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"You can twist perception. Reality won't budge": Rare Presto CD; Signed By Rush lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist Geddy Lee
LEE, Geddy.
Geddy Lee Signed Presto CD.
Toronto: Anthem Records Inc, 1989.
Rare 'Presto' album CD, signed by lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist Geddy Lee. Duodecimo, original CD case and illustrated lyrics booklet. Boldly signed by Lee in blue felt tip on the front panel of the lyrics booklet. In near fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 146558
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Inscribed by Chess Grandmaster Larry Evans to United States Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson
EVANS, Larry & Tom Wiswell.
Championship Chess and Checkers for All.
New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1953.
First edition of this work by the chess grandmaster. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Larry Evans on the front free endpaper, "To Ambassador Thompson Best wishes Larry Evans March, 1956." The recipient Llewellyn Thompson was a United States diplomat. He served in Sri Lanka, Austria, and, for a lengthy period, in the Soviet Union where his tenure saw some of the most significant events of the Cold War. He was a key advisor to President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. A 2019 assessment described him as " arguably the most influential figure who ever advised U.S. presidents about policy toward the Soviet Union…
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 3981
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Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook; Inscribed by Alice Waters and signed by Illustrator David Lance Goines
WATERS, Alice.
Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook.
New York: Random House, 1982.
First edition, early printing of Waters' first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Elizabeth Alice Waters." Additionally signed by illustrator on the half-title page, "David Lance Goines." With an original menu of Chez Panisse laid in. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Written in collaboration with Linda P. Guenzel. Recipes edited by Carolyn Dille. Designed and illustrated by David Lance Goines. A nice signed example.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 139907
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Instructions To Young Sportsmen In All That Relates To Guns and Shooting; finley bound in full straight-grain morocco by Bayntun
HAWKER, Lt. Col. P.
Instructions To Young Sportsmen In All That Relates To Guns and Shooting.
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1830.
Finely bound example of this sporting classic. Octavo, bound in full red straight-grain morocco gilt by Bayntun with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt scrolling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated with 10 tissue-guarded hand-colored plates. In near fine condition with rubbing to the extremities. An exceptional example.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147787
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First Edition of Edward Hamilton's The River-side Naturalist; finely bound in full contemporary polished calf
HAMILTON, Edward.
The River-Side Naturalist: Notes of the Various Forms of Life Met With Either In, On, or By The Water, or In Its Immediate Vicinity.
London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, Limited, 1890.
First edition of Hamilton's work on riverside flora and fauna. Octavo, bound in full polished calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panel, central gilt insignia of Haileybury College, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, illustrated with numerous wood-cuts. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities. Bookplate.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 129542
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“WHEN YOU COME TO A FORK IN THE ROAD, TAKE IT”: Signed Limited Edition of My Favorite Summer 1956; Signed by Mickey Mantle
MICKEY MANTLE & PHIL PEPE,.
My Favorite Summer 1956.
New York: Doubleday, 1991.
Signed limited first edition of this exciting baseball reminiscence by the legendary baseball player. Octavo, original leather, illustrated. Boldly signed by Mickey Mantle in gold ink on the front panel. In fine condition. Uncommon.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 131304
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First edition of Laurence Pomeroy's The Grand Prix Car 1906-1939
POMEROY, Laurence. Illustrated by L. C. Cresswell.
The Grand Prix Car: 1906-1939.
London: Motor Racing Publications Limited, 1949.
First edition of Pomeroy's classic Grand Prix racing reference book. Quarto, bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated by L. C. Cresswell. In good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 139223
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First edition with colored plates of Pierce Egan's Sporting Anecdotes; finely bound in full straight grain morocco by Lloyd
EGAN, Pierce.
Sporting Anecdotes, Original and Selected; Including Numerous Characteristic Portraits of Persons in Every Walk of Life, Who have acquired Notoriety from their Achievements on the Turf, at the Table, and in the Diversions of the Field.
London: Printed For Sherwood, Jones, and Co, 1825.
First edition with colored plates of Egan's classic collection of sporting anecdotes. Octavo, bound in full red straight grain morocco by Lloyd with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles stamp-signed by Lloyd, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with tissue-guarded colored plates, some folding, original pictorial paper wrappers bound in at rear. In very good condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147752
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First Edition of Jerome Travers' The Fifth Estate: Twenty Years of Golf; In the Rare original Dust Jacket
TRAVERS, Jerome D. and James R. Crowell.
The Fifth Estate: Thirty Years of Golf.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926.
First edition of this work by the four-time U.S. amateur champion. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, illustrated with plates from photographs. An excellent example in the rare dust jacket with some small chips and tears.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 14024
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First Edition of Perry on Tennis; Signed by Legendary Champion Fred Perry; From the library of fellow Champion Sidney Wood
PERRY, Fred.
Perry on Tennis: Expert Advice for All on Lawn Tennis.
Toronto/ Philadelphia/ Chicago: The John C. Winston Company, 1937.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Fred Perry on the front free endpaper in pencil. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, ownership stamp of Sidney Wood to the front pastedown. Wood was tennis player who won the 1931 Wimbledon singles title. Wood was ranked in the world's Top 10 five times between 1931 and 1938, and was ranked World No. 6 in 1931 and 1934 and No. 5 in 1938 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph. Rare and desirable signed and with noted provenance.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 148033
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Rare Antique Bronze Austrian Horsehead Bookends
BOOKENDS,.
