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"Mary Wollstonecraft started the demand of women for political liberty in England, Condorcet in France, and the heroic group of anti-slavery agitators in the United States": First edition of Millicent Garrett Fawcett's Women's Suffrage: A Short History of a Great Movement
GARRETT FAWCETT, Millicent.
Women’s Suffrage: A Short History of a Great Movement.
London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, [1912].
First edition of Millicent Garrett Fawcett's history of the women's suffrage movement. Octavo, original cloth, publisher's advertisements at rear. English politician, writer and feminist Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett led Britain's largest women's rights association, the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) from 1897 to 1919. In 2018, a century after the Representation of the People Act, she was the first woman honored with a statue in Parliament Square. In very good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 134219
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First edition of Robert Garvey's Good Shabbos, Everybody; illustrated by Maurice Sendak
GARVEY, Robert. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Good Shabbos, Everybody.
United Synagogue of America, 1951.
First edition of charming picture book celebrating the Shabbat, with early illustrations by Maurice Sendak. Octavo, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Leonard Weisgard, Art Consultant. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 127020
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First Edition of the Roots of Heaven; Signed by patrick Leigh Fermor
GARY, Romain (Patrick Leigh Fermor).
The Roots of Heaven.
London: Michael Joseph, 1958.
First edition in English of this novel, which was awarded France's Prix Goncourt in 1956. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Patrick Leigh Fermor on the front free endpaper. Leigh Fermor co-wrote the screenplay for the 1958 film. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 47063
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First edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's My Lady Ludlow, and Other Tales
GASKELL, Elizabeth. [Mrs. Gaskell].
My Lady Ludlow, and Other Tales; Included in “Round the Sofa.”
London: Sampson Low, Son and Co., 1861.
First edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's 1861 novella which first appeared in Household Words in 1858. Octavo, original cloth elaborately stamped in blind. In good condition. Ownership inscriptions.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 125281
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“DNA is like a computer program but far, far more advanced than any software ever created": First edition of The Road Ahead; Signed by Bill Gates
GATES, Bill.
The Road Ahead.
New York: The Viking Press, 1995.
First edition of Gates' modern classic work on the information age. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Bill Gates on the title page. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Laurie Rippon. With an interactive CD-ROM.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 117376
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First edition of Business @ The Speed of Thought; inscribed by Bill Gates to Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci
GATES, Bill with Collins Hemingway.
Business @ The Speed of Thought: Using a Digital Nervous System.
New York: Warner Books, 1999.
First edition of Gates' work on best practices for utilizing information systems in the business world. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Bill Gates on the half-title page, "Governor Cellucci, Thanks for your support. Best wishes, Bill Gates." American politician and diplomat Argeo Paul Cellucci served as the 69th governor of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2001, and as the United States Ambassador to Canada from 2001 to 2005. His major accomplishments included his efforts to reform the state's education system, his focus on fiscal responsibility, and his initiatives to promote economic development in Massachusetts. Near fine in a…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 145138
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Théophile Gautier's Mademoiselle de Maupin; finely bound in full crushed levant morocco by Riviere & Son
GAUTIER, Théophile.
Mademoiselle de Maupin.
Paris: L. Conquet; G. Charpentier, 1883.
Finley bound example of Gautier's retelling of the infamous legend of Mademoiselle de Maupin. Quarto, bound in full crushed levant morocco by Riviere & Son, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, hand-colored frontispiece to volume one, illustrated. In near fine condition. A very attractive set.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 138581
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Jan Gehl's Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space; Lengthily Signed by Him
GEHL, Jan.
Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1987.
Early printing of this "thoughtful, beautiful, and enlightening work" (Jane Jacobs). Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated throughout. Signed by the author on the half-title page, "Keep up the good work and greetings from Jan Gehl Copenhagen 20.01.2015." In near fine condition. Translated by Jo Koch.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 73672
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Jan Gehl's Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space; Lengthily Signed by Him
GEHL, Jan.
Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1987.
First edition, early printing of this "thoughtful, beautiful, and enlightening work" (Jane Jacobs). Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated throughout. Signed by the author on the title page, "Warmest greetings from yours Jan Gehl Copenhagen 20.01.2015." In fine condition. Translated by Jo Koch.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 133585
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First Edition of the First Monograph on Frank Gehry's Masterpiece The Walt Disney Concert Hall; Signed by Him
GEHRY, Frank.
Symphony: Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2003.
First edition of this volume on Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Signed by Frank Gehry on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Preface by Deborah Borda. Introduction by Frank Gehry. With essays by Richard Koshalek and Dana Hutt, Carol McMichael Reese, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Michael Wood. Photography by Grant Mudford.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 515
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First Edition of Architecture + Process: Gehry Talks; Signed by Frank Gehry
GEHRY, Frank.
Architecture + Process: Gehry Talks.
New York: Rizzoli, 1999.
First edition of this overview of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Oblong quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrations throughout. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Frank Gehry on the title page. Edited by Mildred Friedman. Essay by Michael Sorkin. Commentary by Gehry throughout.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 47014
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First Edition of Architecture + Process: Gehry Talks; Warmly Inscribed by Frank Gehry
GEHRY, Frank.
Architecture + Process: Gehry Talks.
New York: Rizzoli, 1999.
First edition of this overview of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Oblong quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrations throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by Frank Gehry on the half-title page, "For Bob and Annie Much Love from Frank Gehry 2001." Edited by Mildred Friedman. Essay by Michael Sorkin. Commentary by Gehry throughout. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 112371
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First Edition of the Complete Works of Frank O. Gehry; Signed by Him
GEHRY, Frank O.; Francesco Dal Co; Kurt W. Forster.
Frank O. Gehry: The Complete Works.
New York: Electra, 2003.
First paperback edition. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers. In fine condition. Signed by Frank Gehry on the title page.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 1392
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"Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness": First Edition of The Architecture of Frank Gehry; Inscribed by Frank Gehry
GEHRY, Frank; Foreword Henry N. Cobb.
The Architecture of Frank Gehry.
New York: Rizzoli Publishers, 1986.
First edition of this early monograph of the work of renowned architect Frank Gehry. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Inscribed by Frank Gehry on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Essays by Rosemarie Haag Bletter, Coosje van Bruggen, Mildred Friedman, Joseph Giovannini, Thomas S. Hines, Pilar Vilades. Foreword Henry N. Cobb. Commentaries by Frank Gehry.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 44675
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"Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness": First Edition of The Architecture of Frank Gehry; Inscribed by Frank Gehry to Academy Award-winning screenwriter Frank Pierson
GEHRY, Frank; Foreword Henry N. Cobb.
The Architecture of Frank Gehry.
New York: Rizzoli Publishers, 1986.
First edition of this early monograph of the work of renowned architect Frank Gehry. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the architect on the half-title page, "To Frank Pierson Frank O. Gehry." The recipient Frank Pierson was a renowned Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Dog Day Afternoon (along with the Academy-nominated Cat Ballou and Cool Hand Luke), director, and President of both the Writers Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Essays by Rosemarie Haag Bletter, Coosje van Bruggen, Mildred Friedman, Joseph Giovannini, Thomas S. Hines,…
Price: $1,450.00 Item Number: 99727
