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"Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, pray for us now at the hour of our death": signed limited edition of T. S. Eliot's Ash-Wednesday
ELIOT, T.S.
Ash-Wednesday.
New York: The Fountain Press Inc./London Faber & Faber Ltd, 1930.
Signed limited edition of T. S. Eliot's classic "conversion poem." Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt. One of six hundred numbered copies signed by the author on the colophon, this is marked "out of series." In near fine condition, bookplate to the front pastedown. A very sharp example.
Price: $2,600.00 Item Number: 147843
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First edition of The Congressional Medal of Honor: The Names, The Deeds; signed by 30 recipients of the Medal of Honor and with 10 additional signed postcards
[RUDOLPH, Donald; Robert E. Simanek; John F. Baker; Ray Davis; Francis S. Currey; Charles A. MacGillivary; et al].
The Congressional Medal of Honor: The Names, The Deeds.
Forest Ranch, California: Sharp & Dunnigan Publications, 1984.
First edition of the complete record of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, from the Civil War through Vietnam. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, signed by 30 recipients of the Medal of Honor on the half-title page and opposite the half-title including Joe Foss, Donald Rudolph, Robert E. Simanek, John F. Baker, Jr., Ray Davis, Francis S. Currey, Charles A. MacGillivary, James R. Hendrix, William Charette, Rodolfo P. Hernández, Joseph C. Rodriguez, Harvey C. Barnum, Jr., and Roger Donlon. Accompanied by 10 additional postcards signed by honorees including Lee Mize, William Westmoreland, Roy Benavidez, and others, as well as…
Price: $2,600.00 Item Number: 142565
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"One of the most groundbreaking and influential novels of all time—and one of the best": Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery and Signed by Anthony Burgess
BURGESS, Anthony.
A Clockwork Orange.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1963.
Finely bound edition of Burgess' landmark novel. 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. Boldly signed by Anthony Burgess on a page bound in. With an Afterword and glossary by Stanley Edgar Hyman. In fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146490
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"In the twentieth century, the influence of Robert Moses on the cities of America was greater than that of any other person": First Edition of The Power Broker; Inscribed By Robert A. Caro and with a card signed by Caro
CARO, Robert A.
The Power Broker.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974.
First edition of the author's Pulitzer-Prize winning work on Robert Moses. Thick octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Richard from Robert A. Caro." Also laid in is a signed card from Robert A. Caro from the East Rockaway Library Board and the Cultural Arts Council, dated November 7, 1974. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146799
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“I know that like every woman of the people, I have more strength than I appear to have": Rare photograph of the First Lady of Argentina Eva Perón; Lengthily Inscribed by Her
PERóN, Eva.
Eva Perón Signed Photograph.
1950.
Rare photographic portrait of the First Lady of Argentina Eva Perón, signed and lengthily inscribed and dated by her in Spanish. Retaining the original mount. Double matted and framed, the entire piece measures 15.5 inches by 18 inches. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 116038
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Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower; Signed by Her
BUTLER, Octavia E.
Parable of the Sower.
New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1993.
Early printing of this classic post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror from the award-winning author which "pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaid's Tale" (The New York Times). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Octavia E. Butler on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Stark Design. Interior design by Marcy Kass. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 123464
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“When a man who is drinking neat gin starts talking about his mother he is past all argument": C.S. Forester's The African Queen; Signed by Him
FORESTER, C.S.
The African Queen.
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1935.
First edition, early printing of C.S. Forester’s beloved African adventure, basis for John Huston’s 1951 Oscar-winning film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by C.S. Forester on the half-title page. In near fine condition. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 132321
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From the Library of Jack Kerouac: First Edition of Coyote Tantras; Inscribed to Him by Barry Gifford
GIFFORD, Barry; [Jack Kerouac].
Coyote Tantras and Other Poems.
London: Silverthorne Foundation Inc, 1968.
First edition of this compelling book of poetry; from the library of ‘On the Road’ author Jack Kerouac. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Jack Kerouac, Holy Teacher/Barry Gifford." The recipient, Jack Kerouac, is generally considered the father of the Beat movement, although he actively disliked such labels. His method was heavily influenced by the prolific explosion of jazz in 1960s America and later by his studies in Buddhism that originated with fellow beat and academic Gary Snyder. The raucous, exuberant, often wildly funny account of a journey through America and…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146635
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First Edition of Values of Non-Atomic Games; Inscribed by Bob Aumann to Fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow
AUMANN, Robert J. and Lloyd S. Shapley [Kenneth J. Arrow].
Values of Non-Atomic Games.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1974.
First edition of this "first class contribution to the field of game theory" (Oskar Morgenstern). Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Aumann on the title page to fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow, "For Ken Bob Aumann." Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. From the library of Kenneth Arrow.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 105744
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First edition of The Infantry Exercise of the United States Army
POTTER, P.
The Infantry Exercise of the United States Army, Abridged For the Use of the Militia of the United States.
Poughkeepsie: P. & S. Potter, Printers, 1817.
First edition of this classic work of military instruction. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, illustrated with 13 plates. From the library of Ensign Edmond Hopkins of Penn. Service 1813 to 1821 with his ownership inscription. Accompanied by three Civil War era covers and an autograph letter signed dated March 23rd 1864 to James Judson Hall, 28th Regt. Wis. Vols., Co. C, Cairo, IL. Hall, a resident of Oconomowoc, WI, mustered into the 28th Wisconsin Volunteers in August 1862 and mustered out in Brownsville, TX in late August 1865 from E.L. Kellogg. In very…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 132610
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An American Dilemma "the most penetrating and important book on contemporary American civilization"; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Gunnar Myrdal
MYRDAL, Gunnar.
