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Published by Frankfort, Ky: , 1935, Frankfort, Ky, 1935
Seller: Jane Atwood, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. "Ky. Colonel" Document, 1935. "Ruby Laffoon, Governor. 16 Inches High x 11 Inches Wide. This document is headed in bold lettering, "Commonwealth of Kentucky, Ruby Laffoon, governor of said commonwealth;" The first two phrases are composed of 3/4 to 1/2 inch high letters, framing the state seal; "Hon. A.L. Hinze, Jr., Louisville, Ky. appointed as Aide-de-Camp on the Governer's Staff with the rank and grade of COLONEL;" Gov. Laffoon's signature is rather large, bold and easily read. The capital L. in Laffoon is over 1 inch high. Ink color is brown-tan; ink color of "Sara W. Mahan", Secretary of State, signing below Laffoon, is darker brown. A gold seal of the Commonwealth, 2-1/2 inch Diameter, blue(paper) ribbon behind, appears at the document bottom. This document has been framed, and in each of the four corners is a circa 1/4-inch square of clear plastic tape residue, from framing. "Ruby Laffoon, Governor.
Published by Friends of the Bancroft Library, University of California, 1965
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. NOT a library discard (illustrator). First Edition. University of California: Friends of the Bancroft Library, 1965. NOT a library discard. SIGNED by George P. Hammond in blue ballpoint pen, directly under the book's frontispiece portrait of him (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Also laid-in is a document signed by Hammond, in his capacity as Secretary of The Friends of the Bancroft Library. Very Good condition -- only very lightly rubbed. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. Illustrated with frontispiece and 10 other plates. This festschrift has contributions by Dale L. Morgan, Charles L. Camp, Robert H. Becker, Warren R. Howell, J. S. Holliday, Francis P. Farquhar, etc. There is also a chapter by Hammond, and the book reprints his first appearance in print, IMPRESSIONS OF SPAIN IN 1923. Includes a George P. Hammond bibliography. Number 13 in the series of Keepsakes issued by the Friends of the Bancroft Library for its members. Bound in the original rust-color cloth, stamped in bright gold. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xiii, 119pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
Published by ADS., [AH 1326], [Istanbul], 1910
Manuscript / Paper Collectible Signed
No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Original manuscript autograph document sealed by Bosnevî Darülhadis Basmüderrisi [i.e. Bosnevî Darülhadis School in Sehzâde, Istanbul]. Oblong: 12x14,5 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. 4 lines. "Huve. Bâdi-i sehâdetnâme oldur ki; Müderrisi bulundugum Sehzâde civarinda Darülhadis Bosnevî Medresesi'nde mukayyid talebe ilm-i sarf. Mehmed bin Mehmed Efendi'nin. [1]326 [1910 AD].". Signed by Author(s).
Seller: Bartleby's Books, ABAA, Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.
Verso, in manuscript and unsigned, reads: "This is to certify that Mr. W. S. Benjamin of Newbern N. C. / is a Loyal Citizen and is visiting New York / on business. The Provost Marshals of New York & Fortress / Monroe will please furnish him with proper permits to /return." Benjamin was the author of The Great Epidemic in New Berne, published in New Berne in 1865 and a rare book (OCLC locates 11 copies). Old fold lines, but very good.
Published by Harcourt Brace & Company, NY, 1939
Seller: Robert S. Brooks, Bookseller, Bristol, WI, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good+ Clean Unmarked Book. 414 Photographs and 249 Cuts of Cartoons, Letters and Documents (illustrator). Later Printing. foreedges are slightly soiled/stained, tightl bindings. Signed by Author.
Published by Harcourt Brace & Company, NY, 1939
Seller: Robert S. Brooks, Bookseller, Bristol, WI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Fine. 414 Photographs and 249 Cuts of Cartoons, Letters and Documents (illustrator). 1st Edition. comes with the plain slipcase hand written signed note in a self addressed Chicago Daily News envelope. Signed by Author(s).
Published by London, june 3rd, 1918., 1918
Seller: Antiquariat Thomas Rezek, München, Germany
Signed
32 x 20,8 cm. 1 double-leaf with blindstamp two pages of text on double-leaf "Original military document signed by George V., granting "the dignity of an offcer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire". - Added is a privately printed book with memoirs about Charles Prescott (1877-1955) by several of his friends (45 pages with several plates; one of 150 copies). - George V. (1865-1936), a grandson of Queen Victoria, was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death. " - One small rust stain, otherwise fine.
