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“In a gentle way, you can shake the world": First edition of Gandhi's Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth
GANDHI, Mahatma [Mohandas K.].
Gandhi’s Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth.
Washington, D.C: Public Affairs Press, 1948.
First edition of Gandhi's revealing autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Near fine in a good dust jacket. Translated from the original Gujarati by Mahadev Desai.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 144680
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“Hit ‘em first, and hit ‘em hard": First Edition of Raging Bull II: Continuing the Story of Jake LA Motta; Inscribed by Him
LA MOTTA, Jake; Chris Anderson and Sharon McGehee.
Raging Bull II: Continuing the Story of Jake La Motta.
Secaucus, NJ: Lyle Stuart, 1986.
First edition of the sequel to Raging Bull. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "My friend Lee Raging Bull Jake LaMotta." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tim Gaydos.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 146258
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First Edition of Trains Of Thought: Memories Of A Stateless Youth; Warmly Inscribed by Victor Brombert
BROMBERT, Victor.
Trains Of Thought: Memories Of A Stateless Youth.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2002.
First edition of this "beautifully cadenced work of art―it will remind some readers of Nabokov's classic Speak, Memory" (Joyce Carol Oates). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, " For Renee and Ted whose tenderness, poetic spirit, and wit are so precious to all their friends - Affectionately - Victor 11.02." The recipient, Theodore Weiss was a poet, professor and editor along with his wife Renee of the Quarterly Review of Poetry. Fine in a fine dust jacket with Weiss' signature to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Robin Locke Monda.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 147923
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First Edition of Philip Stern's The Oppenheimer Case: Security on Trial; Inscribed by Him in the Year of Publication
STERN, Philip M.
The Oppenheimer Case: Security on Trial.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1969.
First edition of this early biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Arnoldo Luigi With abundant fondness from one who treasures their friendship Phil S. November, 1969." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 143503
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First Edition of Lytton Strachey's Famed Eminent Victorians
STRACHEY, Lytton.
Eminent Victorians: Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Dr. Arnold, General Gordon.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1918.
First American edition of the work that placed Strachey firmly in the top rank of biographers. Octavo, original publisher's cloth with printed paper spine labels, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Cardinal Manning by Elliott & Fry, illustrated with five additional portraits of John Henry Newman, Florence Nightingale, Dr. Arnold, General Gordon, and William Ewart Gladstone. In near fine condition with bookplate to the front pastedown. Housed in a custom leather clamshell box.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 145349
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Rare unauthorized edition of Mark Twain's Autobiography (Burlesque) First Romance, and Memoranda
TWAIN, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens].
Autobiography (Burlesque) First Romance, and Memoranda.
Toronto: James Campbell & Son, [1871].
Rare unauthorized edition of Twain's witty collection of satirical sketches; this edition possibly containing the first appearance of My Late Senatorial Secretaryship. BAL 3334. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 137267
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First edition of James K. Hosmer's The Color-Guard
HOSMER, James K.
The Color-Guard: Being A Corporal’s Notes of Military Service in the Nineteenth Army Corps.
Boston: Walker, Wise, and Company, 1864.
First edition of James Kendall Hosmer's Civil War memoir. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 132043
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First Edition of Bold Endeavors: How Our Government Built America, and Why It Must Rebuild Now; Signed by Felix Rohatyn
ROHATYN, Felix.
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. Boldly signed by Felix Rohatyn on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 147196
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“Hit ‘em first, and hit ‘em hard": First Edition of Raging Bull II: Continuing the Story of Jake LA Motta; Inscribed by Him
LA MOTTA, Jake; Chris Anderson and Sharon McGehee.
Raging Bull II: Continuing the Story of Jake La Motta.
Secaucus, NJ: Lyle Stuart, 1986.
First edition of the sequel to Raging Bull. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Harvey Jake La Motta Raging Bull." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Tim Gaydos.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 134250
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"That those who live in California may Appreciate Their State More": First edition of California Addresses by President Roosevelt
ROOSEVELT, Theodore.
California Addresses by President Roosevelt.
San Francisco: The California Promotion Committee, 1903.
First edition of this collection of speeches delivered by President Theodore Roosevelt throughout California. Octavo, original half cloth with paper title label to the front panel, illustrated with engravings including tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Roosevelt. In excellent condition.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 104590
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“A CONSENSUS MEANS THAT EVERYONE AGREES TO SAY COLLECTIVELY WHAT NO ONE BELIEVES INDIVIDUALLY”: First Edition of The New Diplomacy; Inscribed by Abba Eban to Alan Dershowitz
EBAN, Abba [Alan Dershowitz].
The New Diplomacy: International Affairs in The Modern Age.
New York: Random House, 1983.
First edition of this work by Eban, inscribed by him to famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Alan Dershowitz in friendship Abba Eban." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. From the library of Alan Dershowitz.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 53046
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First Edition of Kuki Gallman's Africa Nights; Signed by Her
GALLMANN, Kuki.
