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"For Kiki & Marty - With love & esteem"; Inscribed by Stephen Hess to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
HESS, Stephen; James P. Pfiffner [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Organizing the Presidency.
Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2002.
Third edition of this examination of the changing responsibilities of the executive branch jobs and their relationships with one another, from the time of Roosevelt to George W. Bush. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, "For Kiki & Marty - With love & esteem, Steve, 10/30/02, Washington." Stephen Hess was a cousin of Ruth, and her family nickname was "Kiki" because she was a "kicky baby" as a child. American lawyer and jurist, Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 147836
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First edition of Andy Warhol Prints; signed by Andy Warhol
WARHOL, Andy.
Andy Warhol Prints.
New York: Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc, 1985.
First edition of this definitive catalogue of Warhol's prints, spanning his entire career. Quarto, original cloth, with over 390 illustrations of Warhol's prints, including 344 in color. Boldly signed by Andy Warhol on the front panel of the dust jacket. Edited by Frayda Feldman and Jorg Schellmann. Essays by Henry Geldzahler and Roberta Bernstein. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design is Andy Warhol's "Details of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus)," silkscreen, 1984.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 147940
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First Edition of Ric Burns and James Sanders' New York: An Illustrated History
BURNS, Ric; James Sanders; Lisa Ades.
New York: An Illustrated History.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.
First edition of this landmark illustrated history of the city that never sleeps. Quarto, original half cloth, heavily illustrated with 500 images in color and black and white. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.
Price: $95.00 Item Number: 147936
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Electrosurgery in Dentistry; Inscribed by Maurice J. Oringer
ORINGER, Maurice J.
Electrosurgery in Dentistry.
Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company, 1968.
Early edition of this work on the use of electrosurgery in modern dentistry. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustarted with black and white photographs throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, "To Dr. Walter Kindiak With sincere great wishes of the author. Maurice J. Oringer." In near fine condition with light rubbing to the crown and foot of the spine and light toning.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 147798
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"Reflect upon your present blessings — of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some": Charles Dickens' Sketches by Boz
DICKENS, Charles.
Sketches By Boz.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1839.
First edition of the new edition of one of Dickens' collection of short pieces. Octavo, bound in full red calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, with forty illustrations by George Cruikshank. In near fine condition. A very sharp example.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 147629
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"A key figure of the Hudson River School": Fine original Frederic Edwin Church Oil Painting
CHURCH, Frederic Edwin .
Frederic Edwin Church Original Oil Painting.
Fine original oil painting by famed Hudson River School landscape painter Frederic Edwin Church. Oil on stretched canvas, the painting depicts a sailing vessel beached on a rocky shore. Housed in an ornate giltwood frame. The painting measures 13 inches by 9 inches. The entire piece measures 18 inches by 14 inches.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 149278
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Rare thirty-eight star American flag commemorating Colorado's admittance as the 38th state of the union on July 4, 1877
[...],.
Thirty-Eight Star American Flag.
c. 1877.
Rare thirty-eight star American flag in use between July 4, 1877 when the state of Colorado was admitted into the Union as the 38th state and July 4, 1890 when North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, and Idaho were admitted as the 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, and 43rd states. In very good condition. The flag measures 14.5 feet by 9.5 feet.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 149349
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Rare vellum manuscript signed by Sir Isaac Newton as Warden of the Royal Mint; handsomely mounted and framed
NEWTON, Isaac.
Isaac Newton Document Signed.
January 25 [1698-1699].
Rare vellum manuscript signed by Sir Isaac Newton as Warden of the Royal Mint, in which he makes a case against his nemesis, coin counterfeiter William Chaloner, soon to be hanged for high treason. One page, vellum manuscript document signed by Isaac Newton, “Is. Newton,” January 25 [1698-1699]. Recognizance bond issued by Isaac Newton as Warden of the Royal Mint to ensure the future appearance of Nathaniel Peck as a witness against Newton’s nemesis, the counterfeiter William Chaloner. The document reads in part, "Nathanl Peck de Black Fryars London…Thos Worley de St Sepulchres London Glover…Symon Cross de east Aurifaber…Upon Condition…
Price: $98,000.00 Item Number: 149618
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First Edition of Christopher Columbus' The Spanish Letter of Columbus to Luis de Sant' Angel
COLUMBUS, Christopher.
