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"What is the victory of a cat on a hot tin roof?—I wish I knew... Just staying on it, I guess, as long as she can": First Edition A Cat On A Hot Tin Roof; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery and Signed by Tennessee Williams
WILLIAMS, Tennessee.
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.
New York: New Directions, 1955.
First edition, first issue of one of Williams's best-known works and his personal favorite. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by Tennessee Williams on a page bound in. In fine condition.
Price: $2,850.00 Item Number: 143560
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First edition of The Wind and The Rain: An Easter Book For 1962; inscribed by Neville Braybrooke to J.D. Salinger
BRAYBROOKE, Neville. [J.D. Salinger].
The Wind and The Rain: An Easter Book For 1962.
London: Seeker & Warburg, 1962.
First edition of Braybrooke's "Easter book" of modern literature. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the editor on the front free endpaper, "To: J.D. Salinger, with best wishes, and with admiration, Neville Braybrooke." The recipient, J.D. Salinger remains best known for his classic novel The Catcher in the Rye and its memorable cynical adolescent protagonist Holden Caulfield. Between 1961 and 1982, The Catcher in the Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States yet in 1981, it was both the most censored book and the second most taught book in public schools…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 139746
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"The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is at last published in panoramic, earth-shattering, hyper-hysterical format": First edition of The Illustrated Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy; Signed by Douglas Adams in the year of publication
ADAMS, Douglas.
The Illustrated Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1994.
First illustrated edition of Adams' modern classic. Folio, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, "Douglas Adams 22-9-94." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 146617
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"Ben Graham came to believe in Index Funds": SECURITY ANALYSIS; Lengthily Signed by Legendary Investor Burt Malkiel
GRAHAM, Benjamin & David L. Dodd [Burt Malkiel].
Security Analysis: Principles and Technique.
New York: Whittlesey House/ McGraw Hill, 1940.
The second edition of this classic work. Octavo, original black cloth. Lengthily signed by legendary author and investor Burton Malkiel on the front free endpaper, "Ben Graham came to believe in Index Funds Burt Malkiel." Malkiel is an economist, financial executive, and writer most noted for his classic finance book A Random Walk Down Wall Street. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 148988
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"THE PAIN OF PARTING IS NOTHING TO THE JOY OF MEETING AGAIN": Charles Dickens' The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby; elaborately bound in full crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere
DICKENS, Charles.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1839.
First edition of one of Dickens' most popular novels. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel, gilt signature on the back panel, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. Illustrated with 40 plates. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 130269
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"I FIRST MET HIM IN PIRAEUS": FIRST EDITION OF KAZANTZAKIS’ ZORBA THE GREEK; FINELY BOUND BY THE HARCOURT BINDERY; SIGNED BY TRANSLATOR PETER BIEN
KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos.
Zorba The Greek.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1953.
First edition of Kazantzakis' masterpiece, basis for the beloved Academy award-winning film. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Signed by the translator of the most recent translation with the added words, "I first met him in Pireaus. Peter Bien." Translated by Carl Wildman. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 143544
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CHURCHILL'S OWN COPY of the FIRST SWEDISH EDITION of his famed work Step by Step; in the publisher's full morocco presentation binding
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Steg for Steg 1936-1939. [Step by Step 1936-1939]. [Winston Churchill’s Copy]
Stockholm: Skoglunds Bokforlag, 1939.
First Swedish edition and Churchill's own copy of the last book he published before the outbreak of the Second World War. Octavo, in the publisher's rare full morocco presentation binding by Nordiska Bokhandelns Bokbinderi with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, original wrappers bound in. It is thought that Churchill's Swedish publishers, Messrs. Skoglund Bokforlag, normally sent him two specially bound copies of each title they published. It was his practice to…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 146028
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First Edition of Sue Kaufman's Diary of a Mad Housewife; Inscribed by Her and Signed by Actor Richard Benjamin
KAUFMAN, Sue [Richard Benjamin].
Diary of a Mad Housewife: A Novel.
New York : Random House, 1967.
First edition of this classic, bestselling novel of Central Park West ennui -- and a seminal piece of urban women's fiction. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, 'To Kornby with love Sue Kaufman." Additionally signed by actor Richard Benjamin, who starred in the film bearing the same name. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Larry Ratzkin. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 124902
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Complete first edition set of Paul Scott's The Raj Quartet.; with The Jewel of the Crown; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
SCOTT, Paul.
The Raj Quartet. [The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence, A Division of the Spoils; Staying On].
London: Heinemann, 1966-1975.
Complete first edition set of "one of the most important landmarks of post-war fiction" (The Times). Octavo, 4 volumes, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. An exceptional set.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 148004
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First edition of Joseph Priestley's A Familiar Introduction to the Study of Electricity
PRIESTLEY, Joseph.
