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Anthony Burgess Signed Vinyl Of Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange
BURGESS, Anthony; Stanley Kubrick.
Stanley Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange.
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1972.
Original LP of Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange. Signed by Anthony Burgess on the front cover. In near fine condition. This is the first record we have seen signed by the creator of the classic novel.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 5645
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Confessions of An Advertising Man; Warmly Inscribed by David Ogilvy
OGILVY, David.
Confessions of an Advertising Man.
New York: Atheneum, 1963.
First edition, early printing of this seminal work on advertising. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Irving Lichter from your new partner David Ogilvy, January 1964." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. On the verso of the dust jacket there are "samples of David Ogilvy's wizardry," and it unfolds to reveal six advertisements he created.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 140858
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First Edition of Survival Through Design; Lengthily Inscribed by Richard Neutra
NEUTRA, Richard.
Survival Through Design.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1954.
First edition of this work by one of the great modernist architects of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by Richard Neutra on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147720
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“Please, sir, I want some more”: Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist
DICKENS, Charles.
Oliver Twist.
London: Bradbury & Evans, Whitefriars, 1846.
Early edition of Dickens's classic second novel. Octavo, bound in full calf, full morocco 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, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, frontispiece, with twenty-four illustrations on steel by George Cruikshank. In near fine condition with some toning.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147626
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“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am": First Edition of Sylvia Plath's Classic The Bell Jar
PLATH, Sylvia.
The Bell Jar.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1971.
First edition of Sylvia Plath's only novel. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with eight pen-and-ink drawings by Plath. Biographical note by Lois Ames. Near in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Amy Isbey Duevell.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 145466
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First Edition of Julia Child's Menu Cookbook; Signed by Her
CHILD, Julia.
Julia Child’s Menu Cookbook.
New York: Wing Books, 1991.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated cookbook. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with over 500 color photographs by James Scherer. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, "Bon Appetit! Julia Child." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Clair Moritz.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147991
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First Edition of Adam Smith's Paper Money; Inscribed by Him
SMITH, Adam [George Goodman].
Paper Money.
New York: Summit Books, 1981.
First edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed and dated by the author on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine with a few closed tears.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 20005
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First Edition of Volume I of Andre L. Simon's The History of the Wine Trade in England; Inscribed by Him
SIMON, Andre L.
The History of the Wine Trade in England.
London: Wyman & Sons, 1906-07.
First edition of Simon's landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Volumes I. Presentation copy, inscribed by Andre L. Simon opposite the title page, "With the author's Compliments Andre L. Simon 15/9/07 to S.C. Coggin Sept." In near fine condition.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 112957
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Rare May 27, 1922 Edition of Collier's Magazine; Featuring the First Appearance of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
FITZGERALD, F. Scott.
Collier’s The National Weekly [The Curious Case of Benjamin Button].
New York: P.F. Collier & Son Company, May 27, 1922.
First edition of volume 69 of this weekly general interest magazine, with the first appearance of Fitzgerald's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Small folio, original wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs, advertisements, and illustrations by H. M. Stoops, R.F. Schabelitz, Jack Flanagan, and others. Scarce first appearance of Fitzgerald's 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,' illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg, beginning at page 5 and continuing from page 22 to page 28. In near fine condition, an antiquarian library label and embossment to the front panel. Rare.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 145484
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"See me, feel me. Touch me, heal me. Tommy : Right behind you I see the millions. On you I see the glory. From you I get opinions": First Edition of The Story of Tommy; Inscribed by Pete Townshend
TOWNSHEND, Pete & Barnes.
The Story of Tommy.
Middlesex, England: Eel Pie Publishing, 1977.
First edition of this work by the legendary member of the Who. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Pete Townshend on the title page, "For Paul Pete Townshend." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 140090
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December 1939 Issue of Model Builder Magazine; Signed by Baseball Hall of Fame Legend Joe DiMaggio
DI MAGGIO, Joe.
Joe DiMaggio Signed Model Builder Magazine.
Mount Morris, Illinois: Lionel Corporation, December, 1939.
December 1939 Issue of Model Builder Magazine, the 'The Magazine of Model Railroading for Men and Boys' published every other month by Lionel Corporation. Imperial octavo, original wrappers, featuring a black and white photograph of Joe Di Maggio with a New York Central model railroad on the cover with related excerpt on page 29 that reads, "On the cover of this issue of the Model Builder is a picture of Joe DiMaggio, outstanding ball player on the world's champion New York Yankees. When this year's greatest home run hitter is not on the ball field, he will probably be found…
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 145454
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First Edition of The Story of Tommy; Inscribed by Pete Townshend
TOWNSHEND, Pete & Barnes.
