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Rare First Edition of Constitucion Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos.
Constitucion Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos.
Mexico: Ignacio Cumplido, 1857.
First edition of the Constitution of Mexico of 1857. Octavo, original printed wrappers as issued. In good condition, contemporary name and date to the front panel. Rare.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 65011
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Rare First Edition of Herman Melville's White Jacket; or the World in a Man-Of-War
MELVILLE, Herman.
White Jacket; or the World in a Man-Of-War.
New York: Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1850.
First edition, first printing with 6pp. of publisher’s advertisements, brown cloth with Harper and Brothers New York stamped at center. In very good condition, previous ownership inscription, bookplates.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 144154
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First edition of Langston Hughes' The First Book of Africa; inscribed by him
HUGHES, Langston.
The First Book of Africa.
New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1960.
First edition of Hughes' concise history of Africa. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For the Richardsons ~ Sincerely ~ Langston New York, July 24, 1960." Very good in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 129607
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Rare Samuel Arlent-Edwards Signed Mezzotint Portrait of Izaak Walton
ARLENT-EDWARDS, Samuel .
Samuel Arlent-Edwards Signed Izaak Walton Mezzotint Portrait.
c. 1898.
Rare mezzotint print of Samuel Arlent-Edwards' portrait of Izaak Walton, inscribed by the artist. Folio, color mezzotint. Inscribed by Samuel Arlent-Edwards in the lower right corner, "Engraved and printed in color at one printing without retouching Samuel Arlent-Edwards." In very good condition. The print measures 14.75 inches by 12 inches. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 132607
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"But hes a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid": First Edition of the author's Pultizer Prize-Winning Classic The Death Of A Salesman; Signed by Arthur Miller
MILLER, Arthur.
Death Of A Salesman.
New York: The Viking Press, 1949.
First edition of the first play to win all three major drama awards upon its opening in 1949: the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, the Tony Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original orange cloth, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by Arthur Miller in a contemporary hand on the second free endpaper. Name to the half-title page, near fine in a very good first issue dust jacket. Jacket drawing by Joseph Hirsch. Housed in a custom half morocco slipcase.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 101649
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"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it": Signed Limited Editions of the Works of Margaret Thatcher
THATCHER, Margaret.
The Downing Street Years, The Path to Power, The Collected Speeches and Statecraft, Strategies for a Changing World.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1993-97.
Signed limited editions of the works of Margaret Thatcher. Octavo, 4 volumes, bound in full leather, gilt titles and tooling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, illustrated. Each volume is signed by Margaret Thatcher. In fine condition. An exceptional set.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 135731
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Rare Handwritten Illuminated Czech Prayerbook with two full-page illustrations in color
Illuminated Czech Prayer Book.
[Czech Republic]: c. 1830.
Rare wonderfully illustrated Czech prayerbook. Duodecimo, bound in half leather over gray boards with approximately forty-five pages of added prayers appended and without all leaves before page twenty-five, illustrated with botanical decorations, calligraphic rubrics and borders ruled in red, and two full-page, had-colored illustrations of the penitent Mary Magdalene and a IHS monogram surrounded by a wreath of flowers. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the spine and slight toning throughout, repair to the bottom corner of the opening leaf.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 146578
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Jules Verne Autographed Letter Signed
VERNE, Jules.
Jules Verne Autographed Letter Signed.
Rare autographed letter signed by the father of science fiction Jules Verne. autograph letter signed. Letter addressed to "mon cher Peragillo" and mentioning "Le Tour du Monde." Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 6.75 inches by 6.75 inches.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 138073
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All the President's Men; Inscribed by Carl Bernstein to his wife
BERNSTEIN, Carl & Bob Woodward.
All The President’s Men.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1974.
First edition, early printing of this groundbreaking work in American journalism. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by Carl Bernstein to his wife on the front free endpaper, "For Carol - - with Love, and Thanks. Carl 5/25/74." The recipient, Carol Honsa was Bernstein's workmate at the Washington Post to whom he was married between 1968 and 1972. From the estate of Carol Honsa. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Jacket design by Wendell Minor. An exceptional association, one of the finest we have seen.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 140699
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First Edition of The Good Soldier. A Tale of Passion
HUEFFER, [Ford] Ford Madox.
The Good Soldier. A Tale of Passion.
London: John Lane Company, 1915.
First edition, first issue without the 16 pp. of advertisements of this literary highspot, one of the great novels of the first half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 142068
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P.G. Wodehouse's The Clicking of Cuthbert; Inscribed by Him, in the rare original dust jacket
WODEHOUSE, P.G.
The Clicking of Cuthbert.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1926.
Early printing of this classic collection of short stories. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To James Douglas With the author's compliments P.G. Wodehouse June 4 1926." Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Jacket illustration by C. Morse. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 124787
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“The world is full of places to which I want to return”: First Edition of The Good Soldier. A Tale of Passion
HUEFFER, (Ford) Ford Madox.
The Good Soldier. A Tale of Passion.
London: John Lane Company, 1915.
First edition, first issue without the 16 pp. of advertisements.of this literary highspot, one of the great novels of the first half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 81026
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The Harlequin edition of The Collected works of Max Beerbohm; elaborately bound by Henry Sotheran and Signed by Beerbohm
BEERBOHM, Max.
The Works of Max Beerbohm.
London: William Heinemann, 1922-1928.
The Harlequin edition of the collected works of Max Beerbohm. Octavo, ten volumes bound in three quarter calf by Henry Sotheran Ltd. with gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. One of seven hundred and eighty sets signed by the author, of which seven hundred and fifty were for sale and thirty for presentation, this is number 780. In near fine condition. A lovely set in a unique binding.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 145008
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First Edition of The Negro Question; Inscribed by George W. Cable
CABLE, George W.
The Negro Question.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890.
First edition of this key piece of social reform. Duodecimo, original maroon cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf, "To Frederick H. Hitchcock from G.W. Cable Northampton Mass. Aug 25, 1891." In near fine condition with some rubbing to the crown and foot of the spine. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 145443
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Rare Signed Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey Signed Inaugural Ceremonies Program
JOHNSON, Lyndon B. and Hubert Humphrey.
Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey Signed Inaugural Ceremonies Program.
January 20, 1965.
Original Inaugural Ceremonies Program from 1965 of Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey, boldly signed by both on the front panel. Octavo, original wrappers, presidential seal in gilt, ribbon bound in, eight pages. In fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 133502