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"Sadly, it's much easier to create a desert than a forest": Rare First Edition of Gaia; Warmly Inscribed by James Lovelock
LOVELOCK, James E.
Gaia: A New Look At Life on Earth.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1979.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Bernard With reciprocal admiration and respect Jim." The recipient, Bernard Dixon was a British science journalist, who was editor of New Scientist from 1969 to 1979. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Henri Rousseau. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 137501
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"If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more": THE WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN; Finely Bound
AUSTEN, Jane.
The Works of Jane Austen [Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Emma].
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1911-12.
The Winchester edition of the works of Jane Austen containing each of her major novels. Octavo, 12 volumes, bound in three quarters calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt. Contains Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion, Lady Susan, and The Watstons. In fine condition. An exceptional set.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 142080
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"Because the only people for me are the mad ones": First Edition of Jack Kerouac's On The Road
KEROUAC, Jack.
On The Road.
New York: The Viking Press, 1957.
First edition of Kerouac's classic novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a closed tear and light rubbing to the extremities. Jacket design by Bill English. A nice example.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 142335
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"Maybe I could grow me a bale to the acre, like Pa was always talking about doing": First Edition of Erskine Caldwell's Tobacco Road; Inscribed by Him
CALDWELL, Erskine .
Tobacco Road.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932.
First edition of Caldwell's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For with the best wishes of Erskine Caldwell July 13th 1935." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing to the spine extremities. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 124588
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First Editions of Winston S. Churchill's second book The River War
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1899.
First editions of Churchill's second book. Octavo, 2 volumes, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with 22 maps and plans, several folding. Woods A2(a). In very good condition.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 144851
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FIRST EDITION OF A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY; INSCRIBED BY JOHN IRVING TO FELLOW WRITERS MICHAEL ONDAATJE AND LINDA SPALDING
IRVING, John [Michael Ondaatje].
A Prayer For Owen Meany.
Toronto: Lestern & Orpen Dennys Publishers, 1989.
First edition of the author’s seventh novel and what many consider his finest. Octavo, original half gray cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Michael & Linda with my affection - John Irving." The recipients novelist Michael Ondaatje, whose many works include the modern classic the English Patient, and his wife, Linda Spalding, herself a noted Canadian author, editor, and literary figure. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner. From the library of Michael Ondaatje. An exceptional association, linking two of the finest novelists of the last quarter of the twentieth…
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 132904
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"WE WENT SLIPPING SILENTLY ALONG, BETWEEN THE GREEN AND FRAGRANT BANKS, WITH A SENSE OF PLEASURE AND CONTENTMENT THAT GREW AND GREW": FIRST EDITION OF MARK TWAIN'S A TRAMP ABROAD
TWAIN, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens].
A Tramp Abroad.
Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company, 1880.
First edition, first state of Twain's classic fictionalized account of his walking tour of central and southern Europe. Octavo, original publisher's pictorial gilt-stamped brown cloth, with 328 illustrations by Walter Francis Brown, True Williams, W.W. Denslow, and with four 'pictures made by the author of this book, without outside help' with the first state frontispiece captioned “Moses” and state A of the text-block. BAL 3386. In fine condition. Small bookplate and ownership name. Housed in a custom slipcase. An exceptional example of this American classic, easily the nicest we have seen.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 136080
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First edition of William F. Sharpe's Fundamentals of Investments; Inscribed by him to Legendary Economist Paul A. Samuelson
SHARPE, William F. and Gordon J. Alexander [Paul A. Samuelson].
Fundamentals of Investments.
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc, 1989.
First edition of Alexander and Sharpe's classic text on the fundamentals of investments. Quarto, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by William Sharpe on the title page to fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Samuelson, "For Paul with my best regards William F. Sharpe." In near fine condition. From the library of Paul Samuelson. An exceptional association linking two giants of economic theory.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 138641
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"It seems to me an excellent arrangement, and I am looking forward to the occasion very much": Letter Signed by Winston S. Churchill to friend and publisher Desmond Flower
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Winston S. Churchill Autograph Letter Signed.
1956.
