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First Edition of Aung San Suu Kyi's of Freedom from Fear
KYI, Aung San Suu .
Freedom From Fear and Other Writings.
New York: Viking, 1991.
First edition of this collection of writings by the Nobel Prize winner. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Michael Aris.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 141439
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First Edition of Edwina Sandys' Eve & Adam; Inscribed by Her
SANDYS, Edwina.
Eve & Adam.
New York: Edwina Sandys, 2000.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work by Sandys. Small octavo, original boards, illustrated. Inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Frank and Carol Edwina Sandys." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 118981
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First Edition of Charles Madison's American Labor Leaders; Inscribed by Him
MADISON, Charles A.
American Labor Leaders: Personalities and Forces in the Labor Movement.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1950.
First edition of this work on American labor leaders. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To Hod and Helen In friendship Charles A. Madison 5-11-50." Near fine in a good dust jacket with some small chips and tears.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 47071
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First Edition of Graham Greene's Lord Rochester's Monkey Being The Life Of John Wilmot, Second Earl Of Rochester
GREENE, Graham .
Lord Rochester’s Monkey Being The Life Of John Wilmot, Second Earl Of Rochester.
London: Bodley Head, 1974.
First British edition of this work on John Wilmot. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 48748
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First Edition of Thomas Flanagan's The End of the Hunt; Inscribed by Him in the year of publication
FLANAGAN, Thomas.
The End of the Hunt.
New York: Dutton, 1994.
First edition of the final novel in the author's acclaimed trilogy. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, "For Karl- with the very good wishes of Rob's friend, Tom Flanagan June 1994." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 104779
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"The sea drama of the century" (Sir Francis Chichester): First edition of Nicholas Tomalin and Ron Hall's The Strange Voyage of Donald Crowhurst
TOMALIN, Nicholas and Ron Hall.
The Strange Voyage of Donald Crowhurst.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1970.
First edition of the Sunday Times journalists' classic retelling of Crowhurst's tragic and entirely fabricated round-the-world yacht race. Octavo, original boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with numerous photographs, charts, and maps. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by David Stanfield.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 115401
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First edition of James Dugan's The Great Mutiny
DUGAN, James.
The Great Mutiny.
New York: G. P. Putnams Sons, 1965.
First edition of the author's account of one of the few successful military mutinies in recorded history. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, top edge red. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $40.00 Item Number: 119226
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"Like all Israelis, I yearn for peace. I see the utmost importance in taking all possible steps that will lead to a solution of the conflict with the Palestinians": First Edition of Ariel Sharon's Warrior: An Autobiography
SHARON, Ariel with David Chanoff.
Warrior: An Autobiography.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989.
First edition of Sharon's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.
Price: $40.00 Item Number: 136103
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First edition of Edward Streeter's Window on America: Published on the Occasion of the 175th Anniversary of The Bank of New York
STREETER, Edward.
Window on America: Published on the Occasion of the 175th Anniversary of The Bank of New York.
New York: The Bank of New York, 1959.
First edition of this comprehensive history published to commemorate the 175th anniversary of The Bank of New York. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. In very good condition.
Price: $40.00 Item Number: 124931
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First Edition of Sorche Nic Leodhas' Claymore and Kilt
LEODHAS, Sorche Nic [LeClaire Gowans Alger].
Claymore and Kilt.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1967.
First edition of Sorche Leodhas' beloved collection of historical tales, never before recorded. Octavo, original half cloth. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Leo and Diane Dillon.
Price: $40.00 Item Number: 137529
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First edition of Beryl Bainbridge's Watson's Apology
BAINBRIDGE, Beryl.
Watson’s Apology.
London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., 1984.
First edition of the award-winning author's investigation of the Stockwell Murder. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $40.00 Item Number: 126810
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First edition, first printing of The White House Gardens
KRAMER, Frederick L. [Jacqueline Kennedy].
The White House Gardens: A History and Pictorial Record.
New York: Great American Editions Ltd, 1973.
First edition of the first book to trace the history of and fully illustrate the grounds of the White House gardens. Oblong quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Illustrated with color plates by Harold Sterner. In very good condition. Introduction by Lloyd Goodrich and text by Frederick L. Kramer with a commentary by Mrs. Paul Mellon.
Price: $40.00 Item Number: 143117
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"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others": First Edition of Prisoner In The Garden
MANDELA, Nelson.
Prisoner In The Garden.
London: Viking, 2005.
First edition of this work dedicated to Mandela's archive. Octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $40.00 Item Number: 138566
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First Edition of Notes on the Harvard Tercentenary
MCCORD, David T.
Notes on the Harvard Tercentenary.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1936.
First edition of this work published in celebration of the 300th Anniversary of the founding of Harvard College. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt Harvard Shield to the front panel. In near fine condition.
Price: $35.00 Item Number: 102998
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"Peace is always preferable... but war is news": First edition of Israel at War
ERED, E; Ch. Yaniv; N. May-Tal [Editors].
Israel at War: June 5-10, 1967 A Pictorial Record.
London: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd, 1967.
First edition of this pictorial record of the Six-Day War. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated with photographs. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Jesse Zierler.
Price: $30.00 Item Number: 126941
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First Edition of Lionel Tiger's The Pursuit of Pleasure; Inscribed by Him
TIGER, Lionel.
The Pursuit of Pleasure.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1992.
First edition of this work by the famed anthropologist. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To William Rogers I hope this provides you pleasure! Lionel Tiger." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Steve Snider.
Price: $30.00 Item Number: 117834
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"Seldom in the history of mankind has the longing for liberty been more eloquently expressed and passionately argued": First edition of Daniel Katz's Why Freedom Matters
KATZ, Daniel R. Introduction by Norman Lear. Forewords by Jimmy Carter and Gerald R. Ford.
Why Freedom Matters: The Spirit of the Declaration of Independence in Prose, Poetry, and Song.
New York: Workman Publishing, 2003.
First edition of Katz's classic anthology celebrating the American spirit. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $30.00 Item Number: 136588
