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London: Jonathan Cape, 1964.
First edition, first impression of John Lennon’s first book. Octavo, original laminated pictorial boards, illustrated with Lennon’s own line drawings, some full-page, with an introduction by Paul McCartney. Boldly signed by John Lennon on the second free endpaper. In very good condition. Designed by Robert Freeman. Rare and desirable signed by Lennon.
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Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1999.
Signed limited first edition of the Easton Press edition of Kesey’s classic work, basis for the Academy Award-winning film directed by Milos Forman, starring an unforgettable role by Jack Nichoson. Octavo, original black leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, all edges gilt, silk ribbon bound in. Boldly signed byContinue reading "One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest."
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Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1951.
First edition of the author’s first book and seminal work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William F. Buckley on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
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London: John Bumpus, 1824.
Finely bound edition of this foundational text of British empiricism and one of the most influential works of philosophy ever written. Octavo, bound in contemporary three quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within gilt bands, all edges marbled, engraved frontispiece portrait of Locke by Freeman after SirContinue reading "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding."
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Los Angeles: c. 1950.
Rare original carbon copy typescript of The Lure of Gold, the unpublished last project of the celebrated photographer Edward S. Curtis, bearing his own autograph pencil corrections. Quarto, housed in a folder with metal fasteners, 32 pages typed on rectos only, numbered 1 to 31 and including a leaf numbered 7 1/2, being carbon copiesContinue reading "The Lure of Gold."
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London: Printed for William Hone, 1823.
First edition of William Hone’s pioneering account of the medieval English mystery and miracle plays and the folk customs of old England, drawn from the manuscripts of the British Museum. Octavo, rebound in modern half-cloth over blue-grey boards, printed paper spine label, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and engravings on copper and wood. In veryContinue reading "Ancient Mysteries Described, Especially the English Miracle Plays."
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London: Fulcrum Press, 1968.
First edition of Ginsberg’s brooding long poem, composed by night amid the ruined temples of Angkor in Cambodia in 1963, a hallucinatory meditation on time, empire, memory, and the self. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black-and-white photographs of Angkor Wat by Alexandra Lawrence. Association copy, inscribed by the author with his red inked sealContinue reading "Ankor Wat."
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London: Edward Moxon and Co., 1860.
Finely bound example of Haydn’s celebrated Dictionary of Dates, one of the great single-volume reference works of the Victorian age. Thick octavo, finely bound in full polished calf, the spine richly gilt in six compartments within raised bands, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, giltContinue reading "A Dictionary of Dates Relating to All Ages and Nations."
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London: William Heinemann, 1912.
First edition of Maugham’s four-act melodrama that follows Lucy Allerton, a woman whose family is disgraced by her father’s financial fraud. Duodecimo, original red cloth lettered in black. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Gerald Kelly from W. Somerset Maugham.” Somerset Maugham and Sir Gerald Festus Kelly enjoyed one ofContinue reading "The Explorer: A Melodrama in Four Acts."
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Beijing: Central Intelligence Bureau of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, 1964.
First edition of Mao’s Quotations, universally known as the Little Red Book, in the iconic red vinyl binding. Small duodecimo, original card in red vinyl covers, the half-title and title printed in red with a green imprint and border, with a sepia-toned portrait of Chairman Mao and the uncorrected endorsement leaf of Lin Biao. ThisContinue reading "Quotations of Chairman Mao."
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London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1908.
First deluxe edition of Jane Austen’s first published novel, her subtle comedy of the contrasting Dashwood sisters. Octavo, original cloth with the upper cover and spine decorated in gilt with an elaborate floral design and a basket of flowers, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, tissue guarded color frontispiece. Beautifully illustrated with twenty-four color illustrations byContinue reading "Sense and Sensibility."
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London: Library of Imperial History in Association with Cassel & Company Limited, 1973-76.
The Centenary limited edition of Churchill’s complete Works. Octavo, original full vellum stamped in gilt with the Churchill arms, spines gilt, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with plates and maps, housed in the original gilt-decorated slipcases. Originally projected to comprise 3,000 sets, the edition was left unfinished when the publisher collapsed, and perhaps 1,750Continue reading "The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill: Centenary Limited Edition."
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Venice: Mekhitarist Press of San Lazzaro, 1848.
