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artwork & watercolors of Warren A. Van Ess, SIGNED & dated with best wishes , Introduction by Thomas Heaton, perspective on artwork by Chris Stoffel: A World of His Own artwork of Warren A. Van Ess ( who is Confined to Wheelchair )
Nick B. Williams ( 1906-1992 ), blank flyleaf former owner Inscription, Illustrations by Geraldine Bauhaus Williams, Preface by Barbara Steele Williams, Foreword Jack Smith,: Reflections on a Mockingbird The Columns of Nick B. Williams ( Collections of Essays )
H. P. Sturm, SIGNED & Inscribed by Author, Illustrations Harriett Stout, Foreword P. D. Strausbaugh: Saplin Ridge Letters Story from Foothills of Allegheny Mountains thru closing years 19th Century ( Includes 2 Separate Poem Inserts Called Bill Kramers Glade & Synopsis by Author H. P. Sturm )
Sue Grafton SIGNED & Inscribed, Light Scuff mark blank free flyleaf,DJ design Raquel Jaramillo, author photo back DJ by Nick Vaccaro: J is For Judgment A Kinsey Millhone Mystery
Lt. Comm. David C. Holmes U. S. N. , inner flap DJ light small stain, Effectively illustrated with many photographs & Diagrams: Young Peoples Book of Radar
Text & Photographs by Stephen Brown, SIGNED By AUTHOR: Pike, The ( Past its Peak ) Special Limited Numbered 1st Edition SIGNED by Author , Long Beach California Amusement Park
Joe Franklin & Laurie Palmer, Former Owner Stamp Blank Back Endpaper, Endpapers have residue stain Foxing, Frontispiece Photograph of Young Marilyn Monroe, Illustrated with photographs: Marilyn Monroe Story, The ( The Scarce First Book on Her ) Intimate Inside Story, Very rare 1st Edition Story by Joe Franklin & Laurie Palmer in excellent condition. The photos are all early taken before 1953 and they are wonderful
Roy Rockwood, Illustrated, frontispiece: Bomba, The Jungle Boy - Underground River or the Cave of Bottomless Pits
novel of Mark Twain ( through Emily G. Hutchings and spiritualist Lola Hays ) With an Introduction , front blank endpaper former owner Stamp, Frontispiece Drawing of Mark Twain by John Cecil Clay October 1903: Jap Herron A Novel Written From Ouija Board With an Introduction The Coming of Jap Herron ( Most of the copies of this bk were destroyed due to pending lawsuit, therefore copies are rare & Scarce )
SIGNED by catlike Eartha Kitt: SIGNED by catlike Eartha Kitt, Singer Actress on Front of Envelope, First Day of Issue FDC Stamped Envelope with Drawing on Envelope of Our Domestic Friends, Cats on Stamps & the newly issued stamp Commemorating Abyssinian & Himalayan Cat , February
Wright, Dare story & Photography by, SIGNED & inscribed by author, endpapers of Grey ,black & white: Look at A Gull SIGNED
Wright, Dare story & Photographs written & Illustrated, photographic endpapers: A Gift From the Lonely Doll ( Scarce Childrens Book )
Jayne Mansfield Signed Photograph 8 1/2" 11" approx B/W Head shot with her wearing a Hat
FDC envelope SIGNED by Hollywood Actor Rock Hudson: SIGNED by Hollywood Actor Rock Hudson on Front of Envelope, First Day of Issue FDC Stamped Envelope with Drawing on Envelope of Christmas 1970 with Silk Overlay Madonna & Child on Front of Envelope , November 5, 1970 + Color Photograph of Hands
SIGNED by Hollywood Actor Dancer Gene Kelly: SIGNED by Hollywood Actor Dancer Gene Kelly on Front of Envelope, First Day of Issue FDC Stamped Envelope with Drawing on Envelope of First Navy Jack Historic Flag Series on Front of Envelope , July 7, 1968
SIGNED by Newspaper Columnist Dear Abby Abigail Van Buren: SIGNED by Newspaper Columnist Dear Abby Abigail Van Buren on Front of Envelope, First Day of Issue FDC Stamped Envelope with Drawing on Envelope of Christmas 1973 Gingerbread Man on Tree on Front of Envelope , November 7, 1973 ( Advice Columnist )
SIGNED in Red Ink by Al Hirschfeld ( Hirschfeld ): SIGNED by Artist Caricaturist Al Hirschfeld on Front of Envelope, First Day of Issue FDC Stamped Envelope with Drawing on Envelope Honoring Stuart Davis & The Fine Arts on Front of Envelope , December 2, 1964
Peggy Lee SIGNED & Inscribed To .. Love, Peggy Lee 1990 in White Ink: Miss Peggy Lee An Autobiography ( Singer Actress Hollywood )
