GENERAL COURTNEY H. HODGES Photograph signed in 1946 by the Commanding Army General that was first to enter Paris in World War II! Autographed Photograph Signed: " Courtney H. Hodges/Gen. U.S. Army/Dec. 1, 1946.", 8x10. Reverse bears a Signal Corps credit stamp. Hodges (1887-1966) was the Commanding General of the Third U.S. Army from February 16, 1943 to January 25, 1944, when he turned it over to Lieutenant General Patton. First Army soldiers commanded by Hodges were the first Americans to enter Paris on their way across Northern France and through the Ardennes Forest. They were also the first to cross the Siegfried Line into Germany in September 1944 and reach the Rhine in March 1945. Minor surface creasing and slightly creased and worn at corners and edges. Ink stamps and notes (unknown hand) on verso. Fine condition. Accompanied by PSA/DNA LOA. 
GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL Rare, over-sized, vintage matte-finish photograph of the general in full-uninform! Autograph Inscribed Photograph: " To Captain Timothy Donohue USN, with appreciation/ and warm regards of G. C. Marshall.", vintage, 11x13½. George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959) served on General Pershing's staff during World War I, helping to plan the Meuse-Argonne offensive which hastened the defeat of Germany. He was Army Chief of Staff (1939-1945) and President Roosevelt's principle military advisor throughout World War II. He took charge of the weak, poorly-equipped US Army in 1939 and expanded it 40-fold en route to victory. Marshall, whom Winston Churchill called "the architect of victory," became the first General of the Army (5 stars) in 1944. President Truman sent Marshall in 1945 to mediate between the Communist and Nationalist forces in China, a mission which failed, and which led to attacks on the General by Senator Joseph McCarthy 8 years later. As Secretary 
JOSEPH STILWELL Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of General Stilwell wearing his four-star uniform Photograph signed: "Joseph W. Stilwell/Gen., U.S.A.", 8x10. Collector's notations to reverse date the autograph to May 28, 1946. Joseph Warren Stilwell (1883-1946) was a tactically skilled US Army officer who, at the date of this letter, was training the newly formed US Seventh Division. If assigned to the European or Pacific Theaters when World War II commenced, Stilwell might have been remembered as a gifted corps commander. Instead, President Roosevelt sent him in 1942 to the China-Burma-India Theater, where he led British and Chinese forces in combat and served as Chief of Staff to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek. Stilwell, who reveled in the nickname "Vinegar Joe," was not a talented diplomat. Although he led British troops on foot in a daring escape from Burma, he soon antagonized British commanders and Chiang himself.(Stilwell came to believe, not unreasonably, 
ALFRED T. TORBERT Exceedingly rare carte-de-visite photo of Torbert in uniform by Mathew Brady! Autograph Signed Photograph: "Yours truly/A. T. A. Torbert, Brig. Genl: Vols." 2½x4 carte-de-viste with backstamp of Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York & Washington. Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert (1833-1880), an 1855 graduate of West Point, was appointed a First Lieutenant in the Confederate States Army on March 16, 1861, just before the start of the American Civil War, but the Delaware native declined the appointment and remained a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. By August 1862, he was a Brigade Commander of the VI Corps of the Army of the Potomac, and Torbert was promoted to Brigadier General on November 29, 1862. On April 10, 1864, he was given command of the 1st Division of the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac. During Major General Philip Sheridan's Valley Campaigns (1864), Torbert commanded the Cavalry Corps of the Army of Shenandoah. He later commanded the Army of the Shenandoah from April 22, 1865-June 27, 1865.
WILLIAM F. CODY: BUFFALO BILL 4¼x6½ cabinet card photo, signed both as W.F. Cody and as Buffalo Bill Cabinet Card Photograph signed: "W.F. Cody/'Buffalo Bill'". B/w, 4¼x6½. Superb portrait of William F. Cody with his desirable double signature. Photographer's imprint, "Gessford/238 Fifth Ave./N.Y.", at lower mount. William Frederick Cody (1846-1917) was a rider for the Pony Express in 1860, a scout for the Kansas Cavalry against the Indians (1863) and served in the U.S. Army in the Civil War (1863-1865). From 1867-1868, he furnished buffalo meat for the Union Pacific Railroad construction crews, earning his nickname, "Buffalo Bill". Cody was a scout for the 5th U.S. Cavalry from 1868-1872 and in 1876. From 1872-1883, he was on stage as an actor at first in E.Z.C. Judson's play, Scouts of the Plains. He organized Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1883 and toured the United States and Europe successfully for over 30 years. Fine condition. 
