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"The Bible of the Working Class": Rare Early Printing of Karl Marx's Das Kapital
MARX, Karl. Edited by Freidrich Engels.
Das Kapital: Kritik der politischen Oekonomie.
Hamburg: Verlag von Otto Meissner, 1883-1885.
Rare early printing of one of the most influential books ever published. Octavo, original cloth over pebbled leather boards, all edges speckled red. In very good condition with ownership stamps, tape gutter repairs, rebacked.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 104806
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“BUT IS GOD A YALE MAN?”: First Edition of God and Man at Yale; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery and Signed by william f. Buckley
BUCKLEY JR., William F.
God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of “Academic Freedom”.
Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1951.
First edition of the author's first book and seminal 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 William F. Buckley on a page bound in. In fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146491
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First Edition of Heinlein's The Man Who Sold the Moon; Signed twice by Him and the Publisher
HEINLEIN, Robert A.
The Man Who Sold the Moon: Harriman and the Escape from Earth to the Moon!
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1950.
First edition of this classic work by the author of Stranger in a Strange Land. Octavo, original cloth, chronological chart on endpapers, with the publisher's printed label "Future History, 1951-2600 A.D." on the bottom of the front and rear free endpapers, as issued. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page and again signed in full on the title page, "From one Bob to another! R.A.H." Additionally inscribed by the publisher on the half-title page in the year of publication, "8/30/50 To Bob Cook- With the best wishes of the Publisher Melvin Korshak." Near fine in a near…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 117457
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Percy Fitzpatrick's Classic Work Jock of the Bushveld; Signed by Him
FITZPATRICK, Percy.
Jock of the Bushveld.
London: Longmans, Green and Company, 1913.
Early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original green cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Percy Fitzpatrick on the title page. In near fine condition with light shelfwear to the extremities. Illustrated by E. Caldwell.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 119744
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“He was one of those men who, as in youth they are never very young, so in age are they never very old": First Edition of Anthony Trollope's The Prime Minister
TROLLOPE, Anthony.
The Prime Minister.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1876.
First edition of this classic work, which examines one of the most enduring questions in government; whether a morally scrupulous gentleman can make an effective leader. Octavo, original cloth, four volumes. In near fine condition. An exceptional example, one of the nicest examples we have seen.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 131836
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Scarce First edition of The Complete Family-Piece: and, Country Gentleman, and Farmer's, Best Guide
[ANONYMOUS],.
The Complete Family-Piece: and, Country Gentleman, and Farmer’s, Best Guide.
London: Printed and Sold by J. Roberts, 1736.
First edition of this rare 18th century Book of Secrets. Octavo, bound in full calf with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the panels. Title page supplied in facsimile. In very good condition. Rebacked. Armorial bookplate. Scarce.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 132734
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“Its a toss-up when you decide to leave the beaten track. Many are called, few are chosen": Signed Limited Edition of W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor’s Edge
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset.
The Razor’s Edge: A Novel.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday Doran & Company, 1944.
Signed limited first and true first edition of Maugham’s masterpiece, published prior to both the American and English trade edition. Octavo, original publisher's red buckram, black leather spine label lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. One of seven hundred fifty numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number 501. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146255
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"The expansion of life and mankind into the universe will lead to a vast diversification of ecologies and of culture": First Edition of Infinite In All Directions; Lengthily Signed by Freeman Dyson
DYSON, Freeman J.
Infinite in All Directions: Gifford Lectures Given at Aberdeen, Scotland April–November 1985.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1988.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the half-title page with a quote from this work, "The expansion of life and mankind into the universe will lead to a vast diversification of ecologies and of cultures. p. 298 Freeman Dyson." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Perlow. A unique example.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 117097
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FIRST EDITION OF LUCAS SAMARAS’ FIRST BOOK OF PHOTOGRAPHY; INSCRIBED BY HIM TO LES NAVARRE
SAMARAS, Lucas.
Samaras Album.
New York: The Whitney Museum of American Art and Pace Editions, 1971.
First edition of Samaras’ multimedia self-portrait, featuring a self-interview, autobiography, and hundreds of Polaroid images, both black-and-white and in color. Large quarto, original embossed pictorial cloth, mounted cover photograph. Association copy, inscribed by Lucas Samaras to Les Navarre on the title page. Navarre was the director of the Harry Abrams Art Gallery and a close friend of the artist. In fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 1371
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“When a man who is drinking neat gin starts talking about his mother he is past all argument": C.S. Forester's The African Queen; Signed by Him
FORESTER, C.S.
The African Queen.
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1935.
