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Laid in is the invitation to a party hosted by Mr. Hefner, \"to celebrate the publication of The Playmate Book.\" A lavish chronicle of the history of Playboy Magazine, most desirable signed by the legendary publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" id=\"summary\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hugh Hefner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28293450661962,"sku":"","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/files\/IMG_5118-Edit-8.jpg?v=1683665622"},{"product_id":"travels-in-hyper-reality","title":"Travels in Hyper Reality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: Harcourt, 1986.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Edition. First printing. An advance review copy.\u003cstrong\u003e I\u003c\/strong\u003enscribed by the author on the half title page. 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Laid in is the publisher's review slip and booklet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Umberto Eco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28293472092234,"sku":"","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/files\/IMG_5118-Edit-2_0e0cada5-c2bc-4a3f-9811-5901c17ebeda.jpg?v=1683254566"},{"product_id":"four-plays","title":"Four Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: Theatre Communications Group, 1997. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe softcover first edition of Emily Mann's Four Plays, inscribed by the author in the year of publication. 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A very nice copy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatz und Maus \u003c\/strong\u003e(Luchterhand, 1961). A fine and flawless copy, in two identical dust jackets, presumably as issued. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBegleitheft zur Ausstellung der Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main \u003c\/strong\u003e(\u003cspan\u003eDie Bibliothek: Frankfurt am Main, 1990\u003c\/span\u003e). A softcover booklet to accompany an exhibition in Frankfurt. Featuring the 1985 \u003cem\u003eSelbst mit Ratte\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e self portrait on the the front. A few handling creases to the covers. 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A wonderful record of the man at the height of his influence. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Rockefeller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31886852751434,"sku":"","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/rockfeller6.png?v=1615496475"},{"product_id":"the-garbage-collector-together-with-the-irritated-people","title":"The Garbage Collector, (together with) The Irritated People","description":"Description coming shortly","brand":"Ray Bradbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32230446497866,"sku":"","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/brad.png?v=1615497151"},{"product_id":"my-life-and-the-beautiful-game","title":"My Life and the Beautiful Game","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: Doubleday \u0026amp; Company, 1977\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Edition. Inscribed on the half title page: \"To \/ Ike ... \/ thanks to support \/ my career. \/ Edson Pelé.\" A bookplate on the first free endpaper, and the PSA authentication sticker behind the half title page. A completely fine copy, in a near fine dust jacket with very mild wear and tear. The story of one of the greatest figures in sporting history, with a warm and meaningful inscription. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pelé","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32257136099402,"sku":"","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/pelemain.png?v=1615496511"},{"product_id":"between-thought-and-expression-selected-lyrics-of-lou-reed","title":"Between Thought and Expression: Selected Lyrics of Lou Reed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: Hyperion, 1991\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst edition. Signed by Reed on the half-title page. A few minor scratches to the dust jacket, and faint traces of damp staining to the verso and the flaps. Otherwise, a fine copy, crisp and unread. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lou Reed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32445677600842,"sku":"","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/reed-3.jpg?v=1615495347"},{"product_id":"lyndon-baines-johnson-the-formative-years","title":"Lyndon Baines Johnson: The Formative Years","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSan Marcos: Southwest Texas State College Press, 1965\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned on the half title page by the president and his daughter, Luci Johnson (\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNugent\u003c\/span\u003e). A few traces of surface loss to the dust jacket. Otherwise, a completely fine copy. A rather uncommon title, and scarce signed by the Johnson. A narrative of his early life and the places and experiences that shaped him. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. Poole, E. Craddock, D. Conrad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32446859149386,"sku":"","price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/johnsonmain.jpg?v=1615496283"},{"product_id":"autograph-document-signed","title":"Autograph Document Signed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinceton: February 14th, 1769\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSingle page ADS by the hand of the Signer of the Declaration of Independence, John Witherspoon. Measuring 7.5 x 4.5. Reading: \"On sight of this please pay to the order of Jonathan Baldwin Steward of the College of New Jersey the sum of forty six Pounds ten Shillings…money of New Jersey \u0026amp; place to my Account with the said College ——- Jno Witherspoon.” Addressed “To Mr Jonathan \/ Sergeant Treasurer of the \/ College of New Jersey,” and “Recd. of the Treasurer \/ Jon Baldwin.” A rare surviving record of Witherspoon’s formative work as president and head professor of Princeton University, then the College of New Jersey. He transformed the school from a small college that trained clergymen, into a more secular, academically rigorous institution designed to shape the leaders of a country. The very year this letter was signed, Aaron Burr entered Princeton under Witherspoon’s tutelage, as did the young James Madison, who would become the “Father of the Constitution.” Witherspoon later became a member of the emergent American congress, and would assert “that a plan of union should be laid down for all the colonies” in opposition of British policy. 