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"Failure is not an option": Apollo 13 Photograph; Inscribed by Eugene Kranz and Seymour Liebergot
KRANZ, Eugene and Seymour Liebergot.
Apollo 13 Eugene Kranz and Seymour Liebergot Signed Photograph.
April 13, 1970.
Signed photograph of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module. Satin-finish photograph of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module, boldly signed in gold felt tip by NASA's heroic mission controllers Eugene Kranz, "Eugene F. Kranz, 'Flight,'" and Seymour Liebergot, "'Flight... we'd better think about gettin' in the LM.' 4/13/70, Sy Liebergot, Apollo 13 EECOM." In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 147224
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Richard Yates' Young Hearts Crying; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
YATES, Richard.
Young Hearts Crying.
New York: Delacorte Press/ Seymour Lawrence, 1984.
First edition, early printing of this classic work by "one of the most important and influential writers of the second half of the century” (Robert Stone). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Ellen Quinn Assuming she will agree this isn't much of a book, and with best wishes anyway, Dick Yates 2/13/88 (with a drawing of a heart)." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Jeffrey Adams. Jacket design by Richard Rossiter.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 139289
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First illustrated edition of The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde
WILDE, Oscar. With Woodcuts by Frans Masereel.
The Ballad of Reading Gaol.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1925.
First illustrated edition of this rare Wilde title. Royal octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with woodcuts by Frans Masereel. One of 450 numbered copies, this is number 16. Fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 139325
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"I am not my body. My body is nothing without me": First Edition of Rock ‘n’ Roll; Signed by Tom Stoppard
STOPPARD, Tom.
Rock ‘n’ Roll.
New York: Faber & Faber, 2006.
First edition of "one of the great political plays in the English language (John Peter). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Tom Stoppard on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by AKA.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 141491
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"the greatest building of our time" (Philip Johnson) First Edition of Frank Gehry’s Monograph on the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao; Signed by Him
VAN BRUGGEN, Coosje [Frank Gehry].
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
New York: Guggenheim Museum, 1999.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on Gehry's masterpiece, The Guggenheim Museum in Balbao, Spain. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Frank Gehry at the preface. Fine in fine dust jacket. Preface by Thomas Krens.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 4597
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First Edition of Economic Dynamics: An Introduction; Inscribed by William Baumol
BAUMOL, William J.
Economic Dynamics: An Introduction.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1951.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To John Rogers with warmest regards Will Baumol." In near fine condition. With a contribution by Ralph Turvey.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 144394
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First Edition of Cass Timberlane; Signed by Sinclair Lewis
LEWIS, Sinclair.
Cass Timberlane.
New York: Random House, 1945.
First edition of this work, basis for the 1947 classic film directed by George Sidney and starring Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner and Zachary Scott. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Sinclair Lewis. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light wear to the extremities.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 146020
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alleverythingthatisyou; Signed by Both Starn Brothers
STARN, Doug and Mike.
alleverythingthatisyou.
Aspen: Baldwin Gallery, 2006.
First edition. Limited Edition 1 of 1,000 copies, this being number 265. Quarto. Fine in a fine dust jacket without wear. Original 8x8 print signed by both Starn brothers. Comes with the original envelope from the Starn brothers office.
Price: $725.00 Item Number: 1607
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First Edition of Kipling's The Five Nations; One of 30 Copies
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Five Nations.
London: Methuen and Co, 1903.
First edition, one of 30 copies printed on Japanese vellum. Octavo, bound in full vellum, gilt titles to the spine, gilt topstain. In near fine condition.
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 110468
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Rare first edition of Stanley Pumphrey's Indian Civilization: A Lecture by Stanley Pumphrey of England; with the rare folding hand-colored map of the Indian Territory
PUMPHREY, Stanley. Introduction by John D. Whittier.
Indian Civilization: A Lecture by Stanley Pumphrey of England. With Introduction by John G. Whittier.
Philadelphia: The Bible and Tract Distributing Society, 1877.
Rare first edition of Pumphrey's report on the condition of the Indian tribes removed to the Indian Territory and Kansas. Octavo, original wrappers, hand-colored folding map of the Indian Territory assigned to the various tribes along with information about the treaties which led to the formation of the reserve, appendix. Introduction by John G. Whittier. In very good condition. Uncommon and desirable with the detailed folding map present.
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 135185
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Rare Set of John F. Kennedy Inaugural Event Invitations; From the collection of Kennedy's Assistant Helen Keyes
KENNEDY, John F.
