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Rare Original Photograph inscribed by journalist and explorer Henry M. Stanley
STANLEY, Henry M.
Henry M. Stanley Photograph Signed.
Rare original photograph inscribed by journalist and explorer Henry M. Stanley. Inscribed by Stanley in the upper right corner of the photograph, "Yours faithfully, Henry M. Stanley 1907." In near fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 11.5 inches by 10 inches.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 100192
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Complete first edition set of Paul Scott's The Raj Quartet; each volume inscribed by British actor Charles Dance
SCOTT, Paul. [Charles Dance].
The Raj Quartet. [The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence, A Division of the Spoils, Staying On].
London: Heinemann, 1966-1975.
Complete first edition set of "one of the most important landmarks of post-war fiction" (The Times). Octavo, five volumes, original cloth. Presentation copies, each volume inscribed by British actor Charles Dance who featured in the televised version of The Jewel in the Crown on the front free endpaper, "For Charles Swynnerton from Charles Dance!" Each volume is near fine in a very good to near fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Larry Learmonth and Tom Simmonds. A very sharp set, uncommon signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 144627
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First Edition of Peter Beard: Fifty Years of Portraits; Warmly inscribed by Him in the year of Publication
BEARD, Peter.
Peter Beard: Fifty Years of Portraits.
Sante Fe, NM: Arena Editions, 1999.
First edition of this classic monograph. Quarto, original leatherette cover. illustrated throughout. Elaborately signed and inscribed by Peter Beard in the year of publication, with his left hand imprint added. In fine condition, bookplate opposite the inscription. Preface by Peter T. Tunney and with an introduction by David Fahey. Essay by Anthony Haden-Guest.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146133
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Limited Edition Panoramic Photograph of The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library; Signed by President Ronald Reagan
REAGAN, Ronald.
Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph.
Limited edition panoramic photograph of 'The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library' in Simi Valley, California. Glossy color 14.5 inch by 5 inch panoramic photograph of 'The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library' in Simi Valley, California, numbered 92/250, boldly signed on the border by Ronald Reagan, and by the photographer, Tom Lamb. In fine condition. Double-matted and framed. The entire piece measures 22 inches by 13 inches.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146516
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"The inspiring story of women's struggle for recognition in American public life": First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok's Ladies of Courage; Signed by Both
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor and Lorena A. Hickok.
Ladies of Courage.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1954.
First edition of Roosevelt and Hickok's tribute to women in America. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by both Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok on the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket with some wear to the extremities. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 116277
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Rare 19th Century Creek Indian Land Grants for River Sections in Muscogee County, Georgia
WATSON, James C; Charles J. McDonald.
Creek Indian Muscogee County, Georgia Land Grants.
1826-1839.
Rare 19th century Creek Indian land surveys and lottery winning land grants. Octavo, four pages partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, the surveys are dated December 7th and 9th, 1826 and sketch out the areas of land in Muscogee County, Georgia purchased by James C. Watson. Signed by then Governor Charles J. McDonald with the state wax seal attached by a pale red ribbon. The grants are dated December 13th, 1839 and grant lots 164 and 186 mentioned in the surveys to James C. Watson. The lots referred to in these grants are valuable pieces of land with direct access…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146848
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"From a student to the master, a small token of my very great esteem. With affection and warmest regards": First Edition of The Shawshank Redemption: The Shooting Script; Inscribed to legendary writer William Goldman
FRANK DARABONT [WILLIAM GOLDMAN] [STEPHEN KING],.
The Shawshank Redemption: The Shooting Script.
New York : Newmarket Press, 1996.
First edition of the shooting script of one of the greatest film in history. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Association copy, inscribed to William Goldman, "4-30-96 For Bill, From a student to the master, a small token of my very great esteem. With affection and warmest regards. Frank Darabont P.S. thanks for helping me out with the exact wording of kill your darlings! I quote you (accurately) on page 146!" The recipient, William Goldman was a novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He first came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist before turning to screenwriting. Among other accolades, Goldman won two Academy…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 144749
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First Edition of Detaille s'est fait remarquer à la fois par l'ampleur de ses compositions et par le soin dont il témoigne dans l'exactitude des détails
DETAILLE, Eduoard; Text by Jules Richard.
