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First Edition of Sergeant York: His Own Life Story and War Diary; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
YORK, Alvin C.
Sergeant York: His Own Life Story and War Diary.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1928.
First edition of this classic work by one of the most decorated soldiers, basis for the 1941 film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Gary Cooper. Octavo, original cloth. Edited by Tom Skeyhill. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Name and inscription to the front free endpaper.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 146815
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"If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased": First edition of Me: Stories of My Life; Signed by Katharine Hepburn and Signed Three Times by Jacket illustrator Chip Kidd
HEPBURN, Katharine .
Me: Stories of My Life.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991.
First edition of Katharine Hepburn's revealing autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 165 photographs. Boldly signed by Katharine Hepburn on the front free endpaper. Additionally signed three times by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel, on the front free endpaper and on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson and Chip Kidd.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 147701
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First Edition of 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 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 Mel Abend kind regards from from Harry Truman 3/15/58." Both volumes are near fine in near fine dust jackets. Jacket designs by Sydney Butchkes. Jacket photographs by Eliot Elsofon and U.S. Army Corps.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 136199
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"It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals": First Edition of Felix Frankfurter Reminisces; Warmly Inscribed by Him
FRANKFURTER, Felix.
Felix Frankfurter Reminisces: Recorded in Talks With Dr. Harlan B. Phillips.
New York: Reynal & Company, 1960.
First edition of this collection of thoughts from Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "For Leonard Maill, who helped confirm my anglophilism, with the warm regards of Felix Frankfurter July 19, 60." The recipient, Rowland Leonard Maill, was a BBC broadcaster and administrator. Bookplate of the recipient. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Books signed by Frankfurter are uncommon.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 59088
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"People are more impressed by the power of our example rather than the example of our power": Signed Limited Edition Of President Clinton’s Autobiography My Life; In the Original Shrink Wrap
CLINTON, Bill [William Jefferson Clinton].
My Life.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.
Signed limited edition of President William Jefferson Clinton's Autobiography. Thick octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine, original slipcase, illustrated. Fine in a fine slipcase. Signed by Bill Clinton, one of 1500 numbered examples. In the original shrink wrap.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 133520
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Signed by Nobel Laureates Naguib Mahfouz and Nadine Gordimer
MAHFOUZ, Naguib; Foreword by Nadine Gordimer.
Echoes of An Autobiography.
New York: Doubleday, 1997.
First edition of this autobiography by the first Arab writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by both Nobel Laureates Naguib Mahfouz and Nadine Gordimer, who contributed the foreword to this volume. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Both signatures were obtained in person.
Price: $1,050.00 Item Number: 1907
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"You must do the things you think you cannot do": A presentation for friends of the First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s On My Own; Signed By Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
On My Own: The Years Since The White House.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.
First edition of Roosevelt's last book of autobiography. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated with 16 pages of photographs. One of the advance signed presentation to friends of the author signed by Eleanor Roosevelt. In near fine condition with the original acetate dust jacket.
Price: $1,050.00 Item Number: 130498
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“What I did, anybody can do": First Edition of WEEGEE by Weegee; Inscribed by Him
WEEGEE,.
Weegee by Weegee: An Autobiography.
New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1961.
First edition of the famed photographer's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Frances Colley Weegee." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear.
Price: $1,000.00 Item Number: 2292
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First Edition of James R. McDonough's Platoon Leader: A Memoir of Command in Combat; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
MCDONOUGH, James R.
Platoon Leader: A Memoir of Command in Combat.
Navato, CA: Presidio Press, 1985.
First edition of this classic memoir of small-unit leadership and the coming of age of a young soldier in combat in Vietnam. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Orrie Moon, With respect and appreciation for your service to our nation in World War II. James R. McDonough." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First printings are uncommon, especially signed.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 120907
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The Author's copy of the First British Edition of Death Be Not Proud
GUNTHER, John.
Death Be Not Proud.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1949.
First British edition of this deeply moving book, a father's memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy, bound for the author. Octavo, bound by the author in full morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In very good condition. A unique piece.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 137985
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Confessions of An Advertising Man; Warmly Inscribed by David Ogilvy
OGILVY, David.
Confessions of an Advertising Man.
New York: Atheneum, 1963.
First edition, early printing of this seminal work on advertising. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Irving Lichter from your new partner David Ogilvy, January 1964." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. On the verso of the dust jacket there are "samples of David Ogilvy's wizardry," and it unfolds to reveal six advertisements he created.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 140858
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First Edition of William de Morgan's Joseph Vance: An Ill-Written Autobiography; Signed by Him
DE MORGAN, William.
