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First edition of Five Plays by Langston Hughes; lenghtily inscribed by him to Geoffrey Bridson with whom he co-produded the famed bbc series The Negro in America
HUGHES, Langston.
Five Plays.
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1963.
First edition of this collection of five of Hughes' best-known plays. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author with a full page inscription on the front free endpaper, "Especially for Geoffrey ~ some of my plays ~ Sincerely ~ Langston Hughes New York April 22, 1964." The recipient, BBC producer Geoffrey Bridson, co-produced the now famous nineteen-part BBC series The Negro in America which offered a kaleidoscopic portrait of African-Americans’ contribution to twentieth century culture as well as some raw insights into the Civil Rights struggle that was then rapidly gathering momentum. First broadcast in the opening weeks…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 139812
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Scarce First edition of Oscar Wilde's Lord Arthur Savile's Crime & Other Stories
WILDE, Oscar.
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime & Other Stories.
London: James R. Osgood, 1891.
First edition of this collection of Wilde's humorous mystery stories, published the same year as the first edition in book form of The Picture of Dorian Gray. Octavo, original stiff paper-covered boards. In good condition. Very rare.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 139780
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"Madam, you inrich the very cloaths and jewels you wear! You brighten all the Hemisphere about you, like the dazling sun in its full meridian!": Exceptionally rare first edition of James Bland's An Essay in Praise of Women
BLAND, James.
An Essay in Praise of Women: Or, A Looking-glass for Ladies to See Their Perfections In.
London: Printed for the Author, and Sold by J. Batley, 1733.
First edition of the English physician's immensely popular early 18th century essay. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with a burgundy morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, elaborate woodcut initials, headpieces and tailpieces. There were two issues of the first edition of Bland's Essay published in 1733, one sold by J. Batley adn the other by J. Roberts. Both issues are scarce, with no copies appearing in auction records. The work proved so popular upon publication in 1733 that a second edition…
Price: $40,000.00 Item Number: 139649
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First Edition of James Dickey's Deliverance; Warmly Inscribed by Him and Legendary Director John Boorman
DICKEY, James [John Boorman].
Deliverance.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970.
First edition of Dickey’s first and most famous novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Roy Grisham- from James Dickey." Additionally inscribed by director John Boorman opposite the title page. Boorman was the director of the classic film bearing the same name. Boorman has directed 22 films and received five Academy Award nominations, twice for Best Director (for Deliverance, and Hope and Glory). He is also credited with creating the first Academy Award screeners to promote The Emerald Forest. In 2004, Boorman received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 136477
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First Edition of Morley Cooper's Cruising to Florida Via the Intercoastal Waterway
COOPER, Morley.
Cruising to Florida Via the Intracoastal Waterway.
New York: Whittlesey House/ McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1946.
First edition of this early work on the intracoastal waterways. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 140263
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Rare Mary Poppins Original Cast Soundtrack; signed by Julie Andrews
ANDREWS, Julie; Dick Van Dyke; Karen Dotrice; Glynis Johns; David Tomlinson [P.L. Travers].
Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins Original Cast Soundtrack Signed LP.
Walt Disney Productions, 1964.
Rare original LP of the Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack, boldly signed by Julie Andrews on the front panel. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 140268
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First Edition of M.F.K. Fisher's Here Let Us Feast; Warmly Inscribed by Her
FISHER, M.F.K.
Here Let Us Feast: A Book of Banquets.
New York: The Viking Press, 1946.
First edition of Fisher's classic fifth book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Marian Allen de Ford Shipley from M.F.K. Fisher (her affectionate for Mary Frances) 1969." The recipient, Marian Allen de Ford Shipley was a fellow writer and friend of the Fisher's. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Hallock. A very sharp example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 140274
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“If the wind rises it can push us against the flood when it comes": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's Islands in the Stream; FINELY BOUND BY THE HARCOURT BINDERY
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
Islands In The Stream.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970.
First edition of Hemingway's autobiographical novel in three parts, published posthumously. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature to the front panel, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 140288
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First edition of John Steinbeck's Classic Work East of Eden; In exceptional Condition
STEINBECK, John.
East of Eden.
New York: The Viking Press, 1952.
First edition, first issue of Steinbeck's epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptionally fresh example.
Price: $3,200.00 Item Number: 140275
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First edition of Oscar Wilde's For Love of the King
WILDE, Oscar.
For Love of the King: A Burmese Masque.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1923.
First edition of the infamous fifteenth volume of Metheun's Collected Works of Oscar Wilde which caused a legal dispute between Wilde's bibliographer, Christopher Millard and the publisher. Octavo, original publisher's white linen cloth. One of 1000 copies printed on handmade paper. Publisher's "Presentation Copy" stamp to the title page. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in good condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 139527
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First edition of Oscar Wilde's A Critic in Pall Mall: Beings Extracts From Reviews and Miscellanies
WILDE, Oscar. Selected by E. V. Lucas.
A Critic in Pall Mall: Beings Extracts From Reviews and Miscellanies.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1919.
First edition of this selection of Wilde's literary criticism. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. In near fine condition. Ownership inscription.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 139580
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First illustrated edition of The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde
WILDE, Oscar. With Woodcuts by Frans Masereel.
The Ballad of Reading Gaol.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1925.
First illustrated edition of this rare Wilde title. Royal octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with woodcuts by Frans Masereel. One of 450 numbered copies, this is number 16. Fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 139325
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"To be witty is to be found out": First edition of Oscar Wilde: Recollections by Jean Paul Raymond & Charles Ricketts
WILDE, Oscar.
Oscar Wilde: Recollections by Jean Paul Raymond & Charles Ricketts.
Bloomsbury: The Nonesuch Press, 1932.
First edition of Ricketts' recollections of Wilde, published posthumously with a design reminiscent of the Vale Press. "The only Nonesuch book linked in a personal way with the private press movement of those years" (Dreyfus, 81). Royal octavo, original publisher's cloth decorated in gilt, top edge gilt with others untrimmed. One of 800 numbered copies, this is number 556. Near fine with the majority of the rare original dust jacket laid in.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 139784
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"Tread lightly, she is near Under the snow, Speak gently, she can hear The daisies grow": Rare first Bosschere edition of the poems of Oscar Wilde
WILDE, Oscar.
The Poems Oscar Wilde.
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1927.
First Bosschere edition of the poems of Oscar Wilde. Quarto, original publisher's cloth, top edge gilt with other untrimmed, illustrated with 8 color plates and 8 black and white plates. One of 2,000 numbered copies, this is number 1647. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with a large loss to the front panel.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 139758
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"Fade in: film - a quick group of shots showing New York in a real thunderstorm": First edition of Best Television Plays; edited by Gore Vidal
VIDAL, Gore. [Editor].
Best Television Plays.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1956.
First edition of this collection of eight previously unpublished television scripts selected by Gore Vidal. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Editor photograph by Roger Moore.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 139759
