New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001. First Edition. Light brown boards with quarter blue and spine with author, title and publisher in gilt on spine. SIGNED "J Carter" on title page. 8vo 6.5" x 9.5" pp [1-12] 13-184 [185-186]. Jimmy Carter reaches back to growing up on a rural farm..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001. First Edition. Light brown boards with quarter blue and spine with author, title and publisher in gilt on spine. SIGNED "J Carter" on title page. 8vo 6.5" x 9.5" pp [1-12] 13-184 [185-186]. Uncut fore edge, clean, tight text block. DJ has a few..... More
March 17, 2014. A typed letter of personal concern SIGNED "Jimmy Carter" 6" x 9' on personal stationary with Presidential seal. Mailing fold across the center. One note written as Governor of Georgia, April 24, 1974; In lot with photographs of Carters with Pope, the Carters welcoming President Tito of..... More
Washington DC: Democratic National Committee, 2012 - 14. A collection of ephemera from the Obama era administration including: [1] Invitation to attend the 2013 Inauguration. [2] Commemorative Presidential Photo of Obama playing with the family dog on the White House lawn. [3] 2014 White House Christmas Holiday Card [4] Invitation..... More
New York, NY: Whittlesey House, 1941. First Edition, Later Printing. Green cloth over boards with titling on the spine in gilt. SIGNED "Mariam Anderson" on frontispiece. 5.5" x 8", pp. 3 - 270, with twelve B&W illustrations. Book is in very good condition with only a 1" circular spotting on..... More
October 20, 1979. Dedication book for the inauguration of the JFK Library in 11 in x 14 in Folio 12 pp., INSCRIBED, "To: Brennan Rebecca Rommins / My very best wishes always / Dave Powers / Curator", Full page dedication agenda with postmarked JFK 13c postmarked day of the agenda..... More
Washington DC: 1981 - 1984. This modest archive of material from O'Connor includes: [A] Typed Letter Signed, "Sandra", 8.5" x 11", 1 p.,on Supreme Court Letterhead acknowledging condolence of her father's death. Fine, with mailing folds. [B] Manuscript Note Signed, 5.5" x 8.5", 1 p., on personal memo stationary, thanking..... More
The World: 1915 - 1945. Catalog of detailed items available upon request. Included in this archive are 56 B&W photographs owned by Ernie, 23 with notations in his hand on the rear. 28 roadmaps that Ernie and Geraldine used when they crisscrossed the country in the late 1930's writing dispatches..... More
Los Angeles, CA: Kennedy For President Committee, 1968. An archive of twenty-five (25) items of original ephemera from Robert F Kennedy's Campaign in Los Angeles, CA. The items include: A "Comprehensive Position Paper", 21 pp., from RFK's competitor, Eugene McCarthy For President, an S.R.O Committee soliciting donations for an event..... More
Washington DC: U. S. Government, September 29, 1931. A fascinating paper trail from birth to death of a small American company, from incorporation to dissolution of the Company.with International operations in Mexico and Japan along the way. The Collection's original documents chronicle the significant events in the life cycle of..... More
c. Late 1800's. Stand alone, no framing. Mostly 3.5" x 2.25" period monochrome tin-types of individuals, eight with multiple individuals in the photo. Typical studio poses, a mix of standing and seated poses. More
Twenty-three (23) color stereo-scopes of the highlights of any renown historical and vacation locations, including: Versailles, Independence Hall in Phila., The Blarney Castle, St. Peters, Venice, and The Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The scenes from California are 1907 by C. S. & V. Co. in Los Angeles. The international scenes..... More
c. Late 1800's. Mounted in excised pages of an album. Mostly 3.5" x 2.25" period photos of individuals, nine with multiple individuals in the photo. Curious historical artifacts from the early years of photography, especially those of children staring ghostly into the lens. Photos are slipped into the pages of..... More
Nov. 30, 1993. INSCRIBED "To Joe / all the Best! Jim / Bear / Brady" with doodle. 5.75" x 9.25", 12 pp. document known as "The Brady Bill". Two light creases from folding. James Scott "Jim" Brady (August 29, 1940 – August 4, 2014) was an assistant to the U.S...... More
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, July 11, 2003. Limited Edition, #641 / 1300. Maroon leather over boards with titling in gilt on the spine and symmetric flourish inside a matching gilt border on the front / back cover. Burnt umber, silk, moire endpapers. SIGNED "Barbara Bush" on publisher's colophon page, all..... More
Agana, Guam: Department of the Navy, February 15. 1973. Glen. All items in archival sleeves and stored in a 3-ring binder. Unique, one-of-a-kind archive of photos and ephemera documenting the dedication of Brewer Field in Agana, Guam. Fifty (50) 8" x 10", B&W and color official photographs of the dedication..... More
Camp Parks, CA: 1944. Excellent war time archive of letters from U. S. Seabee Russell Cody to his wife Peggie in Bridgeport, CT. 6.25" x 10.25" mostly on stationary with colorful Seabees letterhead, 1 from SF USO. Included are most the original transmittal envelopes. Handwriting is neat and legible. Cody..... More
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1966. AUTOGRAPH and SIGNED by Mamie Eisenhower in bold red felt tip pen. 4.75" x 11.37" folded to open from the top. Holly wreath in red and green on the front designed by Ruth Keppler who was the head artist at Woodward & Lathrop, Washington D.C.'s first Department Store. This..... More
Houston, TX: World Book Encyclopedia Science Service, 1964. First Edition. Association Copy to fellow astronaut Gus Grissom; SIGNED "Best Regards - John Glenn" on half title page with black felt tip pen. 5.5" x 8.25", pp. xiv, 2-248. Includes several historic pieces of ephemera. Tipped into front cover is a...... More
Hand SIGNED "Al Gore" in black ink. Postmarked on Inauguration Day, June 20, 1993. "In the digital era, privacy must be a priority. Is it just me, or is secret blanket surveillance obscenely outrageous?" - Al Gore. More
SIGNED "Al Gore" on an Official Ball / American League / Bobby Brown Pres. Rawlings logo Haiti manufactured. Brown was President of the American League from 1984 - 1994 overlapping the first two years of the Clinton / Gore Administration (1993 - 2001). "Baseball, our national pastime, still lies under..... More
1988. Pair of large format campaign portraits. Comprises: 1.) Harrison in left facing bust length, 3/4 profile, pose with imprint at bottom "Benjamin Harrison / Republican Candidate for President." 2.) Morton in a right facing bust length, 1/2 profile, pose with imprint at bottom "Levi P. Morton / Republican Candidate..... More
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, November 14, 2004. Limited Edition, #1222 / 1540. Deep blue leather over boards with titling in gilt oln the spine and a symmetric flourish inside a matching gilt border on the front / back cover. Burnt umber, silk, moire endpapers. SIGNED "Kay Bailey Hutchison" on publisher's..... More
New York: Scribner's Sons, 1937. 9.5" x 7.25" sepia prints of original drawings tipped onto 17" x 13" heavy weight, beige paper. Each portrait accompanied by guard sheet with biographical notes by Desmond Hall. Issued in case. These pages are not excised, they were never bound in. Some of the..... More
