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Jacksonville, FL : High-Pitched Hum Publishing, 2011.
First edition of governor Ron DeSantis’ first book. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Ron and Carol – Faithful and strong! Ron DeSantis.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mary Fisher Design.
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New York : Warner Books, 2006.
First edition of this work by the daughter of the 41st President of the United States. Octavo, original boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by George H.W. Bush on the dedication page, “To Mark Wallace, Thanks for all you do for kids. Merry Christmas! George Bush, Dec. 20, 2007.” The recipient, Mark Wallace andContinue reading "My Father My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H.W. Bush."
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New York : Doubleday & Company, 1964.
First edition of Sloan’s influential work, which has since become a classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, warmly inscribed in the year of publication by the author on the half-title page, “For my good friend Ernest C. Arbuckle with my very best regards. Alfred P. Sloan New York Jan 17, 1964.” The recipient, ErnestContinue reading "My Years With General Motors."
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Boston : Little, Brown & Company and G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1979 & 1997.
First edition in English of the memoirs of Yitzhak Rabin. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Norme And Murty Lee With friendship Y. Rabin 8.25.80.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by John Renfer. PhotographContinue reading "The Rabin Memoirs."
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New York : Pegasus Books, 2024.
First edition of one of “the best nonfiction true crime books of all time” (Oprah Daily). Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, illustrated with photographs. Lengthily signed by the author with the last line of this work on the title page, “‘One day, he will die – and no one will send flowers.’ Deb Miller Landau.” FineContinue reading "A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton."
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New York : Speigel and Grau, 2010.
First edition of this work by the Grammy Award-winning artist. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Jay-Z on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rodrigo Corral.
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New York : Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1954.
First edition of the autobiography of one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz, Louis “Pops” Armstrong. Octavo, original half cloth, top stain red, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by the musician and his bandmate, jazz clarinetist Barney Bigard, on the half-title page. Barney Bigard (1906–1980) wasContinue reading "Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans."
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948-54.
First edition of the author’s monumental Pulitzer Prize-winning work, widely considered the definitive biography of Washington. Octavo, six volumes, original black cloth, spines lettered in gilt, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, with Vol. I inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Autographed for Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Ramage with every good wish DouglasContinue reading "George Washington: A Biography."
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London : Dennis Dobson, 1958.
First edition, second printing of Robeson’s powerful first book. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Ownership stamp to the front free endpaper. Jacket photograph by Al Burneu.
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New York : Random House, 1937.
First edition of this autobiography of Angelo Herndon. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, top stain black, frontispiece of Angelo Herndon, illustrated with three black and white photographs. Fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and chipping.
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London : Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1927.
First edition, second printing of the first two volumes of Churchill’s The World Crisis. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "The World Crisis 1916-1918."
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New York : Random House, 1962.
First edition of the autobiography of the legendary baseball manager written in his inimitable style. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “To Sil Good Luck From A N.Y. Mets Manager Casey Stengel.” Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. PhotographContinue reading "Casey at the Bat: The Story of My Life in Baseball."
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London : Macdonald, 1957.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “To Esther Meyer this book is dedicated with thanks for her good work in the service of our cause and with my best wishes- M Begin Nov 1957.” Near fineContinue reading "White Nights: The Story of a Prisoner in Russia."
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Edinburgh and London : Various Publishers, 1858-1885.
Uniformly bound set of twelve first editions of works by George Eliot. Octavo, thirty volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards by Club Bindery with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. The set is comprised of twelve first editions including herContinue reading "The Works of George Eliot: Scenes of Clerical Life, Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, Romola, Felix Holt the Radical, The Spanish Gypsy, The Legend of Jubal and Other Poems, Daniel Deronda, Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life, Theophrastus Such, Essays and Leaves From a Notebook."
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New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1949.
First editions of the autobiography of the first president of Israel. Octavo, 2 volumes, frontispiece of Weizmann in volume one. Near fine in very good dust jackets, inscription to the front free endpaper of volume one. Uncommon in the original dust jackets.
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New York : Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc, 1973.
First edition of this autobiography that captures and reveals NBA All-Star Wilt Chamberlain as “a complex, diverse, immensely self-assured and self-possessed human being” (David Shaw). Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Peace Wilt Chamberlain.” Near fine in a near fineContinue reading "Wilt: Just Like Any Other 7-Foot Black Millionaire Who Lives Next Door."
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New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1985.
First edition of this biography of Nancy Sinatra’s legendary father. Square quarto, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with over 400 photographs and a selective illustrated discography, with a filmography, bibliography, and appendices. Boldly signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Love, Nancy Sinatra Nov. 15, 1985.” FineContinue reading "Frank Sinatra: My Father."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1974.
First edition of Caro’s Pulitzer-Prize winning work on Robert Moses. Thick octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with numerous photographs and maps, top edge red. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To George Labalme – George, I think I’ve known you for almost as many years as its been sinceContinue reading "The Power Broker."
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New York : Doubleday & Company, 1964.
First edition of Sloan’s influential work, which has since become a classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the page preceding the half-title page, “Alfred P. Sloan Jr. New York Jan 29, 1965.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratkin. Jacket painting of Sloan by RobertContinue reading "My Years With General Motors."
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New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955-1966.
First editions of the complete set of the biography of the only president of the Confederate States. Octavo, four volumes, publisher’s original half-cloth, top stains, frontispiece, with cartographic endpapers in Confederate President. Boldly signed by the author in three of the volumes: on the Montgomery Edition tipped in leaf for the Civil War Book ClubContinue reading "Jefferson Davis: American Patriot 1808-1861; Confederate President; Tragic Hero 1864-1889; Private Letters 1823-1889."
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New York : Farrar & Rinehart Incorporated, 1931.
First edition of Sanger’s remarkable first autobiography with the publisher’s device to the copyright page. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with twenty black and white photographs. Presentation copy, with a full page inscription by the author, “Wash D.C. Jan 18, 1934 To R.L. Rollio With my appreciation and gratitude for courteous consideration to the members ofContinue reading "My Fight For Birth Control."
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New York : Farrar & Rinehart Incorporated, 1931.
First edition of Sanger’s remarkable first autobiography with the publisher’s device to the copyright page. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with twenty black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Margaret Sanger on the front free endpaper. Very good in the scarce first issue dust jacket which is in very good condition.
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London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1951-1960.
The De Luxe Yale edition of the private papers of James Boswell. Tall octavo, 6 volumes, original publisher’s half vellum with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt coat of arms to each front panel, top edge gilt, ribbons bound in, frontispiece to each volume, illustrated, folding maps. In fine condition. A very attractive set.
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London : Printed for Thomas Kelly, 1821-1822.
First edition of Thornton’s satirical reinterpretation of the famous libertine legend. Octavo, two volumes bound in full crushed levant morocco by Lloyd with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt scrolling and cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles stamp-signed by Lloyd,Continue reading "Don Juan. Volume the First and Don Juan; Volume the Second: Containing His Life in London, Or, A True Picture of the British Metropolis."
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Bush Koch, Doro [George H.W. Bush]
Landau, Deb Miller
Chamberlain, Wilt; David Shaw
Strode, Hudson [Jefferson Davis]
Boswell, James. Edited by Frank Brady and Frederick A. Pottle
Thornton, Alfred
