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"IT's A Game. A game played on the streets of New York, for as long as anyone can remember": First Edition of Ringolevio; Signed by Emmett Grogan
GROGAN, Emmett.
Ringolevio: A Life Played for Keeps.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1972.
First edition of “the best and only authentic book written on the sixties underground" (Dennis Hopper). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed and dated by the author on the title page "Emmett Grogan N.Y.C. 6/73." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a few small closed tears. Dust jacket design by Larry Rivers. Books signed by Grogan are scarce.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 47007
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"I have to be at the park quite early in the morning, and then back again for the game": Typed letter signed by Baseball Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx
FOXX, Jimmie.
Jimmie Foxx Signed Letter.
1935.
Typed letter signed by baseball hall of famer Jimmie Foxx to Bill Hewish, declining a position on the Olney High School Program Committee in Philadelphia, "Received your letter of March 27th regarding the Program Committee of the Olney High School. I'm afraid I won't be able to do what you ask, as being Captain of the team gives me very little time to myself during the day. I have to be at the park quite early in the morning, and then back again for the game. However, if I can possibly make it I will let you know, but I'm…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 133517
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First Edition of The Negro Question; Inscribed by George W. Cable
CABLE, George W.
The Negro Question.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890.
First edition of this key piece of social reform. Duodecimo, original maroon cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf, "To Frederick H. Hitchcock from G.W. Cable Northampton Mass. Aug 25, 1891." In near fine condition with some rubbing to the crown and foot of the spine. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 145443
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“There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning": First Edition of The Bridge of San Luis Rey; Inscribed by Thornton Wilder to Fellow Writer Vincent Starrett
WILDER, Thornton.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey.
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1927.
First edition of the author's masterpiece and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated by Amy Drevenstedt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "For Rufus H. Hathaway with all the regard of Thornton Wilder Tornoto March 1929." Near fine in a good jacket reinforced to the verso. Illustrated by Amy Drevenstedt. Housed in a custom chemise jacket with red morocco spine label.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 96138
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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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Signed Photograph of Charles A. Lindbergh
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
Charles Lindbergh Signed Photograph.
Black and white photograph of Charles A. Lindbergh in his flying gear, inscribed by Lindbergh, "To Ms. Elizabeth Reynolds Sincerely, Charles A. Lindbergh." In fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 9 inches by 11 inches. A striking image, rare and desirable signed by Lindbergh.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 89010
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“What truly is logic? Who decides reason? [...] It is only in the mysterious equations of love that any logic or reason can be found": First Edition of The Essential John Nash; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economist John F. Nash
NASH, John F.; Edited by Harold W. Kuhn and Sylvia Nasar.
The Essential John Nash.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2003.
First edition of this volume which compiles John Nash's most well-known papers. Octavo, original black cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Nash on the half-title page, "For Harry Williams 27 April 2009 John F. Nash, Jr." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Grady Klein.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 103443
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"As nearly perfect as any American fiction I know": Rare First Edition of James Salter's A Sport And A Pastime; Signed by Him
SALTER, James.
A Sport And A Pastime.
Garden City, NY: Paris Review Editions/ Doubleday, 1967.
First edition of this modern classic, hailed as a masterpiece. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by James Salter on the title page. With a publisher's compliments of the author laid in, fine in a good dust jacket with a few chips. Jacket collage by Alex Gotfryd. First editions are exceptionally rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 146210
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"Part of life's mystery depends on future possibilities": BUZZ ALDRIN LUNAR MODULE EAGLE OVERSIZED PHOTOGRAPH; SIGNED BY MICHAEL COLLINS
COLLINS, Michael.
Michael Collins Signed Lunar Module Eagle Oversized Photograph.
Oversized photograph of LMP Buzz Aldrin and the Lunar Module Eagle. Glossy color oversized photograph of LMP Buzz Aldrin working next to the Lunar Module Eagle during the Apollo 11 mission, with the Solar Wind Composition Experiment and the American flag visible to the left side. Boldly signed in silver by American astronaut Michael Collins, "Michael Collins Apollo XI CMP." In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Novaspace. The entire piece measures 20 inches by 16 inches.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 145781
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Rare 19th Century English Map of the State of Florida
North America XIV Florida: Published Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
London: Baldwin & Cradock, 1834.
