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“Gone were the days when Zuckerman had only to worry about Zuckerman making money: henceforth he would have to worry about his money making money": Uncorrected Proof of the First Edition of Zuckerman Unbound; Signed by Philip Roth
ROTH, Philip.
Zuckerman Unbound.
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux: New York, 1981.
Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. In fine condition. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell box.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 88047
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Rare First Edition of The Technical Analysis of Stock Trends; In the Original Dust Jacket
EDWARDS, Robert D. and John Magee.
Technical Analysis of Stock Trends.
Springfield, MA: Stock Trend Service, 1948.
First edition of Edwards and Magee's Technical Analysis of Stock Trends, which is widely considered to be one of the seminal works of the discipline. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a good dust jacket with some chips and wear. Jacket design by Anthony Naiden. First editions in the original dust jacket are rare.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 79069
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"China, with her five thousand years of history, her vast territory and her enormous population stands like a mountain peak among the nations of the world": Photographic View Book of China, Manchuria, and Korea during the period of Japanese occupation
Photographic View Book of China, Manchuria, and Korea.
Japan: c. 1930.
First edition, oblong quarto, original boards. Gilt-lettered cloth, string-bound. Text in Japanese with captions in both Chinese and English. Illustrated with photographs throughout, large folding panorama of the Great Wall of China; folding map of Korea, Manchuria and portions of northeastern China. A unique record of history.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 60076
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First Edition of Israel, Zionism and the New Left; Signed by David Ben-Gurion
RUBENSTEIN, Richard L. (David Ben-Gurion).
Israel, Zionism and the New Left.
New York: Zionist Organization of America, 1969.
First edition. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed on the title page, "3.3.73 D. Ben Gurion." Ben-Gurion passed away in December of 1973. In fine condition. Housed in a custom folding box.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 72028
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Bernard Baruch Signed Portrait to Humorist Harry Hershfield
BARUCH, Bernard M.
Bernard Baruch Signed Portrait.
A portrait of Bernard Baruch signed to humorist Harry Hershfield. It reads, "For Harry Hershfield who radiates sunshine and good feeling wherever he goes with appreciation and best wishes from one who has basked in that sunshine BM Baruch 1952." Hershfield was an American cartoonist, humor writer and radio personality. He was known as "the Jewish Will Rogers". He also was a columnist for the New York Daily Mirror. His books include Laugh Louder, Live Longer and Now I'll Tell One. As a comics artist he is best remembered for his newspaper comic Abie the Agent. The image measures 7.75 inches by 10.75 inches. Double…
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 71053
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"History had a slow pulse; man counted in years, history in generations": First American Editions of Arthur Koestler’s Classic Trilogy; including Darkness At Noon; Signed by the author
KOESTLER, Arthur.
Gladiators; Darkness At Noon and Arrival and Departure.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1939-1943.
First American editions of each work in Koestler's acclaimed trilogy, including his masterpiece, Darkness at Noon. Octavo, original cloth. Darkness at Noon is signed by Arthur Koestler on the front free endpaper. Each volume is very good in a very good dust jackets with some rubbing and wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. First printings are rare signed.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 71020
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First Edition of As We Remember Joe; Inscribed by Robert Kennedy to Bill Walton
KENNEDY, John F.; Robert Kennedy.
As We Remember Joe.
Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1945.
First edition, second issue (of only 250 copies), of this tribute to the eldest of the Kennedy brothers. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated throughout. Inscribed by Robert Kennedy on the front free endpaper, "For Bill Walton Bob Kennedy Christmas 1945." American journalist William Walton was a confidant of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy and played critical roles in managing the funeral and burial services of John F. Kennedy. In near fine condition.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 69057
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First Edition of Martin Mayer's The Bankers; Inscribed by Him
MAYER, Martin.
The Bankers.
New York: Weybright and Talley, 1974.
First edition of this exploration of the world of modern banking. Octavo, original cloth. Warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Charlie Malloy with regards and thanks- Martin Mayer." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 70059
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"... fortune holds some gifts in store for those who try": First Edition of Percy Fitzpatrick's Classic Work Jock of the Bushveld; Signed by Him
FITZPATRICK, Percy.
