New Arrivals

House of Commons

An Abstract of the Evidence Delivered Before a Select Committee of the House of Commons in the Years 1790, and 1791; On the Part of the Petitioners for the Abolition of the Slave-Trade.

London : Printed by James Phillips, George Yard, 1791.

Rare first edition of eye-witness testimony on the horrors of the British slave trade, containing for the first time in book form the famous large folding wood-engraving of slaves packed onto the decks of the slave-ship Brookes, intended as a gruesome test of the “humane” Dolben Bill of 1788. Octavo, contemporary full diced polished brownContinue reading "An Abstract of the Evidence Delivered Before a Select Committee of the House of Commons in the Years 1790, and 1791; On the Part of the Petitioners for the Abolition of the Slave-Trade."

Carroll, Lewis [Alice Hargreaves]

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland [and] Through The Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1932-1935.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Lewis Carroll’s beloved children’s classic. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full leather with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and detailing to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, frontispiece and title page vignette, withContinue reading "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland [and] Through The Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There."

Tesla, Nikola

Nikola Tesla Autograph Letter Signed.

1904.

Rare autograph letter signed by and entirely in the hand of brilliant inventor, Nikola Tesla. Duodecimo, on personal monogram letterhead, dated November 16, 1904. The letter reads in full, “My dear Prof. Osborn, Please accept and transmit to all of your family my warm felicitations. Looking to the pleasure of personal acquaintance Yours sincerely, N.Continue reading "Nikola Tesla Autograph Letter Signed."

Hawking, Stephen W.; Introduction by Carl Sagan

A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes.

London : Bantam Press, 1988.

First British edition and true first of Hawking’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Ron Miller. Signed by Carl Sagan on the title page, who wrote the introduction. Additionally signed and inscribed by the illustrator Ron Miller, who has also added a drawing. Sagan tells the following story: Sagan was in London for a scientific conferenceContinue reading "A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes."

Walesa, Lech

A Way of Hope: An Autobiography.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1987.

First edition of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning leader’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Lech Walesa on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire.

London : Bloombsbury, 2000.

First edition of Rowling’s fourth book in the Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Giles Greenfield. Cover design by Richard Horne.

Taylor, Telford

The Breaking Wave: The Second World War in the Summer of 1940.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1967.

First edition of this historical work told from the German perspective on the critical turning point of WWII when a victorious Germany failed to defeat Great Britain. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with a facsimile Telford Taylor signature to the front panel, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in theContinue reading "The Breaking Wave: The Second World War in the Summer of 1940."

Murdock, Luke S.; Drawings by E. J. Geske

Palm Beach and West Palm Beach: The Palm Beaches “Where Summer Spends the Winter.”

West Palm Beach, Florida : Long & Murdock, 1926.

First edition of this beautifully produced artograph of the Palm Beaches and their most iconic landmarks. Quarto, original wrappers with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, watercolor inlay of downtown West Palm Beach to the front panel, illustrated title page with tissue guard, copiously illustrated by E. J. Geske. In good condition.

[Richard M. Nixon]

The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared. Commonly Known as the Authorized (King James) Version.

Nashville, TN : The Gideons International, 1974.

The 1974 edition of the Gideon Bible used to swear in President Richard M. Nixon before his voluntary deposition to the Watergate Special Prosecution Force on June 23, 1975, the only sworn testimony Nixon provided in connection with the Watergate proceedings. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Nixon on the frontContinue reading "The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared. Commonly Known as the Authorized (King James) Version."

Eliot, T.S

The Cocktail Party.

London : Faber and Faber Ltd, 1950.

First edition of the most popular of Eliot’s seven plays published during his lifetime. First issue with “here” for “her” on page 29, line 1. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front andContinue reading "The Cocktail Party."

Dayan, Lt Yael

A Soldier’s Diary: Sinai 1967.

England : Penguin Books, 1969.

The Penguin Books edition of this firsthand account of the Six Day War written in just two weeks by Lieutenant Yael Dayan. Duodecimo, original pictorial wrappers. In very good condition. Cover design by David Pelham and Ivan Holmes.

King, Stephen

Dolores Claiborne.

New York : Viking, 1993.

First edition of one of King’s most psychologically-driven novels. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.

Krone, Julie

Julie Krone Signed 1993 Post Parade.

New York : Racing Today Publishing Inc, 1993.

August 1993 issue of Post Parade signed by American jockey and Belmont Stakes winner, Julie Krone. Octavo, original wrappers with a portrait of Krone on the front panel, illustrated with advertisements and color photographs. Boldly signed by Julie Krone in black felt tip with a smiley face on the front panel. This issue features anContinue reading "Julie Krone Signed 1993 Post Parade."

