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Finely Bound Set by Sangorski and Sutcliffe of the Works of Kahlil Gibran
GIBRAN, Kahlil.
The Works of Kahlil Gibran, Including: The Prophet, The Madman, The Forerunner, Sand and Foam, Jesus the Son of Man, The Earth Gods, The Wanderer, The Garden of the Prophet, Prose Poems, Nymphs of the Valley, Spirits Rebellious, and A Tear and a Smile.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1962-1965.
Finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full red morocco, gilt titles to spines direct with two raised bands and gilt tooling, gilt-ruled board edges and turn-ins, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Illustrated plates by Gibran. Complete with each of the text volumes of his works as published by Knopf (originally between 1918 and 1950). In fine condition. An attractively bound set of Kahlil Gibran.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 82975
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“The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream": Scarce First Edition of Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
GIBRAN, Kahlil.
The Prophet.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923.
First edition of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, original publisher's black cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated with 12 collotype plates by the author. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. A scarce and desirable example of the elusive title. The first printing consisted of a run of 2,000, of which Knopf sold 1,159 copies.
Price: $9,200.00 Item Number: 126298
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“Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you”: Signed Limited First Edition of Kahlil Gibran's Sand and Foam
GIBRAN, Kahlil.
Sand and Foam: A Book of Aphorisms.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927.
Signed limited edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original half cloth over marbled boards, number 33 of 95 copies, signed by Kahlil Gibran. Illustrated with seven drawings by the author. In near fine condition.
Price: $7,800.00 Item Number: 131582
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Rare Autograph letter Signed by The Author of the Prophet Kahlil Gibran to Skidmore College Founder Ludy Skidmore Scribner
GIBRAN, Kahlil.
Kahlil Gibran Autograph Letter Signed.
1928.
Rare autograph letter signed by the author of The Prophet Kahlil Gibran on his letterhead, which reads, "March 25 1928 My dear Mrs. Scribner, I regret very much that I shall not be able to dine with you on Thursday April the Twelfth. Had I not already made another engagement, for that same evening, nothing could have given me a greater pleasure. You are indeed most gracious to ask me an and I grateful to you. Cordially yours Kahlil Gibran." The recipient, Lucy Skidmore Scribner, was married John Blair Scribner. The couple resided at 21 East 48th Street in New…
Price: $9,500.00 Item Number: 144143
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"Things aren't different. Things are things": First Editions of each novel in the Sprawl Trilogy; Each Signed by William Gibson
GIBSON, William.
Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive.
London: Victor Gollancz, 1984-1988.
First British editions and true firsts of each of the novels that comprise Gibson's The Sprawl Trilogy. Octavo, three volumes. Each signed on the title page by William Gibson. Neuromancer is a review copy, with a slip laid into it. Each are fine in fine dust jackets. Rare and desirable signed and in this condition.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 133729
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First Edition of Memories from a Sinking Ship: A Novel; Inscribed by Barry Gifford
GIFFORD, Barry.
Memories from a Sinking Ship: A Novel.
New York: Seven Stories Press, 2007.
First edition of this novel by author of Wild at Heart. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Brett a few new memories for you- Barry Gifford." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jess Morphew.
Price: $35.00 Item Number: 104899
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From the Library of Jack Kerouac: First Edition of Coyote Tantras; Inscribed to Him by Barry Gifford
GIFFORD, Barry; [Jack Kerouac].
Coyote Tantras and Other Poems.
London: Silverthorne Foundation Inc, 1968.
First edition of this compelling book of poetry; from the library of ‘On the Road’ author Jack Kerouac. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Jack Kerouac, Holy Teacher/Barry Gifford." The recipient, Jack Kerouac, is generally considered the father of the Beat movement, although he actively disliked such labels. His method was heavily influenced by the prolific explosion of jazz in 1960s America and later by his studies in Buddhism that originated with fellow beat and academic Gary Snyder. The raucous, exuberant, often wildly funny account of a journey through America and…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146635
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First Edition of Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope; Inscribed by Mark Kelly
GIFFORDS, Gabrielle and Kelly.
Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope.
New York : Scribner, 2011.
First edition of this unforgettable autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the co-author on the title page, "To Bob, With Best Wishes! Mark Kelly." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 146479
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First edition of James William Gilbart's The History of Banking in Ireland
GILBART, James William.
The History of Banking in Ireland.
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1836.
First edition of Gilbart's authoritative history of banking in Ireland. Octavo, original half cloth. In near fine condition. Scarce.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 124708
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First Edition of Martin Gilbert's Churchill: A Life; Inscribed by Him
GILBERT, Martin.
Churchill: A Life.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1991.
First edition of this "masterpiece of scholarship" (The Guardian). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To David A. Rezneck with the author's regards Martin Gilbert." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Karsh. Jacket design Raquel Jaramillo.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 142433
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First American edition of the fourth volume in the official multi-volume biography of Winston S. Churchill
GILBERT, Martin.
Winston S. Churchill [The Official Biography]. Volume IV: The Stricken World: 1916-1922.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1975.
First American edition of the fourth volume in the official biography of Winston S. Churchill. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs and maps, photographic frontispiece of Churchill at Lille, October 1918. Near fine in a good dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 144772
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First edition of the fourth volume in the official biography of Winston S. Churchill; complete with all 3 parts of its companion volume
GILBERT, Martin.
Winston S. Churchill [The Official Biography]. Volume IV: 1916-1922. [with] Volume IV Companion Parts I, II, and III.
London: Heinemann, 1975-1977.
First edition of the fourth volume in the official multi-volume biography of Winston S. Churchill; complete with all three parts of its companion volume. Octavo, 4 volumes, original publisher's cloth, top edges red, illustrated, photographic frontispiece portrait of Churchill at Lille, October 1918. Each volume is near fine in a fine dust jacket
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 144335
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First Edition of Cheaper by the Dozen; Signed by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr.
GILBRETH, Jr..
Cheaper by the Dozen.
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1948.
First edition of this hilarious memoir, the basis for the 1950 and 2003 film adaptation. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. on the front free endpaper. Illustrated by Donald McKay. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some wear to front panel. Uncommon signed and in the original jacket.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 97548
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First Edition of George Gilder's Visible Man: A True Story of Post-Racist America; Inscribed by Him With A Full Page Inscription
GILDER, George.
Visible Man: A True Story of Post-Racist America.
New York: Basic Books, 1978.
First edition of Gilder's seminal first book. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by George Gilder with a full page inscription on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Vincent Torre.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 59027
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First Edition of George Gilder's Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World; signed by Him
GILDER, George.
Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How It Is Revolutionizing Our World.
Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2013.
First edition of Gilder's work, which introduces an all-new paradigm-shifting theory of capitalism. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by George Gilder on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by J. Henry Pereira.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 135625
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First Edition of The Party That Lost Its Head; Inscribed by George Gilder to William F. Buckley
GILDER, George F. & Bruce K. Chapman [William F. Buckley.
The Party That Lost Its Head: The Republican Collapse and Imperatives for Revival.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966.
First edition of this work by the award-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer William F. Buckley on the front free endpaper, "For William Buckley with a credit for early stylistic inspiration George Gilder." Some notes in Buckley’s hand, near fine in a very good dust jacket. The author, George Gilder worked for many years at the National Review, the political magazine founded in 1955 by William F. Buckley. Buckley’s thinking has loomed large on Gilder, with the latter writing in regards to God and Man at Yale, ''it is still correct and…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 2939