View our selection of inscribed vintage photographs and rare photography books below. We carry a variety of interesting antique photographs (framed and matted), as well as seminal photo books from some of the world's most renowned photographers. Be sure to check back often for updates, as our catalog changes frequently.
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Rare original photograph of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Boldly signed by him in silver felt tip to the bottom right corner of the photograph. In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.
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Semi-glossy color panoramic photo print of the revised trajectory of the Apollo 13 mission, signed by Apollo 13 Lunar Module pilot Fred Haise in silver ink, “Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP, ‘Speed up to save 10 hours'” and “‘The big bang,” and additionally inscribed by flight controller Jack Lousma, “Jack Lousma, Apollo 13 CAPCOM,” whoContinue reading "Fred Haise and Jack Lousma Signed Apollo 13 Revised Trajectory Panoramic Print."
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A pair of original photographs of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. The first photograph is of Kagan being sworn in and is signed by her in blue felt tip. The second is of Kagan signing documents and is inscribed by her, “All best wishes Elena Kagan.” Accompanied by a typed letter signed by her onContinue reading "Elena Kagan Collection of Signed Photographs and Typed Letter Signed."
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Rare original photograph of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Boldly signed by her in silver felt tip to the bottom of the photograph. In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.
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Rare photographs of President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan, annotated in his hand. Two color satin-finish photographs. The first is of Ronald Reagan on horseback at Camp David with his handwritten inscription to the border beneath, “A sample of what I’d do at Camp David when we spend a weekend there.” The second of RonaldContinue reading "Ronald Reagan Annotated Photographs."
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Rare photographs of President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan, annotated in his hand. Two color satin-finish photographs. The first is of Ronald Reagan on horseback at Camp David with his handwritten inscription to the border beneath, “A sample of what I’d do at Camp David when we spend a weekend there.” The second of RonaldContinue reading "Ronald Reagan Annotated Photographs."
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Color close-up photograph of Nobel Prize-Winning physicist Peter Higgs, who discovered The Higgs mechanism which predicted the existence of a new particle, the Higgs boson, the detection of which became one of the great goals of physics. Boldly signed by Peter Higgs. In fine condition. The piece measures 5.75 inches by 4 inches.
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Color close-up photograph of Nobel Prize-Winning physicist Peter Higgs, who discovered The Higgs mechanism which predicted the existence of a new particle, the Higgs boson, the detection of which became one of the great goals of physics. Boldly signed by Peter Higgs. In fine condition. The piece measures 5.75 inches by 4 inches.
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New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1975.
First edition of this intimate, behind-the-scenes look at President Gerald R. Ford during his early days in office. Square octavo, original publisher’s cloth with a vignette of the Whitehouse stamped in blind to the front panel, facsimile signature to the front free endpaper, profusely illustrated with black and white photographs from Ford’s presidency. Lengthily signedContinue reading "Portrait of a President."
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c. 1969.
Glossy black and white photograph signed by NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Apollo 11 crew members Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins are pictured waving for photographers from the Lunar Lander Ladder on Earth at an exhibit in Bombay, India, as part of the Apollo 11 “Giant Step” World Tour in 1969. BoldlyContinue reading "Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Signed Photograph."
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1992.
Photograph of President George H.W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Color glossy photograph of George Bush and Yitzhak Rabin walking on a sidewalk near Bush‘s vacation home in Kennebunkport, Maine, on August 10, 1992. Boldly signed by both on the lower border beneath their respective images in black felt tip. Israeli politician, statesmanContinue reading "George H.W. Bush and Yitzhak Rabin Signed Photograph."
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New York : Thames & Hudson, 1989.
First edition of the photojournalist’s first book of images taken from 1981-1988. Quarto, original cloth covered boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the photographer in the year of publication on the half-title page, “to Cyndie, best Wishes Jim Nachtwey 11/4/89.” Introduction by Robert Stone. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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c. 1949.
Rare glossy black and white photograph of Winston Churchill in profile with a cigar in his mouth, standing next to his wife, Clementine, and noted financier Bernard Baruch, signed by Churchill, “W. Churchill.” In very good condition. Triple matted and framed. The photograph measures 8 inches by 9.75 inches.
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Paris, France : Printed at 21 Rue de Saintonge, 1965.
