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Large original photograph signed by first ladies Barbara Bush, Nancy Reagan, Rosalyn Carter, Betty Ford and Hillary Clinton
BUSH, Barbara; Nancy Reagan.
Five First Ladies Signed Photograph.
Original black and white photograph of First Ladies Barbara Bush, Nancy Reagan, Rosalyn Carter, and Betty Ford. Signed by all four in addition to Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is not pictured. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 15 inches. Elegantly presented.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 99836
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Rare First Edition Confederate Record of laws passed pertaining to recently freed slaves at the General Assembly of Alabama, Held in the City of Montgomery, Commencing on the Second Monday in January 1861
MOORE, Andrew.
Acts of the Called Session of the General Assembly of Alabama, Held in the City of Montgomery, Commencing on the Second Monday in January 1861.
Montgomery, Alabama: Shorter & Reid, State Printers, 1861.
Rare first edition of this Confederate imprint recording new laws and regulations pertaining to freed slaves. Octavo, bound in period quarter calf over boards, red morocco spine label with gilt titles. In very good condition.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 96174
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"There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice": First Edition of Grant’s Memoirs
GRANT, Ulysses S. [U.S.].
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant.
New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885-86.
First edition of the autobiography of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, which focuses mainly on his military career during the Mexican War and the Civil War. Octavo, 2 volumes, original green cloth with title and front panel in gilt, illustrated with numerous steel engravings, facsimiles, and 43 maps. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 134188
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First Edition of Hymns of the Ages: Second Series; from the library of Ulysses S. Grant
[GRANT, Ulysses S.].
Hymns of the Ages: Second Series. Being Selections From Wither, Crashaw, Southwell, Harington, and Other Sources.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865.
First edition of the second series of Hymns of the Ages, from the library of Ulysses S. Grant. Octavo, bound in full pebbled morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece. From the library of Ulysses S. Grant with a presentation bookplate to the pastedown which reads, “Lieut. Gen. U. S. Grant, from the Citizens of Boston, January 1, 1866.” In very good condition. Rare and desirable.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 138284
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"Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other": The personal Memoirs of General William T. Sherman; from the library of his son Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
SHERMAN, William T.
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman.
New York: Charles L. Webster & Co, 1891.
Early edition of this memoir from one of the most well regarded generals, “oft-consulted and much-quoted reminiscences ... Sherman wrote as he fought; dynamically and bluntly” (Nevins II, 89). Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of William T. Sherman, illustrated with folding maps in each volume, his son Philemon Tecumseh Sherman's bookplate to the front pastedown of each volume. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the exterior, splitting to the interior front hinge of both volumes. Philemon Tecumseh Sherman transferred his library to his niece, Eleanor Sherman Fitch, before he died. Eleanor was the granddaughter of…
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 145721
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Appointment Authorization Signed by President Theodore Roosevelt
ROOSEVELT, Theodore.
Theodore Roosevelt Signed Document.
City of Washington: February 13, 1908.
Rare document signed by Theodore Roosevelt as President. One page, partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, the document is dated February 13, 1908, and appoints Robert Eaton as "Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of Connecticut." Signed at the conclusion by Theodore Roosevelt, and countersigned by Secretary of Treasury George B. Cortelyou. Gold foil seal remains affixed. The printed document reads in full: To all who shall see these presents greeting: Know Ye, That reposing special trust and confidence in the Integrity, Diligence and Discretion of "Robert O. Eaton" I have Nominated and by and with the advice and consent of…
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 146763
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Rare American Boxing Champions Signed Photograph Collection; signed by James J. Braddock, Max Baer, James 'Red' Burman, Sixto Escobar, and Bob Pastor
BRADDOCK, James J.; Max Baer; James "Red" Burman; Sixto Escobar; Bob Pastor.
American Boxing Champions Signed Photograph Collection.
c. 1937.
Collection of six original photographs signed and inscribed by five 1930s American boxing champions, including: "Cinderella Man" James J.Braddock, World Heavyweight Champion Max Baer, James 'Red' Burman, Sixto Escobar, and top-ranked heavyweight Bob Pastor. In near fine condition. An exceptional collection.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 119265
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Rare Wrapper Edition of A Journey Through Kansas; with Sketches of Nebraska
BOYNTON, C.B. and T.B. Mason.
A Journey Through Kansas; with Sketches of Nebraska: Describing the Country, Climate, Soil, Mineral, Manufacturing, and Other Resources.
Cincinnati : Moore, Wilstach, Keys, 1855.
Rare wrapper-bound issue of the second book on Kansas. Octavo, original wrappers, with a folding map of Nebraska and Kansas by Boynton. The pictorial advertisement for the publisher on the rear wrapper features a picture of the establishment. With "Sixth Thousand!" printed at the top of the front wrapper. In good condition with some wear to the spine and extremities. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. Rare and desirable.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 76010
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Rare Fourth American edition of Thomas Paine's Rights of Man
PAINE, Thomas.
Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution.
Albany: Re-Printed by Charles R. & George Webster, n.d.
Fourth American edition of Paine's classic work. Octavo, disbound. In near fine condition. A rare and desirable American separate printing.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 134509
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Message of the President of the United States, communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the Second Session of the Seventieth Congress
COOLIDGE, Calvin.
Message of the President of the United States, Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the Second Session of the Seventieth Congress.
Chicago: Government Printing Office, 1928.
First edition of this address given by President Coolidge. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Calvin Coolidge. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom folding case.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 119471
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FIRST EDITION OF JOHN F. KENNEDY'S PROFILES IN COURAGE
KENNEDY, John F.
