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Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Glossy pictorial cover. Fine/fine. NIV Lessons from Life Bible, signed by President Jimmy Carter.. Thick octavo, xvii, 1506pp. Illustrated hardcover. First edition, first printing with full number line. In the publisher's dust jacket, fine condition. Signed by President Jimmy Carter on the flyleaf, with a full signature. A scarce title signed by former President Carter, with no book tour to accompany the release of this book. President Carter regularly teaches Sunday School at the Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, GA.

Ann Arbor: Ardis, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. Signed first edition of Nabokov's Garden by Bobbie Ann Mason.. Octavo, 196pp. Light beige cloth, title in gilt on spine. Stated "First edition printed October 1974" on copyright page. Solid text block, light toning to spine, foxing to top edge, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $8.95 retail price on front flap, faint sunning to spine and edges, a near fine example. Signed by the author on the title page. Bobbie Ann Mason (b. 1940) is a novelist, literary critic, and Pulitzer Prize finalist. Her first novel, In Country, was adapted into a film starring Bruce Willis and Emily Lloyd in 1989. Nabokov's Garden predates all her other works, and is the published version of her doctoral dissertation in literature, awarded from the University of Connecticut.

Ann Arbor: Ardis, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback original. Near fine. Signed paperback issue of Nabokov's Garden by Bobbie Ann Mason.. Octavo, 196pp. Yellow paperback, $3.25 retail price on rear cover. Solid text block, light wear to joints, shelf wear, a near fine example. Signed by the author on the title page. Includes laid-in card from publisher stating only one printing occurred, with paperback and cloth editions released at the same time. An incredibly scarce example. Bobbie Ann Mason (b. 1940) is a novelist, literary critic, and Pulitzer Prize finalist. Her first novel, In Country, was adapted into a film starring Bruce Willis and Emily Lloyd in 1989. Nabokov's Garden predates all her other works, and is the published version of her doctoral dissertation in literature, awarded from the University of Connecticut.

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Signed by President Ronald Reagan, first edition of Nancy by First Lady Nancy Reagan.. Octavo, 219pp. White boards, green cloth spine, title stamped in silver on spine. Stated "first edition" with a full number line. Solid text block, bookplate affixed to front free endpaper. In the publisher's dust jacket, $9.95 on front flap, faint shelf wear, rubbing along lower edge, a near fine example. Signed on the half-title: "Best Regards, Ronald Reagan." Includes JSA Letter of Authenticity. An early campaign autobiography by Nancy Reagan, written in late 1979, as Governor Ronald Reagan embarked on his successful 1980 presidential campaign.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1960. First American Edition, Second Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. Signed edition of Nanette: A French Goat by Mireille Marokvia and illustrated by Artur Marokvia.. Octavo, 43pp, [4]. Green cloth, title in black on spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, a touch of wear to edges, a near fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, $3.00 retail price on front flap, sunning to spine, faint soiling to edges, small separation at top of spine, a near fine example. Inscription on front free endpaper reads "Thanks to you my dear Doctor. birds, bears, pigs, cats.... and perhaps snakes, not only have kept their biographer they have got a better one. / Mireille Marokvia / November 1st 1960." Mireille Marokvia (1908-2008) was a writer who grew up in a French village during World War I. As a young woman she lived in Paris and later married Artur Marokvia, a German painter, in 1939. The two returned to Germany to visit his family, but… Leer más

New York: The Grolier Society, 1900. Empire Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. The deluxe limited edition of Napoleon biographies as published by The Grolier Society circa 1900. This "Empire Edition," complete in 16 volumes, includes The Life of Napoleon by William Hazlitt, Memoirs of Napoleon by Louis Antoine Fauvelet De Bourr. Octavo, [sixteen volumes]. Uniformly bound in three-quarter maroon morocco with gilt trim and silk boards. Each spine with four raised bands, gilt-embellished compartments, and title in gilt. Top edge gilt, matching silk endpapers. Solid text blocks, all near fine with light wear to hinges and a touch of rubbing to corners. Color frontispiece with captioned tissue guard in each volume, additional illustrations throughout. One of 425 copies of the "Empire Edition," this being number 63. A near fine set, rarely seen in its full form with all three contributors. Grolier Society editions include: Empire Edition, Imperial Edition, Connoisseur Edition, and the Edition de Luxe,… Leer más

London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1935. Limited Edition. Cloth. Very good. Narratives Of The Wreck Of The Whale-Ship Essex, published by the Golden Cockerel Press in 1935.. Quarto, [89pp]. Yellow and green cloth, title in gilt on spine. Cloth is worn along the hinge of the spine, light soiling. Top edge gilt. Previous ownership label on front endpaper. Loose pages laid in at illustrations to reduce transference. From a limited edition of 275 copies, with 250 being for sale. This is copy number 23. (Chanticleer, 109) A scarce limited edition, with an interesting provenance. From the private collection of C.G. Littell, with associated letter from the proprietor of the Golden Cockerel Press, Mr. Christopher Sandford. In the letter, Sandford acknowledges a criticism of Mr. Littell that the book was printed with "entirely too much ink." Sandford agrees and offers to change out the book for him.

