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Signed limited edition print commemorating Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's summit of Mount Everest; signed by Edmund Hillary and artist James Lumbers
HILLARY, Edmund; Tenzing Norgay; James Lumbers.
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Signed “Hillary Conquers Everest May 29, 1953” Print.
Toronto: Newport Edition Limited, 1992.
Limited edition color lithograph commemorating one of the great achievements of human stamina and will: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's summit of Mount Everest. One page, the color lithograph is signed by Edmund Hillary and artist James Lumbers. One of 1953 numbered copies this is number 771. In fine condition.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 139714
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Rare signature of legendary mountaineer Edmund Hillary; framed with Yousuf Karsh's iconic portrait of him
HILLARY, Edmund. [Yousuf Karsh].
Edmund Hillary Signature and Yousuf Karsh Portrait.
1953.
Rare notecard signed by Edmund Hillary who on May 29, 1953, along with Tenzing Norgay, became the first climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest as part of the ninth British expedition led by John Hunt. Boldly signed by Hillary on a notecard less than six weeks after his successful ascent of Mt. Everest, "E. P. Hillary, July 5th 1953." The 1953 British Expedition to Mount Everest was the eighth in 30 years to attempt Everest. On May 29th, 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay at last stood at the summit; it was a culminating moment…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 137381
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“It's easy to talk to a horse if you understand his language": First Edition of Seabiscuit: An American Legend; Signed by Laura Hillenbrand and Actor Tobey Maguire
HILLENBRAND, Laura [Tobey Maguire].
Seabiscuit: An American Legend.
New York: Random House, 2001.
First edition of this best-selling work, basis for the unforgettable Academy Award-nominated film starring Tobey Maguire and Jeff Bridges. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Laura Hillenbrand on the title page and additionally signed by actor Tobey Maguire on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Andy Carpenter.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 144024
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"That day so well remembered - a day, indeed, impossible to forget - was the first of September, 1921": First Edition of James Hilton's So Well Remembered, Signed by Him
HILTON, James.
So Well Remembered.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1945.
First edition of James Hilton's later novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Sincerely, James Hilton." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips to the spine. Jacket illustration by George Picken.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 90801
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John Hilton's Goodbye, Mr. Chips; Warmly inscribed by him
HILTON, James. Illustrations by H.M. Brock.
Good-bye, Mr. Chips.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1940.
Early printing of Hilton's novella about a beloved schoolteacher. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to tooling to the spine, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Ernest Lintschish, with warmest regards and admiration from James Hilton Christmas 1944." In near fine condition. A sharp example.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 95886
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“THOSE WHO HAVE EYES ON OUR MODERN WORLD WILL TAKE THIS AS A THRILLING INTRODUCTION TO THE MEN WHO SHAPE IT FOR US”: FIRST EDITION OF LEWIS W. HINE’S ICONIC BOOK OF PHOTOGRAPHY MEN AT WORK
HINE, Lewis W.
Men at Work: Photographic Studies of Men and Machines.
New York: The Macmillan Co, 1932.
First edition of Hine’s only book published in his lifetime, a landmark photobook in its celebration of “the dignity of labour and… the American skyscraper” (Parr & Badger). Small quarto, original green cloth, illustrated with 51 black-and-white photogravures. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Frederick A Blossom with many memories Feb. 21, 1933 Lewis W. Hine." The recipient, Frederick Blossom worked in the Patterson, New Jersey silk mills and was the union secretary. In very good condition with some toning and wear to the extremities.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 96378
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First Edition of James S. Hirsch's Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend; Signed by Baseball Icon Willie Mays
HIRSCH, James S. [Willie Mays].
Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend.
New York: Scribner, 2010.
First edition of this definitive biography authorized by Willie Mays and written by Wall Street Journal and New York Times journalist James Hirsch. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Willie Mays on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jason J. Heuer. Author photograph by Bill O'Connell. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 145366
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Rare first edition of Prospects in Mathematics; signed by John Milnor
HIRZEBRUCH, F.; Lars Hormander; John Milnor; Jean-Pierre Serre; I.M. Singer.
