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Ronald Reagan's Original, Momentous ""Are you Better Off"" Speech, Including His Exhortations to ""Make America Great Again"" by Ronald Reagan

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Title: Ronald Reagan's Original, Momentous ""Are you Better Off"" Speech, Including His Exhortations to ""Make America Great Again""
Author: Ronald Reagan
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Description: 27/10/1980. Acquired from the aide to whom it was given in the hours after the debate, it was not known to have survived The handwritten speech, in talking points format, was the very one written by him, and used by him in the hours before the debate to memorize ""Is our nation better off than it was four years ago? Are you better off"" Our research finds no similar Reagan debate speech, either in private hands or at the Reagan library Featured on the Inspired by History podcastReagan's speech remains one of the great political speeches ever given, and his election a turning point in American history, making this newly discovered manuscript one of the most important American documents ever offered for saleOn July 19, Ronald Reagan opened his presidential campaign with a tumultuous rally in Texas. There he proclaimed his famous campaign slogan, “Let’s Make America Great Again.” In his campaign, he called for a drastic cut in “big government” and pledged to deliver a balanced budget for the first time since 1969. Reagan also promised a restoration of the nation's military strength, and to restore economic health by implementing his own economic policy, accompanied by a large reduction in tax rates. With respect to the economy, Reagan said, ""A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his."" Reagan also announced, ""Programs like education and others should be turned back to the states and local communities with the tax sources to fund them. I believe in states’ rights. I believe in people doing as much as they can at the community level and the private level.""Meanwhile, President Jimmy Carter was burdened by a weak economy and the traumatic Iran hostage crisis. Inflation, high interest rates, and unemployment continued through the course of the campaign, and the ongoing hostage crisis in Iran became a seeming symbol of American impotence during the Carter years. John Anderson's independent candidacy, aimed at eliciting support from liberals, was also seen as hurting Carter more than Reagan, especially in reliably Democratic states. Carter was criticized by his own aides for not having a ""grand plan"" for the recovery of the economy, nor did he ever make any campaign promises; he often criticized Reagan's economic recovery plan, but did not create one of his own in response.The presidential debate between Carter and Reagan was held in Cleveland on October 28, 1980, in the final week of the presidential campaign.The League of Women Voters had initially scheduled four debates for the fall election season: three for the presidential candidates and one for the vice presidential hopefuls. The first had been held on 21 September and had pitted Regan against John Anderson, the Republican-turned-independent candidate for the Presidency. President Carter had refused to participate if Anderson was included, while Reagan had insisted that Anderson be present. The ensuing impasse saw the cancellation of a second presidential and the vice presidential debate. However, two weeks prior to the general election, The League of Women Voters dropped their insistence that Anderson be present.According to Nielsen, 80.6 million tuned into the debate; it remained the largest television audience for a presidential debate until 2016. Going into the October 28 event, polling suggested that Carter appeared to have managed to turn a dismal summer into a close race for a second term. In the debate, over the course of 90 minutes, the candidates were asked eight questions with follow-ups, covering a range of topics: the use of American military power, inflation, the quality of life, the American hostages in Iran and international terrorism, nuclear arms control with the Soviet Union, Middle East oil dependency, and Social Security.During the debate, Reagan posed what has become one of the most important campaign questions of all time: “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?” People felt that the answer to the question was a “no,” and in the final, crucial days of the campaign, Carter’s numbers tanked. On Election Day, Reagan won a huge popular vote and electoral victory. The “better off” question has been with us ever since.The 1980 Carter-Reagan debate is most remembered for its conclusion. Each candidate had three minutes for closing remarks. President Carter was first. He confessed that he learned as he went along and did his best to lead the country during challenging times. “I’ve been President now for almost four years. I’ve had to make thousands of decisions, and each one of those decisions has been a learning process. I’ve seen the strength of my nation, and I’ve seen the crises it approached in a tentative way. And I’ve had to deal with those crises as best I could.” Carter said the presidency was “a lonely job”. It is lonely because as the President, “I alone have had to determine the interests of my country and the degree of involvement of my country” in the troubled areas of the world. He then highlighted the ideological differences between them. “I think it’s been a very constructive debate and I hope it’s helped to acquaint the American people with the sharp differences between myself and Governor Reagan…As I’ve studied the record between myself and Governor Reagan, I’ve been impressed with the stark differences that exist between us. I think the result of this debate indicates that that fact is true. I consider myself in the mainstream of my party. I consider myself in the mainstream even of the bipartisan list of presidents who served before me.”Then Reagan gave his closing statement. It was one of those moments that came to define a presidential election and a presidency. Reagan delivered one of the most memorable lines in presidential debate history. He simply asked the American people a few basic pocketbook questions, chiefly among them was, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?”Reagan said, “Next Tuesday all of you will go to the polls…it might be well if you would ask yourself, are you better off than you were four years ago? Is it easier for you to go and buy things in the stores than it was four years ago? Is there more or less unemployment in the country than there was four years ago? Is America as respected throughout the world as it was? Do you feel that our security is as safe, that we’re as strong as we were four years ago?…if you don’t think that this course that we’ve been on for the last four years is what you would like to see us follow for the next four, then I could suggest another choice that you have.”Reagan finished by referring to the two themes of his campaign - his leading a crusade and the opportunity to make America great again: “I would like to have a crusade today…And it would be one to take Government off the backs of the great people of this country, and turn you loose again to do those things that I know you can do so well, because you did them and made this country great.”The original manuscriptTo help prepare for his encounter with Carter, Reagan had retained a seasoned debate task force, led by James Baker and assisted by Bill Caruthers, Frank Ursomarso, David Gergen and Frank Hodsoll. They were assisted by Reagan's closest aide, Ed Meese, campaign manager, William Casey and pollster and chief strategist, Richard Wirthlin. On October 24 they gathered at Wexford, the former country retreat of Jack and Jackie Kennedy in rural Virginia, where the Reagans had been residing since September. To set the stage, they first played video excerpts of Carter's 1976 debate with Gerald Ford.David Gergen was assigned to take a first pass at Reagan's iconic closing statement. This he did October 26, and it was three pages long. It was presented to Reagan on October 27, and Reagan edited the pages by hand, and added his own handwritten talking points.Document, with manuscript annotations by Reagan.Here is the text of Gergen's version of the debate closing statement, absent the text that Reagan himself crossed out but including the revisions he made.