Jack London First Day of Issue Stamped Post Card Jan. 11, 1986, Glen Ellen, Calif, 1/11/86 (1876-1916, 110th Anniversary )
Palmer Cox, illustrated in Color 1st page & Numberous B/W illustrations, Former owner Name: Brownies, The Their Book
Ludwig Bemelmans & John Bemelmans Marciano, SIGNED by John Bemelmans Marciano , pictorial color endpapers of Santa Claus: Madeline In America & Other Holiday Tales ( John Bemelmans Marciano discovered Ludwig Bemelmans Manuscript & Pencil Sketches for this Book in His Grandfathers Files ) John has Lovingly completed What His Grandfather Began with Full-color Paintings Done i
Illustrated in Color with Tony Duquette in Various Exotic Robes & Sharon Stone in His Jewelry, stories by Margy Rochlin, Marilyn Bethany, Judith Krantz, photos by Sante DOrazio ETC, illustration by Michael Witte, Tom Bachtell, Jean-Philippe Delhomme et: October 1999 Town & Country Magazine Sharon Stone on Cover Hollywood Actress wearing Vera Wang & Jewelry by Tony Duquette who Lives Next Door at Dawnridge in Beverly Hills where scenes from Barbara Hutton Movie Filmed, Also Glamour Houses that Made Holl
Barrie, Sir James M. , edited & arranged by Frederick Orvill Perkins, illust endpapers, 16 illusts by Alice B. Woodward, colour frontispiece: Peter Pan (The Boy Who Would Never Grow Up to be a Man ) retold from Sir James M. Barrie's Famous Play
Maurice Maeterlinck, translated Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, Frontispiece photo Author, blank endpapers light stains & few Marks: Blue Bird, The a Fairy Play in Six Acts
Edmund H. Sears ( Hamilton ), blank endpaper former owner note in Pencil: Zatthu a Tale of Ancient Galilee
Painted & Signed by Edith Head ( E. Head 9-12-48 ): Lovely 1948 Original Edith Head Watercolor Painting of Crater Lake surrounded by Trees & Mountains, Painted by Famous Oscar Winning Clothes Fashion Designer for Movies, Framed & Matted
Elbert Hubbard, blank endpaper Bookplate: Man of Sorrows, The Being a Little Journey to the Home of Jesus of Nazareth
by Elbert Hubbard, Beautiful Black, Gold, Red checker Board like Endpapers, Frontispiece Abraham Lincoln, illustrated: Abe Lincoln & Nancy Hanks ( Being one of Elbert Hubbards Famous Little Journeys ) to which is added for full Measure a Tribute to Mother of Abraham Lincoln
Elbert Hubbard, Blank endpaper former owner Name Address, B/W Frontispiece Photo of Author & Daughter with Tissue Guard, SEPIA PHOTO illustrated with Tissue Guards,: Book of the Roycrofters, The Roycroft Books a Catalog & some comment Concerning the Shop at East Aurora, New York & Its Workers
Mona Eldridge, AKA Mona Yung-Ning Hoo who was Personal Social Secretary for Barbara Hutton, SIGNED & inscribed by author, , DJ design Michael Head, Front blank endpaper small white out: In Search of a Prince My Life with Barbara Hutton
Written by Don Blanding, Cover Design & Full page illustrations by author, Headpiece & Tailpiece Decorations by Juliette Jessie mae Fraser, A. S. MacLeod, John Kelly, Illustrations for Baby Street & Jasmine House by Iwilani Basler: Paradise Loot ( includes Poems Sons of the Surf, Waikiki, Luau, At the Ruins of an Ancient Heiau , Aloha OE etc ) Exceedingly Scarce Book
kept by Larry Geller, His close friiend, confident, & spiritual advisor: If I Can Dream Elvis Own Story Based on the Secret Diary
no author: To a Great Public Servant Milt Offner signed By
written & Illustrated in color by Leo Politi - SIGNED & Inscribed with special Color Drawing by author on blank Endpaper, small partial sticker blank endpaper: Butterflies Come, The ( Charming Picture Book )
Told & pictured in color by Leo Politi - SIGNED & Inscribed with special Color Drawing by author on blank Endpaper, small light stain inner flap DJ, small smudge endpaper: Song of The Swallows ( Charming Picture Book )
Story & Pictures in color Tasha Tudor, Pictorial Color Endpapers, bottom inner flap dJ number 09011 which may be code price ?: Becky's Christmas
Samuel Hirsh Gottlieb, ( Sam ) Cover Art & Illustrations in B/W By Joe Servello, Blank Endpapers, SIGNED By Gottlieb , FORMER OWNER STAMP Back Blank Flyleaf,: Overbooked in Arizona ( SIGNED Limited ) A Novella + Epilogue By Rabbi Jacob Blinder , Mystery About Bibliophile in Glossy Color Cover of Man Reaching for Books Behind Bars. Bibliomystery
