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35th Anniversary Edition of To Kill A Mockingbird; Signed by Harper Lee
LEE, Harper.
To Kill A Mockingbird.
New York: HarperCollins, 1995.
First edition, early printing of the 35th Anniversary edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Harper Lee on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Suzanne Noli.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 148132
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First Edition of Hannah Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem; Signed by Her on Laid In Paper
ARENDT, Hannah.
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil.
New York: The Viking Press, 1963.
First edition of this classic analysis of the mentality that fostered the Holocaust. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Hannah Arendt on a slip of 6 inch by 4 inch paper laid in. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ben Feder, Inc. Photograph of Arendt by Alfred Bernheim. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 148181
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Rare Portfolio of The Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II by Photographer G. Lazovsky
LAZOVSKY, G. [Tsar Nicholas II].
The Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II.
Kiev: 1896.
Rare portfolio of photographs by G. Lazovsky depicting the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II. Quarto, original publisher's blue cloth with black and silver titles and tooling to the front panel, 31 albumen prints on card mounts with the embossed blind stamp of the photographer and the mounts captioned in Cyrillic with printed slips, each image 6.25 inches by 9.125 inches. The series of photographs in this album cover the coronation festivities from the 10th to the 26th of May 1896. Only two of the images are from the Coronation day itself, the 12th, which are of the procession, as there was…
Price: $18,500.00 Item Number: 147804
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“Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price": First Edition of The Fun of It; Signed by Amelia Earhart
EARHART, Amelia.
The Fun of It.
New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932.
First edition of Earhart's account of her childhood, her fascination with aviation, and her life through her 1932 flight across the Atlantic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout, with the original record in the rear pastedown. Boldly signed by Amelia Earhart on the front free endpaper. In very good condition.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 148141
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Unbending Gender: Why Family And Work Conflict And What To Do About It; Signed by author and inscribed to Ruth Ginsburg
WILLIAMS, Joan [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Unbending Gender: Why Family And Work Conflict And What To Do About It.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.
First Oxford University printing of this insightful analysis about gender inequalities. Octavo, original publisher's wrappers, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Justice Ginsburg, From someone who is copying on your tradition (I hope!) Jen Williams May 2002." From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Arguably the most famous Supreme Court Justice in American history, 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. Popularly dubbed “the Notorious R.B.G.” (a play on the name of famed 90s…
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 149109
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Rare Javanese Kris; From the Collection of General William T. Sherman
[GENERAL WILLIAM T. SHERMAN] [ULYSSES S. GRANT],.
General Sherman’s Javanese Kris.
Rare Javanese kris, commonly used in the pencak silat martial art native to Indonesia, from the collection of General William T. Sherman preserved in his military trunk. Ulysses S. Grant, a close friend of Sherman’s, went on a “World Tour” after his second presidential term had ended. It has been suggested that Grant collected a few souvenirs for his dear friend while visiting Asia. When the Grant family returned from their trip, Sherman greeted Grant at a reunion held by the veterans of the Army of the Tennessee. In good condition, with handle missing. The piece measures 14.5 inches.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 147821
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"THERE IS A POINT OF NO RETURN, UNREMARKED AT THE TIME, IN MOST LIVES": FIRST EDITION OF THE COMEDIANS; INSCRIBED BY GRAHAM GREENE PRIOR TO THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION
GREENE, Graham.
The Comedians.
London: The Bodley Head, 1966.
First edition of this novel set in Haiti under the rule of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, which explores the political suppression and terrorism through the figure of an English hotel owner, Brown. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author prior to publication on the front free endpaper, "For Charlie affectionately from Graham. Christmas 1965." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ivan Lapper. Miller 47d; Wobbe A48a. Housed in a custom half morocco slipcase.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 149206
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“The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts": Rare first edition, presentation copy of The Abolition of Man; inscribed by C.S. Lewis
LEWIS, C.S.
The Abolition of Man or Reflections on Education with Special Reference to the Teaching of English in the Upper Forms of Schools.