Rare first edition of this Armenian ecclesiastical history. Octavo, written in classical Armenian, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within elaborately gilt bands, green morocco spine label, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, engraved allegorical vignette to the title page. In good condition with rubbing, variable damp-staining andContinue reading "Պատմութիւն Եկեղեցեական. [Ecclesiastical History]."
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London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1915.
First edition of this exquisitely illuminated wartime issue of Kipling’s great martial hymn, hand-decorated in the medieval manner in colors and gold by Henrietta Wright. Octavo, original cream pictorial wrappers bound with a red silk cord, comprising four leaves printed on one side only, illuminated to the upper cover and throughout in color and gilt,Continue reading "Hymn Before Action."
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circa 1948.
Rare letter of condolence signed by David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel, declaring the death in action of the soldier Ernest Yakov Muller. One page in Hebrew, executed in a neat calligraphic hand on parchment and signed “D. Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister.” The letter reads in translation: “We hereby declare in great sorrow thatContinue reading "David Ben-Gurion Letter Signed."
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London: William Heinemann, 1912.
First edition of the comedy that launched W. Somerset Maugham’s career as a dramatist, its 1907 London premiere running for an extraordinary 422 performances. Duodecimo, original champagne wrappers lettered in brown. In very good condition. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell box with gilt titles. From the collection of Craig V. Showalter.
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London: M'Gowan and Co., 1840.
Finely bound example of this sweeping narrative of Egypt, Carthage, Assyria, Persia, Greece, and Macedon that was for generations the great popular history of the ancient world. Octavo, three volumes, bound in contemporary half calf over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels, tripleContinue reading "The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Grecians and Macedonians."
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San Francisco: Collins Publishers, 1993.
Signed limited edition from Upper Deck of this work which share the thoughts and observations and photographs of important moments in Michael Jordan’s life, and career highlights. Folio, original cloth, original slipcase. Contains the original shipping box and tissue. Boldly signed by Michael Jordan on the front free endpaper. In fine condition.
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New York: Random House, 1969.
First edition of Kessler’s play, with “First Printing” stated on the copyright page. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with production photographs by Bert Andrews. Association copy, inscribed by the author to the director of the Broadway production on the front free endpaper, “For Alan, A tough little guy, A workhorse, A fine director, And Especially… AContinue reading "The Watering Place."
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London: Collins, 1975.
First edition of this classic work, which has sold over 50 million copies and basis for the 1976 film starring Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland and Robert Duvall. Octavo, original cloth, endpapers illustrated endpapers with the “General area of Hobs End and Studley Constable.” Boldly signed by Jack Higgins and additionally signed by Sir Michael CaineContinue reading "The Eagle Has Landed."
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London: Printed For The Author; and Sold by J. Murray; J. Debrett; and J. Kerby, 1794.
Rare first edition of the finest contemporary history of the American Revolution written from the British side. Quarto, two volumes bound in polished brown calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and fived raised bands to the spines, edges speckled blue, half-titles present illustrated with fifteen engraved maps and battle plans, most folding. In nearContinue reading "The History of the Origin, Progress, and Termination of the American War."
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New York: Dover Publications, 1965.
Dover edition of this compilation of Mozart’s own words on music, art, and life, drawn from his letters and reported sayings. Octavo, original printed wrappers. From the library of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer Charles Strouse and his wife, choreographer Barbara Siman, with Strouse’s ownership stamp to the front free endpaper. Over his 50-yearContinue reading "Mozart: The Man and the Artist Revealed in His Own Words."
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New York: Newmarket Press, 1996.
First edition of the shooting script of Milos Forman’s acclaimed film The People vs. Larry Flynt, printing the complete screenplay and scene notes by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black-and-white photographs from the film. Signed on the half-title page by five figures central to the picture: Larry Flynt, theContinue reading "The People vs. Larry Flynt: The Shooting Script."
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930.
First edition, early printing of this irreverent memoir of Herbert Asbury, the author of Gangs of New York. Octavo, publisher’s original cloth. Boldly signed by Herbert Asbury on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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Hone, William.
Churchill, Winston S.
Ignatius, Archbishop of Taron.
Rollin, Charles.
Stedman, Charles.
Kerst, Friedrich; Henry Edward Krehbiel [Charles Strouse].
Alexander, Scott; Larry Karaszewski [Larry Flynt; Oliver Stone; Milos Forman].
