New York: Arco Publishing, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 3/4 X 11 3/8 Inches. 127 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $19.95 on the front flap. Signed by Vallejo directly on the FFEP. Introduction by Asimov. A...... More
New York: A.J. Johnson, 1872. Early Edition. 7 x 10 1/4 Inches. 682 [22] PP. 680 [35] PP. "From man, through all the divisions, classes, and orders, to the Animalcule in a drop of water; Showing, the habits, structure, and classification of Animals, with their relations to agriculture, manufactures, commerce..... More
Battle Creek, MI: Review and Herald Publishing Co., 1889. First Edition. Leather bound. 6 X 9 Inches. 599 PP. Original deluxe (embossed) leather binding. Illustrated throughout. AEG. PO name in pencil on first fly. Edges and spine rubbed and worn a bit. A few scuffs to covers. Overall, an attractive..... More
London: 46664 Limited, 2008. First Edition. Original wraps. 8 1/4 X 5 3/4 Inches. 66 PP. Original oblong stiff wraps. Signed by Nelson Mandela on title-page. The 2008 concert featured Joan Baez, Johnny Clegg, Will Smith and Amy Winehouse among many others. Filled with ads and photographs that illustrate the..... More
New York: Random House, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 308 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page with the correct number sequence. Original price of $25.00 intact on front flap. Signed by Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Massie directly on the title-page. More
London: A.P. Blundell, Taylor & Co., 1886. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 1/16 X 8 1/8 Inches. 28 PP. Extremely scarce original first edition signed and inscribed by controversial chemist William Odling on the front cover. Odling, an English chemist, was one of a few responsible for the..... More
Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky, 1980. First Hardcover Edition. Hardcover. 4 7/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 114 PP. First hardcover printing of this long essay that originally ran in the New Yorker magazine. Signed by Warren on bookplate affixed to FFEP. Light toning to DJ, else a fine..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 187 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $22.00 intact on front flap. Signed by Gary Hart directly on the title-page. Light wear..... More
Framingham, MA: Charles S. Morgan, Publisher, 1950. First Separate Edition. Original wraps. 5 X 7 5/8 Inches. 43 PP. Recounts the 1897 passage between Portland & Norfolk by Captain William R. Kreger. Original wraps tight. A bit of rubbing to spine and edges. More
London: Titan Books, 2015. First Hardcover Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 234 PP + 5 PP Publisher Ads. Signed by Block on laid-in bookplate. Stated First Hard Case Crime Edition. STATES: "First Publication Anywhere" on front cover. Original price of $22.99 on rear panel. More
Houston, TX: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 8 1/2 X 11 Inches. NASA Biographical Data Fact Sheet SIGNED by Sally Ride, the first woman in space. Ink a bit faded at bottom of front and rear. More
Pasadena, CA: 1943. Original Letter. 8 3/8 X 5 1/2 Inches. Autograph Letter Signed by Upton Sinclair. "Dear Sir: My records are packed up, as I'm moving. If you'll send my your certificate I'll send you the $20 at once. Sorry you're in hard luck. Sincerely, Upton Sinclair." Written on Sinclair's..... More
1993. Original Letter. Autograph Letter Signed (ALS) from Michael Avallone to noted autograph collector and author, Mark Allen Baker. Avallone was the creator of the Nick Carter series and has written under several other pen names. "Mark / There is no Nick Carter - it's a house pen name / But..... More
8X10 Inches. Beautiful B/W photograph signed by Pulitzer Prize winning author Dumas Malone. Malone is most famous for his six-volume biography of President Thomas Jefferson (Jefferson and his Time). He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1975 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1983. A bit of wear..... More
New York: Race Point, 2014. First Thus. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 864 PP. First printing of this edition with the full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $29.99 intact on slipcase. In AS NEW condition but for the slipcase (which has..... More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 870 PP. First printing with full and complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $21.95 intact on front flap. Signed "For Susan - So nice to meet you..... More
New York: Avon Books, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 1/4 Inches. 232 PP. First printing with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $18.00 intact on front flap. Signed by Hillary Clinton directly on the title-page. More
Washington: Souvenir Typescript, 2000. Unbound. 8 1/2 X 11 Inches. 10 PP. Souvenir typescript of the Justice Ginsburg dissenting opinion in the 2000 "Bush v. Gore" Supreme Court decision. Signed in blue ink by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the left margin. This copy obtained by me personally circa 2004..... More
London: The Lancet, 1940. First Thus. Original wraps. 5 1/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 16 PP. Original 1940 first seperate printing of the article "Paediatrics: Past, Present and Prospective" which was originally published in The Lancet. This tract published seperately by The Lancet. Signed by Sir Robert Hutchison at top..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 618 Pages. Signed by Tom Clancy directly on the limitation page. #201 of 550 copies. Housed in original issue slipcase. From the best-selling author of The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games and..... More
New York: The John Day Company, 1934. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 300 PP. First printing copy in original DJ. Price of $2.50 on the front flap. Important book by FDR explaining his Great Depression recovery plan to the masses. Signed by President Roosevelt..... More
New York: TOR Books, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 675 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $22.95 intact on front flap. Signed by Card on laid-in personal bookplate. Special thanks to Mr..... More
New York: Literary Guild, 1929. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 311 PP. Original Literary Guild edition in the original issue DJ. Interestingly, this particular copy bears a handwritten inscription from George Gershwin to Al Jolson. While the association does make sense, as the author (Heyward)..... More
Istanbul: Sinan Gozen, 2006. First Edition. Original wraps. 7 3/4 X 10 1/4 Inches. 95 PP. Beautifully photographed Turkish ceramics on nearly every page. Original glossy wraps sharp and clean. More
Mount Vernon, NY: The Peter Pauper Press, 1957. Jeff Hill. First Thus. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 10 Inches. 200 PP. Original deluxe binding remains sharp and clean. Slipcase a bit soiled and worn at edges. More