[Lin-Manuel Miranda] [Alexander Hamilton]

Lin Manuel Miranda Signed Ten Dollar Bill.

2017.

Series 2017A United States ten-dollar Federal Reserve Note featuring Alexander Hamilton signed and with an added drawing by the creator and original star of the Broadway musical Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda. Miranda has emphasized Hamilton’s mouth with a large open smile in black sharpie. Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and original star of Hamilton, brought Alexander HamiltonContinue reading "Lin Manuel Miranda Signed Ten Dollar Bill."

Adams, Richard

Watership Down.

London : Paradine, 1976.

Signed limited edition, one of only 250 numbered examples and with an original watercolor, this copy being number presentation copy from the author. Octavo, bound in full morocco bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front panel with gilt stamping of two rabbits, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers.Continue reading "Watership Down."

Kadare, Ismail

The General of the Dead Army.

New York : Grossman, 1972.

First American edition of the author’s classic first book to be translated into English. Octavo, original cloth, top stain black. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by McKean, Kleeger.

Wiesel, Elie

Open Heart.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.

First edition of this profoundly intimate, deeply affecting summing up of life so far, from one of the most cherished moral voices of all time. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Elie Wiesel on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. Translated from the French by MarionContinue reading "Open Heart."

Ferguson, Niall

The Ascent of Money.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2008.

First edition of this original look at the origins of money and how it makes the world go round, destined to become a modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

Garcia, Eric

Matchstick Men: A Novel of Petty Crimes.

New York : Random House, 2002.

First edition of this novel, basis for the 2003 cult film directed by Ridley Scott starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Bruce Altman and Alison Lohman. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Eric Garcia, actors Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell and Bruce Altman on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by DanielContinue reading "Matchstick Men: A Novel of Petty Crimes."

Angelou, Maya; Paul Gauguin; Linda Sunshine

Phenomenal Woman.

New York : Random House, 2000.

First edition of this majestic work of art and poetry. Duodecimo, original pictorial boards, illustrated throughout with paintings by the French Post-impressionist artist Paul Gauguin. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Katzmann, Robert A. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

New York University Law Review. Madison Lecture: Statutes.

New York : New York University Law Review, 2012.

Original June 2012 offprint of the New York University Law Review containing Robert A. Katzmann’s Madison Lecture: Statutes. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers, volume 87, number 3. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the front panel, “For Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with deep appreciation for so much, Yours, Bob, August 25, 2012.” The recipient, Ruth BaderContinue reading "New York University Law Review. Madison Lecture: Statutes."

Hemingway, Ernest; Mary Hemingway; Taylor Williams

Ernest Hemingway, Mary Hemingway, and Taylor Williams Photograph.

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Rare original black and white photograph of legendary American writer Ernest Hemingway. Black and white glossy photograph of Hemingway with his wife Mary and fishing guide Taylor Williams in front of a cabin. Hemingway’s friendship with Taylor “Beartracks” Williams, the well-known Sun Valley hunting and fishing guide, dated back to their meeting in Idaho inContinue reading "Ernest Hemingway, Mary Hemingway, and Taylor Williams Photograph."

Cooke, William. [Alexander Hamilton]

The Bankrupt Laws.

London : Printed for E. and R. Brooke, Bell-Yard, near Temple-Bar, 1793.

Third edition of this important late-eighteenth-century legal treatise from the library of Alexander Hamilton, signed twice by him and additionally by his eldest son Philip Hamilton. Octavo, bound in full calf with stamping to the spine and panels in blind. Signed by Alexander Hamilton on the title page, “A. Hamilton” and again on the finalContinue reading "The Bankrupt Laws."

Ellroy, James. [Russell Crowe]

L.A. Confidential.

New York : The Mysterious Press, 1990.

First edition of Ellroy’s neo-noir classic, adapted into the 1997 film of the same name starring Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Kim Basinger, and Danny DeVito. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by James Ellroy and Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Stephen Peringer.Continue reading "L.A. Confidential."

Octavo Custom Half Morocco Clamshell Box.

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Beautiful custom leather protective boxes can be made to house any book in a wide variety of colors by the Harcourt Bindery.

Shapiro, David L. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Wrong Turns: The Eleventh Amendment and the Pennhurst Case.

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Harvard Law Review Association, 1984.

Original November 1984 offprint Harvard Law Review containing David L. Shapiro’s “Wrong Turns: The Eleventh Amendment and the Pennhurst Case.” Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers, Volume 98, Number 1. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front wrapper, “For Ruth, With all best regards, David.”  The recipient, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, served as an associate justice ofContinue reading "Wrong Turns: The Eleventh Amendment and the Pennhurst Case."

