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Eisenhower family photograph Signed by members of three generations of the Eisenhower family
EISENHOWER, Dwight D. and Mamie Doud Eisenhower; David Eisenhower.
Eisenhower Family Signed Photograph.
Photograph of the Eisenhower family, signed by Dwight D. and Mamie Eisenhower, their son and daughter-in-law and only grandchild. Inscribed by Dwight D. Eisenhower, "For Ken & Joyce Browne with best wishes Dwight D. Eisenhower," and signed, "Mamie Doud Eisenhower." Additionally inscribed by the Eisenhowers' eldest son John and his wife Barbara, "To the Brownes from Barbara and John Eisenhower" and signed by their son David Eisenhower. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 14.25 inches. Rare and desirable signed by members of three generations of the Eisenhower family.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 95836
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First Edition of Christian Boltanski's El Caso
BOLTANSKI, Christian.
El Caso.
Madrid: Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 1988.
First edition. Oblong quarto, original stiff cardboard. In near fine condition. Introduction by Juan Miguel Hernandez Leon. Exhibition of the artist Christian Boltanski at Centro de Arte Reina Sofia 1988.
Price: $85.00 Item Number: 15056
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“Freedom is often the first casualty of war": First Edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's El General en su Laberinto; Inscribed by Him to Close Friends
MARQUEZ, Gabriel Garcia.
El General en su Laberinto. [The General in His Labyrinth].
Mexico: Editorial Diana, 1989.
First edition of this "fascinating tour de force and a moving tribute to an extraordinary man” (Margaret Atwood, New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez in 1990 with a drawing of a flower, "Una flor Para Juana, y un abrazo para Sergio en L.A. Gabo 90." The recipient, Sergio Muñoz Bata and his wife Juana, were close friends of Marquez. They met in 1964 in Mexico City in the home of author Carlos Fuentes, who often hosted a literary open house or "salon" on Sundays. At the time, Marquez was largely…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 133247
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“I know who I am and who I may be, if I choose": Deluxe illustrated Ibarra Edition of Don Quixote
CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de .
El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha: Nueva Edicion, Corregida Por La Real Academia Española.
Madrid: Don Joaquin Ibarra, 1780.
The deluxe illustrated Ibarra edition of Cervantes' masterpiece. Quartos, 4 volumes. Bound in full 19th century green morocco with central motif and cornerpieces stamped in blind to the panels, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, elaborate double-ruled gilt borders, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, engraved frontispiece to each volume and 31 engraved plates throughout, 2-page folding engraved map of Don Quixote's travels to the rear of volume 1. Spanish printer Joaquín Ibarra made several important technical developments in press printing, book-making, typography and paper-making. In his printed work, Ibarra sought to achieve a perfect flow of harmonious type, inks, illustration,…
Price: $22,000.00 Item Number: 97654
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“I know who I am and who I may be, if I choose": Deluxe illustrated Ibarra Edition of Don Quixote
CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de .
El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha: Nueva Edicion, Corregida Por La Real Academia Española.
Madrid: Don Joaquin Ibarra, 1780.
The deluxe illustrated Ibarra edition of Cervantes' masterpiece "which is to Spanish literature what Shakespeare is to English" (Bloom). Quartos, 4 volumes. Bound in full contemporary Spanish tree calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, red morocco spine labels, gilt ruled borders, marbled endpapers, all edges green, engraved frontispiece to each volume and 31 engraved plates throughout, 2-page folding engraved map of Don Quixote's travels to the rear of volume 1. Spanish printer Joaquín Ibarra made several important technical developments in press printing, book-making, typography and paper-making. In his printed work, Ibarra sought to achieve a perfect flow of…
Price: $20,000.00 Item Number: 96763
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“I know who I am and who I may be, if I choose": Deluxe illustrated Ibarra Edition of Don Quixote
CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de.
El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha: Nueva Edicion, Corregida Por La Real Academia Española.
Madrid: Don Joaquin Ibarra, 1780.
The deluxe illustrated Ibarra edition of Cervantes' masterpiece "which is to Spanish literature what Shakespeare is to English" (Bloom). Quartos, 4 volumes. Bound in full contemporary Spanish tree calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, red and black morocco spine labels, elaborate double gilt-ruled borders, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, engraved frontispiece to each volume and 31 engraved plates throughout, 2-page folding engraved map of Don Quixote's travels to the rear of volume 1. Spanish printer Joaquín Ibarra made several important technical developments in press printing, book-making, typography and paper-making. In his printed work, Ibarra sought to achieve a…
Price: $22,000.00 Item Number: 96554
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The First Annotated Edition of Cervantes' Masterpiece El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha
CERVANTES, Miguel De.
El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha.
Madrid: Gabriel de Sancha, 1797-98.
