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“GOLF IS A GAME THAT IS PLAYED ON A FIVE-INCH COURSE - THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR EARS”: FIRST EDITION OF THE BOBBY JONES STORY; INSCRIBED BY BOBBY JONES
KEELER, O.B. and Rice.
The Bobby Jones Story.
Atlanta: Tupper & Love, 1953.
First edition of this biography on the legendary golfer Bobby Jones. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly inscribed by Bobby Jones on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and darkening to the spine. Rare and desirable signed by Bobby Jones.
Price: $3,200.00 Item Number: 34008
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“A NATURAL HISTORY MUST BE A VAST COLLECTION OF RELIABLE FACTS— PLUS A PERSONALITY”: SETON’S LIVES OF GAME ANIMALS, WITH 1,500 ILLUSTRATIONS
SETON, Ernest Thompson.
Lives of Game Animals.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page, 1925-28.
Signed limited first edition, number 95 of only 177 sets, of Seton’s illustrated zoology of “land animals in America, north of the Mexican border,” with 1,500 illustrations and 50 maps showing distribution, signed by Seton on the frontispiece of Volume I. Large Quarto, four volumes, original brown and tan gilt-stamped cloth, top edges gilt. In very good condition.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 109233
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Rare First Edition of Spooner's The Cultivation of American Grape Vines and Making of Wine
SPOONER, Alden.
The Cultivation of American Grape Vines and Making of Wine.
Brooklyn: A Spooner & Co, 1846.
First edition of one of the earliest American books on wine making. Small octavo, original cloth. In very goo condition condition with 12 page corners torn. Rare; the last example at auction was in 1984.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 102334
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Rare First Edition of Richard Burton's A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry
BURTON, Richard F.
A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry.
London: William Clowes and Sons, 1876.
First edition of this classic text. Small octavo, bound in three quarters leather over marbled boards, illustrated. In near fine condition.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 119468
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"A Pike is a Prince of his own liquid country, and like a universal monarch, can command all the regiments of the scaled army": Scarce first edition of the art of trolling from the library of Alfred Dennison
NOBBES, Robert.
The Compleat Troller, or, The Art of Trolling.
London: Printed for T. James for Tho. Helder, 1682.
Rare first edition of Nobbes’ authoritative work on the history and methods of trolling. First issue with the engraved hook on page 37 pointing to the right and two woodcut illustrations in the text. Small octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers. Lord Spencer’s copy with his ownership inscription on the verso of the front free endpaper, “From Lord Spencer’s Library 18/”. From the library of renowned angling collector Alfred Denison with his gilt leather bookplate to the verso of the front panel. Denison’s angling collection of over 3,000 books was the basis of Thomas Westwood’s historic and distinct library of English angling books, the Bibliotheca Piscatoria. In very good condition. A nice example with noted provenance.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 89160
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Rare First Edition of William Reid's Golfing Reminiscences: The Growth of the Game, 1887-1925; Inscribed by Him
REID, William.
Golfing Reminiscences: The Growth of the Game, 1887-1925.
Edinburgh: J. & J. Gray, 1925.
First edition of William Reid’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “With the author’s compliments.” Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with a few small closed tears and wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 26007
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"Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots - but you have to play the ball where it lies.": First Edition of Down the Fairway; Signed by J. Victor East
JONES, Robert T..
Down the Fairway: The Golf Life and Play of Robert T. Jones, Jr.
Minton, Balch & Company: New York, 1927.
First trade edition of what many consider the greatest golf book of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth. Very good in the rare original dust jacket with some wear and tear. Foreword by Grantland Rice. Examples in the dust jacket are scarce.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 88435
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First Edition of Theodore Roosevelt's African Game Trails; in the Scarce original dust jacket
ROOSEVELT, Theodore.
African Game Trails. An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910.
First edition of Theodore Roosevelt’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth, gilt top edge, photogravure frontispiece, illustrated, 48 plates, map of Roosevelt’s route and hunting trips in Africa. Near fine in the original dust jacket with some chips and wear to the extremities. This is the first example we have seen in the dust jacket. Rare and desirable.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 98470
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Original Hilary Knight Chanel Watercolor Illustration
KNIGHT, Hilary.