Rare vintage January 1965 issue of RUpTure, a left-leaning French-language literary magazine, gifted to and personally owned by Beatnik writer Jack Kerouac. Oblong octavo, written in French, original soft red wrappers with brass brad binding, title page vignette, unpaginated, illustrated with three gelatin silver photos. Stamped with the Jack Kerouac Estate stamp and the raised blind sealContinue reading "RUpTure."
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Rare original black and white photograph of legendary American writer Ernest Hemingway. Black and white matte photograph of Hemingway at his peak wearing Western garb and leaning on a car. Inscribed by Ernest Hemingway in black ballpoint at the bottom margin below the image, “For Taylor Williams with affection and admiration from his friend ErnestContinue reading "Ernest Hemingway Signed Photograph."
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c. 1939-1940.
Rare original black and white photograph of legendary American writer Ernest Hemingway and his third wife Martha Gellhorn. Black and white vintage gelatin silver print of Hemingway pointing towards the distance with one arm and the other wrapped around Martha Gellhorn. Inscribed by Ernest Hemingway in black ballpoint to the middle left, “For Taylor myContinue reading "Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn Signed Photograph."
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Rare original black and white photograph collection of legendary American writer Ernest Hemingway with his wife Mary Hemingway and fishing guide Taylor Williams in Cuba. Collection of five black and white vintage photographs including: a photograph of Hemingway most likely in a bar in Cuba wearing a white button-up Taylor Williams in a striped button-upContinue reading "Ernest Hemingway, Mary Hemingway, and Taylor Williams Photograph Collection."
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Rare original typed letter from guide Taylor Williams recollecting about hunting antelope with Ernest Hemingway. One page, single typed sheet. The letter reads in full, “Hemingway Box by Taylor Williams. Our party, (consisting of Hemingway, Lloyd Arnold, Ellis Chapin, our packer, and myself) had ridden into the first fringe of foothills above the plains alongContinue reading "Taylor Williams Typed Letter Recollecting About Ernest Hemingway. [with] Ernest Hemingway Photographs."
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Rare color photograph of the launch of Apollo 4, the first uncrewed test flight of the Saturn V rocket that later carried astronauts to the Moon, lengthily inscribed by Wernher von Braun to the Leader of Germany’s V-2 Rocket Program, “To Dr. Walter R. Dornberger, who opened the road to space which is now traveledContinue reading "Wernher von Braun Apollo 4 Signed Photograph."
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Rare photograph signed by moonwalkers Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, and Charlie Duke. Satin finish photograph of a lunar bootprint on the moon. Boldly signed by Bean in blue felt tip at the top left corner, “Alan Bean Apollo XII LMP Ocean of Storms 19 November 1969″; Mitchell in silver felt tip at the bottom left corner,Continue reading "Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, and Charlie Duke Signed Photograph."
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c. 1953.
Rare Christmas card of Ernest and Mary Hemingway, inscribed by Mary to Taylor Williams. A circa 1953 folding Christmas card depicting Ernest Hemingway holding a cat and Mary Hemingway sitting on the porch of Finca Vigia holding another cat with a dog at her side. The inside of the card is printed, “Merry Christmas ErnestContinue reading "Ernest and Mary Hemingway Christmas Card Signed by Mary Hemingway."
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Koln : Taschen, 2019.
First illustrated edition of one of the most influential works on race relations published in the twentieth century. Quarto, original boards, photographs by Steve Schapiro. In fine condition. Introduction by John Lewis. Boldly signed by Steve Schapiro on the title page.
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: Prestel Publishing, 2005.
First edition of this work which brings Goldblatt’s color photography in South Africa from 2002 to 2011. Oblong quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by David Goldblatt on the title page. Fine in a fine jacket.
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New York : Time-Life Publications, 1952.
September 1, 1952 Life magazine volume 33, number 9 with a black and white portrait of Ernest Hemingway on the cover. The issue presented for the first time and in full Hemingway’s new novel The Old Man and the Sea in a twenty page spread. Ernest Hemingway maintained a close relationship with Life magazine, whichContinue reading "The Old Man and the Sea First Publication in Life Magazine."
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First Edition
First Edition
First Edition
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Autograph Letters Signed
Autograph Letters Signed
