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London: Cassell & Company, Limted, 1883.
First edition, first issue of Stevenson’s timeless tale of adventure which set the gold standard for the pirate genre, following all first issue points, except the ads, which correspond to Beinecke 242. With the following first issue points: “dead man’s chest” not capitalized on pp. 2 or 7; broken type of “vain” in the lastContinue reading "Treasure Island."
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
First American edition of this international bestselling historical novel based, one of the best-selling novels in the Spanish language. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Tomas Eloy Martinez on the title page. Additionally signed three times by legendary designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel, on the title page and again on the rear flap.Continue reading "Santa Evita."
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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1958.
The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Sir Samuel Garth’s translation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses, with engraved book pages. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt,Continue reading "Ovid’s Metamorphoses: In Fifteen Books."
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New York: Random House, 1958-1974.
First editions of the author’s authoritative text on The Civil War. Octavo, three volumes, original publisher’s cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with 141 maps especially designed for these volumes by the author and drawn by George Annand. Fort Sumter to Perryville is signed by the author on an inserted leaf tipped in before the title page,Continue reading "The Civil War: A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville; Fredericksburg to Meridian; Red River to Appomattox."
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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1936.
The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this distinguished work of literary and philosophical prose. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins andContinue reading "Imaginary Conversations."
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New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1988.
First edition of Jonathan Franzen’s debut novel. Octavo, original half-cloth, with a map. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “New York 1 September 88 To Ken Hubner – Appreciate your appreciation! Jonathan Franzen.” Fine in fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Fred Marcellino. Author photograph byContinue reading "The Twenty-Seventh City."
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London: Bantam Books, 1988.
First edition of this lavish documentary spanning ten years of adventure through the islands of the East. Quarto, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Cy, with warmth, Lawrence Blair 1988.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bipin Patel.Continue reading "Ring of Fire."
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New York: Hermitage House, 1949.
Hermitage House limited edition of Voltaire’s satirical masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, with blackContinue reading "Candide."
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Marsilio, 2014.
First edition of this collection of books by the Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Octavo, 15 volumes, original wrappers, illustrated, original box. Boldly signed by Rem Koolhaas in three different volumes. In fine condition.
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1969.
Rare original photograph of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin raising the United States flag at the Apollo 11 lunar landing site. Vintage matte-finish photograph of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin at Tranquility Base. Boldly signed by Neil Armstrong, “Neil Armstrong, Tranquility Base, Moon Landing of Apollo 11, 20 July 1969″ and signed by Michael Collins.Continue reading "Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins Signed Photograph of Man’s First Landing on the Moon."
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Indianapolis and New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1966.
Early printing of Rands’s breakthrough work and her first major literary success. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Patty Martin- Affectionately, Ayn Rand March 21, 1951.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948.
First edition of this history of Brazilian literature. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, top stain black. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by Otto Frankfurter on the front free endpaper, “To Major Benjamin H. Namm but for Brazil I may never have gotten to Ruow my most excellent friend and “godfather,” to whom this last book on BrazilContinue reading "Marvelous Journey: A Survey of Four Centuries of Brazilian Writing."
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974.
First edition of Caro’s Pulitzer-Prize winning work on Robert Moses. Thick octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with numerous photographs and maps, top edge red. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To George Labalme – George, I think I’ve known you for almost as many years as its been sinceContinue reading "The Power Broker."
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London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1956.
Sixth edition of Einstein’s clear and systematic exposition of the theory of relativity, with the ownership stamp on the front and rear pastedowns, “Stephen Hawking Newton Institute University of Cambridge Cambridge, England.” Octavo, original cloth. Translated By Edwin Plimpton Adams and Ernest G. Straus. Fine in a very good dust jacket. An exceptional association.
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Toulouse: Daniel Briand, 1981.
First edition of this history of Havana, Cuba, and its role in the cigar industry by the legendary Zino Davidoff. Quarto, original boards, with color illustrations and photographs throughout. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by Zino Davidoff to restaurant owner Georg Schraner on the half-title page in French. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. AccompaniedContinue reading "L’Histoire de Havane."
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London: Smith, Elder, & Co, 1847.
Rare first edition of this revolutionary feminist romance, of which reportedly only about 500 copies were printed in the first edition. Octavo, three volumes, finely bound in full calf with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "Jane Eyre: An Autobiography."
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
First edition of McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of a post-apocalyptic world, a work of “stunning, savage beauty,” adapted to the screen in 2009 starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on a laid in bookplate. Signed by jacket designer Chip Kidd three times; on the front panel, theContinue reading "The Road."
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New York: Doubleday & Company, 1964.
First edition of Sloan’s influential work, which has since become a classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the page preceding the half-title page, “Alfred P. Sloan Jr. New York Jan 29, 1965.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratkin. Jacket painting of Sloan by RobertContinue reading "My Years With General Motors."
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955-1966.
First editions of the complete set of the biography of the only president of the Confederate States. Octavo, four volumes, publisher’s original half-cloth, top stains, frontispiece, with cartographic endpapers in Confederate President. Boldly signed by the author in three of the volumes: on the Montgomery Edition tipped in leaf for the Civil War Book ClubContinue reading "Jefferson Davis: American Patriot 1808-1861; Confederate President; Tragic Hero 1864-1889; Private Letters 1823-1889."
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New York: Harper Collins Publishers , 1992.
First edition of this revised guide to the classic bestseller. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Edmund White, co-author of the original “The Joy of Gay Sex” published in 1977, on the title page. Edmund White was a prominent American novelist, essayist, and cultural critic whose work has been foundational to contemporaryContinue reading "The New Joy of Gay Sex."
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United States of America: Library of Congress, 2003.
First edition of this comparative analysis of anti-corruption strategies employed by political parties across eight Asian nations. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policyContinue reading "Political Parties in Asia: Promoting Reform and Combating Corruption in Eight Countries."
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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1952.
The Limited Editions Club limited edition of Guy de Maupassant’s first full-length novel. Royal octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and detailing to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, giltContinue reading "A Woman’s Life."
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New York: Little Brown and Company, 1991.
First edition of this landmark work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Edward with best wishes! Daniel C. Dennett January 2023.” Near fine in a good dust jacket with chips and wear. Jacket design by Steve Snider. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1938.
First edition of Barnes’ classic tale of the small Quaker settlement of Crum Elbow with a foreword by Sara D. Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by Sara D. Roosevelt on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Sept. 1938 For W. French Cyrus Paris – from Sara D. Roosevelt –Continue reading "Crum Elbow Folks."
Read more Ovid; Hans Erni [Engraver]; Giovanni Mardersteig [Printer].
Foote, Shelby.
Armstrong, Neil; Michael Collins; Buzz Aldrin.
Putnam, Samuel [Otto N. Frankfurter].
Strode, Hudson [Jefferson Davis].
Manikas, Peter M., Laura L. Thornton [Madeleine Albright].
