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Rare First Editions Of Mastering The Art Of French Cooking Volumes 1 & 2; Both volumes signed by Julia Child and volume one is signed by Simone Beck
CHILD, Julia; Beck.
Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volumes 1 & 2.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961-70.
First editions of both volumes of this classic cook book. Quarto, 2 volumes, original illustrated boards. Volume one is boldly signed by Julia Child and Simone Beck on the title page. Volume two is signed by Julia Child on the title page. Drawings by Sidonie Coryn. Drawings by Paul Child. Typography, binding and jacket design by Warren Chappell. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional set, rare signed in both volumes and in this condition.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 146310
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First Edition of Jack Kerouac's First Book The Town and the City; Signed by him and close childhood friend in Lowell, Massachusetts, Charles Dudevoir
KEROUAC, Jack.
The Town and the City.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950.
First edition of Kerouac's first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Signed by Kerouac on the front free endpaper and with the ownership name of his close childhood friend and neighbor in Lowell, Massachusetts, Charles Dudevoir. With a note of provenance signed by Charles Dudevoir's granddaughter which reads in part, "Phil - my mother lived in Lowell when she was young - Irene Dudevoir - Her dad, Charles + mother, Martha knew Keroauc... Thanks! Melinda" and a very detailed three-page typed letter of provenance which reads in part, "I bought this book from a very well known dealer out here in…
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 134655
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"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you": First Edition of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's My Own Words; Inscribed by Her to a childhood Friend
GINSBURG, Ruth Bader.
My Own Words.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2016.
First edition of this work which gives "unprecedented insight into the inner workings of the Supreme Court and garner unparalleled appreciation for one of its finest minds" (Booklist). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Anita My dear friend since days when we were very young Ruth Bader Ginsburg." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Written with Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed with such a lengthy and warm inscription.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 139558
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The Bombay Edition of Rudyard Kipling; Bound in Full Morocco; With Volume One Signed by Him
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: The Deluxe Signed Edition. [Including Plain Tales from the Hills; The Phantom Rickshaw; The Light That Failed; Gunga Din; The Jungle Book; The Second Jungle Book; Captains Courageous; Kim; Just So Stories.]
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1914-26.
Signed limited edition of Rudyard Kipling's collected works. Octavo, 27 volumes. Bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, gilt tooling and ruling to the spine, front and rear panels, raised bands, inner dentelles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. One of 1,050 sets with volume 1 signed by Rudyard Kipling. In fine condition. An exceptional set.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 115765
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First edition of George Catlin's O-Kee-Pa: A Religious Ceremony: and other Customs of the Mandans; in the rare original green cloth
CATLIN, George.
O-Kee-Pa: A Religious Ceremony: and other Customs of the Mandans.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott and Co, 1867.
First edition of Catlin's important work on the Mandan people and their rituals, one of the only records of the Mandan tribe which was almost entirely exterminated in the smallpox epidemic of 1837. Octavo, original publisher's green beveled cloth with gilt titles and double gilt ruling to the front panel, illustrated with thirteen tissue-guarded chromolithographic plates after Catlin by Simonau & Toovely, half-title present, coated green endleaves, all edges gilt. From the library of American businessman and amateur archaeologist William H. Claflin Jr. with his pictorial bookplate to the pastedown. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable, especially in this…
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 119463
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First edition of Henry James' Italian Hours; inscribed by him to Edmund and Ellen Gosse and later from the library of famed children's book author Maurice Sendak
JAMES, Henry.
Italian Hours.
London: William Heinemann, 1909.
First edition, one of 1000 copies printed of James' classic book of travel writing, wonderfully illustrated by Joseph Pennell. Quarto, original cloth decorated in gilt, top edge gilt. Illustrated by Joseph Pennell with 32 tissue-guarded color plates. Association copy, inscribed by Henry James on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To Edmund and Nelly Gosse their all, faithful old friend Henry James December 4th 1909." The recipients, English poet, author, and critic Edmund Gosse and his wife, Pre-Raphaelite painter Ellen Gosse were two of James' closest and longest-standing friends. James and Edmund exchanged more than 400 letters…
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 135623
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"My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness": Rare First Edition Of The Dalai Lamas Autobiography My Land and My People; Signed By His Holiness the Dalai Lama
THE DALAI LAMA OF TIBET,.
My Land and My People: The Memoirs of His Holiness The Dalai Lama.
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1962.
First edition of the Dalai Lama's first autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the title page. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket design by Jaspar Blackall. Edited by David Howarth. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 136902
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"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new": First edition of Out of My Later Years; Signed by Albert Einstein
EINSTEIN, Albert.
Out of My Later Years.
New York: Philosophical Library, 1950.
First edition of Einstein's collection of social science-related articles, addresses and speeches. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. Signed by Albert Einstein on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 138884
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"Keep close to Nature’s heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean": Finely Bound Set of The Manuscript Edition of The Writings of John Muir; With Eight Original Photographs
MUIR, John.
The Writings of John Muir: The Manuscript Edition.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916-24.
