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First Edition of Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook; Signed by Alice Waters
WATERS, Alice.
Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook.
New York: Random House, 1982.
First edition of Waters' first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Alice Waters on the half-title page. Near fine in a near very good price-clipped dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Written in collaboration with Linda P. Guenzel. Recipes edited by Carolyn Dille. Designed and illustrated by David Lance Goines.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 130561
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William Alexander's Picturesque Representations and the Dress and Manners of the Chinese; finely bound in full morocco
ALEXANDER, William.
Picturesque Representations and the Dress and Manners of the Chinese. Illustrated with Fifty Coloured Engravings, with Descriptions.
London: Printed for James Goodwin, c. 1829.
Finely bound example of Alexander's profusely illustrated work on t19th century China. Octavo, original full straight-grain morocco richly decorated in gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, illustrated with fifty hand-colored engravings. In good condition. Rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 133048
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"A SOURCE OF SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION FOR MOST ENGLISHMEN SECOND ONLY TO THE BIBLE": Rare 18th century Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Church of England: Together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David, Pointed as the are to be Sung of Said in Churches: And the Form or Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons.
London: Printed by Thomas Baskett; by the assigns of Robert Baskett, 1751.
Rare 18th century Book of Common Prayer printed by Thomas and Robert Baskett, the heirs of John Baskett, "one of the greatest monopolists of bibles who ever lived" (Lee). Folio, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, rebacked retaining contemporary front and rear panels richly decorated in gilt with 'The Bailff of Eye' insignia to the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, engraved frontispiece. In very good condition. Restoration to some pages.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 138542
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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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"POETRY MAKES LIFE WHAT LIGHTS AND MUSIC DO THE STAGE": CHARLES DICKENS’ THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB; FINELY BOUND IN FULL CRUSHED RED MOROCCO BY SANGORSKI AND SUTCLIFFE
DICKENS, Charles.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.
London: Oxford University Press, 1967.
Early printing of the Oxford Illustrated edition of Dickens' first novel. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. With forty-three illustrations by Seymour and 'Phiz' and an Introduction by Bernard Darwin. In fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 129149
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The Double Helix; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist James D. Watson
WATSON, James D.
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA.
New York: Atheneum, 1969.
First edition, eight printing (printed the same year as the first) of Watson's ground breaking work regarding the discovery of DNA for which the author, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962. Octavo, original blue cloth, with numerous diagrams and photographic illustrations. Signed by James D. Watson on the title page. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Jeanyee Wong. Foreword by Sir Lawrence Bragg.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 144529
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"Oh baby you're the only thing in this whole world That's pure and good and right": Bat Out of Hell Album; Signed by Meat Loaf
ADAY, Michael Lee [Meat Loaf].
Meat Loaf Signed Bat Out of Hell Album.
New York: Cleveland International Records, 1977.
Meat Loaf's debut studio album, released in 1977. Boldly signed by Meat Loaf on the front panel. In fine condition. Record included.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146751
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Rare collection of Tobacco Silks decorated with a variety of international flags and university pennants
MURAD TOBACCO,.
International Tobacco Silk Collection.
Rare collection of Tobacco Silks decorated with a variety of international flags and university pennants. 35 flags in total, countries represented include Italy, Great Britain, Germany, Chile, Scotland, San Domingo, and the United States. University pennants include Yale, Pennsylvania, Harvard, and Missouri. In fine condition. A bright and unique collection.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 101561
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"The only pal I ever had - always wishing you happy landings": First edition of Frank Hawks' Autobiography Speed; lengthily inscribed by him
HAWKS, Frank.
Speed.
New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931.
First edition of the legendary World War I aviator's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, lacking the frontispiece. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Rolly Ueland, the only pal I ever had - always wishing you happy landings Frank Hawks alias Hawker." The recipient, Rolf Ueland practiced law in Minneapolis from 1923 to 1969. His sister, Brenda Ueland, was a noted journalist, editor and bookseller. With an additional Christmas postcard addressed to the recipient in the original transmittal envelope laid in. In very good condition. Books signed and inscribed by Hawks are scarce.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 138244
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Fine collection of Inaugural Gifts from the Inauguration of Ronald Reagan as President and George H. W. Bush as Vice President of the United States
REAGAN, Ronald and George H. W. Bush.
Ronald Reagan and George Bush Inaugural Gift Collection.
1981.
