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"he alone saved our civilisation": First edition of The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History; signed by Boris Johnson
JOHNSON, Boris.
The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2014.
First edition of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's work on the the life and character of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Boris Johnson on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 132034
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First Edition of John Cheever's The Enormous Radio and Other Stories
CHEEVER, John.
The Enormous Radio and Other Stories.
New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1953.
First edition of this work by the award-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Grace James.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 142887
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“Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed” and “A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds": First Edition of Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller; Signed by Ron Chernow
CHERNOW, Ron.
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
New York: Random House, 1998.
First edition of this landmark biography of John D. Rockefeller. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Ron Chernow on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, inscription to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Gabrielle Bordwin.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 146458
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Limited Librarie Dardel Edition of Lucien Tendret's La Table Au Pays De Brillat-Savarin
TENDRET, Lucien.
La Table Au Pays De Brillat-Savarin.
Chambery: Librairie Dardel, 1934.
Limited Librarie Dardel edition of Tendret's best-known work, published posthumously by his direct descendants as a strict reproduction of the original 1892 printing. Octavo, original wrappers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Tendret in 1885. One of 1750 numbered copies, this is number 1390. In near fine condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 110841
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First Edition of Pavilion of Women; Signed by Pearl S. Buck in the year of publication
BUCK, Pearl S.
Pavilion of Women.
New York: The John Day Company, 1946.
First edition of this incredible novel. Octavo, original cloth with black titles and an orange boat stamped to the front panel, top stain red, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "Pearl S. Buck '46." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some tears.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 146226
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"The Spring of 1977 found me, newly past thirty, a bad case of wasted talent in a largely waste city": First edition of Robert Goddard's Past Caring
GODDARD, Robert.
Past Caring.
London : Robert Hale Limited, 1986.
First edition of Robert Goddard's first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Jacket design by Wendy Taylor.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 92501
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First edition of The Constant Gardener; signed by John le Carre
LE CARRE, John.
The Constant Gardener.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2001.
First edition of the author's classic spy thriller. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by John le Carre on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover photograph by Christine Rodin. Author photograph by Simone Casetta.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 146443
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First Easton Press Edition of C.S. Forester's Beat to Quarters
FORESTER, C.S.
Beat to Quarters.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2001.
First Easton Press edition of this classic work. Octavo, bound in full leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, raised bands, all edges gilt, silk endpapers. From the library of businessman Ira Lipman with his bookplate. In near fine condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 141532
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Signed Limited Edition of Norman Douglas' Looking Back
DOUGLAS, Norman.
Looking Back: An Autobiographical Excursion.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1933.
Signed limited edition of this work by the author of South Wind. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth, this is number 213 of an edition limited to 535 sets, 500 of which were for sale, signed by Norman Douglas. In near fine condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 121097
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First Edition of Patrick White's Masterpiece Voss
WHITE, Patrick.
Voss.
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1957.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's fifth novel and what many consider to be his finest. Octavo, original blue cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket art by famed Australian artist Sydney Nolan.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 131223
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First Edition of Doris Lessing's In Pursuit of English; Signed by Her
LESSING, Doris.
In Pursuit of the English.
London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1960.
First edition of "one of the most authentic books ever written about the English" (San Francisco Chronicle). Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by Doris Lessing on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 2696
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First edition of Russell Baker's Growing up; inscribed by him to American Journalist William Safire
BAKER, Russell [William Safire].
Growing Up.
New York: Congdon & Weed, Inc., 1982.
First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist's enchanting memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To Bill Safire, who could have written it better - Russ Baker Sept 1982." 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…
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 128167
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First edition of Juan Downey: The Invisible Architect
DOWNEY, Juan.
Juan Downey: The Invisible Architect.
Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT List Visual Arts Center/Bronx Museum of Arts, 2011.
First edition of the exhibition catalogue from Downey's 2011-2012 solo exhibition covering several decades of his work. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. In fine condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 138515
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First Edition of Albert Luthuli's Let My People Go
LUTHULI, Albert.