“Let me begin by thanking the League of Women Voters for sponsoring the two national debates this fall. I know how valiantly members of the League tried to arrange a debate attended by all three major candidates - and I am sorry that Mr. Carter prevented John Anderson from participating here -- but still, you persevered and I thank you for your efforts. At least the American people have finally had an opportunity to hear from each candidate at least once. 1 week today go to the polls and vote - either to continue what we’ve had for these 4 years or to set us on a new course.“Is our nation better off than it was four years ago? Are you better off, to afford things? That prices in the grocery stores are lower…are the unemployment lines shorter, is housing easier to buy? Do you believe that America is a stronger world leader today than it was four years ago? That our word is respected. Are our diplomats overseas safer, our defenses better, is freedom itself more secure? Do you want another four years like the last four years? Is this the kind of world that you want to leave to your children?“If you say yes to all these questions, then your choice is clear. Mr. Carter is your man. But if you believe that America can do better -- if you believe that America isn't working because our national leadership lacks the vision and the competence to make it work -- then I suggest another answer.“Join me in a crusade to restore prosperity and hope to our beloved land once again. As I have traveled across this country in past weeks, I have seen not a people who are tired or suffering from malaise -- as Mr. Carter believes -- but a people bursting with a fresh eagerness to reshape the world in a better way. I seek the Presidency because I believe America can do better -- that with better leadership and better ideas, we can unlock the enormous human energy of America.“Exactly four years ago, Mr. Carter told us, ""Those who created the economic mess of today should not be entrusted to clean it up."" I certainly agree with him tonight. The answer, however, is not simply to vote for new leaders. The answer is to vote for a new kind of leadership -- leadership that believes the greatest strength of our land lies not in government but in the ideals and inspirations of our people. I want to be your President so that we can begin to restore to you your birthright as an American citizen -- the right to grow up in freedom, the right to find a job and raise a family in peace, the right to shape your own destiny. We can achieve all of these things. We can make America better. We can make America loved and respected again.“But to achieve these great goals, we must work together, united once again in common belief and common purpose -- one nation under God, with liberty and justice for all. I ask you tonight to join me in that great cause. Give me your active support. Give me your prayers. Together, we shall forge a new beginning. Thank you and good evening.”The official schedule of the debate prep shows this, in part:October 24 - Reagan was presented with his debate briefing book to reviewOctober 25 - Strategy sessions and policy reviewsOctober 26 - Policy briefings and a debate simulation. It was on this day that David Gergen began to type out a draft closing statementOctober 27 - Reagan is presented with the closing statement to review.October 28 - Nothing except a 3pm departure from DullesThis shows that the review of the closing statement was the last substantive issue they were to review prior to the debate itself.Either the 27th or the day after, Reagan turned over the final page of the Gergen draft and wrote his own speech, using the talking points format that he preferred. Reagan, accustomed to speaking in public, preferred general notes and not to have read from a formal speech.Reagan's handwritten speechAutograph Manuscript, no date but likely October 27, 1980, entirely in his hand on the back page of the Gergen closing statement.“Thanks ladies…1 week vote. Continue or chart a different course. Ask selves - better off? Can you afford to buy, are unemployment lines shorter, are you more able to buy homes? Are [we] stronger as a nation [than] four years ago? Are we trusted by allies, are our diplomats overseas safer, our defenses better? Do you want to leave America as it is today to our children?“If yes, choice is clear, vote Mr. Carter. If you believe we can do better - if you want a different vision for America, then I ask your support. Join us in a crusade to make America great again. Traveling across the land, have found [people] hungry for hope, hungry to believe in selves, & in this nation once more. Hungry to believe in the future, that tomorrow will be better than today.“In all the doom and gloom, many have come to believe the problems facing us - inflation, unemployment, can’t be solved by anyone. They just came upon us, and we can only hope one day they will go away. Well, not true.”In the delivered address, Reagan used many of these exact themes. He called for a crusade, asked if people were better off now than four years ago, discussed the election and that he was offering people a choice, and spoke of America being great.ProvenanceOn October 28, when Reagan checked into his hotel room, he brought with him his briefing book and these three sheets of paper. He reviewed them both before going on stage. They were present on his desk in the hour after the debate. When one aide later handled the material that was on his desk to clear that space, there was his briefing book and these 3 sheets of paper. As no sheets of paper, aside those required to take notes during the debate, were permitted on stage, this was, according to the aide, the final thing he reviewed to memorize before going in to the debate. Our research finds nothing similar either in private hands or at the Reagan library.This was obtained by us from an aide to with close proximity to Reagan at the time of the debate. The Reagan library listings reveal memos between staff members, some perhaps continuing isolated edits by Reagan, other versions of the statement, and a draft with staff edits. We found nothing approaching the historical importance or extent of this piece.There’s no doubt that the election of Reagan set the United States on a different course, and this debate made him president. Making this manuscript one of the most important political documents ever offered for sale.Reagan biographer Craig Shirley, who featured the 1980 race in his book ""Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America,"" said the two slogans elevated the campaign to historic status: “This document by Reagan is so important because that debate altered the arc of history. The election was tied before the debate, but Reagan’s debate performance turned a loss or close win into a landslide of historic proportions, which gave him a mandate to cease the New Deal governing coalition and initiate Reagan’s own New Federalism,” said Shirley.