Hilary Knight Original Chanel Watercolor Illustration.
Rare original watercolor fashion illustration by American artist Hilary Knight for Chanel. In an envelope affixed to the rear of the framed piece is the original tissue guard featuring an inscription in Knight’s hand, “A Chanel School Girl stops for a spring sniff of the camelia trees outside of the Place Vendome Step” and “A construction worker takes a smoke break to admire the astonishing set piece in the newly refurbished Grand Palais.” In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 22 inches by 17 inches.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 95329
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Rare First Edition of Joyce and Roger Wethered's Golf From Two Sides; Signed by Joyce Wethered
WETHERED, Roger and Joyce.
Golf From Two Sides.
London: Longman's, Green, and Co, 1922.
First edition of this work by the Wethereds. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with twenty-eight illustrations. Signed by Joyce Wethered on the title page. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare signed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 29009
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First Edition of Bernard Darwin's A Friendly Round; Inscribed by Him
DARWIN, Bernard.
A Friendly Round.
London: Mills & Boon, 1922.
First edition of this collection of Darwin’s golf columns from The London Times. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Bernard Darwin on the front free endpaper, “To G.M. from the author with his best regards. Sept. 1922.” It was customary for Darwin to sign “from the author”, which denoted a personal affiliation with the recipient. Rare and desirable, signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 68590
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First Edition of the bestselling golf instruction book of all time Harvey Penick's Little Red Book; Signed by Penick, Jack Nicklaus and Betsy Rawls
PENICK, Harvey; Jack Nicklaus; Betsy Rawls.
Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992.
First edition of the bestselling golf instruction book of all time. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Harvey Penick on the half title page. Additionally signed by Jack Nicklaus and Betsy Rawls on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. First printings are rare, especially signed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 5621
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“The crucial artist of the twentieth century" (The New Yorker) First Edition Charlie Chaplin's Autobiography; Signed by Him
CHAPLIN, Charles.
Charles Chaplin: My Autobiography.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1964.
First edition of “the best autobiography ever written by an actor. An astonishing work” (Chicago Tribune). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the dedication page, “Best wishes Charles Chaplin Oct 1968.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Scarce signed.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 92368
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Collection of Rare Bugatti Ephemera and Bugantics
BUGATTI,.
Bugantics and Bugatti Ephemera.
Various, .
Bugantics: The Bugatti Owners Club Magazine London. Buggatti Owners Club. 1951-1955 20 Issues in 10 Volumes. Profusely illustrated with photographs, tables, advertising, drawings. Octavo, bound in publisher’s original pictorial gilt titled and decorated binding notebooks. Run extends: Volume 1 No.2 (September 1931) – Volume 18 No. 4 (December 1955). Also, an extremely rare copy of the original Parts Catalogue for the renowned Bugatti Type 57. Twenty detailed schematic plates in a spread pin folder from 1935. Also, the original sales brochure for the Bugatti Type 57 8 cylinder 3.3 litre 4 seater Saloon model.1935. Three original sales brochures for the Bugatti Type 55 2.3 litre Supercharged Roadster and the Bugatti Type 57 3.3. Litre 4 Passenger Coupe. c.1935. (brochures are the same). One single sheet announcement for the issue of the Bugatti 400 CV. 1935. One single Spec sheet for the Bugatti Type 57, 1939. One single price sheet for various Bugatti models, 1934. One original sales brochure for the Bugatti Type 101 Berline and Coach models. c.1951. The ephemera is contained in an original Art Deco styled Bugatti, decorative gilt stamped cardboard portfolio c. 1935.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 22091
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"The object of golf is to beat someone. Make sure that someone is not yourself": First Edition of Bobby Jones on Golf; Inscribed by the Legendary Golfer
JONES, Robert Tyre [Bobby].
Bobby Jones on Golf.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1966.
