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"Colonel Saito. Do not speak to me of rules. This is war!": First Edition of Pierre Boulle's The Bridge Over the River Kwai
BOULLE, Pierre.
The Bridge Over The River Kwai.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1954.
First edition of the novel that was the basis for the film of the same name, which is widely considered to be one of the greatest films in cinematic history. Octavo, original cloth. Translated from the French by Xan Fielding. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Name to the half-title page, small number to the copyright page.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 141809
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First Edition of Robert M. Parker's The Wines of the Rhone Valley; Signed by Him
PARKER, Robert M.
The Wines of the Rhone Valley.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987.
First edition of this comprehensive work on wines of the Rhone Valley. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Christopher Wormell. Boldly signed by Robert Parker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Koppel and Scher. Maps by Jeanyee Wong.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 142101
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First Edition of Garry Wills' Pulitzer Prize-winning work Lincoln at Gettysburg; Inscribed by Him
WILLS, Garry.
Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Re-Made America.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1993.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Dick what fun, Garry." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Original article regarding this title from the New York Times laid in.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 133476
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First Edition of A Way Of Seeing; Inscribed by Margaret Mead and Rhoda Metraux
MEAD, Margaret and Rhoda Metraux.
A Way Of Seeing.
New York: The McCall Publishing Company, 1970.
First edition of this work by these two legendary anthropologists. Quarto, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by both authors in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Lola and Ted affectionately- Rhoda and Margaret Mead February 1970." The recipient was an assistant to Margaret Mead. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Tere LoPrete.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 122386
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First Edition of Killing Pablo; Lengthily inscribed by Mark Bowden to Deborah Rosenblum
BOWDEN, Mark.
Killing Pablo.
London: Atlantic Books, 2001.
First edition of this work on Pablo Escobar. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, "To Deborah Rosenblum, Thanks for your service as Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense for Drug Enforcement Policy and Support. Best wishes, Mark Bowden August 8, 2001." The recipient, Deborah Rosenblum is a nuclear expert and former career civil servant. She currently serves as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs in the Biden administration. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Vivid.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 128498
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"We may all have stopped smoking but we continue to burn": First Edition of Luc Sante's No Smoking; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
SANTE, Luc.
No Smoking.
New York: Assouline Publishing, 2004.
First edition of this comical book regarding smoking. Octavo, original illustrated cardstock, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For John We may all have stopped smoking but we continue to burn. Luc Sante." Fine in a fine slipcase, with the plastic packaging still present on the lower half of the box.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 38221
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Rare First Edition of The Brother Andrews' A Daring Voyage, across the Atlantic Ocean; From the library of Adventurer Steve Fossett
ANDREWS, The Brothers.
A Daring Voyage Across the Atlantic Ocean.
New York: E.P. Dutton and Co, 1830.
First edition of this work regarding the crossing of the Atlantic, which the Andrews brothers sailed from Boston to England and then to France in a 20 foot Gloucester dory. Octavo, original gilt decorated cloth, with 12 illustrations. With Introduction and Notes by Dr. Macaulay. From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the front free endpaper. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon Spirit of Freedom. He completed the 2002 trip in 13 days, 8 hours, and…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 112432
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First Editions of Protestantism, Catholicism, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam; First Edition Six Volume Set of Great Religions of Modern Man
J. LESLIE DUNSTAN [PROTESTANTISM]; GEORGE BRAND [CATHOLICISM]; ARTHUR HERTZBERG [JUDAISM]; RICHARD A. GARD [BUDDHISM]; LOUIS RENOU [HINDUISM]; JOHN A. WILLIAMS [ISLAM],.
Protestantism, Catholicism, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam: Six-Volume Set of Great Religions of Modern Man.
New York: George Braziller, 1961.
First editions of this classic collection of works. Octavo, original cloths, 6 volumes, original slipcase. Near fine in near fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Joseph Low.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 140432
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Age of Discontinuity: Guidelines to Our Changing Society; Inscribed by Peter Drucker
DRUCKER, Peter F.
Age of Discontinuity: Guidelines to Our Changing Society.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1978.
First edition, early printing of this work "which makes businessmen think thoughts they have never thought before" (The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Peter Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 81084
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First Edition of Francis Chichester's Gipsy Moth Circles The World; Signed by Him
CHICHESTER, Francis.
Gipsy Moth Circles The World.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1967.
First edition of the author's account of circumnavigating the globe in his boat Gypsy IV. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs and maps. Boldly signed by Francis Chichester opposite the half-title page. Near fine in a near-fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket illustration based on a detail from Sir Francis Chichester Rounding the Horn by Norman Wilkinson.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 85128
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First Edition of Each novel in the Baroque Series; Each signed by Neal Stephenson
STEPHENSON, Neal.
Quicksilver, The Confusion, The System of the World.
New York: William Morrow and Company, 2003-2004.
First editions of each novel in the author's classic Baroque trilogy. Octavo, original half cloth. Each volume is signed by Neal Stephenson on the title page. Fine in near fine to fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Richard L. Aquan.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 144303
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Collection of first editions signed by children's book author Raymond Briggs
BRIGGS, Raymond.
Selected Works of Raymond Briggs.
London: Various Publishers, 1973-2001.
Fine collection of first editions and early printings with two signed by children's book author Raymond Briggs. Quarto, four volumes, original boards and wrappers, illustrated. The collection includes a Picture Puffin edition of The Mother Goose Treasury inscribed by the author (London: Picture Puffin, 1976), a Picture Puffin edition of Jim and the Beanstalk inscribed by the author (London: Picture Puffin, 1973), a first edition of Unlucky Wally (London: Hamish Hamilton, 1987), and a first edition of Ivor the Invisible (London, Channel 4 Books: 2001). Each volume is in near fine to fine condition.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 117655
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First Edition of Bocuse A La Carte; Warmly Inscribed by Paul Bocuse
BOCUSE, Paul.
Bocuse A La Carte.
London: Aurum Press, 1987.
First edition. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Pour Lyn avec ma sympathique Paul Bocuse 3 Giullet 1990." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated from the French by Colette Rossant.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 139625
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"LIBERTY'S BELL HATH SOUNDED ITS BOLD PEAL WHERE MAN HOLDS MAN IN SLAVERY!": Rare first edition of The Liberty Bell by Friends of Freedom
The Liberty Bell. By Friends of Freedom.
Boston: Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Fair, 1842.
Rare first edition of the third annual of the abolitionist periodical, containing submissions by William Lloyd Garrison, Lydia Maria Child, and John Quincy Adams. 12mo, original wrappers adhered to boards, tissue guarded frontispiece. Bookplate. In good condition with some wear to the boards. Rare.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 142105