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First edition of Octavia E. Butler's Wild Seed; Signed by her
BUTLER, Octavia E.
Wild Seed.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1980.
First edition of the fourth book in the Patternist series. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Octavia E. Butler on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by John Cayea. Jacket Typography by Dennis McClellan. An exceptional example.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 127822
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First Edition of HRH The Prince of Wales Watercolours; Inscribed by King Charles
PRINCE CHARLES ,.
HRH The Prince of Wales Watercolours.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1991.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work by the Prince of Wales. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by author, "Jimmy” All best wishes for Xmas 1992 from, Charles." The recipient was BBC television and radio personality Sir Jimmy Savile. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 143952
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“You couldn't not like someone who liked the guitar": Rare B.C. Rich acoustic guitar signed by the King of horror, Stephen King
KING, Stephen.
Stephen King Signed Acoustic Guitar.
B.C. Rich, .
B.C. Rich acoustic guitar signed by the "King of Horror", Stephen King. In near fine condition. A very unique piece.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 145052
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“When you realize the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future": First Edition of Gorillas In the Mist; Inscribed by Diane Fossey to Italian Naturalist Francesco Nardelli
FOSSEY, Dian.
Gorillas in the Mist.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1983.
First edition of Fossey's classic work. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "With deepest gratitude to Francesco Nardelli for introducing me to the gorillas of Howletts Dian Fossey Feb 11, 1984." The recipient, Francesco Nardelli is an Italian naturalist who has dedicated his life to the protection and conservation of endangered species. He is also the co-founder, with John Aspinall, of the Sumatran Rhino Project, one of the most important coordinated efforts to save a critically endangered species. In 1980 he moved to England where he became Curator of Howletts and Port Lympne Zoo, John Aspinall’s Zoos in Kent. There…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 146297
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Large black and white photograph of the Roosevelt Luncheon at Lordvale, the home of industrialist Henry Worcester Smith in Grafton, Massachusetts; Signed by Theodore Roosevelt
ROOSEVELT, Theodore.
Theodore Roosevelt Signed Photograph.
1909.
Large black and white photograph of the Roosevelt Luncheon at Lordvale, the home of industrialist Henry Worcester Smith in Grafton, Massachusetts, held on September 1st 1916. Signed by Theodore Roosevelt on the lower right corner of the photograph, "Theodore Roosevelt." Double matted and framed. The photograph measures 16 inches by 14.5 inches. The entire piece measures 21 inches by 19.5 inches.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 88168
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The Spirit of St. Louis; Warmly Inscribed by Charles Lindbergh; In exceptional condition
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
The Spirit of St. Louis.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953.
First edition, early printing of Lindbergh's autobiographical account about the events leading up to and including his 1927 solo trans-Atlantic flight. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, "To J. Carlton Ward, Jr. With deep appreciation Charles A. Lindbergh." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 147812
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"He thought about the wedding gift, a stool carved from Muiri wood. I'll change the woman's figure. I shall curve a woman big- big with child": First Edition of A Grain of Wheat; Lengthily Signed by Ngugi
NGUGI, James [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o].
A Grain of Wheat.
London: William Heinemann, 1967.
First edition of the author's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the title page, "I'll change the woman's figure. I shall curve a woman big- big with child" NW Thiong'o 24th October 2006 Irvine." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 144382
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“They are the we of me": First Edition of Carson McCullers' The Member of the Wedding; Inscribed by Her
MCCULLERS, Carson.
The Member of the Wedding.
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1946.
First edition of McCullers' classic coming-of-age story like no other about a young girl's fascination with her brother's wedding, which has been compared to The Catcher in the Rye and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Harrell with love Carson.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example, first editions are uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 134589
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"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up": Photograph of Thomas Edison in His Library; Signed by Him
EDISON, Thomas Alva.
Thomas A. Edison Signed Photograph.
Large signed photograph of Thomas Edison. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15.5. inches by 18.5 inches.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 55002
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Roald Amundsen's Copy of Nord I tåkeheimen: utforskningen av jordens nordlige strøk i tidlige tider
NANSEN, Fridtjof (Roald Amundsen).
