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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: $125.00 Item Number: 147229
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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; Foreword by Dow Finsterwald Jr.
The Ryder Cup Meets the Monster: a Collection of Words and Pictures Commemorating Golf’s Crown Jewel.
Michigan: Premier Publishing, 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, "For James! Best Wishes Dow Finsterwald Captain Ryder Cup 1977." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 2094
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First edition of Philip Reeve's Infernal Devices; signed by him
REEVE, Philip.
Infernal Devices.
London: Scholastic Press, 2005.
First edition of the third novel in Reeve's award-winning Mortal Engines quartet. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Philip Reeve on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by David Frankland.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 126739
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First Edition of Don DeLillo's Cosmopolis; Signed by Him
DELILLO, Don.
Cosmopolis.
New York: Scribners, 2003.
First edition of DeLillo's thirteenth novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Don Delillo on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Fullbrook III.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 68031
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First Edition of To Bear Any Burden; Signed by Al Santoli
SANTOLI, Al.
To Bear Any Burden: The Vietnam War and Its Aftermath in the Words of Americans and Southeast Asians.
New York: E.P. Dutton, Inc, 1985.
First edition of this oral history of the Vietnam War from the author of 'Everything We Had.' Medium octavo, original red half cloth, illustrated with black and white plates. Signed by Al Santoli on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Nancy Etheredge.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 146833
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First Edition of About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution; Signed by Paul Davies
DAVIES, Paul.
About Time: Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995.
First edition of this work by the award-winning scientist. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Paul Davies on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Cheung Tai.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 133205
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First edition of Michael Holroyd's Unreceived Opinions; inscribed by him to photographer Sally Soames
HOLROYD, Michael.
Unreceived Opinions: Thoughts on Writers and Writing.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1974.
First edition of the award-winning biographer's collection of literary essays. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Sally with love M Holroyd." 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 Thatcher, Sean Connery, Rudolf Nureyev, Alec Guinness and Andy Warhol. Soames, who was known to be a warm and personal journalist, performed extensive research on the subjects of…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 126853
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First edition of Susan Cheever's Home Before Dark; inscribed by her to Ken Burrows
CHEEVER, Susan.
Home Before Dark: A Biographical Memoir of John Cheever by His Daughter.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984.
First edition of Cheever's candid portrait of her father, John Cheever. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "New York City October 1984 To Burrows with love from his old friend Susan." The recipient, American litigator Kenneth David Burrows married American novelist Erica Jong in 1989. Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which became famously controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. Written in the first person and narrated by its protagonist, 29-year-old American poet Isadora Wing, Fear of…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 142633
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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 Fanny in France: Travel Adventures of a Chef's Daughter, with Recipes; Warmly Inscribed by Alice Waters
WATERS, Alice with Bob Carrau; Illustrations by Ann Arnold.
Fanny in France: Travel Adventures of a Chef’s Daughter, with Recipes.
New York: The Viking Press, 2016.
First edition of this work for anyone who loves France, food and adventure. Quarto, illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Alexis with love, Alice Waters." Fine in a fine dust jacket, gift inscription on the verso of the front free endpaper. Illustrated by Ann Arnold.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 45672
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One Hundred & One Ballades; Inscribed by H.S. Mackintosh
MACKINTOSH, H.S.; Winifred Agar; Sidney Allnut; Maurice Baring; Hilaire Belloc; E.C. Bentley; Cecil Chesterton; Geoffrey Howard; Diggory King; Theodore Maynard; J.B. Morton; J.S. Phillimore; T. Michael Pope; C.K. Scott-Moncrieff; J.C. Squire; R. Weatherhead; Louis Wharton.
One Hundred & One Ballades.
London: Cobden-Sanderson, 1931.
First edition, second printing of this collection of narrative poetry, some of which appear for the first time here. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with engravings by John Nash. Presentation copy, inscribed by H.S. Mackintosh, "To Miss S. Fraser-Luckis from H.S. Mackintosh. September 1937." In very good condition with some toning to the spine and light rubbing to the extremities.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 147098
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First Edition of Exit Ghost; Signed by Philip Roth
ROTH, Philip.
Exit Ghost.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007.
First edition of the author's final novel in his acclaimed Zuckerman series. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 1589
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First Edition of New Worlds to Conquer; Signed by Richard Halliburton
HALLIBURTON, Richard.
