Limited edition of All The Best, George Bush from the Easton Press, signed by George Bush on limitation page.
Octavo, 640pp. Red leather, with gilt inscriptions and designs. Gilt leaf ends, silk endpapers. Unread copy. Signed on limitation page by former President George H.W. Bush. Accompanied by certificate of authenticity dated “Nov. 2, ’04” from The Easton Press.
While President George H.W. Bush never wrote a presidential autobiography, this collection of published letters gives insight into the political ideology and personal life the 41st President of the United States. This work has been used extensively in biographies of President Bush. A fine copy.
From the Easton Press, Forrest Gump, signed by the author, Winston Groom.
Octavo, 228pp. Red leather, decorative gilt. All edges gilt. Includes the paperwork from The Easton Press. A near fine example, signed on the limitation page by Winston Groom.
The deluxe signed edition of The Last Man on the Moon from the Easton Press, signed by Apollo Astronaut, Gene Cernan.
Octavo, 356pp. Black leather. All edges gilt. Includes paperwork from the Easton Press. Signed on limitation page by Eugene Cernan.
Gene Cernan (1934-2017), was the last person to walk on the moon during the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972. He flew to space three times, serving as the pilot of Gemini 9A in 1966, the lunar module pilot of Apollo 10 in 1969, and as commander of Apollo 17 in 1972. During the Apollo 17 mission, Cernan and fellow astronaut Harrison Schmitt spent three days on the lunar surface, conducting experiments and exploring the Taurus-Littrow Valley. Cernan’s final words upon leaving the moon’s surface, “We leave as we came, and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.?
From The Easton Press, The Civil War: A Narrative, signed by the author, historian Shelby Foote.
Thick octavo, [three volumes]. All three volumes bound in full red leather, title in gilt on spines, raised bands. Decorative gilt illustrations on covers. Silk endpapers, all gilt leaf ends. Light scuff marks along top edge gilt on Volume II and Volume III. Does not include any paperwork from The Easton Press. This set is signed in Volume I by Shelby Foote. A desirable set.
This set is signed in Volume I by Shelby Foote. A desirable set.
This set includes all three volumes: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian, and Red River to Appomattox.
From The Easton Press, the collector’s edition of The Naval War of 1812 by Theodore Roosevelt.
Octavo, 308pp. Blue leather, title in gilt on spine, four raised bands, decorative gilt on panels. Gilt illustration of a sailing ship on cover with naval theme border. All edges gilt. Sewn-in silk bookmark, silk endpapers. Easton Press bookplate affixed to front endpaper. Stated “Collector’s Edition” on title page. Solid text block, bright gilt, an attractive example of this important work from President Roosevelt.
From The Easton Press, the Collector’s Edition of The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes.
Octavo, 886pp. Green leather, title in gilt on spine, six raised bands, decorative gilt on panels. Gilt decorations to cover with border. All edges gilt. Sewn-in silk bookmark, silk endpapers. Illustrated with photographs and diagrams. Slight lean to text block, a near fine example. Easton Press bookplate affixed to front endpaper. Stated “Collector’s Edition” on title page.
Signed collector’s edition of I, The Jury by Mickey Spillane, published in 2003 by the Easton Press.
Octavo, 218pp. Full gray morocco, gilt embellishments to covers. Four raised bands, title in gilt on spine. All edges gilt, silk endpapers, silk bookmark sewn-in. A fine example, appears unread. Includes a laid-in certificate of authenticity, a note on the book, and a blank Easton Press bookmark. Signed by the author, Mickey Spillane, on the tipped-in limitation page.
Signed collector’s edition of The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn, published in 1992 by the Easton Press.
Octavo, xxii, 442pp. Full green morocco, gilt embellishments to covers. Four raised bands, title in gilt on spine. All edges gilt, silk endpapers, silk bookmark sewn-in. A fine example, appears unread. Includes a laid-in certificate of authenticity, a note on the book, and a blank Easton Press bookmark. Signed by the author, Roger Kahn, on the tipped-in limitation page.
Collector’s edition of The Color Purple by Alice Walker, published in 2000 by the Easton Press.