FOUR STARS WORN BY GENERAL SCHWARZKOPF! H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF. TLS: "N Schwarzkopf" as General, U.S. Army, Retired. 1p, 7x8½. Tampa, Florida, 1998 April 16. To Ken. In full: "This is in response to your letter of 15 February in which you asked that I send you a piece of memorabilia. Enclosed is one set of the stars that I wore during the time I was a general officer. I hope it will find a place in your extensive collection." General Schwarzkopf has added the word "set" in his hand and the four silver stars (one set) is present. Each star is approximately one square inch in size. Almost immediately after receiving his first star in 1983, Brigadier General Schwarzkopf was leading troops into battle. A coup had taken place on the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada. Grenadian revolutionaries were building an airfield which U.S. intelligence suspected would be used to supply insurgents in Central America. General Schwarzkopf was placed in command of U.S. ground forces. The coup was thwarted. Schwarzkopf was promoted to Major General (second star) and given command of the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division, at Fort Stewart, Georgia.
WADE HAMPTON, JOHN B. GORDON and ALEXANDER HASKELL With the results of the US Presidential election, and also the South Carolina gubernatorial election, undecided, Democrats (and former Confederate generals) Governor-elect Hampton, US Senator Gordon, and campaign manager Haskell write to General Thomas Ruger, commander of US troops in the State, condemning his interference in the meeting of what they consider the lawfully elected legislature. The former secessionists invoke the US Constitution and the bicentennial of American independence in support of their cause! Collection includes: 1) Autograph Letter signed: "Wade Hampton", "J B Gordon", "A. C. Haskell", 4 pages, 8x12½. Columbia, South Carolina, 1876 November 30. To General T. H. Ruger, Commanding US Troops in South Carolina. In full: "We have just heard through Major McGinnis of your staff your orders communicated to Mr. Wallace, Speaker of the House of Representatives, that at 12 o'clock tomorrow no spectators would be allowed in the Hall and that the Members elect from Edgefield County would not be allowed upon the floor. To say that we are surprised at such an order after the explanations & pledges by you to each one of us, is to use very mild language.
WILLIAM BARCLAY "BAT" MASTERSONHe pens a letter in correspondence to an individual stating they are relatives in which Masterson quickly replies with otherwise! Autograph Letter Signed: "W.B. Masterson". 2 pages, 8x10, loosely placed in 9½x11½ folio. Accompanied by original mailing envelope; heavily toned, soiled and worn. December 31, 1905, New York City, written to "Mr. Watson F. Masterson" of Ramsey, West Virginia. In full: "Dear Sir. Without going into details can assure you that we are not related; even remotely. My father was born in this state eighty years ago and moved to Illinois where I was born fifty one years ago. There are a great many families of Mastersons in Missouri and Iowa none of whom are related to mine. My father had but one brother and he was several years the eldest and has been dead about forty years and died without issue. Very respectfully." Masterson (1853-1921) was an American frontier gambler and buffalo hunter and a scout for the United States Army.
JOHN HANCOCK and JOHN AVERY, JR. As Massachusetts Governor and Secretary of State, both sign a manuscript document appointing Superior Court Justice David Sewall to the Commonwealth's Supreme Court (1781). Ornate Manuscript DS: "John Hancock" as Governor of Massachusetts, 1 page, 21¾x13. On vellum. Boston, 1781 February 20.Countersigned: "John Avery Secy". Appointment of David Sewall as Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. On verso, appears a short Manuscript DS: "John Hancock". In full: "In Council February 20th 1781. Hnble David Sewall Esqr appeared at the Council Chamber Subscribed the Declaration and the Several Oaths prescribed by the Constitution of the Commonwealth to qualify himself for the Office within mentioned." Born in York, Maine, SEWALL (1735-1825), Councillor for the Province of Maine (1766-1777), was Justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts (1777-1781) when he received this appointment to the State's Supreme Judicial Court. He served until 1789 when he was appointed Judge of the U.S. District Court of Maine (1789-1817).
GENERAL THOMAS GAGE Important, 3-page ALS (1768) from Britain's military commander in North America to his Indian Commissioner: Strike a deal at the expense of the settlers! Autograph Letter signed: "Thos. Gage", 3 pages, 7¾x12½, front and verso. New York, 1768 January 16. To Sir William Johnson, Baronet. In full: "I have received your letters of the 24th, 26th Dec. and 9th Jan. The opinion you give of the general causes of the discontent of the savages, which originate from our growing power and their jealousy of our designs against them, I know no remedy against, but by doing them all the justice we can. If we can remove the settlers from their encroachments it will be a manifestation of our earnest desire to do them justice. And they have seen a person executed in New Jersey for the murther of an Indian, which must in some measure shew them we do what we can to give them satisfaction for the murter of their peoples, which tho only one example, is more than they have given us for the many white people they have killed at different times.