Nord I Takeheimen: Utforskningen av Jordens Nordlige Strok i Tidlige Tider.
Christiana: Jacob Dybwads, 1911.
First edition of Nansen's history of Arctic exploration, from the library of explorer Roald Amundsen with his signature. In the year this work was published, Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole, having traveled south on Nansen’s own ship, the Fram. Quarto, original cloth, in-text illustrations. Signed and dated Roald Amundsen 13 May 1912. In very good condition with some light wear to the extremities.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 78072
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"Face an audience as frequently as you can and you will soon stop shying": First edition of Dale Carnegie's First Book: The Art of Public Speaking;
CARNEGEY (CARNEGIE), Dale and J. Berg Esenwein.
The Art of Public Speaking: An Inspirational Working Handbook of Instruction For All Who Would Become Efficient Public Speakers.
Springfield: Home Correspondence School, 1915.
First edition of Carnegie's pioneering work which would become the predecessor to countless self-improvement books. Octavo, original cloth, top edge gilt. Co-author Dale Carnegy would later change the spelling of his surname to Carnegie to associate himself in the eyes of the public with American business tycoon Andrew Carnegie, to whom he was not related. In near fine condition Rare and desirable.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 95246
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First Edition of Albert Camus' L'État de Siège; warmly inscribed by him to Jean de Bosschère
CAMUS, Albert.
L’État de Siège. [The State of Siege].
Paris: Gallimard, 1948.
First edition, early printing of Camus' fourth play, a political allegory about resistance to the plague of authoritarian rule. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "A Jean de Bosschère assiege sure anso mars insoumais [L'Etat de Siege] are Esperes a plus cordials Albert Camus." The recipient, Jean de Bosschère lived for most of the 20th century between London and France, and illustrated his own works as well as the works of Oscar Wilde, Charles Baudelaire, and the classical works of Aristophanes, Ovid, Strato and Apuleius. He published his own works of poetry, and…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 137545
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Rare New York Giants 1955 Team Signed Baseball; signed by Willie Mays and 24 other team members
MAYS, Willie; Monte Irvin; Hoyt Wilhelm; Al Dark; Sid Gordon; Al Corwin; et al.
New York Giants 1955 Team Signed Baseball.
Rare unbranded baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot and side panels by 25 members of the 1955 New York Giants, including: Willie Mays, Monte Irvin, Hoyt Wilhelm, Al Dark, Sid Gordon, Al Corwin, Bill Taylor, Sal Maglie, Jim Hearn, Bobby Hofman, Marv Grissom, Davey Williams, Whitey Lockman, Wes Westrum, Joey Amalfitano, Windy McCall, Ray Katt, Paul Giel, Don Liddle, Hank Thompson, Dusty Rhodes, Billy Gardner, Johnny Antonelli, Ruben Gomez, and Don Mueller. The ball also bears a stamped Leo Durocher signature on the sweet spot. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 145912
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Rare 18th century Venetian printing of La Vittoria D'Amore
[GOZZI, Gasparo].
La Vittoria D’Amore Poema. Pubblicato In Occasione de Gloriosi Sponsali Dell’ Eccellenze Loro Il Signor Cavaliere Francesco Morosini P. e la Nobil Donna Loredana Grimani. [The Victory Of Love Poem].
Venezia: Presso Modesto Fenzo, 1772.
Rare 18th century Venetian printing of La Vittoria D'Amore. Quarto, bound in hand painted paper-covered wrappers, illustrated with engravings including frontispiece. In near fine condition. Small bookplate.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 130905
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First edition of Le Coq de Villeray's response to Voltaire’s Letters Concerning the English Nation
VILLERAY, Le Coq de [Voltaire].
Reponse ou Critique des Lettres Philosophiques De Monsieur de Voltaire (Response and Critique of the Philosophical Letters of Mr. Voltaire).
Basle: Chez Christophe Revis, 1735.
First edition of Le Coq de Villeray's response to Voltaire’s Letters Concerning the English Nation, published in 1733. Octavo, bound in contemporary calf, gilt title to the spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 82395
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Rare Stock Certificate for the Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway Company; Endorsed and Signed by Andrew Mellon
MELLON, Andrew.
