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Hank Ketcham Signed Original Dennis the Menace Sketch
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Colorful original sketch of the comic character Dennis the Menace drawn in green ink, then inscribed and signed by its...
Rare Hidden Fore-Edge Painting
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An exceedingly rare and one-of-a-kind "fore-edge painting" on an attractive 1929 edition of William Makepeace Thackeray's Victorian novel Vanity Fair,...
Jacob van Ruisdael Etching “The Great Beech”
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Stunning original 17th century etching by Dutch master painter Jacob van Ruisdael, The Great Beech (aka Two Farmers with Their...
Gore Vidal Signed First Edition – The City and the Pillar
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SIGNED FIRST EDITION of Gore Vidal's landmark work, The City and the Pillar. Second printing in very good condition. The...
Bold Signature on Newsprint
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Bold signature in black Sharpie marker across a cropped background image, on newsprint magazine page (possibly from Rolling Stone in...
Andy Weir Signed “The Martian” Limited Edition
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Among the publishing and theatrical entertainment phenomena of 2015 will surely be the release of Andy Weir's masterful book, The...
Autograph Inscription
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Autograph Inscription on a page removed from his 1946 book Horace Greeley, to prominent radio interviewer Mary Margaret McBride, dated...
Lewis Carroll: Photos and Letters to Child Friends
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From one of our favorite publishers, Franco Maria Ricci of Milan, Italy, comes one of the illustrious volumes from his...
Bernie Taupin Signed “Elton: It’s A Little Bit Funny” Hardcover
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Extremely rare First Edition oversize Hardcover edition of Bernie Taupin's 1977 homage to his friend, former partner, and lifelong collaborator...
Codex Seraphinianus Signed 2-Volume Limited First Edition
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Scarce 2-volume 1981 Limited First Edition, First Printing of the elusive Codex Seraphinianus by Luigi Serafini, published in Milan, Italy...