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Rare carte-de-visite portrait of Abraham Lincoln presented with a "Late Lamented President Lincoln" Memorial Ribbon
[LINCOLN, Abraham].
Abraham Lincoln Carte-de-visite and “Late Lamented President Lincoln” Memorial Ribbon.
Rare carte-de-visite portrait of Abraham Lincoln after the famous "$5 bill" photograph of Lincoln, matted and framed with a rare silk "The Late Lamented President Lincoln" Memorial Ribbon. The famous "$5 bill" photograph of Lincoln (known as O-92) was taken by Anthony Berger in Brady's Washington studio on February 9th, 1864, and of it Lincoln's son Tad later wrote: "I have always thought the Brady photograph of my father to be the most satisfactory likeness of him."The carte-de-visite measures 3.75 inches by 2.5 inches. The silk memorial ribbon measures 10 inches by 2.5 inches. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 149381
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“The tasks were too many, the seas too vast, the sails too few”: First Edition of The British Are Coming; signed by Rick Atkinson
ATKINSON, Rick.
The British Are Coming: The War For America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2019.
First edition of the first volume in the historian's classic The Revolution Trilogy. Octavo, original publisher's boards, cartographic endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Rick Atkinson on the second free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light bumping. Jacket design by Rick Pracher.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 148429
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“These are the times that try men's souls": First complete edition of the collected writings of Thomas Paine; including Common Sense, The Crisis, and Rights of Man
PAINE, Thomas.
The Works of Thomas Paine, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to the Congress of the United States, in the Late War.
Philadelphia: Printed by James Carey, 1797.
First complete edition of the collected writings of Thomas Paine, including Common Sense, The Crisis, and Rights of Man. Octavo, two volumes bound in full contemporary mottled tree calf with red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, all edges speckled blue. Half-title in each volume, advertisements, sectional title-pages. Includes Common Sense; 16 installments of The Crisis (previous to this edition, only 11 of these had been published); Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal; Dissertations on Government, the Affairs of the Bank, and Paper-Money; Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose and Verse; Rights of Man Parts I and II, and others. Three issues of this collected…
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 149209
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The Contributor's Edition of The Photographic History of the Civil War
MILLER, Francis Trevelyan {Editor-in-Chief].
The Photographic History of the Civil War: In Ten Volumes.
New York: The Review of Reviews Co, 1911.
The Contributor's edition of this famous and important 10-volume photographic history of the Civil War, containing "thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities." Quarto, ten volumes, original publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with thousands of black-and-white photographs including numerous portraits of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. In very good condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 149207
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Rare Rawlings Official American League Ball Signed by President George Bush and Red Sox Legend Ted Williams
WILLIAMS, Ted; President George H.W. Bush [Gerald R. Ford].
Ted Williams and President George H.W. Bush Signed Baseball.
White House: 1991.
Rare Rawlings Official Major League Baseball signed in full by the 41st president of the United States, President George H.W. Bush, on a side panel with Red Sox Legend Ted Williams signed in full on the sweet spot and dated 11/18/91. The baseball was signed at the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony held at the White House on November 18th, 1991. First Lady Betty Ford was honored at the event by President Bush. In fine condition. Housed in a plastic case and stand. From the Collection of President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford. A unique piece of…
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 148389
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"one of the most important works ever published on the American Indians": First Volaire Limited edition of McKenney and Hall's History of the Indian Tribes of North America
MCKENNEY, Thomas Loraine and James Hall.
History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs.
Kent, Ohio: Published by Volair Limited, 1978.
First Volair Limited edition of "one of the most important works ever published on the American Indians" (Field) including some of the greatest American hand-coloured lithographs of the 19th century. Octavo, original publisher's full leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, silk moire endleaves, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in, illustrated with 120 color portraits after Karl Bodmer, Charles Bird King, James Otto Lewis and R.M. Sully colored by J.T. Bowen and others, maps at rear of Vol. II. In fine condition. Housed in…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 148537
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Rare 50th Anniversary first day cover commemorating the dropping of the atomic bomb; signed by Enola Gay crew members Paul Tibbets and Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk
TIBBETS, Paul; Theodore Van Kirk.
Paul Tibbets and Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk Signed 50th Anniversary First Day Cover.
1995.
Rare commemorative first day cover produced for the 50th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb, postmarked from Alamogordo, New Mexico on August 6, 1995. Signed at the lower right, "Dutch Van Kirk Navigator Enola Gay" and "Paul Tibbets Pilot." In near fine condition. The piece measures 6.5 inches by 3.5 inches.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 147886
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First Edition of Education Nation; inscribed by Milton Chen
CHEN, Milton; George Lucas [Foreword].
Education Nation: Six Leading Edges of Innovation in Our Schools.
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint, 2010.
