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Review Copy of the First edition of To Kill A Mockingbird; Inscribed by Harper Lee in the year of publication
LEE, Harper.
To Kill A Mockingbird.
Philadelphia & New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1960.
First edition with the review slip of one of the most important American novels of the 20th century which had an initial first printing of 5,000 copies and went on to earn Harper Lee the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Irma Lou and Alfred With my best wishes Nelle Harper Lee September 2, 1960." Review copy, with the slip laid in, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Shirley Smith. Author photograph by Truman Capote.…
Price: $55,000.00 Item Number: 148867
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“I feel so intensely the delights of shutting oneself up in a little world of one’s own, with pictures and music and everything beautiful": First Edition of Virginia Woolf's The Voyage Out
WOOLF, Virginia.
The Voyage Out.
London: Duckworth & Co, 1920.
Rare first edition of Woolf's first novel, one of only 2000 copies. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition, bookplate to the front pastedown and endpaper. A sharp example.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 148659
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"To Lieutenant Colonel Herman V. Frey - my 'commanding officer' on the occasion of the most thrilling engagement of my speaking career - Thank You": First Edition of Atlas Shrugged; Lengthily and warmly inscribed by Ayn Rand
RAND, Ayn.
Atlas Shrugged.
New York: Random House, 1957.
First edition of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original green cloth, spine stamped in black and gilt. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Lieutenant Colonel Herman V. Frey - my 'commanding officer' on the occasion of the most thrilling engagement of my speaking career - Thank You - Ayn Rand 5/7/74." The speech referred to in the inscription was given on March 6, 1974 to the graduating class of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Rand was the first woman to speak at West Point, and her address…
Price: $27,500.00 Item Number: 148523
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"Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination": First edition of The Way of Kings; inscribed by Brandon Sanderson
SANDERSON, Brandon.
The Way of Kings.
New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 2010.
First edition of Sanderson's widely acclaimed, award-winning bestseller which launched The Stormlight Archive and solidified his status as a leading voice in epic fantasy. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Marlin - Life before Death! Brandon Sanderson." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Michael Whelan. Author photograph by Micah Demoux.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 149257
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"I'm a cool rockin' Daddy in the U.S.A. now": Born in the U.S.A. Album; Signed by Bruce Springsteen
SPRINGSTEEN, Bruce.
Bruce Springsteen Signed Born in the U.S.A. Album.
New York: Columbia Records, 1984.
Born in the U.S.A. original album. Boldly signed by Bruce Springsteen in black felt tip on the front panel. In fine condition with the original record present.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 148521
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“The world is a fine place and worth fighting for and I hate very much to leave it”: First Edition of For Whom The Bell Tolls; In exceptional condition
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
For Whom The Bell Tolls.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
First edition, first printing of the novel that is regarded as one of Hemingway’s best works. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in an excellent near fine first-issue pictorial dust jacket without the photographer’s name to the rear panel. An exceptional example.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 149625
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First Editions of Cormac McCarthy's The Passenger and Stella Maris; signed by the author in each volume and three times by Jacket designer Chip Kidd in each volume and with the signed original publisher's box
MCCARTHY, Cormac.
The Passenger and Stella Maris.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
First editions of McCarthy's two-volume masterpiece: The Passenger is the story of a salvage diver, haunted by loss, afraid of the watery deep, pursued for a conspiracy beyond his understanding, and longing for a death he cannot reconcile with God. Octavo, 2 volumes, original boards, original slipcase. Signed by Cormac McCarthy in each volume. Additionally signed three times in each volume by jacket designer Chip Kidd, on the front panel, on the half-title page and rear panel of the dust jacket. Additionally signed on the front of the slipcase, "Chip Kidd 22." With the rare original publisher's box, signed and…
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 14753
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"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few": First edition of Winston Churchill's Famous Speech
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
A Speech by The Prime Minister The Right Honourable Winston Churchill in the House of Commons August 20th, 1940.
London: His Majesty's Stationary Office, The Baynard Press, 1940.
First edition of one of Winston Churchill's most famous speeches. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 148868
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First Edition of A Grand Finale; Signed by Mikhail Gorbachev
THATCHER, Margaret [Mikhail Gorbachev].
A Grand Finale.
First edition of this collection of speeches in honor of Prime Minister Thatcher. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Mikhail Gorbachev on the half-title page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 148877
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"I would take anything I love and throw it off the highest cliff you ever saw and not wait to hear it bounce": First Edition of Across the River and Into the Trees
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
Across the River and Into the Trees.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950.
First edition of Hemingway’s first novel since For Whom the Bell Tolls. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by A. Ivancich. Jacket photograph by Paul Radkai. An exceptional example.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 149622
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"You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies": First Edition of The Rabin Memoirs; Inscribed by Him
RABIN, Yitzhak.
The Rabin Memoirs.
Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1979.
First edition in English of the memoirs of Yitzhak Rabin. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Herbert B. Lazarus with best wishes Y. Rabin 10.1.82." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Renfer. Photograph by Magnum photographer Leonard Freed.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 148522
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"'Every man a king' — that's my slogan": First Edition of Every Man a King: The Autobiography of Huey Long; inscribed by him
LONG, Huey P.
Every Man A King: The Autobiography of Huey P. Long.
New Orleans, LA: National Book., Co, 1933.
First edition of this classic autobiography about the famous and controversial United States senator. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To my friend, Mrs Horatio Wiley Best wishes and kindest regards, Sincerely, Huey P. Long U.S.S." In very good condition. Original dust jacket rear cover and rear flap panels laid in at rear. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed as Long passed away two years after publication.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 148519
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First Edition of The Tenth Justice; Signed by Brad Meltzer and three times by legendary Designer Chip Kidd
MELTZER, Brad.
The Tenth Justice.
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1997.
First edition of the author's classic first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Brad Meltzer on the title page. Additionally signed by legendary designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel, on the title page and on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 149889
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“Danger confronted properly is not something a man must fear": First Edition of Tom Clancy's The Hunt For Red October; Inscribed by Him
CLANCY, Tom.
The Hunt For Red October.
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1984.
First edition, first state of the author's classic first novel. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Ben Miles Best Wishes Tom Clancy." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Laid in is a program from the 8th Annual Maryland Book & Author Luncheon on April 26, 1986, an event at which Tom Clancy was the featured speaker. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $3,200.00 Item Number: 149621
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FROM THE LIBRARY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON: First edition of Jacques Corbin's ordinances issued during the reign of Louis XIII
CORBIN, Jacques. [George Washington].
Le Code Louis XIII. Roy De France Et De Navarre. [From the Library of George Washington].
A Paris: Chez Pierre Billaine, 1628.
First edition of Corbin's legal compilation of ordinances and judgments issued during the reign of Louis XIII of France, from the library of General George Washington. Folio, bound in full mottled calf, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling and scrolling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner denelles, marbled endpapers, title page printed in red and black, engraved vignette to the title page, illustrated with numerous wood-engraved initials and headpieces. From the library of General George Washington with a notation to…
Price: $50,000.00 Item Number: 149725
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First Deluxe Limited Edition of Wild Encounters; Inscribed by David Yarrow and with an original signed print
YARROW, David.
Wild Encounters: Iconic Photographs of the World’s Vanishing Animals and Cultures.
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 2016.
First Deluxe limited edition of this unparalleled collection of high-art photography of fauna and cultures from around the world with a foreword by HRH the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the limitations page, "Dear Richard! Thank you for your kind...Pleasure to meet you Best David 5/10/2017." Elephant folio, original publisher's pictorial boards, profusely illustrated with over 150 photographs. One of 500 numbered copies, this is number 240. In fine condition. Accompanied by an oversized signed David Yarrow Tiger print, also number 240/500. In fine condition. Housed in a custom pictorial clamshell box.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 148079
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“Better to reign in Hell, than to serve in Heaven": Rare second edition of JOHN MILTON'S MASTERPIECE PARADISE LOST
MILTON, John.
Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books.
London: Printed by S. Simmons next door to the Golden Lion in Aldersgate-Street, 1674.
Rare second edition of Milton’s masterpiece, “one of the greatest works of the human imagination” (DNB). Small octavo, bound in three quarter leather over marbled boards with gilt titles and stamping to the spine in six compartments within raised bands. Revised and augmented by the author, the number of books has been extended from ten to twelve by dividing Books VII and X into two each. According to Milton's nephew, Edward Phillips, these changes were made at Milton's direction and were among the last literary labors undertaken by him. In very good condition.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 149837
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"Nothing is accomplished by trying to persuade someone who lacks the authority to do what you're asking": Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges; Signed by Antonin Scalia and inscribed by Bryan A. Garner
SCALIA, Antonin and Bryan A. Garner.
Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges.
Saint Paul: Thomson/West, 2008.
First edition, early printing of Scalia's work on effective legal persuasion. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Antonin Scalia and inscribed by co-author. "To Sander Shapiro, Bryan Garner" on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 149883
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"Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late": Law and Politics; signed by Felix Frankfurter
FRANKFURTER, Felix.
Law and Politics: Occasional Papers of Felix Frankfurter 1913-1938.
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1939.
First edition, early printing of this collection of essays and speeches in which Justice Frankfurter explores the relationship between legal principles and political processes. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Boldly signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, "Felix Frankfurter- April 29/44." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Edited by Archibald Mac Leish and E.F. Prichard, Jr. Foreword by Mr. Mac Leish. From the collection of Major Benjamin Namm with his calling card affixed to the top of the signature page with two staples. Uncommon signed.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 148518
