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Allende, Isabel.

The House of Spirits Trilogy: House of the Spirits, Daughter of Fortune, and Portrait in Sepia.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985.

First edition of each work in the author’s classic House of Spirits trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original cloth.  Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To ____ ____ ‘You can’t find someone who doesn’t want to be found.’ Isabel Allende.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by MichelContinue reading "The House of Spirits Trilogy: House of the Spirits, Daughter of Fortune, and Portrait in Sepia."

Moore, Robin.

The Green Berets.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1965.

First edition of this monumental work, basis for the classic film starring John Wayne. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, “My best wishes Robin Moore.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Harsh/ Finegold. Rare and desirable signed.

Johnson, Adam.

The Orphan Master’s Son.

New York: Random House, 2012.

First edition of this emotionally rousing novel, which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Johanna, It’s a pleasure to inscribe a book to such an ambassador of literature. You’re welcome in my posse anyday. Yours, Adam Johnson.” Fine inContinue reading "The Orphan Master’s Son."

Bronte, Charlotte; Emily Bronte; Anne Bronte. Edited by Temple Scott.

Novels of the Sisters Bronte. [The Professor; Jane Eyre; Villette; Shirley; Tenant of Wildfell Hall; Agnes Grey; Wuthering Heights].

Edinburgh: John Grant, 1905.

The Thornton edition of the novels of the Sisters Bronte. Octavo, 12 volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait to each volume. Edited by Temple Scott. A veryContinue reading "Novels of the Sisters Bronte. [The Professor; Jane Eyre; Villette; Shirley; Tenant of Wildfell Hall; Agnes Grey; Wuthering Heights]."

Grant, Ulysses S.; Hamilton Fish; Leonard Wood; Joseph Wheeler.

Ulysses S. Grant, Hamilton Fish, Leonard Wood and Joseph Wheeler Autographs.

N.p., [1874-1902].

Autographs of President Ulysses S. Grant, Secretary of State Hamilton Fish, and United States Army Generals Leonard Wood and Joseph Wheeler. Octavo, one page. Signed by Grant, “U. S. Grant.” Additionally signed and dated by Wheeler (“Joseph Wheeler Genl. USA. Apl. 11. 1902″), Wood (Leonard Wood Army Genl USA June 30th 1902”), and Fish (“HamiltonContinue reading "Ulysses S. Grant, Hamilton Fish, Leonard Wood and Joseph Wheeler Autographs."

Einstein, Albert.

Albert Einstein Signed Photograph.

1952.

Rare original black and white silver gelatin photograph of Albert Einstein. Signed “A Einstein 52.” Full-length group portrait showing Albert Einstein standing with Hadassah National President Rebecca Beldner Shulman and others at his Princeton home in June of 1952 during a celebration marking the commencement of building of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem.Continue reading "Albert Einstein Signed Photograph."

Rhode, Deborah L. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].

Speaking of Sex: The Denial of Gender Inequality.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1997.

First edition of this analysis of sex and gender-based inequality in the United States. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Ruth, Who has taught me so much about these issues – and so much else. With deepest admiration and respect, Deborah.” From the library ofContinue reading "Speaking of Sex: The Denial of Gender Inequality."

Pinter, Harold.

Monologue.

London: Covent Garden Press, 1973.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Kennedy, John F.

The National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Annual Award Dinner [John F. Kennedy Signed Program].

1961.

The National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Annual Award Dinner held at The Waldorf-Astoria in New York City on December 5, 1961, boldly signed by President John F. Kennedy and college Hall of Famer Marshall Goldberg below. President John F. Kennedy gave the address at the annual awards dinner for the National Football FoundationContinue reading "The National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Annual Award Dinner [John F. Kennedy Signed Program]."

[Roosevelt, Franklin D.].

Traitors Three.

Rare original broadside printing of this anti-Franklin D. Roosevelt and anti-New Deal poem. Duodecimo, original paper. In good condition with some toning.

Defoe, Daniel.

The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel Defoe.

Oxford: Printed by D.A. Talboys, for Thomas Tegg, 1840-41.

The Talboys edition of the complete works of Daniel Defoe. Octodecimo, twenty volumes bound in red half morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, information slip tipped in to Vol. I, engraved frontispiece portrait to Vol. II. In fine condition.

