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RARE FIRST EDITION OF the first complete translation of the Bible done by a woman
SMITH, Julia Evelina [Translator].
The Holy Bible: Containing The Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally From The Original Tongues.
Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company, 1876.
First edition of the first complete translation of the Bible into English done by a woman, Julia E. Smith (1792-1886), of Glastonbury Connecticut. One of 1,000 copies printed. Quarto, bound in full modern calf with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. An invaluable Bible for its period which remains a rare translation.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 142865
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“The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat": First Edition of Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich; In the rare original dust jacket
HILL, Napoleon.
Think and Grow Rich.
Cleveland : The Ralston Society, 1937.
Rare first edition of this classic bestseller, which has sold over 100 million copies. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, ownership name to the front free endpaper. Rare in the original dust jacket.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 126722
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THE LIMITED AUTOGRAPH CENTENARY EDITION OF THE WORKS OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON: FINELY BOUND WITH AN ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT in EMERSON's hand
EMERSON, Ralph Waldo.
The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Autograph Centenary Edition.
Cambridge: Printed at the Riverside Press, 1903.
The Autograph Centenary edition of Emerson's complete works with an autograph manuscript in his hand and with his notations tipped in. One of six hundred copies additionally signed by the publisher, this is number 576. Octavo, 12 volumes bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with photogravures including tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Emerson. Tipped into volume I, the manuscript in Emerson's hand reads in part, "He repeats after Plato the affirmations of real essence. There is not any life in those…
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 137099
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"This is not a fairy-tale. This is about real witches": First Edition of The Witches; Signed by Roald Dahl
DAHL, Roald; Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
The Witches.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1983.
First edition of Dahl’s Whitbread Award-winning children’s novel, illustrated by Quentin Blake. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Roald Dahl on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 144317
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“ONE OF THE BEST POLITICAL BIOGRAPHIES IN ENGLISH:” FIRST EDITION OF WINSTON S. CHURCHILL'S LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL; Signed by winston s. churchill and finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Lord Randolph Churchill.
New York and London: Macmillan & Co. Limited, 1906.
First editions of Winston S. Churchill's impassioned two-volume biography written in defence of his maligned father's posthumous reputation; a bulwark of any Churchill collection. Octavo, 2 volumes bound in three quarters morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and five raised bands to the spine, top edge gilt, engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir Randolph Churchill after a photograph by Mackintosh to Volume I, engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir Randolph Churchill after a photograph by Russell and Sons to Volume II, illustrated. Signed by the author on the first blank of Vol. I, "Inscribed by Winston S. Churchill 1907." In…
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 144651
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Complete Set of Dickens' Christmas Books, Including First Editions of The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life, and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain
CHARLES DICKENS,.
The Christmas Books: A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Battle of Life; Cricket on the Hearth; The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s Bargain.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1843-48.
Complete set of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books. Octavo, 5 volumes, original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panels, all edges gilt. A Christmas Carol, in Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas is a tenth edition with the half-title printed in blue, title-page printed in red and blue, verso printed in blue, hand-colored etched frontispiece and three hand-colored etched plates by John Leech, four wood-engravings in-text by W.J. Linton after Leech, 2pp. publisher's advertisements at rear. Second edition of The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a…
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 125019
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First Edition of The Fire Next Time; Signed by James Baldwin
BALDWIN, James.
The Fire Next Time.
New York: The Dial Press, 1963.
First edition of one of the most influential works on race relations published in the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by James Baldwin on the dedication page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Jacket photograph by Mottke Weissman. Rare and desirable, especially signed and in this condition.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 146233
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Rare Autograph Signature from The First Man to walk on the Moon Neil Armstrong
ARMSTRONG, Neil.
Neil Armstrong Autograph Signature.
Rare autograph signature from the first person to walk on the moon. Boldly signed by Neil Armstrong in ink beneath a photograph of the famous earthrise photograph. In fine condition. Triple matted and framed. The entire piece measures 18.25 inches by 14.75 inches.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 147222
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Rare Original Ulysses S. Grant United States Civil War Army Report Cover; inscribed by General Grant
GRANT, Ulysses S.
Report of Lieut. General U.S. Grant of the Armies of the United States. 1864-1865.
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1865.
Rare Civil War era report cover inscribed by Ulysses S. Grant as Lieutenant General of the United States Army. One page report cover, inscribed by Grant, "Wm E. Dodge, Esq., New York, N.Y. U.S. Grant Lt. Gen." Abraham Lincoln promoted Grant to Lieutenant General of the United States Army on March , 1864, a rank which had only previously been held by George Washington. Following Lincolns assassination in April of 1865, Grant became America's first four-star general and played an important role in aiding Congress in their effort to reconstruct the South. In near fine condition. With a first edition…
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 114672
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“Once a King in Narnia, always a King in Narnia": First Edition of C.S. Lewis' The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
LEWIS, C.S.
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1950.
First edition of the first work in Lewis' acclaimed Narnia series. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature to the front panel, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 142909
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"Probably the only book published this year which will outlive the century": First Edition of The Poverty of Historicism; Inscribed by Karl Popper to Economist Jacob Viner
POPPER, Karl R.
The Poverty of Historicism.
Boston: Beacon Press, 1957.
