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Rare Remington Model 1871 Rolling Block Target Pistol; From the Collection of General William T. Sherman
[GENERAL WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN],.
General Sherman’s Remington Model 1871 Rolling Block Target Pistol.
1871.
Rare Remington rolling block target pistol from the collection of General William T. Sherman preserved in his military trunk. Remington altered model 1871 with a 10 inch round barrel, approximately 32 caliber, and buckhorn sight. The pistol possibly dates from Sherman's time in Egypt when he was commissioned by Khedive Isma'il Pasha to reorganize and modernize the Egyptian military. In very good condition. The piece measures 14.5 inches.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 147825
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The Statesman Edition of the Complete Works of Charles Sumner; with a three-page autograph letter signed by Sumner tipped into Vol. I
SUMNER, Charles. Introduction by Hon. George Frisbie Hoar.
The Complete Works of Charles Sumner.
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1900.
The Statesman edition of the complete works of Charles Sumner, with a three-page autograph letter signed by Sumner tipped into Vol. I. Octavo, twenty volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece to each volume. One of one thousand numbered copies, this is number 391. With three-page autograph letter signed by Sumner to the Rev. R.C. Waterston tipped into Vol. I. which reads in full, "Yesterday I read the enclosed account, which will explain itself.…
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 149581
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"To President Ford - a great teacher and great friend": First Edition of Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation; Inscribed by Him to President Gerald R. Ford
BROKAW, Tom [Gerald R. Ford].
The Greatest Generation.
New York: Random House, 1998.
First edition of this instant classic and runaway bestseller that changed the way we saw World War II and an entire generation of Americans. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To President Ford - a great teacher and great friend. Tom Brokaw." The recipient Gerald R. Ford was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. He assumed office following the Watergate scandal and sought to restore public trust in government through a message of transparency and national healing. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design…
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 148406
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"I’m not brave any more darling. I’m all broken. They’ve broken me": First Edition, first issue 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, first issue of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Octavo, original black cloth with gilt labels to the spine and front panel. First issue with Scribner's seal to title verso and without legal disclaimer. Near fine in a very good first state dust jacket. Jacket priced at $2.50 and with the misspelling "Katharine Barclay" in the blurb on the front flap. A very sharp and attractive example of this highspot of American literature, among the best fiction to come out of the First World War. A sharp example.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 148052
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FIRST EDITION OF BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S; SIGNED BY TRUMAN CAPOTE
CAPOTE, Truman.
Breakfast At Tiffany’s. A Short Novel and Three Stories.
New York: Random House, 1958.
First edition of Capote’s seductive, wistful masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Truman Capote on the half-title page. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Ismar David. Housed in a custom half morocco box made by the Harcourt Bindery. A sharp example.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 145653
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Rare First Edition of W. Laird Clowes' The Great Peril and How It Was Averted
CLOWES, W. Laird.
The Great Peril and How It Was Averted.
London: Offices of "Black and White", 1893.
First edition of this scarce science fiction novel. Octavo, original pictorial cloth with gilt titles to the spine, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with twelve black and white plates. In very good condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 148069
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First Edition of The Odessa File and The Biafra Story; both inscribed by Frederick Forsyth with signed letter collection
FORSYTH, Frederick.
The Odessa File. [with] The Biafra Story. [with] Frederick Forsyth Signed Letter Collection.
London: Hutchinson, 1972.
First British edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "For Professor and Mrs Cameron. With all my best wishes, from 'Deny' Freddie Forsyth." Near fine in a very good dust jacket, tape marks to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Michael Brett. Accompanied by a first British edition of The Biafra Story, about Biafra's unsuccessful attempt to secede from Nigeria. Octodecimo, original pictorial wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page. In very good condition with sunning to the spine, bumping and rubbing to…
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 147828
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The Kelmscott Press limited edition of Sir Thomas More's Utopia; printed and designed by William Morris in an edition of only 300 copies
MORE, Sir Thomas. Translated by Ralph Robinson. Foreword by William Morris. Edited by F.S. Ellis.
Utopia.
Hammersmith, in the County of Middlesex: Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press, 1893.
