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First Edition of Dangling Man; Signed by Saul Bellow and Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery
BELLOW, Saul.
Dangling Man.
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1944.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's first book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt borders to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Boldly signed by Saul on the title page. In fine condition.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 146618
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“THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE FIGURE IN JEWISH LIFE”: SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF CHAIM WEIZMANN’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY TRIAL AND ERROR
WEIZMANN, Chaim.
Trial and Error.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1949.
Signed limited first edition, one of only 500 copies signed by Chaim Weizmann, this is number 415. Octavo, 2 volumes, frontispiece of Weizmann in volume one. Near fine in near fine dust jackets, owner name to the front free endpaper of volume one. Uncommon in the original dust jackets.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 135082
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"Our mighty weapon, the cooking spoon" The Joy of Cooking; Signed by Irma Rombauer
ROMBAUER, Irma S.
The Joy of Cooking.
Indianapolis/ New York: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1941.
Early printing of Irma S. Rombauer's culinary classic. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Joe with all good wishes most cordially Irma S. Rombauer." In very good condition.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 115098
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Rare original May 17, 1963 Time Magazine Cover; Signed by James Baldwin
BALDWIN, James.
James Baldwin Signed Time Magazine Cover.
Chicago: Time Magazine, May 17, 1963.
Original cover from the May 17, 1963 issue of Time Magazine featuring a portrait of James Baldwin, inscribed by him, "Peace, James Baldwin." Quarto, original illustrated front wrapper. In very good condition.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 141087
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First Edition of Richard Wright's 12 Million Black Voices; Signed by Him
WRIGHT, Richard.
12 Million Black Voices: A Folk History of the Negro in the United States.
New York: The Viking Press, 1941.
First edition of this powerful work by the author of The Native Son, featuring photographs by Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange and Ben Shahn. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed Richard Wright on the front free endpaper. Very good in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Photo-direction by Edwin Rosskam. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 119447
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First edition of Tennessee Williams' The Rose Tattoo; signed by Him
WILLIAMS, Tennessee.
The Rose Tattoo.
New York: New Directions, 1951.
First edition of one of Williams' most beautiful and powerful plays. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Tennessee Williams on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Alvin Lustig. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 143108
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“Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot": FIRST EDITION OF BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S
CAPOTE, Truman.
Breakfast At Tiffany’s. A Short Novel and Three Stories.
New York: Random House, 1958.
First edition of Capote’s seductive, wistful masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Ismar David. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 146186
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“You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom. You can only be free if I am free”: Photograph of Clarence Darrow; Inscribed by Him
DARROW, Clarence.
Clarence Darrow Signed Photograph.
Original photograph of prominent American attorney and civil libertarian Clarence Darrow. Signed by Darrow on the lower right-hand corner of the photograph four years after the historic Scopes Monkey Trial, "Clarence Darrow with best wishes to his friend Donald Gallagher Chicago March 14th 1929." Matted and framed the entire piece measures 14.5 inches by 17 inches.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 84255
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First Edition of V.S. Naipaul's The Middle Passage: The Caribbean; Revisited; Signed by Him
NAIPAUL, V.S.
The Middle Passage: The Caribbean Revisited.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1962.
First edition of this travel work, “which belongs in the same category as Lawrence’s books on Italy, Greene’s on West Africa and Pritchett’s on Spain” (New Statesman). Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. Boldly signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Name on the front free endpaper and stamp on the half-title page, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by William Belcher.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 75489
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S. H. M. Byer's The March to the Sea; Inscribed by the author to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
BYERS, S. H. M.
The March to the Sea: A Poem.
Boston: Arena Publishing Company, 1896.
Early edition of this historically significant poem and song; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original green cloth, botanical endpapers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf, "To P.T. Sherman; the son of the general who made the great march: with many good wishes from - the author - S. H. M. Byers." Additionally signed by Sherman on the front pastedown above his bookplate. The recipient, Philemon Tecumseh Sherman, the son of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman, transferred his library and books inherited from his father to his niece, Eleanor Sherman Fitch, before he…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 146574
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“We'll meet again, we'll part once more”: First Edition of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake; In exceptional condition
JOYCE, James.
Finnegans Wake.
New York: The Viking Press, 1939.
First American edition, one of 6000 copies printed. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. A very sharp example.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 133129
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Signed Limited Edition of Aldous Huxley's Eyeless in Gaza
HUXLEY, Aldous.
Eyeless In Gaza.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1927.
Signed limited edition of what is considered by many to be Huxley's definitive work of fiction. Octavo, original cloth. Number 108 of 200 numbered copies, signed by Aldous Huxley. In near fine condition. A very sharp example.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 117342
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"The secret of golf is to turn three shots into two": Bobby Jones' Golf Is My Game; Inscribed by Him
JONES, Robert T. [Bobby].
Golf Is My Game.
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1960.
First edition, early printing of this classic golfing technique manual. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Doug Peters With best wishes Robert T. Jones Jr." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket design by Ben Feder.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 122492
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First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s India and the Awakening East; Signed By Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
India and the Awakening East.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1953.
First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt's account of her travels through the Middle East and India. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with 32 pages of photographs. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some chips to the spine. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 4356
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First Edition of Langston Hughes's Laughing To Keep From Crying; Inscribed by Him
HUGHES, Langston.
Laughing To Keep From Crying.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1952.
First edition of Hughes' second major collection of short stories. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "Inscribed especially for Wolfgang, With sincere regard Langston New York March 30, 1952." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 61051
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Photograph of President Reagan; Inscribed to his Brother-in-law Dr. Richard A. Davis
REAGAN, Ronald.
Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph.
1987.
Signed photograph of President Ronald Reagan standing with Dr. Richard A. Davis, Nancy Reagan's brother, inscribed on the matte, "Every good wish Dick & Warmest regard Ronald Reagan." Official photograph of the White House, ink stamp on to the verso, with printed invitation to unveiling of the Harvey Cushing Stamp. Matted and framed with the seal of the President of the United States. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 10.5 inches. From the library of Dr. Richard A. Davis, brother of First Lady Nancy Reagan. Davis had a close relationship with his sister and President Reagan. They visited the…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 132879