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First Edition of Graham Greene's The Comedians
GREENE, Graham.
The Comedians.
London: The Bodley Head, 1966.
First edition of this novel set in Haiti under the rule of “Papa Doc” Duvalier, which explores the political suppression and terrorism through the figure of an English hotel owner, Brown. Octavo, original green cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Jacket design by Ivan Lapper.
Price: $60.00 Item Number: 123659
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First edition, first issue of Muriel Spark's The Fanfarlo and Other Verse
SPARK, Muriel.
The Fanfarlo and Other Verse.
Aldington: The Hand and Flower Press, 1952.
First edition, first issue of Spark's first book of verse, preceding her first novel by five years. Octavo, original wrappers. In fine condition.
Price: $60.00 Item Number: 127039
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First Edition of Vladimir Nabokov's Bend Sinister
NABOKOV, Vladimir.
Bend Sinister.
New York : McGraw-Hill Company , 1973.
First McGraw-Hill edition of Nabokov's first novel written in America. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Stan Skardinski.
Price: $60.00 Item Number: 73094
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First edition of W. Somerset Maugham's Six Comedies
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset.
Six Comedies.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1937.
First edition of this collection of Maugham's six most famous comedies. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $60.00 Item Number: 136581
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First edition of George Edgar Turner's Victory Rode the Rails: The Strategic Place of Railroads in the Civil War
TURNER, George Edgar.
Victory Rode the Rails: The Strategic Place of Railroads in the Civil War.
Indianapolis and New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc, 1953.
First edition of Turner's work on the role of the American railroad system in the military campaigns of the Civil War. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs and maps by George Richard Turner. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Ownership inscription.
Price: $60.00 Item Number: 133073
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First Edition of Last But Not Least; From the Library of Explorer and Adventurer Steve Fossett
KNOX-JOHNSTON, Robin.
Last But Not Least.
London: Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1978.
First edition of this wonderful story of the round the world race. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. 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: $60.00 Item Number: 112459
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First Edition of Eric Rohmer's Six Moral Tales
ROHMER, Eric.
Six Moral Tales.
New York: A Seaver Book / The Viking Press, 1980.
First American edition of the basis for the masterful series of films, The Bakery Girl of Monceau, Suzanne's Career, La Collectionneuse, My Night at Maud's, Claire's Knee, and Love in the Afternoon; translated from the original French by Sabine d'Estrée. Octavo, original gilt half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Roy Kuhlman.
Price: $60.00 Item Number: 146842
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First edition of Rudyard Kipling's Toomai of the Elephants; with illustrations from the 1937 film Elephant Boy
KIPILNG, Rudyard.
Toomai of the Elephants.
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1937.
First separate edition Kipling's story of Toomai, a young elephant-handler, the basis for the 1937 film "Elephant Boy" starring Sabu Dastagir, India's first child actor. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs from the film by Mrs. F. H. Flaherty. Very good in the original dust jacket which is in good condition.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 121393
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First Edition of Archer Mayor's Borderlines; Inscribed by Him
MAYOR, Archer.
Borderlines.
New York: Putnam, 1990.
First edition of the author's second mystery in his acclaimed Joe Gunther series. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Archer Mayor on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Walter Harper.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 143897
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“IS THIS REALITY, THE FINAL REALITY, OR JUST A NEW DECEPTIVE DREAM?”: FIRST EDITION OF VLADIMIR NABOKOV'S KING, QUEEN, KNAVE
NABOKOV, Vladimir.
King, Queen, Knave.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1968.
First British edition of this early Nabokov novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by George Mayhew. Photograph of Nabokov on the rear panel by Philippe Halsman. Translated by Dmitri Nabokov. A nice example.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 89070
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"ENOUGH FOR ME IN DREAMS TO SEE AND TOUCH THY GARMENTS' HEM- THY FEET HAVE TROD SO NEAR TO GOD, I MAY NOT FOLLOW THEM": FIRST EDITION OF RUDYARD KIPLING'S MANY INVENTIONS
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Many Inventions.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1893.