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A marvelous association copy, with two letters laid in establishing provenance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roald Dahl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32559777939530,"sku":"","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/IMG_9942-Edit-2_3e306945-14d6-4c06-8684-0c88ccfff46b.jpg?v=1642718957"},{"product_id":"the-handmaids-tale","title":"The Handmaid's Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLondon: Jonathan Cape, 1986.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page: \"For Mike - best wishes - Margaret Atwood.\" A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Presented to an attendee of the event hosted by the directors of Jonathan Cape to celebrate the publication of the novel, with the invitation laid in. 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Noted foxing to the verso, affecting the boards very gently. A crisp example overall. Fleming’s captivating non-fiction look into the illicit trade of gems from Africa , stemming from interviews he conducted in his research prior to \u003ci\u003eDiamonds Are Forever.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ian Fleming","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32644336418890,"sku":"","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/diamonds.jpg?v=1615497056"},{"product_id":"foucaults-pendulum","title":"Foucault's Pendulum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst edition (first US trade edition). 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Otherwise, a fine, unread copy. The unclipped dust jacket near fine just with a small closed tear to the top of the front panel. A beautiful signed copy of the first edition in book form of E.T, based on the screenplay and released in tandem with Steven Spielberg's massively successful film adaptation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Kotzwinkle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39336618721354,"sku":"","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/etmain.jpg?v=1624301548"},{"product_id":"photographs-of-the-southwest","title":"Photographs of the Southwest","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoston: New York Graphic Society, 1976\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition, first printing. 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Released three years after he left office, Clinton’s autobiography would become a bestseller, with over two million copies sold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bill Clinton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39480945311818,"sku":"","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/clint-2.jpg?v=1636577526"},{"product_id":"the-martian-chronicles","title":"The Martian Chronicles","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: Doubleday, 1950\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition. A remarkable early association copy,  inscribed on the first free endpaper: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“FOR \/ BEA - \/ WITH SPECIAL \/ GOOD WISHES AND \/ FRIENDLY THOUGHTS - AND, \/ AGAIN, MY THANKS - TO \/ YOU FOR YOUR KIND INTEREST \/ IN MY WORK - \/ FROM \/ RAY BRADBURY \/ JUNE 6, 1950”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA very good example in the original first issue dust jacket, supplied from another copy. With the bookplate of Bea Mahaffey on the front pastedown and a booksellers ticket at the corner of the pastedown.  The boards showing toning and general wear. The spine with chipping and bumping to the extremities. Damage to the cloth at the crown appears to have been efficiently mended internally. A sound, solid volume still, with firm binding and the contents very good. The appropriate dust jacket unclipped and showing only a bit of edge wear and mild soling to the rear panel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMartian Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e is the first milestone of Bradbury’s career and remains one of his most significant works, encapsulating brilliantly America’s mid-century outlook towards science and technology, the prospect of nuclear war, as well as social issues at home. Presentation copies from the year of publication are scarce and significant, often carrying important associations with the earliest investors in Bradbury’s ideas. An editor and legendary figure in early science fiction fandom, Bea Mahaffey first worked under Raymond Palmer at Clark Publication, where she become known for finding merit in unrecognized works. By 1950, she continued with Palmer at \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOther Worlds. \u003c\/i\u003eIt was certainly under her encouragement that the magazine would publish \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWay in the Middle Air, \u003c\/i\u003eperhaps the most difficult short story of the \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMartian Chronicles \u003c\/i\u003eas it addressed racial issues that no author dared challenge at the time. As seen in his inscription to Mahaffey, these early recognitions of his work were very important to Bradbury, who would go on to become one of the greatest writers in science fiction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOnly four other presentation copies from 1950 are found in auction records, and the present is certainly one of the most special to come to market. