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“Win one for the Gipper!": First Edition of the 40th President of the United States Autobiography An American Life; Warmly Inscribed by Ronald Reagan
REAGAN, Ronald .
An American Life.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.
First edition of the 40th President of the United States' memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Scott Mutryn- Win one for the Gipper! With Best Regards. Ronald Reagan Oct. 28-'93." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, paper clip indentation to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Robert Anthony, Inc. A unique inscription.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 146728
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"Thank you for your wisdom and your public service. I pray for leaders like you. May the force of evolution be with you": First Edition of Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail; Lengthily Signed by Ray Dalio to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
DALIO, Ray [Madeleine Albright].
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail.
New York : Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, 2021.
First edition of this provocative read read from the legendary investor. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Madeleine- Thank you for your wisdom and your public service. I pray for leaders like you. May the force of evolution be with you. Ray." 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…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 147667
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First Edition of HRH The Prince of Wales Watercolours; Inscribed by King Charles
PRINCE CHARLES ,.
HRH The Prince of Wales Watercolours.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1991.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work by the Prince of Wales. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by author, "Jimmy” All best wishes for Xmas 1992 from, Charles." The recipient was BBC television and radio personality Sir Jimmy Savile. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 143952
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Milton Friedman Letter Signed To John Chamberlain
FRIEDMAN, Milton [John Chamberlain].
Milton Friedman Autographed Letter Signed.
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1976.
Autograph letter signed by Milton Friedman to journalist John Chamberlain, dated March 19, 1976, just seven months before Friedman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. The recipient John Chamberlain was a well-known journalist, business and economic historian, syndicated columnist and literary critic. A nice association linking these great twentieth century intellects. Matted and framed.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 3775
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Rare 19th Century Creek Indian Land Grants for River Sections in Muscogee County, Georgia
LUMPKIN, Wilson; George M. Troup; George Gilmer.
Creek Indian Muscogee County, Georgia Land Grants.
1826-1832.
Four rare 19th century Creek Indian land surveys and lottery winning land grants signed by 3 different Georgia Governors. Octavo, eight pages partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, the collection includes: grant for land lot 156 in Muscogee County, Georgia, surveyed in 1826 and granted in 1832 to David Maw, signed by Wilson Lumpkin at the bottom edge, official wax seal attached by a pale red ribbon; grant for land lot 167 in Muscogee County, Georgia, surveyed in 1826 and granted in 1832 to James Bridges, signed by Wilson Lumpkin at the bottom edge, official wax seal attached by a…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 146854
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Rare Stock Certificate for the Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway Company; Endorsed and Signed by Andrew Mellon
MELLON, Andrew.
Andrew Mellon Signed Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway Company Stock Certificate.
Philadelphia: American Bank Note Co, 1890.
Rare Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway Company stock certificate endorsed by the commanding American banker Andrew Mellon. Oblong quarto, one page partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, the certificate is dated April 10, 1890 and issues 21 shares of the Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway Company stock to A.W. Mellon. Signed by Mellon on the verso, "A.W. Mellon." In near fine condition with a vertical crease and signature cancellation hole punches along the bottom edge. Matted and framed with a portrait of Mellon and an informational placard. The piece measures 17.5 inches by 28 inches.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 146771
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"What is the victory of a cat on a hot tin roof?—I wish I knew... Just staying on it, I guess, as long as she can": First Edition A Cat On A Hot Tin Roof; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery and Signed by Tennessee Williams
WILLIAMS, Tennessee.
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.
New York: New Directions, 1955.
First edition, first issue of one of Williams's best-known works and his personal favorite. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by Tennessee Williams on a page bound in. In fine condition.
Price: $2,850.00 Item Number: 143560
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"ONE OF THE FINEST AND MOST GRIPPING POLITICAL NOVELS OF OUR ERA": First Edition of Advise and Consent; Inscribed by Allen Drury to United States Senator Joseph S. Clark
DRURY, Allen.
Advise and Consent: A Novel of Washington Politics.
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1959.
First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Senator Clark with best regards Allen Drury." The recipient Joseph S. Clark, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1957 to 1969. He previously served as the 116th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1952 to 1956. While in the Senate, Clark earned a reputation as a strong supporter of civil rights and congressional reform. He sponsored the Manpower Development and Training Act…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 29018
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Signed Limited Edition of the Duke of Windsor's A King's Story; With An Additional Signed Note by Him
WINDSOR, Duke of [Edward VIII].
A King’s Story: The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1951.
Signed limited edition of the Duke of Windsor’s classic autobiography. Royal octavo, bound in the full publisher's morocco with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, three gilt coats of arms as Prince of Wales, King of England, and Duke of Windsor with accompanying gilt signatures to the front panel, gilt inner dentelles stamped-in, watered-silk end leaves, top edge gilt, silk ribbon bound-in, frontispiece of the Duke of Windsor leaving Westminster after his first and last Opening of Parliament November 3, 1936, foldout map…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 145247
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“In this world, there is a kind of painful progress. Longing for what we've left behind, and dreaming ahead”: First Editions of Angels in America; Both Volumes Signed by Tony Kushner
KUSHNER, Tony.
Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes.
New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1993.
First editions of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth. Each volume is signed by Tony Kushner on the title page. Each are fine in fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 1514
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First Edition of Our Mutual Friend: Dickens final completed novel; elaborately bound in full crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere
DICKENS, Charles.
Our Mutual Friend.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1865.
First edition of Dickens' final completed novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel, gilt signature on the back panel, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. Illustrated by Marcus Stone with forty plates. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 130506
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"In Forgetting, they were trying to remember": First Edition of The Exorcist; Signed by William Peter Blatty and Actress Kitty Winn
BLATTY, William Peter.
The Exorcist.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1971.
First edition of Blatty's landmark horror novel, basis for the 1973 film. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William Peter Blatty and actress Kitty Winn, who starred in the film on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Frederick Cantor. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed the author and Winn.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 147119
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Rare Broadside of North Haven: In Memoriam Robert Lowell; Signed by Elizabeth Bishop
BISHOP, Elizabeth.
North Haven: In Memoriam Robert Lowell.
Northridge, CA: Richard Bigus for the Lord John Press, 1979.
Memorial broadside, signed by Elizabeth Bishop, one of only 150 examples. It measures 20.75 inches by 14 inches. In near fine condition. Rare.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 146196
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“THE DAY OF THE JACKAL WAS OVER”: FIRST EDITION OF THE DAY OF THE JACKAL; INSCRIBED BY FREDERICK FORSYTH
FORSYTH, Frederick.
The Day of the Jackal.
London: Hutchinson, 1971.
First British edition of the author's first novel. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, "The Day of the Jackal was over For John sincere best wishes Frederick Forsyth 2015." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tom Simmonds and Trevor Vertigan.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 144699
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First Edition of The Economic Point of View; Signed by Israel Kirzner and Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
KIRZNER, Israel M.
The Economic Point of View.
Princeton, NJ: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1960.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt ruled inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by Israel Kirzner on the half-title page. In fine condition, stamp to the copyright page. Edited with an introduction by Laurence S. Moss. First editions are rare.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 146012
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First Edition of The Good Soldier. A Tale of Passion
HUEFFER, [Ford] Ford Madox.
The Good Soldier. A Tale of Passion.
London: John Lane Company, 1915.
First edition, first issue without the 16 pp. of advertisements of this literary highspot, one of the great novels of the first half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 142068
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The Harlequin edition of The Collected works of Max Beerbohm; elaborately bound by Henry Sotheran and Signed by Beerbohm
BEERBOHM, Max.
The Works of Max Beerbohm.
London: William Heinemann, 1922-1928.
The Harlequin edition of the collected works of Max Beerbohm. Octavo, ten volumes bound in three quarter calf by Henry Sotheran Ltd. with gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. One of seven hundred and eighty sets signed by the author, of which seven hundred and fifty were for sale and thirty for presentation, this is number 780. In near fine condition. A lovely set in a unique binding.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 145008
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First Edition of For A New Liberty; Warmly Inscribed by Murray Rothbard
ROTHBARD, Murray N.
For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto.
New York: Collier Books, 1978.
First edition of Rothbard's classic treatise on libertarianism. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "June, 1973 To Laurel and Robin Winkler: - dear friends and fellow old New Yorkers- Fondest regards, Murray Rothbard." Near fine in a good dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 145961
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"Moreover, trust is, I suspect, too deep to explain": Rare Autograph Letter Signed from John Rawls to Annette Baier
RAWLS, John.
John Rawls Autograph Letter Signed.
Cambridge, Massachusetts: January 14, 1985.
Rare autograph letter signed by one of the most influential political philosophers of the 20th century. Small octavo, one page on Harvard University Department of Philosophy letterhead, the text reads in full, "Jan 14, 1985 Dear Annette Many thanks for your review of Parfit's Reasons & Persons with your splendid & illuminating appreciation of this work. You provide some ways to focus on it which had not occurred to me. I agree with you on its importance & no doubt it will have major effets on contemporary discussion, & into the future. On the other hand, I find myself in certain…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 146554
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First Edition Set of George Tucker's Life of Thomas Jefferson in Two Volumes
TUCKER, George; [Thomas Jefferson].
The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States; With Parts of His Correspondence Never Before Published, and Notices of his Opinions on Questions of Civil Government, National Policy, and Constitutional Law.
London: Charles Knight and Co, 1837.
First British edition of this classic biography of the United States' third president, published simultaneously with the American edition in Philadelphia. Royal octavo, original publisher's cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Thomas Jefferson to Vol. I, largely uncut. In very good condition with some sunning to the spine, bookplate to the front free endpaper of both volumes. Housed in two half morocco slipcases and chemises.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 147403