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Rare colored engraving of the New Houses of Parliament; signed by 8 British Prime Ministers including Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair
THATCHER, Margaret; Tony Blair; Gordon Brown; James Callaghan; David Cameron; Edward Heath; John Major; Theresa May.
British Prime Ministers Signed New Houses of Parliament Engraving.
Rare colored engraving signed by 8 former British Prime Ministers including Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. One page, a fine colored engraving of the New Houses of Parliament signed on the mount by Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, James Callaghan, David Cameron, Edward Heath, John Major, Theresa May, and Margaret Thatcher. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 12.25 inches.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 123644
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Rare First Edition of Osvald Siren's The Wall and Gates of Peking
SIREN, Osvald.
The Walls and Gates of Peking.
New York: Orientalia, 1924.
First edition of this work limited to 800 copies. Quarto, original half cloth, over papered boards. brown morocco label to the spine. Title page printed in red and black, folding map, 128 photogravures on 109 plates, 53 plans and elevations. In excellent condition with some rubbing to the bottom cloth. and light rubbing to the extremities. Rare.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 27086
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First Edition of Peter Drucker’s Classic First Book The End of Economic Man; Signed by Him
DRUCKER, Peter F.
The End of Economic Man: A Study of the New Totalitarianism.
New York: John Day, 1939.
First edition of Drucker's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Peter F. Drucker on the front free endpaper. An excellent near fine example in a very good dust jacket with some wear and tear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare, especially signed.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 48008
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First Edition of "one of the most influential books of the 20th Century" The Lonely Crowd; Signed by David Riesman
RIESMAN, David with Reuel Denney and Nathan Glazer.
The Lonely Crowd: A Study of the Changing American Character.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1950.
First edition of this landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by David Riesman on the title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Scarce and desirable signed.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 140940
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The Beauties of Mozart, Consisting of the most Admired Sonatas Duetts and Concertos of this Esteemed Author
MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus.
The Beauties of Mozart, Consisting of the Most Admired Sonatas Duetts and Concertos of this Esteemed Author.
London: Printed & Sold by Preston, c. 1810.
Rare edition of this compilation of Mozart's sonatas. Quarto, bound in full diced morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, 6 parts in 1, each part engraved throughout, titles incorporating small oval portrait vignette. In near fine condition.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 143842
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Large Photograph of The Founding Father of Israel David Ben-Gurion; Signed by Him
BEN-GURION, David.
David Ben-Gurion Signed Photograph.
1947.
Large original silver gelatin photograph of the Founding Father of Israel David Ben-Gurion, boldly signed by him. Ben-Gurion's signature measures 5.25 inches by 1.25 inches. x 1.25" alone. Also signed and dated "Charles Bergman May 1947" who was possibly the photographer. The photograph was taken in May 1947, one year before Ben-Gurion declared the formation of the modern state of Israel on May 14, 1948. The British had controlled Mandatory Palestine since 1920, but in May 1947, they asked for international guidance in resolving the complicated question of possession and ownership. The British submitted the Palestine question to the United Nations.…
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 133617
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“Many of the books tossed into the flames in Berlin that night by the joyous students under the approving eye of Dr. Goebbels had been written by authors of world reputation": First Edition of This Classic work The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich; Inscribed by William Shirer
SHIRER, William L.
The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960.
First edition of "one of the most important works of history of our time" (Orville Prescott, New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by William L. Shirer on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Brownjohn, Chermayeff and Geismar. First editions are rare, especially signed and in this condition.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 148281
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Rare First Edition of Richard F. Burton's A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry; One of only 500 Copies
BURTON, Richard F.
A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry.
London: Printed and Published by William Clowes and Sons, 1876.
First edition, one of only 500 copies printed of "this work which is very rare" (Penzer). Octavo, original red cloth.(one of only 500 copies printed). 8vo. 59 pp. Illustrated with an engraved half-title, one engraved diagrammatic plate, and 18 in-text engravings. In near fine condition.
Price: $8,500.00 Item Number: 146360
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First Edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's In Evil Hour; Inscribed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez to his legendary Literary Agent Carmen Balcells
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel.
In Evil Hour.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.
First edition of "this fascinating novel of a Colombian river town possessed by evil points to the author's later flowering and greatness" (Boston Globe). Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his legendary literary agent in the year of publication on the second title page, "Para Carmen, Eres mi todo. Gabo Rome 17 Oct. 1979." The recipient, Carmen Balcells was a literary agent of Spanish-language authors from Spain and Latin America, including six Nobel Prize–winning authors. She led her agency from 1956 to 2000, during which time she was one of the driving forces behind the 1960s…
Price: $8,500.00 Item Number: 142798
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JOHN F. KENNEDY'S PROFILES IN COURAGE; Warmly Inscribed by Him
KENNEDY, John F.
Profiles in Courage.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956.
First edition, early printing of Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To John Burke with the highest esteem and warmest regards of his friend- John Kennedy." The recipient, John Burke was a liaison at the advertising agency used by Kennedy in his 1952 Senate campaign. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jack design by Phil Grushkin. Jacket photograph by Hank Walker.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 136965
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Rare Carte de Visite Signed by Major General Ulysses S. Grant
GRANT, Ulysses S.
Ulysses S. Grant Signed Carte de Visite.