The Story of Tommy.
Middlesex, England: Eel Pie Publishing, 1977.
First edition of this work by the legendary member of the Who. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Pete Townshend on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 1658
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“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another": Morrison's Masterpiece Beloved; Signed by Her
MORRISON, Toni.
Beloved.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.
Early printing of the author's fourth novel and considered by many her finest. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Gail Shaw Toni Morrison." Fine in a fine dust jacket without wear. Jacket design by R.D. Scudellari.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 130799
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From the Library of John Steinbeck
[STEINBECK, John].
Two Russian Books From the Library of John Steinbeck.
Moscow: Various, c. 1960.
Two volumes in Russian from the library of American literary master John Steinbeck. Quarto, two volumes including a book of early Russian Orthodox paintings with many in color and a folio of loose plates featuring artwork from the Hermitage Museum. From the library of John Steinbeck. In very good condition.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 117588
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Rare First Edition in English of Leo Tolstoy's Ivan Ilyitch
TOLSTOI, Count Lyof N. [Leo Tolstoy].
Ivan Ilyitch and Other Stories.
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co, 1887.
First edition in English of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth lettered in gilt, patterned endpapers. Translated from the Russian by Nathan Haskell Dole with a preface by him. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities. A very sharp example.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 139452
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"There's nothing on this earth I'd rather do than take pictures": Shooter; Inscribed by David Hume Kennerly to General Colin Powell
KENNERLY, David Hume [Colin Powell].
Shooter.
New York: Newsweek Books, 1979.
Second edition of this incomparable biography of a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer. Oblong octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with photographic plates. Association copy, inscribed by the author opposite the half-title page, "To Chairman Colin Powell, who has been there - and back. With respect & admiration, David Hume Kennerly Wash D. C. 3/24/93." The recipient, General Colin Powell was an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer who was the first Black secretary of state. When Life magazine made a brief comeback for Operation Desert Storm in 1991, Kennerly shot an inside story called "Men of War" on Secretary…
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 146673
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“I fell in love with literature and stayed lovesick all my life": First British Editions of The Coast of Utopia; Each volume is Signed by Tom Stoppard
STOPPARD, Tom.
The Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck, Salvage, Voyage.
London: Faber & Faber, 2002.
First British editions of Stoppard's trilogy of plays, which focuses on the philosophical debates in pre-revolution Russia between 1833 and 1866. Octavo, three volumes, original cloth. Each volume is signed by Tom Stoppard on the title page. Each volume is fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $900.00 Item Number: 5537
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“Everybody must have a fantasy": First Edition of The Philosophy of Andy Warhol; Inscribed by Warhol
WARHOL, Andy.
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again).
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975.
First edition, early printing of this work by Warhol. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Andy Warhol on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Herb Lubalin. Jacket photograph by Philippe Halsman. An exceptional example.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 144331
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First Edition of An Anthropologist on Mars; Inscribed by Oliver Sacks to His Editor in the Year of Publication
SACKS, Oliver.
An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.
First edition of this astounding collection of unique medical histories. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with color plates. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his editor in the year of publication, "For Stanley Holwitz, editor, guide, friend - with all my thanks and best wishes - 2/12/95 Oliver." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Barbara de Wilde. Jacket photograph by Joyce Ravid.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 146916
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“MODERN MAN HAS LOST THE OPTION OF SILENCE”: First Edition of William Burroughs' The Ticket That Exploded; Signed by Him
BURROUGHS, William S.
The Ticket That Exploded.
London: The Olympia Press, 1962.
First edition, first printing. Octavo, original green wrappers. Signed by William Burroughs on the title page. In fine condition. A superior example.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 5719
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First Edition of Evelyn Waugh's A Handful of Dust
WAUGH, Evelyn.
A Handful Of Dust.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1934.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition, contemporary name to the front free endpaper. A very sharp example.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 39786
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"But for a dog That kept its head": Ludwig Bemelmans Madeline's Rescue; Inscribed by Him
BEMELMANS, Ludwig.
Madeline’s Rescue.
New York: The Viking Press, 1955.
First edition, early printing of the second book in the Madeline series, which went on to win the Caldecott Medal in 1954. Thin quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Linda with love Ludwig Bemelmans Christmas 1955." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 146919
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First Edition of Gandhi's Autobiography; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
GANDHI, Mahatma K.
Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth.
London: Phoenix Press, 1949.
First edition of Gandhi's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Fine in the rare original dust jacket, which is in very good condition. Translated by Mahadev Desai.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 134231
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First Edition of The Prince of Egypt: A New Vision in Animation; Inscribed by Directors Simon Wells, Steve Hickner, and Brenda Chapman
SOLOMON, Charles.
The Prince of Egypt: A New Vision in Animation.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1998.
First edition of this brilliantly illustrated behind-the-scenes look at the 'The Prince of Egypt.' Small folio, original boards, illustrated throughout with over 500 full color screen captures, pieces of concept art, and photographs of the animators. Presentation copy, inscribed in black felt tip by the movie directors Simon Wells, "To Larry - Thanks for having us on the show! Simon Wells," Steve Hickner, "For Larry - Thanks for letting us on the show! Steve Hickner," and Brenda Chapman, "Larry - It was an honor to be on your show & a pleasure to meet you! Thanks! Brenda Chapman," presumably to…
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 145446
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Jean de Brunhoff's ABC of Babar; From the Library of Maurice Sendak
BRUNHOFF, Jean de; [Maurice Sendak].
ABC of Babar.
New York : Random House, 1936.
Early American edition of this pictorial letter book, from the library of Maurice Sendak, although not marked. Small octavo, original publisher's pictorial boards, illustrated. Very good in a very good dust jacket, tape residue to the endpapers. Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, is often hailed as "the Picasso of children's books." He has produced more than 85 books which have populated children's imaginations for years. For his contributions to children's literature, Sendak received the third biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration in 1970, one of two inaugural Astrid Lindgren Memorial Awards in 2003, and the…
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 147127
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"Florida - a Yachting Paradise and Land of Enchantment for the Voyager": First Edition of The Florida Intracoastal Waterway: from The St. Johns River to Miami, Florida
FLORIDA INLAND NAVIGATION DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS,.
The Florida Intracoastal Waterway: from The St. Johns River to Miami, Florida.
Jacksonville, Florida: H. & W. B. Drew Company, .
First edition of this work published by the Florida Inland Navigation District as an announcement of the completion of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated, folding map. In near fine condition. Designed by Associated Advertising, Inc. Illustrations by Karl M. Zink. Housed in the original presentation envelope.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 123097
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First Edition of Beyond Borders; Inscribed by Film Producer Lloyd Phillips; Accompanied by approximately eighty original gelatin silver prints
PHILLIPS, Lloyd.
Beyond Borders. [WITH] A Collection of Eighty Lloyd Phillips Photographs.
Malibu: Scan Shop, 2002.
First edition of this collection of photographs taken during the filming of Martin Campbell's 'Beyond Borders,' starring Angelina Jolie. Oblong octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "Arthur 'J', Thanks for keeping me alive and being such a good friend. Lloyd '02." In very good condition. Accompanied by approximately eighty original gelatin silver prints. Many of these photographs are represented in the book, but there are many additional photographs not included in the book which appear here.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 146969
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First Edition of Robert McElroy's Grover Cleveland The Man and The Statesman
MCELROY, Robert [Grover Cleveland].
Grover Cleveland The Man and The Statesman: An Authorized Biography.
New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1923.
First edition of this informative view of Grover Cleveland's two terms in office. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispieces. Very good in very good dust jackets, some toning to the spines of the dust jackets with multiple small losses and closed tears. Rare and desirable.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 147737
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"There's no one thing that's true. It's all true": First Edition of For Whom The Bell Tolls in the Original First-Issue Dust Jacket
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
For Whom The Bell Tolls.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
First edition with Scribner's A of the novel that is regarded as one of Hemingway’s best works. Octavo, original beige cloth. Near fine in a good unrestored second-issue price-clipped dust jacket. Bookplate.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 137027
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Rare Photograph of Hollywood Couple Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier; Signed by both
LEIGH, Vivien; Laurence Olivier.
Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier Signed Photograph.
n.p., n.d..
Rare candid photograph of the famous Hollywood couple. Candid black and white photograph depicting Laurence Olivier holding an arm around Vivien Leigh as they smile warmly at one another. Signed in blue ink by both Leigh (left) and Olivier (right). In very good condition. The piece measures 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 146612
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Rare Taj Mahal Postcard Signed by Jawaharlal Nehru
NEHRU, Jawaharlal.
Jawaharlal Nehru Postcard Signed.
