Washington, D.C: U. S. Government General Land Office, 1827. First Edition. Unbound. Vellum land grant for 80 acres in Tippacanoe County, Indiana to Abel Janney, dated May 15, 1827. Signed by the 6th United States President (1825-1829) John Quincy Adams, and countersigned by George Graham, Commissioner of the General Land..... More
no place: Not published, 1894. First Edition. Unbound. Four line poem handwritten and signed by poet Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Measures 6+3/4" (width) x 4+3/8" (height). Titled "Kismet" it reads: "A glance, a word - and joy or pain; Befalls, what was no more shall be; Now slight the links are..... More
Greenville, NJ: Not published, 1893. First Edition. No Binding. One page letter, handwritten and signed by Elizabeth Akers Allen, who wrote under the pseudonym Florence Percy. Torn at both folds, with creasing and tears to extremities (very thin paper); one tear is clear through the autograph. It reads "Greenville, Hudson..... More
New York, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 563 pages of text. Hardcover binding. Unclipped dustjacket protected in archival mylar. Bookplate signed by author affixed to front endpaper; from a Heartland Literary Society event. More
Chicago: Not published, 1940. First Edition. Unbound. Signed business card of Jeannette Thielens Phillips of Chicago. Signed in pencil by Don Ameche and two others (members of the cast?) including Victor. The back is signed in pen "Cornelius Peeples best wishes to Allen." Minor smudging and staining to card. More
New York, NY: Not published, 1761. First Edition. Unbound. Quarto (4to). One folio leaf, containing 26 lines of text. Signed by Jeffery Amherst and countersigned by his private secretary Arthur Mair. Dated December 2, 1761 at New York, it conveys permission to John Hawkins acting paymaster of the Engineering Department..... More
no place: Not published, 1867. First Edition. Unbound. Octavo (8vo). 3 page letter written entirely in the hand of the author known as Aunt Fanny. Addressed to another author, Donald Grant Mitchell (1822 - 1908), who wrote under the pseudonym "Ik Marvel." Dated Feb 12th 1867. It reads "Thanks dear..... More
Leeds, MA: Not published, 1990. No edition. Unbound. Five letters written entirely in Baskin's hand and signed by him, most with original mailing envelopes. The letters contain a correspondence between a collector and the artist. An intelligent discussion of commission work, as well as other works, ensues. Written on an..... More
no place: Not published, 1937. No edition. Unbound. Four line poem handwritten and signed by poet. Written on a 5" x 3" card which has uniform slight age-toning. It reads "And when the far Five Sacred Mountains rose; Rotund and almond-eyed, his slightest nod; Opening a fiery earthquake on his..... More
Chicago: Maurice Seymour, 1940. First Edition. Unbound. Five inch by seven inch black & white photograph picturing both the ventriloquist and his wooden companion. Both are dressed in tuxedos with tophats. Inscribed and signed by the artist on the bottom margin "To Kenneth. Best wishes from [signed] Edgar Bergen." More
no place: Not published, 1888. First Edition. Unbound. Signed card, measuring 11.5 cm (w) x 6.8 cm (h) or 4-1/2" x 2-11/16". Signed in purple pencil "Nathaniel S. Berry, Born in Bath Maine Sept 1st 1796, Came to New Hampshire in 1809. Bristol N.H. Feb 15th 1888." Included is a...... More
no place: Not published, 1901. First Edition. Unbound. Frank Swett Black (1853-1913). Born near Limington, York County, Maine. Republican. U.S. Representative from NY 19th District from 1895-97. Governor of NY from 1897-99. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NY in 1904. Measures 4 inches wide and 2.5 inch tall card..... More
no place: Not published, 1901. First Edition. Unbound. Signed card measures 3 inches wide x 2.25 inches tall." Clearly signed "Frank S. Black." U.S. Representative from New York 19th District from 1895-1897. Governor of NY from 1897-1899. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NY in 1904. Not dated; circa 1901..... More
no place: No publisher, 1940. First Edition. Unbound. Henry John (Zeke) Bonura (September 20, 1908 - March 9, 1987) was a first base player in Major League Baseball. From 1934 through 1940, he played for the Chicago White Sox (1934-1937), then the Washington Senators (1938, and the start of 1940)..... More
Chicago, IL: Washington Award Commission, 1991. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). Eight page pamphlet, published on the occassion of the ceremony for honoring Frank Borman as recipient of the Washington Award for 1991 on February 21, 1991. Held at the Union League Club of Chicago. On the first page there..... More
New York: Hermitage House, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Japanese theater; Kabuki theater; history; xxi, 294p. incl. index; 24.3cm; tan cloth slightly rubbed; illus. from photos incl. colored frontis. listed before text; pictorial endpapers; 1p. typed letter with autograph annotation signed by author; autograph postcard signed laid in; pictorial dustjacket chipped..... More
no place listed: No publisher listed, 1985. First Edition. Unbound. Folio. A large color photograph of Boyington (circa 1984) in civilian clothes standing next to his WWII aircraft "Lulabelle." The photograph measures 16 inches (width) by 20 inches (height). It is inscribed and signed by the WWII ace in blue..... More
no place: No publisher, 1960. First Edition. Unbound. One sheet of paper, with foldmarks into eight sections. An old copy of a caricature of Bracken with title "Edward Vitality Bracken" which has then been autographed by Bracken. Signed "Eddie Bracken." More
New York, NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 278 pages of text. Hardcover binding is sunned, and somewhat shelfworn. Unclipped dustjacket is chipped at spinehead, and overall slightly shelfworn; protected in archival mylar. An extra page is affixed to a front endpaper bearing the inscription..... More
Chicago, IL: Photographic Industry Conventions and Trade Show, 1941. First Edition. Unbound. Printed card for the 1941 Photographic Trade Show held at the Hotel Stevens in Chicago August 18-22 in 1941. Signed on back in pencil "Joe E. Brown." More
Santa Rosa, CA. First Edition. No Binding. Four autograph letters. More
London: Not published, 1803. First Edition. Unbound. Octavo (8vo). A note, addressed "No. 10 Upper Seymour Street West," reads "Dear Sir. I am ashamed of my want of punctuality as to the last half year rent -- As Mr Bunn owes me [pounds] 20 for his last half year I...... More
no place: No publisher, 1985. First Edition. Unbound. Quarto (4to). An eight inch by ten inch black & white photograph picturing the smiling director wearing a leisure shirt and a Baltimore Orioles sun hat. Signed boldly "Frank Capra" in black marker. No date of publication; circa 1985. More
Cairo, Egypt: No publisher, 1894. First Edition. Unbound. Octavo (8vo). Three page letter, entirely handwritten by Andrew Carnegie and signed by him. The letter, upon which is printed "Shepheard's Hotel PH. Zech Cairo" is dated July 28, 1894 and reads "My Dear Mrs. Childs: It was not till we reached..... More
Atlanta, GA: No publisher, 1976. First Edition. Unbound. Quarto (4to). One page typed letter, signed "Jimmy" in black marker. Dated June 11, 1976, about the time when he won enough delegates for the Democratic nomination. Songwriter and musician Larry Nestor of River Grove, IL wrote the song "Tune Up the..... More