So Many Brave Men by Mark Hendrickson, Jon Inners and Peter Osborne - 2010

Putnam and Sons, 1996. Putnam and Sons, 1996, First Edition, First Printing. Near Mint c/near mint. Over thirty years ago, the undisputed queen of comedy sat down to record the story of her life Lucille Ball was at the pinnacle of her success in show business, having teamed with Desi Arnaz (whom she had married in 1940) to make I Love Lucy and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour and, after her divorce from Desi, The Lucy Show No comedienne had made America laugh so hard, no television actress had made the leap from Ziegfeld, radio, and film to land on the nation's picture tubes with such zany style and comedic charm Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo was a part of our lives then - and forty-five years later she still is A recently discovered treasure, Love, Lucy is the valentine Lucille Ball left for her fans - the story of the ingenue from Jamestown, New York, determined to go to Broadway, destined to make a big splash, bound to marry her Valentino, Desi Arnaz It tells of their life together - both storybook and… Read More

McGraw-Hill, First Edition,First Printing 1988, McGraw-Hill. McGraw-Hill, First Edition,First Printing 1988. Gray paper boards with black cloth spine. Near Mint, clean and bright, no soiling,no writing. Tight and square, no bumped corners./DJ Near Mint, colors and text vibrant, plastic clear jacket cover, price on flap $17.95.. McGraw-Hill, First Edition,First Printing 1988. full #'s line123456789DOCDOC87. Near Mint, clean and bright, no soiling,no writing. Tight and square, no bumped corners. Gray paper boards with black cloth spine. DJ Near Mint, colors and text vibrant, plastic clear jacket cover, price on flap $17.95. This autobiography of Milton Berle's fifty years in the Friars Club features one-lines, ad libs, and risque roasts of America's past and present celebrities from the fields of entertainment, sports, politics and crime. 28 Pages of B/W Photographs.

Very Good+ hardcover; top edge gilt, deckled pages (untrimmed edges) hinges and spine are tight and sound; 558pp; in mylar protective wrapper.

Dutton, 1969. Dutton,Stated Second October, 1969. Signed By Author. Slate blue paper, black cloth spine, silver lettering. Near Mint, clean, bright/Dj Near Mint,in mylar' not clipped, $3.95. Several people attending a simple Christmas Eve service and curiously touched by a legend about that special evening. Among the many legends that have to do with Christmas Eve, there is one that says on that night lost things are found again. Dutton,Stated Second October, 1969. Signed by Author. Near Mint, clean, bright. Dj Near Mint,in mylar' not clipped, $3.95. Slate blue paper, black cloth spine, silver lettering.

16 mo. (6 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches) Los Angeles, "OFFICIAL PROGRAM for Saturday Evening, Dec. 4 1909 at New Turner Hall 321 South Main St." staple bound paper program of 14 unnumbered pages, one halftone captioned photo illustration of men standing at a bar: "Grand Annex, 106 So. Main St.;" good condition (old horizontal fold on front cover indicating it was previously folded in half, age toning and old liquid stains along margins, one tiny chip to lower corner of back wrapper, not affecting contents).

Many local advertisements for bars, cafes, groceries, billiard and pool halls, clothiers ("suits to order, $20 to $50"), wineries, horse shoeing stables, and political ads (one on last page: "A Village or a City? Vote For . . . " with a list of candidates for Mayor, City Clerk, City Attorney, Treasurer, Auditor, Tax Collector, Assessor, and Councilmen at Large: "The Prosperity and Progress of Los Angeles Concerns You Think It Over!")

"Grand March at 9 O'Clock." There are spaces where attendees can write… Read More

Putnam and Sons, 1996. Putnam and Sons, 1996, First Edition, First Printing. Near Mint c/near mint. Over thirty years ago, the undisputed queen of comedy sat down to record the story of her life Lucille Ball was at the pinnacle of her success in show business, having teamed with Desi Arnaz (whom she had married in 1940) to make I Love Lucy and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour and, after her divorce from Desi, The Lucy Show No comedienne had made America laugh so hard, no television actress had made the leap from Ziegfeld, radio, and film to land on the nation's picture tubes with such zany style and comedic charm Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo was a part of our lives then - and forty-five years later she still is A recently discovered treasure, Love, Lucy is the valentine Lucille Ball left for her fans - the story of the ingenue from Jamestown, New York, determined to go to Broadway, destined to make a big splash, bound to marry her Valentino, Desi Arnaz It tells of their life together - both storybook and… Read More

McGraw-Hill, First Edition,First Printing 1988, McGraw-Hill. McGraw-Hill, First Edition,First Printing 1988. Gray paper boards with black cloth spine. Near Mint, clean and bright, no soiling,no writing. Tight and square, no bumped corners./DJ Near Mint, colors and text vibrant, plastic clear jacket cover, price on flap $17.95.. McGraw-Hill, First Edition,First Printing 1988. full #'s line123456789DOCDOC87. Near Mint, clean and bright, no soiling,no writing. Tight and square, no bumped corners. Gray paper boards with black cloth spine. DJ Near Mint, colors and text vibrant, plastic clear jacket cover, price on flap $17.95. This autobiography of Milton Berle's fifty years in the Friars Club features one-lines, ad libs, and risque roasts of America's past and present celebrities from the fields of entertainment, sports, politics and crime. 28 Pages of B/W Photographs.

Very Good+ hardcover; top edge gilt, deckled pages (untrimmed edges) hinges and spine are tight and sound; 558pp; in mylar protective wrapper.

Dutton, 1969. Dutton,Stated Second October, 1969. Signed By Author. Slate blue paper, black cloth spine, silver lettering. Near Mint, clean, bright/Dj Near Mint,in mylar' not clipped, $3.95. Several people attending a simple Christmas Eve service and curiously touched by a legend about that special evening. Among the many legends that have to do with Christmas Eve, there is one that says on that night lost things are found again. Dutton,Stated Second October, 1969. Signed by Author. Near Mint, clean, bright. Dj Near Mint,in mylar' not clipped, $3.95. Slate blue paper, black cloth spine, silver lettering.

16 mo. (6 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches) Los Angeles, "OFFICIAL PROGRAM for Saturday Evening, Dec. 4 1909 at New Turner Hall 321 South Main St." staple bound paper program of 14 unnumbered pages, one halftone captioned photo illustration of men standing at a bar: "Grand Annex, 106 So. Main St.;" good condition (old horizontal fold on front cover indicating it was previously folded in half, age toning and old liquid stains along margins, one tiny chip to lower corner of back wrapper, not affecting contents).

Many local advertisements for bars, cafes, groceries, billiard and pool halls, clothiers ("suits to order, $20 to $50"), wineries, horse shoeing stables, and political ads (one on last page: "A Village or a City? Vote For . . . " with a list of candidates for Mayor, City Clerk, City Attorney, Treasurer, Auditor, Tax Collector, Assessor, and Councilmen at Large: "The Prosperity and Progress of Los Angeles Concerns You Think It Over!")

"Grand March at 9 O'Clock." There are spaces where attendees can write… Read More