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First Edition of Seven Miles Down: The Story of the Bathyscaph Trieste; Signed by Jacques Piccard
PICCARD, Jacques and Robert S. Dietz.
Seven Miles Down: The Story of the Bathyscaph Trieste.
London: Longmans, Green and Co., Limited, 1962.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by legendary explorer Jacques Piccard on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Books signed by Piccard are rare.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 143057
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“A definite purpose, backed by absolute faith, is a form of wisdom and wisdom in action produces positive results": First Edition of Napoleon Hill's The Master Key to Riches
HILL, Napoleon.
The Master-Key to Riches.
Los Angeles: The Willing Publishing Company, 1945.
First edition of Napoleon Hill's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips and wear to the extremities.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 138267
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"There are other Annapurnas in the lives of men": First Edition of Maurice Herzog's Annapurna; Inscribed by Him
HERZOG, Maurice.
Annapurna: The First 8,000 Metre Peak (26,493 Feet).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1952.
First edition in English, preceding the American edition by one year of one of the best-selling mountaineering books of all-time. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To James Helgar, with my compliments It is a pleasure to dedicate this book to you, Maurice Herzog Paris, 15th of March 08." Near fine a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Translated from the French by Nea Morin and Janet Adam Smith. With an introduction by Eric Shipton. First editions are rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 135187
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Tennis Great William Tilden Signed Photograph
TILDEN, William.
William Tilden Photograph Signed.
Rare photograph of American tennis legend William Tilden. Boldly signed by Tilden, "Wm T. Tilden 2nd." Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 11.5 inches by 10 inches. In fine condition.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 100124
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Rare American Boxing Champions Signed Photograph Collection; signed by James J. Braddock, Max Baer, James 'Red' Burman, Sixto Escobar, and Bob Pastor
BRADDOCK, James J.; Max Baer; James "Red" Burman; Sixto Escobar; Bob Pastor.
American Boxing Champions Signed Photograph Collection.
c. 1937.
Collection of six original photographs signed and inscribed by five 1930s American boxing champions, including: "Cinderella Man" James J.Braddock, World Heavyweight Champion Max Baer, James 'Red' Burman, Sixto Escobar, and top-ranked heavyweight Bob Pastor. In near fine condition. An exceptional collection.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 119265
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Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments Royal Premiere Program; Signed by Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, and three others
DEMILLE, Cecil B; Anne Baxter; Yul Brynner; Yvonne De Carlo; Charlton Heston; Edward G. Robinson.
The Ten Commandments.
Piccadilly Circus: VistaVision, 1957.
Rare official Royal Premiere program for the 1957 production of Cecil B. DeMille's epic religious drama 'The Ten Commandments,' presented in the presence of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester in aid of The British Red Cross Society. Small folio, original wrappers, illustrated. Signed by five of the principal actors on the front panel of the full-color double gatefold insert: Charlton Heston (Moses), Yul Brynner (Ramses), Anne Baxter (Nefretiri), Edward G. Robinson (Dathan), and Yvonne De Carlo (Sephora). In very good condition with some rubbing to the front panel, slight splitting to the staple binding, light toning to the…
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 147207
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First Edition of Henrik Johan Bull's The Cruise of the 'Antarctic' to the South Polar Regions; From the Library of Adventurer and Explorer Steve Fossett
BULL, Henrik Johan.
The Cruise of the ‘Antarctic’ to the South Polar Regions.
London: Edward Arnold, 1896.
First edition of Antarctic pioneer Henrik Johan Bull's account of his voyage aboard the steamship 'Antarctic' in search of the elusive Right whale which, arguably, put the first men on the continent. Octavo, original pictorial cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt vignette of the 'Antarctic' to the front panel, frontispiece by W.L. Wyllie and illustrations by W.G. Burn Murdoch. From the library of of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 111093
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"Take Dead Aim!": Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf; Lengthily Inscribed by Him and Golfing Legend Bernhard Langer
PENICK, Harvey with Bud Shrake [Bernhard Langer].
Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992.
First edition, early printing of the best-selling golf book ever published. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Dr. Don Brown: I hope that this book will help you to enjoy life, and also this great game of golf to it's fullest. I hope you enjoy helping your patient as I did my pupils. I am sure you did! Sincerely Harvey Penick." Additionally signed by two time Master champion Bernhard Langer on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Parr. Introductions by Tom Kite,…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 147082
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M.F.K. Fisher's How to Cook A Wolf; Inscribed by Her
FISHER, M.F.K.
How To Cook A Wolf.
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1942.
Early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To ___ ____ (crossed out) with my best wishes M.F.K. Fisher." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 124563
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First edition of T. Henry Cotton's Golf: Being a Short Treatise for the Use of Young People; Signed by him and in the rare original dust jacket
COTTON, T. Henry.
Golf: Being a Short Treatise for the Use of Young People Who Aspire to Proficiency in the Royal and Ancient Game.
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode (Publishers) Ltd, 1931.
First edition of Cotton's first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, frontispiece portrait of Cotton. Signed by the author in the year of publication beneath his frontispiece portrait, "Henry Cotton 1931." Very good in the rare original dust jacket with a chip to the spine. Ownership inscription. Rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 136110
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Scarce first edition of Antoine Simon Duportal's Recherches Sur L'état Actuel de la Distillation du Vin en France, et Sur Les Moyens d'Améliorer la Distillation des Eaux-De-Vie
DUPORTAL, Antoine Simon.
Recherches Sur L’état Actuel de la Distillation du Vin en France, et Sur Les Moyens d’Améliorer la Distillation des Eaux-de-vie. (Research on the Current State of Wine Distillation in France, and on Ways to Improve the Distillation of Eaux-de-vie).
Paris, Saint Petersbourg: Klostermann, 1811.
Scarce first edition of early work on the distillation of wine and eau-de-vie. Octavo, bound in full period tree calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, red morocco spine label, five folding maps of distillation apparatus, rebacked retaining the original spine. Stamps and previous owner inscriptions. In very good condition. Scarce and desirable. Works on the distillation of eau de vie are rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 95242
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"one of the greatest lefties ever to wear a right-handed mitt in action. I refer, of course, solely to the environs of Bedford Village": Out of My League; Lengthily Inscribed by Him to his Publisher
PLIMPTON, George.
Out of My League.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1961.
First edition, early printing of this classic work which Ernest Hemingway called "beautifully observed and incredibly conceived." Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper to his publisher , "For Cass Jr.- one of the greatest lefties ever to wear a right-handed mitt in action. I refer, of course, solely to the environs of Bedford Village- more specifically, Crowfields. George 28 March 1961." The recipient, Augustus Cass Canfield was an American publishing executive who was the longtime president and chairman of Harper & Row Publishing. Near fine…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 112188
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First Edition of Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook; Signed by Alice Waters
WATERS, Alice.
Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook.
New York: Random House, 1982.
First edition of Waters' first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Alice Waters on the half-title page. Near fine in a near very good price-clipped dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Written in collaboration with Linda P. Guenzel. Recipes edited by Carolyn Dille. Designed and illustrated by David Lance Goines.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 130561
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Rare Rawlings Official National League baseball signed by over 20 authors including Tom Wolfe, Umberto Eco, Don DeLillo, Joyce Carol Oates, and Margaret Atwood
WOLFE, Tom; Umberto Eco; Don DeLillo; Joyce Carol Oates; Margaret Atwood; John Ashbery; Robert Stone; John Updike; et al.
Modern Authors Signed Baseball.
St. Louis: Rawlings, .
