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George W. Catlin's The North American Indians
CATLIN, George W.
North American Indians: Being Letters and Notes on Their Manners, Customs, and Conditions, Written During Eight Years’ Travel Amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America, 1832-1839.
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1926.
First Grant edition of this detailed anthropological history. Royal octavo, two volumes, original publisher's cloth elaborately stamped in gilt, illustrated with 180 color lithograph plates (including maps, 1 of which is folding) containing 320 images from original paintings by Catlin. In very good condition with wear and a few small closed tears to the cloth of the spine extremities. Howes C241; Wagner-Camp 84. Deaccessioned from the Hammersmith Public Libraries Reference Department with bookplates to the pastedowns and small embossed stamps. A very nice example with bright gilt decoration.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 149810
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Rare Collection of Early Twentieth Century R.J. Waters Ship Photographs
WATERS, R.J.
Early Twentieth Century R.J. Waters Ship Photograph Collection.
[1856-1937].
Collection of approximately 393 photographic prints of ships in the San Francisco Harbor, taken at the turn of the twentieth century. Photographs of full rigged sailing ships, clipper ships, whaling barks, tramp steamers, steam trawlers, and a torpedo boat are in the collection, many stamped Waters Company or R.J. Waters & Co., San Francisco. Ships from all around the world are represented including Scotland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Sweden, and the United States. Many show San Francisco docks, skyline and headlands as the setting, one depicting Alcatraz in the background. In very good condition. The photographs measure approximately 8…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 147681
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"A Journey into Nowhere" Rare Log of President Truman's Eighteen Day Vacation Cruise
LANGELLO, Charles J. [Harry S. Truman].
Log of the President’s Vacation Cruise: August 16, 1946 to September 2, 1946.
1946.
Rare keepsake book of President Truman's 18-day vacation cruise, known as "A Journey into Nowhere." The log records activities including games, fishing, and reports of members, featuring visits to Quonset Point, Rhode Island; Hamilton, Bermuda; and Hampton Roads, Virginia. Octavo, pictorial front cover, blue plastic comb binding, illustrated with black and white photographs. Unlike some Presidents before him, Truman was not an avid angler, and his trips to sea were generally more escapes than sporting pursuits. This particular expedition came at a difficult time early in Truman's presidency, the country, and world, rife with political and economic uncertainty following the…
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 147718
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Rare Manuscript Diary of an Ocean Voyage Aboard the S.S. Korean Maru to the Far East in 1927 [with] Pacific Telegram
[MACLEAN, Lyell].
Manuscript Diary of an Ocean Voyage to the Far East in 1927.
1927.
Rare manuscript diary kept during an ocean voyage aboard the steamer ship Korean Maru from California to Hawaii and the Far East, as far as Ceylon, where the account ends. Octavo, bound in red morocco with clasp, illustrated with sketches in the margins, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Accompanied by a postcard of the S.S. Korea Maru and a photographically illustrated view book of Japan laid in, and a telegram from The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. addressed to Lyell MacLean, "Bon Voyage to you and your mother and father what a wonderful trip to start out upon. Sorry I…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 147717
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Finely Bound Edition of Ernest Peixotto's Romantic California
PEIXOTTO, Ernest.
Romantic California.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912.
Finely bound edition of this classic in travel and tourism for the state of California. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands with a design of a California mission and bell on the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece. Illustrated throughout by Ernest Peixotto. In very good condition with light rubbing.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 147696
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RARE TYPED NOTE SIGNED BY "IL COMMENDATORE" ENZO FERRARI
FERRARI, Enzo.
Enzo Ferrari Typed Note Signed.
Modena: 1987.
Rare typed note signed by the founder of the Ferrari automobile marque, Enzo Ferrari. One page, typescript on the verso of a color photograph of Ferrari, the note reads: 'Grazie degli auguri signed "Ferrari" febbraio 1987.' In very good condition with remnants of hinging on the left edge and slight fading to the signature. The note measures 4 inches by 6 inches. Accompanied by two black and white photographs featuring Ferrari, one of which shows him standing with American businessman William F. Harrah at the Ferrari factory in Maranello, May 1961, with a typed plaque asserting the fact.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 147516
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Rare 1963 color photograph of the Project Mercury Astronauts; signed by GUS GRISSOM, JOHN GLENN, JR., GORDON COOPER, SCOTT CARPENTER, WALLY SCHIRRA, AND D.K. SLAYTON
CARPENTER, Scott; Gordon Cooper; John Glenn.
