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A carefully curated sale featuring over 50 signed books (including 14 signed first editions), presidential and political autographs, literary classics, photography, Missouri/Kansas history, transportation ephemera, and multiple collections of tokens, medals, and commemoratives. Notable names include Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, Jimmy Carter, Gordon Parks, Carl Sandburg, Saul Bellow, Calvin Trillin, Bennett Cerf, Bob Hope, Daniel Schorr, and David Maraniss. HIGHLIGHTS Early 20th-Century Presidential Autograph Album multiple U.S. political figures; album of signatures. Harry S. Truman: Year of Decisions signed; Harry & Bess Truman First Lady Cookbook signed; invitation to Thomas Hart Benton mural event. Gordon Parks: The Learning Tree signed first edition; A Choice of Weapons signed. Jimmy Carter: Living Faith signed first edition. Carl Sandburg: Abraham Lincoln biography signed. Saul Bellow: The Adventures of Augie March (nice copy; author represented in sale). Literature, biography & culture: Jess Stearn (Edgar Cayce 1st ed), Calvin Trillin, Ira Hirschmann, Drew Middleton, Samuel Rosenman, John Holt, R. Lofton Hudson, Maryln Schwartz, Ezra Tipple, A.L. Alexander, Leonard Slater, Saul Kleiman many signed. A. F. Baldus / Pickwick Greyhound transportation archive early bus/coach history ephemera. Missouri & Kansas history: 1826 Missouri District Court writ; Civil War era military manuscripts; Union soldier discharge documents. Exonumia & smalls: vintage trade tokens, transit tokens, naughty Heads & Tails novelties, Worlds Fair medals, Kansas commemorative coins, and mixed token/medal lots. Ideal for: Collectors of signed books, first editions, presidential & political autographs, African American photography & literature (Gordon Parks), Midwest history, Civil War documents, transportation ephemera, and exonumia.
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1930 Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover & More Autos
This autograph album is labeled inside "Jas. M. Scott 1930" and it was consigned by his family. It features signatures of early...
1886 Arkansas Postmaster Signed William F. Vilas
This certificate appointing Arthur Miller as Postmaster of Little River, Arkansas in May 1886, is signed by Postmaster General...
Signed Harry & Bess Truman First Lady Cookbook
"First Lady Cook Book: Summer White House and Independence Kitchen Favorites" features a maroon cover with white text and a...
Signed Harry S Truman "Year of Decisions"
It includes a signed inscription dated 11/21/55 to Erich B Reiner. Published by Doubleday Garden City 1955. Special Kansas City...
Harry Truman Invitation Benton Mural
The two envelopes have printed Truman signatures. The invitation is for the Thomas Hart Benton "Independence and the Opening of...
Pickwick Greyhound Bus Archive, A. F. Baldus
This interesting collection of 1920s-40s Pickwick, Greyhound, and Purple Swan bus lines ephemera belonged to A. F. Baldus,...
Gordon Parks "The Learning Tree" Signed 1st Ed
"The Learning Tree" by Gordon Parks has a signed inscription dated Sept 17 1963 New York. The dust jacket has some wear as shown....
Gordon Parks "A Choice of Weapons" Signed
"A Choice of Weapons" by Gordon Parks and includes an inscription signed by Gordon Parks on the front endpaper. The copyright...
Jimmy Carter "Living Faith" Signed 1st Edition
This hardcover book titled Living Faith is authored and signed by Jimmy Carter on the front endpaper. The copyright page shows...
Carl Sandburg "Abraham Lincoln" Biography Signed
Carl Sandburg "Abraham Lincoln The Prairie Years and The War Years One Volume Edition". The title page has Carl Sandburg's...
Jess Stearn "Edgar Cayce" Biography 1st Ed
"Edgar Cayce The Sleeping Prophet" by Jess Stearn. The front endpaper is inscribed "To Randy, Johnny, & Cliff Greenbaum Sincerely...
Maryln Schwartz "New Times" Signed 1st Ed
The inside front cover is signed "Maryln Schwartz" with inscription "Magnolia Power!". Copyright page shows 1993 first edition.
Ezra Tipple "Some Famous Country Parishes" Signed
This book features a brown cloth cover with gilt title and illustration on the front. Inscribed by author Ezra S. Tipple to Rev...
AL Alexander "Poems..." Signed
1948 "Poems That Touch The Heart", compiled by A L Alexander. The dust jacket shows wear and tears at edges. The front endpaper...
"Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill" Signed
"Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill" by Gretchen Rubin. The title page is signed by the author. Published by Random House...
