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Rare first edition of Raymond Lee Newcomb's Narrative of the Jeannette Arctic Exploration
NEWCOMB, Raymond Lee.
Our Lost Explorers: The Narrative of the Jeannette Arctic Expedition as Related by the Survivors, and in the Records and Last Journals of Lieutenant De Long.
Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company, 1882.
First edition of Newcomb's account of the Jeannette Arctic Exploration. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece, illustrated with maps, portraits, and numerous engravings. Introduction by Rev. W. L. Gage. In good condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 126900
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First edition of Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, at the Second Session Thirty-Eighth Congress
Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, at the Second Session Thirty-Eighth Congress.
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1865.
First edition of Vol. III the Official Congressional Report on the American Civil War. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 132562
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Charles Darwin's The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms
DARWIN, Charles.
The Formation of Vegetable Mould, Through the Action of Worms, with Observations on Their Habits.
London: John Murray, 1881.
Early edition of this study of the habits of worms. Octavo, original publisher's green cloth, illustrated with diagrams, errata slip tipped in. In very good condition with light bumping to the crown and foot of the spine.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 146649
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First Edition of Chris Bonington's The Everest Years: A Climber's Life; Signed by Him; From the Library of fellow Adventurer Steve Fossett
BONINGTON, Chris.
The Everest Years: A Climber’s Life.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1986.
First edition of this work by Bonington. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Chris Bonington on the title page. From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon Spirit of Freedom. He completed the 2002 trip in 13 days, 8 hours, and 33 minutes and set records for both the Longest Distance Flown Solo in a Balloon and Fastest Balloon Flight Around the World. Fossett was also one of sailing’s most…
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 111631
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Rare first separate edition of Algernon Charles Swinburne's Auguste Vacquerie
SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles.
Auguste Vacquerie.
Paris: Librarie Nouvelle, 1875.
First separate edition of this rare Swinburne title. Octavo, original wrappers. Wise 87. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and folding chemise slipcase.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 141049
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"Nicholas Tarvin sat in the moonlight on the unrailed bridge that crossed the irrigating ditch above Topaz, dangling his feet over the stream": First edition of Rudyard Kipling's The Naulahka
KIPLING, Rudyard with Wolcott Balestier.
The Naulahka: A Story of West and East.
London: William Heinemann, 1892.
First British edition of Kipling's ambitious narrative. Octavo, original publisher's decorative cloth. In very good condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 135051
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First Edition of P. G. Wodehouse's The Old Reliable
WODEHOUSE, P.G.
The Old Reliable.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1951.
First edition of Wodehouse's clever comedic mystery novel. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket with some restoration to its spine. Jacket illustration by Frank Ford.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 145017
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First edition of Patrick White's The Eye of the Storm
WHITE, Patrick.
The Eye of the Storm.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1973.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's ninth published novel. Ocatvo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket painting by Desmond Digby.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 119085
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First edition of Susan Cheever's Note Found in a Bottle: My Life as a Drinker; inscribed by her to Erica Jong and Ken Burrows
CHEEVER, Susan [Erica Jong].
Note Found in a Bottle: My Life as a Drinker.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999.
First edition of Cheever's frank and moving autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "New York City January 1999 For Erica and Ken What can I say? No words could begin to express mt gratitude, my fond memories, my affection and my love for you both S C." The recipients, American writer Erica Jong and lawyer Kenneth David Burrows were married in August of 1989. Erica Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which became famously controversial for its portrayal of female…
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 142607
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First Edition of Rocking the Boat; Inscribed by Gore Vidal To His Sister
VIDAL, Gore.
Rocking the Boat.
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 1962.
First edition of this collection of essays by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author, "Valerie -- with semi-fraternal best wishes & God-paternal blessings for Christmas '62. Gore." The recipient, Valerie Gore was the author’s sister. Vidal’s father remarried in 1939 and had two children with his second wife; Valerie was born in 1946. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, laminated by Vidal. An exceptional association.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 126579
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First Edition of Charles Webb's The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker; Signed by Lead Actor in the Film Richard Benjamin
WEBB, Charles [Richard Benjamin].
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1970.
First edition of this novel, basis for the 1971 film starring Richard Benjamin and Joanna Shimkus, directed by Larry Turman. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by actor Richard Benjamin on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design and photograph by Milton Charles.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 143069
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First Edition of The Financial Reality of Pension Funding Under ERISA; Signed by Jack Treynor
TREYNOR, Jack L..
The Financial Reality of Pension Funding Under ERISA.
Homewood, IL: Dow Jones-Irwin, 1976.
