New York: Knopf, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court. Here, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that... More about MY BELOVED WORLD. Signed
New York: Random House, (2002). First edition. Hardcover. This copy is inscribed by the first female justice of the U. S. Supreme Court. Here, along with her brother Alan, she tells the story of the Day family and of growing up on the harsh yet beautiful land of the Lazy... More about LAZY B. Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest. Signed and Inscribed
New York: Knopf, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. The author's final novel, that follows Peter Mickelsson, former football player and current Professor of Philosophy at Binghamton University. More about MICKELSSON'S GHOSTS. A Novel
Garden City: Doubleday, 1975. Karin Batten & Elliot Kreloff (dust jacket art). First edition. Hardcover. D. B. Newton was one of the six founding members of the Western Writers of America. D.B. Newton also wrote under the names Clement Hardin, Ford Logan, Hank Mitchum, Dwight Bennett and Dan Temple. Newton... More about HANGMAN'S KNOT. A Double D Western
Garden City: Doubleday, 1977. Robert Aulicino (dust jacket art). First edition. Hardcover. This copy is signed on the title page, "D. B. Newton / ("Dwight Bennett"). Newton was one of the six founding members of the Western Writers of America. D.B. Newton also wrote under the names Clement Hardin, Ford... More about WEST OF RAILHEAD. A Double D Western
London: The Bodley Head, (1969). New edition. 10th Impression. Hardcover. 24mo. A quote from "The Times" explains why this edition is more readable (on the front flap): "That the format of a bok can affect its readability has long been known. Rarely can it have been so strikingly exemplified as... More about ULYSSES. Revised edition (1969
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
