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China : Harper Collins Publishers, 2006.
First Spanish language edition of 10 Patitos De Goma. Quarto, original publisher’s pictorial boards, patterned endpapers. Presentation copy inscribed by the author “Quack for Dr. J. Robert Dopinish Eric Carle.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration done by Eric Carle.
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[1972-1975].
Large photograph of the Burger Court, signed by nine justices below their portrait. Large black and white photograph depicting the Supreme Court in robes seated or standing. The justices are Potter Stewart, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William O. Douglas (“W O Douglas”), Thurgood Marshall, Warren E. Burger, Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan (“WmJBrennanJr”), William H. Rehnquist,Continue reading "Warren E. Burger Supreme Court Signed Photograph."
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Color photograph of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. Glossy color photograph of the Dalai Lama standing in his traditional robes with his hands folded. Boldly signed in black felt tip at the lower right hand corner. In fine condition. The piece measures 10 inches by 8 inches.
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Eastland, TX 1919.
Rare original oil map of the Cosden Oil and Gas Company in Eastland, Texas. Cadastral oil map of the central Texas county west-southwest of Ft. Worth, showing land ownership, oil, and mineral claims, scale of 1 inch = 4000 feet, legend of symbols designating oil and gas exploitation: Location; Rig Up; Drilling; Producing Well; Gas Well;Continue reading "Eastland Cosden Oil and Gas Company Oil Map."
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c. 1968.
Vintage c. 1968 ‘Electric Last Minute’ poster of Jimi Hendrix from Eye Magazine, boldly signed and inscribed, “Stay Groovy, Jimi Hendrix,” “Cheers, Noel Redding,” and “Mitch.” Matted and framed. The poster measure 18.5 inches by 23.5 inches. The entire piece measures 24 inches by 28.5 inches. In very good to fine condition, with folding andContinue reading "Jimi Hendrix Signed Experience Poster."
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: Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, 1989.
Signed limited Naval Aviation in Space print, one of 1000 copies signed by Neil Armstrong and eight other astronauts representing all of NASA’s space programs, including: Alan Shepard (first American in Space and Apollo 14 Commander/moonwalker); Neil Armstrong (Apollo 11 Commander and first moonwalker); Pete Conrad (Commander of Gemini, Apollo 12 moonwalker, and Skylab missions);Continue reading "Naval Aviation in Space Signed Print."
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Photographic print of Father Damian de Veuster, recognized for his ministry to people with leprosy and venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Black and white photographic portrait of Father Damian De Veuster, boldly signed by Mother Teresa, “God bless you M Teresa mc.” In fine condition with a very faint horizontal crease. TheContinue reading "Mother Teresa Signed Photograph."
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New York : Harper & Brothers , 1947.
First edition of this classic work, “riveting from start to finish” (Robert Gottlieb, The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, pullout map. Boldly signed by John Gunther on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust price-clipped jacket. Signed first editions are exceptionally rare.
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Rare official NASA photograph of the jetstream over Egypt. Oversized, color semi-glossy photograph of the jetstream high over the Sahara Desert and Nile River, with the Red Sea and the Sinai Peninsula visible in the background. Boldly signed on the mount by “James Lovell Gemini 12” and “Buzz Aldrin.” Mounted. In fine condition. The pieceContinue reading "James Lovell and Buzz Aldrin Signed Jetstream Photograph."
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New York : Ballantine Books, 1993.
First edition of Crichton’s gripping, bestselling scientific thriller. Quarto, original half cloth. Boldly signed by legendary designer Chip Kidd with a large original drawing of the iconic dust jacket dinosaur by him on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Additionally signed by Chip Kidd on the front jacket panel. RareContinue reading "The Making of Jurassic Park: An Adventure 65 Million Years in the Making."
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Marietta : Top Shelf Productions, 2014-2015.
Early printing of the first book and first edition of the second book in John Lewis and Andrew Aydin’s March trilogy. Octavo, two volumes, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Boldly signed by John Lewis and co-author Andrew Aydin on the opening page of each volume. In fine condition. Designed by Chris Ross and Nate Powell.
