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Harry Truman Signed Cabinet
TRUMAN, Harry S.
Harry Truman and His Cabinet Signed Photograph.
1945.
Signed photograph of President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet meeting on August 10, 1945, after the Japanese Surrender. Photograph is signed in the order the men are sitting, left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach; National Housing Agency Chairman John B. Blandford, Jr.; War Production Board Chairman Julius Krug; War Mobilization Director John W. Snyder; Office of Economic Stabilization Director William H. Davis; Foreign Economics Administrator Leo Crowley; Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace; Under Secretary of the Interior Abe Fortas; Postmaster General Robert Hannegan; Secretary of War Henry Stimson; Secretary of State James Byrnes; President Harry S. Truman; Secretary of the Treasury Fred Vinson; Attorney General Tom…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 67008
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“Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile": Signed Limited First Edition of John Steinbeck's In Dubious Battle
STEINBECK, John.
In Dubious Battle.
New York: Covici-Friede Publishers, 1936.
Signed limited first edition of this "dramatically intense, beautifully written novel" (The New Republic); the first book in Steinbeck's Dustbowl trilogy, which was followed by Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath, number 39 of 99 examples. Octavo, original half morocco. Signed by John Steinbeck. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 131878
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THE FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF ULYSSES: SIGNED BY HENRI MATISSE
JOYCE, James and Henri Matisse.
Ulysses.
New York : Limited Editions Club, 1935.
First illustrated edition of Joyce’s landmark Ulysses, number 1134 of 1500 copies signed by Henri Matisse, with 26 illustrations by him, one of the 20th-century’s most desirable illustrated books, combining the work of two great modern artists. Large quarto, original gilt-stamped pictorial brown cloth, original slipcase. In near fine condition with the rare original slipcase. With an introduction by Stuart Gilbert. An exceptional example.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 132117
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Rare 16th century printing of Aristotle's Posterior Analytics; bound with Antonius Andreas's Quaestiones super XII libros Metaphysicae Aristotelis
ARISTOTLE; ANTONIO ANDREAS. EDITED BY WALTER BURLEY AND ROBERT GROSSETESTE,.
Analytica Posteriora [bound with] Quaestiones super XII libros Metaphysicae Aristotelis.
Venice: Gregorium de Gregorijs, 1514.
Rare 16th century printing of Aristotle's Posterior Analytics; bound together with Spanish Franciscan theologian Antonius Andreas's best known work, Quaestiones super XII libros Metaphysicae Aristotelis. Quarto, bound in contemporary parchment over handmade paper-covered boards, woodcut initials, text in two columns. In very good condition. A rare and desirable collection.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 104082
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"We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, we hope you will enjoy the show": Rare Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band LP signed by Paul McCartney
MCCARTNEY, Paul. [The Beatles].
Paul McCartney Signed Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band LP.
Hollywood: Capitol Records, 1967.
Rare Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band LP, boldly signed by Paul McCartney, one of the most-admired and influential lyricists of the twentieth century. Quarto, signed by Paul McCartney on the front panel. Recording produced by George Martin. Cover by M C Productions and The Apple. Staged by Peter Blake and Jann Haworth. Photographed by Michael Cooper. Wax figures by Madame Tussauds. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 123671
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“I want to know what passion is. I want to feel something strongly": SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION OF ALDOUS HUXLEY'S BRAVE NEW WORLD
HUXLEY, Aldous.
Brave New World.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1932.
Signed limited first edition of Huxley's masterpiece. Octavo, original yellow cloth, gilt topstain as issued. One of a limited edition of 324 numbered copies signed by Aldous Huxley on the limitation page, this is number 8. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 118355
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First Edition of The New Nationalism; Signed by Theodore Roosevelt
ROOSEVELT, Theodore.
The New Nationalism
New York: The Outlook Company, 1910.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Mr. J.E. Rhodes Theodore Roosevelt Jan 19th 1911." In near fine condition. With an introduction by Ernest Hamlin Abbott.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 145785
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From the library of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: First edition of Alone Together: Law and the Meanings of Marriage; inscribed by Milton C. Regan to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
REGAN, Milton C. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Alone Together: Law and the Meanings of Marriage.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
First edition of Regan's interdisciplinary work examining the legal implications of marriage and divorce. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Justice Ginsburg - From one teacher to another. Warm wishes, Mitt, June 1999." From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Arguably the most famous Supreme Court Justice in American history, lawyer and jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020. Popularly dubbed "the Notorious R.B.G." (a play on the name of famed 90s rapper…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 146023
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Every Building on the Sunset Strip; Inscribed by Ed Ruscha
RUSCHA, Ed [Edward].