THE GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS URGES THE PRESIDENT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TO TAKE THE SAME STEPS AS MASSACHUSETTS HAD TAKEN IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE FISHING INDUSTRY ON THE MERRIMACK RIVER JOHN HANCOCK. Autograph Letter, unsigned, 1p, 6¾x9. Boston, 1783 October 31.To "His Excellency Meshech Weare Esqr. President of the State of New Hampshire".Begins: "Sir". In full: "In compliance with the Request of the Two Branches of the General Court I inclose you Two Acts of this Government making provision to prevent the Destruction of Fish by Mill-Dams in Merrimack River & c - As the Design'd [illegible] of this Bill will much Depend upon the measures that shall be Adopted by the Legislature of your State, I am to Request that your Excellency will be pleas'd to lay those Acts before them, and cannot but flatter myself that they will Take such effectual Steps as will ensure the good Effects for which our Govt. Court had in View in passing the Bill - I am with Sentiments of [portion of word crossed out] Esteem, Sir, Your Excellency's Most Obedt & Humbl Servt." Hancock's retained copy of his letter to Weare. Docketed in unknown hand on verso.
JOSEPH STALIN His very rare signature on an autograph note to Defense Commissar Voroshilov on a 1936 report concerning a new military technology! Rare ANS: "J. Stalin" in Russian in light green pencil at upper left of first page of Typed DS by two officials, 2 pages, 8¼x11½. U.S.S.R., 1936 January 13. Headed: "Report". Stalin has written, in full:"To Comrade Voroshilov/What does this mean?" The report (not translated) concerns the discovery of an infrared detector with military applications. Untranslated notes in red and blue pencil at top of first page. JOSEPH STALIN (1879-1953) was General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party from 1922-1953. After Lenin's death in 1924, he eliminated his opposition and established himself as dictator. Stalin's "Great Purge" from 1936-1938 rid the Communist Party of all the people who had brought him to power. Soviet Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov estimated that more than 1.2 million party members (more than half 
PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThis large 14½x18¼ sketch of the President who was elected to four terms in office is signed by him! Sketch Signed: “Franklin D. Roosevelt” in pencil. Also signed by the artist and dated circa 1941. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) is one of the best-known Presidents in United States history. Before his tenure in the Oval Office, he served as Governor of New York. This position gave him valuable experience working with progressive-minded individuals to improve the economy. He served in the position for just over 12 years, dying 11 weeks into his fourth term. Roosevelt oversaw the U.S. during the Great Depression and World War II. His progressive platform introduced Social Security and the first national minimum wage. During his first term as Commander-in-Chief, he ended Prohibition. This decision is largely credited with helping him to a landslide 1936 election victory. Frame slightly chipped at corners. Otherwise, fine condition. Framed in the Gallery of History style: 26¾x37.Military | Poems
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MAJOR SAMUEL HAWKINS MARSHALL "MARSH" BYERS - AUTOGRAPH POEM SIGNED 3/1886 - HFSID 142779The famous poem of the Civil War soldier which he wrote while in Libby Prison is partially written on this card with a letter on the reverse, dated 1886. The poem, "Sherman's March to the Sea" was commended by General Sherman, who later gave Byers a place on his staff. Extremely rare!Sale Price $2,337.50
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CAPTAIN JACK "THE POET SCOUT" CRAWFORD - AUTOGRAPH POEM SIGNED 03/07/1914 - HFSID 174450CAPTAIN JACK "THE POET SCOUT" CRAWFORDHe pens this poem dated in 1914, adding his signature Autograph Poem Signed: "J.W. Crawford/'(Capt Jack)'", 1p, 5x7½. Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1914 March 7. Headed: "Greeting:".Sale Price $595.00