Fine collection of official gifts from the inauguration of Ronald Reagan as President and George H. W. Bush as Vice President of the United States. The collection includes a sterling silver money clip and pill box embossed with the Reagan Bush inaugural logo and a fountain pen from the inaugural reception of George H. W. Bush bearing Bush’s signature in facsimile and housed in the original box bearing the seal of the Vice President of the United States. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,450.00 Item Number: 117304
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First Edition of Roger Kahn's Joe & Marilyn: A Memory of Love; Signed by Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Di Maggio
KAHN, Roger; [Joe Di Maggio].
Joe & Marilyn: A Memory of Love.
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1986.
First edition of the full, unobscured story of Mr. and Mrs. America. Octavo, original half cloth, frontispiece portrait of Joe and Marilyn on their wedding day. Boldly signed by Joe Di Maggio on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Terry Fehr. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 147083
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“SUDDENLY THERE WAS A KNOCK WHICH MADE HER PAUSE— COULD IT PERHAPS BE SANTA CLAUS?”: FIRST EDITION OF OF MADELINE’S CHRISTMAS IN TEXAS
BEMELMANS, Ludwig.
Madeline’s Christmas in Texas.
Dallas, Texas: Neiman-Marcus, 1955.
First edition of Madeline's Christmas in Texas, which precedes the 1956 Christmas edition of McCall’s Magazine. 12 mo, original wrappers as issued, illustrated. In near fine condition. Scarce, especially in this condition.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 95871
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"It will give our tired feet new strength as we continue our forward stride toward the city of freedom": MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.'S STRIDE TOWARD FREEDOM: THE MONTGOMERY STORY; BOUND IN FULL MOROCCO BY THE HARCOURT BINDERY
KING, Jr..
Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1958.
First edition, early printing of Dr. Martin Luther King’s first book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 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. In fine condition.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 142687
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“Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be": Finely Bound By Bayntun of Thomas a Kempis' The Imitation of Christ
A KEMPIS, Thomas.
The Imitation of Christ.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1908.
Finely bound example of a Kempis' classic work. Octavo, bound in morocco by Bayntun, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt doublures, illustrated including color plates by Flint. Translated from the Latin by Richard Wbytford and then re-edited into modern English by Wilfrid Raynal. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 120987
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"I can't help it if I'm still in love with you": Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams Record; Signed by Johnny Cash
CASH, Johnny.
Johnny Cash Signed Sings Hank Williams Record.
Memphis, TN: Sun Records Co., Inc, 1958.
Johnny Cash's compilation album of songs by Hank Williams, released in 1958, featuring songs 'I Can't Help It,' 'You Win Again,' Hey Good Lookin',' and 'I Could Never Be Ashamed of You.' Square duodecimo, double-sided record housed in the original pictorial sleeve. Boldly signed by Johnny Cash on the rear panel of the sleeve. In near fine condition. Record included.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 146946
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"the greatest musical figure who has lived in this century": Richard Strauss Signed Program
STRAUSS, Richard.
Richard Strauss Signed Program.
1925.
Richard Strauss signed program. The program was for a concert by the Dusseldorf City Orchestra and Richard Strauss, held April 30, 1925. The program measures 6.5 inches by 8.75 inches. Double matted and framed opposite a photograph of Strauss. The entire piece measures 14.5 inches by 17.5 inches.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 65034
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First Edition Of Ernest Hemingway's Green Hills Of Africa
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
Green Hills of Africa.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935.
First edition of Hemingway's second work of nonfiction, an account of a month on safari he and his wife took in East Africa during December 1933. Octavo, original green cloth, decorations by Edward Shenton. Near fine in a bright very good dust jacket. A nice example.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 121993
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First Edition of Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa; Finely Bound the Harcourt Bindery
DINESEN, Isak [Karen Blixen] .
Out of Africa.
New York: Random House, 1938.
First American edition of the author's masterpiece, a lyrical meditation of the years she lived in Kenya. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in four 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: $1,400.00 Item Number: 142171
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First Edition Of Ernest Hemingway's Green Hills Of Africa
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
Green Hills of Africa.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935.
First edition of Hemingway's second work of nonfiction, an account of a month on safari he and his wife took in East Africa during December 1933. Octavo, original green cloth, decorations by Edward Shenton. Near fine in a bright very good dust jacket.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 118564
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Evelyn Waugh's First Published Novel Decline and Fall; Elaborately Bound in Full Crushed Green Morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe
WAUGH, Evelyn.
Decline and Fall.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1962.
First revised edition of Waugh's first published novel. Octavo, bound in full crushed green morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 129591