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Koufax, Sandy.

Koufax.

New York: The Viking Press, 1966.

First edition of the baseball legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, top stain green, illustrated. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Scott Keep Pitchin – Sandy K.” With an additional signed notecard adhered to the front pastedown. Jacket painting by Herb Hazelton. Jacket design by H. Lawrence Hoffman.Continue reading "Koufax."

Adams, Douglas.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.

London: PAN, 1980.

First British edition of Adams’ sequel to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the original Pan paperback preceding the hardcover editions. Duodecimo, original wrappers. In very good condition.

Adams, Douglas.

The Hitch Hiker’s Guide To the Galaxy. [Hitchhiker’s].

London: PAN, 1979.

First British edition of this modern classic, preceding the hardcover edition. Duodecimo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front cover verso, “To Frank, Douglas Adams.” In very good condition.

Moore, Julianne.

Julianne Moore Alaia Dress Worn at the 2022 Venice International Film Festival.

2022.

A dazzling silk evening dress by the celebrated couturier Alaïa, worn by the acclaimed actress Julianne Moore at the 2022 Venice International Film Festival. The dress features a heart-shaped bustier top and a flared black and yellow polka dot skirt, labeled Alaïa. Moore wore the dress to the opening cocktail party of the festival, theContinue reading "Julianne Moore Alaia Dress Worn at the 2022 Venice International Film Festival."

Kitchen, Martin.

The German Officer Corps 1890-1914.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1968.

First edition of this analysis of the social structure, professional identity, and political influence of Germany’s military elite prior to World War I. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt. In fine condition.

Wouk, Herman.

The Caine Mutiny.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1951.

First edition of Wouk’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original blue cloth, cartographic endpapers. Boldly signed by Herman Wouk in a later signature on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with wear and tear. Jacket painting by John Hull. Rare and desirable signed.

Muir, John.

Our National Parks.

Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin Company, 1901.

First edition of Muir’s collection of short works on the beauty and splendor of America’s National Parks. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, gilt vignette to the front panel, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece engraving of the sequoias of Mariposa Grove. In near fine condition.

Steinbeck, John. [Otis L. Guernsey Jr.].

Of Mice and Men: A Play in Three Acts.

New York: Covici-Friede, 1937.

First edition of the dramatic version of Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, wittily inscribed by him. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Lengthily signed by the author and also initialed on the half-title, “by an author in 1 Act. John Steinbeck (a walking mouse who dances from man to mouse) J.S.” Steinbeck adapted his celebrated 1937 novelContinue reading "Of Mice and Men: A Play in Three Acts."

Taupin, Bernie. [Elton John].

The One Who Writes The Words for Elton John.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1976.

First edition of the collected lyrics of Bernie Taupin, Elton John’s celebrated songwriting partner. Quarto, original laminated pictorial boards, illustrated throughout with drawings by Alan Aldridge and a host of other artists, and with the publisher’s erratum slip tipped in on the copyright page. Presentation copy, warmly and lengthily inscribed by the author on theContinue reading "The One Who Writes The Words for Elton John."

Green, Henry.

Concluding.

London: The Hogarth Press, 1948.

First edition of this novel, which Green considered the finest of his books. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.

Ford, Worthington Chauncey. [George Washington].

George Washington.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1900.

Memorial edition of this biography of Washington from the turn of the 20th century. Quarto, two parts in four volumes, bound in full red morocco with gilt titles and tooling in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, floral tooling and a vignette of an American eagleContinue reading "George Washington."

Antler [Brad Burdick] [Annie Dillard].

Last Words.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1986.

First edition of this collection by the Milwaukee poet Antler, gathering his visionary, Whitman-inspired verse. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to fellow poet Annie Dillard, “for Annie Dillard, In admiration of your work – Dappled leaf-shade, Antler.” The recipient, author Annie Dillard, has published works ofContinue reading "Last Words."

Muir, John.

The Mountains of California.

New York: The Century Co., 1901.

Early printing of John Muir’s first book, his classic celebration of the Sierra Nevada. Octavo, original pictorial cloth decorated in gilt and green with a wreath of pine cones, top edge gilt, illustrated with photogravures and engravings. First published in 1894, this is the 1901 printing. Photogravure of Muir tipped in on the front pastedownContinue reading "The Mountains of California."

Muir, John.

A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916.

First edition of this travelogue chronicling the renowned naturalist’s 1867 journey on foot from Indiana to Florida. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with titles stamped in white, color pictorial cover label, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of John Muir, illustrated with several plates from photographs and a map. In very good condition. Edited withContinue reading "A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf."

Frost, Robert; Louis Untermeyer [Editor].

