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Rare first edition, presentation copy of L'Hotel du Nord; inscribed by Eugène Dabit
DABIT, Eugene.
L’Hotel du Nord.
Paris: Robert Denoël, 1929.
First edition of the author's immensely popular novel. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant morocco by Valmard with gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers and additional patterned silk endleaves, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by Valmard, with two illustrations signed by Dabit mounted to the front and rear pastedown. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Bernard Steele. Hors commerce copy, from a total edition of 250 numbered copies. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom marbled slipcase. Rare.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 144043
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Calligraphic manuscript on vellum with a color miniature of the painting of Jesus by Leonardo Da Vinci
Calligraphic Manuscript on Vellum with a Color Miniature of the Painting by Leonardo Da Vinci.
c.1900.
Rare illuminated manuscript regarding Da Vinci’s master drawing The Head of Christ (c. 1495), the basis for Da Vinci’s depiction of Jesus in The Last Supper. Da Vinci himself considered the drawing so important, he reworked it several times over the course of his life. The text is headed "Art" at the center in liquid gold, flanked by "Revealing the Emotions and the Soul - The Head of Christ by Leonardo Da Vinci". The body of the text flanking the painting describes the image and its meaning. Framed. The entire piece measures 8.75 inches by 10.75 inches.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 119865
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Rare Original Photograph inscribed by journalist and explorer Henry M. Stanley
STANLEY, Henry M.
Henry M. Stanley Photograph Signed.
Rare original photograph inscribed by journalist and explorer Henry M. Stanley. Inscribed by Stanley in the upper right corner of the photograph, "Yours faithfully, Henry M. Stanley 1907." In near fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 11.5 inches by 10 inches.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 100192
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“With a hangover and with fear, it is difficult to put a helmet on your head": First Edition of Tim O'Brien's If I Die In a Combat Zone, Box Me Up & Ship Me Home; Signed by Him
O'BRIEN, Tim.
If I Die In a Combat Zone, Box Me Up & Ship Me Home.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1973.
First edition of O'Brien's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Tim O'Brien on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Wendell Minor. Photograph by Susan Futterman. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 142299
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“Perhaps it's good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if he's happy? Would he ever want to do anything? What is art, after all, but a protest against the horrible inclemency of life?”: First Edition of Aldous Huxley's Antic Hay; Inscribed by Him
HUXLEY, Aldous.
Antic Hay.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1923.
First edition of this classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For James Murphy, thirty years later, Aldous Huxley, 1954." Fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 119728
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The Arbury edition of the works of George Eliot
ELIOT, George.
The Works of George Eliot.
Boston: Dana Estes & Company, n.d..
The Arbury edition of the works of George Eliot. Octavo, 24 volumes bound in three quarter half russet crushed morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, hand-colored tissue-guarded frontispiece and photogravure plate printed on cream velin to each volume. One of one thousand numbered copies, this is number 277. In very good condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 144866
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Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower; Signed by Her
BUTLER, Octavia E.
Parable of the Sower.
New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1993.
Early printing of this classic post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror from the award-winning author which "pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaid's Tale" (The New York Times). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Octavia E. Butler on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Stark Design. Interior design by Marcy Kass. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 123464
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First Edition of Paths of Glory; Signed by Humphrey Cobb and Legendary Actor Kirk Douglas
COBB, Humphrey [Kirk Douglas].
Paths of Glory.
New York: The Viking Press, 1935.
First edition of the author’s first and only book, the basis for Stanley Kubrick’s classic film, starring Kirk Douglas. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by both Humphrey Cobb and actor Kirk Douglas. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 89922
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“For a little while when we were lovers I breathed the air from the high places where love comes from, and I can't no more come down": Rare First Edition of Anzia Yezierska's Hungry Hearts; Signed by Her
YEZIERSKA, Anzia.
Hungry Hearts.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920.
First edition of Anzia Yezierska's rare first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the Anzia Yezierska on the front free endpaper. Near fine with a trace of edge wear in a very good dust jacket with small chips and tears to the extremities. Rare signed and especially so in the original dust jacket.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 42019
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The Man Farthest Down: A Record of Observation and Study in Europe
WASHINGTON, Booker T.
The Man Farthest Down: A Record of Observation and Study in Europe.
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1913.
First edition of this work by Washington after his visit to Europe. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "L.M. Dougan A gift from the author Dec. 1913." In collaboration with Robert E. Park. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 130288
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Rare First Edition of Booker T. Washington's Up From Slavery. An Autobiography;
WASHINGTON, Booker T.
