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Autograph Letter Signed by Jules Verne
VERNE, Jules.
Jules Verne Autograph Letter Signed.
Amiens: 12 July, [no year].
Rare autographed letter signed by the father of science fiction Jules Verne. One page in French, 32mo, addressed "Cher Monsieur," the letter reads in full (translated), "Amiens, July 12, I was absent when your letter arrived here. I am delighted you are happy with your business and that your French purchases are the most liked in your house. As for what you are asking me about the government boats, it will be necessary to meet someone from the office of the Minister of the Navy and I know no one there. If by chance something turns up, I will do…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 147412
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First edition of The Making of Dune; inscribed by Frank Herbert in the year of publication
NAHA, Ed. [Frank Herbert].
The Making of Dune.
New York: Berkley Books, 1984.
First edition of the fascinating story behind the filming of 1984 American epic space opera film Dune, directed by David Lynch and based on Frank Herbert's bestselling science fiction masterpiece. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with over 100 photographs and illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by Frank Herbert on the half-title page in the year of publication, "For Dan - In Seattle 12/11/84 Frank Herbert." In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed, we have never seen another one.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 147876
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"Time was not passing it was turning in a circle": One Hundred Years of Solitude; Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the Translator Gregory Rabassa
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel .
One Hundred Years of Solitude.
New York: Barnes and Noble, 2011.
First edition of the Barnes and Noble edition of the Garcia Marquez’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth, ribbon bound in, illustrated. Translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa. Boldly signed by both Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the translator Gregory Rabassa on half-title page. Illustrated by Cathie Bleck. A unique example.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 148031
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First Edition of Terry Southern's The Magic Christian
SOUTHERN, Terry.
The Magic Christian.
New York: Random House, 1960.
First edition of one of the funniest, cruelest, and most savagely revealing books about American life ever written, hailed as Southern's masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by William Pene du Bois.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 148030
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"No Dream Is Too High For Those with Their Eyes in the Sky": First Edition of H.G. Wells' The First Men in the Moon; With a note card lengthily signed by Buzz Aldrin
WELLS, H.G. [Buzz Aldrin].
The First Men in the Moon.
Indianapolis : The Bowen-Merrill Company Publishers, 1901.
First edition of Wells's classic work of science fiction. Octavo, original publisher's gilt-decorated blue cloth, illustrated with plates by E. Hering. With a card signed by Buzz Aldrin laid in which reads, "No Dream Is Too High For Those with Their Eyes in the Sky Buzz Aldrin." In very good condition. Rare and desirable.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 148027
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Rare Photograph Portrait Signed by Theodore Roosevelt as President
ROOSEVELT, Theodore.
Theodore Roosevelt Signed Photograph.
January 29, 1907.
Rare photograph of the 26th President of the United States. Sepia-tone Harris & Ewing bust portrait of Theodore Roosevelt wearing pince-nez eyeglasses and looking to the side of the camera, boldly signed and dated by him as President, "Theodore Roosevelt Jan 29th 1907." Triple mounted. In near fine condition with slight fading to the photograph. The piece measures 9 inches by 14 inches. An exceptional piece.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 147421
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"The dawn of man began with desire": First editions of the first four books in The Earth's Children series; each volume inscribed by Jean Auel
AUEL, Jean M.
Earth’s Children: The Clan of the Cave Bear; The Valley of Horses; The Mammoth Hunters; The Plains of Passage.
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1980-1990.
First editions of the first four volumes of the author's acclaimed Earth's Children series, each inscribed by Jean Auel. Octavo, four volumes, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. The Clan of the Cave Bear is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Deloris, Best Wishes Jean M. Auel." The Valley of Horses is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Bert, Best - Jean M. Auel." The Mammoth Hunters is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Deloris - For all time, Jean M. Auel." The…
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147750
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First Edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's All the Sad Young Men
FITZGERALD, F. Scott.
All the Sad Young Men.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926.
First edition, first issue of Fitzgerald's third collection of short stories. Octavo, original green cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell case.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 147544
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John Hersey's Hiroshima; Signed by Eight Members of the Enola Gay crew including Paul Tibbetts, George R. Caron, Thomas Ferebee, Bob Lewis, Jacob Beser, Morris Jeppson, Dutch Van Kirk, and Richard Nelson
HERSEY, John .
Hiroshima.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946.
First edition, early printing of Hersey's classic work, which has sold over three million copies. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by eight members of the Enola Gay crew including Paul Tibbetts, George R. Caron, Thomas Ferebee, Bob Lewis, Jacob Beser, Morris Jeppson, Dutch Van Kirk, and Richard Nelson. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Warren Chappell. Hersey's account of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, was judged the finest piece of American journalism of the 20th century by a 36-member panel associated with New York University's journalism department. Very good in a…
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 147654
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"I have boundless faith in the common sense and ultimate fairness of the American people": Rare 8 page advance press copy of the transcript of Harry S. Truman's historic presidential radio address of October 30, 1945; boldly signed by him
TRUMAN, Harry S.
