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“A man who can putt is a match for anyone”: First Edition of Willie Park's The Art of Putting; Inscribed by Him
PARK, Willie.
The Art of Putting.
Edinburgh: J. & J. Gray & Company, 1920.
First edition of the author's rare book on putting. Octavo, original cloth, top edge gilt, illustrated with plates from photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To H.G. English Dobbs Ferry N.Y. With Compliments, Willie Park." In near fine condition.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 114539
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"to George You're Great And Always will be!": Bob Dylan's Lyrics; Inscribed by Him to George Harrison
DYLAN, Bob.
Bob Dylan Lyrics 1962-1985.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985.
First printing of the second edition of this compilation of Dylan's lyrics. Quarto, original glossy illustrated boards. Association copy, inscribed by Dylan to close friend and fellow legendary musician, George Harrison on the front free endpaper: "To George [surrounded by a sun] You're Great And Always will be! Best wishes Bob Dylan/3/'86." George Harrison wrote the lyrics to the Beatles hit, "Here Comes the Sun" and Dylan was a major catalyst for Harrison as a musician. They met in person for the first time in August of 1964 at the Delmonico Hotel in New York City, where Dylan, after misinterpreting…
Price: $50,000.00 Item Number: 80146
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First Edition of Thomas Merton's Thoughts In Solitude; Signed by Him
MERTON, Thomas.
Thoughts In Solitude.
New York: Farrar, Strauss and Cudahy, 1958.
First edition of this work which stands alongside The Seven Storey Mountain as one of Merton's most popular works. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Thomas Merton on the title page. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Jacket, typography and binding by Enrico Arno.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 114467
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“The closest I ever got to the sound I hear in my mind": Blonde on Blonde; Signed by Bob Dylan
DYLAN, Bob.
Blonde on Blonde.
1966.
Original pressing of one of the greatest albums of all-time. Boldly signed by Bob Dylan on the front panel. The cover photograph of Blonde on Blonde shows a 12-by-12 inch close-up portrait of Dylan. The double album gatefold sleeve opens to form a 12-by-26 inch photo of the artist, at three quarter length. The artist's name and the album's title only appear on the spine. A sticker was applied to the shrink wrap to promote the release's two hit singles, "I Want You" and "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35". The cover shows Dylan in front of a brick building, wearing a suede jacket…
Price: $9,200.00 Item Number: 114175
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First Edition of Stirling Moss’s Book of Motor Sport; Signed by Him
MOSS, Stirling.
Stirling Moss’s Book of Motor Sport.
London: Cassell and Company, 1955.
First edition of Moss' classic book of motor sport. Octavo, original cloth, profusely illustrated. Signed by Stirling Moss on the title page. Edited by Wayne Mineau. Foreword by Raymond Baxter. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. An exceptional example.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 116912
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"Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles": First Edition of Toward Freedom: The Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru; Signed by Him
NEHRU, Jawaharlal .
Toward Freedom: The Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru.
New York: The John Day Company, 1941.
First edition of Nehru's classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Jawaharlal Nehru on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. First editions are uncommon, especially signed.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 114944
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Rare American Boxing Champions Signed Photograph Collection; signed by James J. Braddock, Max Baer, James 'Red' Burman, Sixto Escobar, and Bob Pastor
BRADDOCK, James J.; Max Baer; James "Red" Burman; Sixto Escobar; Bob Pastor.
American Boxing Champions Signed Photograph Collection.
c. 1937.
Collection of six original photographs signed and inscribed by five 1930s American boxing champions, including: "Cinderella Man" James J.Braddock, World Heavyweight Champion Max Baer, James 'Red' Burman, Sixto Escobar, and top-ranked heavyweight Bob Pastor. In near fine condition. An exceptional collection.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 119265
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"The foundation of modern Latin lexicography": Rare 1740 edition of Robert Estienne's Thesaurus linguae latinae
STEPHANI, Roberti. [Robert Estienne].
Lexicographorum Principis Thesaurus Linguae Latinae in IV. Tomos Divisus.
