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First Edition of The Good Earth; Finely Bound the Harcourt Bindery and Inscribed by Pearl Buck
BUCK, Pearl S.
The Good Earth.
New York: The John Day Company, 1931.
First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. First issue with "flees" for "fleas" on page 100, line 17. 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. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on a page bound in, "To Kermit and Helen Fischer with deep appreciation, Pearl S. Buck Christmas 1958." In fine condition.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 143999
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Rare First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's The Torrents of Spring
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
The Torrents of Spring.
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1926.
First edition of Hemingway's first novel, one of 1250 printed. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise slipcase.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 133647
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First Edition of Isaac M. Wise's The Combat of the People; Published by the oldest Jewish Printing House in America
WISE, Isaac Mayer.
The Combat of the People; or Hillel and Herod: A Historical Romance of The Time of Herod I.
Cincinnati: Bloch & Co, 1859.
First edition of American Reform Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise's historical account of the era of Herod I. Octavo, contemporary cloth over boards, lacking the front free endpaper, library bookplate to the front pastedown, later collector's stamps to the title page, with some rubbing and wear to the extremities. In good condition. Rare.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 82600
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Long Walk to Freedom; Inscribed by Nelson Mandela To Ambassador Jean-Pierre Masset
MANDELA, Nelson.
Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.
South Africa: MacDonald Purnell, 1994.
First South African edition, early printing of the 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. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Ambassador Jean-Pierre Masset of France. Compliments & best wishes. NMandela 29.1.96." The recipient, His Excellency Jean-Pierre Masset served as the French Ambassador to Pakistan from 1989 to 1993, a period of intense bilateral relations between France and Pakistan, marked by the state visit of President François Mitterrand, the first…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 89081
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“The object of the artist is the creation of the beautiful. What the beautiful is is another question": First Edition of James Joyces Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
JOYCE, James.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
London: The Egoist Ltd, 1917.
First English edition of Joyce’s classic stream-of-consciousness work, his first novel, one of about 1000 copies. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 142971
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“Only God knows how much I love you”: First British Edition of the Love In The Time Of Cholera; Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel.
Love in the Time of Cholera.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1988.
First British edition of Garcia Marquez's classic work, which ranks as one of the great novels of the last half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the dedication page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Andrew Kulman. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Uncommon signed.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 67079
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“The sandy beach reminded Harold of picnics": Rare First Edition of Crockett Johnson's Harold and the Purple Crayon
JOHNSON, Crockett.
Harold and the Purple Crayon.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1955.
First edition of the first book in Crockett Johnson’s Harold series. 12 mo, original half cloth, illustrated throughout. Fine in a very good dust jacket without the price to top of front flap, with code "30-60 / No. 5671A" to front flap and "No. 5672A" to rear flap. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. A nice example.
Price: $4,200.00 Item Number: 107552
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Signed Limited First Columbian Edition and True First of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's El Amor En Los Tiempos Del Colera; Signed by Him
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel.
El Amor en los Tiempos del Colera [Love in the Time of Cholera].
Bogota: Editorial Oveja Negra, 1985.
Signed limited first Columbian edition and true first which ranks as one of the great novels of the last half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Near fine in a good dust jacket.
Price: $4,400.00 Item Number: 137639
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"Attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places": First edition of Slim Aarons' A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
AARONS, Slim.
A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974.
First edition of the photographer's most well-known work which covered the global social circuit in a style that remains without peer to this day. Folio, original blue cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Dear Myron We Lived The Dream Great Days Slim Aarons." Fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 134596
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"PROFOUNDLY AFFECTED THE COURSE OF HISTORY": Thomas Norton's English translation of one of the most influential works of Protestant theology: John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion
NORTON, Thomas. [John Calvin].
The Institution Of Christian Religion, Written In Latin By M. John Calvine, Translated Into English According To The Authors Last Edition; With Sundry Tables To Finde The Principall Matters Intreated Of In This Booke.
London: John Norton, 1611.
Rare 1611 edition of Calvin's seminal work on systematic theology, regarded as one of the most influential works of Protestant theology. Quarto, bound in three quarter calf with five raised bands to the spine, elaborate architectural borders to the title page, woodcut headpieces and tailpieces. In good condition. Upper portion of title page removed.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 132719
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"African Queen was the first film I had a role in. How does one define the feeling? A classic, starring Bogart & Hepburn, directed by John Houston - I was too young to appreciate the awe of it. (If I had, I might have thought that from there it could only go downhill.) As it was, it became a learning experience. It was a also fun. I was glad that this was for me, a stage actor, the introduction to film": First Edition of C.S. Forester's The African Queen
FORESTER, C.S.
