New York: G. H. Buek & Co., 1894. First Edition. Pictorial wraps of a wildflower bouquet on the cover and two cherubic children romping in a field on the rear. Illustration by Maud Humphrey. Two staple binding. 8.5" x 12", not paginated, 16 pp. of colored illustrations and descriptions of..... More
Washington City: E. A. Cohen & Co., 1834. Period brown leather with gilt border on front and back, Directory 1834 on spine in gilt with four bands. 4.5" x 7.25", Missing first blank end page and last two pages of advertisement, top corner of pp. 25-32 have been torn off..... More
Washington DC: March 25, 1825. SIGNED by "J. Q. Adams" as President of the United States, "H. Clay" as Secretary of State and "William Wirt" as Attorney General. Clean, affirmative signatures. 11.5" x 15" Vellum document. Small corner tear on bottom right and top left not close to any script..... More
London: J. Booth, 1818. First Edition. Contemporary maroon leather binding over original boards and three panels of the original titled portion of orininal spine applied. 6.5" x 3.75", pp. 2-34, [102] with frontispiece and 7 engraved plates and two [2] color fold-out maps, being a map of Ireland and one..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, 2017. First Edition. White semi-gloss paper over boards with titling in black and red, seven painting reprints on the front and one on the back. SIGNED "George Bush" on publisher's inserted half title page. 8" x 10", pp. 8-191 with 66 color reproductions of Bush's original..... More
New York: Times Books, 1995. First Edition. Bound in 1/4 white buckram over white paper covered boards, lettering silver. SIGNED by the author "J. Carter" on FFE. 5.75" x 8.25" pp. [vii] viii-xi [2] 3-130. Illustrated by Sarah Elizabeth Chuldenko. This prolific U.S. President turns his skills from prose to..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001. First Edition. Moire boards with author, title, and publisher in red on spine. SIGNED "J Carter" on title page. 5.5" x 7.5", 12mo pp. [1-10] 11-155 [156-160] with four B&W line drwawings by daughter Amy. President Carter reminisces about the Christmas holidays he spent..... More
Charleston, SC: January 31, 1964. Two items: Typed Letter Signed, 1 p. 4to addressed to an Ernest Schwartz of Ardmore Junior High School confirming the inclusion of having signed stamp covers. Usual mail folds, light fade mark to left center. Printed on The Citadel Stationary. Also included is a 4"..... More
Washington DC: September 11, 1893. 19.5" x 15", SIGNED as Grover Cleveland and counter signed by Secretary of the Treasury, "J G. Carlisle". Uniformly toned with stain across lower edge, small closed tear at top right corner, 1/2" chip at center top, none affecting printed or signed portion of the..... More
New York: Little, Brown & Co., June 2018. First Edition / First Printing. Black cloth over boards with titling in gilt on the spine and authors gilt signatures impresed on the front cover. SIGNED "Bill Clinton / J Patterson" on publisher's bookplate laid in with a ticket from signing event..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963 / 1965. Limited Edition #843 / 1500. Natural colored, tan linen cloth over boards with titling in gilt on the spine, boxed in green with gilt border. SIGNED, "Dwight D Eisenhower" on tipped in blank following colophon page. Matching set, both with..... More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co., 1856. First Edition. Brown paper wraps. INSCRIBED from the author: "President Fillmore / With the best respects of Edward Everett" at top of title page. 5.75" x 9", pp. 6 - 50. Incidental fox dots, wrinkle at bottom right corner, separation at paper spine..... More
Ridgefield, CT: June 15,1960. 7" x 10.5", 2 pp., on personal letterhead stationary. Very readable, written in blue ink on both sides. Stamped mailing envelope included. Alice Geraldine Farrar (1882 – 1967) was an American soprano opera singer and film actress, noted for her beauty and acting ability. She had a...... More
Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1896. "Twenty copies on large paper; and ninety copies on small paper, of which this is No. 41 of small paper." Hardcover, flexi-boards, bound in vellum, gilt titles, encased in a red cloth, two piece.vertical slipcase. 7.75" x 10", not paginated, illustrated with lithographic reproductions of illuminated..... More
London: 1576. Blue card wraps, not original. 4.75" x 7", pp. [2] 175 - 192. Tidemark on foredge of most pages, chipping to rear four pages and other edge wear. The enterity of the Poem is included: "The fruite of Fetters" and "The complaint of the Greene Knight", "The farewell..... More
Washington DC: January 31, 1975. SIGNED "Gerald R. Ford" in black on 6.75" x 8.75" The White House stationary, Presidential Seal at the top. A handful of small browning spots, early toning to right edge. Addressed to the Pupils of Mrs. Fink's Fourth Grade Class, Hiram School, Hiram, OH. Hiram..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1986. First Edition. Light brown cloth with gold emboss on spine and Eastern imprint on the cover including the all seeing eye. SIGNED and INSCRIBED with DOODLE "for Kathryn Stewart / Portland Oregon / Allen Ginsberg" on Author Bibliography page with a drawing of a...... More
Comprises: 1.) Image of an ornate miniature oval plaque on mount imprinted "The People's Choice'." Text on image relates "In God We Trust / The Union Must and Shall be Preserved / The Peoples Choice...Let Us Have Peace." Verso boldly imprinted "...The Norris Engraving and Publishing Co. ...Agents Wanted For..... More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Young, 1952. First Edition. Blue cloth cover with quote on front and gray cloth spine with author, title, publisher in gilt on black inset mount. INSCRIBED by our 33rd President, "To: Jerome Peltier / From: Harry S. Truman" on frontispiece. 8.25" x 11.25" pp..... More
New York: The MacMillan Company, 1953. Eighth Printing. Navy blue cloth over boards with titling in gilt on spine. INSCRIBED "To Dr. Herbert Moffett / Withthe Good Wishes of Herbert Hoover". 9.25" x 6", pp. xv, 2-503 with fronitispiece and four full page B&W photographs. Quality text block, clean, and..... More
Portland, OR: Thomas Howell, March 15, 1897 and April 1, 1898. First Edition. Brown paper wraps with titling on the cover in black. Fascicle 1, Ranunculaceae to Rhamnaceae, pp. 2 - 112. Very good with light wear to corners and spine, bottom ruffle to pages which extend beyond cover. Fascicle..... More
February 22nd, 1837. 19" x 27", partially printed document on vellum with two attractive engravings: one of a menacing eagle at the top with "E Pluribus Unum" scroll and a variation of the military landscape of weapons, flags and military imagery. This is an appoint of Albemarle Cady to First..... More
1982. INSCRIBED "To Sean - / With warmest best wishes / for your happiness and success / in the future - Your friend, / Ted Kennedy / '82".Color Photograph 8" x 10". Patriotic photo of John-John (JFK Jr.) wearing a sailor uniform and soulfully gazing into his future. Sean Robbins..... More
San Francisco: City of Lights Books, 1961. First Edition. Cardboard covers. 5.5" x 8" pp. [4] 5-184, Only a diagonal corner bend at the top and bottom of front cover, rub down right side of spine, in all this is a fine condition copy of this well preserved, delicate and..... More
May 17, 1883. As private secretary to Cleveland, Lamont responds to an invitation May 17, 1883, on Executive Chamber, State of New York stationary, 5" x 7 3/4", two pages. Letter to Israel A.Barker, Chief Marshall Brooklyn Sunday School Union. With a fine bold signature, smudge on front page, quarter..... More