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"I HAVE FOUND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CARRY THE HEAVY BURDEN": A KING'S STORY, Inscribed by THE DUKE OF WINDSOR to Ambassador Henry Taylor
WINDSOR, Duke of [King Edward].
A King’s Story.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1951.
First edition of King Edward's classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the his official letterhead pasted to the half-title page, "To Henry N. Taylor with best wishes and congratulations on winning the Sullivan Award of the University of Virginia Edward May 1951." The recipient, Henry Junior Taylor was an economist, author, radio broadcaster and former United States Ambassador to Switzerland He served as a foreign correspondent for the Scripps-Howard newspaper chain in the early years of World War II. After the war, Taylor hosted the General Motors-sponsored radio program Your…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 144116
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"I am out of my mind, it's all right with me, thought Moses Herzog": First Edition of Saul Bellow's Herzog; Signed by Him and Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
BELLOW, Saul.
Herzog.
New York: The Viking Press, 1964.
First edition of the author's second of three National Book Award winning novels, which was and remains an unprecedented literary accomplishment. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Signed by Saul Bellow on a page bound in. In fine condition.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 142269
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First edition of C.R. Kenyon's The Argonauts on the Amazon
KENYON, C. R. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
The Argonauts on the Amazon.
London and Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1901.
First edition of the author's classic adventure tale, containing some of Arthur Rackham's earliest illustrations. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with 6 full-pages illustrations by Arthur Rackham. In very good condition. Bookplate.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 142584
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Signed limited first edition of James Clavell's The Noble House
CLAVELL, James.
Noble House.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1981.
Signed limited first edition of “Clavell’s biggest triumph yet . . . storytelling done with dash and panache . . . a rousing read" (Washington Post). Octavo, original leather, all edges gilt, original slipcase. Signed by James Clavell. Fine in a fine slipcase.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 142063
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Rare Reconstruction Era Carte-de-visite of Confederate Commander Robert E. Lee; Signed by Him
LEE, Robert E.
Robert E. Lee Signed Carte-de-Visite.
Lexington, Va: Boude & Miley, [1869].
Rare Reconstruction era carte-de-visite portrait of former Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee in civilian attire, boldly signed "RE Lee." The carte-de-visite measures 2.5 inches by 4 inches with Boude & Miley's imprint on the verso. This striking postwar portrait of Lee was captured by photographer Michael Miley of Lexington, Virginia in 1869, perhaps less than a year prior to Lee's death on October 12, 1870. Following the conclusion of the American Civil War in 1865, Lee became president of Washington College (later Washington and Lee University) in Lexington, Virginia; in that position, he supported reconciliation between North and South.The…
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 140513
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“He who only wishes and hopes does not interfere actively with the course of events and with the shaping of his own destiny": Human Action: A Treatise On Economics; Signed by Ludwig Von Mises
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics.
Chicago: Contemporary Books Inc, 1963.
First printing of the third edition of the economist's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Ludwig Mises on the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 140799
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First edition of The Posthumous Dramatick Works of the Late Richard Cumberland
CUMBERLAND, Richard.
The Posthumous Dramatick Works of the Late Richard Cumberland, Esq.
London: Printed For G. and W. Nicol, Booksellers to His Majesty, 1813.
First edition of this rare Cumberland title. Royal octavo, two volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers. In very good condition. Bookplates.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 139722
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Rare elaboratley bound Victorian Era Guest Book
19th Century Victorian Era Blank Guest Book.
Elaborately bound 19th century Victorian era guest book. Large folio, elaborately bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine and front panel reading "Liber Salutatorum [Book of Salutations] London 1848," elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and scrolling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition with every page left blank and with no inscriptions.
Price: $1,850.00 Item Number: 139520