Joseph Vance: An Ill-Written Autobiography.
London: William Heinemann, 1906.
First edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. With the author's signature on the front pastedown on the Lemperly bookplate. Also, included is the author's visiting card. In near fine condition, contemporary bookplate. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 85436
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"WE WENT SLIPPING SILENTLY ALONG, BETWEEN THE GREEN AND FRAGRANT BANKS, WITH A SENSE OF PLEASURE AND CONTENTMENT THAT GREW AND GREW": FIRST EDITION OF MARK TWAIN'S A TRAMP ABROAD
TWAIN, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens].
A Tramp Abroad.
Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company, 1880.
First edition of Twain's classic fictionalized account of his walking tour of central and southern Europe, early issue with the portrait in BAL state B (no priority), frontispiece in the first state (captioned "Moses"), state A of the text block (no priority), and the cover stamping in state A. Octavo. 631, [1, ad] pages. Octavo, original publisher's pictorial gilt-stamped brown cloth, with 328 illustrations by Walter Francis Brown, True Williams, W.W. Denslow. BAL 3386. In very good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 144227
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"I am certain, if everyone could see the Earth floating just outside their windows, every day would be #EarthDay. There are few things more fragile or more beautiful than Earth": 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, early printing of one of the finest memoirs of space travel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For David A. Stanfield, with all good wishes - Michael Collins." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert T. McCall. Foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147170
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First Edition of Gerda Weissman Klein's All But My Life; Signed by Her
KLEIN, Gerda Weissman.
All But My Life.
New York: Hill & Wang, 1957.
First edition of the author's "moving personal testament to courage" memoir. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Signed by Gerda Weissman Klein on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a good dust jacket with some wear and rubbing. Jacket design by Leo Manso.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 124539
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First Edition of Gerda Weissman Klein's All But My Life; Signed by Her
KLEIN, Gerda Weissman.
All But My Life.
New York: Hill & Wang, 1957.
First edition of the author's "moving personal testament to courage" memoir. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Thomas Kaufman with thanks for your work in this whole course! All my good wished Gerda W. Klein Apr. 1962." With a letter from Ms. Klein's assistant stating that this has been sent to the recipient at the request of M. Weissman Klein. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Leo Manso.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 133637
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"One bloody, painfully honest, and courageous book" (Martin Cruz Smith): Chickenhawk; Lengthily Signed by Robert Mason
MASON, Robert.
Chickenhawk.
New York: The Viking Press, 1983.
First edition, early printing of Mason's classic first book, one of the finest about the Vietnam War. Octavo, original cloth, map by David Lindroth. Lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "'No one is more shocked than I.' Keep 'em flying! Robert Mason." Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Peter Cox.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 146077
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First Edition of Gertrude Stein's The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
STEIN, Gertrude.
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1933.
First edition of Gertrude Stein's most famous work; one of the richest biographies ever written. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated from photographs. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 135222
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First Edition of Jerome Travers' The Fifth Estate: Twenty Years of Golf; In the Rare original Dust Jacket
TRAVERS, Jerome D. and James R. Crowell.
The Fifth Estate: Thirty Years of Golf.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926.
First edition of this work by the four-time U.S. amateur champion. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, illustrated with plates from photographs. An excellent example in the rare dust jacket with some small chips and tears.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 14024
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First edition of Emanuel Hertz's Abraham Lincoln: The Tribute of the Synagogue.
HERTZ, Emanuel. [Abraham Lincoln].
Abraham Lincoln: The Tribute of the Synagogue.
New York: Bloch Publishing Company, 1927.
First edition of Hertz’s compilation of tributes delivered upon the occasion of the death of President Lincoln. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Lincoln, illustrated. In very good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 131608
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"If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there'd be a shortage of sand": First Edition of Milton & Rose Friedman’s memoirs Two Lucky People; Warmly Inscribed by Both
FRIEDMAN, Milton and Rose D.
Two Lucky People: Memoirs.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998.
First edition of this memoir by the Nobel Prize-winning economist and his wife Rose, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by both authors on the half-title page, "For Dorian + John with love and thanks for your friendship Milton + Rose." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 3148
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First edition of Billy Hayes' Midnight Express; signed by Academy Award-winning Screenplay writer Oliver Stone
HAYES, Billy with William Hoffer. [Oliver Stone].
Midnight Express.
