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First octavo edition, presentation copy of John James Audubon's The Birds of America; warmly inscribed by him in both volumes I and II to Lydia E. E. Greene
AUDUBON, John James.
The Birds of America, From Drawings Made In The United States And Their Territories.
New York: Published by J. J. Audubon. Philadelphia: J. B. Chevalier, 1840-1844.
First octavo edition of Audubon's landmark work; one of the most spectacular collections of ornithological prints ever produced. Royal octavo, 7 volumes bound in full 19th-century morocco by P. Low of Boston with their ticket, gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, ribbons bound in. Illustrated with 500 hand-colored lithographed plates after Audubon by W. E. Hitchcock, R. Trembly and others, printed and colored by J. T. Bowen, wood-engraved anatomical diagrams in text. Presentation copy, inscribed by John James Audubon on…
Price: $200,000.00 Item Number: 143567
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"SHE WANTS LIFE TO BE EASY AND FULL OF PLEASANT REMINISCES": FIRST EDITION OF ZELDA FITZGERALD'S SAVE ME THE WALTZ; IN THE RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET AND WITH AN ORIGINAL PAINTING SIGNED BY HER WITH HER INITIALS
FITZGERALD, Zelda.
Save Me The Waltz.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932.
First edition of Zelda Fitzgerald’s only novel, a semi-autobiographical account of her life and marriage to F. Scott Fitzgerald. Octavo, original cloth. Laid in is a card with an original gouache painting of a flower painted by Fitzgerald and signed by her with her initials, "Z S.F." Zelda began painting while on holiday in Rome and Capri with Scott in 1924, where they received the proofs of The Great Gatsby. In 1932, while being treated at the Phipps Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, she had a burst of creativity which produced Save Me the Waltz as well as…
Price: $28,000.00 Item Number: 137264
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Rare Association Copy of Arthur Rackham's Illustrated edition of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens; signed and inscribed by J.M. Barrie, George Frampton, Princess Beatrice, Princess Marie Louise, Nadejda Mountbatten, and Arthur Rackham with an original drawing
BARRIE, J.M. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens.
London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, n.d.
New edition of Rackham’s highly-sought-after masterpiece, which established his reputation as one of England’s premier illustrators. Quarto, original publisher's green cloth elaborately decorated in gilt, illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 50 mounted color plates complete with captioned tissue guards including frontispiece. Association copy, signed by author J.M. Barrie on the verso of the front free endpaper, signed by Arthur Rackham on the recto of the frontispiece with an original drawing as well as Nadejda "Nada" Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven, signed by the sculptor of the Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens, George Frampton on front pastedown, and signed by Princess…
Price: $18,000.00 Item Number: 142267
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SIGNED BY THE FIRST MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON AND THE ARTIST WHO DESIGNED THE POSTAGE STAMP COMMEMORATING THAT MOMENT
ARMSTRONG, Neil; Paul Calle.
“Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong” Signed Limited Edition Paul Calle Print.
April 1997.
Signed limited lithographic print of Paul Calle's pencil sketch of Neil Armstrong captured as he suited up on July 16, 1969 in preparation for his launch to the moon. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by Armstrong, this is number 243. Additionally signed by Paul Calle beneath his printed facsimile signature. New York born artist Paul Calle was one of eight artists chosen by NASA in 1962 to document the U.S. space program and was the only artist present when the crew of Apollo 11 prepared to enter the spacecraft for their historic mission. Four days later Armstrong became the…
Price: $7,800.00 Item Number: 142783
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"In no time at all she was princess of the land. And she and her husband, the charming Prince, rode to their palace in a golden coach to live happily ever after!": First Edition of Walt Disney's Cinderella; Signed by Him
DISNEY, Walt.
Walt Disney’s Cinderella.
Stuttgart: Bluchert-Verlag, 1951.
First German edition of the classic retelling of one of the most celebrated Disney films. Octavo, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Walt Disney on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Laid in is a business card of the publisher with a note referencing this was signed in 1953. Rare and desirable signed by Walt Disney.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 106556
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Signed limited edition of Picasso: The Recent Years 1939-1946; one of 350 numbered copies signed by Pablo Picasso
JANIS, Harriet and Sidney. [Pablo Picasso].
