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First Edition of What Manner of Man: A Biography Of Martin Luther King, Jr; Inscribed by Lerone Bennett to Singer Al Green
KING, Martin Luther] Lerone Bennett.
What Manner of Man: A Biography Of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company, Inc, 1964.
First edition of this early biography on Dr. King. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Al Green, With good wishes Lerone Bennett, Jr." The recipient, Al Green, is a singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Take Me to the River", "Tired of Being Alone", "I'm Still in Love with You", "Love and Happiness", and his signature song, "Let's Stay Together." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. With an introduction by Benjamin E. Mays. Jacket design…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145770
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"Hello Dolly, This is miss Dolly, It's so nice to have you back where you belong": Rare 1964 issue of Life Magazine; inscribed by musical actress Carol Channing
[CHANNING, Carol].
Carol Channing Hello, Dolly! Signed Life Magazine.
New York: Life Magazine, 1964.
April 3, 1964 issue of Life Magazine signed by legendary musical actress Carol Channing. Folio, original wrappers, illustrated. Inscribed by Channing on the front cover which features a photograph of her performing in the 1964 Broadway musical Hello, Dolly!, "To Anne with XXs, Carol Channing." In very good condition.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 124701
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"Dedicated to the millions of persons who are a part of the nonviolent revolution": First Edition, First Printing of The SCLC Story; signed by Martin Luther King, Jr. and containing one of the earliest appearances of his I Have a Dream Speech
KING, Jr. Martin Luther. Editor's note by Ed Clayton.
The SCLC Story in Words and Pictures.
Atlanta, Georgia: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1964.
First edition, first printing of The SCLC Story containing one of the first appearances in print of Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream Speech. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers as issued, illustrated with photographs including a full-page photograph of King, photographs of the officers, executive board, regional, and secretarial staffs of the SCLC. Signed by Martin Luther King, Jr. on the front panel, "Best Wishes Martin Luther King." With a letter of provenance that relays that the magazine was signed at an event where King spoke in Atlanta in 1964 and that it may have been first obtained when…
Price: $25,000.00 Item Number: 141073
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"I am out of my mind, it's all right with me, thought Moses Herzog": First Edition of Saul Bellow's Herzog; Signed by Him and Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
BELLOW, Saul.
Herzog.
New York: The Viking Press, 1964.
First edition of the author's second of three National Book Award winning novels, which was and remains an unprecedented literary accomplishment. 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. Signed by Saul Bellow on a page bound in. In fine condition.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 142269
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“Intelligence work has one moral law - it is justified by results": First Edition of Le Carre's Omnibus
LE CARRE, John .
Le Carre Omnibus: Call For the Dead and A Murder of Quality.
London: Victor Gollancz, 1964.
First edition of this collection of le Carre's first two novels. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket with some chips and wear.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 146261
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Rare original playbill from the September 25, 26 & 27 1964 performances of Marlene Dietrich with Burt Bacharach's Orchestra at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco; signed by both Marlene Dietrich and Burt Bacharach
DIETRICH, Marlene and Burt Bacharach.
Marlene Dietrich with Burt Bacharach’s Orchestra Featuring The Jacques Loussier Trio.
[San Francisco]: 1964.
Rare original playbill from the September 25, 26 & 27 1964 performances of Marlene Dietrich with Burt Bacharach's Orchestra at the Masonic Auditorium. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Marlene Deitrich and Burt Bacharach on the front panel. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 140205
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First Edition of Ernest J. Gaines' Catherine Carmier; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
GAINES, Ernest J.
Catherine Carmier.
New York: Atheneum , 1964.
First edition of Gaines' first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the title page with the added words, "When Brother got out of the car, the two Cajuns sitting on the porch turned to look at him. Ernest J. Gaines." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. A unique example.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 29006
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"If it weren't for people like you, people like me would never grasp the opportunity to learn in this land": First edition of Paul G. Kauper's Religion and Constitution; lengthily inscribed by Bill Clinton to his former high school principal Johnnie Mae Mackey
KAUPER, Paul G. (Bill Clinton).
