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From the Library of Former President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant: Dr. Doran's Table Traits with Something on Them
DORAN, Dr.; [Ulysses S. Grant].
Table Traits with Something on Them.
New York: W. J. Widdleton, 1865.
Early printing of this anecdotal history of eatery; from the library of the eighteenth President of the United States. Octavo, bound in contemporary three quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Ulysses S. Grant's bookplate to the front pastedown. In very good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146695
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Striking black and white photograph of Sean Connery posing as James Bond; boldly signed by him
CONNERY, Sean. [Ian Fleming].
Sean Connery and Jill St. John Signed James Bond Photograph.
Black and white photograph of Sean Connery and posing as James Bond and Jill St. John as Tiffany Case, signed by both. They were the stars of the 1971 film Diamonds Are Forever In fine condition. The photograph measures 8 inches by 10 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 132959
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"Along with most of my fellow fliers, I believed that aviation had a brilliant future. Now we live, today, in our dreams of yesterday; and, living in those dreams, we dream again": The Spirit of St. Louis; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
The Spirit of St. Louis.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953.
First edition, early printing of Lindbergh's autobiographical account about the events leading up to and including his 1927 solo trans-Atlantic flight. 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.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146307
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First Edition of Bernard Darwin's Rubs of the Green In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
DARWIN, Bernard.
Rubs of the Green.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1936.
First edition of this work by Darwin. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a few small closed tears and light rubbing. First editions in the original dust jackets are uncommon and this is easily the nicest example we have seen or handled.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 14004
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"If you promise to hold your comments on my conduct at the "79" MC Ball, I'll refrain from making similar derogatory comments re your drinking habits and general conduct": First Edition of Pat Conroy's Classic The Great Santini; Signed by both Pat and Donald Conroy
CONROY, Pat.
The Great Santini.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1976.
First edition, second printing of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by both Pat Conroy and his father Donald Conroy on the title and half-title pages respectively. Lengthily inscribed by Donald Conroy on the half-title page, "1/5/80 To Jimmy Barousse: If you promise to hold your comments on my conduct at the "79" MC Ball, I'll refrain from making similar derogatory comments re your drinking habits and general conduct. Seriously My Best Don Conroy Col USMC (Ret)." Marine Colonel Donald Conroy was a Marine Corps fighter pilot, and the basis for the protagonist in this novel. Near fine…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146097
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Rare black and white photograph of Albert Schweitzer during his years as a medical missionary in Africa; warmly inscribed by him
SCHWEITZER, Albert.
Albert Schweitzer Signed Photograph.
1953.
Rare photograph of Albert Schweitzer in Lambaréné. Black and white photograph of Albert Schweitzer being guided down Gabon's Ogooué River, inscribed by him on the lower border in fountain pen, "A monsieur Jerome Liplain, avec mes bonnes pensáes, Albert Schweitzer. Lambarene le 19 Mars 1953, En pirogue sur l'Ogooue." Schweitzer's philosophy was expressed in many ways, but most famously in founding and sustaining the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambaréné, which up to 1958 was situated in French Equatorial Africa, and after this in Gabon. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146013
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Autograph Letter signed by Greek Statesman Eleftherios Venizelos to American mining engineer and diplomat John Hays Hammond
VENIZELOS, Eleftherios.
Eleftherios Venizelos Autograph Letter Signed.
One folding page letter hand-written and signed by "the father of modern Greece," Eleftherios Venizelos. Dated December 24th, 1921 on letterhead from the El Mirasol in Santa Barbara, California, the letter reads "To Mr. John Hays Hammond El Mirasol. My dear Mr. Hammond, We are giving a very small luncheon party here on the 26th and Madame Venizelos & I would be delighted if Mrs. Hammond, Miss Hammond and yourself would give us the great pleasure of your company at 4 p.m. on the day. Very Sincerely yours, E.K. Venizelos." The recipient, John Hays Hammond was a successful American mining…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 82454
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Octave Aubry's Ecrits de Napoleon; finely bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe
AUBRY, Octave. [Napoleon Bonaparte].