Annals of Mathematics Studies No. 70: Prospects in Mathematics.
Princeton, New Jersey: Annals of Mathematics Studies Princeton University Press, 1971.
First edition of the papers from the "Prospects in Mathematics" symposium, held in Princeton on March 16-18, 1970 on the occasion of the dedication of Princeton's Fine Hall. Signed by John Milnor on the half-title page. In fine condition. Ownership name to the front panel. Both uncommon in this condition and signed by Milnor.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 114348
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"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive": First Edition of The Opening of the Western-Eye; Signed by His Holiness The Dalai Lama
HIS HOLINESS TENZIN GYATSHO: THE XIVTH DALAI LAMA OF TIBET,.
The Opening of the Wisdom-Eye.
Bangkok: The Social Science Association Press of Thailand, 1968.
First edition in English of the Dalai Lama’s first book on Buddhist philosophy. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the Dalai Lama on the title page in Tibetan "with prayers." A near fine copy in an excellent dust jacket that is lightly rubbed. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare, especially signed.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 4545
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"We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves": First Edition of Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of The Dalai Lama
HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA,.
Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of The Dalai Lama.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1990.
First British edition of The Dalai Lama's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 147113
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"We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves": First Edition of Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of The Dalai Lama; Signed by Him
HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA,.
Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of The Dalai Lama.
New York : Harper Collins, 1990.
First edition of The Dalai Lama's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed and dated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 147186
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ALFRED HITCHCOCK SIGNED SELF-PORTRAIT
HITCHCOCK, Alfred.
Alfred Hitchcock Signed Self-Portrait.
Rare original Alfred Hitchcock self-portrait, inscribed by the great director, "To Adrienne from Alfred Hitchcock." In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 14 inches by 11 inches. Rare and desirable.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 132934
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First Edition of Ethan Allen Hitchcock's Fifty Years in Camp and Field; From the Library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
HITCHCOCK, Ethan Allen; [Edited by W. A. Croffut] [William Tecumseh Sherman].
Fifty Years in Camp and Field: Diary of Major-General Ethan Allen Hitchcock, U. S. A.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1909.
First edition of this diary of an eminent American soldier and general; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original green cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Major General Ethan Allen Hitchcock. P. T. Sherman's bookplate to the front pastedown. In very good condition with light bumping to the crown of the spine, some rubbing to the front and rear panel, and an ownership signature to the front pastedown. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s son P. T. Sherman was a lawyer in New York, specializing in labor and insurance, and was elected a member of the New York Board of Alderman in…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145975
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First Edition of Temples of Democracy: The State Capitals of the U.S.A.; Inscribed by Both Authors
HITCHCOCK, Henry Russell & William Seale.
Temples of Democracy: The State Capitals of the U.S.A.
New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1976.
First edition of this overview of each of the state capitals of the United States. Folio, original red cloth, illustrated. Inscribed by both authors in the year of publication. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $150.00 Item Number: 2262
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First Edition of The International Style; Inscribed by Philip Johnson and in the rare dust jacket
HITCHCOCK, Henry-Russell and Philip Johnson.
The International Style: Architecture Since 1922.
New York: W.W. Norton, 1932.
First edition of this seminal work in architecture. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations of work by Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, J. J. P. Oud, Mies van der Rohe, Raymond M. Hood, Howe & Lescaze, and Richard J. Neutra. Presentation copy, inscribed by Philip Johnson on the front free endpaper, "For Jim with thanks for his help Philip Johnson." Light rubbing, near fine in the very rare dust jacket with light chipping. This is the first jacketed copy that we have encountered. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $9,500.00 Item Number: 1384
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First Edition of Christopher Hitchens' Thomas Jefferson; Inscribed by Him
HITCHENS, Christopher.
Thomas Jefferson: Author of America.
New York: Harper Collins, 2005.
First edition of this biography of Thomas Jefferson. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Comrade Mike Christopher Hitchens." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 69009