Picasso: The Recent Years 1939-1946.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1946.
Signed limited edition of this compendium of over one hundred reproductions of Picasso's wartime paintings. Quarto, original publisher's half buckram, illustrated with 135 plates. One of three hundred and fifty numbered copies signed by Pablo Picasso on the limitation page, this is number 188. Near fine in the original glassine and rare original slipcase which is in very good condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 140734
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ROYAL CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S CARD; SIGNED BY QUEEN ELIZABETH AND PRINCE PHILIP
ELIZABETH, Queen and Prince Philip.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Royal Christmas Card.
Royal Christmas and New Year Card with a mounted color reproduction of Sebastiano Ricci's The Holy Family. Signed by Queen Elizabeth, "Elizabeth R" and Prince Philip, "Philip." In near fine condition. The card measure 18.5 inches by 7.75 inches.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 134861
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Rare signed limited edition of David Bowie's Moonage Daydream: The Life and Times of Ziggy Stardust; signed by him and photographer Mick Rock
BOWIE, David. Photographs and Captions by Mick Rock.
Moonage Daydream: The Life and Times of Ziggy Stardust.
Guildford: Genesis Publications Limited, 2002.
First edition, signed limited issue of this profusely illustrated homage to one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century, David Bowie. Folio, original quarter leathers over illustrated boards, photographic endpapers, all edges silver, illustrated with photographs by Mick Rock. One of 2,500 numbered copies signed by David Bowie and Mick Rock, this is number 683. Housed in the original publisher's decorative lidded box. In fine condition.
Price: $3,250.00 Item Number: 138421
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Large Photograph of Marcel Breuer; Signed by Him
BREUER, Marcel.
Marcel Breuer Signed Photograph.
Black and White photograph taken by Pach Brothers of architect Marcel Breuer. Boldly signed by Breuer on the lower left. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.8 inches by 21 inches. Rare and desirable.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 67091
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Rare 18th Century French Nobility Patent
[DE CARRARA, Cajetau-Louis-Antoine].
18th Century French Nobility Patent.
November 13, 1710.
Rare 18th century French Patent of Nobility for Cajetau-Louis-Antoine de Carrara. Folio, bound in full velvet, the patent is comprised of five vellum leaves, the first with calligraphy within an elaborate engraved border; the third leaf with a gilt-painted armorial miniature, all edges gilt, rope bound in. Dated November 13, 1710, the patent is signed by Marie Therese, J. G. Van de Veld, F. L. Gilbert, and J. DeWitte. In very good condition.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 133430
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Rare Hand-Illuminated Apostolic Benediction Signed by Pope Pius Xi
POPE PIUS XI. (AMBROGIO DAMIANO ACHILLE RATTI),.
Pope Pius XI Hand-Illuminated Benediction Signed.
c. 1930.
Rare hand-illuminated apostolic benediction signed by Pope Pius XI with a circular portrait of him. The blessing in elaborate script reads, "Most Holy Father, Margaret, Katherine, Regina, John, Leo and Charles Lougrhan, humbly prostrate at the feet of Your Holiness beg one special blessing." Signed by the pope at the conclusion, "Pope PP. XI." In near fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 24 inches by 19 inches. Uncommon signed by Pope Pius XI.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 88158
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"The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is at last published in panoramic, earth-shattering, hyper-hysterical format": First edition of The Illustrated Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy; Signed by Douglas Adams in the year of publication
ADAMS, Douglas.
The Illustrated Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1994.
First illustrated edition of Adams' modern classic. Folio, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, "Douglas Adams 22-9-94." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 143001
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Inscribed by Marc Chagall
CHAGALL, Marc.
Chagall.
Paris: Editions d'Art Skira, 1956.
First edition. Small octavo, original cloth. Illustrated with tipped-in color plates. Inscribed by Marc Chagall on the title page, "Pour David de Marc Chagall en bon souvenir N.Y. 1967." Fine in a very good dust jacket with the original slipcase.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 5097
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First Edition of William Klein's Rome: The City and Its People; signed by William Klein
KLEIN, William.
Rome: The City and Its People.
New York: The Viking Press, 1959.
