from Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books

NY: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾. Sally Ride (1951- 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space in 1983. Ride remains the youngest American astronaut to have traveled to… Read more

San Antonio, TX: Southern Literary Institute, 1935. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1st edition. Scarce- 1935 San Antonio, TX imprint. Partial dust jacket [front cover & flap], text block is uniformly edge-toned.The remains of damp stain and mildew are many decades old- mainly to the back cover, rear pastedown & last 3 pages.. A rare book with… Read more

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1967. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾. 1967. 1st Edition, Signed. --'THE GROUCHO LETTERS - Letters from and to Groucho Marx'-- SIGNED BY GROUCHO. Nice clean, square, tight & bright copy-- in near-fine dust jacket. "Groucho might say...that he is not only witty himself but "the cause of… Read more

Crown, 2006. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾. 2006. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. In 'As New Condition' -- SIGNED by BARACK OBAMA & MICHELLE OBAMA. 'The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream' -- written when Barack Obama was a US Senator from Illinois--he shares his vision for America. Mr.… Read more

NY: Vantage Press, 1967. Book. Near Fine. Fine Copy In Like Jacket. First Edition- maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine, in original dust jacket. A cut autograph, dated 1961 tipped onto the title page..

New York: Random House, 1955. Book. Illus. by Dr. Seuss. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾. A very early printing. Ten titles listed on the rear cover. The boards and spine are bright and square, with some rubbing at the extremities. Dr. Seuss introduces 20 heretofore unknown letters, and the bizarre words that can be spelled with… Read more

NY: Random House, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Signed on a bookplate for the "Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County Corporate Luncheon - January 17, 1997". An inviting exercise in autobiography by Shimon Peres, a man of paradoxical traits: an optimistic dove in Arab relations who nonetheless founded Israel's "Doomsday'' atomic… Read more

Photographic Image. Good. Hardcover. 1930s-1958. PHOTO & SCRAPBOOK ALBUM-- Rural America and 'The Don Hopkins Story'. 50 pp. 12"x 14.5". 'A boy's life' and rural Oklahoma in 1930s-50s-- the 'circle of life' in snapshots & mementos. The life of an American boy to manhood - from youth to high school, service in the Air Force, marriage and the birth… Read more

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IL: University of Illinois Press, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Ralph Edmund Stanley (1927 - 2016), also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley, was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. Stanley began playing music in 1946, originally with his brother Carter as part of The Stanley Brothers, and most often as the leader… Read more

New York: Alcoholics Anonymous Publishing, Inc., 1957. Book. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. SIGNED By Bill W. - Alcoholics Anonymous Comes Of Age First Printing 1957. This book has been signed twice by AA co-founder Bill Wilson who 'bookended' the volume with "Ever Bill" front endpaper and "Yours Bill" on the rear endpaper.. The volume is a… Read more

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1998. Book. Illus. by With Photos. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed By Milton Friedman and Rose Friedman. 1st Edition. In Two Lucky People, Rose and Milton Friedman provide a memorable and lively account of their lives, the people they knew, and the work they shared. Their involvement with world leaders and many of this… Read more

Boston: National Publishing Company, 1832. Book. Good. Leather. Inscribed by Author(s). 2nd Edition. Boston, Willian Hyde & Co, Leather 2nd ed. Signed, inscribed by William Allen, DD 1832 American Biographical and Historical Dictionary. This dictionary contains accounts of the lives, characters and writings of the most prominent persons in North America from the first settlement; with… Read more

NY: New American Library, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 2000, 1st Edition. Matt Drudge signed, inscribed the book. 'The Drudge Manifesto' features a transcript of the Q & A session held June, 1998 in Washington, DC's National Press Club. The book lays out Drudge's raison d'être; his stream-of-consciousness writing describes how he got his… Read more

New York, 1937. Book. Illus. by with Photos. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Faux blindstamped leather; gilt. 'Fiftieth Anniversary 1887-1937'. 1/4" loss to the top of the spine..

New York: Simon and Schuster, 2011. Book. Illus. by With Photos. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾. Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has a lifestyle most guidettes dream about. But can she help it if she was born to love fake tans and juiceheads? In this must-have guide to being a guidette, America's favorite pint-sized princess… Read more

New York: Sterling, 2007. Book. Illus. by With Photos. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 'A wandering minstrel I---A thing of shreds and patches, of ballads, songs and snatches, And dreamy lullaby! -- Gilbert & Sullivan's 'The Mikado'. 2007. 1st Edition. 'in the Studio' -- SIGNED by TONY BENNETT, on title page. Original to book- tipped-in Limited… Read more

New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1932. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Gertrude Atherton. 8vo - over 7¾. Gertrude Atherton was an American author. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California.She wrote many best sellers 1920s -1930s In addition to novels, she wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues… Read more

Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1974. Book. Illus. by With Photos. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition.

New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1980. Book. Illus. by With Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed By Dorothy Lamour. Filmdom's favorite Jungle Princess. Dorothy describes Raymond Massey as a "charming pussycat", Betty Grable "the sweetest woman in the world", and Carole Lombard a "darling idol". When Bing Crosby and Bob Hope finally try to bounce Dotile off the Road… Read more