Superlative, collector developed, assemblage of a diverse recollection of American Heroes. These autographs represent four wars: WWII (107), Korea (7), Vietnam (17), The War on Terror (2). The signed media includes: First Day Issues (46), Signature / Post Cards (44), Medal of Honor designed cards (30), Letters or 1-page bios..... More

Washington DC: Gaither & Addison, 1846. Printed by John T. Towers. Brown leather with tooled design around cover edges and title impressed on cover. Sixth published Directory of D.C., Rare. 4.5" x 7", pp. x, 1-76, 44 pp. of Advertisements on yellowed paper in the center of the book. An..... More

Washington DC / Los Angeles: 1950 - 1954. SIGNED "Omar Bradley" [1] and the very familiar "Brad" [2]. Letters are addressed to the editor of his book, Theodore S. Amussen. 7" x 10.75", Two letters are on Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff letterhead with flag colors in the..... More

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1983. Collector's Edition. Red leather with five [5] raised bands, gilt titling and decorative panels and rule. Covers have gilt boarder and central flourishes on front and back. Tan moire end papers with matching satin bookmarks still tucked in. 7 3/4" x 10 3/4", ~300+ pp..... More

Internationally published: Hachette, Rocher, Verlag, Mercure de France, et. al. April 1945 to April 1961. A once personally owned archive of one hundred and thirty [130] letters written to George Duhamel post WWII. These 130 letters are a mix of ALS, TLS and ANS, leaning mostly toward typed, signed originals..... More

Washington DC: August 20, 1942. 5.75" x 9", 8vo, Good content on Supreme Court of the United States letterhead. Ink smudge near closing, but not on signature, two small dots at top margin and two small remnants of adhesive on rear. A polite, apolitical reply to a young woman who..... More

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. Brown leather with four raised bands. Titling on spine in gilt on black leather labels with gilt ule and an illustration in black according to the book. The cover has gilt and black borders with the title in black and a raised blind stamp depicting the..... More

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2022. Signed Limited Edition, #94 / 1200. Deep green leather with four raised bands. Gilt titling blocked in black on the spine with rules and flourishes in other spine panels. The front and rear cover has an unsettling, poignant illustration of a spiral staircase and penetrating..... More

Bridgeport, CT: December 17, 1920. Simon Lake Signed Check. Partially-Printed Document, Bank Check measuring 2-5/8" x 6.5", Signed "Simon Lake" as the Payer of $8.25 on check from The Argonaut Salvage Company payable to Bridgeport Cornice Works, Ink, drawn on the Bridgeport Trust Company. SIMON LAKE (1866-1945): Lake built the..... More

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1998. Collector's Edition. Four multi-colored leathers over boards with four raised bands. Titling in gilt with an illustration of the novels' plot on spine panels and front cover. Bronze moire end papers and matching satin bookmarks still tucked in. 5.5" x 8", ~300+ pp. per each..... More

New York: May 23, 1951. Scholastic paperback. Signed "Jean", on blue The Waldorf - Astoria stationary, with graphic of the The Towers in header. 6.75" x 5.5", Bi-folded stationary with mailing fold across the middle. Symmetric spotting on inside, p.2, not affecting text or signature, some bleed through to front..... More

1941 - 1973. Museum caliber archive of material chronicling the work and societal impact of the greatest war cartoonist of The Greatest Generation. More than 55 described items, some are very rare including one of a kind items. Twenty-nine books (29), most first editions including: the 1941 FE of Star..... More

Cairo, Egypt: Maktbit Misr, 1985. Inscribed to To Atia Al-Daour: “My brother Atia Al-Daour with love and appreciation, /s/”. Naguib Mahfouz, (1911 - 2006) has been the only Egyptian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1988). He spent most all of his life in Cairo, where he published his..... More