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First Edition of Lee Friedlander's The American Monument; Signed by Him
FRIEDLANDER, Lee.
The American Monument.
New York: The Eakins Press Foundation, 1976.
First edition, one of only 2000 copies, with 213 photogravure plates. Oblong folio, original blue-gray cloth. In fine condition. Signed by Lee Friedlander.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 22084
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Commemorative WWI Photographs of future 32nd President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Lake Torpedo Boat Company; Signed by Him While He Could Still Walk
ROOSEVELT, Franklin D.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Commemorative WWI Lake Torpedo Boat Company Photographs.
Bridgeport, CT: Lake Torpedo Boat Co, c. May 20, 1918.
Rare vintage photographs of Franklin D. Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the U. S. Navy, signed by him. Two gelatin silver photographs showing FDR on his May 20, 1918 visit to Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the first of Roosevelt seated next to various officials on the speaker's stand, and the second of Roosevelt and the same group of men walking past a building on the plant site. Signed by him on the lower right of the mat of each photograph, "Franklin D Roosevelt." Matted and framed with a manuscript caption, "Lake Torpedo Boat Co Bridgeport, Conn, May…
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 147241
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"Well," said Stuart, "a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone": First Edition of Stuart Little; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery and Signed by E.B. White
WHITE, E.B.; Illustrated by Garth Williams.
Stuart Little.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945.
First edition, first printing, with code "I-U" on copyright page of the author's classic work. 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 E.B. White on a page bound in. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 147118
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The Democratic Book 1936; SIGNED BY FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT; with the additional booklet and two original pins
ROOSEVELT, Franklin.
The Democratic Book 1936.
1936.
Signed Limited edition, number 1858, with illustrated title and limitation pages, 19 full-page portraits, dozens of in-text half-tones and illustrations, and a facsimile of the Constitution. Large folio, original full brown morocco gilt, watered silk endpapers, top edge gilt. Signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Comes with the additional booklet from the 1936 Democratic convention and two original pins, one reading, "I Want Roosevelt Again" and one which reads "Roosevelt." In near fine condition.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 38075
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"However closely we live together, at whatever time of day or night we sound the deepest thoughts in one another, we know nothing": Rare First Edition of the John Le Carre’s First Book Call For the Dead
LE CARRE, John.
Call For The Dead.
London: Victor Gollancz, 1961.
First edition of the author's first book, which introduced the world to the recurring protagonist, George Smiley. Octavo, original red cloth. Near fine in a very good second printing dust jacket with a chip to the crown. A sharp example.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 136002
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Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species
DARWIN, Charles.
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.
London: John Murray, 1892.
Sixth edition, one of 2,000 copies of "certainly the most important biological book ever written" (Freeman). Octavo, bound in original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom full morocco clamshell box. A nice presentation.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 119959
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Rare Visiting Card Collection; Inscribed by Alfred Dreyfus, Emile Zola, Colonel De Gaulle and Theodore Roosevelt
DREYFUS, Alfred; Colonel De Galle; Theodore Roosevelt; Emile Zola; [Eleanor Roosevelt]; [Ilya Trotzky].
Visiting Card Collection.
Rare collection of seven printed visiting cards. The collection includes: Alfred Dreyfus, inscribed by him in ink, "avec tous les remerciements," n.d., 2.25 inches by 3.8 inches; Colonel De Gaulle as Commandant le 507e Regiment de Chars, inscribed by him in ink, "Merci, mon cher ami..." n.d. but after December 1937 when he was promoted to Colonel, 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches; Theodore Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, L.I., inscribed by him in ink, "Mr Roosevelt greatly regrets that he can not accede to your courteous request," n.d., 1.5 inches by 3 inches; Emile Zola at Rue de Bruxelles, Paris,…
Price: $2,600.00 Item Number: 146844
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"THE MOST INFLUENTIAL SOCIAL SCIENCE TREATISE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY": First edition of John Maynard Keynes' The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
KEYNES, John Maynard. [J.M.].
The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money.
London: Macmillan and Co, 1936.
First edition of the economist’s masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt ruled inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,600.00 Item Number: 145812
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First Edition of Thomas Merton's The Sign of Jonas; signed by him
MERTON, Thomas.
The Sign of Jonas.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1953.
