His Dark Materials Trilogy + Lyra's Oxford & Once Upon a TIme in the North by Philip Pullman - 1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008

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.

n.p.: Unpublished, 1968.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.

London: Unpublished, 1887.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.

Boston, Massachusetts: Unpublished, 1957.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"… Read More

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.

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1999. Signed by Kurt Vonnegut on limitation page. Certificate signed by Kurt Vonnegut, Daniela Di Stefano and Publisher Roy S. Pfeil. First Limited edition / First printing. Number 405 of 1700 copies. Teal leather. Very fine. Certificate of Authenticity and A Note About Bagombo Snuff Box laid in.

One of only 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Williams.  Fine (clean and unread) in near fine original tissue dust wrapper (one tiny hole, some toning).  A SUPERB, COLLECTIBLE copy!

Octavo (9 1/4 x 7 inches) Cambridge: Welch, Bigelow, & Co.: Published by Authority of the Legislature, 1870. First Trade Edition, Second Printing. 155 pages, illustrated with engraved cuts of scenery throughout the text, and eight full page engraved plates with protective tissue guards; maps in pockets missing.

Original green cloth trade binding, decorated with a map of the Sierra and surrounding country stamped in gilt on the front cover; and similarly, a logo of the Geological Survey team with their equipment stamped in gilt on the back cover; title in gilt on spine.

Good condition, showing the results of being carried in a pocket or ruck sack (the covers and corners of the fragile binding show some wear; lower right corner of front cover appears to have been bent). Inscription of previous owner dated "July 4, 1889, (In camp under the Royal Arches, Yosemite)" on front fly leaf, light pencil notation on a few pages not affecting text or illustrations, contents clean and intact; ticket of the… Read More

Privately Printed, 1924. Softcover. Very Good. Original exhibition catalog issued on the occasion of an exhibition of books containing illustrations by celebrated painter, engraver, publisher and illustrator Jean-Gabriel Daragnes - specifically, woodcuts. Illustrated with an original portrait etching of Daragnes by Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac, 11 black-and-white Daragnes plates, three depicting lesbian scenes, and an original Daragnes hand-colored engraving laid in showing a husband walking in on his wife in bed with her lover - a scene from Fielding's Tom Jones. Signed and inscribed on front free endpaper thus: "Pour Madame Legat | Ce registre d'etat und des infants | qu'un pere demature confie a | l'assistance publingier | le pere indigne | Daragnes." Translation: "For Mrs. Legat: This register of state and children that a father has entrusted with the assistant publisher. The unworthy father, Daragnes." Also signed and inscribed on front free endpaper by an… Read More

New York: Pantheon, (1962). First U.S. edition / First printing. Red cloth. Fine in price-clipped jacket about fine. The author's first novel, and most famous work. This is a bright sparkling copy. The jacket is on a heavy stock with a thick varnish. Though price clipped, it is not to be confused with the lighter uncoated book club issue. Gunter Grass was the Winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize for Literature.