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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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First edition of the piano and vocal score of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Wadsworth's A Quiet Place; inscribed by Leonard Bernstein to his assistant and editor Jack Gottlieb
BERNSTEIN, Leonard and Stephen Wadsworth.
A Quiet Place: An Opera in Three Acts.
n.d.: Jani Publications, Inc./Boosey & Hawkes, .
First edition of the piano and vocal score of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Wadsworth's A Quiet Place from the collection of Bernstein's assistant and editor Jack Gottlieb. Quarto, original wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by Bernstein on the title page, "For Yakele ["Little Jack" in Yiddish, spelled with Yiddish characters], with eternal gratitude. + love. LB. April '88." The recipient, Jack Gottlieb worked for Bernstein for more that thirty years, first as his assistant and later as his editor, preparing for publication Bernstein’s books, scores, catalogues, programs and jackets. In his memoir “Working with Bernstein”, Gottlieb relayed, “Close to my heart…
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 135429
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First edition of Isaac Asimov's Life and Energy; signed by him
ASIMOV, Isaac.
Life and Energy.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1962.
First edition of Asimov's work on the chemistry of life processes. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Isaac Asimov on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Alex Gotfryd. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 142652
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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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“THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE FIGURE IN JEWISH LIFE”: SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF CHAIM WEIZMANN’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY TRIAL AND ERROR
WEIZMANN, Chaim.
Trial and Error: The Autobiography of Chaim Weizmann.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1949.
Signed limited first edition, one of only 500 copies signed by Chaim Weizmann, this is number 255. Octavo, 2 volumes, frontispiece of Weizmann in volume one. Fine in good dust jackets. With the original sales slip from 1949 laid in. Uncommon in the original dust jackets.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 134759
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Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements; Inscribed by Him
WASHINGTON, Booker T.
Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements.
New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1906.
First edition, early printing of this overview of Tuskegee Institute. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "B. G. Hardwick from Booker T. Washington Jan 1906." In very good condition with some dampstaining.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 130484
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First edition of The Economic Reports of the President; boldly inscribed by President Harry Truman
TRUMAN, Harry S.
The Economic Reports of the President: As Transmitted to the Congress January 1948, January 1947, July 1947.
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1948.
First edition of this compilation of three of Truman's most memorable economic reports. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author opposite the title page, "Most sincerely Harry Truman." Introduction by President Truman's Council of Economic Advisers. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is price-clipped and in very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box within a custom slipcase. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 139753
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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
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First Edition of Dirty Beasts; Inscribed by Roald Dahl
DAHL, Roald.
Dirty Beasts.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1983.
First edition of this book collection of poems about mischievous and mysterious animals. Quarto, original boards, illustrations by Rosemary Fawcett. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Lucy Love Roald Dahl." In fine condition. First editions are rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 146248
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First Edition of The Merry Men From the Library of Herbert John Gladstone; Signed by Robert Louis Stevenson
STEVENSON, Robert Louis.
The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1887.
First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, decoratively stamped with florals and stars in black and silver to the front panel and spine, floral endpapers, thirty-two pages of publisher's advertisements dated September 1886. Signed by Robert Louis Stevenson on the title page. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities and a few closed tears to the top edge of the text block. Bookseller relief to the front free endpaper, ownership initial to the half title page, and bookplate to the front pastedown from the library of Herbert…
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 145264
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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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“With a hangover and with fear, it is difficult to put a helmet on your head": First Edition of Tim O'Brien's If I Die In a Combat Zone, Box Me Up & Ship Me Home; Signed by Him
O'BRIEN, Tim.
If I Die In a Combat Zone, Box Me Up & Ship Me Home.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1973.
First edition of O'Brien's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, "Peace Tim O'Brien." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Wendell Minor. Photograph by Susan Futterman. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 141468
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Rare First Edition of Ludwig Von Mises' Die Gemeinwirtschaft. Untersuchungen uber den Sozialismus
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Die Gemeinwirtschaft: Untersuchungen uber den Sozialismus.
Verlag von Gustav Fischer: Jena, 1922.
First German edition of this early work by von Mises. Octavo, bound in cloth. In near fine condition. The English translation appeared in 1936, as Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 6001
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First Edition of A Confederate General from Big Sur; Signed by Richard Brautigan
BRAUTIGAN, Richard.
A Confederate General from Big Sur.
New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1964.
First edition of Brautigan's first published novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the title page, Richard Brautigan January 22, 1964." Review slips of examples we've seen note the publication date as January 22, 1965, so we believe Brautigan must have written the incorrect year as many of us do in the new year. Laid in are two photographs of Brautigan credited to Bancroft Library. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket painting by Larry Rivers. Jacket photograph by Erik Weber. A very nice example.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 125842
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"Lay down these words before your mind like rocks": First Edition of Gary Snyder's First Book Riprap; Signed by Him
SNYDER, Gary.
Riprap.
Ashland: Origin Press, 1959.
First edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Limited to 500 copies. Boldly signed by Gary Snyder on the title page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable in this condition.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 131298