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Kerouac, Jack.

Lonesome Traveler.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1960.

First edition of Kerouac’s deeply personal collection of autobiographical vignettes. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with drawings by Larry Rivers. Near fine in a good dust jacket with chipping to the spine and front panel. Jacket design by Larry Rivers.

Steinbeck, John.

The Grapes of Wrath.

New York: The Viking Press, 1939.

First edition of this pivotal Pulitzer prize-winning novel, with “First Published in April 1939” on the copyright page and first edition notice on the front flap of the dust jacket. Octavo, original pictorial beige cloth, pictorial endpapers. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small closed tears. Jacket design by ElmerContinue reading "The Grapes of Wrath."

Tagore, Rabindranath.

Gitanjali and Fruit-Gathering.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1918.

Illustrated edition of these two interconnected poetry collections by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original purple cloth decorated in gilt on the front cover and spine, floral endpapers, illustrated with a color frontispiece and plates. Boldly signed by Rabindranath Tagore on the half-title page. In near fine condition. Introduction by W. B. Yeats. Illustrations byContinue reading "Gitanjali and Fruit-Gathering."

Kennedy, John F.

John F. Kennedy Memorial Prayer Card.

1963.

Original memorial prayer card issued in mourning for President John F. Kennedy following his assassination on November 22, 1963. The card bears a portrait photograph of the President on the front. On the reverse are his name and dates, May 29, 1917 to November 22, 1963, beneath a cross, together with the prayer, “Dear God,Continue reading "John F. Kennedy Memorial Prayer Card."

Borman, Frank.

Frank Borman Signed Apollo 8 Command Module Photograph.

Photograph of the Apollo 8 Command Module signed by Frank Borman. Color satin-finish photograph showing the Apollo 8 Command Module on a transport dolly. Boldly signed by Borman in black felt tip to the bottom right. In fine condition. Official NASA photograph with a NASA identification number to the top left edge and a printedContinue reading "Frank Borman Signed Apollo 8 Command Module Photograph."

Grimaldi, Louise Alberte Suzanne [Princess Antoinette of Monaco].

Princess Antoinette of Monaco Signed Photograph.

1940.

Rare photograph of Princess Antoinette of Monaco in court dress, wearing a tiara and a sash with orders. Quarto, black and white photograph mounted on card stock, dated April 1954. Boldly inscribed in French by Princess Antoinette across the lower portion of the margin. Translated it reads, “To Monsieur and Madame Palmaro, with my veryContinue reading "Princess Antoinette of Monaco Signed Photograph."

Maugham, W. Somerset.

The Bread-Winner: A Comedy in One Act.

London: William Heinemann, 1930.

First edition of Maugham’s comedy, published in the year of its production at the Vaudeville Theatre in London. Duodecimo, original red cloth lettered in black. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Dear Gerald, W. Somerset Maugham.” It is suspected that Maugham inscribed this copy to Gerald Haxton, the AmericanContinue reading "The Bread-Winner: A Comedy in One Act."

Dahl, Roald.

George’s Marvelous Medicine.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1981.

First British edition of Dahl’s classic short story. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated by Quentin Blake. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Joe Love Roald Dahl.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Craddock, Harry.

The Savoy Cocktail Book.

London: Constable & Company, Ltd., 1930.

First edition of this iconic, definitive text on cocktails. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth over decorated embossed boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrations and decorations by Gilbert Rumbold. In very good condition, small stamp and stickers to the front free pictorial endpaper. A handsome example of one of the most celebrated of all cocktail books.

Austen, Jane.

Mansfield Park.

London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1908.

First deluxe edition of Jane Austen’s most searching and serious novel. Octavo, original cloth with the upper cover and spine decorated in gilt with an elaborate floral design and a basket of flowers, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, tissue guarded color frontispiece. Beautifully illustrated with twenty-four color illustrations by C. E. Brock. In very goodContinue reading "Mansfield Park."

Crichton, Michael [Jasper Johns].

Jasper Johns.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc/Whitney Museum of American Art, 1977.

First edition of this comprehensive, insightful, and visually rich monograph on the influential American artist by famous author and art enthusiast Michael Crichton. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth, profusely illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Michael Crichton on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

Asimov, Isaac.

The Collapsing Universe: The Story of Black Holes.

New York: Walker and Company, 1977.

First edition of Asimov’s lucid popular account of black holes and the fate of the universe. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “To Victoria and Max Kalm with best wishes, Isaac Asimov 4 May 77.” Near fine in a very good dustContinue reading "The Collapsing Universe: The Story of Black Holes."