New Worlds to Conquer.
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1929.
First edition of the third legendary travel-adventure book from this author. Medium octavo, original olive green cloth with gilt titles, beveled edges, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece of the author at the summit of Popocatepetl, illustrated with photographs throughout. Boldly signed by Richard Halliburton on the front free endpaper. In very good condition, owner signature to the half-title page.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 145248
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First edition of Brian Moore's No Other Life; inscribed by him to famed photographer Sally Soames
MOORE, Brian.
No Other Life.
London: Bloomsbury, 1993.
First edition of the award-winning novelist's gripping drama. Octavo, original cloth, ribbon bound in. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Sally Soames L'Image B S Moore." 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 Thatcher, Sean Connery, Rudolf Nureyev, Alec Guinness and Andy Warhol. Soames, who was known to be a warm and personal journalist, performed extensive research on her…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 126419
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Rude Rhymes: Mother Goose Goes Behind the Bike Shed; Inscribed by Michael Rosen
ROSEN, Michael.
Rude Rhymes: Mother Goose Goes Behind the Bike Shed.
London: Andre Deutsch Limited, 1989.
Early printing. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issue. Inscribed by the author opposite the title page, "hello Eileen Michael Rosen was here." In fine condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 82141
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Daniel Yergin's The Prize: The Epic Quest For Oil, Money and Power; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
YERGIN, Daniel.
The Prize. The Epic Quest For Oil, Money and Power.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.
Early printing of "the best history of oil ever written" (Business Week), which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Jack- With gratitude for the opportunity to be part of the AMC '91 and appreciation for the gracious hospitality Best wishes, Daniel Yergin Jan 3, '99 Pittsburgh." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 120452
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First Edition of John Irving's A Widow for One Year; Signed by Him
IRVING, John.
A Widow for One Year.
Toronto: Alred A. Knopf, 1998.
First Canadian edition of Irving's powerful ninth novel. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Irving on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 230
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DANIEL J. BOORSTIN'S THE AMERICANS: THE COLONIAL EXPERIENCE; LENGTHILY INSCRIBED BY HIM
BOORSTIN, David.
The Americans: The Colonial Experience.
New York: Random House, 1973.
Early printing of the final volume in Boorstin's The Americans series. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Jim Wooley - fellow Oklahoman and explorer of American history - with warm regards from Dan Boorstin July 30, 1973." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 36598
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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 Tremor; Signed by Award-winning poet Adam Zagajewski
ZAGAJEWSKI, Adam.
Tremor: Selected Poems.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1985.
First edition of the poet's first book to be published in English. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Adrienne- with best wishes, Adam Zagajewski Houseton, May 2004." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Cathy Saksa. Laid in is a black and white photograph of the author.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 147466
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“A WOMAN IS LIKE A TEABAG - ONLY IN HOT WATER DO YOU REALIZE HOW STRONG SHE IS”: First Edition of My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan; Inscribed by Her
REAGAN, Nancy.
My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan.
New York: Random House, 1989.
First edition of Nancy Reagan's memoirs. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Gene Williams Best Wishes Nancy Reagan Apr '92." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino. Written in collaboration with William Novak.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 1860
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"in grateful appreciation of her friendship- with sincerest and affectionate regards": First Edition of Turner Catledge's My Life and The Times; Inscribed by Him
CATLEDGE, Turner.
My Life and The Times.
New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1971.
First edition of this autobiography by the New York Times journalist and editor. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Marian Heishell in grateful appreciation of her friendship- with sincerest and affectionate regards. Turner Catledge." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 109372
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First Corgi Yearling Edition of Spring-Heeled Jack; inscribed by Philip Pullman
PULLMAN, Philip. Illustrated by David Mostyn.
Spring-Heeled Jack: A Story of Bravery and Evil.
London: Corgi Yearling Books, 1998.
First Corgi Yearling edition of Pullman's fantastic adventure story. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Best wishes Eileen - Philip Pullman." In fine condition. Cover illustration by Peter Bailey. Inside Illustrations by David Mostyn.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 89122
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First Edition of The Course of My Life; Signed by Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Edward Heath
HEATH, Edward.
The Course of My Life: My Autobiography.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1998.
