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"One of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century": Rare Original Hank William's Country Hit Parade Original Songbook; Signed by Hank Williams and all four members of the Drifting Cowboys
WILLIAMS, Hank.
Hank Williams’ Country Hit Parade Original Songbook Signed.
Nashville, Tennessee: Acuff-Rose Publications, c. 1950.
Rare original songbook featuring scores to Hank Williams' most popular country songs. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, featuring 20 of Williams' most popular songs, illustrated with photographs. Signed on the front panel by Hank Williams and all four members of the final line-up of The Drifting Cowboys: steel guitarist Don Helms, fiddler Jerry Rivers, guitarist Sammy Pruett and bassist Cedric Rainwater. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed by Williams and his final ensemble.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 96144
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Uncorrected Proofs of the Works of Steven Millhauser; Each Volume Signed by Him
MILLHAUSER, Steven.
Steven Millhauser Collection: Edwin Mullhouse, Portrait of A Romantic, In The Penny Arcade, From the Realm of Morpheus, The Barnum Museum, Little Kingdoms, Martin Dressler, The Knife Thrower, Enchanted Night, The King in the Tree, Dangerous Laughter.
New York: 1972-2008.
Uncorrected proofs of the first editions of the first eleven books by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steven Millhauser. Octavo, 11 volumes, original wrappers as issued. Each are in near fine to fine condition. Each volume is signed by Steven Millhauser. An uncommon set of proofs.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 1330
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RARE FIRST EDITION OF LETTERS OF QUEEN VICTORIA; with an autograph letter and 1883 warrant signed by Queen Victoria laid in
VICTORIA, Queen. Edited by Arthur Christopher and Viscount Esher.
Letters of Queen Victoria: A Selection from her Majesty’s Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861.
London: John Murray, 1907.
First edition set of this selection of the letters of Queen Victoria, written between 1837 and 1861. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco by Henry Southeran and Co. with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with tissue-guarded engravings including tissue-guarded frontispieces to each volume. Gift inscription tipped in dedicating this set to prominent Freemason and British Liberal Party politician Harry Manfield. With a partially printed Queen's Warrant dated 17 February 1883 signed by Queen Victoria and an additional note in her hand requesting the presence of…
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 132058
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"He must begin again": First Edition of Theodore Dreiser's The Titan; Inscribed by Him
DREISER, Theodore.
The Titan.
New York: John Lane Company, 1914.
First edition of the second book in the author's acclaimed Trilogy of Desire. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For George T. Keating my most American book Theodore Dreiser N.Y. City 1919." The recipient George Keating was a well-known book collector in the early twentieth century, who amassed a large Joseph Conrad collection. In near fine condition with a touch of rubbing and offsetting to the endpapers. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell case.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 56090
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Photograph of Civil Rights Activist Rosa Parks; Signed by Her
PARKS, Rosa.
Rosa Parks Photograph Signed.
Rare iconic photograph of Rosa Parks "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement," signed by her. In fine condition. The photograph measures 10 inches by 8 inches.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 147223
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"Who was always there all the way for his Country & his President from his friend": Signed limited first Edition of The Vantage Point and additionally inscribed by him to Friend and businessman Abe Feinberg
JOHNSON, Lyndon Baines.
The Vantage Point: Perspectives on the Presidency.
New York : Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1971.
Signed limited first edition of President Johnson's autobiography, one of 300 copies, this is number 61. Octavo, original red cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 72 pages of photographs. Signed by Lyndon Baines Johnson. Additionally inscribed by Johnson in the year of publication on the dedication page, "To Abe Feinberg who was always there all the way for his Country & his President from his friend Lyndon B. Johnson LBJ Ranch ‘Xmas ’71." The recipient Abraham Feinberg was a successful businessman with investments and businesses in New York and Israel. A supporter of Jewish causes, Feinberg is regarded as having been…
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 120772
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First edition in English of Yukio Mishima's Five Modern No Plays; inscribed by him to Bella Spewack
MISHIMA, Yukio.
Five Modern Nō Plays.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957.
First edition in English of the author's collection of five Nō plays. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated wit ten photographs in half tone. Translated, with am introduction by Donald Keene. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Belle Spewack with the author's best wishes Yukio Mishima Feb. 1966 Tokyo." The recipient, Bella and her husband Samuel Spewack co-authored several of the most memorable works of musical theatre history including Kiss Me, Kate. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Philip Grushkin.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 138221
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Rare original program from the Christmas Party of the Oldsmobile Girls held on December 19th 1928; signed by legendary aviator Amelia Earhart
[EARHART, Amelia].
Amelia Earhart Signed Oldsmobile Girls Club Christmas Party Program.
[Lansing, Michigan]: [1928].
Rare original program from the holiday luncheon held for female employees of Olds Motor Works held on December 19th 1928, signed by legendary aviator Amelia Earhart. Octavo, bound in handmade tissue paper with a red ribbon, illustrated with a tipped in portrait of Amelia Earhart. Signed by Earhart in pencil beneath her portrait. In very good condition.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 142535
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Rare original photograph signed by both legendary sportsmen Ted Williams and Jim Thorpe
WILLIAMS, Ted and Jim Thorpe.
