The Bourne Supremacy (Signed) by Ludlum, Robert - 1986

PA: The Franklin Library. Fine. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . SIGNED by Author, Limited, signed first edition; preface written by the author for this edition. Publisher's letter laid in. Full leather stamped in gold, all edges gilt, marbled endpages & silk ribbon marker. Frontispiece and illustrations by Daniel Maffia. A Handsome copy. ; 8vo .

PA: The Franklin Library. Fine. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . SIGNED by Author, Remains in the original publisher's shrinkwrap. Limited, signed first edition; preface written by the author for this edition. Full leather stamped in gold, all edges gilt, marbled endpages & silk ribbon marker. Oates (1938) has won many awards for her writing, including the National Book Award, two O. Henry Awards, and the National Humanities Medal. ; 8vo .

PA: Franklin Library. Fine. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . SIGNED by Author, Limited, signed first edition; preface written by the author for this edition. Original publisher's letter laid in (one light smudge.) Full leather stamped in gold, all edges gilt, marbled endpages & silk ribbon marker. Illustrated by Herbert Tauss. Hersey, (1914-1993) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer and journalist considered one of the earliest practitioners of the so-called New Journalism. The Call is a work of historical fiction drawn from the the journals and correspondence of his parents, missionaries to China. "...his best fiction... allows readers to live history through characters caught up in actual events." (Publisher's letter). Beautiful copy. ; 8vo .

New York: Atheneum. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Pages: xii, [4], 3-175, [1 - biography note]. Better than very good with a bright 1960's unclipped dust jacket; both with light edge wear. What a gem! A primary source for the mid-century food culture, AND an outstanding cookbook. Win-Win!. Within these informally written pages are both recipes and stories from one of the leading chefs of the era. Some of the recipes found within these narrations are Citris Pie, Suet Pudding, Potato filling for turkey; Spoonbread and Mutton Broth as made in Scotland. Because of the writing style, the best place to find the actual recipes may be in the index. Kirkus Review offers this: "Restaurateur (New York's former Ambassador-Sheraton East) Brockway provides a talking-reading cookbook with insets of recipes remembered. They range from a childhood in the country where an incomparable Hetty cooked by ear, piecrust, frosting, coffee, mincemeat, on to… Read More

Women's Auxiliary Stroudsburg, PA. Very Good. 1942. First Edition. Softcover. Publishers illustrated stiff paper covers in spiral binding. 450 pp. With local ads. Frontispiece of Stroudsburg Presbyterian Church. The Forward is a Henry Van Dyke quote. Illustrated profusely. There are 11 illustrations of historical buildings or areas each with unique captions such as "Cherry Valley Church built in 1828 on historic property known as Shaws Meadows, originally owned by John McDowell who married Nicholas DePuys' grand daughter [sic]." Of interest are short penciled notes (some in red) of the original owner, long time resident Una Kestler Stemple. She adds her personal knowledge to 3 locations and occasional contributor. Recipes are reproductions of signed, handwritten originals. Advertisements of local business, many with hand drawn lettering and illustration. Condition: one of the wire end is short thus the bottom punch hole to be broken through to page 11; the cover… Read More

PA: The Franklin Library. Fine. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . SIGNED by Author, Limited, signed first edition; preface written by the author for this edition. Publisher's letter laid in. Full leather stamped in gold, all edges gilt, marbled endpages & silk ribbon marker. Frontispiece and illustrations by Daniel Maffia. A Handsome copy. ; 8vo .

PA: The Franklin Library. Fine. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . SIGNED by Author, Remains in the original publisher's shrinkwrap. Limited, signed first edition; preface written by the author for this edition. Full leather stamped in gold, all edges gilt, marbled endpages & silk ribbon marker. Oates (1938) has won many awards for her writing, including the National Book Award, two O. Henry Awards, and the National Humanities Medal. ; 8vo .

PA: Franklin Library. Fine. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . SIGNED by Author, Limited, signed first edition; preface written by the author for this edition. Original publisher's letter laid in (one light smudge.) Full leather stamped in gold, all edges gilt, marbled endpages & silk ribbon marker. Illustrated by Herbert Tauss. Hersey, (1914-1993) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer and journalist considered one of the earliest practitioners of the so-called New Journalism. The Call is a work of historical fiction drawn from the the journals and correspondence of his parents, missionaries to China. "...his best fiction... allows readers to live history through characters caught up in actual events." (Publisher's letter). Beautiful copy. ; 8vo .

New York: Atheneum. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Pages: xii, [4], 3-175, [1 - biography note]. Better than very good with a bright 1960's unclipped dust jacket; both with light edge wear. What a gem! A primary source for the mid-century food culture, AND an outstanding cookbook. Win-Win!. Within these informally written pages are both recipes and stories from one of the leading chefs of the era. Some of the recipes found within these narrations are Citris Pie, Suet Pudding, Potato filling for turkey; Spoonbread and Mutton Broth as made in Scotland. Because of the writing style, the best place to find the actual recipes may be in the index. Kirkus Review offers this: "Restaurateur (New York's former Ambassador-Sheraton East) Brockway provides a talking-reading cookbook with insets of recipes remembered. They range from a childhood in the country where an incomparable Hetty cooked by ear, piecrust, frosting, coffee, mincemeat, on to… Read More

Women's Auxiliary Stroudsburg, PA. Very Good. 1942. First Edition. Softcover. Publishers illustrated stiff paper covers in spiral binding. 450 pp. With local ads. Frontispiece of Stroudsburg Presbyterian Church. The Forward is a Henry Van Dyke quote. Illustrated profusely. There are 11 illustrations of historical buildings or areas each with unique captions such as "Cherry Valley Church built in 1828 on historic property known as Shaws Meadows, originally owned by John McDowell who married Nicholas DePuys' grand daughter [sic]." Of interest are short penciled notes (some in red) of the original owner, long time resident Una Kestler Stemple. She adds her personal knowledge to 3 locations and occasional contributor. Recipes are reproductions of signed, handwritten originals. Advertisements of local business, many with hand drawn lettering and illustration. Condition: one of the wire end is short thus the bottom punch hole to be broken through to page 11; the cover… Read More