[Album] [Women Education] Very large book filled with handwritten memories, 35 photos, 18 large illustrations, and mementos from a girl student in St. Louis, Missouri as she graduates elementary school in 1925, proceeds through high school, and begins studies at the University of Missouri. 77 handwritten inscriptions and autographs from.....
Celebrated U.S. photographer known for his dramatic images of nature's beauty. Signed large coffee table book "Photographs of the Southwest", 1976 copyright, 9" x 12", "Ex Libris - From Your Friends at Deer Park High School." A selection of some of Adams' most striking images, made from 1928 to 1968.....
Heavyweight boxing champion who became the first man to win the title three times. Glossy 8" x 10" photo of Ali striking a pugilistic pose in his prime, quickly signed in blue felt tip. In excellent condition.
Important Maya Angelou Archive. 10 historically relevant books from Angelou’s personal library; also includes 5 Maya Angelou-owned pre-publication copies preceding the first editions of 5 of her own books. Also comes with Maya Angelou’s Personal Photo album documenting her philanthropic work with UNICEF and 2 Original Honorary PhD degrees awarded.....
Anna Dickinson. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1 page letter with original CDV photograph. May 22, 1869. American abolitionist and suffragette writes to accept an invitation to speak. Letter and envelope in her own hand, signed "Anna E. Dickinson". Dickinson accepts the invitation to speak in New Bedford, Massachusetts, at the height of.....
ANTHONY, Susan B. Autograph Letter Signed. 1 page, dated August 1902. On National American Woman Suffrage Association Letterhead. Anthony writes in her hand with visible excitement about “what the Philadelphians are doing” to promote women’s suffrage. In addition to bringing in “600 members to her club,” they have also established.....
American astronaut and first man to walk on the moon. Color 8" x 10" NASA photo of Neil Armstrong posing in his white space suit, his helmet by his side, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Jeffrey Taylor, Best wishes, Neil Armstrong.” In very good condition, with light.....
16168 "The Handmaid's Tale". Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1986. Advance reading copy. Softcover. Handwritten page numbers in the upper margins. Very good, almost fine condition. This seminal work of feminist fiction has seen a rise in popularity, and it is considered one of the most important dystopian novels written by a......
"The Handmaid's Tale." Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. First American Edition signed by the author on the half title page. Creasing to spine and light toning to edges. Text is clean and pages are tightly bound. Overall very good condition. Includes original dust jacket in very good condition. This seminal work.....
[W.W.II] [Auschwitz] Archive of Original WWII German Concentration camp Letters mailed from Auschwitz by prisoners. As soon as the Nazis rose to power in Germany, Jews and other minority groups were cruelly persecuted. What started out as stripping of rights, dispossession, abuse, humiliation and starvation turned, in June 1941, into.....
Richard Avedon -- An Auto-Biography, First Edition, Signed Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1993. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Sumo Sized. 284 photographs. Folio. Stated first edition, second printing. The autobiography of the photography told in his photos. Pages are crisp. Slightly perceptible bump to corner. Signed by.....
Famed Civil War nurse and founder of the Red Cross. Autograph Letter Signed and dated Mar[ch] 25, 1900 from her home in Glen Echo, [M.D.], discussing a new plan for Red Cross first aid work, her recent book, and a "school of 2000 children" in Cuba. 6 pages written, on.....
Clara Barton. Women's activist and founder of the American Red Cross. Barton writes of a patient's remarkable recovery as a "Test Case" following a "Test Operation". Autograph letter signed. March 7th, 1905. Glen Echo, Maryland. Four pages entirely in her hand. In this remarkable letter dated a year after Barton.....
Barton, Clara. Founder of the American Red Cross. Typed letter signed. May 4, 1903, written from 49 East 58th Street, New York City. 4 pages. 8 x 10 ½” sheet. To Harriette Reed, President of the American First Aid Society, whom she lovingly calls “my beloved sister.” 1 vertical and.....
Autograph Letter Signed, in which Clara Barton, founder and president of the American Red Cross mentions her address for the opening session of the NAWSA annual convention. [1893] Single sheet folded to 4-1/2 x 6-3/4", off-white lined paper. Folded to fit an envelope. In this brief handwritten letter, Barton writes.....
Clara Barton. Autograph Letter Signed, 28 March, 1909. A 7 pages long handwritten letter. Measures 5 x 7 inches.Clara Barton was an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. Barton went on to become a fierce civil rights advocate decades before women gained the right to vote. "I believe.....
TLS signed “B. M. B.,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, personal letterhead, August 21, 1962. Letter to Lt. Gen. Leslie R. Groves, who had overseen the Manhattan Project during World War II. In part: "That was a particularly gracious and heartwarming letter you sent to note my birthday. I do.....
Bates, Katherin Lee. American Author chiefly remembered for her anthem "America the Beautiful", but also for her many books on social reform,. Typed Letter Signed on Wellesley College Letterhead. Wellesley, MA: 1917. 2 pages. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Wellesley, Massachusetts, April 9. 1917. . In this letter, bates seek reassurance.....
Katherine Lee Bates. Author of “America the Beautiful” and prolific writer, college professor, scholar, and social activist. “I am glad to have even these verses of mine circulating in printed form,” Bates writes anxiously in this letter, “but it would be against all my instincts and principles to stand upon.....
The first prime minister of Israel and its leading personality during the first 15 years of the Jewish state. Typed Letter Signed, 1 page, Letter is written while Ben - Gurion is head of The Jewish Agency and written 4 days after the "Biltmore Conference". The Biltmore Conference was called.....
Israeli politician, proclaimed the independence of Israel in 1948, headed the provisional government, and was later Prime Minister. Uncommon signed photo, 3.5" x 5.25" Sepia toned head shot of Ben-Gurion. Signed in blue ink across the bottom margin "D. Ben-Gurion". Signature a bit smudged, otherwise, in excellent condition.
BRADT, Susan S. 3 page Autograph Manuscript Signed and dated 1853, disbound from a friendship album. The first page is comprised of a handwritten version of Frank Walter's poem "Woman's Power." In her hand in part Bradt writes, "If woman's weak then what is strong? / For all things bow.....
US actor. Brando's talent rocketed him to the top, both at the box-office and in the film-making industry. His films include "A Street Car Named Desire," "On the Waterfront," and "The Godfather". Document Signed, 2 pages, August 9, 1967. The first all-typed page is a photocopy, and the second page.....
Brando owned original "Say it in Tahitian: Tahitian - English Dictionary" . Glazed illustrated Soft cover depicting a sailboat with Tahiti in the background. About 5 in x 7 in. 70 pages. Marlon Brando first visited Tahiti in 1960 to scout film locations and later shoot "Mutiny on the Bounty,".....
Brassai, (Gyula Halász) major 20th century photographer known for his provocative images of a nocturnal Paris. Typed letter Signed "Brassai", in French, on Brassai’s personal stationary. 11-3/4" x 8-1/4" inches. Paris, September 9, 1976. The great photographer writes on the release of his new photography book "The Secret Paris of.....