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"With sincere Thanks for your friendship & for helping to make this story a success!": First Edition of Love in Black and White; Inscribed by William and Janet Cohen to Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
COHEN, William S.; Janet Langheart Cohen; [Madeleine K. Albright].
Love in Black and White: A Memoir of Race, Religion, and Romance.
Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2007.
First edition of this profound story of perseverance against racial hatred and bigotry. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the authors on the half-title page, "For Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, with sincere Thanks for your friendship & for helping to make this story a success! Bill Cohen. Madame Secretary, Thanks for your support. I hope you enjoy the read. Love, Janet." 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…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147386
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First edition of Inside South America; Inscribed by John Gunther Douglas Fairbanks by him
GUNTHER, John.
Inside South America.
New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1966.
First edition of this eye-opening study of South America, the eighth "Inside" book by John Gunther. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with a black and maps of South America. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Warmly to Douglas and Marylee Fairbanks, of the truly valued. John Gunther. NY Jan 67." From the library of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was an actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best-known for starring in such films as The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), and The…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147581
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Antique Print of President Ulysses S. Grant
GRANT, Ulysses S.
Ulysses S. Grant Antique Print.
Antique print of the eighteenth president of the United States of America. Black and white print of Ulysses S. Grant standing at his desk. Matted and framed. In fine condition. This piece measures 9.25 inches by 11.5 inches.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 146567
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"I have the only key to your heart I can stop you falling apart": First Edition of Horses Neck; Inscribed by Pete Townshend
TOWNSHEND, Pete.
Horse’s Neck.
London: Faber & Faber, 1985.
First edition of Townshend's series of short fictions. Octavo, original blue cloth. Inscribed by Pete Townshend on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Pentagram.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 2929
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Signed Limited First Edition of A Masque of Mercy; signed by Robert Frost
FROST, Robert.
A Masque of Mercy.
New York : Henry Holt & Company, 1947.
Signed limited edition of Frost's play of the purported last chapter in the book of Job. Royal octavo, original half cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. One of 751 numbered copies boldly signed by Robert Frost in black ballpoint on the limitation page, this is number 177. In fine condition in the original publisher's slipcase which is in near fine condition.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147534
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"Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself": First Edition of Jack Nicklaus' Autobiography My Story; Signed by Him
NICKLAUS, Jack.
My Story.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.
First edition of the Golden Bear's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Jack Nicklaus on the front free endpaper. Written with Ken Bowden. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Smith.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 146075
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First Edition of Taha Hussein's The Stream of Days: A Student at the Azhar
HUSSEIN, Taha.
The Stream of Days: A Student at the Azhar.
Cairo: Al-Maaref Printing & Publishing House, 1943.
Rare first edition (preceding the first British edition) of the autobiography of one of the most influential 20th-century Egyptian writers, translated from the Arabic by Hilary Wayment. Octavo, original tan cloth. In near fine condition. Rare.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 146473
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“A GOLDEN AGE OF POETRY AND POWER OF WHICH THIS NOONDAY’S THE BEGINNING HOUR”: SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION OF FROST’S IN THE CLEARING
FROST, Robert.
In the Clearing.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962.
Signed limited first edition of Frost’s final book of poetry. Octavo, original cloth. One of 1500 copies signed by Frost on the limitation page, this is number 1302. Fine in the original slipcase which is in fine condition.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 146121
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First Edition of Gary Players First Book; Signed Twice by Golfing Legend Gary Player
PLAYER, Gary .
Gary Player’s Golf Secrets.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1962.
First edition of Gary Player's first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Inscribed by Gary Player on the title page and additionally signed by Player on the front panel of the dust jacket. Fine in a good dust jacket with a large chip to the rear panel.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 109227
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FIRST EDITIONS OF JOHN R. HICKS' COLLECTED ESSAYS ON ECONOMIC THEORY
HICKS, John R.
Collected Essays on Economic Theory. Wealth and Welfare. With: Money, Interest and Wages. With: Classics and Moderns.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1981-83.
First edition of John Hicks' three-volume series which comprise his most important theoretical papers. Octavo, three volumes, original cloth. Each volume is fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 7347
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"Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself": First Edition of Jack Nicklaus' Autobiography My Story; Inscribed by Him
NICKLAUS, Jack.
