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First Edition of A Time To Heal; Signed by Gerald R. Ford and Justice John Paul Stevens
FORD, Gerald R. [John Paul Stevens].
A Time To Heal.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1979.
First edition of the 38th president of the United States' autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Gerald Ford and additionally signed by Justice John Paul Stevens. In 1970, President Richard Nixon appointed Stevens to the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Five years later, President Gerald Ford successfully nominated Stevens to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Justice William O. Douglas. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Desirable signed by Ford and Stevens.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 132474
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“THE UNBELIEVABLE COINCIDENCES… JUST COULDN’T HAPPEN—AND YET THEY DID”: PORTRAIT OF THE ASSASSIN, warmly inscribed BY PRESIDENT FORD To Close Personal Friend and Mayor of Pittsburgh Bob O'Connor
FORD, Gerald R. and John R. Stiles.
Portrait of an Assassin.
New York : Simon and Schuster, 1965.
First edition of the first book about the Kennedy assassination and Lee Harvey Oswald to be authored by a member of the Warren Commission, boldly signed by Ford. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Bob O'Connor with warmest personal regards and very best wishes. Gerald R. Ford." The recipient, Bob O'Connor was the mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a close personal friend of Ford. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carl Smith. Photograph on the front of jacket by James Murray. Housed in a custom half morocco…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 125682
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First Edition of Henry Ford's Moving Forward; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
FORD, Henry.
Moving Forward.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1930.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Written with Samuel Crowther.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 133594
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First Edition of Henry Ford's Moving Forward; From the Ford Motor Company Archives
FORD, Henry.
Moving Forward.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1930.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. From the Ford Motor Company Archives with their stamp to the front free endpaper. Written with Samuel Crowther.
Price: $225.00 Item Number: 141444
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“Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success": Rare Stock Certificate for the Ford Motor Company of Canada; Signed by American Industrialist Henry Ford
FORD, Henry.
Henry Ford Signed Stock Certificate for the Ford Motor Company.
Walkerville, Ontario: The Ford Company of Canada Limited, 1908.
Rare Ford Motor Company stock certificate signed by American industrialist Henry Ford. Quarto, one page partially printed and accomplished in manuscript with red embossed seal, the certificate is dated December 17, 1908 as certificate #100 and issues 20 shares in the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd. Signed by Henry Ford as President of the Company and additionally signed by Gordon Morton McGregor as Secretary. Matted and framed with a portrait of Ford and an informational placard. In fine condition. The piece measures 18 inches by 25.25 inches. An exceptional piece.
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 146752
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"WITHOUT DOUBT ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT BOOKS OF THE CENTURY" FIRST EDITION OF HENRY FORD'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY MY LIFE AND WORK; INSCRIBED BY SAMUEL CROWTHER
FORD, Henry. In collaboration with Samuel Crowther.
My Life and Work.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1922.
First edition of one of the most significant books of the 20th century. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Ford. Presentation copy, inscribed by co-author Samuel Crowther on the front free endpaper, "To J.H. Turgue with the compliments of Samuel Crowther 9th April 1924." Crowther was a prominent journalist who dedicated his writing career to publishing biographies of famous industrialists and collaborating with some of them to produce works that conveyed their ideas to the public. The most prominent and enduring collaboration was with Henry Ford. In very good condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 140980
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"WITHOUT DOUBT ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT BOOKS OF THE CENTURY": HENRY FORD'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY MY LIFE AND WORK; IN THE RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET
FORD, Henry. In collaboration with Samuel Crowther.
My Life and Work.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1922.
Early printing of one of the most significant books of the 20th century. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Ford. Very good in the very good dust jacket, inscription to the front free endpaper. Rare in the original dust jacket.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 141445
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"The first time I saw Felix, he had no trousers on": First edition of Hilary Ford's Felix Walking
FORD, Hilary.
Felix Walking.
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1958.
First edition of the first book published under Youd's pseudonym Hilary Ford. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Contemporary inscription to the front free endpaper.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 96197
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Julia Ellsworth Ford's Imagina; illustrated by Arthur Rackham and Lauren Ford
FORD, Julia Ellsworth.
Imagina.
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1923.
Second edition of Ford's melancholic children's tale. Quarto, original cloth, with illustrations in color by Arthur Rackham and Lauren Ford. Very good in the original dust jacket which shows significant wear.
Price: $95.00 Item Number: 142358
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First edition of Julia Ellsworth Ford's Snickerty Nick; illustrated by Arthur Rackham
FORD, Julia Ellsworth. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Snickerty Nick.
New York: Moffat, Yard & Co, 1919.
First edition of the author's beloved children's tale. Quarto, original publisher's cloth, illustrated by Arthur Rackham with color frontispiece, two color plates, and numerous in-text black and white illustrations. In very good condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 142503
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Signed limited first edition of Lauren Ford's The Ageless Story; Signed by the author with an original watercolor painting of a singing angel
FORD, Lauren.
The Ageless Story.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1939.
Signed limited first edition of Lauren Ford's beloved retelling of the birth of Christ. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. One of only 350 copies, this is number 311. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper with an original watercolor drawing of a singing angel. In near fine condition. Housed in the original slipcase which is in very good condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 96512
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First edition of richard ford's the sportswriter; inscribed by him
FORD, Richard.
The Sportswriter.
New York : Vintage Books, 1986.
First edition of this paperback original as issued. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "For Elias Kanner with the very warmest wishes. Richard Ford January 8, 1990 NYC." In near fine condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 120536
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First Edition of Richard Ford's Wildlife; Inscribed by Him to Photographer Sally Soames
FORD, Richard.
Wildlife.
New York: Collins Harvill, 1990.
First British edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Sally So finally with love. From R. January 8, 1992 London." The recipient 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…
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 121321
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First edition of Richard Ford's The Ultimate Good Luck; lengthily inscribed by him to photographer Sally Soames
FORD, Richard.
The Ultimate Good Luck.
London: Collins Harvill, 1989.
First edition of Ford's second published novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to Sally Soames who contributed the author photograph for the dust jacket, "For Sally, Right! Better... Indeed. Genuine, ever complex... Richard Ford." 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…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 123277
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First edition of Richard Ford's A Piece of My Heart; signed by him
FORD, Richard.
A Piece of My Heart.
London: Collins Harvill, 1987.
First English edition of Ford's first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "Richard Ford July 2. 1987 London." From the collection of British photojournalist Sally Soames. 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…
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 124920
