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You Only Live Twice (Presentation copy) by Fleming, Ian

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books

Title: You Only Live Twice (Presentation copy)
Author: Fleming, Ian
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. First edition. Fine/Near Fine. First impression, first state (the copyright page giving "First Published 1964" rather than "First Published March 1964"), presentation copy to Cyril Connolly, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To 'Great Ox' Connolly-san, from 'Butterfly' Fleming-san". This is one of eighteen known presentation copies recorded by Gilbert "from the early bound stock." Fleming had first met Connolly at Eton. They met again in Kitzbühel in Austria during 1938, when "Connolly arrived in town in pursuit of a woman...who turned out to be Ian's first girlfriend" (Lycett, p. 92). Over subsequent years, Fleming "had grown to like Connolly - one of his few journalistic colleagues of whom that could be said - and had played a part in confirming his appointment to the Sunday Times's panel of regular book reviewers" (Lycett, p. 224). In 1952 Connolly wrote The Missing Diplomats, concerning the Cambridge spy ring, and this was published by Fleming's Queen Anne Press. Connolly was also responsible for a spoof short story, first published in the London Magazine in 1963 entitled "Bond Strikes Camp." The story "lampooned the duplicitous, often sexually ambivalent world of espionage...while giving voice to the often quietly held view that, for all his apparent machismo, Bond was actually rather camp" (Lycett, p. 416). Connolly's use of the Bond character had, in a break from usual practice, been specifically permitted by Fleming. The inscription includes Fleming's use of the Japanese honorary title "san," used as a mark of respect as in the novel (Tiger Tanaka, the head of the Japanese Secret Service, refers to 007 throughout as "Bondo-san"). A Fine copy in a Near Fine jacket. Octavo. Original black boards (Gilbert's binding A), spine lettered in silver, Japanese lettering on front cover in gilt, patterned endpapers. With the dust jacket. Housed in a custom black full morocco folding box. Tiny spots of rubbing to extremities of boards; jacket unclipped, spine slightly toned, else sharp. You Only Live Twice was the final Bond book published during the lifetime of Fleming, who died later that year. It is the final volume in the "Blofeld trilogy" and was based on Japanese material which Fleming gathered during his five-week foreign jaunt for the Sunday Times. The novel is titled after a poem by Basho: "You only live twice: / Once when you are born, / And once when you look death in the face" (p. 7). The film adaptation was released three years later, starring Sean Connery, and with the screenplay written by Roald Dahl. Gilbert A12a (1.2). Andrew Lycett, Ian Fleming, 1995. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.

Old Ship Figure-Heads and Sterns by Laughton, L. G. Carr

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Title: Old Ship Figure-Heads and Sterns
Author: Laughton, L. G. Carr
Seller: Thorn Books (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: London: Halton & Truscott Smith Ltd, 1925. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Folio. 281,(1) pp. Fifty one plates, 7 are in color and mounted, the rest in black and white. In addition, there are numerous in-text illustrations and diagrams. Finely printed on handmade paper. Half-morocco binding, the spine in six compartments with gilt titles, decorated paper boards. One of 100 numbered copies; this is number 65. Neat ownership name on the front pastedown dated 1942. A fine copy in the publisher's drab slipcase which shows moderate wear. .

Roly Poly Pets

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Title: Roly Poly Pets
Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Charles E. Graham & Co. Card. Very Good. Scarce, with no copies located on OCLC FirstSearch. 25 cm tall, Lower round ball part has a diameter of 16 cm. Unpaginated, eight leaves, with illustrations on rectos, text on facing versos. The book proper eccentrically opens from the back vertically. It is, though, the exterior "toy" that is of greatest interest. The lower ball has a weight inside the front cover that enables the "ball" to rock back and forth like a traditional roly poly, with the horse above rocking in tandem. The cover has been repaired where it once cracked by the horse's withers, and another crack line, this one inevitable, runs just above the ball where effectively the book is hinged.

Master Henry's Visit at Mrs Green's and his return by Mary Martha Sherwood

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Title: Master Henry's Visit at Mrs Green's and his return
Author: Mary Martha Sherwood
Seller: Eclectibles (United States)
Description: Merriam & Moore, 1851. 24 pp. wrapper with 9 illustrations. This book tells part of a abridged version of Mary Martha Sherwood's History of Henry Milner. The story is broken up in to two sections, the visit and the return. The cover is pink with a very small section missing on the bottom left. The back cover is an advert for the series "Milner Toys." It lists all six books in the series, this book is number four. There is also some general toning. Measures 6" x 4

1944-1945 – Two letters from a wounded World War II soldier who would go on to serve with distinction in the House of Representatives until he self-destructed overnight by drunkenly defending a dancer’s honor in a Florida strip club by J. Herbert Burke