The African Queen.
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1935.
First edition of C.S. Forester's beloved African adventure, basis for John Huston's 1951 Oscar-winning film starring Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn and Theodore Bikel in his first film role. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily signed by actor Theodore Bikel on the front free endpaper, "African Queen was the first film I had a role in. How does one define the feeling? A classic, starring Bogart & Hepburn, directed by John Houston - I was too young to appreciate the awe of it. (If I had, I might have thought that from there it could only go downhill.) As it was, it became…
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 144196
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First Edition of John O'Hara's Classic Appointment in Samarra
O'HARA, John.
Appointment in Samarra.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934.
First edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Fine with a contemporary bookplate to the inner gutter, in the first issue dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. A very nice example.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 109228
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"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?": Finely bound Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures In Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
CARROLL, Lewis. [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson].
Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.
London: MacMillan and Co, 1872.
Octavo, two volumes, uniformly bound in full red morocco, all edges gilt, gilt titles and tooling to the spines, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, original cloth bindings tipped in to rear of each volume. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an early printing. Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There is an early printing. Illustrated by John Tenniel, text illustrated. A very nice set.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 130848
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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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"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work": Large Signed Photograph of Thomas Edison
EDISON, Thomas Alva.
Thomas A. Edison Signed Photograph.
Large photograph of Thomas Edison, signed by him. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 20 inches.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 15050
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"You'll never catch fish in McElligot's Pool!": First Edition, First Issue of McElligot's Pool; Inscribed by Dr. Seuss
SEUSS, Dr. [Theodor Geisel].
McElligot’s Pool.
New York: Random House, 1947.
First edition with the 250/250 price on the front flap as well as the $2.50 price added to the rear flap (state 'c') of the first Dr. Seuss title to feature full-color art on every other page. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "For Mrs. Haye with very kindest regards- Dr. Seuss." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 87546
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“It's in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present": First Edition of Charles Dickens' David Copperfield; FINELY BOUND IN FULL CRUSHED RED MOROCCO BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE
DICKENS, Charles.
The Personal History of David Copperfield.
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850.
First edition of "the most perfect of all the Dickens novels" (Virginia Woolf). Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel, gilt signature on the back panel, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. Illustrated with 38 etchings by Hablot Knight Browne. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 130508
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First South African Edition of Long Walk to Freedom; Signed by Nelson Mandela
MANDELA, Nelson .
Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.
South Africa: MacDonald Purnell, 1994.
First South African edition of this classic autobiography, which has went on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed on the title page by the author, "NMandela 28.2.96." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 126733
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Finely Bound Extra Illustrated edition of de Bourrienne's Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte; bound by Riviere and Son
FAUVELET DE BOURRIENNE, Louis Antoine [Napoleon].
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte. By M. de Bourrienne, his Private Secretary.
London: Richard Bentley, 1836.
Finely bound extra-illustrated edition set of de Bourrienne's Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte. Octavos, eight volumes, bound in full 19th century crimson morocco by Riviere and Son with gilt titles and tooling to the spines in six compartments within raised gilt bands, central gilt Napoleonic coats of arms and double gilt ruling to the front panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, illustrated with engravings including frontispieces to each volume. In near fine condition.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 109608
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"It's not what's around the Christmas tree that matters it's who's around it": First Edition of A Charlie Brown Christmas; Signed by Charles Schulz
SCHULZ, Charles M.
A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Cleveland and New York: World Publishing, 1965.
First edition of the author's classic Christmas story and later filmed for television, which was later honored with both an Emmy and Peabody Award. Small quarto, original boards. Boldly signed by Charles Schulz on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing, small name to the half-title page. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $4,750.00 Item Number: 138367
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Rare correspondence archive between Cecil B. DeMille and Fortunino Matania discussing paintings commissioned to assist in the set design of DeMille's masterpeice The Ten Commandments
DEMILLE, Cecil B. [Fortunino Matania].
Cecil DeMille Signed Letter Archive.