Burns, Robert; Introduction by John Buchan.

The Complete Writings of Robert Burns.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926.

The Large-Paper edition of the complete works of Robert Burns. Royal octavo, ten volumes bound in three quarter contemporary dark blue crushed morocco by the Riverside Press with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, ribbons bound in, illustrated with tissue-guarded engravings, some in color,Continue reading "The Complete Writings of Robert Burns."

Kammen, Michael [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].

A Machine That Would Go of Itself: The Constitution in American Culture.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.

Early printing of this analysis of the United States’ relationship with its constitution. Octavo, original half cloth, frontispiece of ‘Washington Giving the Laws to America’ by J. P. Elven, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper, “March, 1987, To Judge Ginsburg, From the “boys in the back room” – Jay, Mark, & David.”Continue reading "A Machine That Would Go of Itself: The Constitution in American Culture."

Brunhoff, Jean and Laurent de; Introduction by Maurice Sendak.

Babar’s Anniversary Album: 6 Favorite Stories.

New York: Random House, 1981.

First edition of this collection of stories paying homage to 50 years of Babar; from the library of Maurice Sendak. Small folio, original full crushed morocco with gilt titles to the spine, an illustration of Babar and “Maurice Sendak” stamped in gilt to the front panel, original white satin ribbon marker laid in, illustrated. AssociationContinue reading "Babar’s Anniversary Album: 6 Favorite Stories."

King, Stephen.

Carrie.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1974.

First edition of the novel that launched King’s career, with ‘First Edition’ stated on the copyright page and ‘P6’ in the gutter of page 199. Octavo, original maroon cloth, compliments stamp to the front pastedown, “With Compliments of Doubleday & Company, Inc.” Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “For BobbyContinue reading "Carrie."

Coetzee, J.M.

Life & Times of Michael K.

South Africa: Ravan Press, 1983.

First edition of the author’s first Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his first wife on the title page, “Philippa love from John.” Philippa Jubber and John Maxwell Coetzee were married in 1963. They had two children, Nicolas (1966–1989) and Gisela (b. 1968). In 1965 Coetzee entered theContinue reading "Life & Times of Michael K."

Nabokov, Vladimir.

The Eye.

New York: Phaedra, 1965.

First edition of this short novel by the author of Lolita. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated by Dmitri Nabokov.

Rohatyn, Felix.

Bold Endeavors: How Our Government Built America, and Why It Must Rebuild Now.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009.

First edition of this work by the legendary banker. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Felix Rohatyn on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow.

Ginsberg, Allen.

White Shroud Poems 1980-1985.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1987.

First Perennial Library edition of this collection of poems. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his cousin Gene Levy and his wife on title-page, “for Lorraine & Gene Levy from cousin (first) Allen Ginsberg February 4, 1989 Pittsburgh.” Additionally inscribed on the opposite with a large hand-drawn illustration of aContinue reading "White Shroud Poems 1980-1985."

Mandel, Emily St. John.

Station Eleven.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.

First edition of this iconic novel, basis for the post-apocalyptic dystopian fiction television miniseries created by Patrick Somerville. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Emily St. John Mandel on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket Jacket design by Abby Weintraub.

Thomas, Keith.

Religion and the Decline of Magic.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Diane Large.

Reiser, Anton. [Albert Einstein].

Albert Einstein: A Biographical Portrait.

New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1930.

First edition, early printing of this Einstein biography written by Rudolf Kayser, a German literary historian and husband to Albert Einstein’s stepdaughter Ilse under the pseudonym Anton Reiser. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. In near fine condition.

Samuelson, Paul A.; Robert Solow; Robert C. Merton.

Paul Samuelson and Modern Economic Theory.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1983.

First edition of this collection of essays by ten leading economists survey Paul Samuelson’s extensive achievements to modern economics. Octavo, original boards. Edited by E. Cary Brown and Robert M. Solow. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Essays by Paul A. Samuelson, Kenneth J. Arrow, F.H. Hahn. Hendrik S. Houthakker, Ronald W. Jones, RobertContinue reading "Paul Samuelson and Modern Economic Theory."

Yates, Richard.

Revolutionary Road.

Boston: Little, Brown, 1961.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tony Palladino.