Signed American First Edition (48 results)

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xii, 412pp. Blue cloth, title in silver on spine. First edition with full number line on copyright page. In publisher's fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Peter Cozzens is an award winning author of numerous books on the Civil War and the Indian Wars of the American West. He served as a Foreign Service Officer for the United States Department of State and was awarded the department's William R. Rivkin award for service in 2002. He is the recipient of the 2017 Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize and the 2016 Caroline Bancroft Prize for history. Some of his works include: The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West (2016), This Terrible Sound: The Battle of Chickamauga (1992), and The Shipwreck Of Their Hopes: The Battles for Chattanooga (1994). His next book will be Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied A Nation, expected in 2020. First edition of General John Pope: A Life For The Nation, signed by American historian Peter Cozzens. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Superb collectable, hard to find outside the United States. This looks unread. Bookplate signature. Clean and tight binding with cloth cover sprinkled with silver gilt signatures - and one paw print! A superb book, safe inside a mylar sleeved jacket. A thrilling fantasy, with some wonderful vintage photgraphy. History as never told before! Language: eng. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, x, 418pp, [2]. Publisher's gray boards, title in white on spine. Stated "First Edition" with a full number line on the copyright page. In the publisher's fine dust jacket, $28.00 retail price on the front flap. Signed by Matthew Desmond on the title page. Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. The signed first edition, first printing of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition / First Printing. Octavo, xxiv, 836pp, [2]. Black hardcover, gilt title on spine. Stated "First Edition" with full number line on copyright page. Appears unread. In the publisher's dust jacket, $35.00 on front flap, fine condition. Signed by Jon Meacham on the second free endpaper. The first edition of Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush, signed by Jon Meacham. (illustrator). Signed.…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition / First Printing. Octavo, x, 323pp. Blue cloth, title in silver on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page, with full number line. In publisher's dust jacket, fine, retail price on front flap. Signed by Senator Mitt Romney on front free endpaper. A fine example. Mitt Romney was the former governor of Massachusetts and the Republican candidate for President in 2012. No Apology: The Case For American Greatness, a first edition, signed by Mitt Romney. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, x, 643pp. White hardcover, blue cloth spine, title in gilt on spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page with full number line. In publishers dust jacket, retail price on front flap, fine condition. Signed by Colin Powell on the title page. First edition of My American Journey, signed by Secretary of State Colin Powell. (illustrator). Signed. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First Edition / First Printing. Octavo, xxiv, 483p. Maroon hardcover, black spine, title in gilt on spine. Stated "First Edition" with full number line. Solid text block, lightly bumped front tips. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $30.00 retail price on front flap, shelf wear to panels, a near fine example. Signed by author and historian, Jon Meacham, on the half title: "To Bill / Jon Meacham / 13 November 2008." Jon Meacham won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Biography for this work on President Andrew Jackson. First edition of American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, signed by Jon Meacham, two days after publication of the book at the Nixon Library. (illustrator). Signed.…