Rare 19th century English map of the state of Florida, published by Baldwin & Cradock under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. One page, the map shows the placements of Indian lands just before the second Seminole war and contains full margins showing all of the Florida Keys. In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 16.5 inches by 13.9 inches.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 146853
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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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"When you look for the bad in mankind expecting to find it, you surely will": Rare First Edition of Eleanor H. Porter's Pollyanna; Inscribed by Actress Hayley Mills
PORTER, Eleanor H. [Hayley Mills].
Pollyanna.
Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1913.
First edition of Eleanor H. Porter's classic of children's literature. Octavo, original cloth, engraved frontispiece, illustrated by Stockton Mulford. Inscribed by actress Hayley Mills. Mills starred in the 1960 movie adaptation Pollyanna, alongside Jane Wyman, Karl Malden, and Richard Egan in a story about a cheerful orphan changing the outlook of a small town. The film won Hayley Mills an Academy Juvenile Award. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 138834
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First Edition of Bertrand Russell's The Scientific Outlook; Signed by Him
RUSSELL, Bertrand.
The Scientific Outlook.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1931.
First edition of this classic work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Bertrand Russell on the front pastedown. With a note from the recipient that it was signed in 1931. An exceptional example with noted provenance.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 119625
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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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"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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"Life is not the one you lived but the one you remember and how you remember it to tell it": First Edition of the Nobel Prize-Winning Author’s Autobiography, Vivar para Contarla; Inscribed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez with a Large Drawing of a Flower to Close Friends Juana and Sergio Munoz
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel.
Vivir para Contarla [Living To Tell the Tale].
Bogota: Grupo Editorial Norma, 2002.
First edition in Spanish of the Nobel Prize-winning author's memoir. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page with a large drawing of a flower, "Para Juana y Sergio, la flor del carino despues de los postres Gabriel Garcia Marquez Los Angeles, 2004." (In English it reads, "the flower of love after dessert). Garcia Marquez has also underlined the dedication of this work. The recipient, Sergio Muñoz Bata and his wife Juana, were close friends of Marquez. They met in 1964 in Mexico City in the home of author Carlos Fuentes, who often hosted a…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 132701
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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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The Book of Common Prayer and Administration to the Sacraments; finely bound and decorated with a double disappearing fore-edge painting
The Book of Common Prayer and Administration to the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of The United Church of England and Ireland: Together with the Proper Lessons For Sundays and Other Holy-Days. [Double Fore-edge Painting].
Oxford: Printed at the Oxford University Press, 1863.
Finely bound Oxford University printing of the Book of Common Prayer and Administration to the Sacraments decorated with a double disappearing fore-edge painting. Small octavo, bound in full pebbled morocco with gilt titles to the spine, gilt inner dentelles, brass reinforced board edges and clasp, ribbons bound in, all edges gilt with a double disappearing fore-edge painting revealing two intricately painted Biblical scenes. In near fine condition. A very unique example.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 138444
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"Well," said Stuart, "a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone": First Edition of Stuart Little; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery and Signed by E.B. White
WHITE, E.B.; Illustrated by Garth Williams.
Stuart Little.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945.
First edition, first printing, with code "I-U" on copyright page of the author's classic work. 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 E.B. White on a page bound in. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 147118
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The February 1967 issue of Eco Magazine; containing the first appearance of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Cien Años de Soledad
MARQUEZ, Gabriel Garcia.
Cien Años de Soledad. [En Revista De La Cultura De Occidente. Febrero De 1967].
Bogota, Colombia: Librería Buchholz, 1967.
First edition of the February 1967 issue of Revista De La Cultura De Occidente containing the first appearance of a fragment of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Cien Años de Soledad. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Published between between May 1960 and June 1984, Colombian cultural magazine Eco was instrumental in the development of Colombian literary culture. The eclectic publication exposed Colombian readers to a broad variety of Western (primarily German and American) literature and philosophy and brought together a generation of intellectuals who came to identify with a humanist approach to art and culture. The fragment of Marquez's Cien Anos marks the…
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 138401