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"I don't think there is such a thing as a good war. There are sometimes necessary wars. And I think one might say, "just" wars. I never questioned the necessity of that war. And I still do not question it. It was something that had to be done": First edition of The War: Inscribed by Ken Burns
WARD, GEOFFREY C. & KEN BURNS.
The War: An Intimate History 1941-1945.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 2007.
First edition of this companion volume to the documentary by Ken Burns. Folio, original half cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by Ken Burns, “To Robert Sargent Fay with thanks and best wishes Ken Burns.” The recipient was a consulting photographer for the PBS documentary of the life of Mark Twain, directed by Ken Burns. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 144242
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First Edition of Baseball: An Illustrated History; Inscribed by Ken Burns
WARD, GEOFFREY C. AND KEN BURNS.
Baseball: An Illustrated History.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1994.
First edition of this companion book to the classic documentary series. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “Go Sox Ken Burns.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 144549
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"The Civil War defined us as what we are and it opened us to being what we became": First Edition of The Civil War; Inscribed by Ken Burns
WARD, GEOFFREY C. RIC AND KEN BURNS [SHELBY FOOTE DAVID MCCULLOUGH JAMES M. MCPHERSON].
The Civil War.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1990.
First edition, early printing of this work, basis for the documentary film bearing the same name. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Twila and Frank Ken Burns April 16, 1993.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Archie Ferguson. The Civil War includes essays by our most distinguished historians of the era: Don E. Fehrenbacher, on the war’s origins; Barbara J. Fields, on the freeing of the slaves; Shelby Foote, on the war’s soldiers and commanders; James M. McPherson, on the political dimensions of the struggle; and C. Vann Woodward, assessing the America that emerged from the war’s ashes.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 146192
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First Edition of Baseball: An Illustrated History; Signed by Doris Kearns Goodwin
WARD, GEOFFREY C. AND KEN BURNS [DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN].
Baseball: An Illustrated History.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1994.
First edition of this companion book to the classic documentary series. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin on the title page. Kearns Goodwin served as a commentor in the series. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 144374