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Signature and Memoirs with Steel Engraving

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A superb ensemble, including Ulysses S. Grant's scarce autograph, an original steel engraving of America's 18th president, and his two-volume...

 


Signed Sentiment Card

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Signed sentiment by US President Warren G. Harding on 2" x 4" beige card, "Very truly yours / Warren G....

 


Partial Document Signed

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Exquisite signature as President on a small slip, taken from a printed letter. Accompanied by a portrait engraving. Just the...

 


Autograph Letter Signed

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Autograph Letter Signed, 2.5 pages on two sheets, Boston, dated October 26, 1868, in full: My dear Hawley,  [then Governor...

 


John Quincy Adams Land Grant Signed as President

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Partly printed United States Land Grant, signed "J. Q. Adams," as President, one page on vellum, 9.5'' x 15.75'', dated...

 


Bill Clinton First Edition of “MY LIFE” Signed

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A handsome copy of his autobiography My Life, stated First Edition/First Printing in unread As New condition in alike dust...

 


Hillary Clinton Signed “An Invitation to the White House” – First Edition

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An Invitation to the White House: At Home with History. First Edition Signed "Hillary Rodham Clinton." A beautiful copy of...

 


Secretarial-Signed Land Grant

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Presidential Land Grant issued in 1859 during the administration ofJames Buchanan , signed by a secretary. These "Homestead Certificates" were...

 


Typed Letter Signed

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Typed Letter Signed to prominent radio personality Mary Margaret McBride, dated April 22, 1947, on Sullivan & Cromwell letterhead, the...

 


Signed Book: Dreams From My Father

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Signed Book Dreams From My Father, Softcover, 23rd printing, ISBN 1400082773; Publisher: Three Rivers Press, New York, 2004, 457pp. Autographed by...