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"Life is a circle you come back to a lot of interests that you had early in life": First Edition of In Search of Memory; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning Scientist Eric Kandel
KANDEL, Eric R.
In Search Of Memory.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2006.
First edition of the scientist's autobiography which deals with the groundbreaking work on the biological process of memory, which earned him the Nobel Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For John Life is a circle you come back to a lot of interests that you had early in life. With warm regards Eric Kandel." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 110821
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"Investment strategy is the first issue that investors should consider": First Edition of John C. Bogle's Common Sense on Mutual Funds; Inscribed by Him
BOGLE, John C.
Common Sense on Mutual Funds.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
First edition of the best book on index investing ever published. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Amy Later, With best wishes John C. Bogle." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Don Welsh. Foreword by Peter L. Bernstein.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 112469
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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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"THERE ARE PORTIONS OF THE REAL WORLD, OBJECTIVE FACTS IN THE WORLD, THAT ARE ONLY FACTS BY HUMAN AGREEMENT": FIRST EDITION OF SEARLE'S THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOCIAL REALITY; SIGNED BY HIM
SEARLE, John R.
The Construction of Social Reality.
New York: The Free Press, 1995.
First edition of Searle's reply to Derrida's philosophy of deconstruction. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Searle on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket painting by Henri Matisse.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 88030
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First Edition of Nobel Prize-winning economist Vernon L. Smith's Autobiography Discovery; Inscribed by Him
SMITH, Vernon L.
Discovery: A Memoir.
Bloomington, IL: Author House, 2008.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist's memoir. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, "For John with kind regards, Vernon 9-16-2015." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 133721
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"That it happened as it did and that it now forms parts of reality is moving proof of the power of fiction, that beguiling lie which every so often comes true in the most unexpected ways": First American edition of Mario Vargas Llosa's The Language of Passion; inscribed by him to fellow poet Robert Lima
LLOSA, Mario Vargas.
The Language of Passion: Selected Commentary.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003.
First American edition of this selection of commentary from Vargas Llosa's "Touchstone" column. Octavo, original half cloth. Translated by Natasha Wimmer. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Con recordo afection para Roberto Lima, de tu viejo amigo M V/L 10 de abril de 208." The recipient, Cuban-born American award-winning poet, literary critic, and playwright Robert Lima was a professor emeritus of Spanish and Comparative Literatures at Pennsylvania State University, as well as fellow emeritus of the Institute for the Arts and Humanistic Studies. His passion for archaeology and the connected mythologies of various civilizations motivated…
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 137075
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First Edition of The Stone Raft; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author Jose Saramago
SARAMAGO, Jose.
Stone Raft.
New York: Harcourt, 1995.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's third book to be translated into English. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed and dated by Jose Saramago on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 139
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First Edition of Marcella Cucina; Inscribed by Marcella Hazan
HAZAN, Marcella.
Marcella Cucina.
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1997.
First edition of this collection of recipes by Hazan. Quarto, original glossy boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs by Alison Harris. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Doris best wishes! Marcella Hazan." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Joel Avirom.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 143511
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Words of Mercury; Signed by Patrick Leigh Fermor
FERMOR, Patrick Leigh; Edited by Artemis Cooper.
Words of Mercury.
London: John Murray, 2003.
Early printing of this collection of essays by Leigh Fermor. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Leigh Fermor on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket designed by Octavius Murray. Edited by Artemis Cooper.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 78903
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"For Susie and Paul Old and good Friends": First Edition of Malamud's Idiots First; Inscribed by Him
MALAMUD, Bernard.
Idiots First.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Company, 1963.
First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Susie and Paul Old and good friends Bern." The recipients, Suzanne and Paul Shrag were close friends of Malamud and brother of printmaker Karl Schrag. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marshall Lee. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell box.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 10017
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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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"And wherever they are, those Borgias, may they rest in peace": First edition of Gregory Maguire's Mirror Mirror; inscribed by him
MAGUIRE, Gregory.
Mirror Mirror.
New York: ReganBooks, 2003.
First edition of the author of Wicked's lyrical revision of the tale of Snow White. Octavo, original pictorial boards, frontispiece. Designed by Judith Stagnitto Abbate. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "'And wherever they are, those Borgias, may they rest in peace.' Gregory Maguire April 2007." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Douglas Smith. Author photograph by Jill Walsh.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 126382
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"I have the only key to your heart I can stop you falling apart": First Edition of Horse’s 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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George Reisman's The Government Against the Economy; signed by him
REISMAN, George. Introduction by William E. Simon.
The Government Against the Economy: The Story of the U.S. Government’s On-going Destruction of the American Economic System through Price Control.
Ottawa, Illinois: Jameson Books, 1979.
First edition, early printing of Reisman's argument against regulated price controls. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by George Reisman on the title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 115809
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First Edition of Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith; Inscribed by Him
SMITH, Tommie.
Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith.
Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2007.
First edition of this powerful autobiography by the Olympic gold medalist. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, "6-7-07 To Philip Health and Wellness. Faith Tommie Smith." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kate Nichols. Written with David Steele.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 117848
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First Edition of Through Joy and Beyond: A Pictorial Biography of C.S. Lewis; Signed by Walter Hooper
HOOPER, Walter [C.S. Lewis].
