New York: [s.i.], 1943. Four-page ALS on USO letterhead from Charles R. Winthrop to his wife Mary. At the time Winthrop was serving with the 372nd Infantry, a segregated African American regiment then serving in World War II. With original envelope with "Idle Gossip Sinks Ships" stamped to front. Rubbed..... More

Scottsdale: Memoir & Biography, LLC, 1999. First Edition, stated. Signed by the author without inscription on fly leaf, with additional signed, handwritten note laid in: "Marcia -- This copy is for your friend who collects first editions. Avi." Octavo; 234pp. Black and white illustrations and photos. Photo-illustrated dust jacket..... More

London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1971. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's boards in white pictorial dust jacket; 272pp. Very minor spine lean, a hint of shelf wear, else a fresh, Very Good to Near Fine copy. Bookplate signed by the author for a private collector laid in. The continued sexual escapes..... More

Washington, D.C.: The Smithsonian Institution, 1942. First Edition. Small Octavo (23x15.5cm); 53pp, augmented with 12 additional unpaginated plates; includes bibliography. In addition to the 12 plates, illustrated throughout with 21 documentary figures embedded in the text. Flecked gray governmental card covers, saddle-stapled. Covers toned along spine with a...... More

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1961. First Edition. Octavo; xix + 620pp. Graphic dustjacket. over brown cloth with two-color stamping on spine. Price-clipped dustjacket has two 1" chips missing, one at bottom of spine, the other on front face, along with a couple larger tears at top back and couple smaller..... More

Waterbury, CT? 1943. Three original drawings (45x30.5cm) using pencil and red, blue, and black ink on stiff paper stock; all signed and dated by Virginia L. Stowell, 1943. Stock a bit unevenly toned and lightly soiled, small loss to bottom left-hand corner of two images not approaching text or image;..... More

Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1958. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket illustrated by Richard Frooman retaining original price ($4.50); xi,[3],274pp. Light chipping to jacket extremities, spine panel a bit toned, corners gently bumped, else Very Good overall. World War II memoir of the future Governor..... More

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1958. Octavo. 369 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Black and white boards stamped in silver and yellow. Map endpapers. Price-clipped dust jacket chipped and worn along edges with a triangular patch of loss to rear. Boards with light wear to edges and front..... More

Substantial collection of original amateur artwork and fashion plates dated 1941 to 1945 by a young woman named Gladys Warren (almost all pieces signed "G. Warren," "G.W.," or "Gladys Warren"). The collection consists of nine large format watercolors (56x38cm.); one small format watercolor (32.5x23); four large format pencil sketches (56x38cm.);..... More

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1952. First Edition. Octavo; xii + 490pp, including index. Four maps printed within text. Ocean blue linen with gold lettering on spine and front panel. Spine darkened; some nibbling (?) at spine foot; minimal wear at spine crown. Panel corners and edges politely worn. Textblock unmarred..... More

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1946. First Edition, stated. Octavo. 222 pp. Illustrated dust jacket with "$2.50" price present. Black boards stamped in blue; topstain. Dust jacket chipped and creased along edges with a couple short splits along folds. Boards show moderate edgewear with brief exposure, corners bumped..... More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1955-1956. First Editions, stated. Volume I signed at half title by Harry Truman at half title with inscription, "To Mr. and Mrs. Simon Pearl. Kind regards from Harry Truman 10/18/58." Two octavo volumes. 596 pp.; 594 pp. Printed dust jackets. Black cloth boards..... More

Small but significant archive of unpublished materials related to the early medical aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, presented to or collected by U.S. Army Lt. Col. John R. Hall, Jr. (1913-1990) — chief surgeon headquartered at nearby Kure — by Japanese doctors at the Hiroshima Communications..... More