First edition of the daily journal of American Trappist monk Thomas Merton. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Thomas Merton on the title page. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $2,600.00 Item Number: 96038
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"Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, pray for us now at the hour of our death": signed limited edition of T. S. Eliot's Ash-Wednesday
ELIOT, T.S.
Ash-Wednesday.
New York: The Fountain Press Inc./London Faber & Faber Ltd, 1930.
Signed limited edition of T. S. Eliot's classic "conversion poem." Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt. One of six hundred numbered copies signed by the author on the colophon, this is marked "out of series." In near fine condition, bookplate to the front pastedown. A very sharp example.
Price: $2,600.00 Item Number: 147843
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First edition of The Congressional Medal of Honor: The Names, The Deeds; signed by 30 recipients of the Medal of Honor and with 10 additional signed postcards
[RUDOLPH, Donald; Robert E. Simanek; John F. Baker; Ray Davis; Francis S. Currey; Charles A. MacGillivary; et al].
The Congressional Medal of Honor: The Names, The Deeds.
Forest Ranch, California: Sharp & Dunnigan Publications, 1984.
First edition of the complete record of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, from the Civil War through Vietnam. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, signed by 30 recipients of the Medal of Honor on the half-title page and opposite the half-title including Joe Foss, Donald Rudolph, Robert E. Simanek, John F. Baker, Jr., Ray Davis, Francis S. Currey, Charles A. MacGillivary, James R. Hendrix, William Charette, Rodolfo P. Hernández, Joseph C. Rodriguez, Harvey C. Barnum, Jr., and Roger Donlon. Accompanied by 10 additional postcards signed by honorees including Lee Mize, William Westmoreland, Roy Benavidez, and others, as well as…
Price: $2,600.00 Item Number: 142565
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“Remember this, if you can--there is nothing, nothing more precious than time": First Edition of The Caine Mutiny; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery and Signed by Herman Wouk
WOUK, Herman .
The Caine Mutiny.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1951.
First edition of Wouk's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. 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 Herman Wouk on a page bound in. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 147484
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Scarce First edition of The Complete Family-Piece: and, Country Gentleman, and Farmer's, Best Guide
[ANONYMOUS],.
The Complete Family-Piece: and, Country Gentleman, and Farmer’s, Best Guide.
London: Printed and Sold by J. Roberts, 1736.
First edition of this rare 18th century Book of Secrets. Octavo, bound in full calf with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the panels. Title page supplied in facsimile. In very good condition. Rebacked. Armorial bookplate. Scarce.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 132734
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"In Loves fair garden-close I wander free, so take your guerdon elsewhere, lovely June": First edition of Joyce Kilmer's Summer of Love; Inscribed by him to fellow poet and critic Thomas Walsh
KILMER, Joyce.
Summer of Love.
New York: The Baker & Taylor Company, 1911.
First edition, first issue of Joyce Kilmer's first book of verse. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to fellow poet and literary critic Thomas Walsh, "To Thomas Walsh, With appreciation of his roast of this book, and the sincere admiration of Joyce Kilmer, June 20, 1913, Brooklyn, NY." A scholar of Latin American and Spanish literature, Thomas Walsh published four books of poetry and wrote many short articles and reviews, including several for the New York Times. With Walsh's bookplate to the pastedown. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise box. A…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 92792
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First Edition Of Ernest Hemingway's Green Hills Of Africa
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
Green Hills of Africa.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935.
First edition of Hemingway's second work of nonfiction, an account of a month on safari he and his wife took in East Africa during December 1933. Octavo, original green cloth, decorations by Edward Shenton. Near fine in a bright very good dust jacket. A nice example.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 138087
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Calligraphic manuscript on vellum with a color miniature of the painting of Jesus by Leonardo Da Vinci
Calligraphic Manuscript on Vellum with a Color Miniature of the Painting by Leonardo Da Vinci.
c.1900.
Rare illuminated manuscript regarding Da Vinci’s master drawing The Head of Christ (c. 1495), the basis for Da Vinci’s depiction of Jesus in The Last Supper. Da Vinci himself considered the drawing so important, he reworked it several times over the course of his life. The text is headed "Art" at the center in liquid gold, flanked by "Revealing the Emotions and the Soul - The Head of Christ by Leonardo Da Vinci". The body of the text flanking the painting describes the image and its meaning. Framed. The entire piece measures 8.75 inches by 10.75 inches.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 119865
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First Edition of Leonard Cohen's Book of Mercy; Inscribed by Him to Close Friend and Record Producer Dick Asher
COHEN, Leonard.
