Warren, Earl.

Earl Warren Signed Engraved Portrait.

Washington: Bureau of Engraving and Printing,

A handsome intaglio engraved portrait of Earl Warren, the fourteenth Chief Justice of the United States. Boldly signed by Earl Warren in ink beneath the finely engraved bust portrait, which is captioned with his name and bears the imprint of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing isContinue reading "Earl Warren Signed Engraved Portrait."

Rehnquist, William H.; Sandra Day O'Connor; Lewis F. Powell Jr.; John Paul Stevens; Antonin Scalia; Thurgood Marshall; William J. Brennan Jr.; Byron R. White; Harry A. Blackmun.

Rehnquist Supreme Court Signed Photograph.

Washington: 1987.

An oversized black and white photograph of the Rehnquist Supreme Court, signed by all nine justices. A candid image capturing the justices sharing a laugh, reportedly reacting to a joke by Justice Brennan during a break in a formal portrait session in the East Conference Room in 1986. Boldly signed on the mount below theContinue reading "Rehnquist Supreme Court Signed Photograph."

Borman, Frank.

Frank Borman Signed Photograph.

Rare photograph of the Apollo 8 Saturn V mission signed by Frank Borman. Black and white satin-finish photograph showing crew members being picked up by a naval helicopter after reentry. Boldly signed by Borman in black felt tip to the bottom right. In fine condition with a thumb print to the lower left corner. OfficialContinue reading "Frank Borman Signed Photograph."

Johnson, Paul.

A History of the American People.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1997.

First edition of Johnson’s epic history of America and its most famed figures. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine jacket. Jacket painting: Emanuel Leutze, Washington Crossing the Delaware (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York/Bridgeman Art Library).

Sheridan, Philip. [George Armstrong Custer].

Philip Sheridan Autograph Letter Signed to George Armstrong Custer.

Chicago: June 25, 1869.

Rare autograph letter signed by General Philip Sheridan, addressed to General George Armstrong Custer and concerning Custer’s attempt to secure a transfer to West Point. The first letter is signed “Sheridan”, four pages, octavo, written from Chicago and dated June 25, 1869. The letter reads in full: “I am in receipt of your confidential telegram.Continue reading "Philip Sheridan Autograph Letter Signed to George Armstrong Custer."

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Stevengraph Bookmark of the Star-Spangled Banner.

c. 1876.

Rare Stevengraph bookmark of the Star-Spangled Banner. Jacquard-woven from silk with the American flag at the top above “The Star-Spangled Banner”, musical stanzas and lyrics in the center, and a gold and red star at the bottom, circa 1876. In near fine condition. The piece measures 2.5 inches by 10 inches.

[Washington, George].

General George Washington Kerchief 1775.

Newburgh, New York: Thornwillow Press, 2025.

Limited-edition facsimile, one of only 250 copies printed at Thornwillow Press in Newburgh, New York. Folio, loose as issued, the kerchief reproduced in two shades of red on handmade paper, with letterpress title and colophon leaves, drawn from the collection of John R. Monsky. The facsimile faithfully reproduces the celebrated General George Washington kerchief ofContinue reading "General George Washington Kerchief 1775."

Sherman, William Tecumseh. [George Armstrong Custer].

William Tecumseh Sherman Autograph Letter Signed To George Armstrong Custer.

Washington, D.C.: July 7, 1869.

Rare autograph letter signed by General William Tecumseh Sherman, addressed to General George Armstrong Custer and concerning Custer’s attempt to secure a transfer to West Point. The letter is signed “W.T. Sherman”, three pages, octavo, on Head-Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead and dated July 7, 1869. The letter reads in part: “I receivedContinue reading "William Tecumseh Sherman Autograph Letter Signed To George Armstrong Custer."

[Kennedy, John F.; Lyndon B. Johnson].

Official Inaugural Program of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.

Washington, D.C: Kennedy-Johnson Inaugural Committee, 1961.

