New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [4], 247, [5] pages. Illustrations. Inscribed by the author on an fep. The inscription reads To Kathie best wishes Phil Donahue. Phillip John Donahue (December 21, 1935 – August 18, 2024) was an American media personality, writer, film producer, and the creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show. The television program, later known simply as Donahue, was the first popular talk show to feature a format that included audience participation. The show had a 29-year run on national television that began in Dayton, Ohio, in 1967 and ended in New York City in 1996. Donahue's shows often focused on issues that divide liberals and conservatives in the United States, such as abortion, consumer protection, civil rights, and war issues. His most frequent guest was Ralph Nader, for whom Donahue campaigned in 2000. Donahue also briefly hosted a talk show on MSNBC from July 2002 to February 2003. Donahue was one of the most influential talk show hosts and was often referred to as the "king of daytime talk". In 1996, Donahue was ranked No. 42 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. On November 6, 1967, Donahue left WHIO, moving his talk program with The Phil Donahue Show on WLWD (now WDTN), also in Dayton. Initially, the program was shown only on other stations owned by the Crosley Broadcasting Corporation (which would take the name of its parent Avco Company), which owned WLWD. But, in January 1970, The Phil Donahue Show entered nationwide syndication. Donahue's syndicated show moved from Dayton, Ohio, to Chicago in 1974; then in 1985, he moved the show to New York City. More

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [10], 310 pages. Autographed copy sticker on front of dust jacket. Signed by the author on the half-title page. The dust jacket has some wear and soiling. Isadora Wing with two marriages and a best-selling novel behind her, reviews the stages by which her life with Bennett disintegrated and finds genuine love as well as joyous adventure and sex in the never-never land of southern California. Erica Jong (née Mann; born March 26, 1942) is an American novelist, satirist, and poet known particularly for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying. The book became famously controversial for its attitudes towards female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. In 1965, she graduated from Columbia University with an MA in 18th century English Literature. She wrote her master's thesis on women in the poetry of Alexander Pope. In 1966, she married Allan Jong, a Chinese American psychiatrist, whose surname she kept after their divorce. Jong is best known, Fear of Flying , which created a sensation with its frank treatment of a woman's sexual desires, through an account of Isadora Wing, a woman in her late twenties, searching for who she is and where she is going. Jong employed psychological and humorous descriptive elements, cultural and literary references,depictions of and ruminations on sex. The book addresses conflicts that were arising for women – of womanhood, femininity, sex, and relationships, versus the quest for freedom and purpose. The saga of the thwarted fulfillment of Isadora Wing continues in two further novels, How to Save Your Own Life and Parachutes and Kisses. More

Detroit., MI: Visible Ink [An Associated Features book], 1997. Third Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Trade paperback. xxxix, [1], 698, [14] pages. Illustrations. Appendix A: Rules. Appendix B: Records. Index. This is largely in a two-column format. The cover has some wear. Inscribed on the half title :For Jane, The Czarina who holds us all together Back Bud Collins 11-7-97. This is a large and heavy book and if sent outside of the United States will require additional shipping charges. Considered the "bible" of the tennis world, Bud Collins' Tennis Encyclopedia provides thorough statistics and presents a history of the sport, from its country club beginnings in 1876 to the billion-dollar industry it is today. The latest edition includes biographies of the best players, rules of the game, Hall of Fame facts, world rankings since 1991, and more. 230 photos. Arthur Worth "Bud" Collins Jr. (June 17, 1929 – March 4, 2016) was an American journalist and television sportscaster, best known for his tennis commentary. Collins graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College. After his U.S. Army service, Collins attended graduate school at Boston University. He drove the 700 miles from Lima to Boston with "The mission: convince Boston University to let him study journalism. The promise: if accepted, he would be an excellent student." However, Collins did not graduate from the College of Communications until 2009. From 1959 to 1963, Collins served as tennis coach at Brandeis University, where one of his players was future political activist Abbie Hoffman. At the time of Collins' death in 2016, the 1959 team was the only undefeated tennis team in Brandeis history. More

Madison, TN: LS Records, 1983. Third Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [8], 288, [1] pages. Illustrations. Illustrated front and back covers. No dust jacket present. Cover wear and page discoloration and soiling noted. Inscribed by Christy Lane inside the front cover. In 1969, Lane and her husband traveled to Vietnam to perform for the troops stationed there for the war. The engagement was planned in a span of two weeks and was nearly canceled due to the hired band backing out last minute. The 120-concert tour took Lane to the front lines of combat At times, Lane performed despite hearing bombs and fighter jets less than a mile away. During other performances, Lane had to shelter in place to avoid being killed. In a car headed to Saigon, Lane witnessed the soldier sitting beside her get shot and killed. "Bullets were ripping through his body, their impact jerking him back. He slumped over the gun he had been strapped to. He was dead," Lane's biography book recalled in 1983. Because several shows had to be canceled, the Stollers lost an estimated twelve thousand dollars during their trip. Following her return to the United States, Lane recorded her first album titled Cristy Lane Salutes G.I.'s of Viet Nam. The project was released in 1969 and was dedicated to the soldiers fighting overseas. In 1977, Lane recorded her single release titled "Let Me Down Easy". The song was produced by Charlie Black, a Nashville songwriter, who was an independent producer. For the song's promotion, LS Records made an arrangement for the GRT label to distribute "Let Me Down Easy" became Lane's first major country hit, climbing to number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. More

