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“Without attention, the human sense of wonder and the holy will stir occasionally, but to become a steady flame it must be tended": First Edition of the Religions of Man; Inscribed by Huston Smith
SMITH, Huston.
The Religions of Man.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.
First edition of the author's masterpiece and one of the most widely used college textbooks on comparative religion. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Huston Smith on the half title page. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Rare and desirable signed by Huston Smith.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 1350
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Inscribed by Robert Pinsky to the Writer Bob Richardson
PINSKY, Robert.
The Want Bone.
New York: Ecco Press, 1990.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author to writer Robert Richardson, "Very good wishes and admiration to Bob Richardson Robert Pinsky." With writer Annie Dillard’s bookplate. The recipient is the husband of Annie Dillard. In near fine condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 4422
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"And say simply Very simply With hope Good morning": First Edition of The Inaugural Poem; Inscribed by Maya Angelou
ANGELOU, Maya [Bill Clinton].
On the Pulse of Morning: The Inaugural Poem.
New York: Random House, 1993.
First edition of the poem that Maya Angelou read at the Inauguration of William Jefferson Clinton on January 20, 1993. Small octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "____ ____ Joy Maya Angelou." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 3972
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"Who Is Content Only With The Right Word": First Edition of Death of a Naturalist; Inscribed by Seamus Heaney to his Aunt
HEANEY, Seamus.
Death of a Naturalist.
London: Faber and Faber, 1966.
First edition of Heaney's first major published volume. Octavo, original green cloth with titles to the spine in gilt. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his aunt in a contemporary hand on the front free endpaper, "For Aunt Annie: who is content only with the right word. Love, Seamus." Additionally signed by Heaney in full on the title page. Fine in very good dust jacket with sunning to the pink portion of the spine and some overall wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Association copies of this caliber seldom enter the…
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 3529
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COFFIN, Robert P. Tristam.
Poems for a Son with Wings.
New York: Macmillan Company, 1945.
First edition. Inscribed by the author, "For Frangeon Jones Fellow poet and friend Robert P. Tristam Coffin". Coffin has also added a drawing a seaside home with a pine tree. Octavo. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 1989
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First Edition of The Blood of Adonis; Inscribed by both Adonis and the Translator Samuel Hazo
ADONIS [ALI AHMED SAID]; TRANSLATED BY SAMUEL HAZO,.
The Blood of Adonis.
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1971.
First edition of the poet's first book to be translated into English. Octavo, original red cloth. Inscribed by both the poet Adonis and by the translator, Samuel Hazo. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 1544
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BLENCOWE (MRS.) EDITED BY,.
The Casket, a Miscellany, Consisting of Unpublished Poems.
London, John Murray, 1829.
First edition. Octavo, original boards with leather spine. In good condition. An anthology of original work by Praed, Montgomery, Rogers, Hodgson, Moore, and Wordsworth. Also contains a Lord Byron unpublished poem.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 1610
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First Edition of The Situation of Poetry; Inscribed by Robert Pinsky
PINSKY, Robert.
The Situation of Poetry.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1976.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half title page to another poet "Lisa Colt with best wishes, Robert Pinsky November 1977." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $225.00 Item Number: 980
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First Edition of Day of Paris; Signed by Andre Kertesz
KERTESZ, Andre.
Day of Paris.
New York: J. J. Augustin Publisher, 1945.
First edition of Kertész’s first book published in America, with 103 black-and-white photogravure plates,featuring “some of Kertész’s most famous photos” (Roth 101). Quarto, original cloth. Signed by Andre Kertesz on the title page. Edited by George Davis. Very good in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips and wear to the spine extremities. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 4261
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FIRST EDITION OF INTERIOR AMERICA; LENGHTILY NSCRIBED BY Chauncey Har
HARE, Chauncey.
Interior America.
New York: Aperture, 1978.
First edition of this classic work. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Lengthily inscribed by Chauncey Hare on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 3725
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“Calm Down what happens happens mostly without you": First Edition of Joseph Alber's Despite Straight Lines; Inscribed By Josef Albers to Henri Cartier-Bresson
ALBERS, Josef. [Henri Cartier-Bresson].
Despite Straight Lines.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1961.
First edition of this work by the famed artist. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Henri Cartier-Bresson, "For Henry Cartier-Bresson Josef Albers May 20, ‘68." Cartier-Bresson was working for Magnum Photographers when he photographed Josef Albers at his home in Connecticut in May of 1968. An outstanding association copy, linking Albers, one of the great abstract artists of the 20th century and Henri Cartier-Bresson, one of the finest photographers. Also, laid in is a card signed by Albers.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 3783
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“LIGHTHEARTED AND FUNNY… ONE BECOMES WHAT ONE BEHOLDS”: FIRST EDITION OF ADULT COMEDY ACTION DRAMA, SIGNED BY RICHARD PRINCE
PRINCE, Richard.
Adult Comedy Action Drama.
New York-Berlin-Zurich: Scalo Verlag, 1995.
First edition with 235 vibrant color images of his whimsical “postmodern landscape” (Roth). Quarto, original blue cloth. Signed by Richard Prince on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 2290
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“What I did, anybody can do": First Edition of WEEGEE by Weegee; Inscribed by Him
WEEGEE,.
Weegee by Weegee: An Autobiography.
New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1961.
First edition of the famed photographer's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Frances Colley Weegee." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear.
Price: $1,000.00 Item Number: 2292
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First Edition of Bill Owens' Suburbia; Inscribed by Him; With a Signed Photograph Laid In
OWENS, Bill.
Suburbia.
San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, 1973.
First Edition. Oblong quarto, original photographic stiff paper wrappers. Inscribed by the photographer, "For William Enjoy "William" Bill Owens 2008." Laid into is a photograph signed by Bill Owens on the verso. In excellent condition with only light wear.
Price: $1,000.00 Item Number: 1910