SIGNED Designed & Made & Painted By Tony Duquette & Dated Dampierre, 1951: 2 Tony Duquette Original Pastel Watercolor Framed Tulips Paintings, Dated 1951, Bought Chirsties Auction the Duquette Collections Lot # 540 Featured in Catalogue, Painted & Framed By Tony in 1950s Type Frame, Tulips in Vases , These Paintings Originally W
Samuel Hirsh Gottlieb, ( Sam ) Cover art & Illustrations Joe Servello, Black & Yellow pictorial Endpapers, SIGNED by Gottlieb & Servello: Overbooked in Arizona ( SIGNED Limited Numbered Edition in SLIPCASE ) A Novella + epilogue by Rabbi Jacob Blinder , Mystery about Bibliophile
Book Was Originally Written By J. R. R. Tolkien, Map Drawn Unknown Artist Originally Probably By Christopher Tolkien ??: Original J. R. R. Tolkien Middle Earth Hand Drawn Color Cloth Map from Account of Lord of the Rings, Tolkiens Middle Earth Hand Copied with Color Markers on Cloth. I Cant Vouch for Its Accuracy or Completeness, But This Was a Tolkien Fans Labor of Love
Don Knotts Signed Card in Blue Ink Full Signature TV Series Star from Andy Griffith Show
Told by W. L. Hubbard, blank endpapers former owner Name Pencil, Illustrations by Donn P. Crane, Frontispiece: Chats with Color-Kin ( Color Kin )
Signed Card by Lana Turner, Hollywood Actress: Signed Card by Lana Turner, Hollywood Actress
Heywood Broun, Famous Sportswriter who famous column " It Seems to Me " appeared Newpaper, back hinges starting & small sticker back blank endpaper: Sun Field, The ( 1st Novel of Baseball directed Adult audience of Life & Characterization of Big Leaguers ) includes Newspaper Review of Book which became a Play Later
Andy Griffith Signed Card in blue ink full signature
Written & Signed by Edith Head to Joan Crawford: Handwritten Postcard in bright Pink Ink With President Reagan in Color on Front, Written & Signed by Edith Head , Fashion Designer to Joan Crawford, Hollywood Actress who was Living in New York City , Postmarked dated Feb. 3, 1977. Reads Wonderful hearin
Small Signed & Inscribed Card in Red Ink by Lana Turner with Her Picture on it, Hollywood Actress wearing Striped Blouse: Small Signed Card by Lana Turner with Her B/W Picture on it, Hollywood Actress, She is wearing Striped Blouse
Heywood Broun, Famous Sportswriter who famous column " It Seems to Me " appeared Newpaper, back blank endpaper former owner Stamp, front endpaper former owner name date: Sun Field, The ( 1st Novel of Baseball directed Adult audience of Life & Characterization of Big Leaguers ) includes Newspaper Review of Book which became a Play Later
Phil Nesbitt, Title page small heart shaped Sticker, illustrated in Color: Nicolas Patatiesa ( in Spanish )
photograph taken by Dominic Sansoni, signed in blue ink by Ondaatje: ONDAATJE, Michael. Signed B/W photograph, author of The English Patient
Story by Niccolo Tucci,42 Photos by Ylla, the famous animal Photographer, Many are full page, all handsomely reproduced by letterpress, Story by Niccolo Tucci: Tico-Tico ( Tico ) Lonely Squirrel who longed to Live with Palla, the Lovely Cat, No.8332
written & Illustrated in color Ludwig Bemelmans , pictorial color endpapers: Madeline & The Bad Hat
Franklin, Joe: A Gift for People
Illustrated in B/W,Produced & Directed , Conceived by Oscar Meinhardt, List experts will name Miss International Beauty 1961 include Mikael Katz, Renaldo Espinoza, Miss Carmen Planas, Alberto Varga ( Vargas ) etc, Manny Harmon Conducting: 1960 International Beauty Congress Program, The Long Beach, California August 4-14 ( Has Flags Various Countries on Cover in Color ) Featured inside Karen Curtis, Miss Independent, Press-Telegram Holding Newspaper, Letter from Mayor, Edwin W. Wade & J
Cover color photo by Charlie See, Illustrated in B/W thruout, Letter from Office of Mayor Edwin W. Wade & George P. Taubman, President, Photos of Panel of Judges include who will name Miss International 1962 James H. Noguer, Rosemary DeCamp, Hollywood: 1961 International Beauty Congress Program ( Official Programme ), The Long Beach, California July 20-30 ( Has Stella Marquez of Columbia Miss International 1961 on Cover in Color ) Featured inside Miss Donna Lee Kelley Miss Welcome to Long Beach of 196