Ecrits de Napoleon.
Paris: Editions Buchet / Chastel, 1969.
Finely bound example of Octave Aubry's Ecrits de Napoleon. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt central vignette to the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. A beautiful example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 130509
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"I coulda' had class. I coulda' been a contender!": First Edition of Waterfront; Lengthily Inscribed by Budd Schulberg in the year of publication
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 in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Kent and Marjorie McKinley. How salutary that you can live on this serene waterfront and still weep bitter tears for the turbulent waterfront described herein. Yours, cordially, Budd Schulberg. Sarasota. Oct. 23. 1955." The recipient, Kent Schuyler McKinley began his newspaper the Sarasota News in 1954 with the stated ambition of building a two-party system in Florida and promoting 'states' rights'. McKinley was a major figure in Florida's transition…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 131837
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Rare Typed Letter Signed by Theodore Roosevelt
ROOSEVELT, Theodore.
Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed.
New York: February 8, 1899.
Theodore Roosevelt typed letter signed to Thomas T. Sherman. One page on State of New York Executive Chamber stationary, the letter reads, "Feby. 8th, 1899. Thomas T. Sherman, 52 Wall St., N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Sherman: - I have your letter of the 7thst in reference to General Varnum and assure you it will have my careful consideration. Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt." In very good condition. Matted and framed. The letter measures 5.9 inches by 7.8 inches. The entire piece measures 11.9 inches by 13.5 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145340
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First Deluxe Edition of The Game of Golf; Inscribed by Roger Wethered
WETHERED, Joyce and Roger; Bernard Darwin; Horace Hutchinson; & T.C. Simpson.
The Game of Golf….Lonsdale Library, Vol. IX.
London: Seeley, Service & Company, 1931.
First edition, deluxe issue of the author's classic work. Octavo, original half green morocco over cloth. Inscribed by Roger Wethered in the year of publication, "Hope this will help you to beat Harry! Roger Wethered 1931." Illustrated with plates, which some folding from 100 photographs. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 14008
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Rare original Roy Orbison 1975 UK Tour Program; warmly inscribed by him
ORBISON, Roy.
Roy Orbison Signed 1975 Tour Program.
1975.
Rare Roy Orbison UK Tour Program signed by Roy Orbison. Quarto, the program is inscribed by Roy Orbison on the title page, "Sincerely Roy Orbison." Accompanied by a letter of provenance signed by the original recipient explaining the circumstances of Orbison signing the program at a concert in August of 1975. In very good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 138742
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"I feel great gratitude for being here- for being, rather, for there is no need to be oneself in the snow mountains in order to feel free": First Edition of The Snow Leopard; Signed by Peter Matthiessen
MATTHIESSEN, Peter.
The Snow Leopard.
New York: The Viking Press, 1978.
First edition of this classic work of modern nature writing. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. Boldly signed by Peter Matthiessen on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by George B. Schaller. Maps by Paul J. Pugliese.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 144012
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“I HATE EVERYTHING WHICH IS NOT IN MYSELF”: First British Edition of The Naked and the Dead; Inscribed by Norman Mailer
MAILER, Norman.
The Naked and the Dead.
London: Allan Wingate, 1949.
First British edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For ________ ________, Spent a winter once in Jamaica, Vermont, back in 1949, Loved it. Cheers Norman Mailer." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by James Holland.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 833
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"First off, I am 35 years old, I am divorced, and I live in a van down by the river": Rare black and white photograph signed by legendary American comedian Chris Farley
[FARLEY, Chris].
Chris Farley Signed Photograph.
Black and white headshot signed by American actor and comedian Chris Farley. Signed by Farley in gold ink. In fine condition. Farley signatures are uncommon.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 126559
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Rare Photograph of Andrew Mellon; Inscribed by Him and Elegantly Framed with an Allegheny Valley Street Railway Company Stock Certificate Issued to Him by His Brothers Richard and William Mellon
MELLON, Andrew; [Bachrach].
