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"There is no better exercise for the would-be artist than to study and devour a picture, and then, without looking at it again, to attempt the next day to reproduce it": Winston S. Churchill's Painting As A Pastime; inscribed by him to Eleonora Sears
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Painting As A Pastime.
London: Oldham Press Limited/Ernest Benn Limited, 1949.
First edition, early printing of this collection of Churchill's brilliant essays on hobbies and painting. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with eighteen reproductions of Churchill's paintings in full color. Presentation copy, inscribed by Churchill on the front free endpaper, "To Eleonora Sears, from Winston S. Churchill - 1954." Accompanied by a typed letter signed by Churchill to Sears laid in, the letter reads in full, "How very kind of you to think of me, and express your thoughts in such an agreeable fashion. I hope you will allow me to reciprocate as only an author can by sending you a copy…
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 147862
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The Stormfield Edition of the Writings of Mark Twain; finely bound
TWAIN, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens].
The Writings of Mark Twain.
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1929.
The Stormfield limited edition of Twain's writings. Including his autobiography, as well as a biography by Albert Bigelow Paine. Octavo, 37 volumes, bound in three-quarter morocco by Bayntun with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispieces, illustrated with black and white tissue-guarded plates, some pages uncut. One of 1,024 numbered sets, this is number 175. In near fine condition, bookplate to the front pastedown. An exceptional set.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 148122
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Rare Apollo 11 Crew Photograph; Signed by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin
ARMSTRONG, Neil; Michael Collins; Buzz Aldrin.
Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph.
1969.
Rare large signed photograph of the Apollo 11 crew. Color photograph of the Apollo 11 crew posing in their white space suits against a lunar backdrop. Boldly signed by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. Double-matted and framed. In fine condition. Neil Armstrong's signature was acquired at his home in Lebanon, Ohio, in June 1986, after his return from Washington following his involvement with the Rogers Commission Report; and the Collins and Aldrin signatures were procured through the mail that same year. The photograph measures 9.75 inches by 7.75 inches. The entire piece measures 18 inches by 15.75 inches. Rare…
Price: $14,000.00 Item Number: 147310
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“SERVE ON HOT BUTTERED TOAST… WITH PINK CHAMPAGNE”: FIRST EDITION OF THRILLING CITIES; inscribed by Ian Fleming
FLEMING, Ian.
Thrilling Cities.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963.
First edition of Fleming's classic compelling travelogue. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Jonathan from Ian." Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $14,000.00 Item Number: 149998
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Rare First and Only Edition of Holy Cats By Andy Warhol's Mother; Inscribed by Andy Warhol
WARHOL, Andy; Julia Warhola.
Holy Cats By Andy Warhol’s Mother.
New York: Privately Printed, 1954.
First and only edition of Julia Warhola's delightfully illustrated book of cats. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers over boards, illustrated with twenty off-set lithographs on various colored paper after Julia Warhol. Presentation copy, inscribed by Andy Warhol on the front free endpaper, "to inga and Miss Meow from Andy Warhols mother's son." In very good condition, thin portion lacking, some toning to the front and rear boards. Housed in a custom slipcase with folding chemise. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $14,000.00 Item Number: 147827
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Etching of Albert Einstein by Hermann Struck; Signed by Both Struck and Einstein
EINSTEIN, Albert; Hermann Struck.
Albert Einstein Signed Etching.
1923.
Etch bust of Albert Einstein done by well-known artist Hermann Struck. Signed by both Einstein and Struck, numbered 49/150. In fine condition. Double matted and framed, the entire piece measures 12.25 inches by 15 inches. An exceptional piece.
Price: $14,000.00 Item Number: 95890
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"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them": First Edition of The Story of Walt Disney; Signed by Walt Disney and Diane Disney Miller
DISNEY MILLER, Diane; As Told To Pete Martin [Walt Disney].
The Story of Walt Disney.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1957.
First edition of this biography with a personal and intimate look at Walt Disney's life, career, and character. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with forty-nine black and white photographs that have rarely or never been published. Boldly signed by Walt Disney on the half-title page and signed by Diane Disney Miller on the the front free endpaper. Diane was the daughter and only biological child of Walt Disney and his wife Lillian Bounds Disney. She co-founded the Walt Disney Family Museum alongside her family and was president of the Board of Directors of the Walt Disney Family Foundation. Fine in…
Price: $14,000.00 Item Number: 147767
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"Maybe...you'll fall in love with me all over again": Signed Limited Edition Of Hemingway’s A Farewell To Arms
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
A Farewell To Arms.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.
Signed limited first edition of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Tall octavo, original white parchment over green boards. One of 510 copies signed by Ernest Hemingway. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box. A very sharp example.
Price: $13,500.00 Item Number: 149461
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"I never really thought of myself as a freak, ya know...but I Love to Freak!": First Edition of Easy Rider; Signed by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson
FONDA, Peter.
Easy Rider.
New York: Signet, 1969.
First edition of the complete script, with a selection of black white and color stills, interviews and articles. Octavo, original wrappers as issued, illustrated. Boldly signed by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Jack Nicholson on the title page. Edited by Nancy Hardin and Marilyn Schlossberg. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed by the three stars of this iconic film.
Price: $12,800.00 Item Number: 147817
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Rare 17th century elaborately illuminated nobility patent of King Carlos II of Spain for Diego Merino de Bargas of Tornavacas and His Sons Rodrigo, Francisco, and Luis Merino de Bargas
CARLOS II, King of Spain.
