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First edition of The Dracula Book; inscribed by Christopher Lee and signed by William Marshall on a bookplate
GLUT, Donald F. With Introductions by Christopher Lee and William Marshall.
The Dracula Book.
Metuchen, N.J: The Scarecrow Press, 1975.
First edition of Glut's authoritative history of the literary and cinematic presentations of Count Dracula, including Bram Stoker's classic novel. Octavo, original publisher's decorated cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Christopher Lee on the dedication page, "Art - All good wishes Christopher Lee" and additionally signed by William Marshall on a bookplate affixed to the dedication page. In fine condition. Cover illustration by Larry Byrd.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145253
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Rare autograph note signed by famed English writer Rudyard Kipling
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Rudyard Kipling Autograph Note Signed.
Sept. 2, 1917.
Rare autograph note signed by and in the hand of Rudyard Kipling. 12mo, one page on Kipling's Bateman's house letterhead, the note reads in full, "Sep. 2, 1917 Dear Dr. Curtiss, Would you please come down to Bateman's as soon as may be to see Mrs. Kipling who is suffering from a sudden attack of illness that I cannot make out the nature of. Very sincerely, Rudyard Kipling." A 17th-century house located in Burwash, East Sussex, Bateman's was the home of Rudyard Kipling from 1902 until his death in 1936. Kipling wrote some of his finest works at the house…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 142237
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"If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two feet": First Edition of Life; Signed by Keith Richards in the year of publication
RICHARDS, Keith.
Life: Keith Richards.
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2010.
First edition of Richards' autobiography. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Signed and dated by the author om the year of publication on the front free-endpaper, "Keith Richards '10." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mario J. Pulice. Front jacket photograph by David LaChapelle. Rear jacket photograph by Deborah Feingold.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145196
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First edition of T. Henry Cotton's Golf: Being a Short Treatise for the Use of Young People; Signed by him and in the rare original dust jacket
COTTON, T. Henry.
Golf: Being a Short Treatise for the Use of Young People Who Aspire to Proficiency in the Royal and Ancient Game.
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode (Publishers) Ltd, 1931.
First edition of Cotton's first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, frontispiece portrait of Cotton. Signed by the author in the year of publication beneath his frontispiece portrait, "Henry Cotton 1931." Very good in the rare original dust jacket with a chip to the spine. Ownership inscription. Rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 136110
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"Come Then Let Us To The Task To The Battle & The Toil each to our part each to our station": First Edition of Winston S. Churchill "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat" Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1941.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, frontispiece, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature to the front panel, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145964
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First Edition of Thomas De Quincey's The Logic of Political Economy
DE QUINCEY, Thomas.
The Logic of Political Economy.
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1844.
First edition of this study on economics. Octavo, bound in full leather with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, black morocco spine labels, gilt borders to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, silk ribbon tipped in, top edge gilt, patterned endpapers. In very good condition, bookplate to the front free endpaper belonging to Samuel Bronfman, the Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and owner of the world’s largest liquor distilling firm.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146689
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First edition of Albert J. Beveridge's Pulitzer Prize-winning work The Life of John Marshall
BEVERIDGE, Albert J.
The Life of John Marshall.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916-1919.
First edition of Beveridge's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, four volumes 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, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Marshall to each volume. In near fine condition. A sharp set.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 132009
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"Sinatra's First Western": Rare "Johnny Concho" Poster; signed by Frank Sinatra
SINATRA, Frank.
Frank Sinatra Signed “Johnny Concho” Poster.
Rare magazine poster featuring a full-length portrait of Frank Sinatra as Johnny Concho, inscribed by him, "For Bonnie - Affectionately Frank." In very good condition. Rare and desirable.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 132490
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Rare collection of Murad Tobacco Silks featuring seven University golfers
MURAD TOBACCO,.
University Golfer Murad Tobacco Silks.
