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Bates, Katherin Lee. American Author chiefly remembered for her anthem "America the Beautiful", but also for her many books on social reform,. Typed Letter Signed on Wellesley College Letterhead. Wellesley, MA: 1917. 2 pages. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Wellesley, Massachusetts, April 9. 1917. . In this letter, bates seek reassurance from her friends to support her on a pressing issue, in part "... I depend on you and Martha Hale to nip in the bud any attempt on Miss Pendleton's part, or the part of anybody else, to have me give a college reading of my verse. You know you wouldn't do it yourself, and it would be entirely against nature for me to do it, even if the verse were better than they are. In this strange and urgent time I do believe that all idealists should mobilize and try in every way to keep the nobler aspects of war before the country. I am glad to have even these verses if mine circulated in printed form, but it would be against all my instincts and principles to stand upon a platform and read… Read More

Katherine Lee Bates. Author of "America the Beautiful" and prolific writer, college professor, scholar, and social activist. "I am glad to have even these verses of mine circulating in printed form," Bates writes anxiously in this letter, "but it would be against all my instincts and principles to stand upon a platform and read them anywhere, least of all in college." Typed letter with clear, strong signature on Wellesley College letterhead. April 9, 1917. Wellesley, Massachusetts. 2 pages. Although Bates would go on to pen one of the most famous poems in American history, as well as lead a rich life as a teacher, author, and activist, this letter conveys all the anxieties that attend any writer. Bates seeks reassurance from her friends will support her in a pressing issue: reading her poems aloud. "...I depend on you and Martha Hale to nip in the bud any attempt on Miss Pendelton's part, or the part of anyone else, to give a college reading of my verses. You know you wouldn't do it yourself, and it… Read More

Thompson, Kay. Eloise in Paris. New York Simon & Schuster, 1957. First edition. 1st Printing with original Dust Jacket H. Knight. Hardcover with Dustjacket. Dust jacket still very good yet shows a bit of aging and a chip at top edges. Pages inside are crisp and clean, with No writing. Larger size book: 11 x 8". One of the new classics of children literature. Basis for the movie starring Uma Thurman as Nanny and Jordana Beatty as Eloise. Very good condition.

Musician. Signed check dated October 21, 1975. Salary advance from the Las Vegas Hilton for the amount of $500. Stapled to the check is Rogers' salary receipt, and a copy of a customer check form Rogers. In excellent condition.

Musician. Document Signed, 1page, 4" x 6", November 27, 1975. $500 advance on a contract from Harrah's casino. Is the Gambler gambling? Signed in black, "Kenny Rogers". In excellent condition.

Press photo depicting the 1970 Kent State Massacre. Original silver gelatin photograph depicts a company of armed and masked National Guardsmen pointing their weapons and ready to fire at a group of students. Black and white image. 9.5" x 7" inches. This is a famous Life Magazine photo taken by student John Darnell. According to the caption, This press photo image was used for a 1974 story about the Ohio National Guardsmen who were indicted for violation of the students' civil rights. In March 1974, the federal grand jury in Cleveland probing the shootings indicted one present and seven former Ohio National Guardsmen on charges of violating the civil rights of four Kent State University students and nine others killed and wounded in the campus confrontation. Reaction to the event was polarized; despite being a gruesome and grossly illegal exercise of force, at the time many supported the guardsmen, while for student anti-war activists, it was an outrage that galvanized a protest wave that rocked… Read More

Kentucky University, Crimson yearbook, 1897. Lexington, Kentucky. 10.75" x 7.5" inches. 147 pages. Red boards with gold gilt title. Yearbook includes class photos, group photos for various organizations and clubs, faculty photos, rosters, student literature and illustrations relevant to the school's pride. Group photos of classes, clubs and sports teams show period dress especially noticeable in the athletic uniforms. The university is famous for its athletics, particularly basketball, to this day. Student texts throughout capture the spirit of the moment and the student body. One essay written by an unnamed student reads, "We are the twentieth century boys. The rosy dawn of the new century is breaking; we break almost everything breakable except the previous class records. The foggy shades of the old century are rapidly dispersing." What's notable throughout the photographs are the number of female faculty and students, a small number by today's standards but remarkable for the time, illustrating a… Read More

Keystone View Co. Stereoview of The Great Wall of China.

Theodore Van Kirk, Navigator of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Inscribed Signed Photo, 11" x 8 1/2" black and white aerial photo of Hiroshima after the devastation of the atomic bomb. The image shows a city totally flatted out. Van Kirk writes on the photo in blue ink giving justifications for the civilian deaths of Hiroshima: "Our Atomic Bomb was dropped at 09:15 hours, Tinian time. 43 seconds later 60% of Hiroshima was destroyed. The number of killed and missing was 80,000. Unfortunately in modern warfare you cannot separate military and civilian targets - Dutch Van Kirk - Navigator - Enola Gay - Hiroshima- 6 Aug 1945". An impressive image and an amazing inscription as we rarely see any reference to the casualties of the A bomb by the crew members.

