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First Edition of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys; Signed by Actor Richard Benjamin
SIMON, Neil.
The Sunshine Boys.
New York: Random House, 1973.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by actor Richard Benjamin on the title page. Benjamin starred in the 1975 film directed by Herbert Ross and produced by Ray Stark, with George Burns as Lewis, Walter Matthau as Clark, and Richard Benjamin as Ben. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Bob Cuevas. Jacket photograph by Martha Swope.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 141462
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First Edition of The Superorganism; Signed by Edward O. Wilson with a drawing of an ant
WILSON, Edward O. and Bert Holldobler.
The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies .
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2009.
First edition of this work by the award-winning biologists. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Edward O. Wilson who has drawn an image of an ant on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 131084
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The Supreme Court of the United States; Signed by Chief Justice Warren Burger
BURGER, Warren E.
The Supreme Court of the United States.
Washington, DC: 1973.
First edition of this work on the Burger Court. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Chief Justice Warren Burger at his biography page. 20 page pamphlet on the Supreme Court published by them.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 7365
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Signed by eight justices, Warren E. Burger, William J. Brennan, Jr., Byron R. White, Thurgood Marshall, Harry A. Blackmun, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist and John P. Stevens
BURGER, Warren E.
The Supreme Court of the United States.
Washington, DC: 1973.
First edition of this work on the Burger Court. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by eight justices beneath their portraits accompanying their biographies. They include: Warren E. Burger, William J. Brennan, Jr., Byron R. White, Thurgood Marshall, Harry A. Blackmun, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist and John P. Stevens. 20 page pamphlet on the Supreme Court, published by them.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 120344
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First Editions of this wonderfully illustrated Set; The Survey of London
BESANT, Walter Sir.
The Survey of London. Complete in 10 volumes: Mediaeval London; Historical & Social; Ecclesiastical; London in the Time of the Tudors; London in the Time of the Stuarts; London in the Eighteenth Century; London in the Nineteenth Century.
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1903-1912..
First editions of this work on the great city of London. Quarto, original red cloth, 10 volumes, with titles the spine in gilt and front panel, gilt topstain, illustrated throughout. Each volume is in very good to near fine condition with light wear to the spine extremities. An exceptional set.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 2847
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"ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN A GREAT WRITER AND A GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER EVER PUBLISHED": Scarce First Edition of The Sweet Flypaper of Life; Lengthily inscribed by Langston Hughes
DECARAVA, Roy and Langston Hughes.
The Sweet Flypaper of Life.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955.
First edition of the classic collaboration between Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes. Small octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Langston Hughes on the front free endpaper, "Especially for Lucian Stanton whose photographs I very much enjoyed seeing- Sincerely- Langston Hughes New York Feb. 23, 1960." An excellent example in the original dust jacket. Roth 101, Parr & Badger, The Photobook I, 242; The Open Book, 160. The hardcover is much more uncommon than the wrapper edition.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 90534
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"ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN A GREAT WRITER AND A GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER EVER PUBLISHED": Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes' THE SWEET FLYPAPER OF LIFE
DECARAVA, Roy and Langston Hughes.
The Sweet Flypaper of Life.
New York: First Print Press, 2018.
Later printing of the classic collaboration between Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes. Small octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 147018
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First Edition of T.H. White's The Sword in the Stone
WHITE, T[erence] H[anbury].
The Sword in the Stone.
London: Collins, 1938.
First edition of the first volume in the White's tetralogy, The Once And Future King. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with expert restoration to the extremities, name to the front pastedown and front free endpaper. A very sharp example.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 146106
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First Editions of Each Volume the Classic Sword of Honour Trilogy; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
WAUGH, Evelyn.
The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men At Arms; Officers and Gentlemen; Unconditional Surrender.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1952-1961.
First editions of each volume in the author's acclaimed Sword of Honour Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, finely bound in full morocco by The Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt borders to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. A nice set. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146619
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First Editions of Each Volume the Classic Sword of Honour Trilogy
WAUGH, Evelyn.
The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men At Arms; Officers and Gentlemen; Unconditional Surrender.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1951-1961..
First editions of each volume in the author's acclaimed Sword of Honour Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original cloth. Each are near fine to fine in near fine dust jackets. Officers and Gentleman is price-clipped. A nice set.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146294
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"I say why not read the copy you bought to a friend in the forces instead of exchanging it. There are too many homes which still lack one": First Editions of Each Volume the Classic Sword of Honour Trilogy; Inscribed by Waugh to Close Friend Patrick Balfour
WAUGH, Evelyn.
The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men At Arms; Officers and Gentlemen; Unconditional Surrender.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1951-1961..
First editions of each volume in the author's acclaimed Sword of Honour Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original cloth. Men At Arms is an association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author to Patrick Balfour on the front free endpaper, "For Patrick with love from Evelyn Sept 6th 1952 I say why not read the copy you bought to a friend in the forces instead of exchanging it. There are too many homes which still lack one E Sept 16th." Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) and Patrick Balfour (1904-1976) first met at Oxford in the early 1920s, and later in that decade were members…
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 146212
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First Edition of Haruki Murakami's The T-Shirts I Love; Signed Twice by designer Chip Kidd
MURAKAMI, Haruki.
The T-Shirts I Love.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
First edition of this work by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original illustrated boards by Chip Kidd. Signed twice by Chip Kidd, once on the front panel and again on the rear panel. In fine condition. Translated by Philip Gabriel.
Price: $150.00 Item Number: 131851
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The earliest known first edition, presentation copy of Potter's The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle; warmly inscribed by her in the month following the book's publication
POTTER, Beatrix.
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle.
London: Frederick Warne and Co, 1905.
The earliest known first edition, presentation copy of Potter's popular children's story. Octavo, original boards with embossed titles and pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 26 color plates by the author. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front pictorial endpaper in the year of publication, "For Theresa Thorp with love from Beatrix Potter Oct 15th 05." The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle was published only one month prior to Potter's inscription in September 1905, this is the earliest traceable presentation copy inscribed by Potter. In very good condition. Front hinge reinforced, loss to the crown and foot…
Price: $9,500.00 Item Number: 135913
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“NOW, MY DEARS… DON’T GO INTO MR. MCGREGOR’S GARDEN”: FIRST EDITION; ONE OF ONLY 250 Examples OF THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT; Inscribed by Beatrix Potter in the year of publication
POTTER, Beatrix.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
London: Privately Printed, 1901.
First edition, privately printed by the author (preceding all other editions) one of only 250 copies of this children's classic. 12 mo, original cloth, illustrated, leaf patterned end-papers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "for Mrs Oliver, from Beatrix Potter- with kind regards and best wishes for Christmas 1901." The book was an instant success: Linda Lear writes that "Even before the publication of the tale in early October 1902, the first 8,000 copies were sold out. By the year's end there were 28,000 copies of The Tale of Peter Rabbit in…
Price: $100,000.00 Item Number: 141725
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FIRST EDITION OF THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY: Screenplay; Inscribed by Anthony Minghella
HIGHSMITH, Patricia.
The Talented Mr. Ripley.
New York: Hyperion Books , 1999.
First edition of the screenplay of this classic work. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For John, with best wishes, Anthony Minghella." In near fine condition.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 121468
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“Hope springs forever": First Edition of J.K. Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard; Inscribed by Her
ROWLING, J.K.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
London: Bloomsbury Books, 2008.
First British edition of this wizarding classic. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "To Annie, J.K Rowling." With the author's hologram sticker on the top right corner. In fine condition without wear. No dust jacket was issued for this title.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 89076