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First Edition of the 25th Anniversary Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; Signed Four Times by Jacket Illustrator Thomas Taylor and with an illustration
ROWLING, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
London: Bloomsbury, 2022.
First edition of the 25th anniversary edition of the first book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated by Thomas Taylor. Signed four times by jacket illustrator Thomas Taylor, on the half-title page with a drawing of glasses, on the jacket panel, on the book front panel and on the rear jacket panel. At the time of the book’s publication in 1996, Thomas Taylor had just graduated from art school and was working at Heffers Children’s Bookshop in Cambridge. At Heffers, Taylor…
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 144071
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On China; Inscribed by Henry Kissinger to Admiral James Winnifeld
KISSINGER, Henry A.
On China.
New York: Penguin Press, 2011.
First edition, early printing of Kissinger's 13th book, in which he draws on historical records and 40 years of direct interaction with four generations of Chinese leaders to analyze the link between China’s ancient past and its present day trajectory. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Admiral James Winnifeld Thank you for your service Henry A. Kissinger." The recipient, James Winnifeld served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Darren Haggar. An exceptional association.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 144070
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First Edition of All the King's Men; Signed by Robert Penn Warren and Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
WARREN, Robert Penn.
All The King’s Men.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946.
First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Signed by Robert Penn Warren on a page bound in. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 144063
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FIRST EDITION OF JOHN F. KENNEDY'S PROFILES IN COURAGE
KENNEDY, John F.
Profiles in Courage.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956.
First edition of Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jack design by Phil Grushkin. Jacket photograph by Hank Walker. Uncommon in this condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 143898
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"Life is too much for me! I’ll be a weak fool looking with pity at the two sides of everything till the day I die!": First Edition of Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
O'NEILL, Eugene.
The Iceman Cometh.
New York: Random House, 1946.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning playwright's masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 143667
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First Edition of Power and Principle: Memoirs of the National Security Adviser; Inscribed by Zbigniew Brzezinski
BRZEZINSKI, Zbigniew .
Power and Principle: Memoirs of the National Security Adviser 1977-1981.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1983.
First edition of Brzezinski's memoirs. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Ross Becker- with best wishes, Zbigniew Brzezinski." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Garrett Loube Design Associates.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 144069
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Rare presentation copy of Robert Bloomfield's The Farmer's Boy; presented by Herman Melville to his sister
BLOOMFIELD, Robert. [Herman Melville].
The Farmer’s Boy.
London: Sampson, Low, Son & Co, 1858.
Later printing of the poem that made Robert Bloomfield's reputation. Octavo, original publisher's cloth elaborately stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, illustrated with thirty engravings from drawings by Birket Foster, Harrison, Weir, and G.E. Hicks. Presentation copy, inscribed on the verso of the front free endpaper, "Fanny Melville from Herman Xmas 1876.” Presentation inscription likely in the hand of Melville's wife. Herman Melville was born in New York City on August 1, 1819, to Allan Melvill (1782–1832)[3] and Maria (Gansevoort) Melvill (1791–1872). Herman was the third of eight children in a family of Scottish and Dutch descent. His siblings, who…
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 144051
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"love others as he loves you": autograph quotation signed by Mother Teresa
BOJAXHIU, Mary Teresa. [Mother Teresa] .
Mother Teresa Autograph Quotation Signed.
Autograph quotation signed by Mother Teresa, "God is love and he love [sic] you love others as he loves you God bless you M Teresa mc." One page, on an off-white slip which measures 4.75 inches by 3.5 inches. Matted with a color photograph of Mother Teresa. In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 8.25 inches by 11.75 inches.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 144060
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First edition of In Search of America; signed and inscribed by Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster
JENNINGS, Peter and Todd Brewster.
In Search of America.
New York: Hyperion, 2002.
First edition of the bestselling authors' lavishly illustrated work exploring American identity from the country's foundation to present day. Quarto, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs edited by Vivette Porges. Presentation copy, inscribed by both authors on the half-title page, "Rebecca You are on a great journey! & a great person P.J." and "Todd Brewster 9.26.02." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Elton Robinson.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 144820
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finely bound and copiously illustrated 19th century printing of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
BUNYAN, John.
The Pilgrim’s Progress and Other Works of John Bunyan with an Original Memoir by the Reverend George B. Cheever, D.D.
Howard Street, Glasgow; South Bridge, Edinburgh; 22 Paternoster Row, London: William Mackenzie, n.d. [1862].
Finely bound and copiously illustrated 19th century printing of one of the most significant works of religious English literature. Quarto, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated with 31 plates and numerous in-text illustrations, additional pictorial title page, folding plate of Bunyan's Dream. In very good condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 144028
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"We tell ourselves stories in order to live": First Edition of The White Album; Signed by Joan Didion
DIDION, Joan.
The White Album.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979.
First edition of this classic collection of short stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Joan Didion on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Robert Anthony. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 140025
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“YOU TOOK THE BEST, SO WHY NOT TAKE THE REST?”: FIRST EDITION OF ANOTHER COUNTRY; inscribed by James Baldwin
BALDWIN, James.
Another Country.
London: Michael Joseph, 1963.
First edition of Baldwin's classic work, nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "For Betty: Peace. James Baldwin." In fine condition.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 144034
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"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world": First Edition of Anne Frank: The Diary of A Young Girl
FRANK, Anne.
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.
London: Constellation Books, 1952.
First English edition of “one of the wisest and most moving commentaries on war” (Eleanor Roosevelt). Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Translated from the Dutch by B.M. Mooyaart-Doubleday. Foreword by Storm Jameson. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 144052
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First edition of Robert Parker's The World's Greatest Wine Estates; Signed by Him
PARKER, Robert M.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates: A Modern Perspective.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
First edition of the renowned wine critic's elaborately illustrated work showcasing 175 of the world's most accomplished wine estates. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, elaborately illustrated with color photographs. Boldly signed by Robert M. Parker on the second free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Beth Middleworth. Uncommon signed.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 144062
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First edition of the Author's Pulitzer Prize-winning work Abraham Lincoln: The War Years; volume I signed by Carl Sandburg
SANBURG, Carl.
Abraham Lincoln: The War Years.
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1939.
First trade edition of Sandburg's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, four volumes, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with 414 half-tones of photographs and 249 cuts of cartoons, letters and documents. Signed by Carl Sandburg on the half-title page of volume one. In near fine condition. Housed in a original slipcase. An exceptional signed example.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 143162
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"I will not relent in waging this struggle for freedom and security for the American people": First Edition of Decision Points; Signed by President George W. Bush
BUSH, George W.
Decision Points.
New York: Crown Publishers, 2010.
First edition of George W. Bush's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by George W. Bush on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by W.G. Cookman.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 143861