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	CLARKE, GERALD. Capote: A Biography. NY. Simon & Schuster. 1988. First Edition. With complete number line on the copyright page Signed/Presentation to publisher's rep: "To Saul Gilman, with all best wishes, Gerald Clarke. May 4, 1988." NF/NF in green cloth spine with silver stamping and grey paper-covered boards. In a fine jacket with a photo of an enignatic capote on the front panel, USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4300] Book number: 3373 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	AEROSMITH WITH STEPHEN DAVIS. Walk This Way:The Autobiography of Aerosmith. NY. Avon Books. 1997. First Edition. Specially signed by all five scintillating musicians on the front endpaper. F/F in black paper-covered spine stamped in gold; with gray paper-covered boards with the Aerosmith motif on the front in black. Remainder stripe on the bottom edge. In a superb dustjacket, virtually as new. USD 350.00 [Appr.: EURO 232.25 \| £UK 211.25 \| JP¥ 30098] Book number: 2294 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	FOWLER, GENE. Schnozzola. The Story of Jimmy Durante. NY. Viking Press. 1951. First Edition. "Published by the Viking Press in September 1951. Several pages of delightful photos of Durrante, family, and friends before the text. NF/VG+ in finely-woven red cloth spine stamped brightly in brown on the spine and front yellow paper-covered boards. In a clean, crisp dustjacket with the lightest of chipping to the top and bottom of the spine. Little soiling to the rear panel. Lovely copy. USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75 \| £UK 45.25 \| JP¥ 6450] Book number: 3348 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	JOHNSTON, ALVA. The Case of Erle Stanley Gardner. NY. William Morrow & Company. 1947. First Edition. With "Published February, 1907" on the copyright page. With many photographs of Gardner and a bibliography of his works. "The first biography of the biggest selling mystery writer in the world today, 'the king of the mystery field,' and 'the people's choice for America's greatest living writer!'" VG+/VG in finely woven brown cloth stamped brightly in black on the front boards and the spine. Very crisp and clean. No names. In a price-clipped dustjacket which is edge-rubbed and lightly chipped at the extremities. Front panel features a photograph of Gardner lounging in a leather chair with his feet up next to his typewriter and dictaphone machine. With 3 tiny strips of tape on the verso of the jacket. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4300] Book number: 3891 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	(KIPLING) VAN DE WATER, FREDERIC. Rudyard Kipling's Vermont Feud. Weston, VT. Countryman Press. 1937. First Edition. With drawings by Bernadine Custer. Signed/Limited edition: #457/700 cc signed by Van de Water and Custer. VG- in white cloth-covered boards with circular cameo in gilt with title on front boards. USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.5 \| £UK 60.5 \| JP¥ 8599] Book number: 1483 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	COMPILED AND EDITED BY JILL KREMENTZ. Happy Birthday, Kurt Vonnegut. A Festschrift for Kurt Vonnegut on his sixtieth birthday. NY. Delacorte Press. 1982. First Edition (Stated "First Printing" on copyright page). This is the special signed/limited edition: #210/500 copies. With wonderful photographs of Vonnegut and his author friends and tributes from Updike, Irving, Irwin Shaw,Kosinski, Mailer, Tyler, and a host of others. VG+/VG+ in woven reddish linen cloth;a.e.g. internally very clean and tight. The gilt lettering on the spine is quite bright. In a slipcase of matching linen cloth with Vonnegut's pyrotechnic signature blazing on the front of the slipcase which is a little dusty and has a couple of threads trying to work free. USD 300.00 [Appr.: EURO 199 \| £UK 181 \| JP¥ 25798] Book number: 2826 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	LOWELL, AMY. John Keats. Two Volumes. Boston and New York. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1925. First Edition. With 1925 on the title and copyright pages. With numerous full-page illustrations and photographs. With a frontispiece of "Life Mask of Keats" in Vol. 1 and a pencil drawing of Keats by Charles Brown in Vol 2, printed on heavy stock. Signed/ Presentation in ink: "Katharine and Stanley, with a great deal of love, from Amy Lowell. 