Rare archive of typed letters signed by legendary American film producer and star Cecil B. DeMille to Italian artist Fortunino Matania discussing paintings commissioned to assist in the set design of the 1956 film The Ten Commandments. The archive contains 10 typed letters signed by DeMille dated July 24 1952 to November 18 1957 on DeMille's Paramount Pictures Corporation letterhead as well as 32 additional letters of correspondence, 4 photographs and a first edition of Drawing From History: The Forgotten Art of Fortunino Matania. Italian artist Fortunino Matania became a war artist at the outbreak of the First World War…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 131466
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Rare First Edition of Booker T. Washington's Up From Slavery; with an autograph letter signed by him
WASHINGTON, Booker T.
Up From Slavery. An Autobiography.
New York: Doubleday, Page, 1901.
First edition of Booker T. Washington's landmark biography with an autograph letter signed by him on his Tuskegee Institute letterhead. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of the author. Accompanied by an autograph letter signed by Washington on his The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead which reads, "Oct. 19, 190 Mr. George A. Dary Exchange Bldg 53 State St. Boston Mass Dear Sir: - you will find enclosed a copy of my last annual report to the Board of Trustees which has just been printed. I thought you might like to read it or at least glance through…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 135007
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“I turned to the animal world from the world of men; my heart was heavy with the tragedy of the night": First Modern Library Edition of Out of Africa; Signed by Isak Dinesen and Bernadine Kielty
DINESEN, Isak [Karen Blixen] .
Out of Africa.
New York: The Modern Library , 1952.
First Modern Library edition of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers. Boldly signed on the dedication page by Karen Blixen and Bernadine Kielty, who contributed the introduction. Introduction by Bernadine Kielty. From the library of Bruce and Beatrice Gould. Bruce Gould and Beatrice Blackmar Gould were co-editors of the Ladies' Home Journal for almost 27 years, from 1935 through 1962, including the golden years of the magazine. Time magazine wrote upon their 1962 retirement, the Goulds took an undistinguished journal in a field that "took the patronizing view that a woman's interests were largely confined to the home"…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 144981
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“He wanted to care, and he could not care. For he had gone away and he could never go back anymore": First Edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's All the Sad Young Men; In the Original Dust Jacket
FITZGERALD, F. Scott.
All the Sad Young Men.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926.
First edition, first issue of Fitzgerald's third collection of short stories. Octavo, original green cloth. Fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket with the woman's lips unbattered (Bruccoli, A12). A nice example.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 123422
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"Matilda said, "Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it's unbelievable...": First Edition Of Roald Dahls Beloved Book Matilda; Warmly Inscribed by Him
DAHL, Roald; Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Matilda.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1988.
First British edition of Dahl’s popular story of a young girl, her genius, and her indifferent parents. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Andrew Love Roald Dahl." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 143009
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“There were many times when logic was of no comfort": First Edition of Patricia Highsmith's Deep Water; Signed by Her
HIGHSMITH, Patricia.
Deep Water.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1957.
First edition of the author's classic fifth novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Very best wishes, Pat Highsmith." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Polly Cameron. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 123562
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"one of the most remarkable books ever written": First Editions of Jawaharlal Nehru's Glimpses of History
NEHRU, Jawaharlal .
Glimpses of World History: Two Volume Set.
Allahabad: Printed by M.N. Pandey , 1934-35.
First editions of "one of the most remarkable books ever written" (The New York Times). Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth. In very good condition. Foreword by Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit. First editions are exceptionally rare.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 89875
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Signed Limited First Columbian Edition and True First of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's El Amor En Los Tiempos Del Colera; Signed by Him
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel.
El Amor en los Tiempos del Colera [Love in the Time of Cholera].
Bogota: Editorial Oveja Negra, 1985.
Signed limited first Columbian edition and true first which ranks as one of the great novels of the last half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 117698
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"One of the FINEST EXAMPLES OF 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN ENGRAVINGS": Official George Casilear U.S. Treasury Department Engraving of President Ulysses S. Grant; Signed and dated by Him
GRANT, Ulysses S. (George W. Casilear).
Ulysses S. Grant Signed Engraving.
Washington, D.C: 1871.
Official Bureau of Engraving & Printing U.S. Treasury Department engraved portrait of President Ulysses S. Grant by George W. Casilear. Boldly signed "U.S. Grant." The brother of landscape painter John William Casilear, George W. Casilear was an early and nationally recognized security engraver. He held several important patents to features including tamper-proof ink, printing techniques and paper. In consideration of the aesthetic needs of the Treasury for both widespread reproduction of these images on banknotes and well as the fine detail required to distinguish counterfeiting, the engravings are considered among the finest American examples of 19th century. In fine condition.…
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 101590
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First Edition of Aldous Huxley's The Art of Seeing; Inscribed by Him in the year of publication
HUXLEY, Aldous.