Rare collection of Murad Tobacco Silks featuring seven University golfers. Universities represented include the University of Chicago, University of Minnesota, US Naval Academy, Brown University, Syracuse University, West Point, and Yale University. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 25 inches by 19 inches. In fine condition. A sharp presentation.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 95192
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First Edition of Bee Gees: The Legend of Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb; signed by Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb, David English, and illustrator Alex Brychta
ENGLISH, David. Illustrated by Alex Brychta [Barry.
Bee Gees: The Legend of Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb.
London: Quartet Books, 1983.
First edition of the illustrated story of the Bee Gees. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed on the half-title page by Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb, and by the book's author and illustrator, David English and Alex Brychta. In near fine condition. Rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146990
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Rare Photograph of André the Giant; Signed by Him
ROUSSIMOF, André René. [André the Giant].
André the Giant Signed Photograph.
Titan Sports, 1988.
Rare official World Wrestling Federation photograph of the legendary French professional wrestler and actor André the Giant. Octavo, one page on Fujicolor Crystal Archive paper, black and white photograph of André the Giant taken by Steve Taylor, boldly signed by André the Giant in gold felt tip. In fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146555
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FIRST EDITION OF JOHN F. KENNEDY'S PROFILES IN COURAGE
KENNEDY, John F.
Profiles in Courage.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956.
First edition of Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jack design by Phil Grushkin. Jacket photograph by Hank Walker. Uncommon in this condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 143898
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Rare Presentation Copy of Democracy in the World; Inscribed by David Ben-Gurion to ADMIRAL LEWIS STRAUSS
BEN-GURION, David.
David Ben-Gurion Inscribed Democracy in the World Presentation Copy.
March 12, 1966.
Copy of David Ben-Gurion's undelivered speech for the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. Unable to attend, Ben-Gurion sent the text of the speech, which was then published by the Center in 1963. Octavo, sixteen loose pages stapled in the upper left corner. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Admiral Strauss in friendship D. Ben-Gurion 12.3.66." In very good condition with some creasing throughout.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145288
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Rare Photograph of André the Giant; Signed by Him
ROUSSIMOF, André René. [André the Giant].
André the Giant Signed Photograph.
Titan Sports, 1988.
Rare color photograph of the legendary French professional wrestler and actor André the Giant. Octavo, one page, color photograph of André the Giant taken by Steve Taylor, boldly signed by André the Giant in black felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity and Certificate of Authentication card from Global Authentics which verifies the authenticity of the signature with a tamper evident certification serial number.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146556
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“In the course of time, Michael Strogoff reached a high station in the Empire. But it is not the history of his success, but the history of his trials, which deserves to be related": First Edition of Jules Verne's Michael Strogoff, the Courier of the Czar
VERNE, Jules.
Michael Strogoff, the Courier of the Czar.
New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1877.
First American edition of this historical tale of adventure taking place during a Siberian revolt by the Tartars and what many consider one of Verne's finest novels. Octavo, original cloth, with Ninety Full-Page Illustrations. Translated by W. H. G. Kingston. Revised by Julius Chambers. In near fine condition. A nice example.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 89346
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Rare Rawlings Official National League baseball signed by over 20 authors including Tom Wolfe, Umberto Eco, Don DeLillo, Joyce Carol Oates, and Margaret Atwood
WOLFE, Tom; Umberto Eco; Don DeLillo; Joyce Carol Oates; Margaret Atwood; John Ashbery; Robert Stone; John Updike; et al.
Modern Authors Signed Baseball.
St. Louis: Rawlings, .
Rare Rawlings Official National League baseball signed by over 20 authors including: Peter Dexter (on the sweetspot), Tom Wolfe, Umberto Eco, Don DeLillo, Joyce Carol Oates, Margaret Atwood, John Ashbery, Robert Stone, John Updike, Paul Auster; Cynthia Ozick; Neil Sheehan; Richard Ford, Peter Gay, T. Coraghessan Boyle, and Ann Beattie In near fine condition. Housed in the original box with the previous collector's annotations recording the date of acquisition of three of the signatures.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 128460
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First Edition of Daniel Fish's Lincoln Bibliography; one of forty copies for sale signed by the author and publisher
FISH, Daniel. [Abraham Lincoln].