Andrew Mellon Signed Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway Company Stock Certificate.
Philadelphia: American Bank Note Co, 1890.
Rare Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway Company stock certificate endorsed by the commanding American banker Andrew Mellon. Oblong quarto, one page partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, the certificate is dated April 10, 1890 and issues 21 shares of the Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway Company stock to A.W. Mellon. Signed by Mellon on the verso, "A.W. Mellon." In near fine condition with a vertical crease and signature cancellation hole punches along the bottom edge. Matted and framed with a portrait of Mellon and an informational placard. The piece measures 17.5 inches by 28 inches.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 146771
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Nathanael West's Miss Lonelyhearts; In the rare Dust Jacket
WEST, Nathanael .
Miss Lonelyhearts.
New York: Greenberg Publisher, 1934.
First edition, third state of this humorous tale of alienation and advice in Depression era New York which was well-received, but the publisher went bankrupt almost immediately and bookshops were unable to source copies. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. The publisher, Liveright went bankrupt as the novel was being published, however, and the printer refused to release most of the copies. Despite favorable reviews, copies were unavailable to bookshops. In early June, Harcourt Brace took over the edition (their imprint comprises the second issue) but, by then, demand had diminished and the…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 140692
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"surpassed only by Primo Levi's Survival in Auschwitz": First Hungarian Edition of Sorstalansag; Signed by Imre Kertesz
KERTESZ, Imre.
Sorstalansag [Fatelessness].
Budapest: Szepirodalmi, 1975.
First Hungarian edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's masterpiece. Small octavo, original cloth. Signed by Imre Kertesz on the title page. Also, laid in is an original pamphlet on this work, which is also signed by Kertesz. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 5057
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First Edition of Charles Darwin's Insectivorous Plants
DARWIN, Charles.
Insectivorous Plants.
London: John Murray, 1875.
First edition of this classic work by Darwin. Octavo, original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, woodcut illustrations by Darwin and his sons, George and Francis Darwin. In very good condition. Bookplate and Henry Southeran's bookseller ticket to the pastedown.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 132980
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First edition of George Bernard Shaw's Back to Methuselah; Inscribed by Him in the year of Publication
SHAW, George Bernard.
Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch.
London: Constable and Company, Ltd, 1921.
First edition of this collection of plays by the Nobel Prize-winning playwright. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, "To H.S.S from G.B.S 22nd June 1921." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise box. Rare in the original dust jacket and inscribed.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 111822
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First Edition of Thomas Merton's Thoughts In Solitude; Signed by Him
MERTON, Thomas.
Thoughts In Solitude.
New York: Farrar, Strauss and Cudahy, 1958.
First edition of this work which stands alongside The Seven Storey Mountain as one of Merton's most popular works. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Thomas Merton on the title page. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Jacket, typography and binding by Enrico Arno.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 114467
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"Holmes' most celebrated work": First Edition set of Oliver Wendell Holmes' Breakfast-Table Trilogy
HOLMES, Oliver Wendell.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table; The Professor at the Breakfast-Table; and The Poet at the Breakfast-Table.
Boston: Philips Sampson; Ticknor; Osgood, 1858, 1860, 1872.
First editions of the work that gained Oliver Wendell Holmes international fame. Octavo, three volumes, original cloth. With full page illustrations and vignettes by H.M. Brock throughout including tissue-guarded frontispieces. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom case. A beautiful set.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 140446
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Photograph of Racing Legend Jim Clark; Signed by Him
CLARK, Jim.
Jim Clark Signed Photograph.
Original photograph of Formula One racing legend Jim Clark, boldly signed by him on the front, "With Best Wishes Jim Clark. From the collection of BRDC chairman and racing driver Peter Stubberfield. In near fine condition. The image measures 7.5 inches by 10 inches.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 140277
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From the library of Stephen Hawking
TAYLOR, J.C. [Stephen Hawking].