Dariba, Delhi: Lal Chand & Sons, Photographers, n.d.
Rare autograph postcard signed by the first prime minister of India. Octodecimo, Lal Chand & Sons postcard featuring a photograph of the Taj Mahal from River Side. Signed by Jawaharlal Nehru on the righthand side. In very good condition with toning, light rubbing to the extremities, a few miniscule holes of unknown origin, a splitting crease to the top right corner, and a small loss to the top right corner.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 146910
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First Edition of Godspell: New Testament Selections on Which the Musical is Based; Signed by Musical Theater Composer Steven Schwartz
SCHWARTZ, Steven; John Michael Tebelak.
Godspell: New Testaments Sections on Which the Musical is Based.
New York: The British and Foreign Bible Society in association with Collins Fontana Books, 1966.
First edition of this collection of gospels in Today's English Version used in Godspell the Musical by Stephen Schwartz and John Michael Tebelak as played at Wyndham's Theatre, London. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Stephen Schwartz on the title page. In near fine condition. Rare, especially signed.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 147245
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“She smelled the way the Taj Mahal looks by moonlight": First Edition of Raymond Chandler's The Little Sister
CHANDLER, Raymond.
The Little Sister.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949.
First edition, first state, of Chandler’s fifth hard-boiled novel featuring his iconic private eye, Philip Marlowe. Octavo, original orange cloth. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Dust jacket by Boris Artzybasheff.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 100041
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Signed Photograph of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
THE DALAI LAMA,.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Signed Photograph.
Color photograph of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, boldly signed by him. The photograph measures 5 inches by 3.5 inches. In fine condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 140093
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Rare Taj Mahal Postcard Signed by Jawaharlal Nehru
NEHRU, Jawaharlal.
Jawaharlal Nehru Postcard Signed.
Dariba, Delhi: Lal Chand & Sons, Photographers, n.d.
Rare autograph postcard signed by the first prime minister of India. Octodecimo, Lal Chand & Sons postcard featuring a photograph of the Taj Garden Agra from General View. Signed by Jawaharlal Nehru on the righthand side. In very good condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 146905
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First Edition of The Cider House Rules; Warmly inscribed by John Irving
IRVING, John.
The Cider House Rules.
New York: William Morrow , 1985.
First edition of Irving's sixth novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Rob with my appreciation John Irving." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, mark to the top edge. Jacket design by Honi Werner.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 145774
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First Edition of Bill Owens' Suburbia; Inscribed by Him
OWENS, Bill.
Suburbia.
San Francisco: Straight Arrow Press, 1973.
First Edition. Oblong quarto, original photographic stiff paper wrappers. Inscribed by Bill Owens on the front free endpaper, "For Dave Bill Owens Can you avoid Suburbia." In very good condition. Laid in is the photographer's business card.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 948
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"For Madeleine Albright - Whose encouragement and support have meant so much to me...and who understands so well that communist countries do have domestic politics": First edition of China: Fragile Superpower; Inscribed by Susan L. Shirk to Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
SHIRK, Susan L. [Madeleine K. Albright].
China: Fragile Superpower.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.
First edition of this rare glimpse inside Chinese politics. Octavo, original publisher's half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs and maps, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "April 11, 2007 For Madeleine Albright - Whose encouragement and support have meant so much to me...and who understands so well that communist countries do have domestic politics Susan Shirk." The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright, was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from…
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 147586
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First Edition of George Eliot's Felix Holt: The Radical
ELIOT, George.
Felix Holt: The Radical.
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1866.
First edition of this classic political work. Sextodecimo, three volumes, half-calf bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. In very good condition with rubbing to the hinges and extremities, light toning.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 147727
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First Edition of The Cosmic Jest; Signed by Herbert Hoover, Clarence Budington Kelland, and another Bohemian Club Member
KELLAND, Clarence Budington; Music by Frank R. Denke; [Herbert Hoover].
The Cosmic Jest: A Grove Play.
San Francisco: Bohemian Club, 1949.
First edition of this Bohemian Club Grove play. Octavo, original half cloth with pictorial boards, printed with music by Frank R. Denke. Boldly signed by Herbert Hoover and the author, Clarence Budington Kelland, on the dedication page. Additionally signed by another member of the Bohemian Club. In very good condition with light rubbing and toning.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 146694
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"I once did something right. I played first-rate basketball. I really did. And after you're first-rate at something, no matter what, it kind of takes the kick out of being second-rate": First Editions of Each Novel in John Updike’s Rabbit Quartet
UPDIKE, John.