Chatterton, Thomas

The British Poets: Thomas Chatterton.

London : British Literary Society, n.d.

The extra-illustrated Crown edition of the poems of Thomas Chatterton, limited to ten numbered and registered sets. Duodecimo, two volumes, publisher’s exquisite deluxe full morocco binding with gilt titles and elaborate botanical gilt tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and elaborate botanical gilt decorations to the front andContinue reading "The British Poets: Thomas Chatterton."

Prior, Matthew

The British Poets: Matthew Prior.

London : British Literary Society, n.d.

The extra-illustrated Crown edition of the poems of Matthew Prior, limited to ten numbered and registered sets. Duodecimo, two volumes, publisher’s exquisite deluxe full morocco binding with gilt titles and elaborate botanical gilt tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and elaborate botanical gilt decorations to the front andContinue reading "The British Poets: Matthew Prior."

Rand, Ayn

Atlas Shrugged.

New York : Random House, 1957.

First edition, first printing of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original green cloth, frontispiece stamped in gilt, spine stamped in black and gilt. Boldly signed by Ayn Rand on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by George Salter.

Katzmann, Robert A. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Induction Proceedings for Robert A. Katzmann.

New York : United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1999.

Original offprint of the “proceedings held on the occasion of the induction of Honorable Robert A. Katzmann as United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.” Octavo, original wrappers, dated October 25, 1999. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front wrapper, “For Ruth & Marty, with continuingContinue reading "Induction Proceedings for Robert A. Katzmann."

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel. Translated by Gregory Rabassa

One Hundred Years of Solitude.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970.

First American edition of the author’s magnum opus and one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Mark from his friend Gabriel Garcia Marquez 91.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped first issue dust jacket with theContinue reading "One Hundred Years of Solitude."

Buergenthal, Thomas; Foreword by Elie Wiesel

A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy.

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2009.

First edition of this “incredible tale” (The Free Lance-Star). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Elie Wiesel at his foreword. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Elie Wiesel. Jacket design by Keith Hayes. We have never seen another one signed by Wiesel.

Mill, John Stuart

The Subjection of Women.

London : Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1869.

First edition of Mill’s classic work defending the rights of women. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth by Edmonds & Remnants with their ticket to the rear pastedown. In good condition with losses to the spine. Bookseller’s ticket to the front pastedown of S & T Gilbert.

Evanier, Mark [Charles M. Schulz; Chip Kidd]

The Essential Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz: The Greatest Comic Strip of All Time.

New York : Abrams ComicArts, 2025.

Signed limited first edition of this landmark deluxe anniversary volume celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of Peanuts. Rectangular quarto, pictorial boards and endpapers, illustrated with over 700 iconic comic strips and related ephemera, with included bonus items of eight ready-to-frame prints, eight postcards, vinyl decals, an iron-on patch, and a full-color comic book. Boldly signed and datedContinue reading "The Essential Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz: The Greatest Comic Strip of All Time."

Nixon, Richard

Real Peace: A Strategy for the West.

New York : Privately Printed for Richard Nixon, 1983.

The privately printed limited first edition of Nixon’s fifth book. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine. One of 1,000 copies. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Sherry Griner with appreciation for her loyal support over the years – from Richard Nixon 12-30-87.” Fine in a veryContinue reading "Real Peace: A Strategy for the West."

Perelman, S.J

Listen to the Mocking Bird.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1949.

First edition of Perelman’s notion of intellectualism. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with unique drawings by Hirschfeld. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.

Biden, Joe

Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics.

New York : Random House, 2007.

First edition of “this compelling personal story” (The New York Times). Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “Jimmy – I met Paddy – you got ‘good blood’ as my Dad would say Joe Biden 8.18.07.” Fine in a near fine dustContinue reading "Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics."

Acts of the First General Assembly of the State of Missouri; Passed at the First Session, which was Begun and Held at the Town of Saint Louis…1820. [and] Acts of the First General Assembly of the State of Missouri; Passed at the Special Session, Began and Held at the Town of St. Charles…1821.

St. Louis / St. Charles : Isaac N. Henry / St. Charles, 1820-1821.

First editions of the first official printing of the Acts of Missouri’s 1820 First General Assembly and 1821 Special Session, two rare works marking a turning point in the constitutional and sectional fury over slavery that triggered the First Missouri Compromise and the Second Missouri Compromise (1820-21). Octavo, two volumes, bound in full modern brownContinue reading "Acts of the First General Assembly of the State of Missouri; Passed at the First Session, which was Begun and Held at the Town of Saint Louis…1820. [and] Acts of the First General Assembly of the State of Missouri; Passed at the Special Session, Began and Held at the Town of St. Charles…1821."

