[No place: F.R.S. Publishing Company, early 1960s?]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed presentation from Saunders on the front endpaper: “To Ed and Bernie Harrell, very nice people. John A. Saunders.” This book is composed of 11 separate and distinct books about the history of the Philadelphia Negro, from churches to various..... More
NY: The William-Frederick Press, 1955. First Edition. Signed inscription from Klimbach on the front endpaper: "My best wishes- Sophie Mann Klimbach." A scarce book by the Medford, New Jersey-based author. 8vo., blue cloth in dust jacket; 191 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight, ink New Medford, NJ..... More
NY: Crown Publishers, Inc., [1971]. More than 350 illustrations. Quarto: embossed blue cloth in dust jacket; 208 pages. Very Good (covers nice with very minor discoloration; contents clean & tight); little edgewear (two small tears top of front cover, tiny crease front flap) d/j. More
Asbury Park, NJ: William J. Prati, [1945]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed presentation from Prati on the front endpaper “For J.D. Williamson- an ideal neighbor. Bill Prati.” Loaded with original photographs of the author's experiences in Europe during World War II with the Army's 91st Armored Field Artillery Battalion. Original photographs..... More
NY: Random House, [1956]. Illustrated by Lili Rethi. A Landmark Book. First Edition. An uncommon Jackson title. 8vo., decorative gray cloth in dust jacket; 176 pages. Very Good (some minor stains, contents clean & tight); little edgewear d/j. A nice copy! More
[Cambridge}: Cambridge University Press, [1998]. Cambridge Studies In Latin American and Iberian Literature. First Edition. Signed presentation from de Armas on the front endpaper, in Spanish. De Armas argues convincingly in this book that throughout his literary career, Cervantes was interested in the classical authors of Greece and Rome..... More
NY: St. Martin's Press, [2003]. First Edition, first printing. Signed by Reiner on the title page. 8vo., black boards in dust jacket; 236 pages. Fine copy in a fine d/j. More
St. Paul, Minnesota: Ramsey County Historical Society, [2010]. With A Foreword By Annette Atkins. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed by both Young and McCormack on the title page. The first full-length biography about Hill and his vast transportation empire. Small quarto: green cloth, stamped in gilt, in dust jacket; 356 pages..... More
NY: Oxford University Press, 1978. First Edition. Signed by Professor Richard Anderson Falk on the front endpaper with many annotations by Falk throughout the text. Falk is cited about ten times in the index. Also, with a two-page typed letter from “Phil” at Smith College in North Hampton, Massachusetts, providing..... More
Wellington: New Zealand University Press, 1957. Illustrated. Very scarce first edition (reprinted in 1986]. Signed presentation from Pocock on the front endpaper: “To Sir John Sheppard with gratitude for his good offices to students of the classics in New Zealand.” Followed by an inscription in Greek followed by “In Body..... More
[No place: 80 West Media, 2014]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed by Seidel on the front endpaper: "XO Jen." A book about Seidel's body art. Interesting and hard to find a signed copy! Very Good (covers nice with small bump to lower corners of covers; contents clean & tight). More
[No place: Eleven Books, 2011]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed presentation from Newmar inside front cover: "Happy Birthday Michael, I hope my book tickles your funny bone as much as Catwoman did. Julie Newmar." Uncommon to find signed copies. 8vo., pictorial wraps; 74 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean &..... More
Paterson, NJ: St. Anthony Guild Press, 1946. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed by Kerwin on the title page. “Big Men of the Little Navy” depicts the role of naval military chaplains. Kerwin joined the United States Navy as a chaplain and served in the Pacific and the Atlantic and was..... More
NY: Grove Press, [1997]. Illustrated. First Edition, second printing. Signed presentation from Anderson on the title page: "For Graeme- My best to you. Saludos- Jon Lee Anderson. Seattle/6-97." One of the first definitive and extensively researched biographies on Che Guervera. Uncommon to find an autographed copy! Thick 8vo., black boards..... More
NY: The Penguin Press, 2005. First Edition, first printing. Signed by Smith on the title page. 8vo., red boards in dust jacket; 446 pages. Very Good (covers nice with minor bumps two corners; contents clean & tight); very nice (minor wear) d/j. More
Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, [1971]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed on the front endpaper: "Esther N. Stutzenberger. Trustee." Perhaps the author's wife? An excellent reference on an interesting Americana subject. Thick tall 8vo., red buckram cloth in dust jacket; 535 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight);..... More
[New Delhi]: Orient Longmans, [1970]. With an Introduction and an Epilogue by Welthy Honsinger Fisher. Foreword by J.B. Kripalani. First Indian Edition. Signed by Welthy Honsinger Fisher [1879-1980 & wife of the author] on the dedication page. The book is dedicated to her. Honsinger was the American founder of World..... More
NY: Hearst Marine Books, [1984]. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation from the author and his wife, Nancy, on the title page: “To Jim- Herb Payson. Chicago 2/3/2000. Nancy7 Payson.” The book describes Payson’s efforts to repair his badly-damaged sailboat and portrays his voyage with his family from Polynesia..... More
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. First American Edition, first printing. Signed by Naipaul on the title page. Comes with a 92nd Street YMCA (in New York) program (folded) for its 2010 reading series, where Naipaul is prominently featured. The best of Naipaul’s political and personal journalism of the previous 15..... More
[NY]: HarperCollins, [1996]. First Edition, first printing. Signed by Le Guin on the title page. “Unlocking the Air and Other Stories” is a 1996 collection of short stories by Ursula K. Le Guin. Like Searoad and Orsinian Tales, most of the stories are neither science fiction nor fantasy. It was..... More
[Charleston, SC: Charleston Press, 1999. First Edition. Signed by Aiken on the title page. 8vo., cranberry-colored cloth, stamped in gilt, in dust jacket; 222 pages. Very Good (covers nice & bright; contents clean & tight) very minor wear d/j. A nice copy! More
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Inc., [1954]. First Edition. Signed presentation from Ross on the front endpaper: "Best wishes to Mabel Jackson Foisie, Zola Ross." 8vo., red cloth in dust jacket; 278 pages. Very Good (covers nice & bright; contents clean & tight); few tiny tears (one with an old interior..... More
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, [2017]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed by Jamison on the title page. Uncommon to find signed copies. Tall 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 532 pages. Near fine (light bumping head of spine; contents clean & tight); in similar near fine d/j. More
[NY]: Basic Books, [1994]. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation from Greenberg on the front endpaper to the son of Hans Huber, a large financial contributor to the NAAPC Legal Defense and Educational Fund. He is mentioned on page 50 and in notes. The presentation reads “April 28, 1964..... More
[NY]: William Morrow, [2014]. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation by Larson on the half-title page: “To Dick Clair, Washington’s Birthday 2017. Hail to the Chief! Ed Larson. Morristown, NJ.”. Tall 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 366 pages. Very Good (covers nice & bright with tiny bump..... More