A Familiar Introduction to the Study of Electricity.
London: Printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall; T. Cadell, Sucessor to Mr. Millar, in the Strand; and J. Johnson, in Pater-Noster Row, 1768.
First edition of Priestley's beginner's introduction to The History and Present State of Electricity with Original Experiments; the first book published on the subject. Quarto, bound in three quarter calf over marbled boards, illustrated with four plates. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 133012
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First Edition of Inside the Yield Book: Tools for Bond Market Strategy; Inscribed by Martin Liebowitz
HOMER, Sidney and Martin L. Liebowitz.
Inside the Yield Book: Tools for Bond Market Strategy.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1972.
First edition of the classic work that created the science of bond analysis. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Martin Liebowitz on the half-title page. A few marks, very good in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 74534
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“Muscles aching to work, minds aching to create - this is man": First Edition of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath
STEINBECK, John.
The Grapes of Wrath.
London: William Heinemann, 1939.
First English edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 143492
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Rare Early 19th century printing of Adam Smith's An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
SMITH, Adam.
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
London: Printed for J. Maynard, Panton Market, Haymarket; and F. Zinske, 448, Strand, 1811.
Early 19th century printing of Adam Smith's ground-breaking analysis of capitalist economics. Octavo, 3 volumes bound in three quarter diced calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In very god condition. Bookplate to each pastedown, printed bookplate of "A.C. Eustace" pasted over previous owner's name to each title page and additional ownership inscription of A.C. Eustace to the first page of each Table of Contents. Embossed stamp "St. Anselm's College Manchester, N.H. 1889" to each title page.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 142658
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Jules Verne Autographed Letter Signed
VERNE, Jules.
Jules Verne Autographed Letter Signed.
Rare autographed letter signed by the father of science fiction Jules Verne. autograph letter signed. Letter addressed to "mon cher Peragillo" and mentioning "Le Tour du Monde." Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 6.75 inches by 6.75 inches.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 138073
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P.G. Wodehouse's The Clicking of Cuthbert; Inscribed by Him, in the rare original dust jacket
WODEHOUSE, P.G.
The Clicking of Cuthbert.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1926.
Early printing of this classic collection of short stories. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To James Douglas With the author's compliments P.G. Wodehouse June 4 1926." Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Jacket illustration by C. Morse. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 124787
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First Edition Set of George Tucker's Life of Thomas Jefferson in Two Volumes
TUCKER, George; [Thomas Jefferson].
The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States; With Parts of His Correspondence Never Before Published, and Notices of his Opinions on Questions of Civil Government, National Policy, and Constitutional Law.
London: Charles Knight and Co, 1837.
First British edition of this classic biography of the United States' third president, published simultaneously with the American edition in Philadelphia. Royal octavo, original publisher's cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Thomas Jefferson to Vol. I, largely uncut. In very good condition with some sunning to the spine, bookplate to the front free endpaper of both volumes. Housed in two half morocco slipcases and chemises.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 147403
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“I did not want to voice a word that would lift the cover and reveal that hideous emotion I always felt for her, the underside of love": First Edition of Philip Roth’s Goodbye, Columbus; Signed by Actors Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw
ROTH, Philip [Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw].
Goodbye, Columbus.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959.
First edition of the author's first book and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by actors Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw on the half-title page, who starred in the 1969 film bearing the same name. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Sanford Roth.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 146076
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First Editions of Cormac McCarthy's The Passenger and Stella Maris; signed by the author in each volume and seven times by Jacket designer Chip Kidd
MCCARTHY, Cormac.
The Passenger and Stella Maris.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
First editions of McCarthy's two-volume masterpiece: The Passenger is the story of a salvage diver, haunted by loss, afraid of the watery deep, pursued for a conspiracy beyond his understanding, and longing for a death he cannot reconcile with God. Octavo, 2 volumes, original boards, original slipcase. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on the half-title page of each volume. Additionally signed three times in each volume by jacket designer Chip Kidd, on the front panel one month before publication, "11/22 Chip Kidd", on the half-title page and rear panel of the dust jacket. Additionally signed on the front of the slipcase…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 14165
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"The older the violin, the sweeter the music": First Editions of each novel in the Lonesome Dove Series; Each Signed by Larry McMurtry
MCMURTRY, Larry.
Lonesome Dove; Streets of Laredo; Dead Man’s Walk; Comanche Moon.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985-1997.
First editions of each novel in the author's Pulitzer-Prize Lonesome Dove series. Octavo, four volumes, original half cloth. Each are signed or inscribed by Larry McMurtry. Each are near near fine to fine in fine dust jackets. Jacket design by George Corsillo. Jacket painting by Shannon Stirnweis. An exceptional set, rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 147371
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First edition of C.S. Lewis' Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia
LEWIS, C.S.
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia.
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1951.
