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First edition of The Longevity Strategy; inscribed by David Mahoney to American journalist William Safire
MAHONEY, David and Richard Restak. Foreword by William Safire.
The Longevity Strategy: How to Live to 100 Using the Brain-Body Connection.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1998.
First edition of this "wise and compelling guide" (Stephen Covey). Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by David Mahoney on the half-title page in the year of publication to William Safire, who contributed the foreword, "Feb 1998 To Bill not for what you are but for what you have made me. Gratefully, David." The recipient, William Safire, was an important American author, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign in the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. Following Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a presidential speechwriter for both Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew.…
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 135640
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Rare first edition of Christian Martyrdom in Russia
TOLSTOY, Leo. Vladimir Tchertkoff.
Christian Martyrdom in Russia: Persecution of the Spirit-Wrestlers (or Doukhobortsi) in the Caucus.
London: The Brotherhood Publishing Co, 1897.
First edition of Tchertkoff's work on the persecution of the Doukhobors. Octavo, original wrappers. In good condition.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 135138
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Bobby Jones Golf Tips; Inscribed by Master's Champion Ben Crenshaw
MATTHEW, Sidney L.; Introduction by Gene Sarazen.
Bobby Jones Golf Tips.
Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 1999.
First edition, early printing of the golfing legend's tips. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Ben Crenshaw opposite the title page, "To Pat Holmes- With all good wishes from AGC Ben Crenshaw." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 144003
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First Edition of The Ink Truck; Signed by Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author William Kennedy
KENNEDY, William.
The Ink Truck.
New York: The Dial Press, 1969.
First edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original boards. Signed by William Kennedy on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 2622
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First Edition of River: One Man's Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea; Inscribed by Colin Fletcher
FLETCHER, Colin.
River: One Man’s Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
First edition of this epic adventure by Fletcher, a renowned traveler and writer. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 15 maps and 42 photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Alan and Lotte with best wishes Colin Carmel Valley, California 4/30/97." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Susan Carroll.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 54787
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First edition of St. John Lucas' The Oxford Book of French Verse
LUCAS, St. John.
The Oxford Book of French Verse.
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.
First edition of Lucas' compilation of the verse from the greatest French poets of the 13th and 14th centuries. Octavo, bound in half vellum for Christ's Hospital boarding school with their armorial crest to the front panel, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt tooling to the spine, gilt topstain. Introduction in English, text in French. From the library of British economist David Graham Hutton with his ownership signature and presentation bookplate. In very good condition.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 114537
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First Edition of The French Connection
MOORE, Robin.
The French Connection: The World’s Most Crucial Narcotics Investigation.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1969.
First edition of this account of New York detectives Sonny Grosso and Eddie Egan and their pursuit of an international heroin smuggling ring, basis for the William Friedkin Academy Award-winning film. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 144696
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Signed Limited Edition of Robert James Waller's A Thousand Country Roads
WALLER, Robert James.
A Thousand Country Roads.
Alpine & Houston: John M. Hardy Publishing, 2002.
Signed limited edition of the sequel to The Bridges of Madison County. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Robert James Waller. Fine in a fine slipcase.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 136512
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"We know that the war is over... but the story of the great conflict will never diminish in interest": Sparks From the Camp Fire, Tales of the Old Veterans
MORTON, Joseph W..
Sparks From the Camp Fire, Tales of the Old Veterans.
Philadelphia: Keystone Publishing Co., 1895.
New and revised edition of this collection of Civil War memoirs. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, patterned endpapers, illustrated. From the library of Michael Ellsworth Shoemaker, son of William Shoemaker wounded in the battle of Cold Harbor, June 3rd 1864 with his ownership inscription. In good condition.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 132339
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First edition of Thomas P. Kettell's History of the Great Rebellion
KETTELL, Thomas P.
History of the Great Rebellion, From Its Commencement to Its Close, Giving An Account of Its Origin, The Secession of the Southern States, and the Formation of the Confederate Government.
New York: N. C. Miller, 1862.
First edition of volume I of Kettell's history of the American Civil War. Octavo, original publisher's cloth elaborately decorated in gilt, illustrated with over 125 engravings including 80 portraits. In very good condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 136514
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First edition of Anita Shreve's Resistance; inscribed by her to Kenneth Burrows
SHREVE, Anita.
Resistance: A Novel.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1995.
First edition of this work by the author of The Pilot's Wife. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "March 28, 1995 For Ken, with thanks for your help in a different battle front Anita Shreve." The recipient, American litigator Kenneth David Burrows married American novelist Erica Jong in 1989. Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which became famously controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. Written in the first person and narrated…
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 142738
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"Lone heart, learning by one light burning, slow discerning of worldhood's worth": First edition of Siegfried Sassoon's Vigils
SASSOON, Siegfried.
Vigils.
London: William Heinemann, Ltd, 1935.
First trade edition of Sassoon's classic collection of poems. Octavo, original boards. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 123749
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First Edition of Harold Pinter's The Dwarf; Signed by Him
PINTER, Harold.
The Dwarfs.
London: Faber & Faber, 1990.
First edition of this “fascinating work . . . possessing extraordinary power. Masterful" (San Francisco Chronicle). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Harold Pinter on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Andrzej Klimowski.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 76345
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First Edition of Serving the Republic: Memoirs of the Civil and Military Life of Nelson A. Miles
MILES, Nelson A.
Serving the Republic: Memoirs of the Civil and Military Life of Nelson A. Miles.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1911.
First edition of the autobiography by the famed general. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. In near fine condition with a touch of shelfwear. An exceptional example.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 132499
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First edition of Rudyard Kipling's Limits and Renewals; in the rare original dust jacket
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Limits and Renewals.
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1932.
First edition of this fine collection of fourteen short stories. Octavo, original publisher's cloth with central gilt elephant emblem to the front panel. Near fine in the original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 135404
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First Edition of Orwell's Revenge. The 1984 Palimpsest; Inscribed by Peter Huber to William Safire
HUBER, Peter [William Safire].
Orwell’s Revenge: The 1984 Palimpsest.
New York: The Free Press, 1994.
First edition of this work in which Huber discusses the compelling vision of Orwell's 1984. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Bill Safire Peter Huber." Also laid in is a letter from The Manhattan Institute to William Safire. The recipient, 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…
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 143749