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First Edition of Sarah Deer's The Beginning and End of Rape; inscribed by Judge Myron H. Bright to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
DEER, Sarah [Ruth Bader Ginsburg] [Judge Myron H. Bright].
The Beginning and End of Rape: Confronting Sexual Violence in Native America.
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2015.
First edition of this collection of powerful essays. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by Judge Myron H. Bright on the title page to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, "For Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a protector of civil rights for all. From her friend, Judge Myron H. Bright." In 2004, Judge Bright accompanied U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her husband Martin Ginsburg as Juris in Residence. American lawyer and jurist, Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020 and was responsible for some…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 148145
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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 Molly Schiot's Game Changers; Lengthily Inscribed to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
SCHIOT, Molly [Lisa Beattie Frelinghuysen] [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2016.
First edition of this inspiring work that highlights the overlooked achievements of female athletes throughout history, showcasing their resilience and impact on the world of sports. Imperial octavo, original pictorial boards, illustrated throughout with color and black and white photographs. Association copy, Lengthily and warmly inscribed on the front free endpaper, "Dear Justice Ginsburg, In your thoughtful writings and speeches, you always remember the way-pavers. I thought you might enjoy these brief accounts of women game-changers in sports. Some are truly amazing. Like you. With love, Lisa Beattie Frelinghuysen Jan 2017." Lisa clerked for Justice Ginsburg for the October Term…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 147837
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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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First Edition of Curiosa; Inscribed by Barton Lidice Benes to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
BENES, Barton Lidice; Introduction by John Berendt [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Curiosa: Celebrity Relics, Historical Fossils, & Other Metamorphic Rubbish.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2002.
First edition of this collection of artistic photographs. Quarto, original publisher's cloth with a pictorial inlay on the front panel, illustrated. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author to Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the title page, "For Justice Ginsburg and Martin, it is an honor for me to inscribe my book to the both of you. Fondly, Barton Lidice Benes March 15, 2006." From the library of American lawyer and jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020 and was responsible…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 149955
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First Editions of Each of Anthony Powell's Dance to the Music of Time series; In the Rare Original Dust Jackets
POWELL, Anthony.
A Dance to the Music of Time: A Question of Upbringing; A Buyer’s Market; The Acceptance World; At Lady Molly’s; Casanova’s Chinese Restaurant; The Kindly Ones; The Valley of Bones; The Soldier’s Art; The Military Philosophers; Books do Furnish a Room; Temporary Kings; Hearing Secret Harmonies.
London: William Heinemann, 1951-1975.
First editions of each volume in the author's acclaimed Dance to the Music of Time series. Octavo, 12 volumes, original publisher's cloth. Each volume is near fine in very good to fine dust jackets. Jacket design by James Broom-Lynne. A nice set.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 148266
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"Whose path in the law has been responsible for much that is worth Celebrating in our courthouses": First Edition of Celebrating the Courthouse; Lengthily inscribed to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
FLANDERS, Steven [Ruth Bader Ginsburg] Foreword by Stephen Breyer.
Celebrating the Courthouse: A Guide for Architects, Their Clients, and the Public.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2006.
First edition of this exploration of the architectural, historical, and civic significance of courthouses. Quarto, original publisher's boards, illustrated with photographs throughout. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by contributor Douglas P. Woodlock on the front free endpaper recto, "26 January 2007, To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Whose path in the law has been responsible for much that is worth Celebrating in our courthouses. Douglas P. Woodlock, U.S.D.J." Judge Douglas P. Woodlock serves as a Judge for the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Judge Woodlock contributed chapter six of the present work, "Drawing Meaning from the Heart of the Courthouse." American…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 148154
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Rare Autograph Manuscript of Onward, Christian Soldiers; Signed by Sabine Baring-Gould
BARING-GOULD, Sabine.
Onward, Christian Soldiers.
Rare original autograph manuscript of the famous hymn. Quarto, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and detailing to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. Tipped onto a leaf along left margin of a larger sheet and bound with blank leaves, written in black ink on 40 lines in 5 stanzas, on a sheet of ruled paper, titled at head and signed at bottom. From the library of noted collector William A. Strutz with his small bookplate to the pastedown.…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 147736
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First Edition of Carol Saline's Sisters; inscribed by Sharon J. Wohlmuth to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
SALINE, Carol; Sharon J. Wohlmuth [photographer] [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Sisters.
Philadelphia: Running Press, 1994.
First edition of this moving portrayal of the relationship between sisters. Rectangular octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the photographer on the front free endpaper to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, "To Justice Ginsburg, You are an inspiration to all women! Warmly, Sharon J Wohlmuth." American lawyer and jurist, Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020 and was responsible for some of the most eventful legal decisions of the past half-century. Nominated by President Bill Clinton in 1993…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 148312
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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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"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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"For Ruth, Gerda would be so pleased to know what good companions you and Sarah have long been - three great feminists that you all are": First Edition of Gerda Lerner's The Feminist Thought of Sarah Grimké; inscribed by Jane Sherron De Hart to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
LERNER, Gerda [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
The Feminist Thought of Sarah Grimké.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
First edition of this scholarly compilation of Sarah Grimké's pioneering feminist writings. Octavo, original publisher's wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by Jane Sherron De Hart on the half-title page to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, "For Ruth, Gerda would be so pleased to know what good companions you and Sarah have long been - three great feminists that you all are. Fondly, Jane De Hart." Jane Sherron De Hart published the first full-length biography of the Justice, 'Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life', in 2018. From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. American lawyer and jurist, Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 148313
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First Edition of Reshaping the Work-Family Debate; Inscribed by Joan C. Williams to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
WILLIAMS, Joan C [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Reshaping the Work-Family Debate: Why Men and Class Matter.
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2010.
First edition of this analysis of the American work-family conflict. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Justice Ginsburg, with admiration and thanks for your work. Joan Williams, Sept. 2011.” American lawyer and jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020 and was responsible for some of the most eventful legal decisions of the past half-century. Nominated by President Bill Clinton in 1993 to replace retiring justice Byron White, Ginsburg became the first Jewish woman and…
Price: $5,800.00 Item Number: 147834
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"For Justice Ginsberg, Who rigorously, tirelessly, brilliantly defends our cherished Constitutional rights. Thank you!": First Edition of What Is the Constitution?; inscribed by Patricia Brennan Demuth to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
DEMUTH, Patricia Brennan [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
What Is the Constitution?
New York: Penguin Workshop, 2018.
First edition of this introduction for young readers to the United States Constitution. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, with black and white illustrations and photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the copyright page to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, "For Justice Ginsberg, Who rigorously, tirelessly, brilliantly defends our cherished Constitutional rights. Thank you! Patricia Brennan Demuth." From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. American lawyer and jurist, Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020 and was responsible for some of the most eventful legal decisions…
Price: $5,800.00 Item Number: 148306
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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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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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"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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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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First Edition of Mary Lyndon Shanley's Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England, 1850-1895; Inscribed to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
SHANLEY, Mary Lyndon [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England, 1850-1895.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1989.
First edition of this comprehensive study of Victorian reforms in marriage law and how it reshapes our understanding of the feminist movement of that period. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Presentation copy, inscribed by Bill Bader on the front free endpaper, "2 June 1997, For Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The very greatest female jurist the common law world has ever seen, With high personal regard & esteem, Bill Bader." American lawyer and jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020…
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 147831
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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