Ronald Reagan Looks Forward to the Future of the Space Program, Even Private Funding of Space Missions by Ronald Reagan

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Title: Ronald Reagan Looks Forward to the Future of the Space Program, Even Private Funding of Space Missions
Author: Ronald Reagan
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Description: 16/07/1986. A remarkable letter of Reagan, never before offered for sale, acquired from the descendants of the recipient.The space shuttle Challenger became the second shuttle to reach space, when it was launched successfully in April 1983. It successfully completed nine milestone missions during its nearly three years of service. In total, the spacecraft spent 62 days, 7 hours, 56 minutes and 22 seconds in space. Challenger hosted the first spacewalk of the space shuttle program on April 7, 1983, and carried the first American female and first black astronauts. Before it was launched again, NASA created an initiative to give people from all walks of life a chance to experience spaceflight firsthand. The first such civilian would be a teacher, one in the new Teacher in Space program, who would be selected from 11,000 teacher applicants for the historic chance.Douglas Morrow was a Hollywood screenwriter and film producer. He earned an Academy Award for his script for 1949’s The Stratton Story, a biography of Baseball player Monty Stratton, who was disabled in a hunting accident. Reagan, who catapulted to fame as an actor, became friends with Morrow when Morrow sought to cast him in that part, remained friends throughout the Hollywood days and kept in contact through most of his presidency.On January 28, 1986, the shuttle exploded in front of a national audience. It was a major moment in Reagan's presidency. The nation mourned but looked to the future of the space program.Typed letter signed, the White House, July 16, 1986, to Morrow, signed ""Ron."" ""Dear Doug: Wait up a minute. On the shuttle, money isn't the big delay - safety is. It's true I wanted to look into this private funding because it was coming up from several directions. urned out, there would be a conflict with the private sector which is moving toward commercial launching of satellites.""Doug, Jim Fletcher was in yesterday with a full report. He has declared that the next shuttle launch can't be scheduled until the first quarter of 1988. The study of and testing of the solid rocket boosters are part of the problem. Added to this are safety features on the shuttles themselves, which are being studied. Yes, the money problem has to do with several hundred million to make a start, but it's my understanding from Jim that this does not change that 1988 date.""I know this is a disappointment to you, but unless I heard him wrong, '88 is the scheduled time. Love to Margot.""This was acquired from the descendants of the recipient and has never before been offered for sale.

