My Name Escapes Me - **Signed** - 1st/1st by Guinness Alec - 1996

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1887. Incredibly rare First Edition 12mo size hardcover; 398 toned pages. This book has been professionally rebound, probably in the 1930s in blue cloth or buckram with yellow titles and gray endpapers. Ex-library with typical treatments to accession and deaccession. Sunned, bumped and worn spine has blue cloth Dewey label. Corners are lightly bumped and lightly worn. The pages are fragile and brittle. The top corners of pages 55-62 and 245 are chipped with some loss of text. Pages 67, 89, 91, 95-100, 205 and 287-290 are chipped at top corner, pages 235 and 332 are chipped on page edge; the top corner of pages 114 and 175 are detached and laid in and the corner of page 175 has a small stain. Pages 15, 81, 103-106, 115, 129-143, 153/158, 177, 181, 189-191, 201 and 331 have tears of varying sizes. Seven pages are mended with tape which has darkened and in some cases stained the abutting page. One of the signatures (groups of bound pages) for pages 245-284 has a broken… Read More

Book is nice and clean DJ slight wear to corners. Corners of DJ not clipped.

New York: Dutton, 1978. Signed facing the title page at the top of his portrait by Charlton Heston. First edition / First printing. White cloth spine, blue paper-covered boards. Fine in about fine dust jacket. A handsome copy of this title. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor for Ben Hur. From 1965-71, he served as the elected president of the Screen Actors Guild. Five-term president of the National Rifle Association (1998-2003).

New York: Crown Archetype, 2018. Signed on a blank page following the endpaper by Eric Idle. First U.S. edition / First printing. Pale gray paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket. Founding member of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Creator of the Rutles. Creator of Spamalot. Comedy legend Eric Idle looks back on a career of looniness.

Joseph Cullen Root was an outspoken proponent of fraternalism and of what good fraternalism could accomplish toward the promotion of human welfare. This hard to find First Edition is in very good condition with a partial original dustjacket. Inside the front cover is a name stamp from a member of the Omaha Woodmen.

NY: W. W. Norton. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1932. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. B000858R70 . 1932 1st. Moderate outer wear, spine darkened. John A. Blum's copy dated 1/14/36 ffep. Handwritten on the rear endpapers, Blum (a Macy's executive) recounts a dinner with the author on 20 Feb, 1936. In part it reads: "After dinner last night, Mr Allison & I were talking about M. Thiers and he told me the real story of Thier's death...this ending...is of such a nature that its inclusion in a biography of this nature would ruin the whole thing, according to JMSA." Allison's findings are related here by Blum, dated 21 February 1936. ; 8vo; 294 pages .

Impact Library Book, 1967. Mass Market Paperback. Used Good. Text is in English. A unique item. A mostly fictional narrative of Aleister Crowley's life. In impressive condition. Shipped with added packaging and insurance. Size - H: 7', W: 4', D: .5' This item is Used and is listed as being in Very Good condition. The spine is intact, no creases or breaks. Pages are clean and minimal tanning. Cover has a faded old price mark on upper left, and a small tear on the bottom edge that has been covered by clear tape. Shipped with board and bag to protect condition. FF00000002588 We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1855. Complete in 2 volumes. Published NY: Harper & Brothers, 1855. 8vo., frontis + 484pp; 479pp. Blind embossed brown cloth with bronze titles, colored endpapers. More was a religious writer, philanthropist and poet. Previous owner name/small emboss on flyleaf, minor wear at the crown and tips. A very good, attractive set. . Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

Blackie and Son, 1874-1875, in six half volumes.. Hardcover. Very Good. Illustrated by numerous authentic portraits on steel. These six half volumes, issued as a part work over 2 years, could then be rebound by the purchaser into 3 full volumes if so desired. These half volumes have their own title pages, but volumes 1, 3 & 5 also have engraved titles for full volumes 1, 2, and 3. Half volume 6 contains printed titles for full volumes 1, 2, and 3, as well as contents pages and lists of plates. 71 of 72 steel engravings. That of Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo missing and never bound in. lPerhaps the publisher had run out of copies of the plate of Sir William Forbes. Top & tail of spine of vol 6 slightly frayed. First 3 pages of vol 3 a little foxed. A very clean, crisp set

SUMPTUOUS LEATHER-BOUND EASTON PRESS EDITION SIGNED BY FAYE DUNAWAY. This copy is #660 of only 1400 made. A lovely unread book in gift-worthy condition but is missing the Easton Press certificate. Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.