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First Edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Escape on Venus
BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice.
Escape on Venus.
Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, 1946.
First edition of the fourth book in the 'Venus' series. Octavo, original cloth, top edge red, frontispiece and four illustrated plates by John Coleman Burroughs, cartographic endpapers designed by the author. Near fine in a good dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 145058
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"The greatest Lady of This Century in whom Africa has found a friend in deed": First Edition of Ojike's My Africa; Inscribed by Him to Eleanor Roosevelt
OJIKE, Mbonu [Eleanor Roosevelt].
My Africa.
New York: The John Day Company, 1946.
First edition of this work by the Nigerian novelist and nationalist, inscribed by him to Eleanor Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Eleanor Roosevelt The greatest Lady of this Century in whom Africa has found a friend in deed. Mbonu Ojike." Bookplate of Eleanor Roosevelt, near fine in a very good dust jacket. Introduction by Pearl S. Buck. An exceptional association copy.
Price: $3,200.00 Item Number: 102465
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First Edition of Gore Vidal's First book Williwaw; inscribed to his stepmother's father
VIDAL, Gore.
Williwaw.
New York: Dutton, 1946.
First edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original black cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Owen Roberts, very best wishes -- Gore Vidal, 1946." The recipient, Owen Roberts was the father of Katherine "Kit" Vidal, second wife of Eugene Vidal, Gore's father. He was a multimillionaire, who bought -- and sold -- a seat twice on the New York Stock Exchange, before devoting himself to collecting Chinese art and antiquities. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. An exceptional association.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 125772
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Rare First Edition of Henry Hazlitt’s Classic Economics In One Lesson; Inscribed by Him to Fellow Journalist Benjamin Stolberg
HAZLITT, Henry.
Economics In One Lesson.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1946.
First edition of the author’s seminal work. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow journalist and close friend on the front free endpaper, "To Ben Stolberg with warm regards Harry Hazlitt." Stolberg worked as editor of The Bookman, as well as a columnist for leading newspapers, such as the New York Times and the New York Herald Tribune. Both he and Hazlitt were contributors to The New York Times. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a few closed tears. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A nice association copy of a book…
Price: $25,000.00 Item Number: 41012
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First edition of Albert Camus' L'Exil et Le Royaume; one of only 950 copies
CAMUS, Albert.
L’Exil et Le Royaume.
Paris: Gallimard, 1947.
First edition of Camus' short story collection exploring themes of existentialism and absurdism. Small octavo, original publisher's green cloth stamped in black, blue, and gilt after a design of Mario Parassinos'. One of only nine-hundred and fifty numbered copies on alfa Cellunaf, this is number 878. In near fine condition. Housed in the original cardboard slipcase. Rare and desirable.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146462
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"I USE THE WORD MIRACLE TO MEAN AN INTERFERENCE WITH NATURE BY SUPERNATURAL POWER": FIRST EDITION OF C.S. LEWIS' MIRACLES: A PRELIMINARY STUDY
LEWIS, C.S.
Miracles: A Preliminary Study.
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1947.
First edition of Lewis’ study of the logical possibility of miracles, in which he presents the case that a supernatural world may exist including a benevolent creator. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 145828
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First Edition of A Streetcar Named Desire; Signed by Tennessee Williams
WILLIAMS, Tennessee.
A Streetcar Named Desire.
New York: New Directions, 1947.
First edition of Williams' classic play, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Signed by Tennessee Williams on the front free endpaper. Near fine in an excellent dust jacket which has had some expert restoration to the extremities. Jacket design by Alvin Lustig. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 7342
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"You'll never catch fish in McElligot's Pool!": First Edition, First Issue of McElligot's Pool; Inscribed by Dr. Seuss
SEUSS, Dr. [Theodor Geisel].
McElligot’s Pool.
New York: Random House, 1947.