Carta Executoria of King Carlos II of Spain for Diego Merino de Bargas of Tornavacas and His Sons Rodrigo, Francisco, and Luis Merino de Bargas.
Valladolid, Spain: 1685.
Rare 17th century elaborately illuminated nobility patent of King Carlos II of Spain for the late Diego Merino de Bargas of Tornavacas, represented by two procurators, and his sons Rodrigo, Francisco, and Luis Merino de Bargas, residents of Lugar de Cavecuela. Quarto, bound in early red velvet over pasteboards with red and yellow silk cord on the spine, the patent is comprised of 144 leaves numbered 1-145 in contemporary Arabic numerals, partially illegible ink stamps in bottom margins of each page, manuscript on vellum, written in italic Spanish script within a broad liquid gold border with decorated six-line cadel initials…
Price: $12,800.00 Item Number: 148310
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First Edition of Douglas Wilson Johnson's Topography and Strategy in the War; Signed Four Times by General George Patton
JOHNSON, Douglas Wilson [George S. Patton].
Topography and Strategy in the War.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1917.
First edition of this treatise examining the impact of physical terrain on military maneuvers and campaign outcomes in World War I. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, frontispiece. Illustrated with black and white photographs, diagrams, and maps. Signed four times by General George Smith Patton, Jr.: on the front cover "G S Patton Jr", on the top edge of the text block "PATTON", on the front free endpaper "G S Patton Jr Nov 3 1928", and on page 42 at the top left corner "G S P Jr". Pencil inscriptions on page 28 of, "BEF"; "4"; "5"…
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 147782
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"Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots - but you have to play the ball where it lies.": First Edition of Down the Fairway; Signed by Bobby Jones
JONES, Robert T..
Down the Fairway: The Golf Life and Play of Robert T. Jones, Jr.
Minton, Balch & Company: New York, 1927.
First trade edition of what many consider the greatest golf book of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by Jones on the front free endpaper, "with best wishes, Robert T. Jones, Jr." Foreword by Grantland Rice. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional example, rare and desirable in the original dust jacket and signed.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 117324
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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 First Edition of A Voice from the South
COOPER, Anna Julia.
A Voice from the South: By a Black Woman of the South.
Xenia, Ohio: The Aldine Printing House, 1892.
First edition of this powerful seminal work by one of the most prominent African-American scholars in United States history. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece. In very good condition with rubbing and bumping to the extremities, a few small losses to the front free endpaper, and toning. Exceptionally rare.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 148252
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Yousuf Karsh Photograph of the First Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru; Signed by Both Nehru and Karsh
NEHRU, Jawaharlal; Yousuf Karsh.
Jawaharlal Nehru and Yousuf Karsh Signed Photograph.
Black and white photograph of the first prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. Signed Jawaharlal Nehru March 1951 and also signed by the photographer Yousuf Karsh. Karsh was one of the most notable photographers of the 20th century. His work included portraits of celebrities, military and political figures, such as Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Martin Luther King. Jr., Audrey Hepburn, and many others. The photograph measures 10 inches by 12.75 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 19.5 inches. Rare and desirable signed by both Nehru and Karsh.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 67092
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"One of the most important and enduring books of the twentieth century": First Edition of Their Eyes Were Watching God
NEALE HURSTON, Zora.
Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1937.
First edition of seminal work of African American and feminist literature that explores themes of love, self-discovery, and voice. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. In near fine condition with light toning and rubbing, bookplate. An exceptional example.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 149922
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First British Edition of Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa; King Edward VIII's Copy with his ownership inscription
DINESEN, Isak [Karen Blixen] [King Edward VIII].
Out of Africa.
London: Putnam, 1937.
First British edition of the author's masterpiece, a lyrical meditation of the years she lived in Kenya, from the library of King Edward VIII. Octavo, original cloth. With numerous original photographs and newspaper clippings affixed to the front few pages. Originally from the collection of the author's brother Thomas Fasti Dinesen with two original black and white photographs of him hunting affixed to the verso of the front free endpaper and half-title page above which he has annotated, "My first lion April 6th 1922" and "Shot from boma April 11th 1922 The boma only five feet from the hill on…
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 110991
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“Wherever I live, I shall feel homesick for Tibet": First American Edition of Seven Years in Tibet; Lengthily Inscribed by Heinrich Harrer and By His Holiness the Dalai Lama
HARRER, Heinrich [His Holiness The Dalai Lama].
Seven Years in Tibet.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1954.
First American edition of Harrer's classic account, signed by Harrer and The Dalai Lama. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with over 40 photographs. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by Heinrich Harrer in both English and Tibetan on the half-title page, "To Mrs. Rosser with best wishes in remembrance of my lecture in Philadelphia from H. Harrer Jan. 1955." Additionally signed by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, who was tutored by Harrer while he living in Tibet. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated by Richard Graves. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed by…
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 112165
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“Things are always happening to me. I’m that sort of bear": Rare First Edition of A Bear Called Paddington; Inscribed by Michael Bond
BOND, Michael; Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum .
A Bear Called Paddington.
London: Collins, 1958.
First edition of the first book in the Paddington series. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To John with all good wishes Michael Bond. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with a chip to the back panel. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 128753
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First Edition of Max Born's Einstein's Theory of Relativity; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Max Born
BORN, Max [Albert Einstein].
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity.
London: Methuen & Company, 1924.
First edition of this classic account of Born's analysis and interpretation of Einstein's theory of relativity. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. Signed by Max Born on the verso of the frontispiece. Translated by Henry L. Brose. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. First editions are uncommon, signed examples rare.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 78904