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"To President William H. Taft with the highest appreciation of Booker T. Washington": First edition, association copy of The Story of the Negro; inscribed by Booker T. Washington to William Howard Taft as his advisor in the first year of Taft's presidency
WASHINGTON, Booker T. [William Howard Taft].
The Story of the Negro: The Rise of the Race from Slavery and The Negro as a Freeman.
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909.
First edition, association copy of Booker T. Washington's significant history of Americans of African descent, inscribed by him to William Howard Taft as his advisor in the first year of Taft's presidency. Octavo, two volumes, original publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded photographic frontispiece portrait of Booker T. Washington by George G. Rockwood. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper of in the year of publication and first year of Taft's presidency in volume 1, "To President William H. Taft with the highest appreciation of Booker T. Washington Tuskegee,…
Price: $28,000.00 Item Number: 149850
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First Edition of Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?; Inscribed by Rev. Fredrick Douglass Kirkpatrick
KING JR., Martin Luther.
Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967.
First edition of King's "last grand expression of his vision" (Cornel West). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Association copy, warmly inscribed by an associate of King Jr., Rev. Fredrick Douglass Kirkpatrick on the front free endpaper, "To my good friend Brother Edd Goodman From Rev. F. D. Kirkpatrick Happy Fellowship." Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick was a civil rights activist, minister, and musician who played a notable role in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the organization led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As a close ally of King, Kirkpatrick contributed to the movement…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 148272
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First Edition of Dreams From My Father; Signed by Barack Obama
OBAMA, Barack.
Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance.
New York: Times Books/ Random House, 1995.
First edition of this memoir by the 44th President of the United States. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Barack Obama. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robin Schiff. Jacket art by Steven Dana. Author photograph by Warren Browne.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 149487
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"There is no better exercise for the would-be artist than to study and devour a picture, and then, without looking at it again, to attempt the next day to reproduce it": First Edition of Winston S. Churchill's Painting As A Pastime; Finely Bound by the Bayntun Bindery
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Painting As A Pastime.
London: Oldham Press Limited/Ernest Benn Limited, 1948.
First edition of this collection of Churchill's brilliant essays on hobbies and painting. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun Bindery, gilt titles to the spine in three compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece, illustrated throughout. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 149813
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First Edition of The Teachings of Don Juan; inscribed by Carlos Castaneda
CASTANEDA, Carlos.
The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge.
Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1968.
First edition of this classic account of spiritual knowledge in the West. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For James Shipounoff with best wishes Carlos Castaneda." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 148250
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“I ALWAYS READ THE LAST PAGE OF A BOOK FIRST SO THAT IF I DIE BEFORE I FINISH I'LL KNOW HOW IT TURNED OUT”: First Edition of Heartburn; Inscribed by Nora Ephron
EPHRON, Nora.
Heartburn.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983.
First edition of this humorous novel. Octavo, original half-cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Stella - With my best wishes for a happy birthday and an absolute minimum of heartburn - Nora Ephron." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Alcorn.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 148240
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"Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between": I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings; Inscribed by Maya Angelou
ANGELOU, Maya.
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.
New York: Random House, 1969.
First edition, early printing of Angelou's critically acclaimed first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Marv Appelbaum Joy! Maya Angelou Nov 20 '76." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 149493
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First Edition of Bold Endeavors: How Our Government Built America, and Why It Must Rebuild Now; Inscribed by Felix Rohatyn to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
ROHATYN, Felix [Chuck Hagel].
Bold Endeavors: How Our Government Built America, and Why It Must Rebuild Now.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009.
First edition of this work by the legendary banker. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "To Chuck Hagel: With admiration and respect Felix Rohatyn." The recipient, Chuck Hagel is a American politician and Army veteran who served as the 24th United States secretary of defense from 2013 to 2015 in the administration of Barack Obama. He previously served as chairman of the president's Intelligence Advisory Board from 2009 to 2013 and as a United States senator representing Nebraska from 1997 to 2009. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 147999
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First Edition of Carl Jung's Memories, Dreams, Reflections; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
JUNG, Carl [C.G.].