Jock of the Bushveld.
London: Longmans, Green and Company, 1907.
First edition, first issue with drawings of a dung beetle pushing his load with his front legs rather than his back on pages 65, 337 and 457. Octavo, original green cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Percy Fitzpatrick on the title page. In excellent condition with the spine gilt bright and light rubbing to the extremities. Illustrated by E. Caldwell. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. First printings signed by Fitzpatrick are rare.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 70082
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First Edition of The Book of the Warsaw 1935 International Chess Team Tournament; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
REINFELD, Fred and Harold M. Phillips.
Book of the Warsaw 1935 International Chess Team Tournament.
New York: Black Night Press, 1936.
First edition of the fifth volume in the Modern Chess Library. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Scarce in the original dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 70019
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“War is an episode, a crisis, a fever the purpose of which is to rid the body of fever. So the purpose of a war is to end the war": First Edition of William Faulkner's A Fable
FAULKNER, William.
A Fable.
New York: Random House, 1954.
First edition of the first novel to win both Pulitzer and National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Riki Levinson.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 70016
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Maurice Ravel Signed Autograph musical quotation signed and an autograph letter signed
RAVEL, Maurice.
Maurice Ravel Autographed Signed Letter and Signed Musical Quotation.
Autograph musical quotation signed and an autograph letter signed by Maurice Ravel. The quotation, 3 bars from his Chansons madécasses, notated on a two-stave system, with holograph title, lyrics, tempo directive and instrument labels. The letter in French is addressed to "My friend", in French, stating that he received his note when leaving Geneva and mentioning two places he might be when he returns at Christmastime, dated Paris 15 December 1928 With Hotel D'Athènes" stationery. Both matted and framed together with a commemorative medallion. The entire piece measures 19 inches by 27 inches. A striking piece, rare and desirable.
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 72755
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“THE ONLY THING NEW IN THIS WORLD IS THE HISTORY THAT YOU DON'T KNOW”: First Edition of President Truman’s Mr. Citizen; Inscribed by Him to His Treasury Secretary
TRUMAN, Harry S.
Mr. Citizen.
New York: Bernard Geis, 1960.
First edition, the author's edition. Octavo, original half leatherette, slipcase, illustrated with 32 pages of black-and-white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Honorable John Wesley Snyder from his good friend, comrade and associate in most trying times. He was the greatest of the great Secretaries of the Treasury." The original slipcase is also inscribed to Snyder from Truman but has faded. John W. Snyder was appointed Secretary of the Treasury in 1946 by his close personal friend President Truman, with whom he had served in the Army Reserves. His task as Secretary was to establish a…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 3806
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First Edition of John Steinbeck's First Book Cup of Gold
STEINBECK, John.
Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History.
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1929.
First edition of Steinbeck's first book one of about 1500 copies. The publisher printed 2476 copies, 939 of which were remaindered as unbound sheets. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities. Comes with the original publisher's glassine. Housed in a custom cloth case. Rare, especially in this condition.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 70009
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"O come, then, quickly come! We are budding, we are blowing; And the wind that we perfume Sings a tune that's worth the knowing": First Edition of Ralph Waldo Emerson's poems; Inscribed by Him
EMERSON, Ralph Waldo.
Poems.
Boston: James Munroe & Co, 1847.
First edition with four pages of publisher's ads dated January 1, 1847 bound before the title of this collection of poems. Octavo, bound in publisher's boards covered in coated ivory-colored paper, with publisher's label on spine. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication, "Elizabeth Burgess with the best wishes of R.W.E. 1 Jan. 1847." In very good condition with some wear to the binding. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed by Emerson in the year of publication.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 70005
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First Edition of The White House: an Historic Guide; Inscribed by Lady Bird Johnson to Close Friend and Confidant of the Kennedy's Bill Walton
JOHNSON, Lady Bird.
The White House: An Historic Guide.
Washington, DC: White House Historical Association, 1964.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on The White House. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Inscribed by Lady Bird Johnson on the title page, "To Bill Walton with appreciation Lady Bird Johnson February 17, 1965." The recipient William Walton was a painter and confidant of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, and chaired the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts from 1963 to 1971. In near fine condition. A nice association.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 69056