Rackham, a British illustrator of children's books, published two versions of "Visit"--a limited, numbered and signed edition, and a cloth-bound, first trade edition.

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Also included in the auction is a signed photo of Charles and Diana with Lord Tonypandy, a signed colour photograph of former American president Ronald Reagan and a signed edition of the memoirs of President Nixon.

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But I had no choice but to buy an autographed copy: Flusfeder signed the entire first edition of 4, 000 copies.

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Other items for sale at Peter Harrington include a first edition of Peter Pan, signed by J.

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Carnegie was outbid on a limited-edition series of jazz recordings signed by impresario Norman Granz and outbid twice on a flier heralding a lecture on spiritualism by Arthur Conan Doyle.

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Our friends at Atari were kind enough to give us an extremely limited-edition (there are only two in existence) Atari 2600 gutted with modern PC components and signed by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell -- and one lucky soul will be able to call this beauty their very own!

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The art edition of "Genesis, " of which there are 500 leather-bound copies, will include a signed print (clients can choose from five different photographs) and a custom-made stand from Japanese architect Tadao Ando.

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