Gauge Theories of Weak Interactions.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
First edition of this work on gauge theory. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of Stephen Hawking, with his signature on the front free endpaper. Stephen Hawking was a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. Hawking's scientific works included a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. He was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 119299
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"Monsters exist, but they are too few in numbers to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the functionaries ready to believe and act without asking questions": First Edition of Se Non Ora, Quando?; Signed by Primo Levi
LEVI, Primo.
Se Non Ora, Quando? [If Not Now, When?].
Torino: Einaudi, 1982.
First Italian edition and true first of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. folded map. Signed by Primo Levi on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 2872
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First edition of John Steinbeck's Classic Work East of Eden; In exceptional Condition
STEINBECK, John.
East of Eden.
New York: The Viking Press, 1952.
First edition, first issue of Steinbeck's epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear. An exceptional example.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 147707
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“Today I know that all things are watching, that nothing goes unseen": First Editions of Gunter Grass' Acclaimed Danzig Trilogy; Each signed by Him
GRASS, Gunter.
The Tin Drum, Cat and Mouse, Dog Years.
New York: Pantheon, 1962-1965.
First American editions of the author's classic Danzig Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original cloth. Each work is signed by Gunter Grass on the title page. Each are fine in near fine dust jackets. Dog Years is a review copy, with the slip laid in. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A very sharp set.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 48795
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"No man is beaten until he knows and admits he is beaten, and that I will never know nor admit": First Edition of All Aboard for Ararat; Inscribed by H.G. Wells
WELLS, H.G.
All Aboard for Ararat.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1940.
First edition of the last of Wells' utopian novels. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "One single cabin ticket for Mrs. Wollcombe, 3 Weymouth Mews, to Ararat H.G. Wells." Near fine in a very good just jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Uncommon in the original dust jacket and inscribed.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 144321
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From the Library of President James A. Garfield
GARFIELD, James A. [Charles Lamb].
The Works of Charles Lamb.
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1856.
Signed on the first free end page in pencil with his ownership signature, "J. A. Garfield, Hiram, Ohio, Sept. 1856." Garfield's personal bookplate, "Inter Folia Fructus, Library of James A. Garfield," is affixed to the front pastedown. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise case. Rare and desirable, from the library of the 20th President of the United States.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 58090
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“Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy": First Editions of each of Winston Churchill's War Speeches
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Winston Churchill’s War Speeches: Into Battle, The Unrelenting Struggle, The End of the Beginning, Onwards to Victory, The Dawn of Liberation, Victory, Secret Session Speeches.
London: Cassell and Company, 1941-46.
First editions of each volume. Octavo, 7 volumes bound in three quarter crushed morocco with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, illustrated with 50 half-tone photographic plates, including frontispieces. In fine condition.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 147161
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Inscribed by Pio Barajo
BAROJA, Pio.
Desde la última vuelta del camino: El escritor según él y según los críticos. Familia, infancia y juventud. Final del siglo XIX y principios del XX. Galería de tipos de la época
Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva, 1944-47.
First editions of each of the first four volumes in Baroja's autobiography. Octavo, 4 volumes, bound in full calf. The third volume is a presentation copy, inscribed by Pio Bajora to Philip Bonsal. Bonsal was in the foreign service in Madrid at the time, then transferred to ambassadorial duties in South America, eventually becoming US ambassador to a number of South American countries, and the last ambassador to Cuba. Baroja was a key novelist of Generation of '98 and became a committed anarchist and lefty. He was one of Ernest Hemingway's main Spanish influences. His memoirs, of which these are…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 67896
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FIRST EDITION OF THE HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL BEAT CLASSIC THE DHARMA BUMS; Signed by Gary Snyder
KEROUAC, Jack.
The Dharma Bums.
New York: The Viking Press, 1958.
First edition of this classic work which introduced writer Gary Snyder to the world as Japhy Ryder. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by fellow Beat writer and character in this novel, Gary Snyder on the half-title page. The main characters are the narrator Ray Smith, based on Kerouac, and Japhy Ryder, based on the poet and essayist Gary Snyder, who was instrumental in Kerouac's introduction to Buddhism in the mid-1950s. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Bill English.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 109244
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RARE PRESENTATION COPY OF Alfred Lord Tennyson's The May Queen; PRESENTED BY HERMAN MELVILLE TO HIS SISTER
TENNYSON, Alfred.
