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London : Granada, 1982.
First edition of this work by the legendary chef. Small quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Paul Bocuse on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1990.
First edition, early printing of this work, basis for the documentary film bearing the same name. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Twila and Frank Ken Burns April 16, 1993.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Archie Ferguson. The Civil WarContinue reading "The Civil War."
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New York : Random House, 1981.
First edition of this reminder of the Vietnam War in thirty-three reports from ordinary American soldiers. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Lengthily signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Wishing our country strength, wisdom and liberty – Al Santoli.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Thirty-three American Soldiers Who Fought It."
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New York : Harper & Brothers, n.d..
Early printing of the last work published by Twain during his lifetime. Octavo, original cloth with titles in white and vignette in black, frontispiece in blue and white, no publication date to the title page. From the library American journalist William Safire with his bookplate to the pastedown. William Safire was an important American author,Continue reading "Extract From Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven."
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New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927.
First edition of Lindbergh’s definitive autobiography. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket and glassine.
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London : Faber & Faber, 1954.
First British edition of one of the greatest contributions to twentieth-century American conservatism. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket, with some marginalia. Rare in the original jacket.
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Pair of antique marble horsehead bookends mounted on granite bases. The bookends measure 12.25 inches in height and 3.5 inches in width. In near fine condition with chipping to the tips of the ears of one bookend. A handsome example.
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New York : Random House, 1998.
First edition of this first hand account of the Middle East peace process initiated in Oslo. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs, maps, letters, and sketches. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, The Process that started in 1993Continue reading "The Process: 1,100 Days That Changed the Middle East."
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941.
First edition of this history of the conquest of the American West; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Royal octavo, original blue cloth, frontispiece of Attack on the Supply Wagons, illustrated with drawings by Frederic Remington, Charles Schreyvogel, and R. F. Zogbaum. P.T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front free endpaper beneath his ownership inscription,Continue reading "Indian-Fighting Army."
Read more![The Life of Samuel Johnson. [Boswell’s Life of Johnson].](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/RRB-141549.jpg?fit=1024%2C819&ssl=1 "The Life of Samuel Johnson. [Boswell's Life of Johnson].")
London : Office of the National Illustrated Library, n.d. [c. 1880].
Finely bound 19th century illustrated printing of the most celebrated biography in the English language, elucidated by copious notes. Octavo, four volumes bound into two in contemporary three quarters calf over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "The Life of Samuel Johnson. [Boswell’s Life of Johnson]."
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London : Watts & Co, 1910.
First trade edition of this uncommon Twain title. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of leading Twain authority and publisher John Gerber with his bookplate to the pastedown. Gerber served as head of the English Department at the University of Iowa for many years following the end of World War II when American literature wasContinue reading "What Is Man?"
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New York : Bantam Books, 1991.
First edition of this seminal work that challenges traditional conceptions of masculinity. Octavo, original half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Ron Loan Sam Keen.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Kuso Sano.
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New York : Dodd, Meade & Company, 1942.
First edition, early printing of the autobiography of the Russian-American aviation pioneer and designer of the first viable American helicopter. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the half-title page, “To Mr. Henry Drans with kindest personal regards of I. Sikorsky Dec 16 1942.” In very good condition.
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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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New York : Henry Holt & Company, 1947.
Signed limited edition of Frost’s play of the purported last chapter in the book of Job. Royal octavo, original half cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. One of 751 numbered copies boldly signed by Robert Frost in black ballpoint on the limitation page, this is number 177. In fine condition inContinue reading "A Masque of Mercy."
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New Jersey : New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory, 1993.
First edition of Sibley’s comprehensive field guide to bird species. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by David Sibley on the front title page. In near fine condition. Cover photograph by Mitchell Smith.
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Boston : Little, Brown, and Company, 1889.
Limited edition of this classic of English literature. Octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s cloth decorated in gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece to each volume, illustrated with engravings. One of five hundred numbered copies, this is number 372. Printed on thick paper, some pages uncut and unopened at top edges. From the library of with his smallContinue reading "The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man’s Recreation, of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1994.
First edition of this companion book to the classic documentary series. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “Go Sox Ken Burns.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
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Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913.
First edition, first issue with the biting criticism of his neighbor’s treatment of his son on p. 217: “…none was bold enough or kind enough to break the blacksmith’s jaw” (Kimes 315) of Muir’s autobiography of his youth. Octavo, original publisher’s illustrated cloth with gilt titles and black stamping to the spine and front panel,Continue reading "The Story of My Boyhood and Youth."
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Paris : Delamain, Boutelleau & Co., Publishers, 1922.
First French edition of Keynes’ classic work. Duodecimo, written in French, bound in half morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, all edges speckled, marbled endpapers, illustrated with diagrams. In very good condition. Translated by Franck.
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New York : Random House , 2016.
First edition of this travelogue that examines the complex history and politics of Eastern Europe. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, Association copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “Dear Dr. Albright, Thanks for your service in connecting morality and realism. Robert Kaplan” The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serveContinue reading "In Europe’s Shadow: Two Cold Wars and a Thirty-Year Journey Through Romania and Beyond."
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London : Temple Press Limited , 1961.
First edition of the racing legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Stirling Moss, who contributed the foreword. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Turner. In collaboration with Marcello Giambertone.
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Edinburgh and London : William Blackwood & Sons Ltd, 1936.
First edition of Graham’s narrative of his solo voyage across the Atlantic to Newfoundland, Labrador, and Bermuda on the Yacht Emanuel. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, with maps and illustrations including frontispiece. From the library of of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett becameContinue reading "Rough Passage."
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New York : Bantam Books, 1989.
First edition of Aldrin’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Buzz Aldrin on the half-title page, :To Bob Best Wishes Buzz Aldrin” and by the co-author opposite the title page, “To Bob – Best regards Malcolm McConnell.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by One Plus Studio.Continue reading "Men From Earth."
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