps in England… Leer más

Very Good. 1970. Cards. Autograph; 1 pages; Manuscript Note on Printed Card from W. Averell Harriman to Rowland Evans (3.75" X 5") Mixed print & manuscript: "Dear Rowly / I will always remember / with deep appreciation / your thought and understanding / Marie was very fornd of you & Kay / & your friendship has meant much / to us. //With my affectionate regards / for you both. / Averell" This is a manuscript-embellished printed response note from Averell Harriman to reply to condolence letters on his wife's passing. W. Averell Harriman maried Marie Norton Whitney Harriman in 1930 after her divorce from Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney. William Averell Harriman (1891 – 1986) was an American Democratic politician, businessman, and diplomat. The son of railroad baron E. H. Harriman, he served as Secretary of Commerce under President Harry S. Truman, and later as the 48th Governor of New York. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination… Leer más

Very Good. 1979. Ephemera. Autograph; 4 pages; Memorial Card for Joe Alex Morris, Jr. mounted photograph on front with manuscript note inside to Rowland Evans from "Ulla" (Mrs. Joe Alex Morris, Jr.) ( 5.75" x 8.5" single card with four panels) Very Good condition. The manuscript note reads: "Dear Rowly (forgive the spelling) / My reply to your warm and / kind letter comes much too / late - forgive me for that / too -- but things have been rather hectic and chaotic / and the red tape unbelievable. / I am moving to the States / in the summer and I shall / call you once I get there. / Till then, thank you for your thoughtful letter / Best Regards, also to / your wife. / Yours, Ulla" Joe Alex Morris Jr., the veteran Middle East correspondent of the Los Angeles Times was fatally shot on Feb. 10, 1979. He was covering the military mutiny in Tehran that culminated the next day in the fall of Iran’s 2,500-year-old monarchy and the triumph of the… Leer más

Washington: New Republic Book Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. viii, (2), 135 pages; Clean and secure in original binding in edgeworn dustjacket with a chip a center spine (now in mylar cover). Peerless political commentary on Dewey, Truman, Wallace and their overwrought supporters. On politicians who pander: "If there had been any formidable body of cannibals in the country he would have promised to provide them with free missionaries fattened at the taxpayer's expense." .

New York: Basic Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; xiv, (2), 155 pages; Clean and secure in original binding in very nice dustjacket. Inscribed and SIGNED on ffep by Arthur Schlesinger to Kay and Rowland Evans - "For Kay and Rowlie / in memory of our best days / With love / Arthur & Marian" [Marian Cannon Schlesinger was Schlesinger's first wife and the mother of four of his five children.] PROVENANCE: Rowland Evans was a provocative newspaper columnist, commentator and author who antagonized liberal politicians and championed conservative causes. He left Yale and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942 during World War II and was discharged in 1944 because of malaria. In 1963, Mr. Evans and Mr. Novak began writing ''Inside Report,'' an insider's view of politics that was published four times a week until Mr. Evans retired in 1993. Mr. Evans and Robert Novak began their work as columnists in the… Leer más