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First Edition of Buzz Aldrin's No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon; Signed by Him
ALDRIN, Buzz.
No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon.
Washington, D.C: National Geographic, 2016.
First edition of this work which "recounts life lessons learned from his historic Apollo 11 moonwalk in 1969 and beyond” (Kirkus Reviews.) Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover design by Jonathan Halling. Cover illustration by Jamie Noguchi. Written with Ken Abraham.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 136203
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Photograph of Descent Onto Lunar Surface; Signed by Buzz Aldrin
ALDRIN, Buzz.
Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph of Descent Onto Lunar Surface.
Photograph of Buzz Aldrin descending the ladder of the Apollo 11 lunar module 'Eagle' onto the surface of the moon. Color photograph of Buzz Aldrin descending the ladder of the Apollo 11 lunar module "Eagle" onto the surface of the moon. Boldly signed in silver felt tip, 'Buzz Aldrin.' In near fine condition. The piece measures 9.75 inches by 10 inches.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 145294
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First Edition of Return to Earth; Signed by Buzz Aldrin and Wayne Warga
ALDRIN, Buzz .
Return to Earth.
New York: Random House, 1973.
First edition of this work by the second man to walk on the moon. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin and inscribed by co-author Wayne Warga on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino. Written with Wayne Warga.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 146504
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Rare Official NASA Apollo 11 Photograph; Signed by Buzz Aldrin
ALDRIN, Buzz.
Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph.
1969.
Rare official NASA Apollo 11 lithograph. Official NASA color lithograph of the iconic Apollo 11 'visor shot' of Buzz Aldrin taken by Neil Armstrong during their Apollo 11 EVA, boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin , "July 20, 1969, Buzz Aldrin." In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146529
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"To Dolores YOU and BOB are such admirable role models": First Edition of The Return; Inscribed by Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin to Bob and Dolores Hope
ALDRIN, Buzz and John Barnes.
The Return: A Novel of Human Adventure.
New York: Forge/ Tom Doherty Associates, 2000.
First edition of Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s compelling work of fiction. Octavo, original glossy boards. Association copy, inscribed Buzz Aldrin to Bob and Dolores Hope on the title page, "To Dolores You and Bob are such admirable role models Buzz Aldrin." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 117397
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First Edition of The Return; Signed by Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin
ALDRIN, Buzz and John Barnes.
The Return: A Novel of Human Adventure.
New York: Forge/ Tom Doherty Associates, 2000.
First edition of Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s compelling work of fiction. Octavo, original glossy boards. Boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 112686
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"a species that all got along perfectly with each other would never make it to the stars": Buzz Aldrin and John Barnes' Encounter with Tiber; Inscribed by Buzz Aldrin
ALDRIN, Buzz and John Barnes.
Encounter with Tiber.
New York: Aspect Warner Books, Inc, 1996.
First edition, early printing of this incredible science fiction saga made in collaboration with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin and 'Mother of Storms' author John Barnes. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Andy Andres and John Solie. Presentation copy, inscribed by Aldrin on the title page, "To Ben Hacker Ad Astra Via Mars Buzz Aldrin." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Don Puckey. Jacket illustration by Bob Eggleton.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 147214
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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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William Alexander's Picturesque Representations and the Dress and Manners of the Chinese; finely bound in full morocco
ALEXANDER, William.
Picturesque Representations and the Dress and Manners of the Chinese. Illustrated with Fifty Coloured Engravings, with Descriptions.
London: Printed for James Goodwin, c. 1829.
Finely bound example of Alexander's profusely illustrated work on t19th century China. Octavo, original full straight-grain morocco richly decorated in gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, illustrated with fifty hand-colored engravings. In good condition. Rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 133048
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First Edition of Nelson Algren's A Walk on the Wild Side; Signed by Him
ALGREN, Nelson.
A Walk on the Wild Side.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1956.
First edition of Algren's "most critically acclaimed and best-known novel" (ANB). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Nelson Algren on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Jacket photograph by Arthur Shay. A superior example.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 76436
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First edition of Alhazen's fundamental Book of Optics
ALHAZEN (HASAN IBN AL-HAYTHAM),.
