THE MICROBIBLIOPHILE'S COOKBOOK: Favorite Recipes from Collectors of Miniature Books de Hanson, Robert F. (compiler) - 1983

Washington, D. C.: Unpublished, 1972. A letter on White House letterhead from OMB Director Weinberger to NASA Chief Archivist Lee Saegesser, dated December 21, 1972 and boldly signed "Caspar W. Weinberger." The letter thanks Saegesser for a cartoon he had sent and wishes him "a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year." The signature is bold and bright. The letter has three fold lines, and the paper has a hint of yellowing; otherwise, it is in excellent condition.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Manuscript.

Augusta, Maine: Unpublished, 1979. Original TLS dated July 26, 1979 with the authentic signature of Margaret Chase Smith, Senator from Maine (1949-1973). During her notable career, Smith was the first Senator to speak out against "McCarthyism", the first woman to have her name placed into nomination for the Presidency at a major political part convention, and a charter member of the Senate Aeronautical and Space Committee. In the letter addressed to Lee Saegesser, she warmly thanks him for his efforts in supplying requested research materials from the NASA Archives. The letter is accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Provenance: from the collection of Lee Saegesser, Chief Archivist from 1967 until 1997 in the Washington, DC NASA Headquarters History Office. Certificate of Authenticity available if desired. The letter is clean and bright and the signature unfaded.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Fine. 7 3/8" by 5". Manuscript.

Washington, D. C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1978. Official NASA black and white photograph of the NASA astronaut Dan Brandenstein in civilian clothes. The photo was taken while he was still an astronaut candidate. Brandenstein flew on 4 shuttle missions: STS-8, STS-51G, STS-32, STS-49--he was commander on the last two. SIGNED, without inscription, "Dan Brandenstein". Provenance: from the collection of Lee Saegesser, Chief Archivist from 1967 until 1997 in the Washington, DC NASA Headquarters History Office. Certificate of Authenticity available if desired. Signed black and white internal NASA photos are much more scarce than the signed color lithos that normally are offered for sale. The photograph is clean, bright, and unwrinkled.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Fine. 10" by 8". Photo.

St. Louis, Missouri: Boar's Head Press, 1977. 181 pages. Biography of 3 sisters who were lifelong St. Joseph, Missouri residents: the noted folklorist Mary Alicia Owen, the noted speleogist Luella Agnes Owen, and ornithologist Juliette Owen. The book is in virtually as-new condition.. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.

Washington, D. C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1987. Official NASA black and white photograph of the NASA astronaut Kevin Chilton. The photo was taken while he was still an astronaut candidate. Chilton flew on 3 shuttle missions: STS-49, STS-59, STS-76--he was pilot on the first two and commander on the third. In 1998 Chilton returned to the Air Force and rose to the rank of 4-star general, the highest rank of any former astronaut. SIGNED, without inscription, "Kevin Chilton". Provenance: from the collection of Lee Saegesser, Chief Archivist from 1967 until 1997 in the Washington, DC NASA Headquarters History Office. Certificate of Authenticity available if desired. Signed black and white internal NASA photos are much more scarce than the signed color lithos that normally are offered for sale. The photograph is clean, bright, and unwrinkled.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Fine. 10" by 8". Photo.

Washington, D. C.: Unpublished, 1972. A letter on White House letterhead from OMB Director Weinberger to NASA Chief Archivist Lee Saegesser, dated December 21, 1972 and boldly signed "Caspar W. Weinberger." The letter thanks Saegesser for a cartoon he had sent and wishes him "a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year." The signature is bold and bright. The letter has three fold lines, and the paper has a hint of yellowing; otherwise, it is in excellent condition.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Manuscript.

Augusta, Maine: Unpublished, 1979. Original TLS dated July 26, 1979 with the authentic signature of Margaret Chase Smith, Senator from Maine (1949-1973). During her notable career, Smith was the first Senator to speak out against "McCarthyism", the first woman to have her name placed into nomination for the Presidency at a major political part convention, and a charter member of the Senate Aeronautical and Space Committee. In the letter addressed to Lee Saegesser, she warmly thanks him for his efforts in supplying requested research materials from the NASA Archives. The letter is accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Provenance: from the collection of Lee Saegesser, Chief Archivist from 1967 until 1997 in the Washington, DC NASA Headquarters History Office. Certificate of Authenticity available if desired. The letter is clean and bright and the signature unfaded.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Fine. 7 3/8" by 5". Manuscript.

Washington, D. C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1978. Official NASA black and white photograph of the NASA astronaut Dan Brandenstein in civilian clothes. The photo was taken while he was still an astronaut candidate. Brandenstein flew on 4 shuttle missions: STS-8, STS-51G, STS-32, STS-49--he was commander on the last two. SIGNED, without inscription, "Dan Brandenstein". Provenance: from the collection of Lee Saegesser, Chief Archivist from 1967 until 1997 in the Washington, DC NASA Headquarters History Office. Certificate of Authenticity available if desired. Signed black and white internal NASA photos are much more scarce than the signed color lithos that normally are offered for sale. The photograph is clean, bright, and unwrinkled.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Fine. 10" by 8". Photo.

St. Louis, Missouri: Boar's Head Press, 1977. 181 pages. Biography of 3 sisters who were lifelong St. Joseph, Missouri residents: the noted folklorist Mary Alicia Owen, the noted speleogist Luella Agnes Owen, and ornithologist Juliette Owen. The book is in virtually as-new condition.. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.

Washington, D. C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1987. Official NASA black and white photograph of the NASA astronaut Kevin Chilton. The photo was taken while he was still an astronaut candidate. Chilton flew on 3 shuttle missions: STS-49, STS-59, STS-76--he was pilot on the first two and commander on the third. In 1998 Chilton returned to the Air Force and rose to the rank of 4-star general, the highest rank of any former astronaut. SIGNED, without inscription, "Kevin Chilton". Provenance: from the collection of Lee Saegesser, Chief Archivist from 1967 until 1997 in the Washington, DC NASA Headquarters History Office. Certificate of Authenticity available if desired. Signed black and white internal NASA photos are much more scarce than the signed color lithos that normally are offered for sale. The photograph is clean, bright, and unwrinkled.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Fine. 10" by 8". Photo.