Profiles in Courage.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956.
First edition of Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jack design by Phil Grushkin. Jacket photograph by Hank Walker. Uncommon in this condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 143898
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"A Monument to the Natural and Cultural landscape of America": First editions of both volumes of Picturesque America; profusely illustrated and in the publisher's deluxe full morocco
BRYANT, William Cullen.
Picturesque America: Or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of The Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forest, Water-Falls, Shores, Cañons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1872-1874.
First edition of this immensely popular and influential 19th century celebration of the American landscape. Folio, two volumes in the original publisher's deluxe full morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt titles and central vignette to the front panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles. marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated with nine hundred wood engravings and fifty steel engravings after Harry Fenn, A. C. Warren, Thomas Moran, Granville Perkins, and William Hart among others, tissue-guarded frontispiece and additional decorative pictorial title page to each volume. In very good condition. A very sharp example…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146884
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Rare Autograph Inscription from the 20th President of the United States James A. Garfield
GARFIELD, James A.
James A. Garfield Autograph Signature.
19th c.
Rare 19th century autograph inscription from James A. Garfield, boldly signed in ink, "Very truly yours J.A. Garfield." In near fine condition with an antiquarian smudge to the writing above the inscription. Double-matted and framed with a large portrait of Garfield and an informational placard. The piece measures 28.25 inches by 18 inches.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146775
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John Van Buren's first edition copy of The Constitutions of the United States and State of New-York and Articles of Confederation; with his ownership signature
[VAN BUREN, John].
The Constitutions of the United States and State of New-York and Articles of Confederation; Together with the Rules and Orders, Standing Committees, List of Members of the Senate and Assembly for 1831, List of Counties, &c. &c. &c.
Albany: Printed by Croswell and Can Benthuysen, 1831.
John van Buren's first edition copy of this early American government handbook. 16 mo, bound in full morocco for Van Buren with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, illustrated with 3 folding plates and 3 folding maps including: a folding map of the City of Troy (with manuscript notes locating landmarks), folding floor plan of the assembly; small hand-colored folding map of the city of Albany, folding floor plan of the assembly [1831], small folding floor plan of the Senate chamber [1831], large hand-colored folding "Map of the State of New York and the Surrounding Country," by David H. Burr, dated 1829. With John van Buren's ownership signature to the pastedown, "John van Buren's book." In…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 134298
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"There's not a liberal America and a conservative America- there's a United State of America": First Edition of Barack Obama Speeches; Signed by Him
OBAMA, Barack.
Barack Obama Speeches.
San Diego: Canterbury Classics, 2020.
First edition of this collection of speeches by the 44th president of the United States. Octavo, original illustrated boards, photographic endpapers. Boldly signed in full on a notecard, "Barack Obama." In fine condition. Introduction by Ken Mondschein. Cover design by James Dean Johns and Rusty von Dyl.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 133624
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First Edition of Ethan Allen Hitchcock's Fifty Years in Camp and Field; From the Library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
HITCHCOCK, Ethan Allen; [Edited by W. A. Croffut] [William Tecumseh Sherman].
Fifty Years in Camp and Field: Diary of Major-General Ethan Allen Hitchcock, U. S. A.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1909.
First edition of this diary of an eminent American soldier and general; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original green cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Major General Ethan Allen Hitchcock. P. T. Sherman's bookplate to the front pastedown. In very good condition with light bumping to the crown of the spine, some rubbing to the front and rear panel, and an ownership signature to the front pastedown. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s son P. T. Sherman was a lawyer in New York, specializing in labor and insurance, and was elected a member of the New York Board of Alderman in…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145975
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Two rare printed pamphlets regarding President James Monroe's position on the prohibition of the Slave Trade
MONROE, James.
Message From the President of the United States Stating the Interpretation Which Has Been Given To The Act Entitled “An Act in Addition to the Acts Prohibiting the Slave Trade. [with] A Report of the Committee to Whom was Referred So Much of the President’s Message, of the 7th of December last, as relates to the Suppression of the Slave Trade.
Washington, D.C: Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1819-1826.
Two rare printed pamphlets regarding President James Monroe's position on the prohibition of the Slave Trade. Octavo. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 132709
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Rare original carte-de-visite of Harriet Beecher Stowe; with a notecard inscribed by her
STOWE, Harriet Beecher.
Harriet Beecher Stowe Carte-de-Visite and Signed Card.
New York: E & H.T. Anthony, .
Rare original carte-de-visite of the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, accompanied by a small notecard inscribed by her, "Truly yours HB Stowe." In near fine condition. The carte-de-visite measures 4 inches by 2.5 inches. The note measures 3.25 inches by 1.75 inches.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 131409
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FIRST EDITION OF JOHN F. KENNEDY'S PROFILES IN COURAGE
KENNEDY, John F.
Profiles in Courage.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956.
First edition of Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, inscription to the verso of the front free endpaper. Jack design by Phil Grushkin. Jacket photograph by Hank Walker. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 144316
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Rare first edition of George Chalmers' Opinions on Interesting Subjects of Public Law and Commercial Policy; Arising from American Independence
CHALMERS, George.
Opinions on Interesting Subjects of Public Law and Commercial Policy; Arising from American Independence.
London: Printed for J. Debrett, 1784.
First edition of Chalmers' treatise regarding trade regulations between England and America following American Independence. Octavo, bound in paper wrappers. In very good condition. Exceptionally rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 127018