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"Here is Dorothy herself in the person of Judy Garland, with Toto as Himself!": First Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer All Technicolor edition of L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz; in the rare original dust jacket
BAUM, L. Frank.
The Wizard of Oz.
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1939.
First Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer All Technicolor edition of Baum's most famous Oz book, the basis for one of the greatest films in cinema history. First printing with the gilt titles to the spine and printer's imprint to the copyright page (Bienvenue & Schmidt, pg 13). Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles and black labels to the spine, pictorial endpapers featuring photographs from the film. Illustrated with 8 tipped in color plates and numerous doutone plates and in-text illustrations by W. W. Denslow. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 105288
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First Edition of I.M. Pei; Signed by Him
REID, Aileen [I.M. Pei].
I.M. Pei.
New Jersey: Crescent, 1995.
First edition of this work on the famed Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed I.M. Pei on the title page (he closed it before his signature dried, resulting in blotching). Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Books signed by Pei are rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 138044
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"We gain knowledge of our place in the universe not only from science but also from history, art and literature": First Edition of Dreams and Sky; Signed by Freeman Dyson
DYSON, Freeman.
Dreams of Earth and Sky.
New York: New York Review of Books, 2015.
First edition of this sequel to Dyson's 2006 The Scientist as Rebel. Octavo, original boards. Signed by the author on the half-title page with the following line from this work, "We gain knowledge of our place in the universe not only from science but also from history, art and literature. Freeman Dyson." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Evan Johnston. A unique example.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 110448
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Theodore Roosevelt the Citizen; Inscribed by Jacob A. Riis
RIIS, Jacob A. [Theodore Roosevelt].
Theodore Roosevelt the Citizen.
New York: The Outlook Company, 1904.
First edition of Riis’s campaign biography of President Roosevelt. Octavo, original publisher's cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt titles and decoration to the front panel, beveled edges, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Theodore Roosevelt President of the United States drawn by George T. Tobin, illustrated with seventeen plates of black and white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "William Loeb Jr. with the friendly regards of Jacob A. Riis Washington April 7 1904." The recipient, William Loeb Jr., served as assistant secretary to the President under Theodore Roosevelt from 1901-1903 and…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145330
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Rare First edition, limited issue of T.E. Lawrence's The Mint; signed by his brother and the book's editor A.W. Lawrence
LAWRENCE, T.E. [A.W. Lawrence].
The Mint: A Day-Book of the R.A.F. Depot Between August and December 1922 with Later Notes by 352087 A/C Ross.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1955.
First edition, limited issue of Lawrence's semi-autobiographical account of his R.A.F. training days. Quarto, original quarter morocco, patterned endpapers, top edge gilt with others uncut. One of 2000 numbered copies, this is number 1039. Although not called for this example is signed by A.W. Lawrence on the limitation page (T.E. Lawrence's brother who edited and contributed to introductory notes to this volume). Near fine in the rare original slipcase which is in very good condition. Bookplate. Rare and desirable.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 117566
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"What is worth doing at all is worth doing well": Rare first edition of Frederic Kitton's Illustrations to Charles Dickens by Pen and Pencil and
KITTON, Frederic G. [Charles Dickens].
Charles Dickens by Pen and Pencil and A Supplement to Charles Dickens by Pen and Pencil.
London: Frank T. Sabin, 1890-1891.
First edition in book form of the most sumptuous presentation of Kitton's collection of Dickens portraits and illustrations which first appeared in serialized parts between 1889-1890. Folio, two volumes bound in full buckram with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, containing 31 engraved portraits, 30 engraved remarque plates, 78 illustrations in the text and 67 'Additional Illustrations'. In very good condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 122094
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"Money is the root of all evil, but it's also the driving force behind every great heist": Den of Thieves; signed by James Stewart and Rudy Giuliani
STEWART, James B. [Rudy Giuliani].
Den of Thieves.
New York : Simon & Schuster, 1992.
Early printing of Stewart's classic work which recounts the insider trading scandals involving Ivan Boesky, Michael Milken, and other Wall Street financiers throughout the 1980s. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by James B. Stewart and Rudy Giuliani, who prosecuted Milken on the title page. Giuliani was a prominent figure in law enforcement throughout the 1980s. As U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, he played a significant role in prosecuting financial crimes and tackling financial corruption. It was in this position that he first gained national prominence by prosecuting numerous high-profile cases, resulting in the convictions…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146873
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Rare first edition of Octave Uzanne's La Femme A Paris: Nos Contemporaines; with the rare original embroidered jacket
UZANNE, Octave.
