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First Edition of Giovanni Boccaccio's Amorous Fiammetta
BOCCACCIO, Giovanni.
Amorous Fiammetta.
London: The Mandrake Press, 1929.
First edition of the first psychological novel in Western literature, reprinted from the original English edition translated by Bartholomew Young in 1587. Quarto, full green vellum with gilt titles to the spine, central design of three women stamped in gilt to the front panel, yapp edges, all edges gilt, illustrated with enchanting full-page color plates by M. Leone. One of only five hundred and fifty copies, this is number 84. In near fine condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 146439
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Amy Vanderbilt's Complete Cookbook; Signed Three Times by Andy Warhol
VANDERBILT, Amy; Drawings by Andy Warhol.
Amy Vanderbilt’s Complete Cookbook.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1961.
First edition, early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrations by Andy Warhol. Signed three times by Warhol, inscribed on the front free endpaper, "To Rickey Andy Warhol", on the title page using his full name, "Andrew Warhol" and again at the introduction, "To Rickey Andy Warhol." Drawings by Andrew Warhol. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Exceptionally rare and desirable signed three times by Warhol.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 148051
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First Edition of Amy Vanderbilt's Complete Cookbook; Signed by Her
VANDERBILT, Amy; Drawings by Andy Warhol.
Amy Vanderbilt’s Complete Cookbook.
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1961.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations by Andy Warhol. Boldly signed by Amy Vanderbilt on the half-title page. Drawings by Andy Warhol. Uncommon signed.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 132379
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Rare First edition of Holcombe and Adams' An Account of the Battle of Wilson's Creek
HOLCOMBE, R.I. and Thomas W. Adams.
An Account of the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, or Oak Hills, Fought Between the Union Troops, Commanded by Gen. N. Lyon. and the Southern, or Confederate Troops, Under Command of Gens. McCulloch and Price, on Saturday, August 10, 1861, in Green County, Missouri.
Springfield, Missouri: Dow & Adams, Publishers, 1883.
First edition of Holcombe and Adams' account of the Battle of Wilson's Creek. Octavo, original publisher's binding decorated in gilt, illustrated. In very good condition.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 133053
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"One of the classics in pharmacology": First edition of William Withering's An Account of the Foxglove and Some of its Medical Uses
WITHERING, William.
An Account of the Foxglove, and Some of its Medical Uses: With Practical Remarks on Dropsy, and Other Diseases.
Birmingham: Printed by M. Swinney, 1785.
Rare first edition of this classic work in pharmacology. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, folding frontispiece of hand-colored folding frontispiece plate of a foxglove plant. In very good condition with the plate in fine condition. Rebacked.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 131940
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Rare first edition of George Taylor's An Account of the Genus Meconopsis
TAYLOR, George.
An Account of the Genus Meconopsis.
London: New Flora and Silva Ltd, 1934.
First edition of Taylor's best-known work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with frontispiece, 29 plates from photographs and 12 distributional maps. In very good condition. Small ownership name.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 137344
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First edition of Richard Owen Cambridge's An Account of the War in India, Between the English and French; from the private library of Benjamin Franklin
CAMBRIDGE, Richard Owen [Benjamin Franklin].
An Account of the War in India, Between the English and French, on the Coast of Coromandel, From the Year 1760. Together with A Relation of the late Remarkable Events on the Malabar Coast, and the Expeditions to Golconda and Surat; with the Operations of the Fleet. Illustrated with Maps, Plans &c. The Whole Compiled from Original Papers.
London: Printed for T. Jefferys, 1761.
Benjamin Franklin's first edition copy of Cambridge's account of the progression of the Seven Years' War in India, from Franklin's private library. Quarto, bound in full contemporary calf, marbled endpapers, illustrated with 12 engraved maps and plans and 6 plates, mostly folding. From the private library of Benjamin Franklin. Franklin's contributions to science and politics were immense and his passion for making books more available to a broader audience prompted him to establish North America's first subscription library. In 1731, Franklin convinced the members of his Junto (a mutual improvement club he founded) to pool their money to purchase books…
Price: $65,000.00 Item Number: 137375
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Rare First Edition of An Address; Inscribed by Peter Paul Francis Degrand to John Quincy Adams
DEGRAND, Peter Paul Francis [John Quincy Adams].
