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The Last Leaf by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Houghton-Mifflin & Co., The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1866 [copyright and signed 1985], 54 pages (numbered and printed on one side of the page only). #35 of 100 signed limited editions. Folio - about 15" x 11.75" weighing 6 pounds. Bound in quarter parchment vellum and richly gilt paper over boards with gilt lettering to front and gilt top edges. The book includes the author's, publisher's and artists' signatures, a facsimile of the poem in the author's hand, the poem written out (in another hand) with illustrations, and "The History of this Poem" - a three page statement by Holmes dated July 9th, 1885. Illustrated throughout with a frontispiece portrait, vignettes to all text pages (a few printed in red and black), and in the main section each line or phrase of the poem surrounded by an illustration facing a page with a mounted illustration printed on Japanese paper - a lavish production. Each leaf is attached by a cloth hinge to a half-inch stub (with the stubs gathered and sewn) to allow the large pages to lay well as the pages are turned. The phototype illustrations were printed by The Lewis Co.

The top part of the spine covering is split along the front (about 3") and rear (about 1") boards, with some chipping to the head and tail and a 1/2" tear across the spine from the front board about 2" from the top. All four corners have wear through the covering material and the fore edges and bottom of the boards have medium shelfwear, with a few small chips extending into the boards. Most of the pages are lightly foxed. The binding is still tight with all leaves and covers firmly attached. All-in-all, in very collectible condition.

Only two other examples of this book have been found, one in the Harvard Library, and another, a binding copy in poor condition, found online. The last recorded auction of the book was over 30 years ago. As speculation, because the hinged leaves lend themselves to being easily removed, several copies may have been dismantled and others simply fallen apart.

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A Charge to Keep by George W. Bush. William Morrow and Company, 1999, 253 pages, First Edition, First Printing. Fine condition in Fine dustjacket. The book was signed by President Bush during an AOL appearance in early 2000 and by Jim Baker in late 2000 (see included Letter of Authentication below). Both signatures were obtained by a friend of mine, who wrote the LOA.

$750.00

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An American Life by Ronald Reagan. Simon and Schuster, 1990, 748 pages, First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine book (some foxing to page edges and slight softening of the head and tail of the spine) in a Near Fine dustjacket (crinkling to head and tail of spine and corners, with small chipping to rear panel corner). President Reagan signed this book for a friend of Michael Deaver, who sold it to an autograph collector friend of mine. Included is a COA from the autograph collector.

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The Vantage Point by Lyndon Baines Johnson. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1971, 636 pages, First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine book (some foxing to page edges in a Good only dustjacket (normal peeling and staining to the laminate of this poorly designed DJ, with some tears to head and tail of spine, and light chipping to edges. I am including a Near Fine book club edition dustjacket (not shown) for displaying on your shelf. Both dustjackets are in separate mylar protectors. This book was distributed by the First Edition Circle and is one of the few copies actually signed by President Johnson. Most signed copies are signed on an attached Presidential bookplate.

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Mandate for Change, 1953-1956 by Dwight D. Eisenhower. Doubleday & Company, 1963, 650 pages, Signed Limited Edition, #494 of 1434. Very Good+ book (some toning to page edges and a couple stray marks to boards and top page edges) without dustjacket, as issued, in mylar protector and no slipcase.

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The Challenge to Liberty by Herbert Hoover. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934, 212 pages, First Edition, First Printing ("A" on copyright page and "1934" on title page. Very Good+ book (slight softening to head and tail of spine, some scratches to top page edges and previous owner's stamped name on FFEP) in a Good+ priced ($1.75) dustjacket (chipping to head and tail of spine and corners, a chip at top of front panel, and small tears to edges). Still very nice collectible condition. Signed by President Hoover on the FFEP.

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Penrod by Booth Tarkington. Doubleday, Page & Company, 1914, 345 pages, First Edition, First Printing, with issue point "sence" on page 19. Book is in Very Good- condition (shelfwear to all edgesbending to the head and tail of the spine, chipping to the lettering on the spine and a blacked-out previous owner's signature on the back free end page). Includes a Very Fine facsimile dustjacket. Signed by Booth Tarkington on the half title page.

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Gai-Jin by James Clavell. Signed Limited First Edition, in a slipcase. Delacorte Press, 1993, 1038 pages, #234 of 350 copies. Fine book in fine slipcase. SIGNED by Clavell on the edition page.

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Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov. Limited First Edition, Easton Press, 1988, 403 pages. Fine, unread, except for previous owner's stamp on dedication page. Bound in gorgeous full blue leather with gilt titles, cover design and page edges, and a sewn in satin bookmark. SIGNED by Asimov, with a special introduction to this edition by him. The 'prequel' to the Foundation series.

$200.00

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Nightfall by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg. Signed Limited First Edition, in a slipcase. Doubleday, 1990, 339 pages, #129 of 750 copies. Fine book in very good + slipcase (staining). SIGNED by Asimov and Silverberg on the edition page. Nightfall was voted the best SF short story of all time by the Science Fiction Writers of America. This is a novel based on that story, co-written by Asimov and Silverberg, published for the first time.

$200.00

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One Lonely Night by Mickey Spillane. Signed First Edition, First Printing. E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1951, 254 pages. Very Good textblock (some age-toning to page edges, light staining and a light crease to half-title page) in a Fine binding with a Fine matching slipcase and matching endpapers. This is the original first edition, first printing which has been rebound, making it a unique copy! SIGNED by Spillane on the title page (signature was obtained by James Cahill, the small-press publisher and rare book seller, in person from Mickey Spillane about one year prior to his death.