La Femme A Paris: Nos Contemporaines.
Paris: Ancienne Maison Quantin, 1894.
First edition of this lavishly illustrated work on Parisian women. Quarto, bound in full morocco, original wrappers bound in, illustrated with 20 hand-colored engraved plates by Massé after Vidal, engraved illustrations throughout, original wrappers bound in. In near fine condition. In the original embroidered dust jacket. Housed in a custom folding clamshell case.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 132948
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First Edition of The Beatles Yellow Submarine; Signed by Ringo Starr
THE BEATLES: JOHN LENNON; PAUL MCCARTNEY; GEORGE HARRISON; RINGO STARR; MAX WILK; WRITTEN BY LEE MINOFF, Al Brodax.
The Beatles Yellow Submarine.
New York: The New American Library, 1968.
First edition of the book companion to the classic Beatles album. Small octavo, original illustrated boards. Signed by Ringo Starr on the front panel, with the signature slightly faded. In very good condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 132593
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First Edition of A Further Range; Inscribed by Robert Frost to His Publisher
FROST, Robert.
A Further Range.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1936.
First edition of Frost’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of verse. Octavo, original maroon cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper to his publisher, "To Herbert Bristol with an authors acknowledgement to his publisher Robert Frost 1936." Bristol was the president and publisher at the Henry Holt and Company. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. An exceptional association.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 114778
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Rare Photograph of André the Giant; Signed by Him
ROUSSIMOF, André René. [André the Giant].
André the Giant Signed Photograph.
Titan Sports, 1988.
Rare color photograph of the legendary French professional wrestler and actor André the Giant. Octavo, one page, color photograph of André the Giant taken by Steve Taylor, boldly signed by André the Giant in black felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity and Certificate of Authentication card from Global Authentics which verifies the authenticity of the signature with a tamper evident certification serial number.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146556
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First Edition of Bee Gees: The Legend of Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb; signed by Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb, David English, and illustrator Alex Brychta
ENGLISH, David. Illustrated by Alex Brychta [Barry.
Bee Gees: The Legend of Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb.
London: Quartet Books, 1983.
First edition of the illustrated story of the Bee Gees. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed on the half-title page by Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb, and by the book's author and illustrator, David English and Alex Brychta. In near fine condition. Rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146990
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Rare Official NASA Apollo 11 Photograph; Signed by Buzz Aldrin
ALDRIN, Buzz.
Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph.
1969.
Rare official NASA Apollo 11 lithograph. Official NASA color lithograph of the iconic Apollo 11 'visor shot' of Buzz Aldrin taken by Neil Armstrong during their Apollo 11 EVA, boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin , "July 20, 1969, Buzz Aldrin." In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146529
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"The most important questions in life can never be answered by anyone except oneself": First Edition of The Magus
FOWLES, John.
The Magus.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965.
First American edition, preceding the British edition by one year of the author's most well-known work. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate of famed collector Rolland Comstock. Jacket painting by Tom Adams. Housed in a custom half morocco case.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 142119
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"Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird - equal seekers of sweetness": First Edition of Thirst: Poems by Mary Oliver; Signed by her
OLIVER, Mary.
Thirst: Poems by Mary Oliver.
Boston: Beacon Press, 2006.
First edition of this collection of poems of grief, love, and faith. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Mary Oliver on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 96101
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First edition of The Dracula Book; inscribed by Christopher Lee and signed by William Marshall on a bookplate
GLUT, Donald F. With Introductions by Christopher Lee and William Marshall.
The Dracula Book.
Metuchen, N.J: The Scarecrow Press, 1975.
First edition of Glut's authoritative history of the literary and cinematic presentations of Count Dracula, including Bram Stoker's classic novel. Octavo, original publisher's decorated cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Christopher Lee on the dedication page, "Art - All good wishes Christopher Lee" and additionally signed by William Marshall on a bookplate affixed to the dedication page. In fine condition. Cover illustration by Larry Byrd.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145253
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“There is a wisdom of the head, and... there is a wisdom of the heart": First edition of Charles Dickens' Hard Times
DICKENS, Charles.
Hard Times. For These Times.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1854.
