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Waters, Alice with Bob Carrau and Patricia Curtan.

Fanny at Chez Panisse: A Child’s Restaurant Adventures With 46 Recipes.

New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1992.

First edition of this children’s book by the creator of Chez Panisse. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Lindsay, Alice Waters.” Additionally inscribed by the illustrator on the half-title page with a drawing of herself holding flowers and pointing at the inscription,Continue reading "Fanny at Chez Panisse: A Child’s Restaurant Adventures With 46 Recipes."

Kennedy, Jacqueline; Caroline Bouvier Kennedy; John F. Kennedy Jr.

Jacqueline Kennedy Signed Photograph.

c. 1968.

Rare original color photograph of Jacqueline Kennedy with her children Caroline and John, Jr., inscribed by her on the mount, “For Billie Jean – with much love from us all Jacqueline Kennedy.” Additionally signed by the young Kennedy children, “Caroline” and “John.” Jacqueline Kennedy gave birth to daughter Caroline on November 27, 1957. At theContinue reading "Jacqueline Kennedy Signed Photograph."

Stoker, Bram.

Under The Sunset.

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1882.

Rare second edition of Bram Stoker’s first book. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth lettered in gilt, all edges gilt, patterned endpapers, with illustrations by W. Fitzgerald and W. V. Cockburn, tissue-guarded frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Mrs. John Foord with grateful remembrance Bram Stoker New York 1884.” The frontispieceContinue reading "Under The Sunset."

Regan, Milton C. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].

Alone Together: Law and the Meanings of Marriage.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.

First edition of Regan’s interdisciplinary work examining the legal implications of marriage and divorce. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Justice Ginsburg – From one teacher to another. Warm wishes, Mitt, June 1999.” From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Arguably the most famous SupremeContinue reading "Alone Together: Law and the Meanings of Marriage."

Kammer, Jack. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].

Good Will Toward Men: Women Talk Candidly About the Balance of Power Between the Sexes.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994.

First edition of Kammer’s candid work on the gender gap. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who represents America’s best hope that one day before too long fathers will enjoy equal protection from and affirmative encouragement to overcome all barriers –Continue reading "Good Will Toward Men: Women Talk Candidly About the Balance of Power Between the Sexes."

Adams, Marcus; [Queen Elizabeth II].

Young Queen Elizabeth Signed Photograph.

1935.

Queen Elizabeth II childhood portrait photograph print. Rare signed photographic print of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of nine, before the abdication of King Edward VIII in 1936, when her father was still the Duke of York, photographed by Marcus Adams, the first to ever take official photographs of Princess Elizabeth and her motherContinue reading "Young Queen Elizabeth Signed Photograph."

Roth, Philip [Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw].

Goodbye, Columbus.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959.

First edition of the author’s first book and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by actors Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw on the half-title page, who starred in the 1969 film bearing the same name. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Sanford Roth.

Modiano, Patrick [Philip Roth].

Honeymoon.

Boston: Verba Mundi/ David A. Godine, 1995.

First American edition of this “haunting tale of quiet intensity” (Review of Contemporary Fiction). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Philip, avec toute mon amitie Patrick Modiano.” Roth first gained attention with the 1959 collection Goodbye, Columbus, which won the  National Book Award for Fiction. TenContinue reading "Honeymoon."

Pickett, Lasalle Corbell [George Pickett].

What Happened to Me.

New York: Brentano's, 1917.

First edition of the autobiography of LaSalle Corbell Pickett, wife of Confederate General George Pickett. Duodecimo, original cloth, top edge gilt, frontispiece portrait of the author dated January 17, 1917. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For my friend of many years Mr. W. W. Norman – with the sincere regardsContinue reading "What Happened to Me."

Mother Teresa.

Mother Teresa Signed Photograph.

1984.

Color photograph portrait of Mother Teresa with her hands clasped in prayer boldly inscribed, “God bless you M. Teresa mc.” In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 12.5 inches.

Greene, Graham; Jack Higgins; Len Deighton; [Sir Michael Caine].

The Quiet American; The Eagle Has Landed; Funeral in Berlin.

London: Various Publishers, 1955-1975.

First editions of three novels that were adapted into films starring the distinguished Sir Michael Caine. Octavo, bound in half morocco over marbled boards by Scorpion Press with gilt titles in six compartments within raised bands, the set includes a first edition of Graham Greene’s ‘The Quiet American’ [London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1955, all edgesContinue reading "The Quiet American; The Eagle Has Landed; Funeral in Berlin."

Baldwin, James.

Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son.

New York : The Dial Press, 1961.

First edition of Baldwin’s second major book of essays, featuring his powerful analyses of the politics of race and his controversial three-part essay on Richard Wright. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “James Baldwin 9/15 – 74.” Near fine in a good dust jacket with rubbingContinue reading "Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son."

Eliot, T.S.

Anabasis: A Poem by St. J. Perse.

London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1930.

