New York: Didier, 1948. First Edition. A humorous and light-hearted rags-to-riches autobiography of the great Latin composer, arranger and bandleader who was a mainstay in American film musicals from the 1930s to the 1950s. Illustrated with black and white line drawings by Cugat, who also designed the jacket. Very Good plus in a bright, Very Good plus example of the... (read more) about Rumba [Rhumba] Is My Life (First Edition)

Paris: N.p., Circa 1980. Vintage borderless photograph of mystery writer Georges Simenon in his office, as photographed by Pierre Vauthey. Photographer's rubber stamp, holograph pencil annotations, and a mimeograph text description in French and English to the verso. Best known as the creator of fictional French detective Jules Maigret, Georges Simenon was a highly prolific Belgian fiction writer who penned... (read more) about Photograph of author Georges Simenon (Original photograph by Pierre Vauthey circa 1980)