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Title: 1944-1945 – Two letters from a wounded World War II soldier who would go on to serve with distinction in the House of Representatives until he self-destructed overnight by drunkenly defending a dancer’s honor in a Florida strip club
Author: J. Herbert Burke
Seller: Kurt A. Sanftleben (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: France and Germany, 1945. Envelope or Cover. Very good. These two letters were sent to a friend back home by J. Herbert Burke, an army officer assigned to the 90th Division who had landed in Normandy been wounded during the breakout through the German defenses at Saint-Lo based upon the content in one of them. As a result, Burke received a Bronze Star and Purple Heart medal. Both are in nice shape. The earlier letter, dated 31 August 1944, is a photographic V-Mail message bearing a U.S. Postal Service No. 3 machine postmark. It was written while Burke was still recovering in the hospital; the other, a regular letter, was written a year later while he was waiting to return to the States. They read in part: “Come June . . . I found myself in France and with a grandstand seat for the big show. Life became one of existence . . . and it was pretty rough. Mostly our homes were foxholes rain or shine but it rains almost constantly. War is no picnic Bill. It’s hard, cruel and anything but pleasant. I had many experiences and more than once found that a prayer brought far more comfort than a rifle, but both are good to have at hand. . .. Finally my luck gave out although under the circumstances I consider myself very lucky. The result being a comfortable and the quiet cleanliness of a hospital. I’ve been here three weeks now and I’m getting on fine. . ..” . Upon his return, Burke, a law school graduate, began his practice in Chicago. However, soon moved to Florida and became a prominent member of the state’s Republican party. He was elected to Congress in 1966 and became a productive but low-key representative. That all changed in the early morning hours of 27 May 1978 at the Centerfold Bar in Dania, Florida, a girly club that featured naked go-go dancers. Burke, a strip club aficionado, who had more than his share to drink, took offense when another patron rushed the stage and grabbed one of the dancers. A fight ensued, police arrived, and Burke was arrested for disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest. Making matters worse, he concocted a story about attempting to thwart a drug deal and then tried to intimidate the arresting officers. Not satisfied, he also accused the police of abusing and molesting him while refusing to allow him to contact a lawyer. By the time Burke sobered up the next day, his career was over. Despite being convicted, Burke ran for re-election but was defeated in an overwhelming landslide, after which he retired from politics. His tale was fictionalized as Strip Tease, by Carl Hiaasen, and later turned into a big-budget flop of a film, Striptease, starring Burt Reynolds and Demi Moore. .

ACCENT ON AMERICA by Armitage, Merle. (Lancelot, Milton)

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Title: ACCENT ON AMERICA
Author: Armitage, Merle. (Lancelot, Milton)
Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: NY: E. Weyhe, 1944. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited to 1675 copies. Black cloth, stamped red titles and eagle design. Lacking dustjacket, spine faded. Illustrated with a series of woodcuts of eagles by book designer Armitage. Inscribed by Armitage to Milton Lancelot, author and authority on WWI aircraft on the dedication page: "For Milton Lancelot/ good colaborator/ and good friend! / Merle Armitage" (suggesting Lancelot advised on the WWI historical section of Armitage's book).

A Bibliography of American Sporting Books, 1926-1985 SIGNED LIMITED EDITION by Biscotti, M.L.; Hill, Gene (Foreward); Rice, John (Artist)

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Title: A Bibliography of American Sporting Books, 1926-1985 SIGNED LIMITED EDITION
Author: Biscotti, M.L.; Hill, Gene (Foreward); Rice, John (Artist)
Seller: Underground Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9781886967069
Condition: Good
Description: Far Hills, NJ: Meadow Run Press, 1997. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author and the artist to title page and underneath illustration across from title page respectively. 9 1/4" X 6 1/2". ix, 573pp. Mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of red cloth over boards. Toning and dust-spotting to edges of text block. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. Gentle rubbing and faint toning to edges of slipcase. Published with the approval of The Boone and Crockett Club. This is one of one thousand copies of A Bibliography of American Sporting Books published by Meadow Run Press in the fall of 1997. ABOUT THIS BOOK: From its founding at the residence of Theodore Roosevelt in 1887, one of the primary goals of the Boone and Crockett Club has been to disseminate information about wilderness areas and the wild game that inhabits those spaces. Through their own publications, and very selectively through approved works of other publishers, the Boone and Crockett Club has and continues to realize the vision of its founders, here most recently with A Bibliography of American Sporting Books by M. L. Biscotti. We are very proud to say that this is only the sixth book so approved during the entire one hundred and ten year history of the club. Sharing its title with the pioneering work by John C. Phillips, also a Boone and Crockett Club approved book, A Bibliography of American Sporting Books continues the work of its predecessor in compiling all the important sporting books published in America from 1926 to 1985. The focus is clearly on birds and mammals with angling works appearing tangentially. This is a work of great importance as now the reading sportsman as well as researchers have an invaluable and essential resource. Arranged alphabetically by author, the book is completely indexed by title as well which facilitates easy and rapid use as a quick reference and provides the framework for more leisurely investigation into general subjects, authors and titles. The author is widely considered an authority on the bibliographic aspects of sporting books and a more thorough, accurate and complete examination of this subject is unimaginable. This is the author s magnum opus and we are thrilled to be part of it. This book will be the standard reference for many years to come.(Publisher).

Internment by Ahmed, Samira

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Title: Internment
Author: Ahmed, Samira
Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780316522694
Condition: Very good
Description: New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2019. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. 387pp. Very good hardback in a very good dust jacket.

The Stars Above Us or The Conquest of Superstition . . . Translated by W. H. Johnston. by ZINNER, Ernst.

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Title: The Stars Above Us or The Conquest of Superstition . . . Translated by W. H. Johnston.
Author: ZINNER, Ernst.
Seller: Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
Description: New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1957., 1957. First English edition. 8vo. xiv, 141 pp. 15 plates, 25 figs., bibliog., index. Blue cloth, top edge inked; red ink underlining to title. Bookplate. Very good.

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