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The Complete Poetical Works of James Thomson; Finely bound in full contemporary tree calf
THOMSON, James.
The Complete Poetical Works of James Thomson.
London: Henry Frowde, 1908.
The Oxford edition of Thomson's complete poetical works. Octavo, bound in full contemporary tree calf with elaborate gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of Thomson. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable bound in full 20th century tree calf.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 122647
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“War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good": First Edition of Jimmy Carter's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture; Signed by Him
CARTER, Jimmy.
The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002.
First edition of Jimmy Carter's Nobel Peace Prize lecture. Small octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Jimmy Carter on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Accordino.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 147852
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First edition of Rudyard Kipling's A Tour of Inspection
KIPLING, Rudyard.
A Tour of Inspection.
New York: Privately Printed, 1928.
First edition in book form of Kipling's classic short tale. Octavo, original boards. One of 93 copies printed from type for private distribution, this is number 42. In very good condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 123884
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First Edition of Matsushita Leadership; Signed by John Kotter
KOTTER, John P.
Matsushita Leadership: Lessons From the 20th Century’s Most Remarkable Entrepreneur.
New York : The Free Press, 1997.
First edition of this work by the best-selling author. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by John P. Kotter on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Calvin Chu.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 144882
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William Hayley's The Triumphs of Temper
HAYLEY, William.
The Triumphs of Temper; A Poem: In Six Cantos.
London: Printed For T. Cadell, 1788.
Finely bound sixth edition of Hayley's popular work. 16mo, bound in full contemporary calf, elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt-ruled turn ins, marbled endpapers, illustrated with fine engraved plates by Stothard. Elegant period ownership inscriptions.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 138374
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Finely bound example of Bagot's Casting of Nets
BAGOT, Richard.
Casting of Nets.
Bernhard Tauchnitz: Leipzig, 1901.
Finely bound example of Bagot's early novel. Octavo, bound in three quarters vellum with red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt tooling to the spine. Ownership names. In near fine condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 114706
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer; Signed by Kai Bird
BIRD, Kai and Martin J. Sherwin.
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
New York: Vintage Books, 2006.
Later printing of this Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Kai Bird. In near fine condition. Cover design by Stephanie Kloss.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 147490
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"Then life was thornless to our ken, and, bramble-rise, thy hills were then a rise without a bramble": Frederick Locker's London Lyrics; inscribed by him
LOCKER, Frederick.
London Lyrics.
London: John Wilson, 1868.
Rare privately printed edition of Locker's first book. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, "John S. Smith from the author July 28 1868." In very good condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 124134
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"Give a chunk to a monkey, give a chunk to a fighter": Later printing of Michael Rosen's Nuts About Nuts; Signed and dated by him
ROSEN, Michael. Illustrated by Sami Sweeten. .
Nuts About Nuts.
London: Diamond Books, 1999.
Early printing of British children's author Michael Rosen's illustrated book of poetry about nuts. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Inscribed by Michael Rosen on the verso of the front panel, "Hello Eileen, Michael Rosen was here." In near fine condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 88125
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First edition of Susan Cheever's A Handsome Man; inscribed by her to Ken Burrows
CHEEVER, Susan.
A Handsome Man.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1981.
First edition of this work by the award-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "April 30 New York For Burrows with love Susan." The recipient, American litigator Kenneth David Burrows married American novelist Erica Jong in 1989. Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which became famously controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. Written in the first person and narrated by its protagonist, 29-year-old American poet Isadora Wing, Fear of Flying was written in the…
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 142364
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Signed Copy of the Very Busy Spider
CARLE, Eric.
The Very Busy Spider.
New York: Philomel Books, 1984.
Later printing of The Very Busy Spider. Oblong quarto, original publisher’s pictorial boards, patterned endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Eric Carle on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration done by Eric Carle.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 149073
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First Edition of THIRD ARMY: A Brief History of Operations in Europe
SGT. C.H. MARTIN; CPL. W.W. WOODS ,.
Third Army: A Brief History of Operations in Europe.
3rd Army, G-3 Historical Sub-Section, 1945.
First edition of this pamphlet regarding the history of operations in Europe during the Second World War. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 132303
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First Edition of Stephen Berrien Stanton's The Essential Life; From the Library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
STANTON, Stephen Berrien [William Tecumseh Sherman].
The Essential Life.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908.
First edition of this poetical guide to a fulfilling life; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Duodecimo, original navy blue cloth. P.T. Sherman's bookplate to the front free endpaper. In very good condition with some rubbing to the spine, front and rear panels.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 145983
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First American Edition of Henry James' The Ivory Tower
JAMES, Henry.
The Ivory Tower.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917.
First British edition of James' unfinished novel, published posthumously in 1917. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 109563
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James Ford Rhodes' History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850; From the Library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
RHODES, James Ford [William Tecumseh Sherman].
History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 Vol 5.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1904.
Early edition of Vol. V of the history of the United States from 1864 to 1866; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original marooon cloth, top edge gilt, illustrated with folding maps of William Techumseh Sherman's Marches and the Grant-Sheridan Campaign of 1865. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front pastedown. In very good condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 145965
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First edition of Liv Ullmann's Choices; inscribed by her to Erica Jong
ULLMANN, Liv [Erica Jong].
Choices.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
First edition of Liv Ullmann's quietly and beautifully written autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "Dear Erica Here is mine. Happy New Year with love to you and your. Hug - Liv. December - 84." The recipient, Erica Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which became famously controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. Written in the first person and narrated by its protagonist, 29-year-old American poet Isadora Wing, Fear of Flying…
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 142818
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First American Edition of Life & Times of Michael K; Signed by J.M. Coetzee
COETZEE, J.M.
Life & Times of Michael K.
New York: The Viking Press, 1984.
First American edition of the author's first Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bascove.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 74675
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Rare first edition of The Investment Process: Investment Policies for Trust Institutions and Portfolio Managers
The Investment Process: Investment Policies for Trust Institutions and Portfolio Managers.
Charlottesville, Virgina: The Financial Analysts Research Foundation, 1976.
First edition of the proceedings of a Seminar on the Trust Investment Process sponsored with contributions by Canadian members of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. In near fine condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 88091
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First Edition of Tom Stoppard's Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth; Signed by Him
STOPPARD, Tom.
Dogg’s Hamlet, Cahoot’s Macbeth.
London: Faber and Faber, 1980.
First edition of this classic play. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Tom Stoppard on the title page. In near fine condition. Cover photograph by Bob Chase.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 128109
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First edition of Anita Shreve's Resistance; inscribed by her to Kenneth Burrows
SHREVE, Anita.
Resistance: A Novel.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1995.
First edition of this work by the author of The Pilot's Wife. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "March 28, 1995 For Ken, with thanks for your help in a different battle front Anita Shreve." The recipient, American litigator Kenneth David Burrows married American novelist Erica Jong in 1989. Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which became famously controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. Written in the first person and narrated…
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 142738