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Hollywood, California: Paramount Studios, 1933. Photograph (publicity still) showing Mae West with Cary Grant in "She Done Him Wrong"--the film in which she uttered the famous line. "Why don't you come up sometime and see me?" SIGNED boldly "Mae West" in the less flamboyant style that was typical of her signature in the later 1970s. The bright and unfaded signature is guaranteed to be original and authentic. The photograph is in excellent condition; mounted on matboard.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible- Fine. 7 1/2" X 9". Photo.
The Picture of New York; or The Traveller's Guide, Through the Commercial Metropolis of the United States. by (Mitchell, Samuel) A Gentleman Residing in This City - 1807
by (Mitchell, Samuel) A Gentleman Residing in This City
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The Picture of New York; or The Traveller's Guide, Through the Commercial Metropolis of the United States.
by (Mitchell, Samuel) A Gentleman Residing in This City
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New York: I Riley and Co., 1807. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 223pp. Modern red goatskin binding, 4 raised bands, leather spine labels,gilt lettered, marbled endpapers, map not present. Joints lightly worn, text is mildly age-toned and occasionally lightly foxed, but overall sound, binding is tight. This book is considered to be the first guidebook of New York. Mitchell served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. A handsomely bound book. Howes M-703.
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- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1807
- Keywords NYC Tourism
- Size 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
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PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY MAE WEST
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FIRST DAY COVER AUTOGRAPHED BY BYRON WHITE
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n.p.: Unpublished, 1968. First day cover honoring the Liberty Bell, SIGNED, without inscription, by U. S. Supreme Court Justice Byron "Whizzer" White. The postmark is March 26, 1968, but the signature probably came later (that is usually the case with autographed first day covers). We guarantee that the autograph is original and authentic. The autograph is bright and unfaded; the cover is clean, bright, and unwrinkled.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Fine. 3.6" X 6.5". Manuscript.
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Original Clipped Signature
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London: Unpublished, 1887. Kate Greenaway's autograph on laid paper, apparently clipped from a larger piece of stationery. Written at her home in Hampstead in the famous illustrator's hand in black ink: "Kate Greenaway, 17 September 1887, 50 Frognal, Hampstead, London--N.W." There is barely a hint of fading to the signature, and the paper is clean and unwrinkled.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Fine. 2" X 4". Manuscript.
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TYPED POSTCARD SIGNED BY ROBERTLOWELL
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Boston, Massachusetts: Unpublished, 1957. Postcard dated Nov. 6, 1957 and addressed to Fraser Neiman in Williamsburg, Virginia. The text of the postcard reads: "Dear Mr. Neiman: We'll arrive probably by plane from Washington sometime Thursday morning. I think we should leave the next day; I have a sick cousin in Washington that I am anxious to see as much of as I can. I thought I'd read two poems, 'Beyond the Alps,' and 'Skunk Hour!' (Don't be alarmed by the second title) They are both about 45 lines long and should along with my comment take about twenty minutes. My wife and I very much look forward to the our visit. Yours sincerely," followed by a full signature ("Robert Lowell") in blue ink. Fraser Neiman taught English at the College of William and Mary and was responsible for finding speakers/readers for special occasions. The postcard is lightly toned, otherwise in very good condition.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Very Good. 3 1/4"…
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TYPED POSTCARD SIGNED BY ROBERT LOWELL
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New York: Unpublished, 1964. Postcard dated May 25, 1964, with a return address of 15 West 67 St. N.Y.C., and addressed to Fraser Neiman in Williamsburg, Virginia. The text of the postcard reads: "Dear Mr. Neiman: My visit in 1957 was very pleasant, and I like to think back on it and the friends I met. Fall next year is bad for me because I have a quite strenuous program of teaching at Harvard and commuting from here. I've made a rule to [sic] to read during this period. I'm afraid I can't, but I am touched that you should want me not once but twice. Yours sincerely," followed by a full signature ("Robert Lowell") in red ink. Fraser Neiman taught English at the College of William and Mary and was responsible for finding speakers/readers for special occasions. The postcard is lightly toned, otherwise in very good condition.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Very Good. 3 1/4" X 5 1/2". Manuscript.