London: John Murray, 1818. First Edition. Full leather. Very good. First edition of Narrative of an Expedition to Explore the River Zaire... under the Direction of of Captain J.K. Tuckey.. Quarto, lxxxii, 498pp. Full morocco, rebacked with original spine laid down over new cloth, decorative border stamped in blind within a double gilt-ruled border on front and rear covers. Title in gilt over black, five bands with decorative gilt compartments. All edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Bound by M. Bell Richmond. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, light foxing to plates, faint wear to edges and corners, some flaking of gilt on spine, hinges reinforced. Previous ownership bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Complete with one fold-out map with light transference and solid hinges affixed opposite title page, as well as 13 full-page plates, including a hand-colored squid diagram. (Hosken 203). Commander James Hingston [Kingston] Tuckey sailed with the Royal Navy and… Leer más

Providence: Sidney S. Rider, 1862. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good. First edition of A Narrative of The Campaign of the First Rhode Island Regiment by Augustus Woodbury.. Octavo, [x], 260pp. Publisher's patterned cloth, title in gilt on spine. No additional printings listed. Solid text block, light wear to corners, sunning to spine. Complete with a frontispiece portrait and illustrated map opposite page 84. Previous ownership inscription of Charles B. Fox of Dorchester on front free endpaper, dated Oct. 1865. Map details battlefields of Blackburn's Ford and Bull Run.

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1859. First Edition, First Printing. Full leather. Near fine. First edition of Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan by Laurence Oliphant.. Octavo, [two volumes], xiii, [1], 492pp; xi, [1], 496pp. Full brown tree calf, decorative gilt border on covers. Title in gilt over black morocco spine labels, five raised bands with gilt embellishments. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers with turn-ins stamped in blind and decorative gilt board edges. Solid text blocks, light wear to corners and spine. Faint dampstain affecting lower outer corner of frontispiece and half-title of Volume II, no impact to text block. Bookseller's label on rear free endpapers. Light rubbing to gilt on spines, small chip at top of Volume II. Complete with 20 hand-colored lithographs, 5 fold-out maps, and numerous in-text wood engravings. (Löwendahl, 1224) (Western Travellers in China 70) An attractive, near fine set. James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, served as… Leer más

New York: Published by Captain James Riley. J. Seymour, Printer, 1818. First American Edition. Full calf. Very good. First American Edition of Judah Paddock's A Narrative of the Shipwreck of the Ship Oswego.. Octavo, xvi, [17]-332pp. Bound in full calf, title on spine in gilt, decorative bands. Contemporary leather repairs at spine, reinforced front hinge. Previous ownership label on front free endpaper. Front free endpaper previously bonded to front endpaper, leaving a residual mark and small hole. Faint toning throughout with occasional foxing. Housed in custom green cloth slipcase, title in gilt on spine. An attractive presentation. The Ship Oswego was based in Hudson, New York, and commanded by Captain Judah Paddock. In 1800, it sailed for the Cape Verde Islands to load salt for New York, with 14 people on board. The ship was lost, but all 14 hands made it to shore in Lisbon. After a mutiny by the crewmen and nearly dying from dehydration, they were captured by a band of Arabs. They were… Leer más

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1866. First American Edition. Full leather. Near fine. First American edition of Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries by David and Charles Livingstone, finely bound in full leather.. Thick octavo, xxii, [1]-638pp, 6pp ads. Bound in full brown morocco, new marbled endpapers. Double gilt-ruled border on covers. Title in gilt on black morocco label affixed to spine, five raised bands with gilt ruling. Solid text block, a touch of toning to edges, faint foxing throughout, a near fine example. Complete with 36 illustrations, including frontispiece. Fold-out map at end depicting the rivers and lands through which the expedition traveled in South Eastern Africa. Light toning to map, closed tear where attached to volume. (Hosken 126).

New York: Council On Foreign Relations Press, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Inscribed to Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, the first edition of Nation Against State by Gidon Gottlieb.. Octavo, xiii, 148pp. Brown paper boards, title stamped in gilt on spine. No additional printings. In the publisher's fine dust jacket, retail price on front flap. Inscribed on the title page: "To Cyrus Vance - devotedly - and with the deepest gratitude. Gidon." Vance's peace efforts in Bosnia, while part of the United Nations Special Envoy with Lord David Owen, feature heavily in this work. Cyrus Vance (1917-2002) served as the Secretary of State for President Jimmy Carter from 1977-1980. He previously served as Secretary of the Army during the Kennedy Administration, then Deputy Secretary of Defense in the Johnson Administration. He is the father of New York District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr.

