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"... fortune holds some gifts in store for those who try": First Edition of Percy Fitzpatrick's Classic Work Jock of the Bushveld
FITZPATRICK, Percy.
Jock of the Bushveld.
London: Longmans, Green and Company, 1907.
First edition, first issue with drawings of a dung beetle pushing his load with his front legs rather than his back on pages 65, 337 and 457. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt topstain, illustrated throughout. In near fine condition. Illustrated by E. Caldwell.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 64984
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First Edition of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
MEAD, Shepherd.
How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: The Dastard’s Guide to Fame and Fortune.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1952.
First edition of this classic work. 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. Illustrations by Claude. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 146086
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Concert Program; Signed by Louis Armstrong and Four of His Band Members
ARMSTRONG, Louis.
Louis Armstrong Signed Program.
New York: Associated Booking Corp, n.d.
‘Louis Armstrong and his Concert Group' program. Quarto, original wrappers, 20 pages, illustrated with black and white photographs of the band and its members. Boldy signed by Louis Armstrong on the thirteenth page, and additionally signed by Velma Middleton, Barney Bigard, Tummy Young, and Danny Barcelona on their respective portraits. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 146533
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“To show his nervousness was not shameful; only to admit it": FIRST EDITION OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY'S DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON; FINELY BOUND
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
Death in the Afternoon.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932.
First edition of early work on bullfighting. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, blind ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature of Ernest Hemingway to the front panel, frontispiece by Juan Gris, illustrated. In fine condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 122893
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First Edition of Malthus' The Principles of Political Economy
MALTHUS, Thomas Robert [T.R.].
Principles of Political Economy Considered with a View to Their Practical Application.
Boston: Wells and Lilly, 1821.
First American edition of this landmark work in political economy. Octavo, bound in three quarters leather over marbled boards, black leather morocco spine label. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 23029
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"I dwell in a lonely house I know, that vanished many summer ago": Robert Frost's A Boy's Will; signed and dated by him
FROST, Robert.
A Boy’s Will.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1934.
Second American edition of Frost's first published work. Octavo, original beige linen cloth, engraved title page. Signed and dated by the poet on the title page, "Robert Frost February 25 1936." In very good condition. Small ownership name.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 130124
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“The drowning and devastation of the city took just about ten minutes": First Edition of the author's First Book The Johnstown Flood; Inscribed by David McCullough in the Year of Publication
MCCULLOUGH, David.
The Johnstown Flood.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1968.
First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian's first book. Octavo, original brown cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page prior to the publication date, "For Donna and Gordon in friendship. David March 1, 1968." The recipients were close friends of the author. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with some rubbing to the extremities. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Publication date of The Johnstown Flood was March 18, 1968. Rare and desirable.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 59021
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A. P. Wavell's Other Men's Flowers; finely bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe
WAVELL, A. P.
Other Men’s Flowers: An Anthology of Poetry Compiled by A. P. Wavell.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1955.
Finely bound example of Wavell's fine anthology. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In very good condition,
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 132135
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Photograph from the filming of the 1969 classic film easy rider; signed by Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper
FONDA, Peter and Dennis Hopper.
Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper Signed Easy Rider Photograph.
Large glossy color photograph of the 1969 film Easy Rider stars Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper cruising on their choppers. Boldly signed by both Fonda and Hopper in blue felt tip. In fine condition. The photograph measures 14 inches by 11 inches.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 146534
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Rare autograph poem sent by William Cullen Bryant to his publisher George R. Graham
BRYANT, William Cullen.
William Cullen Bryant Autograph “The Voice of Autumn” Poem Signed.
November 21, 1853: .
Rare autograph poem in the hand of William Cullen Bryant sent by him to magazine publisher George R. Graham for inclusion in his literary periodical Graham's Magazine with the accompanying transmittal letter from Bryant to Graham. Quarto, two pages. Addressed to George R. Graham, the letter reads in part, "New York Monday Nov. 21, 1853 My dear Sir, I send you on the other leaf a poem for Graham's Magazine. I hope it will reach you for your purpose. I am Sir very truly yours W. C. Bryant." The first stanzas of the poem read, "The Voice of Autumn by…
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 142753
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"Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between": First Edition, First Issue of I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
ANGELOU, Maya.
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.
New York: Random House, 1969.
First edition with the topstain red of Angelou's critically acclaimed first book. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 144542
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith; finely bound and decorated with a fore-edge painting
GOLDSMITH, Oliver.
The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. and Professor of Ancient History in the Royal Academy of the Arts. [Fore-edge Painting].
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1846.
Finely bound example of Goldsmith's complete poetical works, decorated with a fore-edge painting of a golfing scene. Octavo, bound in full pebbled morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt scrolling and fleuron cornerpeices to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, illustrated with wood engravings, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting of a golfing scene. Ownership inscription. In very good condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 140226
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First edition of Evelyn Waugh's Scoop; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
WAUGH, Evelyn.
Scoop.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1933.
First edition of Waugh's classic satire of sensationalist journalism. 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. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 147547
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Charles McCay’s Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
MACKAY, Charles.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.
London: Office of the National Illustrated Library, 1852.
Second edition of this important, entertaining and influential early study of crowd behavior, subsequently used to explore popular psychology and to chart the stock market, with numerous wood-engraved illustrations, in original cloth. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Illustrated with numerous engravings throughout. In near fine condition, names to the title page. Uncommon in the original cloth and in this condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 132543
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“The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love": The Maugham Reader; Finely Bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe
MAUGHAM, W.Somerset.
A Maugham Reader.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1950.
First edition of this collection by the author of The Razor's Edge. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, frontispiece of Maugham, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt. With an introduction by Glenway Wescott. In fine condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 134702
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"I have climbed my mountain, but I must still live my life": Tenzing Norgay's Tiger of the Snow; Signed by Him
NORGAY, Tenzing with James Ramsey Ullman .
Tiger of the Snows: The Autobiography of Tenzing of Everest.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1955.
First edition, early printing of Norgay's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographic frontispiece and 18 pages of photographs. Boldly signed by Tenzing Norgay on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Dwight Shepler. Written with James Ramsey Ullman. Books signed by Norgay are rare.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 139449
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First Edition of Alice's Restaurant Cookbook; Signed by Alice May Brock and Arlo Guthrie
BROCK, Alice May and Arlo Guthrie.
Alice’s Restaurant Cookbook.
New York: Random House, 1969.
First edition of this classic cookbook. Quarto, original illustrated boards, with numerous pages of photographs. Signed by both Arlo Guthrie and Alice Brock on the title page with numbers on the title page. In good condition. Introduction by Arlo Guthrie. Rare and desirable signed by both Guthrie and Brock.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 140091
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First Edition of Sergeant York: His Own Life Story and War Diary; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
YORK, Alvin C.
Sergeant York: His Own Life Story and War Diary.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1928.
First edition of this classic work by one of the most decorated soldiers, basis for the 1941 film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Gary Cooper. Octavo, original cloth. Edited by Tom Skeyhill. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Name and inscription to the front free endpaper.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 146815
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Bernard Baruch Signed Portrait to Humorist Harry Hershfield
BARUCH, Bernard M.
Bernard Baruch Signed Portrait.
A portrait of Bernard Baruch signed to humorist Harry Hershfield. It reads, "For Harry Hershfield who radiates sunshine and good feeling wherever he goes with appreciation and best wishes from one who has basked in that sunshine BM Baruch 1952." Hershfield was an American cartoonist, humor writer and radio personality. He was known as "the Jewish Will Rogers". He also was a columnist for the New York Daily Mirror. His books include Laugh Louder, Live Longer and Now I'll Tell One. As a comics artist he is best remembered for his newspaper comic Abie the Agent. The image measures 7.75 inches by 10.75 inches. Double…
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 71053
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"People are more impressed by the power of our example rather than the example of our power": Signed Limited Edition Of President Clinton’s Autobiography My Life; In the Original Shrink Wrap
CLINTON, Bill [William Jefferson Clinton].
My Life.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.
Signed limited edition of President William Jefferson Clinton's Autobiography. Thick octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine, original slipcase, illustrated. Fine in a fine slipcase. Signed by Bill Clinton, one of 1500 numbered examples. In the original shrink wrap.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 133520
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"How doth the little crocodile improve its shining tail, and pour the waters of the Nile on every golden scale": First Edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures Under Ground
CARROL, Lewis. [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson].
Alice’s Adventures Under Ground.
London: Macmillan and Co, 1886.
First edition being a facsimile of the original manuscript which was later expanded and published as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Octavo, original scarlet cloth, elaborate gilt titles to the spine and front panel, gilt vignette to the rear panel, triple gilt ruled, all edges gilt, text printed in the author's handwriting including thirty-seven illustrations in facsimile, advertisements at rear. In very good condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 145905
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"You once said to me that I talk like a man in a book. I not only talk, but think and feel like one": Limited First Edition of Nathanael West's The Dream Life of Balso Snell
WEST, Nathanael.
The Dream Life of Balso Snell.
Paris and New York: Contact Editions, 1931.
First edition of the author's first novel. Octavo, finely bound in full morocco by The Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt borders to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. One of only five hundred numbered copies, this is number 344. In fine condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 146620
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First Edition of Harry Truman’s Memoirs; Inscribed by President Truman in Volume One
TRUMAN, Harry S.
Memoirs: Year of Decisions and Memoirs: Years of Trial and Hope 1946-1952.
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1955-56.
First editions of President Truman's presidential memoirs. Octavo, two volumes, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page of volume one, "To Mel Abend kind regards from from Harry Truman 3/15/58." Both volumes are near fine in near fine dust jackets. Jacket designs by Sydney Butchkes. Jacket photographs by Eliot Elsofon and U.S. Army Corps.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 136199
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"There had been a heavy shower of rain, but the sun was already shining through the breaks in the clouds and throwing swiftly changing shadows on the streets, the houses, and the gardens of the city of Laurania": First edition of Churchill's only full-length work of fiction: Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania.
New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1900.
First American edition (which precedes the British first) of Churchill's singular attempt at full-length fiction. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable in this condition, Churchill's only work of literature.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 129733
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First Edition of Ronald Reagan's The March of Freedom
REAGAN, Ronald.
The March of Freedom: The Westminster Speech.
Washington, D.C: The Heritage Foundation, 1996.
First edition of this lecture by President Reagan. Octavo, original wrappers. In fine condition. Foreword by Edwin J. Fuelner, Jr. Although not marked, this if from the library of William Safire. Safire, was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column “On Language” in The New York Times Magazine from 1979 until the month of his death and authored two books…
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 141529
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Signed Limited Edition of Charles Lindbergh's We
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
We.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927.
Author's autograph edition of Lindbergh's autobiography, which provides the account of the life of one of the century's greatest adventurers, the first man to complete a solo non-stop transatlantic flight. One of 100 numbered copies, this is number 392, signed by both Charles Lindbergh and the publisher on the limitation page. Octavo, half bound salmon paper covered boards, frontispiece with tissue-guard, 51 black and white plates. In very good condition. Introduction by Myron T. Herrick.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 140405
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Rare First edition of Rudyard Kipling's Letters of Marque
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Letters of Marque.
Allahabad: A. H. Wheeler & Co, 1891.
Rare first edition of this collection of letters published without Kipling's permission and so quickly suppressed. Octavo, original publisher's decorated cloth. One of one thousand copies, many of which were destroyed at Kipling's behest. In very good condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 120684
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"It’s just that I’d rather die of drink than of thirst": First edition of Ian Fleming's Thunderball
FLEMING, Ian.
Thunderball.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1961.
First edition of the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket art by Richard Chopping.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 147491
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Turgenev's Favorite work by Tolstoy; First Edition of Tolstoy's The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in 1852
TOLSTOY, Leo.
The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in 1852.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1878.
First edition in English of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Translated by Eugene Schuyler. In very good condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 123937
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“The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love": The Maugham Reader; Finely Bound
MAUGHAM, W.Somerset.
The Maugham Reader.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1950.
First edition of this collection by the author of The Razor's Edge. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, all edges gilt. With an introduction by Glenway Wescott. In fine condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 134572
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First Edition of Of Flight And Life; Inscribed by Charles Lindbergh
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 Elizabeth Bartky with much affection, and best wishes from Charles A. Lindbergh August 1948." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. An excellent association.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 144539
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"What if it should turn out eternity was but the steeple on our house of life": SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION of Robert Frost's Steeple Bush; one of only 751 copies SIGNED BY ROBERT FROST
FROST, Robert.
Steeple Bush.
New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1947.
First edition, first printing of this spiritually-themed Frost collection. Octavo, original half cloth over boards, front panel decorated in gilt. One of 751 copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number 167. Fine in the rare original glassine which is in very good condition and slipcase which is in near fine condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 110271
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"All over the ship, all through the convoy there was a knowledge that in a few hours some of them were going to be dead": First Edition of The 50th Anniversary Edition of The Naked and the Dead; Lengthily Inscribed by Norman Mailer
MAILER, Norman.
The Naked and the Dead.
New York: Henry Holt, 2005.
First edition of the 50th anniversary edition of the author's classic first novel. Thick octavo, original boards. Lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, who has transcribed the first line of this title as follows, "All over the ship, all through the convoy there was a knowledge that in a few hours some of them were going to be dead. Norman Mailer." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A unique example.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 842
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"If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased": First edition of Me: Stories of My Life; Signed by Katharine Hepburn and Signed Three Times by Jacket illustrator Chip Kidd
HEPBURN, Katharine .
Me: Stories of My Life.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991.
First edition of Katharine Hepburn's revealing autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 165 photographs. Boldly signed by Katharine Hepburn on the front free endpaper. Additionally signed three times by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel, on the front free endpaper and on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson and Chip Kidd.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 147701
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FIRST EDITION OF MAX BEERBOHM'S ZULEIKA DOBSON
BEERBOHM, Max.
Zuleika Dobson or An Oxford Love Story.
London: William Heinemann, 1911.
First edition of Beerbohm’s classic and only novel. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Bookplate. Housed in a custom chemise clamshell box. A very nice example.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 131261
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“Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated”: First edition of Arnold Palmer’s Golf Book "Hit It Hard"; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
PALMER, Arnold.
Arnold Palmer’s Golf Book “Hit It Hard!”
New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1961.
First edition of Arnold Palmer’s first book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in 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, illustrated. In fine condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 144210
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First collected edition of Aldous Huxley's Grey Eminence; finely bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe
HUXLEY, Aldous.
Grey Eminence: A Study in Religion and Politics.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1956.
First collected edition of Huxley's biography of French monk François Leclerc du Tremblay. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 130128
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First Edition of Andy Warhol: Transcript of David Bailey's ATV Documentary; singed by Andy Warhol
WARHOL, Andy; Bailey.
Andy Warhol: Transcript of David Bailey’s ATV Documentary.
London: Bailey Litchfield/Matthew Miller Dunbar Ltd, 1972.
First edition of the transcript of David Bailey's documentary film 'Warhol' which was banned upon release due to its alleged explicit content. Folio, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed by Andy Warhol on the title page. In very good condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 116014
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"Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please": First Edition of Joseph Conrad's The Rover; Finely Bound by Bayntun
CONRAD, Joseph.
The Rover.
London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, 1923.
First British edition of the last complete novel by Joseph Conrad. Octavo, finely bound in full morocco by Bayntun, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, double gilt ruled, inner dentelles, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 119454
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Rare Autograph Letter Signed by Famed English Writer Rudyard Kipling
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Rudyard Kipling Autograph Letter Signed.
London: September 13, 1923.
Rare autograph letter signed by Rudyard Kipling. Octodecimo, one page on Brown's Hotel letterhead, the letter reads in full, "Sept. 13. 1923. Dear Lord Athlone, I should have just everything aside for the Middlesex Hospital dinner on the 2nd, were it not that on that date I must be in Scotland to meet engagements, made a year ago, in connection with my installation as Rector of St. Andrews early in the month. With very many regrets ... Sincerely yours, Rudyard Kipling." Double matted and framed with a portrait of Kipling. In fine condition. The piece measures 16.3 inches by 14…
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 147427
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"It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals": First Edition of Felix Frankfurter Reminisces; Warmly Inscribed by Him
FRANKFURTER, Felix.
Felix Frankfurter Reminisces: Recorded in Talks With Dr. Harlan B. Phillips.
New York: Reynal & Company, 1960.
First edition of this collection of thoughts from Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "For Leonard Maill, who helped confirm my anglophilism, with the warm regards of Felix Frankfurter July 19, 60." The recipient, Rowland Leonard Maill, was a BBC broadcaster and administrator. Bookplate of the recipient. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Books signed by Frankfurter are uncommon.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 59088
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The Bugatti Book; Finely Bound
EAGLESFIELD, Barry [Ettore Bugatti].
The Bugatti Book.
London: Motor Racing Publications Limited, 1958.
First edition, early printing of this work on Bugatti. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt topstain, marbled endpapers, illustrated. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 140396
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Signed Photograph of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA,.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Signed Photograph.
Color photograph of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. Glossy color photograph of the Dalai Lama standing in his traditional robes with his hands folded. Boldly signed in black felt tip at the lower right hand corner. In fine condition. The piece measures 10 inches by 8 inches.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 147468
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"Why must we fight for the right to live, over and over, each time the sun rises?": Exodus; Inscribed by Leon Uris to Historian Arnold Krammer
URIS, Leon.
Exodus: A Novel of Israel.
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1958.
First edition, early printing of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to historian Arnold Krammer, "For Dr. Arnold Krammer Shalom Leon Uris." The recipient, Arnold Krammer was a historian who specialized in German and United States history and a professor at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. He was twice a Fulbright scholar in Germany in 1992-1993 and 2002-2003. He was the author of seven books, the most recent of which was War Crimes, Genocide, and the Law: Historical Perspective, published in 2009. He is…
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 115423
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First Edition of Leonard Cohen’s First Novel; Inscribed by Him
COHEN, Leonard.
The Favourite Game.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1963.
First printing of this edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To John Abbott all the best Leonard Cohen London 1988." Near fine in an near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Barry Hall.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 140854
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First Edition of Charles Dickens' Master Humphrey's Clock; Finely Bound by Worsfold
DICKENS, Charles.
Master Humphrey’s Clock.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1840.
First edition of this classic collection of short stories. Royal octavo, 3 volumes, bound in full calf by Worsfold, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, illustrated with wood-engravings after George Cattermole & Hablot K. Browne. In very good condition, bookplates to the front pastedown.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 147267
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Ronald Reagan's 1985 inauguration Program; Signed by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
BURGER, Warren E.; Ronald Reagan.
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Signed 1985 Inauguration Program.
Official program for Ronald Reagan's 1985 inauguration and has a First Day Cancellation at the top. Signed by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger at the bottom. Burger administered the oath of office to President Reagan on that day. The entire framed piece measures 9.25 inches by 12.25 inches.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 47021
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First Edition of Thomas Berger's Crazy in Berlin; Signed by Him
BERGER, Thomas .
Crazy In Berlin.
New York: Charles Scribner's, 1958.
First edition of Berger's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Thomas Berger on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Sydney Butchkes. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell slipcase. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 142436
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First edition of The Living White House; Warmly Inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson; With an original Bronzini Tie
AIKMAN, Lionelle. Foreword by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. Introduction by Bruce Catton.
The Living White House.
Washington, D.C: White House Historical Association with the cooperation of the National Geographic Society Special Publications Division, 1966.
First edition of this beautiful pictorial history of the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers, illustrated with numerous full page color photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the President Johnson, "To Edward Dahut-with appreciation Lyndon B. Johnson." The recipient, Edward Dahut was the CEO of Bronzini Ltd., a prestigious men’s fashion house. Because President Johnson was a tall man, and wore Bronzini ties, the White House requested new ties cut to order. Dahut would send books of color swatches of designs for the line, normally given to Bronzini salesmen across the…
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 140981
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Photograph of President Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan; Signed by Them
REAGAN, Ronald.
Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph.
1987.
Signed photograph of President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan seated outside on a garden bench. Color satin-finish photograph of the Reagans seated outside on a garden bench, inscribed in black felt tip on the border, "To Joe McManno, Best wishes, Nancy & Ronald Reagan." In near fine condition with a couple of light creases to the border. The entire piece measures 10 inches by 8 inches.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 145403
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First Edition of Iris Murdoch's Under the Net; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
MURDOCH, Iris.
Under the Net.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1954.
First edition of Murdoch's first novel which announced "the emergence of a brilliant talent" (Times Literary Supplement). 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. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 146201
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First Edition of Waterfront; Inscribed by Budd Schulberg to fellow writer R.P. Dickey
SCHULBERG, Budd.
Waterfront.
New York: Random House, 1955.
First edition of Schulberg's novel adapted from his Academy Award–winning screenplay. Octavo, original beige cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer R.P. Dickey on the front free endpaper, "For R.P. Dickey, Here it is at last! With my thanks for your patience, and interest in my work. Sincerely Budd Schulberg Sept. 1, 1983." Fine in a near fine dust jacket without the usual fade to the spine panel. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 138005
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"Behaviour that's admired is the path to power among people everywhere": First Edition of Seamus Heaney's Beowulf; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery
HEANEY, Seamus.
Beowulf: A New Verse Translation.
London: Faber and Faber, 1999.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. 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, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 142996
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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 blue morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe
DICKENS, Charles.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
London: Oxford University Press, 1968.
Elaborately bound Oxford illustrated edition of one of Dickens' most popular novels. Octavo, bound in full crushed blue morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. With thirty-nine illustrations by 'Phiz' and and Introduction by Dame Sybil Thorndike. In fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 129073
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First Edition of Jack Kerouac's First Book The Town and the City
KEROUAC, Jack.
The Town and the City.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950.
First edition of Kerouac's first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Leo Manso.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 138596
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Select Poetry Chiefly on Subjects Connected with Religion; finely bound in full morocco and decorated with a fine concealed fore-edge painting
Select Poetry. Chiefly on Subjects Connected with Religion. [Fore-Edge Painting].
London: Printed for L. B. Seeley and Son, 1825.
Finely bound poetry collection decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting. 18mo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting. In very good condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 141053
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"Matilda said, "Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it's unbelievable...": First Edition Of Roald Dahl’s Beloved Book Matilda; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
DAHL, Roald; Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Matilda.
New York: Viking, 1988.
First edition of Dahl’s popular story of a young girl, her genius, and her indifferent parents. 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. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 147482
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First edition of Virginia Woolf's Flush: A Biography; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
WOOLF, Virginia.
Flush: A Biography.
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1933.
First edition of Woolf's fictional "stream of consciousness" tale by Flush, a dog, telling the story of his owner, Elizabeth Browning. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt borders and facsimile signature stamped to the front panel, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with four original drawings by Vanessa Bell and six other illustrations. In fine condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 146583
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FIRST EDITION OF RAYMOND CARVER’S CATHEDRAL; Inscribed by Raymond Carver to fellow writer Thom Jones
CARVER, Raymond [Thom Jones].
Cathedral. Stories.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983.
First edition of Carver’s award-winning collection of stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Thom Jones with good wishes Ray Carver May 4, 1984." The recipient, Thom Jones was an esteemed short story writer. His first book, published in 1993, was the short-story collection The Pugilist at Rest. The stories deal with common themes of mortality and pain, with characters who often find a kind of solace in the rather pessimistic philosophy of Schopenhauer. Boxing, absent or mentally ill fathers, physical trauma, and the Vietnam War are also recurring motifs. The collection was a National Book Award…
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 146006