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Rare Pair of Photographs of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip; Signed by Them
ELIZABETH II, Queen and Prince Philip..
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Pair of Signed Photographs.
1954.
A rare pair of photographs of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Two 8 inch by 6.12 inch portrait photographs of Queen Elizabeth dressed in an off-shoulder ballroom dress with the Riband and Star of the Order of the Garter across her chest and the Diamond Diadem upon her head and Prince Philip dressed as an Admiral of the Fleet, matte-finish gelatin silver prints, signed and dated on the card mount in fountain pen by the Queen and Prince below their respective portraits, "Elizabeth R 1954" and "Philip 1954." Housed in fine blue leather presentation frames by H. H. Plante,…
Price: $7,800.00 Item Number: 145450
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Rare Signed Photograph of Both President Franklin and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. and Eleanor.
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Photograph: Christmas 1941.
1941.
Rare original black and white photograph of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt sitting together at a table, signed by both, dated Christmas 1941. The photograph measures 8 inches by 10 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.5 inches by 18.5 inches.
Price: $7,800.00 Item Number: 124815
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"MATCHLESS, A TIME BOMB THATS NEVER BEEN DEFUSED" FIRST EDITION OF WILLIAM KLEINS NEW YORK; SIGNED BY HIM
KLEIN, William.
New York. Life is Good and Good For You in New York: Trance Witness Revels.
Milano: Feltrinelli Editore, 1956.
First edition of one of the most celebrated of the photographic books of the second half of the 20th century. Quarto, original cloth, original pamphlet bookmark. Signed "Happy New York William Klein." The pamphlet bookmark is also signed by Klein, as well. An excellent example in the original dust jacket with a few small closed tears.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 3724
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"MATCHLESS, A TIME BOMB THATS NEVER BEEN DEFUSED" FIRST EDITION OF WILLIAM KLEINS NEW YORK; SIGNED BY HIM
KLEIN, William.
New York. Life is Good and Good For You in New York: Trance Witness Revels.
London: Photography Magazine, 1956.
First edition. Quarto, original cloth, original pamphlet bookmark. Boldy signed by William Klein on the title page. The pamphlet bookmark is also signed by Klein. Fine in the original dust jacket with light rubbing.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 32003
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Rare Photograph of the British Royal Family; Signed by Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III, Prince Philip and Princess Anne
ELIZABETH II, Queen; King Charles III; Prince Philip; Princess Anne.
Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III, and Family Photograph Signed.
New Zealand: 1970.
Rare photograph of the British royal family; signed by them. Vintage glossy color photograph of the British royal family posing in front of a New Zealand National Airways Corporation jet during their 1970 tour of the island nation. The royal family toured New Zealand from March 12-30, 1970, as Queen Elizabeth II participated in the James Cook bicentenary celebrations and introduced her children, Prince Charles (age 21) and Princess Anne (age 19), to the country. Signed on the mount by King Charles III as Prince ("Charles"), Queen Elizabeth ("Elizabeth R, 1970"), Prince Philip ("Philip"), and Princess Anne ("Anne"). Affixed to an…
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 146732
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Rare Reconstruction Era Carte-de-visite of Confederate Commander Robert E. Lee; Signed by Him
LEE, Robert E.
Robert E. Lee Signed Carte-de-Visite.
Lexington, Va: Boude & Miley, [1869].
Rare Reconstruction era carte-de-visite portrait of former Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee in civilian attire, boldly signed "RE Lee." The carte-de-visite measures 2.5 inches by 4 inches with Boude & Miley's imprint on the verso. This striking postwar portrait of Lee was captured by photographer Michael Miley of Lexington, Virginia in 1869, perhaps less than a year prior to Lee's death on October 12, 1870. Following the conclusion of the American Civil War in 1865, Lee became president of Washington College (later Washington and Lee University) in Lexington, Virginia; in that position, he supported reconciliation between North and South.The…
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 140513
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First Edition of Berenice Abbott's Changing New York; Inscribed by Her in the Year of Publication
ABBOTT, Berenice.
Changing New York.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1939.