First edition in book form of Dickens' attack on the living conditions of England's mid-19th century industrial cities. Octavo, original green cloth blindstamped with gilt titles to the spine including the "Price 5/-" in gilt at the base of the spine and p.244 misnumbered as 44. In near fine condition with the half-title present, which is often lacking. Housed in a custom three quarter morocco and chemise slipcase.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 121032
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First Edition of The Party That Lost Its Head; Inscribed by George Gilder to William F. Buckley
GILDER, George F. & Bruce K. Chapman [William F. Buckley.
The Party That Lost Its Head: The Republican Collapse and Imperatives for Revival.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966.
First edition of this work by the award-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer William F. Buckley on the front free endpaper, "For William Buckley with a credit for early stylistic inspiration George Gilder." Some notes in Buckley’s hand, near fine in a very good dust jacket. The author, George Gilder worked for many years at the National Review, the political magazine founded in 1955 by William F. Buckley. Buckley’s thinking has loomed large on Gilder, with the latter writing in regards to God and Man at Yale, ''it is still correct and…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 2939
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Thomas Moore's Irish Melodies; Finely Bound and Decorated with a Double Fore-Edge Painting
MOORE, Thomas.
Irish Melodies. [Double Fore-Edge Painting].
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans., 1854.
Finely bound selection of lyrics set to Irish tunes. Duodecimo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed double fore-edge painting. In very good condition with light rubbing to the extremities, slight lean to the spine, light toning to the endpapers and margins, gift inscription to the front flyleaf, and a closed tear to the rear endpaper. Rare with an attractive double fore-edge painting. The term 'fore-edge painting' can refer to any painted decoration on the fore-edges…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146642
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"The prophet of the wilderness": Rare John Muir ephemera collection including numerous rare articles, periodicals and facsimile printings
MUIR, John.
John Muir Ephemera Collection.
Rare collection of ephemera related to American naturalist John Muir. The collection includes a variety of periodicals articles, exhibition guides, and proof sheets including: John Muir 1838-1914: Keepsake for the Roxburghe-Zamorano Biennial Joint Meeting of 1996; The Presence of Mr. Muir. Keepsake for the John Muir Observance at Yosemite National Park, April 21-30, 1972, signed by publishers Bill Lane and Lew Osborne; John Muir: His World Exhibition pamphlet [Vacaville, California: Vacaville Museum, 1987]; Yosemite Earthquake Storms [Muir, John. Wawona Press, 1993. First state No. 1 of 3]; Reference List to the Published Writings of John Muir [Bradley, Cornelius B. Sierra…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 126971
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First edition of Mark Twain's Innocents Abroad
TWAIN, Mark .
The Innocents Abroad, Or The New Pilgrims’ Progress.
Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1869.
First edition, third state of the author's second book with "The History of the Bible advertisement on page 654. BAL 3316. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, with two hundred and thirty-four illustrations. From the library of Tiffany Thayer with his bookplate to the pastedown. American actor Tiffany Ellsworth Thayer wrote several novels, including the bestseller Thirteen Women. In a profile in Twentieth Century Authors, Thayer was described as "an atheist, an anarchist – in philosophy a Pyrrhonean – and…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 127837
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First Edition of Virginia Lee Burton's Classic Maybelle: The Cable Car; Signed by Her
BURTON, Virginia Lee.
Maybelle: The Cable Car.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1952.
First edition of this classic work. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Virginia Lee Burton on the title page. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 132568
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FIRST EDITION OF JOHN F. KENNEDY'S PROFILES IN COURAGE
KENNEDY, John F.
Profiles in Courage.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956.
First edition of Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jack design by Phil Grushkin. Jacket photograph by Hank Walker. Uncommon in this condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 143898
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First Edition of Ivan Pavlov's The Work of the Digestive Glands; Inscribed by the Translator
PAVLOV, Ivan.
The Work of the Digestive Glands.
London: Charles Griffin & Company, 1902.
First edition in English of Pavlov's best-known work, A Printing and the Mind of Man selection. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Translated by William H. Thompson. Presentation copy, inscribed by Thompson, the translator, "To Miss Marian Hooker, March 17, 1905, W. H. T." The recipient, Marian Osgood Hooker was a physician and photographer whose works were of the architecture of rural Italy. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 136462
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First edition of Glenn Miller's Method For Orchestral Arranging; Signed by him
MILLER, Glenn.
Glenn Miller’s Method For Orchestral Arranging.
