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“THE MOUNTAINS ARE CALLING AND I MUST GO": JOHN MUIR'S THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA
MUIR, John.
The Mountains of California.
New York: The Century Co, 1922.
New and enlarged edition of Muir's first book. Octavo, original pictorial cloth decorated in gilt, frontispiece, illustrated. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon in the original jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 126367
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First edition of Isaac Asimov's The Heavenly Host; inscribed by him
ASIMOV, Isaac. Illustrated by Bernard Colonna.
The Heavenly Host.
New York: Walker and Company, 1975.
First edition of Asimov's classic juvenile science fiction adventure. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Bernard Colonna. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Steve Isaac Asimov." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 142300
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First editions of all three volumes in John William Draper's History of the American Civil War
DRAPER, John William.
History of the American Civil War.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1867-1870.
First edition of John William Draper's history of the American Civil War. Octavo, three volumes, original boards with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with maps. In very good condition. A rare complete set.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 133061
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Rare Antique Valentine Collection Album
Antique Valentine Collection Album.
Folio scrapbook containing a collection of Valentines printed in the early 1900s. Quarto, original boards with gilt central floral motif. From the collection of Marilyn Cox. In very good condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 116024
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HALL, Edward T.
The Silent Language, The Hidden Dimension, Beyond Culture.
New York: Doubleday, 1959-1976..
First editions of each of the renowned anthropologists first three books. Octavo, 3 volumes. Each are fine in near fine to fine dust jackets. Each book is signed by Edward T. Hall. Also laid in is an email from the author's wife regarding the signing of these volumes. An exceptional group.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 1269
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First Edition of Sardines; Warmly Inscribed by Naruddin Farah
FARAH, Naruddin.
Sardines.
London: Allsion & Busby, 1981.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author, "To Greg: Always a pleasure: a friend, someone I admire. Stay well. Naruddin Farah Toronto 23 Oct 1998." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 4591
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First Edition of Will Durant's Transition: A Mental Autobiography; Signed by Him
DURANT, Will.
Transition: A Mental Autobiography.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1927.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Will Durant on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 125898
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"I WANT TO LIVE ON MAURICE FATIO'S PATIO…” FIRST EDITION OF MAURICE FATIO: ARCHITECT; Inscribed by Alexandra Fatio
FATIO, Alexandra.
Maurice Fatio: Architect.
Florida: Southeastern Printing, 1992.
First edition of this monograph regarding the work of Fatio. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Text by Alexandra Fatio. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Chip and Franc, with thanks for your interest in my father's work; Sincerely Alexandra Fatio." In fine condition. Uncommon signed.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 126899
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First Edition of Czeslaw Milosz's Emperor of the Earth: Modes of Eccentric Vision; Signed by Him
MILOSZ, Czeslaw.
Emperor of the Earth: Modes of Eccentric Vision.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1977.
First edition of this collection of essays by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Czeslaw Milosz on the front free endpaper. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by John E. Johnson, Jr. Uncommon signed.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 142084
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Finely Bound Example of Hermann Oldenberg's Buddha
OLDENBERG, Hermann.
Buddha.
London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1904.
Finely bound example of the German scholar of Indiology's influential study on Buddhism based on the Pali texts. Octavo, bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco by the Atelier Bindery for Charles Scribners Sons with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, title page in red and black. In near fine condition. Rare.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145240
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Eugene O'Neill's The Hairy Ape, Anna Christie, The First Man; Signed by Him
O'NEILL, Eugene.
The Hairy Ape, Anna Christie & The First Man.
London: Johnathan Cape, 1930.
Early printing of this collection of three plays by the Nobel Prize-winning playwright. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Eugene O'Neill on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Signed trade editions of this work are uncommon.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 101567
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First edition of Opinions of Women on Women's Suffrage
Opinions of Women on Women’s Suffrage.
London: Central Committee of the National Society For Women's Suffrage, 1879.
First edition of this collection of Opinions on Women's Suffrage, compiled by the Central Committee of the National Society For Women's Suffrage and containing the opinions of English women in official positions, scientific and political careers, and principals of colleges and high schools among others. Octavo, disbound. In very good condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 135724
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Rare 17th century map of Florida published by French cartographer Alain Manesson Mallet
MALLET, Allain Manesson.
Floride. Das Landt Florida. [17th Century Map of Florida].
Frankfurt: Allain M. Mallet, c. 1686.
Rare 17the century copper engraved map of Florida from Allain Manesson Mallet's Description De L' Univers, Contenant Les Differents Systemes Du Monde, Les Cartes generales & particulieres.' One page, hand-colored, the copper-engraved map shows Canada or Nouvelle France, the Appalachians, Florida (Tegesta), the Gulf of Mexico, and Cuba. In fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 138207
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"I am out of my mind, it's all right with me, thought Moses Herzog": First Edition of Saul Bellow's Herzog; Inscribed by Him to Sally Soames
BELLOW, Saul.
Herzog.
London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1965.
First British edition of the author's second of three National Book Award winning novels, which was and remains an unprecedented literary accomplishment. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Sally S. from S. Bellow Best wishes Oct 10 '91 Chicago, Ill." The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusively black and white portraits of many of the most prominent figures of the 20th century including Menachem Begin, Margaret Atwood, Margaret Thatcher, Sean Connery, Rudolf Nureyev, Alec Guinness and Andy…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 118261
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"The version that should've been made": Rare original Bill Phillips Screenplay of Firestarter; inscribed by him
PHILLIPS BILL; STEPHEN KING,.
Firestarter Screenplay.
Universal Studios, August 23, 1982.
Original bound screenplay written by Bill Phillips for the Universal Studios film production of Firestarter, based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. Quarto, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Bill Phillips on the title page, "To Gary Word, with warm regards, Bill Phillips *the version that should've been made." Additionally laid in is a note on Phillips' letterhead which reads in full, "Gary, I'll be glad to sign the limited edition! Enclosed is my script of FIRESTARTER. I would've sent it sooner, but I lost your address! Best, Bill." During the filming of The Thing, Universal…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 139549
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Samuel French's first acting edition of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap
CHRISTIE, Agatha.
The Mousetrap: A Play.
London: Samuel French, 1954.
Samuel French's first acting edition of the longest-running West End show, issued on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of its first performance the Ambassadors Theatre, London. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 128307