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First Edition of Wrestling with the Devil: A Prison Memoir; Signed by Ngugi in the month of Publication
THIONG'O, Ngugi Wa.
Wrestling with the Devil: A Prison Memoir.
New York: The Free Press, 2018.
First edition of this unforgettable chronicle of the year the brilliant novelist and memoirist. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by the author in the month of publication, "NW Thiong'o 10th March 2018." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design and illustration by Emmanuel Polanco.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 145757
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First edition of To Rule the Night; inscribed by Jim Irwin
IRWIN, James B. with William A. Emerson Jr.
To Rule The Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin.
Philadelphia: A. J. Holman Company, 1973.
First edition, early printing of the autobiography of Jim Irwin, who served as the Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Diana. James Irwin." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Don Bender.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 147173
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First Edition of Jack Nicklaus' Memories and Mementos from Golf's Golden Bear
NICKLAUS, Jack with David Shedloski.
Jack Nicklaus: Memories and Mementos from Golf’s Golden Bear.
New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2007.
First edition of the 'Golden Bear' of Golf's autobiographical collection of memoirs and facsimiles. Quarto, original golden boards, illustrated with collectible facsimiles selected by Jack Nicklaus himself as his favorite pieces of memorabilia, each housed in an unopened protective pocket. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Sticker to the front panel, 'Includes 10 rare removable collectibles from the Jack Nicklaus Museum.' Front jacket photo by Walter Iooss, Sports Illustrated. Rear jacket photo of the conclusion of Nicklaus's final round, in the 2005 British Open, at St. Andrews Scotland by AP, Wide World Images.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 145103
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First edition of James Peckham's Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, and Missouri in 1861: A Monograph of the Great Rebellion
PECKHAM, James.
Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, and Missouri in 1861. A Monograph of the Great Rebellion.
New York: American News Company, Publishers, 1866.
First edition of Peckham's biography of the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. In good condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 132918
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First Edition of Winston Churchill's The Dawn of Liberation
CHURCHILL, Winston S; Compiled by Charles Eade.
The Dawn of Liberation.
London: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1945.
First edition of the fifth volume of Winston Churchill's war speeches, compiled by Charles Eade. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, photographic frontispiece of the King entertaining the Dominion Prime Ministers at Buckingham Palace. Fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 145029
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First edition of Frederic Masson's Josephine Repudiee; finely bound and profusely illustrated
MASSON, Frederic.
Josephine Repudiee.
Paris: Societe d'Editions Litteraires et Artistiques, 1901.
First edition of the third installment in Masson's three volume biography of Empress Josephine. Imperial octavo, bound in full polished crushed levant morocco by S. David with gilt titles to the spine, gilt central emblem to the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top-edge gilt with others untrimmed, hand-colored frontispiece, likely extra-illustrated, original wrappers bound in. In very good condition. Bookplates, presentation inscription.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 138462
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George Bell's Waterloo: The Downfall of the First Napoleon: A History of the Campaign of 1815
HOOPER, George.
Waterloo: The Downfall of the First Napoleon: A History of the Campaign of 1815.
London: George Bell and Sons, 1904.
First edition, new impression of Hooper's account of the decisive engagement of the Waterloo campaign and Napoleon’s last. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. In very good condition. Ownership inscription.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 137102
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"If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two feet": First Edition of Keith Richards' Life
RICHARDS, Keith.
Life: Keith Richards.
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2010.
First edition of Richards' autobiography. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Mario J. Pulice. Front jacket photograph by David LaChapelle. Rear jacket photograph by Deborah Feingold.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 145154
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First edition of William Dennison Bickham's Rosecrans' Campaign with the Fourteenth Army Corps
BICKHAM, William Dennison.
Rosecrans’ Campaign with the Fourteenth Army Corps, of the Army of the Cumberland: A Narrative of Personal Observations, with a Appendix, Consisting of Official Reports of the Battle of Stone River.
Cincinnati: Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Co, Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Co..
First edition of William Dennison Bickham's Civil War memoir. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. In good condition. Ex-library.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 132443
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Frist Edition of Orville Victor's Incidents and Anecdotes of the War
VICTOR, Orville J.
Incidents and Anecdotes of the War: Together with Life Sketches of Eminent Leaders, and Narratives of the Most Memorable Battles for the Union.
New York: James D. Torrey, Publisher, 1862.
First edition of Victor's anecdotal history of the Civil War. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 133076
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"We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves": First Edition of Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of The Dalai Lama
HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA,.
Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of The Dalai Lama.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1990.
First British edition of The Dalai Lama's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 147113
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First edition of Elegy in Manhattan; inscribed by George Jessel
JESSEL, George. Foreword by Ben Hecht.
Elegy in Manhattan.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961.
First edition of the author's acclaimed collection of Broadway memoirs. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, "To one I highly regard Barney Beller Best Wishes George Jessel 5/61." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ben Feder.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 137351
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First Edition of Shirley Eaton's Golden Touch: An Intimate Diary of Poems; Signed by Her
EATON, Shirley; Foreword by Roger Moore.
Shirley Eaton’s Golden Touch: An Intimate Diary of Poems.
Tennessee: Concept Productions, 2006.
First edition of this diary by the famed actress of James Bond's Goldfinger. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, "Best wishes Shirley Eaton Enjoy." In fine condition. Foreword by Roger Moore.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 123244
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Rare first edition of Irvin S. Cobb's Incredible Truth; inscribed by him
COBB, Irvin S.
Incredible Truth.
New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1931.
First edition of Cobb's absorbing collection of historical essays. Octavo, original cloth, top edge red. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Yours Sincerely Irvine S. Cobb." Near fine in the original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 115067
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First Edition of Annie Proulx's Memoir Bird Cloud; Signed by Her
PROULX, Annie.
Bird Cloud: A Memoir.
New York: Scribner, 2011.
First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's magnificent memoir. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Annie Proulx on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rex Bonomelli. Jacket photograph of Bird Cloud by Annie Proulx.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 140722
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"For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing": First Edition of Simon Wiesenthal's Murderers Among Us
WIESENTHAL, Simon; Joseph Wechsberg.
Murderers Among Us: The Wiesenthal Memoirs.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1967.
First edition of Simon Wiesenthal's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Edited by Joseph Wechsberg. Jacket design by Leonard Leoni. Jacket photo by Lester Krauss.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 147288
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First Edition of Graham Greene's The Lost Childhood and Other Essays
GREENE, Graham.
The Lost Childhood and Other Essays.
London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1951.
First edition of this collection of essays by Graham Greene, two of its four parts, Personal Prologue and Personal Postscript, comprise seven invaluable pieces of autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 146262
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Taylor Branch's Pillar of Fire; Inscribed by Him
BRANCH, Taylor. [Martin Luther King Jr.].
Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.
First edition, early printing of the second book of the author's epic trilogy on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed on a bookplate, "For Gail Mitchum Taylor Branch 2002." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jack Seow.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 140029
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"Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove": Uncorrected Advance Galley Printing of Various Positions; Signed by Ira B. Nadel
NADEL, Ira B. [Leonard Cohen].
Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen.
New York: Pantheon Books, 1996.
Uncorrected proof of the first authorized biography of author, poet, and singer song-writer Leonard Cohen. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed by the author on the title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 147094
