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"The owner of these volumes will possess an exact reproduction of the original South Polar Times which appeared month by month during the winters of 1902-03": First Limited edition of The South Polar Times; With a Signed page From Ernest Shackleton and Rudolph Blakenburg
SCOTT, Robert Falcon. Edited by Ernest Henry Shackleton.
The South Polar Times.
London: Smith, Elder, & Co, 1907-1914.
First limited edition of the complete collection of the South Polar Times, a periodical created by Scott's crew during his two polar expeditions on the ships Discovery and Terra Nova, with a slip signed by Ernest Shackleton and Rudolph Blakenburg Quarto, three volumes, publisher's gilt decorated cloth, all edges gilt, frontispiece to each volume, elaborately illustrated with engravings after the expedition members' original drawings, many in color. Volumes I and II are number 177 of only 250 copies, volume III is number 256 of 350 copies. From the Adventure and Exploration collection of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate…
Price: $20,000.00 Item Number: 95157
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“Wherever I live, I shall feel homesick for Tibet": First American Edition of Seven Years in Tibet; Lengthily Inscribed by Heinrich Harrer and By His Holiness the Dalai Lama
HARRER, Heinrich [His Holiness The Dalai Lama].
Seven Years in Tibet.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1954.
First American edition of Harrer's classic account, signed by Harrer and The Dalai Lama. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with over 40 photographs. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by Heinrich Harrer in both English and Tibetan on the half-title page, "To Mrs. Rosser with best wishes in remembrance of my lecture in Philadelphia from H. Harrer Jan. 1955." Additionally signed by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, who was tutored by Harrer while he living in Tibet. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated by Richard Graves. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed by…
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 112165
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"Nothing can stop the attack of aircraft except other aircraft. With us air people, the future of our nation is indissolubly bound up in the development of air power": First edition of General William Mitchell's Skyways: A Book on Modern Aeronautics; inscribed by him to W. Walter Healy, National President Society of the Fifth Division
MITCHELL, William.
Skyways: A Book on Modern Aeronautics.
Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1930.
First edition of this classic work on aeronautics by "the father of the United States Air Force" Billy Mitchell. Octavo, original cloth, with seventy-six illustrations from photographs and drawings. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To W. Walter Healy National President Society of the Fifth Division U.S.A. With the regards of Wm. Mitchell.” The recipient, W. Walter Healy, served as President of the Society of the Fifth Division from 1934 to 1935. The Fifth Division was organized in December 1917 as a part of the program for the expansion of the armed forces for service…
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 137238
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"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind": Rare Original July 21st 1969 Delaware Evening Journal Front Page; Signed by legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong
ARMSTRONG, Neil.
Neil Armstrong Signed Delaware Evening Journal.
Wilmington: Delaware Evening Journal, July 21, 1969.
Rare original Delaware Evening Journal featuring the headline "Eagle Jets Safely Off Moon; In Orbit for Rendezvous", a front page article on the Apollo 11 moon landing, and large photograph of Neil Armstrong collecting dirt on the lunar surface. Boldly signed by Neil Armstrong on his photograph. Below the headline is Armstrong's famous quote, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Articles featured on the front page include, "Neil, Buzz Leave Prints on Moon", "Kennedy Charged in Crash", and "Luna 15 Lands On Moon, 500 Miles from LM." In very good condition. Double matted and framed.…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 100158
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Rare original program from the Christmas Party of the Oldsmobile Girls held on December 19th 1928; signed by legendary aviator Amelia Earhart
[EARHART, Amelia].
Amelia Earhart Signed Oldsmobile Girls Club Christmas Party Program.
[Lansing, Michigan]: [1928].
Rare original program from the holiday luncheon held for female employees of Olds Motor Works held on December 19th 1928, signed by legendary aviator Amelia Earhart. Octavo, bound in handmade tissue paper with a red ribbon, illustrated with a tipped in portrait of Amelia Earhart. Signed by Earhart in pencil beneath her portrait. In very good condition.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 142535
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Of Flight And Life; Inscribed by Charles Lindbergh to GENERAL CLARENCE R. HUEBNER
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
Of Flight and Life.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons , 1948.
First edition, early printing of this prophetic discourse on weapons of mass destruction. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Gen. Huebner with best wishes from Charles A. Lindbergh." The recipient, General Clarence R. Huebner was the commander of the 1st Infantry ("The Big Red One") at Normandy and one of World War I's most celebrated heroes. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. An excellent association.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 144020
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First on the Moon; Inscribed by Buzz Aldrin
ARMSTRONG, Neil; Michael Collins; Edwin [Buzz] E. Aldrin.
First On The Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1970.
First edition, early printing of this work, which describes the events leading up to and during the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned landing on the Moon. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Buzz Aldrin on the half-title page, "To Bob Best Wishes Buzz Aldrin." Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Written with Gene Farmer and Dora Jane Hamblin. Epilogue by Arthur C. Clarke.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 144499
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First on the Moon; Signed by Astronaut Buzz Aldrin
ARMSTRONG, Neil; Michael Collins; Edwin E. Aldrin.
First On The Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1970.
Early printing of this work, which describes the events leading up to and during the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned landing on the Moon. Octavo, original black cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with light wear. Written with Gene Farmer and Dora Jane Hamblin. Epilogue by Arthur C. Clarke. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 140419
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First Edition of Of Flight And Life; Inscribed by Charles Lindbergh to close friend Walter Bartky
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
Of Flight and Life.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons , 1948.
First edition of this prophetic discourse on weapons of mass destruction. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "To Dean Walter Bartky with affection, and best wishes from Charles A. Lindbergh August 1948." The recipient, Walter Bartky was an American educator and mathematician and friend of the Lindberghs. 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 director. Bartky…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 144537
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First Edition of Of Flight And Life; Inscribed by Charles Lindbergh
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
Of Flight and Life.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons , 1948.
First edition of this prophetic discourse on weapons of mass destruction. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "To Elizabeth Bartky with much affection, and best wishes from Charles A. Lindbergh August 1948." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. An excellent association.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 144539
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First Edition of Theodore Pratt's That Was Palm Beach; signed by him
PRATT, Theodore.
That Was Palm Beach.
St. Petersburg, Florida: Great Outdoors, 1968.
First edition of Pratt's history of Flagler era of Palm Beach, Florida. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with photographs. Signed by the author on the title page. In very good condition. Front cover photograph of "the great Royal Poinciana Hotel which once stood in Palm Beach, the grandest hotel of all time, the largest wooded building ever built in the history of the world."
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 138405
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First edition of Charles Baker's The Esquire Culinary Companion; signed by him
BAKER, Charles H.
The Esquire Culinary Companion: Being an Exotic Cookery Book Or, Around Europe with Knife, Fork, and Spoon.
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1959.
First edition of Baker's famed Esquire Culinary Companion. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Charles H. Baker Jr." Near fine in the original slipcase which is in very good condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 127386
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First Edition of The Prince of the Marshes; Inscribed by Rory Stewart
STEWART, Rory.
The Prince of the Marshes And Other Occupational Hazards of a Year in Iraq.
New York: Harcourt, 2006.
First edition of Stewart's second book. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Rory Stewart on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jennifer Jackman.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 3491