First English edition of this collection of Kipling's poems and tales. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt. In very good condition.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 123061
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"Men in pajamas sitting abaft the funnel and swapping lies of the purple seas": First unauthorized edition of Rudyard Kipling's Abaft the Funnel
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Abaft the Funnel.
New York: B. W. Dodge and Company, 1909.
First unauthorized edition, second issue of Kipling's 1909 short story collection with red lettering to the spine and front panel. Octavo, original publisher's decorated cloth with the titles stamped in red. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 120904
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“I don't believe in philosophies. I believe in fundamentals": First Edition of Jack Nicklaus's On & off the fairway: a pictorial autobiography
NICKLAUS, Jack.
On & Off the Fairway: A Pictorial Autobiography.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1978.
First edition of this work by the golfing legend. Quarto, original half-cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 147013
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"You only live twice: Once when you're born And once when you look death in the face": Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice
FLEMING, Ian .
You Only Live Twice.
London: The Book Club, 1964.
First book club edition of the final James Bond novel published during Fleming's lifetime and the eleventh in the series. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 147129
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First Edition of John Updike's Self-Consciousness: Memoirs; Inscribed by Him
Self-Consciousness: Memoirs
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author to noted book collector Stratford Carter on the half title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 19053
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First edition of Cyril Falls' Rudyard Kipling: A Critical Study
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Rudyard Kipling: A Critical Study.
London: Martin Secker, 1915.
First edition of Falls' tribute to Kipling. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of Kipling from the portrait by William Nicholson. In good condition.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 125404
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First edition of Anthony Bourdain's A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal
BOURDAIN, Anthony.
A Cook’s Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal.
New York: Bloomsbury, 2001.
First edition of renowned chef Anthony Bourdain's autobiography. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Philippe Lajaunie.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 145117
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First Edition of Shades of Difference; Padraig O’Malley
MAHARAJ, Mac] O'Malley.
Shades of Difference: Mac Maharaj and the Struggle For South Africa.
New York: Viking, 2007.
First edition of this work on apartheid activist Mac Maharaj. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Padraig O’Malley. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 3557
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"This is Robert Francis Weatherbee who was just like you and me when he was little, only his ears were bigger": Munro Leaf's Robert Francis Weatherbee
LEAF, Monro.
Robert Francis Weatherbee.
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1935.
First edition of Munro Leaf's early children's tale. Octavo, original boards, illustrated by the author. In good condition with some preliminary leaves removed, ownership signature and bookseller's stickers to the front free endpaper and pastedown, rebacked.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 104087
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“It's best to be ruthless with the past": First Edition of Stephen King's Rose Madder
KING, Stephen.
Rose Madder.
New York: The Viking Press, 1995.
First edition of this King thriller. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Author photograph by Tabitha King.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 116997
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First edition of Alan Dean Foster's Star Wars: The Force Awakens
FOSTER, Alan Dean.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
London: Century, 2016.
First edition of the New York Times bestselling author's novelization of the seventh installment in the Star Wars film franchise. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with an 8-page color photo insert of images from the film. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 145010
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First Edition of Aung San Suu Kyi's of Freedom from Fear
KYI, Aung San Suu .
Freedom From Fear and Other Writings.
New York: Viking, 1991.
First edition of this collection of writings by the Nobel Prize winner. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Michael Aris.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 141439
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“The basic purpose of art is not to teach, but to show—to hold up to man a concretized image of his nature and his place in the universe": First Edition of Ayn Rand's The Romantic Manifesto
RAND, Ayn.
The Romantic Manifesto: A Philosophy of Literature.
New York: The World Publishing Company, 1969.
First edition of this collection of essays regarding the nature of art. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with light wear to the extremities. Jacket design by Tom Lincoln.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 144994
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First Edition of The Party: A Guide to Adventurous Entertaining; Inscribed by Sally Quinn
QUINN, Sally.