Ted Williams and Jim Thorpe Signed Photograph.
Rare original photograph of Olympic Gold medalist Jim Thorpe and Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams smiling together at the New England Sportsman's and Boat Show in 1952. Signed by both Williams and Thorpe. Double matted and framed; the photograph measures 9.5 inches by 7.5 inches. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 14 inches. An exceptional .
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 96152
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First Edition of Wall Street; Signed by Kenneth Lipper, Oliver Stone and Martin Sheen
LIPPER, Kenneth. Based On The Original Screenplay by Oliver Stone and Stanley Weiser.
Wall Street.
New York: Berkley Books, 1988.
First edition of this classic work, basis for the Academy Award-winning film. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Dear Dan, Thanks for the encouragement. It will help me with the next novel. Ken." Additionally signed by Oliver Stone and actor Martin Sheen on the title page. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 133246
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"Reality is one of the possibilities I cannot afford to ignore": First Edition of Beautiful Losers; Warmly Inscribed by Leonard Cohen
COHEN, Leonard.
Beautiful Losers.
New York: The Viking Press, 1966.
First edition of Cohen's second and final novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, "To William on his 60th Birthday warm regards Leonard Cohen Montreal 2008." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with only the lightest of wear. Jacket design by Gilda Kuhlman.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 99786
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"Charmer of serpents - why not try the birds?": First Edition of Roger Tory Peterson's First Book A Field Guide to the Birds; Warmly Inscribed by Him
PETERSON, Roger Tory.
Field Guide to the Birds: Giving Field Marks of All Species Found in Eastern North America.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1934.
First edition, third state with the date on the copyright page of Peterson's first book. Octavo, original green pebbled cloth, illustrated with 4 color plates with printed overlays, 32 monochrome plates. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Claire Kelly, charmer of serpents - why not try the birds? - Roger T. Peterson (Dictator) - C.M. Beal (Interpreter)." The recipient Claire Kelly, while a student at Cornell dated Peterson's personal assistant C.M. Beal and at the time she was also working with snakes at the Museum of Natural History. In very good condition with some light dampstaining.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 102012
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“YOU TOOK THE BEST, SO WHY NOT TAKE THE REST?”: FIRST EDITION OF ANOTHER COUNTRY; inscribed by James Baldwin
BALDWIN, James.
Another Country.
London: Michael Joseph, 1963.
First edition of Baldwin's classic work, nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "For Betty: Peace. James Baldwin." In fine condition.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 144034
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Large etching of Chaim Weizmann signed by him and artist Harry S. Moskovitz
WEIZMANN, Chaim.
Chaim Weizmann Signed Etching.
Signed portrait of the renowned Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann and signed by the artist Harry S. Moskovitz in lower margin. Moskovitz was a celebrated portrait painter and graphic artist whose subjects included Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. The etching measures 11 inches by 14 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 17.5 inches by 21 inches. Rare and desirable.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 1186448
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First Edition of John Irving's Rare First Book Setting Free The Bears; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
IRVING, John.
Setting Free the Bears.
New York: Random House, 1968.
First edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed [5 line inscription] by John Irving on the half- title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carl Weiss. Illustration by Robert Dale. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 1351
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“Sometimes the embers are better than the campfire": First Edition of King's The Green Mile; Signed by Him
KING, Stephen.
The Green Mile.
New York: A Plume Book, 1997.
First edition of this work, which tells the story of death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe's encounter with John Coffey, an unusual inmate who displays inexplicable healing and empathetic abilities. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued, original slipcase. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the title page in Manchester, Vermont. In fine condition. Cover illustration by John Ennis. Cover design by Richard Hasselberger.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 139312
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"Have gone to Patagonia": First Edition of the Author’s Masterpiece In Patagonia; Signed by Bruce Chatwin
CHATWIN, Bruce.
In Patagonia.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1977.
First edition of author’s most well-known work and one of the great travel books of the last half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece map and 4 black and white photographic plates. Signed by Bruce Chatwin on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. A very nice example, rare signed.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 44025
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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 title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Giles Greenfield. Cover design by Richard Horne.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 141803
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“Only the magic and the dream are true — all the rest's a lie": First Edition of Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea; Signed by Her
RHYS, Jean.
Wide Sargasso Sea.
London: Andre Deutsch , 1966.
First edition of this “tour de force” (New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Jean Rhys. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Introduction by Francis Wyndham. Jacket design by Eric Thomas. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 45075
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Signed Limited Edition of The Lanthorn Book; Signed by Stephen Crane
CRANE, Stephen. Irving Bacheller.
The Lanthorn Book: Being a Small Collection of Tales and Verses Read at The Sign o’ the Lanthorn.
New York: 126 William Street, 1898.
Signed limited edition, this is number 47. Quarter, original half cloth. Signed by Stephen Crane at the conclusion of his contribution, The Wise Men. Also signed by the other contributors. While it was the intention of the club to have each contributor sign his piece, Crane did not sign all 125 examples, as he died at age 28 in the year 1900. In near fine condition, rebacked, charming illustration to the front free endpaper. Rare and desirable.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 141808