Book of Mercy.
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1984.
First Canadian edition and true first of the author's classic collection of contemporary psalms. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Dick Asher with affection Leonard Cohen New York 1985." The recipient Dick Asher was a top executive at Columbia Records, Cohen's record label and a close friend of his. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael van Elsen. An exceptional association.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 124529
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Rare Signed Photograph of Alfred P. Sloan
SLOAN, Alfred P.
Alfred P. Sloan Signed Photograph.
Photograph of legendary executive Alfred Sloan, boldly signed, "Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., May 1 , 1937." Framed in a custom gilt stamped morocco frame. The entire piece measures 13.5 inches by 16.5 inches. Photographs signed by Sloan are rare.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 82378
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"Experience is the teacher of all things": Commentaires de César, avec des Notes Historiques, Critiques et Militaires
CAESAR, Gaius Julius.
Commentaires de César, avec des Notes Historiques, Critiques et Militaires [Caesar’s Comments, with Historical, Critical and Military Notes].
Paris: A Montargis, 1785.
First edition edited and translated by Lancelot Turpin de Crissé. Quarto, three volumes, bound in full contemporary calf, morocco spine labels, gilt titles to the spine, engraved title pages, two portraits and 40 folding plates, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 104356
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"But the journey would have been better if Beatrice and Bruce had been there": First Editions of the author’s Masterpiece; Warmly Inscribed by Rebecca West to the Editors of the Ladies Home Journal
WEST, Rebecca.
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: The Record of a Journey Through Yugoslavia in 1937.
New York: The Viking Press, 1941.
First American editions of Rebecca West's masterpiece. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "But the journey would have been better if Beatrice and Bruce had been there. Rebecca West 1962." The recipients, Bruce Gould and Beatrice Blackmar Gould were co-editors of the Ladies' Home Journal for almost 27 years, from 1935 through 1962, including the golden years of the magazine. Time magazine wrote upon their 1962 retirement, the Goulds took an undistinguished journal in a field that "took the patronizing view that a woman's interests were largely confined…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 145979
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"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not": Rare Nirvana Flyer signed by Kurt Cobain
COBAIN, Kurt.
Kurt Cobain Signed Nirvana Flyer.
Rare original Nirvana flyer signed by the lead signer and guitarist of one of the best-selling bands of all time, Nirvana. One page, printed. The flyer includes a detachable t-shirt order form returnable to Nirvana, 4739 University Way NE Suite 1606 Seattle WA 98105. Signed by Kurt Cobain. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 14.5 inches. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 126995
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First edition of John Milnor's Morse Theory; signed by him
MILNOR, John.
Annals of Mathematics Studies No. 51: Morse Theory.
Princeton, New Jersey: Annals of Mathematics Studies Princeton University Press, 1963.
Rare first edition of this compilation of lectures presented by John Milnor on the study of Morse Theory. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by John Milnor on the title page. In near fine condition. Milnor's signature is uncommon.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 114620
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"Part of life's mystery depends on future possibilities": Saturn V S-IC First Stage Separation PHOTOGRAPH; SIGNED BY MICHAEL COLLINS
COLLINS, Michael.
Michael Collins Signed Saturn V First Stage Separation Oversized Photograph.
Oversized photograph of a Saturn V S-IC first stage separation, boldly signed in silver by American astronaut Michael Collins, "Michael Collins Apollo XI CMP." The Apollo 11 first stage separation occurred at an altitude of about 38 miles, some 55 miles downrange from Cape Kennedy. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 20 inches by 16 inches.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 145782
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“She was buried in his flesh. She throbbed in the beat of his pulses. She was wine in his blood, a music in his heart": First Modern Library Edition of Look Homeward, Angel; Inscribed by Thomas Wolfe
WOLFE, Thomas.
Look Homeward, Angel.
New York: The Modern Library, 1934.
