‎BIOGRAFIA‎

‎Grass, Gunter [translated by Michael Henry Heim]‎

‎Peeling The Onion - 1st US Edition/1st Printing‎

‎New York: Harcourt Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0151014779 . A wonderful first American edition/first printing in unread Very Fine condition in like dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Günter Grass directly on title page; Nobel Prize winning author Günter Grass' autobiography causing controversy because of his admission of volunteering for the submarine corps at the age of 15 and then being drafted into the Waffen SS the combat force of the SS in 1944 when he was 17. Much of the German novelist's work has dealt with the idea of morally dealing with one's past in this case Germany's collective conscious ; 8vo; vi 425 1 pages; Signed by Author . Harcourt, Inc. hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 13359 ISBN : 0151014779 9780151014774

‎Chevalier, Tracy‎

‎Burning Bright - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎London: Harpercollins Publishers. As New in As New dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0007178352 . A beautiful first UK edition/first printing in As New/As New condition SIGNED by author Tracy Chevalier directly on the title page; Historical novelist Tracy Chevalier uses two English families---the country born Kellaways and the street smart Butterfields---to depict the mood of London in 1792. William Blake London poet visionary and revoloutionary serves as a common bond between the two families. Chevalier's title Burning Bright is taken from one of Blake's great poems; 8vo; Signed by Author . Harpercollins Publishers hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 13149 ISBN : 0007178352 9780007178353

‎Tan, Amy‎

‎Opposite Of Fate - Signed Numbered Edition‎

‎Tualatin OR: Norwood Press. As New. 2002. Limited/Numbered Edition. Hardcover. An impeccable specially bound first edition in As New condition limited to two hundred numbered copies twenty-six lettered copies and seventy-four presentations copies SIGNED by the author Amy Tan. This is a numbered copy of 200; With the same spirit and humor that characterize Amy Tan's novels she now shares her insight into her own life and how she escaped the curses of her past to make a future of her own. This is the story about her journey from childhood of tragedy and comedy to the present day and her arrival as one of the world’s most-loved novelists; 8vo; Signed by Author . Norwood Press hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 12067

‎Carter, Jimmy; Rosalynn Carter‎

‎Everything To Gain - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394558588 . Stated first edition first printing Random House begins number lines with a 2 SIGNED by former U. S. President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter as "J. Carter" and by first Lady Rosalynn Carter in Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket. A most attractive presidential collectible; For Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter the transition from the White House to Plains Georgia was painful. Everything To Gain is their warm and unpretentious account of their successful adjustment to a new life full of encouragement and insight for any couple wanting to renew their commitment to each other and to life; 8vo; Signed by All Authors . Random House hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 12509 ISBN : 0394558588 9780394558585

‎Min, Anchee‎

‎Empress Orchid - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0618068872 . A handsome first printing of this first edition copy in unread Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket SIGNED by author Anchee Min with her unique signature directly on the title page; A novel of high drama and lyricism and the first volume of a trilogy about the life of one of the most important women in history. Diabolical reputation on one side -- a woman who seized power through sexual seduction murder and endless intrigue; her reality telling the story of a woman who survived in a male world a woman whose main struggle was not to hold on to power but to her own humanity; 8vo; Signed by Author . Houghton Mifflin hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 12345 ISBN : 0618068872 9780618068876

‎Miller, Arthur‎

‎Timebends - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎New York: Grove Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0802100155 . A handsome first printing of the first Trade edition a privately published Franklin Library edition preceded it in Fine condition in Fine price-clipped dust jacket. SIGNED by author Arthur Miller directly on the title page; Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller tells his life story with humor passion and candor. Beginning with his childhood and continuing through his life and career telling of both sucesses and failures Miller gives colorful portraits of those people who touched his life such as Marilyn Monroe Orson Wells Lucky Luciano Clark Gable Tennessee Williams John F. Kennedy Mikhail Gorbachev and many more; 8vo; viii 614 2 pages; Signed by Author . Grove Press hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 11728 ISBN : 0802100155 9780802100153