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray Bradbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39492619960394,"sku":"","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/martianmain.jpg?v=1637187503"},{"product_id":"s-is-for-space","title":"S is for Space","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: Doubleday, 1966\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition. Signed by the author on the title page. The slightest trace of offsetting to the first free endpaper, otherwise a fine copy. In a very nearly fine, unclipped dust jacket just with the slightest chipping to the edges and a small closed tear between the rear panel and the spine. A bright, beautiful copy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray Bradbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39492623138890,"sku":"","price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/spacemain.jpg?v=1637187572"},{"product_id":"the-wonderful-ice-cream-suit","title":"The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLondon: Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, 1973\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst British edition. Signed by the author on the first free endpaper and dated “6\/11\/88.” A fine copy in a fine, price-clipped dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray Bradbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39492628381770,"sku":"","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/icecreamain.jpg?v=1637187675"},{"product_id":"yestermorrow","title":"Yestermorrow","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSanta Barbara: Joshua Odell Editions, 1991\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition. Boldly signed by the author on the first free endpaper in felt tip, and dated “7\/27\/92.” A touch of offsetting to the verso of the dust jacket -  not apparent at the front. A fine copy in a fine, unclipped dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray Bradbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39492633559114,"sku":"","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/yestermain.jpg?v=1637187791"},{"product_id":"lets-all-kill-constance","title":"Let's All Kill Constance","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: Harper Collins, 2003\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition. Signed by the author on the title page. A fine copy in a fine, unclipped dust jacket. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray Bradbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39492637589578,"sku":"","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/contancemain.jpg?v=1637187928"},{"product_id":"the-toynbee-convector","title":"The Toynbee Convector","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition. Signed by the author on the first free endpaper. A fine copy in a fine, unclipped dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray Bradbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39492640604234,"sku":"","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/toybeemain.jpg?v=1637187998"},{"product_id":"zen-in-the-art-of-writing-essays-on-creativity","title":"Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSanta Barbara: Joshua Odell Editions, 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition. Signed by the author on the title page and dated “5\/26\/90.” Slight foxing to the boards and the top edge of the outer text block. The tiniest closed tear at the top of the front panel of the dust jacket. Still, a fine copy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray Bradbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39492643127370,"sku":"","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/zen.jpg?v=1637188072"},{"product_id":"driving-blind","title":"Driving Blind","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: Avon Books, 1997\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition. Signed by the author on the title page. A fine copy in a fine, unclipped dust jacket. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray Bradbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39492645224522,"sku":"","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/Drivingmain.jpg?v=1637188143"},{"product_id":"the-cat-s-pajamas","title":"The Cat’s Pajamas","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: Harper Collins, 2004\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition. Signed by the author on the title page. A fine copy in a fine, unclipped dust jacket. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray Bradbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39492647583818,"sku":"","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/pijama.jpg?v=1637188210"},{"product_id":"the-moonshine-war","title":"The Moonshine War","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: Doubleday, 1969\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition. Presentation copy, inscribed on the title page: “For Richard Widmark, \/ hoping we’ll meet later on - \/ Elmore Leonard \/ Sep 1969.” A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Widmark starred in the novel’s film adaptation the following year, playing the role of Dr. Emmett Taulbee. Although Leonard expresses hope with this presentation that he and Widmark might work together again, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Moonshine Wars \u003c\/i\u003ewould be their only collaboration. A very significant copy, having been inscribed by the author to an acclaimed actor with a prominent role in the film adaptation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elmore Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39496839266378,"sku":"","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/IMG_9594-Edit.jpg?v=1637361128"},{"product_id":"the-prime-of-miss-jean-brodie","title":"The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLondon: Macmillan, 1961\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition. Signed by the author on the title page. A fine copy in a near fine, unclipped dust jacket. One of the Modern Library’s 100 greatest novels of the century, and the basis for the acclaimed 1969 film. An outstanding example. Very scarce signed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Muriel Spark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39499843240010,"sku":"","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/IMG_9622-Edit-2.jpg?v=1637536111"},{"product_id":"my-story","title":"My Story","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: Dial Books, 1992\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition. First printing. Signed and dated by the author on the half-title page. A very fine copy. A small scratch on the front panel of the otherwise fine, unclipped dust jacket. The memoirs of one of the most important figures in the Civil Rights Movement. A beautiful example, most desirable signed in the first printing.