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First edition of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats; complete and in the original publisher's vellum binding
YEATS, William Butler.
The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats.
London: Imprinted at the Shakespeare Head Press for Chapman and Hall, 1908.
First collected edition of the works of William Butler Yeats. Octavo, original publisher's half vellum over cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to the spine and front panels, top edge gilt, ribbons bound in, limited to 1060 copies, photogravure frontispiece portrait in volumes 1, 5 and 7 with tissue guards as issued, titles printed in red and black. In fine condition. A rare and very sharp complete set in the original publisher's binding.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 146956
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First Edition of Andy Warhol's America; Signed Twice by Him
WARHOL, Andy.
America.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1985.
First edition of this photographic study of America in the eighties. Quarto original wrappers. Boldly signed twice by Andy Warhol on the front panel and opposite the contents page. In very good condition with light rubbing to the extremities. Designed by Barbara Richter.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 146682
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"You once said to me that I talk like a man in a book. I not only talk, but think and feel like one": Limited First Edition of Nathanael West's The Dream Life of Balso Snell
WEST, Nathanael.
The Dream Life of Balso Snell.
Paris and New York: Contact Editions, 1931.
First edition of the author's first novel. Octavo, finely bound in full morocco by The Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt borders to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. One of only five hundred numbered copies, this is number 344. In fine condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 146620
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First edition of John Le Carre's The Naive and Sentimental Lover
LE CARRE, John.
The Naïve and Sentimental Lover.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1971.
First edition of le Carré's classic sixth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Tony Geddes.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 146206
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First Edition of the Easton Press Edition of The Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era; Signed by James McPherson in Each Volume
MCPHERSON, James M.
The Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1988.
First Easton Press edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in full leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, raised bands, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in to each volume. Boldly signed by James McPherson in each volume on the half-title page. In fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146592
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First Edition of Kurt Vonnegut's Deadeye Dick
VONNEGUT, Kurt.
Deadeye Dick.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1982.
First edition of this work by the award-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by James L. McGuire. Author photograph by Jill Krementz.
Price: $40.00 Item Number: 146409
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First Edition of Bob Woodward's Maestro: Greenspan's Fed and the American Boom; Inscribed by Him to Bruce Wasserstein and signed by Alan Greenspan
WOODWARD, Bob [Alan Greenspan].
Maestro: Greenspan’s Fed and the American Boom.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000.
First edition of the definitive biography of the former Federal Chairman by the author of All the President's Men. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Bruce With greatest respect. Bob Woodward." Additionally signed by Alan Greenspan on the half-title page. The recipient, Bruce Wasserstein was an American investment banker, businessman, and writer. He was prominent in the mergers and acquisitions industry, credited with working on 1,000 transactions with a total value of approximately $250 billion. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Accordino. A nice association.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 147004
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"Once there was a little tree ... and she loved a little boy": First Edition of The Giving Tree; Signed by Shel Silverstein with a Large Drawing of the Giving Tree
SILVERSTEIN, Shel.
The Giving Tree.
New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1964.
First edition with all the first issue points to both the book and dust jacket. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Shel Silverstein, who has drawn a large picture of The Giving Tree on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good first-issue price-clipped dust jacket with the full torso picture of Shel Silverstein, with hair, covering top left half of back of the dust jacket, three reviews of Lafcadio, by Kirkus. The New York Times and Publisher’s Weekly. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Exceptionally rare and desirable with…
Price: $40,000.00 Item Number: 147001
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From the Library of Former President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant: Dr. Doran's Table Traits with Something on Them
DORAN, Dr.; [Ulysses S. Grant].
Table Traits with Something on Them.
New York: W. J. Widdleton, 1865.
Early printing of this anecdotal history of eatery; from the library of the eighteenth President of the United States. Octavo, bound in contemporary three quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Ulysses S. Grant's bookplate to the front pastedown. In very good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146695
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First Edition of Mary Oliver's Blue Pastures
OLIVER, Mary.
Blue Pastures.
New York : Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1995.
First edition of this collection by the award-winning poet. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Steven Cooley.
Price: $65.00 Item Number: 146804
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First Edition of Henry A. Wallace's Democracy Reborn
WALLACE, Henry A; Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Russell Lord.
Democracy Reborn.
London: Hammond, Hammond & Co. Ltd, 1945.
First English edition of this work on democratic politics. Octavo, original tan cloth, frontispiece portrait of the author, illustrated with black and white plates. In very good condition with toning to the spine, front and rear panels.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 146243
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Rare Photograph of André the Giant; Signed by Him
ROUSSIMOF, André René. [André the Giant].
André the Giant Signed Photograph.
Titan Sports, 1988.
Rare official World Wrestling Federation photograph of the legendary French professional wrestler and actor André the Giant. Octavo, one page on Fujicolor Crystal Archive paper, black and white photograph of André the Giant taken by Steve Taylor, boldly signed by André the Giant in gold felt tip. In fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146555
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First Edition of Stephen Berrien Stanton's The Hidden Happiness; Gifted By the Author to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
STANTON, Stephen Berrien [William Tecumseh Sherman].
The Hidden Happiness.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917.
First edition of this philosophical work; gifted by the author to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Duodecimo, original navy blue boards, "With the Compliments of the Author" note laid in. P. T. Sherman's bookplate to the front free endpaper beneath his ownership inscription, "P. T. Sherman Uncle Cump's first partner Sherman + Stanton." Friends and family of General William Tecumseh Sherman often referred to him by the nickname “Cump.” In near fine condition.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 145985
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First Edition of Stephen Berrien Stanton's Soul and Circumstance; Philemon Tecumseh Sherman's Copy
STANTON, Stephen Berrien [William Tecumseh Sherman].
Soul and Circumstance.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910.
First edition of this philosophical work; gifted by the author to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Duodecimo, original navy blue boards. P. T. Sherman's bookplate to the front free endpaper beneath his ownership inscription, "P. T. Sherman from Stephen Stanton." In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities and crown of the spine.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 145984
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“Sometimes human places, create inhuman monsters": First Edition of The Shining
KING, Stephen.
The Shining.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1977.
First edition of King's third novel. Octavo, original half black cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Dave Christensen. Jacket typography by Al Nagy. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 147002
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"Belongs in Every Golfer’s Library" (Tom Watson): First Edition of Golfing Great Byron Nelson's Winning Golf; Inscribed by Him
NELSON, Byron.
Byron Nelson’s Winning Golf.
New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1946.
First edition of Nelson's first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Foreword by Grantland Rice. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To G.R. Tate Best Wishes Byron Nelson." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A superior example.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 146822