Radio Address to the American People on Wages and Prices in the Reconversion Period. [Harry S. Truman Advance Press Copy Signed Presidential Address].
Washington, D.C: [October 30, 1945].
Exceptionally rare original advance press copy of the typed transcript of Truman's historic October 30, 1945 prime time Presidential address: "Radio Address to the American People on Wages and Prices in the Reconversion Period" which outlines policies to be implemented by the American government following the surrender of Japan and the subsequent transition from war to peace; boldly signed by Truman. 8 pp (8 inches by 14 inches), typescript, dated October 30, 1945, boldly signed by Truman in the upper right portion of the first page. This speech draft was given to the press in advance of President Truman's October…
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 147625
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“Maybe...you'll fall in love with me all over again": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway’s Classic Novel A Farewell To Arms
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
A Farewell To Arms.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1929.
First English edition of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lee Elliot.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 147657
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Rare First Edition of Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934-1941; Signed by Legendary Historian William L. Shirer
SHIRER, William L.
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934-1941.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941.
First edition of this classic work, "the most complete news report yet to come out of war time Germany" (Time). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William L. Shirer on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 148007
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First edition of the Nobel Prize-Winning Author's Classic Work East of Eden; Signed by John Steinbeck; From the library of legendary Actor Douglas Fairbanks
STEINBECK, John.
East of Eden.
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1952.
First British edition of Steinbeck's epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John Steinbeck on the half-title page. From the library of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was an actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best-known for starring in such films as The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), and The Corsican Brothers (1941). He was the son of Douglas Fairbanks and the stepson of Mary Pickford, and his first marriage was to actress Joan Crawford. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example,…
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 148006
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“The combination of economic and political power in the same hands is a sure recipe for tyranny": Milton and Rose Friedman's Free to Choose; Warmly Inscribed by them
FRIEDMAN, Milton & Rose.
Free To Choose: A Personal Statement.
New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1980.
First edition, early printing of Friedmans' persuasive argument for the free market, based on the PBS series Free to Choose. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by both authors on the half-title page in the year of publication, "For Gene Bersel, With best wishes and regards to a fellow U. of Chicago Alumnus Milton Friedman August 31, 1980." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Gamarello.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 148025
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First Edition of The Age of Turbulence; Inscribed by Alan Greenspan to Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
GREENSPAN, Alan [Madeleine K. Albright].
The Age of Turbulence: Adventures In A New World.
New York: The Penguin Press, 2007.
First edition of the former Federal Reserve Chairman's memoir. Octavo, original publisher's half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” Association copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Madeleine Albright Best Wishes Alan Greenspan." The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright, was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy in the Middle East with the endorsement of military action in Iraq. At the…
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 147426
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First edition of Joseph Conrad's Laughing Anne and One Day More
CONRAD, Joseph.
Laughing Anne and One Day More.
London: John Castle, 1924.
First British edition of two plays from prolific writer Joseph Conrad. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Introduction by John Galsworthy. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 147552
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First edition with colored plates of Pierce Egan's Sporting Anecdotes; finely bound in full straight grain morocco by Lloyd
EGAN, Pierce.
Sporting Anecdotes, Original and Selected; Including Numerous Characteristic Portraits of Persons in Every Walk of Life, Who have acquired Notoriety from their Achievements on the Turf, at the Table, and in the Diversions of the Field.
London: Printed For Sherwood, Jones, and Co, 1825.
First edition with colored plates of Egan's classic collection of sporting anecdotes. Octavo, bound in full red straight grain morocco by Lloyd with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles stamp-signed by Lloyd, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with tissue-guarded colored plates, some folding, original pictorial paper wrappers bound in at rear. In very good condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147752
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First edition of Navigating A New World: Canada's Global Future; Inscribed by Lloyd Axworthy to Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
AXWORTHY, Lloyd [Madeleine K. Albright].
Navigating A New World: Canada’s Global Future.
Canada: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2003.
First edition of this call for action from one of Canada's most eloquent statesmen and thinkers. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "To Madeleine Who always treated Canada with respect, and helped keep the salmon swimming Lloyd Axworthy." Accompanied by an autograph letter from the author, "Madeleine, Congratulations on the success of your book. Having some fun with my own, glad the tour is over. Hope you are still planning to come here in February. There is an expectant audience for you. Regards Lloyd." The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright, was the first…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147584
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First Edition of Philip Roth's Sabbath’s Theater
ROTH, Philip.
Sabbath’s Theater.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995.
First edition of Roth's second National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.
Price: $40.00 Item Number: 147418
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"The way I see it, we all have a dream of ourselves, that we could be more than we are": First Edition of The Tailor of Panama; Signed by John Le Carre
LE CARRE, John.
The Tailor of Panama.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1996.
First edition of this "tour de force in which almost every convention of the classic spy novel is violated" (The New York Times). Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by John le Carre the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 147416