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First Edition of Henry Clews Recollections About Wall Street; Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street; Inscribed by Him
CLEWS, Henry.
Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street.
New York: Irving Publishing Company, 1888.
First edition of Clews' classic work. Thick octavo, original green cloth, with titles to the spine in gilt and engraved frontispiece and nearly 50 portrait plates. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "___ ______ with the compliments of Henry Clews N.Y. May 3rd, 95." In very good condition with some of the usual rubbing to the extremities.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 46042
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"Oh, Sairey, Sairey, little do we know what lays before us!": First Edition of Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewhit; elaborately bound in full crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere
DICKENS, Charles.
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit.
London: London: Chapman and Hall, 1839.
First edition of this classic work. 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 with 40 plates. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 130567
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"Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts": The Works of Charles Dickens
DICKENS, Charles; Illustrations by Marcus Stone.
The Works of Charles Dickens [Including: Bleak House; A Tale of Two Cities; Little Dorrit; Great Expectations; Oliver Twist; A Christmas Carol; David Copperfield; Dombey & Son; The Old Curiosity Shop; Nicholas Nickleby].
London: Chapman and Hall, .
Complete set of Charles Dickens' works. Octavo, 30 volumes, bound in three quarters leather over marbled boards, gilt tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated throughout. In very good condition. Ownership inscription.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 3144
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First Edition of Meaning and the Moral Sciences; Signed by Hilary Putnam
PUTNAM, Hilary [Daniel Bell].
Meaning and the Moral Sciences.
London: 1978.
First edition of this work by Hilary Putnam. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Hilary Putnam on the front free endpaper. From the library of Harvard colleague Daniel Bell, with his signature above Putnam's. A nice association linking these two giants of their respective fields.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 19096
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“Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale": First Edition of The Last Unicorn; Signed by Peter Beagle
BEAGLE, Peter S.
The Last Unicorn.
New York: The Viking Press, 1968.
First edition of Beagle's classic second book, which follows the tale of a unicorn, who believes she is the last of her kind in the world and undertakes a quest to discover what has happened to the others. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Peter S. Beagle on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some restoration to the back panel. Jacket design by Mel Williamson.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 147133
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First Edition of The Crucible; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery and Signed by Arthur Miller
MILLER, Arthur.
The Crucible.
New York: The Viking Press, 1953.
First edition of this central work in the canon of American drama. 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. Signed by Arthur Miller on a page bound in. In fine condition.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 142667
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First Edition of Partners: The United Nations and Youth; Inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor & Helen Ferris.
Partners: The United Nations and Youth.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1950.
First edition of this work which tells the dramatic story of the United Nations. Small quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page, "For Marjorie friedgood with good wishes Eleanor Roosevelt." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket by Rafael Palacios.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 62052
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One of the Most Rare Baseball Books; First Edition of Baseball in Cincinnati: A History
ELLARD, Harry.
Baseball In Cincinnati: A History.
Cincinnati: Press of Johnson & Hardin, 1907.
First edition of this rare baseball work. One of 500 numbered examples, this copy is 309. Octavo, original cloth. Rubbing to the cloth extremities, one page has an old tape repair, in very good condition.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 3964
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“Couldn't something temporary be done with a teapot?”: First Edition of Dickens' Dombey And Son; elaborately bound in full crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere
DICKENS, Charles.
Dombey and Son.
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848.
First edition in book form of Dickens’ novel of “Pride,” with 40 etchings by Hablôt Knight Browne (“Phiz”). 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. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 130507
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Rare First Edition of Letters addressed to William Wilberforce
CROPPER, James.
Cobbett’s Weekly Political Register (January – May 1821) with Letters Addressed to William Wilberforce, M. P. Recommending the Encouragement of the Cultivation of Sugar in Our Dominions in the East Indies, as the Natural and Certain Means of Effecting the General and Total Abolition of the Slave-Trade.
Liverpool: James Smith, 1822.