Andrew Mellon Photograph Signed [WITH] Signed Stock Certificate for the Allegheny Valley Street Company Issued to Him.
Pittsburgh: Allegheny Valley Street Railway Company, 1906.
Rare photograph of the commanding American banker Andrew Mellon. Octavo, black and white photogravure of Andrew Mellon, inscribed by him below his portrait, "To W. H. Thompson with my kind regards A. W. Mellon." The recipient "W. H. Thompson" may be either William Henry Thompson, a U.S. Senator from Nebraska, or William Howard Thompson, a U.S. Senator from Kansas. Additionally signed by the photographer in pencil at the lower right of the portrait, "Bachrach." Matted and framed with an informational placard and a stock certificate for the Allegheny Valley Street Railway Company. Quarto, one page partially printed and accomplished in…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146764
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Rare Unionist Program Signed by Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
CHAMBERLAIN, Neville; Anne Chamberlain.
Neville Chamberlain Signed Unionist Program.
1938.
1938 Unionist Association Annual Dance and Whist Drive Program signed by Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and hi wife, Anne Chamberlain. 12 mo, one page folding. Signed by the Chamberlains on the front panel who are listed as the special guests of the evening. The event was held at the Palais de Danse on Friday, February 18th, 1938. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 134522
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“IT IS THE CONSTANT AND UNDYING HOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT THAT MAKES GOLF SO EXQUISITELYWORTH PLAYING”: First Edition of Bernard Darwin's Green Memories; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
DARWIN, Bernard.
Green Memories.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1928.
First edition of the first volume of the author's autobiographical trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including frontispiece portrait of the author. An excellent example in the rare dust jacket with some rubbing and wear to the extremities. Examples in the original dust jacket are rare.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 14025
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"Borders I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people": Signed Limited First Edition Of The Kon-Tiki
HEYERDAHL, Thor.
The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas.
London: Theodore Brun Limited, 1950.
Signed limited edition of the explorer's classic work, number 142 of 350 numbered copies signed by Thor Heyerdahl. Octavo, bound in leather, gilt titles to the spine, gilt topstain, ribbon bound-in, marbled endpapers, illustrated throughout. Translated by F.H. Lyon. In near fine condition. Uncommon, especially in this condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 139768
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Finely bound example of Arnold J. Cooley's Dictionary of the English Language
COOLEY, Arnold J.
A Dictionary of the English Language Exhibiting the Orthography, Pronunciation, and Definition of Words According to the Prevailing Usage of Correct Writers and Speakers.
London and Edinburgh: W. and R. Chambers, 1861.
First edition of Cooley's Dictionary of the English language. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, black spine label, raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers. Author's preface. In very good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 92803
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“Any man's life, told truly, is a novel”: Ernest Hemingway's Death in the Afternoon; Finely Bound by Zaehnsdorf
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
Death in the Afternoon.
Charles Scribner's Sons: New York, 1932.
Early printing of Hemingway's work on bullfighting. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Zaehnsdorf for Asprey, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the spine, front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, frontispiece by Juan Gris, illustrated. In fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 108979
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Rare first English edition of Jack London's The Cruise of the Dazzler
LONDON, Jack.
The Cruise of the Dazzler.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1906.
First English edition of London's scarcest work of fiction and his only "juvenile" novel. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with six plates. From the library of William Safire, although not marked. William 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…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 128002
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"The bravest man I ever knew was my father": First edition of The Quality of Courage; Warmly Inscribed by Mickey Mantle
MANTLE, Mickey.
The Quality of Courage.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1964.
First edition of this early work by baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page, "Thanks Mickey Mantle." Near fine in a near fine jacket. Jacket photograph by Fred Kaplan. Jacket design by Stoney Butchkes. Uncommon signed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146036
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“In no department can a leader spend time more profitably than in the selection of the men who are to accomplish the work”: First Editions of Sir Douglas Mawson's The Home Of The Blizzard; From the Library of Adventurer and Explorer Steve Fossett
MAWSON, Sir Douglas.
