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"Beauty will live though I must sleep, unknowing, beneath thy feet": The Constant Nymph; signed by Margaret Kennedy and Basil Dean
KENNEDY, Margaret and Basil Dean.
The Constant Nymph: From the Novel of Margaret Kennedy.
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1926.
First edition, second impression of the classic stage adaptation of Kennedy's Bohemian novel of the same name. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Margaret Kennedy and Basil Dean on the half-title page. In near fine condition. From the library of bibliophile Henry Stuart Maclean Jack with his bookplate to the pastedown. Uncommon signed.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 124809
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First Edition of Gene Sarazen's Thirty Years of Championship Golf; Inscribed by Him
SARAZEN, Gene with Herbert Warren Wind.
Thirty Years of Championship Golf: The Life and Times of Gene Sarazen.
New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1950.
First edition of Sarazen's classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Foreword by Robert T. Jones, Jr. Inscribed by the author opposite the title page, "To Dick Garlington My best wishes from his friend Gene Sarazen." The recipient Dick Garlington was a golfer and a close friend of Sarazen and Bobby Jones, who along with Jones was the visionary for Atlanta's famed Peachtree Golf Club. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed by Sarazen.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 53022
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Rare Original S. L. Kaye Sketch Portrait of the Founding Father of Israel David Ben-Gurion; Signed by Him
KAYE, S. L.; [David Ben-Gurion].
David Ben-Gurion Signed S.L. Kaye Sketch.
1960.
Framed rare graphite artist’s sketches of the Founding Father of Israel David Ben-Gurion by artist S. L. Kaye. Signed and dated by Ben-Gurion below the portrait, "D. Ben-Gurion 9. 3. 60." Additionally signed by the artist at the corner of his sketch. In fine condition. The piece measures 20.9 inches by 16.9 inches. A fine example.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 145560
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Rare Original Photograph Signed Twice and dated three times by Polar Explorer and Aviator Richard E. Byrd
BYRD, Richard E.
Richard E. Byrd Signed Photograph.
Original black and white photograph of polar aviator Richard E. Byrd. Inscribed by Byrd, "May 9, 1926 To Cornelius C. Greenway with best wishes R.E. Byrd." Additionally signed by him, "May 9, 1926 R.E. Byrd" and dated a third time, "Nov. 28, 1929." The recipient, Cornelius C. Greenway, was a Dutch-American Universalist minister and eminent autograph collector. He served as the minister of the All Souls Church in Brooklyn, New York for almost 40 years and led the opposition against the unification of the Unitarian and Universalist denominations. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 100106
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"Knock, and it shall be opened unto you": First Edition of Sean O'Casey's I Knock At The Door; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
O'CASEY, Sean.
I Knock At The Door: Swift Glances Back at Things That Made Me.
London: Macmillan & Co, 1939.
First edition of this autobiography by the famed Irish playwright. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, "To Joe Cummins, with deep affection, from Sean O'Casey remembering many delightful Dublin chats round his surgery firesides. Devon 1939. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 108016
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First Edition of Marc Chagall's Jerusalem Windows
CHAGALL, Marc & Jean Laymarie.
Jerusalem Windows.
New York: Braziller, 1962.
First edition. Folio, original red cloth, with two original color lithographs specially prepared by Chagall for this edition, illustrated throughout. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A very sharp example.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 1376
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"Murder begins before the actual deed": Rare First Edition of Agatha Christie's Towards Zero; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
CHRISTIE, Agatha.
Towards Zero.
London: Collins Crime Club, 1944.
First edition of this classic Agatha Christie title and one of her favorites. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 144302
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First Edition of Churchill's Ian Hamilton's March in the original cloth
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Ian Hamilton’s March.
London: Longman's, Green, and Co, 1900.
First edition of Churchill's fifth book, a continuation of his coverage of the Boer War which he began in London to Ladysmith via Pretoria. Octavo, original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, engraved frontispiece portrait of Ian Hamilton, folding map in color and 4 pages of advertisements for Churchill's works at rear. In near fine condition. A sharp example.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 129329
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First Edition of The President Speaks: "A More Beautiful America": Inscribed by LBJ to Florida Senator George Smathers
JOHNSON, Lyndon B. Photographs by Ansel Adams.
The President Speaks: “A More Beautiful America” Excerpts from Speeches.
Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1965.
First edition of this collection of speeches from President Lyndon Johnson. Quarto, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To George Smathers from his devoted friend. Lyndon B. Johnson." The recipient, George Smathers was a United States senator from Florida from 1951-1969, and close friends of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Illustrated throughout from photographs by Ansel Adams, plus one by Wynn Bullock. Booklet "Message on Natural Beauty" by Johnson loose in rear endpaper pocket as issued. Near fine in a fine slipcase. A nice association.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 56030
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Rare original December 24, 1973 Time Magazine Cover; Signed by Henry Kissinger
KISSINGER, Henry A.
