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Rare baseball signed by President Richard Nixon; from the collection of Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio
NIXON, Richard (Joe DiMaggio).
Richard Nixon Autographed Baseball Presented to Joe DiMaggio.
Rawlings Official Ball National League, .
Rare baseball signed by President Richard Nixon on the sweetspot. From the personal collection of Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio. Accompanied by an original black and white photograph of DiMaggio and Nixon shaking hands in the White House, also from DiMaggio's personal collection. In near fine condition. Included is letter of provenance from DiMaggio’s estate signed by his two granddaughters. An exceptional association linking two American icons.
Price: $7,800.00 Item Number: 95226
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SIGNED BY THE FIRST MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON AND THE ARTIST WHO DESIGNED THE POSTAGE STAMP COMMEMORATING THAT MOMENT
ARMSTRONG, Neil; Paul Calle.
“Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong” Signed Limited Edition Paul Calle Print.
April 1997.
Signed limited lithographic print of Paul Calle's pencil sketch of Neil Armstrong captured as he suited up on July 16, 1969 in preparation for his launch to the moon. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by Armstrong, this is number 243. Additionally signed by Paul Calle beneath his printed facsimile signature. New York born artist Paul Calle was one of eight artists chosen by NASA in 1962 to document the U.S. space program and was the only artist present when the crew of Apollo 11 prepared to enter the spacecraft for their historic mission. Four days later Armstrong became the…
Price: $7,800.00 Item Number: 142783
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"I’m not brave any more darling. I’m all broken. They’ve broken me": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway’s Classic Novel A Farewell To Arms; In the Original First State Dust Jacket
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
A Farewell To Arms.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.
First edition of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine first state dust jacket with the misspelling "Katharine Barclay" in the blurb on the front flap. A very sharp example of this highspot of American literature.
Price: $7,800.00 Item Number: 143083
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Min Ron Nee's Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars
NEE, Min Ron; Honorary Consultant Adriano Martínez Rius.
An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars.
Interpro Business Corporation, 2005.
Rare second edition of this illustrated reference guide of brands produced since the Revolution with corrections on errors in the first printing. Quarto, original white boards, illustrated with charts and color images of cigars and cigar cases. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 146219
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RARE PRINTED LETTER SIGNED BY THEODORE HERZL IN the wake of the collapse of Zionist fundraising efforts in Russia
HERZL, Theodor.
Theodor Herzl Printed Letter Signed.
December 19, 1903.
Printed letter signed by the father of modern Zionism, Theodor Herzl, in the wake of the collapse of Zionist fundraising efforts in Russia. One page, printed, sent from Vienna on December 19, 1903, the letter is in German and translates into English as, "As of around the 23rd of Oct. we have requested that you, in consideration of the current situation in Russia, which for a longer time has made the collection and delivery of the Shekel impossible to us, to compress in the fund-raising of the Shekel in your country as quickly as possible, and to send us the…
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 143208
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Rare Stock Certificate from the Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad Company; Signed by Meyer Guggenheim
GUGGENHEIM, Meyer.
Meyer Guggenheim Signed Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad Company Stock Certificate.
New York: American Bank Note Company, 1890.
Rare Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad Company stock certificate signed by American industrialist and philanthropist Meyer Guggenheim. Oblong octavo, one page partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, the certification is dated March 14, 1890 and grants Guggenheim 100 shares in the Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad Company. Signed by him on the verso, "Meyer Guggenheim." Additionally signed by Thoms D. Messler as Vice President of the Company. In near fine condition. Matted and framed with a portrait of Guggenheim and an informational placard. The piece measures 18.5 inches by 27.25 inches. Rare and desirable.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 146774
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"But the particular circumstance of dreaming is that the dreamer is bereft of power": Rare first edition of John Williams' first novel Nothing But the Night; Signed by Him
WILLIAMS, John.
Nothing But The Night.
Denver: Swallow, 1948.
First edition of John Williams' first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper in a contemporary hand, "Best wishes John Williams." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket and book design by John Williams. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 132482
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“Capitalism Survive?—I have tried to show that a socialist form of society will inevitably emerge from an equally inevitable decomposition of capitalist society": Rare First Edition of Capitalism Socialism and Democracy; In the rare original dust jacket
SCHUMPETER, Joseph A.
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy.
London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1942.
First edition of Schumpeter’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the original dust jacket with some chips to the extremities. Rare in the original dust jacket.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 133716
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“Capitalism Survive?—I have tried to show that a socialist form of society will inevitably emerge from an equally inevitable decomposition of capitalist society": Rare First Edition of Capitalism Socialism and Democracy; In the rare original dust jacket
SCHUMPETER, Joseph A.
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy.
London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1942.
First edition of Schumpeter’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the original dust jacket a few small chips. Rare in the original dust jacket.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 144692
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"We improve ourselves by victories over ourself. There must be contests, and you must win": The Works of Edward Gibbon; One of 73 Numbered Sets; Finely Bound
GIBBON, Edward.
The Works of Edward Gibbon, Including The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
New York: Fred Defau & Company, 1906.