The Home Of The Blizzard: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–1914.
Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott and William Heinemann, 1915.
First edition of this classic account of Antarctic exploration. Thick octavo, 2 volumes, original dark blue cloth, profusely illustrated with 18 color plates, hundreds of black-and-white plates, numerous in-text illustrations and three color folding maps in rear pocket of Volume II. From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown of each volume. 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 and set records…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 111828
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First Editions of Each work in John Jake's Historical Epic, North and South; Love and War; and Heaven and Hell; Each signed by Him
JAKES, John.
The North and South Trilogy. [Including, North and South; Love and War; and Heaven and Hell].
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982-87.
First editions of each novel in the author's acclaimed North and South Trilogy. Octavo, original half cloth, 3 volumes. Each volume is signed or inscribed by the author. North and South is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "For Carl with every good wish John Jakes 2-11-82." Each are near fine to fine condition in near fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 119784
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Edmondo de Amicis' Spain and the Spaniards; From the Library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
AMICIS, Edmondo de; Translated by Stanley Rhoads Yarnall [William Tecumseh Sherman].
Spain and the Spaniards.
Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co, 1895.
Early American edition of this exceptional piece of travel writing translated from the original Italian; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, two volumes, publisher's decorated boards, top edge gilt, original silk ribbons, frontispiece of The Immaculate Conception, by Murillo to Vol. I and the Fountain in the Court of Lions, Albambra to Vol. II, heavily illustrated with black and white photographs and a fold-out map of Spain and Portugal in the second volume. P.T. Sherman's bookplate to the front free endpaper of both volumes. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities, crown and foot of…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145934
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"We hope it may while some hours away & that you are not tired with the subject": First Edition of Wilfrid Noyce's South Col: One Man's Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953; inscribed by him to Susan Hunt
NOYCE, Wilfrid; Foreword by Sir John Hunt.
South Col: One Man’s Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953.
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1954.
First edition of Noyce's firsthand account of the ascent of South Col. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photogravures and maps including frontispiece. Foreword by Sir John Hunt. Association copy, signed by Noyce on the title page and inscribed by him on the front free endpaper to Susan Hunt, "Susan Hunt, Specially - We hope it may while some hours away & that you are not tired with the subject. Rosemary & Wilf Jan 1955." The recipient, Susan Hunt, was the daughter of Sir John Hunt, the leader of the first expedition to reach the summit of Mount Everest…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 114308
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Scarce first edition of Charles McClenachan's History of the Most Ancient Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons in New York; inscribed by Grand Secretary Edward M. L. Ehlers
MCCLENACHAN, Charles. [Edward M. L. Ehlers].
History of the Most Ancient Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons in New York From the Earliest Date: Embracing the History of the Grand Lodge of the State, From Its Formation in 1781, and a Sketch of Each Lodge Under Its Jurisdiction.
New York: Published by the Grand Lodge, 1888-1894.
First edition of McClenachan's important history of the order of Free and Accepted Masons. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with tissue-guarded engravings including frontispiece to each volume. Presentation set, inscribed by Edward M. L. Ehlers on the fly-leaf ov volumes I, II, and III, "To JM Cheesman Compliments EML Ehlers Grand Secretary." Edward M. L. Ehlers served as Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of New York for thirty-five years (1882-1917) under the administration of twenty-two Grand Masters. Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, carved a bust portrait of Ehlers which remains on permanent display at the The Chancellor Robert…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 133064
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T.E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom; elaborately bound in full morocco by Bayntun Riviere
LAWRENCE, T.E.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1949.
Finely bound edition of Lawrence’s classic account of his role in the Arab rebellion against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun Riviere, frontispiece, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, marbled endpapers, inner dentelles, all edges gilt. In near fine condition, bookplate to the front pastedown. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 147244
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First Special Illustrator's edition of Ida Tarbell's The Life of Abraham Lincoln; one of only 75 numbered copies printed
TARBELL, Ida. [Abraham Lincoln].