First edition with the 250/250 price on the front flap as well as the $2.50 price added to the rear flap (state 'c') of the first Dr. Seuss title to feature full-color art on every other page. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "For Mrs. Haye with very kindest regards- Dr. Seuss." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 87546
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Service de Presse First edition of Albert Camus' L'Exil et Le Royaume
CAMUS, Albert.
L’Exil et Le Royaume.
Paris: Gallimard, 1947.
First edition, Service de Presse-copy of Camus' short story collection exploring themes of existentialism and absurdism, with "S P" perforated stamp at top of rear wrapper. Small octavo, original publisher's stiff wrappers with titles in red and black. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half title page, "a M. Claude Leslise en sirene hommage Albert Camus." In near fine condition with some toning to the spine, front and rear panels, edges of the text block, a closed tear to the 'Table' page at the rear. Housed in a custom quarter red levant and patterned paper slip case and…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 146463
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First Edition of Budd Schulberg's The Harder They Fall; Inscribed by Him to Editor Herb Yellin
SCHULBERG, Budd.
The Harder They Fall.
New York: Random House, 1947.
First edition of Schulberg's second book, basis for the 1956 film directed by Mark Robson, featuring Humphrey Bogart's final film role. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Budd Schulberg on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a good dust jacket. Jacket design by Louis Glanzman.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 120678
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"You cannot eat a cluster of grapes at once, but it is very easy if you eat them one by one": First Edition of Roumain's Masters of the Dew: A Novel of Haiti; Inscribed by Langston Hughes
ROUMAIN, Jacques; Translated by Langston Hughes and Mercer Cook.
Masters of the Dew: A Novel of Haiti.
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947.
First edition of this outstanding Haitian novel which tells of Manuel's struggle to keep his little community from starvation during drought. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the translator Langston Hughes in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Michael Alexander- Sincerely, Langston Hughes New York, Sept. 12, 1947. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Translated by Langston Hughes and Mercer Cook.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 130654
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“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers”: First Edition of A Streetcar Named Desire; Signed by Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden
WILLIAMS, Tennessee.
A Streetcar Named Desire.
New York: New Directions, 1947.
Early printing of Williams' classic play, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. Octavo, original illustrated boards. association copy, inscribed or signed by several cast members for producer Danny Selznick. Signed by Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Jessica Tandy, and Karl Malden. Inscribed by Kim Hunter on the verso of the first blank: "Love and best wishes always, Danny- one of my Favorite people- Kim." Selznick's ownership inscription on the lower corner of the half-title page. Danny Selznick is a producer and the youngest son of David O. Selznick; it was Selznick's mother, Irene Mayer Selznick, who produced the…
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 87896
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First Edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan and the Foreign Legion; Inscribed by him
BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice.
Tarzan and “The Foreign Legion”.
Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 1947.
First edition of the last Tarzan story published during Burroughs' lifetime. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated with 5 plates by John Coleman Burroughs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Sheldon Neubauer, with best wishes Edgar Rice Burroughs." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 96784
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Nine Bad Shots of Golf and What To Do About Them; Warmly Inscribed by Jim Dante
DANTE, Jim and Leo Diegel with Collaboration with Len Elliot .
Nine Bad Shots of Golf and What To Do About Them.
New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1947.
First edition, later printing. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To: Julian Lovitt Here's hoping you improve your game. Golfingly Jim Dante 4/24/48." Light rubbing, near fine in a very good dust jacket with some chips and tears. Uncommon signed.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 38032
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“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then": Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland; finely bound in full contemporary calf by Bayntun riviere
CARROLL, Lewis. [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson]. With Illustrations by Eileen A. Soper.
Alice in Wonderland.
London: George G. Harrap and Company Ltd, 1947.
First edition thus of Carroll's beloved children's classic with illustrations by Eileen A. Soper. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf by Bayntun Riviere with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling and fleuron corner pieces to the front and rear panels, gilt central ornament of the White Rabbit to the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, tissue-guarded colored frontispiece of the Mad Tea-party, illustrations by Eileen A. Soper. In very good condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 145925
