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"Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep forever": First edition of Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia
JEFFERSON, Thomas.
Notes on the State of Virginia.
Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Prichard and Hall, 1788.
Rare first American edition of the most important book published in America before 1800 and the only full-length book published by Jefferson during his lifetime. Octavo, bound in full contemporary sheep, rebacked retaining the original spine with gilt ruling and morocco spine label lettered in gilt, full-page "Eye-Draught of Madison's Cave" woodcut, folding letterpress table of the Indian tribes of Virginia, letterpress tables in text, 4 pages of advertisements. In very good condition with rubbing and wear, early ownership name to title page. Bookplate of William Fletcher Boogher to the pastedown.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 149308
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Rare first edition of Fernando Colombo's account of hi father Christopher Columbus's fourth and final voyage
COLOMBO, Fernando. [Ferdinand Columbus]. [Christopher Columbus].
Historie Del. S.D. Fernando Colombo; Nelle quali s’ha particolare, & vera relatione della vita, & de’ fatti dell’ Ammiraglio D. Christoforo Colombo, suo padre. [Histories of Ferdinand Columbus; In which is a particular and true account of the life and deeds of Admiral D. Christopher Columbus, his father
Venice: Appresso Francesco de' Franceschi Sanese, 1571.
First edition of "the only source of information upon many events in the life of Columbus” (Church), written by his second son. Duodecimo, bound in full crushed levant morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, elaborately scrolled inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In near fine condition with toning to the spine. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 149120
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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 made by the Harcourt Bindery.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 148088
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Rare First Latin Edition of Galileo Galilei's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems; the summation of his astronomical thought and the work which directly precipitated his 1663 trial
GALILEI, Galileo. Translated by Matthias Berneger.
Systema Cosmicum, Authore Galilaeo Galilaei… in quo Quatuor Dialogis, de Duobus Maximus Mundi Systematibus, Ptolemaico & Copernicano. [Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems].
Strassburg: Impensis Elzeviriorum, Typis Davidis Hautti, 1635.
First Latin edition of the Dialogo, the summation of Galileo's astronomical thought and the work which directly precipitated his 1663 trial and judgement for heresy. Preceded only by the first Italian edition, published in Florence in 1632. Quarto, bound in full red Jansenist morocco by Marius Michel with gilt titles and five raised bands to the spine, double gilt ruled turn-ins and elaborately gilt ruled and scrolled inner dentelles stamp-signed by Michel, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Additional engraved title page depicting a dialogue between Aristotle, Ptolemy and Copernicus, engraved portrait of Galileo by Jacob van der Heyden, errata leaf.…
Price: $22,500.00 Item Number: 149168
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Neil Armstrong Signed Moon Photograph
ARMSTRONG, Neil.
Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 Signed Footprint Photograph.
Rare photograph of the American Flag on the lunar surface, with the footprints of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin clearly visible on the moon’s surface, boldly signed by Neil Armstrong in blue ink. The image measures 11 inches by 8.5 inches. In fine condition. Rare and desirable signed by Armstrong. Encapsulated and authenticated by PSA/DNA. One of the finest signed Armstrong photographs we have seen.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 149585
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"The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil": First Editions of The Works of Hannah Arendt; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
ARENDT, Hannah.
The Works of Hannah Arendt. Including [The Origins of Totalitarianism, The Human Condition, Between Past and Future, On Revolution, Eichmann in Jerusalem, Men In Dark Times, On Revolution].
New York : .
First editions of the works of Hannah Arendt. Octavo, 7 volumes, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. An exceptional set.
Price: $11,000.00 Item Number: 149569
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First Editions of Each of Anthony Powell's Dance to the Music of Time series; In the Rare Original Dust Jackets
POWELL, Anthony.
A Dance to the Music of Time: A Question of Upbringing; A Buyer’s Market; The Acceptance World; At Lady Molly’s; Casanova’s Chinese Restaurant; The Kindly Ones; The Valley of Bones; The Soldier’s Art; The Military Philosophers; Books do Furnish a Room; Temporary Kings; Hearing Secret Harmonies.
