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First Edition of Twilight of the Gods; Signed by Ian W. Toll
TOLL, Ian W.
Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2020.
First edition of the final volume in the author's classic Pacific War trilogy. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 32 unnumbered pages of black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Ian Toll on the second free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 148264
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Rare First Editions of the Eight Issues of Analog: Science Fiction and Fact Magazine Containing the First Publication of Frank Herbert's Dune Novels
HERBERT, Frank; John W. Campbell [Editor].
Analog: Science Fiction and Fact. [Containing the First Appearance of the Dune Novels].
New York: Analog: Science Fiction and Fact, 1963-1965.
First editions of eight issues of Analog: Science Fiction and Fact magazine containing the first appearance of Frank Herbert's Dune, later published as a novel and adapted into the two blockbuster films of the same name. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, with black and white illustrations. Includes December 1963, January and February 1964, which contain Dune World in three parts, and January through May 1965, which contain Prophet of Dune in five parts. The first six issues are in the bedsheet format with the final two issues in digest format. In near fine to good condition with wear to the extremities,…
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 148315
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"REDESIGNING THE SHAPE OF HISTORY AUGUSTINE WOULD DOMINATE WESTERN THOUGHT FOR THE NEXT MILLENNIUM": RARE FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH OF AUGUSTINE’S CITIE OF GOD
SAINT AUGUSTINE,.
Of the Citie of God: With the Learned Comments of Jo. Lod. Vives. [The City of God].
London: George Eld, 1610.
Rare first edition in English of Augustine's monumental work. Translated by John Healey. Folio, bound in full contemporary brown calf, gilt titles to the spine, rebacked. Large woodcut printer's device on title (McKerrow 375). Decorative woodcut head-pieces and decorative and woodcut initials, including three twelve-line initials. In very good condition, ownership signature on title page dated 1790, stamp and bookplates on front endpapers, later endpapers. First editions are rare.
Price: $28,000.00 Item Number: 149448
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First Edition of Bloodchild; Signed by Octavia E. Butler
BUTLER, Octavia E.
Bloodchild: and Other Stories
New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1995.
First edition of this collection of speculative fiction from the award-winning author. Octavo, original publisher's boards. Boldly signed by Octavia E. Butler on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Stark Design. Uncommon signed.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 148326
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First Edition of Redemption; inscribed by Leon Uris
URIS, Leon.
Redemption.
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1995.
First edition of this sequel to Leon Uris' epic novel Trinity. Octavo, original publisher's half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, "For Phyllis and Lyonel / Leon Uris." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 148325
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"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting": First Edition of The Alchemist; Inscribed by Paulo Coelho
COELHO, Paulo.
The Alchemist.
San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1993.
First edition in English of Coelho's classic work, which has been translated into over 70 languages. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "___ and ____ may love guide you to your dreams Paulo Coelho." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michele Wetherbee. Translated by Alan R. Clarke.
Price: $3,200.00 Item Number: 149408
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Rare 17th century elaborately illuminated nobility patent of King Carlos II of Spain for Diego Merino de Bargas of Tornavacas and His Sons Rodrigo, Francisco, and Luis Merino de Bargas
CARLOS II, King of Spain.
Carta Executoria of King Carlos II of Spain for Diego Merino de Bargas of Tornavacas and His Sons Rodrigo, Francisco, and Luis Merino de Bargas.
Valladolid, Spain: 1685.
Rare 17th century elaborately illuminated nobility patent of King Carlos II of Spain for the late Diego Merino de Bargas of Tornavacas, represented by two procurators, and his sons Rodrigo, Francisco, and Luis Merino de Bargas, residents of Lugar de Cavecuela. Quarto, bound in early red velvet over pasteboards with red and yellow silk cord on the spine, the patent is comprised of 144 leaves numbered 1-145 in contemporary Arabic numerals, partially illegible ink stamps in bottom margins of each page, manuscript on vellum, written in italic Spanish script within a broad liquid gold border with decorated six-line cadel initials…
Price: $12,800.00 Item Number: 148310
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There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce; Signed by Edgar Cayce
SUGRUE, Thomas [Edgar Cayce].