Rabbit, Run; Rabbit Redux; Rabbit Is Rich; Rabbit At Rest; Licks of Love.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960-2000.
First editions of each volume in the Rabbit quartet. Octavos, 5 volumes, original half cloth. Each volume is near fine to fine in very good to near fine dust jackets.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 131226
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Rare Signed limited edition of Maugham's address to the Library of Congress upon the Library's acceptance of the original manuscript of Of Human Bondage
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset.
Of Human Bondage With a Digression on the Art of Fiction: And Address by Somerset Maugham.
Washington: The Library of Congress, 1946.
Signed limited edition of the address given by Maugham upon the Library's acceptance of the original autograph manuscript of his masterpiece, Of Human Bondage. Octavo, original boards. One of 500 copies signed by W. Somerset Maugham on the front free endpaper. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original accompanying program which is in very good condition. The program contains a brief description of the original autograph manuscript which notes that it is contained in 16 notebooks written on the recto of each leaf, begun in 1911 and finished in 1914.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 108345
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First Edition of Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine; Warmly Inscribed by Tom Wolfe in the year of publication
WOLFE, Tom.
Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine And Other Stories, Sketches, and Essays.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1976.
First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth, sketches by the author. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "To Dan, with thanks- for a pleasant mid-day in the bowels of the NBC Building! Tom Wolfe December 9, 1976." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson. Uncommon signed and inscribed in the year of publication.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 131703
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Finely Bound Edition of Ernest Peixotto's Romantic California
PEIXOTTO, Ernest.
Romantic California.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912.
Finely bound edition of this classic in travel and tourism for the state of California. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands with a design of a California mission and bell on the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece. Illustrated throughout by Ernest Peixotto. In very good condition with light rubbing.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 147696
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“Isolated, she managed somehow to feel free—albeit with a freedom that made her want to smash a hole in the very center of the universe”: First Edition of Sybil; Inscribed by Flora Rheta Schreiber
SCHREIBER, Flora Rheta.
Sybil.
Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1973.
First edition of the engrossing true story, basis for the classic film. Octavo, original textured imitation leather boards, illustrated with photographs of paintings and pencil drawings by Sybil and her personalities. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Aug 28, 1973 To Hal - whom I honor, respect and thank for my opportunity to do a rounded show - all best - Flora Rheta Schreiber." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Charles Edmondson. Author photograph by Abner Symons. First edition examples of 'Sybil' signed by the author are scarce.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145145
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"Some things aren't any good unless they're shared": First Edition of A Fine and Private Place; Signed by Peter S. Beagle
BEAGLE, Peter S.
A Fine and Private Place.
New York: The Viking Press, 1960.
First edition of Peter Beagle's first fantasy novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Beagle on the front free endpaper with a smiley in the "P." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by George Salter. An exceptional signed example.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 146917
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Signed Limited First Edition of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
PIRSIG, Robert M.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values.
Norfolk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1999.
Signed limited first edition of one of the most important and influential books written in the past half-century. Octavo, original publisher's full leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, silk ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by Robert M. Pirsig on the limitation page. Publishers bookplate to the front free endpaper. In fine condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 147569
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Limited First Edition of The Lure and the Land; Inscribed by J.P. Widney to Eleanor Roosevelt
WIDNEY, J.P. [Eleanor Roosevelt].
The Lure and The Land: An Idyl of the Pacific.
Los Angeles, CA: Pacific Publishing Company, 1932.
Limited first edition, one of one thousand copies of this collection of poems about the Pacific Coast. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front pastedown, "To Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt from the author, J.P. Widney." The recipient, Eleanor Roosevelt was a political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the longest-serving first lady of the United States, during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms as president from 1933 to 1945. Through her travels, public engagement, and advocacy, she largely redefined the role.…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 147697
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"Failure is not an option": Apollo 13 Photograph; Inscribed by Eugene Kranz and Seymour Liebergot
KRANZ, Gene and Sy Liebergot.
Apollo 13 Eugene Kranz and Seymour Liebergot Signed Photograph.
April 13, 1970.
Signed photograph of the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft. Satin-finish photograph of the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft, boldly signed in gold felt tip by NASA’s heroic mission controllers Eugene Kranz, "Eugene F. Kranz, 'Flight,'" and Seymour Liebergot, "'We may have had an instrumentation problem, Flight.' 4/13/70, Sy Liebergot, Apollo 13 EECOM." Ironically, the station anomaly was far greater than any instrumentation malfunction Liebergot could believe. In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 147225
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First Edition of What Manner of Man: A Biography Of Martin Luther King, Jr; Inscribed by Lerone Bennett to Singer Al Green
KING, Martin Luther] Lerone Bennett.
