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Williams, Susan H. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].

Constituting Equality: Gender Equality and Comparative Constitutional Law.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.

First edition of this interdisciplinary collection of essays on women’s issues. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Association copy, inscribed by the editor on the front free endpaper, “To the Justice, With gratitude, respect, and affection. Susan.” From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Arguably the most famous Supreme Court Justice in American history, lawyer and juristContinue reading "Constituting Equality: Gender Equality and Comparative Constitutional Law."

Lowry, Lois.

Number The Stars.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.

First 25th Anniversary edition of Lowry’s first Newbery Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the title page, “With best wishes Lois Lowry.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sheila Smallwood. With an introduction by the author.

Boulle, Pierre.

Planet of the Apes.

New York: The Vanguard Press, Inc, 1963.

First edition in English of Pierre Boulle’s chilling novel that launched one of the greatest science fiction sagas in motion picture history. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed, “a Chris Aragama en lui souhaitant beaucoup de succes, avec l’amicale sympathie de Pierre Boulle.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in aContinue reading "Planet of the Apes."

Anaya, Rudolfo; Gaspar Enriquez.

Elegy on the Death of Cesar Chavez.

El Paso: Cinco Puntos Press, 2000.

First edition of this powerful tribute to the labor and civil rights activist César Chávez. Oblong octavo, original pictorial boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the title page, “Nancy. Rudolfo Anaya.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket in the unique reversible dust jacket with a timeline of the lifeContinue reading "Elegy on the Death of Cesar Chavez."

Smith, Charlene; Desmond Tutu; [Nelson Mandela]; [Graca Machel].

Mandela.

London: Johnnic / Struik, 1999.

First edition of this exceptional biography of South Africa’s most influential leaders, signed for a flight attendant of President Nelson Mandela’s flight crew en route to a UN general assembly in New York. Quarto, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed opposite the dedication page in Mandela’s hand and Michal’s signature in herContinue reading "Mandela."

Hartmann, William K.; [James Lovell].

A Traveler’s Guide to Mars: The Mysterious Landscapes of the Red Planet.

New York: Workman Publishing, 2003.

First edition of this complete and accessible guidebook to Mars. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with color photographs and a folding map of Martian markings charted by Earth-based telescopes in the 1960s. Association copy, boldly inscribed by the author to James Lovell on the title page, “For Jim Lovell with admiration! William K Hartmann.” TheContinue reading "A Traveler’s Guide to Mars: The Mysterious Landscapes of the Red Planet."

Armstrong, Neil; Michael Collins; Buzz Aldrin.

Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph.

1969.

Rare large signed photograph of the Apollo 11 crew. Color photograph of the Apollo 11 crew posing in their white space suits against a lunar backdrop. Boldly signed by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. Double-matted and framed. In fine condition. Neil Armstrong’s signature was acquired at his home in Lebanon, Ohio, in JuneContinue reading "Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph."

Daniels, Les. [Chip Kidd].

Superman: The Golden Age. In Color!

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1999.

First edition of the early history of the first popular superhero, Superman. Royal octavo, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Signed on the title page and rear jacket flap by art director and designer Chip Kidd. Additionally inscribed by Kidd on the front panel of the dust jacket in a speech bubble, “For Ari.” PhotographsContinue reading "Superman: The Golden Age. In Color!"

McMurtry, Larry.

Texasville.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987.

First edition of McMurtry’s funniest and most touching novels. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in a contemporary signature on the front free endpaper, “For Dick Larry McMurtry.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by George Corsillo.

Macmillan, Harold.

The Complete Harold MacMillan Memoirs. [The Winds of Change 1914-1939, Blast of War 1939-1945, Tides of Fortune 1945-1955, Riding the Storm 1956-1959, Pointing the Way 1959-1961, At the End of the Day 1961-1963, The Past Masters: Politics and Politicians 1906-1939].

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1966-75.

First editions of each volume in Harold Macmillan’s memoirs. Octavo, seven volumes, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page of ‘Winds of Change,’ “For Faye Bozin from Harold Macmillan.” Additionally signed by Macmillan on the title page of ‘Pointing the Way’ and ‘The Past Masters.’ Each areContinue reading "The Complete Harold MacMillan Memoirs. [The Winds of Change 1914-1939, Blast of War 1939-1945, Tides of Fortune 1945-1955, Riding the Storm 1956-1959, Pointing the Way 1959-1961, At the End of the Day 1961-1963, The Past Masters: Politics and Politicians 1906-1939]."

Child, Julia; Simone Beck; Louisette Bertholle.

Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volumes 1 & 2.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961-70.

First editions of both volumes of this classic cook book. Quarto, 2 volumes, original illustrated boards. Volume one is boldly signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Bon Appetit to Ernesta- Julia Child” and additionally signed by Paul Child. Volume two is signed and inscribed by Julia Child on the half-title page,Continue reading "Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volumes 1 & 2."

Parkman, Trevor.

Prose Improvements.

Brighton, England: Degree Zero, 2017.

First edition of this work by the award-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Trevor Pateman on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover art by Ilva Kalnberza.