London: Oxford University Press, 1943.
First edition of Lewis's powerful essay, original delivered as three speeches in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1943 in which he "defends the objectivity of values such as goodness and beauty over against the modern view that these qualities are in the mind of the beholder." Octavo, original publisher's printed wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "K. Young with compliments and greeting from C.S.L." With a portion of the original transmittal envelope in Lewis hand tipped in to the title page, addressed by Lewis, "From C.S. Lewis, Magdalen College, Oxford" and with a penciled notation in another hand…
Price: $30,000.00 Item Number: 149260
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Rare First edition, first issue of George Anson's Voyage Round the World; illustrated with forty-two folding maps and copper-plates
ANSON, George. Compiled by Richard Walter.
A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, II, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty’s Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas.
London: Printed for the Author, 1748.
First edition, first issue of the highly anticipated, best-selling official account of Anson's voyages which went through numerous editions and was translated into several European languages. Quarto, three volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over pebbled boards with gilt titles and five raised bands to the spine, marbled endpapers, illustrated with forty-two folding maps and copper-plates. Of this voyage, Sabin wrote "the progress of science formed no part of this expedition which was prepared for attacking, unawares, the Spanish possessions and shipping in the South Sea, and which was so successful, that the prize-money divided amongst the officers…
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 149503
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Carey's Life in Paris with original wrappers bound in
CAREY, David; Illustrated by George Cruikshank.
Life In Paris; Comprising The Rambles, Sprees, And Amours, of Dick Wildfire, of Corinthian Celebrity, And his Bang-up Companions, Squire Jenkins and Captain O’Shuffleton; with the Whimsical Adventures of the Galibut Family; Including Sketches of a Variety of other Eccentric Characters in the French Metropolis.
London: Marchant, 1887.
First edition of the author's account of an exciting experience in the French capital. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, frontispiece, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, original wrapper's bound in. Illustrated with twenty-one colored plates by George Cruikshank and twenty-two wooden engravings drawn by George Cruikshank and executed by Mr. White. In very good condition. Ownership plates of Dalmeny and Lucius Wilmerding to the front pastedown. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 149007
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First edition of Basil Davidson's Golden Hour; from the library of famed detective fiction novelist Raymond Chandler
DAVIDSON, Basil. [Raymond Chandler].
Golden Horn.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1952.
First edition of Davidson's novel of action set primarily in Istanbul. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of Raymond Chandler with his library stamp to the front free endpaper: Raymond Chandler 6005 Camino de la Costa La Jolla, California. Raymond Chandler was a pivotal figure in 20th-century American literature, renowned for his contributions to the hardboiled crime genre. His work, particularly through the chronicles of private detective Philip Marlowe, provided a nuanced examination of moral ambiguity, societal corruption, and the complexities of justice. Chandler’s novels, including The Big Sleep and Farewell, My Lovely, explored themes of class, power, and alienation,…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147723
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First Edition of 99 Stories of the Game; Signed by the Great One Wayne Gretzky
GRETZKY, Wayne; Kirstie McLellan Day.
99 Stories of the Game.
Canada: Viking, 2016.
First edition of the history of the National Hockey League from the point of view of the greatest hockey player of all-time to mark the league's ninety-nine year anniversary. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with color and black and white photographs. Boldly signed by the author "Wayne Gretzky 99" on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Stephen Brayda. Jacket photograph Bruce Bennett and Getty Images.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 147808
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First edition of Moyer's The Language of Life: A Festival of Poets; From the Library of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
MOYERS, Bill. [Madeleine K. Albright].
The Language of Life: A Festival of Poets.
New York: Doubleday, 1995.
First edition of this compelling exploration of poetry's power. 8vo, original publisher's half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. 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 1998 NATO summit, Albright coined the “3 Ds” of NATO, “which is no diminution of NATO, no discrimination and no duplication – because I think that we don’t need any of those…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 149002
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First Edition of Gretzky: From the Back Yard Rink to the Stanley Cup; Signed by NHL Superstar Wayne Gretzky
GRETZKY, Walter; Jim Taylor [Wayne Gretzky].