The British Viceroy of India, Lord Reading, Writes the Maharaja of Gondal to Discuss Funding the First Leprosy Research Facility in the World by Viceroy Lord Reading

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Title: The British Viceroy of India, Lord Reading, Writes the Maharaja of Gondal to Discuss Funding the First Leprosy Research Facility in the World
Author: Viceroy Lord Reading
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Description: 20/10/1925. Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, was a British politician and judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England, Viceroy of India, and Foreign Secretary. He was also the British ambassador to the United States during World War I. Reading was the second Jew to be a member of the British cabinet, the first Jew to be Lord Chief Justice, and the only Jew to serve as Viceroy of India. Reading was considered by many the greatest British Jew in public service since Disraeli. When he visited Palestine in 1932 he was given a reception at Tel Aviv which was described as the most triumphal ever given any visitor to that date, except for Lord Balfour, author of the Jewish homeland proclamation.Taking office as Viceroy in 1921, Reading was faced with an organized non-cooperation movement that sought Indian independence, and led by Mohandas Gandhi. Reading preferred a conciliatory policy and was determined to implement the provisions of the Government of India Act, which was passed by Parliament to expand participation of Indians in the government of India. He personally received both Gandhi and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and visited Amritsar as a gesture of reconciliation. He also sought to cultivate good relations with the Indian princes, and maintained a correspondence with them.Reading called a roundtable conference in 1921, and at that conference he stated that the British government would concede full provisional autonomy and that discussions would take place as to what power should be transferred from the British central government to the Indian people’s representatives. But this gesture came to naught, and in 1922, when Gandhi published some articles demanding freedom for India, he was arrested on charges of sedition - “bringing or attempting to excite disaffection towards the British Government established by law in British India”. This trial caught the attention of the nation and managed to incite people to resist colonial rule.Thakor Shri Sir Bhagwant Singhji Sagramji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Gondal, assumed the throne of Gondal in 1869 at the age of four and reigned until 1944, a span of 75 years. In 1911 he attended the coronation of King George V in London, in elegant dress: ""On top of his ceremonial robes, the Thakor wears a Gujurati-style turban. Around his waist is tied a length of fine silk woven with gold stripes. His robe is profusely decorated with sequins and raised gold embroidery.""Leprosy was a problem in India, and the Leprosy Relief Fund was established to raise funds to seek a cure. In 1925, it was determined to establish a Central Research Institute for leprosy and to fund it through the the Leprosy Relief Fund. Maharaja Thakor sent a contribution to the fund which would be used to establish such an institute, which was the first full time leprosy research facility in the world.Typed letter signed, on Viceroy’s letterhead, October 20, 1925, to Maharaja Thakor. “I am obliged for Your Highness’s letter dated 12th October about the disposal of your contribution to the Leprosy Relief Fund. I feel sure that the money could not be devoted to a better purpose than the development of the Central Research Institute.”This is our first letter of Reading, and was obtained by us in India. It is also uncommon to find letters from British viceroys to reigning Maharajas.

Exercitatio anatomica de cordis et sanguinis motu. Cum praefatione Zachariae Sylvii Medici Roterodamensis. Accessit Differtatio de Corde Doct. Jacobi de Back, Urbis Roterodami Medici Ordinarii by Harvey, William

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Title: Exercitatio anatomica de cordis et sanguinis motu. Cum praefatione Zachariae Sylvii Medici Roterodamensis. Accessit Differtatio de Corde Doct. Jacobi de Back, Urbis Roterodami Medici Ordinarii
Author: Harvey, William
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Description: Rotterdam: Arnold Leers, 1648 12mo. Fourth edition. With additional engraved title page and 2 full-page engraved illustrations. Contemporary speckled brown calf, double ruled in blind to covers, horizontal rules in blind and paper library labels to spine, red speckled edges. Very good, with shallow chipping to bottom of spine, light wear to hinges and corners, sound binding with strong hinges, former owner bookplate to front pastedown, embossed stamp to title, engraved title, and first page of text, pages lightly toned and light scattered spotting but generally clean throughout. An important work in an attractive contemporary binding. PMM 127. De motu cordis, William Harvey's groundbreaking work on the circulation of the blood, is widely considered the most important book in the history of medicine. First published in Frankfurt in 1628, it describes the motion of blood through the body in a circuit and observes the functions of arteries and chambers of the heart. Much like Vesalius' Fabrica (1543) did for the study of anatomy, this treatise rejected long-held theories about human physiology from the Greeks and became the basis for the modern science of cardiology. The first Rotterdam edition of De motu cordis is the fourth edition overall, containing important textual corrections and the engraved plates. Also significant to this printing are its inclusion of a preface by Zacharias Sylvius and the first edition of James de Back's supporting treatise Dissertatio de corde. Indeed, Rotterdam played an important role in the success and dissemination of Harvey's work: as scholars in England were quick to critique it, doctors in continental Europe were more supportive, specifically Sylvius and de Back from Holland. Harvey himself was born in England, and became appointed physician to James I and Charles I.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Signed Inferno Canto 3 (Divine Comedy) by Dalí, Salvador

