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First edition of The Infantry Exercise of the United States Army
POTTER, P.
The Infantry Exercise of the United States Army, Abridged For the Use of the Militia of the United States.
Poughkeepsie: P. & S. Potter, Printers, 1817.
First edition of this classic work of military instruction. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, illustrated with 13 plates. From the library of Ensign Edmond Hopkins of Penn. Service 1813 to 1821 with his ownership inscription. Accompanied by three Civil War era covers and an autograph letter signed dated March 23rd 1864 to James Judson Hall, 28th Regt. Wis. Vols., Co. C, Cairo, IL. Hall, a resident of Oconomowoc, WI, mustered into the 28th Wisconsin Volunteers in August 1862 and mustered out in Brownsville, TX in late August 1865 from E.L. Kellogg. In very…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 132610
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John F. Kennedy's Profiles In Courage; Signed by President George H.W. Bush
KENNEDY, John F. [George H.W. Bush].
Profiles In Courage.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1956.
First edition, early printing of Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Boldly signed by President George H.W. Bush on the front free endpaper. Bush was the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. He previously served as the 43rd vice president from 1981 to 1989 under President Ronald Reagan, in the U.S. House of Representatives, as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and as Director of Central Intelligence. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Phil Grushkin. Foreword by Allan Nevins.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 140792
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ROYAL CHRISTMAS CARD Signed by King Charles III and PRINCESS DIANA
DIANA, Princess of Wales; King Charles III.
Princess Diana and King Charles III Signed Christmas Card.
1983.
Royal 1983 Christmas card bearing two royal seals and an original color photograph of Diana, Princess of Wales, Prince Charles and the young Princes William. Signed by Prince Charles (King Charles III), "from Charles and" signed by Princess Diana, "Diana." In near fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 145672
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“INDEPENDENCE IS MY HAPPINESS, AND I VIEW THINGS AS THEY ARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO PLACE OR PERSON; MY COUNTRY IS THE WORLD, AND MY RELIGION IS TO DO GOOD": THOMAS PAINE'S RIGHTS OF MAN PART THE FIRST AND PART THE SECOND
PAINE, Thomas.
Rights of Man: Part the First Being An Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution [and] Rights of Man: Part the Second. Combining Principle and Practice.
London, Printed: New York: Reprinted For Berry, Rogers, and Berry, No. 35, Hanover Square, 1792-1793.
Early printing of Paine’s Rights of Man Part the First and Part the Second. Octavo, disbound. With the textual error to the date of publication to Part the First reading 1742. The first part of Rights of Man was published in February 1791 by London publisher Johnson, but was immediately suppressed. With difficulty Paine was able to secure another publisher in London, J.S. Jordan. The second part was first published in London by Jordan on February 1792. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 121460
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“Anarchism stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion and liberation of the human body from the coercion of property": Emma Goldman's Anarchism and Other Essays; Signed by Her
GOLDMAN, Emma.
Anarchism and Other Essays.
New York: Mother Earth Publishing Association, 1911.
Second revised edition of Goldman's most important collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Goldman. Boldly signed by Emma Goldman on the front free endpaper. In very good condition. With biographical sketch by Hippolyte Havel. Books signed by Goldman are rare.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 144296
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"The best inside information is on the tape": Wall Street Ventures and Adventures: Through Forty Years; Inscribed by Legendary Investor Richard Wyckoff
WYCKOFF, Richard D.
Wall Street Ventures and Adventures: Through Forty Years.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1931.
Second edition of this classic work by Wyckoff who implemented his methods of technical analysis of the financial markets (the study of charts showing movements of stock-prices and other data).. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Misses Niell and Tyson with best regards Richard D. Wyckoff April 19/32." In very good condition. Books signed and inscribed by Wyckoff are rare.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 145810
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First Editions of Each Volume the Classic Sword of Honour Trilogy; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
WAUGH, Evelyn.
The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men At Arms; Officers and Gentlemen; Unconditional Surrender.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1952-1961.
First editions of each volume in the author's acclaimed Sword of Honour Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, finely bound in full morocco by The Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt borders to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. A nice set. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146619
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The Man Farthest Down: A Record of Observation and Study in Europe
WASHINGTON, Booker T.
The Man Farthest Down: A Record of Observation and Study in Europe.
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1913.
First edition of this work by Washington after his visit to Europe. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "L.M. Dougan A gift from the author Dec. 1913." In collaboration with Robert E. Park. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 130288
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Rare 19th Century Creek Indian Land Grants for River Sections in Muscogee County, Georgia
WATSON, James C; Charles J. McDonald.
Creek Indian Muscogee County, Georgia Land Grants.
1826-1839.
Four rare 19th century Creek Indian land surveys and lottery winning land grants. Octavo, partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, each with the official wax seal attached by a pale red ribbon, the collection includes: a Creek Indian document from Washington County, Georgia dated 1827 and signed by Governor Schley; a Creek Indian document from Muscogee County, Georgia for Sara McIntosh, the daughter of Creek Nation chief William McIntosh by his first wife Eliza Grierson; a Cherokee Indian land grant signed by Governor Gilmer; and a Cherokee Indian land grant signed by Governor Mc Donald. In very good condition. The pieces measure…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146855
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First Edition of the Author’s Prophetic Book The Coming of Post Industrial Society; Inscribed by Daniel Bell in the year of Publication to Sociologist David Riesman
BELL, Daniel.
The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting.
New York: Basic Books, 1973.
