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"WITHOUT DOUBT ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT BOOKS OF THE CENTURY" FIRST EDITION OF HENRY FORD'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY MY LIFE AND WORK; INSCRIBED BY SAMUEL CROWTHER
FORD, Henry. In collaboration with Samuel Crowther.
My Life and Work.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1922.
First edition of one of the most significant books of the 20th century. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Ford. Presentation copy, inscribed by co-author Samuel Crowther on the front free endpaper, "To J.H. Turgue with the compliments of Samuel Crowther 9th April 1924." Crowther was a prominent journalist who dedicated his writing career to publishing biographies of famous industrialists and collaborating with some of them to produce works that conveyed their ideas to the public. The most prominent and enduring collaboration was with Henry Ford. In very good condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 140980
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Reader's Union edition of Roger Fulford's Votes For Women: The Story of Struggle
FULFORD, Roger.
Votes For Women: The Story of Struggle.
London: Readers Union/Faber and Faber, 1958.
Reader's Union edition of Fulford's work on the UK women's suffrage movement. Octavo, original cloth. English journalist, historian, writer and politician Roger Fulford authored several important biographies and other works. Between 1964 and 1981 he edited five volumes of letters between Queen Victoria and the Princess Royal. He was President of the Liberal Party from 1964 to 1965. In very good condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 135490
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First editions of all three volumes in Albert Camus' Actuelles Chroniques
CAMUS, Albert.
Actuelles Chroniques 1944-1948; Actuelles Chroniques 1948-1953; Actuelles, III Chronique Algerienne 1939-1958.
Paris: Gallimard, 1950-1958.
First editions of all three volumes in Camus's collected articles and commentaries. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Each volume is fine condition. A rare complete set in exceptional condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 137591
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First Edition of Harold Bloom's Shelley's Mythmaking; Inscribed by Him
BLOOM, Harold.
Shelley’s Mythmaking.
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1959.
First edition of Bloom's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Harold Bloom on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the spine crown and overall light wear. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 5721
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"An exciting, real book without a trace of unnecessary melodrama" (H.G.Wells): First Edition of Out of the Night; Inscribed by Jan Voltin
VALTIN, Jan (aka Richard Julius Herman Krebs).
Out of the Night.
New York: Alliance Book Corporation, 1940.
First edition of Valtin's bestselling autobiographical narrative. Octavo, original blue cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "For Ben Mandel, who helped. Jan Valtin November 1940." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket art by George Salter.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 75068
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First Edition of Fred D. Gray's Bus Ride To Justice; Inscribed by Him
GRAY, Fred D.
Bus Ride To Justice.
Montgomery, Al: Black Belt Press, 1995.
First edition of this Civil Rights icon's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Walker Gorman 'Do the right thing' Fred D. Gray 9/26/99." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Breuna Baine.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 133615
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First Edition of Edward L. Bernays' Biography of An Idea
BERNAYS, Edward L.
Biography of an Idea: Memoirs of Public Relations Counsel Edward L. Bernays.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965.
First edition of the father of public relations' biography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Although not marked this is from the library of William Safire. William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column “On Language” in The New York Times Magazine from 1979 until the month of his death and authored two…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 127872
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"There is more fine sportsmanship in tennis than in any other of the leading games": First Edition of William T. Tilden's Singles and Doubles; in the rare original dust jacket
TILDEN, William T.
Singles and Doubles.
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1923.
First edition of Tilden's masterwork on the sport of tennis. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with engravings after photographs of noted players including frontispiece. Near fine in the scarce original dust jacket which is in near fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 104052
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First Edition of Black and Conservative: The Autobiography of George S. Schuyler; Inscribed by Him
SCHUYLER, George S.
Black and Conservative: The Autobiography of George S. Schuyler.
New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House Publishers, 1966.
First edition of this work by the Harlem renaissance writer. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Richard Beam from George S. Schuyler 2/17/69." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 124598
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First edition of John Muir's The Boyhood of a Naturalist
MUIR, John.
The Boyhood of a Naturalist: Being Selected Chapters From “The Story of My Boyhood and Youth”.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913.
First edition of this brief biography in The Riverside Literature Series collection. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. In good condition. Ex-library. Scarce.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 126476
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First Edition of Gandhi's Autobiography; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
GANDHI, Mahatma K.
Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth.
London: Phoenix Press, 1949.
