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"The book that launched the Beat Generation": First Edition of John Clellon Holmes' Go
HOLMES, John Clellon.
Go.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952.
First edition of the novel that launched the Beat Generation's literary legacy and describes the world of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Neil Cassady and "one of the best novels about the Beat Generation...brilliant and important" (Los Angeles Free Press). Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket. Jacket design by Helen Borten.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 138914
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Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth; Signed by Chris Ware
WARE, Chris.
Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth.
New York : Pantheon Books, 2000.
First edition of the author's inventive first book, which Publishers Weekly called "graphically inventive, wonderfully realized." Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Signed and dated by Chris Ware with a drawing of stars. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 123992
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Mark and Delia Owens' Cry of the Kalahari; Inscribed by Both
OWENS, Mark and Delia.
Cry of the Kalahari: Seven Years in Africa’s Last Great Wilderness.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984.
First edition, early printing of this classic work, which ranks with "Goodall’s In the Shadow of Man and Fossey’s Gorillas in the Mist" (Chicago Tribune). Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers by Lorraine Sneed, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by both authors on the title page, "To Jo Best wishes always Delia Owens" and signed by Mark Owens. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 133468
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First Edition of John Gregory Dunne's The Studio; Signed by Him
DUNNE, John Gregory.
The Studio.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1968.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed and dated in the year of publication by the author on the front free endpaper, "John G. Dunne 1968." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Stephen Dunne. Uncommon signed.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 116567
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First edition of George P. Shultz's Leaders and Followers in an age of Ambiguity; inscribed by him to American journalist William Safire
SHULTZ, George P. [William Safire].
Leaders and Followers in an Age of Ambiguity: The Charles C. Moskowitz Memorial Lectures.
New York: New York University Press, 1975.
First edition of the sixteenth book in the Charles C. Moskowitz Memorial Lecture Series. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Bill Safire with my admiration for the quality of your thought... and the courage of your convictions and with many thanks for all your help and your friendship George P. Shultz." The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter and a close friend of the then Librarian of Congress Daniel Boorstin. Safire joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968.…
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 133041
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First Edition of The Master of Petersburg; Signed by Nobel Laureate J.M. Coetzee
COETZEE, J.M.
The Master of Petersburg.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1994.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original blue cloth. Signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 2515
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First Edition of A Child's Calendar; Signed by Illustrator Nancy Ekholm Burkert
UPDIKE, John.
A Child’s Calendar.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965.
First edition. Octavo, original red cloth. Signed by the illustrator, Nancy Ekholm Burkert on the half title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 5035
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First Edition of Oswald Chambers' God's Workmanship; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
CHAMBERS, Oswald.
God’s Workmanship.
Wheaton, Ill: Van Kampen Press, 1953.
First edition of this collection of essays by the author of My Utmost For His Highest. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with a few small chips. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 75634
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First Edition of All the Names; Signed by Jose Saramago
SARAMAGO, Jose.
All the Names.
New York: Harcourt, 2000.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Doris Jose Saramago 29 October 2008.". Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Claudine Guerguerian. Translated by Margaret Jull Costa.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 140688
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First Edition of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys; Signed by Actor Richard Benjamin
SIMON, Neil.
The Sunshine Boys.
New York: Random House, 1973.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by actor Richard Benjamin on the title page. Benjamin starred in the 1975 film directed by Herbert Ross and produced by Ray Stark, with George Burns as Lewis, Walter Matthau as Clark, and Richard Benjamin as Ben. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Bob Cuevas. Jacket photograph by Martha Swope.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 141462
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First Edition of The Life & Times of Michael K; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author J.M. Coetzee
COETZEE, J.M.
Life & Times of Michael K.
South Africa: Ravan Press, 1983.
First edition of the author's first Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. Some bleedthrough on the bottom pages, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Marcus Wilson- Smith. Photograph of the author by Geraldine Farley.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 100092
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Rare First Edition of Kazantzakis's Tertsines; Signed by Helen Kazantzakis
KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos.
Tertsines.
Athens: Konstantinidis and Michalas Press, 1960.
First Greek edition of this collection of poems by the author of Zorba the Greek. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Signed by Helen Kazantzakis.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 117523
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Finely bound Spanish printings of Bartolomé de las Casas' histories of Peru and Chile
[DE LAS CASAS, Bartolomé].
Colleccion de Libros Espanoles: Varias Relaciones del Peru y Chile; De Las Antiguas Gentes del Peru.
Madrid: Miguel Ginesta/Manuel G. Hernandez, 1879-1892.
Finely bound Spanish printings of Bartolomé de las Casas' histories of Peru and Chile. Octavo, two volumes bound in one half morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges untrimmed, original wrappers bound in. In fine condition.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 139017
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The brain is a complex biological organ possessing immense computational capability: it constructs our sensory experience, regulates our thoughts and emotions, and controls our actions": First Edition of In Search of Memory; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning Scientist Eric Kandel
KANDEL, Eric R.
In Search Of Memory.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2006.
First edition of the scientist's autobiography which deals with the groundbreaking work on the biological process of memory, which earned him the Nobel Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Mayshan with best wishes Eric Kandel." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 39334
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Rare postcard signed by great spy novelist John Le Carre
LE CARRE, John. [David Cornwell].
John le Carre Signed Postcard.
Wien: Boomerang Cards, .
Austrian postcard signed by great spy novelist John le Carre. Featuring a black and white photograph of Le Carre, the postcard measures 5.75 by 4 inches. In near fine condition.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 131490
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First Edition of Led Zeppelin: Live Dreams; Signed by Lawrence Ratner and artist Balazs Szabo
RATNER, Lawrence; Designed by Balazs Szabo [Robert Plant.
Led Zeppelin: Live Dreams.
Chicago: Margaux Publishing, 1993.
First edition of this illustrated work from the Laurance Ratner collection of photographs. Quarto, original black cloth with decorative metallic bas relief frame designed by Balazs Szabo, slipcase. No. 30 from an edition limited to 2000 copies. Signed by Laurance Ratner and inscribed by Szabo in silver ink on front free endpaper, "To Lenny The true collector with best wishes from Balazs 1993 Raleigh NC". Laid in is a postcard from Balazs Szabo to Leonard Fox. Fine in a fine slipcase.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 133294
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"That those who live in California may Appreciate Their State More": First edition of California Addresses by President Roosevelt
ROOSEVELT, Theodore.
California Addresses by President Roosevelt.
San Francisco: The California Promotion Committee, 1903.
First edition of this collection of speeches delivered by President Theodore Roosevelt throughout California. Octavo, original half cloth with paper title label to the front panel, illustrated with engravings including tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Roosevelt. In excellent condition.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 104590
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First Edition of Gore Vidal's Kalki; Inscribed by Him to His Stepmother
VIDAL, Gore.
Kalki.
New York: Random House, 1978.
First edition of this work by the award-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Gore Vidal For Kit, all love." The recipient, Katherine “Kit” Vidal was Eugene Vidal’s second wife; he married her in 1939 when she was a 20 year old model with the Powers Agency, only six years older than Gore. The two remained close throughout their lives. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Barbara Hall. An exceptional association.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 126149
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Rare January 1971 Time Magazine Cover; Signed by Senator Ted Kennedy
KENNEDY, Edward [Ted].
Senator Ted Kennedy Signed 1971 Time Magazine Cover.
Chicago: Time Magazine, November 29, 1971.
Original cover from the November 29, 1971 issue of Time Magazine featuring a portrait of Senator Ted Kennedy, signed by him. In near fine condition.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 139032