Basileae: Typis & Impensis E. & J.R. Thurnisiorum, 1740.
Rare 1740 edition of Robert Estienne's "greatest monument of Latin scholarship", his Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. Folio, four volumes bound in full vellum with spine labels decorated and titled in gilt, woodcut printer's device portrait of Estienne to each title page. In very good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 115020
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Rare first edition of Joseph Louis Russo's Present Day Italian; from the library of John and Elaine Steinbeck with Elaine's ownership signature
RUSSO, Joseph Louis. [John Steinbeck; Elaine Steinbeck].
Present Day Italian.
Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, 1947.
First edition of Joseph Louis Russo's Present Day Italian, from the library of John and Elaine Steinbeck with Elaine's ownership signature and marginal notes throughout. In very good condition. Rare and desirable.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 114534
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First edition of Peter Diamond's A Search-Equilibrium Approach to the Micro Foundations of Macroeconomics: The Wicksell Lectures, 1982; signed by him
DIAMOND, Peter.
A Search-Equilibrium Approach to the Micro Foundations of Macroeconomics: The Wicksell Lectures, 1982.
Cambridge: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984.
First edition of this collection of lectures delivered by Diamond at the 1982 Wicksell lectures. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Peter Diamond on the half-title page. In fine condition.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 114504
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"But for a dog That kept its head": Ludwig Bemelmans Madeline's Rescue; Signed by Him
BEMELMANS, Ludwig.
Madeline’s Rescue.
London: Andre Deutsch/Derek Verscholyle, 1957.
First British edition, early printing of the second book in the Madeline series, which went on to win the Caldecott Medal. Thin quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Ludwig Bemelmans on the half-title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 114234
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The Bombay Edition of Rudyard Kipling; Bound in Full Morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe; With Volume One Signed by Him
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: The Deluxe Signed Edition. [Including Plain Tales from the Hills; The Phantom Rickshaw; The Light That Failed; Gunga Din; The Jungle Book; The Second Jungle Book; Captains Courageous; Kim; Just So Stories].
London: Macmillan & Company, 1897-1919.
The Bombay edition of Rudyard Kipling's collected works. Octavo, 30 volumes, bound in full morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt titles to the spine, gilt tooling and ruling to the spine, front and rear panels, raised bands, inner dentelles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. One of 1,050 sets with volume one signed by Rudyard Kipling. In very good condition.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 114945
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First Edition of A Further Range; Inscribed by Robert Frost to His Publisher
FROST, Robert.
A Further Range.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1936.
First edition of Frost’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of verse. Octavo, original maroon cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper to his publisher, "To Herbert Bristol with an authors acknowledgement to his publisher Robert Frost 1936." Bristol was the president and publisher at the Henry Holt and Company. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. An exceptional association.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 114778
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First Edition of When Boyhood Dreams Come True; Inscribed by James T. Farrell
FARRELL, James T.
When Boyhood Dreams Come True.
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1946.
First edition of this work by the author of Studs Lonigan. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For JW Miller With best wishes James A. Farrell." Very good in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 114731
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“My work is not a piece of writing designed to meet the needs of an immediate public, but was done to last for ever": Rare First Edition in English of Thucydides The History of the Peloponnesian War
THUCYDIDES,.
The Hystory, Writtone by Thucidides the Athenyan, of the Warre, Whiche was Betwene the Peloponesians and the Athenyans [The History of the Peloponnesian War].
London: William Tylle, 1550.
First edition of one one of the greatest of classic historical works. Folio, bound in 19th century full vellum, morocco spine label, marbled endpapers, title-page with elaboarate historiated woodcut border. In very good condition with light toning to the text. Rare and desirable in this condition.
Price: $32,500.00 Item Number: 111546
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"Oh, friend of my heart, it is good to see you": Rudyard Kipling's In Black and White
KIPLING, Rudyard.
In Black and White.
New York: Hurst and Company, n.d..
Rare separate edition of this classic Kipling tale, which first appeared in Soldiers Three. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Kipling. In very good condition.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 123071