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"I Could Have Danced All Night": My Fair Lady; Signed by Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison
[JULIE ANDREWS AND REX HARRISON] LERNER, Allan Jay; Music by Frederick Loewe; George Bernard Shaw.
My Fair Lady: A Musical Play in Two Acts Based on Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw.
New York: Chappell & Co, 1956.
Original sheet music of I Could Have Danced All Night, from My Fair Lady, one of "one of the best musicals of the twentieth century" (The New York Times). Octavo, original boards, illustrated, frontispiece of Andrews and Harrison. Boldly signed by Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison on the front panel. Quarto, original, illustrated wrappers, featuring the iconic illustration by Albert Hirschfeld, 8 pages. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 146154
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Rare example of Johnson's Civil War era Map of the state of Florida
JOHNSON, Alvin Jewett and Ross C. Browning.
Johnson’s Map of Florida.
New York: A.J. Johnson, c. 1861.
Rare 19th century example of Johnson's famed Civil War era map of the state of Florida. One page, the hand-colored lithographic map depicts the state in full with color coding according to county in the midst of the American Civil War with references to towns, railroads, villages, depots, swamps, the territories of Native American tribes, forts and battle sites related to the Seminole Wars, Lake Okeechobee, the Everglades, Indian Hunting Grounds between Fort Poinsett and Key Biscayne Bay, Tampa Bay and the Okefenokee Swamp. Additionally notes the course of a proposed canal route leading from Tampa to the Atlantic and…
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 138533
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"Regrets are illuminations come too late": First Edition of Joseph Campbell's Seminal Work; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery
CAMPBELL, Joseph.
The Hero With A Thousand Faces.
New York: Pantheon Books, 1949.
First edition of Joseph Campbell's magnum opus. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, illustrated with 22 textual drawings, 12 plates, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 144386
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FOURCROY, Antoine-Francois De.
Systeme des Connaissances Chimiques, et de leurs applications aux phénomènes de la nature et de l’art..
Paris, An IX-X, 1800-01..
First Octavo edition, published simultaneously with an edition in quarto format. Contemporary vellum, gilt lettered spine-labels, 10 volumes in 5. With the stamped signatures of Fourcroy and the publisher on verso of titles for authentication purposes, and the publisher's voucher for the separately published index tipped in Volume I. Institutional stamps on titles, generally very clean. Fourcroy's magnum opus.
Price: $1,700.00 Item Number: 1835
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“Would there be trees if we didn't see them?”: FIRST EDITION OF VIRGINIA WOOLF'S THE YEARS; FINELY BOUND BY THE HARCOURT BINDERY
WOOLF, Virginia.
The Years.
London: Hogarth Press, 1937.
First edition of the most successful of Woolf's later novels, often viewed as her masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature to the front panel, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,650.00 Item Number: 140038
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"Thanks for keeping old tales alive!": First Appearance of the author's Hugo Award-Winning Novel The Ender's Game; Signed twice by Orson Scott Card
CARD, Orson Scott; Larry Niven; Kevin O'Donnell.
Science Fiction Analog [Ender’s Game].
New York: Conde Nast, 1977.
The first publication of Orson Scott Card's Hugo award-winning novel Ender's Game, predating the first edition by eight years. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed twice by Orson Scott Card at his contribution, "For Mary Alice- Thanks for keeping old tales alive! Scott" and again signed in full opposite his inscription Cover art by Kelly Freas. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,650.00 Item Number: 146723
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Evelyn Waugh's Black Mischief; inscribed by him to close personal friend Patrick Balfour
WAUGH, Evelyn.
Black Mischief.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1962.
First revised edition of Waugh's third novel. Octavo, original cloth, with 9 line-drawings by the author. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Patrick with regards from Evelyn." The recipient, Scottish author-journalist Patrick Balfour, was a life-long friend of Waugh's. Balfour was serving as a correspondent for The Evening Standard and Daily Sketch in East Africa and became a close companion of Waugh's as he wrote the present volume. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $1,650.00 Item Number: 95269
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First Edition of T.H. White's England Have My Bones; Inscribed by Him To Sir Thomas Birkett
WHITE, T.H.
England Have My Bones.
London: Collins, 1936.
First edition of the author's classic memoir. Octavo, original cloth, with 8 full page woodcut illustrations by the author. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Sir Thomas Birkett with the author's constant gratitude for the best fortnight of his life." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,650.00 Item Number: 135368
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First Edition of A Columbus of Space; Signed by Garrett P. Serviss in the Year of Publication
SERVISS, Garrett P.
A Columbus of Space.
New York and London: D. Appleton and Company, 1911.
First edition of this classic interplanetary adventure novel. Octavo, original lime green pictorial cloth, frontispiece of a scene from page 47 "Standing on the steps ... was a creature shaped like a man, but more savage than a gorilla." Signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication. In near fine condition. A rare example in this condition without any other signed copies in commerce.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 146170
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Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments Royal Premiere Program; Signed by Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, and three others
DEMILLE, Cecil B; Anne Baxter; Yul Brynner; Yvonne De Carlo; Charlton Heston; Edward G. Robinson.
The Ten Commandments.
Piccadilly Circus: VistaVision, 1957.