Galbraith, John Kenneth.

American Capitalism: The Concept of Countervailing Power.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1952.

First edition of the economist’s second book and breakthrough work. Octavo, original blue cloth. Boldly signed by John Kenneth Galbraith on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Barbara Hobbs. An exceptional example.

Ginsberg, Allen.

T.V. Baby Poem.

San Francisco: Beach Books, Texts and Documents, 1968.

First edition of Ginsberg’s incantatory poem of television, empire, and American paranoia, issued in the striking form of a photographic facsimile of the poet’s own working typescript, its typed lines alive with his handwritten deletions and revisions. Quarto, original printed wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author with his red inked seal on the titleContinue reading "T.V. Baby Poem."

Maugham, W. Somerset.

Caesar’s Wife: A Comedy in Three Acts.

London: William Heinemann, 1922.

First edition of Maugham’s comedy of a young wife and a much older husband in the British diplomatic world of Cairo. Duodecimo, original red cloth lettered in black. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Gerald, W. Somerset Maugham.” It is suspected that Maugham inscribed this copy to Gerald Haxton,Continue reading "Caesar’s Wife: A Comedy in Three Acts."

Maugham, W. Somerset.

The Unknown: A Play in Three Acts.

London: William Heinemann, 1920.

First edition of one of Maugham’s most serious plays, a meditation on faith and doubt in the aftermath of the First World War. Duodecimo, original champagne wrappers lettered in brown. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “W. Somerset Maugham. For Edward Wassermann.” The recipient, Edward Wassermann, was a New York bankerContinue reading "The Unknown: A Play in Three Acts."

Powys, John Cowper.

Autobiography.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1934.

First edition of the eldest Powys brother’s extraordinary autobiography, a candid, mystical, and unsparing account of his own inner life widely regarded as one of the strangest and most compelling memoirs in the language. Octavo, original cloth stamped in black. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

Petty, William.

Political Arithmetick, or a Discourse concerning the Extent and Value of Lands, People, Buildings.

London: Robert Clavel and Henry Mortlock, 1691.

Rare second edition of Petty’s pioneering work in the history of statistics and economics, the first to bring quantitative and statistical method to the study of political economy. Octavo, bound in full calf, rebacked, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands. In very good condition.Continue reading "Political Arithmetick, or a Discourse concerning the Extent and Value of Lands, People, Buildings."

Smith, John.

Travels and Works of Captain John Smith, President of Virginia, and Admiral of New England, 1580-1631.

Edinburgh: John Grant, 1910.

The collected travels and writings of Captain John Smith, the soldier and adventurer whose chronicles are the foundational sources for the history of Jamestown and early Virginia. Octavo, two volumes, bound in red half-cloth with gilt titles to the spines, illustrated with two portraits, two folding maps, four folding plates and four text illustrations. InContinue reading "Travels and Works of Captain John Smith, President of Virginia, and Admiral of New England, 1580-1631."

Cornwell, Bernard.

The Sharpe Novels.

London: Collins and HarperCollins, 1981-2025.

A superb run of twenty-eight of Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe novels, in first edition and signed by the author. Octavo, twenty-eight volumes, in the original publisher’s boards and dust jackets, or wrappers where issued. First editions, each volume signed by the author, with Sharpe’s Eagle bearing a signed presentation inscription. Each volume is near fine toContinue reading "The Sharpe Novels."

Fitzgerald, F. Scott.

Afternoon of an Author: A Selection of Uncollected Stories and Essays.

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Library, 1957.

First edition of this posthumous collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s uncollected stories and essays. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, with collotype illustrations. Near fine in the original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Introduction and notes by his biographer Arthur Mizener.

Roosevelt, Theodore.

Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed.

New York: November 28, 1916.

Typed letter signed by Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth President of the United States, written on the stationery of Metropolitan magazine from his office as its contributing editor. One page, headed “The Livest Magazine in America, 432 Fourth Avenue, New York” and “Office of Theodore Roosevelt,” dated November 28, 1916, and boldly signed “Theodore Roosevelt.” TheContinue reading "Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed."

Bird, Larry; Foreword by Magic Johnson.

Drive: The Story of My Life.

New York: Doubleday, 1989.

First edition of the Celtics’ legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed by Larry Bird on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Magic Johnson. Written with Bob Ryan.

Shirer, William L.

The Collapse of the Third Republic: An Inquiry Into the Fall of France in 1940.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1969.

First edition of this work, which ranks as one of the most important works of history of modern times. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William L. Shirer. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Uncommon signed.