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The Last Leaf by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Houghton-Mifflin & Co., The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1866 [copyright and signed 1985], 54 pages (numbered and printed on one side of the page only). #35 of 100 signed limited editions. Folio - about 15" x 11.75" weighing 6 pounds. Bound in quarter parchment vellum and richly gilt paper over boards with gilt lettering to front and gilt top edges. The book includes the author's, publisher's and artists' signatures, a facsimile of the poem in the author's hand, the poem written out (in another hand) with illustrations, and "The History of this Poem" - a three page statement by Holmes dated July 9th, 1885. Illustrated throughout with a frontispiece portrait, vignettes to all text pages (a few printed in red and black), and in the main section each line or phrase of the poem surrounded by an illustration facing a page with a mounted illustration printed on Japanese paper - a lavish production. Each leaf is attached by a cloth hinge to a half-inch stub (with the stubs gathered and sewn) to allow the large pages to lay well as the pages are turned. The phototype illustrations were printed by The Lewis Co. The top part of the spine covering is split along the front (about 3") and rear (about 1") boards, with some chipping to the head and tail and a 1/2" tear across the spine from the front board about 2" from the top. All four corners have wear through the covering material and the fore edges and bottom of the boards have medium shelfwear, with a few small chips extending into the boards. Most of the pages are lightly foxed. The binding is still tight with all leaves and covers firmly attached. All-in-all, in very collectible condition. Only two other examples of this book have been found, one in the Harvard Library, and another, a binding copy in poor condition, found online. The last recorded auction of the book was over 30 years ago. As speculation, because the hinged leaves lend themselves to being easily removed, several copies may have been dismantled and others simply fallen apart.	SOLD
A Charge to Keep by George W. Bush. William Morrow and Company, 1999, 253 pages, First Edition, First Printing. Fine condition in Fine dustjacket. The book was signed by President Bush during an AOL appearance in early 2000 and by Jim Baker in late 2000 (see included Letter of Authentication below). Both signatures were obtained by a friend of mine, who wrote the LOA.	$750.00	Order Form
An American Life by Ronald Reagan. Simon and Schuster, 1990, 748 pages, First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine book (some foxing to page edges and slight softening of the head and tail of the spine) in a Near Fine dustjacket (crinkling to head and tail of spine and corners, with small chipping to rear panel corner). President Reagan signed this book for a friend of Michael Deaver, who sold it to an autograph collector friend of mine. Included is a COA from the autograph collector.	SOLD
The Vantage Point by Lyndon Baines Johnson. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1971, 636 pages, First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine book (some foxing to page edges in a Good only dustjacket (normal peeling and staining to the laminate of this poorly designed DJ, with some tears to head and tail of spine, and light chipping to edges. I am including a Near Fine book club edition dustjacket (not shown) for displaying on your shelf. Both dustjackets are in separate mylar protectors. This book was distributed by the First Edition Circle and is one of the few copies actually signed by President Johnson. Most signed copies are signed on an attached Presidential bookplate.	SOLD
Mandate for Change, 1953-1956 by Dwight D. Eisenhower. Doubleday & Company, 1963, 650 pages, Signed Limited Edition, #494 of 1434. Very Good+ book (some toning to page edges and a couple stray marks to boards and top page edges) without dustjacket, as issued, in mylar protector and no slipcase.	SOLD
The Challenge to Liberty by Herbert Hoover. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934, 212 pages, First Edition, First Printing ("A" on copyright page and "1934" on title page. Very Good+ book (slight softening to head and tail of spine, some scratches to top page edges and previous owner's stamped name on FFEP) in a Good+ priced ($1.75) dustjacket (chipping to head and tail of spine and corners, a chip at top of front panel, and small tears to edges). Still very nice collectible condition. Signed by President Hoover on the FFEP.	$350.00	Order Form
Penrod by Booth Tarkington. Doubleday, Page & Company, 1914, 345 pages, First Edition, First Printing, with issue point "sence" on page 19. Book is in Very Good- condition (shelfwear to all edgesbending to the head and tail of the spine, chipping to the lettering on the spine and a blacked-out previous owner's signature on the back free end page). Includes a Very Fine facsimile dustjacket. Signed by Booth Tarkington on the half title page.	$750.00	Order Form
Gai-Jin by James Clavell. Signed Limited First Edition, in a slipcase. Delacorte Press, 1993, 1038 pages, #234 of 350 copies. Fine book in fine slipcase. SIGNED by Clavell on the edition page.	$200.00	Order Form
Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov. Limited First Edition, Easton Press, 1988, 403 pages. Fine, unread, except for previous owner's stamp on dedication page. Bound in gorgeous full blue leather with gilt titles, cover design and page edges, and a sewn in satin bookmark. SIGNED by Asimov, with a special introduction to this edition by him. The 'prequel' to the Foundation series.	$200.00	Order Form
Nightfall by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg. Signed Limited First Edition, in a slipcase. Doubleday, 1990, 339 pages, #129 of 750 copies. Fine book in very good + slipcase (staining). SIGNED by Asimov and Silverberg on the edition page. Nightfall was voted the best SF short story of all time by the Science Fiction Writers of America. This is a novel based on that story, co-written by Asimov and Silverberg, published for the first time.	$200.00	Order Form
One Lonely Night by Mickey Spillane. Signed First Edition, First Printing. E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1951, 254 pages. Very Good textblock (some age-toning to page edges, light staining and a light crease to half-title page) in a Fine binding with a Fine matching slipcase and matching endpapers. This is the original first edition, first printing which has been rebound, making it a unique copy! SIGNED by Spillane on the title page (signature was obtained by James Cahill, the small-press publisher and rare book seller, in person from Mickey Spillane about one year prior to his death.	$350.00	Order Form