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Rare original dinner program from the celebration held in honor of the 80th birthday of Winston Churchill by the Woodford Division Conservative Association; signed by both Winston and Clementine Churchill
CHURCHILL, Winston S. and Clementine Churchill.
Winston and Clementine Churchill Signed Celebration Dinner in Honour Of Winston S. Churchill Program.
Essex: Woodford Division Conservative Association, November 23, 1954.
Rare dinner program from the celebration held in honor of the 80th birthday of Winston Churchill by the Woodford Division Conservative Association on Tuesday, November 23rd 1954. Octavo, original stiff paper wrappers, ribbon bound in. Signed by Winston Churchill and Clementine Churchill on the front panel. Accompanied by a typed transmittal letter dated February 9th 1955 signed by Churchill's personal private secretary L.M. Shillingford to John Redfern returning the signed menu with 'best wishes from Sir Winston and Lady Churchill for the work which you will be doing for the new Chigwell Division', a black and white photograph of Churchill…
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 142590
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"Turn up the lights—I don’t want to go home in the dark": Rare Manuscript Edition of the Works of O. Henry
O. HENRY [WILLIAM SYDNEY PORTER],.
The Complete Works of O. Henry: The Manuscript Edition.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1912.
The manuscript edition of the Works of O. Henry, limited to 125 examples. Octavo, 12 volumes, bound in original half vellum. In fine condition. The manuscript is bound into volume one. An exceptional set.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 121390
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Rare genealogical archive documenting the life and heritage of the first President of the Confederation Congress John Hanson
THOMAS, Douglas H. [John Hanson].
John Hanson Genealogical Archive.
c. 1880-1885.
Rare genealogical archive documenting the life and heritage of the first President of the Confederation Congress John Hanson, whose biographers have argued to be the true first President of the United States. The archive is composed primarily of letters, historical records and biographical documents prepared by Hanson's ancestors, most notably several biographical volumes composed by his descendant Douglas H. Thomas who, in his numerous biographical papers, promoted Hanson as the the true first President of the United States. Contents also include biographical accounts of Hanson's father Philip Thomas, and his descendant John Hanson Thomas who served in the American Civil…
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 116321
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“Life never gives us what we want at the moment that we consider appropriate": Rare First Edition of Forster's A Passage to India
FORSTER, E.M.
A Passage To India.
London: Edward Arnold & Co, 1924.
First edition of the author's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by E.M. Forster on the title page. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Signed trade editions are exceptionally scarce.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 131879
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"Make A Place On Your Bookshelf... If You Love Classic Narrative, Quest Stories, Adventure Stories Of High Order Transformed By One Of The Lapidary Masters Of Contemporary American Fiction, Now Is Your Hour Of Triumph" Each Volume Signed By Cormac McCarthy and Three Times Each by Chip Kidd
MCCARTHY, Cormac.
All the Pretty Horses; The Crossing; Cities of the Plain.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992-1998.
First editions of each title in the author's acclaimed Border Trilogy. Octavo, original half cloth, three volumes. The Crossing is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Jim and Brenda with love Cormac." The other two volumes are signed by Cormac McCarthy and additionally signed three times in each volume by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd. Each are fine in fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 142694
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First edition of Joseph Hall's An Oration Pronounced July 4, 1800, at the Request of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, in Commemoration of the Anniversary of American Independence; inscribed by him
HALL, Joseph.
An Oration Pronounced July 4, 1800, at the Request of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, in Commemoration of the Anniversary of American Independence.
Boston: From the Printing-Office of Manning & Loring, [1800].
First edition of Hall's famed speech tracing the history of the American Revolution. Octavo, bound in paper-covered boards, original wrapper bound in at rear. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Ephraim Williams Esq. from his friend J. Hall." In very good condition. Housed in a custom cloth chemise and half morocco slipcase. Exceedingly rare.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 125043
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"Thine is the victory without the battle- the crown without the conflict": Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin Uncle Tom's Cabin; Lengthily signed by her
STOWE, Harriet Beecher.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly and A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1892.
Finely bound example of the author's classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, volume with title vignettes and six wood-engravings. Lengthily signed by the author as follows, "There is no death to such as thou dear Eva, neither darkness nor shadow of death. Thine is the victory without the battle- the crown without the conflict Uncle Tom's Cabin Chap 24 Harriet Beecher Stowe April 17 1893." In near fine condition. A unique example.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 117857
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"Strangers in the Night": First Edition of Patricia Highsmith’s First Book; Inscribed by Her in the year of publication
HIGHSMITH, Patricia.
Strangers on a Train.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950.
First edition of the author's classic first book, basis for the classic Alfred Hitchcock film. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the dedication page, "Strangers in the night June 1, 1950 Patricia Highsmith." Very good in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Jacket design by Irv Doktor.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 120276
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First Edition of "one of the most influential books of the 20th Century" The Lonely Crowd; Signed by David Riesman
RIESMAN, David with Reuel Denney and Nathan Glazer.
The Lonely Crowd: A Study of the Changing American Character.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1950.
First edition of this landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by David Riesman on the title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Scarce and desirable signed.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 140940
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First Edition of Pat Frank's Alas, Babylon; Signed by Him
FRANK, Pat.
Alas, Babylon.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1959.
First edition of this classic apocalyptic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "Pat Frank '59." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Arthur Hawkins. First editions are exceptionally rare signed, as the author passed away in 1964.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 122391
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Rare presentation copy of Robert Bloomfield's The Farmer's Boy; presented by Herman Melville to his sister
BLOOMFIELD, Robert. [Herman Melville].
