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Rare Original Photograph of Lotus' Colin Chapman; Signed by Him
CHAPMAN, Colin.
Colin Chapman Signed Lotus Photograph.
Photograph depicting the Gold Leaf Team Lotus transporter in the paddock of the 1968 German GP, boldly signed by Colin Chapman. Team principal Colin Chapman can be seen speaking to Keith Duckworth and Emerson’s 49B is on axle stands in the foreground. From the collection of BRDC chairman and racing driver Peter Stubberfield. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed as Chapman passed away at the age of 54.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 140276
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"It's Actually Mike Tyson on the Cover!": Signed Limited First Edition of Cormac McCarthy's The Stonemason; Additionally signed twice by Legendary Jacket designer Chip Kidd
MCCARTHY, Cormac.
The Stonemason: A Play In Five Acts.
Hopewell, NJ: The Ecco Press, 1994.
Signed limited first edition of this expansively imagined drama about four generations of an American family. Octavo, original cloth. Additionally signed by jacket designer Chip Kidd on the signature page as follows, "It's actually Mike Tyson on the cover! Chip Kidd." Additionally signed by Kidd on the slipcase. The designer is referring to the front panel of the original dust jacket on the trade edition. Fine in a fine slipcase. A unique example.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 140772
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"Forty years ago I rode the first forbidden trail which was to carry me into the broad highway of outlawry": First Edition of When Daltons Rode; Signed by Emmett Dalton
DALTON, Emmett. In collaboration with Jack Jungemeyer.
When the Daltons Rode.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1931.
First edition of Emmett Dalton's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth with smoking gun vignette to the front panel, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece portrait of Emmett Dalton after a photograph taken in 1892. Signed by Emmett Dalton beneath his frontispiece portrait. In near fine condition.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 104057
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First Edition of Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934-1941; Inscribed by Legendary Historian William L. Shirer
SHIRER, William L.
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934-1941.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941.
First edition of this classic work, "the most complete news report yet to come out of war time Germany" (Time). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by William L. Shirer on the front free endpaper, "To Barbara - In remembrance of a fine evening... Affectionately, Bill Shirer May, 1977." In very good condition with some toning to the endpapers. Bookplate to the front pastedown, bookseller's ticket to the front free endpaper. In the rare original dust jacket which is in good condition with some small losses to the spine. Dust jacket design by Salter.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 147572
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"Monsters exist, but they are too few in numbers to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the functionaries ready to believe and act without asking questions": First Edition of Se Non Ora, Quando?; Signed by Primo Levi
LEVI, Primo.
Se Non Ora, Quando? [If Not Now, When?].
Torino: Einaudi, 1982.
First Italian edition and true first of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. folded map. Signed by Primo Levi on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 2872
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“You couldn't not like someone who liked the guitar": Rare B.C. Rich acoustic guitar signed by the King of horror, Stephen King
KING, Stephen.
Stephen King Signed Acoustic Guitar.
B.C. Rich, .
B.C. Rich acoustic guitar signed by the "King of Horror", Stephen King. In near fine condition. A very unique piece.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 145052
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“He looked around the clearing in recognition that he was lost but didn’t mind because he knew he had never been found": First edition of Legends of the Fall; inscribed by Jim Harrison with a large original drawing
HARRISON, Jim.
Legends of the Fall.
New York: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1979.
First edition of Harrison's dramatic trilogy published in one volume, the basis for the critically acclaimed film starring Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins, and directed by Edward Zwick which won the Academy Award for Cinematography. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Rudy, It's working this time Jim." The author has added a large original self-drawing into the inscription. The Legends of the Fall trilogy includes Revenge, The Man Who Gave Up His Name, and The Legends of the Fall. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Russell Chatham. Photograph…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 147452
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There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce; Signed by Edgar Cayce
SUGRUE, Thomas [Edgar Cayce].
There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce.
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1942.
Signed limited edition of this story on Edgar Cayce. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. This copy is number 252 of 300 books "specially printed, bound and autographed for the friends of Mr. Cayce" as stated on the dedicated signature page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare especially in this condition.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 149410
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"He thought about the wedding gift, a stool carved from Muiri wood. I'll change the woman's figure. I shall curve a woman big- big with child": First Edition of A Grain of Wheat; Lengthily Signed by Ngugi
NGUGI, James [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o].
A Grain of Wheat.
London: William Heinemann, 1967.
First edition of the author's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the title page, "I'll change the woman's figure. I shall curve a woman big- big with child" NW Thiong'o 24th October 2006 Irvine." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 144382
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“When I discover who I am, I’ll be free": First Edition of Invisible Man; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery and Signed by Ralph Ellison
ELLISON, Ralph.
Invisible Man.
New York: Random House, 1952.
