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Rare Cat in the Hat Ink Drawing; Signed by Dr. Seuss
SEUSS, Dr. [Theodor Geisel].
Dr. Seuss Signed Cat in the Hat Ink Drawing.
Rare illustrated ink drawing of Dr. Seuss's signature children's book character. Ink drawing on eggshell white thick paper stock of the Cat in the Hat. Boldly signed in red by Dr. Seuss [Theodor Geisel]. Double matted and framed. In fine condition. The drawing measures 8 inches by 10 inches with the entire piece measuring 18 inches by 22 inches.
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 148305
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Rare Original Production Sketch for Jurassic Park by artist Michael Salisbury
SALISBURY, Michael [Michael Crichton].
Production Sketch for Jurassic Park.
c. 1993.
Rare original production sketch for the 1993 Steven Spielberg film "Jurassic Park." Hand-drawn sketch on a translucent vellum sheet by entertainment and rock music artist Michael Salisbury. It was used in the development of the logo, title, and tagline for the film. In near fine condition. The piece measures 11 inches by 7 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 148304
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Rare Italian Marble Bust of Dante Alighieri
[DANTE ALIGHIERI],.
Dante Alighieri Italian Marble Bust.
Rare Italian marble bust of Dante Alighieri mounted on a stack of his own books, 'Divina Commedia.' In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 11.75 inches by 22.5 inches.
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 148254
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"There is no better exercise for the would-be artist than to study and devour a picture, and then, without looking at it again, to attempt the next day to reproduce it": First Edition of Winston S. Churchill's Painting As A Pastime; Finely Bound by the Bayntun Bindery
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Painting As A Pastime.
London: Oldham Press Limited/Ernest Benn Limited, 1948.
First edition of this collection of Churchill's brilliant essays on hobbies and painting. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun Bindery, gilt titles to the spine in three compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece, gilt signature to the front panel, illustrated throughout. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 149813
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Rare Original Drawing of The Grinch from the 1966 film Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!; Inscribed by master animator Tom Ray
RAY, Tom [Dr. Seuss].
Original Drawing of The Grinch.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc, 1966.
Rare original drawing of The Grinch from the 1966 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Graphite and colored pencil on animation paper of a smiling Grinch preparing to slide down a chimney. Inscribed by Tom Ray, "...as he climed to the roof." In fine condition. The piece measures 10.5 inches by 12.5 inches. A unique piece.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 148223
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“A picture means I know where I was every minute. That’s why I take pictures. It’s a visual diary": First Edition of Andy Warhol's Exposures; Signed Three times by Andy Warhol With a Large Drawing
WARHOL, Andy.
Andy Warhol’s Exposures.
New York: Andy Warhol Books/ Grosset & Dunlap, 1979.
First edition of Warhol’s candid and engaging photobook. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by Andy Warhol on the half-title, who has added a large drawing of a heart and his initials below, "To Alan Love Andy Warhol" and also has added his initials "AW" below his drawing. Warhol has also signed the front panel of the dust jacket. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A unique example.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 149494
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Rare Pair of French Bronze Models of Guillaume Coustou's Marly Horses
Pair of French Bronze Models of Marly Horses.
Bronze sculpture models of French Marly horses. Two bronze sculptures of rearing horses with their grooms modeled after Guillaume Coustou's horse statues for the Château de Marly. In fine condition. The pieces measure 12 inches by 16 inches. A handsome example.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 148155
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"one of the most decorative maps of the Holy Land of the 17th century": Rare engraved hand-colored map of the Holy Land
[HONDIUS, Jodocus].
Terra Sancta quae in Sacris Terra Promissionis olim Palestina [Holy Land Map].
Amsterdam: Blaeu, Willem, 1629.
Copper engraved, hand-colored map of one of the most decorative maps of the Holy Land of the 17th century. One page with hand-colored borders, the map depicts the tribes of Israel and the route the Israelites took from Egypt through Sinai into Canaan. In the sea there are three sea monsters, one of which has targeted a fishing vessel. The title cartouche is guarded by two dogs, draped with fruit, and flanked by Moses inscribing the ten commandments and a Jewish high priest. German text on the verso. In near fine condition with damp staining to the lower edge.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 147519
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"Whose path in the law has been responsible for much that is worth Celebrating in our courthouses": First Edition of Celebrating the Courthouse; Lengthily inscribed to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
FLANDERS, Steven [Ruth Bader Ginsburg] Foreword by Stephen Breyer.
Celebrating the Courthouse: A Guide for Architects, Their Clients, and the Public.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2006.
First edition of this exploration of the architectural, historical, and civic significance of courthouses. Quarto, original publisher's boards, illustrated with photographs throughout. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by contributor Douglas P. Woodlock on the front free endpaper recto, "26 January 2007, To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Whose path in the law has been responsible for much that is worth Celebrating in our courthouses. Douglas P. Woodlock, U.S.D.J." Judge Douglas P. Woodlock serves as a Judge for the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Judge Woodlock contributed chapter six of the present work, "Drawing Meaning from the Heart of the Courthouse." American…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 148154
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First Edition of On Art and Artists; Signed by Aldous Huxley
HUXLEY, Aldous.
On Art and Artists.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1960.