First edition of “the most practical and useful golf book ever written, covering every shot in the game and every aspect of play.” Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Anthony Ravielli. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Gene Ballard, With best regards, Bob Jones.” The recipient was a member of The Peachtree Golf Club, which was designed by Bobby Jones. Bookplate of the recipient, fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Introduction by Charles Price. One of the more uncommon titles to find signed and inscribed, as Jones passed away in 1971.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 100288
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Rare Subscriber's Edition of Poems on Golf
CLARK, Robert (Printer).
Poems on Golf.
Edinburgh: Printed for Private Circulation, 1867.
First edition, Subscriber’s edition of this rare work containing some of the earliest poems on golf. Small quarto, original green cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, all edges gilt, illustrated with wood-engraved head and tailpieces throughout. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,600.00 Item Number: 90413
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"ABOUT 7:40 A.M. THE MOTOR WAS STARTED AND AT 7:52 I TOOK OFF ON THE FLIGHT FOR PARIS": Charles Lindbergh's We; Inscribed by Him and Anne Morrow Lindbergh
LINDBERGH, Charles A. [Anne Morrow Lindbergh].
We.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927.
Early printing of Lindbergh’s autobiography, which provides the account of the life of one of the century’s greatest adventurers, the first man to complete a solo non-stop transatlantic flight. Octavo, half bound salmon paper covered boards, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece with tissue-guard, 51 black and white plates. Presentation copy, inscribed by Lindbergh and his wife Anne on recto of frontispiece, “To Mrs. Betsy Neville Sincerely Charles A. Lindbergh Karijawa 9/4/31” ans signed by Anne Lindbergh below. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, with the original slipcase. Introduction by Myron T. Herrick. Rare and desirable signed by both Lindberghs.
Price: $2,600.00 Item Number: 102377
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Rare autograph note signed by German-American actress Marlene Dietrich to baseball legend Joe DiMaggio; with an 18-page astrological chart created for DiMaggio
DIETRICH, Marlene. (Joe DiMaggio).
Marlene Dietrich Autograph Note Signed to Joe DiMaggio.
Rare autograph note signed by German-American actress Marlene Dietrich to baseball legend Joe DiMaggio. The note accompanied an 18-page Astrological Horoscope report by Hollywood astrologer Carroll Righter which Dietrich arranged to have made for DiMaggio. Signed by Righter at the conclusion of the report and with an additional inscription by Dietrich which reads, “M. Righter does not know your name. If you should want to ask him anything specific you must refer to your birth date and place. M.” A close friend of DiMaggio’s, German-American actress Marlene Dietrich spent most of the 1950s to the 1970s touring the world as a marquee live-show performer. She received several honors from the United States, France, Belgium, and Israel and in 1999, the American Film Institute named Dietrich the ninth greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema. In fine condition. A unique association.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 102561
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Original Hilary Knight Vanity Fair Watercolor Illustration
KNIGHT, Hilary.
Hilary Knight Original Vanity Fair Watercolor Illustration.
Rare original watercolor fashion illustration by American artist Hilary Knight for Vanity Fair. Knight was flown to Paris by Vanity Fair in 2006 to attend Paris Fashion Week, where he illustrated models from Armani, Dior, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix and Riccardo Tischi. The present illustration features three models in black Givenchy gowns by Riccardo Tischi and Sophia at Armani behind a model in a silver dress. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 22 inches by 17 inches.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 95327
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Detaille s'est fait remarquer à la fois par l'ampleur de ses compositions et par le soin dont il témoigne dans l'exactitude des détails."" (Bénézit) "
DETAILLE, Eduoard; Text by Jules Richard.
L’Armee Francaise. Types et Uniformes.
Paris: Boussod et Valadon, 1885-89.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work. Large folios, 3 volumes. Elegantly bound in full red morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt. Limited to 100 sets with the 2 volumes suite of 150 plates on Japanese paper.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 4161
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Signed Limited Edition of Charles Lindbergh's We; With the rare original typescript broadside issued by Colonel H. Norman
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
We.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927.
