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Rare Ulysses S. Grant Autograph Document Signed
GRANT, Ulysses S.
Ulysses S. Grant Autograph Document Signed.
1871.
Autograph document signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States of America. Quarto, one page, partially printed, the document reads, 'I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the commutation of the sentence of Charles Purdue dated this day and signed by me and for so doing this shall be his warrant. "U.S. Grant" Washington May 2 1871.' The man referenced here, Charles Purdue, was a seaman aboard the Robert Edwards in the spring of 1871 who was accused of inexplicably setting fire to…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 146683
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From the Library of Jack Kerouac: First Edition of I DODO A Poem Cycle; Inscribed to Him by Fred Kline
KLINE, Fred; [Jack Kerouac].
I, DODO: A Poem Cycle.
San Francisco: Double-H Press, 1968.
First edition of this charming book of poetry; from the library of 'On the Road' author Jack Kerouac. Sextodecimo, original wrappers. The first printing of 2000 copies. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "to Jack Kerouac, with great admiration. Fred Kline. Nov. 11, 1968 Dos Palos." The recipient, Jack Kerouac, is generally considered the father of the Beat movement, although he actively disliked such labels. His method was heavily influenced by the prolific explosion of jazz in 1960s America and later by his studies in Buddhism that originated with fellow beat and academic Gary Snyder.…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 146634
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"God never takes away something from your life without replacing it with something better": First Edition of Just As I Am; Inscribed by Billy Graham to Bob and Delores Hope
GRAHAM, Billy.
Just As I Am: The Autobiography of Billy Graham.
San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1997.
First edition of Billy Graham's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to Bob Hope and his wife Dolores, "To my dear friends Bob and Dolores God bless you always Billy Graham." Though this copy is personally signed and inscribed by Graham, attached to the front end page is a tipped-in note with the author's apologies for being unable to personally sign books due to his Parkinson's Disease. Rare personally signed and a wonderful association copy. From the library of Bob and Dolores Hope. Accompanied by a signed letter from Linda…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 2998
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"Here are deep maters, not easily to be dismissed by crying blasphemy": First edition of The Magic Island; inscribed by William Buehler Seabrook
SEABROOK, William Buehler.
The Magic Island.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1929.
First edition of occultist William Buehler Seabrook's account of his time spent among Voodoo practitioners in Haiti, credited with introducing the concept of a zombie to popular culture. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with drawings by Alexander King and photographs by the author. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Yolanda Billia with best wishes W. B. Seabrook." With an original black and white glossy photograph tipped in annotated "W. B. Seabrook before a Voodoo Altar" and an additional original black and white glossy photograph of him laid in. Near fine in a near fine dust…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 124734
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Autograph Letter Signed From The Father of Modern Geology Charles Lyell
LYELL, Charles.
Charles Lyell Autographed Letter Signed.
Autographed Signed Letter from Charles Lyell, the father of modern geology. It reads, " Wed. Nov. 24, 1869 Sir James Colvile, I have just heard from our friend Dr. Hooker that you wish to meet me tomorrow (Thursday Nov. 25th) at the Athenaeum in the afternoon. I will be there at 1/2 past 3 ockl. P.M. & tell the porter where I am to be found. Most truly yours Charles Lyell." In near fine condition. Double matted and framed opposite a photograph of Lyell. The entire piece measures 14 inches by 17 inches.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 67029
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First Edition of The Arrow Impossibility Theorem; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Economists Amartya Sen and Joseph Stiglitz
ARROW, Kenneth; Eric Maskin; Amartya Sen; Joseph Stiglitz and Partha Dasgupta .
The Arrow Impossibility Theorem (Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture Series).
New York: Columbia University Press, 2014.
First edition of this work which explores Kenneth Arrow's impossibility theorem. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Sen on the front free endpaper, "To John, best wishes always Amartya Sen 3.31.15." Additionally signed by Joseph Stiglitz, who contributed to this volume on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Noah Arlow.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 145886
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Rare 1862 Map of the United States by inventor and entrepreneur Shaffner Taliaferro Preston
PRESTON, Shaffner Taliaferro.
1862 Shaffner Taliaferro Preston Map of the United States of America.
London: 1862.
Rare hand-colored lithographed folding map from the American Civil War. The map displays the Federal or non-slaveholding states, the border or slaveholding states, the Confederacy, and the Indian reservation with hand-colored borders. In fine condition. Matted and framed, the entire piece measures 15 inches by 21 inches.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 145577
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Rare 18th century printing of the Roman Missal; elaborately bound in full gilt calf with two full page engravings of the Annunciation and Crucifixion and numerous pages of printed sheet music
Missale Romanum, ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini Restitutum S.PIIV. Pontificis Maximi Jussu Editum: Clementis VII. Et Urbani PP. VII.
Augsburg: Philippi Jacobi Veith, 1739.
Rare 18th century printing of the Roman Missal. Folio, bound in full contemporary black morocco with gilt tooling to the spine in seven compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, brass edges and engraved clasps, gauffered edges, marbled pastedowns and green, blue, and purple silk ribbons laid in. Illustrated with numerous full page engravings including title page vignette, full page engravings of the Annunciation and Crucifixion, headpieces, tailpieces, woodcut initials, text in two columns in black and red ink, printed sheet music and lyrics, index. In very good condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 103526
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Service de Presse First edition of Albert Camus' L'Exil et Le Royaume
CAMUS, Albert.
L’Exil et Le Royaume.
Paris: Gallimard, 1947.
