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First Edition of Juan Manuel Fangio: World Champion; Signed by Him
MOLTER, Gunther [Juan Manuel Fangio].
Juan Manuel Fangio: World Champion.
First edition of this work on the legendary driver. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Juan Manuel Fangio on the dedication page. From the library of motor journalist Barry Lake with his signature to the title page. Translated by Charles Meisl. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Books signed by Fangio are rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 133143
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First edition of G. F. Monksood's Rudyard Kipling: The Man and His Work
MONKSHOOD, G. F. and George Gamble.
Rudyard Kipling: The Man and His Work. An Attempt at Appreciation.
London: Greening & Co., Ltd., 1902.
Third and enlarged edition of Monkshood's homage to the legendary man of letters. Octavo, original cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait. In very good condition.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 135217
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First edition of Anne Shannon Monroe's Signing in the Rain; inscribed by her and in the rare original dust jacket
MONROE, Anne Shannon.
Singing in the Rain: Essays for Thoughtful People.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc, 1930.
First edition of this collection of the author's popular articles on beautiful living. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Cora E. MacKenzie of Lauta; and a delightful evening's memory at the Town Club in Portland Oregon. from Anne Shannon Monroe Leave Grove Oregon." Fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 115861
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"the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers": Rare First Edition in Book Form of The Monroe Doctrine
MONROE, James.
Message from the President of the United States, to Both Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session of the Eighteenth Congress. December 2, 1823.
Washington, D.C: Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1823.
First edition in book form of the Monroe Doctrine. Octavo, bound in contemporary calf, numerous folding charts and tables. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $9,500.00 Item Number: 131707
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Two rare printed pamphlets regarding President James Monroe's position on the prohibition of the Slave Trade
MONROE, James.
Message From the President of the United States Stating the Interpretation Which Has Been Given To The Act Entitled “An Act in Addition to the Acts Prohibiting the Slave Trade. [with] A Report of the Committee to Whom was Referred So Much of the President’s Message, of the 7th of December last, as relates to the Suppression of the Slave Trade.
Washington, D.C: Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1819-1826.
Two rare printed pamphlets regarding President James Monroe's position on the prohibition of the Slave Trade. Octavo. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 132709
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"the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers": Rare First Edition in Book Form of The Monroe Doctrine
MONROE, James.
Message from the President of the United States, to Both Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session of the Eighteenth Congress. December 2, 1823.
Washington, D.C: Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1823.
First edition in book form of the Monroe Doctrine. Octavo, bound with a number of other congressional reports in contemporary sheep, numerous folding charts and tables. In very good condition with rubbing to the spine, front and rear panels and some toning throughout. Rare.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 146543
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Rare 1957 financial statement signed by both Hollywood Icon Marilyn Monroe and playwright Arthur Miller
MONROE, Marilyn and Arthur Miller.
Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller Signed Financial Statement.
Rare original 1957 Woodbury Savings Bank financial statement signed by both Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller in the beginning of their five-year marriage. One page, partially printed, the statement is dated September 9, 1957 and lists the couple's joint annual income as $50,000+, total expenses as $30,000+ or -, and amount of life insurance as $50,000+. The preparer has also listed Monroe as self-employed and President of Marilyn Monroe Production with a suit pending against the company as a corporation. Monroe and Miller's ages are also listed respectively as 31 and 41. Signed at the conclusion of the document, "Arthur…
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 114025
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Rare second edition of Debtor and Creditor Made Easie; one of the earliest accounting books for a general audience published in English
MONTEAGE, Stephen.
Debtor and Creditor Made Easie: Or, a Short Instruction for the attaining the Right Use of Accounts after the Best Method used by Merchants.
London: Printed by John Richardson for Ben. Billingsley, 1682.
Second edition of this rare accounting book; one of the earliest in published in English for a general audience. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, woodcut frontispiece portrait of the author within a rich botanical border. In very good condition. Scarce.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 103485
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first edition of L. M. Montgomery's Anne of the Island
MONTGOMERY, L. M.