Signed limited first edition of this famous poem by Marie René Auguste Alexis Léger under the pseudonym St. J. Perse, translated from the original French by T. S. Eliot, which Eliot wrote is “of same importance as the later work of Mr. James Joyce;” from the library of poet and literary critic, William Everson. RoyalContinue reading "Anabasis: A Poem by St. J. Perse."

Greely, Adolphus W.

Three Years of Arctic Service: Volumes I & II.

New York: Scribners, 1886.

First edition of this narrative record of the harrowing Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. Octavo, 2 volumes, original dark blue pictorial cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Adolphus Greely to Vol. I and Fort Conger, Grinnell Land May 20 1883 to Vol. II, heavily illustrated with engravings, charts and nine maps, two folding and one in aContinue reading "Three Years of Arctic Service: Volumes I & II."

Eliot, T.S.

Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.

London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1960.

Later printing of Eliot’s beloved collection of whimsical feline poems which served as the basis for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1981 megamusical phenomenon Cats. Octavo, original yellow pictorial cloth, illustrated by T. S. Eliot. Association copy, inscribed by the author to portrait painter Sir Gerald Kelly on the front free endpaper, “For Gerald Kelly with theContinue reading "Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats."

Jordan, Michael; Scotty Pippen; Steve Kerr; et al.

1997-98 Chicago Bulls Team Signed NBA Basketball.

Official NBA Spalding Basketball, boldly signed by 13 members of the 1997-98 NBA Champion Chicago Bulls including Hall of Famers Michael Jordan and Scotty Pippen. Additionally accompanied by a James Spence Letter of Authentication. Housed in a custom acrylic case. This extremely rare multi-signed basketball signifies the end of the Chicago Bulls dynasty of the 1990’sContinue reading "1997-98 Chicago Bulls Team Signed NBA Basketball."

Wilder, Thornton.

The Angel That Troubled the Waters and Other Plays.

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1928.

Signed limited first edition of this collection of three-minute plays by American playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder. Imperial octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Wilder photographed by Doris Ulmann. One of seven-hundred and seventy-five copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number 726. In very good condition.

Wullus-Rudiger, J. [Winston S. Churchill].

Les Mémoires de P. Reynaud et la Beligque: Un appel à W. Churchill et au Gl de Gaulle. [The Memoirs of P. Reynaud and Belgium: A Call to W. Churchill and to Gl de Gaulle].

Brussels: Établissements Généraux D'Imprimerie, 1946.

Rare first edition of this memoir of Belgium and Prime Minister of France, Paul Reynaud. Octavo, original wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill, “Pour Monsieur Winston S. Churchill, en témoignage de profond respect, Wullus-Rudiger, Bruxelles, le 30 mars 1946. [For Mr. Winston S.Continue reading "Les Mémoires de P. Reynaud et la Beligque: Un appel à W. Churchill et au Gl de Gaulle. [The Memoirs of P. Reynaud and Belgium: A Call to W. Churchill and to Gl de Gaulle]."

Barnum, P.T.

Struggles and Triumphs; or, Forty Years’ Recollections of P. T. Barnum.

Buffalo: The Courier Company, 1879.

Author’s edition of this utterly engaging autobiography, revised, enlarged, newly illustrated and written up to December 1878 by the author. Duodecimo, original hard-grain cloth with gilt titles and portrait of P.T. Barnum to the spine, blind stamped triple ruled frame with ornamental corners enclosing central quatrefoil device, gray top stain, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of PhineasContinue reading "Struggles and Triumphs; or, Forty Years’ Recollections of P. T. Barnum."

Galbraith, John Kenneth.

Economic Development.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press , 1964.

First edition of this classic work by the famed economist. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Stuart Chase with all good wishes John Gailbraith May 1964.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marcia Tate.

Mason, Robert.

Chickenhawk.

New York: The Viking Press, 1983.

First edition, early printing of Mason’s classic first book, one of the finest about the Vietnam War. Octavo, original cloth, map by David Lindroth. Lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “‘No one is more shocked than I.’ Keep ’em flying! Robert Mason.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket illustrationContinue reading "Chickenhawk."

Nicklaus, Jack.

My Story.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.

First edition of the Golden Bear’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Jack Nicklaus on the front free endpaper. Written with Ken Bowden. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Smith.

Fischer, Bobby.

Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess.

New York: Basic Systems, 1966.

First edition of this definitive work on how to play chess. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Bobby Fischer on the front free endpaper. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities. Rare and desirable signed.

Pershing, General John J.

Final Report of Gen. John J. Pershing Commander-In-Chief American Expeditionary Forces.

Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1920.

First edition of this final military report from the heroic Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with sixteen folding plates of maps, diagrams, and charts. Boldly signed by General John J. Pershing on the title page. In very good condition with light wear to the extremities and a chip to theContinue reading "Final Report of Gen. John J. Pershing Commander-In-Chief American Expeditionary Forces."