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.
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.
Signed first edition of An Easy Burden by Mayor Andrew Young.
Octavo, x, 550pp. Brown leather, title in gilt on spine, decorative gilt design on both covers. All edges gilt, silk endpapers. Includes paperwork from The Easton Press. An unread copy. From a limited edition of 1,300 copies, this being number 437, all signed by Andrew Young.
Andrew Young (b. 1932) represented Georgia’s 5th Congressional District in Congress, served as President Jimmy Carter’s Ambassador to the United Nations and served as the 55th Mayor of Atlanta. He began his career as a pastor in Alabama and eventually became associated with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He was a colleague and friend to Martin Luther King, Jr., helping to strategize the Civil Rights Campaigns across the South. He would become the first African American Ambassador to the United Nations, then Mayor of Atlanta.
From the Easton Press, deluxe limited edition of Plutarch’s Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans
Quarto, [five volumes]. Full brown leather, titles in gilt on spines, raised bands with decorative gilt compartments. Gilt decorations on covers. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Satin bookmarks bound-in. Limited edition of 400 sets, which this is number 10. A fine set.
An American Life by President Ronald Reagan, signed on Reagan Library bookplate.
Octavo, 748pp. Full red leather, gilt title on spine and decorative gilt embellishments on cover. Raised bands on spine. All gilt edges. Solid text block, free of any marks or notations. Sewn-in silk bookmark, illustrated endpapers. Multiple illustrations throughout. Laid-in Easton Press paperwork. This copy is signed by President Ronald Reagan on a Reagan Library bookplate affixed to front free endpaper.
While England Slept by Winston S. Churchill, from The Easton Press.
Octavo, xii, 404pp. Black leather, title in gilt on spine, raised bands with gilt decorations. Silk endpapers. All edges gilt. A fine example, which appears unread.
Originally titled Arms and the Covenant, this book was first published in London in 1938. The title was changed to While England Slept for the first United States publication that same year.
Signed limited edition of Keeping Faith by Jimmy Carter, from The Easton Press.
Octavo, xiv, 622pp. Gray leather, title in gilt on spine. Raised bands, decorative gilt design on covers. All edges gilt, illustrated endpapers. Signed by President Jimmy Carter on limitation page, with a full signature.
Complete set of The Liberation Trilogy by Rick Atkinson, signed by the author, from The Easton Press.
Octavo, [three volumes]. Bound in full leather, titles in gilt, raised bands with decorative gilt compartments. Silk endpapers, all gilt leaf ends, silk bookmarks, in each volume. All volumes in fine condition. Volume III is signed by the author, Rick Atkinson, with associated paperwork from the publisher. A fine set.
The Liberation Trilogy by Rick Atkinson follows the United States’ buildup and involvement in World War II. The first volume, An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, was first published by Henry Holt and Company in 2002. It won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 2003. The other two volumes, The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 and The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945, were both New York Times bestsellers.
From The Easton Press, autobiography of Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat, In Search of Identity, with a foreword added by President Jimmy Carter after Sadat’s death. This copy is signed by President Carter.
Octavo, 360pp. Brown leather, title in gilt on spine, decorative gilt design on covers. All edges gilt, silk endpapers, silk bookmark. A fine, unread example. This copy is signed by President Jimmy Carter on the title page.
Signed limited edition of A Charge To Keep by George W. Bush.
Octavo, xvi, 253 pp. Full brown morocco, title in gilt on spine, decorative gilt on panels. Raised bands on spine. All gilt leaf ends. Lacking paperwork from Easton Press. Housed in custom brown chemise, title in gilt on spine. This limited edition copy was signed by President George W. Bush, as he campaigned for the presidency in 1999. There were 2,500 copies signed by the author, but they are not individually numbered.
Signed first edition of Arnold Palmer: Memories, Stories, and Memorabilia, from a Life On and Off the Course by Arnold Palmer.
Quarto, 191pp. Green leather, title in gilt on spine and front board, ornate gilt decoration along spine and front board, silk bookmark included. Stated “first printing” on copyright page, with full number line. Solid text block, a small split at bottom of one memorabilia pouch (though all are sealed at the top), vibrant images, a fine example. This is an Easton Press Collector’s Edition, signed by Arnold Palmer on the signature page. Publisher’s certificate of authenticity included.
Signed limited edition of The Politics of Diplomacy by James A. Baker III, from The Easton Press.
Octavo, xvi, 687pp. Full brown leather, title in gilt on spine. Decorative gilt design on covers, all edges gilt. Silk endpapers. Lacking the publisher’s paperwork. This copy is from a limited edition of 1800 copies signed by Secretary Baker, this being number 782. A fine example.
James A. Baker served as White House Chief of Staff and Treasury Secretary for President Reagan, then Secretary of State for President George H.W. Bush. He reluctantly returned to his post as Chief of Staff shortly before George Bush lost his bid for reelection in 1992.
From The Easton Press, Audubon’s Birds of America by Roger Tory Peterson and Virginia Marie Peterson.
Thick folio, [unpaginated]. Full green leather, title in gilt on spine, raised bands with decorative gilt compartments, illustration in gilt on front cover. Full piece measures 12″ x 15″. Silk endpapers, laid-in silk bookmark. Faint thumb mark to outer edge of text block, tape remnant to preface page [8], otherwise fine. Sold text block, read with care, if at all. Complete with 435 full-page color illustrations. A near fine example.
Signed Collector’s Edition of Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, signed by the author.
Octavo, 558pp. Green leather, title in gilt on spine, decorative gilt illustrations on covers and spine. All edges gilt, free of marks or wear.
Includes the paperwork from The Easton Press. Silk endpapers, sewn-in silk bookmark. A fine example.
Signed on the limitation page by Nelson Mandela.
Signed collector’s edition of In Country by Bobbie Ann Mason, published by The Easton Press.
Octavo, [10], 247pp. Full green leather, title in gilt on spine. Five raised bands, gilt-ruled covers, illustrations in gilt. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers and sewn-in bookmark. Solid text block, a fine example. Signed by the author on the signature page. Includes publisher’s paperwork.
Bobbie Ann Mason (b. 1940) is a novelist, literary critic, and Pulitzer Prize finalist. In Country is her first novel, and was adapted into a film starring Bruce Willis and Emily Lloyd in 1989.
