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First Edition of Beyond the Melting Pot; Inscribed by Daniel Patrick Moynihan to Irving Kristol and Gertrude Himmelfarb
GLAZER, Nathan and Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
Beyond the Melting Pot: The Negroes, Puerto Ricans, Jews, Italians, and Irish of New York City.
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press and Harvard University Press, 1963.
First edition of this classic work, "perhaps the most perceptive inquiry into American minorities ever made” (Richard Rovere). Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Association copy, inscribed and dated by Daniel Patrick Moynihan in the year of publication on the half-title page, "To Irving and Bea- With Great Respect Daniel Aug 1963." The recipients, Irving Kristol and his wife Gertrude Himmelfarb, who were close friends of Moynihan. Kristol was a journalist who was dubbed the “godfather of neoconservatism.” Historian Gertrude Himmelfarb, also known as Bea Kristol, was an American historian who was a leader of conservative interpretations of history and…
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 118618
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"OF EXCEPTIONAL RARITY": 1814 FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST HEBREW BIBLE PUBLISHED IN AMERICA; In Contemporary Binding
VAN DER HOOGHT, Everardo.
Biblia Hebraica, Secundum Ultimam Editionem Jos. Athiae, a Johanne Leusden, Denuo Recognitum, Recensita Variisque Notis Latinis Illustrata, ab Everardo Van Der Hooght. Editio Prima Americana, Sine Punctis Masorethicis.
Philadelphia: Printed by William Fry for Thomas Dobson, 1814.
Very rare first edition of the first Hebrew Bible published in America. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in full contemporary calf, including half-titles and front and rear blanks, as well as scarce publisher's notice in volume one (not found in all examples); Van der Hooght's four leaf Preface bound in at front of second volume, morocco spine labels. In very good condition. An exceptionally clean example, most rare and desirable in contemporary binding.
Price: $25,000.00 Item Number: 147438
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"the foundation of the modern German language": Rare 18th century German Martin Luther Bible
Biblia, Das ist: Die ganze Heilige Schrift Des Alten und Neuen Testaments. Bie Foide von Herrnn Doctor Martin Luther. [18th Century German Martin Luther Bible].
Nuremberg: Endter, 1788.
Eighteenth century printing of the Martin Luther Bible; the first Bible in the German language originally translated by Martin Luther in 1534, considered the foundation of the modern German language. Folio, bound in full pig elaborately stamped in blind with brass cornerpieces, illustrated with numerous engravings in-text, including many 1/3 page and a number of full-page, additional engraved title. In very good condition.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 142643
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Rare early 18th century Dutch Luther Bible illustrated with engravings by renowned Romeyn de Hooghe
ILLUSTRATED BY ROMEYN DE HOOGHE,.
Biblia, Dat is, De gantsche H. Schriftuure vervattende alle de Boeken des Ouden ende Nieuwen Testaments; Nu Van nieuws uyt D.M. Luthers Hoogduitse Bybel in onze Nederlandsche Taale getrouwelyk overgezet, Tot dienst van de Christelyke Gemeynten, d’Onveranderde Augsburgsche Confessie toegedaan in deeze Nederlanden. [Biblia Neerlandica].
Amsterdam: Jacob Lindenberg, 1702.
Rare early 18th century Dutch Luther Bible illustrated with exquisite engravings by renowned Dutch Baroque artist Romeyn de Hooghe. Folio, original full calf with ruling and central motifs to the panels stamped in blind, brass cornerpieces and clasps, illustrated with engravings including frontispiece portrait of Martin Luther, pictorial title page, portrait of Henricus Vos. Amstelodamensis, initials, headpieces and tailpieces. From the library of American interior and architectural designed Edward Francis Searles with his bookplate to the pastedown. Housed in a custom clamshell box. In good condition.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 116383
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Stuart Mason's Bibliography of Oscar Wilde
MASON, Stuart.
Bibliography of Oscar Wilde.
London: T. Werner Laurie Ltd., n.d..
Later printing of Mason's renowned bibliography of the works of Oscar Wilde. Octavo, bound in full cloth, illustrated. With a note by Robert Ross. In very good condition.
Price: $80.00 Item Number: 140208
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Photograph of Big Ben; Signed by Five British prime ministers
EDWARD HEATH, Margaret Thatcher.
Big Ben Tower Signed Photograph of British Prime Ministers.
Color photograph of Big Ben Tower, signed by six British prime ministers: Edward Heath, Margaret Thatcher, James Callaghan, John Major and Tony Blair. In fine condition. The photograph measures 8 inches by 10 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 14.25 inches by 16.25 inches. A rare and desirable piece of history.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 73058
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SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION OF BIG GAME HUNTING IN THE ROCKIES; SIGNED BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT
ROOSEVELT, Theodore.
Big Game Hunting in the Rockies and On the Great Plains. Comprising “Hunting Trips of a Ranchman” and “The Wilderness Hunter.”
