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Davy Crockett, King Of The Wild Frontier, Letter $20K-$30K
by Stephen J. GertzAn extremely rare signed autograph letter by nineteenth century American folk hero, frontiersman, and politician, Davy Crockett (1786-1836), has come to market. Written from...
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Dr. Seuss, Political Cartoonist
by Stephen J. GertzSeuss's Uncle Sam.From 1941 through 1943, Theodore Seuss Geisel (1904-1991) created political cartoons for PM Daily, wartime propaganda for the left-leaning newspaper issued in New...
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Alexander Trocchi Goes On The Lam
by Stephen J. Gertz "The most brilliant man I've ever met” (Allen Ginsberg).A "unique and pivotal figure in the literary world of the 50's and 60's, an individual, that's it...they don't make 'em like...
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Unrecorded Philip K. Dick Archive Surfaces
by Stephen J. GertzOnce again, Phil, you've come up with some memorable descriptive lines in this book -- two stick in my mind: something that smelled badly "as if the skins of dead dogs were drying...
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The Autobiography Of God
by Stephen J. GertzChicago: Willett, Clark and Company, 1937."The vast sweep of history from the days of Abraham down to Hitler and the coronation of George VI of England in 1937 is portrayed as seen...
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Arthur Miller On Marilyn Monroe's Sense Of Humor, Etc.
by Stephen J. GertzBy Richard Avedon, 1958. "I am quite conceivably prejudiced, but I think this collection is a wonder of Marilyn’s wittiness. As Lillian Russell, Marilyn sits [on] the solid gold...
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J. D. Salinger Didn't Like Book Clubs And Almost Met Paulette Goddard
by Stephen J. GertzTwo signed typed letters by J.D. Salinger (1919-2010) have come to market. Salinger autograph material is highly desirable and scarce, and, as with all author (or historical figure)...
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The Devil Made Le Poitevin Do It
by Stephen J. GertzImpish devils dance, make merry, carry off young maidens, engage in scatological activities, make mischief, toy with men and women. and generally have a hell of a time as infernal...
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Book Heisters & Gangbusters: The Notorious Rare Book Thieves of New York And...
by Stephen J. GertzThere was Babyface Mahoney, who made the libraries of New England his playground; the Swede; Harry Gold, whose scouts were not Baden-Powell boys yet still tied the cops into knots;...
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A Beatnik from the Middle Ages
by Alastair JohnstonNotes from the Cosmic Typewriter The Life & Work of Dom Sylvester Houédard, edited by Nicole Simpson (n.p., occasional papers) 192 pp., paperback, with color illustrations...
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Harlan Ellison Gets A Haircut
by Stephen J. GertzHollywood haircut noir.Harlan Ellison did a book signing in Hollywood last weekend. He got a haircut first.I don't know how many haircuts Ellison gets each year but the media was...
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Maxfield Parrish Didn't Like Book Collecting
by Stephen J. Gertz"I have steered clear of book collecting always, seeing the ravaging results on some of my friends, and I wouldn't know a first edition from subsequent ones..." So wrote the great...
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Ancient Empress Heats Up Rare Book Bound By A Master
by Stephen J. GertzFront wrapper.Vulgar, insatiably lustful, shrewish, calculating, mean-spirited, born in a brothel and, above all, beautiful, she was the daughter of a bear trainer father and...
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Dieter Rot Sets In
by Alastair Johnstonwait, later this will be nothing: Editions by Dieter Roth, edited by Sarah Suzuki et al, New York, Museum of Modern Art, 2013, 96 pp., 108 illustrations, paperback. Funny how...
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Pablo Escobar: Drug Lord & Book Publisher?
by Stephen J. GertzQuick - you've just been incarcerated in La Cathedral, a maximum-security prison in Columbia built to your exacting specs so your accommodations are deluxe. You were the world's most...
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William S. Burroughs Exposes Scientology To Allen Ginsberg
by Stephen J. GertzTitle page.Serendipity struck Scientology when, simultaneous to actress Leah Remini's recent and very public defection from the controversial organization, a copy of William S....
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Original Schindler's List Offered At $3,000,000
by Stephen J. Gertz"Don't miss your chance to own a piece of history that has inspired many on the difference one person can make in the face of great danger. This exceedingly rare original Schindler’s...
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How WET Can You Get?
by Alastair Johnston Leonard Koren, Making WET: the magazine of Gourmet Bathing, Point Reyes, Ca: Imperfect Publishing, 2012 WET: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing (1976–81), was a pioneering example of...
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"Wives Is What I Hanker For": Mormons Take Center Stage
by Stephen J. GertzWe shift from rare prose literature to rare literature of the theater today, inspired by an item offered in Swann Galleries upcoming Vintage Posters sale, August 7, 2013.During the...
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Aubrey Beardsley's Reading Woman
by Stephen J. GertzAUBREY BEARDSLEY (1872-1898)Chaix, Paris, 1897.Cropped plate from Les Affiches Etrangères. The original poster was published in 1894. In 1894, Aubrey Beardsley created a poster to...
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