Opticae Thesaurus Alhazeni Arabis. [Alhazen’s Book of Optics].
Basel: Eusebius Episcopius , 1572.
First edition of Alhazen's fundamental work on optics and vision, which influenced Galileo and Kepler and paved the way for the modern science of physical optics. Folio, bound in full contemporary Basel vellum with central arabesques blind-stamped to the front and rear panels, titles stamped in black and five raised bands to the spine, woodcut printer's device to the title page, woodcut initials, diagrams and full page illustration to the verso of the title page. Translated from Arabic into Latin by Gerard of Cremona. In very good condition. From the library of American physician Chester Tilton Stone with his bookplate…
Price: $142,000.00 Item Number: 90395
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First Edition of Prayer and Al-Islam; Inscribed by Muhammad Ali
ALI, Muhammad.
Prayer and Al-Islam.
Chicago: Muhammad Islamic Foundation, 1982.
First edition of this prayer book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Muhammad Ali on the front free endpaper, "To Marc from Muhammad Ali 9-25-86." In fine condition.
Price: $900.00 Item Number: 123489
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Signed Limited Edition of GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali; Signed by Ali and Jeff Koons
ALI, Muhammad.
GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali.
New York: Taschen, 2004.
Signed limited edition of tribute to Ali. XXL sumo format with over 3,000 images of photographs, art and memorabilia, much of it published for the first time by over 150 photographers and artists. Boldly signed by Muhammad Ali and Jeff Koons. Fine in a very good silk covered box illustrated with Neil Leifer's iconic 1966 photograph of Ali vs Williams. With essays and interviews on Ali over five decades.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 130332
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Rare manuscript poem signed by "The Greatest" American Boxer Muhammad Ali
ALI, Muhammad.
“The President” Muhammad Ali Signed Manuscript Poem.
Manuscript poem signed by famed American boxer Muhammad Ali. One page, the poem is titled, "The President" and reads in part, "The face of the Pres is open, The eyes of the Pres are bright, The lips of the Pres are now closed, The head of the Pres is upright, The breast of the Pres slants forward, The gaze of the Pres is bright... The soul of the Pres is flaming, the heart of the Pres is warm... The image of this Pres is truth, Wisdom's message his rod. The home of the Pres is the white house and the president's…
Price: $3,200.00 Item Number: 143204
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First Edition of Muhammad Ali: A Thirty-Year Journey; Signed by Ali and Photographer Howard L. Bingham in the year of publication
ALI, Muhammad.
Muhammad Ali: A Thirty-Year Journey.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.
First edition of this photographic record of Muhammad Ali's career. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with numerous photographs by Howard L. Bingham of or concerning Muhammad Ali. Signed by both Muhammad Ali and photographer Howard L. Bingham on the title page in the year of publication, "Howard L. Bingham 10-5-93" and "Muhammad Ali 10-5-93." Introductions by Muhammad and Lonni Ali, Bill & Camille Cosby, Jim Murray, Gordon Parks, George Plimpton, Alvin F. Poussaint, Budd Schulberg, Ralph Wiley, and A.S. "Doc" Young. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Barry Littman.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 144185
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Gustave Dore's magnificently illustrated edition of Dante's Inferno; elaborately bound in full morocco by Antoine Chatelin
ALIGHIERI, Dante.
L’Enfer de Dante Alighieri. Avec Les Dessins de Gustave Dore. [Dante’s Inferno].
Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, 1861.
First Hachette edition with French text of Dore's magnificently illustrated edition of Dante's Inferno. Folio, bound in full morocco by Antoine Chatelin with elaborate Grolieresque gilt-decorated morocco onlays to the spine and panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, full gilt-decorated morocco doublures, watered silk endleaves stamped in gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with 75 full-page engravings by Gustave Dore including his striking frontispiece portrait of Dante. French translation by Pier-Angelo Fiorentino, accompanied by the text in Italian. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box. An exceptional presentation linking two great artists of the 19th century.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 137107