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American Notes for General Circulation
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American Notes for General Circulation

by Dickens, Charles

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London:: Chapman and Hall, 1842. First Edition/First State with the preliminary pages of volume I misnumbered. Smith Part II. 3 - this copy with the variant binding of vertically ribbed cloth.Original Leighton & Eeles cloth binding with their ticket in volume I. Uncut and housed in a 1/2 leather slipcase. Moderate wear and minor foxing and soiling but an exceptionally fresh and sound copy.. First Edition - First State. Original Cloth. Very Good. 8vo..
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V
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V

by Pynchon, Thomas

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Philadelphia and New York:: Lippincott,, 1963. First Edition, First State (no reviews on real panel). Very light fading to top and bottom edges, first state dust wrapper shows some very minor rubbing to spine panel and ends; thin wrinkle beneath front panel lettering. A very bright near fine copy.. First Edition. Original Violet Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo..
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The Red Pony
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The Red Pony

by Steinbeck, John

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First Illustrated/Trade
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New YorkNew York: Viking Press, 1945 Fine. First. edition. Beige cloth. Excellent. Color illustrations. Tall 8vo., Presentation copy inscribed and signed in full by Steinbeck. First illustrated and First Seperate Trade Edition. In pristine condition in the primary binding..
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Typed Letter Signed as President
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Typed Letter Signed as President

by Truman Harry S

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Washington, D.C., 1948. One page, on White House stationery dated May 13, 1948, to Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam, Bishop of the Methodist Church in New York City. A highly interesting letter about religion and politics. President Truman thanks Bishop Oxnam, an active leader of the Federal Council of Churches and Americans for Democratic Action. for sending him a copy of his recent speech to the Conference of Methodist Bishops in Boston. He writes in part: "There is a great need in these troublous days for the leadership of the church which you suggest. We must not only proclaim the Christian ideal. We must live it." In fine condition..
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Mr. President: The First Publication from the Personal Diaries, Private Letters, Papers and...
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Mr. President: The First Publication from the Personal Diaries, Private Letters, Papers and Revealing Interviews of Harry S. Truman, Thirty-Second President of the United States of America

by Hillman, William (TRUMAN, HARRY S. )

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New York:: Farrar, Strauss, and Young,, 1952. Presentation Copy. One of 250, this one SIGNED BY TRUMAN ON THE LIMITATION PAGE AND INSCRIBED TO MATTHEW CONNELLY BENEATH THE FRONTISPIECE: "To a grand man and loyal public servant. Wish we had more like him/Harry Truman". Connelly was the chief investigator for the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program, known as the Truman Committee. He subsequently became Executive Assistant to Senator Truman and later as appointments secretary was a close and trusted aide to the President. His reputation was of a no-nonsense, poker-faced man who knew how to get things done. He was convicted in 1956 for accepting a bribe and eventually served six months in federal prison. Truman, ever loyal to his friends, stood by him throughout his ordeal. Royal blue morocco, gilt-lettered backstrip and quotation to front board. A fine copy in the original publisher's cloth slipcase which shows some very light edgewear.. First Edition. Royal Blue… Read More
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Harper’s Weekly
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Harper’s Weekly: A Journal of Civilization

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First Editions
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Five bound volumes of the complete issues for the years 1861-1865. Contents in excellent condition. The bindings show some light to moderate wear to the exterior boards but remain sturdy and tight. Harper's Weekly was the most widely read journal in the United States throughout the period of the Civil War. So as not to upset its wide readership in The South, Harper's took a moderate editorial position on the issue of slavery prior to the outbreak of the war. The Weekly had supported the candidacy of Stephen A. Douglas in the 1860 presidential campaign against Abraham Lincoln, but as the American Civil War broke out, it fully supported Lincoln and the Union. A July 1863 article on the escaped slave Gordon included a photograph of his back, severely scarred from whippings; this provided many readers in the North their first visual evidence of the brutality of slavery. The photograph inspired many free blacks in the North to enlist. Some of the most important articles and illustrations of the time were… Read More
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Lord Jim
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Lord Jim

by Conrad, Joseph

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First Edition
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Original green cloth slightly cocked as usual. Boards professionally rebacked. A fresh and clean copy showing some mild toning and rubbing to the spine. The classic, powerful story many consider to be Conrad's best work.
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The Razor’s Edge
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The Razor’s Edge

by Maugham, Somerset W.

