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First Edition of Jeane Kirkpatrick's The Withering Away of the Totalitarian State; Inscribed by Her to William Safire
KIRKPATRICK, Jeane J. [William Safire].
The Withering Away of the Totalitarian State and Other Surprises.
Washington, D.C: The AEI Press, 1990.
First edition of this work by Ambassador Kirkpatrick, who played a major role in the foreign policy of the Ronald Reagan administration. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Bill Safire Columnist extraordinaire. With admiration and friendship. Jeane Kirkpatrick. December, 1990." 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 again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns…
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 127827
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First Edition of John le Carre's Mission Song; Signed by Him
LE CARRE, John.
Mission Song.
London: Viking, 2006.
First edition of this work by the author of The Spy Who Came In From the Cold. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by John le Carre on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 131338
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First Edition of Graham Greene's The Quiet American
GREENE, Graham.
The Quiet American.
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1955.
First edition of Greene's classic novel of exploration of love, innocence, and morality in Vietnam. Octavo, original blue cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket with light wear, contemporary inscription to the front free endpaper.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 146235
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First Edition of Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin: A Novel; Signed by Him
MCCANN, Colum.
Let the Great World Spin: A Novel.
New York: Random House, 2009.
First edition of the author's classic work, winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Colum McCann on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robbin Schiff and Anna Bauer. Jacket drawing by Matteo Pericoli.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 136771
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Never Panic Early; Signed by Astronaut Fred Haise
HAISE, Fred.
Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut’s Journey.
Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Books, 2022.
First edition, early printing of the extraordinary autobiography of astronaut Fred Haise, one of only 24 men to fly to the moon. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper on a Smithsonian bookplate, "Fred Haise Apollo 13 LMP." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gary Tooth. Foreword by Gene Kranz.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 146505
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MARK TWAIN'S (BURLESQUE) AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND FIRST ROMANCE
TWAIN, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens].
Mark Twain’s (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance.
New York: Sheldon & Company, n.d.
First edition, second issue of Twain's third book with the Ball, Black, & Co. advertisement on verso of the title page (BAL 3326). Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated and extra-illustrated with a tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece of Twain. In good condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 138264
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First Edition of Ian Falconer's Olivia Forms a Band; Signed by Him
FALCONER, Ian.
Olivia Forms a Band.
New York: Atheneum, 2006.
First edition of the fourth book in Falconer's acclaimed Olivia series. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Ian Falconer on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 91657
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First Edition of Charles Elihu Slocum's The Life and Services of Major-General Henry Warner Slocum
SLOCUM, Charles Elihu.
The Life and Services of Major-General Henry Warner Slocum.
Toledo, Ohio: The Slocum Publishing Company, 1913.
First edition of the biography of one of the youngest major generals in the Union Army. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, top edge red. In very good condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 133028
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"He expressed the unconquerable spirit of the nation": limited edition Spode bone china Winston Churchill plate
[CHURCHILL, Winston S.].
The Churchill Plate.
Stoke-on-Trent, England: Spode, .
Rare limited edition Churchill Spode bone china plate. One of a limited edition of five thousand numbered plates commissioned by Thomas Goode and Co. Ltd. of London, this is number 860. The plate features a portrait of Churchill flanked by rampant lions and surrounded by a botanical gilt border. Founded by Josiah Spode in 1770, Spode pottery is renowned for perfecting the technique for transfer printing in underglaze blue on fine earthenware and credited with developing, around 1790, the formula for fine bone china that was generally adopted by the industry. In fine condition. The plate measures 10.5 inches in…
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 117035
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First Edition of Miles Smeeton's Once is Enough; From the library of Adventurer and Explorer Steve Fossett
SMEETON, Miles; Foreword by Nevil Shute.
Once is Enough.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959.
First edition of this "unique among books of maritime adventure" (New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original cloth. From the library of of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon Spirit of Freedom. He completed the 2002 trip in 13 days, 8 hours, and 33 minutes and set records for both the Longest Distance Flown Solo in a Balloon and Fastest Balloon Flight Around the World. Fossett was also one of sailing’s…
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 112199
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First Edition of Tom Stoppard's Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth; Signed by Him
STOPPARD, Tom.
Dogg’s Hamlet, Cahoot’s Macbeth.
London: Faber and Faber, 1980.
First edition of this classic play. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Tom Stoppard on the title page. In near fine condition. Cover photograph by Bob Chase.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 128109
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First Vintage Books edition of Bob Colacello's Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Close Up; inscribed by him to Bill Zwecker
COLACELLO, Bob. [Andy Warhol] [William Safire].
Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Close Up.
New York: Vintage Books, 2014.
First Vintage Books edition of "by far the best of Andy Warhol's portraits, including his own" (George Plimpton). Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front endpaper in the year of publication, "To Bill Zwecker, with fondness, Bob Colacello 2014 Chicago." The recipient, Bill Zwecker, was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaper star (his late mother, Peg Zwecker, was the fashion editor of the Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News), Zwecker began his journalism career in the 1980s and has since interviewed some of the most renowned celebrities across…
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 133037
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First Edition of Howard Norman's Northern Tales: Traditional Stories of Eskimo and Indian People
NORMAN, Howard.
Northern Tales: Traditional Stories of Eskimo and Indian Peoples.
New York: Pantheon Books, 1990.
First edition of this spellbinding collection of tales of the far North. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Angela Skouras.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 135334
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Jacob Bigelow's Florula Bostoniensis. A Collection of Plants of Boston and Its Vicinity
BIGELOW, Jacob.
Florula Bostoniensis. A Collection of Plants of Boston and Its Vicinity, With Their Generic and Specific Characters, Principal Synonyms, Descriptions, Places of Growth, and Time of Flowering, and Occasional Remarks.
Boston: Published by Cummings, Hilliard & Co, 1824.
Enlarged and second edition of Bigelow's authoritative work on the flora of Boston and its vicinity. Octavo, original boards, rebacked, greatly enlarged and with a significant glossary of botanical terms. In very good condition. Period ownership inscriptions and notations.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 137356
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Rare accordion-fold album of photographic views of the city of New Orleans
Souvenir of New Orleans.
Columbus, Ohio: Ward Brothers, 1885.
Rare accordion-fold album of photographic views of the city of New Orleans including Canal Street, City Hall, the Charles Hotel, the Louisiana Jockey Club, the West End, Margaret Statue, and Louisiana Cavalry Monument. Small octavo, original boards elaborately stamped in blind with gilt titles and tooling to the front panel. In very good condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 117530
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First Edition of John Glenn: A Memoir; Signed by Him
GLENN, John with Nick Taylor.
John Glenn: A Memoir.
New York: Bantam, 1999.
First edition of the autobiography of the first American to orbit the Earth. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, "Best wishes- John Glenn." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 147442