IN COLD BLOOD
by CAPOTE, Truman
New York: Random House, (1965). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase with a bit of sunning along the edges. Copy #78 of 500 numbered copies SIGNED by the author.
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IN COLD BLOOD
by CAPOTE, Truman
New York: Random House, (1965). First Edition. Hardcover. Covers slightly bowed; tape stains to verso of rear endpaper where newspaper clipping, now loose, was once affixed. Mild soiling and light wear to the dustwrapper which has light tape stains to the corners and slightly darker stains to the inside flaps. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper. INSCRIBED... Read More
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A CHRISTMAS MEMORY
by CAPOTE, Truman
New York: Random House, [1966]. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in the original Fine mylar dustwrapper and a close to Fine slipcase with the gold spine label intact. Capote's touching tribute to his beloved distant cousin and caretaker, Miss Sook Faulk. "As for me, I could leave the world with today in my eyes." Copy #439 of 600 SIGNED... Read More
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HOUSE OF FLOWERS
by CAPOTE, Truman & ARLEN, Harold
New York: Random House, (1968). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper and difficult to find in this condition. A lovely copy of this musical collaboration first produced in 1954 but not published until its Off-Broadway revival in 1968. Probably Capote's scarcest book.
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AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT likely from FREDERICK THE GREAT
by CARLYLE, Thomas
[1853]. Manuscript. Light creases from folding; writing dark and clear. About Fine and uncommon. HOLOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT completely in Carlyle's hand but not signed of @250 words on the verso of a letter (8" x 9-7/8") addressed to the writer notifying him of his election to the Atheneum. Mostly in ink with additions in pencil, the notes appear to... Read More
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
by CARLYLE, Thomas
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1956. Hardcover. Small owner stamp on both pastedowns. Near Fine in a Near Fine gold paper-covered slipcase. Bernard Lamotte. Quarto (7-1/8" x 10-3/8") bound in blue cloth with burgundy morocco leather spine; 648 pages. Introduction by Cecil Brown. Printed by Peter Beilenson, Mt. Vernon. Illustrated with drawings by Bernard Lamotte, reproduced in collotype... Read More
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
by CARLYLE, Thomas
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1956. Hardcover. Owner blindstamp on the front free endpaper; spine darkened. Very Good in a Near Fine gold paper-covered slipcase. Bernard Lamotte. Quarto (7-1/8" x 10-3/8") bound in blue cloth with burgundy morocco leather spine; 648 pages. Introduction by Cecil Brown. Printed by Peter Beilenson, Mt. Vernon. Illustrated with drawings by Bernard Lamotte,... Read More
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
by CARLYLE, Thomas
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1956. Hardcover. A few small rubbed spots on spine. About Fine in a Very Good gold paper-covered slipcase with scratches. Bernard Lamotte. Quarto (7-1/8" x 10-3/8") bound in blue cloth with burgundy morocco leather spine; 648 pages. Introduction by Cecil Brown. Printed by Peter Beilenson, Mt. Vernon. Illustrated with drawings by Bernard Lamotte,... Read More
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JAMES WATT
by CARNEGIE, Andrew
Edinburgh & London: Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, n.d. First British Edition. Hardcover. Mild sunning to the spine. Near Fine with a fine inscription. Decorated red cloth, part of the Famous Scots Series and likely published in the same year as the American edition, 1905. Carnegie's biography of the inventor of the steam engine. INSCRIBED on the half-title page... Read More
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ROUND THE WORLD
by CARNEGIE, Andrew
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. Reprint. Hardcover. Light wear to spine tips; streak of white paint at the very top fore-edge of the front cover. Very Good. Decorated red cloth. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the blank page facing the title page: "To J. J. Campbell/Friend & veteran(?)/With regards/Andrew Carnegie/New York/Jany 1st/1903." Campbell was auditor... Read More
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THE KINGDOM OF THIS WORLD
by CARPENTIER, Alejo
[New York]: Limited Editions Club, (1987). Hardcover. Fine in a Fine slipcase. A beautiful book. Roberto Juarez. Folio (11" x 15") handsewn and bound in black Oasis goatskin on the spine and fore-edge with burgundy Japanese cloth on the boards. Introduction by John Hersey and illustrated with 7 ORIGINAL ETCHINGS by Roberto Juarez, his first work in this... Read More
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ARCHIVE of 3 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED
by CARRIER, Constance
Letter. Very Good. Three HOLOGRAPH notes from this Connecticut poet which, in her small hand, amount to several hundred words.
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THE SEA AROUND US
by CARSON, Rachel
New York: Oxford University Press, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Some rubbing to cover edges. Very Good, lacking the dustwrapper. Katherine Howe. Seventh Printing in pictorial boards. This copy SIGNED "Rachel L. Carson" on the title page. Illustrated By Katherine Howe.