First edition stated on copyright page; first issue with blue topstain of Abbott's landmark work on New York. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with 97 halftone plates that display "the historical importance of the documentary mode… its power as a medium of personal expression" (Parr & Badger). Text by Elizabeth McCausland. Presentation copy, inscribed by the photographer in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Mrs. Susan Sherman With most cordial regards Berenice Abbott April 4, 1939." Some rubbing to the corners of the cloth, an excellent example in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Scarce and desirable,…
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 57048
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Rare original photograph of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition Party; signed by all twelve members of the expedition
FUCHS, Vivian; Ralph Lenton; Ken Blaiklock; George Lowe; Alan Rogers; Geoff Pratt; David Pratt; et al.
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition Party Signed Photograph.
Original black and white photograph of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition party signed by all twelve members of the team. One page, the photograph shows all twelve members of the team in front of a snowcat with the Union Flag. Signed on the lower margin, "V. Fuchs, Hal Lister, Ralph Lenton, Ken Blaiklock, George Lowe, Alan Rogers, Geoff Pratt, David Pratt, David Stratton, Jon Stephenson, Hannes la Grange and Roy Howard." In near fine condition with creasing to the lower left margin. The photograph measures 11.75 inches by 9.75 inches. Accompanied by an original appeal program for the expedition, a flyer…
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 136055
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Rare Signed Portrait of Ludwig Von Mises
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Ludwig Von Mises Signed Portrait.
1971.
Portrait of the influential Austrian School economist Ludwig von Mises. Boldly signed, “August 27, 1971 Ludwig Mises.” The portrait measures 8 inches by 10 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.5 inches by 16.5 inches. Rare and desirable.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 62034
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Photograph of "the father of American literature" Mark Twain; With an autographed note
TWAIN, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens].
Mark Twain Autograph with Photograph.
Original photograph of Mark Twain by A. F. Bradley, signed with a note, "Yrs truly Samuel L. Clemens Mark Twain", framed beneath original photograph. The silver gelatin print is a seated portrait of Twain, stamped "Pach Bros. NY" lower right. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 132452
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First Edition of Henri Cartier-Bresson The Europeans; Signed by Him
CARTIER-BRESSON, Henri.
The Europeans.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955.
First edition in English of Cartier-Bresson’s famous photobook, “capturing the essence of what has not previously been seen,” with 114 large photogravures (many double-page) and bright cover designed by Joan Miró. Folio, original illustrated boards. Signed by Henri Cartier-Bresson on the title page. Fine in a near fine acetate dust jacket. With the captions booklet laid in.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 2330
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MANDELA, Nelson] Photograph by Jurgen Schadeberg.
Nelson Mandela Silver Gelatin Print.
Silver Gelatin Print of Nelson Mandela, Dr. Moroka, and Yusuf Dadoo during the Defiance Campaign Trial of 1952. Signed by both Mandela on the image and the photographer, Jurgen Schadeberg (signed and stamped on the verso by Schadeberg and also signed on the front). Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 18.5 inches by 19 inches.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 4054
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“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless”: Original photograph of Mother Teresa meeting German Chancellor Helmut Kohl; Signed by both
MOTHER TERESA AND HELMUT KOHL,.
Mother Teresa and Helmut Kohl Signed Photograph.
Black and white photographic portrait of Mother Teresa and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Signed by Mother Teresa, "God bless you M. Teresa mc" and signed by Helmut Kohl. Mother Teresa and Chancellor Kohl met on July 13, 1986 at Mother Teresa's home in Oggersheim. Kohl gained a reputation for his strong commitment to European integration and French–German cooperation. He was also a dedicated ally of the United States and supported Reagan's policies in order to weaken the Soviet Union. He has been described as "the greatest European leader of the second half of the 20th century" by both U.S. Presidents George H.W.…
Price: $6,200.00 Item Number: 96017
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Every Building on the Sunset Strip; Inscribed by Ed Ruscha
RUSCHA, Ed [Edward].
Every Building on the Sunset Strip.
Los Angeles: Edward Ruscha, 1966.
