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First Edition of Dusklands; Signed by J.M. Coetzee
COETZEE, J.M.
Dusklands.
Johannesburg: Raven Press, 1974.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 145915
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Rare May 27, 1922 Edition of Collier's Magazine; Featuring the First Appearance of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
FITZGERALD, F. Scott.
Collier’s The National Weekly [The Curious Case of Benjamin Button].
New York: P.F. Collier & Son Company, May 27, 1922.
First edition of volume 69 of this weekly general interest magazine, with the first appearance of Fitzgerald's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Small folio, original wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs, advertisements, and illustrations by H. M. Stoops, R.F. Schabelitz, Jack Flanagan, and others. Scarce first appearance of Fitzgerald's 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,' illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg, beginning at page 5 and continuing from page 22 to page 28. In near fine condition, an antiquarian library label and embossment to the front panel. Rare.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 145484
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First Edition of The Victim; Signed Twice by Nobel Prize-Winning Author Saul Bellow
BELLOW, Saul.
The Victim.
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1947.
First edition of the author's second novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed twice by the author. Signed "good wishes Saul Bellow" on the title page and again on a notecard on the front free endpaper. Light rubbing, near fine in the original dust jacket with a few small chips to the spine.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 1961
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“if you wanted to do something absolutely honest, something true, it always turned out to be a thing that had to be done alone": Rare First Edition Of Richard Yates Powerful First Novel Revolutionary Road
YATES, Richard.
Revolutionary Road.
Boston: Little, Brown, 1961.
First edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tony Palladino.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 147181
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Signed Limited First Edition of Bemelmans' Madeline and the Bad Hat
BEMELMANS, Ludwig.
Madeline and the Bad Hat.
New York: The Viking Press, 1957.
Signed limited edition of the third book in Bemelmans' acclaimed Madeleine series. Quarto, original cloth. One of 985 copies signed by Ludwig Bemelmans. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 69041
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"There's nothing on this earth I'd rather do than take pictures": Shooter; Inscribed by David Hume Kennerly to General Colin Powell
KENNERLY, David Hume [Colin Powell].
Shooter.
New York: Newsweek Books, 1979.
Second edition of this incomparable biography of a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer. Oblong octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with photographic plates. Association copy, inscribed by the author opposite the half-title page, "To Chairman Colin Powell, who has been there - and back. With respect & admiration, David Hume Kennerly Wash D. C. 3/24/93." The recipient, General Colin Powell was an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer who was the first Black secretary of state. When Life magazine made a brief comeback for Operation Desert Storm in 1991, Kennerly shot an inside story called "Men of War" on Secretary…
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 146673
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“Without attention, the human sense of wonder and the holy will stir occasionally, but to become a steady flame it must be tended": First Edition of the Religions of Man; Inscribed by Huston Smith
SMITH, Huston.
The Religions of Man.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.
First edition of the author's masterpiece and one of the most widely used college textbooks on comparative religion. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Huston Smith on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Rare and desirable signed by Huston Smith.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 55051
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The Poetical works of Chaucer; finely bound by Bayntun Bindery
CHAUCER, Geoffrey.
Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer.
London: George Bell and Sons, 1878.
Finely bound set of Chaucer's poetical works. Small octavos, four volumes bound in three quarters morocco by Bayntun Bindery with gilt tooling to the spine and red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue guarded frontispiece portrait of Chaucer to volume one. In near fine condition.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 90435
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Rare First Edition in English of Leo Tolstoy's Ivan Ilyitch
TOLSTOI, Count Lyof N. [Leo Tolstoy].
Ivan Ilyitch and Other Stories.
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co, 1887.
First edition in English of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth lettered in gilt, patterned endpapers. Translated from the Russian by Nathan Haskell Dole with a preface by him. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities. A very sharp example.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 139452
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"Each generation in our history needs to be taught what the Constitution is, and what the framers of it understood it to be, at its formation": Rare first edition of George S. Williams' The Constitution of The United States For the Use of Schools and Academies
WILLIAMS, George S.
The Constitution of The United States. For the Use of Schools and Academies.
Cambridge: Welch, Bigelow, and Company, 1861.
First edition of Williams' Civil War era printing of the United States Constitution, intended for use in both public schools and private academies. Octavo, original cloth elaborately stamped in blind with gilt titles to the spine, gilt American flag and eagle vignette to the front panel. In near fine condition with rubbing to the crown and foot of the spine. Includes The Constitution of the United States, Washington's Farewell Address, The Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 124073
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First Edition of William Styron's Set This House on Fire; Signed by Him
STYRON, William.
Set This House on Fire.
New York: Random House, 1960.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William Styron on the title page. Fine in a near fine jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 143491
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First Edition of Anatole France's Le Puits de Sainte Claire; Inscribed by Him
FRANCE, Anatole.
Le Puits de Sainte Claire.
Paris: Calmann Levy, 1895.
First edition of this novel by the Nobel Prize-winning French writer regarding tales based on Italian historical characters and events. Octavo, original printed wrappers and glassine wrapper, Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Fernand Calmettes son vieil ami Anatole France." The recipient, Fernand Calmettes was a writer and editor and contemporary of the author. Housed in a chemise and half morocco slipcase. Books signed and inscribed Anatole France are uncommon.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 82311
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First Edition of Volume I of Andre L. Simon's The History of the Wine Trade in England; Inscribed by Him
SIMON, Andre L.
