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New York, New York, U.S.A.: GT Publishing Corp., 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard cover, Fine +, with shiny beige boards with photo of Charlton Heston with a copy of the King James Bible, inside the ruins of a first-century amphitheater in Israel. Back cover, Giovanni Battista Gaulli's painting "Saint Joseph and the Infant Christ". Dust jacket, Fine + is identical to the front and back boards but has a gold circular sticker attached "The Greatest Stories From the Old & New Testaments". Binding tight. Pages clean with fairly large print. 288 pages. LARGE SIGNATURE BY AUTHOR (Moses himself!) on first title page in bold black marker "CHARLTON HESTON". Many color illustrations throughout the book including beautiful reproductions of classic works of art. Outstanding signed first edition of an inspiring book..

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover, Very Good - . Beige boards with brown spine, gilt lettering on spine. Some bending on top and bottom of spine. Binding tight with very little give. Pages clean. 370 pages. Dust jacket, Good. Light edgewear throughout. Slight tears on top and bottom of dj spine, some yellowing and discoloration. NOT price clipped. SIGNED BY AUTHOR (if you can call him that) on free front page in black ink "Charles Higham". Included is the original bookstore paper wrap-around stating "Autographed by the Author". Edition not stated. Highly fictionalized account of Flynn's life. A deliberate attempt to smear the actor's name..

Paris: Editions Du Belvedere, 1947. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Louis Armstrong and 7 Jazz Musicians. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover, Very Good; This book used to belong to a French amateur musician who knew many jazz musicians. A line on the first page of the book says it was dedicated at the Jazz Hot Club in Toulon, France. AUTOGRAPHED!!! SIGNED by LOUIS ARMSTRONG in green ink on title page; and on the preceding page signed in dark blue ink by JACK TEAGARDEN, BARNEY BIGARD, EARL "FATHA" HINES, ARVELL SHAW, BIG SID CATLETT, BOB WILBER, and VELMA MIDDLETON. 107 pages [2] pp., frontis., b&w photographic plates of the mastermusician/entertainer, including frontispiece portrait. The first volume in the Maitres du jazz series, in French only; Dust Jacket Condition: Good, original paper wrappers with small chips at extremities, especially along the top. Scarce first edition of this biography by one of Armstrong's closest friends in the Jazz world. At rear is complete… Read More