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Autograph Letter Signed Discussing Horse Thieves

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Autograph Letter Signed by William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, dated May 27th 1886 on vintage stationery from The Ebbitt Boarding...

 


Double Signature

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Cody's trademark double-signature "W. F. Cody" above "Buffalo Bill" on 2" x 4" paper. (See vintage cabinet card here.) WILLIAM...

 


Signed Index Card

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Signed 3" x 5" white index card by the doyenne of French cooking in America, Julia Child. With COA by...

 


“Bon Appetit” Inscribed Card

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Autographed white, unlined index card signed in blue ballpoint "Bon Appetit! Julia Child". In clean condition. JULIA CHILD (1912-2004) was...

 


Card Signed with husband Paul Child

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Card with The French Chef logo, signed by Julia and her husband Paul Child. JULIA CHILD (1912-2004) was a famous...

 


Signed “French Chef” Card

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Autograph Card for The French Chef TV series, signed in red ballpoint "Bon Appetit! Julia Child". In very good condition,...

 


General Mark Clark TLS from UN Command for CARE Relief

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Typed letter signed on United Nations Command Headquarters letterhead, dated 17 October 1952, just five months after assuming leadership of...

 


Autograph Sentiment on Card

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Autographed 3.5" x 6.5" Card, signed in black Sharpie "Bon Appetit! Julia Child". In excellent condition, with notations on reverse,...

 


Signed Apron from her 80th Birthday Celebration

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One of those hard-to-find treasures signed by the grand dame of American culinary arts herself, Julia Child, this new, unused...

 


Signed Book “Julia’s Kitchen Wisdom”

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Signed First Edition, First Printing hardcover of Julia's Kitchen Wisdom (Alfred A. Knopf, 2000), boldly signed by Julia Child on...