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Prints of Beethoven‘s belles. Three reproduction prints of Beethoven‘s belles, two in color, framed together as one. Matted and framed with gilt to the cut edges of the mat. In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 19.75 inches by 14.75 inches.
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New York : William Morrow and Company, 1936.
First edition of this classic yachting work, a richly illustrated history of major blue-water yacht races from 1866 to 1935, chronicling the development of competitive ocean racing and the personalities, vessels, and maritime traditions that shaped the sport. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth stamped in blind and gilt, frontispiece by Morris Rosenfeld, illustrated with track chartsContinue reading "Ocean Racing: The Great Blue-Water Yacht Races 1866-1935."
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London : Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, 1936.
First edition of this tale of poison. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Nina Miller Davidson. Scarce in the rare original dust jacket.
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Dallas, Texas : Matt Holt Books, 2023.
First edition of renowned musician, musical director, and rock star Mark Rivera’s revealing memoir. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Signed by Mark Rivera on the half-title page with a modern peace sign. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Brigid Pearson.
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Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint Press, 2009.
First edition, second printing of the 50th anniversary edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Gary Snyder on the title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Bullen. Accompanied by an autograph note initialed by the author on their personalized stationery laid in.
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c. 1960.
Rare photograph of a North American X-15 aircraft signed by Neil Armstrong and Robert White. Color matte photograph of Neil Armstrong, fellow-test pilot Robert White, and four others posing in front of a North American X-15 aircraft. Boldly signed along the lower margin below their figures “Neil Armstrong” and “Robert M. White,” respectively. The groupContinue reading "Neil Armstrong and Robert White Signed Photograph."
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London : Heinemann, 1970.
First British edition of this gripping tale of corporate intrigue and visceral peril set in the gold mines of southern Africa, which established the template for Wilbur Smith’s best selling adventure novels. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light soiling. Dust jacket designContinue reading "Gold Mine."
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New York : Random House, 1935.
Deluxe limited edition of Porgy and Bess, number 55 of only 250 copies signed by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward and director Rouben Mamoulian. Folio, original full red morocco, raised bands, top edge gilt, illustrated. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.
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London : Little Brown Books for Young Readers, 2021.
First edition of this heartwarming holiday fantasy. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth with gilt Christmas decorations to the front and rear panels, illustrated endpapers, with black-and-white illustrations throughout. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page. With Rowling’s official hologram sticker to the verso of the front free endpaper. Near fine in a nearContinue reading "The Christmas Pig."
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Ashland, OR : Black Stone Publishing, 2026.
Advanced reading copy of the first edition of this science fiction novel by New York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “For Matthew – With every good wish – Alan Dean Foster 4/26.” In fine condition. Cover andContinue reading "Lost on Paradise."
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Rare autograph note signed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to fellow basketball player Bill Walton. Duodecimo, note card featuring a color design of the player shooting a basketball on the recto and a black and white design of the player with a basketball in hand on the verso. Inscribed on the verso by Abdul-Jabbar in blue ballpoint,Continue reading "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Autograph Note Signed."
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New York : Columbia University Press, 1964.
Rare May 1964 issue of Columbia Review, personally owned by Columbia University alum and Beatnik writer, Jack Kerouac. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, volume XLIV number 2, illustrated, with the original U.S. retail price of $1 listed on the inside of the front cover. Featuring poetry, short stories, essays, and cartoons from majority Columbia University contributors.Continue reading "1964 Columbia Review."
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Hartford : Published by Silas Andrus, 1823.
Rare first edition of Putnam’s work dedicated to American naval heroes of the Revolutionary War including James Monroe, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition. Armorial bookplate to the pastedown. Rare.
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997.
First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page and additionally by legendary designer Milton Glaser on the front panel of the dust jacket. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser. Rare and desirable.
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New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982.
First edition of Walker’s classic third novel, in which she became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Alice Walker on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Judith Kazdym Leeds.
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New York : The Macmillan Company, 1916.
First edition of this classic collection of 320 poems by Tagore. Small octavo, original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt, frontispiece in color by Willy Pogany, gilt decorative borders to each page. Signed by Rabindranath Tagore on the front free endpaper. Near fine in the originalContinue reading "Stray Birds."
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Rare photograph of an artist’s conception of the Apollo 8 mission signed by Frank Borman. Satin-finish photograph depicting an “artist’s concept… of a phase of the scheduled Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission…” in which panels are jettisoned. Boldly signed by Borman in black felt tip to the bottom left. In fine condition. Official NASA photographContinue reading "Frank Borman Signed “Apollo 8 Mission – Artist Conception” Photograph."
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Philadelphia : Published for Birch and Small, 1811.
Scarce first separate American edition of Cervantes’ classic novel. Duodecimo, four volumes bound in full contemporary mottled calf with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the spines. Smollett’s English translation was first published in America in Philadelphia in John Conrad & Co.’s Select Novels series in 1803 (Vols. X-XIII), this is the first separate edition publishedContinue reading "The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote."
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London : Tabart and Co., 1809.
Second edition of this satirical work, with beautiful color plates. Octodecimo, contemporary calf bound in three-quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt ruling to the spine, with 23 of 24 hand-colored plates with The Knight missing as is common for this title. In very good condition, bookplate to the front pastedown and ownership inscription toContinue reading "A Book Explaining the Ranks and Dignities of British Society: Intended Chiefly for the Instruction of Young Persons."
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Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2002.
First edition of this New York Times bestselling author’s debut novel. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Boldly signed by Alice Sebold on the title page. Additionally signed twice by jacket designer Yoori Kim; on the front panel and the rear jacket flap of this unforgettable jacket. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by YooriContinue reading "The Lovely Bones."
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London : Sampson, Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1875.
First edition in English in book form of the first volume of Verne’s Mysterious Island trilogy, preceding the Scribner Armstrong’s first American edition. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece. Accompanied by an autograph note signed by Verne and dated the year he published “Two Years’ Vacation” his SouthContinue reading "The Mysterious Island: Dropped From the Clouds."
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New York : Harper Business, 2001.
First edition of this analysis on how companies transition from mediocre performance to sustained greatness. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, illustrated with graphs and diagrams. Boldly signed on a Mayfield Partners bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper by Jim Collins. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chin-Yee Lai.
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New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992.
First edition of tenth anniversary edition of Walker’s third novel, in which she became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Alice Walker on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Vaughn Andrews. Jacket illustration by Joan Eda.
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Columbus, Ohio : Mid Coast Marketing, 1998.
First edition of Tibbets’ account of the bombing of Hiroshima. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by pilot Paul Tibbets and navigator Dutch Van Kirk beneath their respective image preceding the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable.
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