New York: Times Books, 1986. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. [8],231, [1] pages. Illustrations. Appendix (includes some tabular data). Inscribed on the fep by the primary author. The inscription reads To Kathie :"4OX" Steve Garvey 5-86. Previous owner's mailing label on fep. Booksigning flyer laid in. Steven Patrick Garvey (born December 22, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player who played first base in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres from 1969 to 1987. Garvey began his major league career with the Dodgers in 1969. He won the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player Award in 1974 and was the National League Championship Series MVP in 1978. Garvey was also a member of the 1981 World Series-winning Dodgers. Garvey signed with the Padres in December 1982 and remained with the team until 1987, when his playing career ended. In 1984, Garvey was once again named a National League Championship Series MVP; he hit a dramatic walk-off home run to win Game Four of the Championship Series for the Padres. Garvey was a National League All-Star for ten seasons, with nine selections as starter at first base, a mark that still stands for his position. He holds the NL record for consecutive games played with 1,207. The Padres retired Garvey's No. 6 in 1988. During his time as a baseball player, Garvey also served as vice president of the philanthropic organization No Greater Love. Skip Rozin is a journalist with 50 years of experience, on staff and as a freelance reporter, in wide-ranging roles. He worked as a writer and television producer for ESPN’s SportsCentury series. More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1953. Presumed First Edition, unknown Printing. Hardcover. x, [2], 438, [6] pages. Bibliography, Notes. Index. Previous owner's bookplate inside the front cover. The dust jacket has some wear and soiling. This is the third volume of a three volume work. Each volume can stand alone. Charles Bruce Catton (October 9, 1899 – August 28, 1978) was an American historian and journalist who wrote books concerning the American Civil War. As a narrative historian, Catton specialized in history featuring interesting characters and historical vignettes, in addition to the facts, dates, and analyses. His books were well researched and included footnotes. He won the Pulitzer Prize for History and the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1954 for his book A Stillness at Appomattox (1953), a study of the final campaign of the war in Virginia and third book in his Army of the Potomac trilogy. After serving briefly with the United States Navy during World War I, Catton became a reporter and editor for the newspapers The Cleveland News, the Boston American (1920–1924), and the Cleveland Plain Dealer (1925). From 1926 to 1941, he worked for the Newspaper Enterprise Association, a Scripps-Howard syndicate, for which he wrote editorials and book reviews, as well as serving as a Washington, D.C. correspondent. At the start of World War II, Catton was too old for military service. He accepted a position as Director of Information for the War Production Board, and later he had similar jobs in the Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interior. His experiences as a federal employee prepared him to write his first book, The War Lords Of Washington. More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 224 pages. Endpaper maps. Previous owner's bookplate on fep. The dust jacket has wear, soiling, and a large piece missing at the bottom front. A richly detailed Civil War novel based on the daring Kilpatrick-Dahlgren cavalry raid of 1864, a Union mission to liberate prisoners of war held in Richmond, Virginia. John Brick was a prolific writer of historical fiction, especially about the American Civil War. More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1977. This may be a book club edition. Hardcover. xiii, [1], 298 pages. Illustrations. Maps. Documentation by Chapter. Bibliography. Index. The dust jacket as lower corner of front flap clipped. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. William Charles "Jack" Davis (born 1946) is an American historian who was a professor of history at Virginia Tech and the former director of programs at the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies. Specializing in the American Civil War, Davis has written many on that subject and other aspects of early southern U.S. history, such as the Texas Revolution. He is the only three-time winner of the Jefferson Davis Prize for Confederate history and was awarded the Jules and Frances Landry Award for Southern History. His book Lone Star Rising has been called "the best one-volume history of the Texas revolution yet written". Davis began his professional career in publishing as an editorial assistant at Historical Times, Inc. in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, from 1969 to 1972. He went on to serve as editor of American History Illustrated and Civil War Times Illustrated magazines from 1972 to 1976. He later became president of the National Historical Society (1976–1982), executive editor of Historical Times, Inc. (1982–1984), and editorial director of the same company (1984–1986). In 2000, Davis became a professor at Virginia Tech, where he served as director of programs for the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies. He retired in 2013. William C. Davis has authored or edited more than fifty books, many of which have become standard works in the field of Civil War studies. Among his most acclaimed is Battle at Bull Run. More