Rare original carte de visite signed by Ulysses S. Grant, "U.S. Grant Maj. Gen. U.S.A." In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 9.5 inches by 8 inches.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 109556
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First Edition of Henry Hazlitt’s Classic Economics In One Lesson; In the rare original dust jacket
HAZLITT, Henry.
Economics In One Lesson.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1946.
First edition of the author’s seminal work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate to the front pastedown. First editions are exceptionally scarce.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 141691
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Rare Complete Set of Theodore Martin's The Life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort; each volume inscribed by Queen Victoria to Sir Francis Seymour
MARTIN, Theodore. [Queen Victoria].
The Life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort. With Portraits and Views.
London: Smith, Elder, & Co, 1875-1880.
Complete set of Martin's extensive biography of Prince Albert, contracted and edited by Queen Victoria, each volume inscribed by her. Octavo, five volumes, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, stamped ruling to the panels, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece to each volume, illustrated with 8 additional tissue-guarded plates of portraits and views; one a folding facsimile of a draft memorandum by Prince Albert to Lord Lyons in 1861. Association copies, each volume is inscribed by Queen Victoria on the front free endpaper to Sir Francis Seymour. Volume I is inscribed, "To Sir Francis Seymour Bart. In recollection of his dear…
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 117508
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“ONE OF THE BEST POLITICAL BIOGRAPHIES IN ENGLISH:” FIRST EDITION OF WINSTON S. CHURCHILL'S LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL; Signed by winston s. churchill and finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Lord Randolph Churchill.
New York and London: Macmillan & Co. Limited, 1906.
First editions of Winston S. Churchill's impassioned two-volume biography written in defence of his maligned father's posthumous reputation; a bulwark of any Churchill collection. Octavo, 2 volumes bound in three quarters morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and five raised bands to the spine, top edge gilt, engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir Randolph Churchill after a photograph by Mackintosh to Volume I, engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir Randolph Churchill after a photograph by Russell and Sons to Volume II, illustrated. Signed by the author on the first blank of Vol. I, "Inscribed by Winston S. Churchill 1907." In…
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 144651
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RARE FIRST EDITION OF the first complete translation of the Bible done by a woman
SMITH, Julia Evelina [Translator].
The Holy Bible: Containing The Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally From The Original Tongues.
Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company, 1876.
First edition of the first complete translation of the Bible into English done by a woman, Julia E. Smith (1792-1886), of Glastonbury Connecticut. One of 1,000 copies printed. Quarto, bound in full modern calf with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. An invaluable Bible for its period which remains a rare translation.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 142865
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First Edition of Dreams From My Father; Signed by Barack Obama
OBAMA, Barack.
Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance.
New York: Times Books/ Random House, 1995.
First edition of this memoir by the 44th President of the United States. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Barack Obama on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robin Schiff. Jacket art by Steven Dana. Author photograph by Warren Browne. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 136995
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Extra-Illustrated Works of Daniel Webster; Signed by Him and Millard Fillmore
WEBSTER, Daniel [Millard Fillmore].
The Works of Daniel Webster.
Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1851.
The subscriber's edition of the works of Daniel Webster, signed by Webster in the first volume. Octavo, 6 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt topstain, extra illustrated with 12 autograph letters, documents, and notes by Webster and others, including one printed ship's passport signed by Millard Fillmore, as President, and Webster, as Secretary of State, as well as 70 additional engraved portraits and views. In near fine condition. An exceptional presentation, rare and desirable signed.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 133643
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Winston Churchill's The Gathering Storm; signed by him and finely bound by Zaehnsdorf
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
The Second World War. Volume I: The Gathering Storm.
London: Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1948.
First edition, second issue of the first volume of Churchill's masterpiece, The Second World War with the errata slip tipped into page 610. Octavo, bound in full 20th century crushed levant morocco by Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt turn-ins and inner denelles stamp-signed by Zaehnsdorf, marbeld endpapers, all edges gilt, errata slip tipped into page 610. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Winston S. Churchill 1955." Gilt inscription to the spine, "Obsequio de Cesar Guillen Al Sindicato de Periodistas…
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 145064
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Rare Original Ulysses S. Grant United States Civil War Army Report Cover; inscribed by General Grant
GRANT, Ulysses S.
Report of Lieut. General U.S. Grant of the Armies of the United States. 1864-1865.
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1865.
Rare Civil War era report cover inscribed by Ulysses S. Grant as Lieutenant General of the United States Army. One page report cover, inscribed by Grant, "Wm E. Dodge, Esq., New York, N.Y. U.S. Grant Lt. Gen." Abraham Lincoln promoted Grant to Lieutenant General of the United States Army on March , 1864, a rank which had only previously been held by George Washington. Following Lincolns assassination in April of 1865, Grant became America's first four-star general and played an important role in aiding Congress in their effort to reconstruct the South. In near fine condition. With a first edition…
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 114672
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Rare First British Edition of Thomas Paine's Dissertations on Government, the Affairs of the Bank, and Paper-Money
PAINE, Thomas.
Dissertations on Government, the Affairs of the Bank, and Paper Money.
London: Printed by W.T. Sherwin , 1817.
First British edition of Paine's defense of the Bank of North America. Small octavo, bound in modern wrappers. In near fine condition with light toning to the extremities.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 112396