First edition, second issue. Small octavo, original stiff self-wrappers, original slipcase. Inscribed by the artist on the title page, "For John Ed Ruscha." One continuous accordion-fold page composed of glued paper segments with black-and-white photographs of every building on the sunset strip. Fine in a fine slipcase. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 93546
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Rare First Edition of Robert Frank's The Americains
FRANK, Robert.
Les Americains [The Americans].
Paris: Delpire, 1957.
First edition of the photographer's masterpiece with 83 black-and-white full-page photogravures. Oblong quarto, original boards illustrated by Saul Steinberg. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell and chemise box.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 127265
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Rare original photograph of the SS Euripides; signed by twenty-two British scientists and crew members aboard the 1914 voyage to the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science including the father of nuclear physics Ernest Rutherford
RUTHERFORD, Ernest.
Ernest Rutherford Signed SS Euripides Photograph.
Rare original photograph of the SS Euripides signed by the father of nuclear physics, Ernest Rutherford and 21 other scientists and crew members present on the 1914 voyage from England to Australia for the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Signed by Rutherford, his wife Mary Rutherford, engineer Thomas Hudson Beare, psychologist Charles W. Kimmins, anthropologist John Layard, physicist Joseph Petavel, neurologist and psychologist W. H. R. Rivers, chemist Henry Tizard, and the ship's surgeon C.L. Wigam among others. In near fine condition. Matted and framed, the entire piece measures 16 inches by 15 inches.…
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 190502
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"Keep the joy of loving God in the Poor and share this joy with others, God bless you": Photograph of Mother Teresa; Inscribed by her
MOTHER TERESA,.
Mother Teresa Signed Photograph.
1984.
Color photograph portrait of Mother Teresa with her hands clasped in prayer boldly inscribed, "God bless you M. Teresa mc." In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 12.5 inches.
Price: $5,200.00 Item Number: 145478
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Rare original silver gelatin print of the 1952 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Economic Conference; signed by Winston S. Churchill and eight additional Finance and Prime Ministers of the Commonwealth
CHURCHILL, Winston S.; Nicolaas Havenga; Dudley Senanayake; Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh; Edgar Whitehead; Sidney Holland; Louis St. Laurent; Robert Menzies; Khawaja Nazimuddin.
Winston S. Churchill Signed 1952 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Economic Conference Photograph.
London: 1952.
Official black-and-white photograph of the members of the November 1952 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Economic Conference which historically proclaimed Queen, Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth in succession of her late father, George VI. The large black-and-white silver gelatin print is signed on the mount by Nicolaas Havenga (Finance Minister of South Africa), Dudley Senanayake (Prime Minister of Ceylon), Sir Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh (Finance Minister of India), Edgar Whitehead (Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia), Sidney Holland (Prime Minister of New Zealand), Louis St. Laurent (Prime Minister of Canada), Winston S. Churchill, Robert Menzies (Prime Minister of Australia), and Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin…
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 137259
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Signed Limited Edition of GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali; Signed by Ali and Jeff Koons
ALI, Muhammad.
GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali.
New York: Taschen, 2004.
Signed limited edition of tribute to Ali. XXL sumo format with over 3,000 images of photographs, art and memorabilia, much of it published for the first time by over 150 photographers and artists. Boldly signed by Muhammad Ali and Jeff Koons. Fine in a very good silk covered box illustrated with Neil Leifer's iconic 1966 photograph of Ali vs Williams. With essays and interviews on Ali over five decades.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 130332
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"Fight has never been and is not now a fight for conquest of land, for accumulation of wealth or domination of peoples, but for the recognition and preservation of the rights of man and the establishment of a truly free world for a free people": Exceedingly Scarce Signed Photograph of Albert Luthuli
LUTULI, Albert.
Albert Lutuli Signed Photograph.
Black and white photograph of Albert Lutuli, the first African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Signed twice by him and dated by him 2/11/1961. The portrait shows Luthuli holding the telegram which announced his award of the Nobel Peace Prize for 1960. The reverse of the photograph is rubber stamped "Copyright Photograph supplied by The Natal Mercury, Devonshire Place, Durban". In near fine condition.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 81123
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Rare original gelatin silver print of Nobel Prize-winning author Thomas Mann; inscribed by him
MANN, Thomas.