Every Building on the Sunset Strip.
Los Angeles: Edward Ruscha, 1966.
First edition, second issue. Small octavo, original stiff self-wrappers, original slipcase. Inscribed by the artist on the title page, "For John Ed Ruscha." One continuous accordion-fold page composed of glued paper segments with black-and-white photographs of every building on the sunset strip. Fine in a fine slipcase. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 93546
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"One of the most important books on Wall Street"; G.M. Loeb's The Battle For Investment Survival; Signed by Him
LOEB, Gerald M. [G.M.].
The Battle For Investment Survival.
New York: Barron's, 1943.
Early printing of Loeb's classic work Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Gerald M. Loeb on the front free endpaper. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 119657
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First edition of A: A Novel; Inscribed by Andy Warhol with a Drawing and initialed twice
WARHOL, Andy.
a: A novel by Andy Warhol.
New York: Grove Press, Inc, 1968.
First edition of Warhol's first novel, an experimental collection of four word-for-word transcriptions of tapes recorded by Warhol and Ondine between 1965 and 1967. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the artist in purple ink on the front endpapers, "To Tony Janak Andy Warhol 70," with a drawing of a lowercase 'a'. Additionally initialed by Warhol at the bottom of page 247 and signed again on the front panel of the dust jacket. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Exceptionally rare and desirable signed.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 147206
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"Animals don't behave like men,' he said. 'If they have to fight, they fight; and if they have to kill they kill. But they don't sit down and set their wits to work to devise ways of spoiling other creatures' lives and hurting them. They have dignity and animality": First Edition of Watership Down; Signed by Richard Adams
ADAMS, Richard.
Watership Down.
London: Rex Collings, 1972.
First edition of the author's first and most beloved work. Octavo, original brown cloth, folding map. Boldly signed the author on the title page, "Yours sincerely Richard Adams." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by Asprey. An exceptional example, uncommon signed.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 136602
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“Control the manner in which a man interprets his world, and you have gone a long way toward controlling his behavior”: First Edition of "of this classic account of the human tendency to follow orders" Obedience To Authority; Inscribed by Stanley Milgram to sociologist Paul Hollander
MILGRAM, Stanley.
Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with diagrams and graphs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his friend, the sociologist Paul Hollander, "To Paul With warm regards to my brilliant and dear friend. Stanley." Milgram has also drawn a picture of an angel below the inscription. The recipient, Paul Hollander was a fellow sociologist and close friend, whom he had co-authored an article on the Kitty Genovese case. With Hollander's notes, near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 116487
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"With deep appreciation for your fine work in Washington - this work began to gather steam when we were together at Harvard 30 years ago": First Edition of Diary of a Contraband; FROM THE LIBRARY OF JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG Inscribed by William B. Gould IV to Her
GOULD IV, William B. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Diary of a Contraband: The Civil War Passage of a Black Sailor.
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2002.
First edition of this inspirational and thought-provoking family history, from the library of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece portrait of William B. Gould in his veteran's hat, illustrated with black and white photographs, charts, and maps. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to associate justice of the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, "11/4/02 For Ruth, With deep appreciation for your fine work in Washington - this work began to gather steam when we were together at Harvard 30 years ago - Best wishes, Bill Gould." American lawyer and jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 146285
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Finely bound collection of Charles Dickens' works
DICKENS, Charles and John Forster.
Works of Charles Dickens.
London: 1837-1874.
Finely bound collection of a selection of Dickens' works as well as Foster's acclaimed biography. Octavo, 16 volumes uniformly bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, red and green contrasting morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. The collection is comprised of: a first edition of Pictures from Italy [London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846]; First edition in book form of Hard Times [London: Bradbury & Evans, 1854]; First edition in book form of the Uncommercial Traveller [London: Chapman and Hall, 1861]; Third edition of Sketches by Boz [2…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 131992
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"I am afraid there can be no question of my releasing Volume I before the 15th November": Excellent typed letter signed by Winston S. Churchill to friend and publisher Desmond Flower regarding the publication of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Winston S. Churchill Typed Letter Signed.
1955.
Excellent typed letter signed by Winston S. Churchill. On Churchill's Chartwell letterhead, the return address of which has been corrected to La Cappocina, Cap d'Ail, A.m. The letter is dated 27 October, 1955, addressed to Desmond Flower, and reads: My dear Desmond, I am afraid there can be no question of my releasing Volume I before the 15th November. I have had Hodge and Kelly out here, and we have been working very hard. There is plenty of time. I am sorry if this should cause you inconvenience. Yours very sincerely, "Winston Churchill P.S. I have to read page 2…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 119601