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Methode et Invention Nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux

“THE ILLUSTRATIONS ARE AMONG THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TO EVER GRACE EQUESTRIAN LITERATURE”

CAVENDISH, William, Duke of Newcastle. Methode et Invention Nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux. London, 1737.

Second edition of Cavendish’s important first treatise on the horse and horsemanship, with engraved title page and 42 wonderful double-page folio engravings of horse breeds and training methods, all pulled directly from the original 1658 copperplates, and 50 in-text woodcut diagrams. Beautifully bound in period-style full calf-gilt. $14,000.

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Public Papers of Franklin D. Roosevelt

"FOR MY PARTNER D. BASIL O'CONNOR"

(ROOSEVELT, Franklin D.). Public Papers of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Albany, 1930. Two volumes.

First editions of Roosevelt's collected public papers from his time as governor, inscribed in Volume I by Roosevelt to his law partner in New York City, who went on to become a polio advocate, an executive at the American Red Cross, and co-founder of both the Warm Springs Foundation and March of Dimes: "For my partner D. Basil O'Connor with the affectionate regards of Franklin D. Roosevelt 1931," in a special full morocco presentation binding stamped with Basil O'Connor's name. $12,500.

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Program signed [Spingarn Medal award ceremony]

SIGNED BY JACKIE ROBINSON

(ROBINSON, Jackie) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE. Program signed [Spingarn Medal award ceremony]. New York, 1956.

Original 1956 program from the awarding of the NAACP's prestigious Spingarn Medal, "awarded annually for the highest achievement of an American Negro," signed on the front cover by that year's recipient Jackie Robinson in blue ink. Also signed by television personality and presenter of the award Ed Sullivan, boxer Floyd Patterson, activist and NAACP Executive Secretary Roy Wilkins, and two other attendees. $8500.

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Cooperstown. Where Baseball's Legends Live Forever

COOPERSTOWN, WITH 27 SIGNATURES OF BASEBALL LEGENDS, INCLUDING WILLIE MAYS, STAN MUSIAL, DUKE SNIDER, SANDY KOUFAX, HANK AARON, YOGI BERRA, BROOKS ROBINSON AND MANY MORE

(DIMAGGIO, Joe; MANTLE, Mickey; AARON, Hank; et al.) REIDENBAUGH, Lowell. Cooperstown. Where Baseball's Legends Live Forever. New York, 1986.

Second edition of this profusely illustrated tribute to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, with 27 signatures, including Willie Mays, Stan Musial, Duke Snider, Sandy Koufax, Hank Aaron, Yogi Berra, Brooks Robinson And Many More. This volume features 16 pages of color full-page action shots of some of the best players ever, many signed by the player on the image: Sandy Koufax, Warren Spahn, Al Kaline, Willie Mays, Brooks Robinson and Hank Aaron.

$7500.

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Pinto Horse

CHARLES ELLIOT PERKINS’ OWN COPY OF THE PINTO HORSE

PERKINS, Charles E. The Pinto Horse. Santa Barbara, 1927.

First edition, with a signed original pen-and-ink illustration of a cowboy on horseback by Edward Borein and “Charles Elliot Perkins-Santa Barbara-California, May 1928” written in the author’s hand on the front free endpaper. $7200.

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Program signed ["Fifth Anniversary and the Annual Institute on Non-Violence"]

SIGNED BY JACKIE ROBINSON

(ROBINSON, Jackie) MONTGOMERY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION. Program signed ["Fifth Anniversary and the Annual Institute on Non-Violence"]. Montgomery, Alabama, 1960.

Original program from the fifth anniversary and annual meeting of the Montgomery Improvement Association focusing on "Rededication in the Hour of Crisis," signed on the front wrapper by Jackie Robinson for Sharon Waters, the daughter of Montgomery civil rights activists Alfonso and Lucy Campbell, early organizers involved with the Montgomery Bus Boycott. $6500.

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Sixty-One

FIRST EDITION OF SIXTY-ONE, SIGNED BY 28 FORMER YANKEES, INCLUDING MICKEY MANTLE, YOGI BERRA, AND WHITEY FORD

KUBEK, Tony and PLUTO, Terry. Sixty-One. New York, 1987.

First edition, signed by 28 former members of the New York Yankees, many of whom were on the celebrated 1961 team: Bud Daley, Rollie Sheldon, Bob Cerv, Ralph Terry, Bill Stafford, Luis Arroyo, Bill Gardner, Al Dowling, Hal Reniff, Lee Thomas, Tex Clevenger, Danny McDevitt, Ralph Houk, John James, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Bobby Richardson, John Blanchard, Clete Boyer, Art Ditmar, Bob Turley, Hector Lopez,Ryne Duren, Joe DeMaestri, Moose Skowron, Tom Tresh and Jim Coates. With 16 pages of photographs. $5800.

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Bums

SIGNED BY 65 DODGERS, INCLUDING DUKE SNYDER, SANDY KOUFAX, RALPH BRANCA, DON NEWCOMBE, DON ZIMMER, PEE WEE REESE, DON DRYSDALE, JOHNNY PODRES AND 57 OTHERS

GOLENBOCK, Peter. Bums. New York, 1984.

First edition of this classic history of the Brooklyn Dodgers, signed by 65 players, including Duke Snyder, Sandy Koufax, Ralph Branca, Don Newcombe, Don Zimmer, Pee Wee Reese, Don Drysdale, Johnny Podres and 57 others. $5200.

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Conquest of Everest

SIGNED BY SIR EDMUND HILLARY AND EXPEDITION MEMBERS GEORGE LOWE AND CHARLES EVANS

(HILLARY, Edmund) HUNT, John. The Conquest of Everest. New York, 1954.

First American edition of the official account of the first summit of Mount Everest, signed on the front free endpaper by Edmund Hillary and expedition members George Lowe and Charles Evans, and with a commemorative postcard signed by Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay and author John Hunt laid in. With eight color photographic plates, 48 half-tone plates and a number of in-text illustrations after pen-and-ink sketches. $4900.

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Negro Leagues

FIRST EDITION OF A HISTORY OF THE NEGRO LEAGUES, SIGNED BY 37 PLAYERS INCLUDING MONTE IRVIN, SAM JETHROE, VERDELL MATHIS, NORMAN “BOBBY” ROBINSON, ART “SUPERMAN” PENNINGTON, JOE BLACK, WILMER FIELDS, AND TED “DOUBLE DUTY” RADCLIFFE

CRAFT, David. Negro Leagues. New York, 1993.

First edition of this illustrated history of baseball's Negro Leagues, signed by 37 players on the photographic endpapers and title page, including Monte Irvin, Sam Jethroe, Verdell Mathis, Norman “Bobby” Robinson, Art “Superman” Pennington, Joe Black, Wilmer Fields, and Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe. $4800.

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