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First Edition of Blurred Zones; Inscribed by Architect Peter Eisenman
EISENMAN, Peter.
Blurred Zones: Eisenman Architects 1988-1988.
New York: Monacelli Press, 2003.
First edition. Folio, original gray cloth. Inscribed by architect Peter Eisenman. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 2327
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First edition of James Dalton's The Gentleman in Black; illustrated by George Cruikshank
[DALTON, James]. Illustrated by George Cruikshank.
The Gentleman in Black.
London: William Kidd, 1831.
First edition of Dalton's The Gentleman in Black. Octavo, bound in three quarter navy morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and four engraved plates by George Cruikshank. In near fine condition. A handsome example.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 133421
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"Theodore Roosevelt was intensely human. He was dynamic but not sacrosanct": First edition of J. Hampton Moore's Roosevelt and the Old Guard; in the rare original dust jacket
MOORE, J. Hampton.
Roosevelt and the Old Guard.
Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company Publishers, 1925.
First edition of J. Hampton Moore's intimate biographical portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated with engravings and line drawings by C.K. Berryman including tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Roosevelt. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 103580
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First Edition of Charles Carleton Coffin's Freedom Triumphant
COFFIN, Charles Carleton.
Freedom Triumphant: The Fourth Period of the War of the Rebellion From September 1864, To Its Close.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891.
First edition of the acclaimed journalist's work on the fourth period of the Civil War. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated. In very good condition.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 132827
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"Yes, the pros are puzzled - except Kell Greene": First Edition of The Golf Swing of Bobby Jones: An Analysis of His Drive; from the library of Albert W. Tillinghast
GREENE, Kell [Bobby Jones].
The Golf Swing of Bobby Jones: An Analysis of His Drive.
Chicago: Dixon Press, 1931.
First edition of this photographic analysis of the golf swing of Bobby Jones. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 43 photographs of Jones' golf swing. From the library of golf architect A.W. Tillinghast with his handwritten library index card laid in. A.W. Tillinghast was one of the most prolific architects in the history of golf; he worked on more than 265 different courses and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2015. Very good in the rare original dust jacket which shows chips to the spine and front panel. A unique association.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 95904
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"FREEDOM CAN BE OURS, HERE AND NOW": FIRST EDITION OF PAUL ROBESON'S FIRST BOOK, HERE I STAND
ROBESON, Paul.
Here I Stand.
London: Dennis Dobson, 1958.
First edition of Robeson's powerful first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 133146
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First edition of Structural Slumps: The Modern Equilibrium Theory of Unemployment, Interest, and Money; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Edmund S. Phelps
PHELPS, Edmund S. In collaboration with Hiam Teck Hoon.
Structural Slumps: The Modern Equilibrium Theory of Unemployment, Interest, and Money.
Harvard University Press: Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1994.
First edition of Phelps' important contribution to understanding the business cycle. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Edmund Phelps on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gwen Frankfeldt.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 95092
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Rare Original Broadside Printing of the Anti-New Deal Poem Traitors Three
[ROOSEVELT, Franklin D.].
Traitors Three.
Rare original broadside printing of this anti-Franklin D. Roosevelt and anti-New Deal poem. Duodecimo, original paper. In good condition with some toning.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 147125
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“FEW THINGS ARE HARDER TO PUT UP WITH THAN THE ANNOYANCE OF A GOOD EXAMPLE"; First English edition and true first edition of Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson
TWAIN, Mark.
Pudd’nhead Wilson: A Tale.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1894.
First English edition of Twain's classic tale of two mischievous twins, published several days before the first American edition. BAL 3441. Octavo, original publisher's pictorial cloth with gilt titles to the spine, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Twain by James Mapes Dodge and six illustration by Louis Loeb. From the library of William Safire with his bookplate to the pastedown. William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and supported him again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew.…
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 128012
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"Once it was thought in Colorado that gold and silver were the only products of the country worth considering": First Edition of Seeing the Far West; Inscribed by John Thomas Faris
FARIS, John Thomas.
Seeing The Far West.
Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott Company, 1920.
First edition of this classic work of American travel literature. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, frontispiece with tissue guard, illustrated througout with 113 photographs, 2 folding maps at rear. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "May this volume speak to you of pleasant day. John T. Faris March 22, 1924." In very good condition with some rubbing and wear. A nice example of early American natural history and travel writing.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 80118
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First Edition of Jack Kerouac's Vanity of Duluoz
KEROUAC, Jack.
Vanity of Duluoz.
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1968.
First edition of this classic work by the author of On the Road. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 131320
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"Nothing that ever was changes. Yet nothing that is can ever be the same as what went before": First Edition of The City and the Pillar
VIDAL, Gore.
The City and the Pillar.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1948.
First edition of this landmark novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 144891
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First Edition of Julian Barnes's Metroland; Signed by Him
BARNES, Julian.
Metroland.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1980.
First edition of the Booker Prize-winning author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Julian Barnes on the title page. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Craig Dodd. Author photograph by Jerry Bauer.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 127617
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First Edition of John Updike's First Novel The Poorhouse Fair; Signed by Him
UPDIKE, John.
The Poorhouse Fair.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1958.
First edition of Updike's first novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by John Updike on the title page. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some wear to the spine and some chips to the rear panel. Jacket design by Harry Ford.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 3493
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First Edition of Gore Vidal's At Home, Essays 1982-1988; Inscribed by Him to His Sister
VIDAL, Gore.
At Home: Essays 1982-1988.
New York: Random House, 1988.
First edition of this collection of essays by the award-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Valerie love Gore.” The recipient Valerie Gore was the author’s sister. Vidal’s father remarried in 1939 and had two children with his second wife; Valerie was born in 1946. The two remained close throughout their lives. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jack Ribik. An exceptional association.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 126590
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“DOES IT NOT APPEAR TO YOU VERSATILITY IS THE TRUE AND RARE CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT RARE THING CALLED GENIUS”: MITFORD’S OUR VILLAGE
MITFORD, Mary Russell; illustrations by C. Brock.
Our Village.
London: J.M. Dent and Co., 1904.
Octavo, Three quarters green leather over marbled boards. Gilt tooling to the spine, top edge gilt.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 3008