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"so, sue me": Large Original Drawing by Maurice Sendak
SENDAK, Maurice.
Original Drawing by Maurice Sendak.
1993.
Original Maurice Sendak pencil drawing on artist's vellum. Signed and inscribed by Maurice Sendak to Arthur Yorinks: "Feb. 6-13, 1993. So Sue Me. To Arthur - with all my love! Maurice." Pencil draft for the backdrop of the play "So, Sue Me" written and directed by Arthur Yorinks and performed at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. in 1993. The pencil draft appears in Tony Kushner's "The Art of Maurice Sendak, 1980 to the Present", along with with the final full-color illustration. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.75 inches by 15.5 inches.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 27044
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“He had a long thin nose, a moustache like flock wallpaper, sparse, carefully combed hair, and the complexion of a Hovis loaf": First Edition of Len Deighton's The Ipcress File; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
DEIGHTON, Len.
The Ipcress File.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1962.
First British edition of Deighton's first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Raymond Hawkey.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 131328
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First Edition of Leon Trotsky's The Third International after Lenin; Inscribed by Him
TROTSKY, Leon.
The Third International After Lenin.
New York: Pioneer Publishers, 1936.
First edition of this collection of writings and speeches by Trotsky. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To Comrade Max Sterling fraternally Leon Trotsky 8/7 1936 Weksel (Norway)." After being exiled from the Soviet Union, Trotsky lived in a number of places, Norway among them. The Norwegian Labor Party, which rose to power in 1935, had had previous affiliations with the Communist International and the Second International, prompting Trotsky to seek and obtain a visa from Oslo. Bookplate to the front pastedown, very good in a very…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 97388
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First Deluxe Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; Signed and With An Original Drawing of Harry Potter by Illustrator Thomas Taylor
ROWLING, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999.
First deluxe edition of the first book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time. Octavo, original original cloth, all edges gilt, cover illustration by Thomas Taylor. Signed by the illustrator Thomas Taylor with an original drawing of Harry Potter on the dedication page. At the time of the book’s publication in 1996, illustrator Thomas Taylor had just graduated from art school and was working at Heffers Children’s Bookshop in Cambridge. At Heffers, Taylor educated himself on the children’s book market and its major publishers and decided to…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 144093
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"In this book I take you on a random walk down Wall Street, providing a guided tour of the complexities of finance": First Edition of Burton Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street; Signed by Him
MALKIEL, Burton G.
A Random Walk Down Wall Street.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1973.
First edition of this classic work, one of the “few great investment books” (Andrew Tobias). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "with best wishes Burt." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Jay J. Smith. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 133519
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“THE DEBUT OF AN EXCITING NEW TALENT”: CHURCHILL’S FIRST BOOK, THE STORY OF THE MALAKAND FIELD FORCE
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force, An Episode of Frontier War.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1898.
First edition, first issue, of Winston Churchill’s first book, an account of his service with the Malakand Field Force in India, with frontispiece portrait of Sir Binden Blood and six maps, two of them folding and in color. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition, bookplate to the front pastedown, owner name. House in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 144078
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Rare First Edition of Zemnoi Prostor [Earthly Space]; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author Boris Pasternak
PASTERNAK, Boris.
Zemnoi Prostor. [Earthly Space].
Moscow: Sovietskiy Pistatel, 1945.
Rare first edition paperback of this collection of poems. Duodecimo, original wrappers with embossed titles to the front panel. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front pastedown, "To the deeply respected Nikolai Sergeyevich Bartenev, for a good memory B. Pasternak May 10, 1946." The recipient, Bartenev, is recorded as serving in the Russian Army during World War I, as the Commander of a battery on Moonsund, or the Western Estonian archipelago, in the Vainameri Sea off the coast of Estonia. His relationship with Pasternak is not exactly known, though he may have been related to the famous Russian…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 145453
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Rare first edition of Henry George's Progress and Poverty
GEORGE, Henry.
Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry into the Cause of Industrial Depressions, and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth. The Remedy.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1880.