Rare Limited DeLuxe Edition of the official program for the inauguration of John F. Kennedy as thirty-fifth President of the United States and Lyndon B. Johnson as Vice President, held on January 20, 1961. Quarto, finely bound in full navy blue morocco with the Great Seal of the United States and the title stamped inContinue reading "Official Inaugural Program of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson."

Bush, George H.W. [Ed Koch].

George H.W. Bush Autograph Note Signed To Mayor Ed Koch.

January 24, 2000.

Autograph note signed by George H.W. Bush, the forty-first President of the United States, written to former New York City Mayor Ed Koch on the day of the 2000 Iowa Republican caucus. One page on Bush’s personal stationery, headed in his hand “Iowa caucus day” and dated January 24, 2000, with the word “Nervous” addedContinue reading "George H.W. Bush Autograph Note Signed To Mayor Ed Koch."

Hearst, William Randolph.

William Randolph Hearst Signed Photograph.

Striking original bust portrait photograph of the American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. Photographed by Harris and Ewing, the image captures Hearst looking directly into the camera. Inscribed diagonally in the image at lower left, “To Reine Davies who writes about the stars and is one. With best wishes from WR Hearst.” The recipient, ReineContinue reading "William Randolph Hearst Signed Photograph."

Glenn, John; Alan Shepard; Alan Bean; Frank Borman; Charles Duke; James Lovell; James McDivitt; Edgar Mitchell; Wally Schirra; Gordon Cooper; Walter Cunningham; Alfred Worden.

Space: Discovery and Exploration.

New York: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 1993.

First edition of this sweeping large-format history of space exploration, signed and inscribed by twelve of the pioneering American astronauts of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs. Folio, publisher’s black cloth, with color illustrations and photographs throughout. Boldly signed and inscribed by the astronauts to Thomas or Mark Babinski, most signing twice, chiefly across theContinue reading "Space: Discovery and Exploration."

Kennedy, John F.; Lyndon B. Johnson.

Inauguration Ceremonies Program of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, January 20, 1961.

Washington, D.C.: Inaugural Committee, 1961.

Original program for the ceremonies attending the inauguration of John F. Kennedy as thirty-fifth President of the United States and Lyndon B. Johnson as Vice President, held at the National Capitol on January 20, 1961. Octavo, the cream wrappers with the Great Seal of the United States embossed in gilt and bound with a red,Continue reading "Inauguration Ceremonies Program of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, January 20, 1961."

Roosevelt, Theodore and William McKinley.

William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt Signed Photograph.

Pach Brothers, circa 1900.

Remarkable photograph for the 1900 McKinley-Roosevelt presidential campaign, signed by both William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Full-length sepia-toned photomontage copyrighted  Pach Brothers New York 1900, the double portrait shows the two men seated together in a leafy garden. Boldly signed within the image at the lower edge, each beneath his own portrait, “William McKinley” andContinue reading "William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt Signed Photograph."

Washington, George; John Adams; Thomas Jefferson; James Madison; Andrew Jackson; Martin Van Buren; William Henry Harrison; James Tyler; James H. Polk; James Buchanan; Zachary Taylor; Millard Fillmore; James Buchanan; Franklin Pierce; Abraham Lincoln; William Seward; Andrew Johnson; Ulysses S. Grant; James Garfield; Chester A. Arthur; Grover Cleveland; Benjamin Harrison; Grover Cleveland; William McKinley; Alexander Hamilton.

Autograph Album of the Presidents and Cabinet Officials of the United States of America.

Rare folio album containing an extensive collection of Presidential autographs, letters, carte-de-visites, and portraits in addition to those of each Cabinet. Folio, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, large giltContinue reading "Autograph Album of the Presidents and Cabinet Officials of the United States of America."

Kennedy, Jacqueline.

Jacqueline Kennedy Signed Envelope with a Mourning Acknowledgment Card.

1963.

Rare envelope signed by Jacqueline Kennedy, accompanied by the formal acknowledgment of sympathy card sent in her name following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The cream envelope is signed “Jacqueline Kennedy” in ink at the upper right corner and addressed in a secretarial hand to Mrs. Henry Rogers Poore of Washington, D.C. TheContinue reading "Jacqueline Kennedy Signed Envelope with a Mourning Acknowledgment Card."