First Modern Library edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original dark blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Beryl Burk, with best wishes Thomas Wolfe Oct. 30, 1935." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 127273
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"From a student to the master, a small token of my very great esteem. With affection and warmest regards": First Edition of The Shawshank Redemption: The Shooting Script; Inscribed to legendary writer William Goldman
FRANK DARABONT [WILLIAM GOLDMAN] [STEPHEN KING],.
The Shawshank Redemption: The Shooting Script.
New York : Newmarket Press, 1996.
First edition of the shooting script of one of the greatest film in history. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Association copy, inscribed to William Goldman, "4-30-96 For Bill, From a student to the master, a small token of my very great esteem. With affection and warmest regards. Frank Darabont P.S. thanks for helping me out with the exact wording of kill your darlings! I quote you (accurately) on page 146!" The recipient, William Goldman was a novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He first came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist before turning to screenwriting. Among other accolades, Goldman won two Academy…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 144749
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“I CAN'T STAND IT TO THINK MY LIFE IS GOING SO FAST AND I'M NOT REALLY LIVING IT”: Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
The Sun Also Rises.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926.
First edition, early printing of Hemingway's first major novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, Hemingway signature in gilt to the front panel, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 133895
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Original Hilary Knight Vanity Fair Watercolor Illustration
KNIGHT, Hilary.
Hilary Knight Original Vanity Fair Watercolor Illustration.
Rare original watercolor fashion illustration by American artist Hilary Knight for Vanity Fair. Knight was flown to Paris by Vanity Fair in 2006 to attend Paris Fashion Week, where he illustrated models from Armani, Dior, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix and Riccardo Tischi. The present illustration features three models in black Givenchy gowns by Riccardo Tischi and Sophia at Armani behind a model in a silver dress. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 22 inches by 17 inches.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 95327
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“The pursuit of truth, not of facts, is the business of fiction": First Edition of Oakley Hall's Warlock; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery; Signed by Him
HALL, Oakley.
Warlock.
New York: The Viking Press, 1958.
First edition of this classic of American West literature. 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 Oakley Hall on a page bound in. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 143509
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"Stand by your stocks as long as the fundamental story of the company hasn’t changed”: First Edition of One Up On Wall Street; Inscribed by Peter Lynch
LYNCH, Peter with John Rothchild.
One Up On Wall Street.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989.
First edition of this classic volume on investing; one of the all-time best-selling books in the field. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, "Bill Garfield 3/1/89 May your stocks go as straight as your sloop when you are on a run Peter Lynch." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Written with John Rothchild. Jacket design by Barry Littman. Jacket photograph by Larry Maglott.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 42755
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First Edition of Second Wind: The Memoirs of an Opinionated Man; Signed by Legendary Champion Bill Russell and Twice by Taylor Branch
RUSSELL, Bill and Taylor Branch.
Second Wind: The Memoirs of an Opinionated Man.
New York: Random House, 1979.
First edition of this powerful memoir by the legendary champion and civil rights advocate. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed the author and co-author Taylor Branch on the front free endpaper, "Bill Russell #6." Additionally lengthily inscribed by Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author Taylor Branch on the title page. Also laid in is a certificate of authenticity signed in Russell's hand "William F. Russell." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by The Artworks. Jacket photograph by Bob Peterson. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 134622
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John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progess; elaborately bound in full crushed teal levant morocco by Bayntun Bindery
BUNYAN, John.
The Pilgrim’s Progress From This World to that Which is to Come.
London: Routledge, Warne and Routledge, 1861.
Finely bound edition of one of the most significant works of religious English literature. Octavo, bound in full crushed teal levant morocco by Bayntun Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, quadruple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, radiant cornerpieces and central morocco onlay of a pilgrim to the front panel, gilt turn-ins and wide inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in, illustrated with one hundred and ten designs by J.D. Watson engraved on wood by the Brothers Dalziel. With a Memoir and notes by George Offor.…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 139796
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"There was something about the coast town of Dunnet which made it seem more attractive than other maritime villages of eastern Maine": First Edition of The Country of Pointed Firs; Inscribed by Sarah Orne Jewett on Christmas Day in the Year of Publication
JEWETT, Sarah Orne.
The Country of Pointed Firs.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1896.
