Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1995. First Edition. Handsome edition of the Palestinian legislator, activist, and scholar's memoir. Octavo (23.75cm); full hunter green cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; silk endpapers; all edges gilt; 318,[2]pp. Signed by the author on a preliminary leaf. Boards..... More
Salem, OR: David Barker, 1982. First Edition. A humorous account of the author's encounter with Bukowski, sometime during the early 1970's. One of 100 copies. Slim octavo (21.5cm); illustrated wrappers, stapled; 20,[2]pp; illus. Gentle sunning along spine-fold, small scuff to rear wrapper, else Near Fine. More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2011. First Edition. Handsome edition of the African American singer, actor, and social activist's memoir, in which he looks back on his entertainment career and his work as a civil rights activist. Limited Issue, one of 700 numbered copies signed by the author, this being..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2003. First Edition. Handsome copy of the former First Lady's memoir. Limited Issue, one of 1,300 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.421. Octavo (23.75cm); full red leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; silk endpapers; all..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2004. Limited Edition. Autobiographical work by the late former U.S. President, comprised of letters written throughout his lifetime. One of an unspecified number of copies signed by the author on a preliminary leaf. Octavo (24.25cm); full red leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1991. First Edition. Handsome edition of the authoritative biography on Bukowski, written by long-time friend, fellow poet, and collaborator Neeli Cherkovski. Using sheets from the Random House edition, the entirety of the Black Sparrow Press edition consisted of 226 signed copies, with a small number..... More
New York: The Penguin Press, 2004. First Edition. Sharp copy of Chernow's best-selling biography of Alexander Hamilton - the first full-length biography to appear in decades. Provides much of the source material for Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical Hamilton. First Printing. Thick octavo (24.25cm); maroon cloth and brick red paper-covered boards..... More
London: Henry Colburn, Publisher, 1840. First Edition. Dashkova (1743-1810) was a close friend and confidante to Empress Catherine the Great, and involved in the coup that put her on the throne. Her memoirs were first published in Paris in 1804; the English edition was edited by Mrs. Martha WIlmot Bradford..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2006. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 1,300 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.708. Octavo (24.25cm); full dark red leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; silk endpapers; all edges gilt; xvi,232,[8]pp; illus. Some surface scratching..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2004. First Edition. Handsome edition of this autobiographical work by the retired United States Army General. Limited Issue, one of 1,750 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.575. Thick octavo (23.75cm); full hunter green leather, with titling and decorations..... More
Munich: C. Bertelsmann, 2002. First German Edition. First Impression. Octavo (22cm); brick red paper covered boards, blocked and titled in black and white on spine; dustjacket; 416pp. Signed by the author in black sharpie on the title page. Tiny pin-hole to front joint, else Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket..... More
New York: Broadway Books, 2008. First Edition. The compelling memoir of hip-hop pioneer DJ Grandmaster Flash, a native of Barbados who moved to the South Bronx with his family in the late 1950's. Flash, along with his group The Furious Five (Cowboy, Melle Mel, Kid Creole, Raheim, and Scorpio), pioneered..... More
New York: Broadway Books, 2008. First Edition. The compelling memoir of hip-hop pioneer DJ Grandmaster Flash, a native of Barbados who moved to the South Bronx with his family in the late 1950's. Flash, along with his group The Furious Five (Cowboy, Melle Mel, Kid Creole, Raheim, and Scorpio), pioneered..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2009. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 1,100 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.248. Octavo (22.5cm); full dark teal leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; silk endpapers; all edges gilt; xiv,253,[5]pp. A...... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1997. Limited Edition. Part of Easton's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Octavo (24.5cm); full hunter green leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; patterned endpapers; all edges gilt; [vi],743,[1]pp. A Fine, unread copy, with the publisher's notes sheet laid..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2003. Limited Edition. Octavo (22.5cm); full brown leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; silk endpapers; all edges gilt; xii,525,[7]pp. A Fine, unread copy, with the publisher's notes card and signed COA laid in. More
Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1985. First Edition. Handsome edition of the National Book Award-winning author's autobiography. Limited Issue, one of an unspecified number of copies signed by the author exclusively for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Octavo (23.5 cm); full navy blue leather, with titling and decorations..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. First American Edition. First Printing. A Fine copy in plain blue wrappers printed in black. The uncorrected proof for Murakami's second work of non-fiction, a memoir about his lifetime passion for running and the effect it has had on his writing. The book had..... More
London: John Hogg & Co., 1877. First British Edition. An important and early De Quincey biography by one of his contemporaries, including portions of his writings, in addition to gathering an extensive collection of correspondence. A stunning set, and scarce in this condition. Green 452. First Impressions. Two octavo volumes..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1987. Limited Edition. Handsome edition of Parkman's 1846 account of his two-month tour of Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming, and Colorado. Illustrated throughout by Maynard Dixon. Octavo (24.5cm); full tan leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; patterned endpapers; all edges gilt;..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2008. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 1,175 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.74. Octavo (23.75cm); full dark brown leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; silk endpapers; all edges gilt; xviii,285,[1]pp. Boards..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First Edition. First Printing. A Fine copy in a Near Fine, unclipped dustjacket that's a triffle rubbed at the crown of the spine. This is a Review Copy, with the publishers letter laid in. Polito has written nothing short of the authoritative biography of..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1988. First Edition. Autobiographical work tracing Roth's life from his childhood in New Jersey through his rise as one of the towering figures in American letters. Limited Issue, one of 250 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.66. Octavo (23.5cm); rust-colored..... More
Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1988. First Edition. Limited Issue, signed by the author on a preliminary leaf. Octavo (24.5cm); full navy blue leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and metallic orange; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; 354pp. A Fine copy. More
Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1985. First Edition. Limited Issue, signed by the author on a preliminary leaf. Octavo (24cm); full red leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; 510pp. Some trivial wear to lower edge of textblock, else Fine..... More