1925." VG+ Two volumes in finely woven red cloth stamped brightly in gilt on the spines. Internally very clean and tight with creamy white paper. With a touch of foxing to the borders of a few plates. One corner bumped. A handsome set. USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 99.5 \| £UK 90.5 \| JP¥ 12899] Book number: 3790 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. The Happy Warrior: Alfred E. Smith. Boston and NY. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1928. First Edition. A living portrait of Smith by an intimate friend. Here is the real Al Smith as seen by the man who placed him in nomination for the Presidency. A study of a public servant. NF/VG+ in finely-woven black cloth with orange paste-down label running from the center of the front panel to the center of the rear boards. Crisp and clean and tight. In an orange dustjacket chipped in scalloped fashion on the rear panel and lightly nicked on the front panel. With a 1" closed tear at the top left-hand corner of the front panel. USD 350.00 [Appr.: EURO 232.25 \| £UK 211.25 \| JP¥ 30098] Book number: 2295 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. On Our Way. NY. John Day Co. 1934. First Edition. First issue with "Party" for "Property" on p. x. VG/VG- in woven blue cloth stamped in faded gold on spine and front boards. With puckering to spine and wear to the top and bottom edges. Internally very clean and tight. In a VG- dustjacket with heavy chipping at the top of the spine, a 2 1/2" closed tear along the bottom edge near the spine of the front panel, and a very handsome artistic rendering of FDR on the rear panel. D/J worn through at corners. Original price of "$2.50" intact. USD 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 166 \| £UK 151 \| JP¥ 21499] Book number: 2296 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	TOLSTOY, COUNT ILYA. Reminiscences of Tolstoy by his son. NY. Century Co. 1914. First Edition. Illustrated with numerous photographs. Inscribed by Count Ilya Tolstoy: "To Mrs. F.W. Ter-Meulen with most sincere wishes/ Count Ilya Tolstoy / December, 1924." VG in brick-red cloth with black lettering and designs on front boards and spine. Frayed at top and bottom of spine. USD 500.00 [Appr.: EURO 331.75 \| £UK 301.75 \| JP¥ 42997] Book number: 1396 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	WAGONER, JEAN BROWN. Jane Addams: Little Lame Girl. NY. The Bobbs-Merrill Company. 1944. First Edition. No. 31 in the Childhood of Famous Americans Series. NF/NF in bright orange woven cloth stamped in blackon the front boards and the spine. In a colorful dustjacket printed in orange, green, and black. With the original price of $1.95 on the inside flap of the jacket.Very scarce in dustjacket and this pristine condition. USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 99.5 \| £UK 90.5 \| JP¥ 12899] Book number: 3315 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	WEIL, ANN. Betsy Ross: Girl of Old Philadelphia. Indianapolis. The Bobbs-Merrill Company. 1954. First Edition. No.78 in the Childhood of Famous Americans Series. NF/NF in bright orange woven cloth stamped in blackon the front boards and the spine. In a colorful dustjacket printed in orange, green, and black. Clipped at the bottom of the inside flap where the price should be, leaving only the top of a dollar sign. Very scarce in dustjacket and this pristine condition. USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.5 \| £UK 60.5 \| JP¥ 8599] Book number: 3316 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	WHITE, WILLIAM S. The Professional: Lyndon B. Johnson. Boston. Houghton, Mifflin Co. 1964. Stated Fourth Printing. Presentation/Inscription : "To Jack Kidd--with best wishes, Lyndon Johnson." on the half title page. Laid in is a letter from John M. Bailey, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, dated June 12, 1964, addressed to a fellow delegate and recommending the book which he has had the "President personally autograph this copy for you." Signed John M. Bailey. A VG+/VG- copy in red woven cloth stamped in gilt and black; very tight, clean, and bright. In a worn and scuffed dustjacket featuring black and white photos of Johnson, on the front panel; and William White on the rear flap. With some closed tears and light outlines of exposure to water along the folds and verso of the jacket. USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 99.5 \| £UK 90.5 \| JP¥ 12899] Book number: 2891 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.