The Kelmscott Press limited edition of Sir Thomas More's "quintessential humanist dialogue" (ODNB), first published in Louvain in 1516. Quarto, original publisher's limp vellum with gilt titles to the spine, original silk ties, text printed in red and black in Chaucer and Troy types, 2 full-page woodcut borders and initials designed by William Morris. One of 300 copies printed by William Morris and edited by Frederick S. Ellis. William Morris believed that Utopia belonged in every Socialist's library. 40 copies of this edition were "ordered in advance by an Eton master, with the intention of distributing them as prizes among…
Price: $11,000.00 Item Number: 149538
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Rare Apollo Saturn V Launch Vehicle Diagram; Signed by Buzz Aldrin
ALDRIN, Buzz.
Buzz Aldrin Signed Apollo Saturn V Launch Vehicle Diagram.
Rare Apollo Saturn V Launch Vehicle diagram. Oversized print diagram of the Apollo Saturn V Launch Vehicle, boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin in black felt tip toward the top, "Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI." Framed. In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 16.75 inches by 42.5 inches.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 148456
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First Edition of Ronald Reagan's An American Hero; Signed by President Gerald R. Ford
REAGAN, Ronald; Nancy Reagan [Gerald R. Ford].
Ronald Reagan: An American Hero.
San Diego, CA: Tehabi Books, 2001.
First edition of this commemorative work of President Ronald Reagan. Square quarto, pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by President Gerald R. Ford on the epigraph page. Gerald R. Ford was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. He assumed office following the Watergate scandal and sought to restore public trust in government through a message of transparency and national healing. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Reflections by Nancy Reagan. Introduction by William F. Buckley, Jr. From the collection of President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford. An exceptional…
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 148404
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"Two forces set me on the right path - the first was P.D. Ouspensky and his fourth-dimensional speculation. Then came Ransom and the eldila": First edition of Limbo Tower; inscribed by William Lindsay Gresham to C.S. Lewis
GRESHAM, William Lindsay. [C.S. Lewis].
Limbo Tower.
New York: Rhinehart & Company, Inc, 1949.
First edition of one of Gresham's most significant works. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "For C.S. Lewis - This is a book of confusions but I think the general direction is right. Two forces set me on the right path - the first was P.D. Ouspensky and his fourth-dimensional speculation. Then came Ransom and the eldila. Gratefully, Bill Gresham July 7, 1949." The recipient, C.S. Lewis, remains best known for his timeless works of fiction, particularly The Chronicles of Narnia, as well as his influential Christian…
Price: $12,800.00 Item Number: 149537
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"the greatest British globe makers of the late Georgian period": Fine pair of rare early 19th century of Regency Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes by famed British globe makers John and William Cary
CARY, George; John and William Cary.
Cary’s New Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes.
London: J. & W. Cary: 1818; G. & J. Cary, 1833.
Fine pair of early 19th century celestial and terrestrial table globes published by John and William Cary, generally regarded as the greatest British globe makers of the late Georgian period. Comprised of Cary's New Terrestrial Globe, Drawn from the most recent Geographical works, shewing the whole of the New Discoveries with the Tracks of the Principal Navigators and every improvement in Geography to the present Time. London: G. & J. Cary, 1833. Together with, Cary's Celestial Globe, of which are carefully laid down the whole of the Stars and Nebulae contained in the Catalogues of Wollaston, Herschel, Bode, Piazzi, Zach,…
Price: $30,000.00 Item Number: 149735
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First Edition of Everybody's Political What's What?; Inscribed by George Bernard Shaw to Chinese Historian Chen Yuam
SHAW, George Bernard.
Everybody’s Political What’s What?
London: Constable and Company, 1944.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Shaw. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Inscribed for Professor Chen Yuam G. Bernard Shaw Ayot Saint Lawrence 1st Nov. 1946." The recipient Chen Yuam was a Chinese historian and educator. Chen, together with Lü Simian, Chen Yinke and Ch'ien Mu, was known as the "Four Greatest Historians" of Modern China.He is known for his work in the fields of religious history, Yuan Dynasty history, textology and textual criticism. Chen was a professor of Peking University, Beijing Normal University and Fu Jen Catholic University. He later…
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 148661
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"THE GREATEST ENGLISH NOVELS OF THIS CENTURY": FIRST EDITIONS OF THE WOLF HALL TRILOGY, EACH SIGNED BY HILARY MANTEL
MANTEL, Hilary.
Wolf Hall. WITH: Bring Up the Bodies. WITH: The Mirror and the Light.
