New York and Barnstable, MA: G.P. Putnam's Sons / Crane Duplicating Service, Inc., 1972. First Edition. Tall octavo (27.75cm); publisher's original printed card wrappers, with trial dustjacket attached to covers; [6],7-254,[4]pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Holograph note and date of publication (in pencil) to front wrapper..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, [1986]. Limited Edition. One of an unspecified number of copies specially bound and signed by the author. Octavo (23.75cm); full grey leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; patterned endpapers; all edges gilt; xvi,[2],3-622,[2]pp; illus. A faint surface scratches to..... More
Chicago: Rhodes and McClure Publishing Co., 1898. Reprint. Octavo (20.25cm); dark teal cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in silver on spine and front cover; decorative endpapers; dustjacket; [x],[13],14-269 + [25]pp of plates and ads. Trivial wear to spine ends, else a fresh, Fine copy. In the original pictorial dustjacket..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1996. First Trade Edition. First Printing, cloth issue, one of 250 copies. Octavo (23.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards and blue cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [8],9-325,[7]pp. Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. Handsome edition of the poet's..... More
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2006. Limited Edition. "Franklin's Autobiography presents with vividness the key episodes in a young man's rise, from poor apprentice to prominent citizen. Its unifying theme is the lessons in behavior and morality he learns along the way. It has been accurately described as a conduct..... 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
Los Angeles: J.P. Tarcher, Inc., 1983. First Edition. Leary's first full-length autobiography, "embellished with photographs, mostly unpublished, from various periods of his life, depicting other family members and important associates and events...This book generated controversy before it was published because of threatened legal suits, including one by the CIA; certain..... 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
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
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
New York: Random House, 1960. First Edition. A distinguished copy of this well-received narrative of Robinson's life, chronicling his early upbringing, career in sports, and his breaking of the color line to become the first African American to play Major League Baseball. Carl Thomas Rowan (1925-2000) was a noted African..... 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
New Orleans: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (24cm); maroon paper-covered boards and maroon cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; xviii,[2]-501,[7]pp; illus. Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced $24.95). More
New York: Helen and Kurt Wolff / Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1968. First American Edition. Story of Trungpa's early life in Tibet and his escape from the Chinese, as told to Esmé Cramer Roberts in Oxford. First Printing, following the UK edition published by George Allen & Unwin in..... More
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1999. Limited Edition. Octavo (22.5cm); full maroon leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; silk endpapers; all gilt edges; [xii],287pp. Signed by the author on a preliminary leaf. A Fine copy with the publisher's signed COA laid in, still sealed in..... More