Memories, Dreams, Reflections.
New York: Pantheon Books, 1963.
First edition of this classic biography by one of the most influential psychiatrists of the modern age, drawing from his lectures, conversations, and own writings. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Jung. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Jacket design by Howard Morris. Recorded and edited by Aniela Jaffe. First editions are rare, especially in this condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 149499
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"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit": Harry Truman’s Memoirs; Inscribed by President Truman in Volume One
TRUMAN, Harry S.
Memoirs: Year of Decisions and Memoirs: Years of Trial and Hope 1946-1952.
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1955-56.
First editions, early printings of President Truman's presidential memoirs. Octavo, two volumes, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page of volume one, "To Laurel Chucovich From Harry Truman 1-13-69." Both volumes are near fine in very good price-clipped dust jackets, ownership signature to the front pastedown of volume one. Jacket designs by Sydney Butchkes. Jacket photographs by Eliot Elsofon and U.S. Army Corps.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 147273
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Mountains Beyond Mountains; Signed by Tracy Kidder
KIDDER, Tracy.
Mountains Beyond Mountains.
New York: Random House, 2003.
First edition, early printing of this powerful work, which tells the true story of a gifted man who loves the world and has set out to do all he can to cure it. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Tracy Kidder on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Peter Mendelsund.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 147197
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First Edition of Young's Rommel; From the Library of Legendary Writer Raymond Chandler
YOUNG, Desmond [Raymond Chandler].
Rommel.
London: Collins, 1950.
First edition of this seminal biography that examines the life and military career of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, from the library of Raymond Chandler with his ownership stamp to the front free endpaper. Octavo, original publisher's full cloth. Raymond Chandler was a novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, at the age of forty-four, Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive during the Great Depression. His first short story, "Blackmailers Don't Shoot", was published in 1933 in Black Mask, a popular pulp magazine. His first novel, The Big Sleep, was published in 1939. In addition to his short stories, Chandler…
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 149311
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First Edition of Gretzky: From the Back Yard Rink to the Stanley Cup; Signed by NHL Superstar Wayne Gretzky, Walter Gretzky, and Jim Taylor
GRETZKY, Walter; Jim Taylor [Wayne Gretzky].
Gretzky: From the Back Yard Rink to the Stanley Cup.
Toronto, Ontario: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1984.
First edition of this biography of the greatest hockey player of all-time told through the eyes of his father, Walter Gretzky, to respected columnist, Jim Taylor. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by the great one "Wayne Gretzky 99" on the front free endpaper, along with his father Walter Gretzky and Jim Taylor. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Ownership inscription to the front pastedown. We have never seen another example signed by all three.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 148212
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"All good things-trout as well as eternal salvation-come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy": First Edition of A River Runs Through It
MACLEAN, Norman.
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories.
Chicago: The University of Chicago, 1976.
First edition, first printing one of only 1,577 copies of Maclean's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name, bookplate. Jacket photograph by Joel Snyder. A sharp example.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 149963
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“Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price": First Edition of The Fun of It; Signed by Amelia Earhart
EARHART, Amelia.
The Fun of It.
New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932.
First edition of Earhart's account of her childhood, her fascination with aviation, and her life through her 1932 flight across the Atlantic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout, with the original record in the rear pastedown. Boldly signed by Amelia Earhart on the front free endpaper. In very good condition.
Price: $7,000.00 Item Number: 149914
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Rare 1963 National Geographic Magazine Inscribed by Jane Goodall; with a 1995 National Geographic Magazine with Jane Goodall on the cover
GOODALL, Jane.
Jane Goodall Signed 1963 National Geographic Magazine. [with] 1995 National Geographic Magazine with Jane Goodall Cover Photo.
Washington, D.C: National Geographic Society, 1963 and 1995.
