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Rare First Edition, First Issue of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony; From the Library of bassoonist and musicologist William Waterhouse
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN.
Sinfonie mit Schluss-Chor uber Schillers Ode: “An die Freude” fur grosses Orchester, 4 Solo- und 4 Chor-Stimmen componirt und Seiner Majestaet dem Konig von Preussen Friedrich Wilhelm III in tiefster Ehrfurcht kugeeignet von Ludwig van Beethoven. [The Ninth Symphony].
Mainz and Paris: B. Schotts Sohnen 1826.
Exceptionally rare first edition, first issue of one of the most frequently performed symphonies in the world, containing the subscribers’ list, but not the composer’s notorious metronome markings which were added in later issues. Quarto, bound in nineteenth-century marbled boards with a blank label to the front panel, all edges yellow, printed with plate number 2322, subscribers’ list present, illustrated with a lithographic title page and engraved with music throughout. Inscribed by William Waterhouse on the front free endpaper, “from Robert Hermann London…” William Waterhouse was an English bassoonist and musicologist who played with notable orchestras in the twentieth century and recorded all the wind chamber music by Beethoven with the Melos Ensemble. In near fine condition with some rubbing to the extremities and traces of the original pale blue wrappers to outer pages, no plate number to page 191, and blank final leaf missing. An excellent example with remarkably deep, clean impressions.
Price: $55,000.00 Item Number: 146837
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"But man is not made for defeat," he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
The Old Man and the Sea.
New York: Charles Scribner's & Sons 1952.
First edition of Hemingway’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and one of his most famous works. Octavo, original blue cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Photograph of Hemingway by Lee Samuels. Housed in a custom clamshell slipcase. An exceptional example.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 147046
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"There was only one catch...And that was Catch-22": First Edition of Catch - 22; signed by Joseph Heller
HELLER, JOSEPH.
Catch-22.
New York: Simon and Schuster 1961.
First edition of Heller’s classic first book. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth with white lettering to the spine, top edge red. Boldly signed by Joseph Heller on the title page. Near fine in a very good first state dust jacket without reviews on rear flap, priced $5.95 on front flap. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 146953
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"Great men are not born great, they grow great": FIRST EDITION OF THE GODFATHER; SIGNED BY MARIO PUZO, Francis Ford Coppola and Robert Duvall
PUZO, MARIO [FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA ROBERT DUVALL].
The Godfather.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1969.
First edition of Puzo’s definitive novel of the Mafia underworld, signed by Mario Puzo, director Francis Ford Coppola and actor Robert Duvall. Octavo, original half black cloth. Boldly signed by Mario Puzo on the title page, signed by Francis Ford Coppola and inscribed by Academy Award-winning actor Duvall, “James Best Wishes Bob Duvall” on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, ownership stamp to the front free endpaper. Jacket art by S. Neil Fujita. Rare and desirable.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 147048
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First Edition of Marc Chagall: Die großen graphischen Zyklen; Signed by Marc Chagall
SCHMIED, WIELAND; [MARC CHAGALL].
Marc Chagall.
Salzburg: Galerie Welz 1976.
First edition of this collection of work by a major artist of early modernism, with introduction by Weiland Schmied. Duodecimo, original pictorial boards, frontispiece self-portrait of Marc Chagall, illustrated with penciled and painted drawings. Boldly signed by Marc Chagall on the title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146245
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"DRIVING BACKWARD DOWN THE HIGHWAY OF LIFE": CADILLAC JACK, SIGNED BY LARRY MCMURTRY
MCMURTRY, LARRY.
Cadillac Jack.
New York : Simon and Schuster 1982.
First edition of “the best novel Larry McMurtry ever wrote.” Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Larry McMurtry on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by George Corsillo. Uncommon in this condition.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 146484
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Rare Royal Military Appointment Signed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria
VICTORIA, QUEEN.
Queen Victoria Royal Military Appointment Signed.
: 1858.
Rare Royal Military Appointment signed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria. One vellum leaf, partially printed. The document is dated January 26, 1858 and appoints John Noble Arbuthnot Freese to the position of “Colonel in Our Army.” Signed by Queen Victoria in the upper left corner, “Victoria R.” Retaining the white Royal paper seal and treasury stamp. Countersigned in the lower right corner by George Cornewall Lewis. In very good condition. The piece measures 16 inches by 12 inches.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 146738
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Rare Photograph of Nancy Pelosi, John Lewis, Steny Hoyer, and John Larsson; Signed by Them
LEWIS, JOHN; NANCY PELOSI; STENY HOYER; JOHN LARSSON.
Nancy Pelosi, John Lewis, Steny Hoyer, and John Larsson Signed Photograph.
: 2010.
Rare photograph of Nancy Pelosi, John Lewis, Steny Hoyer, and John Larsson; signed by them. Color satin-finish photograph of Nancy Pelosi holding a large gavel while walking alongside Steny Hoyer, John Lewis, and John Larsson, as they prepare to pass the Affordable Care Act, signed by each in black felt tip by their person, dated in the upper right corner “3/21/10.” In fine condition with a JSA authentication label affixed to the lower right corner.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146737
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"To a truly great connoisseur In vino veritas": First Edition of Robert M. Parker's Bordeaux: The Definitive Guide for the Wines Produced Since 1961; Warmly Inscribed by Him
PARKER, ROBERT M.; DRAWINGS BY CHRISTOPHER WORMELL.
Bordeaux: The Definitive Guide for the Wines Produced Since 1961.
New York: Simon & Schuster 1985.
First edition of Robert M. Parker’s first book and definitive classic in the field. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Don To a truly great connoisseur In vino veritas Robert M. Parker.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Koppel and Scher. Jacket illustrations by Christopher Wormell.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147055
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"Tune in, freak out, get beaten": First Edition of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; Signed by Hunter S. Thompson
THOMPSON, HUNTER S.; ILLUSTRATIONS BY RALPH STEADMAN.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream.
New York: Random House 1971.
First edition of Thompson’s second book. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed in full by Hunter S. Thompson on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with the a touch of shelfwear. Illustrations by Ralph Steadman. An exceptional signed example.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 146859