First edition of the second book in Lewis' beloved Narnia series. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, ownership inscription to the inside jacket flap.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 143020
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First edition of the Holy Bible printed For The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge at the Clarendon Press
The Holy Bible, According to the Authorized Version; with Notes, Explanatory and Practical; Taken Principally From the Most Eminent Writers of the United Church of England and Ireland.
Oxford: Printed For The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge at the Clarendon Press by Bensley, Cooke, and Collingwood, Printers to The University, 1817.
First edition of the King James Bible printed For The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge at the Clarendon Press for the use of families. Quarto, 4 volumes (including a duplicate of vol. I) bound in full contemporary polished calf by W. Hayes of Oxford, gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, illustrated with nine engraved maps (including two folding) and 55 plates. In very good condition. Family register to the front free endpaper of volume I. A very attractive presentation.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 140219
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Rare 19th Century English Map of the State of Florida
North America XIV Florida: Published Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
London: Baldwin & Cradock, 1834.
Rare 19th century English map of the state of Florida, published by Baldwin & Cradock under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. One page, the map shows the placements of Indian lands just before the second Seminole war and contains full margins showing all of the Florida Keys. In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 16.5 inches by 13.9 inches.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 146853
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"The establishment of peace on earth is a fundamental belief of universal Judaism with its principles of one universal God and one humanity": Rare type-written manuscript signed and hand-corrected by Palestine's first attorney general Norman Bentwich
BENTWICH, Norman.
The Jews and International Relations: The Pursuit of Peace.
c. 1950.
Rare manuscript written by Mandatory Palestine's first attorney general, British Zionist Norman Bentwich. 21 pages, type-written with copious corrections and revisions in Bentwich's hand throughout, signed by Bentwich at the conclusion of the last page. Developed during his term as Chairman of the United Restitution Organization, the manuscript contains content and notes which would later be published as Bentwich's 1959 book: The Religious Foundations of Internationalism; A Study in International Relations Through the Ages. Also included at the conclusion of the text is a list of suggested reading. In very good condition. A rare and desirable signed manuscript.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 81253
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First Edition of Herman Melville's Omoo
MELVILLE, Herman .
Omoo.
London: John Murray, 1847.
First British edition, which precedes the American edition of this classic Melville work Omoo. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition, bookplate to the front pastedown. BAL 13656. Uncommon in the original cloth.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 144152
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Rare Autograph Document Signed by Andrew Jackson as President
JACKSON, Andrew.
Andrew Jackson Autograph Document Signed.
December 6, 1830.
Rare Presidential Land Grant signed by Andrew Jackson as President and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office Elijah Hayward. One page partially printed on vellum the document is dated November 11, 1830 and officially grants Scott Riggs a 72-acre land parcel in Springfield, Illinois. Signed at the conclusion "Andrew Jackson" and "Elijah Hayward" with the white paper paper seal to the lower left corner. In very good condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 19.5 by 13.5 inches.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 104206
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First Edition of Thomas Mann's Joseph and His Brothers; Lengthily Inscribed by Him in the Year of Publication
MANN, Thomas.
Joseph and His Brothers.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934.
First American edition of Mann's first novel in his acclaimed tetralogy. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Lengthily inscribed in the year of publication by Thomas Mann. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some rubbing and chipping to the extremities. Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 83578
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“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face": Rare Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Dollar Bill
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Dollar Bill.
1935.
Original series 1935 A one dollar silver certificate, boldly signed by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 12 inches. We have never seen another signed dollar bill by Roosevelt.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 133851
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Rare January 20, 1989 Inaugural Address; signed by President George Herbert Walker Bush with his rare full signature
BUSH, George Herbert Walker.
George H.W. Bush Signed Souvenir Inaugural Address.
Typed inaugural address signed by the 41st President of the United States with a rare full signature, "George Herbert Walker Bush." One page, typescript, the souvenir inaugural address measures 4.75 inches by 3.25 inches, signed at the conclusion with Bush's rare full signature, "George Herbert Walker Bush." The address reads in full, 'I, George Herbert Walker Bush, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, so help me God.' Matted and framed with a…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 145237
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"These short stories are among the finest, and best known, in American literature": First Edition of Ambrose Bierce's Tales of Soldiers and Civilians; Inscribed by Him
BIERCE, Ambrose.
Tales of Soldiers and Civilians.
San Francisco: E. L. G. Steele, 1891.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original publisher's pale green cloth (not noted by BAL). Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "H.F. Peterson With compliments of The Author." In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 142120
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Rare Edition of Samuel Kent's The Grammar of Heraldry
KENT, Samuel.
