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Willard Espy's Words at Play Finely Bound; Presentation copy with a Typed Letter Signed by the author laid in
ESPY, Willard R.
An Almanac of Words at Play.
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc, 1975.
Early printing of Espy's work on wit in wordplay. Quarto, bound in half morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, red spine labels, marbled endpapers. Presentation copy, from the library of Jonathan Goodman with his embossed library stamp to the front free endpaper. Enclosed is a typed letter signed by the author to the recipient date March 7, 1977 in the original envelope. The letter reads in part, "First time any correspondent has mentioned giving the Almanac the leather treatment. Next time I'm in London I must call to learn whether you really did it...Sincerely, Willard…
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 95845
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"Here at the quiet limit of the world": First edition of Evelyn Waugh's The Loved One: An Anglo-American Tragedy
WAUGH, Evelyn.
The Loved One: An Anglo-American Tragedy.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1948.
First edition of Waugh's short satirical novel about a Los Angeles funeral parlor. Octavo, original boards, marbled endpapers, illustrated by Stuart Doyle. Very good in a good dust jacket.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 146931
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Charles Lever's Charles O'Malley: The Irish Dragoon; illustrated by Arthur Rackham
LEVER, Charles.
Charles O’Malley: The Irish Dragoon.
London: James Nisbit & Co., Limited, 1899.
Later printing of this tale illustrated by Arthur Rackham very early in his career. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated by Arthur Rackham with frontispiece and 15 plates. In very good condition.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 142691
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First edition of War Service Record 1939-1945: The Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited
War Service Record 1939-1945: The Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited.
Edinburgh: Printed for the Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, 1952.
First edition of the Commercial Bank of Scotland's War Service Record 1939-1945. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 124208
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First Edition of Stephen Sondheim's Collected Lyrics
SONDHEIM, Stephen.
The Collected Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim. Look, I Made a Hat.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
First edition of the collected lyrics of Stephen Sondheim. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 146134
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Photograph of Alec Baldwin; Signed by Him
BALDWIN, Alec.
Alec Baldwin Signed Photograph.
Photograph of American actor Alec Baldwin. Duodecimo, one page, black and white photograph of Alec Baldwin by Albert Sanchez, boldly signed by him in blue felt tip, "Health & Happiness! Alec Baldwin." In fine condition.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 146564
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First edition of Tchertkoff's The Last Days of Tolstoy
TCHERTKOFF, Vladimir. [Leo Tolstoy].
The Last Days of Tolstoy.
London: William Heinemann, 1922.
First edition of Chertkov's illuminating biographical work including numerous excepts from Tolstoy's personal diaries and letters. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 133949
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First edition of Aldous Huxley's Brief Candles
HUXLEY, Aldous.
Brief Candles.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1930.
First English edition of the author's fifth collection of short fiction. Octavo, original red boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine, top stain red. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 145277
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First Edition of Rudyard Kipling's Songs For Youth From Collected Verse
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Songs For Youth From Collected Verse.
London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, [1924].
First edition this selection of Kipling's songs for children. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations by Leo Bates. In near fine condition. Bookplate to the pastedown.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 121607
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"Welcome to the fad-surfing age, complete with a seemingly endless supply of programs and mantras": First Edition of Fad Surfing in the Boardroom; Inscribed by Eileen C. Shapiro
SHAPIRO, Eileen C.
Fad Surfing in the Boardroom: Reclaiming the Courage to Manage in the Age of Instant Answers.
Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1995.
First edition of this comprehensive guide to strategy fads and effective management. Octavo, original navy blue half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Jay, with best wishes, Eileen Shapiro." Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Also laid in is an inscribed business card tipped in, "This, written by our friend and former neighbor Dr. Albert Shapiro's daughter, Eileen Shapiro, should be a good read according to a very biased father! Bestis, Bud." Jacket design by Jean Seal. Jacket photograph by Jeff Divine. Author photograph by Mort Kaye Studios.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 145205
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First Edition of The Sea Lion; Signed by Ken Kesey
KESEY, Ken.
The Sea Lion: A Story of the Sea Cliff People.
New York: Viking, 1991.
First edition of this beautiful piece of children's literature. Super octavo, original half cloth, lavender endpapers, fully illustrated by Neil Waldman. Boldly signed and dated by the author in gold felt tip on the front free endpaper, "Ken Kesey 1992." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 145361
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"You go your way I'll go your way too": First Edition of Leonard Cohen's Book of Longing
COHEN, Leonard.
Book of Longing.
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2006.
First Canadian edition and true first of Cohen's provocative book of poetry. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 147182
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First British Edition of Nabokov's Bend Sinister
NABOKOV, Vladimir.
Bend Sinister.
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1960.
First British edition of Nabokov's first novel written in America. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket with toning to the spine. Jacket design by Eric Ayers.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 133254
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First edition of William Safire's The Relations Explosion; from his personal collection
SAFIRE, William .
The Relations Explosion: A Diagram of the Coming Boom and Shakeout in Corporate Relations.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1963.
First edition of Safire's controversial book. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated by Abner Dean. From the library of the author, William Safire. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by S. A. Summit, Inc.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 127393
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First Edition of Rudyard Kipling's Thy Servant A Dog
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Thy Servant A Dog.
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1930.
First British edition of Kipling's beloved children's classic, as told by Boots the dog. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by G. L. Stampa. Near fine in the scarce original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 121847
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"In those days every month seemed endless, and the years an eternity": First edition of Impressions by Pierre Loti; with an introduction by Henry James
LOTI, Pierre. Introduction by Henry James.
Impressions.
Westminster: Archibald Constable and Co, 1898.
First edition of Pierre Loti's Impressions. Octavo, original green pictorial buckram, woodcut pictorial title page, woodcut initials. In near fine condition.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 109487
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"STILL FIGHTING FOR POPULIST CAUSES": FIRST EDITION OF BERNIE SANDERS' OUR REVOLUTION
SANDERS, Bernie.
Our Revolution. A Future To Believe In.
New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's, 2016.
First edition of Bernie Sanders' account of his life and influences, featuring a detailed account of his campaign praised as "well worth reading… his ideas basically just as fresh to him today as when he left his native Brooklyn." Octavo, original boards, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Bernie Sanders in facsimile. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Storrings.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 130641
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First Edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' The Girl from Hollywood
BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice.
The Girl from Hollywood.
New York: The Macaulay Company, 1923.
First edition of Burroughs' contemporary fiction novel. Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece by P. J. Monahan. In near fine condition.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 145116
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First Edition of Howard Greenfeld's Puccini; lengthily inscribed by him
GREENFELD, Howard. [Puccini].
Puccini.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1980.
First edition of Greenfeld's authoritative biography of the great composer. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To James Canner, With gratitude, admiration, and friendship. Howard Greenfeld Jan 23, 1981." In fine condition.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 115708
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"Objective mathematical notions must be thought of as timeless entities": First Edition of Roger Penrose's The Road to Reality
PENROSE, Roger.
The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
First American edition of this comprehensive and sophisticated account of the physical universe and its underlying mathematical components. Octavo, original half cloth, 390 illustrations of mathematical diagrams. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Jacket photograph by Brenda Tharp. Author photograph by Jerry Bauer.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 145173