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First Edition of Lincoln Barnett's The Universe and Dr. Einstein; Warmly Inscribed by Him
BARNETT, Lincoln; Foreword by Albert Einstein.
The Universe and Dr. Einstein.
New York: William Sloane Associates, 1948.
First edition of this work praised by Einstein himself. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations by Anthony Sadoro. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author to Anne Goodman on the front free endpaper, "For Anne Goodman- who was on the receiving end of the first interview this reporter ever gave and the pleasantest one he ever participated in- Gratefully Lincoln Barnett New York City- March 3, 1949." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by William Meek. Foreword by Albert Einstein. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 133464
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Large Photograph of Bill Russell; Signed by Him
RUSSELL BILL,.
Bill Russell Signed Oversized Photograph.
Limited edition glossy photograph of basketball legend Bill Russell in a huddle with his Celtics teammates at the Boston Garden, numbered 14/66, boldly signed, "Bill Russell, 442." The photograph measures 20 inches by 16 inches. In fine condition.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 140481
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"Long ago in 1945 all the nice people in England were poor, allowing for exceptions": First Edition of Muriel Spark's The Girls of Slender Means; Signed by Her
SPARK, Muriel.
The Girls of Slender Means.
London: Macmillan, 1963.
First edition of Spark's novella, which follows female inhabitants of London's May of Teak Club in the summer of 1945. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Muriel Spark on the title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket design by H. Cowdell.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 59076
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“CONTEMPLATE TRUTH UNTIL IT BURNS YOUR EYES OUT”: Signed Limited First Edition of Robert Frost's A Masque of Mercy; in the rare original dust jacket
FROST, Robert.
A Masque of Mercy.
New York: Henry Holt, 1947.
Signed limited first edition, one of 751 numbered copies, this is number 690. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition and the original slipcase which is in near fine condition.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 110648
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“THE ONLY THING NEW IN THIS WORLD IS THE HISTORY THAT YOU DON'T KNOW”: President Truman’s Mr. Citizen; Inscribed by Him
TRUMAN, Harry S.
Mr. Citizen.
New York: Bernard Geis, 1960.
First edition, early printing of this collection of articles written by President Truman after leaving the White House. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed on the half-title page, "To Theodore R Racoosin from Harry Truman Kind regards." The recipient, Theodore Racoosin was a noted Jewish leader, who was active in many major undertakings for Israel in the United States. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 111871
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Photograph from the filming of the 1969 classic film easy rider; signed by Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper
FONDA, Peter and Dennis Hopper.
Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper Signed Easy Rider Photograph.
Large glossy color photograph of the 1969 film Easy Rider stars Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper cruising on their choppers. Boldly signed by both Fonda and Hopper in blue felt tip. In fine condition. The photograph measures 14 inches by 11 inches.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 146534
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"If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased": First edition of Me: Stories of My Life; Signed by Katharine Hepburn and Signed Three Times by Jacket illustrator Chip Kidd
HEPBURN, Katharine .
Me: Stories of My Life.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991.
First edition of Katharine Hepburn's revealing autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 165 photographs. Boldly signed by Katharine Hepburn on the front free endpaper. Additionally signed three times by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel, on the front free endpaper and on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson and Chip Kidd.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 147701
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Rare Autograph Letter Signed by Famed English Writer Rudyard Kipling
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Rudyard Kipling Autograph Letter Signed.
London: September 13, 1923.
Rare autograph letter signed by Rudyard Kipling. Octodecimo, one page on Brown's Hotel letterhead, the letter reads in full, "Sept. 13. 1923. Dear Lord Athlone, I should have just everything aside for the Middlesex Hospital dinner on the 2nd, were it not that on that date I must be in Scotland to meet engagements, made a year ago, in connection with my installation as Rector of St. Andrews early in the month. With very many regrets ... Sincerely yours, Rudyard Kipling." Double matted and framed with a portrait of Kipling. In fine condition. The piece measures 16.3 inches by 14…
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 147427
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"No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body": First Edition of Margaret Sanger's An Autobiography; Inscribed by Her
SANGER, Margaret.
Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1938.
First edition of Sanger's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Sanger. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Franklin M. Watts Margaret Sanger." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some small chips and wear.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 60034
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First Edition of Leonard Cohen’s First Novel; Inscribed by Him
COHEN, Leonard.
The Favourite Game.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1963.
First printing of this edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To John Abbott all the best Leonard Cohen London 1988." Near fine in an near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Barry Hall.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 140854
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First Edition of Of Flight And Life; Inscribed by Charles Lindbergh
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
Of Flight and Life.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons , 1948.
First edition of this prophetic discourse on weapons of mass destruction. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "To Elizabeth Bartky with much affection, and best wishes from Charles A. Lindbergh August 1948." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. An excellent association.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 144539
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"Matilda said, "Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it's unbelievable...": First Edition Of Roald Dahl’s Beloved Book Matilda; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
DAHL, Roald; Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Matilda.
New York: Viking, 1988.
First edition of Dahl’s popular story of a young girl, her genius, and her indifferent parents. 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. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 147482
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"All over the ship, all through the convoy there was a knowledge that in a few hours some of them were going to be dead": First Edition of The 50th Anniversary Edition of The Naked and the Dead; Lengthily Inscribed by Norman Mailer
MAILER, Norman.
The Naked and the Dead.
New York: Henry Holt, 2005.
First edition of the 50th anniversary edition of the author's classic first novel. Thick octavo, original boards. Lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, who has transcribed the first line of this title as follows, "All over the ship, all through the convoy there was a knowledge that in a few hours some of them were going to be dead. Norman Mailer." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A unique example.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 842
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Frank Herbert's Children of Dune; Inscribed by Him
HERBERT, Frank.
Children of Dune.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1976.
Early printing of the third book in the magnificent Dune Chronicles—the bestselling science fiction adventure of all-time. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, "For Don 11/6/76 Frank Herbert." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cover art by Vincent Di Fate. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 148014
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First edition of The Living White House; Warmly Inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson; With an original Bronzini Tie
AIKMAN, Lionelle. Foreword by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. Introduction by Bruce Catton.
The Living White House.
Washington, D.C: White House Historical Association with the cooperation of the National Geographic Society Special Publications Division, 1966.
First edition of this beautiful pictorial history of the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers, illustrated with numerous full page color photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the President Johnson, "To Edward Dahut-with appreciation Lyndon B. Johnson." The recipient, Edward Dahut was the CEO of Bronzini Ltd., a prestigious men’s fashion house. Because President Johnson was a tall man, and wore Bronzini ties, the White House requested new ties cut to order. Dahut would send books of color swatches of designs for the line, normally given to Bronzini salesmen across the…
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 140981
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"AN EXTRAORDINARY WRITER—A TRUE AND ABSOLUTELY ORIGINAL AMERICAN VOICE": PRESENTATION FIRST EDITIONS OF ALL THREE NOVELS IN RAYMOND ANDREWS' AWARD-WINNING MUSKHOGEAN TRILOGY; VOLUMES 1 and 2 INSCRIBED BY HIM TO FELLOW WRITER BILL STARR
ANDREWS, Raymond.
Appalachee Red. Rosiebelle Lee Wildcat Tennessee. Baby Sweet’s [The Muskhogean Trilogy].
New York: The Dial Press, 1978, 1980, 1983.
First edition of each novel in Raymond Andrews' famed yet elusive Muskhogean Trilogy. Octavo, three volumes, original half cloth, illustrations by Benny Andrews. Association copies, inscribed by the author in both volumes one and two to fellow author Bill Starr. Appalachee Red inscribed as follows, "For BILL, A pleasure having met you, Ray Andrews 9-24-88." Rosiebelle Lee Wildcat Tennessee inscribed as follows, "BILL, Thanks very much for the great reviews, All the Best Always Ray Andrews 9-24-88." The recipient Bill Starr was an author and reviewer, who advanced Southern Literature, first as Book Review Editor for The State in Columbia, South…
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 122389
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"I dwell in a lonely house I know, that vanished many summer ago": Robert Frost's A Boy's Will; signed and dated by him
FROST, Robert.