An Address by P.P.F. Degrand, on the Advantages of Low Fares, and Low Rates of Freight, Practically Illustrated by the Deep Researches of the British, French and Belgian Governments; Unanimously Approved and Adopted, and Ordered to be Published, by a Meeting of Gentlemen Friendly to Internal Improvements, Held in Boston, Dec. 3, 1840.
Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, Printers, 1840.
First edition of this rare work by one of the earliest promoters of a transcontinental railroad. Octavo, original publisher's salmon wrappers, ownership stamp to the verso of the title page, "Baker Library From the Library of Senator Nelson W. Aldrich." Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Hon. J. Q. Adams, Washington. With P. P. F. Degrand's regards." One of the greatest diplomats and secretaries of state in American history, John Quincy Adams is best known for his historic role in the development American foreign policy; staunchly defending the ideals of liberty, nonintervention, and freedom of commerce.…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 147598
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"If my father had been an American, and my mother British, instead of the other way around, I might have gotten here on my own": First edition of Churchill's December 26th 1941 speech delivered before the United States Congress
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
An Address by The Rt. Hon Winston S. Churchill Prime Minister of Great Britain December 26th 1941.
Stamford Connecticut: The Overbrook Press, 1942.
Rare first edition of Churchill's historic address delivered before Congress on December 26th 1941. Octavo, original boards. One of on thousand copies printed. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 131554
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"If my father had been an American, and my mother British, instead of the other way around, I might have gotten here on my own": First edition of Churchill's December 26th 1941 speech delivered before the United States Congress
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
An Address by The Rt. Hon Winston S. Churchill Prime Minister of Great Britain December 26th 1941.
Stamford Connecticut: The Overbrook Press, 1942.
Rare first edition of Churchill's historic address delivered before Congress on December 26th 1941. Octavo, original boards. One of on thousand copies printed. In very good condition.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 133199
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Rare First Edition of An Address by Winston S. Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain. Delivered Before Members of the Congress of the United States - 19 May, 1943
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
An Address by Winston S. Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain. Delivered Before Members of the Congress of the United States 19 May, 1943.
Stamford, CT: Overbrook Press, 1943.
Rare first edition of Churchill's second address before the Congress of the United States, produced for members of congress, one of only 600 copies. In fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 131702
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First edition of Pat Franks second novel An Affair of the State; lengthily inscribed by him
FRANK, Pat.
An Affair of the State.
Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1948.
First edition of Frank's classic Cold War political thriller, inspired in part by his experiences as an international journalist. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front free paper, "For Betty Wells - In the hope that some part of this book comes true. Pat Frank." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Signed examples are uncommon.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 124045
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First Edition of Annie Dillard's An American Childhood; The Author's Own Copy
DILLARD, Annie.
An American Childhood.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1987.
First edition of Dillard's poignant, vivid memoir of growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1950s. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. The author's own copy with her personal bookplate. Signed by Annie Dillard on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lynn Dreese Breslin.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 1746
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Signed Limited First Edition of Annie Dillard's An American Childhood
DILLARD, Annie.
An American Childhood.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1987.
Signed limited first edition of Dillard's poignant, vivid memoir of growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1950s. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Annie Dillard on the limitation page. One of 250 numbered copies, this is from the author's personal library and is unnumbered. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lynn Dreese Breslin.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 74231
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“THE MOST AMBITIOUS PUBLICATION EVER UNDERTAKEN, UP TO THAT TIME, UPON AMERICAN SOIL… RICHLY DESERVING OF ITS GREAT REPUTATION AT HOME AND ABROAD”: First edition of Noah Webster's landmark American Dictionary of the English Language
WEBSTER, Noah.
An American Dictionary of the English Language.
New York: Published by S. Converse. Printed by Hezekiah Howe - New Haven, 1828.
First edition of pioneering lexicographer Noah Webster's monumental American Dictionary, arguably the most popular American book ever published and one of only 2500 copies printed. Thick quarto, bound in three quarter polished calf over marbled boards with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, engraved portrait of Webster after Samuel F.B. Morse, unpaginated text in triple columns, pages untrimmed and hence a copy once in boards, the 44 preliminary leaves in Vol. I containing Webster's preface on the history of the dictionary, his introductory dissertation, "on the origin, history and connection of the languages of western Asia and of Europe. With…
Price: $18,500.00 Item Number: 143614