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Paperback Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xvii, 318pp. Illustrated paperback. Full number line on the copyright page. This copy appears unread. Housed in custom blue cloth clamshell, title in gilt on spine over black morocco. Includes authentication by Heritage Auctions, with authentication label on title page. Signed by Vice President Kamala Harris on the title page. The first paperback edition of The Truths We Hold: An American Journey, signed by Vice President Kamala Harris. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 748pp. Blue cloth spine, red boards, title in gilt on spine. First edition, first printing, with full number line on copyright page. Book in near fine condition, solid text block, light wear to the spine from handling. Previous ownership stamp on the rear pastedown. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $24.95 on front flap, bright illustrations, a fine example. Signed on the half-title: "Ronald Reagan / July 13 - '93.". First edition, first printing of An American Life, signed and dated by President Ronald Reagan. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 748pp, [4]. Blue cloth spine, red boards, title in gilt on spine. The first edition, first printing, with a complete number line on copyright page. Light foxing along top edge of text block, book appears unread. In the publisher's dust jacket $24.95 on the front flap, a bright, fine example. Signed by former President Ronald Reagan on the American Life edition bookplate, affixed to the half title. Includes the original purchase receipt from the Reagan Library, dated "12/28/91.". First edition of An American Life, the autobiography of President Ronald Reagan, signed on the Reagan Library bookplate. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 748pp, [4]. Blue cloth spine, red boards, title in gilt on spine. The first edition, first printing, with a complete number line on copyright page. Book in fine condition, solid text block. In the publisher's dust jacket produced for the Reagan Library, with no retail price on front flap, library retail sticker removed from the rear panel, but residual glue remains where it was placed, a bright, fine example. Signed by former President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan on the "Library Edition" bookplate, affixed to the half title. This special library edition of An American Life was published specifically for distribution by The Reagan Library, with no retail price on the dust jacket and a retail sticker on the rear panel. From the Reagan Presidential Library, the first edition of An American Life, signed by President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xxvii, 826pp. Black hardcover, title stamped in silver on the spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page with full number line. Lightly bumped lower corner of rear board. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, $35.00 retail price on front flap, light shelf wear to both panels, "Signed Copy" sticker on the front cover. Signed by Ronald C. White on the second free endpaper. American Ulysses won the William Henry Seward Award for Excellence in Civil War Biography and was a finalist for the Gilder Lehrman Military History Book Prize. It was also a New York Times bestseller. The first edition, first printing of American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant, signed by Ronald C. White. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [6], 262pp, [4]. Black hardcover, title in gilt on spine. Stated "First North American Edition: May 2015" on copyright page, with full number line listed. Solid text block, appears unread. In the publisher's dust jacket, $25.00 retail price on front flap, fine. Signed by Paul Lynch on the title page. Signed first American edition of The Black Snow: A Novel by Paul Lynch. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xiv, 117pp. Black hardcover, title in silver on spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page with full number line listed. A fine example in the publisher's fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Signed first edition of Quiet Street on American Privilege by Nick McDonell. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 328pp. Black hardcover, title in gilt on spine. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. In the publisher's fine dust jacket. Signed on the half title by the author. The first edition of Mission to Tokyo: The American Airmen Who Took the War to the Heart of Japan, signed by the author, Robert F. Dorr. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [6], 215pp, [3]. Beige hardcover, cloth spine, title stamped in gilt along the spine. Stated "First Edition 1993" on the copyright page. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, $19.95 on the front flap, bright illustrations. This work was first published in London by Picador in 1992. Signed by Patrick McCabe on the title page. The Butcher Boy won the Irish Times/Aer Lingus Literature Prize and was shortlisted for the 1992 Booker Prize. The novel was adapted into the 1997 film directed by Neil Jordan. The first American edition of The Butcher Boy, signed by Patrick McCabe. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 47pp. Illustrated boards. Stated "first edition" with a full number line on copyright page. Appears unread. In the publisher's fine dust jacket. Signed on the front free endpaper by George Takei, with paperwork from Premier Collectibles. Signed by George Takei, the first edition of My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story, illustrated by Michelle Lee. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [12], 255pp, [3]. Blue hardcover, title in silver on spine. Stated "First United States Edition" on copyright page, with full number line. Solid text block, bumped bottom edge of spine. In the publisher's dust jacket, $25.95 retail price on front flap, a fine example. Signed on the title page: "NYC 09/19/19 Kevin Barry.". Signed first American edition of Night Boat to Tangier: A Novel by Kevin Barry. (illustrator). Signed.…

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First American Edition, First Printing. Small octavo, [6], 239, [3]pp. Publisher's blue cloth, title stamped in white on cover and spine. The first printing, with "Published November 1916" on the copyright page. Illustrated with frontispiece; collated complete. Old newspaper clippings affixed to the rear pastedown, with associated toning. In the publisher's scarce dust jacket, chipping along the head of the spine, bright illustrations in blue, a very good example. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Faithfully yours / Wilfred T. Grenfell / Labrador / Feb. 24, 1922." Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1865-1940) was a British physician, medical missionary, author, and social reformer best known for his work in Newfoundland and Labrador. Trained at the London Hospital Medical College, Grenfell joined the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen and was sent to Labrador in 1892, where he established medical services for isolated fishing communities along the coast. His work expanded from medicine into hospitals, nursing stations, orphanages, schools, cooperatives, and industrial projects, eventually becoming the International Grenfell Association. Grenfell wrote widely about Labrador life and mission work, including Vikings of To-Day, Adrift on an Ice-Pan, and Tales of the Labrador, and was knighted in 1927 for his medical and humanitarian service. The first American edition of Tales of the Labrador, signed by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell. (illustrator). Signed.…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Oblong folio, 152pp. Beige cloth, title stamped in gilt on the spine. The first printing, with no additional printings noted. Illustrated with numerous color paintings by the author. In the publisher's fine dust jacket, $49.50 retail price on the front flap. Housed in the publisher's original cardboard shipping crate, with title on the spine. Signed on the title page by the author. The signed first edition of Wild America: A Collection of Drawings and Paintings of North American Wildlife by James L. Lockhart. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Twelvemo, xv, [1], 176pp. Blue hardcover, title in gilt on spine. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. Appears unread. Illustrated endpapers. In the publisher's dust jacket, $25.00 retail price on the front flap, bright illustrations. Signed on the half title by David McCullough. The signed first edition of The American Spirit, speeches by David McCullough. (illustrator). Signed.…