First edition of the second volume in Klein's acclaimed series of "city" books. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Signed by the photographer on the half-title page, "Rome Great Rome William Klein." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,850.00 Item Number: 142864
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Rare original large format acrylic painting signed by Vietnam War Veteran and Golden Globe Award winning screenwriter Ron Kovic
KOVIC, Ron.
“The Joy of Color!” Ron Kovic Original Painting.
2013.
Rare original large format acrylic painting signed by Vietnam War Veteran and Golden Globe Award-winning screenwriter Ron Kovic. On thick Aquarell watercolor paper, the painting is signed three times by the artist on the verso, "Ron Kovic Oct 2013", "'The Joy of Color' by Ron Kovic" and with a signed self-caricature. American anti-war activist, writer, and United States Marine Corps sergeant Ronald Lawrence Kovic was wounded and paralyzed in the Vietnam War. His 1976 memoir Born on the Fourth of July was made into the Academy Award–winning 1989 film directed by Oliver Stone. Kovic received the Golden Globe Award for…
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 135265
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Early 20th Century French Empire Doré Bronze Eagle Inkwell
Early 20th Century French Empire Doré Bronze Eagle Inkwell.
c. 1920.
Early 20th Century French Empire Doré bronze inkwell featuring prominently a large bronze eagle flanked by two bronze inkwells on clawed feet. Sited on a green marble base atop two bronze winged lions and two rear feet. The entire piece measures 15.25 inches long, 7.25 inches deep, and 8.5 inches tall. In fine condition. A handsome library decoration.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 90475
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Rare finely bound example of Detaille; inscribed by Edouard Detaille in French to Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor
VACHON, Marius. [Edouard Detaille; Edward VIII Duke of Windsor].
Detaille.
Paris: A. Lahure, 1898.
Finely bound example of Vachon's biography of Detaille from the library of Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor. Folio, bound in three quarter morocco, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Edouard Detaille in French to Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor in the year of Detaille's death. The inscription translates as: "My Lord, In my Boulevard Malesherbes Studio, where his Majesty King Edward Vii and His Majesty King George have often come, your Royal Highness found himself at home. It is a great honor for me and also a great pleasure that I am happy to witness. Your Royal Highness, with the assurance…
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 135461
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First edition of Jane and Lesley Davison's To Make a House a Home; inscribed by Lesley Davison to Joan Didion
DAVISON, Jane and Lesley Davison. [Joan Didion].
To Make a House a Home: Four Generations of American Women and the Houses They Lived In.
New York: Random House, 1994.
First edition of Jane and Lesley Davison's timeless work. Quarto, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Lesley Davison on a bookplate adhered to the second free endpaper, "For Joan Didion. Many thanks for your encouragement. Lesley Davison." The recipient, American journalist and novelist Joan Didion gained a reputation in the 1960s and 70s as a pioneer of the New Journalism style of news writing. Her articles and political writing engaged audiences in the realities of the counterculture of the 1960s, the Hollywood lifestyle, California culture, and California history. She also gained recognition for her sensational novels, including her first…
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 141054
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First edition of Charles Addams' Favorite Haunts; inscribed by him with an original drawing of Wednesday Addams
ADDAMS, Charles. [Chas Addams].
Favorite Haunts.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976.
First edition of the cartoonist's second collection of Addams Family classics. Quarto, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the flyleaf, "For Gert and Dave Copper with all best Chas Adams 1976." Addams has also added an original drawing of Wednesday Addams. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Michael Tighe.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 127304
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Led Zeppelin II; lengthily inscribed by album cover artist David Juniper
JUNIPER, David. [Led Zeppelin].
David Juniper Signed Led Zeppelin II Album.
Burbank, CA: Atlantic Recording Corporation, 2014.
A fine example of Led Zeppelin's greatest albums which earned album cover artist David Juniper a Grammy nomination for Best Recording Package. Lengthily signed on the front panel by album cover artist David Juniper, "The music of Led Zeppelin I had blown me away and so on spec, I mocked up a fold-out design for the second album and took it [to] Led Zeppelin's manager. David Juniper. Designer of the cover art for Led Zeppelin II." David Juniper was was a classmate of Jimmy Page's at Sutton Art College in Surrey. His clever design for Led Zeppelin II was based…
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 134256