The Spanish Letter of Columbus to Luis de Sant’ Angel: Escribano de Racion of the Kingdom of Aragon Dated 15 February 1493.
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1891.
First edition of the facsimile edition of Christopher Columbus' letter to Luis de Santángel about his initial voyage to the Americas. Folio, half morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, folding facsimile of letters at center. In very good condition, rebacked. An exceptional example, rare in this condition.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 147790
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Exceptionally Rare Original Peanuts Manuscript Mock-Up; Inscribed by Charles Schulz With Original Snoopy Drawing
SCHULZ, Charles M.
Charles Schulz Peanuts Manuscript Mock-Up, Signed With Original Snoopy Drawing.
c. 1965.
Exceptionally rare original manuscript mock-up of Charles Schulz's square-shaped Peanuts books. Manuscript booklet completely in the hand of Charles Schulz, featuring a full-page drawing, in pencil, of Snoopy as the World War I Flying Ace, "Here I am flying high over the enemy lines." Inscribed on the front page, "Frank - How would this be for actual page size? I think colored stock would be good, too." Frank Close was a sales manager at his publisher Holt, Rhinehart and Winston. In near fine condition. The piece measures 7 inches by 7 inches.
Price: $10,000.00 Item Number: 147846
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"Success seems to be connected with action": First edition of Conrad Hilton's Be My Guest
HILTON, Conrad.
Be My Guest.
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1957.
First edition of the autobiography of the influential hotel magnate and founder of Hilton Hotels. Octavo, original half cloth, top edge stained blue. Very good in a very good dust jacket. First editions are uncommon.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 149608
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Collector's Edition of the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald; Finely Bound by The Easton Press
FITZGERALD, F. Scott.
F. Scott Fitzgerald Collector’s Edition Set. Including: The Great Gatsby, Beautiful and Damned, Babylon Revisited, Last Tycoon, Tales of the Jazz Age, This Side of Paradise, Tender is the Night
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1991.
First collector's edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's works by The Easton Press. Royal octavo, seven volumes, elaborately bound in full leather with various colors and designs with gilt titles to the spine in 5-9 compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges gilt, watered silk moire endpapers, silk bookmarks, frontispieces. Illustrations by Frank Mayo, Mario Stasolla, Richard Sparks, and Fred Meyer. In fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 147877
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First Edition of James Jones's Some Came Running
JONES, James.
Some Came Running.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1957.
First edition of the author's major second novel about an aspiring Army veteran writer. Octavo, original publisher's half cloth. Jacket design by Greta Franzen. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 147568
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“I CAN GET OBSESSED BY ANYTHING IF I LOOK AT IT LONG ENOUGH. THAT'S THE CURSE OF BEING A PHOTOGRAPHER”: FIRST EDITION OF IRVING PENN’S CLASSIC PHOTOBOOK FLOWERS; SIGNED BY HIM
PENN, Irving.
Flowers.
New York: Harmony Books, 1980.
First edition of this iconic collection of photographs of flowers taken between 1967-1973. Quarto, original beige cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Irving Penn on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Am exceptional example.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 84689
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Rare Bronze Sculpture of an Elephant; From the Collection of General William T. Sherman
[GENERAL WILLIAM T. SHERMAN] [ULYSSES S. GRANT],.
General Sherman’s Bronze Sculpture of an Elephant.
