The Return of Ansel Gibbs
by Buechner, Frederick
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. Signed first edition of The Return of Ansel Gibbs by Frederick Buechner.. Octavo, [8], 308pp. Full black cloth, title in gilt on spine. Faint blue topstain. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page, no additional printings listed. Solid text block, faint dust remnants, a touch of offsetting to endpapers. In the publisher's dust jacket, $3.75 retail price on front flap, shelf worn, with faint foxing... Read More
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Paul Jones: Founder Of The American Navy: A History
by Buell, Augustus C. [Morison, Samuel Eliot]
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. Later Edition. Cloth. Near fine. From the personal collection of Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison, Ph.D., Paul Jones: Founder of the American Navy by Augustus C. Buell, inscribed and annotated by Morison.. Octavo, [two volumes], xv, 328pp; vii, 379pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spines, illustrated gilt medallions stamped on front covers. Top edge gilt. Held in custom acetate dust jackets. Solid text blocks, some pages unopened, light rubbing to corners,... Read More
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Where Is Joe Merchant?; A Novel Tale
by Buffett, Jimmy
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/fine. The first edition, first printing of Where Is Joe Merchant?, signed by Jimmy Buffett.. Octavo, xx, [2], 382pp, [10]. Black hardcover, green cloth spine, title stamped in gilt on the spine. Stated "First edition" with a full letter line on the copyright page. This copy appears unread. In the publisher's dust jacket, $19.95 on the front flap, bright illustrations, a fine example. Signed on the second... Read More
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Bukowski At Bellevue: Spring 1970; A One Hour Video Film
by Bukowski, Charles
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1988. Signed Limited Edition. Plastic. Fine. The signed limited edition of Bukowski at Bellevue: Spring 1970, A One Hour Video Film by Charles Bukowski.. One 60-minute VHS videocassette in the publisher's clasped black plastic cassette box, with printed wraparound title label. From a limited edition of 100 copies, signed by Bukowski, on a label affixed to the interior cover, this being number 10. Issued by Black Sparrow Press in 1988, the recording captures... Read More
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Honor; or, The Slave-Dealer's Daughter
by Bulfinch, Stephen G.
Boston: William V. Spencer, 1864. First Edition. Cloth. Good. First edition of Honor; or, The Slave-Dealer's Daughter, by Stephen G. Bulfinch.. Octavo, 238pp, [4]. Tan pebbled cloth, title in gilt on spine. Considerable wear to cloth, front free endpaper removed. Text block shaken, but remains solid. Previous ownership notation. Heavy foxing and toning throughout. (Sabin 9091) A scarce work. "A concrete illustration of the ill effect of slavery upon the morals of a slave-trader." - Anti-Slavery Sentiment in... Read More
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The Strength of Government; The Godkin Lectures at Harvard University
by Bundy, McGeorge [McNamara, Robert]
Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good/near fine. Association copy between the chief architects of the Vietnam War. First edition of The Strength of Government by National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy, inscribed to the Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.. Small octavo, xii, [2], 113pp. White cloth, title stamped in black and red on spine. The first edition, first printing, with no additional printings on the copyright page. Foxing along top edge of... Read More
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The Strength of Government; The Godkin Lectures at Harvard University
by Bundy, McGeorge
Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good/near fine. First edition of The Strength of Government by National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy, inscribed to his landlord.. Octavo, xii, [2], 113pp. White cloth, title stamped in black and red on spine. A first edition, first printing, with no additional printings on the copyright page. Foxing along outer edge of text block, soiling to white cloth, generally clean text block. In the publisher's near fine... Read More
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Say Their Names; How Black Lives Came to Matter in America
by Bunn, Curtis
New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2021. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Signed first edition of Say Their Names by Curtis Bunn et al.. Octavo, xi, 336pp. Black and white hardcover. Stated "First Edition: October 2021" on copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $30.00 retail price on front flap, a fine example. Signed on the half title by all authors: Mike H. Cottman, Curtis Bunn, Patrice Gaines, Keith Harriston, and "Me... Read More
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A Memoir Of Baron Bunsen; Later Minister Plenipotentiary And Envoy Extraordinary Of His Majesty Frederic William IV. At The Court Of St. James. Drawn Chiefly From Family Papers By His Widow Frances Baroness Bunsen
