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"If there be grief, then let it be by rain, and this but silver grief for grieving's sake": First edition of This Earth: A Poem by William Faulkner
FAULKNER, William.
This Earth: A Poem by William Faulkner.
New York: Equinox, 1932.
First edition of this short poem by William Faulkner. Octavo, original paper wrappers. Illustrated with drawings by Albert Heckman. In fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 90422
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First edition of The Constant Gardener; signed by John le Carre
LE CARRE, John.
The Constant Gardener.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2001.
First edition of the author's classic spy thriller. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by John le Carre on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover photograph by Christine Rodin. Author photograph by Simone Casetta.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 146443
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First Edition of Doris Lessing's In Pursuit of English; Signed by Her
LESSING, Doris.
In Pursuit of the English.
London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1960.
First edition of "one of the most authentic books ever written about the English" (San Francisco Chronicle). Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by Doris Lessing on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 2696
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First Edition of Power and Principle: Memoirs of the National Security Adviser; Inscribed by Zbigniew Brzezinski
BRZEZINSKI, Zbigniew .
Power and Principle: Memoirs of the National Security Adviser 1977-1981.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1983.
First edition of Brzezinski's memoirs. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Ross Becker- with best wishes, Zbigniew Brzezinski." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Garrett Loube Design Associates.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 144069
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“Some things you must always be unable to bear. Some things you must never stop refusing to bear. Injustice and outrage and dishonor and shame": William Faulkner's Intruder In The Dust; In a Stunning Fine Dust Jacket
FAULKNER, William.
Intruder In The Dust.
New York: Random House, 1948.
First edition of this classic Faulkner novel, which explores the lives of a family of characters in the South. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket with some rubbing to the extremities. Jacket design by E. McKnight Kauffer.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 118002
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“One is always at home in one's past": Vladimir Nabokov's Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited
NABOKOV, Vladimir.
Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1966.
First revised edition of Nabokov's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. An exceptional example.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 73054
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First edition of Russell Baker's Growing up; inscribed by him to American Journalist William Safire
BAKER, Russell [William Safire].
Growing Up.
New York: Congdon & Weed, Inc., 1982.
First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist's enchanting memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To Bill Safire, who could have written it better - Russ Baker Sept 1982." The recipient, 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. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly…
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 128167
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"For those who still believe in miracles": First edition of The Gift of Acabar; inscribed by Og Mandino
MANDINO, Og and Buddy Kaye.
The Gift of Acabar.
Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1978.
First edition of Mandino and Kaye's enchanting parable. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Mandino on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "With Love Og Mandino 9/28/78." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Don Bender.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 90426
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First edition of George Alfred Henty's The Dash For Khartoum: A Tale of The Nile Expedition
HENTY, G. A.
The Dash For Khartoum: A Tale of The Nile Expedition.
London: Blackie & Son, Limited, 1892.
First edition of Henty's classic adventure tale of the Nile Expedition. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, with ten illustrations by Joseph Nash, R.I. and John Schonberg. In near fine condition. A superior example.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 122778
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First Edition of Henry James' The Private Life, Lord Beaupre, and The Visits
JAMES, Henry.
The Private Life, Lord Beaupre, The Visits.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1893.
First edition of this collection of novellas published at the height of James' career. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, in near fine condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 80104
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"That day so well remembered - a day, indeed, impossible to forget - was the first of September, 1921": First Edition of James Hilton's So Well Remembered, Signed by Him
HILTON, James.
So Well Remembered.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1945.
First edition of James Hilton's later novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Sincerely, James Hilton." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips to the spine. Jacket illustration by George Picken.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 90801
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“The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind”: First Edition of one of the earliest and most influential detective novels ever written; Dashiell hammett's the maltese falcon
HAMMETT, Dashiell.
The Maltese Falcon.
Franklin, PA: The Franklin Library, 1987.
First Franklin library edition of one of the earliest and most influential detective novels ever written. Octavo, original leather, elaborate tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, all edges silver, patterned endpapers. In fine condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 118653
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"The choicest Humorous Poetry": Humorous Poetry of the English Language, From Chaucer to Saxe; Finely bound
NOTES, Explanatory and Biographical by J. Parton. With poetry by Burns.
Humorous Poetry of the English Language, From Chaucer to Saxe: Narratives, Satires, Enigmas, Burlesques, Parodies, Travesties, Epigrams, Epitaphs and Translations.
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1872.
Early printing of this extensive poetry collection. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over silk-covered boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised gilt bands, silk endleaves, all edges marbled, engraved frontispiece portraits of the great poets with tissue guard. In very good condition. An nice collection including works by the choicest humorous poets.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 95888
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First Edition of Albert Luthuli's Let My People Go
LUTHULI, Albert.
Let My People Go. An Autobiography.
Johannesburg and London: Collins, 1962.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Laureate. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate. Introduction by Charles Hooper. A nice example.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 114241
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First Edition of Greg Norman's The Way of the Shark: Lessons on Golf, Business, and Life; Warmly Inscribed by Him
NORMAN, Greg.
The Way of the Shark: Lessons on Golf, Business, and Life.
New York: Atria Books, 2006.
First edition of this work by the Golden Shark. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Col Steve Thanks for your Support...Look after your shoulder Greg Norman 2KG (drawing)." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Min Choi. Written with Donald T. Phillips.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 139297
