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“Everything is possible, even the impossible.": The deluxe novelization of Disney's Mary Poppins Returns; signed by Legendary Actress Angela Lansbury
TRAVERS, P.L.. Adapted by Kathy McCullough. Screenplay by David Magee. [Angela Lansbury].
Mary Poppins Returns.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Disney Enterprises, Inc., 2018.
First edition, early printing of the deluxe novelization of the 2018 American musical fantasy film starring Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated with color photographs from the film. Signed by Angela Lansbury opposite the title page. Lansbury played played the role of the Balloon Lady, a kindly old woman who sells balloons at the park. The part was written to be a cameo role for Julie Andrews who portrayed Mary Poppins in the original film, but she turned the role down as she felt her presence would unfairly take attention away from Emily Blunt. In fine…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 138522
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First Edition of Steve Reich's Writings on Music, 1965-2000; Inscribed by Him
REICH, Steve; Edited by Paul Hillier.
Writings on Music, 1965-2000.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
First edition of Reich's collection of music from 1965-2000. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "For Peter Happy Birthday! Steve Reich." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Paul Hillier.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 2220
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"WITHOUT DOUBT ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT BOOKS OF THE CENTURY" FIRST EDITION OF HENRY FORD'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY MY LIFE AND WORK; INSCRIBED BY SAMUEL CROWTHER
FORD, Henry. In collaboration with Samuel Crowther.
My Life and Work.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1922.
First edition of one of the most significant books of the 20th century. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Ford. Presentation copy, inscribed by co-author Samuel Crowther on the front free endpaper, "To J.H. Turgue with the compliments of Samuel Crowther 9th April 1924." Crowther was a prominent journalist who dedicated his writing career to publishing biographies of famous industrialists and collaborating with some of them to produce works that conveyed their ideas to the public. The most prominent and enduring collaboration was with Henry Ford. In very good condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 140980
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"An important contribution to the record of world exploration": First Edition of John Grierson's Sir Hubert Wilkins: Enigma of Exploration
GRIERSON, John.
Sir Hubert Wilkins: Enigma of Exploration.
London: Robert Hale Limited, 1960.
First edition of John Grierson's biography of fellow Arctic pioneer Sir Hubert Wilkins. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs and maps. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "to my distinguished Namesake from John Grierson 5.10.60." From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon Spirit of Freedom. He completed the 2002 trip in 13 days, 8 hours, and 33 minutes…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 111212
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First Edition of Which Lie Did I Tell You?; Inscribed by William Goldman
GOLDMAN, William.
Which Lie Did I Tell You? More Adventures in the Screen Trade.
New York: Pantheon Books, 2000.
First edition of the sequel to Adventures in the Screen Trade. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by William Goldman on the half-title page to George Christy, former reviewer and society columnist for the Hollywood Reporter. Review material laid in, fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 15073
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"Mix it up, Jack honey, pace him, pace him out!": First edition of Howard Sackler's The Great White Hope; inscribed by him
SACKLER, Howard. [Jack Johnson].
The Great White Hope: A Play.
New York: The Dial Press, Inc, 1968.
First edition of the author's Pulitzer and Tony award-winning play based on the career of heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, basis for the 1970 film. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Iris - with great affection & continual gratitude - Howard." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Lynn Hatfield. Author photograph by Michael Wallis. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 140735
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First Edition of Bocuse's Regional French Cooking; Inscribed by Legendary Chef Paul Bocuse in the year of publication
BOCUSE, Paul.
Bocuse’s Regional French Cooking.
Paris: Flammarion, 1991.
First edition of this work by the legendary chef. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "Pour Peter et Nancy avec mes compliments Paul Bocuse Las Vegas - 19-10-91." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 143359
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"Objectivity of whatever kind is not the test of reality. It is just one way of understanding reality": First Edition of The View From Nowhere; Signed by Thomas Nagel
NAGEL, Thomas.
The View From Nowhere.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1986.
First edition of this philosophical work. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the title page, "Thomas Nagel New York March 24, 2016." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Ownership signature from the year of publication to the front pastedown. Jacket design by Egon Lauterberg. Jacket painting, 'The Large Enclosure Near Dresden,' by Caspar David Friedrich.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 145276
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Rare Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfried Signed Photograph
VON EHRENFRIED, Manfred .
Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried Signed Photograph.