New York and London: G.P. Putnam’s Sons; The Knickerbocker Press, 1899.
Signed limited first edition of this fascinating account of every species of big game in temperate North America Roosevelt has hunted. Quarto, bound in full three-quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands restored by J. MacDonald Company, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, original silk ribbon laid-in, 55 tissue-guarded illustrations by Frederic Remington, A. B. Frost, J. Carter Beard, Swain Gifford, Henry Sandham and other well-known artists throughout. One of only 1000 copies signed by Roosevelt beneath the tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of himself in Rough Rider's uniform, this is…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 145341
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First Edition of Bill and Moya Lear: An Unforgettable Flight; Inscribed to Bob and Dolores Hope
LEAR, Moya Olsen.
Bill and Moya Lear: An Unforgettable Flight.
Reno, Nevada: Jack Bacon & Company, 1996.
First edition of this autobiography of Bill and Moya Lear. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Bob and Deloros Hope on the half-title page in the year of publication, "To Bob and Delores [sic] - You'' remember a lot of this! With an embrace for you both Moya Olsen Lear 6/96." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kim Bacon and Jim Richards.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 117371
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1966 Georgetown University Yearbook containing a photograph of Bill Clinton as a college sophomore
[CLINTON, Bill].
Bill Clinton 1966 Georgetown University Yearbook.
Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University, 1966.
1966 Georgetown University Yearbook containing a photograph of Bill Clinton as a college sophomore. Quarto, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Clinton's photograph is on page 278. In near fine condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 139242
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Rare Original Photograph signed by President Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat and King Hussein of Jordan
CLINTON, Bill.
Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat, King Hussein Signed Photograph.
1995.
Color photograph taken during the the signing of the Oslo II Accords of Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein of Jordan and Hosni Mubarak on the White House lawn, signed by Clinton, Arafat and Faisal Husseini. On September 28, 1995, the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip was signed in Washington, D.C. This agreement, which marks the conclusion of the first stage in negotiations between Israel and the PLO, incorporates and superseded the Gaza-Jericho and early empowerment agreements. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 13 inches. Rare and desirable signed by…
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 123430
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Large Photograph of Bill Russell; Signed by Him
RUSSELL BILL,.
Bill Russell Signed Oversized Photograph.
Limited edition glossy photograph of basketball legend Bill Russell in a huddle with his Celtics teammates at the Boston Garden, numbered 14/66, boldly signed, "Bill Russell, 442." The photograph measures 20 inches by 16 inches. In fine condition.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 140481
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"The most ambitious attempt in the latter half of the eighteenth century to document the lives of notable British men and women": First edition of the Biographia Britannica
EDITED BY WILLIAM OLDYS,.
Biographia Britannica: Or, the Lives of the Most Eminent Persons Who Have Flourished In Great Britain and Ireland, From the Earliest Ages, Down to the Present Times: Collected from the Best Authorities, both Printed an Manuscript, and Digested in a Manner of Mr. Bayle’s Historical and Critical Dictionary.
London: Printed for W. Innys, W. Meadows, J. Walthoe, T. Cox, A. Ward, J. and P. Knapton, T. Osborne, et al, 1747.
First edition of the Biographia Britannica. Folio, 7 volumes bound in contemporary full calf with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, engraved headpieces and tailpieces. In very good condition. Armorial bookplates to the pastedowns.
Price: $1,350.00 Item Number: 114752
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Rare first edition of S. Putnam Waldo's Biographical Sketches of Distinguished American Naval Heroes and the War of the Revolution
WALDO, S. Putnam. [James Monroe; John Adams; Thomas Jefferson].
Biographical Sketches of Distinguished American Naval Heroes and the War of the Revolution, Between the American Republic and the Kingdom of Great Britain; Comprising Sketches of Com. Nicholas Biddle, Com. John Paul Jones, Com. Edward Preble and Com. Alexander Murray. With Incidental Allusions to other Distinguished Characters.
Hartford: Published by Silas Andrus, 1823.
First edition of Putnam's work dedicated to American naval heroes of the Revolutionary War including James Monroe, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition. Armorial bookplate to the pastedown. Rare.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 120635
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First Edition of Edward L. Bernays' Biography of An Idea
BERNAYS, Edward L.
Biography of an Idea: Memoirs of Public Relations Counsel Edward L. Bernays.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965.
First edition of the father of public relations' biography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Although not marked this is from the library of William Safire. William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column “On Language” in The New York Times Magazine from 1979 until the month of his death and authored two…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 127872
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"People are rarely aware of the real reasons which motivate their actions": First Edition of Edward L. Bernays' Biography of An Idea; signed by Him
BERNAYS, Edward L.
Biography of an Idea: Memoirs of Public Relations Counsel Edward L. Bernays.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965.
First edition of the father of public relations' biography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Edward L. Bernays on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Alfred Zalon.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 49006
