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Steve Jobs Signed & Inscribed “Setting Up Your Power Macintosh” — “I Love Manufacturing!”
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An exceptional Steve Jobs-signed Apple technical manual featuring the unusually substantive and highly characteristic inscription, “I love manufacturing!”—a statement directly...
Steve Jobs Signed & Inscribed Apple Emergency Handbook — “I Love Manufacturing!”
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An unusually expressive Steve Jobs autograph and inscription on an Apple technical handbook, boldly declaring one of the convictions that...
Albert Einstein Signed “The Evolution of Physics” — 1954 Simon and Schuster Edition
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A compelling late-life autograph of Albert Einstein appearing directly on the title page of one of his most celebrated works,...
Sitting Bull & Buffalo Bill Cody — Two Historic Cabinet Photographs, 1882 & 1885
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An exceptional pairing of two of the most recognizable nineteenth-century photographs of Sitting Bull—one made during his confinement at Fort...
Abraham Lincoln Signed Mathew Brady Carte-de-Visite Photograph
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An exceptional Civil War-era photographic portrait of Abraham Lincoln, boldly signed “A. Lincoln,” with the original Brady studio imprint. Offered...
Steve Jobs Signed Macintosh Plus System Tools Floppy Disk
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An exceptional Steve Jobs autograph on one of the most iconic physical artifacts of the early Macintosh era. Offered here...
Steve Jobs Signed The Applesoft Tutorial Manual
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A striking Steve Jobs autograph on one of Apple Computer’s most visually iconic early programming manuals. Offered here is an...
APOLLO 11 — Fully Signed First Day Cover by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin & Michael Collins
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Signatures: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins Item Type: First Day Cover (FDC) Subject: Apollo 11 — First Men on...
Signed TIME Magazine Featuring Steve Jobs and Apple Computer
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STEVE JOBS Signed TIME Magazine October 18, 1999 Canadian Edition Few business leaders have reshaped the modern world as profoundly...
Robert E. Lee Signed Photograph
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ROBERT E. LEE, Signed Photograph, 1868-1869. Lexington, Virginia: Boude & Miley. 1 p., 6.5" x 4.25". Signature is bold; soiled;...