Through Joy and Beyond: A Pictorial Biography of C.S. Lewis.
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co, 1982.
First edition of this biography on C.S. Lewis. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Walter Hooper on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 131584
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First Edition of Iris Chang's Thread of the Silkworm; Warmly Inscribed by her
CHANG, Iris.
Thread of the Silkworm.
New York: Basic Books, 1995.
First edition of the definitive biography of Tsien Hsue-Shen, the pioneer of the American space age. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the half-title page, "For Janean, Best wishes! Iris Chang." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 143051
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First Edition of Places I Never Meant To Be: Original Stories By Censored Writers; Inscribed by Judy Blume
BLUME, Judy.
Places I Never Meant To Be: Original Stories By Censored Writers.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999.
First edition of this collection of censored writings. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the editor in the year of publication on the title page, "To Lorrie Love, Judy Blume Sept. 1999." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lily Malcolm.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 144168
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First edition of Return to the Moon; inscribed by Harrison Schmitt
SCHMITT, Harrison. Foreword by Neil Armstrong.
Return to the Moon: Exploration, Enterprise, and Energy in the Human Settlement of Space.
New York: Copernicus Books in Association with Praxis Publishing, 2006.
First edition of the author's visionary plan for humankind's future in space. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Bob Harrison Schmitt Apollo 17." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jordan Rosenbum.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 144631
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First Edition of Return to Earth; Signed by Buzz Aldrin and Wayne Warga
ALDRIN, Buzz .
Return to Earth.
New York: Random House, 1973.
First edition of this work by the second man to walk on the moon. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin and inscribed by co-author Wayne Warga on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino. Written with Wayne Warga.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 146504
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"I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them": First Edition of Looking Forward: An Autobiography; Signed by President George H.W. Bush
BUSH, George H.W.
Looking Forward: An Autobiography.
New York: Doubleday, 1987.
First edition of George H.W. Bush's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by George Bush on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph of David Valdez. Jacket typography by David Gatti.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 147456
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J.B. A Play in Verse by Archibald MacLeish; Signed by Him
MACLEISH, Archibald .
J.B. A Play in Verse by Archibald MacLeish.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958.
First edition of this classic play. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Archibald MacLeish on the front free endpaper. In fine condition. Title page by Ismar David.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 131799
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First Edition of The Great American Heritage: The Story of the Five Eisenhower Brothers; Warmly Inscribed Bela Kornitzer to Boxing Legend Gene Tunney
KORNITZER, Bela.
The Great American Heritage: The Story of the Five Eisenhower Brothers.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1955.
First edition of this famed journalist's work on the Eisenhower brothers. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to the great boxing champion on the dedication page, "To Gene Tunney, who manifested that body and spirit are truly ---- [?]. With sincere admiration and affection, Bela, May 26, 1963, Stamford, Conn." Bela Kornitzer, a Hungarian-born journalist, made a career of interviewing prominent men. In 1940 he compiled his many interviews into a two-volume book, Fathers & Sons, which earned him a place on the Gestapo's most-wanted list. During the Nazi occupation, he sought protection for himself and for…
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 145646
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First Edition of Al Pacino: In Conversation with Lawrence Grobel; Signed by Academy Award-Winning Actor Al Pacino
PACINO, Al.
Al Pacino: In Conversation with Lawrence Grobel.
New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2006.
First edition of this collection of interviews on the Academy Award-winning actor. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Al Pacino on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Nagin.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 147476
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First American Edition of David's Sling: The Arming of Israel; Inscribed by Shimon Peres
PERES, Shimon.
David’s Sling.
New York: Random House, 1970.
First American edition of the story of the creation of Israel's armed strength. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated in 1971 in Hebrew by Shimon Peres on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jay J. Smith Studio. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $425.00 Item Number: 64048
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First Appearance of The Nobel Prize Winning-Author Saul Bellow's first Novel The Dangling Man; Signed by Him
BELLOW, Saul.
Partisan Review. Volume X, No. 5. September-October, 1943.
New York: Partisan Review, 1943.
Octavo, original Wrappers. Signed by Saul Bellow on the front panel. In near fine condition. Contains the Notes of a Dangling Man, an 18 page excerpt, with some revisions to create a cohesive story, from Saul Bellow's soon to be published first novel, Dangling Man, which was later published by Vanguard in 1944.
Price: $425.00 Item Number: 5665
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First Edition of Saul Bellow's Mosby's Memoirs and other Stories; Signed by Him
BELLOW, Saul.
Mosby’s Memoirs and other Stories.
New York: Viking Press, 1968.
First edition of the author's first collection of short stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page. Fine in a near fine jacket that shows very light rubbing to the black dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamson.
Price: $425.00 Item Number: 180
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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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"I always proudly said 'I am a Baptist and a Democrat' ": First Edition of Rebekah Baines Johnson's A Family Album; inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson to white house correspondent jack horner
JOHNSON, Rebekah Baines. Introduction by Lyndon B. Johnson.
