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Rare Signed Photograph of legendary executive Alfred P. Sloan
SLOAN, Alfred P.
Alfred P. Sloan Signed Photograph.
Photograph of legendary executive and longtime president and CEO of General Motors Alfred Sloan, inscribed by him. Black and white photograph of the General Motors president in a handsome half-length pose in later age, inscribed by him in the upper right corner of the image, "For Edward Orio, with best regards, Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., New York, June 7, 1955." Accompanied by a transmittal letter, June 9, 1955, in part, "I have your letter of May 30th and take pleasure in sending you herewith an autographed photograph which I hope will reach you safely. I appreciate your wanting it." In…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146991
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The Works of Lord Byron; with a fore-edge painting of the Old Palace, Croyden.
BYRON, Lord.
The Works of the Right Hon. Lord Byron. [Fore-edge Painting].
London: Printed for John Murray, 1815.
Finely bound collection of the works of Lord Byron. Octavo, bound in full straight grain morocco with gilt title and tooling to the spine, elaborate gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt. Decorated with a fore-edge painting of the Old Palace, Croydon. In good condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 134016
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Rare first editions of Hayek's Law, Legislation and Liberty
HAYEK, Friedrich August von [F.A.].
Law, Legislation and Liberty. A New Statement of the Liberal Principles of Justice and Political Economy.
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973-1979.
First editions of volumes 2 and 3 and an early printing of volume 1 of the economist's magnum opus. Octavo, 3 volumes, original black cloth. Each are near fine in near fine dust jackets with light shelfwear. A very sharp set of first editions, uncommon in the original dust jackets.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 117854
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"WE WERE THEN STRUNG OUT IN A SIX-MILE LINE, THIRTY SHIPS, ALL HEADING WESTWARDS": FIRST APPEARANCE OF RUDYARD KIPLING'S A FLEET IN BEING
KIPLING, Rudyard.
A Fleet In Being.
London: The Morning Post, 1898.
First appearance of of this collection of 5 articles written by Kipling when he joined the fleet of the Royal Navy at sea in 1898. Royal octavo, bound in blue boards, consisting of the original 5 Morning Post articles which appeared on November 5, 7, 9, 10, and 11, 1898 clipped and adhered to octavo sheets and bound. In near fine condition. Rare.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 121680
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Rare First Edition of Britain's Memorial to Franklin Roosevelt Souvenir Book
WINSTON CHURCHILL; CLEMENT ATLEE,.
Britain’s Memorial to Franklin Roosevelt Souvenir Book.
London: 1947.
First edition of this tribute to President Roosevelt with contributions by Eleanor Roosevelt, Winston S. Churchill and Clement Atlee, a selection of excerpts from the speeches of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and a biographical note illustrated with photographs. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. In near fine condition. Rare.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 123823
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Finely Bound Example of Strabonis Geographia cum notis Casauboni et aliorum
STRABONIS,.
Strabonis Geographia cum notis Casauboni et aliorum.
Amstelaedami; Joannem Wolters, 1707.
Folio, bound in half morocco over cloth, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands. In very good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 3604
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"I see the liberty of the individual not only as a great moral good in itself (or, with Lord Acton, as the highest political good), but also as the necessary condition for the flowering of all the other goods that mankind cherishes: moral virtue, civilization, the arts and sciences, economic prosperity"; First Editions of Murray Rothbard's Landmark Work Conceived in Liberty Volumes 1-4
ROTHBARD, Murray.
Conceived In Liberty: Volumes 1- 4.
New York: Arlington House Publishers, 1975-79.
First editions of each volume in the author's acclaimed four volume series. Octavo, four volumes, original cloth. Each are near fine in excellent dust jackets with a touch of shelfwear. An exceptional set.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 15030
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"I went into a public-house to get a pint of beer, the publican 'e up and sez, 'we serve no red-coats here'": Scarce first edition of Tommy and Other Poems; containing Rudyard Kipling's Tommy and Lewis Carroll's The Walrus and the Carpenter
KIPLING, Rudyard; Lewis Carroll; Norman Gale; Mary E. Manners et al.
