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First Edition of In China; Inscribed by Eve Arnold to Henry Kissinger
ARNOLD, Eve [Henry A. Kissinger].
In China.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980.
First edition of this monograph on China. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Henry Kissinger, "For Henry Kissinger in whose giant footsteps I followed in China, and it was a tough act to follow! All good wishes, Eve Arnold." Arnold is referring to the slow opening throughout the 1970s of Communist China to Westerners, an opening famously managed on the United States end by protean Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger, in collaboration with Presidents Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford. Kissinger would later write his classic work On China, detailing…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 5313
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First Edition of Edgar Beecher Bronson's In Closed Territory; Lengthily by Him
BRONSON, Edgar Beecher.
In Closed Territory.
Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co, 1910.
First edition of Beecher Bronson's classic account of his hunting experiences in Africa. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with nearly 100 photographs by the author. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "The author inscribed this volume for a well-loved kindred spirit.... Edwin Willard Deming, EB Bronson NY 12 Nov '12." The recipient was American artist Edwin Willard Deming, who studied under Gustave Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre. In 1887 Deming first visited and painted the Apaches and Pueblos of the Southwest. His career of painting and illustrating took him repeatedly to the lands of the Blackfoot, Crow, and Sioux, as…
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 62067
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“Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rage at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light": First Edition of Dylan Thomas' In Country Sleep; Signed by Him
THOMAS, Dylan .
In Country Sleep.
New York: New Directions, 1952.
First edition of this collection of poems, including the first book appearance of "Do not go gentle into that good night." Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "Dylan Thomas 1952." Fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable signed as Thomas passed away one year after the publication.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 106778
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“Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rage at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light": Signed Limited First Edition of Dylan Thomas' In Country Sleep
THOMAS, Dylan .
In Country Sleep.
New York: New Directions, 1952.
Signed limited edition, one of 100 copies of this collection of poems, including the first book appearance of "Do not go gentle into that good night," published the year before his death, Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Dylan Thomas. Fine in a fine slipcase. An exceptional example.
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 109248
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“DR. LIVINGSTONE, I PRESUME?”: First Edition of Henry Morton Stanley's In Darkest Africa
STANLEY, Henry M.
In Darkest Africa or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890.
First edition of Stanley's classic work. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in the original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Two steel-engraved portrait frontispieces, three folding maps, with numerous illustrations. In very good condition, bookplate.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 101743
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Signed Limited Edition; One of 250 Copies Signed by Henry M. Stanley
STANLEY, Henry M.
In Darkest Africa or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria.
London: Sampson, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1890.
First edition, edition de luxe, number 242 of 250 copies signed by Henry Stanley. Original half black morocco over vellum, top edges gilt, 2 volumes. Two steel-engraved portrait frontispieces, two photogravure plates on India paper, mounted, 36 wood-engraved plates on India, mounted, 6 etchings by M.G. Montbard signed by the artist in pencil, 4 coloured maps and plans; the 2 larger folding maps mounted on linen. In near fine condition with some light rubbing to the extremities, bookplate. A very nice example.
Price: $6,200.00 Item Number: 93277
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Rare Original Publisher's Morocco First Edition of Stanley's In Darkest Africa
STANLEY, Henry M.
In Darkest Africa or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890.
First edition of Stanley's classic work. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in the original publishers three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, marbled edges and endpapers. Two steel-engraved portrait frontispieces, three folding maps, with numerous illustrations. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 102433
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First Edition of Margaret Thatcher's In Defence of Freedom: Speeches on Britain's Relations with the World 1976-1986; Signed by Her
THATCHER, Margaret.
In Defence of Freedom: Speeches on Britain’s Relations with the World 1976-1986.
London: Aurum Press, 1986.
First edition of this early collection of speeches by Prime Minister Thatcher. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Margaret Thatcher on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 146526
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First Edition of In Defense of Globalization; Inscribed by Jagdish Bhagwati
BHAGWATI, Jaqdish.
In Defense of Globalization.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
First edition of this "outstandingly effective book" (The Economist). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Fannie with warm regards, Professor Bhagwati." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kathleen M. Lynch.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 107289
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“Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile": Signed Limited First Edition of John Steinbeck's In Dubious Battle
STEINBECK, John.
In Dubious Battle.
New York: Covici-Friede Publishers, 1936.
Signed limited first edition of this "dramatically intense, beautifully written novel" (The New Republic); the first book in Steinbeck's Dustbowl trilogy, which was followed by Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath, number 39 of 99 examples. Octavo, original half morocco. Signed by John Steinbeck. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 131878
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First Edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's In Evil Hour; Inscribed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez to his legendary Literary Agent Carmen Balcells
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel.
In Evil Hour.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.
First edition of "this fascinating novel of a Colombian river town possessed by evil points to the author's later flowering and greatness" (Boston Globe). Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his legendary literary agent in the year of publication on the second title page, "Para Carmen, Eres mi todo. Gabo Rome 17 Oct. 1979." The recipient, Carmen Balcells was a literary agent of Spanish-language authors from Spain and Latin America, including six Nobel Prize–winning authors. She led her agency from 1956 to 2000, during which time she was one of the driving forces behind the 1960s…
Price: $8,500.00 Item Number: 142798
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"it was a quiet night, not a breath of wind was stirring": First edition of George A. Henty's In Greek Waters: A Story of the War of Independence
HENTY, George Alfred [G.A.].
In Greek Waters: A Story of the War of Independence. (1821-1827).
London: Blackie & Son, Limited, 1893.
First edition of Henty’s classic adventure tale. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, with twelve illustrations by W. S. Stacey and a map of the Grecian Archipelago. In very good condition. A desirable Henty title.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 122974
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First Edition of In Lincoln's Chair; Warmly Inscribed by Ida Tarbell
TARBELL, Ida.
In Lincoln’s Chair.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1920.
First edition of this work by the award-winning journalist. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "Merry Christmas to Aunt Julie and Dr. Reid from Ida M. Tarbell 12/25 '20." In near fine condition.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 119181
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First Edition of The New York Monuments Commission's In Memoriam Henry Warner Slocum; From the Library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
NEW YORK MONUMENTS COMMISSION [WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN],.
In Memoriam: Henry Warner Slocum 1826-1894.
Albany: J.B. Lyon Company, 1904.
First edition of this work dedicated to the memory of an esteemed Union general; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Quarto, original cloth, botanical endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Henry Warner Slocum, illustrated with twenty-six additional photographic plates and four folding maps. P. T. Sherman's bookplate to the front pastedown beneath his ownership signature. In very good condition. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s son P. T. Sherman was a lawyer in New York, specializing in labor and insurance, and was elected a member of the New York Board of Alderman in the late 1880s. In the early 1900s, he was…
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 145997