New York: Thomas Congdon Books/E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1977.
First edition of Hayes' classic true story of survival and escape. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Oliver Stone on the title page. Stone adapted the memoir into a screenplay for the 1978 film adaptation for which he won the 1979 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Alfred Manso.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 140323
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Washington Irving's Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography; decorated with a double fore-edge painting
IRVING, Washington.
Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography. [Fore-edge Painting].
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1861.
Finely bound example of Goldsmith's biography of the famed novelist. 16 mo, bound in full polished calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, decorated with a double fore-edge painting revealing two cityscapes. In very good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 138922
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First edition of Frederic Cushman Newhall's With General Sheridan in Lee's Last Campaign
[NEWHALL, Frederic Cushman]. [Philip Sheridan].
With General Sheridan in Lee’s Last Campaign.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1866.
First edition of Frederic Cushman Newhall's Civil War memoir. Octavo, original cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece, folding map. In good condition. Ownership name. Rare.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 132434
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"The only tired I was, was tired of giving in": Rosa Parks: My Story; Signed by Her
PARKS, Rosa.
Rosa Parks: My Story.
New York: Dial Books, 1992.
First edition, early printing of Parks' autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, "11/21/94 Rosa Parks." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jane Byers Bierhorst. Written with Jim Haskins.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 138034
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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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First Edition of Bill and Moya Lear: An Unforgettable Flight; Inscribed to Bob and Dolores Hope
LEAR, Moya Olsen.
Bill and Moya Lear: An Unforgettable Flight.
Reno, Nevada: Jack Bacon & Company, 1996.
First edition of this autobiography of Bill and Moya Lear. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Bob and Deloros Hope on the half-title page in the year of publication, "To Bob and Delores [sic] - You'' remember a lot of this! With an embrace for you both Moya Olsen Lear 6/96." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kim Bacon and Jim Richards.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 117371
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Tenzing Norgay's Autobiography Man of Snow; Signed by Him
NORGAY, Tenzing with James Ramsey Ullman .
Man of Everest. The Autobiography of Tenzing.
London: George Harrap & Co, 1955.
First edition, early printing of Norgay's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographic frontispiece and 18 pages of photographs. Boldly signed by Tenzing Norgay on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with two small chips. Written with James Ramsey Ullman. Books signed by Norgay are rare.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 139663
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First Edition of The Black Hole War; Signed by Leonard Susskind
SUSSKIND, Leonard.
The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics.
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2008.
First edition of this compelling inside account from the professor of theoretical physics at Stanford University, one of the fathers of string theory. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with mathematic equations and diagrams. Signed by the author on the title page, "Best wishes Leonard Susskind." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Karen Horton. Jacket photograph by Corbis. Author photograph by Anne Elizabeth Warren.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 145181
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T.E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom; elaborately bound in full morocco by Brentano's
LAWRENCE, T.E.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965.
Finely bound edition of Lawrence’s classic account of his role in the Arab rebellion against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Brentano's, frontispiece, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, marbled endpapers, inner dentelles, all edges gilt. In near fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 144546
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First Edition of Eldridge Cleaver's Soul On Fire; Signed by Him
CLEAVER, Eldridge.
Soul On Fire.
Waco, Texas: Word Books Publishers, 1978.
First edition of Cleaver's autobiography. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Towards Freedom for all God's Children Eldridge Cleaver 2/25/81." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Dennis Hill. Uncommon signed.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 63456
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Albert Alberg's Gustavus Vasa and His Stirring Times; finely bound in full period calf
ALBERG, Albert.
Gustavus Vasa and His Stirring Times.
London: W. Swan Sonnenschein & Co, c. 1885.
Finely bound example of Alberg's biography of Gustav I of Sweden. Octavo, bound in full polished calf by Relfe Brothers of London with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, illustrated. In very good condition. Period ownership inscription.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 139738
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First edition of James Ford Rhodes' The McKinley and Roosevelt Administrations 1897-1909; finely bound in full morocco by Zaehnsdorf
RHODES, James Ford [William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt].
The McKinley and Roosevelt Administrations 1897-1909.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1922.
First edition of Rhodes' authoritative work on the McKinley and Roosevelt Administrations. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Zaehnsdorf, gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated. In fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 139557
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First Edition of Charles W. Wills' Army Life of an Illinois Soldier; From the Library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
WILLS, Charles W. [William Tecumseh Sherman].
Army Life of An Illinois Soldier: Including a Day by Day Record of Sherman’s March to the Sea.
