np, (likely Spanish): c. 16th Century. 32.5" x 23.25", pp. 121 & 122 excised from an oversized Bible. These large bibles were open on the alter and visible deep toward the rear of the church. Includes the first six verses from Isaiah. Twelve line per page, first letter of Chapter..... More
[Gascoigne, George]: 1576. Excerpt from Second Edition. Paperback blue paper wrappers. 5.25" x 6.75", table of contents and pp 175-192; 20 page excerpt from 'The Poesies of George Gascoigne Esquire', 1576, in which 'Weedes' is published in its entirety. Blue paper are worn, Edward Sandford Burgess bookplate adhered to verso..... More
Washington DC: c. 1950. SIGNED by all nine Supreme Court Justices of what was known as the Vinson Court ('46 - '53). This B&W period photograph is copyrighted by Bachrach with raised authentication in lower left corner. An identical copy of this photograph, also with original signatures, is in the..... More
New York: Easton Press, 1999. First Edition. Full leather in blue with author, title publisher in gilt. SIGNED "George Bush" on publisher numbered page, #455 of 1000. 6.5" x 9.5" pp. [6] 7-640 with 16 pages of B&W photos, gilt edges and gold string bookmark. Using a lifetime of correspondence..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, 2017. First Edition. White semi-gloss paper over boards with titling in black and red, seven painting reprints on the front and one on the back. SIGNED "George Bush" on publisher's inserted half title page. 8" x 10", pp. 8-191 with 66 color reproductions of Bush's original..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2014. First Edition. Blue boards with author, title and publisher in gilt on spine. SIGNED "J Carter' on title page.6,25" x 9.25" [10] pp. 1-211 [212-213]. President Carter has never been one to shy away from injustice and this time addresses the global discrimination and..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003. Advance Uncorrected Reader's Proof. Cardboard pictorial covers of a buckskin wearing Revolutionary War soldier taking aim at the redcoats, titling in black on a white spine. SIGNED "J Carter" on blank title page. Famous for being the only historical fiction novel ever published by..... More
Antwerp: Balthasaris Moreti, Officina Plantiniana, 1641. Hardcover full leather, three raised bands, gilt edges gauffered. 2.5" x4.25", 283 pp, [4] pp, ornate engravings throughout, black and red print. Hinges worn, 1 metal clasps missing, front pastedown repaired, names of three previous owners written on ffep, dated 1650, 1887, and 1917..... More
Washington DC: September 11, 1893. 19.5" x 15", SIGNED as Grover Cleveland and counter signed by Secretary of the Treasury, "J G. Carlisle". Uniformly toned with stain across lower edge, small closed tear at top right corner, 1/2" chip at center top, none affecting printed or signed portion of the..... More
New York: Times Books Random House, 1996. First Edition. SIGNED on Bookplate "Bill Clinton" on half title page. 5.5" x 8.25", pp [i-iix] ix-xiii [1-2] 3-178. Bill Clinton lays out his vision for the country. "In this era of old and new problems, old and new threats, old and new..... More
New Haven: Yale University, 1935. First Edition. Light purple cloth over boards with titling in red on the spine and front cover. ASSOCIATION COPY INSCRIBED WITH CARTOON " For Henshaw Ward from Clarence Day" with an original free form carton of Day climbing a hill and once oh his creatures..... More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1876. First Edition. Red cloth rebacked spine with original dark red cloth covers, titling in gilt in black frame and gilt illustration of an Indian in headdress on the cover. 8.75" x 5.25", pp. xvii, 2-377 with 12 pp. of Nov. 1875 "List of Books" by..... More
c. 1963. 7.5" x 9.5" color photo with a .25" white border. An ever enigmatic, smiling Glenn in 3/4 pose and a period bow tie as well as a Friendship 7 lapel pin. An insignificant .25" crease mid-photo, otherwise a near Very Fine item, uncommon pose, among the handful of..... More
Privately Published, 1945 - 1967. Number 996 of 1050 copies. Signed by author on colophon page and Christmas 1965 gift inscription by author on blank title page. Very Good condition, clean text block, red faux leather over boards with titling in gilt on spine and line drawing of United nations..... More
New York: The American Bible Society, 1955. Pictorial boards. Presentation Copy "Presented to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN. / Chief of Naval Operations, / by the Aviation Commanders / Naval Center of the United States, April 17th 1956". Signed by 14 high level Commanders including [1] "W. H. Halsey" -..... More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864. Third and Enlarged English Edition. Green cloth over boards with gilt titling on the spine and a discernibly eastern design impressed on both font and back. From the library of Ulysses S. Grant, bestowed to him by the Citizens of Boston on January 1, 1866..... More
Stanford University: Stanford University Press, 1928. First Edition. Blue cloth with title embossed on front and spine in gold. Uncommonly available especially INSCRIBED by Herbert Hoover on free front end paper "With the Good Wishes / of / Herbert Hoover" with a tipped in card from the Publisher to Mrs..... More
New York: Scribner's Sons, 1937. 9.5" x 7.25" sepia prints of original drawings tipped onto 17" x 13" heavy weight, beige paper. Each portrait accompanied by guard sheet with biographical notes by Desmond Hall. Issued in case. These pages are not excised, they were never bound in. Some of the..... More
Manchester: Longmans, Green and Co., 1921. First Edition. Maroon cloth with gilt titling on spine. 12.25" x 10", Vol I, xxvii, 2-328, spots of fade on rear cover. Includes a bibliographic descripton of 183 manuscripts in the collection from the 6th to 16th century. Vol II, viii and 187 plates..... More
October 20, 1979. Dedication book for the inauguration of the JFK Library in 11 in x 14 in Folio 12 pp., INSCRIBED, "To: Brennan Rebecca Rommins / My very best wishes always / Dave Powers / Curator", Full page dedication agenda with postmarked JFK 13c postmarked day of the agenda..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1959. First Evergreen. Black Paperback with white, grey and red lettering on cover and spine. 5.5" x 8" pp. [6] 3-245. Evergreen Original E-160 with crease at top front cover and bent on first 22 pages, scuffing on spine some scratching on rear, but a firm..... More
New York: Avon, 1960. First Edition. Soft cover, 120 pp. by the master originator of poetic prose. Pages are vaguely yellowed, first eight pages in tact but slightly loose at binding with half inch tear at bottom right of spine. "My poems stolen, my money stolen, my Tristessa dying, Mexican..... More
New York: Avon, 1960. First Edition. Soft cover, 120 pp. by the master originator of poetic prose. Pages are slightly yellowed, pristine, taut copy of this normally well-read, well-worn paperback. RL Macleod hand written on inside front cover, all else a beautiful collector copy. A love story for the ages..... More
New York: Penguin Group, 1992. First Edition. Beige boards with 1/4 beige cloth on spine and gilt text and label on spine. SIGNED "Ken Kesey 1992" in his usual flamboyant way with silver felt tip on FFE. 8vo 6" x 9" pp. [8] 1-533. As new copy signed by the..... More
New York: G. & C. & H. Carvill, 1831. First American Edition with an Appendix by John Torrey. One quarter black paper spine with brown paper over boards, paper label on spine. 9" x 5.75", pp. lxxix, 2 - 393. Typical toning and foxing for a book of this age..... More