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"In this brief life of ours, it is sad to do almost anything for the last time": Large Signed Portrait Photograph Signed by Charles Dickens
DICKENS, Charles.
Charles Dickens Signed Portrait Photograph.
1868.
Large oval portrait photograph measures 20 inches by 16 inches. Matted in a contemporary frame which measures 25.5 inches by 29.5 inches. Signed "Charles Dickens (with a large flourish) Boston Sixth March 1868." In 1867, Charles Dickens began his second American reading tour at Boston's Tremont Temple, where an enthusiastic audience delighted in some of his most notable works, members of the audience included legendary literary stars such as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Although Dickens was in declining health, he embarked on an ambitious travel schedule across the United States. Dickens returned to Boston once more before concluding…
Price: $30,000.00 Item Number: 74030
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Signed Photograph of Charles A. Lindbergh
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
Charles Lindbergh Signed Photograph.
Black and white photograph of Charles A. Lindbergh in his flying gear, inscribed by Lindbergh, "To Ms. Elizabeth Reynolds Sincerely, Charles A. Lindbergh." In fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 9 inches by 11 inches. A striking image, rare and desirable signed by Lindbergh.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 89010
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Autograph Letter Signed From The Father of Modern Geology Charles Lyell
LYELL, Charles.
Charles Lyell Autographed Letter Signed.
Autographed Signed Letter from Charles Lyell, the father of modern geology. It reads, " Wed. Nov. 24, 1869 Sir James Colvile, I have just heard from our friend Dr. Hooker that you wish to meet me tomorrow (Thursday Nov. 25th) at the Athenaeum in the afternoon. I will be there at 1/2 past 3 ockl. P.M. & tell the porter where I am to be found. Most truly yours Charles Lyell." In near fine condition. Double matted and framed opposite a photograph of Lyell. The entire piece measures 14 inches by 17 inches.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 67029
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Charles Lever's Charles O'Malley: The Irish Dragoon; illustrated by Arthur Rackham
LEVER, Charles.
Charles O’Malley: The Irish Dragoon.
London: James Nisbit & Co., Limited, 1899.
Later printing of this tale illustrated by Arthur Rackham very early in his career. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated by Arthur Rackham with frontispiece and 15 plates. In very good condition.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 142691
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Large original drawing of Charlie Brown; drawn and inscribed by Charles Schulz
SCHULZ, Charles.
Charles Schulz Signed Charlie Brown Drawing.
Large original drawing of beloved Peanuts character Charlie Brown in baseball attire. Drawn and inscribed by Charles Schulz, "For Andrew, Schulz." In near fine condition. Double matted and framed, the entire piece measures 23.25 inches by 20.25 inches. Rare and desirable in such a large format.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 109522
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EXCEPTIONALLY RARE ORIGINAL DRAWING OF SNOOPY'S COMPANION WOODSTOCK; DRAWN AND SIGNED BY CHARLES M. SCHULZ
SCHULZ, Charles M.
Charles Schulz Signed Woodstock Drawing.
Exceptionally rare original drawing of beloved Peanuts character Woodstock in military attire. Drawn and signed by Charles Schulz , "For SPC 4 Britt Weise, best wishes - Schulz." In near fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 14 inches. Original drawings of Woodstock are scarce.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 119508
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“You should never, never doubt something that no one is sure of": First Edition, First Issue of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery and Signed by Roald Dahl
DAHL, Roald.
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.
First edition, first issue with the six line colophon on the last page in the first-issue dust jacket, without the ISBN number on the rear panel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed and dated by the author on a page bound in, "Roald Dahl 1988." In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 147116
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“A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men": First Edition of Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator; Inscribed by Roald Dahl
DAHL, Roald.
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.
First edition of the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Joseph Schindelman. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Timothy Love Roald Dahl." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 146383
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Rare original photograph of a young Charlie Chaplin; Signed by him
CHAPLIN, Charlie.
Charlie Chaplin Signed Photograph.
Rare original photograph of a young Charlie Chaplin. Signed by Chaplin beneath his portrait, "Faithfully Chas Chaplin." In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The photograph measures 7 inches by 5 inches. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 14.5 inches. Rare and desirable.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 95208
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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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"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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"Life Is Not How Far You Travel, But What You Discover!": Rare Crescent Earth Photograph inscribed by Moonwalker Charlie Duke
DUKE, Charlie.
Charlie Duke Signed Crescent Earth Photograph.
Large satin-finish black and white photograph of a crescent earth rising over the lunar surface, signed by the 10th and youngest person to walk on the Moon, Charlie Duke, in silver pen, "Life Is Not How Far You Travel, But What You Discover! Charlie Duke, Apollo LMP, Moonwalker." In fine condition. The photograph measures 12.5 inches by 17.75 inches.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 145933
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Photograph of Neil Armstrong on the Moon; Lengthily inscribed by Charlie Duke
DUKE, Charlie [Neil Armstrong].
Charlie Duke Signed Photograph of Neil Armstrong on the Moon.
July 20, 1969.
Large photograph of Neil Armstrong on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Color photograph of Neil Armstrong on the moon. Lengthily inscribed in gold felt tip by Capsule Communicator Charlie Duke, "Commander Neil A. Armstrong Lunar Surface EVA Charlie Duke Apollo 11 CAPCOM 20 July 1969." In near fine condition. The piece measures 16 inches by 20 inches.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145297
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"THE FIRST AMERICAN BESTSELLER": RARE EARLY AMERICAN PRINTING OF SUSANNA HASWELL ROWSON'S Charlotte Temple: A Tale of Truth
ROWSON [SUSANNA HASWELL],.
Charlotte Temple: A Tale of Truth.
Hartford: Published by Silas Andrus, 1827.
Early American printing of the first American bestseller, first published in 1794. 16mo, half calf over wooden boards, gilt-lettered spine, woodcut frontispiece. In good condition, assuming boards were once paper-covered, the paper has since entirely perished; shallow loss along top edge of both covers, lacking rear endpaper, 20th century rubberstamp to front pastedown. Rare.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 142082
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"The first American bestseller": Exceedingly Rare first edition of Susanna Haswell Rowson's Charlotte: A Tale of Truth
ROWSON, Susanna Haswell.
Charlotte. A Tale of Truth.
Philadelphia: Printed by D. Humphreys for M. Carey, 1794.
Exceedingly rare first American edition (and the earliest obtainable example) of the first American bestseller. Octavo, two volumes bound into one in three quarter calf over marbled boards, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. Although the first American edition was preceded by the first English edition published in 1791, no examples of the first English edition have been traced at auction. In very good condition. Bookplate of D. Appleton to the pastedown, bibliographic description tipped in. Housed in a custom cloth chemise and half morocco clamshell slipcase. Exceedingly rare with only one other example of the first American…
Price: $50,000.00 Item Number: 125183
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FIRST EDITION OF KARSTEN'S SEMINAL CLASSIC CHARTS AND GRAPHS
KARSTEN, Karl G.
Charts and Graphs: An Introduction to Graphic Methods In the Control and Analysis of statistics.
New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1923.
First edition of this seminal work on charts and graphs. Octavo, original leatherette boards, illustrated throughout. Introduction by Carl Snyder. In very good condition with some light rubbing to the extremities, from the Yale Club library with a stamp to the endpaper. First editions are rare.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 67089