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First Edition of Steven Millhauser's Edwin Mullhouse; Signed by Him
MILLHAUSER, Steven.
Edwin Mullhouse: The Life and Death of an American Writer 1943-1954.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.
First edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Millhauser on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with the lightest of wear. Jacket design by Alice and Martin Provensen.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 885
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First Edition of High Yield Bonds; Inscribed by Martin Fridson
FRIDSON, Martin S.
High Yield Bonds: Identifying Value and Assessing Risk of Speculative Grade Securities.
Chicago: Probus Publishing Company, 1989.
First edition of this early work by Fridson. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Lengthily inscribed by the Martin Fridson on the front free endpaper. Laid in is a note to the recipient signed by Fridson. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 144682
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S. K. Uyenishi's Text-Book of Ju-Jutsu As Practised in Japan; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
UYENISHI, S.K. [Raku]; Word Portrait of the author by Percy Longhurst.
The Text-Book of Ju-Jutsu As Practised in Japan: Being a Simple Treatise on the Japanese Method of Self-Defence.
London: Athletic Publications Ltd, c. 1940.
Later edition of this comprehensive wrestling text-book. Octavo, original green cloth with black lettering and decoration, illustrated with several black-and-white plates. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 145250
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John Hilton's Goodbye, Mr. Chips; Warmly inscribed by him
HILTON, James. Illustrations by H.M. Brock.
Good-bye, Mr. Chips.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1940.
Early printing of Hilton's novella about a beloved schoolteacher. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to tooling to the spine, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Ernest Lintschish, with warmest regards and admiration from James Hilton Christmas 1944." In near fine condition. A sharp example.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 95886
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First Edition of Charles Webb's The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker; Signed by Lead Actor in the Film Richard Benjamin
WEBB, Charles [Richard Benjamin].
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1970.
First edition of this novel, basis for the 1971 film starring Richard Benjamin and Joanna Shimkus, directed by Larry Turman. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by actor Richard Benjamin on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design and photograph by Milton Charles.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 143069
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First Edition of Rudyard Kipling's A Song of The English; With 30 Mounted Color Plates by W. Heath Robinson
KIPLING, Rudyard.
A Song of The English.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1909.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work by Robinson. Quarto, original blue cloth, gilt pictorial to the front panel, gilt titles and tooling to the spine. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson with 30 mounted color plates, lettered tissue guards. In near fine condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 120821
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First Edition of William Bradford Huie's In the Hours of Night; Warmly inscribed by Him
HUIE, William Bradford.
In the Hours of Night.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1975.
First edition of this documentary novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "July 27, 1980 For My Good Friend, Dan Montemarano With best wishes Bill Huie William Bradford Huie." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 121328
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First Edition of David Lloyd George's Where Are We Going?, in the scarce original dust jacket
GEORGE, David Lloyd.
Where Are We Going?
Toronto: Hodder and Stoughton , 1923.
First edition of this work by the former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 131326
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First Frank C. Pape illustrated edition of Anatole France's Thais; finely bound
FRANCE, Anatole. Translated by Robert B. Douglas. Illustrated by Frank C. Pape.
Thais.
New York: John Lane, 1926.
First Frank C. Pape illustrated edition of Anatole France's novel based on the life of Saint Thais of Egypt. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with engravings and decorations by Frank C. Cape. In very good condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 90458
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"Signed for whoever buys this book to aid the cause of peace": Theodore Dreiser's America is Worth Saving; Inscribed by Him
DREISER, Theodore.
America is Worth Saving.
New York: Modern Age Books, 1941.
First edition, second printing of this work by the author of Carrie. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "Signed for whoever buys this book to aid the cause of peace by Theodore Dreiser Hollywood. April- 1941." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 112359
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First edition in English of Charles Bossut's A General History of Mathematics; finely bound in full contemporary calf
BOSSUT, John.
A General History of Mathematics From the Earliest Times, to the Middle of the Eighteenth Century.
London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1803.
First edition in English of Bossut's fundamental history of mathematics. Octavo, bound in full contemporary polished diced calf with gilt tooling to the spine, black morocco spine label lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, marbled endpapers and all edges marbled, ribbon bound in. Translated from the French by John Bossut. In near fine condition. Contemporary ownership inscription. A very attractive 19th century binding.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 137152
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First edition of Susan Cheever's Note Found in a Bottle: My Life as a Drinker; inscribed by her to Erica Jong and Ken Burrows
CHEEVER, Susan [Erica Jong].
Note Found in a Bottle: My Life as a Drinker.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999.
First edition of Cheever's frank and moving autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "New York City January 1999 For Erica and Ken What can I say? No words could begin to express mt gratitude, my fond memories, my affection and my love for you both S C." The recipients, American writer Erica Jong and lawyer Kenneth David Burrows were married in August of 1989. Erica Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which became famously controversial for its portrayal of female…
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 142607
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First edition of The Doors: Other Voices; Signed by John Densmore
[DENSMORE, John].
The Doors: Other Voices.
New York: Alchemical Music Co, 1971.
First edition of the sheet music accompaniment to the Doors' seventh studio album; the first album released by the band following Jim Morrison's death. Quarto, original wrappers, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed by drummer John Densmore on the front panel. In good condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 117962
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First Edition of Made In America; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert M. Solow
DERTOUZOS, Robert; Lester.
Made In America: Regaining the Productive Edge.
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1989.
First edition of the best-selling book in MIT Press' history. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Robert M. Solow on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 46017
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First Edition of Bernhard Langer's Autobiography While the Iron is Hot; Signed by Him
LANGER, Bernhard.
While the Iron is Hot: An Autobiography.
London: Stanley Paul, 1988.
First edition of the autobiography of the two-time Master's champion. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Bernhard Langer on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Written with Bill Elliot.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 134621
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First edition of George Alfred Henty's A Knight of the White Cross
HENTY, George Alfred.
A Knight of the White Cross: A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes.
London: Blackie & Son, Limited, 1896.
First edition of Henty’s classic adventure tale. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and decorations to the spine and front panel, with twelve illustrations by Ralph Peackock and a plan. In near fine condition. Uncommon in this condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 122361