by Bunsen, Baron [Fore-edge Paintings]
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1868. First Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. Decorated with two fore-edge paintings, first edition of A Memoir of Baron Bunsen, as collected by his wife, Frances Baroness Bunsen.. Octavo, [two volumes], [8], [1]-637pp; [8], [1]-616pp. Three-quarter dark green leather, with marbled paper boards and matching endpapers. Silk bookmarks. All edges gilt. Gilt-ruled trim on covers, title within a double gilt-ruled border on spines. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text blocks,... Read More
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Population Roads to Peace or War
by Burch, Guy Irving and Pendell, Elmer
Washington DC: Population Reference Bureau, 1945. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine/very good. Inscribed first edition of Population Roads to Peace or War by Guy Irving Burch and Dr. Elmer Pendell. This work was reissued in 1947 as Human Breeding and Survival: Population Roads to Peace or War.. Octavo, [iv], 138pp. Red cloth, title printed on cover. No additional printings mentioned on copyright page. In publisher's scarce dust jacket, shelf wear with some archival repairs, previous ownership sticker on... Read More
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Speech Of Mr. Burges, Of Rhode Island, On The Tariff; Delivered In the House of Representatives Of The United States, April 21st, A.D. 1828
by Burges, Tristam
Washington DC: Way and Gideon, Printers, 1828. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. First edition of the Speech of Mr. Burges, of Rhode Island, on the Tariff.. Octavo, 90pp. Bound in marbled boards, cloth spine with title in gilt. Sprinkled edges. Even toning throughout, scattered foxing to first 20 pages. (Sabin 9235) A scarce work. Tristam Burges served in the United States House of Representatives from 1825 - 1835. He was strongly in favor of a protective trade tariff... Read More
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Anglo-American Criminal Justice; In Collaboration With Geoffrey Sawer and Edward M. Wise
by [Burger, Warren E.] Karlen, Delmar
New York: Oxford University Press, 1967. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine/very good. From the library of Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, Anglo-American Criminal Justice by Delmar Karlen, inscribed by W. Reece Bader, a law clerk of Judge Burger.. Octavo, xviii, 233pp. Beige cloth, title stamped on spine. No additional printings on copyright page. In the publisher's very good dust jacket, retail price on front flap, light shelf wear, closed tear along spine, bright illustrations. This copy is inscribed:... Read More
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The Burger Supreme Court
by [Burger, Warren]
[Washington]: [The Supreme Court], 1971. Signed Photograph. Framed. Fine. Photographic portrait of the 1971 United States Supreme Court, the "Burger Court," signed by all nine justices. This photograph was taken in January of 1971, months before the deaths of Justice Hugo L. Black and John Marshall Harlan II.. Black and white photograph, framed, gray matte. Measures 17.5" x 21". Photograph by Abdon D. Ackad Sr., who signed along the right corner. Includes the signatures of Chief Justice Warren... Read More
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The Burger Court Signed Photograph
by Burger, Warren
[Washington DC]: The Supreme Court, 1977. Signed Photograph. Framed. Near fine. 1977 Burger Court portrait, signed by all nine Supreme Court justices.. Color photograph, white bottom edge border with signatures. Framed piece measures 22" x 20," brown cherry wood frame, brown matte, archival glass. Brown paper backing, with "U.S. Rep. R.L. Mazzoli" label on back panel. Slight tear to the backing on the left side. This piece is signed by all nine Supreme Court justices, including: Chief Justice... Read More
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Heaven's Prisoners
by Burke, James Lee
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Signed first edition of Heaven's Prisoners by James Lee Burke.. Octavo, 292pp. Black cloth, gray boards, title in silver on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page with full number line. Solid text block, appears unread, a near fine example. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, $17.95 retail price on front flap, a small amount of shelf wear, a well-presenting example. This... Read More
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To the Bright and Shining Sun
by Burke, James Lee
Huntington Beach: Hames Cahill Publishing, 1992. Limited Edition. Leather bound. Fine. Signed limited edition of To the Bright and Shining Sun by James Lee Burke.. Octavo, 241pp. White cloth hardcover, title in gilt on black morocco spine. Stated "First Hardback Limited Edition Published January 1992" on copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. Housed in a matching white cloth slipcase. One of 400 signed copies, this one numbered 368. Signed by James Lee Burke on the limitation... Read More
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History of the Fifth Regiment of Rhode Island Heavy Artillery; During Three Years and a Half of Service in North Carolina. January 1862-June 1865
by Burlingame, John K.
