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"'Where is God?' Said the black girl to the missionary who had converted her?": First edition of George Bernard Shaw's The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God; Inscribed by him and wife Charlotte to Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and his wife Eleanor
SHAW, George Bernard.
The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God.
Constable & Company Limited: London, 1932.
First edition of George Bernard Shaw's short story collection, including the satirical allegorical title story: The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God. Octavo, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, designed and illustrated with engravings by John Farleigh. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Eleanor and Theodore Roosevelt this Visiting Card after a memorable day at Government House, Manila from Charlotte F. Shaw and G. Bernard Shaw 9th February 1933." Mr. and Mrs. George Bernard Shaw stopped at Manila on a round-the-world cruise where they were invited to lunch with Theodore Roosevelt Jr.,…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 96134
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First Edition of The End of Ideology; Inscribed by Daniel Bell to Irving Kristol and Gertrude Himmelfarb
BELL, Daniel [Irving Kristol].
The End of Ideology: On the Exhaustion of Political Ideas In the Fifties.
Glencoe, Ill: The Free Press, 1960.
First edition of this landmark in American social thought. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "For Irving and Bea- Butforis - prim, prima with affection Dan - 2/12/60." The recipients were Irving Kristol and his wife Gertrude Himmelfarb, who were close friends of Bell's. Kristol was a journalist who was dubbed the "godfather of neoconservatism." Historian Gertrude Himmelfarb, also known as Bea Kristol, was an American historian who was a leader of conservative interpretations of history and historiography. Bell and Kristol were close friends, who jointly…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 117637
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“They use everything about the hog except the squeal": First Edition of Upton Sinclair's Classic The Jungle; Signed by Him
SINCLAIR, Upton.
The Jungle.
New York: The Jungle Publishing Co, 1906.
First edition of this classic political work, from the self-published sustainer's edition. This issue was published simultaneously to the Doubleday edition with the sustainer's edition label on the front pastedown. Octavo, original green cloth, 3 pp. publisher's ads at rear. Boldly signed by Upton Sinclair on the front free endpaper. From the library of writer George Sylvester Viereck and stamp of Carl E. H. Greab M.D. In very good condition.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 142977
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Presentation Copy Robert Burns' Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect; presented by Herman Melville
BURNS, Robert. [Herman Melville].
Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, by Robert Burns.
Newport, Rhode Island: Printed for John Brown & Co, 1870.
American reprint of the Kilmarnock edition of the Poems of Robert Burns. Octavo, original publisher's quarter vellum over paper-covered boards. Presentation copy, inscribed on the pastedown, "Presented by Herman Melville to J.G. Hoadley Sept. 1870. -" Melville loved books as objects and frequently gave them to family members as Christmas or other gifts. The presentation inscription itself is likely in the hand of Melville's wife. In good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. From the library of American bookseller and renowned Melville collector William S. Reese with his bookplate to the clamshell box.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 144818
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"Poetry makes life what lights and music do the stage": FIRST Curtis Guild extra illustrated edition of DICKENS The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
DICKENS, Charles.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.
London: Curtis Guild, 1882.
First Curtis Guild extra-illustrated edition of one of Dickens' greatest works. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full morocco by F.P. Hathaway with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, silk endpapers. With 53 illustrations by Seymour and Phiz extended by insertion of the Seymour, Buss, Onwyhn and Croquil plates and illustrations including 24 etchings by Pailthorpe , 4 steel engravings by Darley, the Buss plates, and many other illustrations some in color. In near fine condition. From the library of American…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 99841
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First Edition of Graham Greene's A Burnt-Out Case; Inscribed by Him to Friend Anthony Hobson
GREENE, Graham.
A Burnt-Out Case.
London: Heinemann, 1961.
First edition of this Greene novel set in a leproserie on the upper reaches of a tributary of the Congo River in Africa. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Anthony Hobson from Graham Greene." The recipient Anthony Hobson, auctioneer and book collector, was a director at Sotheby’s and friend of Greene's. He successfully organized the sale of the Greene's manuscripts at Sotheby’s in 1964. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Lacey Everett.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 102563
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First Edition of Len Deighton's The Ipcress File; Inscribed by Him
DEIGHTON, Len.
The Ipcress File.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1963.
First American edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Harry Tomb Len Deighton." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Raymond Hawkey. Housed in an elaborate half morocco clamshell box mimicking the front panel of the dust jacket. From the library of bibliophile Donald Drapkin with his bookplate. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 96914
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Rare First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's The Torrents of Spring
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
The Torrents of Spring.
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1926.
First edition of Hemingway's first novel, one of 1250 printed. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise slipcase.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 133647
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First edition of Mind of My Mind; inscribed by Octavia E. Butler
BUTLER, Octavia E.
Mind of My Mind.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1977.
First edition of Butler's second book; the chilling "pre-sequel" to Patternmaster. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Ron Keep Reading Octavia E. Butler." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Jan Esteves.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 134199
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First Edition of The Civil War Classic Johnny Reb and Billy Yank; With the Rare Original Dust Jacket
HUNTER, Alexander.
Johnny Reb and Billy Yank.
New York: The Neale Publishing Company, 1905.
First edition of this epic Civil War novel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the dust jacket with some chips and inner strengthening. First editions are rare, examples with the original dust jacket are exceptionally so.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 5588
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"Jabba's put a price on your head, so large that every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you": Rare large format photograph from the filming of the first Star Wars film; signed by Harrison Ford and inscribed by Paul Blake
[FORD, Harrison and Paul Blake].
Harrison Ford Signed Star Wars Photograph.
Rare large format black and white photograph signed by Harrison Ford and lengthily inscribed by Paul Blake, "Going somewhere Solo? You should have paid him when you had the chance. Jabba's put a price on your head, so large that every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you. I'm lucky I found you first. Jabba's through with you. He has no time for smugglers who drop their shipments at the first sign of an Imperial cruiser. I've been looking forward to killing you for a long time. Paul Blake Greedo Star Wars 1977." As Star Wars fans…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 130520
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ROYAL 1964 CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S CARD; SIGNED BY QUEEN ELIZABETH AND PRINCE PHILIP
ELIZABETH, Queen and Prince Philip.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Royal 1964 Christmas Card.
1964.
Royal 1964 Christmas and New Year Card featuring a black-and-white photograph of the Royal family. Signed by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, “Elizabeth R 1964" and "Philip." In near fine condition. The card measures 7.25 by 19.25 inches.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 137583
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"Success - keeping your mind awake and your desire asleep": Finely Bound Set of The Works of Walter Scott
SCOTT, Walter.
The Works of Sir Walter Scott, Including The Waverley Novels and The Poems.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1912.
Finely bound complete set of the Works of Sir Walter Scott. Octavo, 50 volumes, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. An exceptional set.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 56742
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"We copy you down eagle!": Large black and white Apollo 11 Mission Control room photograph; signed by Charlie Duke and Fred Haise
DUKE, Charlie and Fred Haise.
Charlie Duke and Fred Haise Apollo 11 Mission Control Signed Photograph.
Large black and white photograph of Apollo 11 Mission Control Capsule Communicator Charlie Duke, Fred Haise, and James Lovell, boldly signed by Duke with his famous words, "We copy you down eagle!" Signed by Duke in full, '"We copy you down eagle!' Charlie Duke Apollo 11 CAPCOM July 20, 1969" and by Haise, "Mission Control during man's first lunar landing July 20, 1969 Fred Haise Apollo 11 BULMP." In April 1966, Duke was one of nineteen men selected for NASA's fifth group of astronauts. In 1969, he was a member of the astronaut support crew for Apollo 10. He served…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 135611