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"And bitter was the rowers' song as they brought the war-boat round": First edition of Rudyard Kipling's The Years Between
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Years Between.
London: Methuen and Co., Ltd, 1919.
First edition of this collection of 45 poems, often considered Kipling’s darkest work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 120774
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VARGAS LLOSA, Mario; Edited and translated by John King.
Making Waves: Essays.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giraux, 1997.
First edition of this collection of essays by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Mario Vargas Llosa on the title page.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 1736
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Rude Rhymes: Mother Goose Goes Behind the Bike Shed; Inscribed by Michael Rosen
ROSEN, Michael.
Rude Rhymes: Mother Goose Goes Behind the Bike Shed.
London: Andre Deutsch Limited, 1989.
Early printing. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issue. Inscribed by the author opposite the title page, "hello Eileen Michael Rosen was here." In fine condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 82141
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DANIEL J. BOORSTIN'S THE AMERICANS: THE COLONIAL EXPERIENCE; LENGTHILY INSCRIBED BY HIM
BOORSTIN, David.
The Americans: The Colonial Experience.
New York: Random House, 1973.
Early printing of the final volume in Boorstin's The Americans series. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Jim Wooley - fellow Oklahoman and explorer of American history - with warm regards from Dan Boorstin July 30, 1973." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 36598
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“I want to leave behind me the name of a fellow who never bullied a little boy, or turned his back on a big one": Tom Brown's School Days; finely bound by morrell
[HUGHES, Thomas].
Tom Brown’s School-Days.
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1897.
Finely bound example of the author's popular and influential work. Octavo, bound in three quarters crushed levant morocco by Morrell, gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated. In very good condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 139643
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First edition of Michael Frayn's The Trick of It; inscribed by him to Sally Soames
FRAYN, Michael.
The Trick Of It.
London: Viking, 1989.
First edition of of Frayn's reverential novel. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Sally with best wishes from Michael Frayn 15 August 1989." The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusively black and white portraits of many of the most prominent figures of the 20th century including Menachem Begin, Margaret Atwood, Margaret Thatcher, Sean Connery, Rudolf Nureyev, Alec Guinness and Andy Warhol. Soames, who was known to be a warm and personal journalist, performed extensive research on her…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 119338
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First Edition of Roger D. Hunt and Jack R. Brown's Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue
HUNT, Roger D. and Jack R. Brown.
Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue.
Gaithersburg, MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc., 1990.
First edition of Hunt and Brown's monumental compilation of biographical sketches of Union brevet brigadier generals in the Civil War. Quarto, original cloth decorated in gilt, profusely illustrated with portraits. In fine condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 133074
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Col. I Winslow Ayer's The Great Treason Plot in the North During the War
AYER, I. Winslow.
The Great Treason Plot in the North During the War. Most Dangerous, Perfidious, Extensive and Startling Plot Ever Devised! Imminent Hidden Perils of the Republic. Astounding Developments Never Before Published.
Chicago: U.S. Publishing Co, n.d..
Early printing of Ayer's Civil War account. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. In good condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 132537
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"The flowers knew it, the tender-leaved trees overhead were aware, the shining sky had word": First edition of Rudyard Kipling and Wolcott Balestier's The Naulahka
KIPLING, Rudyard with Wolcott Balestier.
The Naulahka: A Story of West and East.
New York: Macmillan and Co, 1892.
First American edition of Kipling and Balestier's ambitious narrative. Octavo, original publisher's cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel. In very good condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 194285
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First edition of Brian Moore's No Other Life; inscribed by him to famed photographer Sally Soames
MOORE, Brian.
No Other Life.
London: Bloomsbury, 1993.
First edition of the award-winning novelist's gripping drama. Octavo, original cloth, ribbon bound in. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Sally Soames L'Image B S Moore." The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusively black and white portraits of many of the most prominent figures of the 20th century including Menachem Begin, Margaret Atwood, Margaret Thatcher, Sean Connery, Rudolf Nureyev, Alec Guinness and Andy Warhol. Soames, who was known to be a warm and personal journalist, performed extensive research on her…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 126419
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First Edition of Jack Nicklaus' Memories and Mementos from Golf's Golden Bear
NICKLAUS, Jack with David Shedloski.
Jack Nicklaus: Memories and Mementos from Golf’s Golden Bear.
New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2007.
First edition of the 'Golden Bear' of Golf's autobiographical collection of memoirs and facsimiles. Quarto, original golden boards, illustrated with collectible facsimiles selected by Jack Nicklaus himself as his favorite pieces of memorabilia, each housed in an unopened protective pocket. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Sticker to the front panel, 'Includes 10 rare removable collectibles from the Jack Nicklaus Museum.' Front jacket photo by Walter Iooss, Sports Illustrated. Rear jacket photo of the conclusion of Nicklaus's final round, in the 2005 British Open, at St. Andrews Scotland by AP, Wide World Images.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 145103
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"I'm drawn to characters who see the future, or think they do": First Edition of Avenue of Mysteries; Signed by John Irving
IRVING, John.
Avenue of Mysteries.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015.
First edition of the award-winning author's fourteenth title. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by John Irving on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Emily Pracher. Jacket photograph by Karina Juárez. Author photograph by Everett Irving.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 145157
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Daniel Yergin's The Prize: The Epic Quest For Oil, Money and Power; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
YERGIN, Daniel.
The Prize. The Epic Quest For Oil, Money and Power.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.
Early printing of "the best history of oil ever written" (Business Week), which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Jack- With gratitude for the opportunity to be part of the AMC '91 and appreciation for the gracious hospitality Best wishes, Daniel Yergin Jan 3, '99 Pittsburgh." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 120452
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First edition of richard ford's the sportswriter; inscribed by him
FORD, Richard.
The Sportswriter.
New York : Vintage Books, 1986.
First edition of this paperback original as issued. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "For Elias Kanner with the very warmest wishes. Richard Ford January 8, 1990 NYC." In near fine condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 120536
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First edition of George Alfred Henry's Both Sides the Border: A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower
HENTY, George Alfred [G.A.].
Both Sides the Border: A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower.
London: Blackie & Son, Limited, 1899.
First edition of Henty's classic adventure tale. Octavo, original publisher's decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, with twelve illustrations by Ralph Peacock. In very good condition. Ownership inscription.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 122688
