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My Life's History

Grandma Moses · 1952

$300.00 (€272.19 | £227.08 | ¥47,906)

Book Grandma Moses Very Good Very Good Inscribed by Author(s) 1st Edition Harper and Brothers New York MOSES, Grandma. My Life's History. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1952. First edition. Octavo, 140 pages, illustrated with 16 color reproductions of Grandma Moses's paintings a...

The Diner's Companion- Signed

MAURICE C. DREICER · 1955

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.69 | ¥15,969)

New York, Crown Publishers. 1955, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, Maurice C. Dreicer, a gastronome visited more than 60 countries in a 40- year quest for the perfect steak. Dining out is a fine art. To get the most enjoyment for your time and money, you need to know not only how...

Framed Autographed Letter and Photo Portrait of Clara Barton

CLARA BARTON · 0

$1,400.00 (€1,270.21 | £1,059.69 | ¥223,562)

CT, 0. No Binding. Ill.: with Photograph. Book, Handwritten letter [undated] of introduction signed by Clara Barton. Mounted together with a classic photographic portrait. Archival matte in a 20x24, 2 1/2" wide hardwood frame. Makes an excellent presentation. Fine. Signed by A...

The Chinese Parrot

BIGGERS, EARL DERR · 1926

$1,500.00 (€1,360.94 | £1,135.38 | ¥239,531)

New York, Collier Books. 1926. Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾. Book, The Chinese Parrot (1926) is the second novel in the Charlie Chan series of mystery novels by Earl Derr Biggers. It is the first in which Chan travels from Hawaii to mainland California, and involves a crime whose ...

Howdy Doody Merchandise Catalogue

Buffalo Bob Smith · 1955

$200.00 (€181.46 | £151.38 | ¥31,937)

Brochure Fine Inscribed by Author(s) Kagran Corporation New York --1955 HOWDY DOODY MERCHANDISE CATALOGUE-- Original, Limited-Edition. Signed and inscribed by Howdy Doody creator, "BUFFALO" BOB SMITH - "Your Old Pals Howdy Doody & "Buffalo" Bob Smith. A royal blue cover has mu...

The Story of the Jewish Defense League

RABBI MEIR KAHANE · 1975

$400.00 (€362.92 | £302.77 | ¥63,875)

Radnor, PA, Chilton Book Co. 1975, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780801962479). Hardcover. Book, Founded in 1968 by Rabbi Meir Kahane, the JDL promoted militancy and masculinity as the solution to antisemitism and urban crime. Kahane's vision of Jewish self-defense, modeled after the B...

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

BETTY SMITH · 1943

$800.00 (€725.83 | £605.54 | ¥127,750)

NY, Everybody's Vacation Publishing Co. 1943, Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Book, Signed 1945. Among the first book club copies. Extremities lightly rubbed, pages uniformly toned. A wartime edition in very good condition. The beloved American classic about a young girl's comin...

Miracle on 34th Street

VALENTINE DAVIES · 1947

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company. 1947. Hardcover. Book, A very good+ copy; square, sharp, clean and tight. Minor rubbing at the crown and bottom edge. This is Valentine Davies's signature novel, upon which the classic film is based. Very Good/No Jacket.

Kingdom of Peace

KING ABDULLAH OF JORDAN SIGNED1995 · 1995

$750.00 (€680.47 | £567.69 | ¥119,765)

No Place Stated, Zohrab Markarian. 1995. Hardcover, 4to - over 9¾. Ill.: Zohrab. Book, This is no ordinary book. It is a celebration of two major events; the 60th birthday of King Hussein [of blessed memory] November 1995, and the celebration of the Peace Treaty in1994, betwee...

Noted Long Island Homes

E.W. Howell, Builder · 1933

$250.00 (€226.82 | £189.23 | ¥39,922)

Brochure Good Signed by Author(s) Limited Edition E.W. Howell, Builder Babylon, NY 1933, E.W. Howell, Builder, Babylon, NY. Noted Long Island Homes built by E.W. Howell. Signed and numbered 451. Included are photographs of the homes of Benjamin Moore, E.F. Hutton, Condé Nast +...

Pola NEGRI signed 'Paradise' Sheet Music Cover , 1932

Film Star Pola Negri · 1932

$175.00 (€158.78 | £132.46 | ¥27,945)

Sheet music Very Good Signed by Pola Negri Nacio Herb Brown New York '.he takes me to PARADISE' --- sung by Pola Negri. POLA NEGRI SIGNED 1932 PARADISE SHEET MUSIC FROM A WOMAN COMMANDS POLA NEGRI. Paradise. 1932. Sheet music for the song performed by Pola Negri in the pre-Co...

The Philosophy of Andy Warhol

WARHOL, ANDY · 1975

$300.00 (€272.19 | £227.08 | ¥47,906)

NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 1975, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780151890507). Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾. Book, Warhol's irreverent, humorous, and cogent comments and jibes on such topics as Love during puberty, in the prime of life, and old age love; and beauty, fame, success ,art++...

Erle Stanley Gardner-World of Water Exploring the Sacramento Delta-Sgnd 1st Ed.

ERLE STANLEY GARDNER · 1965

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.62 | ¥19,961)

New York, William Morrow & Co. 1965. Hardcover. Ill.: with Photos. Book, 1965, 1st edition. "..The Sacramento Delta is a maze of inland waterways formed by..3 rivers.. This boating paradise was a second home to Erle Stanley Gardner. His life aboard his houseboat, traveling alo...

Rn the Memoirs of Richard Nixon

RICHARD NIXON · 1978

$225.00 (€204.14 | £170.31 | ¥35,930)

New York, Grosset & Dunlap. 1978, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780448143743). Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾. Book, Inscribed on a publishers bookplate. Clean, square & sharp. Better than most copies. Very Good/Very Good.

Vengeance Is Dear

HENRY BRINTON · 1946

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

London, C. & J. Temple Ltd. 1946. Hardcover. Book, Very Good/Very Good.

The Profits of Religion

UPTON SINCLAIR · 1918

$400.00 (€362.92 | £302.77 | ¥63,875)

Pasadena, CA, 1918, 1st Edition. Soft cover. Book, This excoriating critique of religion, especially as represented by powerful clerical institutions, is a lesser-known work by the author who had earlier become famous with his publication of The Jungle, an expose of the poor l...

SuperJoe - The Joe Namath Story

Joe Namath [ Larry Bortstein ] · 1969

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Book Illustated with Photos Very Good Grosset & Dunlop New York Signed by Joe Nameth on the half title page.

The Birds' Christmas Carol

KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN · 1893

$200.00 (€181.46 | £151.38 | ¥31,937)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co. 1893. Hardcover, 8vo. Book, 1893. --'THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL'-- An early printing, twice signed and inscribed by Kate Douglas Wiggin. Portrait of Kate Douglas Wiggin adhered to the front pastedown. An 'Author's Reading' program, tipped on the fr...

Unto the Sons

TALESE, GAY · 1992

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf. 1992, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780679410348). Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾. Book, Presented to Delia Ephron and Jerry Kass. Very Good/Very Good.

The Professional Inscribed by Lyndon Johnson

WILLIAM S. WHITE · 1964

$750.00 (€680.47 | £567.69 | ¥119,765)

Boston, Houghton, Mifflin & Co. 1964, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, First edition, 4th printing. Inscribed by LBJ to a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in August,1964. Laid into the book is a TLS from the chairman of the DNC relating that he asked the President t...