There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce.
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1942.
Signed limited edition of this story on Edgar Cayce. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. This copy is number 252 of 300 books "specially printed, bound and autographed for the friends of Mr. Cayce" as stated on the dedicated signature page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare especially in this condition.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 149410
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"I might get five hundred dollars, and I might not": Rare First Edition, First State of Horatio Alger's The Five Hundred Dollar Check
ALGER, Horatio.
The Five Hundred Dollar Check. [$500].
New York : United States Book Company, 1890.
First edition, first state of this rare novel. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. This book was produced by "Porter and Coates" in 1890 but acquired and released by "The American Book Company," The first state copies were then distributed with the Porter and Coates name purposefully blacked out with dye on the bottom portion of the spine to obscure their name until such a time as the new publishers name could be added. At the time of Ralph Gardner's authoritative 1971 bibliography of Horatio Alger states, "I know of only one copy (my own) of the first state. The Library…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 149449
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First Edition of On Leadership; Signed by British prime minister Tony Blair
BLAIR, Tony.
On Leadership: Lessons for the 21st Century.
London: Hutchinson Heinemann, 2024.
First edition of this masterclass on leadership from a master statesman. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Tony Blair on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 148261
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First Edition of Carol Saline's Sisters; inscribed by Sharon J. Wohlmuth to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
SALINE, Carol; Sharon J. Wohlmuth [photographer] [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Sisters.
Philadelphia: Running Press, 1994.
First edition of this moving portrayal of the relationship between sisters. Rectangular octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the photographer on the front free endpaper to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, "To Justice Ginsburg, You are an inspiration to all women! Warmly, Sharon J Wohlmuth." 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…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 148312
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"Considering the fortune you might have lost, you're rich already": First Edition of John Rothchild's A Fool and His Money; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
ROTHCHILD, John.
A Fool and His Money: The Odyssey of an Average Investor.
New York: Viking, 1988.
First edition of "the funniest book about investing ever written" (New York Post). Octavo, original half cloth. Lengthily and humorously signed by the author on the title page, "Considering the fortune you might have lost, you're rich already John Rothchild." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Jacket illustration by Rafal Olbinski.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 148329
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First Editions of President Hoover's The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover
HOOVER, Herbert.
The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of Adventure 1874-1920; The Cabinet and the Presidency 1920-1933; The Great Depression 1929-1941: Three Volume Complete Set.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1951-1952.
First editions of each volume in Hoover’s memoirs. Octavo, 3 volumes, illustrated with black and white photographs. Each are near fine in very good dust jackets. Includes: Volume One: Years of Adventure 1874-1920; The Cabinet and the Presidency 1920-1933; The Great Depression 1929-1941. A charming set, uncommon in the first printing.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 148311
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"Consider the lilies in the field... make them the object not of a fleeting glance in passing, but of thy consideration": First English edition of Søren Kierkegaard's Consider The Lilies
KIERKEGAARD, Søren. Translated by A. S. Aldworth & W. S. Ferrie.
Consider The Lilies: Being the Second part of “Edifying Discourses in a Different Vein”, published in 1847 at Copenhagen, by S. Kierkegaard.
London: The C. W. Daniel Company, Ltd, 1940.
First English edition of the elaboration and conclusion of Kierkegaard's important existential discourses of 1847. Octavo, original cloth. Translated from the Danish by A. S. Aldworth & W. S. Ferrie. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Library stamp to the title page from the College of S. Barnabas, name to the front free endpaper.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 148328
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Rare Beautifully Engraved Early American Express stock certificate; signed by American businessman William Fargo
FARGO, William.
William Fargo Signed Stock Certificate for American Merchants Union Express Company.
New York: American Merchants Union Express Company, 1869.