The Life of Abraham Lincoln. Drawn from Original Sources and Containing Many Speeches, Letters and Telegrams Hitherto Unpublished.
New York: The Doubleday & McClure Co., 1900.
First Special Illustrator's edition of the work that earned Tarbell a national reputation as a major writer and the leading authority on Abraham Lincoln. Quarto, two volumes, half cloth over paper-covered boards, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Lincoln to each volume. One of only 75 numbered copies printed, this is number 51. In near fine condition. Rebacked. Housed in a custom slipcase. Rare.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 131290
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"Warner Brothers' Towering Triumph": Rare collection of original Warner Bros. Pictures promotional materials for the 1949 film The Fountainhead
[RAND, Ayn].
The Fountainhead Warner Brothers Pictures Original 1949 Promotional Material Collection.
Warner Bros. Pictures, 1949.
Rare collection of Warner Brothers promotional materials for the 1949 film The Fountainhead, based on the bestselling novel by Ayn Rand and starring Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal. The collection includes a group of thirteen black and white film stills each approximately 8.25 inches by 10 inches; a Warner Bros. Campaign booklet with examples of advertisements, teasers, and one-column mats for newspaper prints; a poster for Mexican release Uno Contra Todos which measures 16.1 inches by 12.25 inches; a poster for Spanish release El Manantial which measures 26.75 inches by 37 inches; a set of six posters in multiple colors…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145460
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First Edition of George Kennan's Russia Leaves the War Soviet-American Relations, 1917-1920; Inscribed by Him
KENNAN, George F.
Russia Leaves the War Soviet-American Relations, 1917-1920.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1956.
First edition of this classic work, which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in History, the National Book Award for Nonfiction, the George Bancroft Prize, and the Francis Parkman Prize. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Langrock's with best wishes George Kennan." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 85982
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"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves": First Edition of High Adventure; Signed by Edmund Hillary
HILLARY, Edmund.
High Adventure.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.
First British edition of Hillary's account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, original blue cloth, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic. Boldly signed by the author in a contemporary hand on the title page, "E.P. Hillary." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 132749
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Rare large format color photograph of the Apollo 7/S-IVB Rendezvous in Space; signed by Walter Cunningham
[CUNNINGHAM, Walter].
Walt Cunningham Apollo 7/S-IVB Rendezvous in Space Signed Photograph.
Rare large format glossy photograph of the historic Apollo 7/S-IVB rendezvous in space signed by Apollo 7 Pilot Walter Cunningham, "S-IVB stage during rendezvous, Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7 Pilot, October 11-22, 1968." In near fine condition. The photograph measures 20 inches by 16 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 142635
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Limited Special Edition of William Faulkner's Pylon; Signed by Him
FAULKNER, William.
Pylon.
New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, Inc, 1935.
Signed limited special edition of Faulkner’s explosive novel about a group of Southern barnstormers. Octavo, original publisher's three quarter cloth over metallic silver boards. One of three hundred and ten copies signed by the author on the colophon, this is number 69. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco slipcase.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146079
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"A city becomes a world when one loves one of its inhabitants": Signed Limited Edition of Durrell's Alexandria Quartet
DURRELL, Lawrence.
The Alexandria Quartet. Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea.
London: Faber & Faber, 1962.
Signed limited first edition of Durrell's masterpiece, one of 500 numbered copies. Signed by Lawrence Durrell on the limitation page. Octavo, original orange cloth, hand-print design to upper board in black, yellow endpapers, top edge gilt. With the original acetate dust jacket, in the publisher's black and gold slipcase. Bookplate to the front pastedown of book collector Otis Skinner Blodget. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 97421
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First edition of William Hazlitt's Political Essays, with Sketches of Public Characters; From the Library of William Safire
HAZLITT, William.
