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Margaret Mead's From the South Seas; Inscribed by Her
MEAD, Margaret.
From the South Seas: Studies of Adolescence and Sex in Primitive Societies.
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1939.
First edition, third printing of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Hardin S. Rarny Margaret Mead May 6, 1946." Near fine in a very good dust jacket, bookplate to the front pastedown.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 143499
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First Edition of Breaking the Spell: Religion As A Natural Phenomenon; Inscribed by Daniel C. Dennett
DENNETT, Daniel C.
Breaking the Spell: Religion As A Natural Phenomenon.
New York: Viking, 2006.
First edition of this “crystal-clear, constantly engaging work” (Jared Diamond). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on title page, "For Annie Daniel C. Dennett 3/6/23." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 145504
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First Edition of Spenser Wilkinson's The Rise of General Bonaparte; From the Library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
WILKINSON, Spenser [Napoleon and William Tecumseh Sherman].
The Rise of General Bonaparte.
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1930.
First edition of this history of French military and political leader Napoleon Bonaparte. Octavo, original navy blue cloth, frontispiece of General Bonaparte at Arcole, illustrated with several maps; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman with his bookplate adhered to the front pastedown, gift inscription to Sherman on the title page, "P. T. S. from G. D. March 1931." In very good condition with toning to the rear panel, front and rear pastedown, front and rear free endpaper. General William Tecumseh Sherman's son P. T. Sherman was a lawyer in New York, specializing in labor and insurance, and was elected…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 145726
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First Edition of Ben Lerner's Leaving the Atocha Station; Inscribed by Him
LERNER, Ben.
Leaving the Atocha Station.
Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 2011.
First edition of the Lerner's first novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Inscribed by Ben Lerner on the title page. In fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 62014
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"The swallow has set her six young on the rail, and looks sea-ward: The waters stripes like a snake, olive-pale to the leeward": First edition of Robert Browning's Dramatis Personae
BROWNING, Robert.
Dramatis Personae.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1864.
First edition of Browning's popular poetry collection. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. Ownership inscription. Small chip to the front free endpaper. With a note from H. Sotheran & Co. laid in.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 124109
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Signed boxed set of The 48 Laws of Power & Mastery; with The 48 Laws of Power signed by Robert Greene
The 48 Laws of Power & Mastery.
Signed boxed set of the author's popular #1 New York Times bestsellers, which have sold over 1.2 million copies. Octavo, original wrappers. The 48 Laws of Power is signed by Robert Greene on the front free endpaper. Fine in the original slipcase which is in near fine condition. Cover designs by Joost Elffers and Maggie Payette.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 142614
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First Edition of the author's Monumental Work Capital In the Twenty-First Century; Signed by Thomas Piketty
PIKETTY, Thomas.
Capital In the Twenty-First Century.
Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University, 2014.
First edition of Piketty's magnum opus. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Thomas Piketty on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Graciela Golup. Translated from the French by Arthur Goldhammer.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 144401
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“No commander was ever privileged to lead a finer force; no commander ever derived greater inspiration from the performance of his troops”: Rare Final Report of General John J. Pershing; Signed by Him
PERSHING, General John J.
Final Report of Gen. John J. Pershing Commander-In-Chief American Expeditionary Forces.
Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1920.
First edition of this final military report from the heroic Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with sixteen folding plates of maps, diagrams, and charts. Boldly signed by General John J. Pershing on the title page. In very good condition with light wear to the extremities and a chip to the spine. Rare signed.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 145457
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First editions of all three volumes in Albert Camus' Actuelles Chroniques
CAMUS, Albert.
Actuelles Chroniques 1944-1948; Actuelles Chroniques 1948-1953; Actuelles, III Chronique Algerienne 1939-1958.
Paris: Gallimard, 1950-1958.
First editions of all three volumes in Camus's collected articles and commentaries. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Each volume is fine condition. A rare complete set in exceptional condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 137591
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Johann Christoph Volkamer Hand-Colored Engraved Botanical Plate of die Baumwollen
VOLKAMER, Johann Christoph.
Baumwollen [Cotton Plant] Hand-Colored Engraved Botanical Plate.
Nuremberg: Nürnbergische Hesperides, c. 1710.
Hand-colored engraved botanical plate from Johann Christoph Volkamer's 'Nürnbergische Hesperides.' Hand-colored engraved botanical plate of die Baumwollen, or the Cotton Plant. In near fine condition. Double matted with a gilt ornamental border and framed. This piece measures 21.5 inches by 16.75 inches.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 145527
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First Edition of Harold Bloom's Shelley's Mythmaking; Inscribed by Him
BLOOM, Harold.
Shelley’s Mythmaking.
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1959.
First edition of Bloom's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Harold Bloom on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the spine crown and overall light wear. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 5721
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First Edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Vegetable
FITZGERALD, F. Scott.
The Vegetable: Or, From President To Postman.
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923.
First edition of what Fitzgerald called, "undoubtedly the best thing I have ever written." Octavo, original cloth. In fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 125443
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First Edition of Edward L. Bernays' Biography of An Idea
BERNAYS, Edward L.
Biography of an Idea: Memoirs of Public Relations Counsel Edward L. Bernays.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965.
First edition of the father of public relations' biography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Although not marked this is from the library of William Safire. 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 Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column “On Language” in The New York Times Magazine from 1979 until the month of his death and authored two…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 127872
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Rare Collection of Mao Zedong Propaganda Posters
MAO ZEDONG,.
Chairman Mao Zedong Propaganda Posters.
c. 1968: .
Rare collection of original Mao Zedong propaganda posters. Four posters, one in duplicate, featuring large format images of Mao. In near fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 109621
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First Edition of A Further Range; Signed by Robert Frost
FROST, Robert.
A Further Range.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1936.
First edition of Frost’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of verse. Octavo, original maroon cloth. Boldly signed by Robert Frost on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 138056