Rare bronze sculpture of an elephant, most likely used as an ink well, from the collection of General William T. Sherman preserved in his military trunk. Ulysses S. Grant, a close friend of Sherman's, went on a "World Tour" after his second presidential term had ended. It has been suggested that Grant collected a few souvenirs for his dear friend while visiting Asia. When the Grant family returned from their trip, Sherman greeted Grant at a reunion held by the veterans of the Army of the Tennessee. In very good condition with some patina. The piece measures 9.5 inches by…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 147816
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First Edition of General Johnston's Reconnaissances of Routes from San Antonio to El Paso
JOHNSTON, Joseph Eggleston.
Reports of the Secretary of War, with Reconnaissances of Routes from San Antonio to El Paso.
Washington: Printed at the Union Office, 1850.
First edition of this notable military report of important maps and plates of Texas in 1850. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and detailing stamped in blind, two large folding maps, illustrated with 72 plates excluding plates 2, 21, and 39 which were never published. Also including the Report of Capt. R.B. Marcy's Route from Fort Smith to Santa Fe and the Report of Lieutenant W.J.C. Whiting's reconnaissances of the Western Frontier of Texas. In very good condition. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell case. Rare in the original cloth.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 147863
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First Edition of Tiresias and Other Poems; Inscribed by Lord Alfred Tennyson to his niece
TENNYSON, Lord Alfred.
Tiresias and Other Poems.
London: Macmillan and Co, 1885.
First edition of this collection of poems by one of the most famous poets of the Victorian era. Duodecimo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Association copy, inscribed by Lord Alfred Tennyson to his niece on the title page, "Cecilia from her affectionate Uncle Tennyson April 15th - 87." Cecilia Tennyson was the daughter of Tennyson's youngest brother, Horatio, and was named after one of his sisters. In very good condition. From the library of noted collector William A. Strutz with his small bookplate to the front pastedown. Housed in a custom half morocco folding case. A wonderful…
Price: $7,800.00 Item Number: 147858
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First Limited Edition of The Bibliography of the First Letter of Christopher Columbus; Inscribed by R.H. Major
MAJOR, R.H.
The Bibliography of the First Letter of Christopher Columbus, Describing His Discovery of the New World.
London: Ellis & White, 1872.
First limited edition of this comprehensive bibliography cataloging the various editions and translations of Columbus's first letter to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella describing his initial voyage to the 'New World'. Duodecimo, bound in full contemporary brown pebble-grained morocco with gilt titles to the front panel, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Spencer H. Walpole. One of only 75 printed copies. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 147857
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First Edition of The Scots Musical Museum; Inscribed by the national poet of Scotland Robert Burns
JOHNSON, James [Editor]; Robert Burns [Contributor].
The Scots Musical Museum, Humbly Dedicated to the Catch Club. Instituted at Edinr. June 1771.
Edinburgh: James Johnson, 1787 and 1790.
First edition, first issue of this influential collection of traditional folk music of Scotland. Octavo, two volumes comprised of volumes one and three out of six, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt ruling to the spines, vignettes to the title pages, engraved throughout with musical stanzas. Presentation copy, inscribed by Robert Burns on the title page of volume one, "To Mr. Whyter from Robt. Burns" and on the verso of the title page of volume three, "Remember me! Ro. B." Robert Burns contributed some 200 songs, new or adapted to the successive volumes of The Scots Musical Museum. In good…
Price: $26,000.00 Item Number: 147856
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Limited Edition James Bond 60th Anniversary Giclée Print collection; produced in collaboration with The Macallan
THE MACALLAN [IAN FLEMING],.
The Macallan James Bond 60th Anniversary Limited Edition Giclée Print Collection.
Limited edition 60th anniversary Giclée print collection marking the six decades of James Bond films with a collaboration between The Macallan and EON Productions. Square folio, pictorial boards, six tissue-guarded archival pigment prints on 300gsm smooth fine art paper made of 100 percent cotton each depicting a decade of James Bond. One of 471 numbered editions, this is number 63. In fine condition. Housed in a custom The Macallan x 007 box. The pieces measure 14 inches by 15 inches.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 147855