First edition, early printing of C.S. Forester’s beloved African adventure, basis for John Huston’s 1951 Oscar-winning film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by C.S. Forester on the half-title page. In near fine condition. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 132321
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Rare autograph letter signed by American architect Stanford White to artist Mary Fairchild MacMonnies
WHITE, Stanford.
Stanford White Autograph Letter Signed.
Autograph letter signed by and entirely in the hand of American architect Stanford White. Four pages, dated March 6th 1896 and addressed to Mrs. Frederick McMonnies, the letter reads, "The sketches duly arrived and as I write Mac I am simply overpowered. I really melted with pleasure and continue to do so every time I look at them and I know the pleasure I felt on receiving them will mean more to you than any thanks, so I will not even attempt to thank you in words but if you ever want a house built for love, why, you know…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 95110
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First edition of Rennell Rodd's Rose Leaf and Apple Leaf
RODD, Rennell. Introduction by Oscar Wilde.
Rose Leaf and Apple Leaf.
Philadelphia: J. M. Stoddart & Co, 1882.
First edition of Rodd's first book of verse which was published with the assistance of Oscar Wilde. 12mo, original publisher's vellum with gilt inner dentelles, silk watered endleaves, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, illustrated. In near fine condition. Neat ownership inscription. Rare.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 140655
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Original typed manuscript of an untitled short story by William Faulkner's father, Murry Cuthbert Falkner
FALKNER, Murry Cuthbert. [William Faulkner].
Murry Cuthbert Falkner Typed Short Story Manuscript.
Original typed manuscript of an untitled short story by William Faulkner's father, Murry Cuthbert Falkner [William changed the spelling of his surname from Falkner to Faulkner early in his writing career], preserved among the family's papers and only recently discovered. Quarto, carbon typescript, 13 leaves. While it is well known that William Faulkner and his father did not get along and did not share a passion for literature, Murry Faulkner was a reader of sorts (Zane Grey was his favorite author) and he did attempt to write fiction from time to time. He also claimed never to have read any…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 132861
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First Edition of Habermas' Theory and Practice; Inscribed by Him
HABERMAS, Jurgen.
Theory and Practice.
Boston: Beacon Press, 1973.
First edition in English of the philosopher's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by "For John Roper Jurgen Habermas." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard C. Bartlett.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 117642
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The Man Farthest Down: A Record of Observation and Study in Europe
WASHINGTON, Booker T.
The Man Farthest Down: A Record of Observation and Study in Europe.
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1913.
First edition of this work by Washington after his visit to Europe. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "L.M. Dougan A gift from the author Dec. 1913." In collaboration with Robert E. Park. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 130288
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Rare Family Photograph of the Reagan Family; Signed by President Ronald and First Lady Nancy Reagan
REAGAN, Ronald and Nancy.
Signed Family Photograph of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.
Original photograph of President Ronald Reagan, First Lady Nancy Reagan and their two children: Ronald Jr. and Patti. Signed by the Presidential couple below each of their portraits, "Ronald Reagan" and "Nancy Reagan." Double matted and framed, the photograph measures 10 inches by 8 inches. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 13.5 inches. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 88159
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Rare First Edition of Robert Frank's The Americains
FRANK, Robert.
Les Americains [The Americans].
Paris: Delpire, 1957.
First edition of the photographer's masterpiece with 83 black-and-white full-page photogravures. Oblong quarto, original boards illustrated by Saul Steinberg. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,400.00 Item Number: 120922
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“I feel so intensely the delights of shutting oneself up in a little world of one’s own, with pictures and music and everything beautiful": Virginia Woolf's The Voyage Out
WOOLF, Virginia.
The Voyage Out.
London: Duckworth, 1927.
Early printing of Woolf's first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in the rare original dust jacket which has been restored. Uncommon in the original jacket.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 129080
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“We all have souls of different ages": First Edition of The Beautiful and the Damned
FITZGERALD, F. Scott.
The Beautiful and the Damned.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922.
First edition, first state of the author's second novel. Octavo, original green cloth, titles to the spine in gilt. Near fine in a very good second issue dust jacket with some unnecessary tape repair to the verso, name to the front free endpaper. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 119223
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FIRST EDITION OF AYN RAND'S NIGHT OF JANUARY 16TH; INSCRIBED BY HER IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION
RAND, Ayn.
Night of January 16th.
New York and Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1968.
First edition in book form of the successful Broadway play by the author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Wendy - Cordially - Ayn Rand 11/13/68." Very good in a very good dust jacket which has become adhered to the boards. With an additional dust jacket which is in near fine condition.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 138949