Political Essays, with Sketches of Public Characters.
London: Printed for William Hone, 1819.
First edition of one of Hazlitt's most interesting collections, including his estimates and reviews of Southey as Laureate, of Coleridge, Burke, and Malthus (at length). Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers. From the library of William Safire with his bookplate to the pastedown. William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and supported him again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew.…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 127349
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Rare early printing of Elbert Hubbard's A Message to Garcia: Being A Preachment; signed by Elbert Hubbard
HUBBARD, Elbert.
A Message to Garcia: Being A Preachment.
East Aurora, New York: Done Into a Booklet by The Roycrofters, December, 1908.
Rare early printing of Hubbard's best-selling work on individual initiative and conscientiousness in work. 16mo, original publisher's full limp suede, titles to the front panel stamped in gilt, watered moiré silk endleaves. Signed by the author on a tipped in photographic frontispiece portrait, "Elbert Hubbard." In good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 143539
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"WITHOUT DOUBT ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT BOOKS OF THE CENTURY": HENRY FORD'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY MY LIFE AND WORK; IN THE RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET
FORD, Henry. In collaboration with Samuel Crowther.
My Life and Work.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1922.
Early printing of one of the most significant books of the 20th century. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Ford. Very good in the very good dust jacket, inscription to the front free endpaper. Rare in the original dust jacket.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 141445
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"You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from": First Edition of Cormac McCarthy’s No Country For Old Men; Signed by cormac mccarthy and Three times by Jacket designer Chip Kidd
MCCARTHY, Cormac.
No Country For Old Men.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
First edition of this “harrowing, propulsive drama… about a stone-cold killer, a small-town sheriff, and an average Joe” (New York Times). Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Cormac McCarthy and signed three times by jacket artist Chip Kidd: on the front panel, below McCarthy's signature and on the rear jacket flap. In good condition with some staining to the first several pages in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 146455
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“Rivers and the inhabitants of the watery elements are made for wise men to contemplate and for fools to pass by without consideration": First Edition of Izaak Walton's The Complete Angler
WALTON, Izaak and Charles Cotton.
The Complete Angler or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation: Being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish, and Fishing.
London: Printed only for Thomas Hope; sold by him and Sackville Parker, Richard Matthews, and Samuel Trimmer, 1760.
First Hawkins edition of Walton's classic work. Octavo, original full speckled tan calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, black morocco spine label, engraved frontispiece, illustrated with fourteen engraved plates, seventeen in-text engravings of fish, and several engraved headpieces, tailpieces, and initials. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities. Housed in a brown cloth clamshell with "Brooke Dolan 1940" stamped in gilt on front panel.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 146335
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First Edition of Churchill's Ian Hamilton's March in the original cloth
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Ian Hamilton’s March.
London: Longman's, Green, and Co, 1900.
First edition of Churchill's fifth book, a continuation of his coverage of the Boer War which he began in London to Ladysmith via Pretoria. Octavo, original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, engraved frontispiece portrait of Ian Hamilton, folding map in color and 4 pages of advertisements for Churchill's works at rear. In near fine condition. A sharp example.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 129329
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FIRST EDITION OF The World of Albert Schweitzer; with a RARE BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF ALBERT SCHWEITZER DURING HIS YEARS AS A MEDICAL MISSIONARY IN AFRICA SIGNED BY HIM AND AN ADDITIONAL SIGNED AUTOGRAPH NOTE
[SCHWEITZER, Albert]. Photographs by Erica Anderson. Text and Captions by Eugene Exman.
The World of Albert Schweitzer: A Book of Photographs by Erica Anderson. [With] Albert Schweitzer Autograph Note and Signed Photograph.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1955.
