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First edition of Rudyard Kipling's A Tour of Inspection
KIPLING, Rudyard.
A Tour of Inspection.
New York: Privately Printed, 1928.
First edition in book form of Kipling's classic short tale. Octavo, original boards. One of 93 copies printed from type for private distribution, this is number 42. In very good condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 123884
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First Vintage Books edition of Bob Colacello's Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Close Up; inscribed by him to Bill Zwecker
COLACELLO, Bob. [Andy Warhol] [William Safire].
Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Close Up.
New York: Vintage Books, 2014.
First Vintage Books edition of "by far the best of Andy Warhol's portraits, including his own" (George Plimpton). Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front endpaper in the year of publication, "To Bill Zwecker, with fondness, Bob Colacello 2014 Chicago." The recipient, Bill Zwecker, was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaper star (his late mother, Peg Zwecker, was the fashion editor of the Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News), Zwecker began his journalism career in the 1980s and has since interviewed some of the most renowned celebrities across…
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 133037
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"it was a quiet night, not a breath of wind was stirring": First edition of George A. Henty's In Greek Waters: A Story of the War of Independence
HENTY, George Alfred [G.A.].
In Greek Waters: A Story of the War of Independence. (1821-1827).
London: Blackie & Son, Limited, 1893.
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 W. S. Stacey and a map of the Grecian Archipelago. In very good condition. A desirable Henty title.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 122974
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"Lone heart, learning by one light burning, slow discerning of worldhood's worth": First edition of Siegfried Sassoon's Vigils
SASSOON, Siegfried.
Vigils.
London: William Heinemann, Ltd, 1935.
First trade edition of Sassoon's classic collection of poems. Octavo, original boards. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 123749
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First edition of Burr and Hinton's The Life of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan
BURR, Frank A. and Richard J. Hinton.
The Life of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan. Its Romance and Reality: How a Humble Lad Reached the Head of an Army.
Providence, R.I: J. A. & R. A. Reid, Publishers, 1888.
First edition of Burr and Hinton's work on famed Union army general Philip Sheridan. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers, illustrated. In very good condition. Ownership inscriptions.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 132349
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First Edition of Howard Norman's Northern Tales: Traditional Stories of Eskimo and Indian People
NORMAN, Howard.
Northern Tales: Traditional Stories of Eskimo and Indian Peoples.
New York: Pantheon Books, 1990.
First edition of this spellbinding collection of tales of the far North. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Angela Skouras.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 135334
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"Blessed is the man who finds no disillusion when he is brought face to face with a revered writer": First edition of Around the World With Kipling
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Around The World With Kipling.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926.
First edition of this collection of five essays regarding Kipling's life and work with an extensive index of his works and folding map at rear. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated, frontispiece portrait of Kipling. Very good in the original dust jacket which is in good condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 121484
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Rare first edition of The Investment Process: Investment Policies for Trust Institutions and Portfolio Managers
The Investment Process: Investment Policies for Trust Institutions and Portfolio Managers.
Charlottesville, Virgina: The Financial Analysts Research Foundation, 1976.
First edition of the proceedings of a Seminar on the Trust Investment Process sponsored with contributions by Canadian members of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. In near fine condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 88091
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First edition of Morris Schaff's The Battle of the Wilderness
SCHAFF, Morris.
The Battle of the Wilderness.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1910.
First edition of Schaff's history of the American Civil War. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with maps and plans. In very good condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 133027
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First Edition of Sonnets: 1889-1927; Signed by Edwin Arlington Robinson
ROBINSON, Edwin Arlington.
Sonnets: 1889-1927
New York: Crosby Gaige, 1928.
First edition of this collection of sonnets from 1889 to 1927. Octavo, original half cloth with decorated boards. Boldly signed by Edwin Arlington Robinson on the half-title page. In near fine condition with some rubbing to the extremities and front panel.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 145427
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Byron Nelson's How I Played the Game; Inscribed by Him
NELSON, Byron; Arnold Palmer.
How I Played the Game.
Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company, 1993.
First edition, second printing of Nelson's autobiography. Octavo, original forest green cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated with photographic plates. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Will Best wishes Byron Nelson 7-16-93." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Foreword by Arnold Palmer.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 146679
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First edition of Anita Shreve's Resistance; inscribed by her to Kenneth Burrows
SHREVE, Anita.
Resistance: A Novel.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1995.
First edition of this work by the author of The Pilot's Wife. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "March 28, 1995 For Ken, with thanks for your help in a different battle front Anita Shreve." The recipient, American litigator Kenneth David Burrows married American novelist Erica Jong in 1989. Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which became famously controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. Written in the first person and narrated…
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 142738
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Rare first edition of George Taylor's An Account of the Genus Meconopsis
TAYLOR, George.
An Account of the Genus Meconopsis.
London: New Flora and Silva Ltd, 1934.
First edition of Taylor's best-known work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with frontispiece, 29 plates from photographs and 12 distributional maps. In very good condition. Small ownership name.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 137344
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First Edition of The Golden Helix; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist Arthur Kornberg
KORNBERG, Arthur.
The Golden Helix: Inside Biotech Ventures.
Dulles, Virginia: University Science Books, 1995.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning physicist's autobiography. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "July 29, 2005 To Matthew Greetings! A Kornberg." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 138915
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer; Signed by Kai Bird
BIRD, Kai and Martin J. Sherwin.
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
New York: Vintage Books, 2006.
Later printing of this Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Kai Bird. In near fine condition. Cover design by Stephanie Kloss.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 147490
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First edition of Martha Walker Freer's The Life of Jeanne D'Albert
FREER, Martha Walker.
The Life of Jeanne D’Albert Queen of Navarre.
London: Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 1855.
First edition of Freer's appreciation of Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes. Octavo, bound in three quarters emerald green crushed levant morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait. In very good condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 139030