Project Mercury Astronauts Signed Photograph.
[1963].
Chromogenic photograph of the Project Mercury astronauts, signed by six of the Mercury Seven. This informal group shot was taken at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston on October 21, 1963, during Look Magazine's photo coverage for the Mercury Seven's winning of the Robert J. Collier Trophy Award. Signed by Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Jr., Gordon Cooper, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, And D.K. Slayton. With an additional secretarial signature for Alan Shepherd. Matted and framed. In near fine condition. The photograph measures 13.5 inches by 10.75 inches. The entire piece measures 18.75 inches by 21.5 inches. A very sharp piece.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 147686
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Rare Photograph of Buzz Aldrin on the Moon; Signed by Apollo 11 Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins
ARMSTRONG, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins.
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Signed Moonwalk Photograph.
[NASA], 1969.
Rare photograph of the Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon. Octavo, color chromogenic print of Buzz Aldrin saluting the American flag after having mounted it into the solid, rocky ground of the lunar surface. Boldly signed on the mount in black ink by "Neil Armstrong," "M. Collins," and "Buzz Aldrin." Mounted and framed. In fine condition. The piece measures 17.25 inches by 17.25 inches. Accompanied by a photo light cover. A stunning presentation with uninscribed signatures. "This unique space treasure was a gifted keepsake given to [the original owner] by a friend on the staff of public relations with…
Price: $18,000.00 Item Number: 147430
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"No Dream Is Too High For Those with Their Eyes in the Sky": First Edition of H.G. Wells' The First Men in the Moon; With a note card lengthily signed by Buzz Aldrin
WELLS, H.G. [Buzz Aldrin].
The First Men in the Moon.
Indianapolis : The Bowen-Merrill Company Publishers, 1901.
First edition of Wells's classic work of science fiction. Octavo, original publisher's gilt-decorated blue cloth, illustrated with plates by E. Hering. With a card signed by Buzz Aldrin laid in which reads, "No Dream Is Too High For Those with Their Eyes in the Sky Buzz Aldrin." In very good condition. Rare and desirable.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 148027
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Limited Edition 'The Eagle's Last Flight' Lithograph; Signed by Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins
ALDRIN, Buzz; Michael Collins.
Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed ‘The Eagle’s Last Flight’ Lithograph.
Rare limited edition lithograph of 'The Eagle's Last Flight,' signed by Apollo astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Oversized color limited edition lithograph depicting the Apollo 11 command and lunar modules in orbit with the Earth rising in the distance. One of one thousand nine hundred and sixty nine copies boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin in gold and Michael Collins in black, this is number 42. Additionally signed by the artist, Dan Witkoff, in pencil. Framed. In fine condition. An exceptional example with uninscribed autographs. The piece measures 31 inches by 37 inches.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 147415
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First edition of Inside South America; Inscribed by John Gunther Douglas Fairbanks by him
GUNTHER, John.
Inside South America.
New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1966.
First edition of this eye-opening study of South America, the eighth "Inside" book by John Gunther. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with a black and maps of South America. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Warmly to Douglas and Marylee Fairbanks, of the truly valued. John Gunther. NY Jan 67." From the library of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was an actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best-known for starring in such films as The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), and The…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147581
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"I have discovered that even the mediocre can have adventures and even the fearful can achieve": First Edition of Nothing Venture, Nothing Win; Inscribed by Edmund Hillary
HILLARY, Edmund.
Nothing Venture, Nothing Win.
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1975.
First edition of Hillary's autobiography, which he considered his finest book. Octavo, original blue boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Dan Searle with kindest regards Ed Hillary." The recipient, Dan Searle was a business executive and philanthropist. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of G. D. Searle & Co from 1970 to 1977, and as its Chairman from 1977 until its merger with Monsanto in 1985. He established the Searle Freedom Trust to promote free market economics. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by George Chrichard.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147926
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"With Love to Jane": First Edition of Inside U.S.A.; Inscribed by John Gunther to his Wife Jane
GUNTHER, John.
Inside U.S.A.
New York: Harper & Brothers , 1947.
