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First Edition of Tatoo:1730s-1970s. Henk Schiffmacher's Private Collection
HENK SCHIFFMACHER,.
Tatoo: 1730s-1970s. Henk Schiffmacher’s Private Collection.
Taschen, 2021.
First edition of this "impressive, exhaustive tour through the history of tattooing” (Vice.com). Folio, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Edited by Noel David. In fine condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 125841
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First edition of Juan Downey: The Invisible Architect
DOWNEY, Juan.
Juan Downey: The Invisible Architect.
Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT List Visual Arts Center/Bronx Museum of Arts, 2011.
First edition of the exhibition catalogue from Downey's 2011-2012 solo exhibition covering several decades of his work. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. In fine condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 138515
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First Edition of Mrs. Henderson and Other Stories; Warmly Inscribed by Francis Wyndham
WYNDHAM, Francis.
Mrs. Henderson and Other Stories.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1985.
First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Caroline with lots of love from Francis." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of wear. Jacket painting by Jane Human.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 59038
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First edition of J.B. McClure's Stories, Sketches and Speeches of General Grant at Home and Abroad, in Peace and War
MCCLURE, J.B. [Ulysses S. Grant].
Stories, Sketches and Speeches of General Grant at Home and Abroad, in Peace and War.
Chicago: Rhodes & McClure, Publishers, 1879.
First edition of McClure's compilation of the speeches, wartime and travel memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant. Octavo, original publisher's pictorial green cloth stamped in black and gold, peach endpapers, illustrated, frontispiece portrait of Grant. In very good condition with light rubbing to the extremities, name to the front endpaper. A bright example.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 146820
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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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"he alone saved our civilisation": First edition of The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History; signed by Boris Johnson
JOHNSON, Boris.
The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2014.
First edition of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's work on the the life and character of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Boris Johnson on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 146247
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First Edition of Phishing For Phools; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Robert Shiller
AKERLOF, George A. and Robert J. Shiller.
Phishing For Phools.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2015.
First edition of "this tour de force" (Alan Blinder). Octavo, original boards. Signed by Robert J. Shiller on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Edward Koren. Jacket illustration by Jason Alejandro.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 70027
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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 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 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 Patrick White's Masterpiece Voss
WHITE, Patrick.
Voss.
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1957.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's fifth novel and what many consider to be his finest. Octavo, original blue cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket art by famed Australian artist Sydney Nolan.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 131223
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"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance": The Works of Samuel Johnson with an essay on his life and genius by Arthur Murphy
JOHNSON, Samuel.
The Works of Samuel Johnson.
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1850.
Finely bound edition of the works of Samuel Johnson, with an essay on his life and genius by Arthur Murphy. Octavo, two volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, engraved frontispiece portrait of Johnson to volume one. In very good condition. Armorial bookplate to each volume.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 141081
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"The Magic City": Rare panoramic map of Miami Bayfront Park
Miami Bayfront Park Panorama.
Rare panoramic view of Miami Bayfront Park. One page, folded, the panorama measures 28.5 inches by 7 inches with an advertisement for the City of Miami to the verso. In near fine condition. A bright and desirable piece.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 114357
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First edition of John Mills' Stable Secrets
MILLS, John.
Stable Secrets; and Puffy Doddles, His Saying and Sympathies.
London: Ward and Lock, 1863.
First edition of Mills' humorous work on horse racing. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt vignette to the front panel, frontispiece and two additional plates by Phiz, publishers advertisements. In very good condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 124083
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Original Playbill from the May 1991 performance of The Caretaker; Signed by Harold Pinter, Colin Firth, and Donald Pleasence
PINTER, Harold.
Original The Caretaker Playbill.
London: Proscenium Publications, 1991.
Original Playbill from the May 1991 performance of Harold Pinter's The Caretaker performed at the Alhambra Theatre. Small octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Rehearsal photographs by Ivan Kynci. Signed by Harold Pinter, Colin Firth, and Donald Pleasence. In near fine condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 88116
