"ACINETA BARKERI" (MRS. BARKER'S ACINETA)"--Original Hand-Colored Lithograph from Paxton's Magazine of Botany by Paxton, Joseph [Samuel Holden] - 1848

Augusta, Maine: Unpublished, 1979. Original TLS dated July 26, 1979 with the authentic signature of Margaret Chase Smith, Senator from Maine (1949-1973). During her notable career, Smith was the first Senator to speak out against "McCarthyism", the first woman to have her name placed into nomination for the Presidency at a major political part convention, and a charter member of the Senate Aeronautical and Space Committee. In the letter addressed to Lee Saegesser, she warmly thanks him for his efforts in supplying requested research materials from the NASA Archives. The letter is accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Provenance: from the collection of Lee Saegesser, Chief Archivist from 1967 until 1997 in the Washington, DC NASA Headquarters History Office. Certificate of Authenticity available if desired. The letter is clean and bright and the signature unfaded.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Fine. 7 3/8" by 5". Manuscript.

Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Company, 1910. 8 pages (including covers) printed on linen-like cloth, 4 of them printed in full color. No date, but early twentieth century (circa 1910). There are words to illustrate all letters of the alphabet except for "X"--the text says "X we cannot find." All words have an accompanying picture except for "thing" and "you." The book is in much better condition than usually found: clean and bright with just a hint of edgewear and light toning of the white background.. Early Printing. Paperback. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

London: William S. Orr & Co., 1848. This is not a complete book--it is a single sheet containing an original antique hand-colored botanical print. Joseph Paxton was perhaps the most significant 19th century English botanist, the designer of the famed Crystal Palace, and the editor of Paxton's Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants. This print is from the 14th volume of that magazine, published in 1848. Drawn and lithographed by Samuel Holden, it is a superb brilliantly-colored example of the flowers in the magazine. The lithograph is accompanied by the original text pages explaining the origin, cultivation, and uses of the flower. The print is clean and bright, with a hint of toning of the background and the usual stab holes along the binding edge.. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Fine. Illus. by Samuel Holden. 9" by 6 3/8". Fine Art Print.

Washington, D. C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1978. Official NASA black and white photograph of the NASA astronaut Kathryn Sullivan in civilian clothes. The photo was taken while she was still an astronaut candidate. The first American woman to walk in space, Sullivan flew on 3 shuttle missions: STS-31, STS-41G, and STS-45. She is now the Acting Administrator of NOAA. SIGNED, without inscription, "Kathryn D. Sullivan". Provenance: from the collection of Lee Saegesser, Chief Archivist from 1967 until 1997 in the Washington, DC NASA Headquarters History Office. Certificate of Authenticity available if desired. Signed black and white internal NASA photos are much more scarce than the signed color lithos that normally are offered for sale. The photograph is clean, bright, and unwrinkled.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Fine. 10" by 8". Photo.

Los Angeles: Self Published, 1976. 8 pages. Lecture notes in which Gilbreath explains 4 card trick applications of his famous mathematical principle: "Jodphojup" (Incognito)," "Out of This Neighborhood," "On the Money," and a version of the original application of the principle, "Magnetic Colors". Except for a hint of fading along the spine fold, the booklet is in almost as-new condition.. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Chicago, Illinois: Unpublished, 1938. Photograph of Sophie Tucker, the famed vaudevillian singer who was a popular performer into the early 1960s. Because of her often risque act, she was known as "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas." The photograph is SIGNED by Tucker and inscribed, "Sincerely Sophie Tucker to John Raushenberger 1938." The signature is guaranteed to be original and authentic. Both the autograph and the Maurice Seymour Studios photograph are bright and in excellent condition in a 10 1/4" by 7 1/2" mat .. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible- Fine. Illus. by Maurice Seymour. 7" X 5". Photo.

Warren, Ohio: Kenley Players, 1971. 16 pages. An original playbill for a performance by the famed Kenley Players with Joel Grey in the lead role. Boldly signed "Joel Grey" on the front cover. The autograph is unfaded; the playbill is clean, bright, and tight.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paperback. Collectible- Fine-. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Manuscript.

Conway, Massachusetts: Unpublished, 1950. Postcard, with "Uphill Farm Conway, Massachusetts printed in red at top, dated 6/25 addressed to Fraser Neiman in Williamsburg, Virginia. The text of the postcard in MacLeish's handwriting reads: "Dear Mr. Neiman: Thanks for yours of the 20th. Unhappily I'm doing no speaking or reading next year. Trying to get more writing done. Faithfully," followed by a signature ("A MacLeish"). Fraser Neiman taught English at the College of William and Mary and was responsible for finding speakers/readers for special occasions. The postcard is lightly toned, otherwise in very good condition.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Very Good. 3 1/4" X 5 1/2". Manuscript.

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 2005. 190 pages. Nicely bound edition of this novel in the Allan Quartermain series. Full brown leather binding that is highly decorated in gilt; satin endpapers; all edges gilt. Beautiful example of the fine quality leather used by Easton Press. The book is in virtually as-new condition.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

London: William S. Orr & Co., 1848. This is not a complete book--it is a single sheet containing an original antique hand-colored botanical print. Joseph Paxton was perhaps the most significant 19th century English botanist, the designer of the famed Crystal Palace, and the editor of Paxton's Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants. This print is from the 14th volume of that magazine, published in 1848. Drawn and lithographed by Samuel Holden, it is a superb brilliantly-colored example of the flowers in the magazine. The print is clean and bright, with a hint of toning of the background and the usual stab holes along the binding edge.. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Fine. Illus. by Samuel Holden. 9" by 6 3/8". Fine Art Print.