Rare first trade edition of George's groundbreaking treatise which sold several million copies, exceeding all other books sold in the United States except the Bible during the 1890s. Octavo, original publisher's decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition. An exceptional example, uncommon in this condition.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 120340
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“Your burden is not to clear your conscience But to learn how to bear the burdens on your conscience": First Edition of Eliot's The Cocktail Party; Inscribed by Him To His Niece
ELIOT, T.S.
The Cocktail Party.
London: Faber & Faber, 1950.
First edition of Eliot's most popular play published in his lifetime. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his niece, "Theodora Eliot Smith from T.S. Eliot." Near fine in near fine dust jacket. A nice association.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 95677
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First Edition of Langston Hughes' I Wonder As I Wander; With a Full Page Inscription to Amy Spingarn
HUGHES, Langston.
I Wonder As I Wander: An Autobiographical Journey.
New York: Rinehart, 1956.
First edition of Hughes' classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author with a full page inscription on the front free endpaper, "Inscribed especially for Amy Spingarn, another "life" of mine, for a friend who has helped to make life of ever joyous and cultural interest. Most sincerely, Langston New York 1957." The recipient, Amy Einstein Spingarn was a philanthropist, poet, and artist known especially for her paintings of prominent African-American cultural figures. Upon the death of her husband, Joel Spingarn, in 1939, Amy Spingarn was elected to finish out his term on the NAACP Board…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 43089
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"she wants life to be easy and full of pleasant reminisces": First Edition of Zelda Fitzgerald's Save Me the Waltz; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
FITZGERALD, Zelda.
Save Me The Waltz.
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1932.
First edition of Zelda Fitzgerald’s only novel, a semi-autobiographical account of her life and marriage to F. Scott Fitzgerald. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips, tears and repairs to the spine. First editions in the original dust jacket are rare.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 131401
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“Please, sir, I want some more": First Edition, First Issue of Charles Dickens Oliver Twist
DICKENS, Charles.
Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress.
London: Richard Bentley, 1838.
First edition, first issue of Dickens' classic work with "Boz" title pages and the "Fireside" plate. Octavo, three volumes bound in three quarter leather over marbled boards, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, all edges speckled red, illustrated with 24 plates by George Cruikshank. In very good condition. Text blocks trimmed, without half-titles or advertisements, or list of illustrations.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 133501
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Rare Portrait of the first man to walk on the moon Neil Armstrong; boldly signed by him
ARMSTRONG, Neil.
Neil Armstrong Signed Portrait.
Portrait of American astronaut Neil Armstrong, boldly signed by him. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 13 inches by 11.75 inches. Rare and desirable signed and uninscribed by Armstrong.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 117764
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Rare collection of the Hornblower novels of C.S. Forester
FORESTER, C.S.
The Hornblower Novels.
London : Various publishers, 1937-67.
Rare collection of 12 first editions and early printings of the Hornblower novels of C.S. Forester with only Hornblower and the Atropos a second printing. Octavo, 12 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco, raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In fine condition.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 142021
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"Who combines all the advantages of a philosophical worldliness and a worldly philosophy": First Edition of The Worldy Philosophers; Inscribed by Robert Heilbroner To Aline Bernstein Saarinen In the Year of Publication
HEILBRONER, Robert L.
The Worldly Philosophers.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953.
First edition of this bestselling classic, which has went on to sell more than 4 million copies. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To Aline - Who combines all the advantages of a philosophical worldliness and a worldly philosophy. Fondly Bob Heilbroner Oct. 4, 1953." The recipient, Aline Bernstein Saarinen was a well-known critic of art and architecture in the United States, an author and a television journalist, who married the architect Eero Saarinen. She was given the International Award for Best Foreign Criticism at the Venice…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 115615
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"Intellect distinguishes between the possible and the impossible; reason distinguishes between the sensible and the senseless. Even the possible can be senseless": First Edition of Max Born's The Restless Universe; Signed by Him
BORN, Max.
The Restless Universe.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1936.
First edition of this classic introduction to physics. Quarto, original cloth. Signed by Max Born on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some rubbing and wear to the extremities. Translated by Winifred M. Deans. Illustrations by Dr. Otto Koenigsberger. This is the first signed example of a first printing we have seen.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 81190