July 26, 2001. Certificate of 'RECOGNITION'. SIGNED by FIDEL CASTRO. Large and graphic, this award (written in Spanish) was awarded to Danais Lima Gomez, for his 'excellent work' doing social work/public service in Havana's barrios and acknowledging the anniversary of the Cuban Revolution in 2001 -- 26 de Julio del 2001, Ciudad de La Habana and "Ano de la Revolucion Victoriosa en el Neuvo Milenio"-- a patriotic description of Cuba's Independence Day, July 26th, and the July Movement of the Cuban Revolution. Castro spearheaded the popular revolution that overthrew Cuban then dictator Fulgencio... View More...
This is a book of portraits of people who have re-created themselves through plastic surgery. Phillip Toledano believes that we are at the vanguard of a period of human-induced evolution. A turning point in history where we are beginning to define not only our own concept of beauty, but of physicality itself. Beauty has always been a currency, and now that we finally have the technological means to mint our own, what choices do we make? Is beauty informed by contemporary culture? By history? Or is it defined by the surgeon's hand? When we re-make ourselves, are we revealing our true cha... View More...
This work of "fiction" from Naipaul is really a label-defying tapestry of elements, a fascinating, closely woven blend of history, character study, and autobiography. Naipaul's wonderfully vivid, lyrical descriptions of Trinidad, his homeland, reflect a mind whose every experience seems to have been carefully captured in amber. The theme that repeats throughout is the shifting nature of reality as it is refracted through the eyes and thoughts of those who shaped Trinidadian and South American colonial history -- and those who fumble for identity in its aftermath. Naipaul struggles to imagine a... View More...
#19 of an edition of 100. Purple silk covered boards. Six color lithographs printed on Rives& Arches paper; one signed and titled lithograph loosely laid in. text handset in Baskerville type on Rives Heavyweight. Hand bound. View More...
Robin BLACK, Tania JAMES, Rajesh PARAMESWARAN, Jim SHEPARD, Charles YU [signed by all]. Five works are excerpted from previously published works. Jim Shepard's is original. View More...
Carmelo Anthony is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks. Anthony attended Towson Catholic High School and Oak Hill Academy before playing college basketball at Syracuse. In Anthony's freshman season, he led the Orangemen to their first and only National Championship and was named the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Anthony then entered the 2003 NBA draft where he was selected with the third overall pick by the Denver Nuggets. Since entering the NBA, Anthony has been named an All-Star nine times and an All-NBA Team member six times. While playing for D... View More...
Bill Clinton inscribed with a fountain pen ..."Thanks for everything, Bill & Hillary" The classic photo essay from day1 of Clinton's campaign until the final vote was counted. An award-winning photographer who had unprecedented access to Bill Clinton and his staff for a full year presents an intimate insider's portrait of the successful campaign. View More...
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'tre; his stream-of-consciousness writing describes how he got his 'Drudge Report' stories, how he focused the news in a particular direction and of his mocking his critics. The book contains emails sent by readers to Matt Drudge, who's start-up news-site was the first to expose the Bill Clinton/ Monica Lewinsky blue dress story- thereby establishing the Drudge Report as the go-... View More...
Nice authorial presentation on ffe, in addition to a loosely laid in signed letter from Dorfsman. Red publisher's printed band present and in fine condition. View More...
What is it about creating scratch art that makes kids so happy? Is it the repetitive motion of the stylus, the pleasing scratching sound it makes, or the thrill they get when the artwork underneath is revealed? This Zen-inspired book helps kids relax and unwind while creating a turtle card, magical mandala, cityscapes, and more. Kids will find 10 different designs that show through on the black paper when they scratch the surface, plus lots of ideas for drawing and making scratch paper. There's always a big reveal and surprises galore when children start drawing with the stylus that's included... View More...
The official mayor's residence, Gracie Mansion was built in 1799 by shipping merchant Archibald Gracie, and enlarged in 1966. Ten mayors have lived here since it became the official residence in 1942, though Michael Bloomberg stayed in his own 79th Street town house during his three terms as mayor. He poured millions into renovations at Gracie Mansion, rejuvenating both the interior and exterior and turning the second floor into a house museum. View More...
