Louisville: 1834. 2 pages (front and back), 9.5 x 7.75 inches, with an eight-line unsigned annotation by Jackson recommending Guthrie's request on the back, Louisville, July 9, 1834. This free-franked letter is signed in full by the 21st U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, writing to Jackson with a request for a member of the Ferguson commission, in part: "...He is an applicant for a midshipman's warrant and I have addressed...the Navy in his behalf...I have been told to address you..... More

Norwalk: Easton, 1991. 126pp. 8vo, gilt-stamped blue leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: The Easton Press, (1991). A fine copy. Limited edition, signed by the author on a preliminary page. More

London: 1977. Fine content typed letter signed. 4to, 1 page on blue paper, 10 x 8 inches, London, September 8, 1977, responding to a letter pertaining to her 1977 book "No Laughing Matter." In part: "...You are right that I didn't mention Oppenheimer because of concentrating on Chambers. There was such a mess of things that went on in that horrible time...and I felt Chambers was in a sense the real key figure...You evoke very pleasant memories when you speak..... More

New Orleans: 1996. 1 page on "The Times - Picayune" letterhead, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, New Orleans, 1996. Signed on the left side: "Best Wishes...Walt Handelsman 1996." Fine. One of the most widely reprinted cartoonists in America; he has won every major journalism award for cartoon excellence, including two Pulitzers. More

1923. Signed black bordered mourning envelope, 3.5 x 5 inches, no place, no date, circa 1923, typed address, most definitely in response to a letter of sympathy on the death of her husband. She signed hundreds of pieces of mail, and at times several batches were not postmarked. She died only 14 months after the death of her husband; she had the franking privilege only during that period. Near fine condition. First Lady and wife of President Warren G. Harding..... More

Washington, D.C. 1921. 1 page on White House letterhead, 8.75 x 7 inches, Washington, D.C., April 13, 1921 -- a brief thank-you note for a telegram, in full: "My dear Mr. Hammond: Your telegram is most gratifying and I thank you cordially for sending it. With best wishes, Sincerely Yours..." One horizontal fold, but still in near fine condition. Float-mounted beside a 6.25 x 4.75-inch portrait Harding. Double-matted in gray and beige set in a black frame measuring 17.25 x...... More

New York: Harper, 1954. Inscribed book by the early and influential political pollster. 231 pages, 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1954). Very good. First Edition. Warmly inscribed on the flyleaf: "To Julius - who has always been interested not only in political and power means but, more important, the ends -- for the well-being of all the people. I look forward to working with you in our mutual efforts to reconstitute a political majority that..... More

New York: 1932. 1 page on the personal stationery of "Mrs. Benjamin Harrison," 7 x 6 inches, New York, June 13, 1932. Written to a girl known to Mrs. Harrison, for the girl's autograph collection, in part: "...I hope you will, in time, have a valuable number of letters. I am also interested in doing a similar thing." Accompanied by the handwritten free frank envelope, which has glue and paper remnants on the back. The letter has one horizontal fold..... More

New York: Cornelia & Michael Bessie Books, 1991. 255 pages, 8vo, red and gray cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Cornelia & Michael Bessie Books, (1991). First edition. Near fine. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Casper Citron - With many thanks and very best wishes - Gary Hart 9-91." More

1931. 3.5 x 4.25 inches, written in Gaelic (not translated), sending best regards, February 19, 1931. Mounting remnants on the back but still in near fine condition. Irish Revolutionary who fought in Jacob's Factory during the Easter Uprising in 1916. He escaped capture but was arrested in 1920 and interred at Bally Kinlar. In 1922 he supported the treaty with Great Britain that created the Irish Free State and served as acting Minister of Affairs in the first cabinet... More

Los Angeles: 1950. 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, Los Angeles, September 26, 1950. Written to publisher Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., refusing to lend his name to a political campaign out of fear of reprisal, in part: "Some of my colleagues' careers have been seriously damaged by irresponsible people calling them names in the press and in books...just because they supported candidates that were not liked by those who do not really believe in the Constitution and the American democracy I...... More

1983. 8 x 5 inches on "Detroit News" memo stationery, no place, no date, circa 1983. Exceptional pen-and-ink drawing of President Ronald Reagan sitting at his desk smiling with his hands clasped. Inscribed on the left "For Howard Moliff" and captioned on the right: "I'm waiting till Howard Moliff is elected before I start collecting." Signed at the bottom: "Best regards, Draper Hill." Fine condition. American political cartoonist and satirist called "one of the deans of American cartooning." Hill spent..... More

Washington: 1904. 1 page, 10.5 x 8 inches, Washington, December 22, 1904. In this letter, Hitchcock approves the appointment of Frank Govern, one of the worst and corrupt Indian agents, in full: "On the recommendation of the Commissioner, you are hereby detailed to New York City on business connected with the Indian Warehouse there. You will be allowed your railroad and sleeping-car fare and a per diem of $4 in lieu of all other expenses of the trip, payable from..... More