London: William Heinemann, 1951-1975.
First editions of each volume in the author's acclaimed Dance to the Music of Time series. Octavo, 12 volumes, original publisher's cloth. Each volume is near fine in very good to fine dust jackets. Jacket design by James Broom-Lynne. A nice set.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 148266
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First Edition of Citizens Divided; inscribed by Robert C. Post to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
POST, Robert C. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Citizens Divided: Campaign Finance Reform and the Constitution.
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2014.
First edition of this critique on campaign finance regulations. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, "To Justice Ginsburg - with deep admiration and appreciation Rob." American lawyer and jurist, Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020 and was responsible for some of the most eventful legal decisions of the past half-century. Nominated by President Bill Clinton in 1993 to replace retiring justice Byron White, Ginsburg became the first Jewish woman and…
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 148140
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"One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived": Machiavel's Florentine History
MACHIAVEL, Nicholas [Machavielli].
Machiavel’s Florentine History.
London: Charles Harper and John Amery, 1674.
Rare second English edition of Machiavelli s Florentine History, the first edition to appear after Thomas Bedingfield s translation in 1595 of this political and historical account of Florence. Sextodecimo, bound in full leather, morocco spine label gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the panels, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, frontispiece. In very good condition.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 149757
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“The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience": Frank Herbert's Classic Novel Dune; Signed by Him
HERBERT, Frank.
Dune.
New York/ Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965.
First edition, early printing of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Steve Frank Herbert." Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket art by John Schoenherr. Uncommon signed.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 149483
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“Every morning the world flung itself over and exposed the town to the sun”: First Edition of Zora Neale Hurston's Moses, Man on the Mountain
HURSTON, Zora Neale.
Moses, Man on the Mountain.
New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1939.
First edition of this classic retelling of Moses' exodus. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 149147
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"To President William H. Taft with the highest appreciation of Booker T. Washington": First edition, association copy of The Story of the Negro; inscribed by Booker T. Washington to William Howard Taft as his advisor in the first year of Taft's presidency
WASHINGTON, Booker T. [William Howard Taft].
The Story of the Negro: The Rise of the Race from Slavery and The Negro as a Freeman.
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909.
First edition, association copy of Booker T. Washington's significant history of Americans of African descent, inscribed by him to William Howard Taft as his advisor in the first year of Taft's presidency. Octavo, two volumes, original publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded photographic frontispiece portrait of Booker T. Washington by George G. Rockwood. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper of in the year of publication and first year of Taft's presidency in volume 1, "To President William H. Taft with the highest appreciation of Booker T. Washington Tuskegee,…
Price: $28,000.00 Item Number: 149850
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"The master swordsman isn't interested in killing people. He only wants to perfect his art": First Edition of The Last Samurai; Lengthily Signed by Helen DeWitt
DEWITT, Helen.
The Last Samurai.
New York: Talk Miramax Books Hyperion, 2000.
First edition of this remarkable novel which sold over 100,000 copies upon release, which was named one of the New York Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Octavo, original black boards. Lengthily signed by the author on the title page, "The master swordsman isn't interested in killing people. He only wants to perfect his art. Helen DeWitt." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by B. Middleworth. Jacket photograph by Emma Parker. Author photograph by Debi Alper. An exceptional inscription.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 146703
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"You only live twice: Once when you're born And once when you look death in the face": First Edition of You Only Live Twice; Signed by Sean Connery
FLEMING, Ian [Sean Connery].
You Only Live Twice.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965.
First edition of the final James Bond novel published during Fleming's lifetime and the eleventh in the series. Octavo, original black cloth lettered in gilt, patterned endpapers. Boldly signed by Sean Connery on the front free endpaper, who played 007 in the film bearing the same name. During the filming in Japan, it was announced that Sean Connery would retire from the role of Bond, but after one film's absence, he returned in 1971's Diamonds Are Forever and later 1983's non-Eon Bond film Never Say Never Again. You Only Live Twice was a great success, receiving positive reviews and grossing…
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 125469
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“Some men seem to know exactly where their opportunities lie; they break prisons and cross whole Siberias to pursue them. One room holds me": First Edition of Saul Bellow’s First Book Dangling Man; Inscribed by Him to Van Allen Bradley
BELLOW, Saul.