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CAPTAIN JACK "THE POET SCOUT" CRAWFORD - INSCRIBED AUTOGRAPH POEM SIGNED - HFSID 262724CAPTAIN JACK "THE POET SCOUT" CRAWFORDHe pens this poem in black ink to an admirer Autograph Poem inscribed and signed: "Yours Truly/J.W. Crawford/Capt Jack" in pencil, 1p, 5¼x8. Headed: "Acrostical/To Mary".Sale Price $450.00
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JAMES M. DALZELL - AUTOGRAPH POEM SIGNED - HFSID 276889JAMES M. DALZELL A Union veteran's poem rejects the idea of honoring Union and Confederate soldiers together. Autograph Poem signed twice: "James M. Dalzell/Private Dalzell" at end, 3p, 6½x8¾. Accompanied by Autograph Note signed: "James M. Dalzell/Private Dalzell", 1p, 6½x8¾. Washington, D.Sale Price $765.00
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JAMES M. DALZELL - AUTOGRAPH POEM SIGNED 07/04/1920 - HFSID 44099THE CIVIL WAR PRIVATE AND POET GLORIFIES THE SACRIFICES OF UNION FORCES DURING THE CONFLICT JAMES M. DALZELL. Autograph Poem signed: "J.M. Dalzell" at end and "Private Dalzell" in heading, 2p, 8x10¾, separate sheets. Headed: "The Blue and The Gray, 1867.Sale Price $1,530.00
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JAMES DICKEY - POEM SIGNED - HFSID 183912JAMES DICKEY The first six stanzas of his blank verse poem "Armor", signed by him in the right margin Typescript signed: "James/Dickey", 1p, 8½x11. James Dickey (1923-1997) worked in advertising for Coca Cola and Frito-Lays' before publishing his first book of poetry in 1960.Sale Price $198.00
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JAMES DICKEY - POEM SIGNED - HFSID 286847JAMES DICKEY Copy of his free verse poem "The Cancer Match", signed with a rare version of his signature: a distinctive flourish Poem signed: "James Dickey", 1 page, 8½x11. This signature contains a distinctive flourish not seen on most of his autographs. James Dickey (1923-1997) worked in advertising for Coca Cola and Frito-Lay's before publishing his first book of poetry in 1960.Sale Price $252.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW - POEM SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: ENOLA GAY CREW (THEODORE VAN KIRK), ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS), ENOLA GAY CREW (COLONEL THOMAS W. FEREBEE) - HFSID 320733ENOLA GAY CREW: PAUL W. TIBBETS, THOMAS W. FEREBEE and THEODORE VAN KIRK Poem entitled "The Flyer's Prayer", signed in blue ink by three members of the Enola Gay: Paul W. Tibbets, Thomas Ferebee and Theodore Van Kirk Poem signed: "Paul W.Sale Price $337.50
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JOHN D. LONG - POEM SIGNED - HFSID 26363JOHN D. LONG. Typed Poem signed: "John D. Long", 1p, 8x7. Titled: "Charade for the Transcript". In full: "Of a discoverer's name, undimmed by age,/Read but a half and you my first rehearse;/A well known period next on history's page./Both are familiar forms in Whittier's verse.Sale Price $288.00
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COLONEL JACK LOUSMA - POEM SIGNED - HFSID 24278JACK LOUSMA The NASA Astronaut signs a print copy of a favorite poem Poem signed: "Jack Lousma", 1 page, 8x10½. Printed text of a 12-line poem titled "Sermons We See," by Edgar A. Guest. Lousma has given the page a title of his own, "A Bit of Down to Earth Philosophy for the Daily Orbit." Jack Lousma (b.Sale Price $198.00
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WILLIAM B. MAXWELL - AUTOGRAPH POEM SIGNED 5/1906 - HFSID 73073WILLIAM B. MAXWELL The novelist transcribes excerpt from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "Love" Autograph poem signed: "W.B. Maxwell" in black ink. 1 page, 7½x5. Excerpt from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "Love". May 1906.Sale Price $288.00
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HOWARD NEMEROV - AUTOGRAPH POEM SIGNED 09/03/1970 - HFSID 222732HOWARD NEMEROV. Autograph Poem signed: "Howard Nemerov", 1p, 8x11. In full: "To fleece the fleece from golden sheep,/Or prey, or get - is it not lewd/That we are eaten by our food/And slept by sleepers in our sleep?/- The Scales of the Eyes,/(Text)". Dated by Nemerov: "3 ix 70".Sale Price $198.00
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SEAN O'DOHERTY - POEM SIGNED CIRCA 1942 - HFSID 18573SEAN O'DOHERTY Extremely Rare! A triumphal patriotic poem, "Onward Old Glory," written in the darkest days of World War II Typed Poem signed: "Sean O'Doherty/Rights except for signature reserved", 1 page, 8½x11. His poem, "Onward Old Glory", written on May 7, 1942.Sale Price $616.25
