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Glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of Wendt getting a couple of gag gifts from the astronauts before the Apollo 14 launch, signed in black felt tip, “Guenter F.

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of a Mercury Atlas rocket on the launch pad, signed in black felt tip, “Mercury Atlas ready for launch, Guenter F. Wendt Pad

TLS signed “Ansel,” one page on a 5.5 x 3.25 government postcard, personal letterhead, San Francisco, December 29, 1958. Letter to Nick Dean. In part:

Collection of nine items, consisting of signatures, letters, and a postcard, each signed in ink by a different artist. Signers are: Daniel Chester Fre

Collection of 44 items, consisting primarily of signatures, with a couple of letters and printed articles as well, each signed by an author or poet. S

Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 12 photo of a young boy posing outdoors, affixed to a 14 x 22 mount, signed on the mount in red ink, “Beaton.” In fine cond

Eminent French sculptor (1834–1904) best known for designing the Statue of Liberty. Ink signature, “Bartholdi,” on a 4.25 x 2.75 card. In fine conditi

Anglo-American genre painter and illustrator (1833–1905) known for his paintings of Puritan life, as well as his illustrations for The Scarlet Letter,

Academy Award–winning British photographer and costume and production designer (1904–1980). Signed book: Cecil Beaton’s Diaries. First edition. Boston

Scarce engraving of Borglum’s bust of Abraham Lincoln on a 10 x 13.5 sheet of thin tissue paper, signed in the lower border in pencil, “Gutzon Borglum

Pioneering American photographer and photojournalist (1904–1971). ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.75, personal letterhead, October 21,

Scarce ink signature, “Victor D. Brenner, New York, March 30th 1914,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2.75 sheet. In fine condition, with a small chip to top e

Rare ink signatures, “Elizabeth Barrett Browning,” and “Robert Browning, Florence, Casa Guidi, March 27, ’57,” on an off-white 4 x 1.25 slip. Double-m

One of the most influential Czech writers of the 20th century who introduced and made popular the word ‘robot,’ which first appeared in his 1921 play

TLS signed with her uncommon full name, “Willa Sibert Cather,” one page, 6.5 x 8, The Tuesday Nine O’Clocks letterhead, July 14. Letter to Joan Hartle

Signed book: Painting and Painters. NY: Charles Scriber's Sons, 1945. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 250 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free e...

Color postcard of Chagall’s painting entitled ‘Le Sacrifice d’Isaac,’ 4 x 5.75, signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.

Crisp ink signature, “Mark Twain,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.75 sheet. In fine condition, with a light central vertical fold between first and last name

Outstanding original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of a young Clemens seated in a chair by Rogers and Nelson of London, signed in the lower border in black

American writer and artist (1894–1962) known for his distinctively avant-garde poetry, which often employed unconventional punctuation and capitalizat