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Sergeant York: His Own Life Story and War Diary.
de York, Alvin C
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- 1928
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Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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EUR 2,646.56
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1928. First edition of this classic work by one of the most decorated soldiers, basis for the 1941 film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Gary Cooper. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Alvin York on the front free endpaper. Edited by Tom Skeyhill. Near fine in the rare original price-clipped dust… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
EUR 2,646.56
Baa Baa Black Sheep.
de Boyington, Colonel Gregory "Pappy"
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- 1958
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Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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EUR 708.90
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Fresno: Wilson Press, Inc, 1958. First edition, early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, frontispiece black-and-white photograph of 'Pappy' Boyington by Douglas Q. White. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Oct. 6, 1979 To Bob Occhipinti - With Black Sheep Greetings - From - Pappy Boyington." Additionally inscribed by Masajiro… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
EUR 708.90
To Fly and Fight: Memoirs of a Triple Ace.
de Anderson, Colonel Clarence E. "Bud"; with Joseph P. Hamelin; Foreword by Brigadier General Chuck Yeager
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- 1990
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EUR 236.30
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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990. First edition of this exciting autobiography from the flyer's flyer. Octavo, original white boards, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Richard - Best wishes C. E. 'Bud' Anderson." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, dated ownership initial to the front free endpaper.… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
EUR 236.30
A Time To Heal.
de Ford, Gerald R
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- 1979
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EUR 472.60
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New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1979. First edition of the 38th president of the United States' autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To John Marshall Hobbs, with gratitude and appreciation for your prayers, your confidence and your support at those times when they were needed most Warmest… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
EUR 472.60
Profiles in Courage.
de Kennedy, John F
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- 1961
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EUR 1,417.80
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New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1961. John F. Kennedy's seminal work, "Profiles in Courage," stands as a cornerstone in American political literature, offering profound insights into the complexities of moral leadership and political integrity. Published in 1956, the book delineates the stories of eight United States senators who exhibited extraordinary courage in upholding their principles despite facing considerable… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
EUR 1,417.80
A Cook’s Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal.
de Bourdain, Anthony
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- 2001
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EUR 472.60
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New York: Bloomsbury, 2001. First edition of this written record of Bourdain's travels around the world in his search for the perfect meal. Octavo, original boards. Boldly inscribed by Anthony Bourdain on the title page who has added a drawing of a skull in a chef hat with a large butcher knife in its mouth, "Cook Rule! To Erica,… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
EUR 472.60
Mahatma Gandhi at Work: His Own Story Continued.
de GANDHI, Mahatma; Edited by C. F. Andrews
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- 1931
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EUR 283.56
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London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1931. "A document of the first order of importance as the intimate revelation of the life and thought of a man who must be ranked as one of the supremely great personalities not only of his own but of all time... These pages have a simplicity that is almost naive, a frankness that… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
EUR 283.56
Wall Street Ventures and Adventures: Through Forty Years.
de Wyckoff, Richard D
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- 1930
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EUR 11,815.00
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New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1930. First edition of this classic work by Wyckoff who implemented his methods of technical analysis of the financial markets (the study of charts showing movements of stock-prices and other data). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To my good friend and former associate… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
EUR 11,815.00
Buddha.
de Oldenberg, Hermann
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- 1904
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London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1904. Finely bound example of the German scholar of Indiology's influential study on Buddhism based on the Pali texts. Octavo, bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco by the Atelier Bindery for Charles Scribners Sons with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, title page… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners and The Pilgrim’s Progress from this World to that which is to come.
de Bunyan, John; Edited with Introduction by Roger Sharrock
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- 1966
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EUR 567.12
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London: Oxford University Press, 1966. Finely bound Oxford University Press printing of the author's famous allegory and spiritual autobiography. Octavo, bound in full polished calf by Bayntun with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
EUR 567.12
The Gold-Mines of Midian and The Ruined Midianite Cities.
de Burton, Sir Richard F
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- 1878
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EUR 448.97
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London: C. Kegan Paul & Co, 1878. First edition of the sequel to 'Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah.' Octavo, original publisher's decorated cloth stamped in black and gilt, rebacked, beveled edges, black endpapers, illustrations in text, folding map of North-Western Arabia, advertisements at rear. In very good condition. This sober tale of Burton's journey through the ruined Midianite cities… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
EUR 448.97
Trump: The Art of the Deal.
de Trump, Donald J. with Tony Schwartz
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- 1987
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EUR 1,512.32
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New York: Random House, 1987. Precio
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Memoirs.
de Gorbachev, Mikhail
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- 1996
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EUR 47.26
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New York: Doubleday, 1996. First edition of Gorbachev's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with photographs, Foreward by Martin McCauley. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mario J. Pulice. Jacket photograph by Eddie Adams. "A timely reminder of what made Gorbachev so revolutionary back in 1985, these memoirs offer a detailed but readable chronicle… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Boots and Saddles, or Life in Dakota with General Custer.
de Custer, Elizabeth B
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- 1885
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EUR 141.78
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885. First edition of Elizabeth Custer's memoir. Octavo, original publisher's pictorial brown cloth decorated and stamped in black and gilt with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, gilt embellishments of a rising sun and bugle to the front panel, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of George Armstrong Custer, outline map of portions of Montana… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
EUR 141.78
My Autobiography.
de Chaplin, Charles
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- 1964
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EUR 1,890.40
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London: The Bodley Head, 1964. Beginning with cruel early life in vanished London and continuing into the trials and tribulations of a great acting career, this indescribable autobiography tells the life story not only of a world-shakingly exceptional comedian but also of a great and honest human being. Chronicling Chaplin's meeting with powerful leaders and the famous minds of… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Lord Randolph Churchill.
de Churchill, Winston S
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- 1906
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EUR 7,750.64
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New York and London: Macmillan & Co. Limited, 1906. First editions of Winston S. Churchill's impassioned two-volume biography written in defence of his maligned father's posthumous reputation; a bulwark of any Churchill collection. Octavo, 2 volumes bound in three quarters morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and five raised bands to the spine, top edge gilt, engraved… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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DNA Pioneer: James Watson and the Double Helix.
de Baldwin, Joyce [James D. Watson and Francis Crick]
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- 1994
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EUR 3,591.76
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New York: Walker and Company, 1994. First edition of this riveting work on the legendary scientist James D. Watson. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by James Watson and Francis Crick on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ron Monteleone. Rare and desirable signed by Watson and Crick. In its drama, Watson's life has… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Lloyd George: A Diary
de Stevenson, Frances; Edited by A. J. P. Taylor [David Lloyd George]
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- 1971
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EUR 354.45
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London: Hutchinson & Co, 1971. First edition of the collection of Frances Stevenson's diaries. Octavo, original navy blue cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the half title page, "For dear Bob and Wanda with love and every good wish for the future from Frances Lloyd-George - August 1971." Near fine in… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
EUR 354.45
Hollywood Saga.
de DeMille, William [Cecil B. DeMille]
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- 1939
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Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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EUR 1,181.50
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New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1939. Between 1914 and 1958, Cecille B. DeMille made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history. His films were distinguished by their epic scale and by his cinematic showmanship. His silent films included social… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.
de Mandela, Nelson [Desmond Tutu and F.W. de Klerk]
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- 1994
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Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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EUR 11,815.00
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South Africa: MacDonald Purnell, 1994. First South African edition, early printing of the first autobiography of one of the greatest moral leaders of the twentieth century which has went on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Clive Rudman,… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
EUR 11,815.00