African Nights.
London: Viking, 1994.
First edition of the sequel to the author's I Dreamed of Africa. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, "Kuki Gallmann 1994." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 131841
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First Edition of Lloyd George: A Diary; Inscribed by Frances Stevenson
STEVENSON, Frances; Edited by A. J. P. Taylor [David Lloyd George].
Lloyd George: A Diary
London: Hutchinson & Co, 1971.
First edition of the collection of Frances Stevenson's diaries. Octavo, original navy blue cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the half title page, "For dear Bob and Wanda with love and every good wish for the future from Frances Lloyd-George - August 1971." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Craig Dodd.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 145161
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“Love and regret go hand in hand in this world of changes swifter than the shifting of the clouds reflected in the mirror of the sea": First Edition of Joseph Conrad's The Mirror of the Sea: Memories and Impressions
CONRAD, Joseph.
The Mirror of the Sea: Memories and Impressions.
London: Methuen & Company, 1906.
First British edition of Conrad's first volume of autobiographical non-fiction. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In very good condition.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 55033
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"Theodore Roosevelt was intensely human. He was dynamic but not sacrosanct": First edition of J. Hampton Moore's Roosevelt and the Old Guard; in the rare original dust jacket
MOORE, J. Hampton.
Roosevelt and the Old Guard.
Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company Publishers, 1925.
First edition of J. Hampton Moore's intimate biographical portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated with engravings and line drawings by C.K. Berryman including tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Roosevelt. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 103580
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"And they said one to another, behold, this dreamer cometh": First edition of William Bradford Huie's He Slew the Dreamer; Signed by Him
HUIE, William Bradford. [Martin Luther King.
He Slew the Dreamer: My Search, With James Earl Ray, For the Truth About the Murder of Martin Luther King.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1970.
First edition of the sensational journalist's report on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by William Bradford Huie on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Wenk/Schwartz.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 121041
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First Edition of Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope; Inscribed by Mark Kelly
GIFFORDS, Gabrielle and Kelly.
Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope.
New York : Scribner, 2011.
First edition of this unforgettable autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the co-author on the title page, "To Bob, With Best Wishes! Mark Kelly." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 146479
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"FREEDOM CAN BE OURS, HERE AND NOW": FIRST EDITION OF PAUL ROBESON'S FIRST BOOK, HERE I STAND
ROBESON, Paul.
Here I Stand.
London: Dennis Dobson, 1958.
First edition of Robeson's powerful first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 133146
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First edition of Beyond Innocence: An Autobiography in Letters: The Later Years; signed by Jane Goodall
GOODALL, Jane. Edited by Dale Peterson.
Beyond Innocence: An Autobiography in Letters: The Later Years.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001.
First edition of the second volume of Goodall's personal and professional correspondence; a welcome sequel to her critically acclaimed Africa in My Blood. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For the Rhoads Family- Together we can make a difference Jane Goodall." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Martha Kennedy.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 142049
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You Are Special: Words of Wisdom from America's Most Beloved Neighbor
ROGER, Fred [Mr. McFeely].
You Are Special: Words of Wisdom from America’s Most Beloved Neighbor.
New York: Viking, 1994.
First edition of this collection of quotes from Rogers' writings throughout his career. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Mr. McFeely on the half-title page, "To Lori and Brian from Mr. McFeely Speedy Delivery 2009." Additionally laid in is a signed photograph, "To Brian, from Mr. McFeely Speedy Delivery 2009." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Walt Seng.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 133480
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First Edition of Charles Carleton Coffin's Freedom Triumphant
COFFIN, Charles Carleton.
Freedom Triumphant: The Fourth Period of the War of the Rebellion From September 1864, To Its Close.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891.
First edition of the acclaimed journalist's work on the fourth period of the Civil War. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated. In very good condition.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 132827
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First edition of Betrayal: The Story of Aldrich Ames, an American Spy; inscribed by Tim Weiner, David Johnston, and Neil A. Lewis to American journalist William Safire
WEINER, Tim; David Johnston and Neil A. Lewis.
Betrayal: The Story of Aldrich Ames, an American Spy.
New York: Random House, 1995.
First edition of this remarkable biography of the last American spy of the Cold War. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by all three authors on the front free endpaper in the year of publication to American journalist William Safire. 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 supported him again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column “On Language” in The New…
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 135981
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First Edition of Mountains Beyond Mountains; Inscribed by Tracy Kidder
KIDDER, Tracy.
Mountains Beyond Mountains.
New York: Random House, 2003.
First edition 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. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Melissa, Tracy Kidder." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Peter Mendelsund.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 147146
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First Edition of Alan Greenspan's The Age of Turbulence; Inscribed by Him
GREENSPAN, Alan.
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 boards, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Adam Best Wishes Alan Greenspan." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 144126