THE DARK CRY OF THE MOON
West Kingston, Rhode Island: Donald M. Grant, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Deluxe Edition, this is copy 35 of 300 signed by Charles Grant and illustrator R.J. Krupowicz. "Second in a Grant trilogy set in his..... More
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EROS AT ZENITH: Tales of the Velvet Comet, Volume 2
Huntington Woods, Michigan: Phantasia Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. This is copy 127 of 300 signed by the author. The second in a four book series about an interstellar whorehouse. Dust jacket art by Kevin..... More
EROS ASCENDING: Tales of the Velvet Comet, Volume 1
Huntington Woods, Michigan: Phantasia Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. This is copy 107 of 300 signed by the author. The first in a four book series about an interstellar whorehouse. Dust jacket art by Kevin..... More
John Gould: THE FAMILY OF TOUCANS: Die Familie der Tukane - La Famille des Toucans
Koln: Taschen, 2011. Hardcover. John Gould’s toucans are arguably the most striking and dramatic bird illustrations ever published. Gould (1804–81), one of the most prolific ornithological artists of the 19th century, had a romantic enthusiasm..... More
SCRAPBOOKS AND PHOTO ALBUMS OF LONGTIME HEAD OF NASA'S JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
A collection of 12 scrapbooks and photographic albums, along with other related ephemera, kept by Muriel Pickering, the wife of William Hayward Pickering (1910-2004), the fourth director and longtime head of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory..... More
KALMAR FAMILY SHOW BUSINESS LETTER ARCHIVE
An archive of holographic letters written by members of a multi-generational show business family which found success on the stage and screen and behind the scenes from Broadway to Hollywood. The family patriarch was Bert..... More
TRAVEL ALBUM OF A ST. LOUIS DEBUTANTE
The personal photographic album of Eppes Bartow Hawes Williams (1902–81), a St. Louis debutante and U.S. Senator’s daughter, who married five times and traveled annually to Europe. The album dates from the mid 1930s and..... More
"DANCIN’ DOWN ON THE SUNSET STRIP"
A collection of 180 flyers, business cards, and handbills promoting Southern California glam and heavy metal bands from the mid-1980s to the early-1990s, featuring acts such as Funhouse, Nuclear Valdez, L.A. Guns, New Haven, The..... More
A COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL ART, INCLUDING TWO SKETCHBOOKS
A collection of the artist’s work that includes two sketchbooks and numerous other original pieces. Born in Austin, Texas, Ryan grew up in Washington State, and lived in Escondido, California from 1919. Primarily a printmaker..... More
FAMILY FEUD OVER STILLWATER, NEW YORK LUMBER AND COAL BUSINESS
An archive of photographs, ledgers, canceled checks, legal documents and other business and personal records from a Stillwater, New York family who feuded over the disposition of a lumber and coal business at the turn..... More
ORMER LOCKLEAR ARCHIVE
An archive of research and writing materials gathered for a biography of Ormer Locklear, the daredevil aerial stuntman who was the first to change planes mid-air and died while filming the silent movie The Skywayman..... More
U.S. SUPREME COURT AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
A collection of autographed photographs, cards, and letters by 16 different members of the Supreme Court of the United States, ranging from Chief Justice William Rehnquist to Chief Justice Earl Warren. This assemblage includes autographs..... More
THE FIFTH PATH: Issue 4, 5
Carmichael, California: 1992-93. Wraps. The Fifth Path was a self-produced zine out of Northern California only publishing five issues sporadically between 1991 and 1994, as the founder, Robert Ward, died in 2004. Michael Moynihan of..... More
CONCERT PHOTOS AND FOOTAGE OF LOS ANGELES HARDCORE PUNK OUTFIT MAD PARADE
A collection of concert photographs, video cassette recordings, and other items associated with Mad Parade, a stalwart hardcore punk outfit from Los Angeles. The material was assembled by the band’s drummer, Mike Sosa, who has..... More
MCDONALD'S FRANCHISE COLLECTION
A collection of material kept by Gloria Sabath and her husband, Fred, concerning a McDonald’s hamburger franchise location the couple owned in Carson, California. The materials in this group include everything from memos about managing..... More
THE MINES OF YUSCARAN: Report of Operations
New York: U.S. Continental Mines Company, 1923. Wraps. A thorough report, addressed to the officers and directors of the U.S. Continental Mines Company, on exploration work conducted to determine the commercial value of future operations..... More
SCALE MODEL OF A SAN QUENTIN PRISON CELL BY THE SACRAMENTO SLAYER
circa 1995. Accompanied by a typed statement, which is affixed to the bottom of the removable ceiling cutout: “This model is a replica of the actual cell here at San Quentin. The dimension of the..... More
DEATH RATTLERS – VMF 323
Remarkable vernacular unit history of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, which earned the nickname “Death Rattlers” after three fighter pilots killed a six-foot rattlesnake and hung its skin in the squadron’s ready room. Commissioned on..... More
TWO PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS WITH MORE THAN 350 ORIGINAL SILVER GELATIN PRINTS DOCUMENTING THE ASIAN TRAVELS OF A MAINE MAN IN 1907
1907. This marvelous photographic record begins when Philip R. Andrews (1884–1927) of Kennebunk, Maine leaves New England and travels by train across the United States to San Francisco. He documents this portion of the trip..... More
FIRST WORLD WAR PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL WAR WORK COUNCIL OF THE YMCA
1919. Three months after the armistice, Eleanor Williams sailed from New York aboard the R.M.S. Cornia, arriving in Liverpool on February 9 and proceeding to France. Her duties with the YMCA and the troops of..... More
SINGULAR UNPUBLISHED CHILDREN’S STORY BY WILLIAM NEAVE PARKER
London: circa 1935-39. An unpublished children's novel, TALES OF A SHEPHERD, with numerous manuscript ink drawings on fine quality Japanese silk tissue art paper. This work was produced by noted British artist and illustrator William..... More
BOCK NGAR CHY CO.
San Francisco: circa 1934. Wraps. Type specimen catalogue, oblong octavo (8” x 5”), 44 p. Original decorative paper wrappers, profusely illustrated. Text in Chinese with some English. Remarkable condition, with only some mild toning to..... More
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT REGARDING HIS BID FOR THE GOVERNORSHIP OF CALIFORNIA
New York: September 30, 1933. A single page manuscript letter on Hotel Algonquin stationary, dated September 30, 1933. There is a little toning and wear, and a staple has been removed from above the printed..... More
DØDSARKIV: Mayhem 1984-1994
Oslo: Aschehoug, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. The true first edition, preceding the English translation ("Death Archives"). Signed and dated by Stubberud as "Necrobutcher" at Neseblod Records in Oslo on the title page. Intimate account of..... More