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"Most people are not really free. They are confined by the niche in the world that they carve out for themselves. They limit themselves to fewer possibilities by the narrowness of their vision": First Edition of A House For Mr. Biswas; Signed by V.S. Naipaul
NAIPAUL, V.S.
A House For Mr. Biswas.
New York: McGraw Hill, 1961.
First American edition of the author's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Very near fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of wear to the extremities. Jacket design by Stephen Russ. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 2783
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The Democratic Book 1936; SIGNED BY FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT; with the additional booklet and two original pins
ROOSEVELT, Franklin.
The Democratic Book 1936.
1936.
Signed Limited edition, number 1858, with illustrated title and limitation pages, 19 full-page portraits, dozens of in-text half-tones and illustrations, and a facsimile of the Constitution. Large folio, original full brown morocco gilt, watered silk endpapers, top edge gilt. Signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Comes with the additional booklet from the 1936 Democratic convention and two original pins, one reading, "I Want Roosevelt Again" and one which reads "Roosevelt." In near fine condition.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 38075
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Rare First Edition of Samuel Beckett's En Attendant Godot
BECKETT, Samuel.
En Attendant Godot. Pièce en Deux Actes.
Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, 1952.
First edition, one of 2500 copies printed of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, original wrappers printed in blue and black. In excellent condition with light rubbing to the extremities.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 109378
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First Edition of Zaha Hadid; Each volume is signed by Her
GIUSTI, Gordana Fontana; Zaha Hadid.
Zaha Hadid.
New York : Rizzoli Press, 2004.
First edition of this comprehensive work on Zaha Hadid. Quarto, 4 volumes, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Zaha Hadid in all four of the volumes at Yale University. In fine condition. The original plastic case is in fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 75644
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First Edition of Booker T. Washington's Up From Slavery. An Autobiography; In the rare original dust jacket
WASHINGTON, Booker T.
Up From Slavery. An Autobiography.
New York: A.L. Burt Company Publishers, 1901.
First edition of the A.L. Burt Publishers edition of Booker T. Washington's landmark biography. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Exceptionally rare in the original dust jacket.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 132410
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FIRST EDITION OF MILTON FRIEDMANS MASTERPIECE: A THEORY OF THE CONSUMPTION FUNCTION
FRIEDMAN, Milton.
A Theory of the Consumption Function.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1957.
First edition of Friedman's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. A superior example.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 100964
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Typed Letter Signed by Agatha Christie.
CHRISTIE, Agatha.
Agatha Christie Typed Letter Signed.
May 2, 1969.
Typed letter signed by Agatha Christie to 'Mr. and Mrs. Holden' in answer to the question of how many books she has written. One page on Christie's Winterbrook House letterhead, duodecimo, the typed letter reads, '2nd May, 1969 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Holden, In answer to your question, how many books have I written, the answer is between 60-100, but I cannot tell you exactly because books of short stories differ here and in American publications. I suggest that you get Agatha Christie Mistress of Mystery by G.C. Ramsey published in America by Dodd Mead & Co of New York,…
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 145287
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First Edition of Day of Paris; Signed by Andre Kertesz
KERTESZ, Andre.
Day of Paris.
New York: J. J. Augustin Publisher, 1945.
First edition of Kertész’s first book published in America, with 103 black-and-white photogravure plates,featuring “some of Kertész’s most famous photos” (Roth 101). Quarto, original cloth. Signed by Andre Kertesz on the title page. Edited by George Davis. Very good in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips and wear to the spine extremities. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 4261
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"Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music": First Edition of Wheres the Rest of Me? The Ronald Reagan Story; Warmly Inscribed by Him
REAGAN, Ronald.
Where’s the Rest of Me? The Ronald Reagan Story.
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1965.
First edition of Reagan's biography covering his years in Hollywood. Octavo, original black cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Warmest regards to Ed and Libby Pankey Ronald Reagan." Reagan has also corrected in his hand the word "Honey" opposite the title page to "Nancy." The recipients were the founding couple of the city of Tustin, California. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design Ned Glattauer. From the library of the Pankey's.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 137987
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First Edition of Lee Friedlander's The American Monument; Signed by Him
FRIEDLANDER, Lee.
The American Monument.
New York: The Eakins Press Foundation, 1976.
First edition, one of only 2000 copies, with 213 photogravure plates. Oblong folio, original blue-gray cloth. In fine condition. Signed by Lee Friedlander.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 22084
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Signed Photograph of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
HOLMES, Jr..
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Signed Photograph.
1932.
Large photograph of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in his judicial robes, boldly signed by him, "Oliver Wendell Holmes, April 9, 1932." The photograph measures 13.25 inches by 9.5 x 13.25. In fine condition.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 132468
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First edition of The Congressional Medal of Honor: The Names, The Deeds; signed by 30 recipients of the Medal of Honor and with 10 additional signed postcards
[RUDOLPH, Donald; Robert E. Simanek; John F. Baker; Ray Davis; Francis S. Currey; Charles A. MacGillivary; et al].
The Congressional Medal of Honor: The Names, The Deeds.
Forest Ranch, California: Sharp & Dunnigan Publications, 1984.
First edition of the complete record of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, from the Civil War through Vietnam. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, signed by 30 recipients of the Medal of Honor on the half-title page and opposite the half-title including Joe Foss, Donald Rudolph, Robert E. Simanek, John F. Baker, Jr., Ray Davis, Francis S. Currey, Charles A. MacGillivary, James R. Hendrix, William Charette, Rodolfo P. Hernández, Joseph C. Rodriguez, Harvey C. Barnum, Jr., and Roger Donlon. Accompanied by 10 additional postcards signed by honorees including Lee Mize, William Westmoreland, Roy Benavidez, and others, as well as…
Price: $2,600.00 Item Number: 142565
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Rare Visiting Card Collection; Inscribed by Alfred Dreyfus, Emile Zola, Colonel De Gaulle and Theodore Roosevelt
DREYFUS, Alfred; Colonel De Galle; Theodore Roosevelt; Emile Zola; [Eleanor Roosevelt]; [Ilya Trotzky].
Visiting Card Collection.
Rare collection of seven printed visiting cards. The collection includes: Alfred Dreyfus, inscribed by him in ink, "avec tous les remerciements," n.d., 2.25 inches by 3.8 inches; Colonel De Gaulle as Commandant le 507e Regiment de Chars, inscribed by him in ink, "Merci, mon cher ami..." n.d. but after December 1937 when he was promoted to Colonel, 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches; Theodore Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, L.I., inscribed by him in ink, "Mr Roosevelt greatly regrets that he can not accede to your courteous request," n.d., 1.5 inches by 3 inches; Emile Zola at Rue de Bruxelles, Paris,…
Price: $2,600.00 Item Number: 146844
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First Edition of Thomas Merton's The Sign of Jonas; signed by him
MERTON, Thomas.
The Sign of Jonas.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1953.
First edition of the daily journal of American Trappist monk Thomas Merton. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Thomas Merton on the title page. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $2,600.00 Item Number: 96038
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Signed Photograph of Presidents Herbert Hoover and Harry S. Truman
HOOVER, Herbert & Harry S. Truman.
Signed Photograph of Presidents Herbert Hoover & Harry S. Truman.
1946.
Photograph of Presidents Herbert Hoover & Harry S. Truman, signed by both Presidents. Double matted and framed, the entire piece measures 11.25 inches by 9.5 inches. Rare and desirable signed by both Hoover and Truman.
Price: $2,600.00 Item Number: 102878