First edition, Service de Presse-copy of Camus' short story collection exploring themes of existentialism and absurdism, with "S P" perforated stamp at top of rear wrapper. Small octavo, original publisher's stiff wrappers with titles in red and black. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half title page, "a M. Claude Leslise en sirene hommage Albert Camus." In near fine condition with some toning to the spine, front and rear panels, edges of the text block, a closed tear to the 'Table' page at the rear. Housed in a custom quarter red levant and patterned paper slip case and…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 146463
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S. H. M. Byer's The March to the Sea; Inscribed by the author to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
BYERS, S. H. M.
The March to the Sea: A Poem.
Boston: Arena Publishing Company, 1896.
Early edition of this historically significant poem and song; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original green cloth, botanical endpapers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf, "To P.T. Sherman; the son of the general who made the great march: with many good wishes from - the author - S. H. M. Byers." Additionally signed by Sherman on the front pastedown above his bookplate. The recipient, Philemon Tecumseh Sherman, the son of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman, transferred his library and books inherited from his father to his niece, Eleanor Sherman Fitch, before he…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 146574
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First Edition of Building Construction Illustrated; Inscribed by Francis D.K. Ching
CHING, Francis D.K.
Building Construction Illustrated.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1975.
First edition of this classic work. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To John R. 9/7/2015 Francis D.K. Ching." In very good condition, owner name to the front free endpaper and pastedown.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 114591
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FIRST EDITION OF JOHN F. KENNEDY'S PROFILES IN COURAGE; FROM THE LIBRARY OF PT CAPTAIN WILLIAM BARRETT
KENNEDY, John F.
Profiles in Courage.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956.
First edition of Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. From the library of PT Boat Captain William J. (Wild Bill) Barrett, from Great Barrington, Massachusetts with his name and date 2/1/56 on the front endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jack design by Phil Grushkin. Jacket photograph by Hank Walker.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 140620
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First edition of Erwin Schrödinger's What is Life? The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
SCHRöDINGER, Erwin.
What Is Life? The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell.
Cambridge: University Press, 1944.
Rare first edition of this collection of lectures by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist in which he presents the early theoretical description of the storage of genetic information cited by Crick and Watson as a source of inspiration for their initial research into the discovery of DNA. Small octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition with a small stain to the front panel.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 119034
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First Edition of Nelson Mandela’s African Folktales; Signed and Dated by Him
MANDELA, Nelson.
Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales.
New York: Norton, 2002.
First edition of this collection of African folktales chosen and introduced by Nelson Mandela. Quarto, original glossy illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Signed and dated by Mandela on the title page.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 849
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"Dear Mr. Updike, You and the prophet Isaiah are the only literary influences that I can clearly identify in my own writing"; Inscribed by Robert Olen Butler to Fellow Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author John Updike
BUTLER, Robert Olen (John Updike).
Countrymen of Bones.
New York: Horizon Press, 1983.
First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author to John Updike on the front free endpaper, "For John Updike 72000 more words from one of your biggest fans, Robert Olen Butler Sea Cliff, NY Oct 19,1983." Also laid into this book is a signed letter addressed to Updike from Bulter dated October 19, 1983, which reads, "Dear Mr. Updike, You and the prophet Isaiah are the only literary influences that I can clearly identify in my own writing. And so, in the wake of an Anatole Broyard rave about my new novel, I’m taking the liberty of sending…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 4403
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"DASHED HOPES AND GOOD INTENTIONS. GOOD, BETTER, BEST, BESTED": FIRST EDITION OF WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF; SIGNED BY EDWARD ALBEE
ALBEE, Edward.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
New York: Atheneum, 1962.
First edition of Albee's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, "Edward Albee 2010." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 126769
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Signed Christmas Cards from Nobel Laureates Nelson Mandela and F. W. De Klerk
MANDELA, Nelson and F.W. de Klerk.
Nelson Mandela and F. W. De Klerk Signed Christmas Cards.
Rare original Nelson Mandela and F. W. De Klerk Christmas cards, boldly signed by each. The signed card from Mandela showing children playing in the snow, signed inside in black ballpoint, "N. Mandela, 10.12.97", which measures 7.75 inches by 5.25 inches and a Christmas card of de Klerk and his wife Elita, signed, "F. W. de Klerk" and measures 6 inches by 6 inches.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 131394
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“Don't you know that everybody's got a Fairyland of their own?”: Rare First Edition of Mary Poppins; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
TRAVERS, P.L.
Mary Poppins.
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1934.
First American edition of this children's classic. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition, bookplate. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 144179
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First Edition of Fractals: Form, Chance, and Dimension; Inscribed by Benoit Mandelbrot
MANDELBROT, Benoit.
Fractals: Form, Chance, and Dimension.
San Francisco: W.H. Freeman, 1977.
First edition of the mathematician's groundbreaking work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Samuel With the author's compliments Benoit Mandelbrot." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 144375
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“What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, For all that we love deeply becomes a part of us": Rare photograph inscribed by Helen Keller
KELLER, Helen.
Helen Keller Signed Photograph.
Original photograph of Helen Keller with her Great Dane, Sieglinde, and beloved teacher Anne Sullivan's Scottish Terrier. Inscribed by Helen Keller, "To Perry Finkelstein, with cordial greetings, Helen Keller, June 14th, 1938, Helen Keller." Helen Keller had at least one pet from childhood until the end of her life. Dogs served as a special source of companionship to Keller and accompanied wherever she went, from college classrooms to a visit to Japan. Keller is even credited with helping to introduce Japanese Akita breed to the United States with her beloved Kamikaze-Go and Kenzan-Go which were imported directly from Japan. The…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 89153