The Art of Seeing.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1942.
First edition of this classic work which details Huxley's experience with and views on the controversial Bates method, which according to him improved his eyesight. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Gordon Ross, Sincerely, Aldous Huxley 1942." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 139207
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"Price is what you pay. Value is what you get": First edition of Tap Dancing To Work; Signed by Warren Buffett and Carol Loomis
BUFFETT, Warren E. & Collected and Expanded by Carol Loomis.
Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything.
New York: Portfolio / Penguin, 2013.
First edition of this collection of writings by and about Warren Buffett. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by both Warren Buffett and Carol Loomis on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Joseph Perez.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 145816
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First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelts Christmas Story; Warmly Inscribed by Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
Christmas. A Story by Eleanor Roosevelt.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940.
First edition of this story of Christmas by Eleanor Roosevelt. Small octavo, original pictorial boards. Lengthily signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page, "Be kindly in your judgment for you know it was written under difficulties! Your devoted E.R." An uncommonly warm inscription from Roosevelt, most likely presented to a close friend of family member. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrations by Fritz Kredel. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 3553
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"There is no body cavity that cannot be reached with a number fourteen needle and a good strong arm.' (Law VI)": First Edition of The House of God; Lengthily Signed by Samuel Shem
SHEM, Samuel.
The House of God.
New York: Richard Marek Publishers, 1978.
First edition of one of the most important medical novels ever written. Octavo, original half cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on title page, "To my dear reader of this rare 1st edition at age 40 this year. 'There is no body cavity that cannot be reached with a number fourteen needle and a good strong arm.' (Law VI) Shem 8/28/18." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Larry Noble. First editions are rare, especially signed with such a lengthy inscription.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 145884
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FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST PEANUTS BOOK; SIGNED BY CHARLES SCHULZ
SCHULZ, Charles M.
Peanuts.
New York: Rinehart & Company, 1952.
First edition of the first collection of the Peanuts cartoons. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Harold "Duke" and Maxine Ellington Every best wish- Charles M. Schulz 5/11/92-5/11/92." In very good condition.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 140243
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"IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT": FIRST EDITION THE CATCHER IN THE RYE; FINELY BOUND BY THE HARCOURT BINDERY
SALINGER, J.D.
The Catcher In The Rye.
Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1951.
First edition of the author's classic first book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 143026
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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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"No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's": First Edition of H.G. Wells' Classic Novel; The War of the Worlds
WELLS, H.G.
The War of the Worlds.
London: William Heinemann, 1898.
First edition, first issue of this science fiction cornerstone. Octavo, original grey cloth lettered in black. Currey's state (A) with 16 pages publisher's advertisements at end dated Autumn 1897. In near fine condition, small name to the front free endpaper and title. An exceptional example.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 143783
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“They looked at each other until they weren't acquaintances any longer": First Edition of What Makes Sammy Run; Inscribed by Budd Schulberg in the year of publication
SCHULBERG, Budd.
What Makes Sammy Run?
New York: Random House, 1941.
First edition of what many consider one of the most important novels on Hollywood and the film industry. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To Julian Johnson with respect and fond regards, Budd. March 29, 1941." The recipient, Julian Johnson was the head story editor for 20th Century Fox studios in the 1930s. Fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket with the rear panel with the blurbs by F. Scott Fitzgerald and John O'Hara. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A nice association.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 89545
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First South African Edition of Long Walk to Freedom; Signed by Nelson Mandela and Mac Maharaj, who transcribed this volume
MANDELA, Nelson .
Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.
South Africa: MacDonald Purnell, 1994.
First South African edition of this classic autobiography, which has went on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed on the title page by the author, "NMandela 15.3.06" and additionally signed by "Mac Maharaj 20 Sept 2007" on the verso of the front free endpaper. Maharaj was a political activist and member of the then banned South African Communist Party, who worked in a clandestine manner on anti-apartheid activities with Nelson Mandela. In July 1964, Maharaj was arrested in Johannesburg, charged and convicted with four others including Laloo Chiba and Wilton Mkwayi on charges of sabotage in the little Rivonia…
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 140892
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“Those who don't believe in magic will never find it": Roald Dahl's BFG; Warmly Inscribed by Him
DAHL, Roald; Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
The BFG: Illustrations by Quentin Blake.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1982.
