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First Edition of Mary Oliver's Twelve Poems; Inscribed by Her in the Year of Publication
OLIVER, Mary.
Twelve Moons.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1979.
First edition of Mary Oliver's fourth book. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, "June 22, 1979 Love to Ray and Nicky from Mary. Provincetown." The recipients were close friends of the author in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Char Lappan. Photograph by Molly Malone Cook. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 85561
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"Jabba's put a price on your head, so large that every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you": Rare large format photograph from the filming of the first Star Wars film; signed by Harrison Ford and inscribed by Paul Blake
[FORD, Harrison and Paul Blake].
Harrison Ford Signed Star Wars Photograph.
Rare large format black and white photograph signed by Harrison Ford and lengthily inscribed by Paul Blake, "Going somewhere Solo? You should have paid him when you had the chance. Jabba's put a price on your head, so large that every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you. I'm lucky I found you first. Jabba's through with you. He has no time for smugglers who drop their shipments at the first sign of an Imperial cruiser. I've been looking forward to killing you for a long time. Paul Blake Greedo Star Wars 1977." As Star Wars fans…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 130520
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"Hey what if we don't go on a bear hunt, huh?"; First Edition of Michael Rosen's We're Going On A Bear Hunt; Inscribed by Michael Rosen
ROSEN, Michael; Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.
We’re Going On A Bear Hunt.
London: Walker Books, 1989.
First edition of this modern children's classic. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Michael Rosen on the title page, "Hello Eileen Michael Rosen was here Oct 4 1996." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 100832
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"Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey": One of 100 Sets of The Works of Lord Byron
LORD BYRON. [GEORGE GORDON BYRON],.
The Works of Lord Byron.
Boston: Francis A. Nicolls and Co, 1900.
The Edition des Amateurs, one of 100 copies signed by the editor of the complete works of Lord Byron. Octavo, 16 volumes. Bound in full contemporary morocco, elaborate tooling to the front and rear panels with central arms, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt, frontispieces and plates each in three states. Edited by Richard Henry Stoddard. In fine condition. An exceptional set.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 109282
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FIRST ENGLISH EDITIONS OF EACH VOLUME IN GEORGE R.R. MARTIN'S ACCLAIMED GAME OF THRONES SERIES
MARTIN, George R.R.
A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones; A Clash of Kings; A Storm of Swords; A Feast for Crows; A Dance with Dragons.
London: Harper Collins, 1996-2011.
First English editions of each volume in George R.R. Martin's acclaimed Game of Thrones series. Octavo, 5 volumes, original cloth. Each volume is fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket artwork by Jim Burns and Larry Rostant.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 135214
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The Works of Jonathan Swifts's Finely Bound
SWIFT, Jonathan .
The Works of Jonathan Swift: Including, Gulliver’s Travels.
London: Various Publishers, 1751-67.
Finely bound volumes of the works of Jonathan Swift. Octavo, 19 volumes, bound in contemporary calf, red morocco spine labels, gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition, with the Cornwell House ink stamp to front free endpaper. A very sharp set.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 140938
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ROYAL 1964 CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S CARD; SIGNED BY QUEEN ELIZABETH AND PRINCE PHILIP
ELIZABETH, Queen and Prince Philip.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Royal 1964 Christmas Card.
1964.
Royal 1964 Christmas and New Year Card featuring a black-and-white photograph of the Royal family. Signed by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, “Elizabeth R 1964" and "Philip." In near fine condition. The card measures 7.25 by 19.25 inches.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 137583
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From the library of Stephen Hawking, with his name on the front free end page
KRAMER, D; H. Stephani.
Exact Solutions of Einstein’s Field Equations
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1980.
First edition of this work on Einstein. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of Stephen Hawking with his name written on the front free endpaper. Stephen Hawking was a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. Hawking's scientific works included a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. He was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 119458
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“Contemplated as one grand whole, astronomy is the most beautiful monument of the human mind; the noblest record of its intelligence": First edition of Comet; Signed by Both Carl Sagan And Ann Druyan
SAGAN, Carl and Ann Druyan.