London: Fourth Estate, 2009.
First trade editions of Mantel's acclaimed historical trilogy, each book signed by the author on the title page. Octavo, 3 volumes, original boars, illustrated endpapers. Each volume is signed by Hilary Mantel. Each volume is fine in a fine dust jacket. An exceptional set, desirable signed.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 149875
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“The planet has survived everything, in its time. It will certainly survive us": Signed Limited First Editions of Jurassic Park and The Lost World and with an original drawing by legendary designer CHIP KIDD in Each Volume
CRICHTON, Michael [Chip Kidd].
Jurassic Park and The Lost World.
Franklin Center, PA: The Easton Press, 1990 & 1995.
Signed limited first editions of Crichton's gripping, bestselling scientific thriller and its sequel The Lost World. Octavo, 2 volumes, original leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon bound in. Each volume is signed by Michael Crichton and each with a large original drawing of the iconic dust jacket dinosaur by legendary designer Chip Kidd in each volume. In fine condition. Rare and desirable.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 149795
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First Edition of A Hedonist in the Cellar; Inscribed by Jay McInerney and signed three times by legendary designer Chip Kidd
MCINERNEY, Jay [Chip Kidd].
A Hedonist in the Cellar: Adventures in Wine.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
First edition of this entertaining, irresistible book that is essential for anyone enthralled by the myriad pleasures of wine. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Jay McInerney on the title page and additionally signed three times by legendary designer Chip Kidd on the front panel of the jacket, title page, and rear flap of the dust jacket. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 149798
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Rare carte-de-visite portrait of Abraham Lincoln presented with a "Late Lamented President Lincoln" Memorial Ribbon
[LINCOLN, Abraham].
Abraham Lincoln Carte-de-visite and “Late Lamented President Lincoln” Memorial Ribbon.
Rare carte-de-visite portrait of Abraham Lincoln after the famous "$5 bill" photograph of Lincoln, matted and framed with a rare silk "The Late Lamented President Lincoln" Memorial Ribbon. The famous "$5 bill" photograph of Lincoln (known as O-92) was taken by Anthony Berger in Brady's Washington studio on February 9th, 1864, and of it Lincoln's son Tad later wrote: "I have always thought the Brady photograph of my father to be the most satisfactory likeness of him."The carte-de-visite measures 3.75 inches by 2.5 inches. The silk memorial ribbon measures 10 inches by 2.5 inches. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 149381
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Children's Crusade; Signed by Benjamin Britten and Sidney Nolan
BRITTEN, Benjamin; Bertolt Brecht; Sidney Nolan.
Children’s Crusade: Kinderkreuzzug.
London: Faber Music Limited in association with Faber & Faber Limited, 1973.
Faber Music Limited facsimile limited edition of the composer's manuscript of his 82nd published work. Folio, bound in half morocco over boards with gilt titles to the spine, facsimile's of the composer's music score, with colored illustrations, words written in German and English, Op. 82. Boldly signed by the composer, Benjamin Britten, and artist, Sidney Nolan, on the colophon. One of 1,000 copies, 300 have been numbered and signed, this is number 3. In fine condition. Music by Benjamin Britten. Words by Bertolt Brecht. Illustrations by Sidney Nolan. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 148454
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Francis Bacon's The Essayes or Counsels Civill and Morall; Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe
BACON, Francis.
The Essayes or Counsels Civill and Morall of Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St Alban.
London: Cresset Press/ Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press, 1928.
The Shakespeare Head Press limited edition of this collection of Francis Bacon's reflective writings. Folio, printed on Batchelor’s Kelmscott hand-made paper, bound in the original publisher's full vellum by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles to the front panel and spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt. One of 250 numbered copies, this is number 53. In near fine condition with light spotting to the spine. Titles and initial letters designed by Joscelyne Gaskin. Ownership plate to the front pastedown of James Harold Leighton. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 148453
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First Edition of Lebbeus Harding Rogers' The Kite Trust
ROGERS, Lebbeus Harding.
The Kite Trust (A Romance of Wealth).
New York: Kite Trust Publishing Company, 1900.
First limited author's edition of this novel critiquing wealth and its societal impact. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece with author's signature facsimile. One of 250 copies, this copy for Henry S. Wellcome. In very good condition.
Price: $150.00 Item Number: 148064