The Farmer’s Boy.
London: Sampson, Low, Son & Co, 1858.
Later printing of the poem that made Robert Bloomfield's reputation. Octavo, original publisher's cloth elaborately stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, illustrated with thirty engravings from drawings by Birket Foster, Harrison, Weir, and G.E. Hicks. Presentation copy, inscribed on the verso of the front free endpaper, "Fanny Melville from Herman Xmas 1876.” Presentation inscription likely in the hand of Melville's wife. Herman Melville was born in New York City on August 1, 1819, to Allan Melvill (1782–1832)[3] and Maria (Gansevoort) Melvill (1791–1872). Herman was the third of eight children in a family of Scottish and Dutch descent. His siblings, who…
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 144051
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“Scientific method seeks to understand things as they are, while alchemy seeks to bring about a desired state of affairs": First Edition of The Alchemy of Finance; Signed by George Soros and Paul Volcker
SOROS, George [Paul Volcker].
The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987.
First edition of "this seminal investment book" (Barton Biggs). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by George Soros on the title page and additionally lengthily signed by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, "Written long ago- Very worth reading now! Paul Volker 5/2/15." Volker contributed the the foreword to a later edition of this volume. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Steve Jenkins. A unique example, rare and desirable signed by these two legends of finance.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 146496
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One of the greatest investment books of the 20th Century; Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits; Inscribed by Philip Fisher
FISHER, Philip A.
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits.
New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1958.
First edition, early printing of Fisher's classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To John Collett, Sincerely Philip A Fisher." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Foreword by Jeremy C. Jenks. Exceptionally rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 147443
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"What is it that characterizes a civilization? Is it the exceptional genius? No, it is everyday life": First Edition In English of Pierre Boulle's The Planet of the Apes; Inscribed by Him
BOULLE, Pierre.
Planet of the Apes.
New York: The Vanguard Press, Inc, 1963.
First edition in English of Pierre Boulle’s chilling novel that launched one of the greatest science fiction sagas in motion picture history. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed, "a Chris Aragama en lui souhaitant beaucoup de succes, avec l'amicale sympathie de Pierre Boulle." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell slipcase. Translated from the French by Xan Fielding. Most rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 129718
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“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers”: First Edition of A Streetcar Named Desire; Signed by Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden
WILLIAMS, Tennessee.
A Streetcar Named Desire.
New York: New Directions, 1947.
Early printing of Williams' classic play, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. Octavo, original illustrated boards. association copy, inscribed or signed by several cast members for producer Danny Selznick. Signed by Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Jessica Tandy, and Karl Malden. Inscribed by Kim Hunter on the verso of the first blank: "Love and best wishes always, Danny- one of my Favorite people- Kim." Selznick's ownership inscription on the lower corner of the half-title page. Danny Selznick is a producer and the youngest son of David O. Selznick; it was Selznick's mother, Irene Mayer Selznick, who produced the…
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 87896
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"Hi-dee-ho, here I go, Lookin' for my missin' piece": First edition of Shel Silverstein's The Missing Piece; inscribed by him with an original drawing
SILVERSTEIN, Shel.
The Missing Piece.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1976.
First edition of Silverstein's classic work, published by Ursula Nordstrom. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the pastedown and front free endpaper "For Frank - Thank you for making the road less rocky - And thank you for believing in this book ~ Love Shel." Silverstein has added a drawing of the book's protagonist rolling along on a level path. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 135135
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First edition of William Faulkner's The Town; from the library of Cormac McCarthy with his ownership signature
FAULKNER, William. [Cormac McCarthy].
The Town: A Novel of the Snopes Family.
New York: Random House, 1957.
First edition, first printing of the second novel in Faulkner's celebrated Snopes trilogy with line 8 on page 327 repeated as line 10. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. From the library of Cormac McCarthy with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. McCarthy has been widely praised as not only a disciple of Faulkner, but his literary heir. Both authors' biblically influenced prose formed the basis of a large body of tragically intertwined, powerful narratives filled with a nostalgic yearning for an earlier, ancestral, rural America. In many ways, McCarthy picked up where Faulkner left off, further exploring and elaborating…
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 143641
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"Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles": First Edition of Toward Freedom: The Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru; Signed by Him
NEHRU, Jawaharlal .
Toward Freedom: The Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru.
New York: The John Day Company, 1941.
First edition of Nehru's classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Jawaharlal Nehru on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. First editions are uncommon, especially signed.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 114944
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Special presentation first edition of Matthew Perry's Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas & Japan; With a Note from President Ulysses S. Grant
PERRY, Matthew [Ulysses S. Grant].
Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas & Japan.
Washington, D.C: Beverley Tucker, Senate Printer, 1856.
Special presentation first edition with secretarial note signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President, sending this specially bound example to Sir Edward Thornton, "As a slight evidence of his kindness in undertaking the laborious task of arbitrating the questions between the United States and Brazil in the case of the ship Canada," signed January 14, 1871. Quarto, four volumes, bound in full contemporary morocco over beveled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, with Grant's note tipped between endpapers in volume one, illustrated throughout, the censored bathing plate present, lacking three hand colored natural history plates (one bird, one…
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 134782
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Rare Carte-de-Visite of John Stuart Mill; Signed by Him
MILL, John Stuart.
John Stuart Mill Signed Carte-de-Visite.
Carte-de-visite signed by philosopher John Stuart Mill. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 9.75 inches by 8 inches. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 33088