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Freya Stark's A Winter in Arabia; In the rare original dust jacket
STARK, Freya.
A Winter in Arabia.
London: John Murray, 1945.
Early printing of one of the most important pieces of literature on the region and a book that placed Freya Stark in the pantheon of great writers and explorers of the Arab World. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated, maps. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Foreword by Sir Kinahan Cornwallis. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 119310
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alleverythingthatisyou; Signed by Both Starn Brothers
STARN, Doug and Mike.
alleverythingthatisyou.
Aspen: Baldwin Gallery, 2006.
First edition. Limited Edition 1 of 1,000 copies, this being number 265. Quarto. Fine in a fine dust jacket without wear. Original 8x8 print signed by both Starn brothers. Comes with the original envelope from the Starn brothers office.
Price: $725.00 Item Number: 1607
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First Edition of Son of Dracula; Signed by Ringo Starr
STARR, Ringo & Harry Nilsson.
Son of Dracula.
Blackwood Music, 1974.
First edition of this original work. Quarter, original wrappers. Signed and dated by Ringo Starr on the front panel, "Love Ringo 05." In near fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 3245
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"Pajamas are good for the soul": First Edition of When You Reach Me; Signed By Rebecca Stead
STEAD, Rebecca.
When You Reach Me.
New York: Wedy Lamb Books/ Random House, 2009.
First edition of the author’s Newberry Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Rebecca Stead on the title page. Also laid into this copy are pictures of the author at the booksigning. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $225.00 Item Number: 4104
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The July-December 1891 issue of The Review of Reviews
STEAD, William Thomas [Editor].
The Review of Reviews. Vol IV. July-December. 1891.
London: The "Review of Reviews", 1891.
The July-December 1891 issue of of Stead's The Review of Reviews. Octavo, original publisher's binding, illustrated, advertisements, index. In very good condition.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 135348
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“Wisdom. . .is knowing what you have to accept": First Edition of Wallace Stegner's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel Angle of Repose; Inscribed by Him
STEGNER, Wallace.
Angle of Repose.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1971.
First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To John with best wishes Wallace Stegner November 9, 1972." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by E.D.N. Designs. Photograph of the author by Alex Gotfryd. An exceptional example, uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 118652
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First Edition of Edward Steichen's Family of Man; Inscribed by Him
STEICHEN, Edward.
The Family of Man.
New York : Museum of Modern Art, 1955.
First edition of this classic work. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Mrs. Sheppard with all good wishes Edward Steichen." In near fine condition. Prologue written by Steichen’s brother-in-law, Carl Sandburg. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 126767
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First Edition of Gertrude Stein's The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas; Signed by Her
STEIN, Gertrude.
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1933.
First edition of Gertrude Stein's most famous work; one of the richest biographies ever written. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated from photographs. Inscribed by Gertrude Stein on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some wear and tear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Signed first editions are uncommon.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 98248
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First Edition of Gertrude Stein's How to Write; Inscribed by her
STEIN, Gertrude.
How to Write.
Paris: Plain Edition, 1931.
First edition of Stein's experimental work on the craft of writing. Small octavo, original half cloth and boards, paper spine label. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Arthur from Gertrude Stein." In very good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 90445
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FIRST EDITION OF GERTRUDE STEIN'S THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS; INSCRIBED BY HER TO AURELIA HENRY REINHARDT
STEIN, Gertrude.
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1933.
First edition of Gertrude Stein’s most famous work; one of the richest biographies ever written. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper with a full page inscription, "For Amelia Henry Reinhardt, ...it was in Oakland which is not near San Fernando and not at Pleasant Hill Gertrude Stein." The recipient, Aurelia Isabel Henry Reinhardt, was an American educator, activist, and prominent member and leader of numerous organizations. She was active in numerous local, national, and international organizations, lecturing and writing on topics including international cooperation, suffrage, and women's rights and was appointed…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 118746
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First Edition of Gertrude Stein's Geography and Plays; Inscribed by Her
STEIN, Gertrude.
Geography and Plays.
Boston: The Four Seas Company Publishers, 1922.
First edition of this work by the author of The Autobiography of Alice Toklas. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Joanna Graham from Gertrude Stein." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Foreword by Sherwood Anderson.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 118469
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First Edition of Gertrude Stein's The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
STEIN, Gertrude.
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1933.
First edition of Gertrude Stein's most famous work; one of the richest biographies ever written. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated from photographs. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 135222
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The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas; Inscribed by Gertrude Stein
STEIN, Gertrude.
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1933.
First edition, second printing of Gertrude Stein's most famous work; one of the richest biographies ever written. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated from photographs. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "... November 20/34 Chicago." Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Some loss to the spine and front panel of the dust jacket, costing most of the word "The" in the title, light rubbing to the rear panel of the dust jacket and jacket extremities, light toning to the jacket flaps.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 145411
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First edition of Gertrude Stein's Bee Time Vine; inscribed by her life partner Alice B. Toklas to long-standing nemesis Elizabeth Sprigge
STEIN, Gertrude. [Alice B. Toklas] Introduction by Virgil Thomson.
Bee Time Vine and other Pieces [1913-1927].
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1953.
First edition of volume three of the Yale edition of Stein's unpublished writings, collected under the general editorship of Carl Van Vechten. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Stein's partner Alice B. Toklas on the front free endpaper, "A peace offering to dear Elizabeth with love from Alice Paris 4 - VI - 54." The recipient, Elizabeth Miriam Squire Sprigge was an English biographer and longtime nemesis of both Stein and Toklas and one of Stein's harshest critics. In several letters to close personal friends following Stein's death, Toklas expressed her disdain towards Sprigge, on one occasion in particular…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 135240
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Original Playbill of Fiddler on the Roof; Inscribed by Sheldon Harnick
STEIN, Joseph.
Fiddler on the Roof.
New York: Crown Publishers, 1964.
Original playbill of this classic play. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Presentation copy, inscribed by the lyricist Sheldon Harnick on the front panel, "For Peter: Sheldon Harnick 12/16/15." In near fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 112721
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First Edition of Fiddler on the Roof; Inscribed by Sheldon Harnick
STEIN, Joseph.
Fiddler on the Roof.
New York: Crown Publishers, 1964.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the lyricist Sheldon Harnick on the title page, "For Candy: Sheldon Harnick 12/16/15." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket, small name to the front free endpaper. Jacket drawing by Tom Morrow. An exceptional signed example.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 131388