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosa Parks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39696692674634,"sku":"","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/IMG_9942-Edit-2_0a0b1671-6ce6-41b9-a4fe-7ccd093b6976.jpg?v=1648738436"},{"product_id":"masters-of-deceit","title":"Masters of Deceit","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: Henry Holt and Company, 1958.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition, first printing. Signed by the author on the first free endpaper in blue fountain pen. A near fine, unread copy, only with a little scuffing to rear board. A slight blemish to one edge of the outer text block, not affecting the contents. The dust jacket very good or better, with a little chipping and edge wear as well as a couple of tiny closed tears. A very nice example overall of Hoover’s account of Communism in the United States. He was history’s most well known - and controversial - FBI director. At the hight of the Cold War, he would direct the Bureau’s attention principally to anti-Communist investigations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J. Edgar Hoover","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39984160964682,"sku":"","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/IMG_9942-Edit-2.jpg?v=1663614513"},{"product_id":"williwaw","title":"Williwaw","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: Dutton, 1946\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition. First printing. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the first free endpaper: “For Dick Strong - \/ with all best wishes - \/ your friend \/ Gore Vidal.” A very good copy, just with a bit of edge wear to the boards. Toning and foxing to the pastedowns and endpapers, as well to pp. 78-79, but the contents otherwise fine. In a very good or better dust jacket, price clipped and with a bit of foxing to the verso. Slight rubbing at the extremities of the jacket, but an uncommonly attractive example still. Vidal’s first novel, an autobiography of sorts written when he was 19 years old and stationed by the U.S army in the Aleutian Islands.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gore Vidal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40174776057930,"sku":"","price":720.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/products\/IMG_9942-Edit-2_e5876c9c-99b1-48b4-965b-7754c3a5157d.jpg?v=1672428062"},{"product_id":"trump-the-art-of-the-deal","title":"Trump: The Art of the Deal","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: Random House, 1987\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition. First printing. Boldly signed by the businessman on the first free endpaper: “To Dee \/ Donald Trump,” and further signed by his first wife, “best wishes \/ Ivana Trump.”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA fine copy in a fine, unclipped dust jacket. The true beginning of the Trump persona as seen by the public at large. 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I \/ hope we can take \/ time to relax and \/ golf together as this all unfolds! \/ Bill.”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA fine, unread copy. In a fine dust jacket. The interactive CD-ROM present, and unopened. An outstanding example, likely the most desirable copy to come to market thus far. The inscription captures the dawn of our information age, when one of its chief architects could only imagine what might unfold. 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A lovely example overall of Doctorow’s debut novel, a historical fiction about the battle between good and evil in small settlement in the Dakota Territory. A significant work in reviving the Western genre, indeed exemplifying the “New Western.” Adapted into film starring Henry Fonda in 1967.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"E.L. Doctorow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40389550407754,"sku":"","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/files\/IMG_7424-Edit.jpg?v=1691518322"},{"product_id":"the-bonfire-of-the-vanities","title":"The Bonfire of the Vanities","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: Farrar, Straus \u0026amp; Giroux, 1987\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition. First printing. Signed by the author on the first free endpaper. A fine copy in a fine, unclipped dust jacket. A most desirable example of the era-defining 80’s classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Wolfe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40707687153738,"sku":"","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/files\/IMG_5504-Edit-3.jpg?v=1763733648"},{"product_id":"critical-path","title":"Critical Path","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: St. Martin’s Press, 1981\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFirst edition. First printing. Signed by R. Buckminster Fuller on the title page, and additionally signed by the adjuvant Kiyoshi Kuromiya. A slight warp to the front board, and some bumping at the extremities. Foxing to the outer text block edges but the contents all but fine. The unclipped dust jacket foxed to the verso only, with some creasing at the extremities and faint sunning to the spine. A very good or better copy overall, most desirable with this dual signature. One of Fuller’s most admired works, an all encompassing