Nashville: National Publication Company, 1943. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed presentation from Eppse on the title page: “To a Friend, Scholar and Gentleman- Dr. Roy? O. Johnson, In appreciation Merl R. Eppse. June 7, ’44.” Merl Raymond Eppse [1893–1967] was an African-American historian. He was a History professor at Tennessee State..... More
[Oklahoma City: Pro-Graphics, 1978]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed inscription by Mooney upside-down on the rear endpaper: "Best wishes, Charles Mooney." A partial biography of Dr. Jesse Mooney Jr., whose practice included all Five Civilized Tribes Nations on Oklahoma. This is Mooney's sixth book and one of the most uncommon. 8vo...... More
Leawood, KS: Leathers Publishing, [1999]. First Edition. Signed inscription from Faulkner on the front endpaper: “From my heart to your eyes. Harris Faulkner.” An uncommon book, especially signed. Harris Kimberley Faulkner [born 1965] is a conservative American newscaster, and television host for Fox News Channel. Faulkner joined Fox News Channel..... More
Funk & Wagnalls, NY:, [1937]. Drawings by Frank Carlson. First Edition, second printing. Signed presentation from Jordanoff on the front endpaper: “To Lucien Friez, with my compliments, A. Jordanoff.” Lucien is the son of Julien P. Friez [1851-1916], who invented and produced cutting-edge meteorological equipment. Julien died in 1916 and..... More
NY: G.P. Putnam Sons, [1975]. First Edition. Signed by Solomon on the half-title page. San Francisco novelist Ruth Freeman Solomon wrote a trilogy on the Jewish experience in Russia and America. She is best known for four novels she wrote between 1967 and 1974: the trilogy "The Candlesticks and The..... More
NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1967]. First Edition. Signed by Solomon on the half-title page. San Francisco novelist Ruth Freeman Solomon wrote a trilogy on the Jewish experience in Russia and America. She is best known for four novels she wrote between 1967 and 1974: the trilogy "The Candlesticks and The..... More
Hicksville, NY: Exposition Press, [1978]. Fully Illustrated. First Edition. Signed inscription on the front endpaper: “Best wishes, Adelaide N. Cooley. A scarce book! Frederick Ernest "Fritz" Triebel [1865–1944] was an American sculptor, best remembered for his two works, marble statues of George Laird Shoup and Henry Mower Rice, located in..... More
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1943]. Foreword by Vilhjalmur. Stefansson. Photographs by Frederick Machetanz and others. First Edition. Signed presentation from Evelyn Stafensson on the half title page: "For Abe, with affection, from his friend, Evelyn. 5 St. Luke's Place, April 5, 1946." A war-time book promoting Alaska's sudden important role..... More
NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1969]. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. With a special “The Bitter Woods” bookplate on the half-title page with a signed presentation from Eisenhower: “To 1st Sgt. Robert H. Campitell, With warm best wishes. John Eisenhower.” Robert H. Campitell, from Pennsylvania, was command sergeant major of the..... More
[Ann Arbor, Michigan]: Mitten Press, [2006]. Illustration by Ty Smith. First Edition, first printing. Signed inscription from Schatzer on the front endpaper: "To the magic of belief. Jeffrey L. Schatzer." Also inscribed on the title page: "Believe forward"- possibly by the artist, Ty Smith? Hard to find a collectible copy..... More
Manila: Anvil Publishing Inc., [2011]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed inscription from Ramos on the title page: “Mabuhay! best wishes!!! Fidel Ramos.” Also inscribed by Thompson on the same page: “With respect, Scott Thompson.” Fidel Valdez Ramos [born1928] is a retired Filipino general and politician who served as the 12th president..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, [1919]. With the original color frontispiece by James Montgomery Flagg. With other photographs & illustrations. First Edition. Signed by Pack on a presentation bookplate on the front pastedown. He donated this book to the Metropolitan Club in New York City and the club’s blindstamp is at..... More
Hanover, New Hampshire: Friends of the Dartmouth Library, Dartmouth College, 1954. Edited by George C. Wood. Illustrated From Woodcuts By J.J. Lankes. Limited Edition of 1,000. Signed presentation from George C. Wood (a descendant) on the front endpaper: “For Jimmie Cook with a backlog of forty-two years of valued friendship..... More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1968. Based on a series of six lectures given by Katz in 1967. First Edition. Signed by Katz on the front endpaper. Also, with an autographed note from Harvard University law professor John Ely to Katz laid-in. Milton Katz [1907-1995] was one of the academics who..... More
NY: The Viking Press, 1948. First Edition. Signed by White on the front endpaper. Walter Francis White was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 1, 1893. Before he became president of the United States, William Henry Harrison fathered several children with one of his slaves. One of these children was..... More
Garden City: NY: Junior Books, Doubleday & Company, 1949]. Illustrated by the Author. First Edition (so stated). Signed presentation from de Angeli on the copyright page: “For Marie and Louis, with our love, Dai and Marguerite. September 29, 1949.” Marguerite was married to John Dailey de Angeli, who was nicknamed..... More
NY: Columbia University Press, [1988]. First Edition, second printing. Signed presentation from Keene on the title page to author Hortense Calisher and her husband: “22 April 1989. To Hortense and Curt, Donald Keene.” With a page of notes laid-in, maybe in Harnack’s hand? Hortense Calisher [1911–2009] was an American writer..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1981. Illustrated by Kay Burford. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation from Jordan to author Hortense Calisher and her husband: “1981. For Curits and Hortense with love, June.” June Millicent Jordan [1936–2002] was a Jamaican American, bisexual poet, essayist, teacher, and activist. In her writing she..... More
Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1935. Later Edition. First Edition published in 1919. Signed inscription by Erdman on the front endpaper: “Your sincere friend, Charles R. Erdman.” Charles Rosenbury Erdman, Sr. [1866-1960] was an American Presbyterian minister and professor of theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. He served as pastor of Overbrook..... More
Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1933. Later Edition. First Edition published in 1920. Signed inscription by Erdman on the front endpaper: “Your sincere friend, Charles R. Erdman.” Charles Rosenbury Erdman, Sr. [1866-1960] was an American Presbyterian minister and professor of theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. He served as pastor of Overbrook..... More
NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1924. The Institute Of Economics Series. First Edition (so stated on title page). Signed by former U.S. Secretary of State Louis A. Johnson on the front endpaper. Philip Green Wright [1861–1934] was an American economist who first proposed the use of instrumental variables estimation as the..... More
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[See scan]. Text in Spanish & Arabic. First Edition. Signed presentation from Hernandez on the half-title page to his friend Guillermo Cifuentes, dated in Maracay on July 7, 2007. Alberto Hernández is a Venezuelan teacher, journalist, poet and narrator. Born in Calabozo (Guárico) in 1952, he is the author of..... More
Paris: Librairie Plon, [1948]. Text In French. First Edition. Signed presentation from Coleno on the half-title page, to Miss Phoebe Wiese, “in memory of the pleasure” for her spirit and lucidity relating to modern poetry. One of the numbered copies printed on D’Alfa mousse paper from the Navarre paper mills..... More
[NY? New Era Lithograph Co., [1942]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed on the rear cover by Larry Weill, one of the “Girls" in the revue. “This Is The Army” is an American musical revue in two acts, designed to boost morale in the U.S. during World War II, with a book..... More
