New York: Blue Rider Press, (2017). First edition. hardcover. Born in Yemen, raised in Northern Ireland, Wales and England, Eddie Izzard has proved himself to be a creative chameleon, inhabiting the stage, film and television screen with an unbelievable fervor. He lost his mother at the age of six, a.... More about BELIEVE ME. A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens
New York: Scribner, (2004). First edition. Hardcover. A powerful memoir and the author's first book. After losing her 18-year old brother, Smith gives us a memoir devoted to what truly matters. A memoir that celebrates a lost life and escorts us past sorrow into the drama of a love story. 319pp. More about NAME ALL THE ANIMALS
New York: Ecco Press, (2010). First edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the half-title page. In the 10 years since the author's classic 'Kitchen Confidential' first alerted us to the idiosyncrasies and lurking perils of eating out, much has changed for the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the... More about MEDIUM RAW. A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook. Signed
New York: Gaer Associates Inc, (1949). First edition. Hardcover. Foreword by Thomas I. Emerson. Rogge, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney General lays out the facts, inch by inch, of the destruction of our civil liberties. The author takes us into courtrooms, into Loyalty Board hearings and the House Committee chamber... More about OUR VANISHING CIVIL LIBERTIES
New York: Abrams Image, (2013). First edition. Hardcover. Nerz, a Yale-educated author, journalist, and TV producer, is also a longtime marijuana enthusiast who has made it his mission to better understand America's long-standing love-hate relationship with our favorite drug that is now becoming legal in many states. As entertaining as... More about MARIJUANAMERICA. One Man's Quest to Understand America's Dysfunctional Love Affair With Weed
Sante Fe: Lumen Books, (2000). First edition. Paperback. A PBO, paperback original, signed by the author opposite the copyright page. Subjects include: Viola Spolin, Pilar Law, Carl Gottlieb, Simone Ellis, Johnny Rivers, Mickey Hart, Taj Mahal, Steve & Ina Mae Gaskin, Rick Klein, Tony Price, Peter Fonda, Keith McHenry, Craig... More about INTERVIEWS WITH ICONS. Flashing on the Sixties. Signed
New York: Norton, (2003). First edition. Hardcover. A small, 3 1/2 x 4 inch, newsclipping taped to front endpaper with notice of a book signing at Second Story Bookshop in Chappaqua, New York that would be attended by Larry Smith and two Medal of Honor Winners, Jack Jacobs and Paul... More about BEYOND GLORY. Medal of Honor Heroes in Their Own Words. Extraordinary Stories of Courage from...
New York: Scribner, (2015). First edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page. Between 1995 and 1999, Oswalt lived with an unshakable addition. It wasn't drugs alcohol, or sex. It was film. After moving to Los Angeles, Oswalt became a huge film buff, absorbing classics and new releases... More about SILVER SCREEN FIEND. Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film
New York: Putnam, (1983). First edition. Hardcover. Signed on the page opposite the front pastedown by George Burns (compliments of Pollenex). Signed page at bottom states: NOT FOR RESALE. 187pp, illustrated from photographs. More about HOW TO LIVE TO BE 100-Or More.The Ultimate Diet, Sex and Exercise Book. Signed
Toronto: McClelland and Stuart Limited, (1970). Ronald Searle. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. From fur factories to chain stores, a witty and irreverent glance at the three-hundred-year history of the Hudson's Bay Company, North America's oldest continuing commercial enterprise. Illustrated by Searle (as only he can). 128pp. More about THE GREAT FUR OPERA. Annals of the Hudson's Bay Company 1670-1970
Millerton: Aperture, (1984). First edition. Hardcover. 4to. Minor White's achievement and significance extend further than the influence of his roles as photographer, teacher, and editor, to the creative source he nurtured in the work of his many students. This book is a remembrance from those who influenced Minor White (1908-1976)... More about MINOR WHITE. A Living Remembrance
New York: Knopf, 1995. Advance copy. Paperback. Advance reader's edition/Uncorrected Proof, signed by Ford on the front blank. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize as well as the PEN/ Faulkner Award. The second volume in a four-part series that started with 'The Sportswriter', followed by 'The Lay of the Land', and... More about INDEPENDENCE DAY. A Novel. Signed
London: Scribner's, (2002). First edition. hardcover. Signed by Caroline Walsh (editor). A new collection of short stories set in Dublin, America, the Irish Midlands, London and Middle Europe. These tales journey away from conventional 'Irishness'. Eleven stories by the following writers; Tom Humphries, Claire Keegan, John MacKenna, Aidan Mathews, Molly... More about ARROWS IN FLIGHT. Stories From a New Ireland
