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New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1932. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Gertrude Atherton. 8vo - over 7¾. Gertrude Atherton was an American author. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California.She wrote many best sellers 1920s -1930s In addition to novels, she wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, politics, and war. She was strong-willed, independent-minded, and often controversial for her anti-communist views..

New York: Random House, 1962. Book. Illus. by Illustrated from Photographs. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo.. Bright, clean, sharp edges & tips, and tight; just a slight lean but excellent condition. Tipped in autograph signed by Casey Stengel, and signed by Sid Gordon on the verso. "Casey" Stengel (July 30, 1890 - September 29, 1975) was an American Major League Baseball right fielder and manager, best known as the manager of the championship New York Yankees of the 1950s and later, the expansion New York Mets. Nicknamed "the Ol' Perfessor", he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966. Sidney Gordon (August 13, 1917 - June 17, 1975) was an American right-handed Major League Baseball two-time All-Star outfielder, third baseman, and first baseman. He had a 13-year career in MLB [1941 - 1955] mostly for the New York Giants. In 1941 Sid Gordon (CF) appeared in a game in which the lineup featured an all-time record four Jews. In addition… Read More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 2011. Book. Illus. by With Photos. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾. Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has a lifestyle most guidettes dream about. But can she help it if she was born to love fake tans and juiceheads? In this must-have guide to being a guidette, America's favorite pint-sized princess shares her secrets for ROCKING it, Jersey-style. .

Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1974. Book. Illus. by With Photos. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition.

Photographic Image. Good. Hardcover. 1930s-1958. PHOTO & SCRAPBOOK ALBUM-- Rural America and 'The Don Hopkins Story'. 50 pp. 12"x 14.5". 'A boy's life' and rural Oklahoma in 1930s-50s-- the 'circle of life' in snapshots & mementos. The life of an American boy to manhood - from youth to high school, service in the Air Force, marriage and the birth of a child. Album photos & ephemera prominently feature the years of high school-- photos of football, baseball, bowling league, band practice, parades, stock-car races. There are cards of congratulation addressed to Don Hopkins, and photos of Don as a youngster playing guitar & trumpet (tipped in with a Valentine card from his father (Don Hopkins Sr.) "....Grandma tells me what swell music you can play. Boy howdy, you just keep that up for I am rearing to hear some of that swell music..." In 1950, after HS graduation, Don Hopkins enlisted in the Air Force. In 1951, he and his high school… Read More

NY: New American Library, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 2000, 1st Edition. Matt Drudge signed, inscribed the book. 'The Drudge Manifesto' features a transcript of the Q & A session held June, 1998 in Washington, DC's National Press Club. The book lays out Drudge's raison d'être; his stream-of-consciousness writing describes how he got his 'Drudge Report' stories, how he focused the news in a particular direction and of his mocking his critics. The book contains emails sent by readers to Matt Drudge, who's start-up news-site was the first to expose the Bill Clinton/ Monica Lewinsky blue dress story- thereby establishing the Drudge Report as the go-to site for the next 2 decades. Drudge dedicated his book to Linda Tripp (Monica's confidante), who went public with details of President Clinton's sex scandal. In fine condition. .

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). SIGNED bookplate on half title..

London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1866. Book. Very Good. Half-Leather. Binding by Arthur Colley. 1/2 blue morocco / gilt. Top edge gilt; . Marbled endpapers.

NY: M.W. Dodd, 1830. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Published 1850. 12mo. Brown, beveled covers/ gilt. Pencil Inscription Dated 1867. The purported diary of John Milton's first wife , written in pseudo-Jacobean style, of their first 3 years of marriage, 1643-46..

San Antonio, TX: Southern Literary Institute, 1935. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1st edition. Scarce- 1935 San Antonio, TX imprint. A rare book with a rare autograph and inscription of Carrie Rodgers. Mississippi is home to the blues, birthplace of Elvis Presley -first star of rock n' roll, and home to Jimmie Rodgers "The Father of Country Music." Rodgers had two other nicknames during his career, "The Singing Brakeman," which referred to his work on trains, and "America's Blue Yodeler," which described one of his distinctive contributions to country music. A partial dust jacket remains [front cover & flap]. The text block is uniformly edge-toned.The remains of damp stain and mildew are many decades old- mainly to the back cover, rear pastedown & last 3 pages. A scarce item of a precious icon of American music. .

