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"It is a strange thing to hear one's name from across all these waters so beautifully set to song": AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED FROM ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON TO HIS BIOGRAPHER, LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY
STEVENSON, Robert Louis.
Robert Louis Stevenson Autographed Signed Letter.
One page autographed signed letter from Robert Louis Stevenson to his biographer, Louise Imogen Guiney. Matted and framed with a portrait of Stevenson. The letter reads, "Dear Miss Guiney I have waited long upon the muse, for I thought your song should be answered in kind. But I must wait no longer, and the verses refuse to come. Let me, then, thank you in prose for your book which I have read with pleasure, and for your poem which gave me genuine pride. It is a strange thing to hear one's name from across all these waters so beautifully set…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 43055
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Rare Portrait of the first man to walk on the moon Neil Armstrong; boldly signed by him
ARMSTRONG, Neil.
Neil Armstrong Signed Portrait.
Portrait of American astronaut Neil Armstrong, boldly signed by him. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 13 inches by 11.75 inches. Rare and desirable signed and uninscribed by Armstrong.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 117764
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First Deluxe Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; Signed and With An Original Drawing of Harry Potter by Illustrator Thomas Taylor
ROWLING, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999.
First deluxe edition of the first book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time. Octavo, original original cloth, all edges gilt, cover illustration by Thomas Taylor. Signed by the illustrator Thomas Taylor with an original drawing of Harry Potter on the dedication page. At the time of the book’s publication in 1996, illustrator Thomas Taylor had just graduated from art school and was working at Heffers Children’s Bookshop in Cambridge. At Heffers, Taylor educated himself on the children’s book market and its major publishers and decided to…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 144093
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“I turned to the animal world from the world of men; my heart was heavy with the tragedy of the night": First Modern Library Edition of Out of Africa; Signed by Isak Dinesen and Bernadine Kielty
DINESEN, Isak [Karen Blixen] .
Out of Africa.
New York: The Modern Library , 1952.
First Modern Library edition of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers. Boldly signed on the dedication page by Karen Blixen and Bernadine Kielty, who contributed the introduction. Introduction by Bernadine Kielty. From the library of Bruce and Beatrice Gould. Bruce Gould and Beatrice Blackmar Gould were co-editors of the Ladies' Home Journal for almost 27 years, from 1935 through 1962, including the golden years of the magazine. Time magazine wrote upon their 1962 retirement, the Goulds took an undistinguished journal in a field that "took the patronizing view that a woman's interests were largely confined to the home"…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 144981
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First Edition of Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett; Signed by both Warren Buffett and Andrew Kilpatrick
KILPATRICK, Andrew. [Warren E. Buffett].
Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett.
New York: AKPE , 1994.
First edition of this early Buffett biography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Warren Buffett on the front free endpaper and additionally inscribed by Andrew Kilpatrick on the front free endpaper, "To Tish, Hope you enjoy Andy Fitzpatrick May your finances wind-up in better shape than Warren Buffett's!" Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Nancy Line Jacobs.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 146329
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“He had a long thin nose, a moustache like flock wallpaper, sparse, carefully combed hair, and the complexion of a Hovis loaf": First Edition of Len Deighton's The Ipcress File; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
DEIGHTON, Len.
The Ipcress File.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1962.
First British edition of Deighton's first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Raymond Hawkey.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 131328
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First Edition of Langston Hughes' I Wonder As I Wander; With a Full Page Inscription to Amy Spingarn
HUGHES, Langston.
I Wonder As I Wander: An Autobiographical Journey.
New York: Rinehart, 1956.
First edition of Hughes' classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author with a full page inscription on the front free endpaper, "Inscribed especially for Amy Spingarn, another "life" of mine, for a friend who has helped to make life of ever joyous and cultural interest. Most sincerely, Langston New York 1957." The recipient, Amy Einstein Spingarn was a philanthropist, poet, and artist known especially for her paintings of prominent African-American cultural figures. Upon the death of her husband, Joel Spingarn, in 1939, Amy Spingarn was elected to finish out his term on the NAACP Board…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 43089
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"Who combines all the advantages of a philosophical worldliness and a worldly philosophy": First Edition of The Worldy Philosophers; Inscribed by Robert Heilbroner To Aline Bernstein Saarinen In the Year of Publication
HEILBRONER, Robert L.
The Worldly Philosophers.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953.