First edition, early printing of this Dahl classic, which has sold over 20 million copies. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Quentin Blake. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, "with love Roald Dahl April, 1989." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 130928
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Signed Engraving of Ulysses S. Grant
GRANT, Ulysses S.
Ulysses S. Grant Signed Engraving.
Washington, D.C: 1871.
Portrait engraving of President Ulysses S. Grant. Boldly signed U.S. Grant. The engraving measures 5.5 inches by 4 inches. This portrait engraving produced by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In near fine condition, affixed to an 8 inch by 10 inch sheet bearing a small note. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.5 inches 18 inches.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 44047
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"LIGHT OF MY LIFE, FIRE OF MY LOINS": FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE OF NABOKOV'S TOUR DE FORCE LOLITA
NABOKOV, Vladimir.
Lolita.
Paris: The Olympia Press, 1955.
First edition of Nabokov's masterpiece, published in Paris by the Olympia Press in 1955. First issue with the price of 900 francs on the rear panel of each volume. Octavo, 2 volumes, original green wrappers. In very good condition with light rubbing, some toning to the extremities. Ownership names and newspaper clipping tipped in.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 107536
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Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring; inscribed by him
COPLAND, Aaron.
Appalachian Spring. (Ballet for Martha).
New York: Boosey and Hawkes, 1945.
First edition of the Booksey and Hawkes Pocket Orchestral Score of Copland's Appalachian Spring, one of the most enduring of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original wrappers as issue. Inscribed by the composer on the title page, "For Bruce Kubert Aaron Copland Heaton Hall July 1946." In very good condition with a tear to the front panel. Exceptionally rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $5,800.00 Item Number: 96244
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First editions of the first anthology of Jewish sermons published in America in the original cloth; compiled by Isaac Leeser and from the library of Moses Montefiore
LEESER, Isaac.
Discourses, Argumentative and Devotional, on the Subject of Jewish Religion.
Philadelphia: C. Sherman and Co, 1836-1841.
First edition of "the first anthology of Jewish sermons in America" which "marked the coming of age of the American synagogue and ministry"(Goldman). Association copy linking the two most prominent and influential figures in Jewish America and England of this era, Issac Leeser and Moses Montefiore. American Jewish lay minister, author, translator, and publisher Issac Leeser revolutionized the format of the early American Jewish sermon by preaching in English, helping to establish regular sermons as a central part of the American rabbi's work. Aspiring to make his influence international, Leeser corresponded regularly with Jewish leaders in England, most notably philanthropist and activist Sir Moses Montefiore, who played a pivotal role in the development of Proto-Zionism. (Goldman, 687; Rosenbach, 413, 479, 476; Singerman, 0632, 0748). Octavo, four volumes bound in two,…
Price: $5,800.00 Item Number: 82404
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The Works of Oscar Wilde; Finely Bound
WILDE, Oscar.
The Works of Oscar Wilde.
London : Methuen , 1909-10.
The works of Oscar Wilde. Octavo, 13 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt. In near fine condition.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 130510
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Large Color Photograph Signed by Presidents Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon
RONALD REAGAN, Gerald Ford.
Photograph of Presidents Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon.
Large color photograph of Presidents Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon. Signed and dated by each President below their likeness. The photograph measures 16 inches by 20 inches. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 22 inches by 27 inches. Uncommon in such a large format.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 5478
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"So he tasted the deep pain that is reserved only for the strong, just as he had tasted for a little while the deep happiness": First Edition of F. Scott's Fitzgerald's All the Sad Young Men; In the Original Dust Jacket
FITZGERALD, F. Scott.
All the Sad Young Men.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926.
First edition, first issue of Fitzgerald's third collection of short stories. Octavo, original green cloth. Fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket with the woman's lips unbattered (Bruccolo, A12). Housed in a custom half morocco and folding chemise slipcase.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 96010
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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all": The Works of Oscar Wilde; complete with the rare 15th volume issued in 1922
WILDE, Oscar.
The Works of Oscar Wilde.
London: Methuen & Co, Ltd./Paris: Charles Carrington, 1908-1922.