Henry Kissinger Signed Time Magazine Cover.
December 24, 1973.
Original cover from the December 24, 1973 issue of Time Magazine featuring a caricature of Henry Kissinger, signed by him. Quarto, original illustrated front wrapper. In very good condition with fold creases.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 145306
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M. de Bourrienne's Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte; With a Fore-Edge Painting of Napoleon leading his troops to battle
DE BOURRIENNE, M. [Napoleon].
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte: With a Fore-Edge Painting of Napoleon Leading His Troops to Battle. [Fore-Edge Painting].
London: Scott, Webster & Geary, 1836.
Rare finely bound example of the Memoirs of Napoleon with a fine fore-edge painting of Napoleon on horseback leading his troops to battle. 12mo. bound in full red morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt vignettes to the front and rear panels, gilt turn ins, all edges gilt. In near fine condition with light rubbing.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 98390
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First Edition of Ellen Glasgow's Virginia; From the Library of Charlotte Perkins Gilman
GLASGOW, Ellen [Charlotte Perkins Gilman].
Virginia.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1913.
First edition of this socially groundbreaking novel; from the library of writer and social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece portrait of the titular character, Virginia. Signed by Gilman on the front flyleaf. Gilman was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, advocate, and eugenicist who served as a role model for future generations of utopian feminists. Best known for her semi-autobiographical short story 'The Yellow Wallpaper,' which she wrote after a severe bout of postpartum psychosis, Gilman has written works on gender and male domination that continue to maintain their relevance in today's society. In good condition…
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 145595
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First Edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's La Mala Hora
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel .
La Mala Hora.
Madrid: Propiedad Literaria Reservada, 1962.
First edition of this work written just before One Hundred Years of Solitude. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. In very good condition with some light rubbing and wear.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 48742
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First Edition of Schindler's Ark; Inscribed by Thomas Keneally
KENEALLY, Thomas .
Schindler’s Ark.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1982.
True first edition of this Booker Prize-winning novel, basis for the Academy Award-winning film Schindler's List. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Phil Shalom Peace Tom Keneally 2005 :)." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Steve and Julie Ridgeway. Author photograph by Jerry Bauer. A very sharp example, uncommon signed.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 147038
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"Did you ever here of Mickey, how he heard a racket in the night, and shouted Quiet down there!": First Edition of In The Night Kitchen; Inscribed by Maurice Sendak
SENDAK, Maurice.
In the Night Kitchen.
New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1970.
First edition of Sendak's classic work. Quarto, original cloth with illustrated paper cover label, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Nicholas Robertson Maurice Sendak Dec. 85." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 140617
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First Edition of Larry Niven's Ringworld; Inscribed by Him
NIVEN, Larry.
Ringworld.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1970.
Paperback original first edition of this classic work, which went on to win the 1970 Nebula and 1971 Hugo award for best novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers by Dean Ellis. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Tim Larry Niven." In very good condition.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 140443
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FIRST EDITION OF KARSTEN'S SEMINAL CLASSIC CHARTS AND GRAPHS
KARSTEN, Karl G.
Charts and Graphs: An Introduction to Graphic Methods In the Control and Analysis of statistics.
New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1923.
First edition of this seminal work on charts and graphs. Octavo, original leatherette boards, illustrated throughout. Introduction by Carl Snyder. In very good condition. First editions are rare.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 132351
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First Edition of Eric Carle's The Very Busy Spider; Inscribed by the Author with a Drawing of a Spider
CARLE, Eric.
The Very Busy Spider.
New York: Philomel Books, 1984.
First edition of this classic picture book. Oblong octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author opposite the title page in black felt tip, "For Van, with love, Eric Carle." Additionally inscribed with a drawing of a spider. In near fine condition. Ownership inscription of the recipient in the year of publication opposite the title page.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 146480
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First Edition of Elspeth Huxley's The Mottled Lizard; SIgned by Her
HUXLEY, Elspeth.
The Mottled Lizard.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1962.
First edition of this sequel to Huxley's The Flame Trees of Thika. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Elspeth Huxley on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rosemary Seligman. Uncommon signed.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 46332
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First edition of James Pope-Hennessy's Queen Mary; bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe
POPE-HENNESSY, James.
Queen Mary 1867-1953.
London: George Allen and Unwin Limited, 1959.
First edition of Pope-Hennessy's esteemed biography of Queen Mary, for which he was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1960. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated. In fine condition.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 131526