Published by Harcourt Brace & Company, NY, 1939
Seller: Robert S. Brooks, Bookseller, Bristol, WI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine Clean Unmarked Book. 414 Photographs and 249 Cuts of Cartoons, Letters and Documents (illustrator). 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s).
Published by John Glenn Presidential Committee, [Various Locations], 1984
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Cloth. Condition: Fine. A collection of signed documents from the 1984 Presidential Campaign of Senator John Glenn. (illustrator). Signed Cards. Three signed documents, housed in custom blue cloth folio, title on cover. First item is a Traveling Party Press Card, signed by John Glenn in black marker. The other two items are invitations to fundraisers in California, both from 1983, signed by Senator John Glenn. Ohio Senator John Glenn decided to run for the Democratic nomination in the 1984 presidential election. He considered himself a centrist candidate, and after Ted Kennedy announced that he would not run, Glenn thought he had a chance. His campaign decided to skip the traditional early primaries and focus on a nationwide strategy. After losing in Iowa and New Hampshire, he announced his withdrawal from the campaign. He would go on to support Vice President Walter Mondale.
Published by Harcourt Brace & Company, NY, 1939
Seller: Robert S. Brooks, Bookseller, Bristol, WI, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine Clean Unmarked Book. 414 Photographs and 249 Cuts of Cartoons, Letters and Documents (illustrator). First Edition (US) First Printing. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Supreme Court, Austin, 1857
Seller: Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Printed on official blue paper (8 x 12 1/2 inches). Official orange seal of Texas still affixed to bottom left hand corner. Usual printed and manuscript court decision with the ruling in favor of the Defendant. Witnessed by John Hemphill (in manuscript) and finalized by Supreme Court Clerk Thomas Green (also in manuscript). On the recto there is ms. case number (364) and filing date (January 19, 1858). Usual crease line but in excellent condition overall.THomas Green, was an attorney born and educated in Tennessee. When the Texas Revolution began, he left Tennessee to join the volunteers. He reached Nacogdoches by December 1835 and enrolled for military service on January 14, 1836. He became one of Isaac N. Moreland's company, which operated the Twin Sisters cannons in the battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. A few days after the battle Green was commissioned a lieutenant; in early May he was made a major and aide-de-camp to Thomas J. Rusk. He resigned on May 30 to continue studying law in Tennessee. When he returned and settled in Texas in 1837, he was granted land in reward for his army service and became a county surveyor at La Grange, Fayette County. After that were a number of official position in the State. During the Sixth and Eighth congresses he served as secretary of the Senate. From 1841 to 1861 he was clerk of the state Supreme Court. Between legislative and court sessions Green served in military campaigns against the Indians and Mexico. In late 1841 he joined Capt. Mark Lewis in a foray up the Colorado River against the Comanches. After Rafael Vasquez's invasion of San Antonio in March 1842, Green recruited and served as captain of the Travis County Volunteers, a unit that did not see battle. That fall he served as inspector general for the Somervell expedition after Adrián Woll's foray into San Antonio.When the United States went to war with Mexico, Green recruited and commanded a company of Texas Rangers in La Grange as part of the First Texas Regiment of Mounted Riflemen, led by John C. Hays. The Texans helped Zachary Taylor capture Monterrey, Nuevo León, in September 1846. After secession in 1861, Green was elected colonel of the Fifth Texas Volunteer Cavalry, which, as part of a brigade led by Gen. H. H. Sibley, joined the invasion of New Mexico in 1862. There Green led the Confederate victory at the battle of Valverde in February. After a difficult retreat into Texas he led his men, aboard the river steamer Bayou City, to assist in the recapture of Galveston on January 1, 1863. In the spring of 1863 Green commanded the First Cavalry Brigade in fighting along Bayou Teche in Louisiana. On May 20 he became a brigadier general. In June he captured a Union garrison at Brashear City but failed to seize Fort Butler on the Mississippi. At Cox's Plantation he defeated a Union advance in July. In September the First Cavalry captured another Union detachment at Stirling's Plantation. In !864 Green died 1864, Green died while leading an attack on federal gunboats.John Hemphill, another important Texas figure, was born and raised in South Carolina. In the summer of 1838 he immigrated to Texas and established a legal practice at Washington-on-the-Brazos. In early 1840 the Congress of the Republic of Texas elected him judge of the Fourth Judicial District, an election that automatically made him an associate justice of the republic Supreme Court. He was confirmed in the office on January 20, 1840. On March 19, 1840, he participated in the Council House Fight in San Antonio. In 1840?41 Hemphill joined several campaigns against the Comanches, and in 1842?43, during a period when the Supreme Court did not meet, he served as adjutant general of the Somervell expedition. On December 5, 1840, the Congress elected him chief justice of the Supreme Court, a position he held until 1858. In November 1857 Democrats, dissatisfied with Sam Houston, nominated Hemphill to succeed Houston when the latter's senatorial term ended in March 1859. Hemphill was subsequently elected by the Texas Senate and took office on March 4, 1859. In January 1861 he delivered an address expressing his belief in the right of states to secede, and on January 6, 1861, he was one of fourteen senators who recommended the immediate withdrawal of the southern states. On February 4, 1861, the Secession Convention elected him one of seven Texas delegates to the convention of Southern states in Montgomery, Alabama, which became the Provisional Confederate Congress. He was subsequently expelled from the United States Senate by resolution on July 11, 1861.