President John F. Kennedy Inaugural Event Invitations.
1961.
Group of rare invitations to events surrounding the Kennedy inauguration; from the collection of Helen Keyes, longtime personal assistant for the Kennedy family. The collection includes: An invitation to attend "The Official Distinguished Ladies" reception hosted at the National Gallery by the "Official Hospitality Committee of the Inaugural Committee 1961" on January 18th, 1961; an invitation addressed directly to Helen Keyes requesting her attendance at a reception and buffet hosted by the National Symphony Orchestra "in honor of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt" on January 19th, 1961 at Constitution Hall, accompanied by the original mailing envelope with stamp and address; and…
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 145456
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First Edition of Charles Dickens' Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty
DICKENS, Charles.
Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1841.
First edition of Charles Dickens' fifth novel. Royal octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges sprayed reddish-brown, with black and white illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot K. Browne.In very good condition.
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 147726
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First Edition of Joan Didion's Salvador; Signed by Her
DIDION, Joan.
Salvador.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1983.
First edition of this classic work by the award-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Joan Didion on the front free endpaper. Fine in a good dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 142686
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First editions of James Russell Lowell's The Biglow Papers, First and Second Series
WILBUR, Homer. [James Russell Lowell].
Meliboeus-Hipponax: The Biglow Papers. [With] The Biglow Papers Second Series.
Cambridge: Published by George Nichols: 1848/Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1867.
First edition, first issue of James Russell Lowell's first book, a bitter criticism of the Mexican-American War and opposition to the expansion of slavery; named by the Grolier Club as the most influential book of 1848. BAL 13068. First issue, published under the pseudonym, with the preliminary advertisements, and only the Cambridge imprint to the title page. With a first edition of The Biglow Papers Second Series. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth stamped in blind with gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition. From the library of Danish-American actor Jean Hersholt with his signed bookplate to each volume.…
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 139428
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"Being right was largely a matter of explanations": First Edition of Mr. Sammler’s Planet; Warmly Inscribed by Saul Bellow
BELLOW, Saul.
Mr. Sammler’s Planet.
New York: The Viking Press, 1970.
First edition of the author's third National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Alderman and Lois Stone from an old Tulyite Saul Bellow March 16' 87." The recipient was Bernard and Lois Stone, the former a politician from the city of Chicago. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the spine. Jacket design by Mel Williamsom.
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 1786
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“A GOLDEN AGE OF POETRY AND POWER OF WHICH THIS NOONDAY’S THE BEGINNING HOUR”: FIRST EDITION OF FROST’S IN THE CLEARING; SIGNED BY HIM
FROST, Robert.
In the Clearing.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962.
First edition of Frost’s final book of poetry. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Robert Frost on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by David H. Rhinelander.
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 134582
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“And now the voice which spoke belonged to no one but herself. Oh my God, it said. Oh my God, I am all alone out here. I am all alone": First Edition of Gerald's Game; Signed by Stephen King
KING, Stephen.
Gerald’s Game.
New York: The Viking Press, 1992.
First edition of this suspense novel by King. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 144895
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“IT WAS A HAPPY TEAM AND A TOUGH ONE”: The Diamond Smugglers; Finely Bound
FLEMING, Ian.
The Diamond Smugglers.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957.
First edition of the thrilling true story behind one of the greatest spy operations in history. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, illustrated. In fine condition. Introduction by John Blaze.
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 140882
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"Say Hey This Book's for you": First Edition of Say Hey: The Autobiography of Willie Mays; Signed by Him
MAYS, Willie .
Say Hey: The Autobiography of Willie Mays.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988.
First edition of Mays' autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Willie Mays on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket painting and design by Wendell Minor. Written with Lou Sahadi.
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 146025
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Matt Groening's Cartoon Book Love Is Hell; Inscribed by The Author with a Drawing of Binky
GROENING, Matt.
Love is Hell.
New York: Pantheon Books, 1985.
Special New Mini-Jumbo edition of this comical cartoon book that were the source material for The Simpsons by the creator of 'The Simpsons' and 'Futurama.' Oblong quarto, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by the author on the front pastedown, "Matt Groening, 9/16/87," below a full-length sketch of his character Binky with a speech bubble inscribed in red ink: "To Deair!!!" In near fine condition. This early sketch of Binky was drawn roughly five months after 'The Simpsons' premiered on 'The Tracey Ullman Show' April 19, 1987 and a little over two years before Springfield's finest made their Fox network debut…
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 146535