Rare August 1963 issue of The National Geographic Magazine inscribed by renowned naturalist and scientist, Jane Goodall. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated with advertisements and color photographs. Inscribed by Goodall on the front panel, "For Adrienne - Best wishes Jane Goodall." This issue features Goodall's article "My Life Among Wild Chimpanzees." In very good condition. Uncommon signed. Accompanied by a December 1995 issue of The National Geographic Magazine with Jane Goodall and a chimpanzee on the cover. This issue features an article on Goodall's life and her life's work of studying three generations of chimpanzees. In near fine condition. Rare…
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 148121
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"Dear Ruth To a true opera lover! With great admiration for you remarkable achievements": First Edition of A View from the Podium; inscribed by Eve Queler to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
QUELER, Eve [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
A View From The Podium.
Xlibris, 2019.
First edition of this memoir that chronicles Eve Queler's pioneering career as a conductor. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustarted with black and white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, "Dear Ruth To a true opera lover! With great admiration for you remarkable achievements Warmest regards, Eve Queler." American lawyer and jurist, Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020 and was responsible for some of the most eventful legal decisions of the past half-century. Nominated…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 148152
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First Edition of Travels With Lizbeth: Three Years on the Road and on the Streets; Signed by Lars Eighner
EIGHNER, Lars.
Travels With Lizbeth: Three Years on the Road and on the Streets.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993.
First edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Lars Eighner on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Front cover photograph by Martha Grenon.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 148268
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First Edition of The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed; Signed by Al Pacino
FORDEN, Sara Gay [Al Pacino].
The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed.
New York: William Morrow and Company, 2000.
First edition of this sensational true story of murder, madness, glamour, and greed, basis for the Ridley Scott film, starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver and Al Pacino. Octavo, boards. Boldly signed by Academy Award winning actor Al Pacino on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with toning to the spine. Jacket design by Bradford Foltz. Author photograph by Patricia Tesman.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 148738
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The Story of the Winged-S; inscribed by Igor Sikorsky
SIKORSKY, Igor.
The Story of the Winged-S: Late Developments and Recent Photographs of the Helicopter.
New York: Dodd, Meade & Company, 1958.
First edition, early printing of the autobiography of the Russian-American aviation pioneer and designer of the first viable American helicopter. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Jack Sloane with kindest personal regards of I. Sikorsky Jan 25 1963." Very good in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 148067
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A New, Authentic, and Complete Edition of Captain James Cook's Voyages Round the World
COOK, James.
A New, Authentic, and Complete Edition of Voyages Round the World, Undertaken and Performed by Royal Authority. Captain Cook’s First, Second, Third and Last Voyages.
London: Alex Hogg, c.1784-1786.
The authentic and complete edition of the official accounts of Captain James Cook’s voyages, “the foundation of modern knowledge of the Pacific and a cornerstone of the literature of travel and exploration” (Beddie 648, 1216, 1543; Hill 782, 358, 361). Folio, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, engraved frontispiece, one large folding map, 157 black and white engraved plates with maps, charts, and illustrations. In good condition with rubbing to the extremities, rebacked and reinforced.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 147944
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First Edition of Dreams From Our Founding Fathers: First Principles in the Age of Obama; Signed by Ron DeSantis
DESANTIS, Ron.
Dreams From Our Founding Fathers: First Principles in the Age of Obama.
Jacksonville, FL: High-Pitched Ham Publishing, 2011.
First edition of DeSantis' first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Bruce and Patty- Faithful and strong in defense of the Constitution! Ron DeSantis." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mary Fisher Design.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 148943
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“The law is whatever is successfully argued and plausibly maintained": First Edition of Alexander Hamilton; Signed by Ron Chernow and Lin-Manuel Miranda
CHERNOW, Ron [Lin-Manuel Miranda].
Alexander Hamilton.
New York: The Penguin Press, 2004.
First edition of this landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, basis for the Award-winning Broadway play. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Ron Chernow and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda (who starred in the Broadway adaptation) on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gabriele Wilson.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 147364
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First edition of Manji's The Trouble With Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith; From the Library of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
MANJI, Irshad. [Madeleine Albright].