‎Carter, Jimmy‎

‎A Government As Good As Its People - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎Fayetteville AR: University of Arkansas Press. Fine. 1996. Second Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 1557283982 . A splendid first edition paperback. While the paperback is a reprinting of the original edition from 1977 this copy is a first printing in Fine unread condition SIGNED by former U. S. President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter; This volume presents sixty-two of the best and most notable public statements made by Jimmy Carter on his way to becoming president of the United States. Included are formal speeches on specific issues such as "Pardon Yes Amnesty No" delivered in Seattle Washington August 24 1976; news conferences like the one on "Ethnic Purity" conducted for the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington D. C. April 13 1976; informal remarks made to political gatherings; interviews including the controversial Playboy interview from November 1976 ; and excerpts from the debates with President Ford. Available again in paperback this sampling of President Carter's philosophy is extremely readable. Carter's public pronouncements address the major concerns of our time - crime taxes technology poverty nuclear energy world order foreign policy urban sprawl human rights the American family - and collectively stand as a testament to his deeply held conviction that we still can and must have "a government as good as its people. "; 8vo; Signed by Author . University of Arkansas Press paperback‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 11607 ISBN : 1557283982 9781557283986

‎Updike, John‎

‎Memories of the Ford Administration - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library. As New. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Full-Leather. A special Limited first edition preceding the trade edition SIGNED by AUTHOR John Updike. This book has never been read and is in As New condition never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; When junior college professor Alfred Clayton is asked to record his impressions of the Ford Administration he recalls a turbulent piece of personal history as well. In a decade of sexual liberation Clayton was facing a doomed marriage and the passionate beginnings of a futile affair with an unattainable Perfect Wife. But one memory begets another: Clayton's unfinished book on James Buchanan. In John Updike's fifteenth novel he masterfully alternates between two men two lives two American centuries -- one Victorian the other modern -- shining an irreverent witty and sometimes caustic light on the contrasting views of social fictions and sexual politics. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather and features gilded sewn in pages and ribbon marker simply superb quality Franklin Library at its best; 8vo; xiv 369 3 pages; Signed by Author . Franklin Library hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 10232

‎Miller, Arthur‎

‎Salesman In Beijing - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎New York: The Viking Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 067061601X . A very attractive first edition copy in Fine condition in alike dust jacket SIGNED by author Arthur Miller directly on the half title page; In 1983 Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller was invited to direct a Chinese version of his play "Death of a Salesman. " "Salesman in Beijing" is his day by day account of his experience; 8vo; Signed by Author . The Viking Press hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 11706 ISBN : 067061601X 9780670616015

‎Reston, James Jr‎

‎Collision At Home Plate - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎Norwalk CT: Easton Press. As New. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Full-Leather. A special first edition preceding the trade edition SIGNED by author James Reston Jr. A wonderful scarce book in As New condition never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; James Reston The Lone Star describes the collision of baseball legend Pete Rose with commissioner Bart Giamatti when Rose was accused of betting on the game reluctantly concluding that there was proof of Rose's gambling and tax evasion and that Giamatti's decision based chiefly on moral grounds was right. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather silk moiré end leaves distinctive cover design raised bands accented in real 22KT gold satin ribbon page marker gilded page edges long-lasting high quality acid-neutral paper sewn pages for strength and durability; 8vo; Signed by Author . Easton Press hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 11469

‎Eisenhower, Susan‎

‎Breaking Free : a Memoir of Love and Rebellion‎

‎New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374262462 . A nice first edition/first printing copy in Fine/Very Good condition little yellowing of dust jacket quite normal for age. SIGNED directly onto the book's title page by the author and granddaughter of U. S. President Eisenhower; Eisenhower a step-grandmother and the twice divorced mother of three daughters is not being fanciful when she writes of her identification with Romeo and Juliet. In her case the antagonistic forces were the U. S. And the U. S. S. R. either of which might have proscribed her marriage to Soviet physicist Roald Sagdeev. In a memoir written against the chaotic background of Gorbachev's perestroika which she makes immediate and vivid Eisenhower recreates the growing love between herself and Sagdeev whom she met in 1987 at a U. S. -U. S. S. R. Forum in New York. Before they married in 1990 the couple rendezvoused in Russia the U. S. And various European countries at foundation and political meetings at which the author the granddaughter of the 34th president of the U. S. And president of the Eisenhower Institute is often a guest. The couple maintained a public professional decorum while meeting clandestinely for intimacy. If Eisenhower writes with surprising emotion of the upheavals in today's Russia her passion is perhaps a reflection of her experiences in conducting her affair with Sagdeev and of her concerns for the Russians who became like family to her. She conveys the personal and the political with equal intensity in these pages. Of the couple's blood relatives we are given only glimpses but they delightfully relax the book's fervor: At their awkward introduction the author's father and her husband-to-be end up singing Russian folk songs as they drive the back roads of Pennsylvania; when the author first meets her aged father-in-law a Tatar and a devout Communist he whoops with pleasure at the fact that when he dies he can look up his new kin President Eisenhower; 8vo; Signed by Illustrator . Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 10516 ISBN : 0374262462 9780374262464

