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The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas; Inscribed by Gertrude Stein
STEIN, Gertrude.
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1933.
First edition, second printing of Gertrude Stein's most famous work; one of the richest biographies ever written. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated from photographs. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "... November 20/34 Chicago." Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Some loss to the spine and front panel of the dust jacket, costing most of the word "The" in the title, light rubbing to the rear panel of the dust jacket and jacket extremities, light toning to the jacket flaps.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 145411
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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; Inscribed by Ronald Reagan
REAGAN, Ronald .
An American Life.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.
First edition of the 40th President of the United States' memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the half-title page, "To Winnie- With Best Wishes. Ronald Reagan Feb. 9- 1991." Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony, Inc.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 144010
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First Edition of John Muir's The Story of My Boyhood and Youth; in the rare original dust jacket
MUIR, John.
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913.
First edition, first issue of Muir's autobiography of his youth with the biting criticism of his neighbor's treatment of his son on p. 217: "...none was bold enough or kind enough to break the blacksmith's jaw" (Kimes 315) . Octavo, original illustrated green cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Muir, illustrated. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 126377
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First edition of Bowie by O'Neill; inscribed by Terry O'Neill
O'NEILL, Terry [David Bowie].
David Bowie: A Photographic Memoir. Through the Lens of Terry O’Neill. [Bowie by O’Neill].
Dublin and St. Albans: Iconic Images and Red Engine Media Ltd, 2016.
First edition of Terry O'Neill's stunning photographic tribute to one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century, David Bowie. Folio, original cloth with onlay bas-relief portrait of Bowie to the front panel, images by Terry O'Neill. Presentation copy, inscribed by the photographer on the front free endpaper, "I hope you enjoy this tribute to David, Terry O'Neill." With two signed limited edition O'Neill prints, a certificate of authenticity signed by O'Neill, and a copy of the original prospectus. Fine in the original orange satin clamshell box with window to front panel and in the original cardboard box.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 143109
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"There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice": First Edition of Grant’s Memoirs IN DELUXE PUBLISHER'S SHEEP
GRANT, Ulysses S. [U.S.].
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant.
New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885-86.
First edition of the memoirs of one of the most recognized figures in American military history, illustrated with tissue-guarded portrait frontispieces, numerous steel engravings, facsimiles and 43 maps, in deluxe publisher's full sheep. Octavo, 2 volumes, publisher's full tan sheep with gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, red and navy morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers and edges, illustrated with numerous steel engravings, facsimiles, and 43 maps. In very good condition.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 146691
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"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts": First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s This Is My Story; Signed By Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
This Is My Story.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1937.
First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt's first autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. Small bookplate to the front pastedown, near fine in a bright near fine with a few small closed tears. Uncommon in this condition and signed.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 21057
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"There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice": First Edition of Grant’s Memoirs; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery
GRANT, Ulysses S. [U.S.].
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant.
New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885-86.
First edition of the autobiography of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, which focusing mainly on his military career during the Mexican War and the Civil War. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature to the front panel of each volume, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In near fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 145765
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"Make the hard ones look easy and the easy ones look hard": First Edition of The Walter Hagen Story; Signed by Horton Smith
HAGEN, Walter; As told to Margaret Seaton Heck.
The Walter Hagen Story.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1956.
First edition Walter Hagen's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Inscribed on the front free endpaper, "On behalf of the "Haig" and myself, good golfing and good luck. Horton Smith." Today, Smith is best-known as the winner of the first and third Masters. In 1929 he won eight titles. This was an era of expansion and reorganization for professional golf. The PGA Tour was founded in 1934, and Smith was one of the leading players of the early years of the tour, topping the money list in 1936. He accumulated 32 PGA Tour titles in total, the last of them in 1941, and his two major…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 82302
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Edmund Lodge's Portraits of Illustrious Personages; elaborately illustrated and bound in full morocco
LODGE, Edmund.
Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain. Engraved From Authentic Pictures in the Galleries of the Nobility and the Public Collections of the Country. With Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Their Lives and Actions.
London: Printed for Harding and Lepard, 1835.
Finely bound set of Lodge's Portraits of Illustrious Personages. Folio, six volumes, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, quadruple gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, illustrated with 240 tissue-guarded engraved portraits of British royals and various historical figures including Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Thomas More, King Henry the Eighth, Thomas Cranmer, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Sir Walter Scott among others. In very good condition. Bookplates from the Cathedral Library to the pastedowns.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 122063
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"A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example": First Edition of Joe Di Maggio's Lucky To Be A Yankee; Signed by Him
DI MAGGIO, Joe [DiMaggio].
Lucky To Be A Yankee.
New York: Rudolph Field, 1946.