The Trouble With Islam Today: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in Her Faith.
Canada: Random House, 2003.
First edition of this deeply personal critique of contemporary Islam. Octavo, original publisher's wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the dedication page, "Dear Secretary Albright: From one proud feminist and immigrant to another- in the spirit of universal human rights... Best, Irshad (you can reach me through my website or through Bob Benia)." With an autograph letter signed by the author to Albright laid in. The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 149069
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First edition of Mahdavi's Crossing the Gulf: Love and Family in Migrant Lives; Inscribed by Her to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
MAHDAVI, Pardis [Madeleine Albright].
Crossing The Gulf: Love and Family in Migrant Lives.
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2016.
First edition of this intricate dynamics of migration in the Gulf cities of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Kuwait City. Octavo, original publisher's wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, "For Secretary Albright- who inspired me to tell my story. Pardis Mahdavi." The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy in the Middle East with the endorsement of military action in Iraq. At the 1998 NATO summit, Albright coined the “3…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 149067
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"With deepest appreciation for your dedicated service to all mankind which has greatly advanced the causes of justice, equality, brotherhood and peace"FIRST EDITION OF MY LIFE WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.; Inscribed by Coretta Scott King
KING, Coretta Scott.
My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969.
First edition of Coretta Scott King's autobiography, which recounts the history of the Civil Rights Movement and offers an inside look at Dr. King, his sermons and speeches. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mr. + Mrs. Charles Martin With deepest appreciation and personal regards Coretta Scott King." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Reed.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 149789
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First British Edition of Carl Jung's Memories, Dreams, Reflections
JUNG, Carl [C.G.].
Memories, Dreams, Reflections.
London: Collins and Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1963.
First British edition of this classic biography by one of the most influential psychiatrists of the modern age, drawing from his lectures, conversations, and own writings. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, frontispiece of Jung, illustrated with black and white photographs. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Recorded and edited by Aniela Jaffe. Translated from the German by Richard and Clara Winston. Small ownership signature to the front free endpaper.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 147934
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"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new": First edition of Out of My Later Years; Inscribed by Albert Einstein to his former lover Estella Katzenellenbogen
EINSTEIN, Albert [Estella Katzenellenbogen].
Out of My Later Years.
New York: Philosophical Library, 1950.
First edition of Einstein's collection of social science-related articles, addresses and speeches. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "Estella mit herzlichen Grussen A. Einstein. 50." The recipient, Estella Katzenellenbogen was Einstein's former lover in the 1920s. The pair were often seen attending concerts together, and she was known to have visited Einstein at his summer housed in Caputh. She was best known as a major collector of East Asian art as well as German and French Impressionism and Expressionism. Although baptized as a Protestant,…
Price: $25,000.00 Item Number: 147896
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First Edition of Muhammad Ali: A Thirty-Year Journey; Inscribed by Muhammad Ali
ALI, Muhammad.
Muhammad Ali: A Thirty-Year Journey.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.
First edition of this photographic record of Muhammad Ali's career. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with numerous photographs by Howard L. Bingham of or concerning Muhammad Ali. Presentation copy, inscribed by Muhammad Ali on the title page. Introductions by Muhammad and Lonni Ali, Bill & Camille Cosby, Jim Murray, Gordon Parks, George Plimpton, Alvin F. Poussaint, Budd Schulberg, Ralph Wiley, and A.S. "Doc" Young. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Barry Littman.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 148277
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First Edition of Sonny Boy: A Memoir; Signed by Academy Award-Winning Actor Al Pacino
PACINO, Al.
Sonny Boy: A Memoir.
New York : Penguin Press, 2024.
First edition of the autobiography of one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in full. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed by Al Pacino on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 148278
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"But there are no loners. No man lives in a void. His every act is conditioned by his time and his society": First Edition of William Manchester's Classic Work The Death of a President, Signed By the author
MANCHESTER, William.
The Death of a President.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967.
