NY: The Macmillan Company, 1918. First Edition. Signed presentation from White on the half-title page: “To Ed and Effie from Will. With affectionate greetings. Emporia, November 1918.” Edward Curtis Franklin [1862-1927] taught chemistry at Stanford University and was president of the American Chemical Society in 1923, the first from Stanford..... More
NY: Vantage Press, [2000]. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation from Heller on the title page: ‘February 6, 2001. For the Wilkinson’s with special thanks to Janice for guiding us in the selection of a book title and to Dennis for his painstaking editing of manuscript. Affectionately, Mick Heller.”..... More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana University Press, [1983]. Southern Biography Series; William J. Cooper; Editor. First Edition. Signed presentation to Louisiana State University Professor Anne Loveland on the title page: Anne, Thanks for all your patience and confidence. Lewis Baker.” Loveland is the T. Harry Williams Professor Emerita at LSU. She proofread..... More
[NY]: Waterbrook, [2019]. Foreword by Candace Cameron Bure. First Edition, second printing. Signed inscription from Hasselbeck on the front endpaper: “May God continue to hold and give you peace. Elisabeth Hasselbeck.” Hasselbeck is a retired American television personality and talk show host. She first rose to prominence in 2001 as..... More
Kennebunkport, Maine: Mercer House Press, [1974]. First Edition. Signed presentation from La Brie to Earl G. Graves Sr. on the front endpaper: “Earl: For your continued support and enthusiasm, I am forever grateful… Henry La Brie III, 25 March 1975.” Graves was founder of Black Enterprise- a media company focused..... More
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Master Phototypeur G. Duval, [Paris:, 1946]. Text In French. Illustrated by the Author. Signed, Limited Edition of 500 numbered copies, of which this is copy #351. Facsimile of a handwritten edition of two copies (A & B) created at by a French officer in 1940 held in Oflag XXI-B, a...... More
Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Raffelfinger, 1870. First Edition. With a two-page autograph letter from Keim tipped-in after the copyright page. Dated Washington, DC, Nov. 23, 1880, the letter is addressed to “Dear Taylor”- believed to be James Hudson Taylor. Keim writes that he just returned from Philadelphia and received Taylor’s..... More
[Osceola, WI]: MBI Publishing Company, [1998]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed presentation from Marshall on the front endpaper: “To K.O. Eddy, Ready for another airshow trip. Best wishes Chester Marshall 6/9/00.” (“Former pilot”) in pencil next to his signature, small flag postal stamp on page, & “See page 291” written at..... More
Emporia, Kansas: The Emporia Gazette Office, [1907]. Being An Address Delivered At Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, June Nineteen, Nineteen Seven. First Edition. Signed presentation from White on a front blank page: “For Ed and Effie with love from Uncle Billy. Christmas, Nineteen seven.” Edward Curtis Franklin [1862-1927] taught chemistry at..... More
[NY]: Dramatists Play Service, [1995]. Photograph Frontispiece by Slade-Grossman. Renewed Edition. Signed presentation from van Itallie on the title page: “Shantigar. July 29, 2000. For Nym Cooke with pleasure at our meeting, Sincerely, Jean-Claude van Itallie.” Jean-Claude van Itallie is a Belgian-born American playwright, performer, and theatre workshop teacher. “American..... More
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. Illustrated. Preface by Alan Villiers. First Edition, third printing. Signed inscription by Long on the front endpaper: "Fair winds, Dwight Long." A world cruise on a 32-foot ketch. 12mo., decorative blue cloth, stamped in black, in dust jacket; 320 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean..... More
NY: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1906. Illustrations by F.R. Gruger and W. Glackens. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation from White on the half-title page: “For Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Franklin with affectionate regards from W.A. White. Emporia Kansas April 4, 1906.” Edward Curtis Franklin [1862-1927] taught chemistry at Stanford..... More
NY: The Macmillan Company, 1909. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation from White on the a front blank page: “For Edward Effie from Will with love. Prof. E.C. White.” Edward Curtis Franklin [1862-1927] taught chemistry at Stanford University and was president of the American Chemical Society in 1923, the first..... More
NY: Godfrey A.S. Wieners, 1900. Printed in Boston by D.B. Updike, The Merrymoun94 pages.t Press. First Edition. Signed presentation from McCardell on the front endpaper, a stanza from his poem “Summer-time on page 22: “To my friend James B. Moore- Not here a breath of carking care/ To spoil the..... More
Chicago, Akron, NY: The Saalfield Publishing Company, [1927]. Aviator Series Volume 2. First Edition. With this title listed second of three in the series on verso of the title page. 12mo., pictorial red cloth, stamped in black, in dust jacket; 168 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight);..... More
NY: Vintage Books, [1964]. First Edition. A paperback original. These stories were originally published in "The New Yorker" magazine and then in various collections before Vintage first put them together in one volume in 1964, as a paperback original. 16mo., pictorial white wraps, 191 pages plus ads. Very Good (moderate..... More
Honolulu: Thomas Nickerson, 1940. With 12 Color Plates by Keichi Kimura. Limited Edition of 330 numbered copies (this is #39), signed by Northwood & Kimura. This copy also has a signed presentation by Northwood on the half-title page: “To dear Emi from her loving d’Arcy.” Also laid in are two..... More
London: Macmillian And Co. Limited, 1927. Frontispiece. Signed, Limited Edition of 1,500 copies. 8vo., white vellum spine & light-green boards; 552 pages. Very Good (little wear covers with one corner little bumped; contents clean & tight; ink name front endpaper & interesting ink presentation on title page). More
NY: The Grafton Press, [1903]. First Edition, first printing. The authors recount true incidents and stories about players and the stage. Signed presentation from Patterson on a front black page: “To Mr. Wm. C. Freeman with gratitude and as much affection as Mrs. Freeman will permit. Ada Patterson. Christmas, 1903.”..... More
Mystic, Connecticut: Mystic Seaport Museum, [1984]. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. Signed by Hamilton on the title page. Illustrates 40 figureheads in the Mystic Seaport Museum Collection. Uncommon to find a signed copy of this title. Quarto: pictorial wraps; 115 pages. Very Good (some rubbing covers with light creases &..... More
[Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company, 1998]. Profusely Illustrated. First Edition. An in-depth look at the Hollywood Golf Club, located in Deal, NJ, from 1898 to 1997. Quirin specialized in writing books about local golf clubs and this title is particularly uncommon. Gift presentation on the front endpaper. Quarto: green..... More
NY: Smith & Durrell, 1943. First Edition, second printing. Signed presentation from Brown on the front endpaper: “To Bernard Payne, With my most sincere thanks for your interest in the people of Hong Kong and your share in the determination that their pain and suffering shall not be in vain..... More
Phoenix, Arizona: Phoenix Books, [1979]. First Edition. Signed presentation from DeMente on the front endpaper: “To Ben Martin with kindest personal regards, from an old friend, Boye DeMente. 10 June 81. Phoenix, AZ.” Boyé Lafayette DeMente [1928–2017] was an American author, journalist, and adventurer who wrote more than 100 books..... More
Chicago: A.C. McClurg And Company, 1892. First Edition. Signed presentation from Ware on the front endpaper: "To Miss Effie June Scott, with compliments of Ironquill." Effie Scott, who attended the University of Kansas, met her future husband there- Edward Curtis Franklin [1862-1927], who taught chemistry at Stanford University and was..... More
