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SIGNED by author Mark Zuckoff, former Army Ranger Kris "Tonto" Paranto, former US marines John "Tig" Tiegen and Mark "Oz" Geist. "The attacks could have been prevented." The gripping story of matchless American heroism, a First Edition copy, as-new copy, untouched, unread, opened only for signing. No marks, no inscriptions. Not a book club edition, not ex-library, but the actual first printing with the full number line to 1, signed without inscription by all four authors. Basis for the 2016 film directed by Michael Bay. You'll never find a better copy! Book #Pv2360. $275. We specialize in rare/signed/manuscript Ayn Rand, history, and science.

ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. Signed Book, "The Democratic Book", 1936. Limited edition, numbered 1146 of an unspecified limitation, believed to be 2500. Gilt-stamped leatherbound hardcover, silk endpapers, gilt top edge. 11.5" x 14.5", 384 pages. Signed on the beautifully designed colophon in fountain pen by Roosevelt as "Franklin D. Roosevelt" below a watercolor vignette of the White House. The original owner's name, "H.W. Rohl", is also stamped on the cover. Minor edgewear to leather, overall near fine condition and boldly signed. Accompanied by a matching custom-made clamshell box. Hans Wilhelm Rohl, was a German spy who collaborated with American officer Col. Theodore Wyman, Jr., to receive numerous contracts for US Army construction projects, including installations at Pearl Harbor. In 1944, a Congressional committee found that Rohl's possibly deliberate "mismanagement" had delayed the installation of an aircraft warning system that would have detected the approach of Japanese planes in the Pearl… Read More

Rare pamphlet written on Ellis Island as Goldman and Berkman were being deported for "subversion." "For nearly 30 years, Emma Goldman had taunted conservative Americans with her outspoken attacks on government, big business and war. Her name became a household word, synonymous with everything subversive and demonic, but also symbolic of the 'new woman' and of the radical labor movement that blossomed in the years before WWI. To the public she was America's arch revolutionary, both frightening and fascinating. She flaunted her lovers, talked back to the police, smoked in public and marched off to prison carrying James Joyce's Portrait of the Artist under her arm" (Wexler, Emma Goldman in Exile). Mild general wear to wraps. Toning to outer and upper edge of front wrapper. Generous underlining in red ink throughout text. Complete and sound, still. About very good. Book#v2251. $1900. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

Inscribed by Morris "For freedom and capitalism!" First Edition of Morris' definitive study of Regan, signed, inscribed and dated in year of publication "To Michael -- For freedom and capitalism -- Edmund Morris -- Oct. 6, 1999" by the author on the full title. An unread copy (Pages still bound together!) with some evidence of handling on the partly faded jacket. Book #vC2353. $39. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED by Robert Gates without personalization. "I think he has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades," writes Gates in his 2014 memoir Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War. Controversial Memoirs of Obama's Secretary of Defense. "Probably one of the best Washington memoirs ever. The former defense secretary is naming names" (The New York Times). MATCHLESS, UNread first edition in untouched, UNclipped jacket. Opened only by Gates for his signature (sans personalization). A superb copy. Book #Pv5b212. $65. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED by Arnold on the title page, the Twentieth printing of the paperback edition of his The Folklore of Capitalism. A square, tight copy, at least partially unread, with no writings or markings of any kind save author's writing. Accompanying it is a reading copy of the hardcover. Book #C2122. $225. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SEALED, Perfect copy, presumed First Edition. When Fragments was first released, it was sealed in the publisher's shrink wrap. It's never been touched through the decades. Book #P2108. $52. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science. Book #P2108. $52. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

Complete with foldout! "RESTRICTED NOT TO BE PUBLISHED" US military instructions manual for the eradication of Nazism in Germany distributed only to high ranking military officers just prior to Germany's surrender. Octavo. Hole-punched and cord tied in the original pale grey cloth-backed printed boards. A bit of wear to extremities, covers lightly stained; still a surprisingly well preserved copy of this most uncommon classified military document. Book #Pv2226. $898. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, erotica, history, and science.