First edition of this compilation of issues of Cobbett's Register collected in 1821 bound together with Cropper's letters to Wilberforce. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards. Bookplate of Edward Nicholas Hurt to the front panel, with his signature to the title page and notes to the front free endpaper and verso. In very good condition. First editions are scarce, with the last copy appearing at auction was in 1948.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 75022
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collection of seven Supreme Court ruling pamphlets signed by Sandra Day O'Connor, Harry Blackmun, Anthony Kennedy, William H. Rehnquist, Clarence Thomas and Byron White
O'CONNOR, Sandra Day; Harry Blackmun.
Supreme Court Justice Signed Pamphlet Collection.
Rare collection of seven Supreme Court ruling pamphlets signed by Sandra Day O'Connor, Harry Blackmun, Anthony Kennedy, William H. Rehnquist, Clarence Thomas and Byron White. In fine condition. Cases include: Simon & Schuster Inc, v. Members of the New York State Crime Victims Board (regarding New York's "Son of Sam" law) signed by Sandra Day O'Connor, Christine Franklin v. Gwinnet County Public Schools and William Prescott signed by Byron White, Michael Barnes v. Glen Theatre Inc. signed by William H. Rehnquist, and Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Cleopatra Haslip signed by Harry S. Blackman. In fine condition. A unique collection.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 110586
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First Edition The Road; Signed by Cormac McCarthy on a Bookplate, and three times by Jacket Designer Chip Kidd
MCCARTHY, Cormac.
The Road.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
First edition of McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of a post-apocalyptic world, a work of “stunning, savage beauty,” adapted to the screen in 2009 starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on a laid in bookplate. Signed by jacket designer Chip Kidd three times; on the front panel, the front free endpaper and on the rear panel. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 139588
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First Edition of The Dark Half; Signed by Stephen King
KING, Stephen .
The Dark Half.
New York: The Viking Press, 1989.
First edition of this novel by the author of The Shining. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Front jacket photograph by Geoffrey Gove. Photograph of King by Tabitha King.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 144694
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“Human action is purposeful behavior": First Edition of Ludwig Von Mises' Human Action: A Treatise On Economics; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics.
London: William Hodge and Company Limited, 1949.
First edition of von Mises' magnum opus. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 146867
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Rare Typed Letter Signed by Winston Churchill
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Winston S. Churchill Typed Letter Signed.
10 Downing Street, Whitehall: October 15, 1954.
Rare typed letter signed by Winston Churchill as Prime Minister to "Mrs. Martin." Octavo, one page on Prime Minister Downing Street headed paper, the letter reads in full, "15" 'October, 1954 Dear Mrs. Martin, I am honoured that you should have sent me the bronze which was treasured by your late Husband, the famous jockey, and I am indeed happy to accept it. I should like to thank you and Mr. Martin very much. I hope you will allow me to send you these small tokens of my recognition of your goodwill [not present]. Yours sincerely,' "Winston S. Churchill." In…
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 146845
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“It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it": First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt's UN: Today and Tomorrow; Signed by Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor and William DeWitt.
UN: Today and Tomorrow.
New York: Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1953.
First edition of this work on the United Nations by the former First Lady. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with very light rubbing to the extremities. Rare signed.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 22053
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Rare original photograph of a young Charlie Chaplin; Signed by him
CHAPLIN, Charlie.
Charlie Chaplin Signed Photograph.
Rare original photograph of a young Charlie Chaplin. Signed by Chaplin beneath his portrait, "Faithfully Chas Chaplin." In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The photograph measures 7 inches by 5 inches. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 14.5 inches. Rare and desirable.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 95208
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First Edition of Bertrand Russell's Marriage and Morals; Signed by Him
RUSSELL, Bertrand.
Marriage and Morals.
New York: Horace Liveright, 1929.
First edition of this work by Russell, in which he questions the Victorian notions of morality regarding sex and marriage. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Bertrand Russell on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition. An exceptional signed example.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 117490
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Scarce First Edition of Frederick Lewis Allen's The Lords of Creation
ALLEN, Frederick Lewis.
The Lords of Creation.
New York: Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1935.
First edition of Allen's classic account of the financial history leading up to the Great Crash. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Illustrated from 16 photographs on 8 plates. Scarce in the original jacket.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 84532