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Title: Signed Inferno Canto 3 (Divine Comedy)
Author: Dalí, Salvador
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Description: 1960 Original 10 ¼" x 13" wood engraving, in a 20 ¼" x 23" frame. Signed by Dalí in red, and signed again in pencil. Original color wood engraving of the boatman Charon crossing the Acheron, printed on BFK Rives paper, with a deckled bottom edge, blindstamp of the editor J. Estrade of Les Heures Claires to lower left, matted in white, and in a black frame. Fine. Overall, a striking work by the great Spanish artist. In 1951, the Italian government commissioned Salvador Dalí to create 101 watercolor illustrations for Dante's The Divine Comedy, to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the great Italian author's birth. The decision to hire Dalí, who was Spanish and a self-proclaimed "Surrealist void of all moral values," was controversial, and the government eventually dropped the commission. Nevertheless, Dalí, deeply inspired by Dante's masterpiece, continued creating watercolors, finally completing the project in 1959. Dalí struck a deal with his friend, French publisher Joseph Forêt of Les Heures Claires, to turn the watercolors into engravings for a lavish illustrated edition of The Divine Comedy. Two master engravers spent five years (1959 - 1964) reproducing the watercolors into wood engravings, a process that required roughly 3,500 wood blocks (around 35 for each print). Three limited editions of Dalí's illustrated version of the Divine Comedy were ultimately released between 1960 and 1974: 4,765 in French, 3,188 in Italian, and 1,000 in German. In all, the project took more than a decade, and is now recognized as one of Dalí's most towering achievements. Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989) was an influential Spanish surrealist artist, best known for paintings including The Persistence of Memory (1931), The Elephants (1948), and Cabaret Scene (1922). Dalí illustrated a number of famous literary works throughout his career, including Dante's The Divine Comedy, Cervantes' Don Quixote, Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and Shakespeare's Macbeth. The Divine Comedy, Dante's allegorical masterpiece, describes Dante's journey with the poet Virgil through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. The narrative poem is regarded as one of the greatest works of literature and helped standardize the Italian language as we know it today. Influential modernist poet T.S. Eliot wrote in an essay, "Dante and Shakespeare divide the modern world between them; there is no third." Inferno Canto III opens with an inscription on the gates of hell: "Abandon all hope, ye who enter." Dante and Virgil pass through the gate and encounter the boatman Charon, who ferries souls to the opposite shore. . Fine. Illus. by Dalí, Salvador. Lithograph.

Baseballogy by Cooke, Edmund Vance

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Title: Baseballogy
Author: Cooke, Edmund Vance
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Description: Chicago: Forbes and Company, 1912 First edition. 8vo. Publisher's tan boards, titles and border in blue to front board, illustration of two hands holding a bat with green background to front board, small illustrations throughout text leaves; dust jacket with identical layout. Near fine book with previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper and a bit of offsetting from page illustrations; very good dust jacket with some shallow chipping to edges, small closed tear to top of front panel, and some toning. Overall, a bright and sturdy copy. Baseballogy is a collection of 24 humorous poems about America's favorite pastime. In the book's introductory poem, "Preliminary," the author playfully draws parallels between baseball and Ancient Greek philosophy, writing, "Philosophy was much the same / To Greeks as is our later game." Edmund Vance Cooke was an early 20th century Canadian poet known as the "poet laureate of childhood." He published sixteen volumes of poetry in his lifetime, and is best known for his inspirational poem, "How Did You Die?" . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

1940 Detroit Tigers American League Champions Type 1 Photograph by [Greenberg, Hank (HOF); Gehringer, Charlie (HOF); Newhouser, Hal (HOF); Averill, Earl (HOF)]

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Title: 1940 Detroit Tigers American League Champions Type 1 Photograph
Author: [Greenberg, Hank (HOF); Gehringer, Charlie (HOF); Newhouser, Hal (HOF); Averill, Earl (HOF)]
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Description: 1940 Original 9" x 7" Type 1 black and white photo. Photo of the 1940 Detroit Tigers after winning the pennant, featuring future Hall of Famers Earl Averill, Charlie Gehringer, Hank Greenberg, and Hal Newhouser. Fine. Overall, a fresh and clean photo. In 1940, the Detroit Tigers lost in the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds in seven games. Notably, Hank Greenberg won the second of his two AL MVP Awards that year (1935, 1940). Greenberg played the first twelve of his thirteen seasons in the MLB with the Tigers (1930, 1933-41, 1945-46). During his time in the league, Greenberg was a 5x All-Star and 4x AL home run leader. Earl Averill was a 6x All-Star whose promising career was cut short by back injuries. He made the news a couple of times for unfortunate reasons, including hitting the ball that broke Dizzy Dean's toe - an injury that ultimately signaled the decline of Dean's career - and boarding a flight for an old-timers' game in the 1960s with his bat in a gun case. Hal Newhouser was a 7x All-Star, and the only pitcher to win back-to-back MVP awards (1944, 1945). Charlie Gehringer was a 6x All-Star, AL MVP (1937), and a finalist for the 1999 Major League Baseball All-Century Team. . Photograph.