A Boy’s Will.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1934.
Second American edition of Frost's first published work. Octavo, original beige linen cloth, engraved title page. Signed and dated by the poet on the title page, "Robert Frost February 25 1936." In very good condition. Small ownership name.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 130124
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Typed Letter Signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt as New York Governor
ROOSEVELT, Franklin D.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed.
Albany: State of New York Executive Chamber, 1930.
Rare 20th century typed letter signed by President Roosevelt as New York Governor. One page, typescript on State of New York Executive Chamber stationary, the letter is dated August 11, 1930 and reads, 'Mr. Edwin T. Thayer, Brook Bend Tavern, Monterey, Mass. Dear Mr. Thayer: Thanks much for your delightful letter of August seventh. I am glad to know that you are carrying on such a fine work for the boys. I deeply regret it will be impossible for me to visit the farm at Canaan after the exercises at New Lebanon as I have already made arrangements to go…
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 146749
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First Edition of Alice's Restaurant Cookbook; Signed by Alice May Brock and Arlo Guthrie
BROCK, Alice May and Arlo Guthrie.
Alice’s Restaurant Cookbook.
New York: Random House, 1969.
First edition of this classic cookbook. Quarto, original illustrated boards, with numerous pages of photographs. Signed by both Arlo Guthrie and Alice Brock on the title page with numbers on the title page. In good condition. Introduction by Arlo Guthrie. Rare and desirable signed by both Guthrie and Brock.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 140091
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First Edition of Waterfront; Inscribed by Budd Schulberg to fellow writer R.P. Dickey
SCHULBERG, Budd.
Waterfront.
New York: Random House, 1955.
First edition of Schulberg's novel adapted from his Academy Award–winning screenplay. Octavo, original beige cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer R.P. Dickey on the front free endpaper, "For R.P. Dickey, Here it is at last! With my thanks for your patience, and interest in my work. Sincerely Budd Schulberg Sept. 1, 1983." Fine in a near fine dust jacket without the usual fade to the spine panel. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 138005
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Photograph of President Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan; Signed by Them
REAGAN, Ronald.
Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph.
1987.
Signed photograph of President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan seated outside on a garden bench. Color satin-finish photograph of the Reagans seated outside on a garden bench, inscribed in black felt tip on the border, "To Joe McManno, Best wishes, Nancy & Ronald Reagan." In near fine condition with a couple of light creases to the border. The entire piece measures 10 inches by 8 inches.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 145403
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"Why must we fight for the right to live, over and over, each time the sun rises?": Exodus; Inscribed by Leon Uris to Historian Arnold Krammer
URIS, Leon.
Exodus: A Novel of Israel.
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1958.
First edition, early printing of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to historian Arnold Krammer, "For Dr. Arnold Krammer Shalom Leon Uris." The recipient, Arnold Krammer was a historian who specialized in German and United States history and a professor at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. He was twice a Fulbright scholar in Germany in 1992-1993 and 2002-2003. He was the author of seven books, the most recent of which was War Crimes, Genocide, and the Law: Historical Perspective, published in 2009. He is…
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 115423
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“The drowning and devastation of the city took just about ten minutes": First Edition of the author's First Book The Johnstown Flood; Inscribed by David McCullough in the Year of Publication
MCCULLOUGH, David.
The Johnstown Flood.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1968.
First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian's first book. Octavo, original brown cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page prior to the publication date, "For Donna and Gordon in friendship. David March 1, 1968." The recipients were close friends of the author. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with some rubbing to the extremities. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Publication date of The Johnstown Flood was March 18, 1968. Rare and desirable.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 59021
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First Edition of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl; Signed by Her and Ben Affleck
FLYNN, Gillian.
Gone Girl.
New York: Crown Publishers, 2012.
First edition of this "instant classic" (Vanity Fair), basis for the film starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Gillian Flynn and Academy Award-winning actor Ben Affleck. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 131752