The Party: A Guide to Adventurous Entertaining.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.
First edition of this practical and witty guide to the party scene. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrations by Susan Davis. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the flyleaf, "To Bill and Idelene, you don't need any guidance from me about being great hosts or great guests - you're the best! Much love Sally Q." Near fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow. Author photograph by Sigrid Estrada.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 145210
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First edition of C. A. Bodelsen's Aspects of Kipling's Art
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Aspects of Kipling’s Art.
Manchester: University Press, 1964.
First edition of Bodelsen's homage to Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 135881
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"The cat sat on his lap and purred with mirth, the dog lay at his feet, and peace was on earth": First Edition of Ludwig Bemelmans' Sunshine
BEMELMANS, Ludwig.
Sunshine: A Story About the City of New York.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950.
First edition of this story about the city of New York by the author of Madeline. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. In very good condition.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 146781
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"Along with most of my fellow fliers, I believed that aviation had a brilliant future. Now we live, today, in our dreams of yesterday; and, living in those dreams, we dream again": Charles Lindbergh's The Spirit of St. Louis
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
The Spirit of St. Louis.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953.
First edition, early printing of Lindbergh's autobiographical account about the events leading up to and including his 1927 solo trans-Atlantic flight. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 147135
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First Edition of Paul Theroux's The Pillars of Hercules; Signed by Him
THEROUX, Paul.
The Pillars of Hercules: A Grand Tour of the Mediterranean.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995.
First edition of this "dazzling work" (TIME). Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Signed by Paul Theroux on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by One Plus One Studio.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 130738
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First Edition of Sebastian Faulks' Devil May Care
FAULKS, Sebastian writing as Ian Fleming.
Devil May Care.
London: Penguin 007, 2008.
First edition of this James Bond continuation novel. Octavo, original boards, pictorial endpapers. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 43644
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First Edition of Mary Oliver's The Truro Bear and Other Adventures
OLIVER, Mary.
The Truro Bear and Other Adventures: Poems and Essays.
Boston: Beacon Press, 2008.
First edition of this collection by the award-winning poet. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bob Kosturko.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 146880
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Gerald Sussman's The official sex manual: A modern approach to the art and techniques of coginus
SUSSMAN, Gerald.
The Official Sex Manual: A Modern Approach to the Art and Techniques of Coginus.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1965.
First edition, early printing. Small octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in very good price-clipped dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Illustrated by Sam Salant.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 146101
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First edition of R. Thurston Hopkins' Rudyard Kipling: The Story of a Genius
HOPKINS, R. Thurston. [Rudyard Kipling].
Rudyard Kipling: The Story of a Genius.
London: Cecil Palmer, 1930.
First edition of Hopkins' biography of Rudyard Kipling. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Very good in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 122049
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"As a young painter you are overwhelmed by the complexity of your subject. Every crease, every dimple, is an equally startling revelation": First Edition of John Berger's A Painter of Our Time
BERGER, John.
A Painter of Our Time.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959.
First edition of the Booker prize-winning writer's debut novel. Octavo, original red half cloth, top stain red. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 145491
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First Edition of John Hersey's The War Lover
HERSEY, John.
The War Lover.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959.
First edition of this aviation history classic, basis for the 1962 film starring Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner and Shirley Anne Field. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket, owner name. Jacket design by Guy Fleming.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 141482
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First edition of John Le Carre's The Naive and Sentimental Lover
LE CARRE, John.
The Naïve and Sentimental Lover.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1971.
First edition of le Carré's classic sixth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Tony Geddes.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 146206
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"Brown and bright as agate, mountain-cool, Eurotas singing slips from pool to pool": First edition of Aldous Huxley's Leda
HUXLEY, Aldous.
Leda.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1920.
First edition of Huxley's classic collection of poems. Octavo, original cloth and paper spine label. In good condition.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 139026
