Chicago: January 6, 1898. One (1) TNS from The Burrows Brothers Company to Gunther, one (1) ANS from Gunther to Arthur H. Clark w/envelope on Confectioner letterhead. 1 7.5” x 5” TNS with handwritten response from Gunther on back, comprising 2 pp.; 1 8.5” x 11” ANS comprising 1 p.;... More
New York: July 9, 1929. 1 pp. TNS 7.25” x 10.5”, Light mailing folds present, minimal editorial pencil. Kermit Roosevelt (1889 – 1943) was an American businessman, soldier, explorer, and writer. The second son of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, Kermit was a graduate of Harvard University, served in both..... More
Cleveland, OH: March 10, 1897. 1 p. TLS 8” x 9.5” from Sherwin to Arthur H. Clark. Light mailing folds present. Henry Alden Sherwin (1842 – 1916) was one of the founders of the Sherwin-Williams Company in 1866. He was a philanthropist and funded many start-up companies in Ohio. In the early days... More
Manila: May 10, 1922. 1 p. 8” x 10.5” Mailing folds present, minimal pencil note and dogear. Leonard Wood (1860 – 1927) served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Military Governor of Cuba, and Governor General of the Philippines. He began his military career as an army doctor on the..... More
Rajneeshpuram, Oregon: Rajneesh Neo-Sannyas International Commune, July 1984. First Edition. Black and white cardboard cover with photos of the Rajneesh on the cover. 4.25" x 7", pp.1-215 plus glossary, complete with recipes on each page and many illustrations. Clean, quality, never read, not crease in binding, insignificant rub on paperback... 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: 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
Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland School of Art, 1925. First Edition. Brown cloth over boards with titling and graphic in black on front cover. Two hole ring binding in tact and no wear noted. 5" x 6", pp. 1-30, drawing illustration on verso and text explanation on recto delivering 30 learned... More
New York: Four Winds Press, 1980. First Edition. INSCRIBED “To Juna / Mercer Mayer 82” with a drawing of a Unicorn, np., 10" x 8.25". Written and finely Illustrated by Mayer, this book was a favorite of many children wishing a new style fairy tale. Other than a once bent... More
1969 - 1984. First Editions. [1] Yolen, Jane, The Bird of Time. Thomas Y. Crowell, 1971, First, Inscribed, “OK Juna, this book is for you / touch magic / Mercer Mayer 1981, Fine. [2] The Great Cat Chase, Scholastic Book Printing, 1974, First Printing, Signed, VG. [3] Terrible Troll, The... More
1943 - 1978. Mostly First Editions. This collection includes 53 line items, more than 100 individual items chronicling the life and publications of Bill Mauldin, the greatest editorial cartoonist of The Greatest Generation. 28 books including three copies of Up Front, 1st Printing in Fine condition and a signed paperback... More
Washington DC: The White House, August 31, 1993. SIGNED " Bill Clinton" on 7" x 10.5" stationary with White House letterhead and presidential seal on Whitings Woven Linen stationary, likely auto-pen. Addressed to Michael Andrews, Director, Salomon, Inc., Clinton thanks Andrews for his support of the economic and deficit reduction... More
Oct 7, 1965. INSCRIBED by the First Lady and SIGNED by the President. 9.25" x 7.25" color photograph, professsionally matted and framed (16" x 16"). Photo of the Johnson family with daughters Luci Baines and Lynda Bird seated in front of a fire place in the White House. Several tiny... More
New York: Twelve, 2014. First Edition. Blue paper over boards with white titling on the spine. SIGNED "Paul Ryan" on title page. 6" x 9", pp. xii, 4-290. Fine condition with no defects noted. Paul Ryan, the Republican nominee for Vice President in 2012 and intellectual lodestar of the Republican... More
New York: Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborne, August 1972. First Edition. Red, mostly white and blue cardboard cover with an advertisement for Coca-Cola on back panel. 8.5" x 11", pp. 1-288. Only a small (1/4") pink water spot on cover and nick at bottom right panel. An homage to Nixon... More
Jacksonville, FL: To the Editor of The Graphic, June 20, 1889. Very uncommon, 3 copies on U.S Libraries. Single sheet, with a few small edge tears and slight crease across one of the vignettes along the bottom margin, light toning across top margin. In a letter to the editor, Spinner... More
Washington DC: December 13, 1865. A four page folded sheet (two integral pages blank), on the letterhead of the Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. Single page of text in a clerical hand, signed by Harlan as Secretary of the Dept. of Interior. Single page of text in a clerical... More
Roslyn, New York: Walter J. Black, c. 1960's. First Edition. Half tan, textured cloth with red cloth over boards. Titling on spine in gilt, boxed by red and bordered by blue with a sun symbol and author's name. 5" x 7.25", all volumes approximately 250 pp. with blued top edges... More
Balt. & Ohio Railroad, Sept. 14, ?8. SIGNED "Benj. F. Butler" as Manager, R.A.D.V. (Railroad Authority for Disabled Veteran Soldiers), 4.25" x 2.25", on franked ticket for "John White from Washington to Columbus via Balt. + Ohio R.R.", in another hand. Circular, blue stamp in lower right, punched by conductor... More
London: Alecto Historical Editions, 1988. Limited Edition #349 / 1000. One half ivory cloth with mottled brown paper over boards, solid brown end papers. 10.75" x 15.5", with maps, facsimiles and commentary. Vol. 1, Folios and Maps with three (3) maps in front pocket. Vol. 2 Introduction & Translation, pp... More
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1876. Red cardboard cover with titling in black. 4.35" x 6.75", pp. 3-48 with both folded maps (Reference Map of Philadelphia and Plan of the Grounds and Buildings) still attached to the front and rear inside covers. Maps are in very good condition... More
Rutland, VT: The Tuttle Company, July 7, 1927. First Edition. Gray paper cover with titling in black. SIGNED "Walter J. Coates" on blank title page. 6" x 9", 28 four line stanzas and 18 footnotes of historical support in this 16 p. stapled booklet. Written for the Vermont Sesqui-Centennnial Commission... More
San Diego: William Tomkins, 1926. First Edition. Green patterned paper cover with title, author and illustration of a pipe smoking Indian on the cover. 6.5" x 9.75", pp. 6-77, with illustrations on most every page. Nearly a very good copy with age and toning along the edges and spine, fluttered... More
July 19, 1781. Quality document ideal for framing and presentation. 7.5" x 11.5", 1 pp. manuscript in dark brown ink on clean watermarked period paper. Originally folded into eighths, with light, old fold marks; four, minimal pin holes on two upper folds, one toning mark on rear, three words with... More
New York: Lincoln History Society, 1903. Three quarter leather bound. Deep brown leather with titiling and blocked decoration in gilt on spine and leather corners with green-brown marbled paper on the covers. 6" x 9", Vol. 1 pp. x, 1-206, other Vols. similar number of pages. Gilt top edge, all... More