The Grammar of Heraldry. Containing I. Rules of Blazoning, Cautions and Observations. II. Practical Directions for Marshalling with Discourses on the several Parts (or Ornaments) of an Atchievement. III. A Large Collection of Arms, by way of Example, Alphabetically digested. Wioth Two Appendices; And a List of the Subscribers; to most of them their Arms and Titles. The whole adorn’d with proper Cuts. By Samuel Kent.
London: Printed for J. Pemberton and sold by R. Tookey, 1716.
Rare first edition of this illustrated book on heraldry by Samuel Kent, who was one of the most renowned authorities in this field. Each page contains several (mostly five) coat of arms with captions. Small octavo, bound in full calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels, raised bands, inner dentelles. Rare and desirable.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 144131
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Rare Broadside of North Haven: In Memoriam Robert Lowell; Signed by Elizabeth Bishop
BISHOP, Elizabeth.
North Haven: In Memoriam Robert Lowell.
Northridge, CA: Richard Bigus for the Lord John Press, 1979.
Memorial broadside, signed by Elizabeth Bishop, one of only 150 examples. It measures 20.75 inches by 14 inches. In near fine condition. Rare.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 146196
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"Poetry makes life what lights and music do the stage": FIRST EDITION in book form OF DICKENS’ The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
DICKENS, Charles.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1837.
First edition in book form of Dickens' first novel and one of his greatest works. Octavo, bound in three full quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, with 43 engraved plates by Seymour and Browne. In very good condition.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 121789
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"In Forgetting, they were trying to remember": First Edition of The Exorcist; Signed by William Peter Blatty and Actress Kitty Winn
BLATTY, William Peter.
The Exorcist.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1971.
First edition of Blatty's landmark horror novel, basis for the 1973 film. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William Peter Blatty and actress Kitty Winn, who starred in the film on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Frederick Cantor. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed the author and Winn.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 147119
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First Edition of James Dickey's Deliverance; Inscribed by Him and Legendary Director John Boorman and Actor Jon Voight
DICKEY, James [John Boorman and Jon Voight].
Deliverance.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970.
First edition of Dickey’s first and most famous novel, basis for the classic John Boorman directed film, starring Jon Voight and Burt Reynolds. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Roy Grisham- from James Dickey." Additionally signed by actor Jon Voight on the title page and inscribed by director John Boorman opposite the title page. Boorman was the director of the classic film bearing the same name. Boorman has directed 22 films and received five Academy Award nominations, twice for Best Director (for Deliverance, and Hope and Glory). He is also credited with…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 136477
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“As I hear him, I understand that he's not more moronic because of the brandy than he is because of his cowardice”: First Edition of Leaf Storm and Other Stories; Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel .
Leaf Storm and other Stories.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1972.
First edition with the statement of first edition to the copyright page and the full number line on the final page of this early collection of stories by Garcia Marquez. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Guy Fleming. Translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 118624
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First Edition of Essays on Economics and Economists; Inscribed by Ronald Coase
COASE, Ronald H.
Essays on Economics and Economists.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994.
First edition of this collection of articles by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Ronald Coase on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 3919
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First Edition of John Ermine of the Yellowstone; Inscribed by Frederic Remington
REMINGTON, Frederic.
John Ermine of the Yellowstone.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1902.
First edition of this thought-provoking work of a young Native American man who is torn between his traditional way of life and the rapidly changing world around him. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, top edge gilt, black and white illustrations by Frederic Remington. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To R.S. Carter from Frederic Remington 1903." In very good condition. From the library of noted collector William A. Strutz with his small bookplate to the front pastedown with additional John Stuart Groves ownership plate.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 147725
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"Managing yourself is just as important as managing the course": First Edition of The Greatest Game of All; inscribed by Legendary Golfer Jack Nicklaus
NICKLAUS, Jack with Herbert Warren Wind.
The Greatest Game of All: My Life in Golf.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1969.
First edition of the golfer's autobiography, which includes six full chapters on instruction. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To John Good Golfing Jack Nicklaus." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Charles. Foreword by Robert Tyre Jones, Jr. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 142473
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The Harlequin edition of The Collected works of Max Beerbohm; elaborately bound by Henry Sotheran and Signed by Beerbohm
BEERBOHM, Max.
The Works of Max Beerbohm.
London: William Heinemann, 1922-1928.
The Harlequin edition of the collected works of Max Beerbohm. Octavo, ten volumes bound in three quarter calf by Henry Sotheran Ltd. with gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. One of seven hundred and eighty sets signed by the author, of which seven hundred and fifty were for sale and thirty for presentation, this is number 780. In near fine condition. A lovely set in a unique binding.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 145008
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First Edition of Economic Analysis of Law; Signed by Richard Posner
POSNER, Richard.
Economic Analysis of Law.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1973.
First edition of the author's groundbreaking work. Octavo, original cloth. Issued without a dust jacket. Signed by Richard Posner on the title page. In near fine condition, the text has some light underlining in it.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 3866