Rare original photograph of Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfried. Boldly signed by him, Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfried Apollo A9-11B Suit." The photograph measures 8 inches by 10 inches. In fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 106020
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First Edition of Spenser Wilkinson's The Rise of General Bonaparte; From the Library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
WILKINSON, Spenser [Napoleon and William Tecumseh Sherman].
The Rise of General Bonaparte.
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1930.
First edition of this history of French military and political leader Napoleon Bonaparte. Octavo, original navy blue cloth, frontispiece of General Bonaparte at Arcole, illustrated with several maps; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman with his bookplate adhered to the front pastedown, gift inscription to Sherman on the title page, "P. T. S. from G. D. March 1931." In very good condition with toning to the rear panel, front and rear pastedown, front and rear free endpaper. General William Tecumseh Sherman's son P. T. Sherman was a lawyer in New York, specializing in labor and insurance, and was elected…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 145726
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The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr; Inscribed by Coretta Scott King
KING, Coretta Scott .
The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr.
New York: Newmarket Press, 1987.
First edition of this classic collection of the words of Dr. King, selected by Coretta Scott King. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Coretta Scott King on the front free endpaper, "To Mr. & Mrs. Charles Martin with love and warmest good wishes, Coretta Scott King," beneath Florine B. Martin's mail address label. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 146270
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"with sincere gratitude" First Edition of James Truslow Adams' The Epic of America; Warmly Inscribed by Him
ADAMS, John Truslow.
The Epic of America.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1947.
Early printing of the work which introduced the term "American dream" into the lexicon and the "single best volume of American history" (Allan Nevins). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Dr. D. B. Hardenbergh with sincere gratitude from James Truslow Adams. 9a and 9. It was the Bible Matthew chap 18 verses 12 & 13!!" In near fine condition. Illustrated by M.J. Gallagher. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 138046
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"I tried to write, as I always do, with a ferocious grace. Unapologetically. Or the better way to say it is I tried to write as you write. Heart first": First edition of Amy Koppelman's Hesitation Wounds; from the collection of Joan Didion
KOPPELMAN, Amy. [Joan Didion].
Hesitation Wounds: A Novel.
New York: The Overlook Press, 2015.
First edition of the author's third book. Octavo, original half cloth. With an autograph note signed by the author tipped in which reads in full, "Dear Ms. Didion, You probably won't remember me - about fifteen years ago I dropped off my MFA thesis and asked you if I was a real writer. You responded to me... "Yes. Amy you are a real writer." I've held onto your words - rejection after rejection - "Yes Amy. You are a real writer." and continued to write. I dropped off my second novel, I Smile Back. And now, as tradition has it,…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 141063
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First edition of Ken Follett's A Dangerous Fortune; inscribed by him to Erica Jong
FOLLETT, Ken [Erica Jong].
A Dangerous Fortune.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1993.
First edition of the internationally bestselling author's classic thriller. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Erica + Ken - with love, Ken Follett." The recipients, American writer Erica Jong and lawyer Kenneth David Burrows were married in August of 1989. Erica 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 Wing, Fear of Flying was…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 142786
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"An exciting, real book without a trace of unnecessary melodrama" (H.G.Wells): First Edition of Out of the Night; Inscribed by Jan Voltin
VALTIN, Jan (aka Richard Julius Herman Krebs).
Out of the Night.
New York: Alliance Book Corporation, 1940.
First edition of Valtin's bestselling autobiographical narrative. Octavo, original blue cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "For Ben Mandel, who helped. Jan Valtin November 1940." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket art by George Salter.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 75068
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First Edition of A Suitable Boy; Signed by Vikram Seth
SETH, Vikram.
A Suitable Boy.
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1993.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated endpapers. Boldly signed by Vikram Seth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design and illustration by Honi Werner.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 143819
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"Who shared in a lot of these changing fortunes and some of his own! Where have you been? I think they still need us!": First Edition of Changing Fortunes; Lengthily Inscribed by Paul A. Volcker
VOLCKER, Paul A. and Toyoo Gyohten.
Changing Fortunes: The World’s Money and the Threat to American Leadership.
New York: Times Books, 1992.
First edition of this work by the former Federal Reserve chairman. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily and warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "6/18/92 To John Petty, Who shared in a lot of these changing fortunes and some of his own! Where have you been? I think they still need us! With great respect and friendship Paul." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marjorie Anderson. Jacket illustration by Lawrence Ratzkin.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 144897
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First Edition of A Life of Picasso: Volume I 1881-1906; Signed by John Richardson
RICHARDSON, John; with the collaboration of Marilyn McCully [Pablo Picasso].
