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“I don't believe in philosophies. I believe in fundamentals": First Edition of Jack Nicklaus's On & off the fairway: a pictorial autobiography
NICKLAUS, Jack.
On & Off the Fairway: A Pictorial Autobiography.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1978.
First edition of this work by the golfing legend. Quarto, original half-cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 147013
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"What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes": First Edition of Harry Houdini's The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin; Signed by Him
HOUDINI, Harry.
The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin.
New York: The Publishers Printing Co, 1908.
First edition of this work by Houdini regarding his one-time idol. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Houdini, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Harry Houdini on the front free endpaper. Bookplate to the front pastedown, in near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $3,250.00 Item Number: 99655
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First Edition of Farewell to Manzanar; Signed by James D. Houston
HOUSTON, Jeanne Wakatsuki and James D.
Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1973.
First edition of this classic work, a powerful true story of life in a Japanese American incarceration camp. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by co-author, "James D. Houston Sacramento June 4, 1997" on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 147036
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"I can't help it if I'm still in love with you": Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams Record; Signed by Johnny Cash
CASH, Johnny.
Johnny Cash Signed Sings Hank Williams Record.
Memphis, TN: Sun Records Co., Inc, 1958.
Johnny Cash's compilation album of songs by Hank Williams, released in 1958, featuring songs 'I Can't Help It,' 'You Win Again,' Hey Good Lookin',' and 'I Could Never Be Ashamed of You.' Square duodecimo, double-sided record housed in the original pictorial sleeve. Boldly signed by Johnny Cash on the rear panel of the sleeve. In near fine condition. Record included.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 146946
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"People have been making war for thousands of years, but each time it is as if it is the first war ever waged, as if everyone has started from scratch": First Edition of Ryszard KAPUŚCIŃSKI's The Soccer War
KAPUSCINSKI, Ryszard.
The Soccer War.
London: Granta Books, 1990.
First edition of this remarkable eye-witness account of "the emergence of the Third World," translated from the original Polish by William Brand. Octavo, original boards. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, small name to the front free endpaper.
Price: $65.00 Item Number: 146973
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Rare Typed Letter Signed by the 36th President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson to Governor of Texas John B. Connally
JOHNSON, Lyndon B. [John Connally].
Lyndon B. Johnson Typed Letter Signed to Governor John B. Connally.
Washington, D.C: 1964.
Rare typed letter signed by the 36th President of the United States to the Governor of Texas. Quarto, one page on The White House letterhead, dated July 29 1964, the letter reads, 'Dear Governor Connally: Today I have wired the Presidents of leading state universities of the nation as follows: 'A number of state universities are engaged in important studies of the development of their states and regions over the next twenty years or so. I am deeply interested in these studies and to further them in any way I can, I am inviting the Presidents of leading state universities…
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 146945
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First Edition collection of Ten of A.A. Milne's Plays; Each Signed by Him
MILNE, A.A.
Ten Plays: Mr. Pim Passes By: A Comedy in Three Acts, The Stepmother: A Play in One Act, Wurzel-Flummery: A Comedy in One Act, The Romantic Age: A Comedy in Three Acts, The Artist: A Duologue, The Camberley Triangle: A Comedy in One Act, To Have the Honour: A Comedy in Three Acts, The Man in the Bowler Hat: A Terribly Exciting Affair, The Boy Comes Home: A Comedy in One Act, Ariadne, or Business First: A Comedy in Three Acts.
London and New York: Samuel French, 1921-1926.
Collection of ten of A.A. Milne's plays, each signed my him, including several first editions. Octavo, original wrappers, the collection includes: First French's Acting edition of 'Mr. Pim Passes By: A Comedy in Three Acts' (London: Samuel French, 1921, illustrated with a photograph and floor plan of the set design and an electric floor plan for the play); First French's Acting edition of No. 2604 'The Stepmother: A Play in One Act' (London: Samuel French, 1921); 'Wurzel-Flummery: A Comedy in One Act' (London: Samuel French, 1922); First French's Acting edition No. 1013 of 'The Romantic Age: A Comedy in Three…
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 145304
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Advanced Readers Edition of the First Edition of Hunter Thompson's The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman
THOMPSON, Hunter S.; Foreword by William J. Kennedy.