Modern American Poetry and Modern British Poetry.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1930.

An extraordinary copy of Louis Untermeyer’s celebrated combined poetry anthology, containing an original autograph riddle-poem in the hand of Robert Frost. The three-line poem, titled by Frost “My What-is-it” and signed with his initials “R.F.,” is written on pale blue paper and mounted vertically on the front pastedown. It reads, “He has dust in hisContinue reading "Modern American Poetry and Modern British Poetry."

Dahl, Roald.

Roald Dahl: The Limited Commemorative Edition: James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Magic Finger, Fantastic Mr Fox, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Danny the Champion of the World, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Twits, George’s Marvellous Medicine, The BFG, The Witches, Boy, Going Solo, Matilda, Esio Trot.

London: HarperCollins and Jonathan Cape, 1991.

The Limited Commemorative Edition of the works of Roald Dahl, one of only 500 numbered sets, published to mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of his birth. Octavo, fifteen volumes bound in half blue morocco over decorative paper-covered boards and gilt titles to the spines, each volume in a matching decorative-paper slipcase, the entire set housed inContinue reading "Roald Dahl: The Limited Commemorative Edition: James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Magic Finger, Fantastic Mr Fox, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Danny the Champion of the World, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Twits, George’s Marvellous Medicine, The BFG, The Witches, Boy, Going Solo, Matilda, Esio Trot."

Child, Frank Samuel [William Tecumseh Sherman].

An Old New England Town: Sketches of Life, Scenery, Character.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895.

Limited edition de Luxe of this sketch of Old New England towns; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, bound in three-quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling in six compartments within gilt raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Judge Roger M. Sherman, illustrated with tissue-guardedContinue reading "An Old New England Town: Sketches of Life, Scenery, Character."

Ali, Muhammad. [Jeff Koons].

GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali.

New York: Taschen, 2004.

Signed limited collector’s edition, artist proof of this monumental tribute to Ali. XXL sumo folio, silk-covered pictorial boards with pink appliqué letters, lettered in blind on the spine, all edges gilt, ribbon bookmark bound in, illustrated with over 3,000 images of photographs, art and memorabilia, much of it published for the first time by overContinue reading "GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali."

Schonberg, Harold C. [Charles Strouse].

Horowitz: His Life and Music.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992.

First edition of the definitive biography of the legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz by the Pulitzer Prize–winning music critic Harold C. Schonberg. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, illustrated with black-and-white photographs. From the collection of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award–winning composer Charles Strouse and his wife, choreographer Barbara Siman. Over his 50-year career, Charles Strouse wrote theContinue reading "Horowitz: His Life and Music."

Muir, John.

Our National Parks.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1902.

First edition, early printing of John Muir’s classic celebration of the American wilderness, with an autograph quotation signed by Muir tipped in. Octavo, original gilt pictorial cloth, top edge gilt, with a tissue-guarded frontispiece engraving of the sequoias of the Mariposa Grove, a folding map, and eleven plates; this is the fourth printing, with theContinue reading "Our National Parks."

Saramago, Jose. [Harold Bloom].

Blindness.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1998.

First American edition of the Nobel laureate’s harrowing masterpiece, an extraordinary association copy inscribed by José Saramago to literary critic Harold Bloom, the novelist’s most influential champion in the English-speaking world. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author in Portuguese on the half-title, which translates as, “To Harold Bloom, with the admiration andContinue reading "Blindness."

Kelly, Princess Grace and Prince Rainier III.

Princess Grace and Prince Rainier of Monaco Signed Photograph.

Rare 1967 New Year photograph of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace with their three children Princess Caroline, Prince Albert II, Princess Stéphanie. Duodecimo, black and white photograph. Boldly signed below the photograph by Princess Grace and Prince Rainier with, “Joyeux Noël 1967.” In near fine condition with light creasing. The piece measures five inches byContinue reading "Princess Grace and Prince Rainier of Monaco Signed Photograph."

Charnin, Martin. [Charles Strouse].

Annie: A Theatre Memoir.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1977.

First edition of Charnin’s memoir of the creation of Annie, a superb association copy: the lyricist’s own account of the making of the musical, inscribed to its composer. Quarto, original printed wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author in November 1977, the year of the musical’s Broadway premiere, “ForContinue reading "Annie: A Theatre Memoir."

Gaddis, John Lewis.

On Grand Strategy.

New York: Penguin Press, 2018.

First edition of this celebrated meditation on statecraft and strategy by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, distilled from the legendary Grand Strategy seminar he taught for decades at Yale. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by John Lewis Gaddis on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. First editions are uncommon, especially signed.