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New York : Albert & Charles Boni, 1930.
First edition, early printing of this Einstein biography written by Rudolf Kayser, a German literary historian and husband to Albert Einstein’s stepdaughter Ilse under the pseudonym Anton Reiser. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. In near fine condition.
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New York : Pantheon Books, 1996.
Uncorrected proof of the first authorized biography of author, poet, and singer song-writer Leonard Cohen. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed by the author on the title page. In near fine condition.
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971.
First edition of this official account of the thirty-day Gulf Steam Drift. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Translated from the French by Denver Lindley.
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Fayetteville, North Carolina : Kimo Press, 2005.
First edition of this personal memoir of Civil Rights activism. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “Durham NC, 2023 For James, The narrative here concludes in early 1966. Chuck Fager. But fifty-plus years later, the story & the courageous black struggle goes on, in some ways asContinue reading "Eating Dr. King’s Dinner: A Memoir of the Movement 1963-1966."
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New York : Random House, 2003.
First edition of this powerful work, which tells the true story of a gifted man who loves the world and has set out to do all he can to cure it. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Melissa, Tracy Kidder.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.Continue reading "Mountains Beyond Mountains."
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New York : William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1986.
First edition of the full, unobscured story of Mr. and Mrs. America. Octavo, original half cloth, frontispiece portrait of Joe and Marilyn on their wedding day. Boldly signed by Joe Di Maggio on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Terry Fehr. Rare and desirable signed.
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London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1990.
First British edition of The Dalai Lama’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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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 very good dust jacket.
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New York : The Publishers Printing Co, 1908.
First edition of this work by Houdini regarding his one-time idol. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Houdini, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Harry Houdini on the front free endpaper. Bookplate to the front pastedown, in near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.
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Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928.
Limited manuscript edition of this complex and revealing biography of one of the most popular Presidents of the United States. Octavo, four volumes bound in the publisher’s cherry-red three-quarter crushed morocco at the Riverside Press with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments, top edge gilt, red silk ribbons tipped in, tissue-guardedContinue reading "Abraham Lincoln: 1809-1858."
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London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1998.
First edition of this historical snapshot and autobiography. Octavo, original navy boards, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed by Edward Heath on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Read more![If You Ask Me. [AND] Eleanor Roosevelt Lock of Hair.](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/RRB-146912.jpg?fit=1000%2C800&ssl=1 "If You Ask Me. [AND] Eleanor Roosevelt Lock of Hair.")
New York : D. Appleton-Century Company, 1946.
First edition of this discussion of socio-political questions. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Olga with good wishes Eleanor Roosevelt.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Accompanied by a group of ephemera which includes: an autograph note signed by the recipient, the note readsContinue reading "If You Ask Me. [AND] Eleanor Roosevelt Lock of Hair."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.
First edition of this astounding collection of unique medical histories. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with color plates. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his editor in the year of publication, “For Stanley Holwitz, editor, guide, friend – with all my thanks and best wishes – 2/12/95 Oliver.” NearContinue reading "An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales."
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New York : The Orion Press, 1960.
First edition in English of artist Marc Chagall’s early autobiography. Oblong octavo, original cloth, illustrated with twenty drawings by the author. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Lillian Friedman Marc Chagall 1960.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Translated by Elizabeth Abbott
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New York : William Morrow and Company, 1982.
First edition of this glorious love story. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To Joseph Lichten most cordially Simon Wiesenthal August 82.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner. Translated by Catherine Hutter.
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New York : Schocken Books, 1976.
First American edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Randall Richmond.
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Franklin Center, Pennsylvania : The Franklin Library, 1984.
Signed limited first edition of this moving biography-in-letters, privately printed exclusively for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Octavo, bound in full top-grain leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt decoration to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, silk ribbon laid in, marbledContinue reading "A World of Love: Eleanor Roosevelt and Her Friends 1943-1962."
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2001.
Later printing of the author’s second Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by the David McCullough on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Wendell Minor. Jacket painting by Gilbert Stuart.
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New York : Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885-86.
First edition of the memoirs of one of the most recognized figures in American military history, illustrated with tissue-guarded portrait frontispieces, numerous steel engravings, facsimiles and 43 maps, in deluxe publisher’s full sheep. Octavo, 2 volumes, publisher’s full tan sheep with gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, red and navyContinue reading "Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant."
Read more![The Making of An American. [WITH] Jacob A. Riis Autograph Letter Signed.](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/RRB-146700.jpg?fit=1000%2C800&ssl=1 "The Making of An American. [WITH] Jacob A. Riis Autograph Letter Signed.")
New York : The Macmillan Company, 1902.
Early printing of this exceptional autobiography from the exceptional American reporter and reformer, Jacob A. Riis. Octavo, original blue ribbed cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, tissue-guarded half-tone frontispiece portrait of Riis, top edge gilt illustrated with in-line and full-page half-tone drawings and photographs. In very good condtion with rubbing, bookplateContinue reading "The Making of An American. [WITH] Jacob A. Riis Autograph Letter Signed."
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936.
First edition of this complete, fully documented, and authoritative story of Herbert Hoover’s four years as President. Octavo, original navy cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Hoover from the drawing by Clarence R. Mattei. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Hoover on the front free endpaper, “Dear Mrs. Bent, This is not my authorship but I amContinue reading "The Hoover Administration: A Documented Narrative."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1974.
First edition of the author’s Pulitzer-Prize winning work on Robert Moses. Thick octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Richard from Robert A. Caro.” Also laid in is a signed card from Robert A. Caro from the East Rockaway Library Board and the Cultural ArtsContinue reading "The Power Broker."
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Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1928.
First edition of this classic work by one of the most decorated soldiers, basis for the 1941 film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Gary Cooper. Octavo, original cloth. Edited by Tom Skeyhill. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Name and inscription to the front free endpaper.
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London : Longmans, Green, and Co, 1899.
First editions of Churchill’s second book. Octavo, 2 volumes, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with 22 maps and plans, several folding. Woods A2(a). In very good condition.
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