Complete set of the works of Oscar Wilde, including For Love of a King issued in 1922 and often missing from this set. Octavo, 15 volumes in the publisher's original gilt-decorated full buckram, top edge gilt with others uncut. One of 1000 copies issued on handmade paper. The Picture of Dorian Gray bears the imprint of Charles Carrington of Paris while the rest bear Methuen and Co. In near fine condition. Very rare with the inclusion of the 15th volume.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 139028
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First Edition of John O'Hara's Classic Appointment in Samarra
O'HARA, John.
Appointment in Samarra.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934.
First edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket with a few small closed tears, contemporary bookplate to the front pastedown. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise box. A very nice example.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 5829
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"Animals don't behave like men,' he said. 'If they have to fight, they fight; and if they have to kill they kill. But they don't sit down and set their wits to work to devise ways of spoiling other creatures' lives and hurting them. They have dignity and animality": First Edition of Watership Down; Signed by Richard Adams
ADAMS, Richard.
Watership Down.
London: Rex Collings, 1972.
First edition of the author's first and most beloved work. Octavo, original brown cloth, folding map. Boldly signed the author on the title page, "Yours sincerely Richard Adams." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by Asprey. An exceptional example, uncommon signed.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 136602
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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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“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless”: Original photograph of Mother Teresa meeting German Chancellor Helmut Kohl; Signed by both
MOTHER TERESA AND HELMUT KOHL,.
Mother Teresa and Helmut Kohl Signed Photograph.
Black and white photographic portrait of Mother Teresa and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Signed by Mother Teresa, "God bless you M. Teresa mc" and signed by Helmut Kohl. Mother Teresa and Chancellor Kohl met on July 13, 1986 at Mother Teresa's home in Oggersheim. Kohl gained a reputation for his strong commitment to European integration and French–German cooperation. He was also a dedicated ally of the United States and supported Reagan's policies in order to weaken the Soviet Union. He has been described as "the greatest European leader of the second half of the 20th century" by both U.S. Presidents George H.W.…
Price: $6,200.00 Item Number: 96017
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Fine nineteenth century oil painting of a View of the Birthplace of George Washington
[CHAPMAN, John Gadsby; George Washington].
View of the Birthplace of George Washington.
Rare nineteenth century oil painting after John Gadsby Chapman (New York/Italy, 1808-1889) depicting the birthplace of President George Washington in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Oil on canvas, the painting depicts the inlet of the Potomac River which divides the site of the Washington family home at Pope's Creek Plantation in the foreground from the Maryland shore and farmyard visible in the distance. A stone marker in the extreme foreground reads: "Here on the 22 February AD 1732 Geo Washington was Born." Likely an early copy of the engraving after John Gadsby Chapman's painting of the same scene, now in the collection…
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 145244
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"We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it": First Editions of Winston Churchills Masterpiece The Second World War; Bound in Full Morocco by the Harcourt Bindery
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy.
London: Cassell & Co, 1948-54.
First editions of Winston Churchill's masterpiece. Octavo, six volumes, bound in full morocco by The Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature to the front panel of each volume, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 137185
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Signed by Walt Disney and 13 other Hollywood Actor and Actresses
SPEED, F. Maurice [Walt Disney].
Film Review.
London: Macdonald and Co, 1939.
First edition of this overview of Hollywood. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Signed on the front pastedown and endpapers by Walt Disney and 13 other Hollywood actors and actresses, including, Chico Marx "To Pat Sincerely Chico Marx"; Pat O'Brien; "To Pat my own namesake Love Pat O'Brien Nov 21, 1947; Deborah Kerr, "I see a dark Stranger" (on page 76) "with best wishes Deborah Kerr"; Merle Oberon "To Pat all the best Merle Oberon"; Joe E. Brown "To Pat Joe Brown." Brown was one of the most popular American comedians in the 1930s and 1940s, with films like A Midsummer Night's Dream, Earthworm…
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 112422
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First Editions of Kay Thompson's Eloise, Eloise in Paris, Eloise At Christmastime, Eloise In Moscow and Eloise Takes A Bawth; Each Signed by Illustrator Hilary Knight
THOMPSON, Kay; Illustrated by Hilary Knight.
Eloise, Eloise in Paris, Eloise At Christmastime, Eloise In Moscow, Eloise Takes a Bawth.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955-2002.
First editions of each of the five Eloise titles. Quarto, 5 volumes. Each are signed by the illustrator, Hilary Knight. Each are near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets. A brilliant set of this timeless classic.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 5600