First edition of this classic work, "riveting from start to finish" (Robert Gottlieb, The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, pullout map. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his wife on the half-title page, "With love to Jane John May, 1947." The recipient, Jane Gunther was the recipient's wife. She became an editor at Duell, Sloan & Pearce, publishers. She traveled with him extensively and contributed to and helped edit his many books, including Inside Asia, Inside Africa and Inside Russia Today. Very good in a very good dust jacket. An exceptional association.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 148017
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First edition of Captain John Franklin's Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of The Polar Sea
FRANKLIN, Captain John.
Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of The Polar Sea, In the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22. [with] Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827.
London: John Murray, Ablemarle-Street, 1823.
First editions of the official narratives of Franklin's first and second voyages to the Polar Sea. Quarto, two volumes uniformly bound in full period-style speckled calf with morocco gilt-lettered labels and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, gilt turn-ins. First Narrative: First edition, first issue with the Errata slip, illustrated with 30 plates 11 of which are finely hand colored and 4 folding maps. Second Expedition: First edition illustrated with 31 plates and 6 folding maps, 1 with hand color outline. Sabin 25624 and 26228. Arctic Bibliography 5194 and 5198. In near fine condition. A superb set of this classic of…
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 147522
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Rare engraved 19th century English Double-Hemispheric Map of the World; printed by famed map publisher Henry Teesdale
TEESDALE, Henry.
Henry Teesdale Double-Hemispheric Map of the World.
London: Published by Henry Teesdale, 1831.
Detailed engraved 19th century English double-hemispheric maps of the world issued by Henry Teesdale of London in March 1831. Two hand-colored engraved maps of the Eastern and Western hemispheres. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. Each piece measures 24 inches by 24 inches. An attractive presentation.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 147632
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First Edition of Ernest Shackleton’s Classic Account The Heart of the Antarctic; in the Rare Original Dust Jackets
SHACKLETON, Ernest H.
The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 by E.H. Shackleton, C.V.O.
London: William Heinemann, 1909.
First trade edition of Shackleton's thrilling account of one of the earliest attempts to reach the South Pole, "the best book of polar travel which has ever been written" (Manchester Guardian). Large octavo, two volumes in the publisher's original blue cloth with gilt-lettered spines and large silver pictorial blocks to the front panels, top edge gilt, photogravure frontispiece to each volume, illustrated with 12 captioned tissue-guarded coloured plates and over 200 black and white plates, folding plate and 3 folding maps in rear pocket of Vol. II, numerous in-text illustrations and diagrams throughout, errata slip tipped into vol. II. With…
Price: $10,500.00 Item Number: 147624
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Complete first edition set of the Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan Performed Under the Command of Commodore Matthew C. Perry; inscribed by famed Civil War era Senator Stephen A. Douglas
HAWKS, Francis L. [Stephen Douglas].
Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854, Under the Command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy, by Order of the Government of the United States. [Including] Observations on the Zodiacal Light.
Washington: Beverly Tucker, Senate Printer/A.O.P. Nicholson, 1856.
First edition, mixed Senate & House issue of this landmark narrative chronicling Perry’s American expedition to Japan meant to promote diplomacy and international commerce. Quarto, original publisher's cloth with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with approximately 114 full-page tinted lithographs (those on natural history hand-colored) and 17 folding charts and maps, the first volume without the generally suppressed nude bathing plate. Vol. I is a presentation copy, inscribed to a Miss C. O. Miller from Stephen A. Douglas, the Democratic Senator from Illinois, dated August 11, 1856. Stephen A. Douglas (1813–1861), a Democratic senator from Illinois, was a central…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 147650
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Rare original watercolor painting of Chris Jorgensen's Emerald Bay; inscribed by his son
JORGENSEN, Christian August; [Virgil W. Jorgensen].
Christian August Jorgensen Bay Signed.
c. 1925.
Rare original watercolor painting of Emerald Bay. Folio, a dark, moody impression of Emerald Bay at the southeast corner of Lake Tahoe, by the noted Norwegian-American landscape painter Christian August Jorgensen. Annotated on the verso by his son and inaccurately titled: "Emerald Lake - Lake Tahoe. This painting was made by my father Chris Jorgensen in (or about) 1925. Signed Virgil W. Jorgensen, 8/11/36." In very good condition with a few small pinholes to the edges, light horizontal crease to the top edge, evidence of framing to the margins, paper and glue residue to the verso.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 147520
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Golden Gate Bridge Blueprints Signed by Chief Engineer Joseph Strauss, Consulting Engineer L.H. Nishkian, and others
STRAUSS, Joseph Baermann; L.H. Nishkian.
