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This is a near-perfect First Edition of Act One, An Autobiography of Moss Hart, by the American playwright, screenwriter and director Moss Hart (1904-1961). Hart is best known as the writer of A Star is Born (1954), the director of My Fair Lady (1956) and, with George S. Kaufman, the writer of numerous successful plays, including You Can't Take it With You (1936), for which he won the Pulitzer Prize.
As you can see, the dust jacket of this book is not in great shape.
444 unadorned pages. The front endpapers are brown paper.
The book itself is nearly perfect (it includes a leaf someone pressed into it). Its only flaw is a tiny fold to the upper right corner, which is from improper storage. Other than that, it is in pristine condition.

The Jameses remain of the most distinguished family in American intellectual life. Henry's novels, celebrated as among the finest in the language, and William's groundbreaking philosophical and psychological works have won these brothers a permanent place at the center of the nation's cultural firmament.
Their sister Alice was a fascinating woman who is most famous for her diaries. She was tormented throughout her short life by an array of nervous disorders, constrained by social convention and internal conflict from achieving the worldly success she desired, but she was a brilliant and witty writer and an acute social observer.
This is a first edition of her biography, written in 1980 by the American biographer Jean Strouse. It was very well reviewed.
367 pages with photographs. The dust jacket has discoloration and shelfwear; the book itself is pristine.

This is a first edition of American Dreams, Lost and Found, by the American writer Studs (Louis) Terkel (1912 –2008).

This book was out of print for a long time—it has recently been revived. If you look around for copies of this book, they all say 'First Edition 1983', but the date on this copy is 1980.

Terkel was an author, historian, actor, and broadcaster. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1985 for The Good War and is best remembered for his oral histories of common Americans, and for hosting a long-running radio show.

The New York Times Book Review calls this collection Terkel's best. In it, he persuades Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ted Turner, Jesse Helms, Joan Crawford and many others to tell their versions of The American Dream. In this group portrait of hopes, we see that American reality defies our stereotyped expectations. Starting with an embittered winner of the Miss U.S.A. contest who sees the con behind the dream of success, Terkel discusses ideals and… Read More

Why We Shouldn't Try to Save Endangered SpeciesCorrupt American Accounting Firms
Should Suburbs Be Designed?
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122 Pages
Excellent Condition: Minor Wear at Edges

ATLANTIC, February 2000:The Holocaust on Trial
The SV40 Vaccine
The Corporate Culture at Microsoft
China's Blue-Collar Blues
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110 Pages
Good Condition

The Crisis of Public Order
Why America Doesn't Understand Mexico
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100 Pages
There is some yellowing to the paper. Otherwise Pristine Condition

The POW/MIA MYTH: How the White House & Hollywood Combined to Foster a National Fantasy

The Other Underclass: Puerto Ricans

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134 Pages
Pristine Condition but with mailing label attached

This is a pristine first edition of The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream, the second book written by Barack Obama. In it, Obama expounds on many of the subjects that became part of his 2008 campaign for the US presidency. It was a massive best-seller.
376 pages, unclipped dust jacket.
This book has not been read, or even opened.
It is in mint condition.
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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin was a leading writer, printer, political philosopher, politician, Freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.
His autobiography is considered a masterpiece, and a key element in the understanding of American history.
This copy was first published in 1941 by Walter J Black, and then again for the Classics Club in 1969.
It is beige tweed boards with red and gold on the cover and spine. The tops of the pages are dyed red.
It has not been read, or even opened.
However, there is a 2" white smear on the spine. It may come off; 'not sure.
That is its only flaw. It is otherwise pristine.
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The is a stated first edition of Back to Blood, the 5th novel of American writer Tom Wolfe. It is a devastating critique of current Miami and American society. For those who recall what Tom Wolfe did for New York in The Bonfire of the Vanities, this is Miami's less violent but more corruptly vain star-turn.It was published in 2012. No one has read this copy; it is in absolutely pristine condition. I note as well that the paper is of a particularly fine quality. 704 pages. Unclipped dust jacket.Note: If you are outside of North America, the quoted shipping price is for surface mail without tracking. For other options, please contact me.

