"MONUMENTAL… OUGHT TO BE IN THE HANDS OF EVERYBODY CONNECTED WITH THE BREWING INDUSTRY"
ARNOLD, John P. Origin and History of Beer and Brewing. Chicago, 1911.
First edition of Arnold's widely praised and comprehensive history of beer, spanning the prehistoric era through the late 18th century, inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf: "With compliments to the Misses ___, by the author John P. Arnold." With rare publisher's 16-page prospectus laid in. $3200.
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“MR. NIXON AND I HAVE NOT ALWAYS AGREED ON EVERYTHING”
JOHNSON, Lyndon Baines. Typed document signed. Washington, D.C. 1969.
Scarce five-page official press release signed by President Johnson on the top leaf, dated in print January 15, 1969, only five days before he left office, a typed transcript of his Remarks on his projected budget that were made by him in the White House the day after he delivered his final State of the Union message, accompanied by a February 5 typed letter on Johnson letterhead signed by his personal secretary to a major political supporter, stating Johnson “was delighted to autograph for you a copy of his remarks [sic] at the time he signed the Budget Message.” $1400.
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INSCRIBED TO AWARD-WINNING PHOTOJOURNALIST PETER TURNLEY
BOUBAT, Edouard. Boubat de Boubat. Paris, 1989.
First edition, a retrospective of Boubat’s signature images, warmly inscribed on the half title to his longtime colleague, Paris-based photojournalist Peter Turnley, “Pour Peter, qui invente Paris, qui invente le monde et trouve l’amitie avec la lumiere, Edouard, 14 Nov. 1993” (For Peter, who invents Paris, who invents the world and discovers friendship with light), with over 100 black-and-white photographs from Boubat’s distinguished career. $650.
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