Thomas Mann Signed Photograph.
Rare silver gelatin print signed by Nobel Prize-winning author Thomas Mann. Inscribed by him on the lower portion of the photograph, "Mr. Satoru Yamano, with all my good wishes, Thomas Mann." Double matted and framed. In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 11.5 inches by 10 inches.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 123909
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"Parris Island"; Signed Photograph of President Reagan saluting Marines; From the library of Nancy Reagan's Brother
REAGAN, Ronald.
Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph.
1986.
Signed photograph of President Ronald Reagan showing him saluting graduates at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in South Carolina, boldly signed by him on the matte, "Ronald Reagan Parris Island May 1986." Matted and framed with the seal of the President of the United States. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 13 inches. From the library of Dr. Richard A. Davis, brother of First Lady Nancy Reagan. Davis had a close relationship with his sister and President Reagan. They visited the White House often during the Reagan years. Their families got together in Washington at Christmastime and for the…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 132101
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ENZO FERRARI'S PILOTI, CHE GENTE; SIGNED BY HIM
FERRARI, Enzo.
Piloti, Che Gente…
Bologna: Privately Printed, 1987.
Early edition of this wonderfully illustrated work by the legendary Enzo Ferrari. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Enzo Ferrari on the title page. In near fine condition. An exceptional example, uncommon signed.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 145420
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"A good photograph is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart, and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it; it is in one word, effective": First Edition of Moments Preserved; Warmly Inscribed by Irving Penn
PENN, Irving; Alexander Liberman.
Moments Preserved.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960.
First edition of this classic work. Large quarto, original beige cloth, original pictorial slipcase. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Irving Penn, "For Babs and John with affectionate greetings from an old friend I.P." Fine in a fine near dust jacket, slipcase is in near fine condition. Includes the original brown paper covering from Simon and Schuster, which is worn. Roth 101, pp. 158-159; Hasselblad pp. 186-7.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 968
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"Attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places": First edition of Slim Aarons' A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
AARONS, Slim.
A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974.
First edition of the photographer's most well-known work which covered the global social circuit in a style that remains without peer to this day. Folio, original blue cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Dear Myron We Lived The Dream Great Days Slim Aarons." Fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 134596
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"The artists task is not to alter the world as the eye sees it, but to perceive the esthetic reality within the actual world" First Edition of Helen Levitts First Book A Way of Seeing; Signed by Her
LEVITT, Helen; Essay by Agee.
A Way of Seeing: Photographs of New York by Helen Levitt with an Essay by James Agee.
New York: The Viking Press, 1965.
First edition of Levitt and Agee's classic collaboration. Oblong quarto, original black cloth, illustrated with 50 black-and-white photogravures. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Signed by Helen Levitt on the title page. Essay by James Agee.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 807
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"Arrival in Peking"; Signed Photograph of President Reagan; From the library of Nancy Reagan's Brother
REAGAN, Ronald.
Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph.
1984.
Signed photograph of President Ronald Reagan showing him standing with an entourage, including Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Xuequian, boldly signed by him on the matte, "Ronald Reagan Arrival in Peking 26 April 1984." Matted and framed with the seal of the President of the United States. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 13 inches. From the library of Richard A. Davis, brother of First Lady Nancy Reagan. Davis had a close relationship with his sister and President Reagan. They visited the White House often during the Reagan years. Their families got together in Washington at Christmastime and for the…
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 132293
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"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work": Large Signed Photograph of Thomas Edison
EDISON, Thomas Alva.
Thomas A. Edison Signed Photograph.
Large photograph of Thomas Edison, signed by him. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 20 inches.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 15050
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“That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind": Official NASA photograph of Neil Armstrong; signed by Him at the 1990 Doug Kingwood Celebrity Gala
ARMSTRONG, Neil.
Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph.
1990.
