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First edition of Isaac Asimov's Satellites in Space; signed by him
ASIMOV, Isaac.
Satellites in Outer Space.
New York: Random House, 1960.
First edition of Asimov's book on satellites. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by John Polgreen. Signed by Isaac Asimov on the title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 142878
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"So that's your diary-that's your private mind translated into shirt-sleeved history": First edition of Siegfried Sassoon's Satirical Poems; inscribed by close friend and fellow writer Edmund Blunden
SASSOON, Siegfried.
Satirical Poems.
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1926.
First edition of Sassoon's classic collection. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Edmund Blunden on the front free endpaper, "A.F.W. with E.B.'s undying affection, Cowlinge, Nov. 10, 1927." English poet, author and critic Edmund Blunden was one of Sassoon's closest friends and, like him, wrote of his experiences in World War I in both verse and prose. Blunden was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature six times. With Bluden's review of The Poems of Clough from the November 23, 1951 issue of the Time Literary Supplement laid in which is also inscribed by him, "A.F.W. from the author…
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 128255
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"So that's your diary-that's your private mind translated into shirt-sleeved history": Siegfried Sassoon's Satirical Poems
SASSOON, Siegfried.
Satirical Poems.
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1933.
Early printing of Sassoon's classic collection. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 124681
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First Edition of Jack Kerouac's Satori in Paris; Inscribed by Him to His Brother-in-law Tony Sampras
KEROUAC, Jack.
Satori In Paris.
New York: Grove Press, 1966.
First edition of Kerouac's penultimate novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Tony's copy- signed by his brother man Jacky Kerouac." The recipient, Tony Sampras was the youngest brother of Kerouac's wife, Stella. Tony and Kerouac were close, Kerouac called Tony two days before his death and the On the Road scroll was left to him by Stella in her will. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kuhlman Associates. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed, especially with such an association.
Price: $30,000.00 Item Number: 128912
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“You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write": Saul Bellow's retained copies of the original contracts with Viking Press for his novels Henderson the Rain King, Herzog, and Mosby's Memoirs
BELLOW, Saul.
Saul Bellow Signed Novel Contracts.
New York: Viking Press, 1956-1968.
Saul Bellow's retained copies of the original contracts with Viking Press for his novels Henderson the Rain King, Herzog, and short story collection Mosby's Memoirs. Each contract is four pages, signed at the conclusion by Bellow. The first contract dated April 4, 1956 obligates Bellow to "three untitled novels in 1956, 1957, and 1958" to which Bellow has added a note indicating that one of these will be Henderson the Rain King. The second, dated August 27, 1964 confirms Bellow's delivery of the finished work Herzog. The third, dated January 22, 1968 confirms Bellow's delivery of "a volume of short…
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 61091
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Photograph of Saul Bellow by Famed Photographer Art Shay; Signed by Bellow and Shay
BELLOW, Saul; Art Shay.
Saul Bellow Signed Photograph.
Black and white silver gelatin print of novelist and Nobel Prize-winning author Saul Bellow. The photograph measures 11 inches by 14 inches. Signed by Saul Bellow on the photograph. The photograph was taken by renowned photographer Art Shay in October 1976, the same day the author heard that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. Shay is a former Time-Life staff reporter who became a full-time photojournalist in the early fifties. More than 25,000 of his photographs have since appeared in numerous publications, including Life, Time, the New York Times, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated. His work has been…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 191
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Photograph of musical director Saul Chaplin with legendary crooner Frank Sinatra; Signed by Saul Chaplin
CHAPLIN, Saul. (Frank Sinatra).
Saul Chaplin Signed Photograph.
Early black and white photograph of American composer and musical director Saul Chaplin with legendary crooner Frank Sinatra. Signed by Saul Chaplin. In near fine condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 73011
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First Edition of Lawrence Durrell's Sauve Qui Peut
DURRELL, Lawrence.
Sauve Qui Peut.
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1966.
First edition of the third collection of Durrell's 'Antrobus' comedic short stories. Octavo, original pink cloth, illustrations by Nicolas Bentley. Near fine in a good dust jacket with a small segment clipped from the front panel of the dust jacket.