Joseph Strauss Golden Gate Bridge Blueprints Signed.
San Francisco, California: Strauss Engineering Company, 1933-36.
Rare original blueprints for the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District of California. Oblong folio, five pages, the set includes: a blueprint of the toll plaza conduit diagram and manholes, Gold Gate Bridge and Highway District of California [October 1, 1936, signed by Joseph Strauss and others on the plate, measures 21.25 inches by 35.5 inches]; two copies of the proposed location of a highway through the United States Military Reservation, Fort Baker, to the Golden Gate Bridge Alternate No. 2 [1933, with Strauss Engineering Company stamp, measures 29.25 inches by 52.75 inches]; two copies of the plot plan for…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 147518
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First Edition of The Worst Journey in the World; In the Rare Original Blue Variant Cloth
CHERRY-GARRARD, Apsley.
The Worst Journey in the World.
London: Constable & Company, 1922.
First edition of this classic memoir of the 1910–1913 British Antarctic Expedition. Octavo, two volumes, rare original publisher's variant blue cloth, gilt titles, frontispieces, plates, 10 folding panoramas, 5 maps (4 folding). In very good condition.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 147612
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"This country is, I once heard it put, absolutely lousy with greatness" with not only the greatest responsibilities but with the greatest oppurtunities ever known to man": First Edition of Inside U.S.A.; Signed by John Gunther
GUNTHER, John.
Inside U.S.A.
New York: Harper & Brothers , 1947.
First edition of this classic work, "riveting from start to finish" (Robert Gottlieb, The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, pullout map. Boldly signed by John Gunther on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust price-clipped jacket. Signed first editions are exceptionally rare.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 134601
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Official NASA Photograph of the Jetstream over Egypt; Signed by Astronauts James Lovell and Buzz Aldrin
ALDRIN, Buzz and James Lovell.
James Lovell and Buzz Aldrin Signed Jetstream Photograph.
Rare official NASA photograph of the jetstream over Egypt. Oversized, color semi-glossy photograph of the jetstream high over the Sahara Desert and Nile River, with the Red Sea and the Sinai Peninsula visible in the background. Boldly signed on the mount by "James Lovell Gemini 12" and "Buzz Aldrin." Mounted. In fine condition. The piece measures 16 inches by 20 inches. From the personal collection of NASA employee John ‘Pete’ Peterson, who served in various capacities of media relations at NASA and the Manned Spacecraft Center from about 1961 to about 1973. He first served as the head of News…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 147294
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“I've long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk... food, for me, has always been an adventure": Kitchen Confidential; Signed by Anthony Bourdain
BOURDAIN, Anthony.
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly.
New York : Bloomsbury, 2000.
First edition, third printing of the legendary chef's bestselling memoir and first work of non-fiction. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Anthony Bourdain on the title page in a contemporary full signature. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Notice 51.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 147538
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First Edition of In Darkest Africa; Inscribed by Henry Stanley to His Biographer
STANLEY, Henry M.
In Darkest Africa or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria.
London: Sampson, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1890.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers in pale green, frontispiece in each volume plus 36 plates, 3 folding maps (2 in color), and 150 woodcut illustrations. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper of volume one, "To Professor Blaikie of Edinburgh reciprocating with many thanks his late courtesy, July 3rd, 1890, London." The recipient, Dr. William Garden Blaikie was the author of the definitive biography of Dr. Livingstone: The Personal Life of David Livingstone, with materials chiefly from Livingstone’s unpublished Journals and Correspondence in the possession…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 147833
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The Spirit of St. Louis; Inscribed by Charles Lindbergh
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
The Spirit of St. Louis.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953.
First edition, early printing of Lindbergh's autobiographical account about the events leading up to and including his 1927 solo trans-Atlantic flight. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author a month before the date of publication on the title page, "To Andy Cain With best wishes, Charles A. Lindbergh June 9, 1954." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 147499
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"Failure is not an option": Apollo 13 Photograph; Inscribed by Eugene Kranz and Seymour Liebergot
KRANZ, Eugene and Seymour Liebergot.
Apollo 13 Eugene Kranz and Seymour Liebergot Signed Photograph.
April 13, 1970.