Official NASA Apollo 11 photograph of Neil Armstrong signed by him in-person at the 1990 Doug Kingwood Celebrity Classic Black Tie Gala; accompanied by the original gala program invitation and evening program. In fine condition. The photograph measures 10 inches by 8 inches. The program measures 7.5 inches by 10.75 inches.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 146035
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"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration": Photograph of Thomas Edison in His Library; Signed by Him
EDISON, Thomas Alva.
Thomas A. Edison Signed Photograph.
Large signed photograph of Thomas Edison showing him in his library with hands clasped. Inscribed by Thomas Edison. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15.5. inches by 18.5 inches.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 53017
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FIRST EDITION OF HERE AND THERE; INSCRIBED BY HELEN LEVITT TO FELLOW PHOTOGRAPHER JEFF WALL
LEVITT, Helen.
Here and There.
New York: Powerhouse, 2004.
First edition of collection of this collection of Levitt's street photography. Oblong octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow photographer Jeff Wall on the title page, “For Jeff Wall. Helen Levitt.” The recipient, Jeff Wall, has been a key figure in Vancouver’s art scene since the 1970’s. He is best known for his large-scale back-lit Cibachrome photographs that explore Vancouver’s mixture of natural beauty, urban decay, and postmodern and industrial featurelessness. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Adam Gopnik. An exceptional association.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 118052
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“THOSE WHO HAVE EYES ON OUR MODERN WORLD WILL TAKE THIS AS A THRILLING INTRODUCTION TO THE MEN WHO SHAPE IT FOR US”: FIRST EDITION OF LEWIS W. HINE’S ICONIC BOOK OF PHOTOGRAPHY MEN AT WORK
HINE, Lewis W.
Men at Work: Photographic Studies of Men and Machines.
New York: The Macmillan Co, 1932.
First edition of Hine’s only book published in his lifetime, a landmark photobook in its celebration of “the dignity of labour and… the American skyscraper” (Parr & Badger). Small quarto, original green cloth, illustrated with 51 black-and-white photogravures. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Frederick A Blossom with many memories Feb. 21, 1933 Lewis W. Hine." The recipient, Frederick Blossom worked in the Patterson, New Jersey silk mills and was the union secretary. In very good condition with some toning and wear to the extremities.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 96378
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Rare Original Silver Gelatin Print of Rabindranath Tagore; Signed by Him
TAGORE, Rabindranath.
Rabindranath Tagore Signed Photograph.
Rare original silver gelatin print of Nobel Prize-winning author Rabindranath Tagore. Signed by Rabindranath Tagore below the photograph. The entire piece measures 5 inches by 3 inches.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 120647
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"We copy you down eagle!": Large black and white Apollo 11 Mission Control room photograph; signed by Charlie Duke and Fred Haise
DUKE, Charlie and Fred Haise.
Charlie Duke and Fred Haise Apollo 11 Mission Control Signed Photograph.
Large black and white photograph of Apollo 11 Mission Control Capsule Communicator Charlie Duke, Fred Haise, and James Lovell, boldly signed by Duke with his famous words, "We copy you down eagle!" Signed by Duke in full, '"We copy you down eagle!' Charlie Duke Apollo 11 CAPCOM July 20, 1969" and by Haise, "Mission Control during man's first lunar landing July 20, 1969 Fred Haise Apollo 11 BULMP." In April 1966, Duke was one of nineteen men selected for NASA's fifth group of astronauts. In 1969, he was a member of the astronaut support crew for Apollo 10. He served…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 135611
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Le monde d'Albert Schweitzer; Inscribed by Nobel Peace Prize Winner Albert Schweitzer
ANDERSON, Erica; Eugene Exman. [Albert Schweitzer].
Le Monde D’Albert Schweitzer.
Paris: A. Michel, 1955.
First edition of this work on the Nobel laureate. Quarto, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Schweitzer on the front free endpaper, "To Mr. Jean Marie Dubernard upon leaving Lambaréné with my good thoughts, Albert Schweitzer Lambaréné, 18 March 1957." Photographs by Erica Anderson. Text by Eugene Exman. Preface by Daniel Halevy. In near fine condition. Books signed by Schweitzer are rare.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 120738