Publication Date: 1967
Seller: Gregor Rare Books, Langley, WA, U.S.A.
Signed
No Binding. Condition: Fine. This facsimile document, printed by Seymour Kessler, reproduces the 17 Articles concerning the use and exploration of space and was agreed to by the three signatory countries: the U.S., Great Britain and the USSR. It also has a First Day of Issue stamp commemorating the US space program with postmark from Kennedy Space Center, Fl Sept 29, 1967. Document measures 16.5" x 10.5", is folded once and is in Fine condition. Though not called for, this item is Signed by Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt. Signed by Author(s).
Published by S.M. Kessler, 1969
Seller: Gregor Rare Books, Langley, WA, U.S.A.
Signed
No Binding. Condition: Fine. Special Edition. This facsimile document, printed by Seymour Kessler, reproduces the 10 Articles concerning the return and rescue of astronauts and space craft and was agreed to by the three signatory countries: the U.S., Great Britain and the USSR. It also has a First Day of Issue stamp commemorating The First Man on the Moon with two postmarks. Document measures 16.5" x 10.5", is folded once and is in Fine condition. Though not called for, this item is Signed by Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Ron Evans. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington DC, 2007
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Signed
Framed Document. Condition: Very good. Presidential Appointment of Ambassador Edward J. Perkins as a Member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, signed by President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Document is dated September 20, 2007. (illustrator). Certificate. Black frame, red matte. Measures 26" x 22". Great Seal of the United States affixed to lower left corner of document. Light warping to document, no impact to text or signatures. This appointment was Perkins' third 2-year assignment to the Advisory Committee for Trade and Policy, with all three appointments coming from President George W. Bush. The purpose of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy is to provide the U.S. Trade Representative with overall policy advice on matters concerning United States trade agreements and operation of those agreements. Ambassador Perkins joined a distinguished list of 32 individuals, all serving a 2-year term. Dr. Edward J. Perkins (1928-2020) served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, as well as Liberia, South Africa, and Australia throughout his 25-year foreign service career. In 1986 President Ronald Reagan appointed Perkins to serve as ambassador to South Africa in hopes of fending off a congressional override to his veto of economic sanctions against the country. It was a controversial decision amidst apartheid in South Africa, and many Black leaders urged Perkins to not take the role. Perkins accepted the position and served until 1989, one year before Nelson Mandela was released from prison. He was appointed U.N. Ambassador by George H.W. Bush in 1992, serving for one year.
Published by Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington DC, 2005
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Signed
Framed Document. Condition: Fine. Presidential Appointment of Ambassador Edward J. Perkins as a Member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, signed by President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Document is dated March 31, 2005. (illustrator). Certificate. Black frame, maroon matte. Measures 28" x 24". Great Seal of the United States affixed to lower left corner of document. This appointment was Perkins' second of three 2-year assignments to the Advisory Committee for Trade and Policy, with all three appointments during the George W. Bush administration. The purpose of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy is to provide the U.S. Trade Representative with policy advice on matters concerning United States trade agreements and operation of those agreements. Ambassador Perkins joined a distinguished list of 32 individuals, all serving 2-year terms. Dr. Edward J. Perkins (1928-2020) served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, as well as Liberia, South Africa, and Australia throughout his 25-year foreign service career. In 1986 President Ronald Reagan appointed Perkins to serve as ambassador to South Africa in hopes of fending off a congressional override to his veto of economic sanctions against the country. It was a controversial decision amidst apartheid in South Africa, and many Black leaders urged Perkins to not take the role. Perkins accepted the position and served until 1989, one year before Nelson Mandela was released from prison. He was appointed U.N. Ambassador by George H.W. Bush in 1992, serving for one year.