First edition of the historian's most well-known and enduring work. Octavo, original blue cloth, cartographic endpapers. Boldly signed by William Manchester on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by J. Caroff Associates. A very bright example.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 144344
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"Success seems to be connected with action": First edition of Conrad Hilton's Be My Guest
HILTON, Conrad.
Be My Guest.
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1957.
First edition of the autobiography of the influential hotel magnate and founder of Hilton Hotels. Octavo, original half cloth, top edge stained blue. Very good in a very good dust jacket. First editions are uncommon.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 149608
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"A monumental work that redefines political biography": First editions of each volume in Robert A Caro's ground-breaking biography of President Lyndon Johnson; each volume signed or inscribed by Caro
CARO, Robert A.
The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path To Power, Means of Ascent, Master of the Senate, The Passage of Power.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982-2012.
First editions of each volume in Robert A Caro's ground-breaking biography of President Lyndon Johnson, each signed or inscribed by Caro. Octavo, original publisher's gilt-lettered cloth, illustrated with numerous photographs and maps. The Path To Power [1982] is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Joel - Precious friend. Robert A. Caro Oct. 9, 2012." Means of Ascent [1990] is signed by the author on the title page. Master of the Senate [2002] is signed by the author on the title page. The Passage of Power [2012] is signed by the author on the title…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 147878
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"To a dear colleague and esteemed scholar": FIRST EDITION OF ALBERT EINSTEIN’S "ONE AND ONLY INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHY"; inscribed by Paul Schilpp
EINSTEIN, Albert. Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp.
Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist.
Evanston: The Library of Living Philosophers, Inc., 1949.
First edition of Einstein's singular autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein by Yousuf Karsh. Presentation copy, inscribed by editor Paul Arthur Schilpp on the front free endpaper, "To a dear colleague and esteemed scholar with the best wishes of Paul A. Schilpp." Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed and in this condition.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 145894
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"There is no better exercise for the would-be artist than to study and devour a picture, and then, without looking at it again, to attempt the next day to reproduce it": Winston S. Churchill's Painting As A Pastime; inscribed by him to Eleonora Sears
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Painting As A Pastime.
London: Oldham Press Limited/Ernest Benn Limited, 1949.
First edition, early printing of this collection of Churchill's brilliant essays on hobbies and painting. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with eighteen reproductions of Churchill's paintings in full color. Presentation copy, inscribed by Churchill on the front free endpaper, "To Eleonora Sears, from Winston S. Churchill - 1954." Accompanied by a typed letter signed by Churchill to Sears laid in, the letter reads in full, "How very kind of you to think of me, and express your thoughts in such an agreeable fashion. I hope you will allow me to reciprocate as only an author can by sending you a copy…
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 147862
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"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't": Signed Limited Edition of Margaret Thatcher's The Downing Street Years
THATCHER, Margaret.
The Downing Street Years.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1993.
Signed limited first edition of Thatcher's autobiography. Octavo, bound in original full leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, illustrated. Signed by Margaret Thatcher. In fine condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 134269
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“Governments don't produce economic growth people do”: First Edition of the 40th President of the United States Autobiography An American Life; Signed by Ronald and Nancy Reagan
REAGAN, Ronald [Nancy Reagan].
An American Life.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.
First edition of the 40th President of the United States' memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by both Ronald and Nancy Reagan on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony, Inc. Rare and desirable signed by both the president and first lady.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 149205
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First Edition of Rawlings' Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel The Yearling; Uniquely Inscribed by Her Across three pages
RAWLINGS, Marjorie Kinnan.
The Yearling.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938.
First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, uniquely and lengthily inscribed by the author across three pages; on the front free endpaper, the second free endpaper and its verso, "For Harry W. Zollars Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings - A writer loses all rights to elucidate a book, once he has corrected the last proofs. Anything unexplained at that point must go forever unsaid. Yet he may still offer a private opinion, as on the work of any other. In my opinion, this book about Jody, is in reality Penny's book. Penny was once Jody, and…
Price: $7,800.00 Item Number: 147651
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“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them": Limited Edition of The World of William Shakespeare; Signed by Anthony Burgess
BURGESS, Anthony [William Shakespeare].
