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London : Allen Lane, 2010.
First British edition of this groundbreaking biography. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket.
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New York : Random House, 2007.
Advanced reading copy of the first edition of “this compelling personal story” (The New York Times). Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, spiral bound spine, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, warmly signed by the author on the title page, “To an old Perot supporter. Keep the faith! Joe Biden 8/23/07.” The title page wasContinue reading "Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics."
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New York : Grove Press, Inc., 1965.
First edition of one of TIME Magazine’s ten most important nonfiction books of the twentieth century. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed byContinue reading "The Autobiography of Malcolm X."
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London : Jonathan Cape, 1951.
First British edition of this literary nature memoir exploring the practice and philosophy of falconry. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, red top stain, with black and white diagrams. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Camilla “Ylla” Koffler.
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France : Carrere/Michel Lafon, 1985.
First edition of this autobiographical account of four-time Formula One World Champion Alain Prost. Quarto, written in French, original pictorial boards with Alain Prost on the front panel, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs throughout. Boldly signed by Alain Prost on the title page. In near fine condition.
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London : Thornton Butterworth Ltd, 1939.
First edition of this Churchill title, the last book he published before the outbreak of the Second World War. Octavo, bound in three quarters modern navy morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt. In fine condition.
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London : Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., 1935.
First edition of Buchan’s fascinating biography of James Graham, first Marquess of Montrose. Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco over marbled boards by Bayntun with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with portraits andContinue reading "Montrose."
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Calcutta : Printed and Published by the Baptist Mission Press, 1918.
English translation of 18th-century autobiography detailing the life of an Armenian patriot dedicated to liberating his people from Persian and Ottoman rule. Royal octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with two plates and one map. In very good condition, inscription to the half-title page. Written by himself. EditedContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Joseph Emïn 1726-1809, an Armenian."
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London : Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1930.
First edition of Churchill’s autobiographical writings on his younger years. Octavo, bound in three quarters modern navy morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, frontispiece, illustrated throughout with maps and portraits. In near fine condition.
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New York : MacMillan, 1964.
First edition of Enzo Ferrari’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Enzo Ferrari in his customary purple ink on a Ferrari postcard featuring Gilles Villeneuve on the verso, “February 22, 1978 Thank you for your warm birthday wishes and many kind regards in full, “Enzo Ferrari. ” The book is boldly signed byContinue reading "The Enzo Ferrari Story. [with] Enzo Ferrari Signed Postcard."
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New York : The Penguin Press, 2010.
First edition of this groundbreaking biography. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar.
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New York : Simon and Schuster, 2003-2017.
First editions of Isaacson’s definitive The Genius Biographies quartet, each volume signed by him. Octavo, four volumes, original publisher’s half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Walter Isaacson on the title page of each volume, with Leonardo da Vinci an inscribed by Walter Isaacson.” Each volume is fine in a fine dust jacket.
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New York : M. M. Pomeroy, 1868.
First edition of Pomeroy’s scathing satirical biography of Union Army General Benjamin Butler. 12mo, engraved illustrated title page. Lacking the front wrapper. In very good condition. Very rare.
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New York : Twelve/ Hatchette Book Group, 2007.
First edition of this classic polemic by Hitchens. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Linda Heheman Christopher Hitchens.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Anne Twomey.
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New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1917.
First limited edition of this seminal documentary collection on Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s half-cloth with paper titles, frontispieces, illustrated throughout, with the original paper dust jackets. One of 350 copies. Each volume is fine in a very good dust jackets. Uncommon in the original jackets.
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: Printed for Private Circulation, 1937.
First edition of this in memoriam of Herbert Somerton Foxwell. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to John Neville Keynes on the front panel, “To John Neville Keynes for auld lang syne. J. Bonar 16th January 1937.” The recipient, John Neville Keynes, was an English economist and philosopher best known for hisContinue reading "H.S. Foxwell. (In Memoriam)."
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New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1949.
Signed limited edition of Maugham’s semi-autobiographical confessional. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispiece. One of 1,000 numbered copies, this is number 964. Boldly signed by W. Somerset Maugham on the limitations page. In fine condition, bookplate to the rear pastedown of Craig V. Showalter. HousedContinue reading "A Writer’s Notebook."
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London : Jonathan Cape, 1935.
First English deluxe edition of the author’s classic work. Quarto, original publisher’s pigskin-backed buckram with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, marbled endpapers, illustrated with photogravures and folding maps. One of 750 numbered copies, this is number 93. In very good condition. A sharp example.
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New York : Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1975.
First edition of this personal account of the Second World War from a soldier’s perspective. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with news prints, political cartoons, charcoal drawings, and paintings compiled by Art Weithas, award-winning art director of Yank magazine, the weekly magazine for the American G.I. during WWII. Presentation copy, inscribed by the authorContinue reading "WWII."
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New York : Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885-1886.
First edition in the publisher’s deluxe brown half morocco of the autobiography of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, which focuses mainly on his military career during the Mexican War and the Civil War. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in the original publisher’s deluxe brown half morocco over brown boards, with blind-stampedContinue reading "Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant."
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 1969.
First edition of the golfing legend’s autobiography, which includes six full chapters on instruction. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To John Best Wishes Jack Nicklaus.” Near fine in a very good dust jacekt. Jacket design by Milton Charles. Foreword by Robert Tyre Jones, Jr.
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London : William Kimber, 1974.
First edition of this racing legend’s autobiography, published posthumously. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Phipps Photographic.
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Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1976.
First edition of Haley’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “10/20/76 Anne Knutson – my very best wishes! Alex Haley.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Al Nagy.
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Cambridge : Printed at the University Press, 1923.
First edition of this in memoriam of John Venn, an offprint from the Caian magazine of Cambridge. Octavo, original wrappers, frontispiece of John Venn, volume 31, number 3. John Neville Keynes contributed two pages from “The Cambridge Review” to the end of the memoriam. John Neville Keynes (1852–1949) was an English economist and philosopher bestContinue reading "In Memoriam: John Venn."
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