FABLES CHOISIES. Mises En Vers Par Monsieur De La Fontaine. Et par lui revues, corrigees & augmentees de nouveau (5 parts in 1) by La Fontaine, Jean de - 1728

Warren, Ohio: Kenley Players, 1971. 8 pages. An original souvenir playbill for a performance by the famed Kenley Players, with Paul Lynde in the lead role. Boldly SIGNED "Paul Lynde" next to his full-page picture on the back cover. The autograph appears to be slightly faded but remains bright and clear; the playbill is clean and tight.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paperback. Collectible-Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Manuscript.

n.p.: Unpublished, 1971. The letter on Artie Shaw's personal stationery is dated May 17, 1971 and reads: "Dear Tony: I could have understood Yes, No, or even Maybe--but I cannot understand one broken appointment, one broken lunch date, and one unbroken silence ever since. Don't you think a phone call is in order? I do. What can you lose? Sincerely Artie Shaw." It is boldly signed "Artie" in black ink. Shaw was a world-renowned jazz clarinetist and band leader. Galli was a news correspondent, who later worked in advertising and was largely responsible for the AT&T slogan "Reach out and touch someone." Shaw's signature is bold and bright; the letter is generally clean and bright, but there is one 1" closed tear that does not intrude upon the text. There is a hint of faint soiling and minor wrinkling.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Very Good.. 10 1/4" X 7 1/8". Manuscript.

Venezia (Venice): Carlo Pecora, 1744. Two volumes (3 & 4 of 6) bound as one. Large 4to. Early full vellum binding with a brown leather title patch; all edges gilt; marbled pastedown endpapers. Parallel texts in Italian and French for seventy-two fables, each illustrated with a beautiful full-page color etching by Fossati. Each etching is printed in one of various shades of red, orange, brown, green, blue and black. In addition to the 72 plates, there are engraved vignettes on the 4 title pages, a red engraved headpiece for volume 3, and an engraved tailpiece following the text for each of the fables. Fossati (1706-1778) was an Italian architect who also was a very good printmaker and book illustrator. For the fables he portrayed animals realistically and used his architectural training for accurate renderings of baroque buildings. A rare title: OCLC locates only 13 libraries with any of the volumes. Ours is a very nice (vg+) copy with text and plates on clean and supple laid paper; very… Read More

Dublin: The Cuala Press, 1939. [1939] 46 pages. For all practical purposes, this is the first edition because all except for 4 copies of the first printing were destroyed by Yeats' wife. The book is mostly prose on a variety of topics, but it does include the first published appearance of the one-act play in verse, "Purgatory." The book is clean and attractive in the original blue wraps decorated with a front cover illustration by Jack B. Yeats. One 1 very tiny closed tear at fore-edge of front & back covers; a hint of faint tanning at edges of cover; a single spot of foxing on front cover; a tiny rust spot from a paper clip in inside front cover & half-title page. Better than it sounds, and overall a nice copy of an increasingly scarce book.. Second Edition. Paperback. Collectible-Very Good/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Washington, D. C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1985. Official NASA black and white photograph of the NASA astronaut Mark C. Lee. The photo was taken while hhe was still an astronaut candidate. He flew on 4 shuttle missions: STS-30, STS-47, STS-64, STS-82. SIGNED, without inscription, "Mark C. Lee". Provenance: from the collection of Lee Saegesser, Chief Archivist from 1967 until 1997 in the Washington, DC NASA Headquarters History Office. Certificate of Authenticity available if desired. Signed black and white internal NASA photos are much more scarce than the signed color lithos that normally are offered for sale. The photograph is clean, bright, and unwrinkled.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Fine. 10" by 8". Photo.

Hollywood, California: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940. Photograph showing Astaire, Murphy and Eleanor Powell dancing in the film "Broadway Melody of 1940." Signed boldly "Fred Astaire " and inscribed "To Bill best wishes, George Murphy". Both signatures bright & unfaded and are guaranteed to be original and authentic. Photograph is in excellent condition, mounted on matboard.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible- Fine. 8 3/4" X 6 3/4". Photo.

Washington, D. C.: Unpublished, 1972. A letter on White House letterhead from OMB Director Weinberger to NASA Chief Archivist Lee Saegesser, dated December 21, 1972 and boldly signed "Caspar W. Weinberger." The letter thanks Saegesser for a cartoon he had sent and wishes him "a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year." The signature is bold and bright. The letter has three fold lines, and the paper has a hint of yellowing; otherwise, it is in excellent condition.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Manuscript.

Venezia (Venice): Carlo Pecora, 1744. Two volumes (3 & 4 of 6) bound as one. Large 4to. Early full vellum binding with a brown leather title patch; all edges gilt; marbled pastedown endpapers. Parallel texts in Italian and French for seventy-two fables, each illustrated with a beautiful full-page color etching by Fossati. Each etching is printed in one of various shades of red, orange, brown, green, blue and black. In addition to the 72 plates, there are engraved vignettes on the 4 title pages, a red engraved headpiece for volume 3, and an engraved tailpiece following the text for each of the fables. Fossati (1706-1778) was an Italian architect who also was a very good printmaker and book illustrator. For the fables he portrayed animals realistically and used his architectural training for accurate renderings of baroque buildings. A rare title: OCLC locates only 13 libraries with any of the volumes. Ours is a very nice (vg+) copy with text and plates on clean and supple laid paper; very… Read More

Washington, D. C.: Unpublished, 1986. Black and white photograph of the Russian cosmonaut, who commanded 2 space missions, Vostok 4 and Soyuz 14. The photo was taken while he was visiting the NASA History Office in Washington, DC, on October 27, 1986. SIGNED on the back of the photograph, in Russian script and without inscription, "Pavel Popovich, 27.10.86". Provenance: from the collection of Lee Saegesser, Chief Archivist from 1967 until 1997 in the Washington, DC NASA Headquarters History Office; also, on the back of the cover, Saegesser has written in red ink the basic information about the autograph. Certificate of Authenticity available if desired. The photograph is clean, bright, and unwrinkled.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Fine. 10" by 8". Photo.

London: William S. Orr & Co., 1848. This is not a complete book--it is a single sheet containing an original antique hand-colored botanical print. Joseph Paxton was perhaps the most significant 19th century English botanist, the designer of the famed Crystal Palace, and the editor of Paxton's Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants. This print is from the 14th volume of that magazine, published in 1848. Drawn and lithographed by Samuel Holden, it is a superb brilliantly-colored example of the flowers in the magazine. The lithograph is accompanied by the original text pages explaining the origin, cultivation, and uses of the flower. The print is clean and bright, with a hint of toning of the background and the usual stab holes along the binding edge.. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Fine. Illus. by Samuel Holden. 9" by 6 3/8". Fine Art Print.