The World of William Shakespeare.
London: The Arcadia Press, 1971.
Signed limited edition of this comprehensive exploration of Shakespeare's life, works, and lasting cultural influence, blending historical context with literary analysis to highlight his enduring legacy. Quarto, bound in full crushed red morocco by Zaehnsdorf with pictorial inlay of the Globe Theater in gilt, all edges gilt, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations and 42 colored plates. One of 265 numbered copies, this is number 39. Signed by Anthony Burgess on the title page. In near fine condition with light rubbing.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 147850
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First edition of Charles E. Fager's Selma 1965: The March that changed the south; lengthily inscribed by him
FAGER, Charles E.
Selma 1965: The March That Changed The South.
United States of America and Canada: Library of Congress, 1974.
First edition of this historical account of the march that changed America. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Friend, We crossed one bridge, Traveled for 50 miles, and gathered at a landmark. But The March continues, and now, Friend- It's YOUR Turn. Charles E. Fager November 2020 Durham NC" Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light toning and rubbing to the extremities.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 141017
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First Edition of Sailing Alone Around the World; Signed by Joshua Slocum in the Year of Publication
SLOCUM, Captain Joshua.
Sailing Alone Around the World.
New York: The Century Company, 1900.
First edition of "the finest single-handed adventure story yet written" (Seafarer). Octavo, original blue cloth, pictorially stamped in silver and green, top edge gilt. Boldly signed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "Spray New Jamestown July 22nd 1900 Joshua Slocum." In very good condition. Illustrated by Thomas Fogarty and George Varian. Signed first editions are rare.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 149006
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“Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price": First Edition of The Fun of It; Signed by Amelia Earhart
EARHART, Amelia.
The Fun of It.
New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932.
First edition of Earhart's account of her childhood, her fascination with aviation, and her life through her 1932 flight across the Atlantic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout, with the original record in the rear pastedown. Boldly signed by Amelia Earhart on the front free endpaper. In very good condition.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 148141
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First edition of Scott Kelly's Endurance; signed by him and signed three times by legendary dust jacket Designer Chip Kidd
KELLY, Scott with Margaret Lazarus Dean. [Chip Kidd].
Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
First edition of the famed astronaut's stunning memoir. Octavo, original cloth, with 24 pages of full-color photographs. Boldly signed by Scott Kelly on the title page. Additionally signed three times by dust jacket illustrator Chip Kidd on the front panel of the dust jacket, on the title page, and rear flap of the dust jacket. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 149530
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Special Edition of Charles A. Lindbergh's The Spirit of St. Louis
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
The Spirit of St. Louis.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1953].
Special slipcase edition of Lindbergh's autobiographical account about the events leading up to and including his 1927 solo trans-Atlantic flight. Octavo, original gold half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs, blue top stain, pictorial slipcase. Fine in a near fine slipcase.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 147646
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First Edition of Fortune Favors the Brave; Inscribed by Human Rights Activist Kiri Westby to Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
WESTBY, Kiri; [Madeleine Albright].
Fortune Favors the Brave: An Extraordinary Memoir.
Nashville: Post Hill Press, 2020.
First edition of this outstanding account of stalwart bravery from inside China's interrogation rooms. Octavo, original scarlet boards, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Madam Albright, I have long been a fan and a student of your work and we've met twice; once at the United Nations when I was an intern in 1999, and once in Denver at a fundraiser for Secretary Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential run. Here is my story of frontline human rights work, and it is…
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 147374
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"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them": First Edition of The Story of Walt Disney; Signed by Walt Disney and Diane Disney Miller
DISNEY MILLER, Diane; As Told To Pete Martin [Walt Disney].
The Story of Walt Disney.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1957.