Harrisburg, PA: The Stackpole Company, 1960. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. xi, [3], 522 pages. Maps. Appendix A Tables of Organization. Appendix B Bibliography. Index. The dust jacket is in a plastic sleeve. There are tape marks inside the covers and end papers. Previous owner's bookplate is on the fep verso. This is one of the Civil War Campaigns series. On May 5 and 6, 1864, in a rugged area of tangled woods and brush on the south side of the Rapidan River in Virginia, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met for the first time on a Civil War battlefield. The vicious, confused fighting lasted for two days. Though no clear victor emerged, neither conceded defeat, and the death-grapple thus commenced continued for nearly a year. This accurate history was the first full-scale study of the Battle of the Wilderness and remains a principal source on the conflict. Edward Steere was a noted journalist who then became a historian with the National Park Service. While he was chief historian at the Fredericksburg National Military Park he commenced the nearly 20 years of research that resulted his his monumental work--The Wilderness Campaign. More

Philadelphia, PA: Chilton Company--Book Division, 1959. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. ccci, [3], 259, [3] pages. Footnotes. Maps (Official Maps published by the authority of the Secretary of War by the Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army).. Tabular Data. Appendix I: De Bello. Appendix II: 1. The Argument Between Howard and Hancock; 2. The Amende Honorable. Appendix III: The After Years. Index. Name of previous owner inside the front cover. The dust jacket has some wear, soiling, chips, and tears (including a large tear at top of spine). ""The Shaping of a Battle: Gettysburg"" by James Stuart Montgomery is a historical account of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The book provides a detailed analysis of the events leading up to the battle, the strategies and tactics employed by both the Union and Confederate armies, and the aftermath of the battle. The author also delves into the personalities of the key figures involved in the battle, including General Robert E. Lee and General George Meade. The book is well-researched and provides a comprehensive understanding of one of the most significant battles in American history. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. Book of the Month Club Edition. Hardcover. xiv, 718, [4] pages. Author's Note. The dust jacket has wear, tears, soiling and chips. Lucy Marsden looks back on her long life and her experiences as the wife of a Civil War veteran, recounting the combat and the historical figures of the war years, as well as the hidden conflicts of domesticity. Allan Gurganus (born June 11, 1947) is an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist whose work, which includes Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All and Local Souls, is often influenced by and set in his native North Carolina. He studied with John Cheever, John Irving and Stanley Elkin at the University of Iowa in the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Cheever sold Gurganus's short story "Minor Heroism" to The New Yorker without telling Gurganus beforehand. In addition to later teaching at both Sarah Lawrence and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, he has also taught at Stanford and Duke Universities. His best known work is his 1989 debut novel, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, which was on the New York Times Best Seller list. It won the Sue Kaufman Prize from The American Academy of Arts and Letters, was a main selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club. It was made into a CBS television play with the same name, with Cicely Tyson winning one of its four Emmy Awards as best supporting actress in the role of the freed slave Castalia. The novel was also adapted for a one-woman Broadway play, starring Ellen Burstyn, in 2003. More

Orange, VA: Moss Publications, 1983. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. The format is approximately 8.75 inches by 11.25 inches. 224 pages. Decorative front cover. Cover has some wear and soiling. Inscribed by the author on he fep. The inscription reads For Irvin Rider with the compliments of the author William A. Turner 7-6.84. Previous owner's bookplate inside the front cover. This work expands on William A. Albaugh's "Confederate Faces" and "More Confederate Faces" . Foreword by Stephen . Sylvia. The contents include Confederate Photography, Militia, Artillery, Navy, Cavalry, Infantry, and Appendix [An alphabetical listing of known photographers of Confederates]. The American Civil War was the most photographed conflict of the 19th century. Images were widely copied and distributed to the public via newspapers, prints, and carte de visite. Roughly 70% of the war's documentary photography was taken by a stereo camera,[4] which produced 3-dimensional images that could be viewed on a stereoscope. The American Civil War (1861–1865) was the fifth war in history to be photographed, the first four being the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), the Crimean War (1853–1856), Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the Second Italian War of Independence (1859). More

Orange, VA: Moss Publications, 1989. Second Printing [stated]. Trade paperback. The format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. 166, [2] pages. Illustrations. Battlefield Chronicle, Tour Guide Bibliography. Footnotes. Index. Illustrated front cover. Minor ding to front cover. The Battle of Ball's Bluff was an early battle of the American Civil War fought in Loudoun County, Virginia, on October 21, 1861, in which Union Army forces under Major General George B. McClellan suffered a humiliating defeat. The operation was planned as a minor reconnaissance across the Potomac to establish whether the Confederates were occupying the strategically important position of Leesburg. A false report of an unguarded Confederate camp encouraged Brigadier General Charles Pomeroy Stone to order a raid, which resulted in a clash with enemy forces. Kim Bernard Holien retired as the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall historian. Holien's has a master's degree in American History from George Mason University. Holien went to work at the U.S. State Department in 1971. He entered a top secret program in which he was responsible for 29 foreign posts. Two retired U.S. ambassadors served as his official mentors, grooming him for a career in the foreign service. In 1975 he began working for the National Archives declassifying records from 1940-1955. In 1979, Holien went to work for the Army Center of Military History as a reference historian. In 1995, the position of the Fort Myer Military Community historian was created. More