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Godfather II Release; Signed by Academy Award-winning actors Robert De Niro and Al Pacino
PUZO, Mario [Robert De Niro and Al Pacino].
The Godfather Part II Signed Poster.
1975.
Theatrical release poster for the epic American crime film, The Godfather Part II, signed by Academy Award-winning actors Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. The Godfather Part II was released in the United States in December of 1974. Produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, it is loosely based on the 1969 novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola. It is both a sequel and a prequel to the 1972 film The Godfather, with Pacino starring as Michael Corleone, the new Don of the Corleone family and De Niro as his father, Vito Corleone. In 1975, the film won…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 148269
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Autograph Letter Signed by Jules Verne
VERNE, Jules.
Jules Verne Autograph Letter Signed.
January 4, 1889.
Rare autographed letter signed by the father of science fiction Jules Verne. One page, the letter reads in full (translated), "I ask Madame Poritzer to please supply Mr. Debry with his tickets for Around the World. Sending compliments from her devoted." The 'Around the World' event for which Verne was reserving tickets remains uncertain, however, 10 months after writing this letter, the plot of Verne's classic 1872 novel came to life when American journalist Nellie Bly boarded the steamer Augusta Victoria and began her own 40,070-kilometer 'Phileas Fogg' journey on November 14, 1889. She managed to do the journey within 72 days and…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146475
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“Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming": First Edition of Donna Tartt's The Secret History; Signed by Her and Four Times by Legendary Jacket Designer Chip Kidd
TARTT, Donna.
The Secret History.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.
First edition of this contemporary literary classic and "an accomplished psychological thriller...absolutely chilling" (Village Voice). Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by Donna Tartt on the half-title page. Additionally signed four times by jacket designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel book, on the front panel of the dust jacket, on the half-title page and rear panel of the jacket. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd and Barbara De Wilde. Rare and desirable.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 145993
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"For secret doubt and open slight the mercy, lord, be for the right!": Scarce First separate edition of Rudyard Kipling's "After" A False Start
KIPLING, Rudyard.
“After” A False Start.
At the Sign of the George, 1924.
First Separate edition of Kipling's "After", the first draft of the poem that would later become The Recessional, being a facsimile of a hand-written note retrieved from Kipling's wastebasket which was later donated to the Harvard College Library. One page, folded. In fine condition. Scarce.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 123514
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Signed Limited First edition of Louise Gluck's FIrstborn
GLUCK, Louise.
Firstborn.
Oxford: Anvil Press Poetry, 1969.
Signed limited first edition of the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning poet's first book, one of only 50 numbered copies. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Louise Gluck on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 136043
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FIRST EDITIONS OF each volume in John Le Carre's Acclaimed Karla Trilogy; Smiley's People Lengthily inscribed by him
LE CARRE, John. [David Cornwell].
The Karla Trilogy: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; Smiley’s People.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1974-1980.
First editions of each title in the author’s acclaimed Karla Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper of Smiley’s People, "For Victor Ross with best wishes from John Le Carre - & with fraternal greetings! Hampstead 11 April 80." Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a first edition. The Honourable Schoolboy is a fourth impression and Smiley's People is a second impression. Each volume is fine to near fine in a fine to near fine dust jacket. Ownership name to Tinker Tailor. Rare and desirable with such a lengthy inscription…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 137034
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"The perfect book" (Alice Walker): Rare first edition of Mules and Men; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
HURSTON, Zora Neale.
Mules and Men.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1935.
First edition of Hurston's classic work, "the most engaging, genuine, and skillfully written book in the field of folklore" (Alan Lomax). Octavo, original cloth, with 10 illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. Introduction by Franz Boas. Rare and desirable.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 141719
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Rare First Edition of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
SOLZHENITSYN, Alexander. [Solzhentizyn].
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
London: Victor Gollancz, 1963.
First British edition of the Nobel Prize-winner’s first published work. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, titles to the front panel, all edges gilt. Housed in a custom clamshell box. Translated by Ralph Parker. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 142203
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“MOTHER OF GOD,” HE SAID, “IS THIS THE END OF RICO”: FIRST EDITION OF W.R. BURNETT'S LITTLE CAESAR; INSCRIBED BY HIM
BURNETT, W.R.
Little Caesar.
New York: Lincoln MacVeagh/ The Dial Press, 1929.
First edition of Burnett's classic novel, which has inspired generations of gangster films. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Mrs. Brown with best wishes of W.R. Burnett." In near fine condition with light rubbing, clipping of a picture of the author and his wife to the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom clamshell box. First editions of Little Caesar signed and inscribed are rare.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 59019
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First Edition of The Ginger Man; Signed by J.P. Donleavy
DONLEAVY, J.P.
