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"Mary avec l'aimite from John the XXII": First Edition of The Short Reign of Pippin IV; Inscribed by John Steinbeck to his sister
STEINBECK, John.
The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication.
New York: The Viking Press, 1957.
First edition of Steinbeck's only political satire. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his sister on the front free endpaper, "Mary avec l'aimite from John the XXII." The recipient, Mary Steinbeck Dekker was the eldest sister of John Steinbeck. The warmth of this inscription reflects their close and enduring relationship throughout his life. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by William Pene Du Bois. From the library of Mary Steinbeck Dekker. An exceptional association.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 145514
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35th Anniversary Edition of To Kill A Mockingbird; Signed by Legendary Actor Gregory Peck
LEE, Harper [Gregory Peck].
To Kill A Mockingbird.
New York: HarperCollins, 1995.
First edition, early printing of the 35th Anniversary edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, basis for the classic film starring Gregory Peck. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed and dated by Academy-Award winning actor Gregory Peck on the dedication page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Suzanne Noli.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 145873
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"Go the distance - in and out, and up and down": James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time; lengthily Signed by Him
BALDWIN, James.
The Fire Next Time.
New York: The Dial Press, 1963.
Early printing of one of the most influential works on race relations published in the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the dedication page, "Go the distance - in and out, and up and down. Jimmy Baldwin." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Jacket photograph by Mottke Weissman. Rare and desirable. Signed copies of The Fire Next Time are uncommon; those with such a lengthy inscription exceedingly so.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 145619
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"The Truth Will Set You Free. But Not Until It Is Finished With You": First Edition Of The Author’s Magnum Opus; Signed By David Foster Wallace in the year of publication
WALLACE, David Foster.
Infinite Jest: A Novel.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1996.
First edition of the author's magnum opus. Thick octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed and dated in the year of publication on the title page, "Hello! David Foster Wallace 2/96." Fine in a fine first state dust jacket with Vollmann misspelled on the back panel. Jacket design by Steve Snider.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 145601
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"As you are now so once were we": First American Edition Of Ulysses; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery
JOYCE, James.
Ulysses.
New York: Random House, 1934.
First American edition of Joyce’s masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt signature of Joyce to the front panel, gilt ruled inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,600.00 Item Number: 142876
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First Edition of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged
RAND, Ayn.
Atlas Shrugged.
New York: Random House, 1957.
First edition of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original green cloth, frontispiece stamped in gilt, spine stamped in black and gilt. Very good in a very good dust jacket, creasing to the half and title pages. Jacket design by George Salter.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145639
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"Science can only ascertain what is, but not what should be, and outside of its domain value, elly judgments of all kinds remain necessary": First Edition of Albert Einstein’s The Evolution of Physics
EINSTEIN, Albert & Infeld.
The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1938.
First edition of this classic work, which traces the development of ideas in physics. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, contemporary name to the half-title page. A bright example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145647
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First Edition of The Cider House Rules; Warmly inscribed by John Irving
IRVING, John.
The Cider House Rules.
New York: William Morrow , 1985.
First edition of Irving's sixth novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Rob with my appreciation John Irving." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, mark to the top edge. Jacket design by Honi Werner.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 145774
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“THE GREATEST HISTORICAL WORK EVER WRITTEN”: Rare complete first edition set of Edward Gibbon's masterpiece The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
GIBBON, Edward .
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, In The Strand, 1776-1788.
First edition, first state of Gibbon's "masterpiece of historical penetration and literary style" (PMM). Quarto, six volumes, bound in modern half calf over marbled boards by Bayntun-Riviere with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, all edges speckled red, engraved frontispiece portrait of Gibbon by John Hall after Sir Joshua Reynolds in Vol. II, three engraved folding maps, half-titles in vols. I-III and V, all 4 errata leaves (lacking half-titles in vols. IV and VI, vol. I with half-title. Strahan predicted the popularity of Gibbon's History and doubled the print run…
Price: $22,500.00 Item Number: 145050
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First Edition of Arthur C. Clarke's 2010: Odyssey Two
CLARKE, Arthur C.
2010: Odyssey Two.
New York: Ballentine Books, 1982.
First edition of the second volume in Clarke's acclaimed Odyssey series. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gary Friedman. Cover painting by Michael Whelan.
Price: $30.00 Item Number: 145180
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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world": Long Walk to Freedom; Inscribed by Nelson Mandela and signed by Desmond Tutu and F.W. de Klerk
MANDELA, Nelson [Desmond Tutu and F.W. de Klerk].
Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.
South Africa: MacDonald Purnell, 1994.
First South African edition, early printing of the first autobiography of one of the greatest moral leaders of the twentieth century which has went on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Clive Rudman, fulfillment and best wishes, Mandela 9.12.95." Additionally signed by Nobel Prize-winners Desmond Tutu and F.W. de Klerk on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed by these three Nobel laureates.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 145809
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Rare original photograph of a young Charlie Chaplin; Signed by him
CHAPLIN, Charlie.
Charlie Chaplin Signed Photograph.
1914.
Rare original sepia-toned photograph of a young Charlie Chaplin, signed, "With Love Charles Aug 26th 14." Signed along the left edge in white, "Witzel L.A." for the photographer Albert Witzel. Framed. The entire piece measures 9.5 inches by 7 inches. Rare and desirable.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 145797
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First Edition of Bureaucracy; Signed by Ludwig von Mises and In the Rare Dust Jacket
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Bureaucracy.
London: William Hodge & Company, 1945.
First edition of this early work by von Mises. Small octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Ludwig von Mises on the title page. Near fine in a original price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing. A very sharp example, uncommon in the dust jacket.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 145921
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First Edition of Alan Paton's Cry The Beloved Country
PATON, Alan.
Cry, the Beloved Country.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1948.
First edition of Paton’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. An exceptional example.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 145917
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"Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure": First American Edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Signed by J.K. Rowling
ROWLING, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
New York: Arthur A. Levine Books: An Imprint of Scholastic Press, 2003.
First American edition of the fifth novel in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated by Mary Grandpre. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Mary GrandPre. Jacket design by Mary GrandPre and David Snyder. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 145090
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First edition of Business @ The Speed of Thought; inscribed by Bill Gates to Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci
GATES, Bill with Collins Hemingway.
Business @ The Speed of Thought: Using a Digital Nervous System.
New York: Warner Books, 1999.
First edition of Gates' work on best practices for utilizing information systems in the business world. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Bill Gates on the half-title page, "Governor Cellucci, Thanks for your support. Best wishes, Bill Gates." American politician and diplomat Argeo Paul Cellucci served as the 69th governor of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2001, and as the United States Ambassador to Canada from 2001 to 2005. His major accomplishments included his efforts to reform the state's education system, his focus on fiscal responsibility, and his initiatives to promote economic development in Massachusetts. Near fine in a…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 145138
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First on the Moon; Inscribed by Buzz Aldrin
ARMSTRONG, Neil; Michael Collins; Edwin [Buzz] E. Aldrin.
First On The Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1970.
First edition, early printing of this work, which describes the events leading up to and during the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned landing on the Moon. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Buzz Aldrin on the half-title page, "To Bob Best Wishes Buzz Aldrin." Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Written with Gene Farmer and Dora Jane Hamblin. Epilogue by Arthur C. Clarke.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 144499
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"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer": Albert Camus’ Classic Novel The Stranger
CAMUS, Albert.
The Stranger.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948.
First edition, third printing of Camus' first novel and masterpiece. Octavo, original beige cloth with red top stain. Near fine in a good dust jacket, loss to the crown and foot of the spine with a closed tear and some creasing to the front panel. Jacket design by Warren Chappell. Translated by Stuart Gilbert.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 145104
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"Full circle from the tomb of the womb to the womb of the tomb we come": First Edition of The Hero With A Thousand Faces; Signed by Joseph Campbell
CAMPBELL, Joseph.
The Hero With A Thousand Faces.
New York: Pantheon Books, 1949.
First edition of Joseph Campbell's magnum opus. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 22 textual drawings, 12 plates. Boldly signed by Joseph Campbell on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First editions are rare, especially signed.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 145938
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Rare original 1970s Palitoy Star Wars Radio Controlled R2-D2
[LUCAS, George].
Star Wars Palitoy Radio Controlled R2-D2.
Coalville, Leicester: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp./Palitoy, [1977].
Rare Palitoy Star Wars Radio Controlled R2-D2, housed in the original box. Complete with wireless control, original Styrofoam packaging, price tag. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145054
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“A person's a person, no matter how small": Dr. Seuss's Horton Hears A Who!
SEUSS, Dr. [Theodor Geisel].
Horton Hears A Who!
New York: Random House, 1954.
First edition, later printing of this popular Dr. Seuss work. Quarto, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Near fine in a very good third issue dust jacket with the 250/250 price and Horton's partial ear on the rear panel. Neat gift inscription to the front free endpaper, "To Meg Christmas 1960."
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 144928
