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Three First Editions from the Scorpion Press Books Into Film Series; Signed by Sir Michael Caine
GREENE, Graham; Jack Higgins; Len Deighton; [Sir Michael Caine].
The Quiet American; The Eagle Has Landed; Funeral in Berlin.
London: Various Publishers, 1955-1975.
First editions of three novels that were adapted into films starring the distinguished Sir Michael Caine. Octavo, bound in half morocco over marbled boards by Scorpion Press with gilt titles in six compartments within raised bands, the set includes a first edition of Graham Greene's 'The Quiet American' [London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1955, all edges green, one of fourteen lettered copies in the 'Books Into Film' series, this is letter G, captioned photograph of Michael Caine with lead actress Do Thi Hai Yen laid in]; a first edition of Len Deighton's 'Funeral in Berlin' [London: Jonathan Cape, 1964, one of…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 145475
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“When I discover who I am, I’ll be free": First Edition of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man
ELLISON, Ralph.
Invisible Man.
New York: Random House, 1952.
First edition of the author's landmark first novel, which went on to win the National Book Award. Octavo, original black and tan cloth. Fine in an near fine price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket design by E. McKnight Kauffer. A nice example.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 140388
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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; Signed by Muriel Spark
SPARK, Muriel.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
London: Macmillan, 1961.
First edition of Sparks’ eighth and best-loved novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Muriel Spark on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch or rubbing. Jacket design by Victor Reinganum. Uncommon signed.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 73072
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First Edition of The Right Stuff; Signed by Tom Wolfe and Chuck Yeager
WOLFE, Tom [Chuck Yeager].
The Right Stuff.
New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.
First edition of Wolfe's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Brian Blevins Tom Wolfe" and additionally signed by pilot Chuck Yeager. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the second endpaper. Jacket design by Kiyoshi Kanai. A very sharp example, rare signed by Wolfe and Yeager.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 146151
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"that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind": Rare large format photograph of Buzz Aldrin's footprint on the lunar surface; signed by Michael Collins
COLLINS, Michael; Buzz Aldrin.
Michael Collins Signed Apollo 11 Lunar Footprint Photograph.
Rare large format photograph of Buzz Aldrin's footprint on the lunar surface, taken by him on July 20, 1969 as the second person to set foot on the moon. Signed by Aldrin's co-astronaut Michael Collins who flew the Command Module Columbia in lunar orbit during the historic Apollo 11 moon landing, "Michael Collins Apollo XI." In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 23 inches by 27 inches.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 135722
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"We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it": First Editions of Winston Churchills Masterpiece The Second World War
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy.
London: Cassell & Co, 1948-54.
First editions of Winston Churchill's masterpiece. Octavo, six volumes, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 139229
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"This work should be read by every student of the financial history": First Edition of Henry Clews' Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street; Inscribed by Him
CLEWS, Henry.
Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street.
New York: Irving Publishing Co, 1888.
First edition of Clews' classic work. Thick octavo, original green cloth, with titles to the spine in gilt and engraved frontispiece and nearly 50 portrait plates. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "Herman Ury Esq. With the compliments of Henry Clews Nov. 12, 1896." In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 3398
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"surpassed only by Primo Levi's Survival in Auschwitz": First Hungarian Edition of Sorstalansag; Signed by Imre Kertesz
KERTESZ, Imre.
Sorstalansag [Fatelessness].
Budapest: Szepirodalmi, 1975.
First Hungarian edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's masterpiece. Small octavo, original cloth. Signed by Imre Kertesz on the title page. Also, laid in is an original pamphlet on this work, which is also signed by Kertesz. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 5057
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From the Library of President James A. Garfield
GARFIELD, James A. [Charles Lamb].
The Works of Charles Lamb.
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1856.
Signed on the first free end page in pencil with his ownership signature, "J. A. Garfield, Hiram, Ohio, Sept. 1856." Garfield's personal bookplate, "Inter Folia Fructus, Library of James A. Garfield," is affixed to the front pastedown. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise case. Rare and desirable, from the library of the 20th President of the United States.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 58090
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“They are the we of me": First Edition of Carson McCullers' The Member of the Wedding; Inscribed by Her
MCCULLERS, Carson.
The Member of the Wedding.
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1946.
First edition of McCullers' classic coming-of-age story like no other about a young girl's fascination with her brother's wedding, which has been compared to The Catcher in the Rye and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Harrell with love Carson.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example, first editions are uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 134589
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Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; finely bound in full crushed levant morocco by Whitman Bennett
CARROLL, Lewis. [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson].
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
London: Macmillan and Co, 1867.
Finely bound early printing of Carroll's beloved children's classic. Octavo, bound in full 20th century scarlet crushed levant morocco by William Bennet, gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, central gilt ornament of Alice holding a rabbit to the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated by John Tenniel, many with hand-coloring and including tissue-guarded frontispiece. In near fine condition. Bookplate and neat ownership name.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 137243
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"This is our way of showing our great admiration for you and your music. We are very proud to be part of your 'American' musical staff": First Edition of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita; from the library of Andrew Lloyd Webber
WEBBER, Andrew Lloyd.
Evita.
1979.
First edition of the musical score from the 1979 Broadway production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated title page. Association copy, inscribed by Mathilde Pincus of Chelsea Music on the second free endpaper to Andrew Lloyd Webber, "To Andrew Lloyd Webber: This is our way of showing our great admiration for you and your music. We are very proud to be part of your 'American' musical staff. Sincerely - and with best regards, Mathilde Pincus and Chelsea Music." Mathilde Pincus was a leading music-preparation supervisor for the New York theater. The recipient, Andrew Lloyd…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 130419
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Large Collection of Britain in Pictures; In the Rare Original Dust Jackets
EDITED BY TURNER, W.J. [Bernard Darwin.
Britain in Pictures.
London: Collins, 1940s.
First and early editions of these works on Britain. Octavo, original cloth, approximately 125 volumes, color and monochrome illustrations. Near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 133214
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First Complete edition of QUOTATIONS FROM CHAIRMAN MAO; released prior to the first edition in the red vinyl
MAO ZEDONG,.
Mao Zhu Xi Yu Lu [Quotations from Chairman Mao].
Beijing: Central Political Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, 1965.
First complete edition of Quotations from Chairman Mao. Duodecimo, original wrappers as issued, frontispiece portrait of Chairman Mao. Lin Biao’s calligraphic endorsement leaf intact after the frontispiece with the corrected superfluous brush stroke in the second line. In 1972, an edict was issued that Lin’s name was to be obliterated from history, following disclosures that he had plotted a coup and planned to assassinate Mao; consequently, “many surviving copies in the Chinese language have that page legitimately torn away, mutilated or censored” (Schiller, p. 36). In very good condition with pilgrimage stamps to the rear panel and a small name…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 95368
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Rare First Edition of Spooner's The Cultivation of American Grape Vines and Making of Wine
SPOONER, Alden.
The Cultivation of American Grape Vines and Making of Wine.
Brooklyn: A Spooner & Co, 1846.
First edition of one of the earliest American books on wine making. Small octavo, original cloth. In very goo condition condition with 12 page corners torn. Rare; the last example at auction was in 1984.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 102334