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“He says that courage is a capital sum reduced by expenditure": First Edition of Ian Flemings Dr. No; signed by Sean Connery
FLEMING, Ian.
Dr. No.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1958.
First edition in the first-issue dust jacket with Fleming's name printed in black on the spine of the sixth Bond thriller, first state binding (Gilbert's variant A), without the "Honeychile" silhouette; the silhouette was later added to bring it in line with other titles in the series which bore designs on the front board. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed by Sean Connery on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities. Jacket design by Pat Marriott. Rare and desirable.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 135314
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“This is the best of Mr. Isherwood's novels" (Cyril Connolly): First Edition of Down There On a Visit; Inscribed by Him
ISHERWOOD, Christopher.
Down There On a Visit.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961.
First edition of this novel from the author of Goodbye Berlin and what many consider his finest novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Monroe Wheeler ex dono Christopher Isherwood." The recipient Monroe Wheeler was an American publisher and museum coordinator and a close friend of Isherwood's. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 104119
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First Edition of Christopher Isherwood's Down There On a Visit
ISHERWOOD, Christopher.
Down There On a Visit.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961.
First edition of this novel from the author of Goodbye Berlin and what many consider his finest novel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper.
Price: $20.00 Item Number: 112391
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“This is the best of Mr. Isherwood's novels" (Cyril Connolly): First Edition of Down There On a Visit; Inscribed by Him
ISHERWOOD, Christopher.
Down There On a Visit.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961.
First edition of this novel from the author of Goodbye Berlin and what many consider his finest novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Vincente Urbistondo, with my best wishes Christopher Isherwood Oct 22 1967." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 110673
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"Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots - but you have to play the ball where it lies.": First Edition of Down the Fairway; Signed by Bobby Jones
JONES, Robert T..
Down the Fairway: The Golf Life and Play of Robert T. Jones, Jr.
Minton, Balch & Company: New York, 1927.
First trade edition of what many consider the greatest golf book of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by Jones on the front free endpaper, "with best wishes, Robert T. Jones, Jr." Foreword by Grantland Rice. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional example, rare and desirable in the original dust jacket and signed.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 117324
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Signed Limited Edition of the "Greatest Golf Book Of the 20th Century" Down the Fairway
JONES, Robert [Bobby] T..
Down the Fairway: The Golf Life and Play of Robert T. Jones, Jr.
New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1927.
Signed Limited edition, preceding the first trade edition of what many consider the greatest golf book of the 20th century. One of 300 numbered copies, signed by both Robert T. Jones and O.B. Keeler, and again by Jones beneath his frontispiece, this is number 29. Octavo, original half vellum over green cloth, gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispiece, illustrated. Foreword by Grantland Rice. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 145952
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Signed Limited Edition of the "Greatest Golf Book Of the 20th Century" Down the Fairway
JONES, Robert [Bobby] T..
Down the Fairway: The Golf Life and Play of Robert T. Jones, Jr.
New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1927.
Signed Limited edition, preceding the first trade edition of what many consider the greatest golf book of the 20th century. One of 300 numbered copies, signed by both Robert T. Jones and O.B. Keeler, and again by Jones beneath his frontispiece, this is number 264. Octavo, original half vellum over green cloth, gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispiece, illustrated. Foreword by Grantland Rice. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 133496
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First edition of Jack Schannep's Dow Theory for the 21st Century; inscribed by him
SCHANNEP, Jack.
Dow Theory for the 21st Century: Technical Indicators For Improving Your Investment Results.
Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008.
First edition of the investor's must-read on trading strategy. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Lengthily signed by the author on the half-title page, "Hope some of the ideas in this book will be helpful to you in your investment success Sincerely, Jack Schannep." In fine condition. Design by Loretta Leiva. Jacket photograph by Tommy Flynn.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 124830
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Rare Time Magazine Air Express Edition cover; signed by Douglas MacArthur
MACARTHUR, Douglas.
Douglas MacArthur Signed Time Magazine Cover.
Time Magazine, 1944.
Rare Time Magazine Air Express Edition signed by Army General Douglas MacArthur. Quarto, the cover is from the October 30, 1944 issue featuring a reproduction of a portrait of MacArthur by Boris Artzybasheff. Signed by Douglas MacArthur on the lower right corner of the cover. In very good condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 17.5 inches by 15 inches. With the original transmittal envelope from the Department of the Army affixed to the verso of the frame.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 138645
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Photograph of Douglas MacArthur; Signed by Him
MACARTHUR, Douglas.
Douglas MacArthur Signed Photograph.
Large signed portrait of General Douglas MacArthur in uniform, "To Major Sgt. Gordon, with best wishes, Douglas MacArthur.” Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 13.5 inches by 15.5 inches.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 51003
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First Edition of Doubling the Point; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning Author J.M. Coetzee
COETZEE, J.M.
Doubling the Point: Essays and Interviews.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1992.
First edition of this collection of essays and interviews by the Nobel Prize winning author. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. In very good condition. Signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 1497
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First Edition of Seamus Heaney's Door Into The Dark; Signed by Him
HEANEY, Seamus.
Door Into The Dark.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1969.
First American edition of the author's second book. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by Seamus Heaney on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with two closed tears to the front panel. A very sharp example.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 151
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Rare original photograph of the Bluebird K7 at record-breaking speed; inscribed by Donald Campbell
CAMPBELL, Donald.
Donald Campbell Signed Bluebird K7 Photograph.
[1960].
Sepia-tone photograph of the water speed record-breaking Bluebird K7 at speed inscribed by pilot Donald Campbell, "To G.M. Williams With best wishes from Donald Campbell." The recipient, Gwynn Mathews Williams, owned the Waterhead Filling Station on Lake Windermere, the largest natural lake in England where several water speed records were broken, from 1953 until the early 1960's. Accompanied by the original typed letter signed by Campbell. In near fine condition. Rare.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 131544
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First Edition of Don't Tell Dad; Inscribed by Peter Fonda
FONDA, Peter.
Don’t Tell Dad.
New York: Hyperion, 1998.
First edition of Peter Fonda's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated in the year of publication, "For Howard Love messin' with the bees! Peter Fonda '98." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 2955
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Rare First Edition of Don't Ride the Bus on Monday: The Rosa Parks Story
MERIWETHER, Louise [Rosa Parks].
Don’t Ride the Bus on Monday: The Rosa Parks Story.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1973.
First edition of this children's book, which tells the The Rosa Parks story. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by David Scott Brown. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some wear and tear.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 137547
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RARE ELABORATELY ILLUMINATED PATENT OF NOBILITY SIGNED BY Don Ramon Zazo of Ortega, King of Arms to King Charles III of Spain
DON RAMON ZAZO OF ORTEGA,.
Don Ramon Zazo of Ortega Signed Patent of Nobility.
Rare illuminated patent of Nobility signed by Don Ramon Zazo of Ortega, historian and King of Arms to Charles III, King of Spain. Quarto, bound in full morocco with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, fleuron cornerpieces and central gilt motif within botanically gilt frames to the front and rear panels, elaborately illuminated vellum leaves including six full-page hand-painted coats of arms from the houses of Don Ramon Zazo of Ortega, Zarra, Echavarria, Aldecoa, and Lizerazu. Text in Spanish. Signed by Don Ramon Zazo of Ortega at the conclusion of the patent with a remnant of the original Royal paper…
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 109050