First Edition
Showing 5801–5820 of 7597 results
-
Browse by Category
- Browse All
- Americana
- Art and Architecture
- Autograph Letters Signed
- Biography and Autobiography
- Children's Books
- Economics and Finance
- Featured Rare Books
- Fine Bindings and Sets
- First Edition
- First Edition>Signed
- Food and Wine
- Framed Autographs and Historical Documents
- Geography
- Gifts
- Gifts - For Her
- Gifts - For Him
- Gifts - Graduation and Celebrations
- Gifts - Holidays
- History, Law, and Politics
- Literature
- Music
- New Arrivals
- Philosophy
- Photography
- Poetry
- Presidents and World Leaders
- Religion
- Science and Natural History
- Science Fiction and Mystery
- Signed
- Signed & Autographed Books
- Sports and Leisure
- Travel and Exploration
- Uncategorized
-
First Edition of The Book of the Warsaw 1935 International Chess Team Tournament; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
REINFELD, Fred and Harold M. Phillips.
Book of the Warsaw 1935 International Chess Team Tournament.
New York: Black Night Press, 1936.
First edition of the fifth volume in the Modern Chess Library. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Scarce in the original dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 70019
-
First Edition of Exit Ghost; Signed by Philip Roth and Artist Milton Glaser
ROTH, Philip [Milton Glaser].
Exit Ghost.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007.
First edition of the author's final novel in his acclaimed Zuckerman series. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Additionally signed by artist Milton Glaser on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 71974
-
First edition of J.K. Rowling's Essential Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 3 Book Reading Kit
ROWLING, J.K.
The Essential Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 3 Book Reading Kit.
London: Bloomsbury, 2003.
First edition of the Essential Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 3 Book Reading Kit. Octavo, three volumes, housed in the original pictorial slipcase and shrink wrap. The pack includes one adult first edition and 2 children's first editions of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix with 5 bookmarks, 5 Do Not Disturb Signs, 5 sticker sets, and 3 bookplates. In fine condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 144952
-
FIRST British EDITION OF AUSTRIAN ECONOMIST FRIEDRICH VON WIESER’S "SOCIAL ECONOMICS"
WIESER, Friedrich von.
Social Economics. Translated by A. Ford Hinrichs. With a Preface by Wesley Clair Mitchell.
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1927.
First British edition of von Wieser's great sociological study. Octavo, original cloth. Translated by A. Ford Hinrichs. Preface by Wesley Clair Mitchell. In very good condition with the spine gilt bright.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 96798
-
Rare Collection of Album von Berlin Postcards; From the Library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
[WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN],.
Album von Berlin.
Jewish Welfare Board, .
Rare collection of color postcards featuring destinations in Berlin, Germany; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Sextodecimo, seven heliotint pages in a folding album, original envelope wrappers, illustrated. Fine in good wrappers with some rubbing and closed tears, a few losses to the extremities.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 145990
-
First Edition of The Films of Kirk Douglas; Signed by Him
THOMAS, Tony [Kirk Douglas].
The Films of Kirk Douglas.
Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press, 1972.
First edition of this work on the legendary actor Kirk Douglas. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout with over 400 photographs. Boldly signed by Kirk Douglas on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. With an introduction by Vincente Minnelli.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 110148
-
First Edition of Stephen Berrien Stanton's Collected Poems; Gifted By the Author to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
STANTON, Stephen Berrien [William Tecumseh Sherman].
Collected Poems.
New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1930.
First edition of this collection of poems; gifted by the author to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Duodecimo, original cloth. P. T. Sherman's bookplate to the front free endpaper beneath his ownership inscription, "P. T. Sherman from Stephen Stanton." In near fine condition with light toning to the spine.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 145986
-
First edition of Rudyard Kipling's The Maltese Cat: A Polo Game of the 'Nineties
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Maltese Cat: A Polo Game of the ‘Nineties.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1936.
First edition of Kipling's tale of a polo pony living among the British in India. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Lionel Edwards, frontispiece and plates in color. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 122493
-
Photograph of Milton Friedman; Signed by Him
FRIEDMAN, Milton.
Milton Friedman Signed Photograph.
1980.
Black and white photograph of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman. Inscribed and dated by Milton Friedman in 1980 on the lower right. In fine condition. The photograph measures 8 inches by 10 inches.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 20008
-
First Edition of John Updike's The Afterlife; Inscribed by Him to Fellow Novelist Erica Jong and signed Three times by Jacket designer Chip Kidd
UPDIKE, John [Erica Jong].