Signed photograph of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module. Satin-finish photograph of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module, boldly signed in gold felt tip by NASA's heroic mission controllers Eugene Kranz, "Eugene F. Kranz, 'Flight,'" and Seymour Liebergot, "'Flight... we'd better think about gettin' in the LM.' 4/13/70, Sy Liebergot, Apollo 13 EECOM." In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 147224
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First Edition of Wanderings: Chaim Potok's History of the Jews; Signed by Chaim Potok
POTOK, Chaim.
Wanderings: Chaim Potok’s History of the Jews.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work by the author of The Chosen. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "To Fred and Lothe Marcus Best Wishes Chaim Potok 10 Dec. 78." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 147749
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First Edition of West Point: Two Centuries of Honor and Tradition; Signed by Tom Wicker, Thomas Guinzburg, David Halberstam, and others
COWLEY, Robert; Thomas Guinzburg; Stephen Ambrose; William F. Buckley.
West Point: Two Centuries of Honor and Tradition.
New York : Warner Books, 2002.
First edition of this commemorative history of the famous military academy. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with over 400 photographs and drawings, including famous and rarely seen paintings, historic letters from cadets, treasured athletic memorabilia, and other artifacts. Signed by Tom Wicker, Thomas Guinzburg, David Halberstam, and one additional contributor on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Accompanied by the original West Point 200th anniversary invitation which has been inscribed, "... you may get a second invite for it. See ya there, Rich."
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 147325
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First Edition of A Traveler's Guide to Mars; Inscribed by William K. Hartmann to Apollo 13 Astronaut James Lovell
HARTMANN, William K.; [James Lovell].
A Traveler’s Guide to Mars: The Mysterious Landscapes of the Red Planet.
New York: Workman Publishing, 2003.
First edition of this complete and accessible guidebook to Mars. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with color photographs and a folding map of Martian markings charted by Earth-based telescopes in the 1960s. Association copy, boldly inscribed by the author to James Lovell on the title page, "For Jim Lovell with admiration! William K Hartmann." The recipient, James Lovell, was an Apollo 8 and Apollo 13 astronaut who was one of the first three astronauts to fly and orbit the moon alongside Frank Borman and William Anders. In near fine condition. From the collection of James Lovell. Accompanied by a sticker…
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 147320
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Rare Apollo 11 Crew Photograph; Signed by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin
ARMSTRONG, Neil; Michael Collins; Buzz Aldrin.
Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph.
1969.
Rare large signed photograph of the Apollo 11 crew. Color photograph of the Apollo 11 crew posing in their white space suits against a lunar backdrop. Boldly signed by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. Double-matted and framed. In fine condition. Neil Armstrong's signature was acquired at his home in Lebanon, Ohio, in June 1986, after his return from Washington following his involvement with the Rogers Commission Report; and the Collins and Aldrin signatures were procured through the mail that same year. The photograph measures 9.75 inches by 7.75 inches. The entire piece measures 18 inches by 15.75 inches. Rare…
Price: $14,000.00 Item Number: 147310
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Official NASA Photograph of the Gemini 9 "Angry Alligator"; Signed by Astronauts Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan
STAFFORD, Tom and Gene Cernan.
Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan Signed Augmented Target Docking Adapter Photograph.
Rare official NASA photograph of the Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA), or 'angry alligator'. Oversized, color semi-glossy photograph of the ATDA as seen from the Gemini 9 spacecraft during one of their three rendezvous in space. Boldly signed on the mount in blue felt tip by Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan. Mounted. In fine condition with light bumping to the upper left corner of the mount. The piece measures 16 inches by 20 inches. From the personal collection of NASA employee John 'Pete' Peterson, who served in various capacities of media relations at NASA and the Manned Spacecraft Center from about…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 147293
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The Spirit of St. Louis; Warmly Inscribed by Charles Lindbergh; In exceptional condition
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
The Spirit of St. Louis.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953.
First edition, early printing of Lindbergh's autobiographical account about the events leading up to and including his 1927 solo trans-Atlantic flight. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, "To J. Carlton Ward, Jr. With deep appreciation Charles A. Lindbergh." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 147812
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Rare First Edition of Pierre Viala and Louis Ravaz's American Vines
VIALA, Pierre and Louis Ravaz; Raymond Dubois and Edmund Twight.
American Vines (Resistant Stock): Their Adaptation, Culture, Grafting and Propagation.
San Francisco: Press of Freygand-Leary Co, 1903.