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New York : The Viking Press, 1942.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work. Octavo, original blue cloth. Lengthily signed by the author in a contemporary signature, “Affectionate Regards and memories of the Sierra Nevada, John Steinbeck.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Signed first editions are rare.
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New York : Scribner, 2000.
First edition of this classic work, which tells the story of death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe’s encounter with John Coffey, an unusual inmate who displays inexplicable healing and empathetic abilities. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Fontana.
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New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1949.
First edition of this deeply moving book, a father’s memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the HarcourtContinue reading "Death Be Not Proud."
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London : Charles Knight and Co, 1837.
First British edition of this classic biography of the United States’ third president, published simultaneously with the American edition in Philadelphia. Royal octavo, original publisher’s cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Thomas Jefferson to Vol. I, largely uncut. In very good condition with some sunning to the spine, bookplate to the front free endpaper of bothContinue reading "The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States; With Parts of His Correspondence Never Before Published, and Notices of his Opinions on Questions of Civil Government, National Policy, and Constitutional Law."
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New York : Viking, 1985.
First printing of the re-issue of the author’s first book. Octavo, original publisher’s full cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by William Kennedy on the title page, “For Joel, William Kennedy.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.
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New York : Riverhead Books, 2001.
First edition of this ethical treatise by The Dalai Lama. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldy signed by His Holiness The Dalai Lama on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike Stromberg.
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Boston : Waverly House, 1947.
First edition of this work on the Boston Red Sox. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by baseball legend Ted Williams on the front free endpaper and signed by Albert Hirschberg and Sam Mele, who was a major league player and manager. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Foreword by Ted Williams.Continue reading "The Red Sox: The Bean and the Cod."
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San Francisco : Wm. M. Hinton & Co., Printers, 1879.
True first edition, one of only 200 examples of “the most influential of American works on economics” (Grolier American), one of the highest selling books of the late 1800s which sold more than three million copies soon after publication, exceeding all other books written in the English language with the exception of the Bible duringContinue reading "Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry into the Cause of Industrial Depressions, and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth – The Remedy."
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1945.
First edition of the full text of Smyth’s official report on the development of the atomic bomb. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, Norris E. Bradbury, the Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Henry D. Smyth, the author. Near fine in a very goodContinue reading "Atomic Energy for Military Purposes: The Official Report on the Development of the Atomic Bomb Under the Auspices of the United States Government, 1940-1945."
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953.
First edition, early printing of Lindbergh’s autobiographical account about the events leading up to and including his 1927 solo trans-Atlantic flight. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author a month before the date of publication on the title page, “To Andy Cain With best wishes, Charles A. Lindbergh JuneContinue reading "The Spirit of St. Louis."
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San Francisco : Determined Publications, 1962.
First edition of Charlie Brown and the gang’s words on happiness, with 30 Peanuts cartoons by Schulz. Small octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Georgie with best wishes- Charles M. Schulz.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, 2007.
First edition of this profound story of perseverance against racial hatred and bigotry. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the authors on the half-title page, “For Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, with sincere Thanks for your friendship & for helping to make this story a success!Continue reading "Love in Black and White: A Memoir of Race, Religion, and Romance."
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New York : Gotham Books, 2014.
First edition of this captivating memoir of psychotherapist Rebecca Alexander. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, original braille dust jacket, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Secretary Albright – It was such an honor to meet you atContinue reading "Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found."
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Armstrong, Neil; John Glenn; Wally Schirra; Alan Shepard; Gene Cernan; Jim Lovell; Rick Hauck; Pete Conrad; Jack Lousma
Aldrin, Buzz and James Lovell
Shay, Don and Jody Duncan [Michael Crichton and Chip Kidd]
George, Henry
Smyth, Henry DeWolf. [J. Robert Oppenheimer]
Cohen, William S.; Janet Langheart Cohen; [Madeleine K. Albright]
Alexander, Rebecca. Sascha Alper [Madeleine K. Albright]
