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First Edition of Sue Kaufman's Diary of a Mad Housewife; Inscribed by Her and Signed by Actor Richard Benjamin
KAUFMAN, Sue [Richard Benjamin].
Diary of a Mad Housewife: A Novel.
New York : Random House, 1967.
First edition of this classic, bestselling novel of Central Park West ennui -- and a seminal piece of urban women's fiction. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, 'To Kornby with love Sue Kaufman." Additionally signed by actor Richard Benjamin, who starred in the film bearing the same name. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Larry Ratzkin. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 124902
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First Editions of Cormac McCarthy's The Passenger and Stella Maris; signed by the author in each volume and seven times by Jacket designer Chip Kidd
MCCARTHY, Cormac.
The Passenger and Stella Maris.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
First editions of McCarthy's two-volume masterpiece: The Passenger is the story of a salvage diver, haunted by loss, afraid of the watery deep, pursued for a conspiracy beyond his understanding, and longing for a death he cannot reconcile with God. Octavo, 2 volumes, original boards, original slipcase. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on the half-title page of each volume. Additionally signed three times in each volume by jacket designer Chip Kidd, on the front panel one month before publication, "11/22 Chip Kidd", on the half-title page and rear panel of the dust jacket. Additionally signed on the front of the slipcase…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 14165
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First Edition of Herman Melville's Omoo
MELVILLE, Herman .
Omoo.
London: John Murray, 1847.
First British edition, which precedes the American edition of this classic Melville work Omoo. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition, bookplate to the front pastedown. BAL 13656. Uncommon in the original cloth.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 144152
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"I had forgotten how much light there is in the world, till you gave it back to me": First Editions of Each of Book in Ursula Le Guin’s The Wizard of Earthsea Series
LE GUIN, Ursula K. [LeGuin].
The Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, Tales from the Earthsea and The Other Wind.
Berkeley: Parnassus, 1968-2001.
First editions of each of the six novels in Le Guin's acclaimed Wizard of Earthsea series. Octavo, 6 volumes, original cloth. Each are fine in near fine to fine dust jackets. The Wizard of Earthsea is a second state and the dust jacket priced at $3.95. A Wizard of Earthsea with illustrations by Ruth Robbins; Tombs of Atuan and Farthest Shore with illustrations by Gail Garraty. An exceptional set.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 144308
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“They use everything about the hog except the squeal": First Edition of The Jungle; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery and signed by Upton Sinclair
SINCLAIR, Upton.
The Jungle.
New York: Doubleday, Page, & Company, 1906.
First edition of this classic political work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, 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. Boldly signed by Upton Sinclair on a page bound in. In fine condition.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 147459
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Rare Broadside of North Haven: In Memoriam Robert Lowell; Signed by Elizabeth Bishop
BISHOP, Elizabeth.
North Haven: In Memoriam Robert Lowell.
Northridge, CA: Richard Bigus for the Lord John Press, 1979.
Memorial broadside, signed by Elizabeth Bishop, one of only 150 examples. It measures 20.75 inches by 14 inches. In near fine condition. Rare.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 146196
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“As I hear him, I understand that he's not more moronic because of the brandy than he is because of his cowardice”: First Edition of Leaf Storm and Other Stories; Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel .
Leaf Storm and other Stories.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1972.
First edition with the statement of first edition to the copyright page and the full number line on the final page of this early collection of stories by Garcia Marquez. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Guy Fleming. Translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 118624
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"The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is at last published in panoramic, earth-shattering, hyper-hysterical format": First edition of The Illustrated Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy; Signed by Douglas Adams in the year of publication
ADAMS, Douglas.
The Illustrated Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1994.
First illustrated edition of Adams' modern classic. Folio, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, "Douglas Adams 22-9-94." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 146617
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First edition of The Wind and The Rain: An Easter Book For 1962; inscribed by Neville Braybrooke to J.D. Salinger
BRAYBROOKE, Neville. [J.D. Salinger].
The Wind and The Rain: An Easter Book For 1962.
London: Seeker & Warburg, 1962.
First edition of Braybrooke's "Easter book" of modern literature. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the editor on the front free endpaper, "To: J.D. Salinger, with best wishes, and with admiration, Neville Braybrooke." The recipient, J.D. Salinger remains best known for his classic novel The Catcher in the Rye and its memorable cynical adolescent protagonist Holden Caulfield. Between 1961 and 1982, The Catcher in the Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States yet in 1981, it was both the most censored book and the second most taught book in public schools…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 139746
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Rare Edition of Samuel Kent's The Grammar of Heraldry
KENT, Samuel.
The Grammar of Heraldry. Containing I. Rules of Blazoning, Cautions and Observations. II. Practical Directions for Marshalling with Discourses on the several Parts (or Ornaments) of an Atchievement. III. A Large Collection of Arms, by way of Example, Alphabetically digested. Wioth Two Appendices; And a List of the Subscribers; to most of them their Arms and Titles. The whole adorn’d with proper Cuts. By Samuel Kent.
