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Finely Bound Collection of the Works of O. Henry
O. HENRY. [WILLIAM SYDNEY PORTER],.
The Works of O. Henry.
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1913.
The Authorized edition of the works of William Sydney Porter, better known by his pen name O. Henry. Octavos, 12 volumes bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine, gilt initials to the front panel, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispieces, illustrated. In very good condition.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 90460
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First Edition of Evelyn Waugh's The Ordeal Of Gilbert Pinford
WAUGH, Evelyn.
The Ordeal Of Gilbert Pinford.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1957.
First edition of what Waugh called his "mad book"—a largely autobiographical account of a period of hallucinations caused by bromide intoxication that he experienced in the early months of 1954, recounted through his protagonist Gilbert Pinfold. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Uncommon in this condition.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 145512
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First Edition of Malamud's Idiots First; Inscribed by Him to his cousin
MALAMUD, Bernard.
Idiots First.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Company, 1963.
First edition of this collection of short stories. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his cousin, "For Marshall, Every good wish Bernie." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Marshall Lee.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 112830
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Doctor Absalom Baird's Authentic Letters and Papers; From the Library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
BAIRD, Absalom [William Tecumseh Sherman].
Copies of Authentic Letters and Papers Throwing Some Light on the History of Doctor Absalom Baird of the Army of the Revolution Who Died at Washington, Pennsylvania in 1805 Likewise Referring to His Associates.
Pittsburgh: Reed & Witting, Press, 1909.
Scarce early 20th century primary account of the history and politics of revolutionary Pennsylvania, printed solely for their preservation among the author's descendants; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition with rubbing and a few losses to the extremities and rear panel, some creasing to the front panel, and toning to p. 14 and 15 where a newsclipping of 'Out of My Mind To the Freshmen' by Katharine Brush is laid in. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s son P. T. Sherman was a lawyer in New York, specializing in labor and insurance, and was…
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 145937
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Rare First edition of Mark Mills Pomeroy's The Life and Public Services of Benjamin F. Butler, Major-General in the Army of the Republican Party
POMEROY, M. M.
The Life and Public Services of Benjamin F. Butler, Major-General in the Army of the Republican Party.
New York: M. M. Pomeroy, 1868.
First edition of Pomeroy's scathing satirical biography of Union Army General Benjamin Butler. 12mo, engraved illustrated title page. Lacking the front wrapper. In very good condition. Very rare.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 139376
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First Edition of Buzz Aldrin's Men From Earth; Inscribed by Him and co-author Malcolm McConnell
ALDRIN, Buzz and Malcolm McConnell.
Men From Earth.
New York: Bantam Books, 1989.
First edition of Aldrin's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Buzz Aldrin on the half-title page, :To Bob Best Wishes Buzz Aldrin" and by the co-author opposite the title page, "To Bob - Best regards Malcolm McConnell." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by One Plus Studio. Written with Malcolm McConnell.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 144989
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First Edition of Architecture + Process: Gehry Talks; Warmly Inscribed by Frank Gehry
GEHRY, Frank.
Architecture + Process: Gehry Talks.
New York: Rizzoli, 1999.
First edition of this overview of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Oblong quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrations throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by Frank Gehry on the half-title page, "For Bob and Annie Much Love from Frank Gehry 2001." Edited by Mildred Friedman. Essay by Michael Sorkin. Commentary by Gehry throughout. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 112371
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"If you are going through hell, keep going”: Rare Limited Issue Winston Churchill Centenary Picture Medal
CHURCHILL, Winston.
Winston Churchill Centenary Picture Medal.
London: Toye, Kenning & Spencer Ltd, 1974.
Rare limited issue Centenary Picture Medal of Winston Churchill. Bronze Centenary Picture Medal containing thirteen informational disks that chronicle "outstanding events in the life of Britain's Beloved Bulldog Winston Spencer Churchill" illustrated by F. Jaffé, original silk ribbon. One of only 2,000 medals struck in bronzed gilding metal. In fine condition with some rubbing to the ribbon.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 145571
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First Edition of J. R Perkins' Trails, Rails and War; From the Library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
PERKINS, J. R. [William T. Sherman].
Trails, Rails and War: The Life of General G. M. Dodge.
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1929.
First edition of this biography of Union Army officer and railroad executive, General Grenville Mellen Dodge; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece portrait of General G. M. Dodge at seventy, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed by the author on a note laid in, wishing the recipient a merry Christmas and prosperous New Year. P. T. Sherman's bookplate adhered to the front free endpaper with his ownership signature to the half title page. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the spine and front panel. General William Tecumseh Sherman's son P. T.…
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 145733
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First French Edition of Saul Bellow's L'Homme De Buridan; Signed by Him
BELLOW, Saul.
L’Homme De Buridan [Dangling Man].
Paris: Libraire Plon, 1954.
First French edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 185
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John Hersey's The War Lover; Warmly Inscribed by Him
HERSEY, John.
The War Lover.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959.
First edition, early printing of this aviation history classic, basis for the 1962 film starring Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner and Shirley Anne Field. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Ethan C. LeMunyon- with best wishes to a fellow Tientsinite. John Hersey." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Guy Fleming.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 140689
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Signed Limited First Edition of John Dos Passos' Most Likely to Succeed; Additionally Inscribed by Him to William Safire
DOS PASSOS, John.
Most Likely to Succeed.
New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1954.
Signed limited first edition of the author's semi-autobiographical novel. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt. This special presentation edition limited to one thousand numbered copies signed by the author, this is number 138. Association copy, additionally inscribed by the author, "For Bill." The recipient, William Safire, was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro…
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 127665
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Nineteenth Century Engraved Map of Asia by American cartographers Nathaniel and Simeon Smith Jocelyn
JOCELYN, Nathaniel and Simeon Smith.
Asia. [Nathaniel and Simeon Smith Jocelyn Nineteenth Century Engraved Map of Asia].
c. 1825.
Rare hand-colored engraved map of Asia by American cartographers Nathaniel and Simeon Smith Jocelyn. One page, hand-colored. In very good condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 13 inches by 11.5 inches.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 137394
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"To draw from this hallowed spot renewed faith and inspiration, and to reaffirm our undying devotion to the doctrines which he taught and exemplified": Limited Edition of The Roosevelt Pilgrimage of 1922
STEWART, Janet; Theodore Roosevelt.
The Roosevelt Pilgrimage of 1922: Being a Record of the Pilgrimage of Certain Friends of Theodore Roosevelt to His Grave and to His Home, On the Third Anniversary of His Death.
Philadelphia: Privately Printed, 1922.
Limited edition, one of 300 examples of this ode to the life of the 26th president of the United States. Octavo, original half cloth, decorated headpieces, tailpieces, and initials throughout, frontispiece portrait of Theodore Roosevelt, illustrated with black and white photographs. In very good condition with some rubbing to the corners, toning to the front and rear panels, front and rear pastedown. Uncommon.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 145441
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First Edition of Honeymoon; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author Patrick Modiano
MODIANO, Patrick.
Honeymoon.
Boston: Verba Mundi/ David A. Godine, 1995.
First American edition of this "haunting tale of quiet intensity" (Review of Contemporary Fiction). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Pour James, avec toute mon amitie Patrick Modiano." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Louise Fili. Translated by Barbara Wright.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 118229
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First Edition of Javier Marias' Tomorrow In The Battle Think On Me; Signed by Him
MARIAS, Javier.
Tomorrow In The Battle Think On Me.
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1996.
First edition of this "brilliantly imagined novel" (La Vanguardia). Octavo, original boards. Signed by Javier Marias on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket with two closed tears. Jacket design by Vaughn Andrews. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 2891