‎Kasparov, Garry‎

‎My Great Predecessors - Part III - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎London: Everyman Chess. As New in As New dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1857443713 . First edition in unread As New condition in alike dust-jacket this copy is SIGNED by Kasparov directly on the title page; Kasparov's biographies of the icons of chess places these champions in a fascinating historical political and cultural context. He explains nicely how each of the players brought his own style to the chessboard and enriched the theory of the game with new ideas. Part III of a five volume set devoted to Tigran Petrosian and Boris Spassky and also their outstanding opponents. A beautiful book written by Garry Kasparov universally acclaimed as the greatest chess player ever; Vol. 3; 8vo; Signed by Author . Everyman Chess hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 12931 ISBN : 1857443713 9781857443714

‎Bartelsman, Jan‎

‎Magic In The Kitchen - Signed Bob Waggoner Edition‎

‎New York: Artisan. Fine. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1579651739 . An impeccable first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike slipcase. This Bob Waggoner edition has been SIGNED by Chef Bob Waggoner on his feature page it further has the famous signed Waggoner Cannon picture of his on the slipcase; Photographer Bartelsman's collection of photos and recipes from the forty top American chefs. Magic In The Kitchen pairs art with food adding photos of the chefs their dishes and their signature recipes both visually appealing and delicious ; Small 4to; Signed by Biographee . Artisan hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 114 ISBN : 1579651739 9781579651732

‎Greenspan, Alan‎

‎The Age Of Turbulence: Adventures In A New World - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎New York: The Penguin Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1594201315 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread As New condition in alike dust jacket SIGNED by author and Federal Reserve leader Alan Greenspan on original bookplate available at the signing event; Alan Greenspan shares the story of his life and covers the extraordinary amount of history he has experienced and shaped. He also accomplishes his other goal to draw readers along the same learning curve he followed and offer his view of the underlying dynamics that drive world events ; 8vo; viii 531 3 pages; Signed at Barnes and Noble's Union Square September 17 2007 ; Signed by Author . The Penguin Press hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 13643 ISBN : 1594201315 9781594201318

‎Roth, Philip‎

‎Shop Talk - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎New York: Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0618153144 . A very attractive first edition first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust jacket SIGNED by author Philip Roth on the title page. Scarce to see signed especially in this condition; A writer and his colleagues and their work. Philip Roth’s account of intimate intellectual encounters with an international and diverse cast of writers they explore the importance of region politics and history in their work and trace the imaginative path by which a writer’s highly individualized art is informed by the wider conditions of life; 8vo; With Ron Griswold certification: Signed in his presence at the Walter Reade Theater Lincoln Center in New York City after Roth received the PEN/Nabokov Award on May 22 2006.; Signed by Author . Houghton Mifflin hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 13646 ISBN : 0618153144 9780618153145

‎Gore, Al‎

‎The Assault On Reason - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎New York: The Penguin Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1594201226 . A beautiful first edition/first printing copy in unread As New condition in alike dustjacket SIGNED by former U. S. Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Al Gore on the title page; Al Gore's visionary analysis of the early 21st century how the politics of fear secrecy cronyism and blind faith has combined with the degration of the public sphere to create an environment dangerously hostile to reason ; 8vo; Signed by Author . The Penguin Press hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 13667 ISBN : 1594201226 9781594201226

‎Williams, Beryl; Samuel Epstein‎

‎The Great Houdini: Magician Extraordinary‎

‎New York: Julian Messner. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Cloth. Very little wear on cover except at top of spine where there is slight fraying. Contents clean and tight with prior owner's donation inscription otherwise Fine; This book tells the story of the life and exploits of Harry Houdini one of the most famous and extraordinary magicians of all time. Houdini was a master of illusions and escape artist and his feats of magic are still remembered today. This book is a fascinating look at Houdini's life and his incredible skills as a magician.; 8vo; FSA . Julian Messner hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 13769

‎Wills, Garry‎

‎Head and Heart: American Christianities - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎New York: Penguin Press. As New in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1594201463 . This As New/As New first edition/first printing copy is signed on the title page by the author Garry Wills; An examination of Christianity's place in American life across the broad sweep of our history from the Puritans to George W. Bush. The struggle within American Christianity Wills argues now and throughout our history is between the head and the heart: between reason and emotion Enlightenment and Evangelism; 8vo ; Signed by Author . Penguin Press hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 13921 ISBN : 1594201463 9781594201462