Lincoln Bibliography: A List of Books and Pamphlets Relating to Abraham Lincoln.
New York: Francis D. Tandy Company, 1906.
First edition and signed, registered, and numbered edition of the first comprehensive bibliography of Lincoln material. Octavo, original cloth, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of Lincoln after the original etching by Thomas Johnson. One of seventy-five numbered, registered copies signed by the author and publisher, only forty of which were for sale, this is number 34. Very good in a custom folding chemise and half morocco slipcase.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 131214
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"Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself": First Edition of My 55 Ways to Lower Your Golf Score; Signed by Jack Nicklaus to His Neighbor
NICKLAUS, Jack.
My 55 Ways To Lower Your Golf Score.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1964.
First edition of the Golden Bear's first book. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, "Best regards Jack Nicklaus." Very good in a very good dust jacket, embossed name to the front free endpaper. With drawings by Francis Golden.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146092
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John Van Buren's first edition copy of The Constitutions of the United States and State of New-York and Articles of Confederation; with his ownership signature
[VAN BUREN, John].
The Constitutions of the United States and State of New-York and Articles of Confederation; Together with the Rules and Orders, Standing Committees, List of Members of the Senate and Assembly for 1831, List of Counties, &c. &c. &c.
Albany: Printed by Croswell and Can Benthuysen, 1831.
John van Buren's first edition copy of this early American government handbook. 16 mo, bound in full morocco for Van Buren with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, illustrated with 3 folding plates and 3 folding maps including: a folding map of the City of Troy (with manuscript notes locating landmarks), folding floor plan of the assembly; small hand-colored folding map of the city of Albany, folding floor plan of the assembly [1831], small folding floor plan of the Senate chamber [1831], large hand-colored folding "Map of the State of New York and the Surrounding Country," by David H. Burr, dated 1829. With John van Buren's ownership signature to the pastedown, "John van Buren's book." In…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 134298
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Peter Drucker's Landmark Work Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices; Inscribed by Him
DRUCKER, Peter F.
Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974.
First edition, early printing of this management classic. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Jack Nold with warmest regards Peter F. Drucker." Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, date to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Roy La Grone. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 142075
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Rare Autograph Inscription from the 20th President of the United States James A. Garfield
GARFIELD, James A.
James A. Garfield Autograph Signature.
19th c.
Rare 19th century autograph inscription from James A. Garfield, boldly signed in ink, "Very truly yours J.A. Garfield." In near fine condition with an antiquarian smudge to the writing above the inscription. Double-matted and framed with a large portrait of Garfield and an informational placard. The piece measures 28.25 inches by 18 inches.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146775
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"Take Dead Aim!": Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf; Lengthily Inscribed by Him and Golfing Legend Bernhard Langer
PENICK, Harvey with Bud Shrake [Bernhard Langer].
Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992.
First edition, early printing of the best-selling golf book ever published. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Dr. Don Brown: I hope that this book will help you to enjoy life, and also this great game of golf to it's fullest. I hope you enjoy helping your patient as I did my pupils. I am sure you did! Sincerely Harvey Penick." Additionally signed by two time Master champion Bernhard Langer on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Parr. Introductions by Tom Kite,…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 147082
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"I like complexity and contradiction in architecture": First Edition of Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture "an essential document in architectural literature"; Signed by Robert Venturi
VENTURI, Robert; Introduction by Vincent Scully.
Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture.
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1966.
First edition of this essential document of architectural literature. Octavo, original gray cloth, illustrated. Signed and dated by Robert Venturi on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 2585
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Rare Typed Letter Signed by Calvin Coolidge to the Honorable Ralph Bauer
COOLIDGE, Calvin.
Calvin Coolidge Typed Letter Signed.
Northampton: July 4,1930.
Rare typed letter signed by Calvin Coolidge to the Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts Ralph Bauer. One page, octavo, the letter reads in full, "Thank you for the birthday remembrance. It was good of you to think of me." In fine condition. Attractively matted and framed with a portrait and biographical caption. The entire piece measures 23.75 inches by 21.25 inches.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145864