The Manuscript edition of The Writings of John Muir. Octavo, 10 volumes, bound in original special deluxe three quarters morocco over marbled boards, leather edges ruled in gilt, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, matching endpapers, top edges gilt. With volumes 1 through 8 of this set each containing an original gelatin silver photograph at the front, each with a printed tissue guard. Kimes does not describe an edition with these additional real photo frontispieces. The binding matches that of Kimes 342. The scenes depicted in the inserted photographs are: The House of John Muir, Martinez, California;…
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 76020
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"Bats Wishes": Original Oversized Sketch of Batman, Robin, and Penguin; Inscribed by Cartoonist Bob Kane to Writer Cork Millner and Annotated by Him on the Reverse
KANE, Bob; [Cork Millner].
Bob Kane and Cork Millner Signed Original Oversized Batman Sketch.
Biltmore Hotel, Santa Barbara: 1994.
Rare original oversized Batman sketch. One page on off-white cardstock, original felt tip sketch of Batman, Robin, and the Penguin, boldly inscribed by Bob Kane, "For my friend Cork, write on! Bats wishes, Bob Kane, '94." Additionally annotated and signed on the reverse by writer Cork Millner, "Personally drawn for Cork Millner at the Biltmore Hotel, Santa Barbara, during Bob Kane's visit to the SBWC (as a speaker) in exchange for a signed copy of Portraits." Framed. In fine condition. The piece measures 20 inches by 12 inches. Rare and desirable.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 146709
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"I KNOW IT IS WET AND THE SUN IS NOT SUNNY, BUT WE CAN HAVE LOTS OF GOOD FUN THAT IS FUNNY": FIRST EDITION OF THE CAT IN THE HAT; Signed by Dr. Seuss
SEUSS, Dr. [Theodor Geisel].
The Cat in the Hat.
New York: Random House, 1957.
First edition, first issue of Dr. Seuss’ classic work. Octavo, original illustrated unlaminated boards. All issue points present: price of 200/200 on the dust jacket, no mention of the “Beginner Books” series on the rear panel, and has four paragraphs of educator’s reviews on rear panel. Book contains a single signature and 61 pages with a message on final page before end paper contained in an outline of the cat’s hat & head. Boldly signed by Dr. Seuss opposite the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear. An exceptional example.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 142017
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"Mr Bond, they have a saying in Chicago: 'Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action": FIRST EDITION OF IAN FLEMINGS GOLDFINGER; Signed by Sean Connery
FLEMING, Ian.
Goldfinger.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959.
First edition of the seventh novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed by Sean Connery on the front free endpaper, who starred in the film, one of his most iconic roles. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed by Sean Connery.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 146320
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FIRST EDITION OF MARK TWAIN'S ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
TWAIN, Mark. [Samuel Clemens].
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade).
New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885.
First edition, first issue of Mark Twain’s masterpiece. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated green cloth, with 174 illustrations by Edward W. Kemble. With all of the agreed upon first issue points for the clothbound book: page 9 with “Decided” remaining uncorrected (to “Decides”); page 13, illustration captioned “Him and another Man” listed as on page 88; page 57, 11th line from bottom reads “with the was,” instead of “with the saw”. Other points of bibliographical interest included in this copy are the frontispiece portrait with the tablecloth under the bust, bearing the Heliotype Printing Co. imprint; copyright page dated 1884; page…
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 123228
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“The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience": Frank Herbert's Classic Novel Dune; Signed by Him
HERBERT, Frank.
Dune.
New York/ Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965.
First edition, third printing of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert on the title page. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket art by John Schoenherr. Uncommon signed.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 130523
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"Maybe when people longed for a thing that bad the longing made them trust in anything that might give it to them": Carson McCuller's The Heart is a Lonely Hunter; Signed by Her
MCCULLERS, Carson.
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1940.
First edition, first printing with the date of 1940 on the title page of the author's first novel and masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Carson McCullers on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. A very sharp example, rare and desirable signed.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 121376
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Rare First Edition of The Declaration of the Independent State of Israel
BEN-GURION, David.
Declaration of the Independent State of Israel.
Tel Aviv: Iton Rishmi, Official Gazette of Israel, 14 May 1948.
Rare first printing of the Israeli Declaration of Independence. This was the first publication rescinding the British White Paper. With the names of all of the signatories, headed by David Ben-Gurion, printed on page two, this document heralded the end of British involvement in Palestine, and the start of unrestricted immigration into the new Jewish state. It publishes for the very first time the full declaration as read out by Ben-Gurion at 4pm on Friday 14 May 1948 in the Tel-Aviv Museum (known today as Independence Hall). It announced that the National Council was to become the Provisional Government of Israel until a Constituent Assembly was formed on 1 October 1948. Iton Rishmi records all the decrees, ordinances and notices of the Israeli government, as well as the appointments of all government officials. Rare first edition, first issue, printed on the first day of the birth of Israel. Housed in a…
Price: $11,500.00 Item Number: 144562