First edition of this magnificent volume of 169 photographs recording Albert Schweitzer's life and work; with a rare black and white photograph of Albert Schweitzer on a bank of the Ogooué River, signed by him, "Albert Schweitzer." Also accompanied by a letter in English from Schweitzer's nurse and personal secretary Ali Silver to Fred and Eleanor Peck, on the bottom portion of which Schweitzer has added an autograph note in French which translates into English as, "Dear Sir, dear Madam, I thank you from the heart for the medicines for my hospital. Let me also tell you how much I…
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 142709
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First Edition of Norman Maclean's A River Runs Through It
MACLEAN, Norman.
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories.
Chicago: The University of Chicago, 1976.
First edition of Maclean's classic first book. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Joel Snyder.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 147114
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"I will come again and conquer you because as a mountain you can't grow, but as a human, I can": First Edition of High Adventure; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery
HILLARY, Edmund.
High Adventure.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.
First British edition of Hillary's account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic, 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: $1,200.00 Item Number: 144006
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"one of the most significant works of religious English literature": John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
BUNYAN, John.
The Pilgrim’s Progress From This World To That Which is to Come: Deliver’d under the Similitude of a Dream: Wherein is Discover’d The Manner of his Setting out, His Dangerous Journey, and Safe Arrival at the Desired Country.
London: William Pickering, 1849.
Rare large print Pickering edition of one of the most significant works of religious English literature. Octavo, bound in full crushed morocco by Tout Bindery with gilt titles and intricate tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruled borders to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, top edge gilt, original red silk ribbon laid in, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of John Bunyan, illustrated with tissue-guarded engraved plates, headpiece and initial. In near fine condition with very light rubbing to the extremities and a bookplate to the front pastedown.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 146466
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"A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example": First Edition of Joe Di Maggio's Lucky To Be A Yankee; Bound in Full Morocco By the Harcourt Bindery
DI MAGGIO, Joe [DiMaggio].
Lucky To Be A Yankee.
New York: Rudolph Field, 1946.
First edition of this early autobiography by Joltin' Joe Di Maggio. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Introduction by James A. Farley. Foreword by Grantland Rice. In fine condition.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 140408
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Signed Limited Edition of Looking Forward; Signed by George H.W. Bush
BUSH, George.
Looking Forward: An Autobiography.
New York: Doubleday Press, 1987.
Signed limited first edition of the 41st President of the United States' memoir, published during his term as Vice-President. Octavo, original blue leather, all edges gilt, original slipcase. One of 250 numbered copies, signed by George Bush. Fine in a fine slipcase.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 146899
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First Edition of Joel Greenblatt's You Can Be A Stock Market Genius; Signed by Him
GREENBLATT, Joel.
You Can Be a Stock Market Genius Even If You’re Not Too Smart : Uncover the Secret Hiding Places of Stock Market Profits.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To James, Good luck with this! Happy Hunting! Warmest wishes, Joel Greenblatt." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marc Cohen.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 108924
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Rare Original Photograph Signed Twice and dated three times by Polar Explorer and Aviator Richard E. Byrd
BYRD, Richard E.
Richard E. Byrd Signed Photograph.
Original black and white photograph of polar aviator Richard E. Byrd. Inscribed by Byrd, "May 9, 1926 To Cornelius C. Greenway with best wishes R.E. Byrd." Additionally signed by him, "May 9, 1926 R.E. Byrd" and dated a third time, "Nov. 28, 1929." The recipient, Cornelius C. Greenway, was a Dutch-American Universalist minister and eminent autograph collector. He served as the minister of the All Souls Church in Brooklyn, New York for almost 40 years and led the opposition against the unification of the Unitarian and Universalist denominations. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 100106
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"Docking target during rendezvous": Apollo 7 Rendezvous Photograph; Lengthily Signed by Walter Cunningham
CUNNINGHAM, Walter.
Walter Cunningham Signed Apollo 7 Rendezvous Photograph.
October, 1968.