Rare Rawlings Official National League baseball signed by over 20 authors including: Peter Dexter (on the sweetspot), Tom Wolfe, Umberto Eco, Don DeLillo, Joyce Carol Oates, Margaret Atwood, John Ashbery, Robert Stone, John Updike, Paul Auster; Cynthia Ozick; Neil Sheehan; Richard Ford, Peter Gay, T. Coraghessan Boyle, and Ann Beattie In near fine condition. Housed in the original box with the previous collector's annotations recording the date of acquisition of three of the signatures.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 128460
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First Edition of Of Flight And Life; Inscribed by Charles Lindbergh to close friend Walter Bartky
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
Of Flight and Life.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons , 1948.
First edition of this prophetic discourse on weapons of mass destruction. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "To Dean Walter Bartky with affection, and best wishes from Charles A. Lindbergh August 1948." The recipient, Walter Bartky was an American educator and mathematician and friend of the Lindberghs. After receiving a Ph.D. from the university, he served on its faculty in the astronomy department. In 1943 he became associate dean of the University of Chicago’s Division of Physical Sciences. During the Manhattan Project, Bartky served as the Metallurgical Laboratory’s associate director. Bartky…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 144537
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First Edition of Dorothy Hartley's Food In England; in the uncommon dust jacket
HARTLEY, Dorothy.
Food In England.
London: Macdonald, 1954.
First edition of this classic work by the social historian Dorothy Hartley, which is both a cookery book and a history of English cuisine. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with Hartley's own strong, detailed and lively illustrations. Bookplate, near fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon in the original jacket.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 95798
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First Edition of Juan Manuel Fangio: World Champion; Signed by Him
MOLTER, Gunther [Juan Manuel Fangio].
Juan Manuel Fangio: World Champion.
First edition of this work on the legendary driver. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Juan Manuel Fangio on the dedication page. From the library of motor journalist Barry Lake with his signature to the title page. Translated by Charles Meisl. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Books signed by Fangio are rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 133143
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"Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself": First Edition of My 55 Ways to Lower Your Golf Score; Signed by Jack Nicklaus to His Neighbor
NICKLAUS, Jack.
My 55 Ways To Lower Your Golf Score.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1964.
First edition of the Golden Bear's first book. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, "Best regards Jack Nicklaus." Very good in a very good dust jacket, embossed name to the front free endpaper. With drawings by Francis Golden.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146092
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Rare Rawlings Official National League baseball signed by several major authors including Tom Wolfe, Don DeLillo, and Margaret Atwood
WOLFE, Tom; Don DeLillo; Ann Beattie; Richard Ford; Robert Stone; Cynthia Ozick; Margaret Atwood; T. Coraghessan Boyle; Umberto Eco; John Le Carre; John Ashberry; George Plimpton; Paul Auster; Garrison Keillor.
Modern Authors Signed Baseball.
Rare Rawlings Official National League baseball signed by over 15 well-known authors including: Tom Wolfe (on the sweet spot), Don DeLillo, Ann Beattie, Richard Ford, Robert Stone, Cynthia Ozick, Margaret Atwood, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Umberto Eco, John le Carre, John Ashberry, George Plimpton, Paul Auster, and Garrison Keillor. In near fine condition. Housed in the original box with the previous collector's annotations recording the date of acquisition of five of the signatures.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 128594
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Official Twentieth Century Fox & Dreamworks L.L.C. replica volleyball from the acclaimed 2000 American survival film Castaway; inscribed by Tom Hanks
HANKS, Tom.
Tom Hanks Signed ‘Wilson’ Volleyball.
Twentieth Century Fox & Dreamworks L.L.C., 2001.
Official Twentieth Century Fox & Dreamworks L.L.C. replica volleyball from the acclaimed 2000 American survival film Castaway, inscribed by Tom Hanks, "To Bill HELP! Tom Hanks." The recipient, Bill Zwecker was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaper star (his late mother, Peg Zwecker, was the fashion editor of the Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News), Zwecker began his journalism career in the 1980s and has since interviewed some of the most renowned celebrities across a breadth of industries. He has been a frequent contributor to numerous national news and entertainment programs including Access Hollywood, Entertainment…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 135281