New York: Mutual Music Society, 1943.
First edition of the great swing-era American jazz musician's guide to orchestral arranging. Royal octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Sincerely Glenn Miller." In very good condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 141030
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First Edition of C.S. Lewis' Classic Till We Have Faces; Finely Bound
LEWIS, C.S.
Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold.
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1956.
First edition of Lewis' final novel retelling of Cupid and Psyche, based on its telling in a chapter of The Golden Ass of Apuleius. 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. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 141307
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First American Edition of Gustav Meyrink's Masterpiece The Golem; in the rare original dust jacket
MEYRINK, Gustav.
The Golem.
Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928.
First American edition of the English translation of Meyrink's masterpiece of mysticism. Octavo, original stamped purple cloth, engraved frontispiece. Near fine in an excellent dust jacket with some rubbing and wear. Jacket design by McKnight Kauffer. Translated by Madge Pemberton. A very nice example.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 95179
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Rare Japanese Western Fashion Collection
Japanese Western Fashion Collection.
Japan: c. 1800.
Collection of six plates depicting the traditional attire of countries west of Japan including England, Germany, Portugal, Holland, Denmark, and Russia. Folio, each painting housed in a custom mat with a mylar guard. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 132604
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First Edition of Alvin Plantinga's The Nature of Necessity; Signed by Him
PLANTINGA, Alvin.
The Nature of Necessity.
Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1974.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Alvin Plantinga on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 139212
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Rare Presentation Copy of Democracy in the World; Inscribed by David Ben-Gurion to ADMIRAL LEWIS STRAUSS
BEN-GURION, David.
David Ben-Gurion Inscribed Democracy in the World Presentation Copy.
March 12, 1966.
Copy of David Ben-Gurion's undelivered speech for the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. Unable to attend, Ben-Gurion sent the text of the speech, which was then published by the Center in 1963. Octavo, sixteen loose pages stapled in the upper left corner. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Admiral Strauss in friendship D. Ben-Gurion 12.3.66." In very good condition with some creasing throughout.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145288
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Signed Limited Edition of Curzio Malaparte's Kaputt
MALAPARTE, Curzio.
Kaputt.
Roma: Aria D'Italia, 1948.
Signed limited edition of Malaparte's masterpiece. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Curzio Malaparte copyright page, this is number 12. In good condition. Books signed by Malaparte are rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 118008
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Rare Photograph of André the Giant; Signed by Him
ROUSSIMOF, André René. [André the Giant].
André the Giant Signed Photograph.
Titan Sports, 1988.
Rare official World Wrestling Federation photograph of the legendary French professional wrestler and actor André the Giant. Octavo, one page on Fujicolor Crystal Archive paper, black and white photograph of André the Giant taken by Steve Taylor, boldly signed by André the Giant in gold felt tip. In fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146555
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First Edition of Helen Levitt's Second Book In the Street; Signed by Her
LEVITT, Helen; Essays by Robert Coles.
In the Street.
Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1987.
First edition of the photographer's second major photobook. Quarto, original cloth. Signed by Helen Levitt on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Not to be confused with the more common paperback edition. Helen Levitt and the author James Agee first collaborated in 1945 on a documentary film set in Harlem, called "In the Street." Psychologist Robert Coles contributed the essays to this volume.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 810
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"We ain't giving up" I said "We done gone this far": First Edition of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman; Inscribed by Ernest J. Gaines
GAINES, Ernest J.
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
New York: The Dial Press, 1971.
First edition of this classic novel, which depicts the struggles of African Americans as seen through the eyes of the narrator, a woman named Jane Pittman. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "Dear Dale and Diane: I heard about you from my sister, Lois. Best to you always and I hope you like 'Miss Jane' Ernie. Gaines May 11, 1971 San Francisco." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike McGiver.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 147102
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"feed Me Sara": First Edition of Hubert Selby, Jr.'s Requiem For A Dream; Signed by Darren Aronofsky and Jared Leto
SELBY, Jr..
Requiem For A Dream.
New York: A Playboy Press Book, 1978.
First edition of this work, basis for the 2000 classic film directed by Darren Aronofsky, starring Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans and Ellen Burstyn. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed on the half-title page, "Feed Me Sara Darren Aronofsky" and additionally signed by Jared Leto. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Anthony Russo. Rare and desirable.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 147746
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Official NASA Photograph of the Jetstream over Egypt; Signed by Astronauts James Lovell and Buzz Aldrin
ALDRIN, Buzz and James Lovell.
James Lovell and Buzz Aldrin Signed Jetstream Photograph.
Rare official NASA photograph of the jetstream over Egypt. Oversized, color semi-glossy photograph of the jetstream high over the Sahara Desert and Nile River, with the Red Sea and the Sinai Peninsula visible in the background. Boldly signed on the mount by "James Lovell Gemini 12" and "Buzz Aldrin." Mounted. In fine condition. The piece measures 16 inches by 20 inches. From the personal collection of NASA employee John ‘Pete’ Peterson, who served in various capacities of media relations at NASA and the Manned Spacecraft Center from about 1961 to about 1973. He first served as the head of News…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 147294
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First Edition of Dorothy Hartley's Food In England; in the uncommon dust jacket
HARTLEY, Dorothy.
Food In England.
London: Macdonald, 1954.
First edition of this classic work by the social historian Dorothy Hartley, which is both a cookery book and a history of English cuisine. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with Hartley's own strong, detailed and lively illustrations. Bookplate, near fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon in the original jacket.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 95798
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First edition in English of Leo Tolstoy's The Fruits of Enlightenment: A Comedy in Four Acts
TOLSTOY, Lyof [Leo].
The Fruits of Enlightenment: A Comedy in Four Acts.
London: William Heinemann, 1891.
First edition in English of Tolstoy's satirical play. Octavo, original boards, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Tolstoy. Translated from the Russian by E. J. Dillon. Introduction by Arthur W. Penero. In fine condition. An exceptional example of this rare work.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 135733
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Rare Original Photograph of Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor administering the vice presidential oath of office to Dan Quayle; Signed by both O'Connor and Quayle
O'CONNOR, Sandra Day and Dan Quayle.
Sandra Day O’Connor and Dan Quayle Signed Photograph.
January 20, 1989.
Rare original photograph of Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor administering the vice presidential oath of office to Dan Quayle. Signed by Sandra Day O'Connor and inscribed by Dan Quayle, "Rami Lasman With Best Wishes - Dan Quayle." In fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 101584
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First American Edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel. Translated by Gregory Rabassa.
One Hundred Years of Solitude.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970.
First American edition of the author's magnum opus. Octavo, original green cloth. Near fine in a very good first issue dust jacket with the exclamation point at the end of the first paragraph on the front flap of the jacket. Jacket design by Guy Fleming.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145926
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"If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two feet": First Edition of Life; Signed by Keith Richards in the year of publication
RICHARDS, Keith.
Life: Keith Richards.
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2010.
First edition of Richards' autobiography. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Signed and dated by the author om the year of publication on the front free-endpaper, "Keith Richards '10." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mario J. Pulice. Front jacket photograph by David LaChapelle. Rear jacket photograph by Deborah Feingold.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145196
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First Edition of Thomas De Quincey's The Logic of Political Economy
DE QUINCEY, Thomas.
The Logic of Political Economy.
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1844.
First edition of this study on economics. Octavo, bound in full leather with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, black morocco spine labels, gilt borders to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, silk ribbon tipped in, top edge gilt, patterned endpapers. In very good condition, bookplate to the front free endpaper belonging to Samuel Bronfman, the Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and owner of the world’s largest liquor distilling firm.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146689
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Inscribed by Both Patrick Leigh Fermor and George Psychoundakis
LEIGH FERMOR, Patrick; George Psychoundakis.
George Psychoundakis: A Letter to C.A. Trypanis.
Athens: The American College of Greece, 1999.
First edition of this work by the author of A Time of Gifts. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, warmly inscribed by both Patrick Leigh Fermor and George Psychoundakis to John Leatham, who contributed the introduction to this volume. Additionally signed by Leigh Fermor on another page. In fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 3911
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“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly": The Enemy Within; Inscribed by Robert F. Kennedy
KENNEDY, Robert F.
The Enemy Within.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1960.
First edition, early printing of Robert Kennedy's compelling account of one of the most famous, consummate, and effective Senate investigations in modern Congressional history. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Louise Jennings with Best Wishes Robert Kennedy." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Accompanied by an envelope from the Attorney General's office, containing a paid check for two dollars dated 1964 which was endorsed to the Kennedy Library by the Justice Department. Foreword by Arthur Krock. A very sharp example, with noted provenance.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 147087
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Souvenir of Eminent Poets and American Authors Series I & II; including photographic portraits of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Alfred Lord Tennyson, George William Curtis, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louisa May Alcott, and Harriet Beecher Stowe
[ALCOTT, Louisa May; Ralph Waldo Emerson; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Harriet Beecher Stowe].