Rare first American edition of Pierre Viala and Louis Ravaz's of 'Les Vignes Americaines,' translated in its entirety from the original French by Raymond Dubois and Edmund H. Twight. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, botanical endpapers, illustrated with diagrams. In near fine condition, Santa Cruz Department of Agriculture stamps to the front pastedown.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147239
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First Edition of To Cuba and Back; Inscribed by Richard Henry Dana
DANA, Richard Henry.
To Cuba and Back.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1859.
First edition of this classic travelogue that reveals the character of pre-Spanish American war Cuba. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "Rev. John A. Albro with the sincere regards of Richard Henry Dana." In very good condition, restoration to the crown of the spine. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed. BAL 4447.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 147922
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First Edition of First on the Moon; Signed by the First Person to touch the Moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Charles Conrad, Dick Gordon and Alan L. Bean
ARMSTRONG, Neil; Michael Collins; Edwin [Buzz] E. Aldrin.
First On The Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1970.
First edition of this work, signed by each of the Apollo XI and XII astronauts, which describes the events leading up to and during the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned landing on the Moon. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by each astronaut of both Apollo XI and Apollo XII to two time Oscar winner Leslie Bricusse on the half-title page, "Best Wishes From Apollo II Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, To Leslie With best wishes from Apollo XII Charles Conrad, Dick Gordon, Alan L. Bean." The recipient, Leslie Bricusse was a composer, lyricist, and playwright who worked on…
Price: $22,500.00 Item Number: 147910
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First Edition of The Conquest of Everest; Signed by three expedition members Edmund Hillary, George Lane and Charles Evans
HUNT, John; With a Chapter on the Final Assault by Edmund Hillary [Tenzing Norgay].
The Conquest of Everest.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1954.
First edition of this classic account of the first ascent of Mount Everest. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 8 pages of photographs in full color, and 48 pages in black and white, maps, sketches and drawings. Foreword by Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. Boldly signed by signed by three expedition members on the front endpaper, Edmund Hillary, George Lowe and Charles Evans. Additionally inscribed by Evans above the signatures, "To all the Edwards." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed by these mountaineering legends.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 147911
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Rare Apollo 11 Earthrise Photograph; signed by Michael Collins
[COLLINS, Michael].
Michael Collins Signed Earthrise Photograph.
Original 'Earthrise' photograph taken from the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 Mission. Signed by Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, "'Earthrise' Michael Collins, Apollo XI, July 1969." In fine condition. The photograph measures 8 inches by 10 inches.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 147282
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Rare First Day Cover; Signed by Norman Rockwell and Apollo 11 Crew Members Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins [WITH] Letters from Neil Armstrong's Mother
ARMSTRONG, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins; Norman Rockwell; Viola Louise Armstrong; James Milnor.
Apollo 11 Signed First Day Cover. [AND] Correspondences.
Various Publishers, 1971.
Rare 'First Day' cover, signed by artist Norman Rockwell and the prime Apollo 11 crew members. One page, illustrated with a full-color reproduction of Rockwell's 1969 painting 'Behind Apollo 11' on the cover, 10-cent air mail 'First Man on the Moon' postage stamp adhered to the upper right corner which was cancelled in Washington on the date the stamp was issued, September 9, 1969. Signed by each crew member near their respective portrait: "Neil Armstrong," "Buzz Aldrin," "sincerely Norman Rockwell," and "Michael Collins." In near fine condition with very light rubbing to the extremities, collector's caption and mailing address neatly inscribed…
Price: $12,800.00 Item Number: 147209
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First Edition of Antarctica: A Call to Action; Inscribed by Sebastian Copeland
COPELAND, Sebastian; Foreword by Orlando Bloom.
Antarctica: A Call to Action.
San Rafael, CA: Earth Aware, 2008.
First edition of the inspiring sequel to 'Antarctica: The Global Warning.' Oblong duodecimo, original pictorial boards, illustrated with breathtaking high-resolution photographs by Sebastian Copeland throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "January 2009 To Linda, Sebastian Copeland." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Author photograph by Orlando Bloom.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 146836
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First Edition of Sven Hedin's The Wandering Lake
HEDIN, Sven.
The Wandering Lake.
London: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd, 1940.
First edition of Hedin's third volume in his acclaimed trilogy of his accounts of his journeys in Central Asia. Octavo, original cloth, with 32 illustrations, 76 sketches and 10 maps. In near fine condition, bookplate to the front free pastedown. Translated by F.H. Lyon.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 147486