BANCROFT, GEORGE. Memorial Address on the Life and Character of Abraham Lincoln Delivered at the Request of Both Houses of the Congress of America Before them, in the House of Representatives at Washington, on the 12th of February, 1866. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1866.Tall octavo, 69 pages. Original brown pebbled.....
HUGHES, Langston. Shakespeare in Harlem. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. First edition, third impression beautifully, boldly signed and inscribed “For Helen Sincerely Langston Hughes” on front free endpaper. With drawings by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Hughes first collection of poetry after settling permanently in Harlem, where he would become known.....
Salinger, J.D. American author of The Catcher in the Rye.Typed letter signed “Jerry” and with two hand-written pencil corrections. 2 pages. Dec. 23, 3 PM [1971]. To Eileen Paddison, a boarding-school girl and aspiring writer who struck up an unlikely lifelong friendship with the author, and over time became the.....
Salinger, J.D. American author of The Catcher in the Rye.Typed letter signed “Love Jerry.” 1 page. Feb. 29, 3 PM [1972]. To Eileen Paddison, a close friend and aspiring writer who maintained a correspondence with Salinger for over 10 years. In this personal letter, Salinger opens up about why he.....
Salinger, J.D. American author of The Catcher in the Rye.Typed letter signed “Jerry” on verso, as his missive slightly exceeds 1 page. Dec. 29, [1971]. To Eileen Paddison, a close friend and aspiring writer who maintained a correspondence with Salinger for over 10 years. Salinger’s seminal work, a portrait of.....
Synopsis: J. D. Salinger Archive of 11 typed letters signed, with more information about his young life at the age of Holden than we have ever seen from the secretive author. In correspondence lasting 1971-76, Salinger reveals details of growing up in New York that bear striking resemblance to his.....
SALINGER, J.D. Typed Letter Signed “Jerry” with accompanying, unpublished draft for the dust jacket for Raise High the Roofbeams, Carpenter and Seymour: An Introduction. The draft was typed by Salinger and also includes a correction in his hand. Dated Sept. 9, 1962. Although Salinger was preparing for the publication of.....
Hughes, Langston. The First Book of Negroes. New York: Franklin Watts, 1952. Octavo, 7.5” x 8.75” inches. 66 pages. Original unclipped illustrated dust jacket. Interior illustrations in black, white, and green of the cover. First edition, fifth printing. Langston Hughes authored this installation of the “First Book” children's book series.....
Washington, Booker T. Up From Slavery An Autobiography. New York: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1901. First edition. Duodecimo, 5.5” x 7.5” inches. 330 pages. Half binding with original boards. Ex libris. . First edition autobiography from Booker T. Washington recounting the story of his life—from slave to community leader. The.....
HUGHES, Langston. Iconic African American poet of the Harlem Renaissance. Typed letter boldly signed “Langston Hughes”. Dated May 15, 1934 from Carmel, California, where he was writing his first book, the Ways of White Folks. It would be published the same year as this letter; only months later he would.....
Morris Jeppson, Weapons Officer of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, he was the last person to touch the bomb when he armed it on the plane. 11" x 8 1/2" black and white aerial photo Showing Hiroshima before the atomic bomb and.....
A collection of 5 Hollywood celebrity signed checks, from classic and current Hollywood actors. This collection contains signed checks by Barbara Eden ("I Dream of Jeanie"), Goldie Hawn, John McGiver, Jack Haley ("The Wizard of Oz"), and Ava Gardner.
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,".....
COMPLETE ORIGINAL newspaper , the Topeka State Journal (KS) dated Aug 13, 1945. Banner headline announces that the dropping of the Atom Bombs on Japan has aided their decision to surrender to the Allies " Bombs Helping Japs to Decide", other headlines include "Delay in Message Claimed by Tokyo". This.....
Bill Clinton Billsigner Pen, for the president to sign bills into law . 23K Gold plated, the finish on the pen is entirely 23K gold plated. The clip is also gold plated while the tip of the pen is silver and the very top piece is black - makes for.....
42nd US President. 1994 Clinton White House Christmas Card. 7 x 5", color. Depicts the Blue Room executed in a naive folk art style. Comes in White House envelope. In excellent condition.
American Author. Among his works are "A Farewell To Arms", "For Whom The Bell Tolls", and "The Old Man & The Sea". Awarded the Nobel Prize in 1954. Handwritten Autograph Letter (unsigned) mentioning hunting, his biographer, a movie deal and most importantly 3 of his most famous short stories from.....
Fascinating World War II Newspaper. Daily Express, dated Wednesday, March 28, 1945. "GERMANS IN THE WEST ARE WHIPPED - AT LAST - COLLAPSE". Large map shows Allies drive into Germany. On back page is the last photo taken of Hitler shaking hands with a Hitler Youth, at unspecified headquarters (outside.....
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Apollo 16 Astronaut and Moonwalker. Interesting Yellow Post-It Note. In this rather amusing ANS, Duke comments: "I know Neil [Armstrong] is not a Muslim as reported. I believe he is a Christian. - Charlie." Any handwritten note by a Moonwalkers about Neil Armstrong is very desirable and scarce...
AUDUBON, James. Great American White Egret. No. 74; PL. 370. Great American White Egret, Plate 370 (Bowen Edition). Approximately 10.25" x 6.5". Drawn from nature by J. J. Audubon, printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia. From the first octavo edition of Birds of America published from 1840 to.....
DRAKE, Benjamin. The Life and Adventures of Black Hawk: With Sketches of Keokuk, the Sac and Fox Indians, and the Late Black Hawk War. Cincinnati: George Conclin: 1838. First Edition. Publisher’s original dark green cloth. Includes illustrated engraving of “Wabokieshiek, the Prophet” on page 169. Duodecimo. 252pp. A sympathetic account.....
Lindbergh, Charles. The Spirit of St. Louis. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1953. Hardcover. Signed First edition, later printing, Book-of-the-Month Club selection from September 1953. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, dedicating the book to Dr. Max Thorek, Hungarian-American surgeon who founded International College.....
A reference work for US Army planners during the Second World War. First US edition. Issued by the War Department, Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army. Systematic listing of civil divisions, city, town, village, and hamlet names in Japanese script with furigana readings for the Sino-Japanese characters (kanji).....
HERGE. Les Aventures de Tintin: Tintin Au Tibet. Paris: Casterman, 1960. First edition. Hardback in beautifully illustrated boards. Rare Tintin First edition book. This is the 20th volume in Les Aventures de Tintin and Hergé considered it his favourite Tintin adventure. Tintin goes in search of his friend Chang Chong-Chen.....
WHITMAN, Zachariah G. Historical Sketch Of The Ancient And Honourable Artillery Company; From Its Formation in the Year 1637, to the Present Time. Compiled and Arranged From Ancient Records. Boston: By E. G. House, a Member, 1820. Scarce First Edition, printed and published under the patronage of the Company. Octavo.....