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Roosevelt, Theodore Photograph Signed And Inscribed As President. Roosevelt, Theodore VG Photograph Harris & Ewing 1908 ROOSEVELT, THEODOREPhotograph signed and inscribed as President. Bust length portrait of Roosevelt with the stamp of Harris & Ewing, 1907, inscribed below the image "To Colonel C. A. Carlisle/with the hearty regards of his friend/Theodore Roosevelt/Nov. 9th 1908." The image 8 x 5 1/2 inches (20.5 x 14.5 cm) ; the inscription likely on the mount below the image, the visible area 1 x 7 inches (2.5 x 17 cm) ; framed. In visibly very good condition with a dark inscription, unexamined out of its contemporary frame which measures 9 1/2" x 15 1/2". Chillicothe, Ohio born Charles Arthur Carlisle earned the rank of colonel by serving four years on the military staffs of two Indiana governors, James A. Mount and Winfield T. Durbin. Frame chipped at corners 2400.00

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Travels To The Westward Of The Allegany Mountains In The States Of The Ohio, Kentucky And Tennessee In The Year 1802... 1805 Michaux, F. [Rancois] A. VG Cloth Black and white map Richard Phillips Columbus, OH 1805 3rd ? Third edition? 19th-century brown cloth. 8 1/4 x 5 inches (21 x 13 cm) ; 96 pp. , with folding map. The cloth of the spine darkened, restored six-inch tear into the map (without loss) from the upper gutter. This printing is an abridgment of the second English edition to be included in Phillips'' 1805 Collection of Voyages and is a new translation from the French differing from the 1805 Mawman and Crosby issues. Tconsiderable coverage is given to Botany. The map depicts the West to and slightly beyond the Mississippi River with much detail in Kentucky and Tennessee, Native American territories ("Nation of the Bear", "Wandering Chipewas", etc. ) and East & West Florida to the south. Michaux is best known for his three volume North American Sylva. Clark, Old South II: 106; Howes M579; Sabin 48706. Provenance book plate Richardh Bayard Dominick . 1125.00

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Signed Part Manuscript Check By Jack London Drawn On Central Oakland Bank Cal. 1906 Jack London, VG Bank check Central Oakland Bank Cal. 1906 LONDON, JACK Check signed. Oakland: 15 November 1906. Engraved check accomplished in manuscript in London's hand for $21.88. Drawn on the bank of Central Bank of Oakland, Included is a reproduction photo taken from an unknown publication. Also is a certificate t authenticity from early dealer RLM Autographs and Antiques 400.00

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Military Sketches: Characteristic Traits Of Old Stagers, Big Wigs, Staff... 1822 [Alken, Henry] VG Leather Color Illustrations (T. McLean) (london) {1822] 1st Edition , , , Martinets, Humbugs, Deep Files, Duty Officers, Skulks, Good Fellows, Paymasters, Doctors, et Multis Aliis. Early three-quarters red morocco. 11 1/2 x 9 inches (29.5 x 23 cm) ; 15 hand-colored lithograph plates with multiple images (inclusive of title) , most with the imprint and date as above. Each accompanied by a brief humorous description. . Early three-quarters red morocco. 11 1/2 x 9 inches (29.5 x 23 cm) ; 15 hand-colored lithograph plates (inclusive of title) , most with the imprint and date as above. Believed first edition. Provenance PBA auctions 2016 $2400, J BartonTownsend book plate.. 2000.00

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Le Jardin D''encre Limited Ed 54 Of 63 Of 99 Published Noël, Bernard VG Bernard Dumerchez Éditeur, Paris 2007 1st Edition Illustrator Le Jardin d''encre. Paris: Bernard Dumerchez Éditeur, 2007. One of 63 copies of the numbered edition (in all 99 copies were issued in a variety of states. Publisher''s white boards, housed within the original cream cloth-bound clamshell box. 25 1/8 x 14 1/2 inches (64 x 37 cm) ; 14 ff. , with a double-page signed etching with aquatint and rotogravure, signed in pencil (l. R. ) and numbered 54 from the edition of 63 (l. L. ) Fine condition. Leaves loose in folder as published. 2300.00

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The Private Journal Of Capt. G. F. Lyon, Of H. M. S. Hecla, During The Recent Voyage Of Discovery Under Captain Parry. Lyon, George Francis (Captain) VG Leather Pages468

color map, b/w plates John Murray, Murray 8VO 1824 1st Edition First edition. Modern calf with lettering label to period style. 8 1/2 x 5 inches (21.5 x 13 cm) ; 468 pp. , hand-colored folding map, 7 plates, retains blanks. Marginal spotting to map which is offset to a few places within image, spotting to plates and preliminary leaves, a good copy overall. The account of Parry''s second expedition, with a finely colored map. Sabin 42853 540.00

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