THE MEMOIRS OF RICHARD NIXON
(1978)
First edition of the memoirs of the 37th US president, with ephemera including matchbook from the Watergate Hotel.
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ROSA PARKS: My Story
(1992)
Signed first edition of this memoir for young readers by one of the most well-known figures of the Civil Rights Movement.
ACTS OF THE ANTI-SLAVERY APOSTLES
1883
Inscribed first edition of this personal history of the abolitionist movement in New England.
DEAD MAN WALKING
(1993)
Signed first printing of this moving and important memoir of Sister Helen's ministry on death row that was successfully adapted for the screen.
EVERY MAN HIS OWN DETECTIVE!
1887
Rare Victorian guide to the principles of detection, as practiced in British-administrated India by an investigator of the Calcutta Police Detective Department.
MY BOOKSTORE
(2012)
First edition, in which "Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop," with contributions from 84 different writers.
FLYING TIGER JOE'S ADVENTURE STORY COOKBOOK
(1985)
Inscribed first printing of this memoir-cum-cookbook of a WWII fighter pilot who saw combat in the Pacific.
IN QUEER STREET
(1932)
Association copy first printing of this collection of essays on murderers and others, from the personal library of fellow true-crime pioneer Jonathan Goodman.
FROM SLAVERY TO WEALTH: THE LIFE OF SCOTT BOND
1917
First edition of the biography of Scott Bond, a formerly enslaved man who became one of the most famous Black businessmen of the era and a model of Booker T. Washington's racial uplift philosophy.
IRON & SILK
(1986)
First edition of this memoir of post-Cultural-Revolution China.
THINKING IN PICTURES : The Making of the Movie Matewan
1987
Signed uncorrected proof copy of this carefully constructed memoir about the making of Sayles' 1987 film.
SEIZE THE TIME
(1970)
First edition of this memoir by one of the founders of the Black Panthers, with a focus on his trial as one of the "Chicago 8."
CHICAGO MAY: HER STORY
(1928)
Spectacular association copy of this lurid underworld memoir, the annotated copy of Henry John Nelson, Sharpe's attorney and author of the foreword, and signed by both Nelson and Sharpe.
FRONT ROW AT THE WHITE HOUSE: My Life and Times
(1999)
Inscribed first printing of Thomas's fascinating memoir of a life in journalism.
THE LIFE, TIMES, AND TREACHEROUS DEATH OF JESSE JAMES
1882
First edition of this controversial biography of Jesse James, "giving full particulars of each and every dark and desperate deed in the career of this most noted outlaw of any time or nation."
A TRAMP ABROAD
1880
First edition of the famous comedic memoir, a companion to the best-selling INNOCENTS ABROAD and a model for later satirical travel narratives like those of David Sedaris and Sarah Vowell – an exceptional copy.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN: Volume 1
2010
First edition of the first volume of Twain's autobiography, assembled by the Mark Twain Project of The Bancroft Library and first published on the 100th anniversary of the author's death in accordance with his wishes.
TWIGGY
(1975)
First printing of the iconic Twiggy's own account of her rise to 'gawky,' 'knock-kneed, pigeon-toed' youth-culture glory.
ANYTHING WE LOVE CAN BE SAVED: A Writer's Activism
(1997)
Signed first edition, first printing of this collection of autobiographical essays by the author of THE COLOR PURPLE and IN SEARCH OF OUR MOTHERS' GARDENS.
A MOTOR-FLIGHT THROUGH FRANCE
1908
First printing of an unusual memoir, highlighting the novelties of automobile travel in pre-war France – a beautiful copy.
MEMOIRS
1975
Signed limited first edition of the iconic US playwright's autobiography, one of only 400 copies issued.
THE NEW SUN and HORIZON IS CALLING
(1943), (1947)
First editions of both parts of this proto-graphic novel memoir, the reflections of an antifascist Japanese artist in the years leading up to World War II.
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