First edition of this work on pension funding. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Jack L. Treynor on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 109849
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First Edition of Common Wealth; Signed by both Jeffrey Sachs and Edward O. Wilson
SACHS, Jeffrey D.
Common Wealth: Economics For A Crowded Planet.
New York: The Penguin Press, 2008.
First edition of this work by the award-winning economist. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by both Jeffrey Sachs and scientist Edward O. Wilson, who contributed the foreword. Fine in a fine dust jacket. &
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 46
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First Edition of Gerald Durrell's Golden Bats and Pink Pigeons; Signed by Him
DURRELL, Gerald.
Golden Bats and Pink Pigeons.
New York : Simon & Schuster, 1977.
First edition of this classic account. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Gerald Durrell on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 127563
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Rare First Edition of Willmoore Kendall's The Conservative Affirmation
KENDALL, Willmoore.
The Conservative Affirmation.
Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1963.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. First editions are uncommon.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 34061
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First Edition of Mr. Sammler’s Planet; Signed by Saul Bellow
BELLOW, Saul.
Mr. Sammler’s Planet.
New York: The Viking Press, 1970.
First edition of the author's third and final National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the front free endpaper. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamsom.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 42977
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"Their fate sent them to India, which was not a golden country, thought poets have sung otherwise": First edition of Rudyard Kipling's The Incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney.
New York: Doubleday and McClure Company, 1899.
First edition of Kipling's classic short story which first appeared in Harper’s Short Stories in September 1890. Octavo, original publisher's decorated cloth. In fine condition. House in a custom half morocco and chemise case.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 121608
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First edition of Daniel Morgaine's Un Tour Du Siecle en 80 Jours; inscribed by him to american journalist William Safire
MORGAINE, Daniel. [William Safire].
Un Tour Du Siecle en 80 Jours. [A Turn of the Century in 80 Days].
Paris: Editions Denoel, 1998.
First edition of Morgaine's work documenting the major events of the 20th century. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Preface by Yves Courriere. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Helene and William Safire. The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and supported him again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column “On Language” in The New York Times Magazine from 1979…
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 128112
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First Edition, First Printing of Ruth Plumly Thompson's The Giant Horse of Oz
THOMPSON, Ruth Plumly; Founded on and continuing the Famous Oz Stories by L. Frank Baum.
The Giant Horse of Oz.
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1928.
First edition, first printing of Thompson's eighth fantastical continuation of Frank Baum's Oz stories. Octavo, original red cloth with color pictorial paper onlay, illustrations by John R. Neill. In good condition. Slight rubbing to the extremities. Watercolor to the illustration on the front pastedown by a previous owner. Ownership signature in black crayon to the ownership page. First issue with the perfect, undamaged 'r' on page 116 and all color plates present and accounted for.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 145082
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John Hilton's Goodbye, Mr. Chips; Warmly inscribed by him
HILTON, James. Illustrations by H.M. Brock.
Good-bye, Mr. Chips.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1940.
Early printing of Hilton's novella about a beloved schoolteacher. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to tooling to the spine, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Ernest Lintschish, with warmest regards and admiration from James Hilton Christmas 1944." In near fine condition. A sharp example.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 95886
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Le Vasseur's "Alexandre Dumas Illustré" edition of Dumas' Les Quarante-Cinq
DUMAS, Alexandre.
Les Quarante-Cinq. [The Forty-Five Guardsmen].
Paris: A. Le Vasseur et Cie, Editeurs, nd.
Le Vasseur's "Alexandre Dumas Illustré" edition of third and final work in Dumas' Valois trilogy. Quarto, original wrappers, frontispiece, illustrations by d'Alphonse de Neuville. In very good condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 117946
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First Edition of William Bradford Huie's In the Hours of Night; Warmly inscribed by Him
HUIE, William Bradford.
In the Hours of Night.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1975.
First edition of this documentary novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "July 27, 1980 For My Good Friend, Dan Montemarano With best wishes Bill Huie William Bradford Huie." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 121328
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First Edition of High Yield Bonds; Inscribed by Martin Fridson
FRIDSON, Martin S.
High Yield Bonds: Identifying Value and Assessing Risk of Speculative Grade Securities.
Chicago: Probus Publishing Company, 1989.
First edition of this early work by Fridson. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Peter- Hoping this helps you get to the bottom line! Marty Fridson." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 78912
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First Edition of John Irving's A Widow for One Year; Signed by Him
IRVING, John.
A Widow for One Year.
New York: Alred A. Knopf, 1998.
First Canadian edition of Irving's powerful ninth novel. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Ken With my appreciation John Irving." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner. Book design by Victoria Wong.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 137631
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First Illustrated Edition of Anthony Trollope's Ralph the Heir
TROLLOPE, Anthony.
