Herman WOUK / War and Remembrance Signed 1st Edition 1978

Description: War and Remembrance Author: WOUK, Herman Title: War and Remembrance Publication: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, [1978] Description: Hardcover. Small 4to. Red and black cloth with gilt/silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 1042pp. Near fine/very good. Quite minor binding edgewear, with same to jacket. Superb, tight first trade edition of this World War II historical romance and "Winds of War" sequel, boldly signed by Wouk in black fineline on the title page. Basis for a popular made-for-television miniseries in 1988, this sharp copy also bears fine signatures of four co-stars (three on matching heavy stock 5" X 3" cards) on facing inner flyleaves: At left top is STEVEN BERKOFF (born 1937; portrays Adolf Hitler), who signs huge and sloppy in black ballpoint; below him is ROBERT HARDY (1925-2017; portrays Winston Churchill), who signs in black fineline and dates it 15 May 1988 at upper right. On the facing right-side page top is IAN McSHANE (born 1942; portrays Philip Rule), who boldly signs a pale blue ruled 5" X 3" slip in blue fineline, adding "With many thanks" above; below him is ROBERT MITCHUM (1917-97; portrays Captain Victor "Pug" Henry), who signs "Bob Mitchum" in blue ballpoint and dates it "12/5/70" at upper right. Also present are all four original transmittal envelopes. A most interesting and unusual copy. Seller ID: 50527 Subject: Books Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts deals in out-of-print and antiquarian books, autographs and historic documents, ephemera, maps and pre-1900 newspapers. We operated as an open shop from 1991-2014 in historic Galena, Illinois, and have transitioned to by appointment, mail order and book fairs. Member: ABAA, MWABA, The Manuscript Society. We take great pride in the quality of our stock and clean and cover all hardbound books in dust jacket sleeves or mylar. Every effort has been made to describe each item and any defects accurately. Terms & Shipping All orders ship within two business days. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. In order for the shipping discount on combined purchases to be applied, please wait for our invoice before making your payment. Books ship via USPS Media Mail with tracking. Expedited shipping via USPS Priority Mail can be requested. Please contact us for a quote before making your payment. Autographs, Maps and Ephemera always ship via USPS First Class or Priority. The default shipping charge is for Priority Flat Rate. For reduced shipping on very small items, please wait for our invoice before making your payment. Large or heavy items may require that additional charges be invoiced separately. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING We ship internationally using eBay's International Shipping Program. Autographs Guarantee We are professional, full-time autograph dealers with nearly 30 years' experience buying and selling, authenticating and providing appraisal services. All autographs are guaranteed authentic without time limit to the original purchaser. William Butts, co-owner, apprenticed under a well-known Chicago dealer in the 1980s. For years he authored two columns in Autograph Collector magazine and after more than 25 years remains book reviewer for Manuscripts (quarterly journal of The Manuscript Society), in which capacity he stresses autograph education and reference works as the cornerstone of any serious dealer or collector. He has lectured on autograph authentication and contributes reviews and articles to publications such as Fine Books and Collections.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 540 USD

Location: Galena, Illinois

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