First edition of this biography with a personal and intimate look at Walt Disney's life, career, and character. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with forty-nine black and white photographs that have rarely or never been published. Boldly signed by Walt Disney on the half-title page and signed by Diane Disney Miller on the the front free endpaper. Diane was the daughter and only biological child of Walt Disney and his wife Lillian Bounds Disney. She co-founded the Walt Disney Family Museum alongside her family and was president of the Board of Directors of the Walt Disney Family Foundation. Fine in…
Price: $14,000.00 Item Number: 147767
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"With deepest appreciation for your dedicated service to all mankind which has greatly advanced the causes of justice, equality, brotherhood and peace": FIRST EDITION OF Coretta Scott King's MY LIFE WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
KING, Coretta Scott.
My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969.
First edition of Coretta Scott King's autobiography, which recounts the history of the Civil Rights Movement and offers an inside look at Dr. King, his sermons and speeches. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Near fine in a good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Reed.
Price: $40.00 Item Number: 147954
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"It is this theme, co-operation in industry, that I desire to develop": Rare first edition of John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s The Personal Relation in Industry; in the rare original dust jacket
ROCKEFELLER JR., John D.
The Personal Relation in Industry.
New York: Boni and Liveright, Inc, 1923.
First edition of this collection of addresses delivered by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.; an important contribution to the field of industrial relations. Octavo, original scarlet cloth, uncut leaves as issued. Publisher's advertisement for Edward L. Bernays' Crystallizing Public Opinion on the rear flap of the dust jacket. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some light wear to the crown and foot of the spine, bookplate. Rare in this condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 89089
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“The law is whatever is successfully argued and plausibly maintained": First Edition of Alexander Hamilton; Inscribed by Ron Chernow in the year of publication and signed by Lin-Manuel Miranda
CHERNOW, Ron [Lin-Manuel Miranda].
Alexander Hamilton.
New York: The Penguin Press, 2004.
First edition of this landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, basis for the Award-winning Broadway play. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, "To Edward Ash-Nilby- With immense gratitude of this author Cheers. Ron Chernow 5/27/04" and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda (who starred in the Broadway adaptation) on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gabriele Wilson.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 148138
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First Edition of Martina & Chrissie: The Greatest Rivalry in the History of Sports; Signed by Tennis Legends Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert
PHIL BILDNER, Illustrated by Brett Helquist [Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert].
Martina & Chrissie: The Greatest Rivalry in the History of Sports.
Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2017.
First edition of this fascinating dual biography of tennis greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout by Brett Helquist. Boldly signed by both Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed of these tennis legends.
Price: $150.00 Item Number: 148143
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First editions of Henry A. Kissinger's White House Years and Years of Upheaval; from the library of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
KISSINGER, Henry. [Madeleine K. Albright].
White House Years and Years of Upheaval.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1979-1982.
First editions Kissinger’s monumental New York Times best-selling work and its sequel. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. From the library of fellow Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright. Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy in the Middle East with the endorsement of military action in Iraq. At the 1998 NATO summit, Albright coined the “3 Ds” of NATO, “which is no diminution of NATO, no discrimination and no…
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 148202
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First Edition of The path to Power; signed by Margaret Thatcher
THATCHER, Margaret.
The Path to Power.
London: Harper Collins Publishers , 1995.
Signed limited first edition, one of 175 examples of Thatcher's best-selling memoir, covering her life from her birth in 1925 until she became Prime Minister in 1979. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Margaret Thatcher. Fine in a fine slipcase.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 147433
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"I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been": First Edition of Gretzky: An Autobiography; Signed by The Great One
GRETZKY, Wayne.
Gretzky: An Autobiography.
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1990.
First edition of the autobiography of the greatest hockey player of all-time. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, "Wayne Gretzky 99." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by William Graef.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 148183
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"With admiration and appreciation for your friendship and support": First Edition Of A Time To Lead; Inscribed by Wesley K. Clark to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
CLARK, Wesley K with Tom Carhart. [Madeleine K. Albright].
A Time To Lead: For Duty, Honor and Country.
