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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. FIRST U. S. EDITION (2ND PRINTING) hardcover, sewn-bound in white cloth, with black-stamped silhouettes of a woman and man on front cover, and black and purple lettering on spine, is in G+ condition, having some light staining to bottom of front cover (see photo); four small minor dents on front cover where perhaps a heavy, uneven object was place on book front years ago; some very light wear to bottom front and back covers; faint ghost of old erased price at top right corner of first free endpaper (indecipherable); some smudging to closed page edges. Dust jacket, designed by Arnold Skolnick, enclosed in protective mylar (mylar not pictured), is in FAIR condition, having some denting to front jacket (looks like a heavy, uneven object had been placed on top of cover for a long time) (see photo), wear to edges, rubbing/scuffing to surface. Book is translated from Italian to English by Sheila Cudahy. A "Helen and Kurt Wolff Book" published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Fiction. Novel. Italian. 20th century. DB[1].

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover, Condition: Fine/As New, UNREAD, Spine Not Broken, tight binding, Never fully opened past copyright page, No marks or stamps, Bound with Deckle edge pages with white endpapers in white cloth boards with red spine tape and gold printing, Dust Jacket Condition: Fine/As New, Only due to some rubbing on top/bottom edges but overall looks As New, (assumed) First Edition being a First Printing as stated with Full # print line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 as stated on copyright page, Original $17.95 price Not clipped.Anne Rice's second novel writing as Anne Rampling. An As New, Clean, Tight copy that would make a beautiful addition to any Anne Rice Collection, Novels by Anne Rice: * The Feast of All Saints (1979) Cry to Heaven (1982) Exit to Eden (1985) (as by Anne Rampling) Belinda (1986) (as by Anne Rampling) Servant of the Bones (1996) Violin (1997).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. The first edition, first printing of Always A Reckoning, signed by Jimmy Carter. (illustrator). First Edition / First Printing. Signed first edition of Always A Reckoning by Jimmy Carter. Small octavo, xi, 130pp. White hardcover, white cloth spine, title in silver on spine, authors name in silver on front panel. First printing, with "first edition" statement and number line beginning with "2" on copyright page. In the publisher's dust jacket, $18.00 on front flap, fine condition. Book is signed by President Jimmy Carter.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. First edition, first printing of "Say.Didn't You Used To Be George Murphy?" by Senator George Murphy. (illustrator). First Edition. Octavo, 438pp. Blue cloth, title in silver on spine. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. In publisher's fine dust jacket, retail price on front flap. Signed by Senator George Murphy on front free endpaper. Paving the way for Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator George Murphy made the leap from show business to politics in 1964. He ran for the Senate seat held by former Kennedy press secretary Pierre Salinger, who had been appointed to serve the remainder of Clair Engle's Senate term. He would serve in the Senate from 1965 to 1971.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 259 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is brown and black with white lettering and gilt stripe. Textblock has mild age-toning along edges and throughout interior. Signed flat on title page by Sebastian Barry. Shelved Room C overflow. 1404743. Special Collections.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. Signed first edition, first printing of Barbara Bush: A Memoir by First Lady Barbara Bush. (illustrator). First Edition / First Printing. 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, "signed copy" sticker on front panel, a near fine example. Signed on the front flyleaf by First Lady Barbara Bush.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. Signed first edition, early printing of Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life by Queen Noor of Jordan. (illustrator). First Edition, Early Printing. Octavo, xi, 467pp, [1]. Gray hardcover, black cloth spine, title stamped in silver on spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page, with a later number line ending in "9". In the publisher's dust jacket, $25.95 retail price on front flap, faint shelf wear, a near fine example. Signed by Queen Noor on the title page.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. The first edition, first printing of Through The Year with Jimmy Carter, signed by President Jimmy Carter. (illustrator). First Edition / First Printing. Octavo, [15], 366pp, [14pp]. Brown hardcover, title in gilt on spine, brown endpapers. The first printing, with a full number line on copyright page. This copy appears unread. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, a fine example. Signed by President Carter on the title page.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. First edition, first printing of The Plot Against America by Philip Roth. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 391pp, [1]. Black hardcover, title stamped in gilt on spine. The first printing, with a full number line on copyright page. This copy appears unread. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, $26.00 retail price on front flap, short crease along bottom edge of front panel, a bright example.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. First edition, first printing of Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt, in a first state dust jacket. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 364pp. Maroon cloth spine, maroon boards, title stamped in gilt on spine. First printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. Pen mark on top edge of text block, otherwise a fine, unread copy. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $23.00 on front flap, "09962250" code on rear panel, touch of wear at top edge of spine, a fine example. Frank McCourt won the Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography in 1997 for this memoir, Angela's Ashes.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. Signed first edition, first printing of Work Hard, Study.And Keep Out Of Politics! by Secretary of State James Baker, III. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xvii, 460pp. Maroon hardcover, title in gilt on spine, author's initials on front cover. First edition with full number line on copyright page. In publisher's fine dust jacket, retail price on front flap. Signed by former Secretary of State James Baker on the title page in black ink. A fine copy. James A. Baker served as White House Chief of Staff and Treasury Secretary for President Reagan, then Secretary of State for President George H.W. Bush. He reluctantly returned to his post as Chief of Staff shortly before George Bush lost his bid for reelection in 1992.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. Signed first edition, first printing of Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris. (illustrator). First Edition / First Printing. Octavo, xii, [2], 766pp. Black hardcover, title in gilt on spine. Stated first edition on copyright page with full number line. In the publisher's dust jacket, $35.00 on the front flap, fine condition. Signed by author and historian Edmund Morris on title page. Following the Pulitzer Prize winning The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt and Theodore Rex, Colonel Roosevelt is the final work by Edmund Morris on the life and career of President Theodore Roosevelt.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. The first edition, first printing of Grant by Ron Chernow, signed on a Penguin Press bookplate. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Thick octavo, xxiii, [7pp maps], 1074pp. Blue hardcover, blue cloth spine with title in gilt, author's initials in gilt on front panel. Full number line starting with "1" on copyright page. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $40.00 retail price on front flap, "Autographed Copy" sticker on the front panel. Signed by the author on a Penguin Press bookplate, affixed to the half-title. A fine copy. Author Ron Chernow won a Pulitzer Prize in 2011 for his landmark biography of George Washington. This work on U.S. Grant, detailing his life from childhood in Ohio, his "lost years" before the Civil War, and finishing with his life as an international figure, has become a national bestseller.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. Signed first edition, first printing of Humor and The Presidency by Gerald R. Ford. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [12], 162pp. Blue hardcover, white cloth spine with title in red. The first edition, with a full number line on copyright page. Red endpapers. In the publisher's dust jacket, near fine, with retail price on front flap. Signed on the front free endpaper by President Gerald R. Ford.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. First edition, first printing of America Back on Track, signed by Senator Ted Kennedy. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 210pp. Blue hardcover, title on spine in gold. First edition, first printing, with full number line on copyright page. Dust jacket near fine, retail price on front flap. Signed by Senator Ted Kennedy on the half title. Senator Ted Kennedy was the brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. He passed away in 2009.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. The first edition, first printing of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "A Problem From Hell" by Samantha Power. (illustrator). First Edition / First Printing. Octavo, xxi, 610pp. Hardcover, black spine with title in gilt. A first edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. Dust along top edge of text block. In publisher's first edition dust jacket, retail price on front flap, light wear along top edge, otherwise near fine. According to Power, a limited run of "a couple hundred" copies were released in the first printing. This important work facilitated Samantha Power's introduction to Senator Barack Obama and eventually her nomination as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. What began as a short paper on the history of American responses to genocide quickly became this Pulitzer Prize-winning work by future United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power. Her other works include The Education of an Idealist and Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. First edition, first printing of The Pioneers by David McCullough, signed by the author. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [16], 331pp, [1]. Blue hardcover, blue cloth spine, title in gilt on spine. Full number line on copyright page. In the publisher's fine dust jacket, $30.00 on front flap. This copy is signed by the author on a tipped-in limitation page. A fine example. Historian and author David McCullough has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his works on Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. The first edition, first printing of War In A Time Of Peace, signed by David Halberstam. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 543pp. Beige boards, black cloth spine. Book was likely never read. In the publisher's fine dust jacket, retail price on front flap, a fine example. Signed on the title page: "David Halberstam." War in a Time of Peace was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 2002.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. First edition, first printing of The Wright Brothers, signed by David McCullough on limitation page. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 320pp. Gray hardcover, blue cloth spine. Illustrated endpapers. In the publisher's first edition dust jacket, $30.00 on front flap, fine condition. Signed by author on tipped-in limitation page.