The Complete Works of Edward Gibbon, one of numbered 73 sets, this is number 7. Octavo, 15 volumes, bound in full dark blue levant morocco, inlaid red tulips at the corners of boards and center of each spine, raised bands, gilt titles to the spine, brown morocco doublures and watered silk flyleaves, binding by MacDonald, plates in three states: photogravure colored, on India paper, and printed on velin. In fine condition. An exceptional set, most rare and desirable.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 98478
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"Because the only people for me are the mad ones": First Edition of Jack Kerouac's On The Road
KEROUAC, Jack.
On The Road.
New York: The Viking Press, 1957.
First edition of Kerouac's classic novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a bright very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Bill English. With the original New York Times article for On the Road laid in. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A sharp example.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 136101
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Rules and Regulations for Day and Night Police of the City of New York; signed three times by the 67th Mayor of New York City Andrew Hutchins Mickle
[ANDREW HUTCHINS MICKLE],.
Rules and Regulations for Day and Night Police of the City of New York; with Instructions as to The Legal Powers and Duties of Policemen.
New-York: Printed by Casper C. Childs, 1846.
Second edition of the first City Police handbook published in the United States. 16 mo, bound in full contemporary sheep stamped in blind, index. Signed by the 67th Mayor of New York City Andrew Hutchins Mickle twice on his mayoral dedication page and additionally on the pastedown of the rear panel. Andrew Hutchins Mickle served as the 67th Mayor of New York City from 1846 to 1847. A Democrat affiliated with the Tammany Hall organization, in 1845 he won election as Mayor of New York City, taking advantage of a four-way race to win with a plurality. After serving one…
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 143014
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First edition of one of the greatest investment books of the 20th Century; Philip Fisher's Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits
FISHER, Philip A.
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits.
New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1958.
First edition with C-H on the copyright page of Fisher's classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Foreword by Jeremy C. Jenks. An exceptional example, uncommon in this condition.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 119748
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“THE MOST WIDELY READ OF ALL AMERICAN AUTOBIOGRAPHIES": TRUE FIRST EDITION OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY
FRANKLIN, Benjamin.
Mémoires de la Vie Privée de Benjamin Franklin, Écrits Par Lui-Même, et Adressés à Son Fils, Suivis d’un Précis Historique de Sa Vie Politique, et de Plusieurs Pièces, Relatives à Ce Père de la Liberté. [Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin].
Paris: Chez Buisson, Libraire, 1791.
True first edition of the first part of Franklin’s famed autobiography which preceded the first English edition by two years. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with a morocco spine label lettered in gilt, elaborate period gilt tooling to the spine, ribbon bound in. In very good condition. A nice example.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 139755
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Rare 17th century edition of the King James version of the Holy Bible in folio, with Geneva Bible notes
The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testament. Newly Translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by his Majesties special Command.
London: N.p, 1672.
Rare 17th century edition of the King James version of the Holy Bible in folio, with Geneva Bible notes. Herbert 708; Wing B2285. Folio, 2 parts bound into one in three quarter speckled calf over marbled boards with elaborate gilt stamping to the spine in seven compartments within raised gilt bands, burgundy morocco spine label lettered in gilt, engraved additional title page, text largely double-column, ribbon bound in. In very good condition. A very rare folio edition of the King James Bible.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 146832
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Rare Collection of the autographs of the three greatest aviators of the 20th century: Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, and Orville Wright
EARHART, Amelia; Charles A. Lindbergh; Orville Wright.
Charles A. Lindbergh, Orville Wright and Amelia Earhart Signature Collection.
Rare framed autograph collection containing the signatures of the three greatest aviators of the 20th century. The collection includes a bank check signed by Orville Wright and clipped signatures of Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh. In near fine condition. Matted with three iconic portraits of Wright Lindbergh, and Earhart. The entire piece measures 29 inches by 24.5 inches. A very attractive presentation.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 141068
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“Maybe...you'll fall in love with me all over again": Ernest Hemingway’s Classic Novel A Farewell To Arms; Inscribed by Him
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
A Farewell To Arms.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.
First edition, early printing (November 1929) of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To W. Ghow wishing him all good luck Ernest Hemingway." In very good condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 144247
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First edition of Erich Maria Remarque's The Road Back; inscribed by him
REMARQUE, Erich Maria.
The Road Back.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1931.
First American edition of the sequel to Remarque's masterpiece All Quiet on the Western Front. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Wenck. We have never seen another signed example of this title.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 129730
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Fine collection of custom half morocco clamshell boxes by The Harcourt Bindery for the complete collection of all 14 first edition James Bond Novels
[FLEMING, Ian].
Complete James Bond Clamshell Box Collection.
Fine collection of custom half morocco clamshell boxes hand made by The Harcourt Bindery to house each of the 14 first editions in Ian Fleming's James Bond series. Octavo, 14 volumes. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $7,000.00 Item Number: 138541
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"All that matters on the chessboard is good moves": First edition of Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess; Signed by grandmaster Bobby Fischer
FISCHER, Bobby.
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess.
New York: Basic Systems, 1966.
First edition of this definitive work on how to play chess. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Bobby Fischer on the front free endpaper. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 146074