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"THE FACT THAT A GREAT MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE SOMETHING IS NO GUARANTEE OF ITS TRUTH”: Rare Original Sketch of the Dust Jacket of W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge; Signed by him
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset.
The Razor’s Edge Original Dust Jacket Design Signed.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday Doran & Company, 1944.
Rare W. Somerset Maugham’s original ink sketch showing his dust jacket design concept for his greatest novel, The Razor’s Edge, executed on a blank Western Union telegram form, which was followed by the publisher pretty much to the letter. A striking piece of literary history demonstrating that the author’s intentions for the book were honored from the text to the jacket itself, including his signature Moroccan symbol, used on nearly all his books, including reprints; and an interesting example of a major author’s notion of self-representation. In his autobiographical book, The Summing Up, Maugham wrote of the symbol: “[My father]…
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 128489
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First Edition of W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Finely Bound
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset.
The Razor’s Edge.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday Doran & Company, 1944.
First American edition, which precedes the British edition of Maugham’s 20th-century manifesto for human fulfillment. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 133892
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FIRST EDITION OF W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM'S A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.; INSCRIBED BY HIM TO AMERICAN JOURNALIST BILL SAFIRE
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. [William Safire].
A Writer’s Notebook.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1949.
First trade edition of Maugham's semi-autobiographical confessional. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and raised bands to the spine, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "by W. Somerset Maugham For Bill Safire in recollection of a pleasant chat." The recipient, William Safire, was an important American author, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign in the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. Following Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a presidential speechwriter for both Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew. He was a…
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 127338
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Finely Bound Example of Samuel Maunder's Scientific and Literary Treasury: A New and Popular Encyclopedia of Belles Lettres
MAUNDER, Samuel.
The Scientific and Literary Treasury: A New and Popular Encyclopedia of Belles Lettres.
London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1858.
The new edition of Maunder's Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and the Arts. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, raised gilt bands to the spine, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges speckled red, frontispiece. In very good condition.
Price: $150.00 Item Number: 118021
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"We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, we hope you will enjoy the show": Rare Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band LP signed by Paul McCartney
MCCARTNEY, Paul. [The Beatles].
Paul McCartney Signed Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band LP.
Hollywood: Capitol Records, 1967.
Rare Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band LP, boldly signed by Paul McCartney, one of the most-admired and influential lyricists of the twentieth century. Quarto, signed by Paul McCartney on the front panel. Recording produced by George Martin. Cover by M C Productions and The Apple. Staged by Peter Blake and Jann Haworth. Photographed by Michael Cooper. Wax figures by Madame Tussauds. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 123671
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"Maybe when people longed for a thing that bad the longing made them trust in anything that might give it to them": Carson McCuller's The Heart is a Lonely Hunter; Signed by Her
MCCULLERS, Carson.
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1940.
First edition, first printing with the date of 1940 on the title page of the author's first novel and masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Carson McCullers on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A very sharp example, rare and desirable signed.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 121376
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"Maybe when people longed for a thing that bad the longing made them trust in anything that might give it to them": Carson McCuller's The Heart is a Lonely Hunter; With a Note Signed by Her
MCCULLERS, Carson.
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1940.
First edition, first printing with the date of 1940 on the title page of the author's first novel and masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. With a note laid in from the author which reads, "With all good wishes from Carson McCullers Thanks for the good time at the Inn." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with some light professional restoration. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A very sharp example, rare and desirable signed.
Price: $7,800.00 Item Number: 138095
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First Edition of Wimbledon: A Celebration; Signed by John McPhee, Rod Laver, Rafael Nadal, Stan Smith, John Newcombe, John Isner, Bud Collins and Lleyton Hewitt
MCPHEE, John; Photographs by Alfred Eisenstaedt.
Wimbledon: A Celebration.
New York: The Viking Press, 1972.
First edition of this work on Wimbledon. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Signed on the title page by John McPhee and additionally by Rod Laver and Rafael Nadal. Signed on the front free endpaper by Stan Smith, John Newcombe, John Isner and inscribed by Bud Collins. Signed by Lleyton Hewitt on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A unique example.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 100052
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"We will welcome to our numbers the loyal, true and brave, Shouting the battle cry of freedom!": First Edition of McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom; Inscribed by Him
MCPHERSON, James M.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.
First edition, early printing of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Philip Jonsson warm regards from Jim McPherson." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 132329
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"We will welcome to our numbers the loyal, true and brave, Shouting the battle cry of freedom!": James McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
MCPHERSON, James M.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.
First edition, early printing of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Phoebe Roberts Congratulations on your award, from a fellow lover of books James McPherson Princeton February 28, 1989." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 136611
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“The public loves to create a hero....Sometimes I think they do it for the sheer joy of knocking him down from the highest peak": First Edition of Grace Metalious' Peyton Place; Inscribed by Her in the Year of Publication
METALIOUS, Grace.