First Edition copy of Harris's attempt to arrive at a universal grammar centuries before Noam Chomsky. A very good or better copy, hinges holding strong, with NO writing and NO bookplates. The best price on the market! Book #P51001. $288. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED and Inscribed on the title page by the author, a first edition copy of Fischer's lavishly illustrated history, which "proposes to trace the different but increasingly entwined meanings of liberty and freedom through the images and artifacts of four centuries of American history. At its best, his book leads readers into the rich material culture of colonial and early American history" (Oxford Academic Journal). A beautiful SIGNED copy of Fischer's highly influential history. Book #vP2445. $159. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED Abridged Edition with ORIGINAL photo of Nelson Mandela! "NO ONE IS BORN HATING ANOTHER PERSON BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN, OR HIS BACKGROUND, OR HIS RELIGION. PEOPLE MUST LEARN TO HATE, AND IF THEY CAN LEARN TO HATE, THEY CAN BE TAUGHT TO LOVE, FOR LOVE COMES MORE NATURALLY TO THE HUMAN HEART THAN ITS OPPOSITE." With a laid-in ORIGINAL photograph of Mandela. The photo-illustrated autobiography of one of the towering figures of 20th-century African history, first published in 1994, this edition has been sensitively abridged and illustrated, detailing the epic life story of Nelson Mandela following his tale of hardship, resilience, and ultimate triumph from dramatic years underground to his years in prison to his release in 1991 and, triumphantly, his swearing in as the country's first democratically elected president on May 10, 1994. Very Rare signed copy of the Abridged Edition, esp with this original photo and statement of provenance. A very nearly Fine copy. Book #v5a212. $795. We… Read More

First appearance in book form, "Anthology of Newspaper Verse for 1921," of Hughes' highly influential "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." Hughes' signature poem, written when he was only 17, originally appeared in the June 1921 issue of the monthly periodical "The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races," the official publication of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), edited by W E B Du Bois. 8vo, pp. 138. The "Anthology" also features original printings of poems on the Unknown Soldier at Arlington, The US visit of Madam Curie, and the death of Caruso Edited by Franklyn Pierre Davis. Paper over boards with cloth spine. No jacket as issued. Ex library with bookplate. Edges slightly soiled, cover very slightly scuffed, o/w a VG tight copy in plastic dj. This 1922 printing is not noted in Hughes Bio-bibliography. This copy bears the bookplate and deaccession stamp of the American academy of Arts & Letters. Number inked on front pastedown, else internally fresh and clean. A very… Read More

One of the all-time great American poems (Carl Sandburg). Norman Corwin's On A Note of Triumph is Simon and Schuster's publication of Corwin's radio broadcast announcing the allied victory in Europe and the defeat of Nazism. From a time when Americans were proud of their flag. A very good copy in a torn jacket. This copy contains correspondence between Corwin and the inscriptee. Does not include newspaper clippings which the broadcast celebrated. Book #Pv5a212. $48. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history and science.

SIGNED by Both authors, Herbert Hoover and diplomat/international negotiator Hugh Gibson. Original blue cloth, original dust jacket. Stated First Edition of President Hoover and co-author Gibson's critically praised analysis of a world in crisis, "a preface to peacemaking," published at the height of World War II, inscribed by both Hoover and Gibson in the same ink "To Alvin Markle Jr. / With good wishes of Herbert Hoover and [separately signed] Hugh Gibson." Markle's ownership signature and date (1942) appear at the top of the same page and his bookplate on the front pastedown. No other writings or markings of any kind. Markle was a PA. banker and financier, president of Markle Bank and the financial firm Markle and Brothers. Fine, likely unread copy in a Very Good+ jacket. Unclipped jacket is lightly worn, with rubbing at some corners and folds, with a few tiny closed tears. A copy of the New York Times Book Review of June 21, 1942 accompanies the book. A highly collectible copy. Book #Cv2220. $610.… Read More