assessment - economic, political and environmental - of the present state of humanity, with a vision for a sustainable future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"R. Buckminster Fuller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40847549038666,"sku":"","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/files\/IMG_8392-Edit-2.jpg?v=1714501678"},{"product_id":"kramer-versus-kramer","title":"Kramer versus Kramer","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: Random House, 1977\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFirst edition. First printing, with the number line down to 2 as called for on the copyright page. Signed by the author on the first free endpaper. Inherent offsetting to the pastedowns, but otherwise a fine copy. In an all but fine unclipped dust jacket, with only trivial toning and edge wear. An excellent example of the iconic legal drama, rather scarce signed.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe basis of the academy award winning film starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Avery Corman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41366932488266,"sku":"","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/files\/IMG_5119-Edit-4_93e5ae84-120d-4784-910c-df7a99cacc94.jpg?v=1717701253"},{"product_id":"along-the-wine-trail-an-anthology-of-wines-and-spirits","title":"Along the Wine Trail: An Anthology of Wines and Spirits","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoston: The Stratford Company, 1935\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFirst Edition. Presentation copy, inscribed on the title page: “To Ben Towsley \/ a friend of many years’ standing \/ G. Selmer Fougner.” A very good or better copy, only with some toning to the spine. A little smudge to the fore edge of the outer text block, as well as mild foxing to the pastedowns, and some scuffing to the rear pastedown and rear endpaper. The contents otherwise flawless. A pioneering book in its genre, among the first significant post-Prohibition American guides to wines and spirits. Fougner began writing “Along the Wine Trail” as a daily column for the Sun immediately following the Repeal of Prohibition in 1933. It was assembled as a three volume pamphlet the following year, and finally into book form here. Scarce, and very rare inscribed. Laid in is a folded menu from a dinner served at the historic Williamsburg Inn, dated February 17, 1937, apparently in advance of the Inn’s official opening in April of that year. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"G. Selmer Fougner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41985466007626,"sku":"","price":370.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/files\/06CD1A68-3993-4090-B024-D29C9AE02BE0-2112-0000006060B78600-Edit-2_97ed8002-37f0-441f-99d3-68b44d067728.jpg?v=1753208761"},{"product_id":"a-primer-of-fly-fishing","title":"A Primer of Fly-Fishing","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToronto: William Collins Sons and Company, 1964\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFirst edition. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page: “For Bob Filberg - Come and see us soon \/ Hawaii’s not all that good - \/ Rod. Haig-Brown.” A very good to near fine copy in like dust jacket. A little toning to the pastedowns and some foxing to the top edge of the text block, not affecting the contents. Slight toning to the spine of the jacket, as well as a tiny closed tear at the bottom of the rear panel. A very nice example overall. The true first Canadian edition of this essential guide, described as the “best basic introduction to fly-fishing,” (Nick Lyons) by the “greatest writer on angling since an old chap called Izaak Walton.” (Gregory Clark) Scarce inscribed, particularly with significant association.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eRobert Filberg was a logging industrialist and philanthropist, whose home and property would become a municipal park in British Columbia.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt was in British Columbia that Haig-Brown began his career as a logger, fisherman, and angling guide. 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Still, a very good example of this out of print and uncommon work of humor, dedicated “to all the men who have ever worn a military uniform and to the one hilarious memory they have a thousand times and more.”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA wildly satirical portrayal of military life, which manages to offer a glimmer of truth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Jurick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43418596212810,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/files\/IMG_7975_910d6487-baf3-4762-99ea-070360779226.jpg?v=1773774567"},{"product_id":"the-silence-of-the-lambs","title":"The Silence of the Lambs","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: St. Martin’s Press, 1988\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFirst edition, first printing. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to a contemporary recipient on the second half-title page, “with every good wish.” A very good copy, only with slight bumping and a little edge wear to the boards. A tiny smudge at the first half title page but otherwise clean throughout. In a very good, unclipped dust jacket (showing the original $18.95) with a some toning to the extremities. A square and sharp example overall of this masterwork of psychological horror, adapted to film in 1991 to a praise unparalleled in its genre. Inscribed copies are scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Harris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43600299950154,"sku":null,"price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/files\/IMG_4744_e2aa6647-1c70-404c-b172-35678f80f3bb.jpg?v=1778964505"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0226\/6395\/4506\/collections\/signed.jpg?v=1557658471","url":"https:\/\/cantonbooks.com\/collections\/signed-books-1.oembed?page=4","provider":"Canton Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}