First edition of the author's landmark first novel, which went on to win the National Book Award. 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 Ralph Ellison on a page bound in. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 148165
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"THERE IS A POINT OF NO RETURN, UNREMARKED AT THE TIME, IN MOST LIVES": FIRST EDITION OF THE COMEDIANS; INSCRIBED BY GRAHAM GREENE
GREENE, Graham.
The Comedians.
London: The Bodley Head, 1966.
First edition of this novel set in Haiti under the rule of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, which explores the political suppression and terrorism through the figure of an English hotel owner, Brown. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Charles from Graham Greene." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Ivan Lapper.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 131681
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First edition of Langston Hughes' The First Book of Africa; inscribed by him
HUGHES, Langston.
The First Book of Africa.
New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1960.
First edition of Hughes' concise history of Africa. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Allison, Stephen, and Alan- with the sincere regards of- Langston Hughes New York, PEN Club, October 17, 1960." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 132469
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First edition of Sir Almroth E. Wright's The Unexpurgated Case Against Woman Suffrage; Inscribed by Him
WRIGHT, Almroth E.
The Unexpurgated Case Against Woman Suffrage.
London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1913.
First edition of Almroth Wright's anti-feminist treatise. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Mrs. J. Freeman with the author's kind regards." In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 134309
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First Edition of Gift From the Sea; Inscribed By Anne Morrow
LINDBERGH, Anne Morrow.
Gift From The Sea: An Answer to the Conflicts In Our Lives.
New York: Pantheon, 1955.
First edition of this modern inspirational classic. Octavo, original half blue cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Elizabeth and Walter Barky from Anne Lindbergh March 1955." Additionally signed by Anne Morrow Lindbergh on the title page. The recipient, Walter Bartky was an American educator and mathematician. After receiving a Ph.D. from the university, he served on its faculty in the astronomy department. In 1943 he became associate dean of the University of Chicago’s Division of Physical Sciences. During the Manhattan Project, Bartky served as the Metallurgical Laboratory’s associate…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 144533
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"I know I cannot put it into words": First Edition of Anzia Yezierska's Hungry Hearts; Lengthily inscribed by Her and with an Autographed Signed Letter
YEZIERSKA, Anzia.
Hungry Hearts.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920.
First edition of Anzia Yezierska's rare first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mr. and Mrs. Love appreciatively yours Anzia Yezierska." With an autographed letter signed from Yezierska tipped to the pastedown, dated February 25, 1921 on Metro-Goldwyn stationary, addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Love at the Hayward Hotel in Los Angeles, thanking them profusely for their help, it reads, "I know I cannot put it into words, but I cannot help wanting to tell you how much both of you helped me yesterday. It would have taken a week…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 101233
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Rare autograph letter and original photograph signed by "the mother of social work" Jane Addams
ADDAMS, Jane.
Jane Addams Signed Photograph and Autograph Letter.
Chicago: Hull House, 1929.
Rare original letter signed and entirely in the hand of Jane Addams, presented with an original photograph also signed by her. On Hull House letterhead, the letter reads, "My dear Mr. Miller, I am very glad to send you one of my books... Faithfully yours Jane Addams May 2d 1929." In near fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 12.5 inches.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 110808
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"This work should be read by every student of the financial history": First Edition of Henry Clews' Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street; Inscribed by Him
CLEWS, Henry.
Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street.
New York: Irving Publishing Co, 1888.
First edition of Clews' classic work. Thick octavo, original green cloth, with titles to the spine in gilt and engraved frontispiece and nearly 50 portrait plates. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "Herman Ury Esq. With the compliments of Henry Clews Nov. 12, 1896." In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 3398
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FIRST EDITION OF THE HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL BEAT CLASSIC THE DHARMA BUMS; Signed by Gary Snyder
KEROUAC, Jack.
The Dharma Bums.
New York: The Viking Press, 1958.
First edition of this classic work which introduced writer Gary Snyder to the world as Japhy Ryder. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by fellow Beat writer and character in this novel, Gary Snyder on the half-title page. The main characters are the narrator Ray Smith, based on Kerouac, and Japhy Ryder, based on the poet and essayist Gary Snyder, who was instrumental in Kerouac's introduction to Buddhism in the mid-1950s. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Bill English.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 109244
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Milton Friedman Letter Signed To John Chamberlain
FRIEDMAN, Milton [John Chamberlain].
Milton Friedman Autographed Letter Signed.
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1976.
Autograph letter signed by Milton Friedman to journalist John Chamberlain, dated March 19, 1976, just seven months before Friedman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. The recipient John Chamberlain was a well-known journalist, business and economic historian, syndicated columnist and literary critic. A nice association linking these great twentieth century intellects. Matted and framed.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 3775
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“Hope springs forever": First Edition of J.K. Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard; Inscribed by Her
ROWLING, J.K.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
London: Bloomsbury Books, 2008.
First British edition of this wizarding classic. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "To Annie, J.K Rowling." With the author's hologram sticker on the top right corner. In fine condition without wear. No dust jacket was issued for this title.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 89076