Price: $20.00 Item Number: 145175
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"SHE WANTS LIFE TO BE EASY AND FULL OF PLEASANT REMINISCES": FIRST EDITION OF ZELDA FITZGERALD'S SAVE ME THE WALTZ; IN THE RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET AND WITH AN ORIGINAL PAINTING SIGNED BY HER WITH HER INITIALS
FITZGERALD, Zelda.
Save Me The Waltz.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932.
First edition of Zelda Fitzgerald’s only novel, a semi-autobiographical account of her life and marriage to F. Scott Fitzgerald. Octavo, original cloth. Laid in is a card with an original gouache painting of a flower painted by Fitzgerald and signed by her with her initials, "Z S.F." Zelda began painting while on holiday in Rome and Capri with Scott in 1924, where they received the proofs of The Great Gatsby. In 1932, while being treated at the Phipps Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, she had a burst of creativity which produced Save Me the Waltz as well as…
Price: $28,000.00 Item Number: 137264
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"she wants life to be easy and full of pleasant reminisces": First Edition of Zelda Fitzgerald's Save Me the Waltz; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
FITZGERALD, Zelda.
Save Me The Waltz.
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1932.
First edition of Zelda Fitzgerald’s only novel, a semi-autobiographical account of her life and marriage to F. Scott Fitzgerald. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips, tears and repairs to the spine. First editions in the original dust jacket are rare.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 131401
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First Edition of Saving Private Ryan: A Film by Steven Spielberg; signed by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks
SPIELBERG, Steven. Photographs by David James; [Tom Hanks].
Saving Private Ryan: A Film by Steven Spielberg.
New York: Newmarket Press, 1999.
First edition of the illustrated book companion to the Academy Award-winning film. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated with photographs by David James. Presentation copy, inscribed by Steven Spielberg on the front panel, "Bill, Remember when... Steven Spielberg" and additionally inscribed by Tom Hanks, "To Bill, Peace. Forever. Tom Hanks." In fine condition. Mounted and framed. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 15 inches.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 132619
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Rare Original Script of Saving Private Ryan; signed by Robert Rodat and Matt Damon
RODAT, Robert [Matt Damon].
Saving Private Ryan: Original Shooting Script.
Los Angeles: Hohman Maybank Lieb, 1996.
Rare original shooting script of the Academy Award-winning film, starring Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tim Sizemore and Edward Burns. Quarto, original wrappers. Boldly signed by screenwriter Robert Rodat and Academy Award-winning actor Matt Damon on the title page. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box depicting the silhouette of a soldier. Rare.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 140017
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"There had been a heavy shower of rain, but the sun was already shining through the breaks in the clouds and throwing swiftly changing shadows on the streets, the houses, and the gardens of the city of Laurania": First edition of Churchill's only full-length work of fiction: Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania.
New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1900.
First American edition (which precedes the British first) of Churchill's singular attempt at full-length fiction. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable in this condition, Churchill's only work of literature.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 129733
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First British edition of Churchill's only full-length work of fiction: Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania; bound in full morocco by Bayntun Riviere
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania.
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1900.
First British edition of Churchill's singular attempt at full-length fiction, one of only 1,500 copies. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers, inner dentelles. In near fine condition, names. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 144132
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"Say Hey This Book's for you": First Edition of Say Hey: The Autobiography of Willie Mays; Signed by Him
MAYS, Willie .
Say Hey: The Autobiography of Willie Mays.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988.
First edition of Mays' autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Willie Mays on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket painting and design by Wendell Minor. Written with Lou Sahadi.
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 146025
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First Edition of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Scherz, List und Rache [Jest, Cunning, and Revenge]
GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von.
Scherz, List und Rache. [Jest, Cunning, and Revenge].
Leipzig: Bey Georg Joachim Göschen, 1790.
First edition of this libretto in the original German. Octodecimo, in wrappers. In near fine condition with very light toning. Housed in a custom folding chemise and half cloth case. Rare.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 145573