This is a first edition (1929) of The Bellamy Trial, by the American writer Frances Noyes Hart (1890-1943).
It is the first legal drama written by an American author and defined the genre of the court-room mystery dramas. It was made into a film in 1929.
Noyes wrote the book in 1927. In 1929, it became part of the Front Page Mystery Series, published by Doubleday Doran. So this is a first edition from that series, rather than from the book's original printing.
The Bellamy Trial is an "absorbing story of the mis-alliances and crossed lives of two couples from the gentry of upstate New York; one wife has been murdered, and the husband and the other wife are the accused," so say 20th Century Crime & Mystery Writers. It is based on the infamous Hall-Mills murder case of 1922. Only the Lindbergh kidnapping received more media attention than this case; The Bellamy Trail also illustrates American society of the 1920s and depicts the first 'media circus'.
It is 324 pages. Red boards with very minor wear to… Read More

This is a pristine copy of Bloomington's C&A Shops, Our Lives Remembered.

It is the recollections of 24 residents of Mclean County IL, who talk about the impact of the Chicago & Alton Railroad Shops on their lives and community.
161 pages with loads of photographs.

It has not been read and is in mint condition.

This is a well-loved copy of The Cash Boy, by the American author Horatio Alger (1832-1899).It was originally published by A.L. Burt in 1887, as 'Frank Fowler, the Cash Boy'.The story follows the usual Alger line: I've found this summary:Through some conspiracy, the hero of the story when a baby, was taken from his relatives and given into the care of a kind woman. Not knowing his name, she gave him her husband's name, Frank Fowler. She had one little daughter, Grace, and showing no partiality in the treatment of her children, Frank never suspected that she was not his sister. However, at the death of Mrs. Fowler, all this was related to Frank.

The children were left alone in the world. It seemed as though they would have to go to the poorhouse but Frank could not become reconciled to that. A kind neighbor agreed to care for Grace, so Frank decided to start out in the world to make his way. He had many disappointments and hardships, but through his kindness to an old man, his own… Read More

This is the soft-cover edition of Classic American Automobiles, a comprehensive survey of American cars, beginning with 1900 and ending at the Tintops c 1950.9" x 12".191 pages.Packed with photographs.The publisher used high-quality paper, so this book is a little heavy. It weighs about a pound.This book appears to be un-read.Aside from a little strip of missing paper at the top of the spine, it is in mint condition.

This is a copy of Constitution of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Revised and Amended at the Thirty-Second Convention Held in Columbus, Ohio, June and July, 1931.The brotherhood was a fraternal benefit society and trade union founded in Port Jervis NY in 1873; in 1969, it became part of the United Transportation Union.This is a paper pocketbook, glued and then stapled. 3 3/4" x 5 1/4" x 3/8".391 pagesThere is minor wear to the spine and someone glued a square of paper to the top right of the title page. The cover is perfect. And the original owner evidently didn't read it--the inside is in mint condition.

Gourmet Magazine, the Magazine of Good Living.
April 1997

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- Dessert Parties
- Normandy
- The Catskills
- Paul Newman
- Malaysian Cooking 184 Pages
Pristine Condition: This magazine has not been read.

Gourmet Magazine, the Magazine of Good Living.
June 1993
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- Vacation in The Hamptons
- Vacation in Norway
- Gardens Near London
- Wedding Gifts, Honeymoons, Menus
- Chinese Barbecue
178 Pages
Pristine Condition: This magazine has not been read but there is creasing to the back cover.

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GourmetSeptember 1978See Table of Contents Scan128 pages.Minor wear but excellent condition.PLEASE NOTE: THE STATED EXPECTED SHIPPING DATE APPLIES ONLY WITHIN NORTH AMERICA. THE SHIPPING CHARGE APPLIES TO NORTH AMERICAN BUYERS, OR TO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WHO ACCEPT SURFACE MAIL (WITHOUT TRACKING). DUE TO PANDEMIC-RELATED SHIPPING ISSUES, UNLESS YOU PAY TO HAVE YOUR ITEM DELIVERED BY AIR, OR BY A PRIVATE CARRIER, DELIVERY CAN TAKE FROM 2 TO 5 MONTHS.

Gourmet Magazine, the Magazine of Good Living.
April 1994
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- Florence
- Franconia
- Saugatuck MI
- Barbecue in Santa Maria CA
- Salmon Fishing in British Columbia
- Provence
- Seoul
208 Pages
Near-Perfect Condition: just a few dogeared pages.

This is edition 108 (2009) of Granta: The Magazine of New Writing (it was originally a magazine). This is a special edition, titled Chicago, and contains short stories, essays and poetry relating to Chicago and contains works by Peter Carey, Don Delillo, George Saunders, Elaine Showalter et al (see contents photo).288 pages, trade paperback with laminated covers.Heavily illustrated with photographs and drawings.This book has not been read, or even opened. It is in mint condition.