Irving's Life of Washington [5 volumes-leather] by Irving, Washington - 1859

London: Jonathan Cape, 1935. Book. Near Fine. Red Cloth. 1st U.K. Edition. Octavo. Cowley's famous book about the expatriates and their art in Paris in the 20's. A very sharp copy in an almost fine dust jacket with some small nicks at the corners and edges. Much scarcer than the U.S. edition. "Hemingway, Gitzgerald, Dos Passos, Cummings, Josephson, Crane, Wilson - these men are representative members of what has come to be called the Lost Generation." - dj flap..

USA: Random House Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0679405887 . 517 pages. Index. Many consider David Rockefeller to have been the world's most powerful man. "It's almost inconceivable that one man's life could encompass so many things. But (his) life has, and he tells the world all about it in this candid and highly informative book. This is the first time a Rockefeller has ever told his own story." - from dust jacket. Personalized bookplate, ostensibly for a fellow member of the Council on Foreign Relations, has been signed by author and mounted upon front free endpaper. Dust jacket preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. A handsome copy. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Rockefeller, David (Signed) Memoirs Autobiography J.D. Rockefeller Standard Oil Citibank Chase Manhattan Trilateral Commission CFR Council on Foreign Relations New World Order One World Government Globalists… Read More

CHILD STAR by Shirley Temple Black, Signed, Limited Edition, A Pictorial History of the World's Greatest Child Star, Easton Press. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. In original shrink wrap, Leather Bound with hubbed spines. Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. Moire fabric endsheets with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing, concealed muslin joints. Number unknown, since the book is still sealed in the original shrink wrap. As perfect an edition as can be had. Also includes original letter from Easton Press and special book plate from Easton Press. Easy Layaway Available.

London: Macmillan and Company, 1906. First edition, only printing. Hardcover. This is a first edition set of Winston Churchill's biography of his father, Lord Randolph Churchill. The first edition, only printing, is aesthetically pleasing, featuring deep red cloth, untrimmed page edges, gilt stamping, and the family coat of arms in gilt on the front covers. However, the red cloth binding of this edition proved quite susceptible to fading and wear and the contents to heavy spotting. First edition sets are not especially uncommon, but collector worthy sets are scarce. This set is in very good condition. The red cloth bindings remain square, tight, and bright. There is modest shelf wear to extremities as well as modest scuffs and blemishes, a bump to the upper front corner of Volume II, and some abrasion to the lower Volume I rear corner. Shelf presentation is quite respectable for the edition, with no appreciable color shift between the covers and spine and bright spine gilt. The contents remain… Read More

1692 Vulson's Lives of Illustrious Men Ambrose JOAN of ARC Pucelle Gaston Foix

Marc Vulson de la Colombiere was a 17th-century French historian who is known for his biographical sketches of notable figures, priests, politicians, philosophers, and scholars. One of his best works was 'The Lives of Illustrious Men' – a work that includes those sketches. Vulson includes descriptions of famous men and women including:
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Joan of Arc
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Gaston de Foix
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Anne de Montgomery
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Henry IV
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Queen Marie de Medici
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Anne of Austria, Queen of France
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Pierre de Terrail
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Cardinal Ambrose
This 1692 edition includes 25 full-page portrait engravings.
Item number: #18278
Price: $750
VULSON, Marc de la Colombiere
Les vies des hommes illustres et grands capitaines françois, qui sont peints dans la gallerie du Palais Royal. Avec leurs principales actions, armes & devises
A Paris: Nicolas Le Gras, 1692.

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New York: Knopf, 2004. 957pp. First edition/First printing. My Life is boldly SIGNED on the title page by Bill Clinton. Just his signature, not to someone. True First State copy with typo "failure of my life" in last sentence of Acknowledgement section. Clean. Signed by Author. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

1914. JAQUES, E. T. CHARLES DICKENS IN CHANCERY. Being an Account of His Proceedings in Respect of The "Christmas Carol" with some Gossip in Relation to the Old Law Courts at Westminster. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1914. 95 pp. 8vo., tan paer wrappers printed in black and with vignette of Dickens on front cover. Good, front cover has tiny chip at bottom right corner and crease. Light soil. Small closed tears to rear cover. Interior fine. (Marke: A Catalogue of the Law Collection of New York University, 1142.) Rare.

Buchet-Chastel, 1960. First French edition-first printing. Paperback. Very good. VGC plus.Buchet-Chastel,1960.First French edition-first printing.Limited edition to 718 copies. This copy is number 4. Text is in French language. Large format cream paperback(two small marks on the edges of the cover and spine,a couple of creases,small nicks and ink marks on the cover and spine, black and blue lettering on the front cover and spine) in VGC plus.The front cover illustrated by Picasso, black and white frontispiece of Serge Lifar by Picasso,b/w photos.Nice and clean pages with small ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges,a couple of creases on the edges of the pages,small pencil marks impressions on the edges of the first blank page of the book.Most of the pages are uncut at the top.275pp including Table Complete Des Oeuvres Choregraphiques De Serge Lifar A L'Academie Nationale De Musique et De Danse, Oeuvres Dansees et Reglees Par Serge Lifar,Index Alphabetique Des Noms,Iconographie,Table Des… Read More

Cincinnati, Ohio: Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1880. Two thick quarto volumes, arranged by congressional district, and paged separately. SCARCE in commerce as the complete set. Very Good in original pebbled calf with decorative embossing white moire silk end papers, all edges gilt, numerous engraved portraits with tissue guards. Very Good, rubbed at edges and corners, corners bumped, scattered foxing associated mainly with tissue guards. A quite handsome set that will require extra postage for priority and international mail. . First Edition. Pebbled Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Thick 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Very Scare book in near fine condition with an inserted receipe.