First edition of this insightful work which speaks about the coming of the service economy and the importance of knowledge for creating stratification in the new society. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Dave and Evie Riesman, with regard, Dan Bell Chilmark, July 12, 1973." David Riesman was a Harvard sociologist, known for his classic work The Lonely Crowd, which is considered a landmark study of American character. An outstanding association linking these two academician giants of the twentieth century. Some spotting to the page…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 18062
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Rare First Edition of Schola Italica Artis Pictoriae sive Tabulae insigniores in Romanis Pinacothecis Adservatae
Schola Italica Artis Pictoriae sive Tabulae insigniores in Romanis Pinacothecis Adservatae.
Rome: Petri Pauli Montagnani-Mirabili, 1806.
Rare first edition of Schola Italica Artis Pictoriae sive Tabulae insigniores in Romanis Pinacothecis Adservatae. Folio, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, fine engraved pictorial title and 39 plates. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 90342
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First Edition of Bertrand Russell's My Philosophical Development; Signed by Him
RUSSELL, Bertrand.
My Philosophical Development.
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1959.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author in which he summarizes his philosophical beliefs and explains how they changed during his life. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Bertrand Russell on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 117453
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First Edition of George W. Child's Recollections; Inscribed by Him to General William Tecumseh Sherman
CHILDS, George W. [William Tecumseh Sherman].
Recollections.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1890.
First edition of the autobiography of the famous publisher and co-owner of Philedelphia's Public Ledger; from the library of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Duodecimo, bound in contemporary blue half calf with gilt titles, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of George W. Childs. General William Tecumseh Sherman and his son P. T. Sherman’s booklates to the front pastedown. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf, "General W.T. Sherman with the compliments of George W. Fields February 1890." In very good condition with light rubbing, inscription in pencil to the front panel listing the pages with General Sherman's mentions in the…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 145751
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"The inspiring story of women's struggle for recognition in American public life": First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok's Ladies of Courage; Signed by Both
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor and Lorena A. Hickok.
Ladies of Courage.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1954.
First edition of Roosevelt and Hickok's tribute to women in America. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by both Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok on the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket with some wear to the extremities. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 116277
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First edition of Henry Adams' Documents Relating to New-England Federalism; inscribed by him in the month of publication to William Wilson Corcoran
ADAMS, Henry [Editor]. .
Documents Relating to New-England Federalism. 1800-1815.
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1877.
First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian's work on the rise of Federalism in 19th century New England. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the month of publication, "With the respects of Henry Adams For Mr. Corcoran's birthday Dec. 1877." The recipient, William Wilson Corcoran, was an American banker, philanthropist, art collector, and the founder of he Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. In near fine condition. With Corcoran's bookplate to the pastedown. A very nice example with noted provenance.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 141021
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First edition of John Quincy Adams' The Jubilee of the Constitution
ADAMS, John Quincy.
The Jubilee of the Constitution. A Discourse Delivered at the Request of the New York Historical Society, in the City of New York, on Tuesday, the 30th of April, 1789.
New York: Published by Samuel Colman, 1839.
First edition of John Quincy Adams' powerful speech—“one of Adams' best”—delivered at the request of the New York Historical Society on the 50th Anniversary of Washington’s Inauguration. Octavo, original wrappers, frontispiece and half-title. In very good condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 126793
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Scarce First edition of The Complete Family-Piece: and, Country Gentleman, and Farmer's, Best Guide
[ANONYMOUS],.
The Complete Family-Piece: and, Country Gentleman, and Farmer’s, Best Guide.
London: Printed and Sold by J. Roberts, 1736.
First edition of this rare 18th century Book of Secrets. Octavo, bound in full calf with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the panels. Title page supplied in facsimile. In very good condition. Rebacked. Armorial bookplate. Scarce.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 132734
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First edition of Speech of the Late John Stuart Mill at the Great Meeting in Favour of Women's Suffrage
MILL, John Stuart.
Speech of the Late John Stuart Mill at the Great Meeting in Favour of Women’s Suffrage, Held in the Music Hall, Edinburgh, January 12, 1871.
Edinburgh: Printed by John Lindsay, For The Edinburgh National Society For Women's Suffrage, 1873.
First edition of the posthumously printed transcription of Mill's famed speech in support of women's suffrage. Octavo, bound in paper-covered boards. In very good condition. Embossed stamp. Exceedingly rare.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 135941
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First Edition of The End of Ideology; Inscribed by Daniel Bell
BELL, Daniel.
The End of Ideology: On the Exhaustion of Political Ideas In the Fifties.
Glencoe, Ill: The Free Press, 1960.
First edition of this landmark in American social thought. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Adrienne Righ with appreciation Daniel Bell." Bookplate, near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 86124
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Rare First Edition of A New Year's Gift to the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Town Council of Glasgow; 1st January, 1874: Being an essay shewing that the delusive practice of vaccination is ruinous to the national health
"ANTI-VACCINATOR",.
A New Year’s Gift to the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Town Council of Glasgow; 1st January, 1874: Being an Essay Shewing that the Delusive Practice of Vaccination is Ruinous to the National Health.
Glasgow: John Thomson, 1874.
First edition of this anti-vaccination work. Octavo, original green cloth, gilt embossed to the front panel. Laid in is a 1901 circular, one sheet printed on both sides. In very good condition, bookplate from the Glasgow Corporation Public Health Department library, moderate marginalia and commentary to the text, from someone who disagreed with the sentiments of the author. OCLC locates only two copies.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 129341