New York: Hotel Astor, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Signed by Governor Woodrow Wilson, program for the National League of Commission Merchants Convention, held at the Astor Hotel in New York, January 11th, 1912.. Twelvemo, [16pp]. Brown boards, medallion in gilt at top edge. Silk endpapers, bound at spine with string. Light toning to endpapers, clean text. This program describes the speakers for the evening and presents the dinner menu. Speakers included: Mr. Wm. H. Bahrenburg, Rev. R.W. McLaughlin, Hon. Woodrow Wilson, and Mr. E.R. Carhart. This copy is signed by ten participants, with Woodrow Wilson signing at the top. The National League of Commission Merchants was the first business organization to represent the interests of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry.

New York: Johnson, Fry & Company, 1865. First Edition. Full leather. Near fine. First edition of National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans by Evert A. Duyckinck, complete with 153 engraved portraits.. Quarto, [two volumes], iv, 616pp; v, 598pp. Publisher's full black morocco, embossed covers, spine, and trim. Title in gilt on spine and front cover of each volume. All edges gilt. Both volumes with a solid text block, light wear to tips of spine. Even toning throughout, plates generally clean. Previous ownership bookplate on front endpaper, inscription to front flyleaf. Both volumes complete with frontispiece and 151 full page engraved portraits, all with tissue covers. Each individual biography features a full-page illustration by Alonzo Chappel. An attractive set.

Seventh Street, Washington DC: G. Bailey, Editor and Proprietor; John G. Whittier, Corresponding Editor, 1852. Weekly Edition. Newspaper. Fair. A rare newspaper, The National Era, dated September 2, 1852 and published by G. Bailey. Four pages, large bi-fold folio. Separation along bottom seam, some loss of text. Delicate condition. Includes speech by Charles Sumner on the motion "To Repeal The Fugitive Slave Bill - August 26, 1852." The Fugitive Slave Act mandated that former slaves caught in the north would be extradited back to the south. It was nicknamed "The Bloodhound Law" by abolitionists. It was passed along with the Missouri Compromise and was the most controversial part of the bill. Enforcement of the law ended with the outbreak of the Civil War.

Washington DC: Library of Congress, 2002. First Edition. Pamphlet. Near fine. Program for the National Book Festival on October 12, 2002, signed by fourteen authors and illustrators in attendance.. Quarto, [28pp]. Printed wrappers, bound at the spine with staples. Touch of wear from handling, otherwise fine. Two laid-in bookmarks from the festival. Cover artwork by Carol Dyer and signed on the cover. This work is signed by the following attendees: David Baldacci, Andrea Barrett, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Jules Feiffer, Diana Gabaldon, Sebastian Junger, Jim Lehrer, Pat Mora, Edmund Morris, Sylvia Jukes Morris, Ridley Pearson, Anita Shreve and Erik Weihenmayer.

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1865. First Edition, First Printing. Wraps. Near fine. First edition of National Lyrics by John C. Whittier, with letter by Whittier, dated 1865, inserted opposite title page.. Twelvemo, iv, 104pp. Publisher's paper wrappers. Bookseller description affixed to title page. Internally clean. Complete with 12 illustrations by White, Fenn and Charles Barry. Advertisements on back cover. Housed in quarter blue levant chemise, with light rubbing to spine, decorative gilt and raised bands. Letter is affixed to hinge of title page, dated 1865 and signed by Whittier. (BAL 21857). This is the third issue of Companion Poems for the People by Ticknor & Fields, preceded by Longfellow and Tennyson. From the New York Times (July, 1865): "This little volume contains some of Mr. Whittier's most heartfelt poetic utterances, on subjects that have claimed the consecration of his muse for many a year past.

London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Limited, 1905. First Edition. Cardboard covers. Very good. First edition of The Native Races of South Africa by George W. Stow.. Thick octavo, xvi, 618pp. Red cloth, title in gilt on spine, illustration of a young man in gilt on front cover. Light sunning to cloth on spine. Complete with 22 full page color illustrations and a large fold-out map. Intermittent foxing, primarily to fore edge of text block. Presentation inscription on front free endpaper to the Reverend T.E. Ruth of Liverpool, for services rendered at the Sunday School Convention of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, dated 1909.

New York: Benziger Brothers, 1899. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good. Signed first edition of Natural Law and Legal Practices by Father René J. Holaind.. Octavo, 344pp, [16pp ads]. Green cloth, title in gilt on spine. No additional printings listed. Solid text block, light wear to corners and spine. From the University of Cincinnati Robert S. Marx Law Library, with library label on covers and stamps to title page. Signed on the half title "Respectfully presented by the author R. J. Holaind." Father René J. Holaind (1836-1913) was a Professor of Ethics and Sociology at Woodstock College, and a Lecturer on Natural Law at Georgetown University.