The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967 (The Fear and Loathing Letters, Volume 1).
New York: Villard Books, 1997.
Advanced reader's edition of the first edition of this work by the award-winning journalist. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. In near fine condition. Edited by Douglas Brinkley. Foreword by William J. Kennedy.
Price: $65.00 Item Number: 146971
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First Edition of James Baldwin's The Devil Finds Work
BALDWIN, James.
The Devil Finds Work.
New York: The Dial Press, 1976.
First edition of this classic collection of essays. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jack Ribik. Author photograph by Jerry Bauer.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 147104
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"We ain't giving up" I said "We done gone this far": First Edition of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman; Inscribed by Ernest J. Gaines
GAINES, Ernest J.
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
New York: The Dial Press, 1971.
First edition of this classic novel, which depicts the struggles of African Americans as seen through the eyes of the narrator, a woman named Jane Pittman. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "Dear Dale and Diane: I heard about you from my sister, Lois. Best to you always and I hope you like 'Miss Jane' Ernie. Gaines May 11, 1971 San Francisco." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike McGiver.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 147102
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"There was only blackness and that universal emptiness... Cold limbo. Johnny Smith stayed there a long, long time": First Edition of The Dead Zone; Signed by Stephen King
KING, Stephen.
The Dead Zone.
New York: The Viking Press, 1979.
First edition of this classic work, basis for the 1983 thriller film directed by David Cronenberg. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by One + One Studio.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 147101
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Manuscript Edition of Albert J. Beveridge's Abraham Lincoln: 1809-1858
BEVERIDGE, Albert J. [Abraham Lincoln].
Abraham Lincoln: 1809-1858.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928.
Limited manuscript edition of this complex and revealing biography of one of the most popular Presidents of the United States. Octavo, four volumes bound in the publisher's cherry-red three-quarter crushed morocco at the Riverside Press with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments, top edge gilt, red silk ribbons tipped in, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Abraham Lincoln and additional tissue-guarded color plate views of the Lincoln Memorial to each volume, illustrated with thirty-two tissue-guarded plates and maps throughout, window-mounted leaf of the author's manuscript research notes adhered to the front flyleaf of Vol. I, some pages uncut,…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 146970
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Rare Autograph Note Handwritten by Zachary Taylor as President
TAYLOR, Zachary.
Zachary Taylor Autograph Note.
1850.
Rare autograph note handwritten by the 12th President of the United States. Duodecimo, one page on a folded sheet, blind stamped in the upper right corner. The note reads in full, "The President would be glad to see Mr. [Gales] this morning at 12 o'clock if in town, if not Mr. Seaton - Washington [?] May 12, 1850." In near fine condition with mail folds.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 146904
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First Edition of Roy DeCarava's The Sound I Saw: Improvisation on a Jazz Theme
DECARAVA, Roy; with essays by Sherry Turner DeCarava and Radiclani Clytus.
The Sound I Saw: Improvisation on a Jazz Theme.
New York: First Print Press / Davis Zwirner Books, 2019.
First edition of this expressive celebration of jazz with essays by his wife Sherry Turner DeCarava and American literary historian Radiclani Clytus. Folio, original cloth, illustrated with impressive full-size black and white photographs throughout. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 146968
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First Edition of Roy DeCarava's Light Break
DECARAVA, Roy.
Light Break.
New York: First Print Press / David Zwirner Books, 2019.
First edition of this breathtaking photo collection from the photographer of the people, Roy DeCarava. Square quarto, original full linen, illustrated with DeCarava's outstanding black and white photographs. In fine condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 146966