Rare American Merchants Union Express Company stock certificate signed by American businessman William Fargo. In November 1868, the American Express Company and the Merchants Union Express Company merged, and Fargo became the president of the American Merchants Union Express Company, a position he held until his death. The company then became the American Express Company in 1873. Partially printed document signed “Wm G. Fargo” as President, by "J. N. Knapp" as Secretary and "E. P. Ross" as Treasurer, one page, numbered 5981, dated June 30, 1869. Stock certificate for five shares in American Merchants Union Express Company to William Brownell.…
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 148072
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"May every year be as nice as this - and all your Christmases be better": First Edition of John Steinbeck's Sweet Thursday; Inscribed by American playwright Lillian Hellman
STEINBECK, John [Lillian Hellman].
Sweet Thursday.
New York: The Viking Press, 1954.
First edition of this sequel to Steinbeck's famous novel Cannery Row. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, top stain red. Presentation copy, inscribed by Lillian Hellman on the front free endpaper, "May every year be as nice as this - and all your Christmases be better - love Lillian 12/25/54." Lillian Hellman was an influential American playwright and screenwriter known for her sharp political insight and strong female characters. Her best-known works include The Children’s Hour (1934) and The Little Foxes (1939), which reflect her commitment to social justice and her talent for dramatic tension. Near fine in a near fine dust…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 148288
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The Captain's Edition of Golf; Signed by Paul Skellett and Simon Weitzman
SKELLETT, Paul; Simon Weitzman.
Golf.
Derbyshire, England: Wonderland Publications, 2012.
First limited Captain's edition of "The Bible of Golf." Thick quarto, bound in full leather with gilt titles and tooling, pictorial endpapers, all edges gilt, two silk ribbon bookmarks, with over 1,000 illustrations and photographs. Boldly signed by Paul Skellett and Simon Weitzman on the title page. In fine condition.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 148309
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“Games are won by players who focus on the playing field - not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard": Nebraska Cornhuskers Mini Helmet; Signed by the "Oracle of Omaha" Warren E. Buffett
BUFFETT, Warren E.
Warren Buffett Signed Nebraska Cornhuskers Mini Helmet.
Schutt authentic mini helmet replica from American football team the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Boldly signed in blue by Warren E. Buffett. Buffet is a devoted fan of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the football team of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he earned his undergraduate degree. Despite his global business stature, he often attends Cornhuskers games and publicly supports the team, even attending the 2009 Nebraska-Oklahoma game from the sidelines as an honorary assistant coach. In fine condition. Housed in original Schutt authentic packaging.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 148307
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Rare First Edition of Jonathan Edwards' Remarks on Important Theological Controversies
EDWARDS, Jonathan.
Remarks on Important Theological Controversies.
Edinburgh: J. Galbraith, 1796.
First edition of this collection of writings by the famed philosopher and theologian, with corrections thought to be by Edwards' son. Duodecimo, bound in full contemporary tree calf. From the library of the author's son Jonathan Edwards Jr., a noted theologian in his own right, and his daughter Mary Edwards. Their ownership signatures are on the front free endpaper. In very good condition with rubbing and wear to the extremities, bookplate to the front pastedown, "Mary Hoyt's Book No. 55."
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 141455
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First American Edition of Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn's The Oak and The Calf: Sketches of Literary Life in the Soviet Union; From the library of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
SOLZHENITSYN, Aleksandr I. [Madeleine K. Albright].
The Oak and The Calf: Sketches of Literary Life in the Soviet Union.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1980.
First American edition of master novelist and historian Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn's personal narrative to publish his work in his own country. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” 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…
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 147594
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First British Edition of Winnie-The-Pooh
MILNE, A.A..
Winnie-The-Pooh.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1926.
First British edition of this classic adventure through the 100 Acre Woods. Octavo, original publishers full cloth, illustrated with black and white drawn pictures by Ernest H. Shephard. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with loss to the foot and crown of the spine.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 149903
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First editions of the four final novellas in Charles Dickens’ Christmas Book series; Attractively bound in full morocco
DICKENS, Charles.
The Christmas Books: The Chimes; The Battle of Life; Cricket on the Hearth; The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s Bargain.
London: Chapman and Hall/Bradbury & Evans, 1845-1848.