The Afterlife.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994.
First edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Erica J. These stories are more Jungian than Jongian, but then I'm older that you Best, John U." Additionally signed three times by legendary jacket designer, on the front panel with the words, "I apologize Chip Kidd" (this is referencing his dislike for the jacket), on the front free endpaper with a humorous inscription and again on the rear panel jacket. The recipient, Erica Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying…
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 142974
-
Signed Photograph of Potter Stewart to Fellow Justice Irving Kaufman
STEWART, Potter.
Potter Stewart Signed Photograph.
Signed photograph from Potter Stewart to Irving Kaufman. "For Irving R. Kaufman, With the best wishes and high regard of his friend Potter Stewart." The recipient, Irving Kaufman was the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York, and was awarded the Presidential medal of Freedom in 1987 by President Reagan “for his exemplary service to our country, his work as chairman of the President’s commission on organized crime and his multifacted efforts to promote an understanding of the law and our legal tradition." He awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1987…
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 50026
-
“Motion is tranquillity": First Edition of Second Book of Motor Sport; Warmly Inscribed by Stirling Moss
MOSS, Stirling.
Stirling Moss’s Second Book of Motor Sport.
London: Cassell, 1958.
First edition of Moss' sequel to his first Book of Motor Sport. Small quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Nick A friend, from a friend, Stirling Moss" Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Edited by Maxwell Boyd.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 146061
-
First Edition of The Stories of Bernard Malamud; Inscribed by Malamud to Close Friends Suzanne and Paul Shrag
MALAMUD, Bernard.
The Stories of Bernard Malamud.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1983.
First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Susie and Paul Old and dear friends- a long life in friendship Bern." The recipients, Suzanne and Paul Shrag were close friends of Malamud and brother of printmaker Karl Schrag. With a compliments of the author card laid in from the publisher. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Cynthia Krupat. Photograph by Nancy Crampton. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 99856
-
First Edition of My Life; Warmly Inscribed by Ervin Magic Johnson
JOHNSON, Ervin Magic.
My Life.
New York: Random House, 1992.
First edition of the basketball legend's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Larry Sr. Take it easy and stay cool from your main man Ervin Magic Johnson #32." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Written with William Novak.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 145660
-
First Edition of Graham Greene's The End of the Affair
GREENE, Graham.
The End of the Affair.
London: William Heinemann, 1951.
First edition of the Graham Greene novel William Faulkner called, "one of the best, most true and moving novels of my time, in anybody's language." Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 146288
-
“There are no atheists in foxholes or ideologues in a financial crisis": First Edition of Too Big To Fail; Inscribed by Andrew Ross Sorkin and Gary Parr
SORKIN, Andrew Ross.
Too Big To Fail.
New York: The Viking Press, 2009.
First edition of Ross Sorkin's first book. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Ilya Andrew Ross Sorkin" and signed by Gary Parr. Gary Parr was Deputy Chairman and on the board of directors of Lazard, LLC. Prior to that, he was with Morgan Stanley as Vice Chairman, Head of Global Financial Institutions and Co-Head of the Global M&A Group. Label to the copyright page, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Heads of State.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 102768
-
First Edition of Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
GREENE, Graham.
The Heart of the Matter.
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1948.
First edition of what many consider the author's masterpiece. Octavo, original blue cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with toning to the spine.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 146309
-
First Edition of A Life of Picasso Volume II; Signed by John Richardson
RICHARDSON, John; with the collaboration of Marilyn McCully.
A Life of Picasso Volume II: 1907-1917: The Painter of Modern Life.
New York: Random House, 1996.
First edition of the second volume in Richardson's four-volume biography of the famous artist. Small quarto, original publisher's white embossed cloth, frontispiece of a self-portrait photograph by Picasso 1912, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs. Boldly signed by John Richardson on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 145269
-
Rare first edition of Henry M. Stanley's My Kalulu
STANLEY, Henry M.
My Kalulu, Prince, King, and Slave: A Story of Central Africa.
London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1873.
First edition of Stanley's popular classic. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, illustrated with 16 engravings.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 139235
-
First edition of Charles Allston Collins' At the Bar: A Tale
COLLINS, Charles Allston.
At The Bar: A Tale.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1866.
First edition of Collins' ambitious novel. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition. Embossed library stamp. Rare.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 123135