Author’s autograph edition of Lindbergh’s autobiography, which provides the account of the life of one of the century’s greatest adventurers, the first man to complete a solo non-stop transatlantic flight. One of 1000 numbered copies, this is number 40, signed by both Charles Lindbergh and the publisher on the limitation page. Octavo, half bound salmon paper covered boards, frontispiece with tissue-guard, 51 black and white plates. In fine condition. Together with “$25,000.00 REWARD”, 1 pp. typescript broadside issued by Colonel H. Norman Schwarzkopf, dated May 26, 1932, calling for “information which shall result in the apprehension and conviction of the kidnaper [sic] or kidnapers of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr.” In 1932 Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. was kidnapped from his family’s home in New Jersey. The “crime of the century” resulted in kidnapping being classified as a federal offence if the victim is taken across state lines. Introduction by Myron T. Herrick. An exceptional example, rare with the original letter.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 116253
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Original Hilary Knight Vanity Fair Watercolor Illustration
KNIGHT, Hilary.
Hilary Knight Original Christian LaCroix Watercolor Illustration.
Rare original watercolor fashion illustration by American artist Hilary Knight for Vanity Fair. Knight was flown to Paris by Vanity Fair in 2006 to attend Paris Fashion Week, where he illustrated models from Armani, Dior, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix and Ricardo Tischi. In an envelope affixed to the rear of the framed piece is the original tissue guard featuring an inscription in Knight’s hand, “Jan 24 5pm Christian LaCroix Ecole Nationale 14 Rue Bonaparte” and an arrow pointing to the gold glitter beneath the model’s feet, “actual gold dust used on the runway.” In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 22 inches by 17 inches.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 95330
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"A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself": First Edition of Ogilvy On Advertising; Signed by David Ogilvy
OGILVY, David.
Ogilvy On Advertising.
New York: Crown Publishers, 1983.
First edition of one of the most important works on advertising ever published. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by David Ogilvy on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by James K. Davis. Rare signed by the legendary advertising innovator.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 99780
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Amelia Earhart's The Fun of It; Signed by Her
EARHART, Amelia.
The Fun of It.
New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932.
First edition, early printing of Earhart’s account of her childhood, her fascination with aviation, and her life through her 1932 flight across the Atlantic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Signed by Amelia Earhart on the front free endpaper. With the rare original silvertone phonograph recording of her internationally broadcast speech given the day she completed her solo transatlantic flight. In near fine condition with a touch of rubbing.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 60024
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First Editions of Andre L. Simon's The History of the Wine Trade in England; Both Volumes Inscribed by Him
SIMON, Andre L.
The History of the Wine Trade in England.
London: Wyman & Sons, 1906-07.
First editions of Simon’s landmark work. Octavo, original cloth, three volumes. Volumes I and III are signed Andre Simon, Volume II is inscribed by him, “With the author’s Compliments Andre L. Simon 12 Nov 08 To Austin Bellow.” In very good condition with rubbing and wear to volume II.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 90384
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Rare First Edition of Dinsdale's Television: Seeing by Wire or Wireless
DINSDALE, Alfred.
Television: Seeing by Wire or Wireless.
London: Sir Issac Pitman & Sons Ltd, 1926.
First edition of the first book on television, a key work on the history of technology. Octavo, original stiff boards, frontispiece halftone reproduction of photograph of John Logie Baird. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear, small tape repair on the front panel. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 119245
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Original Hilary Knight Vanity Fair Watercolor Illustration Depicting designer John Galliano
KNIGHT, Hilary (John Galliano).
Hilary Knight Original John Galliano Watercolor Illustration.
Rare original watercolor fashion illustration by American artist Hilary Knight for Vanity Fair. Knight was flown to Paris by Vanity Fair in 2006 to attend Paris Fashion Week, where he illustrated models from Armani, Dior, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix and Riccardo Tischi. The present illustration features a portrait of Dior designer John Galliano brandishing a saber at his curtain call. The Christian Dior Show which opened the Paris haute couture season in January 2006 was marked by Galliano’s daring and cryptic show: “Red is the New Libertine. Platinum is the New Marie Antoinette. Leather is the New Luxury. Veiling is the New Seduction. Dior is the New Erotica.” The show featured blood-splashed leather garments dedicated to the memory of Marie Antoinette. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 22 inches by 17 inches.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 95325
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First Edition of Walter Camp’s American Football
CAMP, Walter.
