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Autograph Album Page Signed
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Signed and inscribed "For Charles Larsen, from Gertrude Stein," on a pale green 5" x 4.5" album page. Collector's notation...
Irving Stone Signed Postcard from Rome with Great Content
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A lovely typed Italian postcard, rich with relevant content, signed by author Irving Stone, dated June 29, 1958 and postmarked...
Bela Sziklay Signed Etching of Venice
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A striking original hand-colored etching from the 1930s titled Venezia, featuring Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy, by Bela Sziklay,...
Carl Sandburg Typed Letter Signed to Mississippi College Professor
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American poet Carl Sandburg writes to Elmer Ford, professor of Modern Languages at Mississippi College, on letterhead for Chicago Daily...
Autograph Letter Signed to Art Critic John Ruskin
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Autograph Letter Signed by the English poet Robert Browning, dated August 12, 1884, on his personal stationery; 4.5" x 7"...
Sanford Roth Typed Letter Signed Discussing Picasso
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A fantastic and extremely rare typed letter signed by Sanford Roth, one of Hollywood's most respected glamor photographers during its...
David Rubinoff Signed Violin-Shaped Pamphlet
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Clever handout pamphlet in the shape of Rubinoff's famed Stradivarius violin, featuring a photograph of the front and back of...
Salman Rushdie Signed First Edition “The Ground Beneath Her Feet”
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Signed First Edition, First Printing of The Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie. In As New condition with fine...
Signed booklet “In Good Faith”
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Scarce booklet by Salman Rushdie, In Good Faith, Granta Books, NY, 1990. Signed by the author. 7¾" x 9¾". First...
Signed First Edition of “The Satanic Verses”
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Rare First Edition, First Printing of the acclaimed and controversial The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. In As New unread...