2 Copies "In a Chinese Garden" Signed
The interior of each book includes a signed page by Frederic M Loomis. Published by Loomis Book Company, copyright by Frederick...
Saul Bellow "Herzog" Signed 1st Edition
Hardcover first edition of Herzog signed by Saul Bellow. The jacket shows wear and small tears at edges. Copyright page states...
Dean Elder "Pianists at Play" Signed
This hardcover book titled Pianists at Play is copyrighted 1982 by The Instrumentalist Company. The front endpaper features a...
1929 "How The World Weds" Signed
This hardcover book features a 1929 copyright by The Martin Press. The cover has a red and green abstract pattern with a gray...
Leonard Slater "The Pledge" Signed
This hardcover book by Leonard Slater features a signed inscription to Marvin Greenbaum on the front endpaper. The dust jacket...
Bennett Cerf "Laughter Incorporated", Signed
This book features a gray cloth cover with a red line drawing of a man on the front and spine. The title page includes the author...
Bennett Cerf "Shake Well Before Using" Signed
This hardcover book features a dust jacket titled Shake Well Before Using by Bennett Cerf. The front endpaper is inscribed For...
Saul Kleiman "Book Of The Past And Present" Signed
This hardcover book features a blue cloth cover with gold embossed title text. The interior includes a handwritten inscription...
Ira Hirschmann "'Caution to the Wind" Signed
This hardcover book features the title Caution to the Winds by Ira Hirschmann. The front endpaper is inscribed and signed Ira...
Drew Middleton "The Atlantic Community" Signed
This book titled The Atlantic Community is signed and inscribed by Drew Middleton on the title page with the date of 22/11/65....
Robert St John 'Roll Jordan Roll" Signed 1st Ed
This book by Robert St John is titled Roll Jordan Roll and is a first edition published in 1965. The dust jacket features a river...
Samuel Rosenman "Working with Roosevelt" Sgnd 1st
This book features a blue cloth cover with gold spine text. The front endpaper is inscribed and signed by James Roosevelt and...
Calvin Trillin "Barnett Frummer Is" Signed 1st Ed
This hardcover book by Calvin Trillin is a 1969 first edition by The Viking Press. The green dust jacket features the title and...
John Holt "What Do I Do Monday" Signed 1st Ed
This book by John Holt is titled What Do I Do Monday. It features a blue cover with green and red paper doll figures. The inside...
R. Lofton Hudson "Helping Each Other..." Signed
This hardcover book features the title Helping Each Other Be Human by R Lofton Hudson. The front endpaper includes a handwritten...
Kurt Vonnegut Jr "God Bless You Mr Rosewater" Sgnd
This hardcover book is titled God Bless You Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Inscribed "For Johnnie, Clinton, and Randall...
Bob Hope "Don't Shoot It's Only Me" Signed 1st Ed
This hardcover book titled Don't Shoot It's Only Me is signed by Bob Hope on the title page. The book includes a dust jacket with...
Bob Hope "Confessions of a Hooker" Sgnd 1st Ed
This book features Bob Hope's signature on the title page. The book includes a foreword by President Gerald R Ford. 1985 first...
1972 "The Witch's Bible", Signed
This book titled The Witch's Bible is authored by Gavin and Yvonne Frost. The copyright page shows 1972 and second printing. The...
1984 Ruby Erickson "Ivar's Dream" Signed
This book titled Ivar's Dream is authored by Ruby Erickson and illustrated by Leona Chappell. The copyright page lists a Kansas...
1924 "Letters of Madame Vol. 1" Signed
This book features correspondence of Elizabeth Charlotte translated and edited by Gertrude Scott Stevenson. The front endpaper is...
David Maraniss "When Pride Still Mattered" Signed
This book features a biography of Vince Lombardi by David Maraniss. The title page includes a handwritten inscription dated 1999....
Daniel Schorr "Staying Tuned" Signed 1st Ed
This hardcover book titled Staying Tuned by Daniel Schorr features an inscription on the title page reading "For Dick For...
"Entertaining With Elegance" Signed
"Entertaining with Elegance" is inscribed "To Marvin Greenbaum" and signed by Genevieve Antoine Dariaux on the front page. The...
1925 Gloria Dare "Out of the Mist" Signed 1st Ed
This book features the title Out of the Mist by Gloria Dare with a brown cloth cover. The title page includes a signature and...
1953 Ruth B Brown "Random Thoughts" Signed
This book features the title Random Thoughts by Ruth B. Brown with a red cloth cover. The interior includes inscriptions and...
1971 "Albert Von Hoffmann A Biography" Signed
This biography book features a black cover with gold text titled A Biography Albert Von Hoffmann 1862-1931, by Colonel W.E....
