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“How ridiculous were the attentions the weak paid one another in the shadow of the strong!”: First Edition of A House For Mr. Biswas
NAIPAUL, V.S.
A House For Mr. Biswas.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1961.
First edition of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket with chips and wear. Jacket design by Stephen Russ.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 146208
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"You never know what's in a person's heart until the're tested do you": First Edition of Fannie Flagg's Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe; Inscribed by Her
FLAGG, Fannie.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.
New York: Random House, 1987.
First edition of this classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Jerry Ann Fannie Flagg." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Wendell Minor.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 125782
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First Edition of Margaret Atwood's Alias Grace; inscribed by her to Erica Jong
ATWOOD, Margaret [Erica Jong].
Alias Grace.
London: Bloomsbury, 1996.
First edition of Atwood's Canadian Giller Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Erica - with thanks and many spiritual + actual handstands + hugs over the years Peggy Atwood." The recipient, Erica Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which became famously controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. Written in the first person and narrated by its protagonist, 29-year-old American poet Isadora Wing, Fear of Flying was written in the throes of the Sexual Revolution of…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 142631
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CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL ESSAYS CONTRIBUTED TO THE EDINBURGH REVIEW BY LORD MACAULAY; FINELY BOUND in full calf
MACAULAY, Thomas Babington.
Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1858.
Finely bound example of the Critical and Historical Essays of Lord Macaulay. Octavo, three volumes bound in full polished calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 114644
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"They carried the sky. The whole atmosphere, they carried it, the humidity, the monsoons, the stink of fungus and decay, all of it, they carried gravity": First Edition of The Things They Carried; Signed by Tim O’Brien
O'BRIEN, Tim.
The Things They Carried.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin/ Seymour Lawrence, 1990.
First edition of the author's classic fifth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, "Peace. Tim O'Brien." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 147312
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“FREEDOM IS OFTEN THE FIRST CASUALTY OF WAR": FIRST EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY EDITION OF GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ'S THE GENERAL IN HIS LABYRINTH; SIGNED BY HIM
MARQUEZ, Gabriel Garcia.
The General in His Labyrinth: A Novel.
New York: Everyman's Library, 2004.
First Everyman's Library edition of this “fascinating tour de force and a moving tribute to an extraordinary man” (Margaret Atwood, New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the half-title page. Translated and introduced by Edith Grossman. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Arici Graziano. Jacket design by Barbara de Wilde and Abby Weintraub.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 137055
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First Edition of Steve Reich's Writings on Music, 1965-2000; Inscribed by Him
REICH, Steve; Edited by Paul Hillier.
Writings on Music, 1965-2000.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
First edition of Reich's collection of music from 1965-2000. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "For Peter Happy Birthday! Steve Reich." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Paul Hillier.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 2220
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First Edition of Philip Roth's The Prague Orgy; Signed by Him
ROTH, Philip.
Prague Orgy.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1985.
First edition of this novella by the Pulitzer-Prize winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Lilly Lee.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 12005
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“Don't let the muggles get you down": J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; From the Library of Novelist William Goldman
ROWLING, J.K. [William Goldman].
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999.
Early edition of the third novel in Rowling’s acclaimed Harry Potter series; from the library of William Goldman. Octavo, original pictorial boards illustrated by Cliff Wright. In near fine condition with some toning throughout, very light bumping to the spine and extremities, and an ownership stamp to the dedication page, "From the library of William Goldman (1931-2018) jrg." William Goldman was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. The amazing mind behind the Academy Award-winning thriller film 'All the President's Men' and the cult classic fantastical comedy 'The Princess Bride,' Goldman's skilled storytelling has helped form the backdrop of cinematic and…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 145493
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"The swallow has set her six young on the rail, and looks sea-ward: The waters stripes like a snake, olive-pale to the leeward": First edition of Robert Browning's Dramatis Personae
BROWNING, Robert.
Dramatis Personae.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1864.
First edition of Browning's popular poetry collection. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. Ownership inscription. Small chip to the front free endpaper. With a note from H. Sotheran & Co. laid in.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 124109
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First Edition of Herge's The Adventures of Tintin: Destination Moon
HERGE,.
The Adventures of Tintin: Destination Moon.
London: Methuen & Co, 1959.
First edition in English of Herge's classic work. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. In near fine condition. Uncommon in this condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 125499
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First Edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Vegetable
FITZGERALD, F. Scott.
The Vegetable: Or, From President To Postman.
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923.
First edition of what Fitzgerald called, "undoubtedly the best thing I have ever written." Octavo, original cloth. In fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 125443
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Bridge to Terabithia; Inscribed by Katherine Paterson
PATERSON, Katherine.
Bridge To Terabithia.
New York: Thomas Crowell, 1977.
Early printing of the author's first Newbery-Award winning novel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Donna Diamond. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Kay, Katherine Paterson 10/16/93." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 138127
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First Edition of Which Lie Did I Tell You?; Inscribed by William Goldman
GOLDMAN, William.
Which Lie Did I Tell You? More Adventures in the Screen Trade.
New York: Pantheon Books, 2000.
First edition of the sequel to Adventures in the Screen Trade. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by William Goldman on the half-title page to George Christy, former reviewer and society columnist for the Hollywood Reporter. Review material laid in, fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 15073
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First Edition of Within the Gates; Warmly Inscribed by Sean O'Casey to His friend Joe Cummins
O'CASEY, Sean.
Within the Gates.
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited , 1933.
First edition of this work by the Irish dramatist and memoirist. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "From Sean O'Casey to his dear friend Joe Cummins, Whose companionship, through hours of eventide, he often misses deeply Chalfont St Gilles 1933." Near fine in very good dust jacket.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 106738
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FIRST EDITION OF GRAHAM GREENE'S THE HEART OF THE MATTER
GREENE, Graham.
The Heart of the Matter.
New York: The Viking Press, 1948.
Limited edition, one of 750 examples given to friends of the publisher of what many consider the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. In fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 132711
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To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Account; Inscribed by Saul Bellow in the year of Publication to Journalist Goran Bergstrom
BELLOW, Saul.
To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Account.
New York: The Viking Press, 1976.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's account of his journey to Jerusalem. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To Mr. Bergstrom, who asks excellent questions Chicago, Nov 1, 76 Saul Bellow." The recipient was journalist Goran Bergstrom. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Photographs by Albert Margolies.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 86448
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"The farmer woke up from his dream, looked out of his window and saw snow. It was not dream snow. It was real snow": First Edition of Eric Carle's Dream Snow; Signed by Him
CARLE, Eric.
Dream Snow.
New York: Philomel Books, 2000.
First edition of this Christmas classic by the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Signed by Eric Carle on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 103548
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First edition of W. Carew Hazlitt's Memoirs of William Hazlitt
HAZLITT, W. Carew. [William Hazlitt].
Memoirs of William Hazlitt. With Portions of His Correspondence.
London: Richard Bentley, 1867.
First edition of W. Carew Hazlitt's authoritative biography of his grandfather, great English critic and philosopher William Hazlitt. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, engraved frontispiece to each volume. In near fine condition.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 124128