The Ginger Man.
Paris: The Olympia Press, 1955.
First edition, first issue with the words, Special Volume, Francs: 1.500 to the rear panel. Small octavo, original green wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by J.P. Donleavy on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition. Introduction by Arland Ussher. A nice example.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 91458
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First Edition of Epistle To A Godson & Other Poems; Signed by W.H. Auden
AUDEN, W.H.
Epistle To A Godson & Other Poems.
London: Faber and Faber, 1972.
First edition of this classic collection of poems. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by W.H. Auden on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed as Auden passed away a year after publication.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 147744
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Percy Fitzpatrick's Classic Work Jock of the Bushveld; Signed by Him
FITZPATRICK, Percy.
Jock of the Bushveld.
London: Longmans, Green and Company, 1913.
Early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original green cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Percy Fitzpatrick on the title page. In near fine condition with light shelfwear to the extremities. Illustrated by E. Caldwell.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 119744
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Rare Original Autograph Letter Signed By Arthur Conan Doyle
DOYLE, Arthur Conan.
Arthur Conan Doyle Autograph Letter Signed.
Rare handwritten letter signed by Arthur Conan Doyle to lecture manager James B. Pond, Jr. Octavo, one page on Windlesham letterhead, the letter reads in full, "Dear Mr. Pond It is pleasant to see that you follow in the steps of your father, for whom I retain affection and regard. Should I think of coming west to lecture I would surely let you know, but I am hardly likely to do so, for I felt the strain last time & am older now. With all kind regards Arthur Doyle." In fine condition with a mailing crease. Double matted and framed…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 147770
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"LOVE MEANS NEVER HAVING TO SAY YOU’RE SORRY": FIRST EDITION OF LOVE STORY; SIGNED BY ERICH SEGAL, ALI MACGRAW AND RYAN O'NEAL
SEGAL, Erich [Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal].
Love Story.
New York, Evanston, and London: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970.
First edition, early printing of the author's best-selling novel, a "sweet, sad, and, in its closing sentences, startlingly sentimental" work (John Barkham). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed on the front free endpaper by Erich Segal, Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal who co-starred in the 1970 film adaptation. A tragedy, the 1970 film Love Story was produced by Howard G. Minsky and directed by Arthur Hiller and starred Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal, alongside John Marley, Ray Milland, and Tommy Lee Jones in his film debut in a minor role. The film is considered one of the most romantic by the…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 139599
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“You cannot surprise an individual more than twice with the same marvel": First Edition, first state of Mark Twain’s Life On The Mississippi in the publisher's original full sheep
TWAIN, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens].
Life On The Mississippi.
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1883.
First American edition, first state of this provocative portrait of the great Mississippi River with tailpiece of Twain in flames on p. 441 and “The St. Louis Hotel” caption on p. 443. Octavo, original publisher's deluxe full sheep with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, illustrated. In very good condition, rebacked. Uncommon.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 142314
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“The pursuit of truth, not of facts, is the business of fiction": First Edition of Oakley Hall's Warlock; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery; Signed by Him
HALL, Oakley.
Warlock.
New York: The Viking Press, 1958.
First edition of this classic of American West literature. 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. Signed by Oakley Hall on a page bound in. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 143509
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"one of the most movingly redemptive novels I have ever read": First Edition of True Confessions; Signed by John Gregory Dunne and by Joan Didion
DUNNE, John Gregory [Joan Didion].
True Confessions: A Novel.
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1977.
First edition of this work, basis for the film, with the screenplay by John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Design by Guy Fleming. Photograph by Nancy Ellison. It was the basis for the 1981 film True Confessions, directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall. Dunne co-wrote the screenplay with his wife Joan Didion. Rare and desirable signed by both Dunne and Didion.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 144261
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First Edition of John Ermine of the Yellowstone; Warmly Inscribed by Frederic Remington
REMINGTON, Frederic.
John Ermine of the Yellowstone.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1902.
First edition of this thought-provoking work of a young Native American man who is torn between his traditional way of life and the rapidly changing world around him. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, top edge gilt, black and white illustrations by Frederic Remington. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To my friend Collin Armstrong Frederic Remington 1903." In very good condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 148081
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“Remember this, if you can--there is nothing, nothing more precious than time": First Edition of The Caine Mutiny; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery and Signed by Herman Wouk
WOUK, Herman .
The Caine Mutiny.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1951.
First edition of Wouk's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. 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. Boldly signed by Herman Wouk on a page bound in. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 147484