Signed American First Edition (43 results)

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First edition of General John Pope: A Life For The Nation, signed by American historian Peter Cozzens. (illustrator). 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. 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.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. No Apology: The Case For American Greatness, a first edition, signed by Mitt Romney. (illustrator). 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. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First edition of My American Journey, signed by Secretary of State Colin Powell. (illustrator). 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. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First edition of Superfortress: The B-29 and American Air Power by General Curtis E. LeMay, signed by the pilot of the Enola Gay, Paul Tibbets and his radio operator. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xvi, 222pp. Gray hardcover, blue cloth spine, title in silver. The first printing, with a full number line on copyright page. In the publisher's dust jacket, $18.95 retail price on the front flap, a fine example. This copy is signed on the half title: "Paul Tibbets / Pilot B29 / Enola Gay" and "R.H. Nelson / Radio / Enola Gay / Aug 6, 1945." Brigadier General Paul W. Tibbets Jr. (1915-2007) commanded the B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay," which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. He is featured numerous times in this book by General LeMay. Signed.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. The first paperback edition of The Truths We Hold: An American Journey, signed by Vice President Kamala Harris. (illustrator). 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. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First edition of American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History signed by Chris Kyle. From the library of fellow Texan, George P. Bush. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [xi], [3], 381pp. Blue hardcover, title stamped in gilt on spine. Stated "First Edition" with a full number line on copyright page. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, $26.99 retail price on front flap, light shelf wear, a near fine example. This copy is from the library of George P. Bush, with an inscription from a friend on the half title: "George P., After reading this book, I'll bet you'll agree that the title should be 'American Badass.' Best, Aaron." Additionally signed by Chris Kyle on the title page. George P. Bush is the son of Jeb Bush and grandson of President George H.W. Bush. He is an attorney, former Navy Reserve officer, and Republican politician from Texas. He served as the Texas Land Commissioner from 2015 to 2023. A graduate of Rice University and the University of Texas School of Law, he worked in private law practice before entering politics. Bush served in Afghanistan for 8 months as a Naval Reserve Officer, from 2010-2011. He left the reserve in 2017 with the rank of lieutenant. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First edition, first printing of An American Life, signed and dated by President Ronald Reagan. (illustrator). 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.". Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First edition of An American Life, the autobiography of President Ronald Reagan, signed on the Reagan Library bookplate. (illustrator). 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.". Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. From the Reagan Presidential Library, the first edition of An American Life, signed by President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan. (illustrator). 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. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Signed first American edition of The Black Snow: A Novel by Paul Lynch. (illustrator). 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Signed first edition of Quiet Street on American Privilege by Nick McDonell. (illustrator). 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. 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). 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. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Signed first American edition of Night Boat to Tangier: A Novel by Kevin Barry. (illustrator). 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.

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. The first American edition of Tales of the Labrador, signed by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell. (illustrator). 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. Signed.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. The signed first edition of Wild America: A Collection of Drawings and Paintings of North American Wildlife by James L. Lockhart. (illustrator). 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. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. The signed first edition of The American Spirit, speeches by David McCullough. (illustrator). 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. Signed.

Cloth. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition of Mondale: Portrait of an American Politician by Findlay Lewis, signed by Vice President Walter Mondale. (illustrator). 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 on the front flap, light shelf wear. Signed on the title page by Walter Mondale. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Signed first American edition of H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald. (illustrator). 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Signed by George Takei, the first edition of My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story, illustrated by Michelle Lee. (illustrator). 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.

Original wraps. Condition: Near fine. 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). 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.

Cloth. Condition: Very good. Signed first edition of Sixty Years of American Life by Everett P. Wheeler. (illustrator). 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Signed first edition of The Way Forward: Renewing the American Idea by Paul Ryan. (illustrator). 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. The first American edition, first printing of Cleaned Out, signed by Annie Ernaux on a bookplate. (illustrator). 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. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Signed first American edition of The Secret Pilgrim by John le Carré. (illustrator). 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.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Signed first edition of American Agenda by President Jimmy Carter. (illustrator). 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Signed first edition of Walking on Water: Black American Lives at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century by Randall Kenan. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xii, 670pp. Black hardcover, title in gilt on spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, appears unread. In the publisher's dust jacket, $30.00 retail price on front flap, fine condition. Signed by Randall Kenan on the title page. Signed.

Rushdie, Salman GRIMUS [Signed] Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press, 1979. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 318 pages. In Good plus condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Blue spine with orange and white lettering. Dust ja (illustrator). Bound in finely woven black cloth and stamped along the spine in gilt lettering. With a faint touch of dust foxing to the top edges. Clean and tight throughout; virtually unread. In a pictorial dust jacket which is in near-finde condition with the price of $10.95. And a tiny closed tear at the top of the spine. And with the Ursula Le Guin blurb on the front panel. Signed by Rushdie on the title page. A collectible copy, signed.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. The first American edition of The Type VII U-Boat by David Westwood, signed by U-Boat Commander Ernst Schmidt. (illustrator). First American Edition, 1st Printing. Octavo, 95pp. Gray hardcover, title in gilt on spine. Faint sunning to panel edges. No additional printings noted. In the publisher's dust jacket, closed tear along edges of the front flap, light shelf wear, a near fine example. This copy is signed on the half title by U-Boat Commander Ernst Schmidt and another member of the Kriegsmarine. Signed.

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. The first edition of Farewell To The Chief: Former Presidents in American Public Life, signed by former President Gerald R. Ford. (illustrator). First Edition. Octavo, xvi, [2], 200pp. Beige cloth. No additional printings noted. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket. Signed by President Gerald R. Ford on the front free endpaper. President Ford wrote the afterword for this book. Signed.