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FIRST EDITION OF JOHN IRVINGS CLASSIC WORK THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP; SIGNED BY HIM
IRVING, John.
The World According to Garp.
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1978.
First edition of Irving's fourth and breakthrough novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by John Irving in a contemporary hand on the half-title page, Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, small name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Leo Manso. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 136457
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First edition of Jackson Steward Lincoln's The Dream in Primitive Cultures
LINCOLN, Jackson Steward. Introduction by C. G. Seligman.
The Dream in Primitive Cultures.
London: The Cresset Press, 1935.
First edition of the author's doctorate thesis on the theory and function of dreams in primitive cultures. Octavo, original cloth, engraved frontispiece. In very good condition with toning to the spine. Very rare.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 115384
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First Edition of Conversation in the Cathedral; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author Mario Vargas Llosa and Gregory Rabassa
VARGAS LLOSA, Mario.
Conversation in the Cathedral.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1975.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's classic work. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by both the author on the title page, "In friendship Mario Vargas Llosa." Translated by Gregory Rabassa. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Cesar Malet.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 139416
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EARLY 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN KING JAMES BIBLE; FINELY BOUND BY THE HARCOURT BINDERY
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues; and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised.
New York: American Bible Society, 1816.
Early 19th century American King James Bible. Quarto, bound in half morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt title to the spine, five raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 143804
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; Finely Bound
FITZGERALD, Edward.
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
London: Macmillan & Co, 1902.
Reissue of the first edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt title to the spine, raised bands, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. In near fine condition, name to the front free endpaper.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 133904
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"Heart, have no pity on this house of bone": Signed Limited First Edition of Edna St. Vincent Millay's Fatal Interview
MILLAY, Edna St. Vincent.
Fatal Interview.
New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1931.
Signed limited first edition of this collection of sonnets. Octavo, original half cloth, printed on Arches hand-made paper. One of five-hundred and fifteen copies, each numbered and signed by the author on the signed limited page, this is number 88. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Housed in the original publisher's slip case. The type for this edition was destroyed after printing. Extremely rare.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145424
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First Edition of Capital Ideas; Signed by Peter L. Bernstein
BERNSTEIN, Peter L.
Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street.
New York: The Free Press, 1992.
First edition of the author's most well-known work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Bernstein on the front free endpaper. With a signed postcard to the author from Bernstein's editor laid in. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Michael Langenstein.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 115654
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First Editions of Each Volume the Classic Sword of Honour Trilogy
WAUGH, Evelyn.
The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men At Arms; Officers and Gentlemen; Unconditional Surrender.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1951-1961..
First editions of each volume in the author's acclaimed Sword of Honour Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original cloth. Each are near fine to fine in near fine dust jackets. Officers and Gentleman is price-clipped. A nice set.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146294
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First Edition of Samuel Merwin's The Citadel; From the Library of Charlotte Perkins Gilman
MERWIN, Samuel [Charlotte Perkins Gilman].
The Citadel: A Romance of Unrest.
New York: The Century Co, 1912.
First edition of this political novel; from the library of writer and social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Octavo, original blue pictorial cloth. Signed and dated in ink by Gershwin on the front free endpaper, "Charlotte Perkins Gilman June 1912." Gilman was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, advocate, and eugenicist who served as a role model for future generations of utopian feminists. Best known for her semi-autobiographical short story 'The Yellow Wallpaper,' which she wrote after a severe bout of postpartum psychosis, Gilman has written works on gender and male domination that continue to maintain their relevance in today's society.…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145594
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Finely bound example of Charles Dickens' Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club; bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe
DICKENS, Charles.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.
London: Chapman and Hall and Bradbury Evans, 1858.
Rare finely bound Library Edition of Dickens' first novel and one of his greatest works. Octavo, two volumes bound in three quarter morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, pictorial title pages. In very good condition. Housed in the binder's original slipcases. With the original invoice on Sangorski & Sutcliffe's letterhead dated January 3rd 1934 laid in.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 119937
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Rare Photograph of The Founding Father of Israel, David Ben-Gurion; Inscribed by Him
BEN-GURION, David.
David-Ben Gurion Signed Photograph.
Rare photograph of the Founding Father of Israel David Ben-Gurion. Glossy black and white photograph of David Ben-Gurion seated with a book in his lap. Presentation copy, inscribed by Ben-Gurion in the top right corner, "To Karen Moss, D. Ben-Gurion." Framed. In near fine condition. The piece measures 11 inches by 9 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146735
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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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"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves": First Edition of High Adventure; Signed by Edmund Hillary
HILLARY, Edmund.
High Adventure.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.
First British edition of Hillary's account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, original blue cloth, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic. Boldly signed by the author in a contemporary hand on the title page, "E.P. Hillary." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 132749
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Rare Unionist Program Signed by Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
CHAMBERLAIN, Neville; Anne Chamberlain.
Neville Chamberlain Signed Unionist Program.
1938.
1938 Unionist Association Annual Dance and Whist Drive Program signed by Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and hi wife, Anne Chamberlain. 12 mo, one page folding. Signed by the Chamberlains on the front panel who are listed as the special guests of the evening. The event was held at the Palais de Danse on Friday, February 18th, 1938. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 134522
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First Edition of Berenice Abbott's Changing New York; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
ABBOTT, Berenice.
Changing New York.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1939.
First edition stated on copyright page of this classic work. Quarto, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt ruled inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. illustrated with 97 halftone plates that display "the historical importance of the documentary mode… its power as a medium of personal expression" (Parr & Badger). Text by Elizabeth McCausland. In near fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145815
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“I'm not really sure which parts of myself are real and which parts are things I've gotten from books": First Edition of Go Ask Alice; in the rare original dust jacket
ANONYMOUS. [SPARKS, Beatrice].
Go Ask Alice.
New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1971.
First edition of the classic work that has sold millions of copies. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Nena Allen. First editions are rare.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 136990