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“World peace, like community peace, does not require that each man love his neighbor—it requires only that they live together in mutual tolerance": First edition of John F. Kennedy's The Strategy of Peace; from the personal collection of John F. Kennedy
KENNEDY, John F.
The Strategy of Peace.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1960.
First edition of the selected foreign policy speeches and statements on defense, peace, and national security delivered by Kennedy during his 1960 presidential campaign. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. From the library of John F. Kennedy with his ownership stamp to the half-title page, "Senator John F. Kennedy." In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Edited by Allan Nevins. An exceptional example with noted provenance.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 142889
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"The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do": RARE FIRST EDITION OF THE COLLECTION OF JEFFERSON’S WRITINGS; In the Rare Original Boards
JEFFERSON, Thomas.
Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, from the Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Edited by Thomas Jefferson Randolph.
Charlottesville, VA: F. Carr and Co, 1829.
First edition of the first published collection of Jefferson’s writings, an impressive four-volume work edited by his grandson, Thomas Jefferson Randolph. Octavo, 4 volumes, original boards, engraved frontispiece portrait after Gilbert Stuart in Volume I. Rare and desirable in the original boards.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 143456
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First Edition of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test; Signed by Tom Wolfe, Ken Kesey and Phil Lesh
WOLFE, Tom [Ken Kesey; Phil Lesh].
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.
New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 1968.
First edition of the classic account of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters during their bus trip across America in the late 1960's. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Tom Wolfe with his characteristic signature on the title page. Additionally signed on the front free endpaper by Merry Prankster Ken Kesey and legendary bassist Phil Lesh on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 144225
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Rare Civil War Era Carte-de-visite of Robert E. Lee; Signed by Him
LEE, Robert E.
Robert E. Lee Signed Carte-de-Visite.
Rare Civil War era carte-de-visite portrait of General Robert E. Lee in uniform, boldly signed "RE Lee". In fine condition. Quadruple matted and framed. The entire piece measures 19 inches by 17 inches.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 103675
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"Thine is the victory without the battle- the crown without the conflict": Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin Uncle Tom's Cabin; Lengthily signed by her
STOWE, Harriet Beecher.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly and A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1892.
Finely bound example of the author's classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, volume with title vignettes and six wood-engravings. Lengthily signed by the author as follows, "There is no death to such as thou dear Eva, neither darkness nor shadow of death. Thine is the victory without the battle- the crown without the conflict Uncle Tom's Cabin Chap 24 Harriet Beecher Stowe April 17 1893." In near fine condition. A unique example.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 117857
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"Parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow": The Shakespeare Head Press limited edition of The Works of William Shakespeare
SHAKESPEARE, William.
The Works of William Shakespeare.
Stratford-on-Avon: The Shakespeare Head Press, 1904.
The Shakespeare Head Press limited edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare. Octavo, ten volumes bound in full crushed levant morocco by Brentanos, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait to each volume. One of one thousand numbered copies, this is number 98. In fine condition. An exceptional set.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 139577
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"One of the great iconic cigar smoking statesmen": Rare unsmoked Cuban Coronas Alhambra cigar from the personal collection of John F. Kennedy
KENNEDY, John F.
John F. Kennedy Unsmoked Cuban Cigar.
Rare unopened cigar given to 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy by a Philippine Ambassador to the United States, handsomely presented with a portrait of Kennedy. The Coronas Alhambra cigar is mounted in a shadowbox opening and is still stored in a cellophane sheath printed in gold lettering: “Specially Made For President Kennedy.” Under its red and gold label and black band inscribed “Choicest Philippine Tobacco Sumatra Wrapper." The 8 inch by 10 inch black and white photograph above shows President Kennedy smoking a cigar while reading the sports section of The New York Times on Saturday, August 31, 1963.…
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 140653
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"Hi-dee-ho, here I go, Lookin' for my missin' piece": First edition of Shel Silverstein's The Missing Piece; inscribed by him with an original drawing
SILVERSTEIN, Shel.
The Missing Piece.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1976.
First edition of Silverstein's classic work, published by Ursula Nordstrom. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the pastedown and front free endpaper "For Frank - Thank you for making the road less rocky - And thank you for believing in this book ~ Love Shel." Silverstein has added a drawing of the book's protagonist rolling along on a level path. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 135135
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Rare presentation copy of Robert Bloomfield's The Farmer's Boy; presented by Herman Melville to his sister
BLOOMFIELD, Robert. [Herman Melville].