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	CLARKE, GERALD. Capote: A Biography. NY. Simon & Schuster. 1988. First Edition. With complete number line on the copyright page Signed/Presentation to publisher's rep: "To Saul Gilman, with all best wishes, Gerald Clarke. May 4, 1988." NF/NF in green cloth spine with silver stamping and grey paper-covered boards. In a fine jacket with a photo of an enignatic capote on the front panel, USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4300] Book number: 3373 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	AEROSMITH WITH STEPHEN DAVIS. Walk This Way:The Autobiography of Aerosmith. NY. Avon Books. 1997. First Edition. Specially signed by all five scintillating musicians on the front endpaper. F/F in black paper-covered spine stamped in gold; with gray paper-covered boards with the Aerosmith motif on the front in black. Remainder stripe on the bottom edge. In a superb dustjacket, virtually as new. USD 350.00 [Appr.: EURO 232.25 \| £UK 211.25 \| JP¥ 30098] Book number: 2294 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	FOWLER, GENE. Schnozzola. The Story of Jimmy Durante. NY. Viking Press. 1951. First Edition. "Published by the Viking Press in September 1951. Several pages of delightful photos of Durrante, family, and friends before the text. NF/VG+ in finely-woven red cloth spine stamped brightly in brown on the spine and front yellow paper-covered boards. In a clean, crisp dustjacket with the lightest of chipping to the top and bottom of the spine. Little soiling to the rear panel. Lovely copy. USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75 \| £UK 45.25 \| JP¥ 6450] Book number: 3348 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	JOHNSTON, ALVA. The Case of Erle Stanley Gardner. NY. William Morrow & Company. 1947. First Edition. With "Published February, 1907" on the copyright page. With many photographs of Gardner and a bibliography of his works. "The first biography of the biggest selling mystery writer in the world today, 'the king of the mystery field,' and 'the people's choice for America's greatest living writer!'" VG+/VG in finely woven brown cloth stamped brightly in black on the front boards and the spine. Very crisp and clean. No names. In a price-clipped dustjacket which is edge-rubbed and lightly chipped at the extremities. Front panel features a photograph of Gardner lounging in a leather chair with his feet up next to his typewriter and dictaphone machine. With 3 tiny strips of tape on the verso of the jacket. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4300] Book number: 3891 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	(KIPLING) VAN DE WATER, FREDERIC. Rudyard Kipling's Vermont Feud. Weston, VT. Countryman Press. 1937. First Edition. With drawings by Bernadine Custer. Signed/Limited edition: #457/700 cc signed by Van de Water and Custer. VG- in white cloth-covered boards with circular cameo in gilt with title on front boards. USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.5 \| £UK 60.5 \| JP¥ 8599] Book number: 1483 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	COMPILED AND EDITED BY JILL KREMENTZ. Happy Birthday, Kurt Vonnegut. A Festschrift for Kurt Vonnegut on his sixtieth birthday. NY. Delacorte Press. 1982. First Edition (Stated "First Printing" on copyright page). This is the special signed/limited edition: #210/500 copies. With wonderful photographs of Vonnegut and his author friends and tributes from Updike, Irving, Irwin Shaw,Kosinski, Mailer, Tyler, and a host of others. VG+/VG+ in woven reddish linen cloth;a.e.g. internally very clean and tight. The gilt lettering on the spine is quite bright. In a slipcase of matching linen cloth with Vonnegut's pyrotechnic signature blazing on the front of the slipcase which is a little dusty and has a couple of threads trying to work free. USD 300.00 [Appr.: EURO 199 \| £UK 181 \| JP¥ 25798] Book number: 2826 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	LOWELL, AMY. John Keats. Two Volumes. Boston and New York. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1925. First Edition. With 1925 on the title and copyright pages. With numerous full-page illustrations and photographs. With a frontispiece of "Life Mask of Keats" in Vol. 1 and a pencil drawing of Keats by Charles Brown in Vol 2, printed on heavy stock. Signed/ Presentation in ink: "Katharine and Stanley, with a great deal of love, from Amy Lowell. 