First edition of the first annotated edition of Don Quixote. Octavo, five volumes, bound in contemporary tree calf, covers with a swashed diagonal cross, edged with a gilt roll, gilt bands and green lettering pieces, marbled endpapers, sprinkled edges. With 2 engraved portraits, 2 engraved headpieces, 3 folding maps, and 31 engraved plates executed by P. Duflos and Moreno Tejada after R. Ximeno, A. Navarro, Monnet and Camaron y Paret. In near fine condition. "This beautiful edition, which is printed on excellent paper, is of the highest importance for Pellicer's erudite notes and commentary, and for his painstaking corrections of…
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 62015
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Exceptionally rare and spectacular 17th century editions of both volumes of Cervantes’ masterpiece Don Quixote; comprising one of the most desirable pairings of both volumes: Cervantes' final revised third edition of Part I and the scarce first edition of Part II
CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de.
El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Segunda Parte del Ingenioso Cavallero Don Quixote de la Mancha.
Madrid: Por Juan de La Cuesta, vendese en casa de Francisco de Robles, librero del Rey, 1608-1615.
Exceedingly rare and spectacular 17th century editions of both volumes of Cervantes’ prized work, the remarkable Beilby Thompson-Maggs-Ortiz Linares copy with a shared provenance spanning over 320 years, this is among the oldest known sets of both parts paired and uniformly bound in the 18th century, comprising one of the most desirable pairings of the editions of each volume selected for the superior qualities of their respective printings: the third edition of Part I - printed in 1608 - being the last edition corrected and revised by Cervantes himself which remains its definitive form, and the scarce first edition of…
Price: $1,900,000.00 Item Number: 142820
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First Edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's El Otono del Patriarca; Signed by Him and Gregory Rabassa
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel.
El Otono del Patriarca [The Autumn of the Patriarch].
Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1975.
First Argentine edition of this "majestic, superb...a stunning portrait of the archetype, the pathological fascist tyrant" (The New York Times). Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the translator Gregory Rabassa on the front free endpaper. Rabassa translated this novel into English. In very good condition, name to the title page.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 119741
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First Edition of Garcia Marquez's El otono del Patriarca; Signed by Him and Jose Saramago
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel (Jose Saramago).
El Otono del Patriarca [The Autumn of the Patriarch].
Barcelona: Plaza & Janes, 1975.
First Spanish edition of this "majestic...superb...a stunning portrait of the archetype, the pathological fascist tyrant" (The New York Times). Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. From the library of Jose Saramago, with his signature on the front free endpaper. Both authors were recipients of the Nobel Prize in literature. A nice association linking these two great writers of the twentieth century. Very good in wrappers.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 74033
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First Spanish Edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's El Otono del Patriarca; Signed by Him and Gregory Rabassa
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel.
El Otono del Patriarca [The Autumn of the Patriarch].
Barcelona: Plaza & Janes, 1975.
First Spanish edition of this "majestic, superb...a stunning portrait of the archetype, the pathological fascist tyrant" (The New York Times). Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the translator Gregory Rabassa on the front free endpaper. Rabassa translated this novel into English. In very good condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 46985
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Christmas Card Warmly inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt "All my Love E.R."
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Christmas Card.
Christmas card which reads, "Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt extends her very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year." Additionally signed above by Eleanor Roosevelt, "To ______ all my love E.R." Matted and framed with a photograph of Eleanor Roosevelt. In fine condition. Measures 11.5 inches by 16 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 5822
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“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face": Rare Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Dollar Bill
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Dollar Bill.
1935.
Original series 1935 A one dollar silver certificate, boldly signed by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 12 inches. We have never seen another signed dollar bill by Roosevelt.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 133851
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Toledo Israel Bond Committee Invitation; Signed by The First Lady of the Free World Eleanor Roosevelt
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Israel Bond Committee Invitation.
B'Nai Israel Social Hall (Kenwood Blvd.): The Toledo Israel Bond Committee, November 11, 1957.
Rare invitation from the Toledo Israel Bond Committee, addressed to "The Outstanding Woman of Our Time" First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. One page, invitation administered on behalf of State of Israel Development Bonds to attend a community meeting at B'Nai Israel Social Hall on November 11, 1957, illustrated with a portrait of Roosevelt on the front panel, boldly signed by her beneath the portrait of herself. In near fine condition with card folds. A rare and unique example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146600
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Autograph Letter signed by Greek Statesman Eleftherios Venizelos to American mining engineer and diplomat John Hays Hammond
VENIZELOS, Eleftherios.
Eleftherios Venizelos Autograph Letter Signed.
One folding page letter hand-written and signed by "the father of modern Greece," Eleftherios Venizelos. Dated December 24th, 1921 on letterhead from the El Mirasol in Santa Barbara, California, the letter reads "To Mr. John Hays Hammond El Mirasol. My dear Mr. Hammond, We are giving a very small luncheon party here on the 26th and Madame Venizelos & I would be delighted if Mrs. Hammond, Miss Hammond and yourself would give us the great pleasure of your company at 4 p.m. on the day. Very Sincerely yours, E.K. Venizelos." The recipient, John Hays Hammond was a successful American mining…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 82454