5"x7" signed portrait of Pope John Paul ll laid in; also an original 4x6 photo of Fr Dom Ferguson with Pope John Paul. The condition of the portrait is fine, with no visible flaws. Condition of the book also fine. View More...
Poems in this volume bring readers through the construction site gate alongside the women who practice a skilled trade in a dangerous industry. Assured and impassioned, the poems not only manifest outer events and day-to-day realities of the worksite but also expose through metaphor and resonant detail its high-voltage interior life. Susan Eisenbergs early poems were private responses to the experiences of her apprentice years as an electrician.... View More...
In this groundbreaking book, Scalia, with Garner, systematically explain all the most important principles of constitutional, statutory, and contractual interpretation in an engaging and informative style with hundreds of illustrations from actual cases. Is a burrito a sandwich? Is a corporation entitled to personal privacy? If you trade a gun for drugs, are you using a gun in a drug transaction? The authors grapple with these and dozens of equally curious questions while explaining the most principled, lucid, and reliable techniques for deriving meaning from authoritative texts. Meanwhile, th... View More...
"Italian classics of technical sciences and arts". pp. III-523, with 17 plates out of text Writings by Tito Lucrezio Caro, Leonardo da Vinci, G. Rucellai, G. Fracastoro, G. Cardano, D. Barbaro, F. Maurolico, GB Della Porta, G. Galilei, F Sizi, E. Torricelli, FM Grimaldi, GB Amici. Near fine condition, very good dj. View More...
2003. 1st ed, 2nd printing. Signed. Douglas (Ranger Doug) Green & band members of 'Riders in the Sky'. 140+ photos and an extensive index. A bit of history: As the US expanded west in 1800s, and cattle became big business, the figure of the young brash cattleman who rode with the herds quickly emerged as a cultural icon. Victorian Americans went crazy for cowboys, snapping up dime-store novels and sheet music, and turning out in droves for Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. It was only a matter of time before someone brought together these three facets- entertainer, singer, and cowboy. And ... View More...
The printed wrappers of this Theatre Guild Library edition are bound into a contemporary custom-made hard cover binding for thespian Otis Skinner, whose bookplate is mounted on the front paste down. The Sidney Howard inscription is written to Mrs. Otis Skinner. An additional inscription in an unknown hand, as well. Staged on Broadway, and was made into a feature film. A domineering matriarch is less than happy when her son brings home his new bride. She immediately sets to work at sabotaging their marriage as well as the engagement of her younger and weaker son. View More...
The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones This lavishly illustrated volume is a comprehensive history of the Seven Kingdoms, providing vividly constructed accounts of the epic battles, bitter rivalries, and daring rebellions that lead to the events of A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's Game of Thrones. Collected here is all the accumulated knowledge, scholarly speculation, and inherited folk tales of maesters and septons, maegi and singers, including * full-color artwork and maps, with more than 170 original pieces * full family trees for Houses Stark, Lannist... View More...
NY, Free Press, 1991, Hardcover George Soros figures hugely in global politics-- thru his foundations, action commitees, organizations & affiliations-- Mr. Soros' politics and financial backings have shaped public opinion in the US and Europe. Book topics cover the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Eastern European history, questions of freedoms and values, philosophical writings by a major world leader- George Soros. Inscribed by Author on front-free end paper. Book is clean & unmarked; unclipped jacket in mylar cover. In good as new condition. View More...
1st ed. Inscribed. de Kooning, title page. 1993 monograph from exhibit of work at the Hirschhorn Museum - has chapter on exchange of letters between de Kooning & his patrons, Joseph & Olga Hirschhorn. Willem de Kooning, a pioneer of Abstract Expressionism, was a super-star in 20th century art. This monograph explores the inter-relationship between de Kooning's paintings & drawings and ways to understand the artist's creative processes. De Kooning's art is traced from his native Rotterdam, his experiences in 1930s NY through to his development of intensely expressionist abstractions & figurati... View More...
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