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MAJOR GENERAL FITZ JOHN PORTER - AUTOGRAPH POEM SIGNED 02/14/1886 - HFSID 28027FITZ JOHN PORTER. Autograph Poem signed: "Fitz John Porter", 2p, 4¼x3½ card. Morristown, N.J., 1886 February 14. In full: "'Give him a lift! Don't kneel in prayer/Nor moralize with its despair./The man is down and his great need/is ready help, not prayer and creed.Sale Price $467.50
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KARL SHAPIRO - INSCRIBED POEM SIGNED - HFSID 23062KARL SHAPIRO He inscribes and signs his scathing poem, "The Aunt." Poem inscribed and signed: "To Dave Buram/best wishes,/Karl Shapiro" in green ink, 8½x11. His 4-verse poem, The Aunt. American poet Karl Shapiro (1913-2000) published his first collection, Poems in 1935, his last, The Wild Card, in 1998.Sale Price $144.00
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KARL SHAPIRO - POEM SIGNED - HFSID 203273KARL SHAPIRO Printed copy of The Drug Store signed by Shapiro Poem signed "Karl Shapiro" in thick black marker. 5¼x3½. Shapiro published the five-stanza poem Drug Store in 1942, while in the United States Army Medical Corps. This copy of the poem has been clipped from a book of poetry.Sale Price $162.00
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KARL SHAPIRO - POEM SIGNED 06/21/1977 - HFSID 206146KARL SHAPIRO Signed copy of Shapiro's poem Love for a Hand Typed poem signed: "Karl Shapiro/June 21, 1977", 1p, 8½x11. This poem was published in Shapiro's 1953 collection of poetry Poems 1940-1953. Shapiro (1913-2000) was an American poet who published his first collection, Poems in 1935 and his last, The Wild Card, in 1998.Sale Price $144.00
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KARL SHAPIRO - POEM SIGNED 09/01/1967 - HFSID 18670KARL SHAPIRO Five lines of poetry written and signed by "the bourgeois poet." Typed Poem signed: "Karl Shapiro/Sept. 1, 1967" in blue ink. 1p, 8½x7¾. Five lines from his poem "Adam and Eve." American poet Karl Shapiro (1913-2000) published his first collection, Poems in 1935, his last, The Wild Card, in 1998.Sale Price $144.00
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ADMIRAL WILLIAM S. SIMS - AUTOGRAPH POEM SIGNED 10/06/1929 - HFSID 254709WILLIAM S. SIMS Admiral William S. Sims (Pulitzer Prizes winner 1921 in History) sends an autograph poem - as advice Autograph Poem Signed: "Wm S. Sims", 5x3½ card imprinted 73 Catherine Street, Newport, Rhode Island, 1929 October 6.Sale Price $324.00
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WILLIAM STAFFORD - POEM SIGNED - HFSID 224116WILLIAM STAFFORD The American poet and winner of the National Book Award signs his poem "Holcomb, Kansas" Poem signed: "William Stafford", 1p, 8½x11. Titled: "Holcomb, Kansas". William Edgar Stafford (1914-1993) was anSale Price $198.00
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WILLIAM STAFFORD - POEM SIGNED - HFSID 183958WILLIAM STAFFORD Winner of the National Book Award signs his poem "At The Bomb Testing Site" Poem signed: "William Stafford", 1p, 8½x11. Titled: "At The Bomb Testing Site". William Edgar Stafford (1914-1993) was an AmericanSale Price $198.00
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WILLIAM STAFFORD - POEM SIGNED - HFSID 183798WILLIAM STAFFORD Winner of the National Book Award signs his poem "The Stick in the Forest" Poem signed: "William Stafford", 1p, 8½x11. Titled: "The Stick in the Forest". William Edgar Stafford (1914-1993) was an AmericanSale Price $198.00
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WILLIAM STAFFORD - POEM SIGNED - HFSID 183909WILLIAM STAFFORD Winner of the National Book Award signs his poem "My Father: October 1942" Poem signed: "William Stafford", 1p, 8½x11. Titled: "My Father: October 1942". William Edgar Stafford (1914-1993) was an AmericanSale Price $198.00
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GEORGE SYLVESTER VIERECK - POEM SIGNED - HFSID 83112GEORGE SYLVESTER VIERECK The Nazi apologist signs a love poem. Poem signed: "George Sylvester Viereck", 1p, 8x10½. He has signed a typed copy of his poem, "Wanderers" (1917). George Sylvester Viereck (1884-1962), aSale Price $108.00
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