London: Printed for J. Pemberton and sold by R. Tookey, 1716.
Rare first edition of this illustrated book on heraldry by Samuel Kent, who was one of the most renowned authorities in this field. Each page contains several (mostly five) coat of arms with captions. Small octavo, bound in full calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels, raised bands, inner dentelles. Rare and desirable.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 144131
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"In Forgetting, they were trying to remember": First Edition of The Exorcist; Signed by William Peter Blatty and Actress Kitty Winn
BLATTY, William Peter.
The Exorcist.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1971.
First edition of Blatty's landmark horror novel, basis for the 1973 film. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William Peter Blatty and actress Kitty Winn, who starred in the film on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Frederick Cantor. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed the author and Winn.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 147119
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"ONE OF THE FINEST AND MOST GRIPPING POLITICAL NOVELS OF OUR ERA": First Edition of Advise and Consent; Inscribed by Allen Drury to United States Senator Joseph S. Clark
DRURY, Allen.
Advise and Consent: A Novel of Washington Politics.
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1959.
First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Senator Clark with best regards Allen Drury." The recipient Joseph S. Clark, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1957 to 1969. He previously served as the 116th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1952 to 1956. While in the Senate, Clark earned a reputation as a strong supporter of civil rights and congressional reform. He sponsored the Manpower Development and Training Act…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 29018
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“The world is full of places to which I want to return”: First Edition of The Good Soldier. A Tale of Passion
HUEFFER, (Ford) Ford Madox.
The Good Soldier. A Tale of Passion.
London: John Lane Company, 1915.
First edition, first issue without the 16 pp. of advertisements.of this literary highspot, one of the great novels of the first half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 81026
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P.G. Wodehouse's The Clicking of Cuthbert; Inscribed by Him, in the rare original dust jacket
WODEHOUSE, P.G.
The Clicking of Cuthbert.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1926.
Early printing of this classic collection of short stories. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To James Douglas With the author's compliments P.G. Wodehouse June 4 1926." Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Jacket illustration by C. Morse. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 124787
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"IT's A Game. A game played on the streets of New York, for as long as anyone can remember": First Edition of Ringolevio; Signed by Emmett Grogan
GROGAN, Emmett.
Ringolevio: A Life Played for Keeps.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1972.
First edition of “the best and only authentic book written on the sixties underground" (Dennis Hopper). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed and dated by the author on the title page "Emmett Grogan N.Y.C. 6/73." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a few small closed tears. Dust jacket design by Larry Rivers. Books signed by Grogan are scarce.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 47007
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“Not everything is lost. Responsibility cannot be lost, it can only be abdicated. If one refuses abdication, one begins again": First Edition of James Baldwin's Just Above My Head; Signed by him
BALDWIN, James.
Just Above My Head: A Novel.
London: Michael Joseph, 1979.
First edition of Baldwin's final novel “the work of a born storyteller at the height of his powers” (The New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by James Baldwin on the dedication page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Stonecastle Graphics.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 131579
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Rare First Edition of Samuel Beckett's En Attendant Godot
BECKETT, Samuel.
En Attendant Godot. Pièce en Deux Actes.
Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, 1952.
First edition, one of 2500 copies printed of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, original wrappers printed in blue and black. In excellent condition with light rubbing to the extremities.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 109378
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"Most people are not really free. They are confined by the niche in the world that they carve out for themselves. They limit themselves to fewer possibilities by the narrowness of their vision": First Edition of A House For Mr. Biswas; Signed by V.S. Naipaul
NAIPAUL, V.S.
A House For Mr. Biswas.
New York: McGraw Hill, 1961.
First American edition of the author's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Very near fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of wear to the extremities. Jacket design by Stephen Russ. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 2783
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Typed Letter Signed by Agatha Christie.
CHRISTIE, Agatha.
Agatha Christie Typed Letter Signed.
May 2, 1969.
Typed letter signed by Agatha Christie to 'Mr. and Mrs. Holden' in answer to the question of how many books she has written. One page on Christie's Winterbrook House letterhead, duodecimo, the typed letter reads, '2nd May, 1969 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Holden, In answer to your question, how many books have I written, the answer is between 60-100, but I cannot tell you exactly because books of short stories differ here and in American publications. I suggest that you get Agatha Christie Mistress of Mystery by G.C. Ramsey published in America by Dodd Mead & Co of New York,…
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 145287
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First edition of H.G. Wells' Things to Come; signed by H.G. Wells and actor Derrick de Marnay
WELLS, H.G. [Derrick de Marnay].
Things to Come: A Film Story Based on the Material Contained in His History of the Future “The Shape of Things to Come.”
London: The Cresset Press, 1935.
First edition of the novelization of the classic 1936 film H. G. Wells' Things to Come. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Signed by H.G. Wells and actor Derrick de Marnay on front free endpaper. Derrick de Marnay starred as Richard Gordon in the acclaimed 1936 film adaptation, Things to Come, directed by William Cameron Menzies. In near fine condition. A very sharp and unique signed example.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 143681