Battle of Britain Fighter Aces Collection, Signed Limited Edition, Two-Volumes

Olynyk, Frank. Stars & Bars: A Tribute to the American Fighter Ace 1920-1973. London: Grub Street, 1995. Deluxe Limited edition signed by author and 13 Fighter Aces. Original dust ja...

Catlin, George. North American Indians: Being Letters and Notes on Their Manners, Customs, and Conditions, Written During Eight Years' Travel Amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in...

Aldrin, Buzz. Magnificent Desolation: Images from the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission with the Words of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Reno: Jack Bacon & Company, 2009. First Edition. Numbered 490 o...

This iconic Mercury Seven color lithograph, by artist George Bishop, is a signed limited edition collector's piece celebrating America's seven first space pioneers; the seven chosen astronauts for Project Mercury and the race to space with the Soviet Union. This poster was issued in two limited editions; one edition of only 125 prints and one edition of 1500 prints were created. This lithograph is numbered "513/1500", making this the 513th print in the larger edition. This large lithograph was conceived to raise seed money for the Mercury Foundation. The poster vividly depicts an historic Redstone rocket at the moment of lift off. In the plumes of the rocket's exhaust are the portraits of these seven courageous men, with the Moon in the upper background. The Mercury Seven were made up of Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Deke Slayton, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and Gordon Cooper. This poster has been hand signed in pencil by six of these seven astronauts for Project Mercury. Gus Grissom did not have the opportunity to participate in the signing, having died tragically in 1967 in the fire that consumed the Apollo 1 team during a pre-flight simulation. Instead, his wife, Betty Grissom, has signed the lithograph over his mission patch in his memory and for the benefit of Mercury Foundation. The astronauts signed largely and clearly next to each of their mission patches. Before Project Mercury, no person had even attempted to reach space. There was no guarantee that the project would work, yet these men volunteered to put their lives on the line for their country and science. The Mercury Seven were devoted, fearless, diligent, and bold — all the heroic attributes that Tom Wolfe waxes poetically about in “The Right Stuff.” Condition: The condition of this lithograph is excellent. Paper is healthy with no tears. The original color is still intact with no fading. The signatures at bottom have been verified as original signatures, not copies or autopen reproductions. Signatures are in pencil. Numbered #513/1500 in bottom margin. The poster is artfully presented framed with two additional photographs of the original Mercury 7...

Taylor, Robert and Charles Walker. The Air Combat Paintings of Robert Taylor. Published 1990-2009 by various publishers. Six-volume set signed and inscribed two times by Taylor and signed throughout by 51 fighter pilots...

Roberts, Cokie. Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised A Nation. Norwalk: The Easton Press, 2004. Signed, Limited Edition of 1500. Octavo. In the publishe...

3 Volumes. James Grant, British Battles. Bound in 3/4 green calf and linen boards. Raised band spine gilt with title panels displaying red inlay with lette...

Collector’s Edition of 1,000 numbered copies, each signed by Neil Leifer. ChromaLuxe aluminum hardcover in slipcase, 14.2 x 15.2 in., 24.84 lb, 424 pages. Neil Leifer has shot al...

The Decameron of Boccaccio, 2 Volumes, Numbered Limited Edition #483/1000. Published by: Lawrence & Bullen, London. Illustrated with 15 plates from paintings by Louis Chalon reproduc...

There are 2 wood and glass frames that must be an early firefighters lifetime collection. I'm guessing these were commemorative convention badges. Most are from New York and the surr...

Eight volumes of limited edition works by the noted writer Daniel Defoe, including his best known works about the popular character Robinson Crusoe, bound in crushed half morocco. L...

First edition, first and only printing. Limited edition of 500 copies numbered and signed by Gossage (this being #222/500), with 17 black and white illustrations and an original front cover of sleek black linen binding featuring a laid down 8 ½ x 6 ¾" silver gelatin photograph printed by the author. Designed by Gabriele F. Gotz, Ulrich Gorlich and John Gossage. Text in English. Photographs made in Berlin between 1982-1986 by John Gossage. Introduction by Jane Livingston, and three legends based on the collection of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm...