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Rare collection of Congressional Reports the Miami and Pottawatomie Indian Treaties
Miami and Pottawatomie Indian Treaty Collection.
Washington: Various Publishers, 1828-1826.
Rare collection of Congressional Reports the Miami and Pottawatomie Indian Treaties. Octavo, 7 reports bound in modern paper wrappers or disbound. The collection includes: Treaty with Eel River Indians. Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting a Copy of a Treaty… with the Eel River or Thornton Party of Miami Indians. Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1828; Lands Granted to Indiana. Documents to Accompany Bill H.R. No. 99, to authorize the Legislature of the State of Indiana to sell and Convey Certain Tracts of Land Granted to Said State. Jan. 21, 1828. House of Reps. Doc. No. 71, 20th…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 135497
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First Edition of Delia Owens' Where the Crawdads Sing; Lengthily Signed by Her
OWENS, Delia.
Where the Crawdads Sing.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2018.
First edition of one of the best-selling books of all-time and basis for the 2022 film. Octavo, original boards. Lengthily signed by the author on the title page, "Way out yonder, where the crawdads sing Delia Owens." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Na Kim. A unique example.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 136037
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"Doctor Eduardo Plarr stood in the small port on the Parana, among the rails of yellow cranes": Rare first edition of Graham Greene's classic British thriller novel The Honorary Consul; Warmly Inscribed by Him
GREENE, Graham.
The Honorary Consul.
London: The Bodley Head Ltd, 1973.
First edition of one of Greene's own favorite works. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Philip with love, from Graham." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Harvey.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 137548
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Original Photograph signed by Nobel Peace Prize Winner Albert Schweitzer
SCHWEITZER, Albert.
Albert Schweitzer Autograph Signed Photograph.
Large photograph of Albert Schweitzer in Lambarene purchasing supplies for the hospital, signed and inscribed by him. The entire piece measures 13 inches by 11 inches. One of the largest signed photographs we have seen or handled.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 117846
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"He described the night vividly, the endless hours, the bombers thundering low over the storms of fire": First Edition of James Salter’s The Hunters; Signed by Him
SALTER, James.
The Hunters.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956.
First edition of the author’s first novel and landmark in the literature of war. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by James Salter on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some wear to the extremities. Jacket design by Bill English. Signed first editions are rare.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 117479
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James Weldon Johnson's Classic Fifty Years and Other Poems; Inscribed by Him
JOHNSON, James Weldon.
Fifty Years and Other Poems.
Boston: The Cornhill Publishing Co., 1921.
Early printing of Johnson's first collection of classic poems. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Mrs. Edward Lee McCatgin with the sincere regards of James Weldon Johnson." With an introduction by Brander Matthews. In very good condition, with an inscription below "To August Meier with best regards Frederick B. Artz." Artz was an author and professor at Oberlin College. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 123468
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"The First Angling Book Written in America": First Edition of the John J. Brown's The American Angler's Guide
BROWN, John J.
The American Angler’s Guide.
New York: Burgess, Stringer & Co, 1845.
First edition of the first angling book written in America. Small octavo, original brown cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spin and front panel. In very good condition. Period name to the front free end paper. A rare piece of American angling literature.
Price: $2,150.00 Item Number: 88015
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"We cannot build the future by avenging the past": First Edition of T.H. White's The Once and Future King
WHITE, T.H.
The Once and Future King.
London: Collins, 1958.
First edition of the single volume of White's Arthurian trilogy, Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A very sharp example, rare in the original dust jacket.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 89448
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Rare original photograph of a young Charlie Chaplin; Signed by him
CHAPLIN, Charlie.
Charlie Chaplin Signed Photograph.
1914.
Rare original sepia-toned photograph of a young Charlie Chaplin, signed, "With Love Charles Aug 26th 14." Signed along the left edge in white, "Witzel L.A." for the photographer Albert Witzel. Framed. The entire piece measures 9.5 inches by 7 inches. Rare and desirable.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 145797
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First Edition of HUND, WIGULEUS' Metropolis Salisburgensis
HUND, Wiguleus.
Metropolis Salisburgensis.
Ingolstadt: David Sartor, 1582.
First edition of this important work on Bavaria and northern Italy, covering the history of churches and monasteries in that region including Freising, Regensburg, Passau and Brixen. Adams H-1161. Folio, bound in contemporary vellum using a manuscript leaf, 168 leaves. Woodcut vignette on title. In excellent condition with some soiling and browning.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 76088
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First Edition of The Dark Half; Signed by Stephen King
KING, Stephen .
The Dark Half.
New York: The Viking Press, 1989.
First edition of this novel by the author of The Shining. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Front jacket photograph by Geoffrey Gove. Photograph of King by Tabitha King.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 144694
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Rare photograph of Baseball Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle; Signed by both
DI MAGGIO, Joe and Mickey Mantle.
Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle Signed Photograph.
Original black and white photograph of American baseball legends Joe Di Maggio and Mickey Mantle in New York Yankees uniform. Boldly signed by both Di Maggio and Mantle. In fine condition with a PSA/DNA authentication label adhered to the lower right corner. The entire piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches. Rare and desirable.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 146708
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First Edition of Henry Clews Recollections About Wall Street; Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street; Inscribed by Him
CLEWS, Henry.
Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street.
New York: Irving Publishing Company, 1888.
First edition of Clews' classic work. Thick octavo, original green cloth, with titles to the spine in gilt and engraved frontispiece and nearly 50 portrait plates. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "___ ______ with the compliments of Henry Clews N.Y. May 3rd, 95." In very good condition with some of the usual rubbing to the extremities.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 46042
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Autographed Check From Amelia Earhart to Her Husband
EARHART, Amelia.
Amelia Earhart Signed Check.
Signed personal check from Amelia Earhart dated December 20, 1932 payable to her husband George Palmer Putnam for $250, which measures 2.5 inches by 7.5 inches. Double-matted and framed with a sheet music cover honoring Earhart. The entire piece measures 12 inches by 18 inches, with a window in the backing for viewing Putnam's signature.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 39022
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Inaugural Invitation Signed by President George Bush, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
BUSH, George H.W.; Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
President George Bush, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Signed 1989 Inaugural Invitation.
President George H.W. Bush, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Signed 1989 Inaugural Invitation. 8.5" x 11"; Washington, D.C.; with First Day Cancellation stamp dated January 20, 1989. Invitation to the inauguration of George H.W. Bush and Dan Quayle. Signed by President George H.W. Bush, William H. Rehnquist and Sandra Day O'Connor. Justice Rehnquist swore in President Bush, and Justice O'Connor swore in the Vice President Quayle. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15.5 inches by 13.5 inches.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 74988
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“Never test another man by your own weakness": First Edition of Joseph Conrad’s Masterpiece Lord Jim
CONRAD, Joseph.
Lord Jim.
London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1900.
First edition of one of Conrad’s finest novels. Octavo, original cloth. First printing with the first issue points including the misprints "anyrate" p. 77, l. 5, "cure" (instead of "cured") p. 226, 7 lines from the bottom, the omission of "keep" after "can" p. 226, 7 lines from the bottom, and "his" p. 319, last line, being printed below the line. In near fine condition, bookplates to the front pastedown. A very sharp example.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 144315