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First Edition of Roger Moore's James Bond Diary; Inscribed by Roger Moore
MOORE, Roger.
Roger Moore’s James Bond Diary.
Fawcett Publications, 1973.
First edition of Moore's diary regarding the making of Live and Let Die. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To John from Roger Moore." In near fine condition. A very sharp example.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 133640
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“I don't believe in philosophies. I believe in fundamentals": First Edition of on off the fairway a pictorial autobiography; Signed by Jack Nicklaus
NICKLAUS, Jack.
On & Off the Fairway: A Pictorial Autobiography.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1978.
First edition of this work by the golfing legend. Quarto, original half-cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author opposite the half-title page, "Best Regards Jack Nicklaus." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145802
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First edition of John Milnor's Singular Points of Complex Hypersurfaces; signed by him
MILNOR, John.
Annals of Mathematics Studies No. 61: Singular Points of Complex Hypersurfaces.
Princeton, New Jersey: Annals of Mathematics Studies Princeton University Press, 1968.
First edition of Milnor's manuscript studying singular points of complex hypersurfaces. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by the author on the title page. In fine condition. Uncommon signed by Milnor.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 144342
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First Edition of Capital Ideas Evolving; Inscribed by Peter Bernstein
BERNSTEIN, Peter.
Capital Ideas Evolving.
New York: Wiley, 2007.
First edition of Bernstein's final book. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For William The idea man Peter Bernstein." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 321
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The Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi; elaborately bound in full crimson crushed levant morocco by Bayntun
DICKENS, Charles.
Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”
London: G. Routledge & Co, 1853.
Finely bound example of Dickens' popular retelling of the memoirs of celebrated English clown Joseph Grimaldi. Octavo, bound in full crimson crushed levant morocco by Baytun with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt titles and tooling to the spin in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt rulings and fleuron cornerpieces to the panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Grimaldi, with illustrations by George Cruikshank. From the library of Albert Hooper with his bookplate to the pastedown. In fine condition. An exquisite example.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 119805
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Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter Signed Photograph
FORD, Gerald and Jimmy Carter.
Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter Signed Photograph.
Signed color photograph of Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter shaking hands. The photograph measures 3.5 inches by 5.5 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 11 inches by 13 inches.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 36004
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First edition of Henry Adams' A Letter to American Teachers of History; signed by him
ADAMS, Henry.
A Letter to American Teachers of History.
Washington, D.C.: Privately Printed at the Press of J. H. Furst Co. Baltimore, 1910.
First edition of Adams' classic treatise on education. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Henry Adams at the conclusion of the introduction. From the library of Charles H. Rammelkamp, Jr. with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. Charles H. Rammelkamp, Jr. was an American scientist and physician. He discovered that streptococcus can cause rheumatic fever and nephritic syndrome, for which, he received the Lasker Award. He was a longtime professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. In near fine condition. Bookplate. A nice example with noted provenance.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 131944
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"There are still times I wake up at three o'clock in the morning... to write books like this one": FIRST EDITION OF HOW THE GARCIA GIRLS LOST THEIR ACCENTS; Lengthily SIGNED BY JULIA ALVAREZ
ALVAREZ, Julia.
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents.
Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Press, 1991.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original half cloth, Lengthily signed by the author on the title page, "May you enjoy my book- There are still times I wake up at three o'clock in the morning... to write books like this one, Julia Alvarez." Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Paul Munck. Jacket design by Carin Goldberg.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 108779
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Hand-colored engraved nineteenth century Map of China by English cartographer William Darton
DARTON, William [China].
Nineteenth Century Map of China.
London: William Darton, 1812.
Hand-colored engraved nineteenth century Map of China by English cartographer William Darton. One page, hand-colored. In very good condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 14.5 inches.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 137293
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“TO ME EDUCATION IS A LEADING OUT OF WHAT IS ALREADY THERE IN THE PUPIL'S SOUL": FIRST EDITION OF THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE
SPARK, Muriel.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
London: Macmillan, 1961.
First edition of Muriel Sparks’ eighth and best-loved novel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Victor Reinganum. An exceptional example.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 116307
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs; Signed by Judi Barrett
BARRETT, Judi; Illustrated by Ron Barrett.
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs.
New York: Atheneum Books , 1978.
First edition, early printing of this children's classic. Oblong quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Judi Barrett on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 119733
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MANDELBROT, Benoit and James R. Wallis.
Computer Experiments With Fractional Gaussian Noises. Part 1,2,3.
Water Resources Research, 1969.
Original pamphlet from February 1969, from the Water Resources Research. Signed by Benoit Mandelbrot on the front cover. In very good condition, in wrappers as issued.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 2420
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First illustrated edition of The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde
WILDE, Oscar. With Woodcuts by Frans Masereel.
The Ballad of Reading Gaol.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1925.
First illustrated edition of this rare Wilde title. Royal octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with woodcuts by Frans Masereel. One of 450 numbered copies, this is number 16. Fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 139325
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First edition of Robert Parker's The World's Greatest Wine Estates; Signed by Him
PARKER, Robert M.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates: A Modern Perspective.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
First edition of the renowned wine critic's elaborately illustrated work showcasing 175 of the world's most accomplished wine estates. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, elaborately illustrated with color photographs. Boldly signed by Robert M. Parker on the second free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Beth Middleworth. Uncommon signed.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 144062
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“DR. LIVINGSTONE, I PRESUME?”: First Edition of Henry Morton Stanley's In Darkest Africa
STANLEY, Henry M.
In Darkest Africa or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890.
First edition of Stanley's classic work. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in the original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Two steel-engraved portrait frontispieces, three folding maps, with numerous illustrations. In very good condition, bookplate.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 101743
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"Here Nature has contrived to unite conditions of soil and climate in a manner most delightful": Rare first edition pamphlet of Fort Lauderdale, Florida: "Gateway to the Everglades"
Fort Lauderdale, Florida: “Gateway to the Everglades”.
Fort Lauderdale: Snyder & Hortt, Real Estate and Investments, c. 1915.
Rare first edition promotional brochure for the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Octavo, profusely illustrated with photographs taken c. 1914-1915 of the business district, boulevards, markets, railways, farms, orange groves, beaches, marinas, streams, and homes of Fort Lauderale. Map of Florida on the final page. In near fine condition. Scarce, OCLC/WorldCat locates only one other example housed in the Alachua County Library which lists the publication date as 1915, the year Fort Lauderdale was designated the county seat of the newly formed Broward County.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 103801