SIGNED Perfect, UNopened copy by former President Obama, opened only for his signature. Vol 1 of his memoirs, "A Promised Land." A publishing record-breaker, "Promised" sold more than 1.7 million copies in its first week. On its first day, Mr. Obama's book sold a whopping 887,000 units in all formats and editions in the U.S. and Canada, Crown's largest first-day sales total ever. A positively perfect copy, opened only by Obama for his signature. Behold his deathless prose: "Either grab a drink and sit down with us or get the fuck out of here." New in slipcase in the original cardboard box as issued. Unrivaled in condition and value. Book #. $1175. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, erotica, history, and science.

Boldly SIGNED by Fidel Castro. 12" x 16" printed color citation issued in recognition of "En hombre de la Revolucion," Jose Ignacio Garcia Horta in 2001. Fine condition; Book #Cv2a002. $975. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

Rosa Parks & Martin Luther King Sr. Signed First Day Cover PSA/DNA Slabbed & Graded NM + 7.5. First Day Cover, with a unique Martin Luther King Jr. Stamp, measuring 4.125" x 6.125", and encapsulated to a size of 6.5" x 10". Signed by Martin Luther King Sr. as "M.L. King Sr." and signed & inscribed by Rosa Parks, "the mother of the Civil Rights Movement," as "Rosa L. Parks, Montgomery, Ala bus boycott Dec. 5, 1955 - Dec 21, 1956". Postmarked Atlanta, GA and dated Jan 13, 1979. Encapsulated and PSA/DNA graded NM + 7.5. This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses. Book #v2151. $3900. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED Charles Lindbergh Presentation Edition of The Spirit of St. Louis, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953, bearing the First Issue point of Scribner's "A" on the copyright page. Signed by Lindbergh in black fountain pen on the presentation page, Charles A. Lindbergh, with number 446 noted in the limited edition of only 1000 copies. Lindbergh won the Pulitzer Prize for this account of his successful attempt of the New York-Paris flight that had claimed the lives of six pilots before him. With illustrated endpapers and photos throughout, bound in red cloth boards with silver lettering, the book measures 5.75" x 8.5'' and runs 561pp. This copy is accompanied by the original first edition pictorial dustjacket, evidently supplied by the previous owner. In Near Fine condition with no writings, bookplates, or markings of any kind. Book #Pv2303. $2200. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED by Thomas Jefferson. "Upon the whole, I consider the fisheries of the utmost importance to America, and her natural right thereto so clear and evident, that it does not admit of a debate, and to surrender them is a species of treason for which no punishment is too severe" (Thomas Paine, 1779). SIGNED by Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State, Philadelphia, 16 February 1792: "An Act concerning certain Fisheries of the United States, and for the Regulation and Government of the Fishermen employed therein." Three pages (383 x 242 mm) on a bifolium, the act approved 16 February 1792. Leaves separated at central fold, light browning at edges, some very faint marginal spotting, horizontal fold-creases reinforced and lightly discolored, with a couple short marginal separations. On February 3, 1792 the Committee of the Whole began consideration of the bill for encouragement of the cod fisheries. As passed by the Senate, the first section of the bill replaced the existing drawback (of the import duty on… Read More

SIGNED by Otto Frank, a Fine Typed Letter, addressed to "Frau Losa," chosen to translate Ernst Schnabel's book: Anne Frank: A Portrait in Courage, which documents Anne Frank's history after her arrest in Amsterdam. Frank's Letter discusses his efforts to arouse interests in the Anne Frank Foundation, Amsterdam. The Letter is unique as it is dated "20.4.1959" the date of Hitler's 70th birth anniversary. In Fine condition with two binder holes not affecting text. Mr Frank appears to have underlined the titles of some newspapers he recommends to Frau Losa. Book #3113. $1500. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science