PRESIDENTIAL from Houle Rare Books & Autographs

("A. Lincoln") in black ink, Springfield, Ohio, May 28, 1858. 7 ¾" x 7 7/8". 1 page. Very good (old mailing folds; fresh, dark and bright). Together with the original mailing envelope addressed by Lincoln, postmarked May 28, 1858, Springfield with three cent Washington stamp. Uncommon thus. To W. H. Davenport, Esq. Eureka Woodford Co. Illinois "W. H. Davenport, Esq. *1 Dear Sir Yours of the 14th… Read more about this item

"Eleanor Roosevelt." 1 page, 9 ½" x 6", The White House letterhead to Mrs. William Randolph Hearst at 137 Riverside Drive, New York, N.Y. Roosevelt asks Mrs. Hearst to help seek a position for her friend Genevieve Forbes Herrick (1894-1962) who had resigned from her position at the Chicago Tribune in May, 1934. Very good. Together with The White House… Read more about this item

Tuesday, October 11, 1966. Los Angeles, Ambassador Hotel.. 8 1/2" x 8 1/2", 8 pages including stiff covers with yellow silk cord tie. Very good (light offsetting on front cover). Reagan was running for Governor of California. He defeated Edmund G. "Pat" Brown and was sworn in on January 3, 1967.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania; 1976.. First edition thus. 8vo. Illustrated with nine full page drawings by Bernard Fuchs. New 4 page introduction by Rose Kennedy. Original full gilt stamped brown leather, a.e.g.; maroon watered silk endpapers. Fine. 287 pages. No signatures or bookplates.. Hardcover. Fine.

(not signed) at the premiere party of "Lost Horizon". 1). 3/4 length candid of Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan on arrival. 2). 3/4 length pose Nancy Reagan seated with her coat over the back of a chair. Note her jewelery. Photographs are on single stock; 8" x 10"; very good (minor signs of handling; photo #1 soft creases); 1973. Provenance:… Read more about this item

1). Typed Letter Signed ("John R. Brown III") in black ink on The White House, Washington letterhead, June 12, 1969. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". 1 page (recto only). With the original typed mailing envelope, stamped with a 6 cent American Flag stamp, postmarked June 13, 1969. 2). Typed Letter Signed ("Noble M. Melencamp") in black ink on The White… Read more about this item

Austin, The Alcalde Press [1964].. First edition (so stated). Thin 8vo. Editor's introduction. Essays by R. Henderson Shuffler, W.W. Newcomb, Curtis Tunnell, Gerald Raun, Druary B. Alexander and Peter T. Flawn. Drawings by Mac Tatchell; photographs by Jim Seymour and Cader A. Shelby; pictorial endpapers. Original full gilt stamped red calf, upper cover with gilt stamped stylized saddle design, pictorial… Read more about this item

New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company [1951].. First edition. 8vo. 1 page preface by the author. Illustrated. Dust jacket (unclipped; short tear; small chip to back panel; few nicks). Very good. 418 pages. No signatures or bookplates.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

("Wm. H. Taft") in black fountain pen ink on engraved Supreme Court Washington letterhead, Pointe-au-Pic, Canada, September 15, 1925. On bifold leaf, 5 3/4" x7 3/4" 1 1/2 pages. Fine. To Colonel Edward Bowditch: "Thank you for your kind note. . .and for those lines of Hilaire Belloc. . .". Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Fine.

1880. , both 1/2 length vignette portraits. On the original photographer's mount 2 3/8" x 4"; very good, clean backs. ca. 1880.. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket.

1960. ("Eleanor Roosevelt") in blue fountain pen ink on her Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 55 East 74th Street, New York City 21, N.Y. letterhead, July 31, 1960. 6" x 7"; 1 page (recto only). Fine. Together with the original typed mailing envelope, with her "free franked" stamp and postmarked New York, N.Y., August 3, 1960 with a Camp Fire Girl… Read more about this item

DUST JACKET (UNCLIPPED; A FEW SMALL CHIPS, LIGHT SOILING) SPECIAL EDITION" VERY GOOD. Hardcover.

New York, Praeger Publishers [1970]., 1970. First edition (so stated). 8vo. Bibliographical references. Dust jacket designed by David Porter (unclipped; few tiny nicks). Very good. 235 pages. No signatures or bookplates.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

1839. ("Edward Everett") in black ink, Council Chamber, February 27, 1839. 7 7/8" x 9 1/4". 1 page (recto only). Fine. To Hon. J.T. Austin: Everett, then Governor of Massachusetts, transmits documents from Daniel Webster and Mr. J.B. Felt regarding the legal case of Rhode Island vs. Massachusetts (documents not present).. Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Fine.

1938. (not signed) on a full length group shot of Eleanor Roosevelt surrounded film and stage stars, her four sons and three daughters-in-law. Taken at The White House for the President's 56th Birthday Ball Celebration. Photograph is on heavy weight stock; 10" x 8". Very good, fresh, January 30, 1938. Information slip on the back reads: "White House Reception --… Read more about this item

1928. ("Herbert Hoover") in dark blue fountain pen ink on his personal Herbert Hoover letterhead, Stanford University, California, November 14, 1928. 7 1/4" x 10 3/4"; 1 page (recto only). Very good. To Mrs. Mary A. Spry Woolley 2051 N. New Hampshire Los Angeles, California In part: ".I want you to know that I deeply appreciate your confidence and the… Read more about this item

First edition. Octavo. Frontispiece portrait after Brady of Lincoln and Tad. Dust jacket (unclipped). Fine, fresh. 102 pages. No signatures or bookplates.

4to. 1 page (with integral leaf). Very good. To Mr. Don C. Seitz, c/o The World, New York City: "My dear Mr. Seitz: My Tumulty has handed me your letter of February seventh enclosing the letter to you from K.K. Kawakami. I shall take pleasure in calling the attention of the Attorney General to the matter at once and hope… Read more about this item

1885. on a 1/2 length portrait of Garfield, dressed in a dark suit, black bow tie and white shirt, looking to the left of the camera, with Garfield's facsimile autograph. 4 1/4" x 6 1/2". Photograph is by C.W. Eacon and C.P. Strand, London. With a biography printed on the verso. Very good, fresh example. ca. 1882.. No Binding. Very… Read more about this item

First edition thus. Octavo. Lithographed frontispiece portrait of John Adams by P.S. Duval and A. Newsam with facsimile autograph of Adams. Ten page introduction by the editor. Original brown cloth stamped in gilt and blind (faded; rubbing; spine ends chipped at top and bottom; corners bumped; endpapers stained). Good. 392 pages. See Howes W 632.