First edition of this early autobiography by Joltin' Joe Di Maggio. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the frontispiece in a contemporary hand, "To Dickie with best wishes Joe Di Maggio." Introduction by James A. Farley. Foreword by Grantland Rice. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 131271
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“It takes a great man to be a good listener": Signed Limited Edition of The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge
COOLIDGE, Calvin.
The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge.
New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929.
Signed limited first edition of the 30th President of the United States' autobiography, one of a 1,000 signed copies. Octavo, original quarter cloth, gilt topstain. Near fine in the rare original slipcase. Uncommon in this condition.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 146807
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"Here are deep maters, not easily to be dismissed by crying blasphemy": First edition of The Magic Island; inscribed by William Buehler Seabrook
SEABROOK, William Buehler.
The Magic Island.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1929.
First edition of occultist William Buehler Seabrook's account of his time spent among Voodoo practitioners in Haiti, credited with introducing the concept of a zombie to popular culture. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with drawings by Alexander King and photographs by the author. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Yolanda Billia with best wishes W. B. Seabrook." With an original black and white glossy photograph tipped in annotated "W. B. Seabrook before a Voodoo Altar" and an additional original black and white glossy photograph of him laid in. Near fine in a near fine dust…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 124734
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First Edition of Biden's Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics; Inscribed by Him
BIDEN, Joe.
Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics.
New York: Random House, 2007.
First edition of “this compelling personal story” (The New York Times). Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, signed by the author on the title page, "Dear Dave- Thanks for keeping the "Democratic" flag flying high! Keep the faith and I will keep my promises Joe Biden 6.12.08." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Stevenson.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 112982
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First Edition of Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey; Inscribed by Astronaut Michael Collins
COLLINS, Michael; Foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh.
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journey.
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1974.
First edition of one of the finest memoirs of space travel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, humorously inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Coke and Betty, when overtaken by insomnia. Michael Collins." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert T. McCall. Foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh. First printings are uncommon signed.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 128433
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Rare association copy of Rolling Stone: The Life and Adventures of Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore; inscribed by W.E.B. Du Bois to Prime Minister David Lloyd George
LOWELL, Thomas. [W.E.B. Dubois; David Lloyd George].
Rolling Stone: The Life and Adventures of Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1933.
Early printing of the definitive biography of Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations from photographs and paintings by Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore. Association copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper by W.E.B. Dubois to British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, "Many Happy Returns to 'Lloyd George' Nov. 5th 1933 from W.E.B." W.E.B. Dubois wrote that "the destinies of mankind for a hundred years to come" were being negotiated in a "small room at the Hotel Crillon." The small room he was referring to was at the Paris Peace Conference and the people in the room were Prime Minister David Lloyd…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 144351
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"A day without laughter is a day wasted": Charles Chaplin's Autobiography; Inscribed by Him
CHAPLIN, Charles.
My Autobiography.
London: The Bodley Head, 1964.
First edition, early printing of Charlie Chaplin's extraordinarily vivid autobiography. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. With a letter of provenance laid in to Bob Israel describing the legibility of Chaplin's inscription and gifting five color photographs depicting Chaplin with Oona O'Neil Chaplin and others. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 145221
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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: $2,000.00 Item Number: 89089
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First Edition of McCarthy; Inscribed by Roy Cohn to close friend and writer William Safire and his wife
COHN, Roy.
McCarthy.
New York : The New American Library, 1968.
First edition of this work by Cohn, who came to prominence for his role as Senator Joseph McCarthy's chief counsel during the Army–McCarthy hearings in 1954. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper to close friend William Safire and his wife, "For Sadie and Bill — Much love — Roy May 25/68." The recipient, William Safire, was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 128627
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“THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE FIGURE IN JEWISH LIFE”: SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF CHAIM WEIZMANN’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY TRIAL AND ERROR
WEIZMANN, Chaim.
Trial and Error.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1949.
Signed limited first edition, one of only 500 copies signed by Chaim Weizmann, this is number 415. Octavo, 2 volumes, frontispiece of Weizmann in volume one. Near fine in near fine dust jackets, owner name to the front free endpaper of volume one. Uncommon in the original dust jackets.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 135082
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The Presidents' Edition of the University Library of Autobiography: Including All The Great Autobiographies
University Library of Autobiography: Including All The Great Autobiographies and the Autobiographical Data Left by the World’s Famous Men and Women.
The National Alumni, 1918.
The Presidents' edition of the University Library of Autobiography, including self-narratives of political figures and authors through the ages, beginning with King Sargon of Babylon and ending with Leo Tolstoy and Oscar Wilde. Octavo, 15 volumes bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with tissued-guarded portraits of each featured historical figure. One of one thousand and fifty numbered and registered copies of the Presidents' edition, this is number 698, registered to Evelyn and Warren Winkelstein. In very good condition. A very…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 144625