L’Armee Francaise. Types et Uniformes.
Paris: Boussod et Valadon, 1885-89.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work. Large folios, 3 volumes. Elegantly bound in full red morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt. Limited to 100 sets with the 2 volumes suite of 150 plates on Japanese paper.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 4161
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Rare early 17th century printing of the Statutes of the The Order of Saint Stephen; founded by Cosimo I de'Medici in 1561
DE'MEDICI, Cosimo II.
Statuti dell’Ordine De’ Cavalieri di S.to Stefano.
Florence: Pietro Cecconcelli, 1620.
Rare early 17th century printing of the Statutes of the The Order of Saint Stephen; founded by Cosimo I de' Medici in 1561. Octavo, bound in full contemporary vellum, engraved title page by Jacques Callot, engraved portrait of Cosimo II de Medici, printer's woodcut vignette on colophon, woodcut initials. From the library of Italian editor and bibliophile Gustavo Camillo Galletti with his small library stamp. In very good condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 140375
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First Edition of George Schuyler's Slaves Today. A Story of Liberia; Inscribed by Him
SCHUYLER, George S.
Slaves Today: A Story of Liberia.
New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931.
First edition of "the first novel about Africa written by an African American" (Aric Putnam). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To William M. Stein from George S. Schuyler January 10,1932." In very good condition. Laid in is an original program from 1938 Charter Day at Howard University.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 125792
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Large Photograph of Marcel Breuer; Signed by Him
BREUER, Marcel.
Marcel Breuer Signed Photograph.
Black and White photograph taken by Pach Brothers of architect Marcel Breuer. Boldly signed by Breuer on the lower left. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.8 inches by 21 inches. Rare and desirable.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 67091
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"It’s just that I’d rather die of drink than of thirst": First edition of Ian Fleming's Thunderball
FLEMING, Ian.
Thunderball.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1961.
First edition of the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Richard Chopping. A very sharp example.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 131678
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"Don't be shy just let your feelings roll on by": First edition of Colin Higgins' Harold and Maude; signed by him and legendary singer Cat Stevens
HIGGINS, Colin. [Cat Stevens].
Harold and Maude.
Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1971.
First edition of the classic 1971 American coming-of-age dark comedy–drama film directed by Hal Ashby and released by Paramount Pictures. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by both Colin Higgins [on the front free endpaper] and singer-songwriter Cat Stevens [on the front pastedown]. The music in Harold and Maude was composed and performed by Cat Stevens. He had been suggested by Elton John to do the music after John had dropped out of the project. Stevens composed two original songs for the film, "Don't Be Shy" and "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out" and performed instrumental and alternative versions of the previously…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 133160
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Signed Limited First edition of Louise Gluck's FIrstborn
GLUCK, Louise.
Firstborn.
Oxford: Anvil Press Poetry, 1969.
Signed limited first edition of the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning poet's first book, one of only 50 numbered copies. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Louise Gluck on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 136043
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Rare Collected edition of Thomas Paine's Rights of Man
PAINE, Thomas.
Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution.
London: Printed for the Booksellers, 1792.
Scarce early collected edition of Paine's classic work. Duodecimo, two parts bound in one volume, contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards. In very good condition with rubbing to the extremities, spine, front and rear panels. First printed in London by Joseph Johnson in March, 1791, publication was quickly taken over by J.S. Jordan, who published his own revised edition later that same year. Part two was published a year later, in February, 1792. A rare and desirable combined edition, containing both parts of Paine's work.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146441
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First Editions of Each Volume the Classic Sword of Honour Trilogy; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
WAUGH, Evelyn.
The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men At Arms; Officers and Gentlemen; Unconditional Surrender.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1952-1961.
First editions of each volume in the author's acclaimed Sword of Honour Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, finely bound in full morocco by The Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt borders to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. A nice set. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146619