My Story.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.
First edition of the Golden Bear's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Doug Good Golfing Jack Nicklaus." Written with Ken Bowden. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Smith.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 146131
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First edition of Navigating A New World: Canada's Global Future; Inscribed by Lloyd Axworthy to Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
AXWORTHY, Lloyd [Madeleine K. Albright].
Navigating A New World: Canada’s Global Future.
Canada: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2003.
First edition of this call for action from one of Canada's most eloquent statesmen and thinkers. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "To Madeleine Who always treated Canada with respect, and helped keep the salmon swimming Lloyd Axworthy." Accompanied by an autograph letter from the author, "Madeleine, Congratulations on the success of your book. Having some fun with my own, glad the tour is over. Hope you are still planning to come here in February. There is an expectant audience for you. Regards Lloyd." The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright, was the first…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147584
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Rare 19th Century Catholic Prayer Book Heilige Anklänge
ALBACH, J. S.
Heilige Anklänge: Gebete für Katholische Christen. [Sacred Echoes: Prayers for Catholic Christians].
Germany: Julius Muller, 1850.
Rare 19th century Catholic prayer book in the German language. Octodecimo, bound in leather with stylized botanical designs stamped in blind to the spine, front and rear panels, metallic crucifixion of Jesus to the front panel, original metallic locking mechanism preserved, all edges gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Mary with the cross, illustrated with six steel plates. In very good condition with light rubbing to the extremities, an ownership signature to the front flyleaf, and some toning throughout.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147277
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First Edition of Crisis On the Korean Peninsula: How To Deal With a Nuclear North Korea; Inscribed by Mike Mochizuki to Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
O'HANLON, Michael; Mike Mochizuki [Madeleine K. Albright].
Crisis On the Korean Peninsula: How To Deal With a Nuclear North Korea.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003.
First edition of Michael O'Hanlon and Mike Mochizuki's broad and ambitious program for the United States and its allies to defuse North Korea's military threat. Octavo, original publisher's half cloth, illustrated with black and white maps, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Dear Secretary Albright, With great esteem and fondness Mike." 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…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147590
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FIRST EDITION OF MY LIFE WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.; Inscribed by Coretta Scott King
KING, Coretta Scott.
My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969.
First edition of Coretta Scott King's autobiography, which recounts the history of the Civil Rights Movement and offers an inside look at Dr. King, his sermons and speeches. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly inscribed by Coretta Scott King on the front free endpaper, "To Beatrice Thrope With best wished Coretta Scott King." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Reed.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 90443
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“At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since”: First Edition of Salvador Dali's Les Diners de Gala
DALI, Salvador.
Les Diners de Gala.
New York: Felicie, Inc, 1973.
First edition of this extravagant, lavishly illustrated cookbook created by Dalí in honor of his wife, Gala. Quarto, original color-printed pictorial cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Translated by Captain J. Peter Moore. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 147232
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First Edition of Edith Wharton's The Glimpses of the Moon; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
WHARTON, Edith.
The Glimpses of the Moon.
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1922.
First edition of Wharton's sweeping epic. Octavo, original blue cloth. Near fine in a near dust jacket with light wear and closed tears to the extremities.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 115679
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First Edition of the Centenary Edition of Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass & What Alice Found There; iNSCRIBED by Legendary Illustrator Ralph Steadman
CARROLL, Lewis [Ralph Steadman].
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There.
London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1972.
First Centenary edition of this classic work of children's literature. Large quarto, original black boards, pictorial endpapers, numerous illustrations by Ralph Steadman throughout. Boldly signed by the illustrator in the year of publication on the half-title page, "Ralph Steadman 11.11.72." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Book design by Brian J. Green. Uncommon signed.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 146024
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Rare Antique Print of President Ulysses S. Grant with His Family
GRANT, Ulysses S.
Ulysses S. Grant Antique Print.
Rare antique print of the eighteenth president of the United States of America. Black and white print of Ulysses S. Grant with his wife Julia Grant and four children. Framed. In fine condition. This piece measures 13.25 inches by 16.25 inches.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 146568
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“Everybody must have a fantasy": First Edition of The Philosophy of Andy Warhol; signed by Andy Warhol
WARHOL, Andy.
