Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1949. Robert K. Hier. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 5/8 Inches. 200 PP. Signed and inscribed by early Marketing expert Arthur Brewster to Draper Daniels, basis for advertising executive "Don Draper" on AMC's Mad Men. Draper, a graduate of Syracuse and a student..... More
New York: MacMillan Publishing, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 3/8 Inches. 321 PP. Stated "First Printing 1977" directly on the copyright page. Original price of $9.95 intact on front flap. Signed by Astronaut Walt Cunningham directly on the FFEP. Cunningham was the Lunar Module Pilot..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 257 [1] PP. The autobiographical account of Robert Burns, who twice escaped a Georgia Chain Gang. Basis for several films including the modern classic of the same name starring Val Kilmer as Burns. This "Photoplay..... More
New York: Perennial Library, 1964. First Thus. Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 7 1/8 Inches. 238 PP. A very attractive copy of this first paperback appearance of the foreword by Robert F. Kennedy. Price of 65 cents on front cover. Preceeded by the hardcover editions as well as the Pocket..... More
Franklin, TN: Hillsboro Press, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/8 Inches. 150 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed "Merry Christmas to Mike / Charmaine B. Gossett" directly on half title-page. Biography of the steamboat Captain and..... More
New York: Turtle Bay Books, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 521 PP. Signed and inscribed (TO BETTY BOOP) by actor Michael Caine on the half title-page. Original price of $24.00 intact on front flap. Includes four original photographs (including Caine at the signing..... More
Minneapolis, MN: Carl W. Jones: Publisher of Magic, 1944. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/8 X 7 7/8 Inches. 457 PP. Original red cloth binding with title and publisher stamped on spine. Original price of $2.50 intact on front flap. Rear of DJ features two photographs of Houdini. Light chipping..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 1/8 X 10 1/4 Inches. 304 PP. Stated "First Editon" on the copyright page. Original price of $24.95 intact on front flap. Light rubbing to gutters else a fine copy. Jones is widely considered the "Father of..... More
New York: Bloomsbury, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 3/8 Inches. 274 PP. Stated "First Edition" with proper number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $25.95 intact on front flap. Boldly signed by Bourdain on the title-page. VERY SCARCE copy simply..... More
Waco, TX: Word Books, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 202 PP. First printing copy with original price of $5.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by the Hall of Famer on the hald title-page. Light wear to DJ edges at folds. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran and Co., 1944. First Edition. Leather bound. 5 3/8 X 8 Inches. 194 PP. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by the author to the front blank recto to Jack L. Warner, late executive of Warner Bros. Studios, for his birthday. Parsons was known in the..... More
Nashville, TN: Tunstede Press, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 1/2 X 11 1/4 Inches. 192 PP. Original glossy covers with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Inscribed by Wilson in the year of publication on the title-page. Signed by the artist Else Regensteiner on..... More
New York: Harvest / Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 6 7/8 Inches. 241 PP. Stated "First Harvest/HBJ Edition" on the copyright page. Original paperback issue with the Campbell's soup can look to covers! Original price sticker from the Museum of Modern Art on..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/8 Inches. 158 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $3.00 intact on front flap. PO label and some toning to front endpaper. Light wear to DJ edges and folds. Early biography..... More
New York: Random House, 2015. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 836 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $35.00 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by Meacham, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, directly on the title-page. Minor wear and..... More
New York: William Morrow, 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 7/8 X 8 5/8 Inches. 175 PP. Stated "First Edition" with proper number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $22.99 intact on front flap. Mostly a biography of Willie's family alongside some lyrics and..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 497 PP. Signed by President George W. Bush on "Decision Points" bookplate laid-in loose. Accompanied by original "Office of George W. Bush" card thanking the owner for interest in the book and gifting them..... More
New York: Random House, 1997. Advance Reading Copy. Original wraps. 5 3/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 320 PP. Signed by noted Mississippi author Elizabeth Spencer directly on the half title-page. Original "Advance Uncorrected Proof" copy. Light wear to corners. More
Freeport, ME: The Bond Wheelwright Company, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 7/8 X 8 3/8 Inches. 188 PP. First printing of this autobiographical account of life in late 1800's theater from "Roy" Whittier, who worked in advertising for much of his adult career. Wonderful biography of comedian and director Frank..... More
Boston: Dayton and Wentworth, 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. 4 3/4 X 7 1/8 Inches. 291 PP. First printing of this early biographical book covering several female missionary women. Bound in the original blue cloth binding with gilt illustration and title stamping to front cover and spine. Includes biographies of Harriet..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 5/8 Inches. 277 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $22.95 intact on front flap. The first major biography of the man behind "The Godfather"..... More
Birmingham, AL: The Southern Classics Library, 1982. Limited Edition. Leather bound. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 601 PP. Bound in 100% genuine leather with gilt stamping to covers and spine. AEG. The one volume edition of this classic. From the personal library of Historian and author of over 50..... More
Youngstown, OH: Butler Institute of American Art, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 11 X 8 5/8 Inches. 167 PP. Original oversized stiff wraps with acetate cover intact. The finest collection of Stanczak's art ever produced. Stanczak's work was the inspiration behind what would come to be called the..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Publisher, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 10 3/8 X 12 3/8 Inches. 164 PP. From the collection of Myra Janco Daniels. Signed to Myra by artist Wolf Kahn on publisher bookplate affixed to front pastedown. Signed, "For my friend Myra, with gratitude / Wolf..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. 110 [1] PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $2.25 intact on front flap. Signed by Adman Draper Daniels on the FFEP (his personal copy). Hint of foxing to..... More