Souvenir of Eminent Poets and American Authors Series I & II.
Rare collection of albumen silver print portraits of eminent 19th century poets and American authors. Octavo, three volumes, original pictorial covers, bound with the original ribbons. Including the portraits of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Alfred Lord Tennyson, George William Curtis, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louisa May Alcott, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. In very good condition. Rare and unique.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 134524
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First Edition of Henrik Johan Bull's The Cruise of the 'Antarctic' to the South Polar Regions; From the Library of Adventurer and Explorer Steve Fossett
BULL, Henrik Johan.
The Cruise of the ‘Antarctic’ to the South Polar Regions.
London: Edward Arnold, 1896.
First edition of Antarctic pioneer Henrik Johan Bull's account of his voyage aboard the steamship 'Antarctic' in search of the elusive Right whale which, arguably, put the first men on the continent. Octavo, original pictorial cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt vignette of the 'Antarctic' to the front panel, frontispiece by W.L. Wyllie and illustrations by W.G. Burn Murdoch. From the library of of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 111093
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"People will forget what you said, People will forget what you did, But people will never forget how you made them feel": First Edition of Italo Calvino's Difficult Loves; Signed by Him
CALVINO, Italo.
Difficult Loves.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1984.
First edition of this classic collection of short stories by Calvino. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Italo Calvino on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Louise Fili. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver, Archibald Colquhoun and Peggy Wright.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 22051
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“In art, immorality cannot exist. Art is always sacred”: Autograph Letter Signed by auguste rodin one day before the opening of his first and most important exhibition in paris, france
RODIN, Auguste.
Auguste Rodin Autograph Signed Letter.
Autographed letter signed by August Rodin on Exposition A. Rodin Place de l'Alma letterhead. In full: "Hui madame, Oui demain matin l'exposition vers 11 heures. Je serai bonne heure de vour in. Affectueusement, Rodin" which translates as: "Dear Madame, Yes, tomorrow morning the exposition starts at 11 am. At the right moment, I will see it. Affectionately, Rodin." Written the day before the opening of Rodin's first solo exhibition in France at the Pavillion de l'Alma in Paris, a space specially built for the exhibition in 1900 to coincide with the Exposition Universelle, or Paris World Fair. Matted and framed with a photograph portrait of…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 36010
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First edition of Gertrude Stein's Bee Time Vine; inscribed by her life partner Alice B. Toklas to long-standing nemesis Elizabeth Sprigge
STEIN, Gertrude. [Alice B. Toklas] Introduction by Virgil Thomson.
Bee Time Vine and other Pieces [1913-1927].
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1953.
First edition of volume three of the Yale edition of Stein's unpublished writings, collected under the general editorship of Carl Van Vechten. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Stein's partner Alice B. Toklas on the front free endpaper, "A peace offering to dear Elizabeth with love from Alice Paris 4 - VI - 54." The recipient, Elizabeth Miriam Squire Sprigge was an English biographer and longtime nemesis of both Stein and Toklas and one of Stein's harshest critics. In several letters to close personal friends following Stein's death, Toklas expressed her disdain towards Sprigge, on one occasion in particular…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 135240
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FIRST EDITION OF JOHN F. KENNEDY'S PROFILES IN COURAGE
KENNEDY, John F.
Profiles in Courage.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956.
First edition of Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, inscription to the verso of the front free endpaper. Jack design by Phil Grushkin. Jacket photograph by Hank Walker. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 144316
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First Edition of Louis Menand's Pulitzer Prize-winning Work The Metaphysical Club; Inscribed by Him To Edward O. Wilson
MENAND, Louis.
The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2001.
First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to fellow Pulitzer Prize award winning author Edward O. Wilson, "For Edward with best wishes Louis Menand." Wilson's signature to the front free endpaper, near fine in a near dust jacket. Jacket design by Susan Mitchell. An exceptional association copy.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 111949
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"IT IS ONLY A QUESTION OF ACCLIMATISATION FOR FROST-BITE, HUNGER, WEARINESS AND OTHER DISCOMFORTS…": FIRST EDITION OF EDWARD SHACKLETON’S ARCTIC JOURNEYS; FINELY BOUND BY THE HARCOURT BINDERY
SHACKLETON, Edward.
