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“That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind": Official NASA photograph of Neil Armstrong; signed by Him at the 1990 Doug Kingwood Celebrity Gala
ARMSTRONG, Neil.
Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph.
1990.
Official NASA Apollo 11 photograph of Neil Armstrong signed by him in-person at the 1990 Doug Kingwood Celebrity Classic Black Tie Gala; accompanied by the original gala program invitation and evening program. In fine condition. The photograph measures 10 inches by 8 inches. The program measures 7.5 inches by 10.75 inches.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 146035
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“We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving": First Edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; Inscribed by Her
ROWLING, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
London: Bloomsbury, 2007.
First edition of the seventh and final novel in Rowling's immensely popular Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To John J.K. Rowling." With the author's hologram to the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover illustrations by Jason Cockcroft.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 133627
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“Governments don't produce economic growth people do”: First Edition of the 40th President of the United States Autobiography An American Life; Signed by Ronald and Nancy Reagan
REAGAN, Ronald [Nancy Reagan].
An American Life.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.
First edition of the 40th President of the United States' memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by both Ronald and Nancy Reagan on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony, Inc. Rare and desirable signed by both the president and first lady.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 145667
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“If you are a dreamer come in": Where the Sidewalk Ends; Signed by Shel Silverstein
SILVERSTEIN, Shel.
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings.
New York: Harper & Row, 1974.
First edition, early printing of the author's first collection of children's poetry. Small quarto, original brown cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "With Love Shel Silverstein." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 120856
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“The sandy beach reminded Harold of picnics": Rare First Edition of Crockett Johnson's Harold and the Purple Crayon
JOHNSON, Crockett.
Harold and the Purple Crayon.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1955.
First edition of the first book in Crockett Johnson’s Harold series. 12 mo, original half cloth, illustrated throughout. Fine in a very good dust jacket without the price to top of front flap, with code "30-60 / No. 5671A" to front flap and "No. 5672A" to rear flap. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. A nice example.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 107552
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"One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results": First Edition of Optimum Theory of Money; Signed by Milton Friedman
FRIEDMAN, Milton & Rose.
Optimum Quantity of Money and Other Essays.
New York: MacMillan, 1969.
First edition of this important collection of essays by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Milton Friedman on the title page. Fine in very good spine faded dust jacket.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 4483
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“Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes": The New Society; Signed by Peter F. Drucker
DRUCKER, Peter F.
The New Society: The Anatomy of the Industrial Order.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1950.
First edition, early printing of Drucker's classic fourth book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Peter F. Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 144698
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“All men, however highly educated, retain some superstitious inklings": First Edition of H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man
WELLS, H.G.
The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance.
London: C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1897.
First edition, first issue of Wells' popular cautionary tale of overreaching scientific ambition. Octavo, original publisher's gilt and black-stamped pictorial red cloth. First issue with the first page numbered 2, the title page printed in orange and black and publisher’s ad leaf at rear. In very good condition. Ownership initials "S.P Bell" to the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom full morocco clamshell box. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 144744
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First Edition of Something Beautiful for God: Mother Teresa of Calcutta; Signed by Mother Teresa
MUGGERIDGE, Malcom [Mother Teresa].
Something Beautiful for God: Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1971.
First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed on the front free endpaper, "God bless you Mother Teresa MC." Fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing. Books signed by Mother Teresa are exceptionally scarce.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 146189
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"a marvelous prose epic that matches the best 19th century novels for richness of comic insight and final, tragic power" First Edition of A House For Mr. Biswas; Signed by V.S. Naipaul
NAIPAUL, V.S.
A House For Mr. Biswas.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1961.
First edition of the author's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a small chip to the crown and foot of the spine. Jacket design by Stephen Russ.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 2909
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"This One in me knows the universe of the many": Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author Rabindranath Tagore
TAGORE, Rabindranath.
Creative Unity.
London: MacMillan & Company , 1925.
First edition, later printing. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, "Rabindranath Tagore Feb. 26, 1932." In very good condition with some wear to the extremities and to the side front panel. Books signed by Tagore are rare.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 22096
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"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration": Photograph of Thomas Edison in His Library; Signed by Him
EDISON, Thomas Alva.
Thomas A. Edison Signed Photograph.
Large signed photograph of Thomas Edison showing him in his library with hands clasped. Inscribed by Thomas Edison. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15.5. inches by 18.5 inches.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 53017
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"A storm today came near to putting us out of business": Rare Autograph Letter Signed by William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody to Henry Hersey
CODY, William F. [Buffalo Bill].
William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody Autograph Letter Signed.
July 13, [1916].
Rare autograph letter signed by the amazing Buffalo Bill Cody to Henry Hersey. Octavo, one page on impressively illustrated 'Buffalo Bill' Miller & Arlington Wild West Show stationary, the letter reads in full, "Read your telegram to send $500 to apply on the 3000 note to U.S. Printing Co. as I can earn $600 today please find it enclosed payable to your order. A storm today came near to putting us out of business. And electric lightning and wind storm following several days of intense heat. It killed our afternoon house. And this is the best house in New England."…
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 146494
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"The Main Issue in Life is not the Victory but the fight; the essential thing is not to have won but to have fought well"; Signed Limited Edition of Seabiscuit: The Saga of a Great Champion
BECKWITH, B.K.; Introduction by Grantland Rice; Foreword by Charles S. Howard.
Seabiscuit: The Saga of a Great Champion.
USA: Wilfred Crowell, Inc, 1940.
Signed limited edition of this work on the legendary thoroughbred. Oblong quarto, original padded leather covers lettered in gilt, color frontispiece of Seabiscuit from a painting by F.B. Voss. Signed by Charles Howard at the foreword, for presentation to the friends, family and business associates of Charles Howard, the owner of Seabiscuit. Illustrations from photographs; drawings by Howard Brodie. In near fine condition, name to the front free endpaper. Exceptionally scarce.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 140793
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"Works of love are always works of joy": First Edition of Mother Teresa's Meditations From A Simple Path; Signed by Her
TERESA, Mother.
Meditations From A Simple Path.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1996.
First edition of this classic collection of words by Mother Teresa. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "M Teresa MC." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Introduction by Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua Archbishop of Philadelphia. Books signed by Mother Teresa are rare.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 133704