The Farmer’s Boy.
London: Sampson, Low, Son & Co, 1858.
Later printing of the poem that made Robert Bloomfield's reputation. Octavo, original publisher's cloth elaborately stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, illustrated with thirty engravings from drawings by Birket Foster, Harrison, Weir, and G.E. Hicks. Presentation copy, inscribed on the verso of the front free endpaper, "Fanny Melville from Herman Xmas 1876.” Presentation inscription likely in the hand of Melville's wife. Herman Melville was born in New York City on August 1, 1819, to Allan Melvill (1782–1832)[3] and Maria (Gansevoort) Melvill (1791–1872). Herman was the third of eight children in a family of Scottish and Dutch descent. His siblings, who…
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 144051
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“Scientific method seeks to understand things as they are, while alchemy seeks to bring about a desired state of affairs": First Edition of The Alchemy of Finance; Signed by George Soros and Paul Volcker
SOROS, George [Paul Volcker].
The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987.
First edition of "this seminal investment book" (Barton Biggs). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by George Soros on the title page and additionally lengthily signed by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, "Written long ago- Very worth reading now! Paul Volker 5/2/15." Volker contributed the the foreword to a later edition of this volume. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Steve Jenkins. A unique example, rare and desirable signed by these two legends of finance.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 146496
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First Edition of Philip Roth’s Goodbye, Columbus; Signed by Philip Roth and by Actors Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw and Director Larry Peerce
ROTH, Philip [Richard Benjamin.
Goodbye, Columbus.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959.
First edition of the author's first book and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed Philip Roth on the title page and additionally by the director of the film Larry Peerce and by actors Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw, who starred in the 1969 film. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sanford Roth. Also laid in are signed notes from Benjamin and MacGraw. A unique example.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 146869
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Rare colored engraving of the New Houses of Parliament; signed by 8 British Prime Ministers including Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair
THATCHER, Margaret; Tony Blair; Gordon Brown; James Callaghan; David Cameron; Edward Heath; John Major; Theresa May.
British Prime Ministers Signed New Houses of Parliament Engraving.
Rare colored engraving signed by 8 former British Prime Ministers including Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. One page, a fine colored engraving of the New Houses of Parliament signed on the mount by Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, James Callaghan, David Cameron, Edward Heath, John Major, Theresa May, and Margaret Thatcher. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 12.25 inches.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 123644
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times": First Edition, First Issue of Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities
DICKENS, Charles.
A Tale of Two Cities.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1859.
First edition, first issue of one of Dickens' most enduring works, with p. 213 misnumbered "113," the signature mark "b" at the foot of the plate list, and the misspelling "affetcionately" on line 12, p. 134. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, panels decoratively triple-ruled in gilt with gilt floral cornerpieces, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Sixteen plates after H.K. Browne including frontispiece and title vignette. In near fine condition.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 104577
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First edition in English of Sigmund Freud's A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis; In the Rare Original Dust jacket
FREUD, Sigmund.
A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis.
New York: Horace Liveright, 1920.
First edition in English of the most popular and widely translated of Freud's works, containing 28 lectures regarding his views on the unconscious, dreams, and neuroses. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Authorized translation with a preface by G. Stanley Hall. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Bookplate and ownership signature to the pastedown. Rare with only a handful of examples appearing at auction in the last 90 years.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 137144
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“WE CAN DESTROY WHAT WE HAVE WRITTEN, BUT WE CANNOT UNWRITE IT”: INSCRIBED BY LEGENDARY STANLEY KUBRICK AND SIGNED BY ANTHONY BURGESS
KUBRICK, Stanley & Anthony Burgess.
Stanley Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange.
New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1972.
First edition of the book recreation of Stanley Kubrick’s epic film adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ dystopian masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Kubrick, “To Mark Best wishes Stanley Kubrick.” Additionally signed by Anthony Burgess on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket with a few small closed tears. Books signed and inscribed by the legendary director are rare.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 3062
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“Thank you for my nice tea": Rare First Edition of Judith Kerr's The Tiger Who Came To Tea
KERR, Judith.
The Tiger Who Came To Tea.
London: Collins, 1968.
First edition of this classic, one of the best selling children's book of all-time. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example, uncommon in this condition.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 142030