First edition of one of the most important books on the social sciences since the Second World War. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Jacob Viner from K.R.P." The recipient, Jacob Viner was a Canadian economist and is considered to be one of the "inspiring" mentors of the early Chicago School of Economics in the 1930s and was one of the leading figures of the Chicago faculty. A bright near fine example in an excellent dust jacket with light shelf wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 3441
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First Edition of A Streetcar Named Desire; Signed by Tennessee Williams
WILLIAMS, Tennessee.
A Streetcar Named Desire.
New York: New Directions, 1947.
First edition of Williams' classic play, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Signed by Tennessee Williams on the front free endpaper. Near fine in an excellent dust jacket which has had some expert restoration to the extremities. Jacket design by Alvin Lustig. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 7342
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"THE KEY FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF HIS THOUGHT": FIRST EDITION OF THE SENSORY ORDER; INSCRIBED BY F.A. HAYEK TO FRIEND AND FELLOW UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PROFESSOR DAVID GRENE
HAYEK, Friedrich August von [F.A.].
The Sensory Order. An Inquiry Into the Foundations of Theoretical Psychology.
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1952.
First edition of Hayek's foundational study of cognitive behavior—"an exercise in profound thinking." Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To David Grene with all the best wishes from F.A.H. Nov. 52." The recipient, David Grene was a professor of classics at the University of Chicago and co-founder of the Committee on Social Thought. In 1950, Hayek left the London School of Economics for the University of Chicago, where he became a professor in the Committee on Social Thought. Near fine in the rare dust jacket with some wear to the spine and…
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 4495
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"Animals don't behave like men,' he said. 'If they have to fight, they fight; and if they have to kill they kill. But they don't sit down and set their wits to work to devise ways of spoiling other creatures' lives and hurting them. They have dignity and animality": First Edition of Watership Down; Signed by Richard Adams
ADAMS, Richard.
Watership Down.
London: Rex Collings, 1972.
First edition of the author's first and most beloved work. Octavo, original brown cloth, folding map. Boldly signed the author on the title page, "Yours sincerely Richard Adams." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by Asprey. An exceptional example, uncommon signed.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 136602
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Nelson Mandela Photograph Signed by Both Him and the Photographer Jurgen Schadeberg
MANDELA, Nelson] Photograph by Jurgen Schadeberg.
Nelson Mandela Silver Gelatin Print.
Silver Gelatin Print of Nelson Mandela in his law office in 1952. Signed by both Nelson Mandela on the image and the photographer, Jurgen Schadeberg (signed and stamped on the verso by Schadeberg and also signed on the front). The photograph was taken at Chancellor House, which is where Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo opened the South Africa’s first black law firm in 1952. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 18.5 inches by 19 inches.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 4512
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“Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price": First Edition of Amelia Earhart's The Fun of It; Signed by Her and in the rare original dust jacket
EARHART, Amelia.
The Fun of It.
New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932.
First edition of Earhart's account of her childhood, her fascination with aviation, and her life through her 1932 flight across the Atlantic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout, with the original record in the rear pastedown. Boldly signed by Amelia Earhart. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed and in the original dust jacket.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 147362
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Winston Churchill's The Gathering Storm; signed by him and finely bound by Zaehnsdorf
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
The Second World War. Volume I: The Gathering Storm.
London: Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1948.
First edition, second issue of the first volume of Churchill's masterpiece, The Second World War with the errata slip tipped into page 610. Octavo, bound in full 20th century crushed levant morocco by Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt turn-ins and inner denelles stamp-signed by Zaehnsdorf, marbeld endpapers, all edges gilt, errata slip tipped into page 610. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Winston S. Churchill 1955." Gilt inscription to the spine, "Obsequio de Cesar Guillen Al Sindicato de Periodistas…
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 145064
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First Edition of Saul Kripke's Naming and Necessity; Signed by Him
KRIPKE, Saul.
Naming and Necessity.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1980.
First edition of this work widely considered one of the most important philosophical works of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, "Best wishes Saul Kripke." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 138119
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Rare Complete Set of Theodore Martin's The Life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort; each volume inscribed by Queen Victoria to Sir Francis Seymour
MARTIN, Theodore. [Queen Victoria].
The Life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort. With Portraits and Views.
London: Smith, Elder, & Co, 1875-1880.
Complete set of Martin's extensive biography of Prince Albert, contracted and edited by Queen Victoria, each volume inscribed by her. Octavo, five volumes, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, stamped ruling to the panels, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece to each volume, illustrated with 8 additional tissue-guarded plates of portraits and views; one a folding facsimile of a draft memorandum by Prince Albert to Lord Lyons in 1861. Association copies, each volume is inscribed by Queen Victoria on the front free endpaper to Sir Francis Seymour. Volume I is inscribed, "To Sir Francis Seymour Bart. In recollection of his dear…
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 117508
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rare First Worcester edition of The History of Little Goody Twoshoes
[GOLDSMITH, Oliver].
The History of Little Good Twoshoes; Otherwise Called Mrs. Margery Twoshoes.
Worcester, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas, 1787.
First Worcester edition of the famed fable. 16mo, original wrappers, illustrated with 8 engraved plates, terminal advertisements. In very good condition. From the library of noted collector and philanthropist Estelle Doheny with her bookplate to the folding chemise case. Housed in a custom full morocco and folding chemise case.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 133024