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"My dear Brother be useful be earnest be fruitful and the blessing of God will rest on you"; Lengthily Inscribed by D.L. Moody
NEWTON, RICHARD [DWIGHT L. MOODY].
The King’s Highway or Illustrations of the Commandments.
New York: Robert Carter and Brothers 1870.
Rare early edition of this work by Newton. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Moody on the front free endpaper, “To John Syme D.L. Moody My dear Brother be useful be earnest be fruitful and the blessing of God will rest on you.” In good condition. Signatures of the legendary evangelist are rare, especially with such a lengthy inscription.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 110127
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First Edition of Mother Teresa's The Blessings of Love; Signed by Her
MOTHER TERESA,.
The Blessings of Love.
Ann Arbor, MI: Servant Publications 1996.
First edition of this powerful collection of sayings by Mother Teresa. Oblong octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by the author on the title page, “God bless you M Teresa MC.” In fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 140087
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First Edition Of The Authors Classic Novel The Golden Notebook; Signed By Doris Lessing
LESSING, DORIS.
The Golden Notebook.
London: Michael Joseph 1962.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Doris Lessing on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some small chips to the extremities. Jacket design by William Belcher.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 110932
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"That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way": First Editions of Each Book in the Nobel Prize-Winning Authors Children of Violence Series; Each Signed by Doris Lessing
LESSING, DORIS.
Martha Quest, A Proper Marriage, A Ripple from the Storm, Landlocked, The Four-Gated City.
London: Michael Joseph 1952-1969.
First editions of the author’s Children of Violence Series. Octavo, 5 volumes. Original cloth. Each of the five volumes are signed by Doris Lessing. Near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 796
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"Reflect upon your present blessings — of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some": Charles Dickens' Sketches by Boz; FINELY BOUND IN FULL CRUSHED RED MOROCCO BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE
DICKENS, CHARLES.
Sketches By Boz.
London: Chapman and Hall 1839.
First edition of the new edition of one of Dickens’ collection of short pieces. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel, gilt signature on the back panel, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 130587
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"I wish you good fortune": First Edition of Doris Lessing's The Golden Notebook, Warmly signed by Her
LESSING, DORIS.
The Golden Notebook.
New York: Simon & Schuster 1962.
First American edition of the Nobel Prize winning author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “I wish you good fortune- Doris Lessing 17.7.80 24 Gada Garden London.” Also with postcard from the British Museum signed by Lessing on the same date. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Jacket design by Janet Halverson.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 114758
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First Edition of Doris Lessing's Martha Quest; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author
LESSING, DORIS.
Martha Quest.
London: Michael Joseph 1952.
First edition of the author’s first book in the Children of Violence series. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Doris Lessing on the title page. Name on the front pastedown, near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some chips and wear. Jacket design by Peter Rudland.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 16012
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First Edition of Doris Lessing's In Pursuit of English; Signed by Her
LESSING, DORIS.
In Pursuit of the English.
London: MacGibbon & Kee 1960.
First edition of “one of the most authentic books ever written about the English” (San Francisco Chronicle). Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by Doris Lessing on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 2696
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First Edition of Doris Lessing's The Diaries Of Jane Somers; Signed by Her
LESSING, DORIS.
The Diaries Of Jane Somers.
London: Michael Joseph 1984.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Doris Lessing on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Phil Kay.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 50071