Dangling Man.
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1944.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's first book. Octavo, original beige cloth, topstain brown. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "For Poetry and for Van Allen Bradley with very best wishes Saul Bellow." The recipient, Van Allen Bradley was an influential American literary critic, editor, and author. He gained prominence as the editor of the Chicago Daily News book review section, where he championed emerging literary talents and fostered intellectual discourse. Bradley’s most notable contribution to literary scholarship was his book Gold in Your Attic, which provided guidance on identifying rare and valuable books, popularizing…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 147721
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"For my darling Hilary - My God ---- Can you even believe it --- Isn't it wonderful - Oh Hilary - I love you Kay and Me Eloize": First Edition, Association Copy of Eloise; warmly Inscribed by author Kay Thompson to Illustrator Hilary Knight
THOMPSON, Kay. Illustrated by Hilary Knight.
Eloise: A Book For Precocious Grown Ups.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955.
First edition of the sensational first book in Kay Thompson's immensely popular Eloise series. Quarto, original publisher's cream pictorial cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with drawings by Hilary Knight. Association copy, inscribed by the author, Kay Thompson, to the book's illustrator, Hilary Knight on the front free endpaper, "For my darling Hilary - My God ---- Can you even believe it --- Isn't it wonderful - Oh Hilary - I love you Kay and Me Eloize." In an interview with Sam Irvin, the recipient, American artist and illustrator Hilary Knight declared, "Eloise never would have happened as a book had it…
Price: $28,500.00 Item Number: 149560
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First Edition of George W. Bagby's For Virginians Only: What I Did With My Fifty Millions
BAGBY, George W. [Moses Adams] .
For Virginians Only: What I Did With My Fifty Millions.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1874.
Rare first edition of this satirical novel from popular Virginia physician, essayist, and author George W. Bagby. Sextodecimo, original wrappers. In very good condition. Toning to the wrappers with rubbing to the extremities, small losses to the bottom right corner of the front wrapper, losses to the spine. Ownership signature and annotation to the front wrapper of P.V. Daniel, Jr., son of the Virginia jurist and cousin of John M. Daniel, who is the subject of a Bagby essay. Housed in a custom folding chemise and cloth slipcase.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 147740
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"To my friend Jean With great respect for your leadership and service to Canada": First Edition of A World Transformed; inscribed by President George Bush to Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien
BUSH, George H.W. & Scowcroft.
A World Transformed.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.
First edition of this stimulating reflection on American foreign policy during the Bush administration. Octavo, original half-cloth. Association copy, inscribed by President George H.W. Bush to Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien on the half-title page, "To my friend Jean With great respect for your leadership and service to Canada George Bush 6-5-99." Jean Chrétien served as the 20th Prime Minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003, leading the country through a period of economic growth and political stability. Known for his populist style and strong federalist stance, Chrétien played a key role in opposing Quebec separatism and was instrumental in…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 148258
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First Edition of Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?; Inscribed by Rev. Fredrick Douglass Kirkpatrick
KING JR., Martin Luther.
Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967.
First edition of King's "last grand expression of his vision" (Cornel West). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Association copy, warmly inscribed by an associate of King Jr., Rev. Fredrick Douglass Kirkpatrick on the front free endpaper, "To my good friend Brother Edd Goodman From Rev. F. D. Kirkpatrick Happy Fellowship." Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick was a civil rights activist, minister, and musician who played a notable role in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the organization led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As a close ally of King, Kirkpatrick contributed to the movement…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 148272
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Rare antique bronze Wall Street Bull and Bear Bookends
Wall Street Bull and Bear Bookends.
Pair of Wall Street bull and bear antique bronze bookends mounted on marble bases. The bull measures 5 inches by 7 inches and the bear measures 4.75 inches by 6 inches. In fine condition.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 148271