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First Edition of Lillian Smith's Memory of a Large Christmas; Inscribed by Her to Fellow Writer George Plimpton
SMITH, Lillian; Illustrated by Constance McMillan.
Memory of a Large Christmas.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1962.
First edition of this "beautifully written book which should be read by families at Christmas time as Dickens' Christmas Carol used to be" (The New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to George Plimpton, "ForGeorge- who owe still owes me a love letter- Lillian." Decorations by Constance McMillan. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. An exceptional association.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 100543
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First Edition of Samuel Butler's The Way of All Flesh
BUTLER, Samuel.
The Way of All Flesh.
London: Grant Richards, 1903.
First edition of Butler's semi-autobiographical Bildungsroman. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell and chemise box.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 110721
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original photograph signed by Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle and Brooks Robinson
MANTLE, Mickey and Brooks Robinson.
Mickey Mantle and Brooks Robinson Signed Photograph.
Original color photograph of baseball legends Mickey Mantle and Brooks Robinson. Signed by both Mickey Mantle and Brooks Robinson. Framed on a custom oak mount with a commemorative plaque. The entire piece measures 13 inches by 10.5 inches. In fine condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 115289
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First Edition of the 50th Anniversary Edition of Basic Christianity; Inscribed by John Stott
STOTT, John R.W.
Basic Christianity.
Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2008.
First edition of the 50th Anniversary edition of Stott's classic work, originally published in 1958. Octavo, original black boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Tom with best wishes from John Stott." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 146110
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First Edition of Patric Dickinson's A Round of Golf Course; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
DICKINSON, Patric.
A Round of Golf Courses.
London: Evans Brothers Limited, 1922.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations from photographs, course maps. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Judge Sherman from Patric Dickinson in memory of a happy evening June 14, 1952 and because The Rye Golf Club and The Apawamis Golf Club should also be united." Foreword by Bernard Darwin. From the library of Joseph Murdoch, with his bookplate, fine in a near fine dust jacket. Murdoch 202; D&M 15070; D&J D4350.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 84562
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First American trade edition of Evelyn Waugh's masterpiece Brideshead Revisited
WAUGH, Evelyn.
Brideshead Revisited.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1946.
First American trade edition of Waugh's masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket drawing by Lester M. Peterson.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 124337
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First Edition of Ludwig von Mises' Epistemological Problems of Economics
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Epistemological Problems of Economics.
Princeton, New Jersey: D. Van Nostrand Co, 1960.
First edition in English of a “milestone” in Mises’ groundbreaking theory of human action, containing “his seminal philosophical and methodological” argument for the scope of economic science. Octavo, original red cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the extremities. Translated by George Reisman.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 139902
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"I am a Christian Because of Owen Meany": First Edition of A Prayer For Owen Meany; Inscribed by John Irving
IRVING, John.
A Prayer For Owen Meany.
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1989.
First edition of the author's seventh novel and what many consider his finest. Octavo, original half gray cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Carole John Irving." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 129198
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First Edition of Peter Lynch's Beating the Street; Inscribed by Him
LYNCH, Peter .
Beating the Street.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.
First edition of the sequel to Lynch's classic One Up On Wall Street. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with charts and figures in the text. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Mike and Mimi Best wishes Peter Lynch 10/10/95." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Barry Littmann. Written with John Rothchild.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 84326
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First Edition of William Thackeray's The Virginians; Finely Bound
THACKERAY, William.
The Virginians.
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1858-59.
First edition of Thackeray's memorable historical novel. Octavos, 2 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, illustrated. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 92535
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Rare Collection of Album von Berlin Postcards; From the Library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
[WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN],.
Album von Berlin.
Rare collection of color postcards featuring destinations in Berlin, Germany; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Sextodecimo, seven pages in a folding album, illustrated. In fine condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 145936
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"The most extensive review of the 1915 San Francisco Panama Pacific International Exposition ever written": Complete first edition set of The Story of the Panama Pacific Exposition
TODD, Frank Morton.
The Story of the Exposition; Being the Official History of the International Celebration Held at San Francisco in 1915 to Commemorate the Discovery of the Pacific Ocean and the Construction of the Panama Canal
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons/The Knickerbocker Press, 1921.
Complete first edition set of the most extensive review of the 1915 San Francisco Panama Pacific International Exposition ever written. Quartos, five volumes, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, pictorial endpapers. With 600 illustrations from photographs, including 61 color plates. Near fine in the scarce original paper jackets which are in good condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 98504
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First Edition of Saul Bellows Second Book, The Victim; Signed by Him
BELLOW, Saul.
The Victim.
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1947.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's second book. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco slipcase. A Burgess 99 title.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 125877
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First Edition of Abraham Joshua Heschel's Man Is Not Alone: A Philosophy of Religion; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
HESCHEL, Abraham Joshua.
Man Is Not Alone: A Philosophy of Religion.
Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1951.
First edition of this modern classic of Jewish theology. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips and rubbing. Jacket designed by Marshall Lee.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 78342
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"Good Eating and Cooking": First Edition of Delights and Prejudices; Signed by James Beard
BEARD, James; Illustrated by Earl Thollander.
Delights and Prejudices.
New York: Atheneum, 1964.
First edition of this collection of writings from James Beard. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Ruth Hessernick Good eating and cooking James Beard." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light wear to the spine tips. Jacket design by Earl Thollander.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 71977