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Ernest Hemingway Signed First Edition “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
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This is a magnificent signed first edition of Hemingway's 1940 masterpiece For Whom the Bell Tolls, sumptuously encased in a...
St. Christopher Money Clip
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Of the more distinguished items we have ever offered, few have come to us with such a significant historical pedigree...
Signed First Edition “The Fifth Column”
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Unusually scarce signed First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories, published in 1938. Second...
Ernest Hemingway Signed “A Farewell to Arms” Grosset First Edition
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Incomparably rare First Edition of the coveted 1932 Grosset & Dunlap imprint of Ernest Hemingway's classic "A Farewell to Arms,"...
“Gorillas in the Mist” Signed First Edition
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An extraordinarily scarce and pristine First Edition, First Printing hardcover of the 1983 landmark book Gorillas in the Mist, signed...
Werner Franz Signed Photo of Hindenburg Ablaze
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Spectacular photograph of the German airship Hindenburg ablaze, signed by then 14-year old cabin boy Werner Franz. A contemporary 8"...
Dian Fossey Signed Book “Gorillas in the Mist”
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A First Edition, First Printing hardcover of the 1983 landmark book Gorillas in the Mist, signed "Best Wishes, Dian Fossey"...
Clark Gable Wartime US Naval Aid Auxiliary Card Signed
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Clark Gable-signed U.S. Naval Aid Auxiliary Autograph Card, specially prepared in 1944 to help fund the war effort during World...
Twice-Signed Postcard from Jack Dempsey Restaurant
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Original vintage 1935 postcard from Jack Dempsey Restaurant in New York, signed twice by the famed boxer himself in black...
Humane Society’s Joseph Wood Krutch Medal
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This is a magnificent one-of-a-kind treasure: the prestigious Joseph Wood Krutch Medal awarded to world-renowned zoologist Dian Fossey by The...