New York: Touchstone, A Simon and Schuster Co., 2000. Second Trade Edition First Printing. Wraps. Association Copy INSCRIBED on the president's personal tipped-in bookplate, "Les Csorba, Sr. / All the best, / George Bush", 6"x 9.25" pp. [6] 7-640 with 16 pages of B&W photographic illustrations. Photographic wrappers bright and..... More
Np: circa 1973. Photograph INSCRIBED, "Best Wishes / George Bush / Chairman / RNC," to FL State Representative Bill Nelson, bust portrait, showing the young future-president in 3/4 view. Inscribed in the blank right margin. 9.5" x 5.75" (image), 10" x 8" overall; minor smudging to the top of "ll"..... More
Balt. & Ohio Railroad, Sept. 14, ?8. SIGNED "Benj. F. Butler" as Manager, R.A.D.V. (Railroad Authority for Disabled Veteran Soldiers), 4.25" x 2.25", on franked ticket for "John White from Washington to Columbus via Balt. + Ohio R.R.", in another hand. Circular, blue stamp in lower right, punched by conductor..... 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
New York: Bantam Books, 1988. First Edition. Green boards with 1/4 green cloth spine text in gold. INSCRIBED "To Pam - J Carter" 8vo. 6.5" x 9.5" [x], pp. 1-275 Green cloth, in fine pictorial dust jacket. An unread volume of memoirs and reflections on various aspects of outdoor sport..... More
Boston: Chapple Publishing Company, Ltd, 1924. First Edition. Tipped in SIGNATURE of "Warren G Harding" on title page (1" x 3.38"). Presentation copy, INSCRIBED "1st Edition No 9 / For my friend and Warren Harding's friend Judge E H Gary / With sincere regards of his (?) & an appreciation..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1901. First Edition, First Printing. Maroon cloth over boards with titling impressed in gilt on the spine and cover. This was the best selling novel of 1901. The association of author to recipient, along with the personal letters is significant. Churchill consulted heavily with Hitt..... More
Photo copyrighted by the Knapp Co., N. Y., c. 1893. SIGNED "Frances F. Cleveland" on Executive Mansion, Washington calling card. 4.25" x 2.5" calling card inlaid to a fine beveled matte beneath an angelic, smiling first lady. Gold, antique, custom frame 14.25" x 25.25" professionally assembled. Signature is vivid, clean..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003. First Edition. SIGNED on title page, "Hillary R Clinton". 6.5" x 9.5" [i-vi] vii-xi 1-562, 32 pages of B&W photos. Hillary's C.V. in book form chronicling her life from birth through the end of Bill Clinton's second administration which laid the ground work for..... More
Seattle, WA: Hermetic Press, 2001. First Edition / First Printing. Bright green cloth over boards with titling in gilt on spine and author's initials intertwined on the cover. 10" x 7", pp. xvii, 3-382, with drawn illustrations throughout. No defects noted. Curry is well known throughout the magic community as..... More
Washington DC: May 6 [1864]. Firmly addressed, personal communication from Gen. Custer to his wife Elizabeth. 3.5" x 8" envelope still sealed, slit at both ends, tear at bottom left, 1/2" stain at bottom, expert archival reinforced to tear on verso. Custer's own hand includes; "Mrs. General Custer / 339..... More
Gettysburg, PA: October 29, 1962. SIGNED "Dwight D Eisenhower", large and bold on 7" x 10.5" off-white, personal stationary with "D D E" letterhead. Fine item with usual two mailing folds, two small staple holes on left side, light toning to edges mostly left side. Includes franked mailing envelope from..... More
London: Alecto Historical Editions, 1988. Limited Edition #349 / 1000. One half ivory cloth with mottled brown paper over boards, solid brown end papers. 10.75" x 15.5", with maps, facsimiles and commentary. Vol. 1, Folios and Maps with three (3) maps in front pocket. Vol. 2 Introduction & Translation, pp..... More
November 15, 1976. SIGNED " Gerald R. Ford" less than two weeks after losing the election to Jimmy Carter. 7.25" x 9" personal stationary addressed to Sue Mathis. One fold across top third Warmly written letter by the President. "...continue working for our beliefs while giving the new President-elect the..... More
West Mentor, Lake County, OH: August 2, 1883. Franked Signature Envelope, 4.37" x 3.25", with the former First Lady's SIGNATURE "Lucretia R. Garfield" in top left corner. Postmarked Aug 2, 1882 as the President died in September 1881. As with the black border of this envelope, and likely note within..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1986. First Edition. Light brown cloth with gold emboss on spine and Eastern imprint on the cover including the all seeing eye. SIGNED and INSCRIBED with DOODLE "for Kathryn Stewart / Portland Oregon / Allen Ginsberg" on Author Bibliography page with a drawing of a...... More
New York: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1922. First Edition. Blue cloth with author's name and title in gold on front cover and spine. INSCRIBED "With Kind / Regards of / Herbert Hoover" on front endpaper. 4.87" x 7,25" pp. 72. Sun fading at the spine and small chipping at top..... More
New York: Aventine Press, 1931. Limited Edition. Cloth green covers with author and title in gold on spine. SIGNED in ink opposite Limitation Page on a tipped in picture of Hoover's White House card. 4.62 x 7.75 (2) 3- 50. Copy #10 of 1000 Very Uncommon edition seldom seen signed..... More
New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1951, 1952. Stated First Printing. Blue cloth over boards with titling in gilt on the spine and a facsimile of Hoover's signature on the cover. Vols 1 and 2 INSCRIBED "To J. H. Gipson / With the Kind Regards of Herbert Hoover" and Volume..... More
Wales, U. K. Neil Young Appreciation Society, 1982 - 1999. All First Edition / Printing, Except first eight (8) which are machine copied. Semi-gloss paper covers all graced with photos of NY mostly in performance. 6.75" x 9", 28-68 pp. depending on issue. All editions printed in B&W with the..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1967. First Edition. Tan cloth over boards with titling in red on spine. INSCRIBED by an admirer to Judge Warren E. Burger on ffep. 5.5" x 8.25", pp. xviii, 2-233 with Ex-Libris Warren E. Burger bookplate with Seal of the Supreme Court at top. This..... More
Self-published by Richard Kaufman, 1992. First Edition / Later Printing. Glossy maroon paper over boards with titling in white. 11" x 8.5", pp. 2-256, profusely illustrated with sequential steps for each magic trick. No defects noted. Kaufman has been a prolific author, illustrator and publisher of magic instruction books. "This..... More
New York: Avon, 1959. First Edition. Paperback original. 4 3/16 in. x 7 1/16 in. [6] 7-189 (190 - 192) with a back page advertisement for The Subteraneans. Stiff white wrapper printed in multicolor. Pages slightly yellowed, mostly toward the top, chip on front cover bottom right, tight firm copy..... 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
