A SENSE OF WHERE YOU ARE
Inscribed first printing of this profile of "the greatest [basketball] player in the history of the Ivy League" (jacket) – who would later become a US Senator – John McPhee's first book.
Inscribed first printing of this profile of "the greatest [basketball] player in the history of the Ivy League" (jacket) – who would later become a US Senator – John McPhee's first book.
Scarce inscribed second printing of the autobiography of one of the 20th century's greatest hoteliers.
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."
First HarperPaperbacks edition of this profile of the legendary NYPD whistleblower, adapted into the Oscar-nominated Al Pacino film — inscribed by subject Frank Serpico.
Scarce first printing of this stream-of-consciousness memoir of the influential multimedia artist and AIDS activist, published only a year before his death.
First edition of the third book Maya Angelou's series of literary autobiographies, covering her first marriage and the beginning of her stage career.
Signed limited first edition of this intimate reflection on Tony Hillerman's life and writing in the form of an interview with historian Ernie Bulow, featuring illustrations by Navajo artist Ernest Franklin.
First printing of this series of interviews with National Book Award-winning author Nelson Algren – with postcard from Algren to his friend, publisher William Targ.
Signed later printing of Sandburg's autobiographical account of his childhood in Galesburg, IL, inscribed to two booksellers.
Signed first printing of the autobiography of the (in)famous evolutionary biologist and giant of the modern atheist movement, reflecting on his career and the fame brought about by his best-selling books.
Inscribed first printing of the autobiography of the Negro League great, an exciting story of baseball in the US, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Venezuela, and Canada.
First printing of the most comprehensive work in English about the career of Vladimir Favorsky, a key reference of the multifaceted artist.
Inscribed first printing of this memoir-cum-cookbook of a WWII fighter pilot who saw combat in the Pacific.
Signed first printing of the former Secretary of State's examination of the influence of Christianity in American attitudes and political discourse, and its impact in world affairs.
First edition of the definitive biography of Truman Capote, and the basis for the 2005 film.
First edition of this memoir of post-Cultural-Revolution China.