Arctic Journeys: The Story of the Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1937.
First edition of Shackleton's expedition, illustrated with 45 photographic prints, in-text illustrations, and five maps, including one folding map at rear. 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. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 140961
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Rare 17th century printing of the Act of the Scottish Parliament erecting the Bank of Scotland
Act of Parliament for Erecting the Bank in Scotland.
Edinburgh: [Royal Bank of Scotland] , 1695-1719.
Rare 17th century printing of the Act of the Scottish Parliament erecting the Bank of Scotland. Octavo, original wrappers, the act is dated July 17, 1695 and approved a joint stock amounting to the sum of 120,000 pounds to be raised by a company thereby established to manage the first public bank of Scotland. Bound with Copy of a Signature For a New Bank which approved and act to settle yearly funds payable out of the Revenue of Scotland to satisfy public debts on an annual basis. In very good condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 124034
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First editions of all three volumes of Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car
FLEMING, Ian. [Roald Dahl].
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car.
1964-65: Jonathan Cape Ltd, London.
First editions of all three volumes of Fleming's rare children's novel. Octavo, three volumes, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by John Burningham. Each are near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets with the final two volumes price-clipped. A sharp set.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146724
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Rare autograph letter signed by Igor Stravinsky
STRAVINSKY, Igor.
Igor Stravinsky Autograph Letter Signed.
1966.
Rare autograph letter signed by Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky. One page, type-written, dated December 21st, 1966 and addressed to John McClure at Columbia Records, the letter reads, "Dear John, Please answer this Mercury Record letter for me, telling them that they can have the permission, though they can have it, I think, without asking me, in any case. I have been ordered to rest -- no conducting at all -- after Chicago. This postpones our January plans, I greatly regret to say (and not only for me, as I realize, bu can't help). Happy New Year to you and your wife.…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 95109
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“Her memory's your love. You want no other”: First Edition of Henry James' The Wings of Dove
JAMES, Henry.
The Wings of the Dove.
London: Westminster and Archibald Constable & Co, 1902.
First edition of Henry James' landmark novel. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition, name to the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell and chemise box.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 142275
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First Edition of Robert Byron's The Road to Oxiana; From the library of Henry Alexander Nesbitt Medd
BYRON, Robert.
The Road to Oxiana.
London: Macmillan & Company, 1937.
First edition of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, 15 plates and a map. From the library of Henry Alexander Nesbitt Medd. Medd, who was an architect and best-known for his collaboration with fellow architects, Edwin Luytens and Herbert Baker, in designing New Delhi. He remained in India and in 1939-47 held the role of Chief Architect to the Indian Government. Medd's ownership inscription is on the front free endpaper, there is also the bookplate of Gavin Stamp on the front pastedown, who notes that it was a gift from Medd. Stamp reviewed the Picador edition of this work…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 111765
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First Edition of Of Flight And Life; Inscribed by Charles Lindbergh to close friend Walter Bartky
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
Of Flight and Life.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons , 1948.
First edition of this prophetic discourse on weapons of mass destruction. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "To Dean Walter Bartky with affection, and best wishes from Charles A. Lindbergh August 1948." The recipient, Walter Bartky was an American educator and mathematician and friend of the Lindberghs. After receiving a Ph.D. from the university, he served on its faculty in the astronomy department. In 1943 he became associate dean of the University of Chicago’s Division of Physical Sciences. During the Manhattan Project, Bartky served as the Metallurgical Laboratory’s associate director. Bartky…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 144537
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“You will never effect real disarmament, less you renounce war, not merely on a scroll of paper but in the hearts of men”: Large Photograph of david lloyd george; Signed by Him
LLOYD GEORGE, David.
David Lloyd George Signed Photograph.
Large photograph signed by Prime Mininster David Lloyd George and by the photographer, taken by the Vandyk Studio of London. The photograph measures 14 inches by 11.25 inches. Framed. The entire piece measures 21.25 inches by 17.25 inches.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 139570
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"Freedom Belongs to the strong": First Edition of Native Son; Finely Bound
WRIGHT, Richard .
Native Son.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1940.
First edition, first issue with "A - P" on the copyright page. Octavo, bound in full calf, marbled endpapers, housed in a full calf slipcase. A beautiful presentation.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146347