Up From Slavery. An Autobiography.
New York: Doubleday, Page, 1901.
First edition of Booker T. Washington's landmark biography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 130312
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Autograph Letter signed by Greek Statesman Eleftherios Venizelos to American mining engineer and diplomat John Hays Hammond
VENIZELOS, Eleftherios.
Eleftherios Venizelos Autograph Letter Signed.
1922.
Autograph letter signed by "the maker of modern Greece," Eleftherios Venizelos. One page, typescript on Delegation Hellenique letterhead, the letter reads, "Lausanne, 7th December 1922 My dear Mr. Hammond, I thank you most cordially for your letter and wish to express to you the deep gratitude that I feel for the promptness with which you have do kindly undertaken to help us in this hour of trial and misfortune. I am indeed very sorry to hear that your daughter has been ill and hope that she has by this time completely recovered. My wife joins me in cordial greetings to…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 82459
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First Edition of The Extended Phenotype; Signed by Richard Dawkins
DAWKINS, Richard.
The Extended Phenotype: The Gene as the Unit of Selection.
Oxford: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1982.
First edition of Dawkins' sequel to The Selfish Gene, and is considered his principal contribution to evolutionary theory. Octavo, original green cloth. Signed by Richard Dawkins on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Perry Smith.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 89548
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“When a man who is drinking neat gin starts talking about his mother he is past all argument": C.S. Forester's The African Queen; Signed by Him
FORESTER, C.S.
The African Queen.
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1935.
First edition, early printing of C.S. Forester’s beloved African adventure, basis for John Huston’s 1951 Oscar-winning film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by C.S. Forester on the half-title page. In near fine condition. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 132321
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First Edition of Russell's The Principles of Mathematics
RUSSELL, Bertrand.
The Principles of Mathematics. Volume 1.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1903.
First edition of Russell's groundbreaking work. Quarto, original cloth. From the library of philosopher Augusta Klein, with her annotations. Augusta Klein was an author and philosopher; co-author with William Ralph Boyce Gibson of The Problem of Logic. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 97331
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FIRST EDITION OF IRVING FISHER’S BOOMS AND DEPRESSIONS IN THE RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET
FISHER, Irving.
Booms and Depressions: Some First Principles.
New York: Adelphi Publishers, 1932.
First edition of Fisher’s classic work connecting monetary fluctuations to extreme periods of the business cycle. Octavo, original green cloth. Fine in the rare original dust jacket with some wear to the spine and a few small tears.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 3664
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Rare early 17th century printing of the Statutes of the The Order of Saint Stephen; founded by Cosimo I de'Medici in 1561
DE'MEDICI, Cosimo II.
Statuti dell’Ordine De’ Cavalieri di S.to Stefano.
Florence: Pietro Cecconcelli, 1620.
Rare early 17th century printing of the Statutes of the The Order of Saint Stephen; founded by Cosimo I de' Medici in 1561. Octavo, bound in full contemporary vellum, engraved title page by Jacques Callot, engraved portrait of Cosimo II de Medici, printer's woodcut vignette on colophon, woodcut initials. From the library of Italian editor and bibliophile Gustavo Camillo Galletti with his small library stamp. In very good condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 140375
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First Edition of The Power Broker; Inscribed By Robert Caro In the Year of Publication
CARO, Robert A.
The Power Broker.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974.
First edition of the author's Pulitzer-Prize winning work on Robert Moses. Thick octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "For David Tolmach- For auld lang syne Robert A. Caro November 7, 1974." The recipient and the author were friends in New York. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 141799
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First Edition of the Saul Bellow’s First Book Dangling Man; Signed by Him
BELLOW, Saul.
Dangling Man.
New York: Vanguard, 1944.
First edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original beige cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket that shows some chipping to the crown and foot of the spine. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 1962
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The Dramatic Works of Moliere; from the library of Henry Waters Taft with his bookplate to each volume
MOLIERE. [POQUELIN, Jean-Baptiste].
The Dramatic Works of Moliere.
Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1875-1876.
Finely bound example of Henri Van Laun's important translation of Moliere's complete dramatic works. Quarto, 6 volumes, bound in full straight-grain royal blue morocco, gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling and miniature fleuron cornerpeices to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Illustrated with engravings including frontispiece to each volume. From the collection of President William Howard Taft's brother, Henry Waters Taft, with his bookplate to each volume. In very good condition. Additional bookplate to each volume.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 130194