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Replica of Indiana Jones’ grail diary used in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Boldly signed by legendary actor Harrison Ford on the front panel, who played Indiana Jones in the films. In near fine condition.
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London : Printed for J. Read, 1739.
First edition of this comprehensive account of the Tsar who transformed Russia from a medieval autocracy into a major European power through military conquest, sweeping administrative reform, and his legendary personal pursuit of Western technical knowledge. Octavo, three volumes, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt numbers and ruling to the spines in six compartmentsContinue reading "The History of the Life of Peter I. Emperor of Russia."
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Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1984.
First edition of this exposition of Searle’s philosophical issues. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Best wishes to John Rogers from John Searle.” Fine in a very good dust jacket.
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[Philadelphia] : Published for General Information, 1798.
Rare original 1798 letterpress broadside of George Washington’s letter accepting the command of the armies of the United States, one of the final public acts of his career. Printed on a single leaf of laid paper in three columns beneath a decorative caption title, the document gathers President John Adams’s message to the Senate ofContinue reading "General Washington’s Letter, Declaring His Acceptance of the Command of the Armies of the United States."
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New York : Hyperion, 2007.
First edition of this powerful work. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Elie Wiesel on the front free endpaper. In fine condition. Introduction by Barack Obama and Sam Brownback. Cover design by Phil Rose. Uncommon signed.
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Urbana : University of Illinois, 1949.
First edition, first printing. 117 pages ; 24 cm. Octavo. Original tan cloth, spine lettered in black. Includes Warren Weaver’s expository essay, “Recent Contributions to the Mathematical Theory of Communication,” pages 3-28; Shannon’s technical monograph, “The Mathematical Theory of Communication,” pages 29-117. Content type: text. Media type: unmediated. Carrier type: volume. Inscription: Boldly signed byContinue reading "The Mathematical Theory of Communication."
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New York : St. Martin's Press, 1965.
First edition of this work, basis for the Academy Award-winning film Glory, starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman and Cary Elwes. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Paul and Julia [Child] June 1965 From Peter.” The recipient, Julia Child wasContinue reading "One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw & His Brave Black Regiment. [Glory]."
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Walpole, New Hampshire : Printed for Preston Merrifield, at the Press of Charter & Hale, 1807.
Rare edition of Benjamin Franklin’s The Way to Wealth, one of the most famous pieces of practical moral advice in early American literature. Tricesimo-secondo, original light blue paper wrappers over a sewn binding. In very good condition with chipping and a few small losses. Housed in a custom half morocco slipcase and folding chemise.
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London : The Arcadia Press, 1969.
The Arcadia Press limited edition, of the first American edition, of this sweeping military history. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, pictorial vignette inlay of a cannon to the front panel, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, illustratedContinue reading "A History of Warfare."
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New York : William Morrow and Company, 1982.
First edition of the first novel, by the former CIA officer whose 1978 exposé In Search of Enemies made him one of the agency’s most prominent critics. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title, “For Larry, John R. Stockwell 21 April ’82.” Near fine in a near fine dustContinue reading "Red Sunset."
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London : The Arcadia Press, 1973.
The Arcadia Press limited edition of this monumental universal history. Quarto, bound in full morocco by Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, pictorial vignette inlaid with red, green, and gilt to the front panel, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, red moire silk doubluresContinue reading "A Study of History."
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New York : Random House, 1939.
First edition of this classic firsthand account of the FBI special agent who helped break up the German espionage ring operating in the United States in 1938. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Donald Crisp – in the hope you enjoy it – Sincerely, LeonContinue reading "Nazi Spies in America."
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New York : Random House, 2002.
First edition of the Samuel Johnson Prize-winning history of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Boldly signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “Margaret MacMillan, Kansas City, 27 May 2006.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by the diplomat Richard Holbrooke. FirstContinue reading "Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World."
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New York : Crown Publishers, 1965.
First edition of this monumental work, basis for the classic film starring John Wayne. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Chick and Mary Edgarton Best wishes Robin Moore Concord 15 May 1965.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "The Green Berets."
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West Palm Beach : Florida News Bureau, 1926.
Rare first edition of this weekly illustrated magazine on Palm Beach social life. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers, black-and-white illustrations, issue February 15, 1976. In very good condition.
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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, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by theContinue 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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London : Robert Wilks, 1806-12.
Exceptionally rare complete set of the first edition in English of the works of Aristotle, limited to only 50 sets, signed by the translator Thomas Taylor in volumes one and four. Quarto, 11 volumes, bound in full contemporary calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels, ribbon book marks bound in, marbledContinue reading "The Works of Aristotle."
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New York : Charles L. Webster & Company, 1887.
Rare first edition of this classic work on the genesis of The Civil War. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbledContinue reading "Genesis of the Civil War: The Story of Sumter 1860-1861."
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Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1969.
First edition of this classic examination on how the Founders of America invented popular sovereignty, separation of powers, and judicial review. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Boldly signed by Gordon S. Wood on the half-title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Karen Havighurst.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2000.
First edition of the definitive biography on the former chairman of The Federal Chairman by the author of All the President’s Men. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed “Bob Woodward 3/31/2012” on the title page. Additionally signed by Alan Greenspan on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by MichaelContinue reading "Maestro: Greenspan’s Fed and the American Boom."
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New York : Privately Printed for Richard Nixon, 1983.
The privately printed limited first edition of Nixon’s fifth book. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine. One of 1,000 copies. Boldly signed by Richard Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger on the front free endpaper. Henry Kissinger served as a National Security Adviser under Nixon. Kissinger pioneered the policy of détente withContinue reading "Real Peace: A Strategy for the West."
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New York : Harper & Brothers, 1924.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, top stain yellow, frontispiece of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Houdini, illustrated. Lengthily signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Best wishes Houdini and alls well 3/11/25 Cleveland O.” On 9 March 1925, illusionist andContinue reading "A Magician Among the Spirits."
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London : Printed by C. Ackers for J. Wilcox, 1734.
First edition in English of George Sale’s important translation of the Koran, the first to translate directly from the Arabic into English. Quarto, bound in full contemporary speckled calf with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, sympathetically rebacked, gilt turn-ins, all edgesContinue reading "The Koran: Commonly Called The Alcoran of Mohammed: Translated From The Original Arabic. With Explanatory Notes, Taken From the Most Approved Commentators. To Which is Prefixed, A Preliminary Discourse."
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New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983.
First edition of this classic work, which starts with the outbreak of war in September 1939 and ends with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 7, 1941. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Churchill, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Martin Gilbert and Academy Award-winning actor Gary Oldman on the title page, who played WinstonContinue reading "Winston S. Churchill: Finest Hour 1939-1941."
Read more Mottley, John. [Peter the Great]
Washington, George
Cheadle, Don and John Prendergast. [Elie Wiesel; Barack Obama; Sam Brownback]
Shannon, Claude Elwood and Warren Weaver
Burchard, Peter [Julia Child]
Montgomery, Bernard Law [Field Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein]
Smyth, Henry DeWolf. [J. Robert Oppenheimer]
Crawford, Samuel Wylie
Woodward, Bob. [Alan Greenspan]
Gilbert, Martin. [Gary Oldman] [Winston S. Churchill]