First edition of this classic collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the Aldous Huxley on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 148084
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First Edition of Stan Smith: Some People Think I'm a Shoe!; Inscribed by the legendary Stan Smith
SMITH, Stan.
Stan Smith: Some People Think I’m a Shoe!
New York : Rizzoli, 2018.
First edition of this work by the legendary tennis player. Octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Marco - Hope you enjoy my book! Stan Smith." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 148292
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Elaborately illustrated finely bound John Carne's views of Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor, &c.
CARNE, John.
Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor, &c.
London, Paris, & New York: Fisher, Son, & Co, 1836.
Early printing of Carne's collection of views of Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor. Quarto, bound in full elaborately blind-stamped morocco with gilt titles to the spine, gilt central vignette to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, illustrated with a series of views drawn from nature by W.H. Bartlett and William Purser. In very good condition. Bookplate to the front pastedown.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 147942
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First Edition of The Art Of Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children: A Tim Burton Film
GALLO, Leah; [Designed by] Holly C. Kempf; Tim Burton; Ransom Riggs.
The Art Of Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children: A Tim Burton Film.
Philadelphia, PA: Quirk Books, 2016.
First edition of this lavishly illustrated companion of Tim Burton's adaptation of the Ransom Riggs novel 'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'. Quarto, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout with color photographs, foreword by Ransom Riggs, introduction by Tim Burton. In fine condition.
Price: $60.00 Item Number: 147941
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First Edition of Alfonso Cuarón's Roma
CUARON, Alfonso.
Roma.
New York: Assouline, 2018.
First edition of this companion piece offering deeper insight into Alfonso Cuarón’s film of the same name, including the full screenplay. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs, with an introduction by Valeria Luiselli. In fine condition. Photography by Carlos Somonte. Housed in a custom pictorial slipcase.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 147937
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First Edition of Ric Burns and James Sanders' New York: An Illustrated History
BURNS, Ric; James Sanders; Lisa Ades.
New York: An Illustrated History.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.
First edition of this landmark illustrated history of the city that never sleeps. Quarto, original half cloth, heavily illustrated with 500 images in color and black and white. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.
Price: $95.00 Item Number: 147936
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"One of the greatest maritime artists in history": Fine original Ivan Konstantinovich maritime oil painting
AIVAZOVSKY, Ivan Konstantinovich.
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky Original Oil Painting.
Fine original oil painting by famed Armenian maritime artist Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky. Oil on stretched canvas, the painting depicts two large vessels at sea. Housed in an ornate giltwood frame. The painting measures 15 inches by 12 inches. The entire piece measures 21 inches by 18 inches. Rare.
Price: $45,000.00 Item Number: 149152
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Rare thirty-eight star American flag commemorating Colorado's admittance as the 38th state of the union on July 4, 1877
[...],.
Thirty-Eight Star American Flag.
c. 1877.
Rare thirty-eight star American flag in use between July 4, 1877 when the state of Colorado was admitted into the Union as the 38th state and July 4, 1890 when North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, and Idaho were admitted as the 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, and 43rd states. In very good condition. The flag measures 14.5 feet by 9.5 feet.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 149349
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Exceptionally Rare Original Peanuts Manuscript Mock-Up; Inscribed by Charles Schulz With Original Snoopy Drawing
SCHULZ, Charles M.
Charles Schulz Peanuts Manuscript Mock-Up, Signed With Original Snoopy Drawing.
c. 1965.
Exceptionally rare original manuscript mock-up of Charles Schulz's square-shaped Peanuts books. Manuscript booklet completely in the hand of Charles Schulz, featuring a full-page drawing, in pencil, of Snoopy as the World War I Flying Ace, "Here I am flying high over the enemy lines." Inscribed on the front page, "Frank - How would this be for actual page size? I think colored stock would be good, too." Frank Close was a sales manager at his publisher Holt, Rhinehart and Winston. In near fine condition. The piece measures 7 inches by 7 inches.
Price: $10,000.00 Item Number: 147846
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First Edition of Souvenir de Ballet; Inscribed by Raymond Chandler; Signed by Lydia Landon Grandier and Constantine Hassalevris
GRANDIER, Lydia Landon; Constantine Hassalevris [Photographer] [Raymond Chandler].
Souvenir de Ballet.
San Diego, CA: Hester & Smith, Inc, 1947.
First edition of this photographic compilation showcasing the artistry of ballet. Imperial octavo, original publisher's cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs by Constantine Hassalevris. Signed by the author and the photographer on the half-title page. Presentation copy, inscribed by Raymond Chandler to Sybil, the daughter of Jean Fracasse, "For my Sybi With all my love Ray La Jolla Feb 6th 1958 - The man on page 70 is me, but I wear pants nowadays R." Raymond Chandler was a groundbreaking American writer, best known for his creation of the hard-boiled detective Philip Marlowe and his influential contributions to…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 147870
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Rare Bronze Sculpture of an Elephant; From the Collection of General William T. Sherman
[GENERAL WILLIAM T. SHERMAN] [ULYSSES S. GRANT],.
General Sherman’s Bronze Sculpture of an Elephant.
Rare bronze sculpture of an elephant, most likely used as an ink well, 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 very good condition with some patina. The piece measures 9.5 inches by…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 147816