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SILENT SPRING
by CARSON, Rachel
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. A couple of pages with a small brown stain from previously laid-in botanical specimen. About Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with minor edgewear. This book on the effects of pesticides is a landmark in environmental writing inspiring the movement that led to the banning of DDT and raising awareness... Read More
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WATCH FOR ME ON THE MOUNTAIN
by CARTER, Forrest
(New York): Delacorte Press, (1978). First Edition. Hardcover. Dustspotting to the top bulked edge of the text. About Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with very light edgewear. Advance Copy with publisher's slip laid in. One leaf (pp. 147-148) is a cancel. We have not seen another copy of this book to help determine if this might be... Read More
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![[PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES. JIMMY CARTER 1979 (IN TWO BOOKS).] BOOK I and BOOK II](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/242/336/250336242.0.m.0.jpg)
[PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES. JIMMY CARTER 1979 (IN TWO BOOKS).] BOOK I and BOOK II
by CARTER, Jimmy
[Washington]: [United States Government Printing Office], [1980]. First Edition. Hardcover. Title pages neatly removed from each volume; corners slightly bumped. Near Fine, issued without a dustwrapper. Two thick quarto volumes (6-3/4" x 10"), over 1100 pages, bound in green cloth. Illustrated with color photographs. Contains the papers and speeches from Carter's third year in office. SIGNED in full... Read More
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TURNING POINT. A CANDIDATE, A STATE, AND A NATION COME OF AGE
by CARTER, Jimmy
(New York): Times Books, (1992). First Edition. wraps. Slight foxing to bulked text edges. About Fine. Advance Reader's Edition in pictorial wraps of Carter's story of how he first sought office in 1962 and how he confronted segregation at that time. The Advance Copy was published without the photographs. SIGNED as "J. Carter" on the front endpaper.
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EVERYTHING TO GAIN. MAKING THE MOST OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
by CARTER, Jimmy & Rosalynn
New York: Random House, (1987). First Edition. hardcover. Foxing to top bulked edge of text. Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. SIGNED by the authors in black felt pen as "Rosalynn Carter" and "J. Carter" on the front free endpaper.
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WHY NOT THE BEST?
by CARTER, Jimmy
Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, (1977). Hardcover. Offsetting to final text page from newspaper clipping with a small area of sticky adhesion opposite on the recto of the rear free endpaper. Minor bump lower front corner. Near Fine. The Presidential Edition, issued without dustwrapper in a gold box (lacking here) and bound in full gilt-decorated green cloth made to... Read More
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TURNING POINT. A CANDIDATE, A STATE, AND A NATION COME OF AGE
by CARTER, Jimmy
(New York): Times Books, (1992). First Edition. Hardcover. Slight foxing to bulked text edges. Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Carter's story of how he first sought office in 1962 and how he confronted segregation at that time. Illustrated with photographs. SIGNED as "J. Carter" on the title page.
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KEEPING FAITH. MEMOIRS OF A PRESIDENT
by CARTER, Jimmy
New York: Bantam Books, (1982). First Edition. Hardcover. Light foxing to endpapers. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Bound in centennial blue buckram with matching slipcase. Illustrated with photographs. One of an unknown limitation SIGNED in full as "Jimmy Carter." Uncommon issue of this book.
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by CARTER, Jimmy
Plains, GA, 29 February 1976. Letter. Minor creases from mailing. Fine. On personal stationery (5-1/2" x 8-1/4") SIGNED by the soon-to-be-president as "Jimmy" to Gus Bernd [Kaufman] with a postscript SIGNED as "J." In full: "I really appreciate your fine contribution to my campaign. With friends like you, we can't lose! Jimmy. ps. You were right about New... Read More
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SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
by CARTER, Jimmy
Photograph. Signed in a dark area but very legible. Fine with an ink note on the verso. Early 8" x 10" black-and-white photograph of Jimmy Carter sitting at a desk by Fabian Bachrach with their name stamped at the bottom margin. INSCRIBED and SIGNED in the upper left corner "To my good friend,/Graham Jackson/Jimmy Carter." Graham Washington Jackson,... Read More
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AN OUTDOOR JOURNAL
by CARTER, Jimmy
New York: Bantam Books, (1988). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. Cloth-backed boards. SIGNED by the former President as "J. Carter" on the front endpaper.
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KEEPING FAITH. MEMOIRS OF A PRESIDENT
by CARTER, Jimmy
New York: Bantam, (1982). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with trivial wear. Fourth Printing. Bound in centennial blue buckram. Illustrated with photographs.SIGNED in full "Jimmy Carter" on the front endpaper. Most signed books on the market by Carter have been done at readings in a rushed manner to satisfy the demands of thousands of... Read More
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