A State of the Expedition from Canada, as Laid Before the House of Commons. by Burgoyne, Lieutenant General John.

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Title: A State of the Expedition from Canada, as Laid Before the House of Commons.
Author: Burgoyne, Lieutenant General John.
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Condition: Second and best edition. Burgoyne undertook an invasion of his own devising, intended to move south from British Canada, conquer
Description: London: J. Almon, 1780. Second and best edition. Burgoyne undertook an invasion of his own devising, intended to move south from British Canada, conquering New England and thus ending the rebellion. Due to poor planning and communication, it did not work out well for Burgoyne. He fought two small battles near Saratoga but was surrounded by American forces and, with no relief in sight, surrendered his entire army of 6,200 men in October, 1777. This work is his explanation of what went wrong, and why. It is accompanied by an atlas of six maps, which follow the progress of the campaign. The book has been rebound in half black morocco over marbled boards and the maps have been removed, cleaned, and housed in acid-free folders, all bound in a clamshell box to match the book. Both are in excellent condition. See Howes B-968 who remarks that this work is "His chief defense against all charges." Sabin 9255. Streeter, II 794 pronounces this "one of the best sources on the campaign.". 28 cm. viii, 140, lxii (Appendix), (1 - Advertisement) pp. Plus Atlas containing six folding b/w maps with hand coloring.

Liberty Ships. by Bunker, John Gorley.

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Title: Liberty Ships.
Author: Bunker, John Gorley.
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Description: Salem NH: Ayer Company, (1985). "In three war years, eighteen shipyards turned out 2,742 of these vessels, the greatest single-ship type fleet the world has ever known." Reprint of a 1972 classic. Very good condition.. 23 cm. xiii, 287, (1 publisher's catalog) pp. b/w plates, illus.

Über krankhafte Verschliessung grösserer Venen-Stämme des menschlichen Körpers by Stannius, H - CARDIOLOGY - ARTERIOSCLEROSIS

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Title: Über krankhafte Verschliessung grösserer Venen-Stämme des menschlichen Körpers
Author: Stannius, H - CARDIOLOGY - ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition: Generally good with some light spotting throughout and occasional marginal pencil notes.
Description: Berlin: G Bethge, 1839. First Edition.. Contemporary paper boards... Generally good with some light spotting throughout and occasional marginal pencil notes.. 8vo, [4], 124 pp. A forgotten, prescient work. This is Stannius' second published book and first monograph on a specific ailment. He later made a major contribution to the understanding of the functioning of the heart (G-M #812). The book offered here is an explanation of the complex mechanisms of arteriosclerosis (see Jones, Broken Hearts, Part I for the discussion of the same topic with the benefit of modern diagnostic tools). Absent from Bedford; absent from Kligfield; see G - M #812 for the author's book on the heart; Hirsch V, 390; Jones, Broken Hearts, Part I.

Thermionic Emission. A Survey of Existing Knowledge with Particular Reference to the Filaments of Radio Valves by Stiles, W S - RADIO

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Title: Thermionic Emission. A Survey of Existing Knowledge with Particular Reference to the Filaments of Radio Valves
Author: Stiles, W S - RADIO
Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition: Very good; backstrip somewhat stained.
Description: London: His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1932. First Edition. Original cloth backed printed boards.. Very good; backstrip somewhat stained.. 8vo, [4], [1] - 116 pp. (the bibliography is interleaved with blank pages for additional notations). "Thermionic Emission" (the discharge of electrons from hot bodies) raises fundamental questions concerning atomic structure and interaction. Stiles' report covers the burgeoning number of publications in this specific area up until 1930. Absent from the Bakken Catalog and Shiers.

Torula Infection in Man .... by Stoddard, J & Cutler, E C

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Title: Torula Infection in Man ....
Author: Stoddard, J & Cutler, E C
Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition: Near fine.
Description: New York: Monographs of the Rockefeller Inst. for Med. Res., 1916. OFFPRINT.. Original grey printed wrappers. Near fine.. 4to. There are text illus. throughout. This is a description of the Torula histolytica infection in man. G - M #5537.