Published by Private Publication, The White House, 1992
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Leather bound. Condition: Near fine. A collection of signed photographs, inaugural programs, letters and documents from the archive of White House Special Assistant Sue Mathis-Richard. (illustrator). Photographs. Includes a signed letter from President Ronald Reagan regarding the federal budget deficit, dated 1980. Additional five signed photographs of President Ronald Reagan, all likely signed with autopen. Approximately 50 photographs of President Ronald Reagan, Vice President George H.W. Bush, First Lady Nancy Reagan, Patrick Buchanan, Secretary of State George Shultz, and Chief Justice Warren E. Berger. Additional inscribed photograph from Secretary of Education, William Bennett. Includes Inaugural Programs from 1981 with invitations to the White House, inaugural schedules and White House Christmas Cards. A unique collection of Reagan Administration ephemera, all housed in black leather archival folio. Sue Mathis, later Sue Mathis-Richard, served in the White House Media Liaison Office beginning in 1981. After the shooting of Press Secretary Jim Brady, her office was reorganized, and the office of Media Relations was created. In 1984, Mathis become the Director of Media Relations. In 1987 she left the White House and assumed a position as corporate communications director for Walt Disney Corporation. In 1988, she was asked to join the Bush-Quayle campaign, serving as the Florida communications director.
Published by The White House, Washington DC, 1970
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
White Matte. Condition: Near fine. Executive Order appointing Bryce N. Harlow, Counsellor to the President, as Chairman and a Member of the Property Review Board, signed by President Richard Nixon. This document was executed on April 20th, 1970 at The White House, an addendum to Execu (illustrator). Signed Proclamation. Typed on one legal size sheet of paper, mounted in white matte, tape on verso. Full piece measures 17.5" x 11." Executive Order No. 11508, one of 346 issued by President Richard Nixon, provided for the identification of unneeded Federal real property in the United States. The study took three years and found 345 federal properties, comprising 57,350 acres of public land which would be transferred to state or local control. An exceptionally scarce piece from the estate of Bryce N. Harlow, with no other known examples of signed Executive Orders on the public market. Bryce N. Harlow (1916 - 1987) began his career in the executive branch serving as an administrative assistant, head speechwriter and deputy assistant for congressional affairs in the Eisenhower Administration. In 1960, he was a speechwriter for Vice President Nixon's unsuccessful presidential campaign. With Nixon's election In 1968, Harlow was one of the first presidential appointments of the new administration, serving as a congressional liaison and later Counselor to the President. Harlow was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan. He died in 1987.
Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.
Published by [The White House], Washington DC, 1803
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Vellum. Condition: Very good. Signed document is conferring the rank of Second Lieutenant to W.L. Graham, dated January 27, 1803. (illustrator). Signed Document. Printed on vellum. Size: 17.75 by 14.5 inches. Housed in acid-free protective mylar cover. Signatures are slightly faded, with Jefferson's obscured by a fold in the document. Other writing faded, with areas of toning and light spotting. Signed by President Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of War, Henry Dearborn. Provenance: From the estate of Charles Boyd Coleman, Jr of Chattanooga, TN, who was a descendant of Annette Maria Dearborn Boyd, daughter of Greenleaf Dearborn (1786-1846) and great granddaughter of Henry Dearborn (1751-1829). General Henry Dearborn was a Revolutionary War general, serving under Benedict Arnold and later General George Washington. He was present at the surrender at Yorktown. After the war, he was appointed Secretary of War by Thomas Jefferson from 1801-1809. His final military assignment came during the War of 1812, when he served as a Commanding General. He was re-nominated for Secretary of War by President James Madison, but his nomination was rejected by the Senate. Dearborn, Michigan and Fort Dearborn were named in his honor.