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First Edition of Helen Keller's We Bereaved; Warmly Inscribed by Her
KELLER, Helen.
We Bereaved.
New York: Leslie Fulenwider, Inc, 1929.
First edition of this small book of wisdom by Helen Keller. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mrs Warren Monk, whose sweet faith is a bond between us. Affectionately, Helen Keller, July 24th, 1940." In near fine condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 138074
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Christmas Card Warmly inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt "All my Love E.R."
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Christmas Card.
Christmas card which reads, "Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt extends her very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year." Additionally signed above by Eleanor Roosevelt, "To ______ all my love E.R." Matted and framed with a photograph of Eleanor Roosevelt. In fine condition. Measures 11.5 inches by 16 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 5822
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First Edition of Herbert A. Giles' A Chinese Biographical Dictionary
GILES, Herbert A.
A Chinese Biographical Dictionary.
London: Bernard Quaritch and Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh, Limited, 1898.
First edition of Giles' Prix Julien award-winning work which "enjoys pride of place in the history of Chinese bilingual dictionaries as the authoritative source for the Wade-Giles system of Romanization" (Yong and Peng). Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, original publisher's wrappers bound in. In very good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 138772
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Rare First Edition of Robert M. Solow's Growth Theory; Signed by Him
SOLOW, Robert M.
Growth Theory: An Exposition.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1970.
First edition of this classic work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Robert M. Solow on the title page. In near fine condition, with a name to the front panel and front free endpaper.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 46011
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Rare large format gelatin silver print of Mahatma Gandhi
GANDHI, Mohandas K. [Mahatma].
Mahatma Gandhi Photograph.
1942.
Large format gelatin silver print photograph of Mahatma Gandhi spinning at Birla House in 1942. In the early 1920s, Gandhi expanded his nonviolent non-co-operation platform to include the swadeshi policy – the boycott of foreign-made goods, especially British goods. Linked to this was his advocacy that khadi (homespun cloth) be worn by all Indians instead of British-made textiles. Gandhi exhorted Indian men and women, rich or poor, to spend time each day spinning khadi in support of the independence movement. In good condition. Matted. The photograph measures 15 inches by 18.5 inches. The entire piece measures 19.5 by 23 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 139253
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"I coulda' had class. I coulda' been a contender!": First Edition of Waterfront; Lengthily Inscribed by Budd Schulberg in the year of publication
SCHULBERG, Budd.
Waterfront.
New York: Random House, 1955.
First edition of Schulberg's novel adapted from his Academy Award–winning screenplay. Octavo, original beige cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Kent and Marjorie McKinley. How salutary that you can live on this serene waterfront and still weep bitter tears for the turbulent waterfront described herein. Yours, cordially, Budd Schulberg. Sarasota. Oct. 23. 1955." The recipient, Kent Schuyler McKinley began his newspaper the Sarasota News in 1954 with the stated ambition of building a two-party system in Florida and promoting 'states' rights'. McKinley was a major figure in Florida's transition…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 131837
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First edition of Jacques Touchet's Les vies de dames galantes
BRANTOME [PIERRE DE BOURDEILLE],.
Les Vies Des Dames Galantes. [Lives of the Gallant Ladies].
Paris: Éditions de la Belle Etoile, 1938.
First edition of Brantôme's sensational work on 17th century Parisian court life. Quarto, 2 volumes, original wrappers, illustrations in color by Jacques Touchet. One of 1250 numbered copies. this is number 940. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare, particularly so in the original wrappers.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 132808
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First Edition of Nobel Prize Winning Economist's Thomas C. Schelling's First Book; Inscribed by Him
SCHELLING, Thomas C.
National Income Behavior: An Introduction to Algebraic Analysis.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1951.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Thomas Schelling on the title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 44748
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First Edition of Eugene O'Neill's Lazarus Laughed and Dynamo; inscribed by him
O'NEILL, Eugene.
Lazarus Laughed and Dynamo: Two Plays by Eugene O’Neill.
London: Johnathan Cape, 1929.
First edition of this collection of two of the great playwright's works including the long theo-philosophical meditation, Lazarus Laughed, which called for more than one hundred actors making up a masked chorus. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt author's signature to the front panel. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mrs. Oster with all good wishes Eugene O'Neill 1931." Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 104924
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“Hello Clarice”: Signed Limited First Edition of Thomas Harris' The Silence of the Lambs
HARRIS, Thomas.
The Silence of the Lambs.
United States: Suntup , 2021.
Signed limited first edition of Harris’ third and most famous novel. Octavo, bound in full silk, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated endpapers. Boldly signed by Thomas Harris and illustrator Tom Bagshaw. In fine condition. This is a publishers copy, without a number.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 136994
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"I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak": First Edition of the Authors Classic Work The Childrens Hour; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
HELLMAN, Lillian.
The Children’s Hour.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934.
First edition of the author's first and most well-known work. Octavo, original cloth. Review copy with publisher's slip tipped to front free endpaper, near fine in a very good dust jacket. Examples in the original jacket are rare.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 111712
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"We hope it may while some hours away & that you are not tired with the subject": First Edition of Wilfrid Noyce's South Col: One Man's Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953; inscribed by him to Susan Hunt
NOYCE, Wilfrid; Foreword by Sir John Hunt.
South Col: One Man’s Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953.
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1954.
First edition of Noyce's firsthand account of the ascent of South Col. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photogravures and maps including frontispiece. Foreword by Sir John Hunt. Association copy, signed by Noyce on the title page and inscribed by him on the front free endpaper to Susan Hunt, "Susan Hunt, Specially - We hope it may while some hours away & that you are not tired with the subject. Rosemary & Wilf Jan 1955." The recipient, Susan Hunt, was the daughter of Sir John Hunt, the leader of the first expedition to reach the summit of Mount Everest…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 114308
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First Edition of H.G. Wells' The Outline of History Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind, Partial Set in Parts
WELLS, H.G.
The Outline of History Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
London: George Newnes Ltd, 1919-20.
First edition of the original parts of Wells' classic work. Quarto, original wrappers, 12 volumes, with full-color covers and many illustrations in color throughout. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 120129
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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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"These are tales of Ateria, a country which long ago lay on the distant borderlands": First edition of Emily Post's Rare Third Novel Woven in the Tapestry; lengthily inscribed by her
POST, Emily.
Woven in the Tapestry.
New York: Moffat, Yard and Company, 1908.
First edition of Emily Post's third novel, published before she achieved fame with her seminal work, Etiquette. 12mo, original stiff paper boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "Dear Mrs. Douglas, I have done this little book in the spirit of a memorial for my Father - & not for commercial reasons. Therefore I have a sentiment too, about its readers. Knowing your sympathy I am sending you this, in the hope that you will like it a little. Emily Post 10/34/1908." In near fine condition. Uncommon, particularly inscribed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 138531