Rare official Royal Premiere program for the 1957 production of Cecil B. DeMille's epic religious drama 'The Ten Commandments,' presented in the presence of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester in aid of The British Red Cross Society. Small folio, original wrappers, illustrated. Signed by five of the principal actors on the front panel of the full-color double gatefold insert: Charlton Heston (Moses), Yul Brynner (Ramses), Anne Baxter (Nefretiri), Edward G. Robinson (Dathan), and Yvonne De Carlo (Sephora). In very good condition with some rubbing to the front panel, slight splitting to the staple binding, light toning to the…
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 147207
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"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few": First edition of Winston Churchill's Famous Speech
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
A Speech by The Prime Minister The Right Honourable Winston Churchill in the House of Commons August 20th, 1940.
London: His Majesty's Stationary Office, The Baynard Press, 1940.
First edition of one of Winston Churchill's most famous speeches. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 147703
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Rare Photograph of His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu; Signed by Them
TUTU, Desmond and The Dalai Lama.
Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu Signed Photograph.
Rare photograph signed by the two Nobel Peace Prize winners. Color photograph of Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu and His Holiness the Dalai Lama holding hands in a joyous pose. Signed by each beneath their respective portraits. In fine condition. The piece measures 7.5 inches by 5.75 inches. Rare and desirable.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 147286
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First Edition of Robert Baer's See No Evil; Inscribed by Him and signed by George Clooney and Matt Damon
BAER, Robert [George Clooney and Matt Damon].
See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA’s War on Terrorism.
New York: Crown Publishers, 2002.
First edition of this memoir of one foot soldier’s career in the other cold war, the one against terrorist networks, basis for the 2005 film Syriana starring George Clooney and Matt Damon. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Dagmar, Thanks for the encouragement. Cheers Bob Bauer WDC. 7.29.02." Additionally boldly signed by George Clooney and Matt Damon on the title page. Clooney won an Academy Award for his performance in Syriana. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Whitney Cookman.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 144086
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“I'll make my report as if I told a story, for I was taught as a child on my homeworld that Truth is a matter of the imagination": The Left Hand of Darkness; Inscribed by Ursula Le Guin
LE GUIN, Ursula K. [LeGuin].
The Left Hand of Darkness.
New York: Walker & Company, 1969.
Early printing of the author's Nebula and Hugo award-winning novel. Octavo, original gray cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page, "For Louise with best wishes Ursula Le Guin 5/III/88." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Lena Fong Lueg. Jacket illustration by Jack Gaughan. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 147540
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Finely Bound Example of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress; With a Foredge
BUNYAN, John.
Pilgrim’s Progress [Fore-Edge Painting]
London : L. and G. Seeley, 1840.
Finely bound example with a foredge painting of a sailing ship initialed and dated 1840 of one of the most significant works of religious English literature, Pilgrim's Progress. Octavo, bound in full morocco, all edges gilt, 15 plates and illustrations, all hand-colored, with a fore-edge painting of a sailing ship initialed and dated 1840, engraved frontispiece. In very good condition. An nice presentation.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 120842
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"I am out here trying to study Mexican conditions, but finding it very hard to concentrate while things in Europe look so grave": Rare autograph letter signed by Evelyn Waugh to young Anglo-Catholic writer Richard Arnold-Jones
WAUGH, Evelyn.
Evelyn Waugh Autograph Letter Signed.
Autograph letter signed by Evelyn Waugh. Quarto, one page on Hotel Ritz, Mexico letterhead, the letter reads, "Sept 14th Dear Mr. Jones, Very many thanks for your letter which has just reached me here. I am so glad you found Scoop funny... Letters like yours are very encouraging. I am out here trying to study Mexican conditions, but finding it very hard to concentrate while things in Europe look so grave. Perhaps my next book will have to be about life in the army. Yours sincerely Evelyn Waugh." The recipient, Richard Arnold-Jones, was a young man who had recently been…
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 149224
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James Fergusson's A History of Architecture in all Countries; from the library of Ronald and Nancy Reagan
FERGUSSON, James. [Ronald and Nancy Reagan].
A History of Architecture in all Countries, From the Earliest Times to the Present Day.
London: John Murray, 1893.
Third edition of Fergusson's monumental work on the history of architecture. Royal octavo, two volumes, original publisher's roan-backed cloth with gilt titles and ruling to the spine, top edge gilt, illustrated. From the library of Ronald and Nancy Reagan with Nancy's ownership stamp to the second free endpaper listing the Reagan's 1669 San Onofre Dr. residence. The Reagans lived on San Onofre Drive in the Pacific Palisades from 1957 to 1981 before moving to the White House when Reagan became President. In very good condition.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 145004
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“Socialism is an alternative to capitalism as potassium cyanide is an alternative to water": First Edition of Ludwig Von Mises' Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1949.
First edition of the economist's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. First editions are uncommon.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 121439
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Inscribed by Hillary Rodham Clinton to United States Senator Patrick Moynihan
CLINTON, Hillary Rodham.
It Takes A Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996.
First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half title page to former New York United States Senator Patrick Moynihan, "To Pat- Thanks for the visit- Hillary Rodham Clinton." Clinton successfully filled the New York Senate seat left by Moynihan in 2000. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Purchased from the library of Moynihan. A nice association linking these two political icons.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 5387