Curtis, Edward S.

North American Indian Clippings and Letters, with Edward S. Curtis’s Los Angeles Studio Guest Book.

Los Angeles: 1921-1923.

Three of the scarce blank volumes issued to accompany Edward S. Curtis’s monumental work The North American Indian. Two of the three volumes are entirely blank, while the third was used as the guest book of Curtis’s Los Angeles studio. Three quarto volumes, bound to match the sets of The North American Indian in brownContinue reading "North American Indian Clippings and Letters, with Edward S. Curtis’s Los Angeles Studio Guest Book."

Benezet, Anthony.

A Caution and Warning to Great-Britain, and Her Colonies, in a Short Representation of the Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions.

Philadelphia: D. Hall and W. Sellers, 1767.

Rare 1767 Philadelphia edition of one of the most influential antislavery works of the eighteenth century, the first appearance to include an extract of the antislavery sermon preached by the Bishop of Gloucester before the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. Octavo, bound marbled wrappers, with a printed paper label to the front wrap.Continue reading "A Caution and Warning to Great-Britain, and Her Colonies, in a Short Representation of the Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions."

Barton, Rebecca Chalmers [Julia and Paul Child].

Witnesses for Freedom: Negro Americans in Autobiography.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1948.

First edition of this pioneering study of African American life as revealed through autobiography. Octavo, publisher’s green cloth stamped in gilt. From the personal library of Paul and Julia Child, with a gift inscription on the front pastedown, “Julia and Paul C. Child en route à Paris from Helen and Leonard C. Rennie 10/24/48.” JuliaContinue reading "Witnesses for Freedom: Negro Americans in Autobiography."

Gaddis, John Lewis.

Surprise, Security, and the American Experience.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2004.

First edition of the eminent Cold War historian John Lewis Gaddis’s incisive meditation on surprise attack, security, and American grand strategy, written in the shadow of September 11. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “For Mark Toomey, with best wishes, John Gaddis,Continue reading "Surprise, Security, and the American Experience."

Hoffa, James R.

The Trials of Jimmy Hoffa: An Autobiography.

Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1970.

First edition of the autobiography of the legendary and notorious Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Lengthily signed by Jimmy Hoffa on the front free endpaper, “Good Luck, James R. Hoffa.” Written with Donald I. Rogers and published while its author was in federal prison, the book is Hoffa’s own account of theContinue reading "The Trials of Jimmy Hoffa: An Autobiography."

Kennedy, John F.

John F. Kennedy Memorial Prayer Card.

1963.

Original memorial prayer card issued in mourning for President John F. Kennedy following his assassination on November 22, 1963. The card bears a portrait photograph of the President on the front. On the reverse are his name and dates, May 29, 1917 to November 22, 1963, beneath a cross, together with the prayer, “Dear God,Continue reading "John F. Kennedy Memorial Prayer Card."

Borman, Frank.

Frank Borman Signed Apollo 8 Command Module Photograph.

Photograph of the Apollo 8 Command Module signed by Frank Borman. Color satin-finish photograph showing the Apollo 8 Command Module on a transport dolly. Boldly signed by Borman in black felt tip to the bottom right. In fine condition. Official NASA photograph with a NASA identification number to the top left edge and a printedContinue reading "Frank Borman Signed Apollo 8 Command Module Photograph."

Smith, John.

Travels and Works of Captain John Smith, President of Virginia, and Admiral of New England, 1580-1631.

Edinburgh: John Grant, 1910.

The collected travels and writings of Captain John Smith, the soldier and adventurer whose chronicles are the foundational sources for the history of Jamestown and early Virginia. Octavo, two volumes, bound in red half-cloth with gilt titles to the spines, illustrated with two portraits, two folding maps, four folding plates and four text illustrations. InContinue reading "Travels and Works of Captain John Smith, President of Virginia, and Admiral of New England, 1580-1631."