What Manner of Man: A Biography Of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company, Inc, 1964.
First edition of this early biography on Dr. King. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Al Green, With good wishes Lerone Bennett, Jr." The recipient, Al Green, is a singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Take Me to the River", "Tired of Being Alone", "I'm Still in Love with You", "Love and Happiness", and his signature song, "Let's Stay Together." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. With an introduction by Benjamin E. Mays. Jacket design…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145770
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"Please count the silver when brother Mike comes over for Christmas dinner": 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 of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed and dated by the author on the half-title page, "To Virginia Norwood, Merry Christmas to Betty B's sister and Jean's aunt (Conroy has crossed this out) Please count the silver when brother Mike comes over for Christmas dinner Pat Conroy Dec. 25, 1979." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Wendell Minor.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 117671
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First Edition of The Vanity Fair Diaries: 1983-1992; Inscribed By Tina Brown to Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
BROWN, Tina; [Madeleine Albright].
The Vanity Fair Diaries: 1983-1992.
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2017.
First edition of the sensational diaries of Vanity Fair's editor in chief, Tina Brown. Medium octavo, original publisher's cream colored boards, illustrated with full color and black and white photographs throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Dearest Madeleine, In admiration, Tina Brown. Dec. 2017." The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright, was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy in the Middle East with the endorsement of military action in Iraq. At the 1998 NATO summit,…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 147359
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"In nature nothing exists alone": First Edition of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring
CARSON, Rachel.
Silent Spring.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962.
First edition of Carson's landmark work. Octavo, original green cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Drawings by Lois and Louis Darling.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 144688
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First Edition of Anthony Powell's The Military Philosophers
POWELL, Anthony.
The Military Philosophers.
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1968.
First edition of the ninth novel in the 'A Dance to the Music of Time' series. Octavo, original red cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Light rubbing to the extremities of the cloth and jacket. Jacket design by Broom-Lynne. Housed in a custom half morroco and folding chemise clamshell box.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145149
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"Wishing you safe travels on your journey through the woods": First Edition of Into the Woods; Lengthily Inscribed by Hudson Talbott
SONDHEIM, Stephen; James Lapine; Illustrated by Hudson Talbott.
Into The Woods.
New York: Crown Publishers, 1989.
First edition of this classic work, basis for the Broadway musical and later film. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Josh Kaiser, with very best wishes for you and your future- Hudson Talbott 2/3/90." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 131386
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Rare original program invitation from the 1975 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Program
AXELROD, Julius; Adolf Butenandt; Gerald Edelman; Ernst Otto Fischer; Werner Forssmann; Alfred Hershey; Bernard Katz; Feodor Lynen; Rudolf Mössbauer; Severo Ochoa; Lars Onsager.
1975 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Program.
Einladung: Tagung der Preistrager fur Medizin, 1975.
Rare original program invitation from the 1975 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Program. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by 11 Nobel Laureates in Physics or Medicine, including: Julius Axelrod, Adolf Butenandt, Gerald Edelman, Ernst Otto Fischer, Werner Forssmann, Alfred Hershey, Bernard Katz, Feodor Lynen, Rudolf Mössbauer, Severo Ochoa, and Lars Onsager. In fine condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 115948
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"In nature nothing exists alone": First Edition of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring
CARSON, Rachel.
Silent Spring.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962.
First edition of Carson's landmark work. Octavo, original green cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Drawings by Lois and Louis Darling. An exceptional example.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145502
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"The story took on a face, but mainly a heart": First Edition of David Fear's Killers of the Flower Moon: The Making of the Movie; Inscribed by Legendary Filmmaker Martin Scorsese
[SCORSESE, Martin]; David Fear.
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Making of the Movie.
New York: Assouline, 2023.
First edition of this magnificent film journal. Small folio, original cloth with photographic cover label to the front panel, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese on the half title page, "For Margaret in thanks & love M Scorsese." In fine condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 147190
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First Edition of Young Pillars; Signed by Charles M. Schulz
SCHULZ, Charles M.
Young Pillars.
Anderson, IN: The Warner Press, 1958.
First edition of this early work by the legendary creator of Peanuts. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Charles Schulz on the title page. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities. Uncommon signed.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 5620