First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Dr. Bartol from Sarah O. Jewett - 25 December 1896." In the Blanchard biography of Jewett, Dr. Bartol is listed as a neighbor of Sarah Orne Jewett and Annie Fields in Manchester, Massachusetts. He was an early transcendentalist and Reverend of the West Church from 1837 to 1889 and was originally from Maine and was a Bowdoin classmate of Sarah's father. In near fine condition. Signed and inscribed first editions are rare.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 4217
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First Edition of Captain Basil Hall's Travels in North America in the Years 1827 and 1828; Inscribed by Him to Lady Holland
HALL, Captain Basil.
Travels in North America in the Years 1827 and 1828.
Edinburgh: Cadell and Co, 1829.
First edition of this important work. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in full morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, volume one with the foldout map of the United States as far west as the Arkansas Territory and a part of Texas. Volume three contains a foldout chart of statistical data on the population and size each state, and on the United States government's finances. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page of volume one, "Lady Holland with the author's compliments." The recipient, Lady Holland was an English political hostess and the wife of Whig politician Henry…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 128562
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"China, with her five thousand years of history, her vast territory and her enormous population stands like a mountain peak among the nations of the world": Photographic View Book of China, Manchuria, and Korea during the period of Japanese occupation
Photographic View Book of China, Manchuria, and Korea.
Japan: c. 1930.
First edition, oblong quarto, original boards. Gilt-lettered cloth, string-bound. Text in Japanese with captions in both Chinese and English. Illustrated with photographs throughout, large folding panorama of the Great Wall of China; folding map of Korea, Manchuria and portions of northeastern China. A unique record of history.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 60076
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"The expansion of life and mankind into the universe will lead to a vast diversification of ecologies and of culture": First Edition of Infinite In All Directions; Lengthily Signed by Freeman Dyson
DYSON, Freeman J.
Infinite in All Directions: Gifford Lectures Given at Aberdeen, Scotland April–November 1985.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1988.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the half-title page with a quote from this work, "The expansion of life and mankind into the universe will lead to a vast diversification of ecologies and of cultures. p. 298 Freeman Dyson." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Perlow. A unique example.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 117097
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Signed Limited First Edition of John le Carré's Our Kind of Traitor; Together with the Bound Text of His Address Given at the Oxford Literary Festival March 2010
CARRE, John le.
Our Kind of Traitor and An Address Given at the Oxford Literary Festival March 2010.
London: Viking and London Review Bookshop, 2010.
Signed limited first edition of this thrilling novel which was the inspiration for the 2016 film by the same name starring Ewan McGregor, Naomie Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Damian Lewis and Alicia von Rittberg, together with the bound text of the author's address at the Oxford Literary Festival on 24th March 2010. Octavo, original publisher's morocco-backed half cloth with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt. One of only twenty-five copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number iii. In fine condition. Housed in the original publisher's slipcase. Copies from this smaller limitation with the…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 145764
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First Edition of Pavel Petrovich Svin'in's Sketches of Russia
SVIN'IN, Pavel Petrovich (Paul Svinine).
Sketches of Russia.
London: Printed for R. Ackermann, 1814.
Scarce first edition of this sketch of Russian locations and historical figures. Octavo, bound in three quarter red calf over red cloth boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, rebacked with original spine strip laid down, top edge gilt, color frontispiece portrait of Emperor Alexander, illustrated with fifteen hand-colored aquatint plates and an engraved leaf of music arranging a Russian national song for the guitar. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities, light toning throughout.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146468
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First Edition of Robert Solow's Capital Theory and the Rate of Return; Inscribed by Him
SOLOW, Robert M.
Capital Theory and the Rate of Return.
Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1963.
First edition of the Nobel prize-winning economist's De Vries Lectures on economics. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Robert Solow on the title page. In near fine condition, name on the front free endpaper.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 46014
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Complete first edition set of Paul Scott's The Raj Quartet; each volume inscribed by British actor Charles Dance
SCOTT, Paul. [Charles Dance].
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, five volumes, original cloth. Presentation copies, each volume inscribed by British actor Charles Dance who featured in the televised version of The Jewel in the Crown on the front free endpaper, "For Charles Swynnerton from Charles Dance!" Each volume is near fine in a very good to near fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Larry Learmonth and Tom Simmonds. A very sharp set, uncommon signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 144627