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"Time to get up, Fungus my dreary, it's nearly dark": First edition of Fungus the Bogeyman; Signed by Raymond Briggs
BRIGGS, Raymond.
Fungus the Bogeyman.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1977.
First edition of illustrator Raymond Briggs' classic work. Quarto, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers. Signed and dated by the author on the verso of the front free endpaper, "Raymond Briggs 21 April 1981." In near fine condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 89018
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First Edition of the Nobel Prize-Winning Author’s Autobiography, Living to Tell the Tale; Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel.
Living To Tell the Tale.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.
First edition in English of the Nobel Prize-winning author's memoir. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Translated by Edith Grossman.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 110799
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First edition of Ring Lardner's The Ecstasy of Owen Muir; signed by him
LARDNER JR., Ring.
The Ecstasy of Owen Muir.
New York: Cameron & Kahn, 1954.
First American edition of Ring Lardner Jr.'s witty Candide-like satire. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ring Lardner on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 123524
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First Edition of J.M. Coetzee's Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life; Signed by Him
COETZEE, J.M.
Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1997.
First edition of this fictionalized autobiography by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover photograph by Roderick Field. Author photograph by Morris Zwi.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 129195
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First Edition of Death With Interruptions; Signed and Dated in the Year of Publication by Jose Saramago
SARAMAGO, Jose.
Death With Interruptions.
Orlando: Harcourt, 2008.
First edition of Saramago's philosophical page-turner, which hinges on death taking a holiday. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed and dated in the year of publication on the half-title page by Jose Saramago. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 1504
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First Edition of the 50th anniversary of Burton Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street; Signed by Him
MALKIEL, Burton G.
A Random Walk Down Wall Street.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2023.
First edition of the 50th anniversary of this classic work, one of the “few great investment books” (Andrew Tobias). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Burt Malkiel on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Pete Garceau. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 140797
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First Edition of Carlos Ruiz Zafron's The Shadow of the Wind; Signed by Him
ZAFRON, Carlos Ruiz.
The Shadow of the Wind.
New York: The Penguin Press, 2004.
First edition of this "gorgeous read" (Stephen King). Octavo, original boards, patterned endpapers. Signed by Carlos Ruiz Zafon on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar. Translated by Lucia Graves.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 143007
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Eugene O'Neill's All God's Chillun Got Wings and Welded; Signed by Him
O'NEILL, Eugene.
All God’s Chillun Got Wings Desire under the Elms and Welded.
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1927.
First edition, second printing of this collection of two of O'Neill's expressionist plays, including one of his most controversial. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Eugene O'Neill on the front free endpaper. With the publishers Now & Then advertisement postcard laid in. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 108639
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First Edition of Ullman's Day on Fire, The; Signed by Him
ULLMAN, James Ramsey.
The Day On Fire: A Novel Suggested by the Life of Arthur Rimbaud.
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1958.
First edition of this masterwork of biographical fiction. Octavo, original cloth. One of 350 presentation copies signed by James Ramsey Ullman. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the spine. Jacket design by George Salter.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 115744
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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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"For Alden Who Really loves Music": First Edition of Copland on Music; Inscribed by Aaron Copland and with a signed letter
COPLAND, Aaron.
Copland on Music.
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1960.
First edition of this work by the "Dean of American composers." Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Alden, who really loves music, Aaron Nov 1960." With an autographed letter signed to the same recipients by Copland on his letterhead which reads, "Dear Alden and Rolf: What a pleasant surprise to get your Encyclopedia for my birthday! Many thanks. It is full of nostalgic memories for me, especially of my student days in the teens, and those exciting twenties. Where on earth did you find such a book?? All best to you…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 118362
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Signed Limited Edition of The Bourne Supremacy; Signed by Robert Ludlum and Academy Award-winning Actor Matt Damon
LUDLUM, Robert.
The Bourne Supremacy.
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1986.
Signed limited edition of the author's second novel in his acclaimed Bourne series. Octavo, bound in full leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by Robert Ludlum and Academy Award-winning actor Matt Damon, who starred in the film adaptation. In fine condition. Illustrated by Hodges Soileau.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 147714
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First Edition of Travesìa del Horizonte; Signed by Javier Marias
MARIAS, Javier.
Travesìa del Horizonte.
Barcelona: La Gaya Ciencia, 1972.
First edition of the author’s second novel. Octavo. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by Javier Marias on the title page.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 3368
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First Edition of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers; Warmly Inscribed by Paul Kennedy
KENNEDY, Paul.
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict From 1500 to 2000.
New York: Random House, 1987.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Joshua, with fond regards, from Paul." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bob Silverman. Jacket art by Van Howell.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 144312
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Kathryn Hulme's The Nun's Story; inscribed by her
HULME, Kathryn.
The Nun’s Story.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1956.
First edition, early printing of Hulme's best-selling novel, basis for the classic film starring Audrey Hepburn. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Virginia Stanley with Best Wishes Kathryn Hulme." Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 95304
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"I am out of my mind, it's all right with me, thought Moses Herzog": First Edition of Saul Bellow's Herzog; Inscribed by Him to Sally Soames
BELLOW, Saul.
Herzog.
London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1965.
First British edition of the author's second of three National Book Award winning novels, which was and remains an unprecedented literary accomplishment. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Sally S. from S. Bellow Best wishes Oct 10 '91 Chicago, Ill." The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusively black and white portraits of many of the most prominent figures of the 20th century including Menachem Begin, Margaret Atwood, Margaret Thatcher, Sean Connery, Rudolf Nureyev, Alec Guinness and Andy…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 118261
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First edition of W. Somerset Maugham's Sheppy; inscribed by him to Elsie Tritton
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset.
Sheppey: A Play in Three Acts.
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1933.
First edition of Maugham's final play. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "The author's last play for Elsie Tritton W. Somerset Maugham." The recipient, Elsie Tritton, was a noted collector and friend of Maugham‘s who introduced him to Alan Searle. A younger man from the London slum area of Bermondsey, Searle had previously embarked upon an affair with the writer Lytton Strachey. Maugham began a relationship with him after his companion Gerald Haxton died in 1944. In 1962, Maugham attempted to adopt Searle as his son and heir when he disowned his daughter…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 133056
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First American Edition of Vassilis Vassilikos' Z; Warmly Inscribed by Him
VASSILIKOS, Vassilis.
Z.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1968.
First American edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original black cloth. Warmly Inscribed by the author on the title page, "For George with my friendship, Vassilis Vassilikos." Fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows very light wear. Jacket design by Enrico Arno. Translated from the Greek by Marilyn Calmann.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 1164
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"I coulda' had class. I coulda' been a contender!": Signed Limited First Edition of On the Waterfront FInal Shooting Script, Signed by Schulberg and Kazan
SCHULBERG, Budd and Elia Kazan.
On the Waterfront Final Shooting Script
Hollywood and New York: Samuel French, 1980.
Signed limited first edition of this classic Academy Award–winning screenplay, one of only 300 copies, this is number 82. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Budd Schulberg and Elia Kazan. In fine condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 135323
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"Emotion is contagious": First edition of The Tipping Point; Uniquely signed by Malcolm Gladwell
GLADWELL, Malcolm.
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2000.
First edition of Gladwell's debut novel which seeks to explain and describe the "mysterious" sociological changes that mark everyday life. Octavo, original boards. Signed by the author with the added words, "Emotion is contagious!' Malcolm Gladwell." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 139489