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First edition of Don Seitz's Artemus Ward; inscribed by him to Harry Houdini and with Houdini's ownership signature
SEITZ, Don. [Harry Houdini].
Artemus Ward (Charles Farrar Browne): A Biography and Bibliography.
New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1919.
First edition of Seitz's biography of America's first stand-up comedian, Charles Farrar Browne, from Harry Houdini's famed library of magic. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Ward, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Harry Houdini with the very best wishes of the author Don C. Seitz." Additionally signed by Houdini, "Harry Houdini." Born in Waterford, Maine, Charles Farrar Browne began to attract large audiences as a lecturer and soon took on the stage name, Artemus Ward, who was historically a favorite author of…
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 127633
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"You'll never catch fish in McElligot's Pool!": First Edition, First Issue of McElligot's Pool; Inscribed by Dr. Seuss
SEUSS, Dr. [Theodor Geisel].
McElligot’s Pool.
New York: Random House, 1947.
First edition with the 250/250 price on the front flap as well as the $2.50 price added to the rear flap (state 'c') of the first Dr. Seuss title to feature full-color art on every other page. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "For Mrs. Haye with very kindest regards- Dr. Seuss." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 87546
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"PROFOUNDLY AFFECTED THE COURSE OF HISTORY": Thomas Norton's English translation of one of the most influential works of Protestant theology: John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion
NORTON, Thomas. [John Calvin].
The Institution Of Christian Religion, Written In Latin By M. John Calvine, Translated Into English According To The Authors Last Edition; With Sundry Tables To Finde The Principall Matters Intreated Of In This Booke.
London: John Norton, 1611.
Rare 1611 edition of Calvin's seminal work on systematic theology, regarded as one of the most influential works of Protestant theology. Quarto, bound in three quarter calf with five raised bands to the spine, elaborate architectural borders to the title page, woodcut headpieces and tailpieces. In good condition. Upper portion of title page removed.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 132719
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First Editions of Agnew's The Principles and Practice of Surgery
AGNEW, D. Hayes.
The Principles and Practice of Surgery.
Philadelphia: Lip, 1878-83.
Rare first edition of this landmark work on surgery. Quarto, 3 volumes, bound in original full leather, morocco spine labels, gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition. First editions are scarce.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 125785
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“Music, of all the arts, stands in a special region, unlit by any star but its own": First Edition of The Joy of Music; Inscribed by Leonard Bernstein
BERNSTEIN, Leonard .
The Joy of Music.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959.
First edition of this classic work, a national best-seller on its publication, Bernstein's first collection of essays and conversations on the world of music. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the the author on the front free endpaper, "For Ed Hiller Sincerely Leonard Bernstein." Fine in a good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ronald Clyne. Rare and desirable signed by Bernstein.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 129577
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“It's in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present": First Edition of Charles Dickens' David Copperfield; FINELY BOUND IN FULL CRUSHED RED MOROCCO BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE
DICKENS, Charles.
The Personal History of David Copperfield.
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850.
First edition of "the most perfect of all the Dickens novels" (Virginia Woolf). Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel, gilt signature on the back panel, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. Illustrated with 38 etchings by Hablot Knight Browne. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 130508
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First Edition of An Essay on Civil Government: In Two Parts
An Essay on Civil Government In Two Parts: Part I: An Enquiry into the Ends of Government, and the Means of Attaining Them. Part II: On the Government and Commerce of England; with Reflections on Liberty, and the Method of Preserving the present Constitution.
London: Printed for R. Willock, At Sir Isaac Newton's Head, 1743.
First edition of this bold attack on the Whig administration of Robert Walpole. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt tooling to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges speckled red, rebacked. In very good condition. Armorial and contemporary bookplates to the pastedown. Exceedingly rare.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 90461
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First edition of William Faulkner's Sanctuary; in the rare original dust jacket
FAULKNER, William.
Sanctuary.
New York: Johnathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1931.
First edition of the novel that established Faulkner's literary reputation. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some professional restoration. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 138101
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First Edition of John O'Hara's Classic Appointment in Samarra
O'HARA, John.
Appointment in Samarra.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934.
First edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Fine with a contemporary bookplate to the inner gutter, in the first issue dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. A very nice example.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 109228
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"Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles": Toward Freedom: The Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru; signed by Jawaharlal Nehru and his sister Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit and from the collection of actor and author Aly Wassil
NEHRU, Jawaharlal .
Toward Freedom: The Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru.
New York: The John Day Company, 1942.
Early printing of Nehru's classic autobiography, from the collection of actor and author Aly Wassil. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed on the front free endpaper by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, his sister, the first Indian woman to hold a cabinet portfolio, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, and Wassil with his ownership signature and annotation, "Aly Wassil M.I.T. October 21, 1949." Born in Pakistan, Aly Wassil was a graduate of Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, and the author of several books including "The Wisdom of Christ," "Rubaiyat of Modern Man," "Song of the Saviour,"…
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 146425
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First Edition of Drives and Puts in the original dust jacket; Inscribed by Walter Camp in the year of Publication
CAMP, Walter and Lilian Brooks.
Drives and Puts.
Boston: L.C. Page, 1899.
First edition of this collection of golf short stories by the father of American football. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of a woman golfer by H.C. Ireland, vignette on title page, top edge gilt. Inscribed by Walter Camp in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "Louis, with my best wishes, Walter Camp. Xmas 99." Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with light wear and restoration to the extremities. Inscribed first editions in the original dust jacket are exceptionally rare.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 82458
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“It was a glorious thing, to be given hope, when all had seemed lost": FIRST EDITION OF ROBERT GALBRAITH'S LETHAL WHITE; SIGNED BY J.K. ROWLING
GALBRAITH, Robert. [J.K. Rowling].
Lethal White.
London: Sphere, 2018.
First edition of the fourth book in Rowling's Cormoran Strike Series, published under the pen name Robert Galbraith. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Rowling on the title page "Robert Galbraith" and with Rowling's hologram sticker to the verso of the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design and photograph by Duncan Spilling. Uncommon signed.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 127099
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"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?": Finely bound Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures In Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
CARROLL, Lewis. [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson].
Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.
London: MacMillan and Co, 1872.
Octavo, two volumes, uniformly bound in full red morocco, all edges gilt, gilt titles and tooling to the spines, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, original cloth bindings tipped in to rear of each volume. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an early printing. Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There is an early printing. Illustrated by John Tenniel, text illustrated. A very nice set.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 130848
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Original New Yorker of John Hersey's Hiroshima; Inscribed by Him
HERSEY, John.
Hiroshima.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946.
The original August 31, 1946 issue of The New Yorker of Hersey's classic work and is the work's first appearance. The entire issue of the magazine is dedicated to Hersey's piece, and this example is a presentation copy, inscribed on the final page to poet and publisher Kirby Congdon, "For Kirby Congdon - John Hersey, February 24, 1985." Hersey's account of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, was judged the finest piece of American journalism of the 20th century by a 36-member panel associated with New York University's journalism department. In very good condition. Rare and…
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 143221
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Rare Typed Letter Signed by Prime Minister Winston Churchill
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Winston S. Churchill Typed Letter Signed.
Hyde Park Gat, London: 1949.
Rare typed letter signed by Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill to a Lady Aberconway, likely Christobel Aberconway. Octavo, one page on Western letterhead, the letter reads in full, '28, Hyde Park Gate, London, S. W. 7. "3" March, 1949. "Madam Lady Aberconway," Thank you for your letter of February 28. Alas I have never made a painting or drawing of a cat, although I am very fond of them. So sorry I cannot help you as you suggest. I am much interested to read about your forthcoming 'Dictionary of Cat Lovers'. I am sure it will be a success.' Boldly…
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 146911
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"Arrival in Peking"; Signed Photograph of President Reagan; From the library of Nancy Reagan's Brother
REAGAN, Ronald.
Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph.
1984.
Signed photograph of President Ronald Reagan showing him standing with an entourage, including Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Xuequian, boldly signed by him on the matte, "Ronald Reagan Arrival in Peking 26 April 1984." Matted and framed with the seal of the President of the United States. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 13 inches. From the library of Richard A. Davis, brother of First Lady Nancy Reagan. Davis had a close relationship with his sister and President Reagan. They visited the White House often during the Reagan years. Their families got together in Washington at Christmastime and for the…
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 132293