Virginia: 1864. Leather bound with flaps and pockets in both front and rear. Daily pocket diary 1864, 3" x 6", First 22 pp. are pre-printed with monthly astrological and tide tables, Railroad Distances and Stamp duties. Diary records events from January 1 - August 29th, three days per page, entries..... More
np: nd. 6.5" x 8", original etching signed in Pencil by the artist. Toned spot and smudge on right margin in a smudged matte, otherwise fine. Edward J. Cherry (FSRA) (Jul 1886 - May 1960) was born in St. Albans, England on July 4. Edward and one of his brothers..... More
New York, NY: Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2020. First Edition. Black cloth with titling in gilt on the spine. SIGNED "Pete Buttigieg" on tipped in publisher's signature page preceding title page. "Signed Edition" label on front cover, tight and clean, likely never read. Before running for President, most politicians publish a...... More
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. First Edition. Green cloth over boards with gilt titling on the spine and cover with gilt borders. 6.5" x 9.5", xii 1 - 511 with 99 B&W photographic illustrations. Gilt top edge with uncut fore and bottom edges. A few thumb prints, otherwise..... More
New York, NY: Columbia Records, 1968. Pictorial front and back. 7.25" x 7.25" sleeve with 45 RPM record. Light wear at edges, otherwise fine. Double sided vinyl with "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "Ave Maria" as sung by Andy Williams at the Memorial Service held for Bobby Kennedy at..... More
Washington DC: September 11, 1893. SIGNED "Grover Cleveland" in his tight, diminutive script. Counter-signed by J[ohn]. G. Carlisle, Secretary of the Treasury. 19" x 15", on appointment document for Murray Vandiver to Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of Maryland. Swooping American Eagle, clutching an American flag standard in..... More
House of Representatives: July 1, 1870. 8"x 20", folded, 4 pp., with manuscript on two pages. Fade to 1/4" of right margin, one fox spot on p1, two mail folds, otherwise a fine document. Included is an unresearched name and address insert. Four Congressman from Wisconsin sign a letter to..... More
Pittsburgh, PA: October 28, 1980. SIGNED "M. B. Ridgway", 8.5" x 11", 1 p., with Ridgeway's home address block stamped in red, usual mail folds, torn upper left corner from staple removal, light smudging in first three lines of second paragraph. Addressed to Madame Alexandre Renaud, wife of the mayor..... More
INSCRIBED "To My friend / Leon Moritz / Best Wishes / George C Wallace. 8" x 10" official full color photograph of Wallace sitting on a desk, no white border. Fine condition with printed identification on the back, "Greetings from George C. Wallace, Governor of Alabama". George Corley Wallace Jr...... More
Washington DC: January 29, 1868. Lengthy Autograph manuscript letter signed, 7.75" x 9.75", lightly lined bi-fold with Congressional building impressed at top right, with mailing folds, an ink spot at top center, one ink smudge word on p. 2. Bi-fold separated mostly, horizontal fold professionally reinforced, 1" small tear on..... More
Washington DC: 1986-89. 6" x 8.5", Typed Letter SIGNED "George" on United States Senate letterhead, the latter on Office of the Majority Leader. 1986 letter is off white in color and has one sentence highlighted in yellow and tiny pinhole at each corner. 1989 Letter is on white stationary and..... More
AUTOGRAPH of "Neil McElroy" (October 30, 1904 – November 30, 1972) was Secretary of Defense in the Eisenhower Administration from Oct. 1957 to Dec. 1959. After public service he returned to the private sector as the Chairman of Procter and Gamble. McElroy twice appeared on the cover of Time Magazine..... More
Houston, TX: Standard Rice Company, Inc, c. 1930. Two staple wraps. 6.75" x 5", pp. 2-47, die cut, graphic cover on yellow background. Wisp of ink fade at cover left margin and some light blue bleed on rear, inside clean and tight. Corporate cookbook promoting the company's grains and how..... More
Fayette County, Indiana: March 16, 1937. Autograph manuscript letter, 7.75" x 12.25", mailing folds into sixths, light age spotting along right margin. Legal complaint by lawyer Smith on behalf of his client for the recovery of a sum of $1806.72 plus $500 in damages due his client David Maze on..... More
Washington DC: nd. SIGNED "Frances F. Clevelend in fountain pen on Executive Mansion Card Signed. 4.5" x2.75", 1p. 16mo. Fine signature is full breadth of the card dated 1887 in bottom left corner. Grover Cleveland first met Frances when she was an infant and doted on her, even buying her..... More
New York, NY: Grove Press, 1957. First Edition. Card wraps with San Francisco night scene in dual tone blue / black. 5.5" x 8", 159 pp with 8 pp of full page author photos. Spine has a reading crease and mild rubbing, small chip at top / bottom of spine..... More
New York, NY: Bantam, June 1988. First Edition / First Printing. SIGNED "J Carter on half title page. 6" x 9.25", 1 - 275 pp. Tightly bound, apparently unread,small tide mark smudge on bottom edge of 26 pp. and front cover. DJ clean free from wear, now preserved in mylar..... More
New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 2004. First Edition / First Printing. Quarter blue cloth with green-blue paper over boards and titling in gilt on the spine. SIGNED "J Carter" on free front endpaper. 5.5" x 7.5", xii, 1 - 174 pp. Tight, clean, collectible copy. Jimmy Carter, who served..... More
New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 2004. First Edition / First Printing. Quarter black cloth with green-blue paper over boards and titling on the spine in gilt. SIGNED "J Carter" on free front endpaper. 5.38" x 7.5", xii 1 - 174. Excellent copy with no defects noted. Jimmy Carter, who..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2007. First / First. Quarter blue cloth with matching paper over boards and titling in silver gilt on spine. SIGNED "Best Wishes / Jimmy Carter" on Carter Center Bookplate. Uncommon compared to the usual "J Carter". 6.25" x 9.25", pp. xiv 1-272 with more than..... More
Gainesville, GA: Self Published, 1904. First Edition. Textured brown with titling and trim on cover inside a decorative wreath and on spine in dark brown. 6.25" x 9.25", pp.[6] 7-346, Gilt page ends at top, front edge and fore edge untrimmed. Text is clean, cracking at bottom of inside cover..... More
New York: Random House, 1989. First Edition. 1/2 black cloth and orange paper over boards with titling on spine and cover in gilt. INSCRIBED "Pat Schroeder" with signature doodle on bookplate applied to ffep. 6" x 9.12", pp. 4-194. Apparently unread copy of book in a superb DJ with a...... More
New York: The Heritage Press, 1951. The Limited Editions Club. Brown cloth overboards with title in gilt stamped on spine and front cover. 6.5" x 10", pp 7 - 64, six full color illustrations. Red tinted edges. A very nice copy, no defects of note. "Let the damsel be placed..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1892. First Edition. Quarter brown leather with maroon cloth over boards, titling on spine on label and on cover in gilt. 8.75" x 5.75", pp. xi, 2-674 with gilt top edge with scores of maps and illustrations. Bookplate of Edward Sandford Burgess on fe, text block clean..... More
New York: D. Appleton, 1873. First Edition. Maroon pebbled cloth with titling in gilt on spine and cover with large crest. 9.25" x 6.25", pp. 4-788, with 8 pp. of advertisements for Appleton publications includes more than 200 illustrations as well as a steel engraved frontispiece of Seward and fold-out..... More