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Two Lucky People: Memoirs
by Milton Friedman; Rose D. Friedman
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- Used - Very Good
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- Near Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1998
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- Hardcover
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- 9780226264141
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1998. Book. Illus. by With Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Signed 1st edition. Clean, bright, tight, and square; in a very good dust jacket. In Two Lucky People, Rose and Milton Friedman provide a memorable and lively account of their lives, the people they knew, and the work they… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Professional Inscribed by Lyndon Johnson
by William S. White
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- Used - Good
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1964
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- Hardcover
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$750.00
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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1964. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed By Munro Leaf. 1st Edition. First edition, 4th printing. Inscribed by LBJ to a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in August,1964. Laid into the book is a TLS from the chairman of the DNC relating that he asked the President to personally inscribe this copy. Excellent condition overall. … Read more about this item Item Price
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My Husband Jimmie Rodgers
by Mrs. Jimmie (Carrie) Rodgers
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- Used - Good
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- Dust Jacket Included
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- 1st Edition
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- 1935
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- Hardcover
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$2,000.00
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San Antonio, TX: Southern Literary Institute, 1935. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1st edition. Scarce- 1935 San Antonio, TX imprint. A rare book with a rare autograph and inscription of Carrie Rodgers. Mississippi is home to the blues, birthplace of Elvis Presley -first star of rock n' roll, and home to Jimmie Rodgers "The… Read more about this item Item Price
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This is Herman Cain
by Herman Cain
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Edition
- Limited Edition
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- 2011
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- Hardcover
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- 9781451666137
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$40.00
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New York: Threshold Editions, 2011. Book. Illus. by With Photos. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾. The book describes Cain's story while exploring various issues from poverty and wealth, the segregated South, his wife Gloria, and his battles with cancer. Cain talks about business experience with Coca-Cola Co., Pillsbury, Burger King, and Godfather's Pizza. Cain… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Don Hopkins Story - Enid, Oklahoma 1930s - 1958
by Rural America in Photographs & Mementos
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- Used - Good
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- Hardcover
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$150.00
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Photographic Image. Good. Hardcover. 1930s-1958. PHOTO & SCRAPBOOK ALBUM-- Rural America and 'The Don Hopkins Story'. 50 pp. 12"x 14.5". 'A boy's life' and rural Oklahoma in 1930s-50s-- the 'circle of life' in snapshots & mementos. The life of an American boy to manhood - from youth to high school, service in the Air Force, marriage and the birth… Read more about this item Item Price
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Summing Up
by Yitzhak Shamir
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1994
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- Hardcover
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$200.00
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Boston … Read more about this item Item Price
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Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music (Music in American Life)
by Dr. Ralph STANLEY [signed], John Wright
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- Used - Very Good
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- Dust Jacket Included
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- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1993
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- Hardcover
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- 9780252020247
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IL: University of Illinois Press, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Ralph Edmund Stanley (1927 - 2016), also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley, was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. Stanley began playing music in 1946, originally with his brother Carter as part of The Stanley Brothers, and most often as the leader… Read more about this item Item Price
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Drudge Manifesto
by Matt Drudge - Inscribed, 1st Edition
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 2000
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- Hardcover
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NY: New American Library, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 2000, 1st Edition. Matt Drudge signed, inscribed the book. 'The Drudge Manifesto' features a transcript of the Q & A session held June, 1998 in Washington, DC's National Press Club. The book lays out Drudge's raison d'être; his stream-of-consciousness writing describes how he got his… Read more about this item Item Price
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Confessions of a Guidette
by Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi
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- As New
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- 2011
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781451657111
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$65.00
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 2011. Book. Illus. by With Photos. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾. Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has a lifestyle most guidettes dream about. But can she help it if she was born to love fake tans and juiceheads? In this must-have guide to being a guidette, America's favorite pint-sized princess… Read more about this item Item Price
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Adventures of a Novelist
by Atherton, Gertrude
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1932
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- Hardcover
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$135.00
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New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1932. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Gertrude Atherton. 8vo - over 7¾. Gertrude Atherton was an American author. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California.She wrote many best sellers 1920s -1930s In addition to novels, she wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues… Read more about this item Item Price
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Country Gentleman
by Chet ATKINS [inscribed]
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- 1974
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780809290512
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$175.00
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Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1974. Book. Illus. by With Photos. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Item Price
$175.00
Letters Of Eugenie De Guerin
by Eugenie De GUERIN & G.S. Trebutien [ed]
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1866
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- Hardcover
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$60.00
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London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1866. Book. Very Good. Half-Leather. Binding by Arthur Colley. 1/2 blue morocco / gilt. Top edge gilt; . Marbled endpapers. Item Price
$60.00
Religio Medici
by Browne, Sir Thomas
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- Used - Very Good
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- Hardcover
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$25.00
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New York: Brentano's Book. Very Good. Half-Leather. 1/2 leather & gilt. TEG. Bound by Stikeman for Scribner's. Item Price
$25.00
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Seligman Solomon Society - Alumni of the Hebrew Orphan Society
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1st Edition
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- 1937
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- Hardcover
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$25.00
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New York, 1937. Book. Illus. by with Photos. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Faux blindstamped leather; gilt. 'Fiftieth Anniversary 1887-1937'. 1/4" loss to the top of the spine.. Item Price
$25.00
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The View from Eighty
by Malcolm COWLEY [signed]
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1980
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- Hardcover
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- 9780670746149
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$30.00
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New York: Viking Press, 1980. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Malcolm Cowley. Inscribed by Malcolm Cowley. Item Price
$30.00
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Private Correspondence of William Cowper - 1st American Edition
by William COWPER Esq.
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1824
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- Hardcover
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$90.00
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Philadelphia: E.Littell, A. Small... et al., 1824. Book. Good. Hardcover. Published in Philadelphia in 1824, the 1st American edition. William Cowper was one of the most popular poets of his time. Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Rails Under My Back
by Jeffery Renard Allen
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket
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- 2000
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- Paperback
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- 9780156014151
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$19.99
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San Diago: Harcourt Inc., 2000. Book. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. Item Price
$19.99
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Leaving Home
by Buchwald, Art
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- 1993
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- Hardcover
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$15.00
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). SIGNED bookplate on half title.. Item Price
$15.00
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The Maiden & Married Life of Mary Powell
by Mary POWELL
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1830
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- Hardcover
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$45.00
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NY: M.W. Dodd, 1830. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Published 1850. 12mo. Brown, beveled covers/ gilt. Pencil Inscription Dated 1867. The purported diary of John Milton's first wife , written in pseudo-Jacobean style, of their first 3 years of marriage, 1643-46.. Item Price
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