Resultats des Calculs Numeriques des Trajectoires des Corpuscules Electriques .... by Stormer, C - ASTRONOMY

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Title: Resultats des Calculs Numeriques des Trajectoires des Corpuscules Electriques ....
Author: Stormer, C - ASTRONOMY
Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition: Good; spine worn; small discard stamp on frt. wrapper and titlepage - but no other accessioning.
Description: Kristiania: J Dybwad, 1914. First Edition. OFFPRINT.. Original printed wrappers,. Good; spine worn; small discard stamp on frt. wrapper and titlepage - but no other accessioning.. Large 8vo. There are 15 plates. An important paper in geophysics and electromagnetism. Stormer is best known for his studies of the polar aurora. The paper offered here is his mathematical analysis of the trajectories of charged particles in a dipole magnetic field. Stormer's analysis revealed that only 'some' trajectories were possible, leading him to postulate a circular electric current in the equatorial plane. His work proved essential in explaining the latitudinal variation in cosmic radiation and the discovery of the Van Allen Belts of radiation surrounding the earth. DSB XIII, 82 - 83; NUC loc's. 2 copies.

Archiv für anatomie, physiologie und Wissenschaftliche Medicin by MÜLLER, Johannes

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts

Title: Archiv für anatomie, physiologie und Wissenschaftliche Medicin
Author: MÜLLER, Johannes
Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Berlin: G. Eichler, 1836. FIRST EDITION. With 15 engraved plates (10 folding). All in the original wrappers, uncut and unopened; minor scattered browning. An exquisite copy. First edition of Müller’s second work in which he first enumerates his law of specific nerve energies, demonstrating that the sensory system of the eye, in addition to responding to external stimuli, can also be excited by internal stimuli of various sorts, such as those arising from organic malfunction, lingering images, or from the play of imagination. He conducted a series of self experiments, and found he could make luminous images of people and things, appear suddenly, move around and disappear. He concluded that these phenomena might underlie reports of religious and magical visions, or account for reports of ghostly apparitions, topics that he remained interested in throughout his life. Müller (1801-1858) was certainly one of the most distinguished German physiologists of his time as well as an outstanding medical naturalist. His eminence results from both his extensive writing in the areas of biology, comparative morphology, physiology, chemistry, psychology and pathology, and through his many pupils, including Schwann, Henle, Kolliker, Virchow, Helmholtz and Brucke. Dictionary of Scientific Biography, IX, p. 567; Eimas, Heirs of Hippocrates, 1631; Garrison & Morton, 1456; Hirsch-Hübotter, IV, p. 285; Horblit 76; Waller 6733.

The Rose Almanack. Souvenir for 1860

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Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques

Title: The Rose Almanack. Souvenir for 1860
Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: London: Rock Brothers & Payne, 1859. First printing. NA. Fine. Highly unusual paper fold almanac, shaped when open like a snowflake -- and meant to suggest a rose, obviously. Closing to two shaped panels, loosely approximating triangles, with chromolithograph images of roses. Scarce -- we were unable to locate any other copies of this one, and also more broadly, we are unaware of other such origami-like almanacs. We often enough see such paper as souvenirs for cities, bearing titles such as "The Washington Rose", with views of the city's landmarks on the petals, but not this variant with petals representing the months of the year. Open, 24 cm across (at widest). Closes to 12 cm tall, 7.5 cm wide at widest. Printing on both sides, with two panels with the color chromo, twelve for the months, and two devoted to the seasons. For each month, there is a pretty lithographed vignette of children engaged in some activity might commonly be associated with the particular time of year. In Jaunary we see the children huddled by a fire as they warm their hands. For February a juvenile seraph is blowing a horn to announce Valentine's Day. In March the children are resisting strong winds, and April shows them under an umbrella. And so it goes, with scenes of croquet, hunting, orchard picking, harvesting and other things for the following months. Each month, under the vignette, has a table of days with snippets of information about some of the days, as the norm for almanacs -- a feature that is most basic to an almanac. The two panels covering the seasons have two vignettes each, meaning there is a vignette for each of the four seasons. Included with the folding and shaped almanac is the original envelope which has extremely elaborate rococo decoration resembling intricate lace-work, with raised tracery, and many tiny needle-sized holes such as characterizes fine linen. The envelope, besides the title on its front, has four lines of verse.