Gretzky: From the Back Yard Rink to the Stanley Cup.
Toronto, Ontario: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1984.
First edition of this biography of the greatest hockey player of all-time told through the eyes of his father, Walter Gretzky, to respected columnist, Jim Taylor. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by the great one, "Wayne Gretzky 99" on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 147806
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"What did all this have to do with doing business?": First Edition of Barbarians At The Gate; Lengthily Signed by Authors John Helyar and Bryan Burrough
BURROUGH, Bryan and John Helyar.
Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1990.
First edition of this business classic. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Lengthily signed by both authors on the half-title page as follows, "What did all this have to do with doing business? John Helyar" and "Not Much! Bryan Burrough." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Uncommon signed by both authors.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 119559
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Sheet Music for Jurassic Park; Signed by Director Steven Spielberg and by Chip Kidd with an original drawing
WILLIAMS, John; Michael Crichton [Steven Spielberg].
Steven Spielberg and Chip Kidd Signed Sheet Music for Jurassic Park.
Milwaukee, WI: Universal Music Publishing Group, .
Rare official Songs of Universal sheet music for the 'Jurassic Park' theme composed by John Williams. Boldly signed by the film's director Steven Spielberg on the front panel and signed by illustrator Chip Kidd with an original drawing of a dinosaur and with the the words J.P! In near fine condition. An exceptional piece, most rare and desirable signed.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 146532
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"To Dali - Not as good as your cookbook - but the Spanish edition will be better": Rare First Edition of William Powell's The Anarchist Cookbook; Inscribed by Publisher Lyle Stuart to Salvador Dali
POWELL, William; Peter Bergman [Salvador Dali].
The Anarchist Cookbook.
New York: Lyle Stuart, Inc, 1971.
Rare first edition of this book of illegal recipes. Square quarto, original boards, illustrated with diagrams throughout. Association copy, inscribed by the publisher to Salvador Dali, "To [Salvador] Dali - Not as good as your cookbook - but the Spanish edition will be better - Lyle Stuart." The true first edition of this infamous manual that includes instructions on making bombs, weapons, drugs and much besides. This copy in the rarer hardback edition. Stuart's publishing house developed a reputation as a publisher of controversial books, he collaborated with Salvador Dali when he helped publish his set of six lithographs The Lyle…
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 148162
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Original Typescript for The Man Who Looked Like Himself; First Edition of Erskine Caldwell's Kneel to the Rising Sun
CALDWELL, Erskine.
Original Typescript for The Man Who Looked Like Himself. [with] Kneel to the Rising Sun: and Other Stories.
New York: The Viking Press, 1935.
Rare original typescript of Erskine Caldwell's The Man Who Looked Like Himself with a first edition of Kneel to the Rising Sun: and Other Stories. Octavo, original typescript with holograph emendations in eight sheets. In very good condition. Accompanied by a first edition of Kneel to the Rising Sun. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 147684
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First edition of Scott Kelly's Endurance; signed by him and signed three times by legendary dust jacket Designer Chip Kidd
KELLY, Scott with Margaret Lazarus Dean. [Chip Kidd].
Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
First edition of the famed astronaut's stunning memoir. Octavo, original cloth, with 24 pages of full-color photographs. Boldly signed by Scott Kelly on the title page. Additionally signed three times by dust jacket illustrator Chip Kidd on the front panel of the dust jacket, on the title page, and rear flap of the dust jacket. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 149530
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First Edition of The Struggle For Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square; Inscribed by Steven A. Cook to Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
COOK, Steven A. [Madeleine Albright].
The Struggle For Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.
First edition of this historical account of Egypt in the modern era. Octavo, original publisher's black boards, illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Association copy, inscribed by the author, 'To Secretary Albright - With admiration & respect. Enjoy! - Steven'. 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 1998 NATO summit, Albright coined the “3 Ds” of NATO,…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147351