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First Edition of Renewing America's Purpose; Inscribed by First Ladies Laura Bush and Barbara Bush
BUSH, George W. [Laura and Barbara Bush].
Renewing America’s Purpose: Policy Addresses of George W. Bush July 1999-July 2000.
Austin, TX: Republican National Committee / Bush for President, Inc, 2000.
First edition of this collection of policy addresses. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with graphs and photographs. Boldly inscribed by First Ladies Laura Bush and Barbara Bush on the cover, "To Nick with best wishes: Laura Bush and Barbara Bush." In near fine condition.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 147231
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First Edition of Falling to Earth; Signed by Al Worden and Francis French
WORDEN, Al with Francis French.
Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut’s Journey to the Moon.
Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Books, 2011.
First edition of this unprecedented and exhilarating account of Al Worden's experience with NASA. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by the authors on the half title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Foreword by Dick Gordon. Epilogue by Tom Stafford. Jacket design by Brian Barth.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 147208
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"We know that the war is over... but the story of the great conflict will never diminish in interest": Sparks From the Camp Fire, Tales of the Old Veterans
MORTON, Joseph W..
Sparks From the Camp Fire, Tales of the Old Veterans.
Philadelphia: Keystone Publishing Co., 1895.
New and revised edition of this collection of Civil War memoirs. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, patterned endpapers, illustrated. From the library of Michael Ellsworth Shoemaker, son of William Shoemaker wounded in the battle of Cold Harbor, June 3rd 1864 with his ownership inscription. In good condition.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 132339
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First edition of Isaac Asimov's Puzzles of the Black Widowers
ASIMOV, Isaac.
Puzzles of the Black Widowers: 12 More of the Master’s Best-Loved Mysteries.
New York: Doubleday, 1990.
First edition of the fifth book in Asimov's Black Widowers series. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by James Steinberg.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 142339
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The Places in Between; Inscribed by Rory Stewart
STEWART, Rory.
The Places In Between.
Orlando: Harcourt, 2006.
Early printing of the author's first book. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, "To Heather, with very best wishes Rory August 2006." In fine condition.
Price: $150.00 Item Number: 93219
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First edition of Col. Harold P. Sheldon's Tranquility: Tales of Sport with the Gun
SHELDON, Col. Harold P. Introduction by Nash Buckingham.
Tranquility: Tales of Sport with the Gun.
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1936.
First edition of Sheldon's collected outdoor sketches. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated by Ralph L. Boyer. One of 950 numbered copies, this is number 94. In near fine condition.
Price: $150.00 Item Number: 116019
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Moonwalker: inscribed by Charlie Duke
DUKE, Charlie and Dotty.
Moonwalker.
Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1990.
First edition, early printing of the tenth man to walk on the moon's revealing memoir. Octavo, original red boards, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Bob aim high Charlie Duke." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by The Aslan Group.
Price: $150.00 Item Number: 146503
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"He has plucked the sting from our bad dreams": First Edition of Charles Addams' Black Maria
ADDAMS, Charles. [Chas Addams].
Black Maria.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960.
First edition of this classic collection of Addams’ cartoons. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $150.00 Item Number: 147271
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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 Oscar Wilde's A Critic in Pall Mall: Beings Extracts From Reviews and Miscellanies
WILDE, Oscar. Selected by E. V. Lucas.
A Critic in Pall Mall: Beings Extracts From Reviews and Miscellanies.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1919.
First edition of this selection of Wilde's literary criticism. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. In near fine condition. Ownership inscription.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 139580
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"Being an astute businessman, Ryder took great interest in the integrity of the matches that would later bear his name": First Edition of The Ryder Cup Meets the Monster; Inscribed by Dow Finsterwald, Jr.
PERRY, Bryon. Foreward by Dow Finsterwald Jr.
The Ryder Cup Meets the Monster: A Collection of Words and Pictures Commemorating Golf’s Crown Jewel.
Bingham Farms, Michigan: Premiere Publishing LLC, 2004.
First edition of this work dedicated to 'golf's crown jewel': The Ryder Cup. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Inscribed by Dow Finsterwald on the title page, "To Robert: Hope you enjoy 'Golf's greatest event,' Best Wishes, Dow Finsterwald Jr." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 89015
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First American edition of the fourth volume in the official multi-volume biography of Winston S. Churchill
GILBERT, Martin.
Winston S. Churchill [The Official Biography]. Volume IV: The Stricken World: 1916-1922.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1975.
First American edition of the fourth volume in the official biography of Winston S. Churchill. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs and maps, photographic frontispiece of Churchill at Lille, October 1918. Near fine in a good dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 144772
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First edition of Eric Tabarly's Lonely Victory: Atlantic Race 1964; from the library of explorer and adventurer Steve Fossett
TABARLY, Eric. Translated by Len Ortzen.
Lonely Victory: Atlantic Race 1964.
London: Souvenir Press, 1964.
First edition in English of French Navy officer and yachtsman Eric Tabarly’s account of his victorious 1964 Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race on his gaff-rigged cutter Pen Duick. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs, charts, and maps. From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon Spirit of Freedom. He completed the 2002 trip in 13 days, 8 hours, and 33 minutes and set records for both the Longest Distance Flown Solo…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 114885
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First Edition of Elegy on the Death of CÉsar ChÁvez; Inscribed by Rudolfo Anaya
ANAYA, Rudolfo; Gaspar Enriquez.
Elegy on the Death of Cesar Chavez.
El Paso: Cinco Puntos Press, 2000.
First edition of this powerful tribute to the labor and civil rights activist César Chávez. Oblong octavo, original pictorial boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the title page, "Nancy. Rudolfo Anaya." Near fine in a very good dust jacket in the unique reversible dust jacket with a timeline of the life of César Chávez. Illustrated by Gaspar Enriquez.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 147330
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First Edition of Roger D. Hunt and Jack R. Brown's Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue
HUNT, Roger D. and Jack R. Brown.
Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue.
Gaithersburg, MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc., 1990.
First edition of Hunt and Brown's monumental compilation of biographical sketches of Union brevet brigadier generals in the Civil War. Quarto, original cloth decorated in gilt, profusely illustrated with portraits. In fine condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 133074
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First edition of Robert Markham's Colonel Sun
MARKHAM, Robert. [Kingsley Amis].
Colonel Sun: A James Bond Adventure.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1968.
First edition of the first James Bond continuation novel published after Ian Fleming's 1964 death. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tom Adams.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 129046
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"I'm the best at what I do. But what I do best isn't very nice": First edition of Matthew K. Manning's Wolverine: Inside the World of The Living Weapon
MANNING, Matthew K.
Wolverine: Inside the World of The Living Weapon.
London: DK Publishing, 2009.
First edition of the most comprehensive guide to the world of the X-Men's most popular hero. Quarto, original publisher's pictorial boards, illustrated. From the collection of Bill Zwecker. A member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Zwecker was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaper star (his late mother, Peg Zwecker, was the fashion editor of the Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News), Zwecker began his journalism career in the 1980s and has since interviewed some of the most renowned celebrities across a breadth of industries. He has been a frequent contributor to numerous national news…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 142536
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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 Major Joseph Orton Kerbeys On the War Path
KERBEY, Joseph Orton.
On the War Path: A Journey Over the Historic Grounds of the Late Civil War.
Chicago: Donahue, Henneberry & Co., 1890.
First edition of the Civil War Union spy's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 132391
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First Edition of Winston Churchill’s Masterpiece The Second World War: The Hinge of Fate
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
The Second World War: The Hinge of Fate.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1950.
First American edition of the fourth volume in Churchill's classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 144548