Arrow, Kenneth J.

Social Choice and Individual Values.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1951.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original blue cloth with titles and frontispiece in gilt. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “With best wishes Kenneth J. Arrow.” In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell slipcase.

Bradley, Katherine.

The Sisterhood.

London: Simon & Schuster, 2023.

First edition of this destined to be modern classic; Vox meets The Handmaid’s Tale in this feminist retelling of 1984. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Katherine Bradley on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Craig Fraser.

Dickey, James [John Boorman and Jon Voight].

Deliverance.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970.

First edition of Dickey’s first and most famous novel, basis for the classic John Boorman directed film, starring Jon Voight and Burt Reynolds. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Roy Grisham- from James Dickey.” Additionally signed by actor Jon Voight on the title page and inscribed byContinue reading "Deliverance."

Sherman, Philemon Tecumseh [William Tecumseh Sherman].

General Sherman in the Last Year of the Civil War: An Address Delivered at the Thirty-eighth Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee at St. Louis, Missouri.

New York: Robert Grier Cooke, 1908.

First edition of this biographical address of the author’s father, delivered at the Thirty-eighth reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. Octavo, original wrappers. Author’s card tipped in, “With the Compliments of the Author 15 William Street, New York City.” In near fine condition with a few small losses to the extremitiesContinue reading "General Sherman in the Last Year of the Civil War: An Address Delivered at the Thirty-eighth Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee at St. Louis, Missouri."

Cothren, William [William Tecumseh Sherman].

History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut, from the First Indian Deed in 1659 to 1872, Including the Towns of Washington, Southbury, Bethlehem, Roxbury, and a part of Oxford and Middlebury.

Woodbury, Connecticut: William Cothren, 1872.

Second volume of the scarce 1872 edition of this history of Ancient Woodbury, the location of the Sherman family’s initial establishment in early 1673; from the library of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, orange endpapers, frontispiece portrait of William Cothren, illustrated with engravings, tailpieces and embellished initialsContinue reading "History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut, from the First Indian Deed in 1659 to 1872, Including the Towns of Washington, Southbury, Bethlehem, Roxbury, and a part of Oxford and Middlebury."

Washington, Booker T.

Up From Slavery. An Autobiography.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1901.

First edition of Booker T. Washington’s landmark biography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. With a portion of a typed letter signed by Booker T. Washington tipped in to the pastedown. In near fine condition. A very nice example.

Stafford, Tom and Gene Cernan.

Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan Signed Augmented Target Docking Adapter Photograph.

Rare official NASA photograph of the Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA), or ‘angry alligator’. Oversized, color semi-glossy photograph of the ATDA as seen from the Gemini 9 spacecraft during one of their three rendezvous in space. Boldly signed on the mount in blue felt tip by Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan. Mounted. In fine condition withContinue reading "Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan Signed Augmented Target Docking Adapter Photograph."

Lagerfeld, Karl.

Karl Lagerfeld Signed Original Fashion Design Sketch.

Rare original fashion design sketch done and signed by legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. Mixed-media full-body sketch of a female model wearing a multi-buttoned long-sleeved collared shirt. Signed on the lower left corner by Lagerfeld and annotated on the upper right, “Chemise, body.” Double-matted and framed. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 16.3 inchesContinue reading "Karl Lagerfeld Signed Original Fashion Design Sketch."

Brombert, Victor.

Trains Of Thought: Memories Of A Stateless Youth.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2002.

First edition of this “beautifully cadenced work of art―it will remind some readers of Nabokov’s classic Speak, Memory” (Joyce Carol Oates). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, ” For Renee and Ted whose tenderness, poetic spirit, and wit are so precious to all their friends – AffectionatelyContinue reading "Trains Of Thought: Memories Of A Stateless Youth."

Viala, Pierre and Louis Ravaz; Raymond Dubois and Edmund Twight.

American Vines (Resistant Stock): Their Adaptation, Culture, Grafting and Propagation.

San Francisco: Press of Freygand-Leary Co, 1903.

Rare first American edition of Pierre Viala and Louis Ravaz’s of ‘Les Vignes Americaines,’ translated in its entirety from the original French by Raymond Dubois and Edmund H. Twight. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, botanical endpapers, illustrated with diagrams. In near fine condition, Santa Cruz Department of Agriculture stamps to the front pastedown.

Dana, Richard Henry.

To Cuba and Back.

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1859.

First edition of this classic travelogue that reveals the character of pre-Spanish American war Cuba. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “Rev. John A. Albro with the sincere regards of Richard Henry Dana.” In very good condition, restoration to the crown of the spine. Rare and desirableContinue reading "To Cuba and Back."

Armstrong, Neil; Michael Collins; Edwin [Buzz] E. Aldrin, Jr.; Epilogue by Arthur C. Clarke.

First On The Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1970.

First edition of this work, signed by each of the Apollo XI and XII astronauts, which describes the events leading up to and during the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned landing on the Moon. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by each astronaut of both Apollo XI and Apollo XII to two time Oscar winnerContinue reading "First On The Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr."