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“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain”: First Edition of James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time
BALDWIN, James.
The Fire Next Time.
New York: The Dial Press, 1963.
First edition of one of the most influential works on race relations published in the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. An exceptional example.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 124915
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“Some things you must always be unable to bear. Some things you must never stop refusing to bear. Injustice and outrage and dishonor and shame": William Faulkner's Intruder In The Dust
FAULKNER, William.
Intruder In The Dust.
New York: Random House, 1948.
First edition of this classic Faulkner novel, which explores the lives of a family of characters in the South. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a vry good dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by E. McKnight Kauffer.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 121493
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The Basis for the landmark film starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep: First Edition of Avery Corman's Kramer Versus Kramer; Inscribed by Him
CORMAN, Avery .
Kramer Versus Kramer.
New York: Random House, 1977.
First edition of Avery Corman’s powerful classic novel about the end of a marriage and the bond between a father and child, basis for the film. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Jeff! With My Thanks, Avery Corman." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Davis. Uncommon signed.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 131089
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Rare Signed limited edition of Maugham's address to the Library of Congress upon the Library's acceptance of the original manuscript of Of Human Bondage
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset.
Of Human Bondage With a Digression on the Art of Fiction: And Address by Somerset Maugham.
Washington: The Library of Congress, 1946.
Signed limited edition of the address given by Maugham upon the Library's acceptance of the original autograph manuscript of his masterpiece, Of Human Bondage. Octavo, original boards. One of 500 copies signed by W. Somerset Maugham on the front free endpaper. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original accompanying program which is in very good condition. The program contains a brief description of the original autograph manuscript which notes that it is contained in 16 notebooks written on the recto of each leaf, begun in 1911 and finished in 1914.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 108345
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"I once did something right. I played first-rate basketball. I really did. And after you're first-rate at something, no matter what, it kind of takes the kick out of being second-rate": First Editions of Each Novel in John Updike’s Rabbit Quartet
UPDIKE, John.
Rabbit, Run; Rabbit Redux; Rabbit Is Rich; Rabbit At Rest; Licks of Love.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960-2000.
First editions of each volume in the Rabbit quartet. Octavos, 5 volumes, original half cloth. Each volume is near fine to fine in very good to near fine dust jackets.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 131226
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"My name is Charles Frederick Bush, C. Fred for short": First edition of White House Dog C. Fred's Story; Inscribed by both Barbara and George Bush
BUSH, C. Fred. Edited Slightly by Barbara Bush (George Bush).
C. Fred’s Story: A Dog’s Life.
New York: Doubleday, 1984.
First edition of First Lady Barbara Bush's children's book about the adventures of White House dog C. Fred Bush. Large octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs throughout. Inscribed by Barbara Bush, "To Edna Pryn - With love and affection to a dear friend - Warmly - Barbara Bush" and President George Bush, "With love, George Bush," and with a paw print stamp in the likeness of C. Fred's paw. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Dust Jacket design by David Gatti. Jacket photograph by Cynthia Johnson.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 82391
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“The drowning and devastation of the city took just about ten minutes": First Edition of The Johnstown Flood; Inscribed by David McCullough
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. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For John Rogers David McCullough." Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 146412
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First Editions of Time on the Cross; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Fogel in Both Volumes
FOGEL, Robert William and Stanley L. Engerman.
Time On The Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery & Time On the Cross Evidence and Methods. Two Volumes.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1974.
First edition of this work which attracted widespread attention in the media and generated heated controversy and criticism for its methodology and conclusions. Octavo, original brown cloth, 2 volumes. Both volumes are signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist, "RW Fogel 3/18/10." Each are near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Sarah L. Bindari.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 114451
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Czeslaw Milosz's Native Realm: A Search for Self-Definition; Signed by Him
MILOSZ, Czeslaw.
Native Realm: A Search for Self-Definition.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1968.
First edition of the re-issue of the Nobel Prize-winning author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Czeslaw Milosz on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lewis Friedman. Author photograph by Thomas Victor.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 142086
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First American Edition of Vassilis Vassilikos' Z; Inscribed by Him
VASSILIKOS, Vassilis.
Z.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1968.
First American edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Matthew with my love, Vassilis Vassilikos 5.05.01." Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket that shows very light wear. Jacket design by Enrico Arno. Translated from the Greek by Marilyn Calmann.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 44632
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First Edition of The Cosmic Jest; Signed by Herbert Hoover, Clarence Budington Kelland, and another Bohemian Club Member
KELLAND, Clarence Budington; Music by Frank R. Denke; [Herbert Hoover].
The Cosmic Jest: A Grove Play.
San Francisco: Bohemian Club, 1949.
First edition of this Bohemian Club Grove play. Octavo, original half cloth with pictorial boards, printed with music by Frank R. Denke. Boldly signed by Herbert Hoover and the author, Clarence Budington Kelland, on the dedication page. Additionally signed by another member of the Bohemian Club. In very good condition with light rubbing and toning.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 146694
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Finely bound collection of Rudyard Kipling's Barrack-Room Ballads, Departmental Duties, and The Seven Seas
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Barrack-Room Ballads, Departmental Duties, and The Seven Seas.
London: Methuen and Co. and George Newnes, 1899.
Finely bound early printings of Kipling's collections of songs and poems regarding the late-Victorian British Army and voyages on the high seas. Octavo, three volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in 6 compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, others uncut, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. Bookplate to each pastedown.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 96168
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Original theatrical poster from the Broadway Performance of Joan Didion's A Year of Magical Thinking; signed by Joan Didion and actress Vanessa Redgrave
DIDION, Joan. [Vanessa Redgrave].
The Year of Magical Thinking: A Play by Joan Didion Signed Theatrical Poster.
New York: Prof. D.R. McClennahan, 2006.
Original theatrical poster from Vanessa Redgrave's performance of Didion's 2005 best-selling memoir at the Booth Theatre on Broadway. Signed by Joan Didion and Vanessa Redgrave on the lower portion of the poster. In near fine condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 143250
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Rare First Edition of this "comprehensive survey of current mechanism, practice, and theory" Stock Market Theory and Practice
SCHABACKER, Richard Wallace.
Stock Market Theory and Practice.
New York: B.C. Forbes, 1930.
First edition, second printing of the first of Schabacker's three major works on the stock market. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the original dust jacket with some rubbing and wear.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 88994
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First edition of Frederick W. Pethick Lawrence's Women's Fight For The Vote
PETHICK LAWRENCE, Frederick W.
Women’s Fight For The Vote.
London: The Woman's Press, [1910].
First edition of the definitive collection Pethick Lawrence's articles promoting Women's Suffrage. Octavo, original wrappers. In good condition. Rare.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 135198
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First Edition of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers; Warmly Inscribed by Paul Kennedy
KENNEDY, Paul.
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict From 1500 to 2000.
New York: Random House, 1987.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Joshua, with fond regards, from Paul." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bob Silverman. Jacket art by Van Howell.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 144312
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First Edition of Macro Markets; Signed by Robert J. Shiller
SHILLER, Robert J.
Macro Markets: Creating Institutions for Managing Society’s Largest Economic Risks.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by Robert Shiller on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 108001
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First edition of Bloomberg by Bloomberg; inscribed by Michael Bloomberg
BLOOMBERG, Michael.
Bloomberg by Bloomberg.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1997.
First edition of Michael Bloomberg's hard-hitting autobiography. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "For Rona Freedland Hope you enjoy this book, Mike Bloomberg." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Nuart, Inc. Jacket photographs by Gregory Heisler.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 110923
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"Emotion is contagious": First edition of The Tipping Point; Uniquely signed by Malcolm Gladwell
GLADWELL, Malcolm.
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2000.
First edition of Gladwell's debut novel which seeks to explain and describe the "mysterious" sociological changes that mark everyday life. Octavo, original boards. Signed by the author with the added words, "Emotion is contagious!' Malcolm Gladwell." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 139489
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"What I can't see isn't likely to hurt me": First Edition of the author’s Newbery Honor Novel The Great Gilly Hopkins; Signed by Katherine Paterson
PATERSON, Katherine.
The Great Gilly Hopkins.
New York: Thomas Crowell, 1978.
First edition of this realistic children's novel, which was ranked number 63 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Katherine Paterson on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket art by Fred Marcellino.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 4088
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First Edition of the First Monograph on Frank Gehry's Masterpiece The Walt Disney Concert Hall; Signed by Him
GEHRY, Frank.
Symphony: Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2003.
First edition of this volume on Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Signed by Frank Gehry on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Preface by Deborah Borda. Introduction by Frank Gehry. With essays by Richard Koshalek and Dana Hutt, Carol McMichael Reese, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Michael Wood. Photography by Grant Mudford.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 515
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First Edition of The Elements of Investing; Signed by Legendary Investor Burton Malkiel
MALKIEL, Burton G. and Charles D. Ellis.
The Elements of Investing.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2010.
First edition of this work on investing by two of the world's greatest financial thinkers. Octavo, original boards. Signed by the co-author on the front free endpaper, "With best wishes Burt Malkiel." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael J. Freeland.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 75065
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Limited edition of John Gilmary Shea's Early Voyages Up and Down the Mississippi
SHEA, John Galmary.
Early Voyages Up and Down the Mississippi, by Cavelier, Dt. Cosme, Le Sueur, Gravier, and Guignas.
Albany: Joel Munsell, 1861.
Limited edition of Shea's important history of the early explorers of the Mississippi, printed for subscribers. Octavo, bound in half morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Bradford 4933; Field 1395; Sabin 80003. Provenance: from the library of American businessman James Phinney Baxter (1831-1921) of Portland, Maine with his bookplate to the pastedown. Bookplate of Peter Priester laid in. In very good condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 143881
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First Edition of The Meaning of the Market Process: Essays in the Development of Modern Austrian Economics; Signed by Israel Kirzner
KIRZNER, Israel M.
The Meaning of the Market Process: Essays in the Development of Modern Austrian Economics.
London and New York: Routledge, 1992.
First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For John Rogers- Israel M. Kirzner, February 25th 15." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 144788
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"There are still times I wake up at three o'clock in the morning... to write books like this one": FIRST EDITION OF HOW THE GARCIA GIRLS LOST THEIR ACCENTS; Lengthily SIGNED BY JULIA ALVAREZ
ALVAREZ, Julia.
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents.
Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Press, 1991.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original half cloth, Lengthily signed by the author on the title page, "May you enjoy my book- There are still times I wake up at three o'clock in the morning... to write books like this one, Julia Alvarez." Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Paul Munck. Jacket design by Carin Goldberg.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 108779
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"Author of this author, generous critic, and loyal helper, who reads my books more often than anyone else": First Edition of Portrait of A Romantic; Inscribed by Steven Millhauser to His Mother
MILLHAUSER, Steven.
Portrait of a Romantic.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977.
First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's second book. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his Mother on the front free endpaper, "For Mom, author of this author, generous critic, and loyal helper, who reads my books more often than anyone else Steven." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Muriel Nasser. An exceptional association.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 146451
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First Edition of Woman's Work in the Civil War: A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience
BROCKETT, L. P..
Woman’s Work in the Civil War: A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience.
Philadelphia : Zeigler, McCurdy, 1867.
First edition of this major early history of Civil War women, published only two years after the war's end, with authoritative accounts of groundbreaking work by Clara Barton and over 80 field nurses. Thick octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 16 steel-engraved portraits and a contributing essay by Harriet Beecher Stowe. In near fine condition. A sharp example.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 140052
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First edition of The Money Masters; signed by John Train
TRAIN, John.
The Money Masters.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1980.
First edition of one of the most widely read investment books in history. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "J Train." From the library of financial analyst Keniston P. Merrill on the front free endpaper, "Keniston P. Merrill February 15, 1980." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 146631
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FIRST EDITION OF NABOKOV'S THE ORIGINAL OF LAURA (DYING IS FUN); SIGNED BY DMITRI NABOKOV AND THREE TIMES BY DESIGNER CHIP KIDD
NABOKOV, Vladimir; Introduction by Dmitri Nabokov.
The Original of Laura (Dying is Fun): A Novel in Fragments.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
First edition of Nabokov's final and incomplete novel which he was in the process of writing at the time of his death in 1977. Octavo, original pictorial cloth. Signed by Dmitri Nabokov on the title page and additionally signed three times by the jacket designer Chip Kidd, on the title page, front panel and on the rear flap of the jacket. Illustrated throughout with photographs of the original index cards that comprised the unfinished manuscript with accompanying printed annotations. Introduction by Dmitri Nabokov. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 140672
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First Edition of Capital Ideas Evolving; Inscribed by Peter Bernstein
BERNSTEIN, Peter.
Capital Ideas Evolving.
New York: Wiley, 2007.
First edition of Bernstein's final book. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For William The idea man Peter Bernstein." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 321
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Signed Limited Edition of The Bourne Supremacy; Signed by Robert Ludlum and Academy Award-winning Actor Matt Damon
LUDLUM, Robert.
The Bourne Supremacy.
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1986.
Signed limited edition of the author's second novel in his acclaimed Bourne series. Octavo, bound in full leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by Robert Ludlum and Academy Award-winning actor Matt Damon, who starred in the film adaptation. In fine condition. Illustrated by Hodges Soileau.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 147714
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Signed Limited First Edition of Anzia Yezierska's Bread Givers
YEZIERSKA, Anzia.
Bread Givers: A Novel.
Doubleday, Page & Company: Garden City, NY, 1925.
Signed limited first edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. One of 500 examples signed by Anzia Yezierska. In very good condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 125779
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"With Love and affection": First Edition of Sidney Poitier's This Life; Inscribed by Him to Screenwriter Charles Blackwell
POITIER, Sidney.
This Life.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1980.
First edition of this work by the Academy Award-winning actor. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Mr and Mrs Charles Blackwell With Love and affection Sidney Poitier." The recipient, Charles Blackwell wrote the screenplay for the film A Piece of the Action, starring Poitier and James Earl Jones. Blackwell was nominated for the Tony Award twice. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Tom Carnase. An exceptional association.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 126051
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First edition of Henry Adams' A Letter to American Teachers of History; signed by him
ADAMS, Henry.
A Letter to American Teachers of History.
Washington, D.C.: Privately Printed at the Press of J. H. Furst Co. Baltimore, 1910.
First edition of Adams' classic treatise on education. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Henry Adams at the conclusion of the introduction. From the library of Charles H. Rammelkamp, Jr. with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. Charles H. Rammelkamp, Jr. was an American scientist and physician. He discovered that streptococcus can cause rheumatic fever and nephritic syndrome, for which, he received the Lasker Award. He was a longtime professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. In near fine condition. Bookplate. A nice example with noted provenance.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 131944
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First Edition of Advances in Behavioral Finance; Signed by Richard Thaler
THALER, Richard H. Edited by.
Advances in Behavioral Finance.
New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1993.
First edition of this collection of essays on behavioral finance. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard Thaler on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Contributors include Richard H. Thaler, Robert J. Shiller, Andrei Shleifer, Lawrence H. Summers, Kenneth French and Richard Roll.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 133580
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Cours Gastronomique, ou Les Diners de Manant-Ville; Finely Bound
CADET DE GASSICOURT, Charles-Louis.
Cours Gastronomique, ou Les Diners de Manant-Ville, Ouvrage Anecdotique, Philosophique et Literature.
Paris: Imprimerie de Brasseur Aine, 1809.
First edition of this work on French Gastronomy, containing its history throughout the country's various regions. Octavo, bound in full calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, red morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers, ribbon bound in. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 96186
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First edition of James Jackson's Cases of Cholera Collected at Paris; in the original publisher's boards
JACKSON, James.
Cases of Cholera Collected at Paris, in the Month of April, 1832, in the Wards of MM. Andral and Louis at the Hospital La Pitie.
Boston: Carter, Hendee, and Co, 1832.
First edition of Jackson's work detailing six cases of Cholera collected at the Hospital de la Pitie at Paris. Octavo, original publisher's boards and paper spine label. In very good condition. Ownership inscription.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 137121
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First Edition of Cass Timberlane; Signed by Sinclair Lewis
LEWIS, Sinclair.
Cass Timberlane.
New York: Random House, 1945.
First edition of this work, basis for the 1947 classic film directed by George Sidney and starring Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner and Zachary Scott. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Sinclair Lewis. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light wear to the extremities.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 146020
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FIRST EDITION OF THOMAS PYNCHON'S SECOND NOVEL THE CRYING OF LOT 49
PYNCHON, Thomas.
The Crying of Lot 49.
New York: J.B Lippincott, 1966.
First edition of Pynchon’s classic post-modern satire, which tells the wonderfully unusual story of Oedipa Maas. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Charles. An exceptional example.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 147040
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First edition of Rudyard Kipling's The Second Jungle Book
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Second Jungle Book.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1895.
First edition of Kipling's Second Jungle Book. Octavo, original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine and gilt vignette to the front panel, all edges gilt, pictorial title pages, illustrated. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities. Contemporary ownership inscription.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 119977
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Eugene O'Neill's All God's Chillun Got Wings and Welded; Signed by Him
O'NEILL, Eugene.
All God’s Chillun Got Wings Desire under the Elms and Welded.
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1927.
First edition, second printing of this collection of two of O'Neill's expressionist plays, including one of his most controversial. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Eugene O'Neill on the front free endpaper. With the publishers Now & Then advertisement postcard laid in. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 108639
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First Edition of Inflation Targeting: Lessons from the International Experience; Signed by Ben Bernanke and Frederic Mishkin
BERNANKE, Ben S; Thomas Laubach; Frederic S. Mishkin and Adam S. Posen.
Inflation Targeting: Lessons from the International Experience.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999.
First edition of this ground breaking study. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by both Ben Bernanke and Frederic Mishkin on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marek Antoniak.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 44019
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"Well," said Stuart, "a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone": First Edition of Stuart Little
WHITE, E.B.; Illustrated by Garth Williams.
Stuart Little.
New York: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945.
First edition, first printing, with code "I-U" on copyright page of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated by Garth Williams. Fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 131373
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First Edition of Roger Moore's James Bond Diary; Inscribed by Roger Moore
MOORE, Roger.
Roger Moore’s James Bond Diary.
Fawcett Publications, 1973.
First edition of Moore's diary regarding the making of Live and Let Die. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To John from Roger Moore." In near fine condition. A very sharp example.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 133640
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"One of the earliest feminist journals published": First edition of Volume XIV of The Englishwoman
The Englishwoman. Volume XIV. April-June 1912.
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd, 1912.
First edition of of Volume XIV of the Englishwoman's Review, one of the first feminist journals published. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 135267
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First Edition of What Manner of Man: A Biography Of Martin Luther King, Jr; Inscribed by Lerone Bennett to Singer Al Green
KING, Martin Luther] Lerone Bennett.
What Manner of Man: A Biography Of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company, Inc, 1964.
First edition of this early biography on Dr. King. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Al Green, With good wishes Lerone Bennett, Jr." The recipient, Al Green, is a singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Take Me to the River", "Tired of Being Alone", "I'm Still in Love with You", "Love and Happiness", and his signature song, "Let's Stay Together." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. With an introduction by Benjamin E. Mays. Jacket design…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145770
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"I called this book Out of Order because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court": First Edition of Out Of Order; Inscribed by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
O'CONNOR, Sandra Day.
Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court.
New York: Random House, 2013.
First edition of this collection of stories from the history of the Supreme Court by the first female justice. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with photographs, paintings, and court drawings. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Michael Addy with good wishes- Sandra D O'Connor." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Anna Bauer.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145146
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“I don't believe in philosophies. I believe in fundamentals": First Edition of on off the fairway a pictorial autobiography; Signed by Jack Nicklaus
NICKLAUS, Jack.
On & Off the Fairway: A Pictorial Autobiography.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1978.
First edition of this work by the golfing legend. Quarto, original half-cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author opposite the half-title page, "Best Regards Jack Nicklaus." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145802
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Rare 18th Century Map of Florida, Louisiana, and Neighboring Countries by famed French cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
BELLIN, Jacques-Nicolas.
Carte de la Floride, de la Louisiane, et Pays Voisins. [18th Century Map of Florida, Louisiana, and Neighboring Countries. To be used in the General History of Travel].
Jean-Francois de La Harpe, 1757.
Rare 18th century engraved map of North America by French cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. One page, hand-colored, the map shows the French territory of Louisiane and Florida. Labelled cities and regions include St. Augustine, Savannah, New Orleans, Santa Fe, Toronto, Detroit, Mobile, Pensacola, New Mexico, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Topographical features include Lakes Michigan, Erie, and Superior, the Savannah, Mississippi, and Missouri Rivers, and the Appalachian Mountains. Bellin also labels the locations of various Native tribes such as the Cherokees, Osages, and Apaches, as well as locations of major forts. In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 138434
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First illustrated edition of The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde
WILDE, Oscar. With Woodcuts by Frans Masereel.
The Ballad of Reading Gaol.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1925.
First illustrated edition of this rare Wilde title. Royal octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with woodcuts by Frans Masereel. One of 450 numbered copies, this is number 16. Fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 139325
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First Edition of Jean de Brunhoff's Babar and His Children; From the Library of Maurice Sendak
BRUNHOFF, Jean de. [Maurice Sendak].
Babar and His Children.
New York : Random House, 1968.
First American edition of this charming children's story; from the library of Maurice Sendak, although not marked. Folio, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. In near fine condition. Translated from the French by Merle Haas. Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, is often hailed as “the Picasso of children’s books.” He has produced more than 85 books which have populated children’s imaginations for years. For his contributions to children’s literature, Sendak received the third biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration in 1970, one of two inaugural Astrid Lindgren Memorial Awards in 2003, and the Laura Ingalls…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 147130
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“It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by. How else, indeed, to clap the net over the butterfly of the moment?": First edition of Vita Sackville-West's Collected Poems; signed by her and from the library of Erica Jong
SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita.
Collected Poems.
London: Published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1933.
First edition of Sackville-West's collected poems including "The Land" and "Sissinghurst" (which was dedicated to Virginia Woolf), as well as 28 new poems published here for the first time. Octavo, complete in one volume (Volume I was the only volume published). Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. From the library of Erica Jong. Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which became famously controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. Written in the first person and narrated by its protagonist, 29-year-old American poet Isadora…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 142371
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First Edition of Economic Dynamics: An Introduction; Inscribed by William Baumol
BAUMOL, William J.
Economic Dynamics: An Introduction.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1951.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To John Rogers with warmest regards Will Baumol." In near fine condition. With a contribution by Ralph Turvey.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 144394
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"No artist lives and loves, that longs not Once, and only once, and for one only": First edition of Robert Browning's Men and Women
BROWNING, Robert.
Men and Women.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1855.
First edition of one of Browning's finest collections, in the primary binding with pale cream-colored endpapers. Octavo, two volumes, original publisher's olive green cloth stamped in blind, gilt titles to the spines. In good condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 136291
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"Here Nature has contrived to unite conditions of soil and climate in a manner most delightful": Rare first edition pamphlet of Fort Lauderdale, Florida: "Gateway to the Everglades"
Fort Lauderdale, Florida: “Gateway to the Everglades”.
Fort Lauderdale: Snyder & Hortt, Real Estate and Investments, c. 1915.
Rare first edition promotional brochure for the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Octavo, profusely illustrated with photographs taken c. 1914-1915 of the business district, boulevards, markets, railways, farms, orange groves, beaches, marinas, streams, and homes of Fort Lauderale. Map of Florida on the final page. In near fine condition. Scarce, OCLC/WorldCat locates only one other example housed in the Alachua County Library which lists the publication date as 1915, the year Fort Lauderdale was designated the county seat of the newly formed Broward County.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 103801
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“It's not that words or human language stop having any meaning or relevance after you die, by the way": First Edition of David Foster Wallace's Oblivion; Signed by Him
FOSTER WALLACE, David.
Oblivion: Stories.
Boston: Little Brown & Company, 2004.
First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by David Foster Wallace on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mario J. Pulice.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 121399
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"And say simply Very simply With hope Good morning": First Edition of The Inaugural Poem; Inscribed by Maya Angelou
ANGELOU, Maya [Bill Clinton].
On the Pulse of Morning: The Inaugural Poem.
New York: Random House, 1993.
First edition of the poem that Maya Angelou read at the Inauguration of William Jefferson Clinton on January 20, 1993. Small octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "____ ____ Joy Maya Angelou." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 3972
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The Constitution of The United States; Inscribed by Daniel Boorstin to William Safire
BOORSTIN, Daniel [William Safire].
United States Constitution.
Cambridge: Welch, Bigelow, and Company, 1987.
First edition of the Constitution published for the bicentennial of its adoption in 1787. Octavo, original wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by Daniel Boorstin on the title page, "For Bill and Helene with love from Dan Sept 7, 1987." The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter and a close friend of the then Librarian of Congress Daniel Boorstin. Safire 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…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 127627
