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Union Club dinner menu titled "In Honor of Captain Roald Amundsen"
Signed by Roald Amundsen, Sir Ernest Shackleton and Robert Peary on January 15, 1913.
Menu printed on stiff card stock, translucent stains (likely wine or coffee) with original nautical polar scene with watercolors (signed by the artist) in upper right; No chips, tears or folds; debossed bright gilt logo "Stand Fast" in the upper left; all menu lettering in bright gilt. Card dimensions: 5-1/2"w x 8-1/2"ht (32cm x 39.7cm), gilt frame dimensions: 12-5/8"w x 15-5/8"ht (13.8cm x 21.4cm). Signatures of the three explorers in graphite. In Near Fine Condition. Very Rare.
On January 15th, 1913, the Union Club in Philadelphia held a dinner in honor of Captain Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer who led the expedition that conquered the South Pole by achieving that goal along with four expedition members on December 14, 1911.
Also at this event were Admiral Robert E. Peary, the American explorer who led the expedition and who claimed to first… Read More

SEX SERIES, 1981
10 Original Graphite Drawings by Bobby Ross
The drawings of Bobby Ross are a mix of ideas that depict human nature in a realistic and humorous way. He addresses fundamental questions about science, religion and social issues with ordinary objects by creating densely packed images with surprising combinations.
Arguably one of Bobby Ross's most well-received series is his Sex Series. This series is being offered for sale for the first time since purchased by its original owner in 1981. These are the original graphite drawings framed by the artist. Each is meticulously drawn showing difficult-to-imagine details and measuring 6" ht. x 5" w. inside the matting and exterior frame size of 13" ht. x 12" w. A fabulous set of signed graphite drawings. Additional images available upon request. This set will require additional postage for FedEx and insurance.
Sold only as a set and not individually, the ten drawings included in this series are titled:
Sex in San Francisco
Sex in Indianapolis
Sex… Read More

Santa Monica, CA: Adelie Books. 2010, First Edition, First Printing. 8vo, pp. (1), [xxviii], 122, (2). Illustrated end leaves front and back, frontis rendering of the Kainan Maru with textured tissue guard. Over 160 high-resolution images in color and black-and-white including 9 maps in text and 2 fold-out entries. Quarter navy-blue leather with silver ruling and dark blue linen covered boards, front cover with debossed image of the Southern Cross constellation in silver foil, spine titles lettered in silver, back cover with Japanese kanji characters (translation: Nobu Shirase) debossed in silver. This First Edition is strictly limited to 290 numbered copies for sale.Encompassing over five years of research, this is the first bibliography of works by and about Lt. Nobu Shirase and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1912, and it contains over 50 publication entries from different countries to include Japan, Australia, France, Germany, Scotland and the United States. This is also the first book… Read More