Religion and the Constitution.
Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1964.
First edition of this collection of lectures devoted to contemporary questions regarding religion in its relation to the constitutional order. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Bill Clinton on the front free endpaper, "5 - 14 - 66 Georgetown University To Mrs. Johnnie Mae Mackey, This little book is a glowing testimonial to the freedom of man in America and the efforts of our judges to perpetuate and insure that freedom to every man. But if it weren't for people like you, people like me would never grasp the opportunity to learn in this land. May I make my small contribution…
Price: $6,200.00 Item Number: 95273
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First Edition of A Tribute to John F. Kennedy; Warmly Inscribed by Pierre Salinger to Actor Allan Sherman
SALINGER, Pierre [John F. Kennedy].
A Tribute to John F. Kennedy.
Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica Inc, 1964.
First edition of this tribute to President Kennedy. Octavo, original boards, original slipcase, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Allan Sherman with the sincere appreciation of his friend and admirer Pierre Salinger." The recipient, Allan Sherman was actor, singer, producer and writer who became known as a song parodist in the early 1960s. His first album, My Son, the Folk Singer (1962), became the fastest-selling record album up to that time. His biggest hit was Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, a comic novelty recording in which a boy describes his summer camp experiences to the…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 134104
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First edition of C. A. Bodelsen's Aspects of Kipling's Art
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Aspects of Kipling’s Art.
Manchester: University Press, 1964.
First edition of Bodelsen's homage to Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 135881
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"The bravest man I ever knew was my father": First edition of The Quality of Courage; Warmly Inscribed by Mickey Mantle
MANTLE, Mickey.
The Quality of Courage.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1964.
First edition of this early work by baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Murph and Joyce My Best Wishes Your Old Friend Mickey Mantle." Near fine in a near fine jacket. Jacket photograph by Fred Kaplan. Jacket design by Stoney Butchkes. Uncommon signed.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 145896
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Original Playbill of Fiddler on the Roof; Inscribed by Sheldon Harnick
STEIN, Joseph.
Fiddler on the Roof.
New York: Crown Publishers, 1964.
Original playbill of this classic play. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Presentation copy, inscribed by the lyricist Sheldon Harnick on the front panel, "For Peter: Sheldon Harnick 12/16/15." In near fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 112721
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"Hello Dolly, This is miss Dolly, It's so nice to have you back where you belong": Rare 1964 issue of Life Magazine; inscribed by musical actress Carol Channing
[CHANNING, Carol].
Carol Channing Hello, Dolly! Signed Life Magazine.
New York: Life Magazine, 1964.
April 3, 1964 issue of Life Magazine signed by legendary musical actress Carol Channing. Folio, original wrappers, illustrated. Inscribed by Channing on the front cover which features a photograph of her performing in the 1964 Broadway musical Hello, Dolly!, "XXX Carol Channing." In very good condition.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 124841
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The Autumn 1964 issue of Horizon; containing the first appearance of Kipling's India
[KIPLING, Rudyard].
Horizon: Kipling’s India.
New York: American Heritage Publishing Co. Inc., 1964.
First appearance of Kipling's India. Quarto, bound in full cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. The Autumn, 1964. Volume VI, Number 4 issue of Horizon. In near fine condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 126118
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"And while no nation has ever faced such a challenge, no nation has ever been so ready to seize the burden and the glory of freedom": First Edition of John F. Kennedy's The Burden and the Glory
KENNEDY, John F.
The Burden and the Glory: The Hopes and Purposes of President Kennedy’s Second and Third Years in Office as Revealed in His Public Statements and Addresses.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1964.
First edition of this collection of speeches of President Kennedy. Octavo, original cloth. Edited by Allan Nevins. With a special foreword by Lyndon B. Johnson. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 43097