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First Edition of The Terminal Man; Inscribed by Michael Crichton
Crichton, Michael.
The Terminal Man.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1972.
First edition of this Crichton novel about the power of mind control. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Inscribed by Michael Crichton on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $100.00
"THAT FIRST SURRENDER OF HERS WAS A LITTLE SUDDEN, IF NOT DOWNRIGHT UNNERVING": FIRST EDITION OF NABOKOV'S THE ORIGINAL OF LAURA (DYING IS FUN); PUBLISHED 32 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH; SIGNED BY CHIP KIDD
Nabokov, Vladimir.
The Original of Laura (Dying is Fun): A Novel in Fragments.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 2009.
First edition of Nabokov’s final and incomplete novel which he was in the process of writing at the time of his death in 1977. Octavo, original pictorial cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the jacket designer Chip Kidd on the back flap of the jacket. Illustrated throughout with photographs of the original index cards that comprised the unfinished manuscript with accompanying printed annotations. Introduction by Dmitri Nabokov. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $100.00
"A man's mind must be liberated before he can conceive the idea of setting men free": H.G. Wells' Phoenix A Summary of the Inescapable Conditions of World Reorganisation
Wells, H.G.
Phoenix: A Summary of the Inescapable Conditions of World Reorganisation.
London: Secker & Warburg 1942.
Early printing of Wells’ argument and outline for world reorganization. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $100.00
First Edition of Vladimir Nabokov's Invitation to a Beheading
Nabokov, Vladimir.
Invitation to a Beheading.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1957.
First edition of this “wonderful tour de force” (Gilbert Highet). Octavo, original half cloth, red topstain. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Translated by Dmitri Nabokov.
Price: $100.00
"The are moments when I feel that she asked too much of me - especially since our arrival in this country": First Edition of Henry James' Tales of Three Cities
James, Henry.
Tales of Three Cities.
Boston: James R. Osgood 1884.
First edition of this collection of James novellas. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In very good condition with light rubbing to the crown and foot of the spine.
Price: $100.00
First signed limited edition of Adlai E. Stevenson's major speeches from his 1951 Presidential campaign; one of 1000 copies signed by the author
Stevenson, Adlai E.
Major Campaign Speeches of Adlai E. Stevenson 1952.
New York: Random House 1953.
First signed limited edition of Adlai E. Stevenson’s major speeches from his 1951 Presidential campaign. Octavo, original cloth, photographic frontispiece portrait by Life Magazine photographer Cornell Capa. One of 1,000 numbered copies signed by the author, this is number 36. Near fine in the original glassine which is in very good condition. Housed in the original slipcase.
Price: $100.00
Finely bound Example of Trotter's Studies in Biography
Trotter, Lionel James.
Studies in Biography.
London: Edward Moxon & Co 1865.
Finely bound example of Trotter’s compilation of biographies on historic authors. Octavo, bound in full royal blue morocco with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, wide gilt ruling and stamping to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition.
Price: $100.00
"AND THERE COMES A TIME IN YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU REALIZE THAT IF YOU DON'T TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HAPPY, YOU MAY NEVER GET ANOTHER CHANCE AGAIN": FIRST EDITION OF EMPIRE FALLS; SIGNED BY RICHARD RUSSO
Russo, Richard.
Empire Falls.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 2001.
First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Richard Russo on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Gall.
Price: $100.00
“IS THIS REALITY, THE FINAL REALITY, OR JUST A NEW DECEPTIVE DREAM?”: FIRST EDITION OF VLADIMIR NABOKOV'S KING, QUEEN, KNAVE
Nabokov, Vladimir.
King, Queen, Knave.
New York: McGraw-Hill Company 1968.
First edition of this early Nabokov novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Translated by Dmitri Nabokov.
Price: $100.00
Finely bound example of the poetical works of Alexander Pope
Pope, Alexander.
The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. Including his Translation of Homer: To Which is Added The Life of the Author, by Dr. Johnson.
Philadelphia: J.J. Woodward 1830.
Finely bound example of the works of Alexander Pope, including his important translation of Homer. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt tooling and to the spine, black morocco spine label lettered in gilt, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, engraved frontispiece portrait of Pope by J.B. Longmere with tissue guard, engraved vignette to the half-title page. In very good condition. Period ownership inscription. A desirable example.
Price: $100.00
First Edition of Sebastian Mallaby's More Money Than God; Signed by Him
Mallaby, Sebastian.
More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite.
New York: The Penguin Press 2010.
First edition of this “splendid…the definitive history of the hedge fund, a compelling narrative full of larger-than-life characters and dramatic tales” (The Washington Post). Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Sebastian Mallaby on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haffar and Tal Goretsky.
Price: $100.00
First Separate Appearance of the fifth chapter in Roosevelt's African Game Trails: An African Buffalo Hunt
Roosevelt, Theodore.
Scribner’s Magazine Vol. XLVII No. 2 February 1910: African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist: An African Buffalo Hunt.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1910.
First edition Scribner’s Vol. XLVII No. 2 February 1910 issue containing a separate appearance of the fifth chapter in Roosevelt’s African Game Trails: An African Buffalo Hunt. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with photographs, full-color plates, and advertisements including a full page black and white photograph of Kermit and Theodore Roosevelt with their first buffalo. In very good condition.
Price: $100.00
