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MY LIFE WITH CHAPLIN
Bernard Geis Associates, 1966. CHAPLIN, Lita Grey. [With Morton Cooper]. MY LIFE WITH CHAPLIN: AN INTIMATE MEMOIR. [NY]: Bernard Geis Associates, [1966]. 8vo., red cloth in dust jacket. First Edition, second printing. Accounts by the second teen-age bride of Charlie Chaplin, Lita Grey Chaplin was taken under Chaplin's wing at... More
TAKE HER DEEP: A SUBMARINE AGAINST JAPAN IN WORLD WAR II
[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1987. With an Introduction by Edward L. Beach. First Edition. Signed presentation by Galantin on the half- title page: "For Frederick S. Claghorn, With my esteem and best regards, I.J. Galantin, Pinehurst 23 Oct 1987." On August 12, 1943, on Midway... More
BIG FISH AND BLUE WATER: GAMEFISHING IN THE PACIFIC
Angus and Robertson, 1970. GOADBY, Peter. BIG FISH AND BLUE WATER: GAMEFISHING IN THE PACIFIC. [Melbourne, Australia]: Angus and Robertson, [1970]. Quarto, blue cloth in dust jacket; 334 pages. Profusely Illustrated. First Edition. Signed presentation from Goadby on the half-title page: "Jim, Best wishes & tight lines in the Atlantic... More
DOCTOR IZARD
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1895. GREEN, Anna Katherine. DOCTOR IZARD. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1895. 12mo., decorative tan cloth, stamped in black & orange; 268 pages. First Edition. In small-town Massachusetts, Mary Earle's father disappeared and her mother passes away when she is young, but years later she is willed a.... More
THE QUAKER IN THE FORUM
The John C. Winston Company, 1910. GUMMERE, Amelia Mott. THE QUAKER IN THE FORUM. Illustrated. Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, [1910]. 8vo., green cloth with gilt titles, top edge gilt; 327 pages plus few pages of ads. First Edition. A look at the political life and laws of the... More
GOOD GRIEF: THE STORY OF CHARLES SCHULZ
Pharos books, 1989. JOHNSON, Rheta Grimsley. GOOD GRIEF: THE STORY OF CHARLES M. SCHULZ. NY: Pharos books, [1989]. Tall 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 256 pages. First Edition, first printing. The first intimate portrait of Schulz. Signed by Johnson on the front endpaper. Fine in like d/j. Uncommon... More
NEW JOURNEY
The Black Faun Press, 1940. SALT, Sydney. NEW JOURNEY: A POEM. Prairie City, Ill.: The Black Faun Press, [1940]. 8vo., blue cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation by Salt on front endpaper: "For Mrs. Laurence, with very pleasant memory of our meeting and a very definite hope of... More
ALLEGHENY- A CENTURY OF EDUCATION 1815-1915
The Allegheny College History Company, 1916. SMITH, Ernest Ashton. ALLEGHENY- A CENTURY OF EDUCATION 1815-1915. Meadville, PA: The Allegheny College History Company, [1916]. Small quarto, black, quarter-morocco leather & boards, stamped in gilt. Signed, Limited Edition of an unknown number of copies for people who contributed in some way toward... More
SHAKESPEARE AND SIR PHILIP SIDNEY: THE INFLUENCE OF THE DEFENSE OF POETRY
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1947. First Edition. With a signed presentation from Thaler to a fellow professor at the University of Tennessee: "Inscribed for harry G. Merrill, with best wishes. Alwin Thaler." A scarce title! 8vo., black cloth in dust jacket; 100 pages. Very Good (covers nice & bright... More
COLLECTED POEMS OF JAKE TRUSSELL
The Kingsville Record, 1957. TRUSSELL, Jake. COLLECTED POEMS OF JAKE TRUSSELL. Kingsville, Texas: The Kingsville Record, 1957. 8vo., printed wraps. Nice signed presentation by Trussell on Page 1 to Marie Bullock, founder of the Academy of American Poets: "To Mrs. Hugh Bullock: in appreciation of your works with the Academy... More
THE BIG BEAT
Contemporary Books, 1984. WEINBERG, Max. [With Robert Santelli]. THE BIG BEAT: Conversation with Rock's Great Drummers. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc., [1984]. Small 4to., printed wraps. First Edition. Signed presentation from Weinberg on the half-title page: "For Trish, Love Max Weinberg." Also with a sketch of a drumset by Weinberg. Near Fine. $85.00. More
VERY TRULY OURS: LETTERS FROM AMERICA'S FIGHTING MEN
Dial Press, 1943. WISE, James Waterman. VERY TRULY OURS: LETTERS FROM AMERICA'S FIGHTING MEN. NY: Dial Press, 1943. Small 8vo., blue cloth stamped in red. First Edition. Signed presentation by Wise on front endpaper: "For Dudley Schoenfeld, from his friend, Jim Wise. Oct. 22." Good (light soil, few tiny stains covers). $35.00. More