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"If it weren't for people like you, people like me would never grasp the opportunity to learn in this land": First edition of Paul G. Kauper's Religion and Constitution; lengthily inscribed by Bill Clinton to his former high school principal Johnnie Mae Mackey
KAUPER, Paul G. (Bill Clinton).
Religion and the Constitution.
Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1964.
First edition of this collection of lectures devoted to contemporary questions regarding religion in its relation to the constitutional order. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Bill Clinton on the front free endpaper, "5 - 14 - 66 Georgetown University To Mrs. Johnnie Mae Mackey, This little book is a glowing testimonial to the freedom of man in America and the efforts of our judges to perpetuate and insure that freedom to every man. But if it weren't for people like you, people like me would never grasp the opportunity to learn in this land. May I make my small contribution…
Price: $6,200.00 Item Number: 95273
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Rare Original S. L. Kaye Sketch Portrait of the Founding Father of Israel David Ben-Gurion; Signed by Him
KAYE, S. L.; [David Ben-Gurion].
David Ben-Gurion Signed S.L. Kaye Sketch.
1960.
Framed rare graphite artist’s sketches of the Founding Father of Israel David Ben-Gurion by artist S. L. Kaye. Signed and dated by Ben-Gurion below the portrait, "D. Ben-Gurion 9. 3. 60." Additionally signed by the artist at the corner of his sketch. In fine condition. The piece measures 20.9 inches by 16.9 inches. A fine example.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 145560
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"And he did bring them. It took a number of years, but one by one, he brought them here. Except for his father. That old man died where he was born": First Edition of Elia Kazan's America America; Signed by him and actor Stathis Giallelis,
KAZAN, Elia.
America America.
New York: Stein and Day, 1962.
First edition of this classic work, basis for the 1963 film starring Stathis Giallelis. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To June Elia Kazan" and below by actor Stathis Giallelis. Introduction by S.N. Behrman. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Abram Rudisill.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 138692
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"A man needs a little madness, or else... he never dares cut the rope and be free": Signed Limited Edition of the Kazantzakis’ Masterpiece Odyssey: A Modern Sequel
KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos.
Odyssey: A Modern Sequel.
Athens: Pyrsos, 1938.
First edition of Kazantzakis' masterpiece. Folio, brown cloth. One of 277 copies signed by Nikos Kazantzakis, this is number 109. In near fine condition.
Price: $14,500.00 Item Number: 2209
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First Greek Edition of "one of the most widely read books of modern Greek literature " Nikos Kazantzakis' Captain Michalis; Signed by Him
KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos.
Captain Michalis or Freedom and Death.
Athens: 1953.
First Greek edition of Kazantzakis' classic novel. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First editions are rare, signed examples exceptionally so.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 5746
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“Never in my life have I feared death as much as I feared that resurrection”: Rare First Greek Edition of The Last Temptation of Christ; Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis
KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos.
The Last Temptation of Christ [First Edition in Greek].
Athena: Thiphros, 1955.
First edition in Greek, preceding the English translation of this historical novel, basis for the 1988 Academy nominated film. Octavo, bound in green cloth. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis. In near fine condition. First editions of The Last Temptation of Christ are rare.
Price: $8,500.00 Item Number: 5748
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"Toledo lived in my mind just as El Greco had painted it in the storm": Rare First Greek Edition of Nikos Kazantzakis' Spain
KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos.
Spain [In Greek].
Athena: 1937.
Rare first Greek edition of this early travelogue by Kazantzakis. Octavo, bound in half morocco over cloth. In very good condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 23009
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First Edition of The Last Days of Pompeii; Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis
KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos.
The Last Days of Pompeii.
Athens: 1933.
First edition of this work translated by the Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis. Octavo, original boards, illustrated endpapers, illustrated. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis on the copyright page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 78932
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First Greek Edition of Kazantzakis' England: A Travel Journal
KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos.
Taxidevontas Aglia [England: A Travel Journal].
Athens: Pyrsos, 1941.
Rare first edition in Greek of Kazantzakis' travelogue of England. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition with light rubbing.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 116453
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Rare First Edition of Kazantzakis's Tertsines; Signed by Helen Kazantzakis
KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos.
Tertsines.
Athens: Konstantinidis and Michalas Press, 1960.
First Greek edition of this collection of poems by the author of Zorba the Greek. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Signed by Helen Kazantzakis.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 117523
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"I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. Nothing else": Rare First Edition In Greek of the Author’s Classic Work Zorba The Greek; Signed by Nikos Kazanzakis
KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos.
Zorba The Greek.
Athens: Plateia Syntagmatos, 1946.
First Greek edition, preceding all other editions of the author's most popular novel and basis for the Oscar-winning film starring Anthony Quinn. Octavo, bound in contemporary cloth. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis on the copyright page. In near fine condition. First editions of Zorba The Greek are of legendary scarcity.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 131303
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“If I were fire, I would burn; if I were a woodcutter, I would strike. But I am a heart, and I love": Rare First Greek Edition of The Last Temptation of Christ; Lengthily Signed by Translator Peter Bien
KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos.
The Last Temptation of Christ [First Edition in Greek].
Athena: Thiphros, 1955.
First edition in Greek, preceding the English translation of this historical novel, basis for the 1988 Academy Award nominated film. Octavo, original wrappers. Lengthily signed by the translator Peter Bien on the half-title page with the famous quote from the novel, "If I were fire, I would burn; if I were a woodcutter, I would strike. But I am a heart, and I love." Peter Bien." In near fine condition. Rare and desirable.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 138555
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"A man needs a little madness, or else... he never dares cut the rope and be free": First Edition of the Author’s Magnum Opus The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel; Finely Bound
KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos.
Odyssey: A Modern Sequel.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1958.
First edition of Kazantzakis' masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Translated into English by Kimon Friar; illustrations by Ghika. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 140664