First edition of this historical snapshot and autobiography. Octavo, original navy boards, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed by Edward Heath on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 146787
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First Edition of Bob Schieffer and Gary Paul Gates' The Acting President; Signed by Nancy Reagan
SCHIEFFER, Bob and Gary Paul Gates [Ronald and Nancy Reagan].
The Acting President.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1989.
First edition of this intimate history of the Reagan administrations. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Nancy Reagan on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Adelson. Accompanied by a schedule of events from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in November of 1997; the event 'November 25, 1997 - Mrs. Reagan Booksigning' is circled.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 147176
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"a species that all got along perfectly with each other would never make it to the stars": Buzz Aldrin and John Barnes' Encounter with Tiber; Inscribed by Buzz Aldrin
ALDRIN, Buzz and John Barnes.
Encounter with Tiber.
New York: Aspect Warner Books, Inc, 1996.
First edition, early printing of this incredible science fiction saga made in collaboration with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin and 'Mother of Storms' author John Barnes. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Andy Andres and John Solie. Presentation copy, inscribed by Aldrin on the title page, "To Ben Hacker Ad Astra Via Mars Buzz Aldrin." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Don Puckey. Jacket illustration by Bob Eggleton.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 147214
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"I'm drawn to characters who see the future, or think they do": First Edition of Avenue of Mysteries; Signed by John Irving
IRVING, John.
Avenue of Mysteries.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015.
First edition of the award-winning author's fourteenth title. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by John Irving on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Emily Pracher. Jacket photograph by Karina Juárez. Author photograph by Everett Irving.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 145157
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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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First Edition of John McPhee's The Deltoid Seed; Inscribed by Him
MCPHEE, John.
The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973.
First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author, "For Mike Hutcheson many thanks and all the best John McPhee Bradford 1/23/89." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 2544
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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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In the Wake of the Crisis; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz
STIGLITZ, Joseph; Olivier Blanchard; David Romer and Michael Spence.
In the Wake of the Crisis: Leading Economists Reassess Economic Policy.
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2012.
Early printing of this work in which prominent economists reconsider the fundamentals of economic policy for a post-crisis world. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 10900
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First edition of Eric Linklater's Position at Noon; one of only 250 copies signed by him and illustrator Hans Tisdall
LINKLATER, Eric. Decorations by Hans Tisdall.
Position at Noon.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1958.
First edition and signed limited edition of Linklater's classic novel. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. With decorations by Hans Tisdall. One of 250 numbered copies signed by the author and illustrator, this is number 247. Near fine in the original glassine jacket with printed paper flaps which is in good condition.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 128153
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Signed Limited First Edition of John O'Hara's Lovey Childs: A Philadelphian's Story
O'HARA, John .
Lovey Childs: A Philadelphian’s Story.
New York : Random House, 1969.
Signed limited first edition of this novel by the author of Appointment in Samarra, number 166 of 200 examples. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in the original acetate dust jacket in the fine publisher's cardboard slipcase.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 120671
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First Edition of Patrick Leigh Fermor's The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos; Signed by Artemis Cooper
FERMOR, Patrick Leigh.
The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos.
New York: John Murray, 2013.
First edition. Octavo, original boards, illustrated endpapers. Signed by Artemis Cooper on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ed Kluz.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 140032
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First Edition of When Boyhood Dreams Come True; Inscribed by James T. Farrell
FARRELL, James T.
When Boyhood Dreams Come True.
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1946.
First edition of this work by the author of Studs Lonigan. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For JW Miller With best wishes James A. Farrell." Very good in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 114731
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The Affluent Society; Signed by John Kenneth Galbraith
GALBRAITH, John Kenneth.
The Affluent Society.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998.
First edition of the 40th anniversary of the economist's landmark work. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by John Kenneth Galbraith on the half-title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 118388
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First Edition of The Messiah of Stockholm; Signed by Cynthia Ozick
OZICK, Cynthia.
The Messiah of Stockholm.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.
First edition of this "truly intriguing mystery...Ozick brings off effects comparable to those of Isaac Bashevis Singer" (The New York Review of Books). Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Cynthia Ozick on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Rafal Olbinski. Jacket calligraphy by Gun Larson.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 145996
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"Our choices and how we handle them shape the people we become": First Edition of Hard Choices; Signed by Hillary Clinton
CLINTON, Hillary.
Hard Choices.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2014.
First edition of this compelling memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with color photographs. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, "Hillary." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 147227
