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First Edition of The Cider House Rules; Warmly inscribed by John Irving
IRVING, John.
The Cider House Rules.
New York: William Morrow , 1985.
First edition of Irving's sixth novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Rob with my appreciation John Irving." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, mark to the top edge. Jacket design by Honi Werner.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 145774
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“Without attention, the human sense of wonder and the holy will stir occasionally, but to become a steady flame it must be tended": First Edition of the Religions of Man; Inscribed by Huston Smith
SMITH, Huston.
The Religions of Man.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.
First edition of the author's masterpiece and one of the most widely used college textbooks on comparative religion. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Huston Smith on the half title page. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Rare and desirable signed by Huston Smith.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 1350
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First Edition of Diana Vreeland's Allure; Inscribed by Her in the Year of Publication to Jack Lemmon and his Wife
VREELAND, Diana [Jack Lemmon].
Allure.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1980.
First edition of this classic work which features images such luminaries as Maria Callas, Gertrude Stein, and Marilyn Monroe shot by photographers such as Man Ray, Cecil Beaton, and Richard Avedon. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Association copy, boldly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page to actor Jack Lemmon and his wife, "Felicia and Jack all the best Diana Vreeland 1980." Jack Lemmon was an actor who starred in over sixty films and was nominated for an Academy Award eight times, winning twice, and received many other accolades, including six Golden Globe Awards (counting the…
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 138311
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Signed Limited Edition of Arthur A. Merrills Classic Work Behavior of Prices on Wall Street
MERRILL, Arthur A.
Behavior of Prices on Wall Street:
Chappaqua, New York: Analysis Press, 1965.
First edition. Octavo, original blue cloth. Limited to six hundred numbered signed copies. In fine condition. The signed limited edition is rare.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 4476
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“FOUNDED THE SCIENCE OF MODERN POLITICS”: MACHIAVELLI’S THE PRINCE; FINELY BOUND BY ASPREY
MACHIAVELLI, Niccolo.
Nicholas Machiavel’s Prince.
London: The Folio Society, 1970.
Finely bound edition of Machiavelli’s Prince, a seminal work in the foundation of modern political theory and a great classic of political science. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Asprey, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. A nice presentation.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 139631
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Fine collection of rare Scottish banking first editions
VARIOUS AUTHORS,.
Scottish Banking History Collection.
Edinburgh and London: Various Publishers, 1875-1961.
Fine collection of rare Scottish banking first editions. Octavo, five volumes, the collection includes first editions of: Our Bank: The Story of the Commercial Bank of Scotland, Ltd. 1810-1946 [London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, nd], Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine [Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1875], A Review of the Edinburgh Savings Bank Century of Service 1836-1936 [Edinburgh: H. & J. Pillans & Wilson: 1936], Scotland's Record [Edinburgh: The Albyn Press: 1946], and The Scottish Bankers Magazine [Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons Limited: February 1961]. Each volume in near fine to fine condition. Our Bank is in the rare original dust…
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 125321
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First Edition of Stephen Vizinczey's In Praise of Older Women; Warmly Inscribed by Him
VIZINCZEY, Stephen.
In Praise of Older Women: The Amorous Recollections of András Vajda.
Toronto: Contemporary Canada Press, 1965.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Richard Needham, hoping he'll enjoy it as much as I do his column Stephen Vizinczey." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Jack Jenson.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 128915
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First edition of The Soldier in Our Civil War: A Pictorial History of the Conflict, 1861-1865
MOTTELAY, Paul F. and T. Campbell-Copeland.
The Soldier in Our Civil War: A Pictorial History of the Conflict, 1861-1865. Illustrating the Valor of the Soldier as Displayed on the Battle-Field.
Richmond and New York: Stanley Bradely Publishing Company, 1890.
First edition of both volumes in this profusely illustrated set, containing large engraved portraits of Lincoln, Grant, McClellan and numerous battle scenes. Folio, 2 volumes, original cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Hillen, Becker, Lovie, and Schell among others. In good condition. A rare complete set.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 134950
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First Edition of A Course In Game Theory; Signed by Ariel Rubinstein
OSBORNE, Martin J. and Ariel Rubinstein.
A Course In Game Theory.
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1994.
First edition of this classic work on game theory. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ariel Rubinstein on the title page. In very good condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 112551
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First Edition of Jose Saramago's Nobel Lecture; Inscribed by Him
SARAMAGO, Jose.
Discursos De Estocolmo [Nobel Lecture].
Lisbon: Caminho, 1999.
First edition of the author's Nobel Prize speech given in 1998. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Inscribed and dated by the author in Portuguese. In fine condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 1503
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Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today, Tomorrow will be dying": The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick; finely bound in full dark green calf by Zaehnsdorf
HERRICK, Robert.
The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick.
London: William Pickering, 1825.
Finely bound nineteenth century printing of Herrick's collected poems. Octavo, two volumes bound in full dark green calf by Zaehnsdorf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 137228
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FIRST EDITION OF MARC CHAGALLS Vitraux pour Jerusalem, WITH TWO ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS
CHAGALL, Marc; Text and Notes by Jean Leymarie.
Vitraux Pour Jerusalem.
Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1962.
First edition of this work by the famed artist. Folio, original red cloth. With two original color lithographs specially prepared by Chagall for this edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 123122
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Rare First Editions of Security Against War
KELLOR, Frances; Collaborator Antonia Hatvany.
Security Against War: Volume I International Controversies; Volume II Arbitration, Disarmament, Outlawry.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1924.
First editions of this work by social reformer Frances Kellor. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jackets, which are in very good condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 129399
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First Edition of Evelyn Waugh's A Handful of Dust
WAUGH, Evelyn.
A Handful Of Dust.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1934.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition, contemporary name to the front free endpaper. A very sharp example.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 39786
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Large format lithograph of the Lincoln family by American engraver George Stinson
STINSON, George. [Abraham Lincoln].
The Lincoln Family George Stinson Original Lithograph.
Portland, ME: George Stinson and Co., Publishers, 1871.
Large format lithograph of the Lincoln family by American engraver George Stinson. Framed. The entire piece measures 27.5 inches by 20.5 inches.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 135435
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First Edition of The Mafia Conspiracy; Inscribed by John Scarne in the year of publication
SCARNE, John.
The Mafia Conspiracy.
North Bergen, NJ: Scarne Enterprises, 1976.
First edition of this interesting overview of the Mafia. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Walter and Litzka Gibson Best Wishes John Scarne 5/4/76." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 145645