1925." VG+ Two volumes in finely woven red cloth stamped brightly in gilt on the spines. Internally very clean and tight with creamy white paper. With a touch of foxing to the borders of a few plates. One corner bumped. A handsome set. USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 99.5 \| £UK 90.5 \| JP¥ 12899] Book number: 3790 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. The Happy Warrior: Alfred E. Smith. Boston and NY. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1928. First Edition. A living portrait of Smith by an intimate friend. Here is the real Al Smith as seen by the man who placed him in nomination for the Presidency. A study of a public servant. NF/VG+ in finely-woven black cloth with orange paste-down label running from the center of the front panel to the center of the rear boards. Crisp and clean and tight. In an orange dustjacket chipped in scalloped fashion on the rear panel and lightly nicked on the front panel. With a 1" closed tear at the top left-hand corner of the front panel. USD 350.00 [Appr.: EURO 232.25 \| £UK 211.25 \| JP¥ 30098] Book number: 2295 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. On Our Way. NY. John Day Co. 1934. First Edition. First issue with "Party" for "Property" on p. x. VG/VG- in woven blue cloth stamped in faded gold on spine and front boards. With puckering to spine and wear to the top and bottom edges. Internally very clean and tight. In a VG- dustjacket with heavy chipping at the top of the spine, a 2 1/2" closed tear along the bottom edge near the spine of the front panel, and a very handsome artistic rendering of FDR on the rear panel. D/J worn through at corners. Original price of "$2.50" intact. USD 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 166 \| £UK 151 \| JP¥ 21499] Book number: 2296 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	TOLSTOY, COUNT ILYA. Reminiscences of Tolstoy by his son. NY. Century Co. 1914. First Edition. Illustrated with numerous photographs. Inscribed by Count Ilya Tolstoy: "To Mrs. F.W. Ter-Meulen with most sincere wishes/ Count Ilya Tolstoy / December, 1924." VG in brick-red cloth with black lettering and designs on front boards and spine. Frayed at top and bottom of spine. USD 500.00 [Appr.: EURO 331.75 \| £UK 301.75 \| JP¥ 42997] Book number: 1396 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	WAGONER, JEAN BROWN. Jane Addams: Little Lame Girl. NY. The Bobbs-Merrill Company. 1944. First Edition. No. 31 in the Childhood of Famous Americans Series. NF/NF in bright orange woven cloth stamped in blackon the front boards and the spine. In a colorful dustjacket printed in orange, green, and black. With the original price of $1.95 on the inside flap of the jacket.Very scarce in dustjacket and this pristine condition. USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 99.5 \| £UK 90.5 \| JP¥ 12899] Book number: 3315 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	WEIL, ANN. Betsy Ross: Girl of Old Philadelphia. Indianapolis. The Bobbs-Merrill Company. 1954. First Edition. No.78 in the Childhood of Famous Americans Series. NF/NF in bright orange woven cloth stamped in blackon the front boards and the spine. In a colorful dustjacket printed in orange, green, and black. Clipped at the bottom of the inside flap where the price should be, leaving only the top of a dollar sign. Very scarce in dustjacket and this pristine condition. USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.5 \| £UK 60.5 \| JP¥ 8599] Book number: 3316 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	WHITE, WILLIAM S. The Professional: Lyndon B. Johnson. Boston. Houghton, Mifflin Co. 1964. Stated Fourth Printing. Presentation/Inscription : "To Jack Kidd--with best wishes, Lyndon Johnson." on the half title page. Laid in is a letter from John M. Bailey, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, dated June 12, 1964, addressed to a fellow delegate and recommending the book which he has had the "President personally autograph this copy for you." Signed John M. Bailey. A VG+/VG- copy in red woven cloth stamped in gilt and black; very tight, clean, and bright. In a worn and scuffed dustjacket featuring black and white photos of Johnson, on the front panel; and William White on the rear flap. With some closed tears and light outlines of exposure to water along the folds and verso of the jacket. USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 99.5 \| £UK 90.5 \| JP¥ 12899] Book number: 2891 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.