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“It's in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present": First Edition of Charles Dickens' David Copperfield; finely bound in three quarters calf
DICKENS, Charles.
The Personal History of David Copperfield.
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850.
First edition in book form of "the most perfect of all the Dickens novels" (Virginia Woolf). Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards with black morocco spine label lettered in gilt tooling to the spine and raised gilt bands, frontispiece, pictorial title page and 38 etched plates by H. K. Browne. In very good condition.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 117844
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First Edition of T.H. White's The Sword in the Stone
WHITE, T[erence] H[anbury].
The Sword in the Stone.
London: Collins, 1938.
First edition of the first volume in the White's tetralogy, The Once And Future King. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with expert restoration to the extremities, name to the front pastedown and front free endpaper. A very sharp example.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 146106
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First Edition of Where’s the Rest of Me? The Ronald Reagan Story; Signed 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 early autobiography. Octavo, original black cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Best wishes Ronald Reagan." Reagan has also corrected in his hand the word "Honey" opposite the title page to "Nancy." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design Ned Glattauer. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 147028
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First Editions of The Nobel Prize-Winning Author Toni Morrison's Beloved Trilogy; Each Signed by Her
MORRISON, Toni.
Beloved Trilogy: Beloved, Jazz, and Paradise.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.
First editions of the Nobel Prize-winning author's Beloved trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original cloth. Boldly signed by Toni Morrison in each volume. Each are fine in a fine dust jackets.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 140955
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"It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you": First Edition of Sula; Signed by Toni Morrison
MORRISON, Toni.
Sula.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's second novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Toni Morrison in a contemporary hand on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Wendell Minor.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 141498
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“Every morning the world flung itself over and exposed the town to the sun”: First Edition of Zora Neale Hurston's Moses, Man on the Mountain; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
HURSTON, Zora Neale.
Moses, Man on the Mountain.
New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1939.
First edition of this classic retelling of Moses' exodus. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. A very sharp example.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 141712
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"these notes made in boats, on the road, and in strange towns": First Edition of W. Somerset Maugham's On A Chinese Screen, Warmly Inscribed by Him
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset.
On A Chinese Screen.
London: William Heinemann, 1922.
First edition of this classic travel book by the author of The Razor's Edge. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Edward Wassermann these notes made in boats, on the road, and in strange towns W. Somerset Maugham." In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 116152
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"It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you": First Edition of Sula; Inscribed by Toni Morrison
MORRISON, Toni.
Sula.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's second novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Dan Sieber Toni Morrison." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Wendell Minor. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 138064
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"Doesn't bend like Piccadilly, or end abruptly like the Rue de la Paix": FIRST EDITION OF CORNELIUS VANDERBILT'S NOVEL PARK AVENUE; SIGNED BY HIM
VANDERBILT, Jr.
Park Avenue.
New York: The Macaulay Company Publishers, 1930.
First edition of Vanderbilt's intimate portrait of the luxurious jazz era Park Avenue lifestyle. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Signed by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. on a page bound in. In fine condition.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 142172
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"Uptown or downtown? I am": First Edition of Luke Rhinehart's The Dice Man; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
RHINEHART, Luke [George Cockcroft].
The Dice Man.
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1971.
First edition of this cult classic. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For John- 'Uptown or downtown? I am...' Luke Rhinehart Nov 9, 2015." The inscription refers to the final line of this novel. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 124924
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"You talkin' to me?": Glossy color photograph of the iconic Columbia Pictures Taxi Driver movie poster; signed by Martin Scorsese, Harvey Keitel, Jodie Foster, Cybil Shepherd and others
SCORSESE, Martin; Jodie Foster; Albert Brooks; Peter Boyle; Cybil Shepherd; Vincent Argo; Paul Schrader; Robert De Niro.
Taxi Driver Signed Movie Poster Photograph.
Glossy color photograph of the iconic Columbia Pictures Taxi Driver movie poster signed by Martin Scorsese, Harvey Keitel, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Peter Boyle, Cybil Shepherd, Vincent Argo, and screenwriter Paul Schrader. In fine condition. The photograph measures 8 inches by 10 inches. A desirable assemblage of autographs from Scorsese's seminal film.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 146305
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“People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise": First Edition, First Printing of W. Somerset Maugham's Of Human Bondage
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset.
Of Human Bondage.
London: William Heinemann, 1915.
First edition, first printing which includes list of other “Works” by Maugham facing half-title, plus publisher’s ad page for works by other authors on half-title verso, with the misprint on page 257, line 4 ("help") of Maugham’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 144206
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FIRST EDITION OF KARSTEN'S SEMINAL CLASSIC CHARTS AND GRAPHS
KARSTEN, Karl G.
Charts and Graphs: An Introduction to Graphic Methods In the Control and Analysis of statistics.
New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1923.
First edition of this seminal work on charts and graphs. Octavo, original leatherette boards, illustrated throughout. Introduction by Carl Snyder. In very good condition with some light rubbing to the extremities, from the Yale Club library with a stamp to the endpaper. First editions are rare.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 67089
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"LOVE MEANS NEVER HAVING TO SAY YOU’RE SORRY": FIRST EDITION OF LOVE STORY; SIGNED BY ERICH SEGAL, ALI MACGRAW AND RYAN O'NEAL
SEGAL, Erich [Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal].
Love Story.
New York, Evanston, and London: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970.
First edition, early printing of the author's best-selling novel, a "sweet, sad, and, in its closing sentences, startlingly sentimental" work (John Barkham). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed on the front free endpaper by Erich Segal, Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal who co-starred in the 1970 film adaptation. A tragedy, the 1970 film Love Story was produced by Howard G. Minsky and directed by Arthur Hiller and starred Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal, alongside John Marley, Ray Milland, and Tommy Lee Jones in his film debut in a minor role. The film is considered one of the most romantic by the…
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 147308
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Rare 1940s Westover Schoolgirl Scrapbook
[PRINCE, Marie].
1940s Westover Schoolgirl Scrapbook.
Rare scrapbook from the collection of Marie Prince, documenting her tenure at The Westover preparatory school for girls in the early 1940s. Quarto, bound in three quarters morocco, the scrapbook contains several letters, notes, and large format photographs. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 116294
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"Congratulations on a century of achievement": Photograph of Neil Armstrong; Signed by Him
ARMSTRONG, Neil.
Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph.
Original color photograph of Neil Armstrong, boldly inscribed by him, "To ___ ____ _____- Congratulations on a century of achievement Neil Armstrong." Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15.25 inches by 13.25 inches.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 117575