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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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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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Original Hilary Knight Vanity Fair Watercolor Illustration
KNIGHT, Hilary.
Hilary Knight Original Vanity Fair Watercolor Illustration.
Rare original watercolor fashion illustration by American artist Hilary Knight for Vanity Fair. Knight was flown to Paris by Vanity Fair in 2006 to attend Paris Fashion Week, where he illustrated models from Armani, Dior, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix and Riccardo Tischi. The present illustration features model Maria Carla, Givenchy designer Riccardo Tischi's muse. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 22 inches by 17 inches.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 95328
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First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's The Torrents of Spring; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
The Torrents of Spring.
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1926.
First edition of Hemingway's first novel, one of 1250 printed. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature of Hemingway to the front panel, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 122368
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"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts": First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelts This Is My Story; Signed By Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
This Is My Story.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1937.
First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt's first autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. Small bookplate to the front pastedown, near fine in a bright near fine with a few small closed tears. Uncommon in this condition and signed.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 21057
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“There's nothing so much like a god on earth as a General on a battlefield": First Edition of Michael Shaara's The Killer Angels
SHAARA, Michael.
The Killer Angels.
New York: David Mckay, 1974.
First edition of Shaara's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth, maps by Don Pitcher. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Rare and desirable in this condition.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 146142
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Rare First Edition of The Technical Analysis of Stock Trends; In the Original Dust Jacket
EDWARDS, Robert D. and John Magee.
Technical Analysis of Stock Trends.
Springfield, MA: Stock Trend Service, 1948.
First edition of Edwards and Magee's Technical Analysis of Stock Trends, which is widely considered to be one of the seminal works of the discipline. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a good dust jacket with some chips and wear. Jacket design by Anthony Naiden. First editions in the original dust jacket are rare.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 79069
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First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelts India and the Awakening East; Inscribed by Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
India and the Awakening East.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1953.
First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt's account of her travels through the Middle East and India. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with 32 pages of photographs. Warmly inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 12046
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Scarce First Edition of Frederick Lewis Allen's The Lords of Creation
ALLEN, Frederick Lewis.
The Lords of Creation.
New York: Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1935.
First edition of Allen's classic account of the financial history leading up to the Great Crash. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Illustrated from 16 photographs on 8 plates. Scarce in the original jacket.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 84532
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“AMONG THE BEST EVER WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN”: FINELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE OF A.A. MILNE’S FOUR POOH BOOKS
MILNE, A.A.; Illustrated by Ernest Shepard.
The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner.
London: Methuen & Co., Ltd, 1924.
Finely bound example of each work in Milne's wonderful Pooh quartet. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun Riviere, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear boards, gilt onlay to the front panel, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Illustrated by Ernest Shepard. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 134501
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collection of seven Supreme Court ruling pamphlets signed by Sandra Day O'Connor, Harry Blackmun, Anthony Kennedy, William H. Rehnquist, Clarence Thomas and Byron White
O'CONNOR, Sandra Day; Harry Blackmun.
Supreme Court Justice Signed Pamphlet Collection.
Rare collection of seven Supreme Court ruling pamphlets signed by Sandra Day O'Connor, Harry Blackmun, Anthony Kennedy, William H. Rehnquist, Clarence Thomas and Byron White. In fine condition. Cases include: Simon & Schuster Inc, v. Members of the New York State Crime Victims Board (regarding New York's "Son of Sam" law) signed by Sandra Day O'Connor, Christine Franklin v. Gwinnet County Public Schools and William Prescott signed by Byron White, Michael Barnes v. Glen Theatre Inc. signed by William H. Rehnquist, and Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Cleopatra Haslip signed by Harry S. Blackman. In fine condition. A unique collection.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 110586
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First Edition of The Tin Drum; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery and Signed by Gunter Grass
GRASS, Gunter.
The Tin Drum.
New York: Pantheon Books, 1962.
First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's first novel. 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, gilt stamped to the front panel mimicking the original jacket artwork by Grass. Boldly signed by Gunter Grass on half-title page. In fine condition. Translated by Ralph Manheim. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 143646
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Inaugural Invitation Signed by President George Bush, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
BUSH, George H.W.; Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
President George Bush, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Signed 1989 Inaugural Invitation.
President George H.W. Bush, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Signed 1989 Inaugural Invitation. 8.5" x 11"; Washington, D.C.; with First Day Cancellation stamp dated January 20, 1989. Invitation to the inauguration of George H.W. Bush and Dan Quayle. Signed by President George H.W. Bush, William H. Rehnquist and Sandra Day O'Connor. Justice Rehnquist swore in President Bush, and Justice O'Connor swore in the Vice President Quayle. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15.5 inches by 13.5 inches.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 74988
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First Edition The Road; Signed by Cormac McCarthy on a Bookplate, and three times by Jacket Designer Chip Kidd
MCCARTHY, Cormac.
The Road.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
First edition of McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of a post-apocalyptic world, a work of “stunning, savage beauty,” adapted to the screen in 2009 starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on a laid in bookplate. Signed by jacket designer Chip Kidd three times; on the front panel, the front free endpaper and on the rear panel. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 139588
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"We cannot build the future by avenging the past": First Edition of T.H. White's The Once and Future King
WHITE, T.H.
The Once and Future King.
London: Collins, 1958.
First edition of the single volume of White's Arthurian trilogy, Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A very sharp example, rare in the original dust jacket.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 89448
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First Edition of The Dark Half; Signed by Stephen King
KING, Stephen .
The Dark Half.
New York: The Viking Press, 1989.
First edition of this novel by the author of The Shining. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Front jacket photograph by Geoffrey Gove. Photograph of King by Tabitha King.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 144694