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“In journeys, as in life, it is a great deal easier to go down hill than up”: First Edition of Dickens Nicholas Nickleby; finely bound by Zaehnsdorf
DICKENS, Charles.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1839.
First edition, first issue in book form of one of Dickens’ most popular novels. Octavo, bound in three quarter calf over marbled boards by Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers gilt topstain, with 39 engraved plates by Phiz, frontispiece portrait of Dickens. First issue with "visiter" for "sister" on p. 123, line 17; "latter" for "letter" p.160, line 43; "flys" for flies on p. 245, line 10; and "visiters" for "visitors" on p. 272, line 2. First issue frontispiece and first four plates with Chapman and Hall imprint. In…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 121563
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First Edition of In China; Inscribed by Eve Arnold to Henry Kissinger
ARNOLD, Eve [Henry A. Kissinger].
In China.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980.
First edition of this monograph on China. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Henry Kissinger, "For Henry Kissinger in whose giant footsteps I followed in China, and it was a tough act to follow! All good wishes, Eve Arnold." Arnold is referring to the slow opening throughout the 1970s of Communist China to Westerners, an opening famously managed on the United States end by protean Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger, in collaboration with Presidents Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford. Kissinger would later write his classic work On China, detailing…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 5313
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Rare hand-colored 17th century John Seller Map of Moscow and Russia
SELLER, John.
Moscovia and Russia. [17th Century John Seller Map of Moscow and Russia].
London: c. 1685.
Rare hand-colored 17th century John Seller Map of Moscow and Russia, from Daniel Fenning's A New System of Geography. One page, with intricate topographical details and hand-colored borders. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 123641
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First Edition of Haruki Murakami's After Dark; Signed by Him and three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd
MURAKAMI, Haruki.
After Dark.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.
First edition of this "hypnotically eerie, sometimes even funny, but most of all, it’s [a book] that keeps ratcheting up the suspense"(The New York Times). Octavo, original half cloth. Signed and stamped by Haruki Murakami and additionally signed three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd, on the front panel, below Murakami's signature and the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. Translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 123497
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Finely Bound Set of the works of Surtees
SURTEES, Robert Smith; Illustrations by John Leech & H.K. Browne.
The Works of Surtees. . . : Ask Mamma; Handley Cross; Mr. Sponge’s Sporting Tour; Plain or Ringlets; Hawbuck Grange; Mr. Romford’s Hounds.
London: Bradbury Agnew & Company, .
Octavo, 6 volumes. Three quarters red leather over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, gilt lined, marbled endpapers, colored frontispiece to each volume, as well as the title page. Illustrations by John Leech and H.K. Browne. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 3225
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Finely bound English translation of Cervantes' masterpiece Don Quixote
CERVANTES, Miguel de.
The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight Errant Don Quixote of the Mancha.
London: Macmillan and Co, 1908.
Finely bound English translation of Cervantes' masterpiece. Octavo, three volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. Translated by Thomas Shelton. A very attractive set.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 140084
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First Edition of Kenneth J. Arrow's Essays In the Theory of Risk-Bearing; Signed by Him
ARROW, Kenneth J.
Essays In the Theory of Risk-Bearing.
Amsterdam-London: North -Holland Publishing Company, 1971.
First edition of this collection of essays by Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Kenneth J. Arrow on the title page. Small name to the front free endpaper, in near fine condition. No jacket was issued for this title. Books signed by Arrow are uncommon.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 29023
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First edition of Eugene Kennedy and Sara C. Charles' Authority: The Most Misunderstood Idea in America; inscribed by them to Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne
KENNEDY, Eugene and Sara C. Charles. [Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne].
Authority: The Most Misunderstood Idea in America.
New York: The Free Press, 1997.
First edition of authors' work on power, authority, and influence. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the authors on the front free endpaper, "For John and Joan with the affectionate good wishes and, more than that, our real love - Gene and Sally." The recipients, American journalists Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne met in the late 1950s when Didion was working for Vogue. They were soon married and both picked up writing work from book publishers and magazines, traveled together on journalism assignments, and established a working pattern that served for the next 40 years. They had…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 141084
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Octave Aubry's Ecrits de Napoleon; finely bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe
AUBRY, Octave. [Napoleon Bonaparte].
Ecrits de Napoleon.
Paris: Editions Buchet / Chastel, 1969.
Finely bound example of Octave Aubry's Ecrits de Napoleon. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt central vignette to the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. A beautiful example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 130509
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First Edition of Gertrude Stein's How to Write; Inscribed by her
STEIN, Gertrude.
How to Write.
Paris: Plain Edition, 1931.
First edition of Stein's experimental work on the craft of writing. Small octavo, original half cloth and boards, paper spine label. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Arthur from Gertrude Stein." In very good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 90445
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First Edition of Edward Whymper's Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator; From the library of Explorer Steve Fossett
WHYMPER, Edward.
Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator.
London: John Murray, 1891-92.
First edition of this work by the mountaineer and explorer. Octavo, 2 volumes, original publisher's cloth, with 34 engraved plates and 4 maps (one folding, one large folding route map in rear cover pocket). From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown of each volume. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon Spirit of Freedom. He completed the 2002 trip in 13 days, 8 hours, and 33 minutes and set records for both the Longest Distance…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 111798
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"If you promise to hold your comments on my conduct at the "79" MC Ball, I'll refrain from making similar derogatory comments re your drinking habits and general conduct": First Edition of Pat Conroy's Classic The Great Santini; Signed by both Pat and Donald Conroy
CONROY, Pat.
The Great Santini.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1976.
First edition, second printing of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by both Pat Conroy and his father Donald Conroy on the title and half-title pages respectively. Lengthily inscribed by Donald Conroy on the half-title page, "1/5/80 To Jimmy Barousse: If you promise to hold your comments on my conduct at the "79" MC Ball, I'll refrain from making similar derogatory comments re your drinking habits and general conduct. Seriously My Best Don Conroy Col USMC (Ret)." Marine Colonel Donald Conroy was a Marine Corps fighter pilot, and the basis for the protagonist in this novel. Near fine…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146097
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First Edition of Adam Smith's Paper Money; Inscribed by Him in the year of publication
SMITH, Adam [George Goodman].
Paper Money.
New York: Summit Books, 1981.
First edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, "Fr Shecters-san! Thanks for all with best wishes Jerry 'Adam Smith' 2/2/81." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 112445
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First Edition of M.F.K. Fisher's Here Let Us Feast; Warmly Inscribed by Her
FISHER, M.F.K.
Here Let Us Feast: A Book of Banquets.
New York: The Viking Press, 1946.
First edition of Fisher's classic fifth book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Marian Allen de Ford Shipley from M.F.K. Fisher (her affectionate for Mary Frances) 1969." The recipient, Marian Allen de Ford Shipley was a fellow writer and friend of the Fisher's. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Hallock. A very sharp example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 140274
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First Edition of The Front Runner; Inscribed in the Year of Publication by Patricia Nell Warren
WARREN, Patricia Nell.
The Front Runner.
New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc, 1974.
First edition of the first contemporary gay novel to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To Everett with all best wishes Patricia Nell Warren May 17, 1974." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bill Tinker.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 87690