Washington, D.C: Globe Printing Company, 1906.
First edition of this autobiographical compilation of the letters and diary of the late Charles W. Wills; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original blue cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of C. W. Wills. P.T. Sherman's bookplate to the front flyleaf and ownership signature to the front pastedown. In very good condition. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s son P. T. Sherman was a lawyer in New York, specializing in labor and insurance, and was elected a member of the New York Board of Alderman in the late 1880s. In the early 1900s, he was appointed the New York Commissioner of…
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 145962
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Rare first edition of Constance Lytton's Prisons & Prisoners: Some Personal Experiences
LYTTON, Constance.
Prisons & Prisoners: Some Personal Experiences by Constance Lytton and Jane Walton, Spinster.
London: William Heinemann, 1914.
First edition of the remarkable autobiography of the aristocratic suffragette Constance Lytton, recounting her remarkable masquerade and imprisonment as the working-class seamstress "Jane Warton." Octavo, original publisher's purple cloth with WSPU motif by Sylvia Pankhurst to the front panel, illustrated with two portraits including tissue-guarded frontispiece of Lytton. In very good condition. Ownership inscription. Rare.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 135207
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"My sympathies are with the suffragettes": Rare English parlor game book containing numerous early 20th century signatures
[MACKENZIE, Poppy].
The Truth About My Friends.
London: Dow & Lester, n.d.
Small parlor game book belonging to Poppy Mackenzie, each page with tipped-in printed slip lifting to reveal a self-criticism or "truth" (one of them being "My sympathies are with the suffragettes"), below which the participants have signed their name. In good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 135645
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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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First edition of Barrie Penrose and Simon Freeman's Conspiracy of Silence: The Secret Life of Anthony Blunt; inscribed by both Authors to photojournalist Sally Soames
PENROSE, Barrie and Simon Freeman. [Sally Soames].
Conspiracy of Silence: The Secret Life of Anthony Blunt.
London: Grafton Books, 1986.
First edition of Penrose and Freeman's detailed biography of Anthony Blunt. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by both authors on the front free endpaper, "November 1986. To Sally - a fine photographer and colleague. You buy my book - I'll buy yours. Love, Simon Freeman" and "How can I beat that! Luv, Barrie Penrose xxx." The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusively black and white portraits of many of the most prominent figures of the 20th century including Menachem Begin, Margaret Atwood, Margaret…
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 132704
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"HUMAN RIGHTS IS THE SOUL OF OUR FOREIGN POLICY, BECAUSE HUMAN RIGHTS IS THE VERY SOUL OF OUR SENSE OF NATIONHOOD": FIRST EDITION OF KEEPING FAITH; SIGNED BY JIMMY CARTER AND SECRETARY OF DEFENSE HAROLD BROWN
CARTER, Jimmy.
Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President.
New York: Bantam Books, 1982.
First edition of the 39th President of the United States' memoirs. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Jimmy Carter and Secretary of Defense Harold Brown on the title page. Brown was the U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1977 to 1981 in the cabinet Jimmy Carter. He had previously served in the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson administrations as Director of Defense Research and Engineering and Secretary of the Air Force. In the last stages of the Cold War, as Secretary of Defense, he set the groundwork for the Camp David accords. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare…
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 132220
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First Edition of The White House: an Historic Guide; Inscribed by Lady Bird Johnson to Close Friend and Confidant of the Kennedy's Bill Walton
JOHNSON, Lady Bird.
The White House: An Historic Guide.
Washington, DC: White House Historical Association, 1964.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on The White House. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Inscribed by Lady Bird Johnson on the title page, "To Bill Walton with appreciation Lady Bird Johnson February 17, 1965." The recipient William Walton was a painter and confidant of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, and chaired the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts from 1963 to 1971. In near fine condition. A nice association.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 69056
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First Edition of Will Durant's Caesar and Christ; Inscribed by Him
DURANT, Will.
Caesar and Christ.
New York : Simon & Schuster, 1944.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on half-title page, "For Martha and Maurice Speiser with cordial regards from Will Durant 12.7.44." The recipient Maurice Speiser was Ernest Hemingway's lawyer and literary agent. He was also associated with William Faulkner, Carson McCullers, John Steinbeck, Ezra Pound, and others. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the spine. A nice association.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 123718
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"The trouble with writing a book about yourself is that you can't fool around": First edition of Groucho and Me; inscribed by Groucho Marx
MARX, Groucho.