Cloth. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First edition, first printing of The Year of the Intern by Robin Cook, M.D. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 246pp. Orange cloth, title stamped in black on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Light dust remnant along top edge, else fine. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $6.75 on front flap, faint dampstain to verso with minimal impact to front cover, touch of shelf wear, a bright example.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. First edition, first printing of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, a novel by Gene Roddenberry. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 252pp, [2]. Blue hardcover, spine in blue cloth, title stamped in gilt. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. Faint dust remnant along top edge of text block, "USS Enterprise" bookplate on front free endpaper. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, a touch of shelf wear to the front cover, $9.95 on front flap, a bright example.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. Signed first edition, first printing of Work Hard, Study.And Keep Out Of Politics! by Secretary of State James A. Baker, III. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xvii, 460pp. Maroon hardcover, title in gilt on spine, author's initials on front cover. First edition with full number line on copyright page. In publisher's near fine dust jacket, faint shelf wear, retail price on front flap. Signed by former Secretary of State James A. Baker on the title page in black ink. A fine copy. James A. Baker served as White House Chief of Staff and Treasury Secretary for President Reagan, then Secretary of State for President George H.W. Bush. He reluctantly returned to his post as Chief of Staff shortly before George Bush lost his bid for reelection in 1992.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. Signed first edition, first printing of The Downing Street Years by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xiv, 914pp. Blue hardcover, black cloth spine, title stamped in gilt. Stated "First Edition" with a full number line on the copyright page. Solid text block. In the publisher's dust jacket, $30.00 retail price on the front flap, faint shelf wear, light sunning to the spine, a near fine example. Signed on bookplate by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. The first edition, first printing of Through The Year with Jimmy Carter, with a full signature by President Jimmy Carter. (illustrator). First Edition / First Printing. Octavo, [15], 366pp, [14pp]. Brown hardcover, title in gilt on spine. The first printing, with a full number line on copyright page. Brown endpapers. In the publisher's dust jacket, light shelf wear, near fine condition. Signed by President Carter on the half title with a full signature, in blue pen.

Cloth. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. The first edition, first printing of The Blood of Abraham, signed by President Jimmy Carter. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xx, [8pp maps], 257pp, [1]. Maroon cloth, title in gilt on spine and front panel. The first printing, with a complete number line on the copyright page. Faint dust remnant along top edge of text block, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $15.95 on the front flap, light shelf wear to both covers, near fine condition. Signed by President Jimmy Carter on front free endpaper, with a full signature. With the weight of the presidency behind him, President Carter offers an unbiased and critical analysis of the Israeli / Palestinian peace process, while also offering steps forward for US involvement.

Paperback. Zustand: Fine. First edition, first printing of In The Line Of Fire: A Memoir by the President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xii, 354pp. Illustrated paperback. Never read. Signed on the front free endpaper in blue pen. Pervez Musharraf (1943-2023) served as the 10th President of Pakistan, after a military coup of the federal government. He served until 2007, when he went into exile.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. The first edition, first printing of A Charge to Keep, inscribed by George W. Bush. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xvi, 253pp. Gilt title on spine, clean pages. A first edition, first printing, with "first edition" stated on copyright page and a full number line. In the publisher's fine dust jacket, $23.00 price on front flap. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "To Mike / Best wishes / George W. Bush." A fine copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. First edition, first printing of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 370pp. Orange hardcover, blue spine, title stamped on spine. First printing, with full number line on copyright page. A near fine copy, free of marks or notations. In publisher's first state dust jacket, $26.00 on front flap, faint shelf wear to both boards, a near fine example.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. Signed first edition, first printing of The Downing Street Years by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xiv, 914pp. Blue hardcover, black cloth spine, title stamped in gilt. Stated "first edition" with a full number line on the copyright page. Solid text block. In the publisher's dust jacket, $30.00 retail price on the front flap, faint shelf wear, a near fine example. Signed on bookplate by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Cloth. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First edition, first printing of Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home From The Moon, signed by Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, viii, [2], 326pp. Black hardcover, title stamped in blue on spine. Stated "First Edition," with a full number line. Faint foxing along fore edge and top edge. In the publisher's very good dust jacket, $27.00 on the front flap, shelf wear to covers. Signed by Buzz Aldrin on the half title. Buzz Aldrin, born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. in 1930, is an American engineer and former astronaut. He was the Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned lunar landing in history, which occurred on July 20, 1969. Aldrin, along with Neil Armstrong, became one of the first two humans to walk on the Moon's surface. He served as a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and later joined NASA. After leaving NASA in 1971, Aldrin pursued a career in academia and aerospace consulting, advocating for continued space exploration and colonization of Mars.