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HISTORY - BLANDY William Henry Purnell (1890 - 1954) - Signed printed photograph

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HISTORY - SPAATZ Carl (1891 - 1974) - Signed printed photograph: He graduated from West Point in 1914 and became a pilot two years later. After the First World War, he was promoted to Major. During the Second World War, he was in England to plan the American air fo

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HISTORY - BRADLEY Omar Nelson (1893 - 1981) - Signed printed photograph: He distinguished himself in 1943 in the Tunisian and Sicilian campaigns. In 1944, he commanded the American forces that landed in Normandy, leading them first to Brittany, then from the Seine to the R

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HISTORY - URQUHART Robert Elliot (1901 - 1988) - Signed printed photograph: At the beginning of the Second World War, he was a staff officer in the land forces. Circumstances made him commander of the First Airborne Division. Ironically, he suffered from airsickness.Signed pr

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1625 PURCHAS HIS PILGRIMES antique in ENGLISH HISTORY of ASIA AFRICA ARMENIA p.2: Pvrchas his Pilgrimes in five bookes. The second part. London, Printed by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, 1625. Folio. Size 9 by 13 3/4" Title page with fire damage as visible on the photo Som

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Thoreau Walden LEC Photos by Steichen Signed: Thoreau, Henry David, with photographs by Edward Steichen, Walden or Life in the Woods, 1936, number 397 of 1500 copies signed by Steichen, Limited Editions Club, printed by D. B. Updike at the Merrym

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HISTORY - FREDERICK WILLIAM III (1770 - 1840) - Document signed: At the beginning of his reign, he undertook liberal reforms and improved finances. With the support of Tsar Alexander, he went to war against France. The entry of the French into Berlin contributed to

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A History of British Fishes by William Yarrell, signed by the Author: This 2 volume set is beautifully bound, and hand-signed by the author in the 1st volume. Yarrell's classic survey was first published 1835-6 with two supplementary parts added in 1839. The present edi

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1836 Specimens of Ancient Furniture Fine Binding: “Specimens of Ancient Furniture Drawn from Existing Authorities by Henry Shaw”, printed by William Pickering,, London, 1836. Beautifully bound edition in red morocco with gold embellishments and g

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1789 History of Great Britain Robert Henry William: 1789 History of Great Britain Robert Henry William Conqueror Julius Caesar MAPS Robert Henry was an 18th-century English historian who is best remembered for his masterpiece ‘History of Great Britai

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TWO VOLUMES "HISTORY OF ENGRAVING" BY OTTLEY.: volumes 1 and 2 â€œAn Inquiry into the origin and early history of engraving" by William Young Ottley FSA. Printed for John & Arthur Arch by J. McCreery, Black Horse Court, 1816. Withillustrations

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Wallace Stegner: The Big Rock Candy Mountain, 1978 Signed Ltd Edition: The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner (American, 1909 - 1993). Individually signed by the author, Wallace Stegner and privately printed. Signed Limited Deluxe Edition by Franklin Library, Fra

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V-J Day "The Kiss" Photo Signed by George Mendonsa and Greta Friedman: V-J Day "The Kiss" Photo Signed by George Mendonsa and Greta Friedman Considered the most famous "kiss" in history, the black and white photograph, taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt, shows a sailor kissing

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HISTORY - BLANDY William Henry Purnell (1890 - 1954) - Signed printed photograph

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US Naval Academy in 1913. Known for directing the atomic test on Bikini Atoll. Commander-in-Chief of the US Atlantic Fleet from 1947 to 1950.Signed printed photograph applied to cardboard in-16, to Paul Langer with envelope 20.04.1948.

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HISTORY - BLANDY William Henry Purnell (1890 - 1954) - Signed printed photograph

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