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First Edition of The Last Days of Pompeii; Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis
KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos.
The Last Days of Pompeii.
Athens: 1933.
First edition of this work translated by the Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis. Octavo, original boards, illustrated endpapers, illustrated. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis on the copyright page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 78932
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"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?": The Poems of Robert Browning; bound in full morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe
BROWNING, Robert.
Poems of Robert Browning.
London: Oxford University Press, 1925.
Finely bound example of the poems of Browning. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles a tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling and titles to the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, patterned endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Browning. In near fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 131955
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First Edition of Joseph Campbell's The Masks of God: Creative Mythology; Inscribed by Him
CAMPBELL, Joseph.
The Masks of God: Creative Mythology.
New York: The Viking Press, 1968.
First edition of this Campbell classic, which discusses the primitive roots of mythology. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Anne and Brendan with my love and good wishes from Joe." The recipient, Brendan Gill wrote for the New Yorker for more than 60 years where he wrote more than 1,200 pieces including scores of reviews and served as the main architecture critic from 1987 to 1996. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 101266
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The Riverside Edition of the writings of John Greenleaf Whittier
PICKARD, Samuel T. [John Greenleaf Whittier].
The Writings of John Greenleaf Whittier.
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1895.
Riverside edition of the collected writings of abolition advocate John Greenleaf Whittier. Octavos, nine volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded engraved frontipieces. In fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 109568
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Signed Limited First Edition of William Styron's Classic The Confessions of Nat Turner
STYRON, William.
The Confessions of Nat Turner.
New York: Random House, 1967.
Signed limited first edition of Styron’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, one of only 500 signed examples. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine slipcase. Housed in a custom half morocco slipcase.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 142690
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"Our system has at all times had to contend with internal encroachments upon liberty": Herbert Hoover's The Challenge to Liberty; Signed by Him and 13 others
HOOVER, Herbert.
The Challenge to Liberty.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934.
First edition, early printing of Herbert Hoover's challenge to Roosevelt's New Deal arguing it abandoned "the heritage of liberty." Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed on the front free endpaper by Herbert Hoover, along with thirteen others including Nebraska Governor Samuel Roy McKelvie, Judge Harry A. Spencer, Near fine in a good dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 117626
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Rare first separate edition of Holbrook Working's The Investigation of Economic Expectations
WORKING, Holbrook.
The Investigation of Economic Expectations.
n.p.: American Economic Review, 1949.
First separate edition of Working's treatise on economic expectations. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with charts and graphs. In near fine condition. Small name.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 126334
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Signed Photograph of President Calvin Coolidge
COOLIDGE, Calvin.
Calvin Coolidge Signed Photograph.
Photograph of Calvin Coolidge by Harris & Ewing. Inscribed in the lower border, "To Frederick I. Cox, With regards, Calvin Coolidge.” Blindstamped in the lower left by Harris & Ewing. The photograph measures 8 inches by 12 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.25 inches by 20.25 inches.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 43071
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Thomas Dawson's translation of The Works of Flavius Josephus
JOSEPHUS, Flavius.
The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus, The Jewish Historian, Containing Twenty Books of the Jewish Antiquities, Seven Books of the Jewish War, and the Life of Josephus, Written by Himself.
London: Published by John Pearmain, n.d.
Uncommon second edition of Thomas Dawson's translation of the works of the famed Jewish historian. Quarto, two volumes bound in full nineteenth century polished calf, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt tooling and embossing to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and stamping to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins, illustrated with numerous engravings. In good condition. Rare.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 139427
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First Edition of William Golding's The Spire; Signed by Him
GOLDING, William.
The Spire.
London: Faber & Faber, 1964.
First British edition. Octavo, original cloth.Signed by William Golding on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of rubbing. A very bright copy.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 3353
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"I'm starved for love. Not ordinary love but real love. The love that's like music or something": Uncorrected Proof of the First Edition of The Ginger Man
DONLEAVY, J.P.
The Ginger Man.
New York: McDowell, Obelensky, 1958.
Rare uncorrected proof of the first American edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 120176
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First Edition of The French Lieutenant's Woman; Signed by John Fowles
FOWLES, John.
The French Lieutenant’s Woman.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1969.
First edition of Fowles' classic third novel. Octavo, original brown cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by John Fowles on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Endpaper drawing by Tom Adams.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 132106
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with appreciation for his friendship and his years of service to the nation" Signed Limited Edition of Richard Nixon's Memoirs; Inscribed by Him to California Congressman Bob Badham
NIXON, Richard M.
The Memoirs of Richard Nixon.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978.
Signed limited edition of Richard Nixon's memoirs. Thick octavo, original cloth, illustrated, original slipcase. Association copy, inscribed by the author, "To Congressman Bob Badham with appreciation for his friendship and his years of service to the nation from Richard Nixon August 8, 1979." The recipient, Robert Edward Badham was a politician from California. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from the Orange County-based 40th district from 1977 to 1989. In near fine condition in the original slipcase. A nice association.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 133998
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Rare autograph note signed by Apollo Astronauts Ronald Evans, Gene Cernan, and John Young
CERNAN, Gene; Ron Evans; John Young.
Apollo Astronauts Signed Note.
Rare note signed by Apollo astronauts John Young (Gemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10, Apollo 16, STS-1, STS-9), Ronald Evans (Apollo 17), and Gene Cernan (Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo 17). One page, signed by each astronaut. The note measures 7 inches by 5 inches. The entire piece measures 13.25 inches by 11.25 inches.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 120894
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Signed Limited First Edition of Bemelmans' Madeline and the Bad Hat
BEMELMANS, Ludwig.
Madeline and the Bad Hat.
New York: The Viking Press, 1957.
Signed limited edition of the third book in Bemelmans' acclaimed Madeleine series. Quarto, original cloth. One of 985 copies signed by Ludwig Bemelmans. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 69041
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First Edition of Douglass C. North's Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance; Inscribed by Him
NORTH, Douglass C.
Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
First edition of this groundbreaking work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For John Douglass C. North." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 109749
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First edition of Al Gore's Earth in the Balance; Inscribed by Him to Fellow Senator Larry Pressler
GORE, Al.
Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit.
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992.
First edition, first printing of the author's classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For my friend and colleague Larry Pressler, with respect + best wishes, Al Gore." The recipient, Senator Larry Pressler served in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1997, representing South dakota. After completing his Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford, he joined the United States Army and served in Vietnam from 1966 to 1968, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant. He was the first Vietnam veteran to be elected to the…
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 144920
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From the Library of John Steinbeck
[STEINBECK, John].
Two Russian Books From the Library of John Steinbeck.
Moscow: Various, c. 1960.
Two volumes in Russian from the library of American literary master John Steinbeck. Quarto, two volumes including a book of early Russian Orthodox paintings with many in color and a folio of loose plates featuring artwork from the Hermitage Museum. From the library of John Steinbeck. In very good condition.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 117588