Let My People Go. An Autobiography.
Johannesburg and London: Collins, 1962.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Laureate. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate. Introduction by Charles Hooper. A nice example.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 114241
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First Edition of Phishing For Phools; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Robert Shiller
AKERLOF, George A. and Robert J. Shiller.
Phishing For Phools.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2015.
First edition of "this tour de force" (Alan Blinder). Octavo, original boards. Signed by Robert J. Shiller on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Edward Koren. Jacket illustration by Jason Alejandro.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 70027
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The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization; Signed by Peter Senge
SENGE, Peter M.
The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization.
New York: Doubleday, 1990.
Early printing of Senge's bestselling classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Senge on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Whitney Cookman.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 58934
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First Edition of Power and Principle: Memoirs of the National Security Adviser; Inscribed by Zbigniew Brzezinski
BRZEZINSKI, Zbigniew .
Power and Principle: Memoirs of the National Security Adviser 1977-1981.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1983.
First edition of Brzezinski's memoirs. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Ross Becker- with best wishes, Zbigniew Brzezinski." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Garrett Loube Design Associates.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 144069
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First edition of George Alfred Henty's The Dash For Khartoum: A Tale of The Nile Expedition
HENTY, G. A.
The Dash For Khartoum: A Tale of The Nile Expedition.
London: Blackie & Son, Limited, 1892.
First edition of Henty's classic adventure tale of the Nile Expedition. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, with ten illustrations by Joseph Nash, R.I. and John Schonberg. In near fine condition. A superior example.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 122778
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First Edition of I am Charlotte Simmons; Inscribed by Tom Wolfe
WOLFE, Tom.
I Am Charlotte Simmons.
New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2004.
First edition of this "hilarious, exclamation-point filled novel" (John Freeman). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To the Michaels Charlotte Simmons c'est Moi! Tom Wolfe." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Susan Mitchell.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 143989
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"That day so well remembered - a day, indeed, impossible to forget - was the first of September, 1921": First Edition of James Hilton's So Well Remembered, Signed by Him
HILTON, James.
So Well Remembered.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1945.
First edition of James Hilton's later novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Sincerely, James Hilton." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips to the spine. Jacket illustration by George Picken.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 90801
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First Edition of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Men of Our Times or Leading Patriots of the Day
STOWE, Harriet Beecher.
Men of Our Times or Leading Patriots of the Day.
Hartford: Hartford Publishing Company, 1868.
First edition of this work by the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Octavo, bound in contemporary calf, raised bands, morocco spine labels, illustrated with 18 engraved plates. In very good condition, rebacked. Second state with the title page corrected to "Douglass."
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 142076
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First Edition of Portraits Etched In Stone: Early Jewish Settlers; Inscribed by David de Sola Pool
DE SOLA POOL, David.
Portraits Etched In Stone: Early Jewish Settlers 1682-1831.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1952.
First edition. Thick quarto, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "Doris + Leopold Woolf in happy memory of four years ago. David de Sola Pool December 26, 1952." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 32012
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First Edition of Doris Lessing's The Diaries Of Jane Somers; Signed by Her
LESSING, Doris.
The Diaries Of Jane Somers.
London: Michael Joseph, 1984.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Doris Lessing on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Phil Kay.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 50071
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First Edition of Die Plebejer Proben Den Aufstand; Signed by Gunter Grass
GRASS, Gunter.
Die Plebejer Proben Den Aufstand: Ein Deutshes Trauerspeil.
Luchterhand, 1966.
First Edition. Octavo. Near fine in illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed by the author. Uncommon signed.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 563
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First Edition of Henry James' The Private Life, Lord Beaupre, and The Visits
JAMES, Henry.
The Private Life, Lord Beaupre, The Visits.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1893.
First edition of this collection of novellas published at the height of James' career. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, in near fine condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 80104
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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 near fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Tom Adams. An exceptional example.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 146095
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First edition of John Cowper Powys' The Inmates
POWYS, John Cowper.
The Inmates.