New York: Avalon Books, (1988). First edition. Hardcover. 143 loose 8 1/2 x 11 sheets with cover sheet that is handwritten and signed by Pelham. It reads: "Bert: I certify that this is the Master Copy of my second novel, Tired Gun." Signed underneath, "your friend, Howard Pelham." There are... More about TIRED GUN. The "MASTER COPY" of the Manuscript
Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1964). First edition. Hardcover. This copy is signed by four who were on the team led by Norman Dyhrenfurth; Barry W Prather (was stricken with an altitude-related illness, did not complete the ascent, but survived), Dick Emerson (sociologist, was on West Ridge support team, did not summit), Thomas... More about AMERICANS ON EVEREST. The Official Account of the Ascent led by Norman G. Dyhrenfurth. Signed by 4
New York: Abrams, (1988). First edition. Hardcover. This copy signed by Sobieszek and dated 3/18/88. One of the first in-depth histories of advertising photography. Includes 187 illustrations, including 81 plates in full color. Some of the great photographers have made photographs for advertisements including; Edward Steichen, Paul Outerbridge, Jr., Laszlo... More about THE ART OF PERSUASION. A History of Advertising Photography. Signed
New York: Aperture, (1997). First Aperture edition. Hardcover. Signed by Janet Malcolm on the half-title page, her first book. Expanded to include new essays that explore the last work of Diane Arbus, Sally Mann's family pictures, E. J. Bellocq's famous 1912 nudes, Andrew Bush's richly detailed interiors, and the relationship... More about DIANA & NIKON. Essays on Photography. Expanded Edition
Suttons Bay (Michigan): Sutton's Bay Publications, (2011). First edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page. This book gives an account of the Grand Traverse region of Michigan during the Civil War era. Two firsthand accounts guide the narrative: the diary of Reverend George Smith, who came to... More about GRAND TRAVERSE THE CIVIL WAR ERA
New York / London: Bloomsbury, (2015). First edition. hardcover. A comprehensive biography of geek and gaming culture's mythic icon, Gary Gygax, and the complete story behind the invention of Dungeons & Dragons. 302pp, illustrated from photographs. Includes bibliographical references and index. More about EMPIRE OF IMAGINATION. Gary Gygax and the Birth of Dungeons & Dragons
New York: Riverhead, 2007. First Illustrated edition. Hardcover. The story of the unlikely and inseparable friendship between two families caught in the tragic sweep of history, from the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the horrific rule of the Taliban. First published in 2003, now beautifully produced with unforgettable color... More about THE KITE RUNNER. Illustrated Edition
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1961). Edward Gorey. First edition. Hardcover. Review slip laid in with a publication date of October 26, 1961. Gorey teams up with humorist Felicia Lamport to give us this delightful potpourri of light verse, parodies, and drawings. And, in the best tradition of satire, at the expense... More about SCRAP IRONY. Drawings by Edward Gorey
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1996). First edition. Hardcover. Signed by both authors. What Tom Wolfe did for astronauts and Roger Angell did for baseball, journalists Lindsy Van Gelder and Pamela Robin Brandt do for lesbians in this landmark book. Long misperceived as a separatist coven, a default option, or... More about THE GIRLS NEXT DOOR. Into the Heart of Lesbian America. Signed
New York: Viking Press, (2012). First edition. Hardcover. The urge to map, to consciously orient ourselves within a larger context, is a basic human instinct. The graphic representation of land and space, whether it is etched into an ancient clay tablet or illuminated on a computer screen, says something very... More about A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 12 MAPS
Newcastle Upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, (2008). First edition. Hardcover. A 22-word inscription by the author to the half-title page. Literary criticism. 182pp. More about SCHOOLHOUSE GOTHIC. Haunted Hallways and Predatory Pedagogues in Late Twentieth-Century American...
Columbia: University of Missouri Press, (1992). First edition. Hardcover. A long inscription by the author dated July 5m 1992 and signed by her. Two sheets of publicity material also laid in. Another sheet is laid in, (appears to be a preface) with a yellow sticky note from the author dated... More about THE UNSUNG HEART OF BLACK AMERICA. A Middle-Class Charch at Midcentury. Inscribed