Framed Two Photographs of a Cute Staffordshire Terrier, One with an Equine Friend, One, Wearing a Straw Party Hat while Sitting Upright

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Title: Framed Two Photographs of a Cute Staffordshire Terrier, One with an Equine Friend, One, Wearing a Straw Party Hat while Sitting Upright
Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: San Diego, California, probably, 1920. Oak Frame. Near Fine. Staffordshire terriers, whatever your view of them on the street, are not all bad -- far from it -- as these photos capture some of their winsome personality and performative cuteness. Obedience, seriousness, sobriety, are exuded by the dog as he sits upright in his goofy hat. In the other, standing on a tack trunk in a horse barn, the same dog is but a few inches from a horse whose head is jutting out of the stall door window. We aren't sure whether the dog is exhibiting curiosity or affection for a horse he has long known. It doesn't matter -- the dog's intentions are clearly pacific and wholesome. N.d., circa 1920. The oak frame is 36 by 31 cm. The two photos are matted, with the visible portion, or matting window. The top photo is a vertical 12.5 by 7.5, the bottom photo, in the horse barn, 11 by 16 cm. By the tack trunk of the lower photo is blindstamped in small letters Harold J. Taylor, Coronado. Coronado is a resort attached to San Diego. We haven't been able to pinpoint who Taylor was, but we assume he was the dog's master. We think the photos are from the 1920s, but can certainly safely pronounce them mid-20th Century. The frame has minor wear.

AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED, 7 MAY 1815, AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS by [Chase, Jeremiah]

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Title: AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED, 7 MAY 1815, AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS
Author: [Chase, Jeremiah]
Seller: David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description: Folio sheet, folded to [4]pp, all in manuscript. Docketed on page [4]: "Petition of Lawson Clark of Montgomery County. Presented by Archibald Van Horn. Recorded 5 June 1815." The first two pages, plus two lines on the third page, consist of Clark's Petition. Page [3] is Judge Chase's Opinion, signed and written in his hand May 7, 1815. Very Good. Jeremiah Chase was a prominent Maryland jurist, though not as famous [or notorious] as his Federalist cousin, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase. Jeremiah was an author of Maryland's 1776 Constitution, a delegate to the Continental Congress, Mayor of Annapolis, and a Federalist. Here he responds to the petition of Lawson Clark, the surety on William Ward's bond. "A presentment was found against William Ward for setting up & playing at a table called a Faro Table... Process was issued and continued against said Ward until March Term of said court in the year 1814 when the said William Ward was arrested." After he was arrested, Ward was incarcerated until Lawson Clark "was prevailed upon" to post Ward's $200 bond guaranteeing his appearance at trial. However, when the case was called for trial neither Ward nor any witnesses against him appeared. The court forfeited Clark's bond and Lawson Clark thus lost his money. Clark argues that "Ward could not have been convicted as no witness appeared against him." Having a "wife and six small children with but an inconsiderable estate," Clark pleads for a return of his $200. Justice Chase does the right thing: he tells the Governor, to whom the bond had been forfeited, that "the Facts stated in this petition appear to be supported" by the evidence... I recommend a Remission of the Forfeiture, of the Recognizance of Lawson Clark as no witnesses appeared on the part of the State.

COMPLETE WORKS OF THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES by BEDDOES,Thomas Lovell

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Title: COMPLETE WORKS OF THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES
Author: BEDDOES,Thomas Lovell
Seller: Boston Book Company (United States)
Description: 1928. BEDDOES, Thomas Lovell. COMPLETE WORKS OF THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES. London: The Fanfrolico Press, 1928. Two volumes complete. Limited edition of 750 of which this is number 17. 8vo. 590pp. One- quarter black cloth with decorated cloth covered boards. Tan title label ruled and lettered in black to spine. Writings of the early 19th century poet, dramatist and physician who was obsessed with death and committed suicide at age 45. Edited by Sir Edmund Gosse. One work, "Death's Jest Book", IS decorated with illustrations from Hans Holbien's "Dance of Death". Edges untrimmed with some pages unopened. Offsetting to endpapers and verso of half-title of vol. 1 from frontis. Else a fine copy.

Germinal by Zola, Emile

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Title: Germinal
Author: Zola, Emile
Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Heritage Press, 1942. Very Good. Zola, Emile. Germinal. New Y ork: Heritage Press, 1942. 374pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with slipcase.

Under the Midnight Sun by Zobell Jr, Albert L.

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Title: Under the Midnight Sun
Author: Zobell Jr, Albert L.
Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Deseret Book, 1950. Very Good. Zobell Jr, Albert L.. Under the Midnight Sun. SLC: Deseret Book, 1950. 197pp. Indexed. 8vo. Navy cloth. Book condition: Very good with rubbed and lightly bumped covers. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with bumped, chipped, torn and rubbed edges. Faded spine.

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Ice Age 2: The Movie Novel by Zoehfeld, Katherine Weidner

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Title: Ice Age 2: The Movie Novel
Author: Zoehfeld, Katherine Weidner
Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN: 9780060839741
Condition: Good
Description: Harper Collins, 2006. Good. Zoehfeld, Katherine Weidner. Ice Age 2: The Movie Novel. New York: Harper Collins, 2006. 109pp. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Good with bumped edges..

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