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
First edition of Clark's reflections on his military and leadership experiences. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, Association copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, "To Madeleine with admiration and appreciation for your friendship and support Wes." The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy in the Middle East with the endorsement of military action in Iraq. At the 1998 NATO summit, Albright coined the “3 Ds” of NATO, “which is no diminution of…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 149012
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“Governments don't produce economic growth people do”: First Edition of the 40th President of the United States Autobiography An American Life; Signed by Ronald Reagan
REAGAN, Ronald .
An American Life.
London: Hutchinson, 1990.
First British edition of the 40th President of the United States' memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, "Ronald Reagan Feb. 24- '93." Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony, Inc. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 148095
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First Edition of Schirra's Space; Inscribed by Captain Wally M. Schirra, Jr. and Jack Lousma; Signed by Mario Runco, Bill Shepherd, Bill Readdy, and Alan Shepard
SCHIRRA, Captain Walter M. Jr [Wally]; Richard N. Billings; Jack Lousma; Mario Runco; Bill Shepherd; Bill Readdy; Alan Shepard.
Schirra’s Space.
Boston: Quinlan Press, 1988.
First edition of this revealing autobiography of Captain Walter M. Schirra, Jr. Octavo, original blue boards, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Wally Schirra and Jack Lousma on the front free endpaper and also signed by astronauts Mario Runco, Bill Shepherd, Bill Readdy, and Alan Shepard. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Hannus Design Associates and front jacket painting by Robert Peak.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 147678
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First Edition of Lori D. Ginzberg's Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life; from the library of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Inscribed by Bill Bader
GINZBERG, Lori D. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life.
New York: Hill and Wang, A Division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
First edition of this biography about one of the founding philosophers of the American movement for women's rights. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by Bill Bader on the half-title page, "For Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, With respect and best wishes on her birthday, Bill Bader, 8 March 2011." American lawyer and jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020 and was responsible for some of the most eventful legal decisions of the past half-century. Nominated by President Bill Clinton…
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 147665
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First edition of Mrs. Ike: Memories and Reflections on the Life of Mamie Eisenhower; Inscribed by Susan Eisenhower to Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
EISENHOWER, Susan [Madeleine K. Albright].
Mrs. Ike: Memories and Reflections on the Life of Mamie Eisenhower.
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996.
First edition of this compelling biography of an army captain's wife who becomes First Lady. Octavo, original publisher's half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, "To Madeleine Albright with admiration and deepest appreciation for her friendship - Susan Eisenhower." Additionally signed on the half title page. The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright, was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy in the Middle East with the endorsement of…
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147575
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The Napoleon Series of the Life of Napoleon; one of only five numbered copies of the extra illustrated edition exquisitely bound by Erbe, Crombie & Lamothe and Extra illustrated by the addition of 32 documents
BONAPARTE, Napoleon; Bourrienne.
Life of Napoleon Bonaparte.
London: H. S. Nichols Co., n.d.
The Napoleon Series extra illustrated edition of the Life of Napoleon, limited to five numbered copies of which this is number 2 and extra-illustrated with the addition of 32 documents and a profusion of engraved plates. Octavo, 32 volumes elaborately bound in contemporary blue crushed levant morocco gilt by Erbe, Crombie & Lamothe with a floral and fleur-de-lis motif and red and tan morocco onlays, gilt titles and tooling to the spines in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by Erbe, Crombie & Lamothe, navy and red morocco gilt doublures, silk ribbons bound in, top edges…
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 147417
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First Edition of The Age of Turbulence; Inscribed by Alan Greenspan to Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
GREENSPAN, Alan [Madeleine K. Albright].
The Age of Turbulence: Adventures In A New World.
New York: The Penguin Press, 2007.
First edition of the former Federal Reserve Chairman's memoir. Octavo, original publisher's half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” Association copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Madeleine Albright Best Wishes Alan Greenspan." The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright, was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy in the Middle East with the endorsement of military action in Iraq. At the…
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 147426
