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"Life, woman, life is God's most precious gift; no principle, however glorious, may justify the taking of it": First Edition of The Crucible; Signed by Arthur Miller
MILLER, Arthur.
The Crucible.
New York: The Viking Press, 1953.
First edition of this central work in the canon of American drama. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Arthur Miller on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some expert restoration. Jacket photograph by Gjon Mili. Housed in a custom clamshell box. Uncommon signed.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 146122
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Large original drawing of Charlie Brown; drawn and inscribed by Charles Schulz
SCHULZ, Charles.
Charles Schulz Signed Charlie Brown Drawing.
Large original drawing of beloved Peanuts character Charlie Brown in baseball attire. Drawn and inscribed by Charles Schulz, "For Andrew, Schulz." In near fine condition. Double matted and framed, the entire piece measures 23.25 inches by 20.25 inches. Rare and desirable in such a large format.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 109522
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First Edition of Derek Parfit's On What Matters; Signed by Him
PARFIT, Derek.
On What Matters.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Derek Parfit on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 138917
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First Edition, association copy of Murmurs of Earth; warmly Inscribed by Carl Sagan and Anne Druyan to Sagan's executive assistant Shirley Arden
SAGAN, Carl; F.D. Drake; Anne Druyan; Timothy Ferris; Jon Lomberg; Linda Salzman Sagan.
Murmurs of Earth: The Voyager Interstellar Record.
New York : Random House, 1978.
First edition of this fascinating story which covers the story of the interstellar record. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by both Carl Sagan and Anne Druyan on the half-title page, "For Shirley, With my deep gratitude for contributions numerous, substantive, and spiritual to the success of the project and this book. With love, Carl Sagan" and "Dearest Shirley - There is no one in all the millions of miles that Voyager crosses like you - for all your kindness, your implementation, your goodness - my deep love - I'm so lucky to know you and I treasure…
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 138246
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“How many times did someone have to run in front of a machine gun before it became an act of cowardice?”: First Edition of Dispatches; Lengthily Inscribed by Michael Herr
HERR, Michael.
Dispatches.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977.
First edition of "the best book to have been written about the Vietnam War" (The New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to a Syracuse University fraternity brother and classmate, "Al It was amazing and wonderful to see you after so many years- it doesn't always work like this. I'm so happy to see you sane and healthy and actually as I remember you. With love and best wishes Mickey (aka Michael) Herr." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony. Housed in a custom…
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 5609
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Signed Photographs of Mickey Mantle and Rogers Maris; Inscribed to Teammate Billy Gardner
MANTLE, Mickey and Roger Maris.
Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris Signed Photographs.
1961.
Two black and white photographs from circa 1961 of Mickey Mantle and Rogers Maris. Each are inscribed to their 1961 teammate Billy Gardner. The Mantle photograph is signed, "To Billy My Best Wishes, Mickey Mantle." The Maris photograph is signed, "To Bill, Best wishes to a hell of a nice guy, Roger Maris." Matted and framed. A nice association linking these teammates from the World Series champions. The 1961 Yankees are often mentioned as a candidate for the unofficial title of greatest baseball team in history.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 32061
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The works of Washington Irving: The author's autograph edition
IRVING, Washington.
The Works of Washington Irving: The Autograph Edition [The Legend of Sleepy Hollow; Rip Van Winkle].
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1895–97.
The Works of Washington Irving: The Author's Autograph edition. Octavo, 40 volumes, bound in the original publisher's three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, with one folding map and two folding charts. One of 500 sets, this set contains a page of original manuscript by Irving and an autograph note signed, both tipped in to volume one of The Alhambra. The manuscript leaf is page 216 of The Alhambra manuscript, with several deletions and corrections in ink. In the autograph note, signed "Washington Irving" and dated "Tuesday May 1," the author regrets not…
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 49090
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"Doh!": Early Original Sketch of Homer Simpson; Signed by David Silverman with the Production Booklet for Jacques to Be Wild
SILVERMAN, David.
David Silverman Signed Early Sketch of Homer Simpson and Production Booklet for Jazques to Be Wild.
May 17, 1991.
An uncommonly early original drawing of Homer Simpson by David Silverman, and a production booklet for the classic Simpsons episode, 'Jacques to be Wild,' the first episode to win an Emmy for the longest-running show on television. Early pencil sketch of Homer Simpson exclaiming "Doh!" as he conducts Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, sketch inscribed and dated by the artist, "Homer Conducts Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra - The Snare Drum is Off --- 5/17/91 David Silverman." In near fine condition with some loss to the bottom edge, likely the result of being torn out a sketchbook. The piece measures 8.25 inches by 10.63 inches.…
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 145426
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"ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND INNOVATIVE LITERARY STYLISTS OF THE PAST HUNDRED YEARS": FIRST EDITION OF KNUT HAMSUN'S VAGABONDS; INSCIRBED BY HIM
HAMSUN, Knut.
Vagabonds.
London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1931.
