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Signed First Edition “Single & Single”
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As New, unread first edition of Single & Single, signed by spymaster John le Carré on the title page, uninscribed....
Limited Edition Set of Book & Cards featuring Matthias Buchinger
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A most unusual—and now virtually impossible to find—numbered (#197/500), limited edition book and playing card set that sold out within...
Signed Stock Certificate “Houdini Picture Corp”
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Houdini Picture Corporation stock certificate printed by Broun-Green Co. and signed by Harry Houdini as president of the corporation, dated...
Important Manuscript Letter
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[HARRY HOUDINI] (1874-1926, born Ehrich Weiss) was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer, as well...
“Handcuff” Autograph with Handcuff Key
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Scarce, boasting autograph "Harry Handcuff Houdini", signed by master magician Harry Houdini in black fountain pen, originally inside a list...
First Edition Book Signed
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First Edition of Christopher and His Kind: 1929-1939, signed by Isherwood in black Sharpie (not inscribed) dated Dec 1976 also...
Guillermo del Toro Signed First Edition “The Fall”
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Book Two of The Strain Trilogy, The Fall, signed by Guillermo del Toro along with a hand-drawn caricature of himself....
Double Signed First Edition of “The Strain”
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THE STRAIN: First edition, First Printing; signed by both authors GUILLERMO DEL TORO and CHUCK HOGAN with a silver sharpie...
Autographed Card at Age 18
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Large bold signature given in New York City on October 28, 1919, when the gifted violin prodigy was just 18...
Charles Hamilton “The Robot That Helped to Make a President”
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The Robot That Helped to Make a President, by the esteemed Charles Hamilton—arguably the father of modern philography—is the definitive...