Adams, Nehemiah

A South-Side View of Slavery; Or, Three Months at the South, in 1854.

Boston : T.R. Marvin and B.B. Mussey & Co, 1854.

First edition of the Boston clergyman’s notorious defense of slavery published after a brief trip to the South, challenging the veracity of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Octavo, original intricate blind-stamped brown cloth with gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition, signature to the front endpaper.

Schwinger, Julian [Behram Kursonoglu]

Julian Schwinger Autograph Letter Signed.

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Rare original autograph letter signed by Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Julian Schwinger to Turkish physicist Behram Kursonoglu. One page, on Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques stationery, dated January 6, and addressed to Kursonoglu. The letter is regarding Schwinger offering an affirmative response to an invitation to attend the conference on Symmetry Principles at High Energy.Continue reading "Julian Schwinger Autograph Letter Signed."

Van Evrie, John H

Negroes and Negro “Slavery:” The First an Inferior Race: The Latter its Normal Condition.

New York : Van Evrie, Horton & Co, 1861.

First edition of this vehemently proslavery work by the New York physician who attacks the “great ‘Anti-Slavery’ delusion'” of Wilberforce and others, published the year the nation erupted into civil war. Octavo, original publisher’s brown cloth with gilt titles to the spine, quadruple ruling stamped in blind to the front and rear panels, tissue-guarded frontispiece,Continue reading "Negroes and Negro “Slavery:” The First an Inferior Race: The Latter its Normal Condition."

Aristotle. Translated by William Ellis

A Treatise on Government. Translated From The Greek of Aristotle.

London : Printed for T. Payne, at the Mew Gate; B. White, in Fleet-street; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1776.

First edition in English of Aristotle’s’ enormously influential work on government, the only edition in the English language published during the 18th century. Quarto, bound in full contemporary calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt turn-ins. In good condition. AContinue reading "A Treatise on Government. Translated From The Greek of Aristotle."

[Conder, Josiah] [Millard Fillmore]

The Modern Traveller. A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical and Topographical, of the Various Countries of the Globe: Volume VII Mexico and Guatimala. Volume X Russia.

Boston and Philadelphia : Wells & Lilly and Thomas Wardle, 1830.

Early American editions of these travel and reference volumes with accessible accounts of world geography and culture. Duodecimo, volumes VII and X, bound in full calf, rebacked with archival cloth tape, frontispieces, illustrated with plates and maps. From the library of President Millard Fillmore with his ownership signature in pencil to the front pastedowns andContinue reading "The Modern Traveller. A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical and Topographical, of the Various Countries of the Globe: Volume VII Mexico and Guatimala. Volume X Russia."

Malkiel, Burton G.; Ray C. Fair

The Determination of Yield Differentials Between Debt Instruments of the Same Maturity.

Ohio : Blackwell Publishing, 1971.

Rare offprint of the November 1971 issue of the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, containing Ray C. Fair and Burton Malkiel’s article “The Determination of Yield Differentials Between Debt Instruments of the Same Maturity.” Octavo, original wrappers, volume 3 number 4. Boldly signed by Burton Malkiel on the front wrapper and from his personalContinue reading "The Determination of Yield Differentials Between Debt Instruments of the Same Maturity."

Jones, Robert T., Jr. [Bobby] and Keeler, O.B

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. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the frontispiece, “For John with warm regards Bob Jones.” Foreword by Grantland Rice. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.  Housed in a customContinue reading "Down the Fairway: The Golf Life and Play of Robert T. Jones, Jr."

Eliot, T.S

Ash-Wednesday.

New York : The Fountain Press Inc./London Faber & Faber Ltd, 1930.

Signed limited edition of T. S. Eliot’s classic “conversion poem.” Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, top edge gilt. One of six hundred numbered copies, this is number 151. Boldly signed by T.S. Eliot on the colophon. In near fine condition. Housed in the publisher’s original cardboard slipcase which is in very good condition. AContinue reading "Ash-Wednesday."

Neruda, Pablo. Translated by Nathaniel Tarn. Preface by Robert Pring-Mill.

The Heights of Macchu Picchu.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1966.

First edition in English of Neruda’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Pablo Neruda on the half-title page. Translated by Nathaniel Tarn. Preface by Robert Pring-Mill. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A very sharp example, rare and desirable signed.

Conway, Moncure Daniel

Testimonies Concerning Slavery.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1864.

First edition of Conway’s powerful abolitionist work, published only one year after he left America at the height of the Civil War to continue his fight against slavery in England. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth rebacked with original spine laid down, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, floral ruling stamped in blind toContinue reading "Testimonies Concerning Slavery."