A Life of Picasso: Volume I 1881-1906.
New York: Random House, 1991.
First edition of the first volume in Richardson’s four-volume biography of the famous artist. Small quarto, original cream pictorial cloth, frontispiece portrait of Picasso in charcoal, illustrated with about 900 black and white drawings and paintings throughout. Boldly signed by John Richardson on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rochelle Udell and Wynn Dan. Author photograph by David Bailey. Rare signed.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 146213
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"You never know what's in a person's heart until the're tested do you": First Edition of Fannie Flagg's Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe; Inscribed by Her
FLAGG, Fannie.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.
New York: Random House, 1987.
First edition of this classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Jerry Ann Fannie Flagg." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Wendell Minor.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 125782
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"I have one desire now - to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it": Rare First Edition of Through the Gates of Splendor; Signed by Elisabeth Elliot
ELLIOT, Elisabeth.
Through the Gates of Splendor.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1957.
First edition of the author's classic first book. Signed by Elisabeth Elliot on the title page. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in very good dust jacket with some wear and tear. Uncommon signed.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 466
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“Don't ever think I fell for you, or fell over you. I didn't fall in love, I rose in it": First Edition of Jazz; Signed by the Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison
MORRISON, Toni.
Jazz.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.
First edition of the author's classic sixth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Toni Morrison on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by R.D. Scudellari. An exceptional example.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 139772
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First Edition of Richard Meier Museums; Signed by the Award-Winning Architect Richard Meier
MEIER, Richard.
Richard Meier Museums.
New York: Rizzoli, 2006.
First edition of this monograph that details the museum projects undertaken by Richard Meier. Folio, original boards. Signed by Richard Meier. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $575.00 Item Number: 877
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First Edition of Lionel Trilling's The Liberal Imagination; Inscribed and dated by Him in the Year of Publication
TRILLING, Lionel.
The Liberal Imagination: Essays on Literature and Society.
New York: The Viking Press, 1950.
First edition of one of the influential works of criticism published in the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, "To Sue and George in friendship and regard Lionel March 1950." Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Hallock.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 22071
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First Edition of Architecture + Process: Gehry Talks; Signed by Frank Gehry
GEHRY, Frank.
Architecture + Process: Gehry Talks.
New York: Rizzoli, 1999.
First edition of this overview of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Oblong quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrations throughout. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Frank Gehry on the title page. Edited by Mildred Friedman. Essay by Michael Sorkin. Commentary by Gehry throughout.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 47014
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First Edition of Baseball: An Illustrated History; Signed by Doris Kearns Goodwin
WARD, Geoffrey C. and Ken Burns [Doris Kearns Goodwin].
Baseball: An Illustrated History.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994.
First edition of this companion book to the classic documentary series. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin on the title page. Kearns Goodwin served as a commentor in the series. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 144374
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First edition of Buechner's The Seasons' Difference; Lengthily inscribed by him
BUECHNER, Frederick.
The Seasons’ Difference.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952.
First edition of Frederick Buechner's second novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, with a full page inscription by the author on the front free endpaper, "This was the most insincere of all of my books. Following hard on the heels of my most successful. I wrote a good deal of it in the small village of Great Milton, near Oxford, where I would get so cold that I would have to get into bed to write, and then I'd fall asleep instead. With all best wishes to Patrick, Christopher, Celia, and Greg Ross. -Frederick Buechner." Near fine in a near…
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 92504
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Daniel Yergin's The Prize: The Epic Quest For Oil, Money and Power; Lengthily Inscribed by Him to United States Senator Arlen Specter
YERGIN, Daniel.
The Prize. The Epic Quest For Oil, Money and Power.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.
Early printing of "the best history of oil ever written" (Business Week), which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Senator Specter, with best wishes on the energy years ahead, Daniel Yergin May 9, 1991." The recipient, Arlen Specter served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican from 1965 until 2009, when he switched back to the Democratic Party. First elected in 1980,…
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 125023
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First Edition of John Kenneth Galbraith's The New Industrial State; Signed by Him
GALBRAITH, John Kenneth.
The New Industrial State.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967.
