New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Third printing. Hardcover. 205 pages. Features Cooke's look at: Charles Chaplin, H.L. Mencken, Humphrey Bogart, Adlai Stevenson, Bertrand russell, and Edward VIII. A tight near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with sunning to the spine and edges and with some other minor wear. Signed and warmly inscribed by Cooke on the front free endpaper in the year of publication. A nice association copy as the recipient was Lois Wille who was a two time Pulitzer Prize winning Chicago journalist. Item #166898 More

Price: $20.00

New York: Bloomsbury, 2003. First edition. Softcover. Advanced Reading Copy. A later novel from the author of "Generation X" and "Shampoo Planet." A fine copy in wrappers with publisher sheet laid in. Item #128627 More

Price: $20.00

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2003. First edition. A non-fiction account of a cover operation in Afghanistan. Made into a terrific movie with Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Julia Roberts. A very near fine copy in a very near fine first issue dust jacket. Item #103705 More

Price: $55.00

Chicago, IL: Chicago Historical Society, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. A comprehensive look at the history of objects made of metal from Chicago between 1844 to 1970. Includes numerous black and white illustrations by Walter W. Krutz. An about very good plus copy with some minor soiling to the boards and some slight bumping to the top corners. A very good reference work. Item #115544 More

Price: $45.00

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1904. Later printing. Hardcover. 228 pages. Includes numerous black and white images. A tight very good plus copy with a former owner signature to the front pastedown and some soiling to the cloth boards but otherwise a very nice copy. Item #126387 More

Price: $15.00

New York: Pantheon Books, 2004. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. First printing. Another fascinating book from this important writer. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Item #114363 More

Price: $10.00

New York: Harper & Row, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. An autobiographical work from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek."A near fine copy in a near fine price clipped dust jacket. Item #120318 More

Price: $15.00

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1989. Second printing. Hardcover. Foreword by Louise Erdrich. A near fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket with some sunning to and along the spine and some other minor wear. Signed and warmly inscribed by Dorris on the title page: "To Lois with kind regards and much appreciation Michael Dorris 1990." A nice association copy as the recipient was Lois Wille who was a two time Pulitzer Prize winning Chicago journalist. Item #166886 More

Price: $15.00

Corning, NY: Corning Incorporated, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. An illustrated look at the company Corning with numerous photographs. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. An attractive production. Much less common in the cloth edition. Item #109955 More

Price: $20.00

New York: Random House, 1972. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 304 pages. Number 185 from an edition of 300 specially bound copies with top edge gilt and silk bookmarker. A history of Israel from one it's more accomplished diplomats and scholars. Includes numerous black and white images. A tight close to near fine copy with a publisher "H" stamp to the front free endpaper and a small blue sticker affixed to the front pastedown in a fine acetate dust jacket and in a close to near fine slipcase with some minor wear and a small sticker shadow. Signed by Eban on the limitation page. Item #177191 More

Price: $100.00

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1986. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver. A collection of essays from the author of "The Name of the Rose." A near fine and tight copy with a remainder mark to the bottom edge in a very near fine dust jacket. Item #113188 More

Price: $12.50

United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Hardcover. 307 pages. A near fine clean and tight copy. No dust jacket. Item #165760 More

Price: $15.00

New York: Pantheon, 1994. First edition. Softcover. Advanced reading copy. A non-fiction book about the effects of a lightning strike to a woman. A very near fine copy with a little rubbing to the spine in a fine paper slipcase. Signed by Ehrlich. Still in original shrinkwrap. Item #104838 More

Price: $20.00