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"Bidding farewell to this safe resting place, where there was nothing to hurt men, he exclaimed in an ecstacy of delight, Free at Last!": Rare First edition of Mrs. Jane S. Collins' Free at Last
COLLINS., Mrs. Jane S.
Free At Last.
Pittsburgh: Press of Murdoch, Kerr & Co., Incorporated, 1896.
First edition of this semi-historical civil rights narrative by Jane S. Collins, whose husband ran the first racially-integrated school in Indiana during the Civil War. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with frontispiece and 15 plates. In very good condition. Ownership inscription. Rare.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 142376
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Rare First Edition of Free At Last
COLLINS, Mrs. Jane S.
Free At Last.
Pittsburgh: Murdoch, Kerr & Co, 1896.
First edition of this historical story of Black civil rights in the Jim Crow era. Octavo, original cloth, with 16 drawings and portraits, including Frederick Douglass and Abolitionist Wendell Phillips. Rare with only one example appearing at auction in the last 90 years.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 137487
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“The combination of economic and political power in the same hands is a sure recipe for tyranny": Free to Choose; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Milton Friedman
FRIEDMAN, Milton & Rose.
Free To Choose: A Personal Statement.
New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1980.
First edition, early printing of Friedmans' persuasive argument for the free market, based on the PBS series Free to Choose. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Milton Friedman on the half-title page to mathematician David Cox. Light rubbing, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Gamarello. A nice association.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 15043
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"The smaller the unit of government and the more restricted the functions assigned government, the less likely it is that its actions will reflect special interests rather than the general interest": First Edition of Free to Choose; Inscribed by Milton and Rose 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. Association copy, inscribed by the authors in the year of publication on the half-title page, "For Gordon St. Angelo, a fellow fighter in the good cause Milton Friedman." Additionally signed and dated in the year of publication by Rose Friedman. The recipient, Gordon St. Angelo helped create a foundation with Milton and Rose Friedman to promote and help establish educational choice in America. He served as President & CEO of the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation for…
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 4174
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“The combination of economic and political power in the same hands is a sure recipe for tyranny": Milton and Rose Friedman's Free to Choose; Signed by the Nobel Prize-winning Economist
FRIEDMAN, Milton & Rose.
Free To Choose: A Personal Statement.
New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1980.
First edition, early printing of Friedmans' persuasive argument for the free market, based on the PBS series Free to Choose. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mary Strong, Milton Friedman." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Gamarello.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 133804
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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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First Edition of Aung San Suu Kyi's of Freedom from Fear
KYI, Aung San Suu .
Freedom From Fear and Other Writings.
New York: Viking, 1991.
First edition of this collection of writings by the Nobel Prize winner. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Michael Aris.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 141439
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"We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves": First Edition of Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of The Dalai Lama; Signed by Him
HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA,.
Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of The Dalai Lama.
New York : Harper Collins, 1990.
First edition of The Dalai Lama's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed and dated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 147186
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"We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves": First Edition of Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of The Dalai Lama
HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA,.
Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of The Dalai Lama.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1990.
First British edition of The Dalai Lama's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 147113
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First Edition of Charles Carleton Coffin's Freedom Triumphant
COFFIN, Charles Carleton.
Freedom Triumphant: The Fourth Period of the War of the Rebellion From September 1864, To Its Close.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891.
First edition of the acclaimed journalist's work on the fourth period of the Civil War. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated. In very good condition.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 132827
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Rare French Book of Common Prayer
French Book of Prayer.
Paris: c. 1697.
Rare late 17th century Book of Prayer. Octavo, bound in one quarter vellum over speckled red boards with a hand painted coat of arms to the front panel, all edges red, illustrated with two engravings, text in French manuscript. Dedicated on the title page to Madame de Maintenon. In very good condition.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 116083
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First Edition of Serge Klarsfeld's French Children of the Holocaust: A Memorial; Inscribed by Him
KLARSFELD, Serge.
French Children of the Holocaust: A Memorial.
New York: New York University Press, 1996.
First edition of this memorial to the French children of the Holocaust with over 2,500 photographic images of the children. Thick quarto, original illustrated boards. Warmly inscribed by Serge Klarsfeld. Edited by Susan Cohen, Howard M. Epstein and Serge Klarsfeld. Translated by Glorianne Depondt and Howard M. Epstein. In fine condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 732
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First Edition of Paul Bocuse's French Home Cooking; Warmly Inscribed by Him
BOCUSE, Paul.
French Home Cooking.
London: Granada, 1982.
First edition of this work by the legendary chef. Small quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Paul Bocuse on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 139552
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Rare French Military Artillery and Fortification Manual with text in manuscript and technical drawings throughout
French Military Artillery and Fortification Manual.
Metz: Ecole Royale de l'Artillerie et du Genie, 1818-19.
Rare early 19th century French military manual created in manuscript for the Ecole Royale de 'Artillerie et du Genie (School of Application of Artillery and Engineering of Metz) containing lessons and technical drawings in the mechanics of artillery and construction of temporary and permanent military fortifications. Quarto, ten volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine and front panels, text in manuscript with technical drawings throughout. In near fine condition, internally exceptionally clean. A rare and desirable piece of 19th century French military history.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 109852
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First edition of Daphne du Maurier's Frenchman's Creek; bound in a unique full blue morocco decorative binding
DU MAURIER, Daphne.
Frenchman’s Creek.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1941.
First edition of du Maurier's third novel. Octavo, bound in full blue morocco to mimic a gentleman's coat with four titanium skull-shaped buttons. In fine condition. A unique example.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 129408
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"You never know what's in a person's heart until the're tested do you": First Edition of Fannie Flagg's Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe; Inscribed by Her
FLAGG, Fannie.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.
New York: Random House, 1987.
First edition of this classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Jerry Ann Fannie Flagg." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Wendell Minor.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 125782