Ralph the Heir.
London: Strahan & Co. Publishers, 1871.
First illustrated edition of Trollope's account of a corrupt Parliamentary election, based on his own experiences as a candidate. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, wood-engraved illustrations by F.B. Fraser. In near fine condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 110321
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First Edition of The Strange Library; Signed Twice by Illustrator Chip Kidd
MURAKAMI, Haruki.
The Strange Library.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
First edition of this work by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed twice by illustrator Chip Kidd on the front panel and again on the rear panel. In fine condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 122378
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First edition of G. Manville Fenn's George Alfred Henty: The Story of An Active Life
FENN, G. Manville. [George Alfred Henty].
George Alfred Henty: The Story of An Active Life.
London: Blackie and Son Limited, 1907.
First edition of Fenn's biography of highly popular 19th century novelist George Alfred Henty. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated with 11 plates including frontispiece portrait of Henty. In near fine condition. Ownership inscription. A sharp example of this rare title.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 122474
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First Edition of White Writing; Signed by J.M. Coetzee
COETZEE, J.M.
White Writing: On the Culture of Letters in South Africa.
South Africa: Radix, 1988.
First South African edition, which precedes the American edition. Octavo, illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. In fine condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 217
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First Edition of Desmond Morris' The Human Zoo; Inscribed by Him in the year of Publication
MORRIS, Desmond.
The Human Zoo.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1969.
First American edition of this work, which examines how the biological nature of the human species has shaped the character of the cultures of the contemporary world. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To Gerald McNulty with best wishes from Desmond Morris 1969." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 85377
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First Edition of Saul Bellow's Henderson the Rain King
BELLOW, Saul.
Henderson the Rain King.
New York: The Viking Press, 1959.
First edition of the author's fourth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine first issue dust jacket. Jacket painting by Bill Preston.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 108921
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“And what is death, if not a face at peace - its artistic perfection": First Edition of Vladimir Nabokov's Despair
NABOKOV, Vladimir.
Despair.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1966.
First American edition of this inventive and richly derisive story of Hermann, a man who undertakes the perfect crime--his own murder. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. A very sharp example.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 140005
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First Edition of Rudyard Kipling's A Song of The English; With 30 Mounted Color Plates by W. Heath Robinson
KIPLING, Rudyard.
A Song of The English.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1909.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work by Robinson. Quarto, original blue cloth, gilt pictorial to the front panel, gilt titles and tooling to the spine. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson with 30 mounted color plates, lettered tissue guards. In near fine condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 120821
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First Edition of Daniel Libeskind's Breaking Ground; Signed by Him and twice by Jacket illustrator Chip Kidd
LIBESKIND, Daniel.
Breaking Ground.
New York: Riverhead Books, 2004.
First edition of the famed architect's autobiography. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by Daniel Libeskind on the title page. Additionally signed twice by jacket illustrator Chip Kidd, once on the front jacket panel and again on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 122771
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Advanced reader's edition of the first edition of Murakami's Kafka on the Shore; Signed twice by Jacket illustrator Chip Kidd
MURAKAMI, Haruki.
Kafka on the Shore.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
Advanced reader's edition of the first edition of Murakami's award-winning novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed twice by dust jacket illustrator, once on the front panel and on the title page and on the rear jacket flap. Cover design by Chip Kidd. In near fine condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 125773
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First Edition of The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family; Signed by Ron Chernow
CHERNOW, Ron.
The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family.
New York: Random House, 1993.
First edition of Ron Chernow’s ambitious saga of the Warburg dynasty. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Ron Chernow on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Andy Carpenter.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 146062
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First edition of Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)
JEROME, Jerome K.
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog).
Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith, 1889.
First edition, second state of Jerome's humorous account of a two-week boating holiday on the Thames. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by A. Frederics. Second state with '11 Quay Street' (first state is without the 11) to the title page. In good condition. Period ownership inscription.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 138348
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First Edition of Patrick White's The Vivisector
WHITE, Patrick.
The Vivisector.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1970.
First edition of this work by "one of the great magicians of fiction . . . White's scope is vast and his invention endless" (The Observer). Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Tom Adams. An exceptional example.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 115811
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First Edition of Alan Paton's Cry The Beloved Country
PATON, Alan.
Cry, the Beloved Country.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1948.
First edition of Paton’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. An exceptional example.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 145917
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“Space doesn't just encompass the sublime and the ridiculous. It erases the line between": First edition of Mary Roach's Packing For Mars; signed by her
ROACH, Mary.
Packing For Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void.
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2010.
First edition of the author's best-selling fourth book. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Mary Roach on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Keenan.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 136594