American Football.
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1891.
First edition of the first book on American football. Small octavo, original blue cloth with gilt cover design of American double-eagles clutching footballs. With 31 photographs of stars from Harvard, Princeton and Yale. In near fine condition with a touch of wear to the extremities. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 120471
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Original Hilary Knight Vanity Fair Watercolor Illustration Depicting designer John Galliano's Red is the New Libertine show for Dior
KNIGHT, Hilary (John Galliano).
Hilary Knight Original John Galliano Watercolor Illustration.
Rare original watercolor fashion illustration by American artist Hilary Knight for Vanity Fair. Knight was flown to Paris by Vanity Fair in 2006 to attend Paris Fashion Week, where he illustrated models from Armani, Dior, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix and Riccardo Tischi. The present illustration titled “Blood and Grommets” features three models on the runway of the Dior show at Polo de Paris. The Christian Dior Show which opened the Paris haute couture season in January 2006 was marked by designer John Galliano’s daring and cryptic show: “Red is the New Libertine. Platinum is the New Marie Antoinette. Leather is the New Luxury. Veiling is the New Seduction. Dior is the New Erotica.” The show featured blood-splashed leather garments dedicated to the memory of Marie Antoinette. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 22 inches by 17 inches.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 95326
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"Don't play too much golf. Two rounds a day are plenty": First Edition of Harry Vardon's My Golfing Life; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
VARDON, Harry.
My Golfing Life.
London: Hutchinson & Co, 1933.
First edition of Vardon’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable in the original dust jacket.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 96885
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Rare First Edition of Golf in America: A Practical Manual
LEE, James P.
Golf in America: A Practical Manual.
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1895.
First edition of the first real book published in America on golf, previous efforts having been more like pamphlets. Octavo, original yellow cloth, stamped in silver and green, illustrated with plates from photographs, including frontispiece, wood engravings and tables. Bookplate, in near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. First editions are exceptionally rare.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 83472
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First edition of Dr. Alister J. Mackenzie's Golf Architecture: Economy in Course Construction and Green-Keeping; in the rare original dust jacket
MACKENZIE, Dr. Alister J. Introduction by H. S. Colt.
Golf Architecture: Economy in Course Construction and Green-Keeping.
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1920.
Rare first edition of this important work on golf architecture by one of the world’s most influential golf architects, Dr. Alister J. Mackenzie. Small octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs and maps. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which shows chipping and rubbing. Rare and desirable in the original dust jacket.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 95900
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Autographed Check From Amelia Earhart to Her Husband
EARHART, Amelia.
Amelia Earhart Signed Check.
Signed personal check from Amelia Earhart dated December 20, 1932 payable to her husband George Palmer Putnam for $250, which measures 2.5 inches by 7.5 inches. Double-matted and framed with a sheet music cover honoring Earhart. The entire piece measures 12 inches by 18 inches, with a window in the backing for viewing Putnam’s signature.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 39022
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Signed Limited First Edition of Frederic Halford's Dry-Fly Fishing in Theory and Practice
HALFORD, Frederic M.
Dry Fly-Fishing In Theory and Practice.
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1889.
Signed limited first edition, one of a 100 large paper copies, signed by Frederic Halford. Quarto, bound in the publisher’s full green morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt, with 26 mounted plates, five of them in color, and many illustrations on tissue in text. In near fine condition, bookplate.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 86343
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Original Hilary Knight Vanity Fair Watercolor Illustration
KNIGHT, Hilary.
Hilary Knight Original Vanity Fair Watercolor Illustration.
Rare original watercolor fashion illustration by American artist Hilary Knight for Vanity Fair. Knight was flown to Paris by Vanity Fair in 2006 to attend Paris Fashion Week, where he illustrated models from Armani, Dior, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix and Riccardo Tischi. The present illustration features model Maria Carla, Givenchy designer Riccardo Tischi’s muse. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 22 inches by 17 inches.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 95328