First edition of this visionary framework for transforming secondary education to a more student-centered learning environment. Octavo, original publisher's boards, with black and white photographs and illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To the NPF Board, and the future of out National Parks! Milton Chen." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Foreword by George Lucas. Published with support from the George Lucas Education Foundation.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 148330
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Rare photograph signed by THE PILOT OF THE ENOLA GAY, PAUL TIBBETS
TIBBETS, Paul W.
Paul Tibbets Signed Photograph.
Rare black and white photograph of the pilot of the Enola Gay, Paul Tibbets. Signed and dated by Tibbets, "Paul Tibbets, Pilot 6 AUG 1945." The entire piece measures 10 inches by 8 inches. In fine condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 147884
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William Paley's The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy; General William Tecumseh Sherman's Copy
PALEY, William [William Tecumseh Sherman].
The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy.
New York: Collins, Keese, & Co, 1839.
Later edition of this classic book on moral and political philosophy; used by William Tecumseh Sherman while a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Octavo, original calf. General Sherman and his son's bookplates to the front pastedown. Intentionally scratched with "S" multiple times on the front panel by General Sherman. Inscribed by Sherman as a cadet on the front flyleaf, "Sherman Nov. 1st/39." The date indicates that Sherman was in his third year at the academy upon signing this book. While at West Point, Sherman excelled academically, described by fellow cadet William Rosecrans as "one of…
Price: $28,000.00 Item Number: 145971
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Rare large format broadside containing Andrew Jackson's Proclamation to the people of the United States regarding the Nullification Crisis of 1832
JACKSON, Andrew.
Proclamation by Andrew Jackson, President of the United States.
10 December 1832.
Rare broadside containing the entirety of President Andrew Jackson's Proclamation to the people of the United States in the wake of the Nullification Crisis of 1832. Dated December 10, 1832, one page, typescript. The Nullification Crisis of 1832-1833 was a confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government over tariffs, where South Carolina declared federal tariffs null and void within its borders, leading to a near-civil war that was resolved by a compromise tariff and the Force Bill. Here, Jackson declares South Carolina's actions "incompatible with the existence of the Union, contradicted expressly by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 148260
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"With deepest appreciation for your dedicated service to all mankind which has greatly advanced the causes of justice, equality, brotherhood and peace"FIRST EDITION OF MY LIFE WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.; Inscribed by Coretta Scott King
KING, Coretta Scott.
My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969.
First edition of Coretta Scott King's autobiography, which recounts the history of the Civil Rights Movement and offers an inside look at Dr. King, his sermons and speeches. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mr. + Mrs. Charles Martin With deepest appreciation and personal regards Coretta Scott King." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Reed.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 149789
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First Edition of The Great Horizons; Signed by Academy Award-Winning Actor Kevin Costner and Cale Glendening
COSTNER, Kevin; Cale Glendening.
The Great Horizon.
Weldon Owen, 2024.
First edition of this work through Cale Glendening’s intimate cast portraits and behind-the-scenes photography of Costner's epic film The Great Horizon. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Kevin Costner and Cale Glendening on the half-title page. In fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 148218
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Rare thirty-eight star American flag commemorating Colorado's admittance as the 38th state of the union on July 4, 1877
[...],.
Thirty-Eight Star American Flag.
c. 1877.
Rare thirty-eight star American flag in use between July 4, 1877 when the state of Colorado was admitted into the Union as the 38th state and July 4, 1890 when North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, and Idaho were admitted as the 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, and 43rd states. In very good condition. The flag measures 14.5 feet by 9.5 feet.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 149349
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First edition of Dizard's Digital Diplomacy: U.S. Foreign Policy In The Information Age; Inscribed by Him to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
JR. DIZARD, Wilson [Madeleine K. Albright].
Digital Diplomacy: U.S. Foreign Policy In The Information Age.
Washington, D.C: Library of Congress, 2001.
First edition of how the digital revolution has fundamentally reshaped U.S. foreign policy and diplomacy. Octavo, original publisher's wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “July 2001 to Dr. Madeleine Albright with best regards, Wilson Dizard" The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy in the Middle East with the endorsement of military action in Iraq. At the 1998 NATO summit, Albright coined the “3 Ds” of NATO, “which is…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 141104
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First edition of Charles E. Fager's Selma 1965: The March that changed the south; lengthily inscribed by him
FAGER, Charles E.
Selma 1965: The March That Changed The South.
United States of America and Canada: Library of Congress, 1974.
First edition of this historical account of the march that changed America. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Friend, We crossed one bridge, Traveled for 50 miles, and gathered at a landmark. But The March continues, and now, Friend- It's YOUR Turn. Charles E. Fager November 2020 Durham NC" Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light toning and rubbing to the extremities.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 141017