The Witches: Salem, 1692.
New York: Little Brown, 2015. Tall 8vo, color illustrations, New York: Little, Brown, (2015). First Edition. Fine. Inscribed with initials. "To....who I hope will enjoy it, With the best. S.S. 10/30/15" More
New York: Little Brown, 2015. Tall 8vo, color illustrations, New York: Little, Brown, (2015). First Edition. Fine. Inscribed with initials. "To....who I hope will enjoy it, With the best. S.S. 10/30/15" More
New York: Norton, 1998. 208 pages, Small 8vo, two-toned boards, dust wrapper; scratch to rear panel of dust wrapper. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., (1998). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Inscribed by the author on the front free end-paper: "For... with best wishes from a fellow historian Arthur M. Schlesinger." More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Illustrated (b/w). 557 pages. 8vo, black cloth backed boards, dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. First edition. Fine. Inscribed by the author on flyleaf to Al and Louise Hirschfeld. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Illustrated in black and white. 557 pages, 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (2000). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Martin Segal, With best regards. Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr." More
Torquay: 1860. 4 pages on personal letterhead, 7.25 x 4.25, Torquay, December 17, 1860. In this letter, Shaftesbury discusses the political impact of farmers, in part: "...if the Farmer is very great and the influence of his example still greater, and he is constantly on the spot, he can, and he does, centralize the efforts & counteract the wishes of the landed Proprietors..." Very good condition. 7th Earl of Shaftesbury and labor reformer known for his work to change child..... More
Boston: 1825. 1 page, 10 x 8 inches, Boston, December 1825, written to the publishing house of Carey & Lea regarding the publication Atlantic Souvenir,in part: "...to secure the greatest degree of patronage, it will be wise to have all the engravings illustrate American scenery, all the tales confined to American subjects, and your writers from every part of the Union..." Uneven toning with fraying along the right-hand margin. Good condition. American historian who served as President of Harvard University..... More
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1966. Introduction by Tyrone Guthrie. Illustrated in black & white. 107pp. Slim & short 8vo, cloth-backed boards, slightly edge-worn, sunned, and foxed d.w. New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., (1966). Slightly foxed on the edges but internally clean and still a very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Signed and inscribed by the author to Jose Ferrer on the title page: "August, 1966. For Jose Ferrer, Old and valued friend..... More
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1921. Illustrated in black and white. 230 pages, 8vo, blue cloth with orange paper labels (spine faded; previous owner's inscription on the blank page before the half-title). New York: George H. Doran Company, 1921. A tight copy with a clean interior. Signed in full atop the front free endpaper. More
Washington, D.C. 1922. 1 page, 10.25 x 8 inches, Washington, D.C. January 11, 1922. In this warm note signed "Wm. H. Taft," the former President agrees to see the son of a former colleague when he comes to Washington, in part: "...I remember your father very well as one of the members of that brilliant Bar of Louisville as I knew it, when I was on the Circuit Court of Appeals..." Usual folds and one diagonal crease; small darkened area..... More
New York: Bernard Geis, 1960. Illustrated. 315 pages, 8vo, cloth, pictorial slipcase; some foxing to foredge, slipcase lightly scuffed. New York: Bernard Geis, (1960). Special limited edition, number 12 of 1000, boldly signed on the colophon in black ballpoint pen, "Harry S. Truman" A near fine copy in a very good slipcase. TRUMAN, Harry (1884-1972). American Senator, Vice President, and subsequently the thirty-third President of the United States (1945 - 1953). President Truman received the first 25 limited edition copies..... More
Independence: 1964. 1 page, 10.5 x 7.25 inches, Independence, Missouri, December 7, 1964. In this letter, Truman warmly thanks Louis Zara, Editor-in-Chief of the Follett Publishing Company, for a copy the book "Mr. Speaker," in part: "It was kind and thoughtful of you to remember me with the first copy off the press and I appreciate your thoughtfulness most highly." Horizontal folds but still in near fine condition. More
Boston: 1767. 1 page, 2.5 x 6 inches, Boston, January 21, 1767. A receipt for "Gauging the Cargo of the Brig William & Mary," with the recipient's note on verso giving Turner's rank as Captain. There's a small piece of paper affixed to verso from earlier mounting. Very good condition and scarce. American patriot, sea captain, and suspected participant in the Boston Tea Party. More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2014. Illustrated. xx + 436 pages, 8vo, boards, d.w. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, (2014). First edition. A fine copy. Inscribed by the author on the title page. More
1930. 1 page, 10 x 8 inches, no place, no date, circa 1930 -- a bust portrait of von Pappen, a former chancellor of Germany. Signed "W.H.V. Loon." Small closed tear on the bottom edge; otherwise very good condition. More
New York: 1799. 1 page, 7.75 x 6.5 inches, "New York Mayor's Court" written at the top, certified on verso. New York, August 3, 1799. Signed by the Revolutionary War officer and aide to Benedict Arnold, as Mayor of New York, in part: "...Let the plaintiff in the above Cause, Shew [sic] Cause of Action and why the Bail should not be mitigated before me at my Chambers situated in Pine Street..." Also signed on verso by Judge Richard Riker..... More
Norwalk: Easton, 1990. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 464 pages, thick 8vo, gilt-stamped red leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1990). First edition. Faint ghost of bookplate on front endpaper, otherwise a fine copy. Signed by the author. More
West Point: 1839. 1 page, 6.25 x 5 inches, on light blue paper, front and back, West Point, June 29th, 1839. Signed by military cadets and future Civil War generals Horace Porter and Richard Delafield as well as future confederate officer William Hardee. This document, the result of a war game played at the U.S. Military at West Point, states that a cadet named Jackson is to be paroled from Camp Robert E. Lee, by order of Hardee ("W. Hardee")..... More
New York: Scribner, 2020. Illustrated. xiii + 377 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Scribner, (2020). First Edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Signed presentation on the title page. More
New York: Random House, 1971. Illustrated (color and b/w). 271 pages. 4to, brown cloth, dust wrapper; wrapper shows some wear at edges, corners lightly bumped. New York: Random House, (1971). First American edition. A very good copy. More
New York: 1914. 1 page on "General Electric Company" letterhead, 10.5 x 8 inches, New York, October 30, 1914. Written by the counsel and later Chairman of the Board of General Electric to a newspaper editor, undermining the campaign of Seth Low, the first mayor of Greater New York City, in part: "...Confidentially Mr. Pratt [of Pratt Institute] has expresses the view that although Mr. Low is a highly successful teacher of history, he has some doubt about his qualification..... More
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