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"O God! can I not save One from the pitiless wave? Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream?": The Virginia edition of the Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe
POE, Edgar Allan.
The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe.
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. Publishers, 1902.
The Virginia edition of the works of Edgar Allan Poe, edited by James A. Harrison. Octavo, 17 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with tissue-guarded photogravures. In very good condition. A sharp set.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 138956
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First edition of the Holy Bible printed For The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge at the Clarendon Press
The Holy Bible, According to the Authorized Version; with Notes, Explanatory and Practical; Taken Principally From the Most Eminent Writers of the United Church of England and Ireland.
Oxford: Printed For The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge at the Clarendon Press by Bensley, Cooke, and Collingwood, Printers to The University, 1817.
First edition of the King James Bible printed For The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge at the Clarendon Press for the use of families. Quarto, 4 volumes (including a duplicate of vol. I) bound in full contemporary polished calf by W. Hayes of Oxford, gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, illustrated with nine engraved maps (including two folding) and 55 plates. In very good condition. Family register to the front free endpaper of volume I. A very attractive presentation.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 140219
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“The world is full of places to which I want to return”: First Edition of The Good Soldier. A Tale of Passion
HUEFFER, (Ford) Ford Madox.
The Good Soldier. A Tale of Passion.
London: John Lane Company, 1915.
First edition, first issue without the 16 pp. of advertisements.of this literary highspot, one of the great novels of the first half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 81026
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First Edition of Erich Fromm's The Art of Loving; Inscribed by Him
FROMM, Erich.
The Art of Loving.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956.
First edition of this groundbreaking international bestseller that has shown millions of readers how to achieve rich, productive lives by developing their capacities for love. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Fur Hans und Ruth...Eric August 1957." Very good in a good dust jacket with some wear. First editions are uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 98633
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Rare Samuel Arlent-Edwards Signed Mezzotint Portrait of Izaak Walton
ARLENT-EDWARDS, Samuel .
Samuel Arlent-Edwards Signed Izaak Walton Mezzotint Portrait.
c. 1898.
Rare mezzotint print of Samuel Arlent-Edwards' portrait of Izaak Walton, inscribed by the artist. Folio, color mezzotint. Inscribed by Samuel Arlent-Edwards in the lower right corner, "Engraved and printed in color at one printing without retouching Samuel Arlent-Edwards." In very good condition. The print measures 14.75 inches by 12 inches. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 132607
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Rare forty-five star American Flag; commemorating the statehood of OKLAHOMA
Forty-Five Star American Flag.
[c. 1896].
Rare forty-five star American Flag. The forty-five star American Flag was in use between July 4, 1896 when the state of Utah was admitted into the Union and July 3, 1908 when Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state. In near fine condition. The flag measures 58 inches by 114 inches.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 133095
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Rare First Edition of Billy Collins Rare First Book Pokerface; Inscribed by Him
COLLINS, Billy.
Pokerface.
Los Angeles: Kenmore Press, 1977.
First edition of Collins' first collection of poetry. Oblong octavo, original wrappers. One of 400 numbered copies, this is number 302. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Joanne once again Billy Collins 2016." In near fine condition.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 140906
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"I believe in life and in people. I feel obliged to advocate their highest ideals as long as I believe them to be true": Uncorrected Proofs of each volume in the authors Acclaimed Cairo Trilogy; Each signed by the Author
MAHFOUZ, Naguib.
The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street.
New York: Doubleday, 1990-1992.
Uncorrected proofs of author's most well known work; a trilogy originally published in Egypt in the 1950's and which garnered him the Nobel Prize in literature decades later in 1988. Octavo, 3 volumes, original illustrated wrappers. Each volume is signed by Mahfouz and in near fine condition. Translated by William M. Hutchins and Olive E. Kenny. Books signed by Mahfouz are rare as he left Egypt only twice during his life, each time only but for a short time.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 1754
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"I had forgotten how much light there is in the world, till you gave it back to me": First Editions of Each of Book in Ursula Le Guins The Wizard of Earthsea Series
LE GUIN, Ursula K. [LeGuin].
The Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, Tales from the Earthsea and The Other Wind.
Berkeley: Parnassus, 1968-2001.
First editions of each of the six novels in Le Guin's acclaimed Wizard of Earthsea series. Octavo, 6 volumes, original cloth. Each are fine in near fine to fine dust jackets. The Wizard of Earthsea is a second state and the dust jacket priced at $3.95. A Wizard of Earthsea with illustrations by Ruth Robbins; Tombs of Atuan and Farthest Shore with illustrations by Gail Garraty. An exceptional set.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 144308
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“She was buried in his flesh. She throbbed in the beat of his pulses. She was wine in his blood, a music in his heart": First Modern Library Edition of Look Homeward, Angel; Inscribed by Thomas Wolfe
WOLFE, Thomas.
Look Homeward, Angel.
New York: The Modern Library, 1934.
First Modern Library edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original dark blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Beryl Burk, with best wishes Thomas Wolfe Oct. 30, 1935." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 127273
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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 Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test; Signed by Tom Wolfe
WOLFE, Tom .
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.
New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 1968.
First edition of the classic account of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters during their bus trip across America in the late 1960's. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Tom Wolfe on the title page. Jacket design by Milton Glaser. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 138136
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All the President's Men; Inscribed by Carl Bernstein to his wife
BERNSTEIN, Carl & Bob Woodward.
All The President’s Men.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1974.
First edition, early printing of this groundbreaking work in American journalism. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by Carl Bernstein to his wife on the front free endpaper, "For Carol - - with Love, and Thanks. Carl 5/25/74." The recipient, Carol Honsa was Bernstein's workmate at the Washington Post to whom he was married between 1968 and 1972. From the estate of Carol Honsa. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Jacket design by Wendell Minor. An exceptional association, one of the finest we have seen.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 140699
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fine military commission signed by President Ulysses S. Grant, promoting Lieutenant Commander Francis M. Bunce to Commander in the United States Navy
[GRANT, Ulysses S.].
Ulysses S. Grant Signed Naval Commission.
March 5, 1872.
Partially-printed military commission signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States. One page, partially printed on vellum and retaining the original blue seal, the commission is dated March 5, 1872 and appoints Francis M. Bunce a "Commander in the Navy from the 2d day of November 1871 in the service of the United States." Signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy, George M. Robeson. Following his distinguished service in the Civil War, in 1865 Francis M. Bunce took command of the monitor USS Monadnock, and led her on…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 143612
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Rare First Edition of Herman Melville's White Jacket; or the World in a Man-Of-War
MELVILLE, Herman.
White Jacket; or the World in a Man-Of-War.
New York: Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1850.
First edition, first printing with 6pp. of publisher’s advertisements, brown cloth with Harper and Brothers New York stamped at center. In very good condition, previous ownership inscription, bookplates.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 144154
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The Works of the Honourable Robert Boyle; finely bound and illustrated
BOYLE, Robert.
The Works of the Honourable Robert Boyle. In Six Volumes to which is prefixed The Life of the Author.
London: Printed for J. and F. Rivington, L. Davis, E. Johnston, S. Crowder, et al., 1772.
New edition of the complete works of the first modern chemist and pioneer in modern experimental scientific method. Quarto, six volumes, bound in full calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with 24 engraved plates (most folding), frontispiece portrait of Boyle to volume one. In near fine condition. Rebacked.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 131348