Philadelphia: E.Littell, A. Small... et al., 1824. Book. Good. Hardcover. Published in Philadelphia in 1824, the 1st American edition. William Cowper was one of the most popular poets of his time. Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. Samuel Taylor Coleridge called him "the best modern poet", William Wordsworth particularly admired his poem Yardley-Oak, he was a nephew of the poet Judith Madan. After being institutionalized for two years in 1763, Cowper found refuge in evangelical Christianity; the inspiration behind his much-loved hymns. Continuing to suffer from self-doubt and, he believed that he was doomed to eternal damnation, yet continued to create masterful hymns. His religious sentiment and association with John Newton (who wrote the hymn "Amazing Grace") led to much of the poetry for which he is best remembered, and to… Read More

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1964. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed By Munro Leaf. 1st Edition. 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 to personally inscribe this copy. Excellent condition overall. Not many in Washington stood much higher in Lyndon B. Johnson's affection than William S. White. The president and the journalist, both Texans, met in Washington 1933, and became lifelong friends..

San Diago: Harcourt Inc., 2000. Book. Near Fine. Trade Paperback.

New York: Brentano's Book. Very Good. Half-Leather. 1/2 leather & gilt. TEG. Bound by Stikeman for Scribner's.

New York, 1937. Book. Illus. by with Photos. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Faux blindstamped leather; gilt. 'Fiftieth Anniversary 1887-1937'. 1/4" loss to the top of the spine..

Boston : Little Brown & Co, 1994. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1994, inscribed 1st edition. Yitzak Shamir was born in the early part of this century in a small village in Poland. As a young man, he became a member of the Zionist youth movement, which did much to forge his strong ideological commitment even before he emigrated at age 20 to Palestine, then a British mandate, in 1935. Shamir became an active participant in the violence of the time, serving as a member of the infamous Stern Gang, for which he was arrested and briefly exiled. Here he… Read More

New York: Threshold Editions, 2011. Book. Illus. by With Photos. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾. The book describes Cain's story while exploring various issues from poverty and wealth, the segregated South, his wife Gloria, and his battles with cancer. Cain talks about business experience with Coca-Cola Co., Pillsbury, Burger King, and Godfather's Pizza. Cain also details what the first 90 days of a hypothetical Herman Cain presidential administration would look like. In this memoir, Cain "describes his past and present . . . and the future he is determined to create, a future that will put our country back on track. His message resonates because he describes the American reality, and his down-to-earth personal tale of hope and hard work is both unforgettable and inspirational. A limited 1st printing. .

IL: University of Illinois Press, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Ralph Edmund Stanley (1927 - 2016), also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley, was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. Stanley began playing music in 1946, originally with his brother Carter as part of The Stanley Brothers, and most often as the leader of his band, The Clinch Mountain Boys. He was part of the first generation of bluegrass musicians and was inducted into both the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor and the Grand Ole Opry. 1/2" closed tear at the bottom of the front dj fold, else vg overall. .

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1998. Book. Illus. by With Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Signed 1st edition. Clean, bright, tight, and square; in a very good dust jacket. In Two Lucky People, Rose and Milton Friedman provide a memorable and lively account of their lives, the people they knew, and the work they shared. Their involvement with world leaders and many of this century's most important public policy issues moves their memoir beyond the merely personal and makes fascinating reading for anyone interested in the history of twentieth-century ideas. "The Friedmans come across as the last Enlightenment thinkers in a post-modern world. . . . This is a book that restores your faith in reasoned discourse. . . . There really are people who believe in scholarly exchange as a way to discover truth."-David Brooks, New York Times Book Review "The Friedmans are a feisty couple, who clearly delight in their lives and each other. And shining through their… Read More

New York: Viking Press, 1980. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Malcolm Cowley. Inscribed by Malcolm Cowley.