Peyton Place.
New York: Julian Messner, Inc, 1956.
First edition of this landmark in twentieth-century American popular culture, which spawned a successful feature film and a long-running prime time television series soap opera. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author shortly after publication, "To Jay Dupuis with best wishes, Grace Metalious. Oct. 10, 1956." The initial first edition was released on September 24, 1956 and the print run was minimal, as it was Metalius' first book. It sold 60,000 copies within the first ten days of its release and remained on the New York Times best seller list for 59 weeks. The recipient was a relative…
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 89943
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Death of a Salesman; Signed by Arthur Miller
MILLER, Arthur.
Death of A Salesman.
New York: The Viking Press, 1998.
First edition of the 50th anniversary edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Arthur Miller on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Martin Ogolter. Original drawing of Willy Loman by Joseph Hirsch. Photograph of Arthur Miller by Esther Handler.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 135021
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“Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets": First Edition of Arthur Miller's The Ride Down Mt. Morgan
MILLER, Arthur.
The Ride Down Mt. Morgan.
New York: Penguin Books, 1992.
First American edition of this incredibly entertaining play. Octavo, original black half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Inge Morath.
Price: $25.00 Item Number: 145186
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“I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen”: FIRST EDITION OF WINNIE-THE-POOH; IN THE RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET
MILNE, A.A.; Decorations by Ernest H. Shephard.
Winnie-the-Pooh.
London: Methuen and Co, Ltd, 1926.
First edition of this children's classic. Octavo, original publisher's cloth with gilt decorations to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt, cartographic endpapers. illustrated with line drawings by Ernest H. Shepard. Near fine in a good dust jacket.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 143577
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“HERE IS EDWARD BEAR, COMING DOWNSTAIRS NOW, BUMP, BUMP, BUMP…”: Signed Limited EDITION OF A.A. MILNE'S BELOVED WINNIE-THE-POOH
MILNE, A.A.; Illustrated by Ernest H. Shephard.
Winnie-the-Pooh. With Colour Illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard.
London: Methuen Children's Books, 1973.
Signed limited edition of this children's classic, one of only 300 signed numbered copies signed by illustrator Ernest H. Shepard, this is number 61. Octavo, original publisher's full morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt vignette of Christopher Robin and Winne the Pooh to the front panel, all edges gilt, cartographic endpapers and color illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard. Signed by Ernest H. Shepard. Fine in a near fine slipcase.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 142804
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"Who ere while the happy Garden sung, by one man's disobedience lost, now sing": Finely Bound Set of The Poetical Works of Mr. John Milton
MILTON, John.
The Poetical Works of Mr. John Milton [Including Paradise Lost].
London: John Macrone, 1835.
Finely bound set of Milton's poetical works including his masterpiece Paradise Lost. Octavo, 6 volumes, bound in full brown calf, gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, raised bands, red and black morocco spine labels, all edges gilt, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. Edited by Sir Edgerton Brydges. Illustratations by J.M.W. Turner. In near fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 102379
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"The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it": Finely Bound Set of Moliere's Oeuvres Complètes de Molière
MOLIERE, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin.
Oeuvres Completes de Moliere.
Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1878.
Finely bound set of Moliere. Quarto, 5 volumes, bound in full red morocco, illustrated with plates, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, all edges gilt, original wrappers bound in, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. Edited by Adolphe Regnier. With the slipcovers in marbled paper. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 104673
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First edition of G. F. Monksood's Rudyard Kipling: The Man and His Work
MONKSHOOD, G. F. and George Gamble.
Rudyard Kipling: The Man and His Work. An Attempt at Appreciation.
London: Greening & Co., Ltd., 1902.
Third and enlarged edition of Monkshood's homage to the legendary man of letters. Octavo, original cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait. In very good condition.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 135217
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First British Edition of Anne of Windy Willow; In the Rare Original Dust jacket
MONTGOMERY, L.M.
Anne of Windy Willows (Anne of Windy Poplars).
London: George G. Harrap, 1936.
First British edition of this novel in Montgomery's acclaimed Anne series. Octavo, original blue cloth. Light wear, else fine in the original dust jacket with some chips. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 892
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First editions of each volume in Jan Morris's Pax Britannica Trilogy
MORRIS, James. [Jan Morris].
Pax Britannica Trilogy: Pax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire, Heaven’s Command: An Imperial Progress, and Farewell the Trumpets.
London: Faber and Faber , 1968-1978.
First editions of each volume in the author's highly acclaimed Pax Britannica Trilogy: Pax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire (1968), Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress (1973), and Farewell the Trumpets (1978). Octavo, three volumes, original publisher's cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Each volume is very good in a near fine dust jacket. Spotting to the top page edges of Pax Britannica and Farewell the Trumpets. Ownership name and numeric marking to the front free cartographic endpapers of Heaven's Command and Farewell the Trumpets.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 144603