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First edition of Tennessee Williams' The Rose Tattoo; signed by Him
WILLIAMS, Tennessee.
The Rose Tattoo.
New York: New Directions, 1951.
First edition of one of Williams' most beautiful and powerful plays. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Tennessee Williams on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Alvin Lustig. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 143108
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"Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please": First Edition of Joseph Conrad's The Rover; Finely Bound by Bayntun
CONRAD, Joseph.
The Rover.
London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, 1923.
First British edition of the last complete novel by Joseph Conrad. Octavo, finely bound in full morocco by Bayntun, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, double gilt ruled, inner dentelles, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 119454
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Finely bound edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; with twelve remarkably intricate full color illustrations by E. Geddes
FITZGERALD, Edward; Introduction by A. C. Benson; Illustrated by E. Geddes.
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
London: Siegle, Hill & Co, c. 1919.
Finely bound edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald and reproduced from a manuscript written and illuminated by F. Sangorski & G. Sutcliffe. Quarto, bound in full deerskin with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt borders and blind stamping to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, illustrated with twelve full-color drawings by E. Geddes and engraved borders, initials, and writing by A. Sutcliffe. In very good condition.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 146936
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Magnificent limited edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; with 20 remarkably intricate full color plates illustrated by Edmund Dulac
FITZGERALD, Edward. With illustrations by Edmund Dulac.
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, c. 1909.
Limited edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald and with illustrations by Edmund Dulac. Quarto, original publisher's gold-stamped vellum with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, title page on Japanese vellum, with 20 intricate full color plates tipped in to decorated Japanese vellum mounts with lettered tissue guards. This edition is limited to two hundred copies, for the United States of America, of which this is number 188. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 127331
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; with 12 remarkably intricate full color plates illustrated by Edmund Dulac
FITZGERALD, Edward. With illustrations by Edmund Dulac.
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, c. 1920.
Magnificent edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald and with illustrations by Edmund Dulac. Quarto, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, title page on Japanese vellum, with 12 full color plates tipped with tissue guards. In fine condition. A nice presentation.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 126161
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Limited Edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyan; Signed by Writer and Publisher Elbert Hubbard
KHAYYAM, Omar; Edward Fitzgerald; Elbert Hubbard.
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
East Aurora, NY: Roycroft Shop, 1899.
Signed limited edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald, with an Address by John Hay. Oblong octodecimo, bound in full cloth with gilt titles to the front panel on a decorated morocco label, marbled endpapers, sparsely illustrated with decorative images and initials. One of nine hundred and twenty numbered copies signed by Elbert Hubbard on the limitation page, this is number 414. In very good condition, with some toning to the front and rear endleaves, previous owner calligraphic epitaph to the front flyleaf.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 146603
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THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM; Inscribed by Writer and Publisher Elbert Hubbard to His Niece
KHAYYAM, Omar; Edward Fitzgerald; [Elbert Hubbard].
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1906.
Finely bound edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald, with an Address by John Hay and Introduction by Clarence S. Darrow. Oblong duodecimo, original half red suede over black boards, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, red leather spine label, top edge gilt, illustrated with decorated headpiece, tailpieces, and initials by W. W. Denslow. Association copy, inscribed by writer and publisher Elbert Hubbard to his niece on the front flyleaf, "To Mrs. Wellman with love and blessing, from her uncle Elbert Hubbard." In very good condition with rubbing to the corners…
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 146576
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“I felt a tremendous distance between myself and everything real": First Edition of The Rum Diary
THOMPSON, Hunter S.
The Rum Diary.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.
First edition of Thompson's only published novel. Octavo, original black half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Perr.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 147050
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“I felt a tremendous distance between myself and everything real": First Edition of The Rum Diary; Signed by Hunter Thompson
THOMPSON, Hunter S.
The Rum Diary.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.
First edition of Thompson's only published novel. Octavo, original black half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Boldly signed by Hunter S. Thompson. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Perr.
Price: $900.00 Item Number: 147501
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"When you read this book eight years from now, I hope you will not": First Edition of Mario Puzo's The Runaway Summer of Davie Shaw; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
PUZO, Mario.
The Runaway Summer of Davie Shaw.
New York : Platt & Munk Publishers, 1966.
First edition of this early work by the author of The Godfather. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For ? When you read this book eight years from now, I hope you will not. Mario Puzo." Illustrated by Stewart Sherwood. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Stewart Sherwood.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 121292
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"Being an astute businessman, Ryder took great interest in the integrity of the matches that would later bear his name": First Edition of The Ryder Cup Meets the Monster; Inscribed by Dow Finsterwald, Jr.
PERRY, Bryon; Foreword by Dow Finsterwald Jr.
The Ryder Cup Meets the Monster: a Collection of Words and Pictures Commemorating Golf’s Crown Jewel.
Michigan: Premier Publishing, 2004.
First edition of this work dedicated to 'golf's crown jewel': The Ryder Cup. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Inscribed by Dow Finsterwald on the title page, "For James! Best Wishes Dow Finsterwald Captain Ryder Cup 1977." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 2094
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"Being an astute businessman, Ryder took great interest in the integrity of the matches that would later bear his name": First Edition of The Ryder Cup Meets the Monster; Inscribed by Dow Finsterwald, Jr.
PERRY, Bryon. Foreward by Dow Finsterwald Jr.
The Ryder Cup Meets the Monster: A Collection of Words and Pictures Commemorating Golf’s Crown Jewel.
Bingham Farms, Michigan: Premiere Publishing LLC, 2004.
First edition of this work dedicated to 'golf's crown jewel': The Ryder Cup. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Inscribed by Dow Finsterwald on the title page, "To Robert: Hope you enjoy 'Golf's greatest event,' Best Wishes, Dow Finsterwald Jr." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 89015
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"You may have heard of me. I am the Saint": First edition of Leslie Charteris' The Saint in New York
CHARTERIS, Leslie.
The Saint in New York.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1935.
Rare first edition of the most popular book in Charteris' Saint series and the basis for the first Saint film, released in 1938. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the scarce original dust jacket which is in near fine condition with some expert restoration. An exceptional example.
Price: $8,500.00 Item Number: 122633
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First Edition of The Salvation Army British Empire Exhibition Handbook
[KIPLING, Rudyard].
The Salvation Army British Empire Exhibition Handbook.
New York: St. Albans, 1924.
First edition of this article with this title. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. Appearing on pp. 17-18 is a first appearance article by Rudyard Kipling titled Empire Building. It appeared in 1909 with no title and in 1913 with the title Give the Second Eleven a Chance. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase. Stewart 722
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 132448