Octavo, 245pp. Full green morocco, gilt embellishments to covers. Four raised bands, title in gilt on spine. All edges gilt, silk endpapers, silk bookmark sewn-in. A fine example, appears unread. Includes a laid-in certificate of authenticity, a note on the book, and a blank Easton Press bookmark.
Signed collector’s edition of Bang the Drum Slowly by Mark Harris, published in 1996 by the Easton Press.
Octavo, x, 243pp. Full red morocco, gilt embellishments to covers. Four raised bands, title in gilt on spine. All edges gilt, silk endpapers, silk bookmark sewn-in. A touch of rubbing to bottom edge of binding. Appears unread. Includes a laid-in certificate of authenticity, a note on the book, and a blank Easton Press bookmark.
Signed by the author, Mark Harris, on the tipped-in limitation page.
Signed collector’s edition of Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella, published in 1992 by the Easton Press.
Octavo, 224pp. Full green morocco, gilt embellishments to covers. Four raised bands, title in gilt on spine. All edges gilt, silk endpapers, silk bookmark sewn-in. A fine example, appears unread. Includes a laid-in certificate of authenticity, a note on the book, and a blank Easton Press bookmark.
Signed by the author, W.P. Kinsella, on the tipped-in limitation page.
Signed collector’s edition of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, published by The Easton Press in 2015.
Octavo, 281pp. Full red leather with gilt bird cage design, title in gilt, and gilt facsimile signature to front cover. Four raised bands, title in gilt on spine. All edges gilt, silk bookmark sewn-in, with patterned endpapers. A fine example, appears unread. Includes a signed certificate of authenticity laid-in at front. Housed in the matching slip case, full red cloth, with a facsimile of Angelou’s signature stamped in gilt on front cover.
Signed by Maya Angelou on the limitation page.
Maya Angelou passed away in May 2014, one year before this volume was released. The Easton Press bound in signed leaves from a previous limited edition to create this updated collector’s edition, now including a matching clamshell case. The signed edition preceding this copy was published in 1999, which matches the certificate of authenticity dated “2-16-99” by both Angelou and a witness.
The complete eleven volume set of “A History of America’s Wars” from The Easton Press, published in 2002.
Octavo, [eleven volumes]. All bound in full brown leather, title stamped in gilt, all edges gilt. Each volume with a silk bookmark. Majority of the volumes with a previous ownership bookplate on the front pastedown. All in near fine condition, light shelf wear to covers. Some minor marks to gilt fore edge of two volumes, rubbing to brown leather of “In Mortal Combat” by John Toland. Most appear unread. Series features numerous maps, photographs, and illustrations. A near fine set.
This set includes the following works: Angel in the Whirlwind American Revolution by Benson Bobrick; The War With Spain in 1898 by David F. Trask; The War of 1812 by Donald R Hickey; So Far From God: The U.S. War with Mexico by John Eisenhower; Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson (two volumes); The Doughboys by Gary Mead; Democracy At War by William L O’Neil; In Mortal Combat: Korean War by John Toland; Vietnam A History by Stanley Karnow; Crusade by Rick Atkinson.
An inscribed copy of Eisenhower by Stephen E. Ambrose, for New York Times columnist, William Safire.
Octavo, [two volumes]. Bound in brown leather, title in gilt on spine, raised bands, all edges gilt. From the Easton Press, with the first editions appearing in 1983 and 1984 from Simon & Schuster. Inscribed in Volume I by the author: “For Bill Safire, From His Fan. Sincerely, S.E. Ambrose.”
William Safire was a Pulitzer Prize winning conservative columnist for the New York Times. He was a frequent guest on Meet The Press, describing himself as the voice of “libertarian conservatives.” Before joining the New York Times, Safire served as a presidential speechwriter for President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew.
The deluxe edition of 30,000 Years of Art: The Story of Human Creativity Across Time and Space, from the Easton Press.
Quarto, 1063pp, [1]. Full green leather, title and illustrations in gilt. Silk bookmark. Silk endpapers. All edges gilt, with three faint marks to the gilt on the endpapers. Complete with over 1000 color illustrations from art collections around the world. Originally published by Phaidon Press Inc. of New York in 2007.
This work is a chronological look at human art, culture, and creativity over the last 30,000 years.