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again).
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975.
First edition of Warhol's classic work expounding his theories on love, fame, and success. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Warhol on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Herb Lubalin. Jacket photograph by Philippe Halsman. An exceptional example.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 137214
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"A scientist shouldn't be asked to judge the economic and moral value of his work. All we should ask the scientist to do is find the truth-and then not keep it from anyone"; First Edition of Enzymatic Structures of DNA; Inscribed by Arthur Kornberg
KORNBERG, Arthur.
Enzymatic Synthesis of DNA.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1962.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning scientist. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Arthur Kornberg on the front free endpaper. Small stamp of Biologist L.S. Baron on the front endpage. Fine in a dust jacket that shows just a touch of wear.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 747
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"I have the only key to your heart I can stop you falling apart": First Edition of Horses Neck; Inscribed by Pete Townshend
TOWNSHEND, Pete.
Horse’s Neck.
London: Faber & Faber, 1985.
First edition of Townshend's series of short fictions. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Joe Pete Townshend." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Pentagram.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 144404
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First Edition of Jane Goodall's Reason For Hope: A Spiritual Journey; Inscribed by Her
GOODALL, Jane with Phillip Berman.
Reason For Hope: A Spiritual Journey.
New York: Warner Books, 1999.
First edition of Goodall's moving memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Caroline Together we make a difference Jane Goodall." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Merri Meyer and Flag.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 138205
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First Edition of Reason For Hope: A Spiritual Journey; Lengthily Inscribed by Jane Goodall
GOODALL, Jane with Phillip Berman.
Reason For Hope: A Spiritual Journey.
New York: Warner Books, 1999.
First edition of Goodall's moving memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Barbara and Nancy Together we can make this a better world for all. Jane Goodall." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Merri Meyer and Flag.
Price: $425.00 Item Number: 146888
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“At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since”: First Edition of Salvador Dali's Les Diners de Gala
DALI, Salvador.
Les Diners de Gala.
New York: Felicie, Inc, 1973.
First edition of this extravagant, lavishly illustrated cookbook created by Dalí in honor of his wife, Gala. Quarto, original color-printed pictorial cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Translated by Captain J. Peter Moore. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 146757
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“Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale": First Edition of The Last Unicorn; Signed by Peter S. Beagle
BEAGLE, Peter S. with Peter B. Gillis; Art by Renae De Liz and Ray Dillon.
The Last Unicorn.
San Diego: IDW Publishing, 2011.
First edition of the graphic novel adaptation of Beagle’s classic second book, which follows the tale of a unicorn, who believes she is the last of her kind in the world and undertakes a quest to discover what has happened to the others. Octavo, original pictorial boards, illustrated by Renae De Liz and Ray Dillon. Boldly signed by Peter S. Beagle on the front end paper. In near fine condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 147091
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"The Sun's not eternal, That's why there's the blues": Allen Ginsberg's White Shroud 1980-1985; Inscribed by Him with a large drawing
GINSBERG, Allen.
White Shroud Poems 1980-1985.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1987.
First Perennial Library edition of this collection of poems. Octavo, original publisher's wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his cousin Gene Levy and his wife on title-page, "for Lorraine & Gene Levy from cousin (first) Allen Ginsberg February 4, 1989 Pittsburgh." Additionally inscribed on the opposite with a large hand-drawn illustration of a Bhudda-like figure surrounded by stars, a sun with initials "AH" at the center, and a skull holding a flower at the bottom. In near fine condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 146471
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"Some people care too much. I think it's called love": First Edition Set of A. A. Milne's Christopher Robin Songbooks
MILNE, A.A.; Music by H. Fraser-Simson.
Christopher Robin Songbooks: Teddy Bear & Other Songs From When We Were Very Young, Songs From Now We Are Six, More Very Young Songs.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1926-1928.
First edition set of songbooks from Milne's Christopher Robin and Pooh series. Quarto, 3 volumes, original tan half cloth, illustrated with decorations by E. H. Shepard. In near fine condition with a gift inscription to the front free endpaper of each volume.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 146005
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First Edition of Saul Bellow's Him With His Foot In His Mouth; Inscribed by Him in the Year of Publication
BELLOW, Saul.