An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1944.
First edition, early printing in one volume of the economist's magnum opus. Thick octavo, original green cloth with titles to the spine in gilt. Signed and dated by Gunnar Myrdal in 1965. Very good in a very good dust jacket with some wear and chips to the extremities.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 1406
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First edition of The Cross and the Switchblade; signed by Reverend David Wilkerson and Inscribed by Actor Pat Boone
WILKERSON, David with John & Elizabeth Sherrill. [Pat Boone].
The Cross and the Switchblade: A True Story of the Saving Power of Faith.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1967.
First edition of the author's best-selling "modern day sequel to the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament" (Pat Boone). Octavo, original cloth. Signed by David Wilkerson on the half-title page and signed by American actor Pat Boone, who starred as Wilkerson in the 1970 film adaptation of the book, on the front free endpaper, "God bless James! Pat Boone John 1: 12,13." After reading a copy of the book he saw at an airport newsstand on the way to Mexico City, Pat Boone was immediately taken with it. He and an associate, Clint Davidson, took out an option…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 137030
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First Edition of Second Wind: The Memoirs of an Opinionated Man; Signed by Legendary Champion Bill Russell and Twice by Taylor Branch
RUSSELL, Bill and Taylor Branch.
Second Wind: The Memoirs of an Opinionated Man.
New York: Random House, 1979.
First edition of this powerful memoir by the legendary champion and civil rights advocate. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed the author and co-author Taylor Branch on the front free endpaper, "Bill Russell #6." Additionally lengthily inscribed by Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author Taylor Branch on the title page. Also laid in is a certificate of authenticity signed in Russell's hand "William F. Russell." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by The Artworks. Jacket photograph by Bob Peterson. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 134622
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First Edition of The Undoing Project; Signed by Michael Lewis and Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Daniel Kahneman
LEWIS, Michael [Daniel Kahneman].
The Undoing Project.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.
First edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Michael Lewis on the title page and by Nobel Prize-winning economist and subject, "Best wishes! Daniel Kahneman" on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar. Rare and desirable signed by both Lewis and Kahneman.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 138129
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First Edition of the Author’s Prophetic Book The Coming of Post Industrial Society; Inscribed by Daniel Bell in the year of Publication to Sociologist David Riesman
BELL, Daniel.
The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting.
New York: Basic Books, 1973.
First edition of this insightful work which speaks about the coming of the service economy and the importance of knowledge for creating stratification in the new society. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Dave and Evie Riesman, with regard, Dan Bell Chilmark, July 12, 1973." David Riesman was a Harvard sociologist, known for his classic work The Lonely Crowd, which is considered a landmark study of American character. An outstanding association linking these two academician giants of the twentieth century. Some spotting to the page…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 18062
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First Edition of Habermas' Theory and Practice; Inscribed by Him
HABERMAS, Jurgen.
Theory and Practice.
Boston: Beacon Press, 1973.
First edition in English of the philosopher's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by "For John Roper Jurgen Habermas." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard C. Bartlett.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 117642
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Original typed manuscript of an untitled short story by William Faulkner's father, Murry Cuthbert Falkner
FALKNER, Murry Cuthbert. [William Faulkner].
Murry Cuthbert Falkner Typed Short Story Manuscript.
Original typed manuscript of an untitled short story by William Faulkner's father, Murry Cuthbert Falkner [William changed the spelling of his surname from Falkner to Faulkner early in his writing career], preserved among the family's papers and only recently discovered. Quarto, carbon typescript, 13 leaves. While it is well known that William Faulkner and his father did not get along and did not share a passion for literature, Murry Faulkner was a reader of sorts (Zane Grey was his favorite author) and he did attempt to write fiction from time to time. He also claimed never to have read any…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 132861
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First edition of Henry Adams' Documents Relating to New-England Federalism; inscribed by him in the month of publication to William Wilson Corcoran
ADAMS, Henry [Editor]. .
Documents Relating to New-England Federalism. 1800-1815.
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1877.
First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian's work on the rise of Federalism in 19th century New England. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the month of publication, "With the respects of Henry Adams For Mr. Corcoran's birthday Dec. 1877." The recipient, William Wilson Corcoran, was an American banker, philanthropist, art collector, and the founder of he Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. In near fine condition. With Corcoran's bookplate to the pastedown. A very nice example with noted provenance.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 141021
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Large Photograph of Marcel Breuer; Signed by Him
BREUER, Marcel.
Marcel Breuer Signed Photograph.
Black and White photograph taken by Pach Brothers of architect Marcel Breuer. Boldly signed by Breuer on the lower left. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.8 inches by 21 inches. Rare and desirable.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 67091
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Complete first edition set of Paul Scott's The Raj Quartet; each volume inscribed by British actor Charles Dance
SCOTT, Paul. [Charles Dance].
The Raj Quartet. [The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence, A Division of the Spoils, Staying On].
London: Heinemann, 1966-1975.
Complete first edition set of "one of the most important landmarks of post-war fiction" (The Times). Octavo, five volumes, original cloth. Presentation copies, each volume inscribed by British actor Charles Dance who featured in the televised version of The Jewel in the Crown on the front free endpaper, "For Charles Swynnerton from Charles Dance!" Each volume is near fine in a very good to near fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Larry Learmonth and Tom Simmonds. A very sharp set, uncommon signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 144627