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Ghosts. The New York Trilogy Volume 2.
by AUSTER, Paul
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Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, 1986. Signed by the author on the title page. First edition / First printing. Navy cloth. As New. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. The second book in the New York Trilogy.
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Eve's Daughters or Common Sense for Maid, Wife and Mother
by Marion Harland Pen Name Mary Virginia Terhune
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New York J. R. Anderson & H. S. Allen. Boston, Lee & Shepard, 1882. New York J. R. Anderson & H. S. Allen. Boston, Lee & Shepard (1882). Olive Green boards , Black lettering with embossed Gold design to front cover and spine, clean, bright and vibrant. No. VERY Good ++Near Mint, tight,.clean, spine is intact, no pulling. Text clean, very little yellowing, if any, corners not pumped. minute shelf wear at top and bottom of spine./DJ. Mary Virginia Terhune (née Hawes, December 21, 1830 - June 3, 1922), also known by her penname Marion Harland, was an American author. She began her career writing articles at the age of 14, using various pennames until 1853, when she settled on Marion Harland. Her first novel was published in 1854 and would go on to sell over 100,000 copies. For fifteen years she was a prolific writer of best-selling women's fiction novels, as well as writing numerous serial works, short stories, and essays for magazines. After marrying Presbyterian minister Edward Payson Terhune in…
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The Passing Show; A Garden Diary by an Amateur Gardener Signed 1st Edition 1st Impression
by Captain W.E Johns
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1st Edition / 1st Impression, September 1937. Very good in very good dust jacket which is not price-clipped (Published price 5'-net). Handsigned by WE Johns to the front endpaper, with neat Christmas 1937 presentation in another hand beneath. Particularly clean and tight, in Very Good dustwrapper which has a tear to the lower rear panel and small abrasion to the upper spine. The dust-jacket is protected by a transparent, non-adhesive, archival quality acid-free protector, which can be easily removed if required.A collection of Johns's articles for the My Garden periodical, with a number of unpublished pieces and original illustrations by Howard Leigh. Johns is best remembered as the author of the Biggles books. This is his only book on gardening.
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François Villon
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New York and Hartford: Coward-McCann, Inc. And Edwin V. Mitchell, Inc., 1928. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 407pp. Brown embossed boards, gilt lettering to cover and spine. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front free endpaper. Book is clean and unworn, mild toning to contents, former owner's name on front pastedown. Unclipped dust jacket is missing large piece from head of spine with some loss of text, edges chipped, archival tape repair, front panel and spine darkened. Preface by Hilaire Belloc.
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Alice au pays des merveilles
by Carroll, Lewis
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Milan: Gruppo Editorriale Fabbri, 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Maraja. 56pp. Pictorial boards. Très bon état. Near fine book with delightful illustratins by Maraja. Text inf French. Texte en français.
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The Picture of New York; or the Traveller's Guide, Through the Commercial Metropolis of the United States.
by Samuel Latham Mitchell
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First edition of the earliest known guide book to New York City. Worn half calf over marbled boards sans map. The contents pages 217- 223 are inserted before the text. Wear to tail of spine and corners (see images). Previous owner's name smudged to front pastedown. Samuel Mitchell was a U.S. senator from New York from 1804 to 1809, as well as a member of the House of Representatives. Howes M-703. Remains a clean copy with no defacements.4 x 6 in
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The Picture of New York or the Traveller's Guide, Through the Commercial Metropolis of the United States
by By a Gentleman residing in this city [Samuel Latham Mitchell]
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New York: I. Riley and Co, 1807. Hardcover. Fair. First edition. 16mo. Contemporary quarter leather and papercovered boards. 223 ,[1]pp. (the contents pages [217]- 223, are inserted before the text). Ex-library copy with stamp on copyright page; withdrawn stamp on front fly, name struck through on the title page. A fair only copy lacking the folding map, spine partially perished and replaced with older book cloth, itself worn, and wear to the boards. The earliest guidebook to New York, the next two were published in 1814 and 1817. *Howes* M703: "Inspired Irving's burlesque *Knickerbocker history*.
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