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First Edition-Limited, Signed
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The true First Edition published on 18 April 1944. An unnumbered copy of 750 copies SIGNED on the limitation page by the author. The Razor's Edge, by British novelist W. Somerset Maugham, was published in London and New York in 1944. Maugham was seventy years old when the book was published, and it was to be the last of his major novels. The Razor's Edge was an immediate success on both sides of the Atlantic. More than one million copies were sold within a few years. A beautiful copy showing only some light rubbing to spine and leather spine label. Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 99653
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Big Game Hunting
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Big Game Hunting

by Roosevelt, Theodore

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First Edition
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Big Game Hunting in the Rockies and On the Great Plains. Comprising "Hunting Trips of a Ranchman" and "The Wilderness Hunter" New York and London: G.P. Putnams Sons; The Knickerbocker Press, 1899.With 55 illustrations by Remington, Frost, Beard, and others. "Midway through Roosevelts third term [in the New York State Assembly] in 1884, his wife died after giving birth to a daughter. He immersed himself in legislative matters to the end of the session, then sought solace on his ranch in western Dakotaa land of vast silent spaces, a place of grim beauty For a while the 25-year-old widower considered a life of ranching, hunting, and writing" (ANB). Hunting Trips of a Ranchman, published in 1885, was written during this Dakota sojourn. The Wilderness Hunter was first published in 1893. Wheelock, 7. A lovely, strong and clean copy in a contemporay 3/4 morocoo binding. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 99563
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Typed Letter Signed

Typed Letter Signed

by Hemingway, Ernest

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One page on unmarked light brown paper to Ben Weissman. In part: " My own politics are exactly as they were in Spain. As a writer, after the war is over.I have to write things as I see them if we are to profit by our mistakes.In the end I think the writing straight will be the most valuable thing I can do." In this highly interesting letter Hemingway refers to Gustav Regler who served in the German Infantry during the First World War and was seriously injured. He joined the Communist Partyand spent time in the USSR. He later served as political commissar of the II International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War. In Spain he befriended Ernest Hemingway and was wounded at the Battle of Guadalajara. Hemingway mentions in this letter that he wrote the introduction to Regler's book "The Great Crusade." Original envelope included. Size: 13 x 8. Seller Inventory # 99671
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Photograph Signed and Inscribed

Photograph Signed and Inscribed

by Reagan, Ronald

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COLOR PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY PRESIDENT REAGAN, NANCY REAGAN AND LUCKY - ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY THE PRESIDENT: "This is with our new family member Lucky.Her paw print." Lucky was a female Bouvier des Flandres puppy, given to the Reagans by the March of Dimes Poster Child in 1984 and named after Nancy Reagan's mother Edith Lucket Davis. Eventually after Lucky had grown to full size she was too big to live in the White House and was moved to the Reagan's ranch in California where she lived the rest of her life. This wonderful, family portrait photograph was the original camera-ready artwork from which greeting cards were printed and sent to various friends. In fine condition. 5 x 8 Inches Size: 5 x 8 Inches. Seller Inventory # 90002
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Typed Speech Inscribed and Signed
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Typed Speech Inscribed and Signed

by Reagan, Ronald

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5 August 1980 delivered to the Annual Convention of the National Urban League. 13 pages. After an opening joke about his Hollywood career, candidate Reagan likens his speech before the to the appearance of candidate John F. Kennedy "before a skeptical" audience of Protestant ministers in 1960 "who wanted to know whether his religious beliefs would in dome way affect his conduct in our nation's highest office." Like Kennedy 20 years earlier, Reagan hopes to reassure and perhaps even convert his skeptical listeners. For 'too many people, conservative has come to mean 'anti-poor, anti-black, anti-disadvantaged," But Reagan thinks his audience might " be surprised by our broad areas of agreement." He challenges "the idea that black Americans are some underclass of people, who must be treated apart from the mainstream of Americans because they don't have the capabilities the rest of us have. Nothing could be further from the truth. Black Americans don't lack capability. They lack opportunity. Given… Read More
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The Writings of Thomas Jefferson

The Writings of Thomas Jefferson

by Thomas Jefferson

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The Library Edition
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Containing his Autobiography , Notes on the State of Virginia, Parliamentary Manual, Official Papers, Messages and Addresses, and various other writings official and private, collected and published in their entirety.
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A TALE OF TWO CITIES
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A TALE OF TWO CITIES

by Dickens, Charles

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FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE - Bound in full crimson Morocco gilt by Bayntyn, Rivière. Gold portrait of Dickens on front cover with a facsimile of his signature rendered in gilt. Inner dentelles over marbled boards. All edges gilt.
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The Ugly American
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The Ugly American: Brando’s Working Script

by Marlon Brando

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The revised final script, 120pp. Of mimeographed typescript, with yellow paper covers. Pages extensively annotated by Brando.
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