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First Edition of Sea of Cortez; Inscribed by John Steinbeck
STEINBECK, John and E. F. Ricketts.
Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research.
New York : The Viking Press, 1941.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by John Steinbeck on the title page. Some offsetting to the half-title page, near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by W.V. Eckhardt.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 123887
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"To Petros Stathatos, from his old guest and horse-borrower at Modi forty three years ago Paddy LF, with gratitude and every kind wish the adventures – travels – in this book are just a year earlier on the same journey": First Edition of Patrick Leigh Fermor's A Time of Gifts; Warmly inscribed by Him
FERMOR, Patrick Leigh.
A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople: from the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube.
London: John Murray, 1977.
First edition of the author’s masterpiece, which ranks among the greatest travel books of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, map. Association copy, inscribed by the author with a full page inscription on the front free endpaper with a drawing of clouds and birds, "To Petros Stathatos, from his old guest and horse-borrower at Modi forty three years ago Paddy LF, with gratitude and every kind wish * The adventures – travels – in this book are just a year earlier on the same journey." The recipient, Peter Stathatos was a close friend of Leigh Fermor with whom he…
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 141429
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"At one time in the world there were woods that no one owned": First Edition of Cormac McCarthys Child of God; Signed by the author
MCCARTHY, Cormac.
Child of God.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1975.
First British edition of the author's classic third novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed Cormac McCarthy on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Graham Palfrey-Rogers. Housed in a custom chemise and clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 141383
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Rare Miniature Book of Hours Illuminated Manuscript Leaf Collection
Miniature Book of Hours Illuminated Manuscript Leaf Collection.
Rare collection of six illuminated leaves from three late 15th century Books of Hours. Six vellum leaves decorated with illuminated initials and borders. Each leaf is framed allowing visibility of both sides of each page. In near fine condition. An exceptional collection.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 110201
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First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelts Christmas Story; Warmly Inscribed by Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
Christmas. A Story by Eleanor Roosevelt.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940.
First edition of this story of Christmas by Eleanor Roosevelt. Small octavo, original pictorial boards. Lengthily signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page, "Be kindly in your judgment for you know it was written under difficulties! Your devoted E.R." An uncommonly warm inscription from Roosevelt, most likely presented to a close friend of family member. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrations by Fritz Kredel. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 3553
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"Don’t trust your own opinion and back your judgment until the action of the market itself confirms your opinion": RARE FIRST EDITION OF JESSE LIVERMORE’S HOW TO TRADE IN STOCKS
LIVERMORE, Jesse.
How to Trade in Stocks: The Livermore Formula for Combining Time Element and Price.
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1940.
First edition of the only book by Jesse Livermore, one of Wall Street’s most well-known traders. Octavo, original blue cloth, contains 16 full color charts. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 145641
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Richard Posner's groundbreaking work Economic Analysis of Law; From the library of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
POSNER, Richard [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Economic Analysis of Law.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1977.
Second edition, early printing of the author's groundbreaking work, from the library of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with her ownership stamp to the front free endpaper. Octavo, original cloth. American 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 and was responsible for some of the most eventful legal decisions of the past half-century. Nominated by President Bill Clinton in 1993 to replace retiring justice Byron White, Ginsburg became the first Jewish woman and the second woman to serve on the Court, after…
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 146017
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"Thank God for books and music and things I can think about" First edition of the Daniel Keyes Classic Work; Warmly Inscribed by Him
KEYES, Daniel.
Flowers for Algernon.
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1966.
First edition of the author's Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel, basis for the Oscar award-winning movie adaptation Charly. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Linnea Loge a fine writing student, for whom it is a pleasure to inscribe this- Best Wishes Daniel Keyes Athens Ohio, February 3, 1967." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carl Smith. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 703
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First Edition of Jack Kerouac's On The Road
KEROUAC, Jack.
On The Road.
New York: The Viking Press, 1957.
First edition of Kerouac's classic novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Jacket design by Bill English. A sharp example.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 144208
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"And now, if you please, three round, smooth, stones": First edition of Stone Soup; Lengthily Inscribed by Marcia Brown with an original drawing
BROWN, Marcia.
Stone Soup.
New York: Charles Scribner, 1947.
First edition [with the Scribner's A] of the author's classic work. Quarto, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half title page, "To _____ _______ A handy recipe- May he never go hungry Bon Appetit! Best Wishes Marcia Brown." Brown has also drawn an original drawing. Near fine in a good dust jacket with some wear and tear. Rare, even more so signed and with the original drawing.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 344
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W.E.B. Du Bois Self-proclaimed magnum opus Black Reconstruction in America; signed by him
DU BOIS, W.E.B.
Black Reconstruction: An Essay Toward a History of the Part Which Black Folk Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860-1880.
New York: S.A. Russell Company, 1956.
First Harbor Scholars' Classics edition of Du Bois' self-proclaimed magnum opus which challenged the standard academic view and helped spark "the long attempt to rescue black history in America." Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Very good in the original dust jacket which is in good condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 135136
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Signed Limited Edition of GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali; Signed by Ali and Jeff Koons
ALI, Muhammad.
GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali.
New York: Taschen, 2004.
Signed limited edition of tribute to Ali. XXL sumo format with over 3,000 images of photographs, art and memorabilia, much of it published for the first time by over 150 photographers and artists. Boldly signed by Muhammad Ali and Jeff Koons. Fine in a very good silk covered box illustrated with Neil Leifer's iconic 1966 photograph of Ali vs Williams. With essays and interviews on Ali over five decades.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 130332
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“She thought for the first time, with happiness: perhaps I have a life in people's minds when I am not there to be seen or talked to": First Edition of Graham Greene's Stamboul Train; Inscribed by Him
GREENE, Graham.
Stamboul Train.
London: William Heinemann, 1932.
First edition, first printing with misplaced colon on p. 140 of Greene's first successful novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Clive affectionately from Graham." The recipient Clive Francis is a British actor, known for his roles in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, Inspector Clouseau and The Crown and was a friend of Greene's. In near fine condition.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 102754