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First Edition of Dusklands; Signed by J.M. Coetzee
COETZEE, J.M.
Dusklands.
Johannesburg: Raven Press, 1974.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 145915
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Second edition of Charles Gerard's L'Ancienne Alsace a Table
GERARD, Charles.
L’Ancienne Alsace a Table.
Paris: Berger-Levrault et Cie, 1877.
Scarce second edition of Charles Gerard's authoritative work on the culinary traditions of the former region of Alsace. Octavo, original wrappers as issued, advertisements to the rear panel. In very good condition. Housed in a custom velvet-lined half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 96166
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First Edition of William Golding's The Spire; Signed by Him
GOLDING, William.
The Spire.
London: Faber & Faber, 1964.
First British edition. Octavo, original cloth.Signed by William Golding on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of rubbing. A very bright copy.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 3353
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First Edition of Henry Adams' The Education of Henry Adams: an Autobiography
ADAMS, Henry.
The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918.
First edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, with the date of 1918 to the title page. Octavo, original cloth, gilt topstain. In near fine condition. First printings are scarce, especially in this condition.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 119824
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First Edition of Volume I of Andre L. Simon's The History of the Wine Trade in England; Inscribed by Him
SIMON, Andre L.
The History of the Wine Trade in England.
London: Wyman & Sons, 1906-07.
First edition of Simon's landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Volumes I. Presentation copy, inscribed by Andre L. Simon opposite the title page, "With the author's Compliments Andre L. Simon 15/9/07 to S.C. Coggin Sept." In near fine condition.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 112957
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First edition, association copy of American Journey: The Times of Robert Kennedy; inscribed by George Plimpton to Senator Ted Kennedy
PLIMPTON, George. [Editor]. Interviews by Jean Stein [Edward M. Kennedy].
American Journey: The Times of Robert Kennedy.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc, 1970.
First edition of this remarkable biography of Robert F. Kennedy, based on interviews by Jean Stein and edited by George Plimpton. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by George Plimpton on the front free endpaper to Robert Kennedy's youngest brother, Ted Kennedy, "To Senator Kennedy with great admiration and best wishes, George." The recipient, Ted Kennedy served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party and the prominent political Kennedy family, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died.…
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 142518
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Thomas Dawson's translation of The Works of Flavius Josephus
JOSEPHUS, Flavius.
The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus, The Jewish Historian, Containing Twenty Books of the Jewish Antiquities, Seven Books of the Jewish War, and the Life of Josephus, Written by Himself.
London: Published by John Pearmain, n.d.
Uncommon second edition of Thomas Dawson's translation of the works of the famed Jewish historian. Quarto, two volumes bound in full nineteenth century polished calf, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt tooling and embossing to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and stamping to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins, illustrated with numerous engravings. In good condition. Rare.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 139427
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Signed Photograph of President Calvin Coolidge
COOLIDGE, Calvin.
Calvin Coolidge Signed Photograph.
Photograph of Calvin Coolidge by Harris & Ewing. Inscribed in the lower border, "To Frederick I. Cox, With regards, Calvin Coolidge.” Blindstamped in the lower left by Harris & Ewing. The photograph measures 8 inches by 12 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.25 inches by 20.25 inches.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 43071
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"I'm starved for love. Not ordinary love but real love. The love that's like music or something": Uncorrected Proof of the First Edition of The Ginger Man
DONLEAVY, J.P.
The Ginger Man.
New York: McDowell, Obelensky, 1958.
Rare uncorrected proof of the first American edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 120176
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First Edition of Serge Klarsfeld's French Children of the Holocaust: A Memorial; Inscribed by Him
KLARSFELD, Serge.
French Children of the Holocaust: A Memorial.
New York: New York University Press, 1996.
First edition of this memorial to the French children of the Holocaust with over 2,500 photographic images of the children. Thick quarto, original illustrated boards. Warmly inscribed by Serge Klarsfeld. Edited by Susan Cohen, Howard M. Epstein and Serge Klarsfeld. Translated by Glorianne Depondt and Howard M. Epstein. In fine condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 732
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Rare autograph note signed by Apollo Astronauts Ronald Evans, Gene Cernan, and John Young
CERNAN, Gene; Ron Evans; John Young.
Apollo Astronauts Signed Note.
Rare note signed by Apollo astronauts John Young (Gemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10, Apollo 16, STS-1, STS-9), Ronald Evans (Apollo 17), and Gene Cernan (Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo 17). One page, signed by each astronaut. The note measures 7 inches by 5 inches. The entire piece measures 13.25 inches by 11.25 inches.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 120894
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First Edition of Michael Bond's Paddington Marches On; Signed by Him
BOND, Michael; Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum.
Paddington Marches On.
London: Collins, 1964.
First edition of the sixth book in the Paddington series. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Michael Bond on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 48011
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"History is everywhere. It seeps into the soil, the sub-soil. Like rain, or hail, or snow, or blood": First edition of Edna O'Brien's House of Splendid Isolation; inscribed by her to Erica Jong
O'BRIEN, Edna [Erica Jong].
House of Splendid Isolation.
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1994.
First edition of O'Briend's haunting and delicately poetic thriller. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "My dear Erica - to meet again and to find you as a friend. Love Edna Dec. 94." The recipient, Erica Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which became famously controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. Written in the first person and narrated by its protagonist, 29-year-old American poet Isadora Wing, Fear of Flying was written in the throes of the Sexual…
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 142675
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First edition of Al Gore's Earth in the Balance; Inscribed by Him to Fellow Senator Larry Pressler
GORE, Al.
Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit.
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992.
First edition, first printing of the author's classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For my friend and colleague Larry Pressler, with respect + best wishes, Al Gore." The recipient, Senator Larry Pressler served in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1997, representing South dakota. After completing his Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford, he joined the United States Army and served in Vietnam from 1966 to 1968, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant. He was the first Vietnam veteran to be elected to the…
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 144920
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First Edition of Brian Wilson's Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story; inscribed by him, Todd Gold, and Dr. Eugene Landy
WILSON, Brian with Todd Gold.
Wouldn’t It Be Nice: My Own Story.
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991.
First edition of Brian Wilson's candid autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Brian Wilson on the half-title page, "To Glen Brian Wilson", signed by Todd Gold on the title page and inscribed by Dr. Eugene Landy on the dedication page, "To Glenn Eugene E. Landy." The recipient, Glenn Goldman founded Book Soup in 1975, an independently owned bookstore on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood specializing in art, music, film, photography, design and fiction. American psychotherapist Dr. Eugene E. Landy was best known for his unconventional psychological treatments, especially for his treatment of Wilson in the 1970s and…
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 119333