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First Edition of Stable Money; Inscribed by Irving Fisher
FISHER, Irving.
Stable Money.
New York: Adelphi Publishers, 1934.
First edition of Fisher's classic treatise. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mr. Alden A. Potter with the compliments and good wishes of Irving Fisher November, 1941." Near fine in the rare dust jacket that has a small chip to the crown and light rubbing to the exterior. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 2825
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First Edition of Stable Money; the the original publishers slip signed by Irving Fisher
FISHER, Irving.
Stable Money.
New York: Adelphi Publishers, 1934.
First edition of Fisher's classic treatise. Octavo, original blue cloth. Laid in is the original publisher's slip which reads "In recognition of pioneer support of the movement for a Stable Measure of Value. Copy no. 660 of the first edition of Stable Money: A History of the Movement is inscribed to Fenton Lawson." The slip is signed by Irving Fisher. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 96551
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First edition of John Mills' Stable Secrets
MILLS, John.
Stable Secrets; and Puffy Doddles, His Saying and Sympathies.
London: Ward and Lock, 1863.
First edition of Mills' humorous work on horse racing. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt vignette to the front panel, frontispiece and two additional plates by Phiz, publishers advertisements. In very good condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 124083
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Scarce first Canadian edition of Rudyard Kipling's Stalky & Co.
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Stalky & Co.
Toronto: George N. Morang & Company, 1899.
First Canadian edition of Kipling’s collection of school stories. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. In very good condition. Ownership inscriptions.
Price: $40.00 Item Number: 123055
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"Let us now praise famous men - men of little showing": First edition of Rudyard Kipling's Stalky & Co.
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Stalky & Co.
London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd, 1899.
First British edition of Kipling's collection of school stories. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and gilt medallion displaying an elephant to the from panel, top edge gilt. In fine condition. From the library of George Barr McCutcheon with his bookplate to the pastedown. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. A bright example.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 96106
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First Edition of Major-General Dunsterville's Stalky's Adventures
DUNSTERVILLE, Major-General L. C.
Stalky’s Adventures.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1928.
First edition of this autobiography by Major-General Dunsterville. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 122198
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“She thought for the first time, with happiness: perhaps I have a life in people's minds when I am not there to be seen or talked to": First Edition of Graham Greene's Stamboul Train; Inscribed by Him
GREENE, Graham.
Stamboul Train.
London: William Heinemann, 1932.
First edition, first printing with misplaced colon on p. 140 of Greene's first successful novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Clive affectionately from Graham." The recipient Clive Francis is a British actor, known for his roles in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, Inspector Clouseau and The Crown and was a friend of Greene's. In near fine condition.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 102754
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"Once I started sorting out the stamps I had accumulated, I was hooked": Rare Original Issue of The Stamp Journal with Ayn Rand's Article Why I Like Stamp Collected
RAND, Ayn.
Stamp Journal: Why I Like Stamp Collecting.
New York: Minkus, 1971.
Original issue of the Stamp Journal with an article by the philosopher Ayn Rand, entitled Why I Like Stamp Collecting. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Vol. VI, No. 2 - 1971. The United States Postal Service issued a stamp in Rand's honor in 1999. An uncommon piece by Rand.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 78006
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Rare autograph letter signed by American architect Stanford White to artist Mary Fairchild MacMonnies
WHITE, Stanford.
Stanford White Autograph Letter Signed.
Autograph letter signed by and entirely in the hand of American architect Stanford White. Four pages, dated March 6th 1896 and addressed to Mrs. Frederick McMonnies, the letter reads, "The sketches duly arrived and as I write Mac I am simply overpowered. I really melted with pleasure and continue to do so every time I look at them and I know the pleasure I felt on receiving them will mean more to you than any thanks, so I will not even attempt to thank you in words but if you ever want a house built for love, why, you know…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 95110
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"You know my services are always at your disposal": Rare Autograph Letter from the Great Architect Stanford White
WHITE, Stanford.
Stanford White Autograph Letter Signed.
Autograph letter signed by architect Stanford White. It reads, "To [Marie] Anais [Casey], believed to have been romantically involved with White by his biographer, Aline B. Saarinen. With a typewritten letter signed from Saarinen to Casey’s daughter requesting additional background information on her mother’s affair with White. The handwritten letter reads, "My dear dear Anais What do you mean? You know my services are always at your disposal- but in such a case as this I should feel very badly indeed if you did not consider what I have done for you as a labor of love & I am…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 3779
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“WE CAN DESTROY WHAT WE HAVE WRITTEN, BUT WE CANNOT UNWRITE IT”: INSCRIBED BY LEGENDARY STANLEY KUBRICK AND SIGNED BY ANTHONY BURGESS
KUBRICK, Stanley & Anthony Burgess.
Stanley Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange.
New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1972.
First edition of the book recreation of Stanley Kubrick’s epic film adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ dystopian masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Kubrick, “To Mark Best wishes Stanley Kubrick.” Additionally signed by Anthony Burgess on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket with a few small closed tears. Books signed and inscribed by the legendary director are rare.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 3062
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Anthony Burgess Signed Vinyl Of Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange
BURGESS, Anthony; Stanley Kubrick.
Stanley Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange.
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1972.
Original LP of Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange. Signed by Anthony Burgess on the front cover. In near fine condition. This is the first record we have seen signed by the creator of the classic novel.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 5645
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First edition of Star Chamber Revels (Or, The Fountayne of Justice); signed by Andre L. Simon
SIMON, Andre L.
Star Chamber Revels (Or, The Fountayne of Justice). A Satyre Acted on Friday the eleventh day of June, in the yeare 1602 by the then Lords of the Queen Elizabeth’s most honourable Council.
Peekskill: Printed by Crosby Gaige, 1937.
First edition of Andre L. Simon's retelling of a day in the life of the Lords of the Star Chamber. Octavo, original boards, engraved headpiece and tailpiece. Signed by the author at the conclusion of his introduction. Very good in the rare original glassine.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 115807
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Rare original 1970s Palitoy Star Wars Radio Controlled R2-D2
[LUCAS, George].
Star Wars Palitoy Radio Controlled R2-D2.
Coalville, Leicester: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp./Palitoy, [1977].
Rare Palitoy Star Wars Radio Controlled R2-D2, housed in the original box. Complete with wireless control, original Styrofoam packaging, price tag. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145054
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First edition of the Star Wars: Punch-Out and Make-It Book; designed by Ib Penick and illustrated with Instructional Drawings by Charlotte Staub
PENICK, Ib [Designer]. Illustrated by Patricia Wayne; Instructional Drawings by Charlotte Staub.
Star Wars: Punch-Out and Make-It Book. Based on the film by George Lucas.
Glasgow and London: Collins, 1978.
First edition of this classic 70s punch-out and make-it book. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers. Designed by Ib Penick. Illustrated by Patricia Wayne. Instructional Drawings by Charlotte Staub. In fine condition.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 145053
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First edition of Alan Dean Foster's Star Wars: The Force Awakens
FOSTER, Alan Dean.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
London: Century, 2016.
First edition of the New York Times bestselling author's novelization of the seventh installment in the Star Wars film franchise. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with an 8-page color photo insert of images from the film. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 145010