Him With His Foot In His Mouth and Other Stories.
New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1984.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 7344
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First Edition of War Diaries; Signed by Harold Macmillan
MACMILLAN, Harold.
War Diaries: Politics and War in The Mediterranean January 1943-May 1945
London: Macmillan London Limited, 1984.
First edition of the British politician's collected diaries from the Second World War. Octavo, original red cloth, illustrated with maps and photographs. Boldly signed by Harold Macmillan on the title page as "Stockton," his title in the House of Lords. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a small closed tear to the foot of the jacket spine. Jacket photograph from the Macmillan Family Archives. Uncommon signed.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 145158
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"There's no greater pleasure than to talk over the big things with a believer": First Edition of Thornton Wilder's Heaven's My Destination; With an Autographed Postcard from WIlder
WILDER, Thornton.
Heaven’s My Destination.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1935.
First edition of this comedic novel about a modern-day Don Quixote. Octavo, original cloth. With an autographed postcard from Thornton Wilder laid in. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Haberstock.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 140196
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First 50th anniversary edition of The Tin Drum; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning author Gunter Grass
GRASS, Gunter.
The Tin Drum.
Boston & New York: Harcourt Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.
First edition of the fiftieth anniversary edition of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Gunter Grass on the title page. Translated by Breon Mitchell. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Gunter Grass. Jacket design by Michaela Sullivan. Author photograph by Hans Grunert.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 142683
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First Edition of Emily Eden's The Semi-Attached Couple; Signed by Anthony Eden
EDEN, Emily; Introduction by Anthony Eden.
The Semi-Attached Couple.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1947.
First edition of the Honorable Emily Eden's brilliant comedy of manners. Octavo, original publisher's pictorial cloth with central botanical flourish, illustrated by Suzanne Suba. Association copy, signed and dated by the Right Honorable Anthony Eden, who contributed the introduction, on the verso of the half-title page, "Anthony Eden Paris March 1948." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Bookplate to the front pastedown and gift inscription to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Susanne Suba. Drawing of the author by George Richmond, R.A. Uncommon signed.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 145160
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"With Pablo there must always be a victor and a vanquished ... Since I loved him, I couldn't afford to be vanquished": Life with Picasso; Inscribed by Francoise Gilot
GILOT, Francoise and Carlton Lake.
Life with Picasso.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1973.
First edition, early printing of this revealing memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Elaine and Jim McDonald, Francoise Gilot." Additionally dated in the year of publication in another hand "11-10-73." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 147265
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First Edition of Five Chiefs; A Supreme Court Memoir; Signed by Justice John Paul Stevens
STEVENS, John Paul .
Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir.
New York: Little Brown and Company, 2011.
First edition of this memoir from Justice John Paul Stevens. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Signed by John Paul Stevens on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Allison J. Warner. Uncommon signed in the actual book, as most examples are signed bookplates.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 139184
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"Wishing our country strength, wisdom and liberty": First Edition of Everything We Had; Warmly Inscribed by Al Santoli
SANTOLI, Al.
Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Thirty-three American Soldiers Who Fought It.
New York: Random House, 1981.
First edition of this reminder of the Vietnam War in thirty-three reports from ordinary American soldiers. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Dan & Michele Memory is our victory. Al Santoli." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bob Aulicino. Uncommon signed.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 146841
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First Edition of Reason For Hope: A Spiritual Journey; Signed by Jane Goodall
GOODALL, Jane with Phillip Berman.
Reason For Hope: A Spiritual Journey.
New York: Warner Books, 1999.
First edition of Goodall's moving memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Laura Hear your heart Jane Goodall." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Merri Meyer and Flag.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 146860
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"Perhaps the most widely read golf tutorial ever written": First Deluxe Edition of Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf
HOGAN, Ben with Herbert Warren Wind.
Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf.
New York: A.S. Barnes, 1957.
First edition, deluxe edition of one of the best-selling golf books of all-time. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. In near fine condition with the original slipcase. Illustrated by Anthony Ravielli.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 147789