Anne of the Island.
Boston: The Page Company, 1915.
First edition, first printing of the third title in Montgomery's beloved Anne of Green Gables series with all first issue points including stated first impression on copyright page, 1915 date in roman numerals on title page. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece and mounted cover illustration in color by H. Weston Taylor, 16 pages of publisher’s advertisements bound at rear. Near fine in a later issue dust jacket with a few small closed tears.
Price: $7,800.00 Item Number: 135042
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"I suppose we'll get used to being grown-up in time": first edition of L. M. Montgomery's Anne of the Island; In the Exceptionally rare Dust Jacket
MONTGOMERY, L. M..
Anne of the Island.
Boston: The Page Company, 1915.
First edition, first printing of the third title in Montgomery's beloved Anne of Green Gables series with all first issue points including stated first impression on copyright page, 1915 date in roman numerals on title page, correct dust jacket blurbs and price ($1.25). Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece and mounted cover illustration in color by H. Weston Taylor, 16 pages of publisher’s advertisements bound at rear. Fine in the scarce original dust jacket with a small chip to the spine. Exceptionally rare and desirable. Copies of this title in the original dust jacket are of the utmost…
Price: $9,200.00 Item Number: 130579
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First British Edition of Anne of Windy Willow; In the Rare Original Dust jacket
MONTGOMERY, L.M.
Anne of Windy Willows (Anne of Windy Poplars).
London: George G. Harrap, 1936.
First British edition of this novel in Montgomery's acclaimed Anne series. Octavo, original blue cloth. Light wear, else fine in the original dust jacket with some chips. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 892
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"With gratitude and admiration from his friend": First Edition of Booth Mooney's The Lyndon Johnson Story; lengthily inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson
MOONEY, Booth. With a foreword by Lyndon B. Johnson.
The Lyndon Johnson Story.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956.
First edition of Booth Mooney's biography of Lyndon B. Johnson. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson on the front free endpaper, "To Ray Luhn with gratitude and admiration from his friend Lyndon B. Johnson." Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 111067
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"For Murray Milner, outstanding public servant, from his friend": First Edition of Booth Mooney's The Lyndon Johnson Story; lengthily inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson
MOONEY, Booth. With a foreword by Lyndon B. Johnson.
The Lyndon Johnson Story.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956.
First edition of Booth Mooney's biography of Lyndon B. Johnson. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson on the front free endpaper, "For Murray Milner, outstanding public servant, from his friend, Lyndon B. Johnson." Near fine in very good dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 117422
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"To Hubert Humphrey with my high regard": First Edition of The Lyndon Johnson Story; inscribed by Lyndon Johnson to his vice president Hubert Humphrey
MOONEY, Booth. With a foreword by Lyndon B. Johnson [Hubert Humphrey].
The Lyndon Johnson Story.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956.
First edition of Booth Mooney's biography of Lyndon B. Johnson. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Association copy, inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson on the front free endpaper, "To Hubert Humphrey with my high regard Lyndon B. Johnson." The recipient, Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr., served as Lyndon B. Johnson's vice president from 1965 to 1969. Humphrey took office on January 20, 1965, ending the 14-month vacancy of the Vice President of the United States, which had remained empty when then-Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson assumed the Presidency after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. As President Lyndon B. Johnson's vice…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 140814
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Rare First Edition Confederate Record of laws passed pertaining to recently freed slaves at the General Assembly of Alabama, Held in the City of Montgomery, Commencing on the Second Monday in January 1861
MOORE, Andrew.
Acts of the Called Session of the General Assembly of Alabama, Held in the City of Montgomery, Commencing on the Second Monday in January 1861.
Montgomery, Alabama: Shorter & Reid, State Printers, 1861.
Rare first edition of this Confederate imprint recording new laws and regulations pertaining to freed slaves. Octavo, bound in period quarter calf over boards, red morocco spine label with gilt titles. In very good condition.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 96174