1967 Edward V Long "The Intruders" Signed
This hardcover book titled The Intruders is by Senator Edward V. Long. The dust jacket features bold text and a keyhole and ear...
1952 "Leave It To Miss Annie" Signed
This book titled Leave It To Miss Annie is signed by author Georgia Tucker Smith on the front free endpaper. The dust jacket...
1966 Devorah Wigoder "Hope Is My House" Signed
This hardcover book titled Hope Is My House is authored by Devorah Wigoder. The front endpaper features a handwritten inscription...
1945 Raymond Andrieux "Tux n Tails" Signed
This book titled Tux n Tails features illustrations by Grant Phillips and an inscription signed Raymond Andrieux dated 11-30-61....
Shirley Christian "Before Lewis & Clark" Signed
This first edition hardcover book titled Before Lewis and Clark features a signed title page by author Shirley Christian....
Dyckes Kelley "Love Is Not For Cowards" Signed
This hardcover book features the autobiography of Shirley Dyckes Kelley. The front endpaper is inscribed and signed by Shirley...
Barry Bonds "Baseball's Superman" Signed
This hardcover book by Steven R Travers was published in 2002 by Sports Publishing LLC. The dust jacket features a photo of Barry...
Poems by Oliver Wendell Holmes, JC Nichols Owner
This book of poems by Oliver Wendell Holmes has the front endpaper inscribed "J. Clyde Nichols May 18 1897." The title page reads...
1965 Frank G Slaughter "Constantine" Signed
This book features the title Constantine by Frank G Slaughter with a signed inscription on the front endpaper. The copyright page...
1954 Encyclopedia Modern American Humor, Signed
This book features a red and black hardcover binding with title text on the spine. The interior includes a handwritten...
Federer "America's God & Country", Signed
This hardcover book titled "America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations" is by William J Federer. The front endpaper is...
1872 Mark Twain "Roughing It" 1st Ed
This book features the title Roughing It by Mark Twain with full illustrations. Published by American Publishing Co. in 1872,...
"King Cobra" & "Tortilla Flat" Books
This copy of "Tortilla Flat" by John Steinbeck features a copyright date of 1935. The dust jacket shows a rural landscape with...
1896 "Der Trompeter von Sckingen"
This richly produced 19th-century volume presents Joseph Victor von Scheffels celebrated romantic verse Der Trompeter von...
1823 Travel Guide United States & History Books
The copy of History of the United States of America was published by John Prentiss in 1823. The title page includes a brief...
Set of 4 Publisher Henry Altemus Books
This set includes four green cloth books published by Henry Altemus Company. Titles include The Song of Hiawatha, The Autocrat of...
4 Swinburne Leather Bound Poetry Books
This group of four leather bound poetry books by Algernon Charles Swinburne was published by William Heinemann in London circa...
4 Early 20th-Century Illustrated Children's Books
This lot includes four illustrated children's books: Dorothy Dainty at School by Amy Brooks 1904, Dorothy's Dolls by Milton...
3 Victorian Books
The copy of Edelweiss by Dr. Karl Zettel is in German and has a decorative cover. The cover has overall wear.The next book...
History of Scotland & 2 Vols History of Drama
The leatherbound "History of Scotland" Volume 1 is dated 1827, published in Glasgow by Blackie Fullarton Co. There is foxing on...
4 Primers & Early Reader Books
This lot includes four early 20th-century educational books featuring primers and children's literature. Titles include The...
1954 Mad Magazine Vol 16 No 16
This comic book features the October 1954 issue of Mad magazine titled Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad. It includes black and...
3 Kansas City Related Books, Signed
"Talmudic Tales" is by David Morantz and copyrighted 1934. The blue leather cover has gold embossed text on the spine and front....
Harry S Truman Memoirs, Signed KC Edition
This two-volume memoir set by Harry S Truman includes Years of Trial and Hope and Year of Decisions was a special Kansas City...
Two Truman Books, 1 Author Signed
This hardcover book features two volumes titled Truman Scandals and Truman by David McCullough. The latter volume is signed by...
Thomas Hart Benton by Baigell, Benton Sgd
This book features a monograph on Thomas Hart Benton with a color illustrated dust jacket. The title page is signed in blue ink...
1968 Benton Artist Biography, Benton Signed
"An Artist in America" by Thomas Hart Benton, copyright 1968. This is the third edition.The inside front page is signed and...
An American in Art by Thomas Hart Benton, Signed
This book features a professional and technical autobiography titled "An American in Art" by Thomas Hart Benton, copyright 1969....
