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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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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 American edition of Ron Padgett's Great Balls of Fire; Inscribed by him
PADGETT, Ron.
Great Balls of Fire.
Chicago: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969.
First American edition of the poet's 1969 collection. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Shelly a [Great] idea... Gary Cooper Oscar Homosexual" and signed on the title page, "Ron Padgett." In near fine condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 129719
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First edition of The National Archives of The United States; inscribed by Herman J. Viola and Robert M. Warner
VIOLA, Henry J. Introduction by David McCullough.
The National Archives of The United States.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1984.
First edition of this guide to the "nation's attic." Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with original photographs by Jonathan Wallen. Foreword by Robert M. Warner. Introduction by David McCullough. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To John Vernon, Herman J. Viola" and Robert M. Warner who contributed the introduction, "All good wishes Robert M. Warner." In near fine condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 132623
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First Edition of The End of the Earth; Inscribed by Him
MATTHIESSEN, Peter.
End of the Earth: Voyages to Antarctica.
Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2003.
First edition of this “luminous and haunting work . . . the contemporary Thoreau" (The Wall Street Journal). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Ian Kind Regards Peter Matthiessen." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bea Jackson. With photographs by Birgit Freybe Bateman.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 130747
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First edition of Michael Palin's Sahara; inscribed by him
PALIN, Michael. Photographs by Basil Pao.
Sahara.
New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2003.
First edition of Palin's incredible retelling of his journey across the Sahara Desert. Quarto, original boards, patterned endpapers, photographs by Basil Pao. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Glenn - Don't eat the camel! Michael Palin." 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. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cover design by Basil Pao.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 119797
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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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First Edition of Archer Mayor's Borderlines; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
MAYOR, Archer.
Borderlines.
New York: Putnam, 1990.
First edition of the author’s second mystery in his acclaimed Joe Gunther series. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, Lengthily inscribed and dated by the author in the year of publication, "To ______- Unofficial booster extraordinaire. May all your reading of my purple prose be white-knuckled affairs. All the best- Archer Mayor Dec. 1990." Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Walter Harper.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 117
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First Edition of Fannie Flagg's A Redbird Christmas; Warmly Inscribed by Her
FLAGG, Fannie.
A Redbird Christmas.
New York: Random House, 2004.
First edition of this enchanting Christmas classic. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Sweet Marilyn Perry- Much Love Fannie Flagg." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Aleta Rafton.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 118788
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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 P.J. O'Rourke's Eat the Rich; humorously inscribed by him
O'ROURKE, P.J.
Eat The Rich: A Treatise on Economics.
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1998.
First edition, early printing of the best-selling author's economic treatise. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Lucie Bon Appetite! P. J. O'Rourke 4/27/99 NYC." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Whitney Cookman and Charles Rue Woods.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 133080
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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 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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"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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Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own; Signed by Eddie Glaude
GLAUDE, Jr..
Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own.
New York: Crown, 2020.
First edition, early printing of this "unparalleled masterpiece of social criticism" (Imani Perry). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Eddie Glaude on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 117519
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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 P.J. O'Rourke's All the Trouble in the World; signed by him
O'ROURKE, P.J.
All the Trouble in the World: The Lighter Side of Overpopulation, Famine, Ecological Disaster, Ethnic Hatred, Plague, and Poverty.
New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1994.
First edition of the author's humorous analysis of widespread global issues. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the half-title page, P.J. O'Rourke April 27, 1999 NYC." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Evelyn Kim.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 133081
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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