First edition of this bestselling classic, which has went on to sell more than 4 million copies. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To Aline - Who combines all the advantages of a philosophical worldliness and a worldly philosophy. Fondly Bob Heilbroner Oct. 4, 1953." The recipient, Aline Bernstein Saarinen was a well-known critic of art and architecture in the United States, an author and a television journalist, who married the architect Eero Saarinen. She was given the International Award for Best Foreign Criticism at the Venice…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 115615
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Philip Fisher's highly regarded Paths to Wealth through Common Stocks; Warmly Inscribed by Him
FISHER, Philip A.
Paths To Wealth Through Common Stocks.
Englewood, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1960.
First edition, second printing of Fisher's second book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, signed by the author on the front free end paper, "To Vernon Patterson whose approval of this book I would greatly value Sincerely Phil Fisher." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 128599
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FIRST EDITION, DOUBLE ASSOCIATION COPY of Waterfront; lengthily inscribed by Budd Schulberg to both Sammy Davis Jr. and Joe Pantoliano
SCHULBERG, Budd [Sammy Davis.
Waterfront: A Novel by Budd Schulberg.
New York: Random House, 1955.
First edition of the novelization of Schulberg's Academy Award–winning screenplay for the classic 1954 film On the Waterfront. Octavo, original publisher's cream cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Sammy Davis, Jr. in the year of publication, "For Sammy Davis Jr. A great artist who sings songs into life and life into song. Godspeed all the way, from your friend, Budd Schulberg Sept. 9 1955." The recipient, Sammy Davis Jr. was a prominent American entertainer whose career encompassed a range of disciplines including music, film, and theater. Emerging from the vaudeville tradition, Davis achieved…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 146924
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Rare correspondence archive between Cecil B. DeMille and Fortunino Matania discussing paintings commissioned to assist in the set design of DeMille's masterpeice The Ten Commandments
DEMILLE, Cecil B. [Fortunino Matania].
Cecil DeMille Signed Letter Archive.
Rare archive of typed letters signed by legendary American film producer and star Cecil B. DeMille to Italian artist Fortunino Matania discussing paintings commissioned to assist in the set design of the 1956 film The Ten Commandments. The archive contains 10 typed letters signed by DeMille dated July 24 1952 to November 18 1957 on DeMille's Paramount Pictures Corporation letterhead as well as 32 additional letters of correspondence, 4 photographs and a first edition of Drawing From History: The Forgotten Art of Fortunino Matania. Italian artist Fortunino Matania became a war artist at the outbreak of the First World War…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 131466
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First edition of Jawaharlal Nehru's The Discovery of India; Signed by Him
NEHRU, Jawaharlal.
The Discovery of India.
Calcutta: The Signet Press, 1947.
First Indian edition of one of the finest modern works on Indian history. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the title page, "Jawaharlal Nehru June 1948." In good condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 132748
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"It is the constant and undying hope for improvement that makes golf so exquisitely worth playing": First Edition of Playing the Like; Signed by Bernard Darwin
DARWIN, Bernard.
Playing the Like.
London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1934.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Bernard Darwin Jan 1935." An excellent copy with some information regarding the book pasted to the inside gutter in the very rare dust jacket with a few closed tears. Rare in the original dust jacket and signed.
Price: $4,750.00 Item Number: 2724
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“We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving": First Edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; Inscribed by Her
ROWLING, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
London: Bloomsbury, 2007.
First edition of the seventh and final novel in Rowling's immensely popular Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Robin J.K. Rowling." With the author's hologram to the title page. Accompanied by the original ticket and bag from the signing event, which was on July 21, 2007. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover illustrations by Jason Cockcroft.
Price: $4,600.00 Item Number: 141297
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“Music, of all the arts, stands in a special region, unlit by any star but its own": First Edition of The Joy of Music; Inscribed by Leonard Bernstein
BERNSTEIN, Leonard .
The Joy of Music.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959.
First edition of this classic work, a national best-seller on its publication, Bernstein's first collection of essays and conversations on the world of music. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the the author on the front free endpaper, "For Ed Hiller Sincerely Leonard Bernstein." Fine in a good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ronald Clyne. Rare and desirable signed by Bernstein.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 129577
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"You'll never catch fish in McElligot's Pool!": First Edition, First Issue of McElligot's Pool; Inscribed by Dr. Seuss
SEUSS, Dr. [Theodor Geisel].