1969 Fath "Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton"
This book features lithographs by Thomas Hart Benton compiled and edited by Creekmore Fath. The dust jacket has wear and tears as...
1969 Fath "Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton"
This book features lithographs by Thomas Hart Benton compiled and edited by Creekmore Fath. There is no dust jacket.Published by...
1979 Fath "Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton"
This book features lithographs by Thomas Hart Benton compiled and edited by Creekmore Fath. The dust jacket has fading and...
3 Copies "Taps for Private Tussi" Benton Illus.
Each book is hardcover, titled Taps for Private Tussie by Jesse Stuart features illustrations by Thomas Hart Benton. The title...
2 Copies Maverick w/ Paintbrush Thomas Hart Benton
2 copies of 1977 first edition book titled "Maverick with a Paintbrush" by Wilma Yeo and Helen K Cook. One book has the signature...
5 Thomas Hart Benton Art Books Collection
This lot features five books about Thomas Hart Benton including biographies and collections of his drawings. Titles include works...
Thomas H. Benton Signed Color Print of Truman
This color photographic print features a seated elderly man reading a book. Signed "Thomas H. Benton" in blue marker lower right.
Thomas Hart Benton Ephemera Collection
This collection features various printed materials including exhibition catalogs, books, newspaper clippings, brochures, and...
Harry S Truman Paper Ephemera Group
This group includes newsletters, photographs, commemorative stamps, programs, and printed materials related to Harry S Truman....
1709 London Tatler Newspaper Framed
This framed newspaper features a July 2-5 1709 issue of The Tatler by Mrs Jenny Distaff. The paper is mounted in a brown frame...
Signed Promissory Note by Daniel Morgan, 1768
This framed presentation pairs a hand-colored 19th century portrait of Revolutionary War General Daniel Morgan with a rare signed...
Early Wooden Canteen
This barrel features a cylindrical wooden body with two wide bands and a spigot on one side. The bottom is inscribed with "C I"....
Victorian Leather Photo Album w/ Tintypes
This photo album features a leather cover with embossed floral and geometric patterns and metal clasps. The album is completely...
Victorian Leather Photo Album
This photo album features a leather cover with embossed geometric patterns and one brass clasp (the other is missing). The...
2 Victorian Leather Photo Albums
This lot includes two Victorian leather photo albums with embossed covers and brass clasp closures. Each album contains multiple...
1789 "The Field Engineer" Vols 1 &2
This lot includes volume one and two of "The Field Engineer" by Edwin Hewgill. They contain instructions on field fortification...
1753 Vol 1 & 2 William Whiston Memoirs
This book set features two volumes titled "Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Mr William Whiston". The pages include handwritten...
1764 Leather Bound "The Scots Compendium"
This book features a leather binding and contains the seventh edition of The Scots Compendium or Rudiments of Honour printed in...
1802 Leather Bound Military Dictionary
This book features a leather binding with a black spine label titled Military Dictionary. The title page reads "A New and...
1800 "Washington's Political Legacies"
This book features a leather binding. The original title page is missing and a reprinted copy is in its place. Printed for John...
1813 Leather Bound Geometry Trigonometry Book
This book features a leather cover and contains text and fold-out diagrams. The title page reads "System of Geometry and...
1850 McSherry "El Puchero" Military Sketches
This book features a brown embossed hardcover with gilt spine text. The title page reads "El Puchero: A Mixed Dish From Mexico,...
1844 Tanner "The American Traveller" Guide Book
This book features travel information through the United States by H. S. Tanner published in 1844. It includes a fold-out map and...
18th Century "The Letters of Junius"
This book features a worn leather cover with a red spine label inscribed "Junius's Letters." The interior is missing the title...
1866 Edward A Pollard "The Lost Cause" Illustrated
"The Lost Cause; A New Southern History of the War of the Confederates" by Edward A Pollard. It includes numerous steel portraits...
1866 Jerrold "Curtain Lectures of Mrs Caudle"
"The Curtain Lectures of Mrs. Caudle" by Douglas Jerrold has illustrations by Charles Keene. Published by Bradbury Evans London...
Practical Surveying by Robert Gibson,1803
This book features the title page for A Treatise of Practical Surveying by Robert Gibson dated 1803. It includes copper-plate...
1789 Treatise of Materia Medica 2 Volume Set
This is a two-volume set of medical treatises by William Cullen printed in Dublin in 1789. The volumes feature marbled leather...
Early 18th-Century Leather Bound Law Book
This book features a leather spine and marbled paper boards with gilt title on a green label. The title page reads Practicks of...