[LGBTQ] Kimberly Kemp Lesbian Pulp Archive of 4 Mass Market Paperbacks. Along with the names Dallas Mayo, Kimberly Kemp was a pseudonym used by Gilbert Fox, who authored a number of lesbian pulp novels through the 1960's and 1970's. Fox authored over 100 titles for Midwood Books, with heterosexual novels being written under the pseudonym Paul V. Russo. Because very little other literature was available for and about lesbians at this time, quite often these books were the only reference the public (lesbian and otherwise) had for modeling what lesbians were. Authors of lesbian paperbacks were both male and female, and often used pseudonyms - the male authors frequently used female names. This collection includes: [1] The Houseguest. New York: Midwood, 1964. First edition, first printing. The tagline reads: "She was like a magnet, a temptation as strong as the strange hungers she had so deliberately awakened". Cover art illustrates two women, one of whom is fixing her hair in a mirror wearing a silk… Read More

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. Autopen Signed Photo, 5" x 7" picture that has what I believe to be an autopen signature of on it. In excellent condition.

Late 19th or early 20th century Koummya Arabic dagger with cast brass scabbard. The scabbard has silver engraved motifs and metal accents. The dagger measures 18" along the curve and has a hand carved wood handle with brass encasement rounding the hilt. The blade is curved, sharp, and slides securely into the sheath. It shows use but no damage. In good condition.

[Film] Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Archive of 4 original silver gelatin vintage photographs. Three are 8" x 10" in glossy black and white and one is a 2.5" 2.5" sepia-toned slide. 2001: A Space Odyssey is Kubrick's first film in color that explores human evolution, technological advancement, Artificial Intelligence, and the concept of extraterrestrial life. The film was groundbreaking for its special effects and won Kubrick his only Academy Award. With mixed reviews following its initial release, by the start of the 21st century, the film had become recognized as one of the best films ever made by the British Film Institute, American Film Institute and Sight & Sound Magazine. The film elevated the science fiction genre and established new effects used for future productions like Star Wars, Star Trek, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Photos feature some of the special effects scenes including the rotational sets and space flight, along with an image of Keir Dullea as Dr.… Read More

[Film] Akira Kurosawa's Shakespearian samurai epic "Ran". Large archive of 15 original vintage lobby cards. Ran is a medieval Japanese samurai epic based on Shakespeare's King Lear. Kurosawa spent ten years prepping for the film by storyboarding every shot in the film as paintings and designing costumes. The massive film used approximately 1400 extras and 200 horses and earned Kurosawa his only Best Directing Academy Award nomination. All 15 original vintage lobby card measure 9.5" x 11.5" and are printed in color. Images feature sprawling action shots of some of the samurai battle scenes, horses running through water, men charging on fields and several close-ups of Tatsuya Nakadai and Meiko Harada in several emotional scenes. All feature the title RAN in English and Japanese. Small text on margin reads "Ein Film Von Akira Kurosawa", so these were probably issued for the European release of the film. The title Ran has been variously translated as "chaos", "rebellion", or "revolt.; Some tape remnant on… Read More

Kurosawa's Yojimbo. Archive of 2 Original Vintage photos used as lobby cards in movie theaters. Measures 8" x 10". Original Vintage Silver Gelatin Glossy Photographs in black and white. Yojimbo is a 1961 samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa in which a ronin arrives in a small town where competing crime lords fight for supremacy. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design and inspired several US films including A Fist Full of Dollars and Star Wars. The combination of Western style and Eastern themes led to a world-wide reputation and increased Kurosawa's popularity in the US. One original photograph has a credit list pasted on the verso. Both in very good condition.

Kurosawa's Rashomon. Archive of 2 Original vintage photos used as lobby cards in movie theaters. British Lion, 1950. Each measures 8" x 10" and are glossy, high contrast black and white. Rashomon is a 1950 drama starring Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura who describe how a samurai was murdered in a forest. The film is known for involving various characters that provide subjective, alternative and contradictory versions of the same incident which created a genre still popular today. It was one of the first Japanese film to receive a significant international reception, winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1951 and the Academy Honorary Award in 1952. These photos feature images form the movie, including one of Minoru Chiaki, Kichijiro Ueda, and Takashi Shimura in the climax scene. Captions on both have the name of the movie, distributor and text reading: "The Academy Award Film Grand Prize Venice Festival." Photos are clear and in very good condition.

Kurosawa's Yojimbo. Archive of 4 Original Vintage photos used as lobby cards in movie theaters. All about 7" x 9.5". Glossy and black and white. Yojimbo is a 1961 samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa in which a ronin arrives in a small town where competing crime lords fight for supremacy. The film stars Toshiro Mifune and was nominated for the Academy Award. Yojimbo inspired several films including A Fist Full of Dollars and even Lucas' Star Wars. "Yojimbo over the years, became widely regarded as one of the best films by Kurosawa and one of the greatest films ever made." All four photos feature the title "Yojimbo" and "Der Leibwachter" in the lower white margin below. Pinhole marks in corners, but does not affect the image. In very good condition.

Kutcha-Kutchin Native American Tribesmen Colored Plates from 1851 Arctic Expedition, A collection of 8 prints from text on the arctic expedition, A Journal of a Boat Voyage Through Ruperts Land and the Arctic Sea. Sir John Richardson. London: 1851.All 8 color plates from text are included and each measuring 5 x 8.5 inches. 6 of the plates show members of the Kutcha-Kutchin tribe in various elements of their daily life including a warrior and his wife, a mother with child strapped to her back, and members in ceremonial dance. Richardson, a famed naturalist of his time, detailed his observations of the Kutcha-Kutchin as well as plant and animal life over the course of two arctic expeditions. 2 of the plates show fossilized leaves in detail. Collection includes table of contents page listing plates. Overall very good condition.