First editions of the four final novellas in Charles Dickens’ Christmas Book series. Octavo, 4 volumes bound in full morocco by Root & Son with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, engraved frontispieces and additional vignette titles. The set contains: a first edition, second issue of The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year. [London: Chapman and Hall, 1845] [1844] with the publisher's advertisement…
Price: $2,600.00 Item Number: 148129
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Robert Caro's Working; Signed by Him
CARO, Robert.
Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
First edition, fourth printing of Caro's memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Robert Caro on the second front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 148116
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"For Justice Ginsberg, Who rigorously, tirelessly, brilliantly defends our cherished Constitutional rights. Thank you!": First Edition of What Is the Constitution?; inscribed by Patricia Brennan Demuth to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
DEMUTH, Patricia Brennan [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
What Is the Constitution?
New York: Penguin Workshop, 2018.
First edition of this introduction for young readers to the United States Constitution. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, with black and white illustrations and photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the copyright page to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, "For Justice Ginsberg, Who rigorously, tirelessly, brilliantly defends our cherished Constitutional rights. Thank you! Patricia Brennan Demuth." From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 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…
Price: $5,800.00 Item Number: 148306
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Harvard Law Review:In Memoriam: Benjamin Kaplan; From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
KAPLAN, Benjamin [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Harvard Law Review.
The Harvard Law Review Association, 2011.
The April 2011 issue of the Harvard Law Review. Octavo, original publisher's wrappers. From the library of American lawyer and jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 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 the second woman to serve on the Court, after Sandra Day O’Connor. Ginsburg spent much of her legal…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 149933
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“It wasn’t just about money—it was about power. Respect. Making people know your name": First edition of Armitage Trail's Scarface; signed by Al Pacino
TRAIL, Armitage. [Al Pacino].
Scarface.
New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1930.
First edition of Trail's sensational American organized crime novel, the basis for one of the greatest gangster films ever made directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone and starring Al Pacino. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Boldly signed by Al Pacino on the front free endpaper. Al Pacino’s performance in Scarface (1983) has been widely regarded as one of the most powerful and defining in American cinema. By the time he took on the role of Tony Montana, Pacino had already established himself as a leading actor through critically acclaimed performances in The Godfather, Serpico, and Dog Day Afternoon.…
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 149567
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RARE HANDWRITTEN ETHIOPIAN COPTIC GE’EZ BIBLE ILLUMINATED WITH SEVERAL FULL-PAGE MINIATURE PAINTINGS
Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible.
Ethiopia: C. 18th Century.
Rare illustrated Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible. Small octavo, bound in full leather, parchment manuscript in black and red ink, illustrated with full-page hand-painted miniatures. Some writings and aged hand-stitched repairs throughout. Housed in the original leather chemise case with leather carrying handle,
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 149160
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“All the greatest men are maniacs": First Edition of Ian Fleming’s Dr. No
FLEMING, Ian.
Dr. No.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1958.
First edition of the sixth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate to the front pastedown. Jacket design by Pat Marriot. An exceptional example.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 148119
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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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"The world had changed to silver, and life ceased to be a struggle and became a gay adventure": First edition of Nella Larsen's Quicksand
LARSEN, Nella.
Quicksand.
New York & London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928.
First edition of Nella Larsen's first book. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. Rare and desirable.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 149548
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“I don't think we did go blind, I think we are blind, Blind but seeing, Blind people who can see, but do not see": First Edition of Blindness; signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author Jose Saramago; and signed twice by jacket designer Claudine Mansour
SARAMAGO, Jose.
Blindness.
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1997.
First edition of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, original boards. Signed and dated by Jose Saramago on the title page. Additionally signed twice by jacket designer Claudine Mansour on the front jacket panel and the rear flap. Translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Claudine Mansour. Uncommon signed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 148303
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First Edition of Curiosa; Inscribed by Barton Lidice Benes to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
BENES, Barton Lidice; Introduction by John Berendt [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Curiosa: Celebrity Relics, Historical Fossils, & Other Metamorphic Rubbish.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2002.
First edition of this collection of artistic photographs. Quarto, original publisher's cloth with a pictorial inlay on the front panel, illustrated. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author to Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the title page, "For Justice Ginsburg and Martin, it is an honor for me to inscribe my book to the both of you. Fondly, Barton Lidice Benes March 15, 2006." From the library of American lawyer and jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 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…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 149955
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First Edition of Fire in the Belly; Inscribed by Sam Keen
KEEN, Sam.
Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man.
New York: Bantam Books, 1991.
First edition of this seminal work that challenges traditional conceptions of masculinity. Octavo, original half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Ron Loan Sam Keen." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Kuso Sano.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 148302
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First Edition of Generations of Women; From the Library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
COOK, Mariana [Photographer]; Introduction by Jamaica Kincaid [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Generations of Women.
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1998.
First edition of this multidimensional visual portrayal of women’s lives. Quarto, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, with a lengthy autograph notecard inscribed by the photographer Mariana Cook to Ruth Bader Ginsburg laid in. The recipient, 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…
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 149944
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First Edition of Tom Wolfe's I am Charlotte Simmons; From the library of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
WOLFE, Tom [Madeleine Albright].
I Am Charlotte Simmons.
New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2004.
First edition of this "hilarious, exclamation-point filled novel" (John Freeman). Octavo, original half cloth, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright." The collector, 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…
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 147425
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“ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT TREATISES ON WAR THAT HAS EVER BEEN WRITTEN”: COMPLETE FIRST EDITION SET OF WINSTON CHURCHILL'S THE WORLD CRISIS; SIGNED BY CHURCHILL IN VOLUME I and with an autograph note signed by Jack Churchill
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
The World Crisis 1911-1914; The World Crisis 1915; The World Crisis 1916-1918 Part One and Part Two; The World Crisis. The Aftermath; The World Crisis. The Eastern Front.
London: Thornton Butterfield, 1923-31.
Complete first edition set of Churchill's important history of World War I, with the first volume signed by Churchill and an autograph note signed by Jack Churchill. Octavo, six volumes, original publisher's dark blue cloth, illustrated with numerous plans and folding maps. Vol. I second state, the others first state. Volume I is boldly signed by the author on the preliminary blank, "Winston S. Churchill 1925." Vol. VI with a loosely inserted note in Jack Churchill's hand, "The first chapters will interest you. J.S.C." Each volume is in near fine condition. Volumes I-V in dust jackets (correct for the issue…
Price: $17,500.00 Item Number: 144259
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First Edition of Principles of Federal Jurisdiction; Inscribed by James E. Pfander to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
PFANDER, James E. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Principles of Federal Jurisdiction.
St. Paul, Minnesota: Thomson/West, 2006.
First edition of this analysis of the constitutional and statutory limits of U.S. federal court authority. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Justice Ginsburg - With best personal regards. Jim Pfander." From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 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…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 148301
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First Edition of Separate and Unequal; Inscribed by Huang Hoon Chng to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
CHNG, Huang Hoon [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Separate and Unequal: Judicial Rhetoric and Women’s Rights.
Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2002.
First edition of this examination of the language of judges with respect to the issues of gender discrimination. Octavo, original pictorial boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, "Dear Justice Ginsburg, Thank you for your support! Take care, Huang Hoon - Sept. 2002." 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…
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 148300
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First Edition of Muhammad Ali: A Thirty-Year Journey; Inscribed by Ali and Photographer Howard L. Bingham to Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan
ALI, Muhammad.
Muhammad Ali: A Thirty-Year Journey.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.
First edition of this photographic record of Muhammad Ali's career. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with numerous photographs by Howard L. Bingham of or concerning Muhammad Ali. Inscribed on the page preceding title page, "To Mayor Riordan from Muhammad Ali, Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. 10-23-93." Signed again on title page, "For Mayor Richard Riordan, May you have a very good successful Term Enjoy Howard L. Bingham." The recipient, Richard Joseph Riordan was a businessman, investor, military commander, philanthropist, and politician. A decorated Korean War veteran. Riordan served as the 39th mayor…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 149114
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First Edition of George R.R. Martin's A Storm of Swords
MARTIN, George R.R.
A Storm of Swords.
New York: Bantam Books, 2000.
First edition of the third book in the author’s Game of Thrones series. Octavo, original publisher's half-cloth, cartographic endpapers. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 148293