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“You might as well take your punishment and get it over with": Advanced Review Copy of the First Edition of Dashiell Hammett's The Glass Key
HAMMETT, Dashiell.
The Glass Key.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931.
First edition of Hammett's personal favorite novel. Octavo, original cloth. Advance review copy, with the slip pasted to the front free endpaper, in very good condition, corner clipped, name to the front pastedown. Rare as an advance copy.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 145902
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First Edition of Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull's J. R. R. Tolkien Artist & Illustrator
HAMMOND, Wayne G. and Christina Scull [J.R.R. Tolkien].
J.R.R. Tolkien Artist & Illustrator.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995.
First edition of this exploration of J.R.R. Tolkien's artistic work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with approximately 200 examples of Tolkien's drawings. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 145861
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First Edition in English of Knut Hamsun's August; Inscribed by Him in the Year of Publication
HAMSUN, Knut.
August.
New York: Coward-McCann, 1931.
First American edition and first in English, preceding the British edition by one year of the Nobel Prize-winning author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "B.A. Abel from yours respectfully Knut Hamsun 12/11.31." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated from the Norwegian by Eugene Gay-Tifft. Books inscribed by Hamsun are rare.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 122385
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First Edition of Knut Hamsun's The Road Leads On; Inscribed by Him in the Year of Publication
HAMSUN, Knut.
The Road Leads On.
New York: Coward-McCann, 1934.
First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's final novel in his classic August Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "B.A. Abel with greetings Knut Hamsun Norholm 11.8.34." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket art by John Alan Maxwell. Translated from the Norwegian by Eugene Gay-Tifft. Books inscribed by Hamsun are rare.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 122597
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"one of the most influential and innovative literary stylists of the past hundred years": First Edition of Knut Hamsun's Vagabonds; In the Rare Original dust jacket
HAMSUN, Knut.
Vagabonds.
New York: Coward-McCann, 1930.
First edition in English of the first novel in the Nobel Prize-winning author's "August" trilogy—Hamsun's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in near fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 122177
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First American edition of Knut Hamsun's Mysteries
HAMSUN, Knut.
Mysteries.
London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927.
First American edition of Hamsun's second novel. Octavo, original cloth. Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun by Arthur G. Chater. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 123741
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"ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND INNOVATIVE LITERARY STYLISTS OF THE PAST HUNDRED YEARS": FIRST EDITION OF KNUT HAMSUN'S VAGABONDS; INSCIRBED BY HIM
HAMSUN, Knut.
Vagabonds.
London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1931.
First English edition of the first novel in the Nobel Prize-winning author’s “August” trilogy—Hamsun’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "Mr. B. A. Abel with thanks! Knut Hamsun Norholm 15 Mars. 1931." Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Scarce and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 131407
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First Edition of Knut Hamsun's Segelfoss Town; in the Rare Original Dust Jacket
HAMSUN, Knut.
Segelfoss Town.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated from the Norwegian by J.S. Scott.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 142178
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Rare original Document; Boldly Signed by Founding Father John Hancock
HANCOCK, John.
John Hancock Signed Document.
1787.
Rare document signed by John Hancock, Governor of Massachusetts. Boldly signed "John Hancock" on the upper left corner. Hancock's signature is an exceptional example. Countersigned by Secretary of the Commonwealth John Avery, Jr. as "John Avery jun Secy" at center bottom. Featuring a large paper seal showing a gorgeous impression of the Massachusetts state seal in the upper left corner. Massachusetts Governor Hancock appointed one "Joseph Green Gentleman" as "Captain of the thirteenth company, in the second Regiment and in the Ninth Division of the Militia of this Commonwealth comprehending the County of Berkshire." Matted and displayed to the right of a G. Barrie…
Price: $9,500.00 Item Number: 119677
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"one of Handel's finest operas": Rare First edition of Handel's Rodelinda: An Opera
HANDEL, George Frideric.
Rodelinda: An Opera.
London: J. Cluer, 1725.
First edition of one of Handel's finest operas, a highly dramatic work whose taut plot resembles that of Fidelio. Quarto, contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, engraved illustrated title page, index with advertisement, printed list of subscribers. In good condition. Ownership inscription. Rare.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 132176
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George Frideric Handel's XXIV Overtures for Violins, &c. in Eight Parts as they were Perform'd at the King's Theatre
HANDEL, George Frideric.
XXIV Overtures for Violins, &c. in Eight Parts as they were Perform’d at the King’s Theatre [AND] Six Overtures for Violins, &c. in Eight Parts from the Oratorios.
London: Printed for I. Walsh, c. 1760.
Rare second and third edition collection of overtures by the greatest composer of the "high baroque" style. Quarto, five volumes, original half calf over marbled boards with hand-written paper labels to the front panel, engraved throughout with sheet music. The collection includes three volumes containing a second edition of XXIV Overtures as they were Perform'd at the King's Theatre, a second set of XXIV Overtures for Violins &c. in Eight Parts from the Oratorios, and the 9th and 10th collections of Six Overtures; one volume containing just the second edition of XXIV Overtures at the King's Theatre and the second…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 146573
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Rare collection of late 18th and early 19th century sheet music of the Celebrated Symphonies and Overtures of Joseph Haydn and George Frideric Handel
HANDEL, George Frideric and Joseph Hayden.
Celebrated Symphonies and Overtures of Joseph Haydn and George Frideric Handel.
London: I. Walsh, William Randall, C.S. Thompson, G. Walker, et al. Ossenbach sul Meno: Giovanni Andre, c. 1740-1815.
Rare collection of late 18th and early 19th century sheet music of the Celebrated Symphonies and Overtures of Joseph Haydn and George Frideric Handel. Quarto, bound in a variety of marbled wrappers and boards with some disbound. The collection includes Sei Quartetti concertanti per due Violini, Viola e Violoncello al Signor Giuseppe Haydn (Ossenbach Sul Meno: Giovanni Andre) Alexander's Feast or The Power of Musick: An Ode Wrote in Honour of St. Cecilia By Mr. M. Dryden Set to Musick by Mr. Handel (London: J. Walsh), Six Overtures fitted to the Harpsicord or Spinnet Composed by Mr. Handel (London: J.…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 112946
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First Edition of Charles Handy's The Elephant and the Flea; Inscribed by Him
HANDY, Charles.
The Elephant and the Flea.
London: Hutchinson, 2001.
First edition of this memoir by the eminent philosopher. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, "Spiro Best wishes Charles Handy 23.11.01." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 71256
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Charles Handy's The Age of Paradox; Inscribed by Him
HANDY, Charles.
The Age of Paradox.
Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business School Press, 1994.
First edition, second printing of the author's heartfelt work on ethical business. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Randy, Best Wishes for your next curve! Charles Handy 2/23/95." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sisco & Evans.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 136268
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"The future is not inevitable. We can influence it, if we know what we want it to be": Charles Handy's The Age of Unreason; signed by him
HANDY, Charles.
The Age of Unreason.
London: Business Books Limited, 1989.
First edition, early printing of the Irish economist's classic treatise. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Craig Dodd.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 136548
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First Edition of The Elephant and the Flea; Inscribed by Charles Handy
HANDY, Charles.
The Elephant and the Flea: Looking Backwards to the Future.
London: Hutchinson, 2001.
First edition of this memoir by the eminent philosopher. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, "Les Best wishes Charles Handy 2.11.01." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 145494