Everybody's Boswell Being the Life Of Samuel Johnson abridged from James Boswell's Complete Text and from The 'Tour to the Hebrides.' by Boswell, James - 1930

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Van Gennep, 1965. 70 pages. Photos and text by gisele Freund. Preface by Richard Ellmann. Translated by Peter St. John Ginna. Black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Dust Jacket intact and NOT price clipped. Both book and jacket in fine condition. Scarce.. First English Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Approx. 7 1/2" x 8 1/2".

Boston: Little Brown, 1966. Very rare book. Robert Cutler (1895-1974) was the first United States National Security Advisor. The position was created for him by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Cutler served in the United States Army, eventually being promoted to Brigadier General. Among his many honors, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and the Medal of Freedom. Stated First Edition 8vo size navy blue clothbound hardcover with gilt titles under dust jacket; 422 pages plus a section of black and white photographs From jacket: "Recalling a varied life of devotion to his country and some of its most important men, Robert Cutler takes us on a friendly tour of the corridors of power. We see Boston Mayor, later Governor and Secretary of Labor, Maurice Tobin... We see a sensitively drawn portrait of ... Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, who was Cutler's first boss in Washington. There are revealing glimpses of General George C. Marshall... and there is a vivid picture of James… Read More

London: HarperCollins, 1993. Deluxe Edition. One in an unspecified limitation issued signed by Thatcher on the title page. Chronology. Index. Black and white photographs. Satin pagemarker. Issued without dustjacket. Slipcase. Grey cloth spine with gilt title, blue cloth-covered boards and blue cloth-covered hard slipcase. Rub with some loss on the spine label; an unread copy in Near Fine condition in a Fine slipcase.. Signed by Author. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

[Edward Teller] Blumberg, Stanley A. and Gwinn Owens. Energy & Conflict: The Life and Times of Edward Teller, New York: Putnams, 1976. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket with light edge wear to the spine edges. This copy is inscribed by Edward Teller on the front flyleaf and also laid-in is a small photograph of Teller that he has signed. In this 1976 biography of Edward Teller, father of the hydrogen bomb, the authors present exclusive interviews, memorabilia, and photos provided by Teller. and delves into each stage of his life and career. The controversial Teller spearheaded America's effort to build the hydrogen bomb, and then testified against Robert Oppenheimer in his security clearance trial. The book explains his early persecution by the Hungarian communists, then the Nazis in Germany. His role in the Manhattan Project is described in detail. Also portrayed is the development of the H-bomb, including descriptions of its evolving… Read More

Editorial de Autores S. R. L, 1955. Softcover. Very Good. Collectible First Edition of WWII Fascist Party Secretary Carlo Scorza's biography of Vittorio Valdani. A prominent Fascist leader in Argentina, Valdani founded the influential newspaper Il Mattino d'Italia and was instrumental in spreading Fascism in Argentina. Valdani's calling card stapled to front free endpaper recto. Inscribed and signed by Valdani on half title page. dated August 2, 1961. Text in Italian. Scarce. Tight, otherwise unmarked copy with light shelf wear and tanning to spine panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Christchurch, New Zealand: Pegasus, 1962. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/very good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dustjacket protected in Brodart clear archival cover. Small triangle missing on front free endpaper. Penned name on same page. 223 pages no foxing. Tight and square binding.

London: D. Appleton & Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1932. 1st, Limited & Signed. Hardcover. Scarce publication: #35 of a limited edition of only 50 copies that are signed by the biographer. Two volumes bound in cloth-backed blue boards with matching unprinted blue dustwrappers in a blue slipcase in G+ condition. Top edges gilt. Deckle page edges. Both books are furthur protected in another set of plain semi-opaque cream colored dustwrappers. [2, xxxii, 2, 449pp]; [8, 453-872pp]. Contains pieces by Shaw not previously published including "several dozen hitherto unpublished letters and postcards Philosophy, Biography, Drama. ; Photos & Drawings; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 872 pages; Signed by Author .

Easton Press, 2010. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 148x16x168. Signed. JANE GOODALL SIGNED LEATHER-BOUND EASTON PRESS EDITION! Includes ironclad Easton Certificate of Authenticity. Book is like new and unread. Expedited shipping is welcome; international please request a shipping quote before purchase. Signed by author.

SUMPTUOUS LEATHER-BOUND EASTON PRESS EDITION SIGNED BY JANE GOODALL! Brand new and still sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Will include publisher's notes and certificate of authenticity inside. Expedited and international shipping are welcome, but international buyers are asked to obtain shipping quote before purchase. Inv 14, signed by author.

xxxviii, [2], 319 pages (including black and white photographs of documents held in the Biblioteca Colombina). Slight rubbing to top corners of the boards. Very neat paper repairs to the bottom corners of pages ix – xxiv, not touching text. Very small blemish (remains of paper label?) to front end-paper. Spanish text clean and unmarked.Includes "the most authoritative edition of the will" of Hernando Colon/Ferdinand Columbus, son of Christopher Columbus (Edward Wilson-Lee, The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books, London, 2019, page 343). This volume was produced to coincide with the quadricentennial anniversary of the death of Hernando Colon (the volume contains 105 documents reproduced in text format and 4 in photographic facsimiles covering 66 pages.
A note to the reader explains that previous publications have contained textual errors arising from mistakes in copies obtained from the original documents held by the Biblioteca Colombina. The intention in producing this publication was to "remedy these… Read More