First edition of this Galbraith landmark work. Octavo, original brown cloth. Signed by John Kenneth Galbraith on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows only the lightest of wear. A very sharp example of this economic highspot.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 1499
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First Edition of Why Noah Chose the Dove; Signed by Eric Carle
CARLE, Eric; Singer.
Why Noah Chose The Dove.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1974.
First edition of this work by the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Tall quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Eric Carle on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated by Elizabeth Shub.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 3496
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Photograph of Stephen King; Signed by Him
KING, Stephen.
Stephen King Signed Photograph.
March 14, 1993.
Photograph of Stephen King, the “king of horror”, boldly signed by him. Octavo, one page, glossy color photograph of Stephen King, boldly signed and dated by him in black felt tip, "Stephen King 3/14/93." In near fine condition.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 146561
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First Edition of Margaret Thatcher's In Defence of Freedom: Speeches on Britain's Relations with the World 1976-1986; Signed by Her
THATCHER, Margaret.
In Defence of Freedom: Speeches on Britain’s Relations with the World 1976-1986.
London: Aurum Press, 1986.
First edition of this early collection of speeches by Prime Minister Thatcher. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Margaret Thatcher on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 146526
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"THE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT": THE CONGRESSMAN'S POWERFUL MEMOIR, First Edition of WALKING WITH THE WIND, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JOHN LEWIS
LEWIS, John .
Walking with the Wind. A Memoir of the Movement.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.
First edition, early printing of Congressman Lewis' pivotal account of the Civil Rights movement that transformed America. Octavo, original half cloth, with 16 pages of black-and-white photographic illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "To Terry Thomas, Keep the faith. Best Wishes, John Lewis 10-30-98." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow. Jacket photograph by Danny Lyon. Written with Michael D'Orso.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 145399
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First Edition of Stirling Moss' All But My Life; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
MOSS, Stirling with Ken W. Purdy.
All But My Life: Face To Face With Ken W. Purdy.
London: William Kember , 1963.
First edition of the racing legend's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Peter, I hope that your book is as good as the questions asked. Stirling Moss." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 138822
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First Edition of Paddington Takes the Air; Inscribed by Michael Bond
BOND, Michael; Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum.
Paddington Takes The Air.
London: Collins, 1970.
First edition of the ninth title in Bond's classic Paddington series. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For James with best wishes Michael Bond." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 140023
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First Hardcover Edition of Ben Lerner's Leaving the Atocha Station; Signed by Him
LERNER, Ben.
Leaving the Atocha Station.
London: Granta, 2012.
First hardcover edition of the Lerner's first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ben Lerner on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 63022
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To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Account; Inscribed by Saul Bellow in the year of Publication to Journalist Goran Bergstrom
BELLOW, Saul.
To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Account.
New York: The Viking Press, 1976.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's account of his journey to Jerusalem. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To Mr. Bergstrom, who asks excellent questions Chicago, Nov 1, 76 Saul Bellow." The recipient was journalist Goran Bergstrom. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Photographs by Albert Margolies.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 86448
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First Edition of the Everman’s Library of A House For Mr. Biswas; Signed by V.S. Naipaul
NAIPAUL, V.S.
A House For Mr. Biswas
New York: Everyman's Library/ Knopf, 1995.
First edition of the Everyman's Library of the author's most well-known work. Octavo, original red cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 2188
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First Edition of A Masque of Reason; Inscribed by Robert Frost
FROST, Robert.
A Masque of Reason.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1945.
First edition of this work by Frost. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Robert Frost to Samuel Plotkin." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 97478
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First Edition of Within the Gates; Warmly Inscribed by Sean O'Casey to His friend Joe Cummins
O'CASEY, Sean.
Within the Gates.
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited , 1933.
First edition of this work by the Irish dramatist and memoirist. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "From Sean O'Casey to his dear friend Joe Cummins, Whose companionship, through hours of eventide, he often misses deeply Chalfont St Gilles 1933." Near fine in very good dust jacket.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 106738
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"We had survived, and that was our only victory": Avanced Reading Copy of Philip Caputo's A Rumor of War; Warmly Inscribed by Him
CAPUTO, Philip.
A Rumor of War.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977.
Advanced reading copy of the first edition of this classic work which the Los Angeles Times Book Review called "heartbreaking, terrifying, and enraging. It belongs to the literature of men at war." Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "May 2, 2005 For Bob Rockofield, One of my teachers, With all best wishes, Philip Caputo." In very good condition.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 140064