Large format photograph of the Saturn IVB module, which was being used to simulate docking maneuvers in orbit during the Apollo 7 mission. Color photograph of the Saturn IVB module. Lengthily inscribed in gold felt tip by Walter Cunningham, "Docking target during rendezvous Walt Cunningham Apollo 7 LMP October 1968." In fine condition. The piece measures 16 inches by 20 inches.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 145300
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First Edition of Gene Sarazen's Thirty Years of Championship Golf; Inscribed by Him
SARAZEN, Gene with Herbert Warren Wind.
Thirty Years of Championship Golf: The Life and Times of Gene Sarazen.
New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1950.
First edition of Sarazen's classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Foreword by Robert T. Jones, Jr. Inscribed by the author opposite the title page, "To Dick Garlington My best wishes from his friend Gene Sarazen." The recipient Dick Garlington was a golfer and a close friend of Sarazen and Bobby Jones, who along with Jones was the visionary for Atlanta's famed Peachtree Golf Club. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed by Sarazen.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 53022
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First Edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's La Mala Hora
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel .
La Mala Hora.
Madrid: Propiedad Literaria Reservada, 1962.
First edition of this work written just before One Hundred Years of Solitude. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. In very good condition with some light rubbing and wear.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 48742
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"Murder begins before the actual deed": Rare First Edition of Agatha Christie's Towards Zero; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
CHRISTIE, Agatha.
Towards Zero.
London: Collins Crime Club, 1944.
First edition of this classic Agatha Christie title and one of her favorites. 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. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 144302
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"There is nothing like losing to know how not to trade, and by learning how not to trade, you learn how to trade" First Edition of Edwin Lefevre’s The Making of a Stockbroker; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
LEFEVRE, Edwin.
The Making of a Stockbroker.
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925.
First edition of this classic Wall Street narrative. 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. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 146015
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First Edition of The President Speaks: "A More Beautiful America": Inscribed by LBJ to Florida Senator George Smathers
JOHNSON, Lyndon B. Photographs by Ansel Adams.
The President Speaks: “A More Beautiful America” Excerpts from Speeches.
Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1965.
First edition of this collection of speeches from President Lyndon Johnson. Quarto, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To George Smathers from his devoted friend. Lyndon B. Johnson." The recipient, George Smathers was a United States senator from Florida from 1951-1969, and close friends of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Illustrated throughout from photographs by Ansel Adams, plus one by Wynn Bullock. Booklet "Message on Natural Beauty" by Johnson loose in rear endpaper pocket as issued. Near fine in a fine slipcase. A nice association.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 56030
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Original Silver Gelatin Print Signed twice by South African Photographer Jürgen Schadeberg
SCHADEBERG, Jürgen.
Benni “Banjo” Mrwebi Silver Gelatin Print Signed.
1953.
Rare silver gelatin print of Benni "Banjo" Mrwebi. Signed by the photographer Jurgen Schadeberg below the image and inscribed by him on the verso, "Benni "Banjo" Mrwebi. Joh'burg 1953 Jurgen Schadberg." Benni Banjo, also known as 'Gwigwi', was a multi-talented clarinet, alto saxophone player, band leader, showman and clown. Gwigwi was leader of the Harlem Swingsters in the 1950's. In fine condition. The photograph measures 10.75 by 13.75 inches.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 96522
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First Edition of Winston Churchill's London To Ladysmith Via Pretoria
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer.
London To Ladysmith Via Pretoria.
London: Longmans, Green, 1900.
First edition of Churchill’s fourth book and personal record of his impressions during the first five months of the Second Boer War. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, with three folding maps (one printed in color). In near fine condition.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 115789
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“THE ONLY THING NEW IN THIS WORLD IS THE HISTORY THAT YOU DON'T KNOW”: President Truman’s Mr. Citizen; Inscribed by Him
TRUMAN, Harry S.
Mr. Citizen.
New York: Bernard Geis, 1960.
First edition, early printing of this collection of articles written by President Truman after leaving the White House. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed on the half-title page, "To Theodore R Racoosin from Harry Truman Kind regards." The recipient, Theodore Racoosin was a noted Jewish leader, who was active in many major undertakings for Israel in the United States. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 111871
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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