London: Macdonald & Co., 1952.
First edition of the author's astonishing tale, set in a madhouse. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Roy Sanford.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 128106
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First Edition of Milton Babbitt's Words About Music; Inscribed by Him
BABBITT, Milton; Edited by Stephen Dembski & Joseph N. Straus.
Words About Music.
Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1987.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the Babbitt, "For _____ ______, With warmest greetings, from Milton Babbitt P.S. how ty Rot-partitione!" Edited by Stephen Dembski and Joseph N. Straus. A very nice inscription.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 1279
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First Edition of Walker Percy's Lost in the the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book; Signed by Him
PERCY, Walker.
Lost in the the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1983.
First edition of this "original and imaginative work" (The Wall Stree Journal). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Walker Percy on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sigrid Spaeth.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 95398
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First Edition of Greg Norman's The Way of the Shark: Lessons on Golf, Business, and Life; Warmly Inscribed by Him
NORMAN, Greg.
The Way of the Shark: Lessons on Golf, Business, and Life.
New York: Atria Books, 2006.
First edition of this work by the Golden Shark. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Col Steve Thanks for your Support...Look after your shoulder Greg Norman 2KG (drawing)." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Min Choi. Written with Donald T. Phillips.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 139297
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First edition of George A. Henty's A Jacobite Exile
HENTY, George A. [G.A.].
A Jacobite Exile: Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles XIL of Sweden.
London: Blackie & Son, Limited, 1894.
First edition of Henty’s classic historical tale. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, with eight illustrations by Paul Hardy and a map of Central Europe. In near fine condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 122080
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First Edition of Tatoo:1730s-1970s. Henk Schiffmacher's Private Collection
HENK SCHIFFMACHER,.
Tatoo: 1730s-1970s. Henk Schiffmacher’s Private Collection.
Taschen, 2021.
First edition of this "impressive, exhaustive tour through the history of tattooing” (Vice.com). Folio, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Edited by Noel David. In fine condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 125841
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First British Edition of Anne of Windy Willow; In the Rare Original Dust jacket
MONTGOMERY, L.M.
Anne of Windy Willows (Anne of Windy Poplars).
London: George G. Harrap, 1936.
First British edition of this novel in Montgomery's acclaimed Anne series. Octavo, original blue cloth. Light wear, else fine in the original dust jacket with some chips. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 892
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Uncorrected Proof the The Breast; Signed by Philip Roth
ROTH, Philip.
The Breast.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972.
Uncorrected proof of the author's comic novella which features David Kapesh's transformation into a 155 pound breast. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. In very good condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 1625
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First edition of John Mills' Stable Secrets
MILLS, John.
Stable Secrets; and Puffy Doddles, His Saying and Sympathies.
London: Ward and Lock, 1863.
First edition of Mills' humorous work on horse racing. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt vignette to the front panel, frontispiece and two additional plates by Phiz, publishers advertisements. In very good condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 124083
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First edition of Cornel West's Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism; Inscribed by him
WEST, Cornel.
Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism.
New York: The Penguin Press, 2004.
First edition of this contemporary classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Sis' Julie Jerome, Stay Strong Love, Cornel West." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar.
Price: $225.00 Item Number: 146136
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Signed Limited Edition of Norman Douglas' One Day
DOUGLAS, Norman .
One Day.
Chapelle-Réanville: The Hours Press, 1929.
Signed limited edition, deluxe issue, one of 200 signed examples of this work by the author of South Wind, this is number 106. Octavo, original cloth, photographic portrait of the author, photographic endpapers. In near fine condition.
Price: $225.00 Item Number: 121543
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First Edition of Margaret Mead's Blackberry Winter; Signed by Her
MEAD, Margaret.
Blackberry Winter: My Earlier Years.
New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc, 1972.
First edition of this work by the award winning anthropologist. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed and dated "Margaret Mead 1973" on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket cover photograph by Ken Heyman. Jacket design by Lucy Mahoney.
Price: $225.00 Item Number: 29069
