A TIME TO HEAL. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GERALD R. FORD
by FORD, Gerald R
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, (1987). Hardcover. Fine. Reissue of Ford's book beautifully bound in full red leather with numerous gold elephants stamped on the front and rear covers and SIGNED in full by the former President. Laid in is the 8-page pamphlet by Henry Kissinger that serves as an introduction.
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SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
by FORD, Gerald R
Photograph. Fine. An 8" x 10" color photograph SIGNED "Gerald Ford" on a light area of the photograph.
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TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS)
by FORD, Gerald R
Washington, 12 September 1972. Letter. Light creases from mailing. Fine. TYPED LETTER SIGNED "Jerry" on Office of the Minority Leader stationery thanking the recipient, Leon Nobes, for his letter. Ford mentions sending "the China Report" to him and says, "You may be certain that I am working night and day to bring about a Republican Congress." Nobes unsuccessfully... Read More
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TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS)
by FORD, Gerald R
Washington, 25 October 1968. Letter. Light creases from mailing. Fine. TYPED LETTER SIGNED "Jerry" on Office of the Minority Leader stationery to Paul Theis, Director of Public Relations for the Republican National Congressional Committee, expressing his appreciation for his work "in connection with our recent Congressional Leadership Briefings. This is a year when Republicans are all working together.... Read More
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TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS)
by FORD, Gerald R
Washington, 22 October 1969. Letter. Fine. Interesting letter on Office of the Minority Leader stationery thanking the recipient for his letter concerning the attitude of students and teachers towards Nixon's handling of the Vietnam War. In part: "....Too many of our students act without knowing the facts and are too easily swept away by the emotions of the... Read More
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
by FORD, Richard
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Some foxing to bulked text edges, mostly at the top. Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award.
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WILDLIFE
by FORD, Richard
New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, (1990). First Edition. Hardcover. Slight foxing to bulked text edges, otherwise Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Ford's fourth novel, SIGNED by the author on the title page. Made into a film more than 25 years after publication.
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NEW AMERICAN SHORT STORIES. The Writers Select Their Own Favorites
by (FORD, Richard) NORRIS, Gloria (editor)
New York: New American Library, (1987). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Twenty of today's distinguised short story writers pick a favorite story of theirs from recent work and tell how it came to be created. SIGNED "best wishes" at his contribution by Richard Ford. Other contributors include Raymond Carver and John Updike.
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
by FORD, Richard
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Cloth-backed boards. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award, the first book to win both.
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
by FORD, Richard
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First Edition. wraps. Some rippling to the bottom of the spine. Near Fine. Advance Review Copy in pictorial wraps of this winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award. This copy SIGNED by author on the front endpaper. More uncommon than the trade printing which was fifty thousand copies.
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THE SPORTSWRITER
by FORD, Richard
New York: Vintage Contemporaries, (1986). First Edition. Wraps. Red remainder stripe top edge. Near Fine. Ford's third novel, originally issued in this softcover edition with the hardcover edition appearing much later.
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WILDLIFE
by FORD, Richard
New York: Atlantic Monthly, (1990). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Ford's fourth novel, made into a film more than 25 years after publication.
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THE SPORTSWRITER
by FORD, Richard
New York: Vintage Contemporaries, (1986). First Edition. Wraps. About Fine copy of this softcover original. True First Printing of Ford's third book in pictorial wraps.
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COMMUNIST
by FORD, Richard
Derry, NH & Ridgewood, NJ: Babcock & Koontz, (1987). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Gaylord Schanilec. Tall tan cloth with a printed label on the front cover. Title page wood engraving by Gaylord Schanilec. First and only separate appearance of this story, originally published in ESQUIRE and later collected in ROCK SPRINGS. Copy #XXIV of 40 roman-numeral, hardbound copies... Read More
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
by FORD, Richard
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First Edition. wraps. Fine in about Fine paper slipcase. Advance Copy in pictorial wraps in slipcase of Ford's breakthrough work. SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper, one of apparently only 250 copies issued in this manner. The first book to win both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award.... Read More
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
by FORD, Richard
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award.
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WRITERS ON WRITING. A Breadloaf Anthology
by (FORD, Richard) PACK, Robert & PARINI, Jay (editors)
Hanover, NH & London: Middlebury College Press, (1991). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Contributions by John Irving, Philip Levine, Tim O'Brien, Richard Ford, a.o. This copy SIGNED by Ford at his contribution.
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
by FORD, Richard
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First Edition. wraps. Slight bumps to spine corners. Near Fine. Advance Review Copy in pictorial wraps of this winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a PEN/Faulkner Award, the first book to win both. This copy SIGNED by the author on the title page. More uncommon than the trade printing which was fifty... Read More
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WILDLIFE
by FORD, Richard
New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, (1990). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Ford's fourth novel, this is a Second Printing but is INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the title page to a close associate, likely an editor: "For Betty [Beth?],/with love [?] [?]/adieu. We'll see each/other again, God knows/when. From your/admirer, of course/Richard."... Read More
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UNDINE
by FOUQUE, F. De La Motte
[New York]: Limited Editions Club, 1930. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase made for the publisher but differing from the original. Allen Lewis. Large quarto (9-1/2" x 12-1/2") bound in rust cloth with a stamped design. Translated from the German by Edmund Gosse. One of 1500 copies designed and decorated with cuts on wood and metal by... Read More
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UNDINE
by FOUQUE, F. De La Motte
[New York]: Limited Editions Club, 1930. Hardcover. Bookplate on front pastedown. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Allen Lewis. Large quarto (9- 1/2" x 12-1/2") bound in rust cloth with a stamped design. Translated from the German by Edmund Gosse. Copy #4 of 1500 designed and decorated with cuts on wood and metal by Allen Lewis and SIGNED... Read More
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DANIEL MARTIN
by FOWLES, John
London: Jonathan Cape, (1977). First Edition. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with a small rubbed streak on the front and a short closed tear at the rear.
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A MAGGOT
by FOWLES, John
Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1985. First Edition. Wraps. Very light soiling. Near Fine. Uncorrected Proof in blue wraps. This edition preceded the English.
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THE CRIME OF SYLVESTRE BONNARD
by FRANCE, Anatole
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Tasteful bookplate on the front pastedown. Close to Fine in like slipcase. Sylvain Sauvage. Quarto (9-1/8" x 11-1/2") bound in full green linen, stamped in green and gold from design by LeRoy H. Appleton. Translated by Lafcadio Hearn with an introduction by A.S.W. Rosenbach. Copy #1205 of 1500 illustrated by Sylvain... Read More
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THE CRIME OF SYLVESTRE BONNARD
by FRANCE, Anatole
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Owner blindstamp on the front free endpape, light adhesive remnant from a bookplate to the front pastedown; sunning to the spine. Very Good in a Good slipcase with wear. Sylvain Sauvage. Quarto (9-1/8" x 11-1/2") bound in full green linen, stamped in green and gold from design by LeRoy H. Appleton.... Read More
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