Antique Austrian Bronze Horsehead Bookends.
Pair of cold-painted Austrian antique bronze horsehead bookends mounted on marble bases. The bookends measure 7 inches in height. In fine condition. A handsome example.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 90467
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"Passions are likened best to pools and streams; the shallows murmur, but the deep are dumb": First edition of Frank Gray Griswold's The Cascapedia Club; Inscribed by Him
GRISWOLD, Frank Gray.
The Cascapedia Club.
Norwood: The Plimpton Press, 1920.
First edition of Griswold's guide to fishing the Great Cascapedia. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Percy R. Pyne 2nd from G. Gray Griswold 1921." In near fine condition. A nice example.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 88022
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First Edition of Brian Wilson's Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story; inscribed by him, Todd Gold, and Dr. Eugene Landy
WILSON, Brian with Todd Gold.
Wouldn’t It Be Nice: My Own Story.
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991.
First edition of Brian Wilson's candid autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Brian Wilson on the half-title page, "To Glen Brian Wilson", signed by Todd Gold on the title page and inscribed by Dr. Eugene Landy on the dedication page, "To Glenn Eugene E. Landy." The recipient, Glenn Goldman founded Book Soup in 1975, an independently owned bookstore on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood specializing in art, music, film, photography, design and fiction. American psychotherapist Dr. Eugene E. Landy was best known for his unconventional psychological treatments, especially for his treatment of Wilson in the 1970s and…
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 119333
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December 1939 Issue of Model Builder Magazine; Signed by Baseball Hall of Fame Legend Joe DiMaggio
DI MAGGIO, Joe.
Joe DiMaggio Signed Model Builder Magazine.
Mount Morris, Illinois: Lionel Corporation, December, 1939.
December 1939 Issue of Model Builder Magazine, the 'The Magazine of Model Railroading for Men and Boys' published every other month by Lionel Corporation. Imperial octavo, original wrappers, featuring a black and white photograph of Joe Di Maggio with a New York Central model railroad on the cover with related excerpt on page 29 that reads, "On the cover of this issue of the Model Builder is a picture of Joe DiMaggio, outstanding ball player on the world's champion New York Yankees. When this year's greatest home run hitter is not on the ball field, he will probably be found…
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 145454
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First Edition of Volume I of Andre L. Simon's The History of the Wine Trade in England; Inscribed by Him
SIMON, Andre L.
The History of the Wine Trade in England.
London: Wyman & Sons, 1906-07.
First edition of Simon's landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Volumes I. Presentation copy, inscribed by Andre L. Simon opposite the title page, "With the author's Compliments Andre L. Simon 15/9/07 to S.C. Coggin Sept." In near fine condition.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 112957
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Both First and Second Editions of the Golfer's Rubáiyát
BOYNTON, Henry Walcott.
Two Editions of the Golfer’s Rubaiyat.
Chicago/ New York: Herbert S. Stone/ Duffield, 1901, 1907.
Both the first and second editions of the Golfer's Rubaiyat. Octavo, original cloth, two volumes, illustrated throughout. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 75645
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Grand Slam Louisville Slugger Signed by Baseball Hall-of-Famer Derek Jeter
JETER, Derek.
Derek Jeter Signed Grand Slam Louisville Slugger.
Louisville: .
Official Grand Slam model Louisville Slugger signed by Baseball Hall-of-Famer Derek Jeter. Black Grand Slam Louisville Slugger baseball bat engraved in silver with 'Major League Baseball' and 'Louisville Slugger' logos and Jeter's signature in facsimile. Boldly signed in silver by Derek Jeter. In fine condition. The piece measures 31.75 inches by 2.25 inches.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 146720
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First Edition of Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home: A Cookbook; Signed by both Julia Child and Jacques Pepin
CHILD, Julia and Jacques Pepin.
Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home: A Cookbook.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.
First edition of this work by these two legendary chefs. Quarto, original boards, illustrated with 328 color photographs by Christopher Hirsheimer. Signed by both Julia Child and Jacques Pepin on the second free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 147276
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First Edition of Jack Nicklaus' Golf My Way; Inscribed by him
NICKLAUS, Jack.
Golf My Way.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1974.
First edition of this classic golf instructional. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated by Jim McQueen. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front endpaper, "To John Good Golfing Jack Nicklaus." Fine in a near fine jacket. Written with Ken Bowden.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 106534
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First Edition of The Art of George Tuska; Inscribed by Him to Legendary Creator Stan Lee
DEWEY CASSELL WITH AARON SULTAN AND MIKE GARTLAND FOREWORD BY STAN LEE,.
The Art of George Tuska.
Raleigh: Two Morrows Publishing, 2005.
First edition of this work by the artist, inscribed by him to legendary creator Stan Lee, who contributed the foreword to this volume. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated throughout. The recipient, Stan Lee co-created iconic characters, including superheroes Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, the Fantastic Four, Black Panther, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, the Scarlet Witch, and Black Widow. In fine condition. From the library of Stan Lee.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 140472
