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First Edition of Ernest Hemingway’s Classic Novel A Farewell To Arms; In the Original First State Dust Jacket
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
A Farewell To Arms.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.
First edition of this Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a near fine first state dust jacket with the misspelling "Katharine Barclay" in the blurb on the front flap. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A very sharp example.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 139430
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"I’m not brave any more darling. I’m all broken. They’ve broken me": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway’s Classic Novel A Farewell To Arms; In the Original First State Dust Jacket
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
A Farewell To Arms.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.
First edition of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine first state dust jacket with the misspelling "Katharine Barclay" in the blurb on the front flap. A very sharp example of this highspot of American literature.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 144215
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Publisher's advance proof and retained file copy of Joyce Cary's A Fearful Joy
CARY, Joyce.
A Fearful Joy.
London: Michael Joseph Limited, n.d..
Publisher's advance proof and retained file copy of the author's fine historical novel. Octavo, original wrappers. The publisher's retained file copy with their stamp to the title page, "File Copy Michael Joseph Ltd." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Nichols.
Price: $40.00 Item Number: 127443
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First Edition of A Feast of Crows; Signed by George R.R. Martin in the year of publication
MARTIN, George R.R.
A Feast For Crows.
New York: Bantam Books, 2005.
First edition of the fourth volume in the author’s Song of Ice and Fire series. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication, "George R.R. Martin 11/21/05." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Stephen Youll. Jacket design by Jamie S. Warren Youll.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 126734
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First Edition of Mary Anderson de Navarro's A Few More Memories; Inscribed To Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
NAVARRO, Mary Anderson de [William Tecumseh Sherman].
A Few More Memories.
London: Hutchinson & Co, 1936.
First edition of this autobiography of an actress; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original blue cloth, frontispiece portrait of Mary Anderson de Navarro, illustrated with seventeen black and white photographs. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author to P. T. Sherman, "To P.T. Sherman with best wishes & kind greetings from Mary Anderson de Navarro In constant remembrance of my valued friend General Sherman the greatest personality I ever met, and I have known most of the great men of my time January 1937." Accompanied by an autograph letter signed from the author to Mr. Sherman thanking…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145878
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"Some things aren't any good unless they're shared": First Edition of A Fine and Private Place; Signed by Peter S. Beagle
BEAGLE, Peter S.
A Fine and Private Place.
New York: The Viking Press, 1960.
First edition of Peter Beagle's first fantasy novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Beagle on the front free endpaper with a smiley in the "P." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by George Salter. An exceptional signed example.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 146917
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First Edition of A First Family of Tasajara; inscribed by Bret Harte
HARTE, Bret.
A First Family of Tasajara.
London: Macmillan and Co, 1891.
First edition of Harte's classic work. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "with the best New Years greetings from Bret Harte London Jan. '92." In near fine condition. Rare and desirable.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 96090
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"We were then strung out in a six-mile line, thirty ships, all heading westwards": First edition of Rudyard Kipling's A Fleet in Being
KIPLING, Rudyard.
A Fleet in Being: Notes on Two Trips with the Channel Squadron.
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1898.
First edition of this collection of articles written by Kipling when he joined the fleet of the Royal Navy at sea in 1898. Octavo, original illustrated cloth. In very good condition. Cover illustration by Norman Wilkinson.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 121444
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"WE WERE THEN STRUNG OUT IN A SIX-MILE LINE, THIRTY SHIPS, ALL HEADING WESTWARDS": FIRST APPEARANCE OF RUDYARD KIPLING'S A FLEET IN BEING
KIPLING, Rudyard.
A Fleet In Being.
London: The Morning Post, 1898.
First appearance of of this collection of 5 articles written by Kipling when he joined the fleet of the Royal Navy at sea in 1898. Royal octavo, bound in blue boards, consisting of the original 5 Morning Post articles which appeared on November 5, 7, 9, 10, and 11, 1898 clipped and adhered to octavo sheets and bound. In near fine condition. Rare.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 121680
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"If I've inspired you, now you've inspired me": First Edition of John Rothchild's A Fool and His Money; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
ROTHCHILD, John.
A Fool and His Money: The Odyssey of an Average Investor.
New York: Viking, 1988.
First edition of "the funniest book about investing ever written" (New York Post). Octavo, original half coth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Dear John, If I've inspired you, now you've inspired me. Best wishes, John Rothchild." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Jacket illustration by Rafal Olbinski.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 102598
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First Edition of John Kotter's Force For Change: How Leadership Differs from Management; Inscribed by Him
KOTTER, John P.
A Force For Change: How Leadership Differs from Management.
New York: The Free Press, 1990.
First edition of this insightful book on leadership. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Richard Miller With Best Regards, John Kotter 7/91." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by W. Scot Carouge.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 106426
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"Enter the wild wood and view the haunts of nature": William Cullen Bryant's A Forest Hymn bound with In The Woods With Bryant, Longfellow, and Halleck; decorated with a rare double fore-edge painting
BRYANT, William Cullen.
A Forest Hymn [Bound with] In The Woods With Bryant, Longfellow, and Halleck. [Fore-edge Painting].
New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1860-1862.
Finely bound collection of two classic American poems; decorated with a rare double fore-edge painting. Quarto, bound in full pebbled morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, illustrated with numerous engravings by John A. Nums and John A. Hows, all edges gilt with a concealed double fore-edge painting which reveals a hunting scene and a scene of figure skaters. In very good condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 139346
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First Edition of Balfour's A Fragment on Progress; Inscribed by Him
BALFOUR, Arthur James.
A Fragment on Progress. Inaugural Address Delivered on his Installation as Lord Rector.
Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1892.
First edition of Balfour's Inaugural Address delivered on his installation as Lord Rector . Octavo, bound in full calf with Balfour's signature stamped in gilt to the front panel. Presentation copy, inscribed by Arthur James Balfour on the front free endpaper, "‘B. Mallet, with the kindest regards of Arthur James Balfour. 18.8.92." The recipient, Bernard Mallet, later Sir Bernard Mallet, was a civil servant who served as Balfour’s private secretary. Later, he was Registrar General and President of the Royal Statistical Society from 1916 to 1918. He married Marie Adeane, who at various times was a Maid of Honour to…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 117521
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First Edition of Bernard Darwin's A Friendly Round; Inscribed by Him
DARWIN, Bernard.
A Friendly Round.
London: Mills & Boon, 1922.
First edition of this collection of Darwin's golf columns from The London Times. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Bernard Darwin on the front free endpaper, "To G.M. from the author with his best regards. Sept. 1922." It was customary for Darwin to sign "from the author", which denoted a personal affiliation with the recipient. Rare and desirable, signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 68590