Groucho and Me. The Autobiography of Groucho Marx by (of all people!) Groucho Marx.
New York: Bernard Geis Associates, 1959.
First edition of the autobiography of Groucho Marx. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Glenn from Groucho." Very good in the uncommon original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Lacking the front free endpaper and half-title page. Jacket design by Bevans, Marks & Barrow, Inc.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 138618
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The July-December 1891 issue of The Review of Reviews
STEAD, William Thomas [Editor].
The Review of Reviews. Vol IV. July-December. 1891.
London: The "Review of Reviews", 1891.
The July-December 1891 issue of of Stead's The Review of Reviews. Octavo, original publisher's binding, illustrated, advertisements, index. In very good condition.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 135348
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“ONE OF THE BEST POLITICAL BIOGRAPHIES IN ENGLISH:” FIRST EDITION OF WINSTON S. CHURCHILL'S LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Lord Randolph Churchill.
New York and London: Macmillan & Co. Limited, 1906.
First editions of Winston S. Churchill's biography of his father. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth bound, gilt titles to the spine, engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir Randolph Churchill after a photograph by Mackintosh to Volume I, engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir Randolph Churchill after a photograph by Russell and Sons to Volume II, illustrated. In very good condition, bookplate. A nice example.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 130791
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"There's nothing on this earth I'd rather do than take pictures": Shooter; Inscribed by David Hume Kennerly to General Colin Powell
KENNERLY, David Hume [Colin Powell].
Shooter.
New York: Newsweek Books, 1979.
Second edition of this incomparable biography of a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer. Oblong octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with photographic plates. Association copy, inscribed by the author opposite the half-title page, "To Chairman Colin Powell, who has been there - and back. With respect & admiration, David Hume Kennerly Wash D. C. 3/24/93." The recipient, General Colin Powell was an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer who was the first Black secretary of state. When Life magazine made a brief comeback for Operation Desert Storm in 1991, Kennerly shot an inside story called "Men of War" on Secretary…
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 146673
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First Edition of Henry Adams' The Education of Henry Adams: an Autobiography
ADAMS, Henry.
The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918.
First edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, with the date of 1918 to the title page. Octavo, original cloth, gilt topstain. In near fine condition. First printings are scarce, especially in this condition.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 119824
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“To travel, to experience and learn: that is to live": First edition of Tenzing After Everest; signed by Tenzing Norgay and with a signed letter on his letterhead
NORGAY, Tenzing with Malcolm Barnes.
After Everest: An Autobiography by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa.
New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House, 1977.
First edition of Tenzing's second autobiography, the sequel to his best-selling Tiger of the Snows. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page beneath an inscription in a secretarial hand, "To William Levine," "Tenzing Norgay." With the original typed transmittal letter on Norgay's personal letterhead signed by him laid in which reads: Dear William Levine, I have just returned back home here in Darjeeling. It was a very wonderful time in China which I hope you will never forget. I am sending you my book, Tenzing After Everest, with my autograph. With kind regards a loves. Sincerely,…
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 123218
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with appreciation for his friendship and his years of service to the nation" Signed Limited Edition of Richard Nixon's Memoirs; Inscribed by Him to California Congressman Bob Badham
NIXON, Richard M.
The Memoirs of Richard Nixon.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978.
Signed limited edition of Richard Nixon's memoirs. Thick octavo, original cloth, illustrated, original slipcase. Association copy, inscribed by the author, "To Congressman Bob Badham with appreciation for his friendship and his years of service to the nation from Richard Nixon August 8, 1979." The recipient, Robert Edward Badham was a politician from California. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from the Orange County-based 40th district from 1977 to 1989. In near fine condition in the original slipcase. A nice association.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 133998
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First edition, association copy of American Journey: The Times of Robert Kennedy; inscribed by George Plimpton to Senator Ted Kennedy
PLIMPTON, George. [Editor]. Interviews by Jean Stein [Edward M. Kennedy].
American Journey: The Times of Robert Kennedy.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc, 1970.
First edition of this remarkable biography of Robert F. Kennedy, based on interviews by Jean Stein and edited by George Plimpton. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by George Plimpton on the front free endpaper to Robert Kennedy's youngest brother, Ted Kennedy, "To Senator Kennedy with great admiration and best wishes, George." The recipient, Ted Kennedy served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party and the prominent political Kennedy family, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died.…
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 142518
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First Edition of Brian Wilson's Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story; inscribed by him, Todd Gold, and Dr. Eugene Landy
WILSON, Brian with Todd Gold.