A Family Album.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1965.
First edition of this work documenting Lyndon B. Johnson's family tree, prepared for him by his mother as a Christmas present to her son. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Introduction by Lyndon Baines Johnson. Association copy, inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson on the dedication page, "To Jack and Leota Horner from your friend and admirer Lyndon B. Johnson." The recipient, White House Correspondent Garnett D. Jack Horner, served as President of the White House Correspondents Association and covered Presidents from FDR to Gerald Ford. President Johnson often invited favored reporters to the LBJ Ranch, including Horner on multiple occasions throughout…
Price: $425.00 Item Number: 110560
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Signed limited edition of Sydney D. Smith's Grapes of Conflict; signed by Caesar Chavez, Chris Hartmire and Sydney Smith
SMITH, Sydney D. Foreword by Cesar Chavez.
Grapes of Conflict.
Pasadena: Hope Publishing House, 1987.
First edition, signed limited edition of Smith's account of the relationship between the Migrant Ministry and National Farm Workers Association in the 1960s farmworkers' movement. Octavo, original publisher's red velvet with gilt titles and tooling to the front panel. Singed by Caesar Chavez, Chris Hartmire and Sydney Smith on the signature page. In fine condition.
Price: $425.00 Item Number: 122036
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Photograph of musical director Saul Chaplin with legendary crooner Frank Sinatra; Signed by Saul Chaplin
CHAPLIN, Saul. (Frank Sinatra).
Saul Chaplin Signed Photograph.
Early black and white photograph of American composer and musical director Saul Chaplin with legendary crooner Frank Sinatra. Signed by Saul Chaplin. In near fine condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 73011
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Kenneth J. Roberts' Black Magic; inscribed by him
ROBERTS, Kenneth J.
Black Magic: An Account of its Beneficial Use in Italy, of its Perversion in Bavaria, and of Certain Tendencies Which Might Necessitate its Study in America.
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1924.
Early printing of Roberts' work on fascism in the 1920s. Octavo, original black cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece of Mussolini. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For S. D. Green with the best wishes of Kenneth J. Roberts Palm Beach January, 1927." In very good condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 96104
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First Edition of A Life of Picasso Volume II; Signed by John Richardson
RICHARDSON, John; with the collaboration of Marilyn McCully.
A Life of Picasso Volume II: 1907-1917: The Painter of Modern Life.
New York: Random House, 1996.
First edition of the second volume in Richardson's four-volume biography of the famous artist. Small quarto, original publisher's white embossed cloth, frontispiece of a self-portrait photograph by Picasso 1912, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs. Boldly signed by John Richardson on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 145269
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"You must play boldly to win": First Edition of Go For Broke; Inscribed by Arnold Palmer
PALMER, Arnold.
Go for Broke: My Philosophy of Winning Golf.
London: William Kimber and Co. Limited, 1974.
First British edition of this autobiographical golf instruction book from 'The King' of golf. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the fly leaf, "To Nora Best Regards Arnold Palmer." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ken Braren.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 145496
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First Edition of Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth, and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century; Warmly Inscribed by Alvin and Heidi Toffler
TOFFLER, Alvin.
Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth, and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century.
New York: Bantam Books, 1990.
First edition of this work by the author of Future Shock. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Sergio and the Munoz Family With warmth and respect from Alvin Toffler and Heidi Toffler." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 132352
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First edition of Jack Valenti's A Very Human President; inscribed by him to American journalist William Safire
VALENTI, Jack. [William Safire].
A Very Human President.
New York: W.W. Norton & Compan Inc, 1975.
First edition of Valenti's intimate biography of Lyndon Johnson. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Bill Safire - a wise and eloquent 'old pro' - and me dear and valued friend Jack Valenti." The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and supported him again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column…
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 135521
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First Edition of George Soros' The Age of Fallibility; Inscribed by Him
SOROS, George.
The Age of Fallibility: Consequences of the War on Terror.
New York: Public Affairs, 2006.
First edition of this work by the author of The Alchemy of Finance. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by George Soros on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 45092
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First edition of Michael Rosen's Arabian Frights and other Gories; Signed by Michael Rosen
ROSEN, Michael. Illustrated by Chris Fisher.
Arabian Frights and Other Gories.
London: Scholastic Children's Books, 1994.
First edition of Michael Rosen's children's classic. Octavo, original pictorial boards. Signed and dated by the author on the verso of the half-title page, "Aug 15 2004 Michael Rosen." In near fine condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 88126
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First Edition of The Films of Kirk Douglas; Signed by Him
THOMAS, Tony [Kirk Douglas].
The Films of Kirk Douglas.
Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press, 1972.
First edition of this work on the legendary actor Kirk Douglas. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout with over 400 photographs. Boldly signed by Kirk Douglas on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. With an introduction by Vincente Minnelli.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 110148
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Julia Child's The Way to Cook; Inscribed by Her
CHILD, Julia.
The Way To Cook.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
Later printing of this classic cookbook by Julia Child. Quarto, original boards, illustrated with photographs by Brian Leatart and Jim Scherer. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Lois Johnson Julia Child." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 146643