First English edition of the first novel in the Nobel Prize-winning author’s “August” trilogy—Hamsun’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "Mr. B. A. Abel with thanks! Knut Hamsun Norholm 15 Mars. 1931." Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Scarce and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 131407
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“They looked at each other until they weren't acquaintances any longer": First Edition of What Makes Sammy Run; Inscribed by Budd Schulberg in the year of publication
SCHULBERG, Budd.
What Makes Sammy Run?
New York: Random House, 1941.
First edition of what many consider one of the most important novels on Hollywood and the film industry. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To Julian Johnson with respect and fond regards, Budd. March 29, 1941." The recipient, Julian Johnson was the head story editor for 20th Century Fox studios in the 1930s. Fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket with the rear panel with the blurbs by F. Scott Fitzgerald and John O'Hara. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A nice association.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 89545
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Rare original photograph of the SS Euripides; signed by twenty-two British scientists and crew members aboard the 1914 voyage to the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science including the father of nuclear physics Ernest Rutherford
RUTHERFORD, Ernest.
Ernest Rutherford Signed SS Euripides Photograph.
Rare original photograph of the SS Euripides signed by the father of nuclear physics, Ernest Rutherford and 21 other scientists and crew members present on the 1914 voyage from England to Australia for the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Signed by Rutherford, his wife Mary Rutherford, engineer Thomas Hudson Beare, psychologist Charles W. Kimmins, anthropologist John Layard, physicist Joseph Petavel, neurologist and psychologist W. H. R. Rivers, chemist Henry Tizard, and the ship's surgeon C.L. Wigam among others. In near fine condition. Matted and framed, the entire piece measures 16 inches by 15 inches.…
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 190502
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From the Library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Christine Stansell's City of Women: Sex and Class in New York 1789-1860; Inscribed by Stansell to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
STANSELL, Christine; [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
City of Women: Sex and Class in New York 1789-1860.
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1987.
Early printing of this historical analysis of the laboring women of New York. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by Christine Stansell on the half-title page, "To Justice Ginsburg From the Class of New Magistrate Judges 2018. With gratitude For your warm welcome to the Federal Judiciary." From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Arguably the most famous Supreme Court Justice in American history, lawyer and jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020. Popularly dubbed “the Notorious R.B.G.” (a play on the…
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 146930
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Rare First Editoin of Buying a Bond; Signed by Wall Street Legend Philip L. Carret
CARRET, Philip L.
Buying A Bond.
New York: Barron's, 1924.
First edition of the Wall Street legend’s rare first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Carret on the title page. Near fine in the rare dust jacket which is in very good condition with light wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $5,200.00 Item Number: 3746
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"Keep the joy of loving God in the Poor and share this joy with others, God bless you": Photograph of Mother Teresa; Inscribed by her
MOTHER TERESA,.
Mother Teresa Signed Photograph.
1984.
Color photograph portrait of Mother Teresa with her hands clasped in prayer boldly inscribed, "God bless you M. Teresa mc." In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 12.5 inches.
Price: $5,200.00 Item Number: 145478
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First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s Christmas Story; Warmly Inscribed by Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
Christmas. A Story by Eleanor Roosevelt.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940.
First edition of this story of Christmas by Eleanor Roosevelt. Small octavo, original pictorial boards. Lengthily signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page, "Be kindly in your judgment for you know it was written under difficulties! Your devoted E.R." An uncommonly warm inscription from Roosevelt, most likely presented to a close friend of family member. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrations by Fritz Kredel. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 3553
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"There is no body cavity that cannot be reached with a number fourteen needle and a good strong arm.' (Law VI)": First Edition of The House of God; Lengthily Signed by Samuel Shem
SHEM, Samuel.
The House of God.
New York: Richard Marek Publishers, 1978.
First edition of one of the most important medical novels ever written. Octavo, original half cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on title page, "To my dear reader of this rare 1st edition at age 40 this year. 'There is no body cavity that cannot be reached with a number fourteen needle and a good strong arm.' (Law VI) Shem 8/28/18." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Larry Noble. First editions are rare, especially signed with such a lengthy inscription.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 145884
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"At one time in the world there were woods that no one owned": First Edition of Cormac McCarthy’s Child of God; Signed by the author
MCCARTHY, Cormac.
Child of God.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1975.
First British edition of the author's classic third novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed Cormac McCarthy on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Graham Palfrey-Rogers. Housed in a custom chemise and clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 141383
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“It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be": First Edition of Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire; Signed by J. K. Rowling
ROWLING, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire.
London: Bloombsbury, 2000.
First edition of Rowling’s fourth book in the Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the dedication page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Giles Greenfield. Cover design by Richard Horne.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 146932
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"MY ALLY & FRIEND, WITH THE PRAYER THAT WE'LL KEEP ON FIGHTING. SOONER OR LATER, WE'LL WIN": First Edition of Nobody Knows My Name; Signed by James Baldwin
BALDWIN, James.
Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son.
New York : The Dial Press, 1961.
First edition of Baldwin’s second major book of essays, featuring his powerful analyses of the politics of race and his controversial three-part essay on Richard Wright. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, "James Baldwin 9/15 - 74." Near fine in a good dust jacket with rubbing to the extremities. Jacket design by Robert Jonas. Jacket photograph by Roy Hyrkin. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 145473