Cloth. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, x, 287pp. Black cloth, title in silver on spine. Stated "First Edition" with a full number line. Dust remnant along top edge of text block, internally clean. Light sunning to top edge of black cloth. In the publisher's dust jacket, $12.95 retail price on the front flap, light shelf wear. Signed on the title page by Walter Mondale. First edition of Mondale: Portrait of an American Politician by Findlay Lewis, signed by Vice President Walter Mondale. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 300pp. Beige hardcover, title in black on spine. Full number line listed on copyright page. Solid text block, appears unread. In the publisher's dust jacket, $26.00 retail price on front flap, light shelf wear, a near fine example. Signed by Helen Macdonald on the title page. Includes photographs of Macdonald signing the copy. Signed first American edition of H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald. (illustrator). Signed.…

Original wraps. Condition: Near fine. First Edition. Quarto, 64pp. Original brown paper wraps, title in black on front cover. Solid text block, a few short closed tears and creases to edges of cover. Internally fine. Inscribed on the front cover: "To Warren K. Moorehead / with compliments / Howard Jones." Warren King Moorehead (1866-1939) was an American archaeologist and writer, primarily known for his work in the field of Native American archaeology. Born in Siena, Italy, he grew up in Xenia, Ohio. Moorehead was the first curator of the Department of Archaeology at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, where he worked from 1901 until his death in 1939. He played a significant role in early archaeological explorations and excavations in the United States, particularly in the Ohio Valley. Moorehead was involved in the excavation of the Hopewell Mound Group in Ross County, Ohio, and his work contributed to the understanding of the Hopewell culture. He published numerous articles and books on archaeology, including "The Stone Age in North America" (1910) and "The American Indian in the United States" (1914). His methods, typical for his time, have been criticized in later years for their lack of scientific rigor and documentation. Signed first edition of A Side Light on the Making of a Nation by Dr. Howard Jones, inscribed to the "Dean of American archaeology," Warren K. Moorehead. (illustrator). Signed.…

Cloth. Condition: Very good. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xi, 489pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover. No additional printings listed. Solid text block, light wear to gilt top edge. From the University of Cincinnati Robert S. Marx Law Library, with stamps to title page. Includes frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. Signed by the author on his bookplate affixed to front endpaper, with an inscription to the Cincinnati Law Library. Signed first edition of Sixty Years of American Life by Everett P. Wheeler. (illustrator). Signed. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xii, 290pp. Blue hardcover, title in white on spine. Stated "First Published August 2014" on copyright page, with full number line. Solid text block, small bump to bottom corner, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $27.00 retail price on front flap, a fine example. Signed by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on the title page. Includes a certificate of authenticity from Premiere Collectibles. Signed first edition of The Way Forward: Renewing the American Idea by Paul Ryan. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 127pp, [1]. Gray cloth, title in white on spine. Stated "First American edition" on the copyright page. Clean copy, appears unread. In the publisher's fine dust jacket, $19.95 on the front flap. This copy is signed by Annie Ernaux on notecard laid into this copy. The first edition of "Cleaned Out" was published in 1974 by Editions Gallimard of London, with the original title of "Les Armoires vides." In 2022, Annie Ernaux became the first French woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, for the "courage and clinical acuity" with which she uncovers the roots and structures of personal memory. Her notable works include The Years, A Woman's Story, and Happening. The first American edition, first printing of Cleaned Out, signed by Annie Ernaux on a bookplate. (illustrator). Signed. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 335pp. Full black cloth, title in gilt on spine and cover. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, fine condition. In the publisher's dust jacket, $21.95 retail price on front flap, light shelf wear. This copy is signed by the author for The First Edition Circle at Kroch's & Brentano's of Chicago, with laid-in bookmark. David Cornwell (1931-2020) was a British author who wrote under the pen name of John le Carré. In 1961, while working for British intelligence, le Carré published his first novel, Call for the Dead. With his third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963), le Carré became an international best-selling author, and he soon began writing full-time. Many of le Carré's works are spy novels set during the Cold War. Several were made into movies. In 2008, The Times of London included John le Carré on its list of "50 greatest British writers since 1945.". Signed first American edition of The Secret Pilgrim by John le Carré. (illustrator). Signed.…

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Octavo, x, 289pp. Blue illustrated softcover, title printed on spine and front cover. Book is unread. Signed by President Jimmy Carter on the title page with a full signature. This work by former Presidents Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter was addressed to President George H.W. Bush. It is a collection of letters, articles and general recommendations for the new administration. Signed first edition of American Agenda by President Jimmy Carter. (illustrator). Signed.…

Leather bound. Condition: Fine. First American Edition. Octavo, 256pp. Full black morocco, title stamped in gilt on the spine. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Signed by Adam Hall on the second free endpaper. An attractive binding, possibly a presentation issue. The second novel in Hall's Quiller series, following The Quiller Memorandum. The first English edition was published by Heinemann in 1966. Hall is a pseudonym of Elleston Trevor. The first American edition of The 9th Directive, signed by the author, Adam Hall. (illustrator). Signed.…