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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 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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"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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First Edition of Free to Choose; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman
FRIEDMAN, Milton & Rose.
Free To Choose: A Personal Statement.
New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1980.
First edition of Friedmans' persuasive argument for the free market, based on the PBS series Free to Choose. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Milton Friedman on the title page. Fine a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Gamarello.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 133148
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“Rivers and the inhabitants of the watery elements are made for wise men to contemplate and for fools to pass by without consideration": First Nicolas edition of Walton's Complete Angler
WALTON, Izaak; Charles Cotton; Harris Nicolas.
The Complete Angler or the Contemplative Man’s Recreation Being a Discourse of Rivers Fish-Ponds Fish and Fishing Written by Izaak Walton and Instructions on How to Angle For A Trout of Grayling in a Clear Stream by Charles Cotton.
London: William Pickering, 1836.
First Nicolas edition of this classic of English literature. Quarto, two volumes bound in full morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with engraved frontispieces and plates. In near fine condition. Bookplate. A superb example of this classic work.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 135618
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"But man is not made for defeat," he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
The Old Man and the Sea.
New York: Charles Scribner's & Sons, 1952.
First edition of Hemingway's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and one of his most famous works. Octavo, original blue cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Photograph of Hemingway by Lee Samuels. Housed in a custom clamshell slipcase. An exceptional example.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 147046
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FIRST EDITION OF SLIDE SHOW: THE COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS OF HELEN LEVITT; INSCRIBED BY HER TO FELLOW PHOTOGRAPHER JEFF WALL
LEVITT, Helen.
Slide Show: The Color Photographs of Helen Levitt.
New York: Powerhouse Books, 2005.
First edition of Levitt's impressive collection of previously unpublished color photographs. Oblong octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow photographer Jeff Wall on the title page, "For Jeff Wall. Helen Levitt." The recipient, Jeff Wall, has been a key figure in Vancouver's art scene since the 1970's. He is best known for his large-scale back-lit Cibachrome photographs that explore Vancouver's mixture of natural beauty, urban decay, and postmodern and industrial featurelessness. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by John Szarkowski. An exceptional association.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 117735
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First edition of James Thomson Callender's The American Annual Register, or, Historical Memoirs of the United States for the Year 1796
CALLENDER, James Thomson.
The American Annual Register, or, Historical Memoirs of the United States, for the Year 1796.
Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Bioren & Madan, January 19, 1797.
First edition, first issue in book form of Callender's searing exposé. Octavo, bound in three quarter contemporary calf over marbled boards, morocco spine label lettered in gilt. In very good condition. Housed in a custom cloth chemise and half morocco slipcase. Ownership inscriptions. The first printing of this work is exceedingly scarce as it was quickly exhausted and reissued in the same year as The History of the United States For 1796.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 125974
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Selection of Olympia Press Erotica from the Traveller's Companion series
VARIOUS AUTHORS,.
Olympia Press Collection.
Paris: Paris, Various Dates.
First editions of a selection of works from Olympia Press, which was based in Paris and specialized in English-language books which could not be published elsewhere without risking legal action. Octavo, 44 volumes, original wrappers. In near fine condition.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 129671
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First Editions of The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
[JOHN F. KENNEDY],.
Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Washington, D.C: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979.
First edition of the official multi-volume record on the assassination of President Kennedy. Octavo, 12 volumes. In fine condition.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 133201
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“Contemplated as one grand whole, astronomy is the most beautiful monument of the human mind; the noblest record of its intelligence": First edition of Comet; Signed by Both Carl Sagan And Ann Druyan
SAGAN, Carl and Ann Druyan.
Comet.
New York: Random House, 1985.
First edition of this work which describes the scientific nature of comets, as well as their varying roles and perceptions throughout history. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. The dedication copy of this work. Inscribed on the dedication page by both Sagan and Anne Druyan, "4 November 1985 And we men it! With our love to you and Kel Annie + Carl." The recipient was Shirley Arden, who was the executive secretary to Sagan and close friends of the authors. The dedication page reads, "To Shirley Arden, for more than a decade of friendship and hard work well done. With our…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 50082
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"Hey what if we don't go on a bear hunt, huh?"; First Edition of Michael Rosen's We're Going On A Bear Hunt; Signed by Him
ROSEN, Michael; Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.
We’re Going On A Bear Hunt.
London: Walker Books, 1989.
First edition of this modern children's classic. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, "hello! Michael Rosen." Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. With the original ticket of the appearance of Rosen laid in. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 142057
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“People look to the order of numbers when the world falls apart": First Edition of A Beautiful Mind; Signed by Sylvia Nasar and John F. Nash
NASAR, Sylvia; John F. Nash.
A Beautiful Mind.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.
First edition of this work, basis for the Academy award-winning film. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Sylvia Nasar and additionally signed by Nobel Laureate and subject John F. Nash on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Timothy Hsu.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 58990
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"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind": Rare Original July 21st 1969 Delaware Evening Journal Front Page; Signed by legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong
ARMSTRONG, Neil.
Neil Armstrong Signed Delaware Evening Journal.
Wilmington: Delaware Evening Journal, July 21, 1969.
Rare original Delaware Evening Journal featuring the headline "Eagle Jets Safely Off Moon; In Orbit for Rendezvous", a front page article on the Apollo 11 moon landing, and large photograph of Neil Armstrong collecting dirt on the lunar surface. Boldly signed by Neil Armstrong on his photograph. Below the headline is Armstrong's famous quote, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Articles featured on the front page include, "Neil, Buzz Leave Prints on Moon", "Kennedy Charged in Crash", and "Luna 15 Lands On Moon, 500 Miles from LM." In very good condition. Double matted and framed.…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 100158
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First Edition, First Printing of W. Somerset Maugham's Of Human Bondage
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset.
Of Human Bondage.
London: William Heinemann, 1915.
First edition, first printing which includes list of other “Works” by Maugham facing half-title, plus publisher’s ad page for works by other authors on half-title verso, with the misprint on page 257, line 4 ("help") of Maugham’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box. A sharp example.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 136601
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FIRST EDITION OF HERE AND THERE; INSCRIBED BY HELEN LEVITT TO FELLOW PHOTOGRAPHER JEFF WALL
LEVITT, Helen.
Here and There.
New York: Powerhouse, 2004.
First edition of collection of this collection of Levitt's street photography. Oblong octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow photographer Jeff Wall on the title page, “For Jeff Wall. Helen Levitt.” The recipient, Jeff Wall, has been a key figure in Vancouver’s art scene since the 1970’s. He is best known for his large-scale back-lit Cibachrome photographs that explore Vancouver’s mixture of natural beauty, urban decay, and postmodern and industrial featurelessness. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Adam Gopnik. An exceptional association.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 118052