‎Daschle, Senator Tom with Michael D'Orso‎

‎Like No Other Time: the 107th Congress and the Two Years That Changed America Forever - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎New York: Crown Publishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1400049555 . This Very Fine copy with alike dust jacket is signed and dated 11/10/03 by Senator Daschle on the second flyleaf; The US Senate minority leader offers his perspective on the 107th Congress that faced challenges from the 2000 presidential elections to 9/11 corporate scandals and dissension over the war on terror. Daschle's assessment of how the US Government met-and sometimes did not meet-the challenges of a remarkable era; 8vo ; Signed by Author . Crown Publishers hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 13913 ISBN : 1400049555 9781400049554

‎Douglas, Kirk‎

‎My Stroke of Luck - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎New York: William Morrow. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060009292 . This unread Fine/Fine first edition/first printing is signed by author Kirk Douglas directly on the title page. Jacket shows slight rubbing and bumping but otherwise in Fine condition; After six decades on stage and screen actor and humanitarian Kirk Douglas reflects on his life. From his childhood to his dibilitating stroke Douglas offers heartfelt insight and advice as well as his warm memories involving many of Hollywood's most famous characters; 8vo ; Also included is a Barnes and Noble Events calendar highlighting the January 15 2002 booksigning event ; Signed by Author . William Morrow hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 13956 ISBN : 0060009292 9780060009298

‎Fox, Vicente‎

‎Revolution Of Hope - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎New York: Viking. As New in As New dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670018392 . A most beautiful first edition/first printing book in unread As New condition in alike dust-jacket SIGNED directly on the title page by author Mexican President Vicente Fox; When Vicente Fox took office in 2000 he broke the dictatorial one-party rule that had strangled Mexico for over seventy years. In Revolution of Hope Mexico's President outlines a new vision of hope for the future of the Americas a personal story of triumph and a political vision; 8vo; xxii 375 3 pages; Signed by Author . Viking hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 13950 ISBN : 0670018392 9780670018390

‎Schlesinger, Arthur M, Jr‎

‎Journals: 1952-2000 - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎New York: The Penguin Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1594201420 . A most handsome first edition/first printing in As New condition in alike dust jacket. This one signed by Arthur Schlesinger's son Stephen who edited the book with his brother Andrew; Arthur Schlesinger Jr. was at the center of American political and cultural life during the second half of the 20th century. His journals edited by his oldest sons offer unique observations on public life from his days with Adlai Stevenson to his years with JFK and RFK to the election of George W. Bush. A rare glimpse into the mind of one of America's most distinguished men of letters; 8vo ; Signed by Editor . The Penguin Press hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 14021 ISBN : 1594201420 9781594201424

‎Dean, Howard with Judith Warner‎

‎You Have The Power: How To Take Back Our Country And Restore Democracy In America - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0743270134 . A Fine to Very Fine first edition/first printing in alike dustjacket signed by former Senator Howard Dean directly on the title page; Howard Dean's rational approach to reforming politics in America is based on his experiences as Governor of Vermont and his Presidential bid in 2004. His formula is straightforward: 1 vote; 2 get involved-by contributing time and money; 3 run for office; 8vo; Signed by Author . Simon & Schuster hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 14068 ISBN : 0743270134 9780743270137

‎Carter, Jimmy‎

‎Beyond The White House - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎Norwalk CT: Easton Press. As New. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Full-Leather. 1416558802 . A special Limited edition SIGNED by author former U. S. President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter. A wonderful scarce book in As New condition never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; The account of President Jimmy Carter's post-presidency one of the most admired and productive in the nation's history. Through The Carter Center which he and Rosalynn Carter founded in 1982 he has fought neglected diseases waged peace in war zones and built hope among some of the most forgotten and needy people in the world. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather silk moiré end leaves distinctive cover design raised bands accented in real 22KT gold satin ribbon page marker gilded page edges long-lasting high quality acid-neutral paper sewn pages for strength and durability; 8vo; Signed by Author . Easton Press hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 14172 ISBN : 1416558802 9781416558804

‎Watson, James D‎

‎Genes Girls and Gamow: after the Double Helix - 1st Edition/1st Printing‎

‎New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0375412832 . A beautiful first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket SIGNED by author and Nobel Prize Laureate James D. Watson on the title page; This memoir picks up where Watson's book The Double Helix finishes - in 1953 just after the announcement of the discovery of the structure of DNA an historic achievement that won both Watson and Francis Crick the Nobel Prize. Watson's diary-like entries show him adjusting to his new-found fame experimenting with the role of RNA in biology and falling in love. Included are copies of hand-written letters from Russian theoretician George Gamow; 8vo; xxx 259 45 pages; Signed by Author . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 14298 ISBN : 0375412832 9780375412837