The History of the Wine Trade in England.
London: Wyman & Sons, 1906-07.
First edition of Simon's landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Volumes I. Presentation copy, inscribed by Andre L. Simon opposite the title page, "With the author's Compliments Andre L. Simon 15/9/07 to S.C. Coggin Sept." In near fine condition.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 112957
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First Edition of Brian Wilson's Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story; inscribed by him, Todd Gold, and Dr. Eugene Landy
WILSON, Brian with Todd Gold.
Wouldn’t It Be Nice: My Own Story.
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991.
First edition of Brian Wilson's candid autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Brian Wilson on the half-title page, "To Glen Brian Wilson", signed by Todd Gold on the title page and inscribed by Dr. Eugene Landy on the dedication page, "To Glenn Eugene E. Landy." The recipient, Glenn Goldman founded Book Soup in 1975, an independently owned bookstore on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood specializing in art, music, film, photography, design and fiction. American psychotherapist Dr. Eugene E. Landy was best known for his unconventional psychological treatments, especially for his treatment of Wilson in the 1970s and…
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 119333
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“LIGHTHEARTED AND FUNNY… ONE BECOMES WHAT ONE BEHOLDS”: FIRST EDITION OF ADULT COMEDY ACTION DRAMA, SIGNED BY RICHARD PRINCE
PRINCE, Richard.
Adult Comedy Action Drama.
New York-Berlin-Zurich: Scalo Verlag, 1995.
First edition with 235 vibrant color images of his whimsical “postmodern landscape” (Roth). Quarto, original blue cloth. Signed by Richard Prince on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 2290
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First edition of Al Gore's Earth in the Balance; Inscribed by Him to Fellow Senator Larry Pressler
GORE, Al.
Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit.
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992.
First edition, first printing of the author's classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For my friend and colleague Larry Pressler, with respect + best wishes, Al Gore." The recipient, Senator Larry Pressler served in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1997, representing South dakota. After completing his Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford, he joined the United States Army and served in Vietnam from 1966 to 1968, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant. He was the first Vietnam veteran to be elected to the…
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 144920
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First Edition of Serge Klarsfeld's French Children of the Holocaust: A Memorial; Inscribed by Him
KLARSFELD, Serge.
French Children of the Holocaust: A Memorial.
New York: New York University Press, 1996.
First edition of this memorial to the French children of the Holocaust with over 2,500 photographic images of the children. Thick quarto, original illustrated boards. Warmly inscribed by Serge Klarsfeld. Edited by Susan Cohen, Howard M. Epstein and Serge Klarsfeld. Translated by Glorianne Depondt and Howard M. Epstein. In fine condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 732
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"Because death belongs to all, so too should life": First Edition of Terra: Struggle of the Landless; Signed by Jose Saramago
SALGADO, Sebastiao; Preface by Jose Saramago.
Terra: Struggle of the Landless.
London: Phaidon Press, 1997.
First edition of one of the finest compilations of the works of Brazilian photojournalist and political activist, Sebastiao Salgado. Quarto, original gray cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning author Jose Saramago on the title page, who contributed the preface. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Poetry by Chico Buarque.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 147043
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The July-December 1891 issue of The Review of Reviews
STEAD, William Thomas [Editor].
The Review of Reviews. Vol IV. July-December. 1891.
London: The "Review of Reviews", 1891.
The July-December 1891 issue of of Stead's The Review of Reviews. Octavo, original publisher's binding, illustrated, advertisements, index. In very good condition.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 135348
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First edition of Funeral in Berlin; Inscribed by Len Deighton
DEIGHTON, Len.
Funeral In Berlin.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1964.
First British edition. Octavo original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Len Deighton on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows light wear.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 5053
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Signed Photograph of President Calvin Coolidge
COOLIDGE, Calvin.
Calvin Coolidge Signed Photograph.
Photograph of Calvin Coolidge by Harris & Ewing. Inscribed in the lower border, "To Frederick I. Cox, With regards, Calvin Coolidge.” Blindstamped in the lower left by Harris & Ewing. The photograph measures 8 inches by 12 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.25 inches by 20.25 inches.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 43071
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“ONE OF THE BEST POLITICAL BIOGRAPHIES IN ENGLISH:” FIRST EDITION OF WINSTON S. CHURCHILL'S LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Lord Randolph Churchill.
New York and London: Macmillan & Co. Limited, 1906.
First editions of Winston S. Churchill's biography of his father. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth bound, gilt titles to the spine, engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir Randolph Churchill after a photograph by Mackintosh to Volume I, engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir Randolph Churchill after a photograph by Russell and Sons to Volume II, illustrated. In very good condition, bookplate. A nice example.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 130791
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Rare Antique Bronze Austrian Horsehead Bookends
BOOKENDS,.
Antique Austrian Bronze Horsehead Bookends.
Pair of cold-painted Austrian antique bronze horsehead bookends mounted on marble bases. The bookends measure 7 inches in height. In fine condition. A handsome example.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 90467