First edition of Gandhi's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Translated by Mahadev Desai.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 142027
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First Edition of Walter Cunningham's The All-American Boys; Signed by Him
CUNNINGHAM, Walter.
The All-American Boys.
New York: Macdonald and Co, 1977.
First edition of "the best of all the astronaut books" (Los Angeles Times). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by Walter Cunningham on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, owner name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Robert Silverman. Written with the assistance of Mickey Herskowitz.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 142901
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First edition of Svend Aage Nielsen's Kennedy's Philosophy of Life; Lengthily inscribed by him to Rose Kennedy
NIELSEN, Svend Aage. [John F. Kennedy; Rose Kennedy].
Kennedy’s Philosophy of Life: Revolution of Love and Visions of Peace.
New York: Vantage Press, 1981.
First edition of this work by the founder of The Kennedy Society of Denmark. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Toreby Denmark February 2, 1982. Dear Mrs. Rose Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy cared so much for peace. Therefore I hope, you will find this commitment to keeping his ideals and visions alive - worth to share with your family and friends. Sincerely The author Svend Aage Nielsen." The recipient, Rose Kennedy, was the matriarch of the Kennedy family: the wife of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and mother of John…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 142351
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First edition of Ma Vie From Kiev to Kiev; Lengthily inscribed by Serge Lifar
LIFAR, Serge. Translated by.
Ma Vie From Kiev to Kiev: An Autobiography Translated by James Holman Mason.
New York and Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1970.
First edition of Serge Lifar's intimate, revealing autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 115204
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First Edition of Eddie Rickenbacker's Fighting the Circus; Signed by Him
RICKENBACKER, Capt. Edward V. [Eddie].
Fighting the Flying Circus.
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company Publisher, 1919.
First edition of this work by the famed fighter pilot in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient, who with 26 aerial victories, he was the most successful and most decorated United States flying ace of the war. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Signed by the author on the verso of the half-title page, "In appreciation of your confidence Capt. E.V. Rickenbacker." Foreword by Laurence La Tourette Driggs. In very good condition, bookplate to the front free endpaper.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 143022
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First edition of W. Carew Hazlitt's Memoirs of William Hazlitt
HAZLITT, W. Carew. [William Hazlitt].
Memoirs of William Hazlitt. With Portions of His Correspondence.
London: Richard Bentley, 1867.
First edition of W. Carew Hazlitt's authoritative biography of his grandfather, great English critic and philosopher William Hazlitt. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, engraved frontispiece to each volume. In near fine condition.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 124128
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“Enlightenments, like accidents, happen only to prepared minds": First Edition of Models of My Life; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Herbert A. Simon
SIMON, Herbert A.
Models of My Life.
New York: Basic Books, 1991.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Dwight Harris with best wishes, Herbert A. Simon 3 November 1994." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 5012
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"We had survived, and that was our only victory": Avanced Reading Copy of Philip Caputo's A Rumor of War; Warmly Inscribed by Him
CAPUTO, Philip.
A Rumor of War.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977.
Advanced reading copy of the first edition of this classic work which the Los Angeles Times Book Review called "heartbreaking, terrifying, and enraging. It belongs to the literature of men at war." Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "May 2, 2005 For Bob Rockofield, One of my teachers, With all best wishes, Philip Caputo." In very good condition.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 140064
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First Edition of Stirling Moss' All But My Life; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
MOSS, Stirling with Ken W. Purdy.
All But My Life: Face To Face With Ken W. Purdy.
London: William Kember , 1963.
First edition of the racing legend's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Peter, I hope that your book is as good as the questions asked. Stirling Moss." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 138822
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"I don't want nobody to put me on a pedasill": first edition of Schnozzola: The Story of Jimmy Durante; inscribed by him to Barrett C. Kiesling of MGM Studios
FOWLER, Gene.
Schnozzola: The Story of Jimmy Durante.
New York: The Viking Press, 1951.
First edition of Gene Folwer's warm and entertaining story of Jimmy "Schnozzola" Durante, from the library of Barrett C. Kiesling. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed by Jimmy Durante on the front free endpaper, "To my pal, Barrett Kiesling - This is a Pleasure, Jimmy Durante my Best to you & yours Jimmy." Also laid in is a type-written letter dated June 16, 1972, signed by Jimmy Durante in blue ink with a caricature stamp of him in the upper left corner, "'Lill' and Barrett C. Kiesling 388 North Cambridge Avenue Claremont California 91711 Dear Lill and Barrett: Thanks a million for…
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 65019