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Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of Shepard posing in his space suit in front of the Apollo 14 mission emblem, signed in black felt tip “Best wishes—Alan Shepa

Skylab 3 Launch date postal cover with a cachet honoring the Skylab mission, signed in blue and black ink by Owen Garriott, Jack Lousma, and Alan Bean

Commemorative cover honoring SL-4, signed in blue ballpoint by Gerald Carr, William Pogue and Edward Gibson, adding “Science Pilot.” In fine condition

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Slayton in his spacesuit, signed in black felt tip. Photo also bears a First Day of Issue Apollo-Soyuz postage stamp and a

Six items: FDC, postmarked from the Kennedy Space Center on August 2, 1971, bearing two stamps, signed in blue ballpoint; one matte-finish 7 x 5 photo

Russian FDC with a cachet honoring Apollo-Soyuz, signed in black felt tip by Deke Slayton. In fine condition.

Five color 10 x 8 NASA photos featuring the crews of Space Shuttle Mission’s STS-59, STS-62, STS-34, and two of Orbital Flight 51-C (both of which are

Five items: printed souvenir space treaty, 8.5 x 11, entitled “Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republ

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Apollo 13 Re-Entry, postmarked April 17, 1970, signed in black felt tip, “Jack Swigert.” In fine condition,

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Apollo 13, with the Pope’s Message on return of Astronauts printed next to the cachet, postmarked April 17,

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Tereshkova in her capsule eating from a tube , signed in signed in black felt tip, adding “First woman in space,” and “Vo

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Tombaugh gazing through a telescope, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “I discovered Pluto on 18 Feb 1930, Cl

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 13 rescue, signed in blue ballpoint by Swigert. In fine condition.

American astronomer (1906–1997) best known for discovering Pluto in 1930. ALS signed “Clyde W. Tombaugh, Professor of Astronomy Emeritus NMSU,” two pa

Original signed pencil sketch of the solar system showing the orbits of Earth, Saturn, Neptune, and Pluto on an off-white 5.5 x 7.5 card, signed at th

Bank check, 8.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Wright, payable to Allison Pattern Works for $22.60, February 21, 1917. In very good condition, with thr

Eleven glossy 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 photos, 10 of which are official NASA photos, of various vehicles, astronauts and mission which Wendt was involved wit

Well-done scale composite model of a Bell XS-1 jet, signed on the wing in black felt tip by Goodlin, post-stroke. In fine condition. Accompanied by a

A 1/32 scale model of a Bell X–5 experimental research plane, signed on top of one of the wings in black felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a

Seven items: four copies of Yeager (three hardcover and one paperback), each signed on the title page in black ink, with Yeager inscribing one; a P–51

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the STS-1 crew holding a model of the space shuttle, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To

German engineer (1838–1917) who designed the famous rigid airship that bears his name. Vintage 7 x 9.25 paperstock photo, affixed to a 9.5 x 12 mount,

TLS, one side of a postcard featuring Ansel’s photo, Surf and Rocks, Monterey Coast, California, 5.75 x 4, February 21, 1980. Ansel writes to Vance Mo

ALS signed “Charles,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.25, The New Yorker letterhead, August 14, 1964. Letter to an associate. In part: “Last night I tal

Vintage ink and pencil signatures and inscriptions of Norman Rockwell, Bud Fisher, C. D. Small, and John T. McCutcheon on individual off-white slips a

Signed book: Tar: A Midwest Childhood. Limited edition first edition of 350 copies (this being No. 185). Bon & Liveright, 1926. Hardcover, 6 x 9...

Vintage ink signatures of Charles Dana Gibson, Neysa McMein, Robert Gibbings, Joseph Urban, Clare Sheridan (ins), A. H. Fish, and Will James on indivi

Fifteen items consisting of 12 First Day Covers and three commemorative covers, each signed in ink and felt tip by an author. Signers are: Kurt Vonneg

Three souvenir TQSs on separate 8.5 x 11 pages, each signed at the conclusion in felt tip by the respective author. Signers are: Norman Mailer (Tough

Academy Award–winning British photographer and costume and production designer (1904–1980). TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, December 27, 1948. In a letter to

ALS signed “Cecil,” one page, 8.5 x 11, no date. “Many thanks for your letter. I will let you know when I am able to see purple again. It is a show ga

American poet (1934–1983). Original manuscript story board, two pages, both sides, entitled, ‘The Wedding Plans,’ featuring a page of comic panels and

French painter and lithographer (1867–1947). He trained at the Académie Julien, then joined the group called Les Nabis, which included Denis an...

Distinguished American sculptor (1867–1941) best known for his monumental depiction of four presidents on Mount Rushmore. Vintage ink signature, “Gutz

TLS, one page, 7 x 10.5, November 28, 1952. The author writes to Jay Lavenson. In full: “Thank you very much for sending me the clipping from the New

English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician (1803–1873), who originated such staple phrases as, “the great unwashed,” “pursuit of the almighty

Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Burroughs, “E. R. Burroughs,” payable to Horton and Converse for $17.20, December 11, 1945. In fine

American novelist, poet, essayist, and spoken word performer (1914–1997) considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist

Thirteen items consisting of TLSs, signed photos, and souvenir typescripts. The letters, all one page range in date from the 1960s to the 1980s, with

Signed book: Music for Chameleons. Limited edition, first edition, of 350 copies (this No. 226). NY: Random House, 1980. Hardcover with dustjacket and

TLS signed “Ray,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 22, 1953. In a letter to top literary agent, H. N. Swanson, regarding a copyright

Fascinating handwritten statement, three sides of two pages, 5.75 x 8.25, May 6, 1933. Charteris writes, in part: “At 26 I am still young, mad enough

Writer, politician, diplomat and historian (1768–1848). He is considered the founder of Romanticism in French literature. LS in French, signed “Chatea

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, of the first page of Chapter One of 2001: A Space Odyssey, beginning with “The drought had lasted now for ten

ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 3.75 x 5.75, September 29, 1895. The author writes “Miss Buckley.” In full: “I am so di

ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” one page, 5 x 8, The Grosvenor letterhead, September 25. Letter to “Miss Jones,” daughter of Senator J. P. Jones, who shar

ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” four pages, 5 x 8, January 1, 1893. Letter, written from Florence, Italy, to Frederick J. Hall. In full: “Ours of Dec. 19

Bank check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Cooper, “J. Fenimore Cooper,” payable to draft in favour of P. F. Cooper for $85.00, September 8, 1845.

Beat poet and activist (1930-2001). Three items: ALS, signed “Gregory,” three sides of two adjoining pages, 6 x 8.25, on blue An Bord des Lufthansa-Fl

Signed book: Exile’s Return. NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1981. Limited edition # 1371/2000. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.75 x 10. Signed in black ink