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Truman Capote Signed In Cold Blood – Limited Edition 329/500

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An exceptionally fine and exceedingly rare Limited Edition of In Cold Blood (#329 of just 500 copies), Capote's sensational "non-fiction...

 


Autograph Sentiment Framed

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A fine, bold autograph sentiment, framed with a fetching early photograph of the author. NELLE HARPER LEE (1926-) is an...

 


To Kill a Mockingbird 40th Anniversary Signed

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Signed First Edition, First Printing of the 40th Anniversary edition of To Kill a Mockingbird, voted Best Novel of the...

 


Annie Leibovitz Signed First Edition “Women”

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Annie Leibovitz's fourth collection of photographs, Women, published in 1999 by Random House, is now considered a contemporary photography classic,...

 


Signed Check

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Very attractive check drawn on the Merchants National Bank of San Francisco, California, payable to "O'Connor Moffatt & Co" in...

 


ALS to Editor Charles Norton

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Great association Autograph Letter Signed "H. W. L.," 1p, 12mo, Cambridge, MA, April 14, 1862. To editor and scholar Charles...

 


Signed Far Side Foreword

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A softcover edition of The Far Side Gallery 5, signed by Dr. Jane Goodall on the wonderful and now famous...

 


Triple Signed Check

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Personal check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Kerouac, payable to himself for $100.00, January 16, 1959. Kerouac...

 


Stephen King Signed First Edition 11/22/63

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Hard-to-find Signed First Edition, first printing of Stephen King's masterful "11/22/63." In As New, Unread condition, signed in blue Sharpie...

 


Complete Far Side Signed Limited Edition

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THE COMPLETE FAR SIDE SIGNED LIMITED EDITION The Complete Far Side Leather-Bound Set, #1522 in a Limited Edition of just...