Comet.
New York: Random House, 1985.
First edition of this work which describes the scientific nature of comets, as well as their varying roles and perceptions throughout history. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. The dedication copy of this work. Inscribed on the dedication page by both Sagan and Anne Druyan, "4 November 1985 And we men it! With our love to you and Kel Annie + Carl." The recipient was Shirley Arden, who was the executive secretary to Sagan and close friends of the authors. The dedication page reads, "To Shirley Arden, for more than a decade of friendship and hard work well done. With our…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 50082
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First Edition of Pen Pictures of Pioneers of Wilberforce; Signed by Hallie Q. Brown
BROWN, Hallie Q.
Pen Pictures of Pioneers of Wilberforce.
Xenia, OH: The Aldine Publishing Company, 1937.
First edition of this snapshot of early life at Wilberforce, Ohio by the legendary African-American educator and activist. Small octavo, original green pictorial cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs and etchings. Boldly signed by Hallie Q. Brown on the front pastedown. In near fine condition. Accompanied by two advertisements for this and one of Brown's other books. Books signed by Brown are exceptionally rare.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 146641
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Rare Autograph letter signed by Charles Dickens to his close friend and financial adviser Thomas Mitton
DICKENS, Charles.
Charles Dickens Autograph Letter Signed.
1844.
Rare autograph letter signed by great English novelist Charles Dickens. One page, octavo, folded, the letter reads, "Devonshire Terrace Eighteenth April 1844. My Dear Mitton, I am sorry to say that plan won't do. Because although Coutts’s were so prompt and polite last time, still they did say 'that it wasn’t the kind of note’ &c &c - as I wrote you at the time. Indeed, I remember to have often heard that they avoid discounting... I wish to Heaven you could think of any other way. I will come down today, between 2 and 3. I have not seen…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 132057
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RARE HANDWRITTEN ETHIOPIAN COPTIC GE’EZ BIBLE ILLUMINATED WITH TWO FULL-PAGE MINIATURE PAINTINGS
Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible.
Ethiopia: C. 18th Century.
Rare illustrated Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible. Octavo, bound with twine between two leather covered boards, parchment manuscript of approximately 126 leaves in black and red ink, with full-page hand-painted miniatures depicting Jesus and his sheep, David decapitating Goliath, King David playing the harp, King Solomon, Saint Jerome and the lion, Saint Tekle Haymanot of Ethiopia, the Madonna and child, and the battle of David and Goliath.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 145320
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First Edition of Peter Drucker's Landmark Work Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices; Signed by Him
DRUCKER, Peter F.
Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974.
First edition of this management classic. Octavo, original red cloth. Boldly signed Peter Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with touch of rubbing. Jacket design by Roy La Grone. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 117889
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First Edition of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Human Work; Inscribed by Her
GILMAN, Charlotte Perkins.
Human Work.
New York : McClure, Phillips & Co, 1904.
First edition of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's ground breaking work and what she considered "her greatest work" (New York Times). Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To a friend of mine and of progress, Alva Adams, with good will of the author, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1905." The recipient Alva Adams served three terms as Governor of Colorado where he made significant progress for the labor movement and human rights by establishing the Bureau of Labor Statistics which forbade child labor, and passing a bill that ended public executions in Colorado. In very good condition. An…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 89123
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"'Where is God?' Said the black girl to the missionary who had converted her?": First edition of George Bernard Shaw's The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God; Inscribed by him and wife Charlotte to Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and his wife Eleanor
SHAW, George Bernard.
The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God.
Constable & Company Limited: London, 1932.
First edition of George Bernard Shaw's short story collection, including the satirical allegorical title story: The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God. Octavo, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, designed and illustrated with engravings by John Farleigh. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Eleanor and Theodore Roosevelt this Visiting Card after a memorable day at Government House, Manila from Charlotte F. Shaw and G. Bernard Shaw 9th February 1933." Mr. and Mrs. George Bernard Shaw stopped at Manila on a round-the-world cruise where they were invited to lunch with Theodore Roosevelt Jr.,…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 96134