Wouldn’t It Be Nice: My Own Story.
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991.
First edition of Brian Wilson's candid autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Brian Wilson on the half-title page, "To Glen Brian Wilson", signed by Todd Gold on the title page and inscribed by Dr. Eugene Landy on the dedication page, "To Glenn Eugene E. Landy." The recipient, Glenn Goldman founded Book Soup in 1975, an independently owned bookstore on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood specializing in art, music, film, photography, design and fiction. American psychotherapist Dr. Eugene E. Landy was best known for his unconventional psychological treatments, especially for his treatment of Wilson in the 1970s and…
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 119333
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First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s On My Own; Inscribed By Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
On My Own: The Years Since The White House.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.
First edition of Roosevelt's last book of autobiography. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated with 16 pages of photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Inscribed for V____ M_____ by Eleanor Roosevelt." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some rubbing and wear. Jacket design by Ben Feder.
Price: $875.00 Item Number: 92117
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Rare Rudyard Kipling Ephemera Collection
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Rudyard Kipling Ephemera Collection.
Rare collection of Rudyard Kipling ephemera from the collection of William Britton Stitt including his membership card to The Kipling Society, letters of correspondence between him and the President of The Kipling Society, newspaper clippings, articles, postcards, pamphlets and separate editions of Kipling stories and poems. In very good condition. A unique collection.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 122487
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"I remember, I remember... precious little, now it comes to the crunch": First edition of William Cooper's From Early Life; inscribed by him to photographer Sally Soames
COOPER, William.
From Early Life.
London: Macmillan, 1990.
First edition of Cooper's collection of early recollections. Octavo, original maroon cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication to Sally Soames, "For Sally It's fun to be photographed by [the author has drawn an arrow pointing to Sally's name] - you may now call me Harry Hoff! Signed by the author William Cooper London 22 July 1990." The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusively black and white portraits of many of the most prominent figures of…
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 119505
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"To Robertson Davies with warm regards from one of your devoted fans": Truman; Inscribed by David McCullough to fellow writer Robertson Davies
MCCULLOUGH, David.
Truman.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992.
Early printing of the historian's first Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to fellow writer Robertson Davies, "To Robertson Davies with warm regards from one of your devoted fans David McCullough (by way of David Ken, who started me on the path with Fifth Business Martha's Vineyard 1993." Robertson Davies was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada's best known and most popular authors and one of its most distinguished "men of letters." Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket and…
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 117749
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First Edition of W.H. Russell's My Diary: North and South
RUSSELL, William Howard.
My Diary: North and South.
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1863.
First edition of this work by Russell. Octavo, two volumes, original blue cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, folding map in volume one. In very good condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 137554
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Lord Balfour's Speech In The House of Commons on Women's Suffrage
BALFOUR, Arthur James.
Speech In The House of Commons on Women’s Suffrage.
London: Published by The Central Society For Women's Suffrage, [c.1892].
Rare printing of Lord Balfour's speech supporting the Women's Franchise Bill, which proposed extending the parliamentary vote to women. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 135551
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First Edition of Robert Skidelsky's John Maynard Keynes: Hopes Betrayed 1883-1920; Inscribed by Him
SKIDELSKY, Robert.
John Maynard Keynes: Hopes Betrayed 1883-1920.
London: Macmillan, 1983.
First edition of the first volume in the author's acclaimed biography of Keynes. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 131748
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FROM THE LIBRARY OF JOAN DIDION and John Gregory Dunne: FIRST EDITION OF The Hornes: An American Family; inscribed by Gail Lumet Buckley to Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne
BUCKLEY, Gail Lumet.
The Hornes: An American Family.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986.
First edition of this history of the Horne dynasty, spanning eight generations. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Joan + John - With best wishes - Gail June, 1986." The recipients, American journalists Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne met in the late 1950s when Didion was working for Vogue. They were soon married and both picked up writing work from book publishers and magazines, traveled together on journalism assignments, and established a working pattern that served for the next 40 years. They had a constant advising, consulting, and…
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 141137
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First Edition of An Anthropologist on Mars; Inscribed by Oliver Sacks to His Editor in the Year of Publication
SACKS, Oliver.
An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.
First edition of this astounding collection of unique medical histories. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with color plates. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his editor in the year of publication, "For Stanley Holwitz, editor, guide, friend - with all my thanks and best wishes - 2/12/95 Oliver." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Barbara de Wilde. Jacket photograph by Joyce Ravid.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 146916
