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First Edition of Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa; Finely Bound the Harcourt Bindery
DINESEN, Isak [Karen Blixen] .
Out of Africa.
New York: Random House, 1938.
First American edition of the author's masterpiece, a lyrical meditation of the years she lived in Kenya. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 142171
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“IT IS THE CONSTANT AND UNDYING HOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT THAT MAKES GOLF SO EXQUISITELYWORTH PLAYING”: First Edition of Bernard Darwin's Green Memories
DARWIN, Bernard.
Green Memories.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1928.
First edition of the first volume of the author's autobiographical trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including frontispiece portrait of the author. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. From the library of Albert W. Tillinghast, with his handwritten inventory card laid in. Murdoch 184; D&M 14090; D&J D5290.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 108739
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“SUDDENLY THERE WAS A KNOCK WHICH MADE HER PAUSE— COULD IT PERHAPS BE SANTA CLAUS?”: FIRST EDITION OF OF MADELINE’S CHRISTMAS IN TEXAS
BEMELMANS, Ludwig.
Madeline’s Christmas in Texas.
Dallas, Texas: Neiman-Marcus, 1955.
First edition of Madeline's Christmas in Texas, which precedes the 1956 Christmas edition of McCall’s Magazine. 12 mo, original wrappers as issued, illustrated. In near fine condition. Scarce, especially in this condition.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 95871
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“It's not that words or human language stop having any meaning or relevance after you die, by the way": First Edition of David Foster Wallace's Oblivion; Signed by Him
FOSTER WALLACE, David.
Oblivion: Stories.
Boston: Little Brown & Company, 2004.
First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by David Foster Wallace on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mario J. Pulice.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 121399
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FIRST EDITIONS OF STIEG LARSSON’S MILLENNIUM TRILOGY
LARSSON, Stieg; Translated by Reg Keeland.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; The Girl Who Played with Fire; The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.
London: Maclehose Press, 2008-2009.
First editions in English of each volume of Stieg Larrson’s Millennium trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original boards. Each volume is fine in fine dust jackets.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 101928
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"IF YOU DON'T DO YOUR PART, DON'T BLAME GOD": FIRST EDITION OF THE REAL BILLY SUNDAY; SIGNED BY BILLY SUNDAY
BROWN, Elijah P. [Billy Sunday].
The Real Billy Sunday: The Life and Work of Rev. William Ashley Sunday, D.D.
Dayton, Ohio: The Otterbein Press, 1914.
First edition of Brown's biography of renowned American evangelist, Billy Sunday. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Sunday, illustrated. Boldly signed by Sunday on the front free endpaper, "W.A. Sunday Psalm 34." In near fine condition. Books signed by Sunday are uncommon.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 124135
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First Edition of Willa Cather's The Troll Garden
CATHER, Willa.
The Troll Garden.
New-York: McClure Phillips, 1905.
First edition, first issue of this classic collection of stories. Octavo, original publisher's dark red cloth. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box. In near fine condition. Crane A4a.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 142277
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Rare original photograph inscribed by both Harry Truman and Adlai Stevenson
TRUMAN, Harry S. and Adlai Stevenson.
Harry S. Truman and Adlai Stevenson Signed Photograph.
Rare original photograph of American statesmen Harry Truman and Adlai Stevenson. Inscribed by Harry Truman, "Kind regards to Ken Browne, Harry Truman" and by Stevenson, "For Ken Browne with best wishes Adlai S. Stevenson." Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 14.5 inches.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 99835
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“One is always at home in one's past": Vladimir Nabokov's Speak, Memory; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
NABOKOV, Vladimir.
Speak, Memory.
London: Victor Gollanz, 1951.
First edition of Nabokov's classic autobiography. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 142297
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First Edition of Roger Kahn's Joe & Marilyn: A Memory of Love; Signed by Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Di Maggio
KAHN, Roger; [Joe Di Maggio].
Joe & Marilyn: A Memory of Love.
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1986.
First edition of the full, unobscured story of Mr. and Mrs. America. Octavo, original half cloth, frontispiece portrait of Joe and Marilyn on their wedding day. Boldly signed by Joe Di Maggio on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Terry Fehr. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 147083
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"Who has been at the center of many of the events that have shaped our times. It has been an honor to know and photograph you on your march through history. I'm presuming that there will be quite a few more 'Photo Ops' in your future - count me in on a few of them!": First Edition of Photo Op; Inscribed by David Hume Kennerly to General Colin Powell
KENNERLY, David Hume [Colin Powell].
Photo Op.
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1995.
First edition of this collection of photographs which capture, firsthand, groundbreaking events in modern history. Quarto, original cloth, generously illustrated with photographs throughout. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half title page, "To Gen. Colin Powell, Who has been at the center of many of the events that have shaped our times. It has been an honor to know and photograph you on your march through history. I'm presuming that there will be quite a few more 'Photo Ops' in your future - count me in on a few of them! Cheers…
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 146674
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“Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be": Finely Bound By Bayntun of Thomas a Kempis' The Imitation of Christ
A KEMPIS, Thomas.
The Imitation of Christ.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1908.
Finely bound example of a Kempis' classic work. Octavo, bound in morocco by Bayntun, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt doublures, illustrated including color plates by Flint. Translated from the Latin by Richard Wbytford and then re-edited into modern English by Wilfrid Raynal. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 120987
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"I can't help it if I'm still in love with you": Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams Record; Signed by Johnny Cash
CASH, Johnny.
Johnny Cash Signed Sings Hank Williams Record.
Memphis, TN: Sun Records Co., Inc, 1958.
Johnny Cash's compilation album of songs by Hank Williams, released in 1958, featuring songs 'I Can't Help It,' 'You Win Again,' Hey Good Lookin',' and 'I Could Never Be Ashamed of You.' Square duodecimo, double-sided record housed in the original pictorial sleeve. Boldly signed by Johnny Cash on the rear panel of the sleeve. In near fine condition. Record included.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 146946
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First Edition of Lynne Reid Banks' The Indian In The Cupboard; Signed by her and illustrator Brock Cole
BANKS, Lynne Reid; Illustrated by Brock Cole.
The Indian In The Cupboard.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, 1980.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Brock Cole. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Andrew - Best wishes, Lynne Reid Banks Dorset, UK Sept. 2008." Additionally signed by the illustrator Brock Cole on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Robert Sabin. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed by both Banks and Cole.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 121662
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First Edition of Charles Dickens' Master Humphrey's Clock; bound by Riviere & Son and from the library of Peggy and Steve Fossett
DICKENS, Charles.
Master Humphrey’s Clock.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1840.
First edition of this collection of short stories which originally appeared as a weekly periodical of the same name. Large octavo, 3 volumes bound into one in three quarters morocco by Riviere & Son with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised gilt bands, red morocco spine label, double gilt ruled, gilt turn ins, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, three engraved frontispieces, illustrated by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne. From the library of legendary aviator Steve Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 96034