One page typed letter signed by Winston S. Churchill, dated April 6, 1956, on his "28 Hyde Park Gate, London" letterhead stationery. The letter is to author and publisher Desmond Flower and reads, "Thank you so much for your letter sending me the agenda you have prepared for the luncheon on April 23. It seems to me an excellent arrangement, and I am looking forward to the occasion very much. The weather has not been good, but I have had a very pleasant stay here. I return to England on April 10." The letterhead has been amended to read: "at…
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 116425
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Rare sammelband collection of four works related to the American Revolution; including Thomas Paine's Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal on the Affairs of North-America
RAYNAL, Guillaume Thomas François; Thomas Paine; Daniel Leonard.
The Revolution in America. By the Abbe Raynal; A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal on the Affairs of North-America. In Which the Mistakes in the Abbe’s Account of the Revolution of America are Corrected and Cleared Up ; Massachusettensis: or a Series of Letters, Containing a Faithful State of Many Important and Striking Facts, which Laid the Foundation of the Present Troubles in the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
London: Various Publishers, 1781-1786.
Rare sammelband collection of first and early English printings of treatises related to the American Revolutionary War, reflecting both Republican and Tory opinions. The collection includes a first English edition of The Revolution in America. By the Abbe Raynal [London: Printed for Lockyer Davis, Holborn, 1781]; a second English edition of Thomas Paine's A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal on the Affairs of North-America. In Which the Mistakes in the Abbe's Account of the Revolution of America are Corrected and Cleared Up [London: For C. Dilly, 1782]; a first edition in book form of Daniel Leonard's The North Briton,…
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 133410
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Rare typescript broadside of the final paragraphs of Gerald Ford's 1974 Proclamation of Pardon granting a full and unconditional pardon to Richard Nixon; signed by both Ford and Nixon
NIXON, Richard M. and Gerald Ford.
Richard Nixon and Gerald R. Ford Signed Presidential Proclamation of Pardon.
Typescript reproduction of the final paragraphs of Ford's 1974 Proclamation of Pardon granting a full and unconditional pardon to Richard Nixon, his predecessor, for any crimes that he might have committed against the United States as president. One page, typescript. Signed and dated by Gerald Ford, "Gerald Ford 11/5/79" and Richard Nixon. Accompanied by two glossy photographs signed by Ford. In fine condition. The signed pardon measures 7.5 by 5.5 inches. The photographs measure 8 inches by 10 inches. Exceptionally rare.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 134249
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Nobel Prize-Winning Author Pearl S. Buck's Copy of The Holy Bible; Lengthily Inscribed by Her
[BUCK, Pearl S.].
The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Former Tongues; And With the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, By His Majesty’s Special Command.
London: The British & Foreign Bible Society/Cambridge University Press, 1928.
Early 20th century Bible. Octavo, original publisher's limp black crushed morocco-textured wraps, all edges gilt. Signed and dated by the masterful writer and novelist Pearl S. Buck on the verso of the front free endpaper, "Pearl S. Buck 1928." Additionally lengthily inscribed and dated by Buck on the front flyleaf with a 28-line quote from the end of Fannie Stearns Davis's short story, 'A Possession,' beginning at "Then presently" and ending at "much to know." Signed bookplate from Buck's daughter to the rear pastedown, "This book is from the library of my mother, Pearl S. Buck. Jean Walsh Lippincott." In…
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 146078
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Rare third edition in English of Hugo Grotius' Three Books Treating of the Rights of War & Peace
GROTIUS, Hugo. Translated into English by William Evats.
The Most Excellent Hugo Grotius: His Three Books Treating of the Rights of War & Peace. In the First is Handled, Whether any War be Just. In the Second is Shewed, The Causes of War, both Just and Unjust. In the Third is declared, What in War is Lawful, that is, Unpunishable.
London: Printed by M.W. for Thomas Basset at the George in Fleetstreet, and Ralph Smith at the Bible under the Piazza of the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, 1682.
Third edition in English of Higo Grotius' foundational work on international law. Folio, bound in full contemporary paneled calf with a burgundy morooco spine label lettered in gilt, title page printed in red and black, added engraved title by T. Cross Senior bound opposite the printed title page. Translated into English by William Evats. In good condition. Armorial bookplate and period ownership signature.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 138282
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"Price is what you pay. Value is what you get": First edition of Tap Dancing To Work; Signed by Warren Buffett and Carol Loomis
BUFFETT, Warren E. & Collected and Expanded by Carol Loomis.
Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything.
New York: Portfolio / Penguin, 2013.
First edition of this collection of writings by and about Warren Buffett. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by both Warren Buffett and Carol Loomis on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Joseph Perez.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 145816