Tommy and Other Poems For Recitation.
London: James Clarke & Co., 1895.
First edition of this humorous collection of poems for recitation including Rudyard Kipling's Tommy and Lewis Carroll's The Walrus and the Carpenter. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. In very good condition. Scarce.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 123443
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First Edition of Saul Bellow's Seize the Day; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
BELLOW, Saul.
Seize The Day.
New York: The Viking Press, 1956.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's fourth book. 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: $1,250.00 Item Number: 142270
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Note Signed by Jawaharlal Nehru
NEHRU, Jawaharlal .
Jawaharlal Nehru Signed.
Signed note by Jawaharlal Nehru in both Sanskrit and English dated Nov. 1961. Matted and framed with a black and white photograph of Nehru. The entire piece measures 13.5 inches by 17.5 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 74072
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“I began by acting like the person I wanted to be, and eventually I became that person": Rare Cary Grant Signed Artist's Sketch
P.B. SOCCI (CARY GRANT),.
Cary Grant Signed Sketch.
Rare graphite artist's sketch of classic Hollywood actor Cary Grant. Boldly signed by Cary Grant below his portrait. Additionally signed by the artist, P.B. Socci. Active in the mid 1970s, American artist Pat B. Socci gained a reputation for seeking out Hollywood icons to sign his sketched portraits. The drawing measures 8.75 inches by 11.5 inches. A unique example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 89100
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"Failure is not an option": Apollo 13 Photograph; Inscribed by Eugene Kranz and Seymour Liebergot
KRANZ, Eugene and Seymour Liebergot.
Apollo 13 Eugene Kranz and Seymour Liebergot Signed Photograph.
April 13, 1970.
Signed photograph of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module. Satin-finish photograph of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module, boldly signed in gold felt tip by NASA's heroic mission controllers Eugene Kranz, "Eugene F. Kranz, 'Flight,'" and Seymour Liebergot, "'Flight... we'd better think about gettin' in the LM.' 4/13/70, Sy Liebergot, Apollo 13 EECOM." In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145404
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Rare Original December 13, 1968 Time Magazine Cover; Signed by the 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority Yasser Arafat
ARAFAT, Yasser.
Yasser Arafat Signed Time Magazine Cover.
Time Magazine Latin America, 1968.
Rare Time Magazine Latin American Edition cover from the December 13, 1968 issue. Octavo, one page, featuring a reproduction of a bust portrait of Yasser Arafat painted by Hector Garrido. Signed and dated by Arafat in Arabic at the upper right. In near fine condition with mail folds.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146623
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“To imitate nature involves the verb to do": First Edition of The Autobiography of William Carlos Williams; Inscribed by Him
WILLIAMS, William Carlos.
The Autobiography of William Carlos Williams.
New York: Random House, 1951.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Robert H. Fuller wishing him luck William Carlos Williams 10/19/51." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 136387
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"With gratitude and admiration from his friend": First Edition of Booth Mooney's The Lyndon Johnson Story; lengthily inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson
MOONEY, Booth. With a foreword by Lyndon B. Johnson.
The Lyndon Johnson Story.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956.
First edition of Booth Mooney's biography of Lyndon B. Johnson. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson on the front free endpaper, "To Ray Luhn with gratitude and admiration from his friend Lyndon B. Johnson." Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 111067
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"It's just like you, said Strega Nona. Big Anthony smiled. Christmas has a magic of its own": First edition of Tomie dePaola's Merry Christmas, Strega Nona; warmly inscribed by Tomie de Paola with a quote from the book
DEPAOLA, Tomie.
Merry Christmas, Strega Nona.
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1986.
First edition of Tomie de Paola's Christmas children's classic. Quarto, original illustrated boards, story and pictures by Tomie dePaola. Lengthily signed by the author opposite the title page, "'It's just like you,' said Strega Nona. Big Anthony smiled. 'Christmas has a magic of its own.' Tomie 2016." Fine in a fine dust jacket. With a promotional postcard featuring a 2015 self-portrait of dePaola laid in.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 114827