Godden, Rumer: A breath of Air a novel
Rex Stout, Blank endpapers former owner name: Fer-De-Lance ( Fer De Lance ) First Nero Wolfe Detective Mystery
Endpaper light Wear, few doll card inscribed prior Owner & some tell story of Doll: 1948 Hallmark Dolls from the Land of Make Believe Collectors Album ( with Luana Patten, star of Walt Disneys Fun & Fancy Free & Melody Time Beautiful Young Girl with Pigtails sitting in Lotus Position Enjoying Book on Dolls on Cover ) About Collecting
Herman Kogan , & Lloyd Wendt , SIGNED by authors, pictorial endpapers, with over 400 illustrations, photographic frontispiece, foreword, both authors were Editors of Media: Chicago a Pictorial History
Erle Stanley Gardner , inner flap DJ small creases up & down , blank endpaper small pencil writing ,: D. A. Draws a Circle, The ( Doug Selby as District Attorney
Ruth Krauss , TEXT is in Brown, green & black decorated endpapers scuff & rub , inner Hinge slightly starting, Pictures by Maurice Sendak: A Hole Is To Dig a First Book of First Definitions
Hilda Wood, blank endpapers small sticker & brown residue, with 50 drawings by author: Three Heroes of Finland & Other Stories
Written & Illustrated color, foreword by Tasha Tudor: Springs of Joy, The
James Joyce , blank endpapers former owner sticker, Traducido por J. Salas Subirat with notes: Ulises 1st Spanish Language Edition ( Ulysses ) Complete & Unabridged
illustrated: 1964 World Champions Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium Ladies Nite Official Dodger Score Card, ( Pictorial color Cover of Blue & Green & White ) photos inside Howie Reed, Larry Miller, Derrell Griffith, Beauty Queen Jacque Pegg, Walt Alston ETC ad for S
illustrated: 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers Play Ball ! Dodger Stadium Official Dodger Score Card ( Pictorial color Cover of Blue & Red & White of Baseball Player ) photos inside E. J. Bavasi, Debbie Reynolds, Actress, Preston Gomez, Jim Gilliam, Ron Fairly, Don Drysdal
Farren, Mick & Pearce, compiled by: Elvis In His Own Words
Forrest, Anthony: Captain Justice secret Agent Against Napoleon
illustrated, Cover Original Drawing of Baseball Player by Karl Hubenthal , also another drawing inside by Karl: 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers Official Dodger ScoreCard ( Pictorial color Cover Original Drawing of Baseball Player standing top huge baseball by Karl Hubenthal ) photos inside Preston Gomez, Ginger & Don Drysdale shooting pool, Bart Shirley , Willie Cra
illustrated, Cover Original Drawing of Baseball Player being Chased by Red Devils by C. K. Lane , also another drawing inside by Karl Hubenthal: 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers Official Dodger Score Card Dodger Stadium ( Pictorial Yellow color Cover Original Drawing of Baseball Player being Chased by Red Devils by C. K. Lane ) photos inside Ken Boyer, Jim Malon, Fresco Thompson, Maury Wills, Don Dry
illustrated, Pictorial color Cover Original Drawing of Baseball Players by Karl Hubenthal, also another drawing inside by Karl: 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers Official Dodger ScoreCard Dodger Stadium ( Pictorial color Cover Original Drawing of Baseball Players running & Pitching by Karl Hubenthal )
illustrated, Pictorial color Cover Original Drawing of Baseball Player with Bat, Pitcher & umpire by Karl Hubenthal, also another drawing inside by Karl: 1967 Los Angeles Dodgers Official Dodger ScoreCard Dodger Stadium ( Pictorial color Cover Original Drawing of Baseball Player with Bat, Pitcher & umpire by Karl Hubenthal ) inside ad for Sneeky Petes Restaurant on Sunset Strip, Nipsey Russell, Frank
Marjolein Bastin, color pictorial endpapers, illustrated in Color: Vera the Mouse Vera & Her Friends
Janice Anderson, Color Frontispiece Marilyn Monroe, illustrated in color & B/W with over 180 photos: Marilyn Monroe ( Pictured on Cover As Radiantly Beautiful in Orange Top with Her Arm Folded Near Shoulder )
Hilton, John Buxton: Passion In The Peak a Superintendent Kenworthy novel