The May Queen.
London: Sampson Low, Son, & Marston, 1868.
Presentation copy, later printing of Tennyson's popular Victorian poem. Octavo, original publisher's cloth elaborately decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper, "To Fanny Melville from her brother Herman April 1876 New York." Presentation inscription likely in the hand of Melville’s wife. Herman Melville was born in New York City on August 1, 1819, to Allan Melvill (1782–1832)[3] and Maria (Gansevoort) Melvill (1791–1872). Herman was the third of eight children in a family of Scottish and Dutch descent. His siblings, who played important roles in his career as well as in his emotional…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 144277
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"A Pike is a Prince of his own liquid country, and like a universal monarch, can command all the regiments of the scaled army": Scarce first edition of the art of trolling from the library of Alfred Dennison
NOBBES, Robert.
The Compleat Troller, or, The Art of Trolling.
London: Printed for T. James for Tho. Helder, 1682.
Rare first edition of Nobbes' authoritative work on the history and methods of trolling. First issue with the engraved hook on page 37 pointing to the right and two woodcut illustrations in the text. Small octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers. Lord Spencer's copy with his ownership inscription on the verso of the front free endpaper, "From Lord Spencer's Library 18/". From the library of renowned angling collector Alfred Denison with his gilt leather bookplate to the verso of the front panel. Denison's angling collection of over…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 89160
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Signed Limited First Edition of William Beebe's Galapagos: World's End
BEEBE, William.
Galapagos: World’s End.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1924.
Signed limited first edition, one of 100 numbered copies, this is number 54, boldly signed by William Beebe, the father of modern ecology. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with 24 tipped-in color plates by Isabel Cooper, and 83 photographs mostly by John Tee-Van. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 84953
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Rare Original Photograph of Lotus' Colin Chapman; Signed by Him
CHAPMAN, Colin.
Colin Chapman Signed Lotus Photograph.
Photograph depicting the Gold Leaf Team Lotus transporter in the paddock of the 1968 German GP, boldly signed by Colin Chapman. Team principal Colin Chapman can be seen speaking to Keith Duckworth and Emerson’s 49B is on axle stands in the foreground. From the collection of BRDC chairman and racing driver Peter Stubberfield. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed as Chapman passed away at the age of 54.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 140276
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Scarce first edition in English of Tolstoy's controversial drama The Dominion of Darkness
TOLSTOY, Lyof N. [Leo Tolstoy].
The Dominion of Darkness: A Drama, in Five Acts.
London: Vizetelly & Co., 1888.
First edition in English of Tolstoy's five-act drama, the performance of which was forbidden in Russia until 1902. Octavo, original wrappers, publisher's advertisements. Translated from the original Russian. In very good condition. Scarce.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 124038
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First Edition of The Conquest of Everest; Signed by three expedition members Edmund Hillary, George Lane and Charles Evans
HUNT, John; With a Chapter on the Final Assault by Edmund Hillary [Tenzing Norgay].
The Conquest of Everest.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1954.
First edition of this classic account of the first ascent of Mount Everest. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 8 pages of photographs in full color, and 48 pages in black and white, maps, sketches and drawings. Foreword by Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. Boldly signed by signed by three expedition members on the front endpaper, Edmund Hillary, George Lowe and Charles Evans. Additionally inscribed by Evans above the signatures, "To all the Edwards." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed by these mountaineering legends.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 147911
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"THERE IS A POINT OF NO RETURN, UNREMARKED AT THE TIME, IN MOST LIVES": FIRST EDITION OF THE COMEDIANS; INSCRIBED BY GRAHAM GREENE
GREENE, Graham.
The Comedians.
London: The Bodley Head, 1966.
First edition of this novel set in Haiti under the rule of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, which explores the political suppression and terrorism through the figure of an English hotel owner, Brown. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Clive from Graham Greene." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket design by Ivan Lapper. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 98568