McElligot’s Pool.
New York: Random House, 1947.
First edition with the 250/250 price on the front flap as well as the $2.50 price added to the rear flap (state 'c') of the first Dr. Seuss title to feature full-color art on every other page. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "For Mrs. Haye with very kindest regards- Dr. Seuss." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 87546
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Rare Autograph Letter Signed by Ulysses S. Grant to Attorney General Edwards Pierrepont
GRANT, Ulysses S.
Ulysses S. Grant Autograph Letter Signed.
1876.
Autograph letter signed by and entirely in the hand of Ulysses S. Grant as President. Addressed to the Attorney General of the United States Edwards Pierrepont the letter reads, "Elizabeth, N.J. Sept. 2nd 1876 Dear Judge, While in Utica Judge Hunt spoke to me of the importance of appointing a member to Judge Woodruff at as early as a day as practicable on account of the great amount of business before the court. I do not know of any lawyer in the circuit to whom to tender the position when it should be Senator Edmunds and he I should dislike…
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 101208
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First American Edition of Love In The Time Of Cholera; Inscribed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and signed twice by jacket designer Chip Kidd
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel.
Love in the Time of Cholera.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988.
First American edition of the author's work, which ranks as one of the great novels of the last half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Para Erich, del amigo, Gabriel Garcia Marquez 98." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson and Chip Kidd. Additionally signed twice by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel and on the rear jacket flap. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 147602
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Signed Limited Edition of Charles Lindbergh's We; in the original blue box with matching number
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
We.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927.
Signed limited 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 1000 numbered copies, this is number 97, 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, with the publisher's note laid in. Fine in the original glassine and in the original blue box with matching number. Introduction by Myron T. Herrick. One of the finest most preserved example possible.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 133274
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"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work": Large Signed Photograph of Thomas Edison
EDISON, Thomas Alva.
Thomas A. Edison Signed Photograph.
Large photograph of Thomas Edison, signed by him. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 20 inches.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 15050
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“There is nothing deep down inside us except what we have put there ourselves": First Edition of Richard Rorty's Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature; Signed by Him
RORTY, Richard.
Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1979.
First edition of this classic work of twentieth century philosophy. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Richard Rorty on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. This is the first signed example we have seen or handled of this landmark work.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 84533
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"A good photograph is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart, and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it; it is in one word, effective": First Edition of Moments Preserved; Warmly Inscribed by Irving Penn
PENN, Irving; Alexander Liberman.
Moments Preserved.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960.
First edition of this classic work. Large quarto, original beige cloth, original pictorial slipcase. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Irving Penn, "For Babs and John with affectionate greetings from an old friend I.P." Fine in a fine near dust jacket, slipcase is in near fine condition. Includes the original brown paper covering from Simon and Schuster, which is worn. Roth 101, pp. 158-159; Hasselblad pp. 186-7.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 968
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The 1994 Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award Presented to Lloyd Millard Bentsen; with a collection of programs from the Prize Presentation Ceremony held at Gettysburg College on June 15, 1994
[EISENHOWER, Dwight D.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award Presented to Lloyd Millard Bentsen.
The Eisenhower Leadership Prize presented to the 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury, Lloyd Millard Bentsen on June 15, 1994 with an archive of speeches and dinner programs from the Eisenhower Leadership Prize Presentation Ceremony and the Fall 1994 issue of Dateline produced by The Eisenhower World Affairs Institute featuring a photograph of Bentsen receiving the award on the front page. Presented by Gettysburg College and The Eisenhower World Affairs Institute, the prize features a bronze bust of Eisenhower by renowned sculptor Nison A. Tregor with a bronze presentation plaque. From the collection of Lloyd Millard Bentsen. In fine…
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 122916
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First Edition of As We Remember Joe; Inscribed by Robert Kennedy to Bill Walton
KENNEDY, John F.; Robert Kennedy.
As We Remember Joe.
Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1945.
First edition, second issue (of only 250 copies), of this tribute to the eldest of the Kennedy brothers. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated throughout. Inscribed by Robert Kennedy on the front free endpaper, "For Bill Walton Bob Kennedy Christmas 1945." American journalist William Walton was a confidant of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy and played critical roles in managing the funeral and burial services of John F. Kennedy. In near fine condition.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 69057