Providence: Snow & Farnham, 1892. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good. First edition of History of the Fifth Regiment of Rhode Island Heavy Artillery as compiled by John K. Burlingame.. Octavo, xv, 382pp. Brown cloth, title in gilt on spine. Front cover stamped in blind with gilt emblem in center. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, new endpapers, some wear to edges, small marks to covers. Previous ownership inscription on front flyleaf. Complete... Read More
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Travels Through The Middle Settlements In North-America. In the Years 1759 and 1760; With Observations Upon The State Of The Colonies
by Burnaby, Andrew
London: T. Payne, 1775. Second Edition. Quarter Leather. Near fine. The Second Edition of Travels Through The Middle Settlements In North-America. In the Years 1759 and 1760 by Rev. Andrew Burnaby, published in London in 1775.. Octavo.[iii] - xvi, 198pp, [errata]. Three-quarter brown morocco, decorative bands at spine, title in gilt on spine, cloth boards. Stated "Second Edition" on title page. Light finger soiling to title page and errata leaf, internally clean. (Sabin 9359) (Howes B995) Sabin erroneously... Read More
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Vanity Row
by Burnett, W.R.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good/very good. Signed first edition, first printing of Vanity Row by W.R. Burnett.. Octavo, 276pp, [2]. Blue illustrated hardcover, title printed on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Light toning to upper edge of spine, wear to tips. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $3.00 on front flap, light foxing to verso, bright illustration on cover and spine, shallow chipping to spine, a very... Read More
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Little Caesar; With a foreword by Gilbert Seldes and A New Introduction by W.R. Burnett
by Burnett, W.R.
New York: The Dial Press, 1958. First Printing / Later Edition. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. Signed copy of Little Caesar by W.R. Burnett, inscribed to screenwriter and Hollywood press agent, Jimmy Starr.. Octavo, 255pp. Red cloth, title printed on spine over black cloth. First printing of the "new edition" of Little Caesar. The first edition was printed in 1929 and published by The Dial Press. In publisher's near fine dust jacket, $3.50 retail price on front flap, light... Read More
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The Warlord of Mars; Frontispiece by J. Allen St. John
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co, 1919. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First edition, first printing of The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs in the publisher's scarce first state dust jacket.. Octavo, 296pp, [8pp ads]. Red cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover. Currey's state A, with A.C. McClurg & Co. printed in three lines on spine and full printer's slug on bottom of copyright page. Stated "Published September, 1919" on copyright... Read More
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Three John Burroughs Works; Fresh Fields; Winter Sunshine; Far and Near
by Burroughs, John
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1904. Early Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. Three works by John Burroughs, uniformly bound. This collection features Fresh Fields (1895) Winter Sunshine (1903), and Far and Near (1904).. Octavo, [three volumes]. Three-quarter red morocco, marbled paper-covered boards. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spines. Top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Finely bound by Erbe, Crombie & Lamothe, with bindery imprint on verso of free endpaper. Fresh Fields is a later edition, originally published... Read More
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The Life and Times of William Henry Harrison
by Burr, S.J.
New York: L.W. Ransom, 1840. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine. The first edition of The Life and Times of William Henry Harrison by S.J. Burr, printed in New York by L.W. Ransom.. Twelvemo, viii, [9]-304pp. Publisher's pebbled cloth, title in gilt on spine. Occasional toning throughout. Includes frontispiece portrait with facsimile signature, tissue cover. Solid text block. (Thomson 150) (Sabin 9443).
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The Book Of The Tiger; With A Chapter On The Lion In India
by Burton, R.G.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1933. First American Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good. First American edition of The Book of the Tiger by Brigadier-General R.G. Burton.. Octavo, 287pp. Orange cloth, title in black on spine and front cover. No additional printings on copyright page. Solid text block, faint toning to endpapers, sunning to spine, light wear to corners, a very good example. Bookseller's label on rear pastedown endpaper. Complete with 16 full-page plates, including a frontispiece. A scarce... Read More
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Barbara Bush: A Memoir
by Bush, Barbara
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons / A Lisa Drew Book, 1994. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Signed first edition, first printing of Barbara Bush: A Memoir by First Lady Barbara Bush.. Octavo, x, [2], 575pp. Purple boards, blue cloth spine, title in silver on spine. First edition with full number line on copyright page. Purple end papers. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $25.00 on front flap, touch of sunning to the spine,... Read More
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