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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1963.
First American edition of the author’s first book, basis for the 1965 film directed by Sidney J. Furie, from a screenplay by Bill Canaway and James Doran, starring Michael Caine as Harry Palmer in his breakthrough role. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Harry TombContinue reading "The Ipcress File."
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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1939.
First edition of this classic retelling of Moses’ exodus. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. FoundedContinue reading "Moses, Man of the Mountain."
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New York: New Directions, 1962.
First edition of this powerfully compassionate play. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, frontispiece. Boldly signedContinue reading "The Night of the Iguana."
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London: Hamlyn, 1981.
First edition of this lavishly illustrated guide to the workings of the human body and to personal health, edited by the celebrated heart-transplant pioneer Christiaan Barnard. Quarto, original cloth, profusely illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Barnard in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “30 Sept. 1981 To Denise with my best wishesContinue reading "The Body Machine."
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Constantinople: 1824.
Rare nineteenth-century Armenian edition of the Yachakhapatum, the celebrated collection of homilies traditionally ascribed to St. Gregory the Illuminator, the apostle and first Catholicos of the Armenian Church. Octavo, printed in Classical Armenian, bound in full contemporary tree calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments with floral ornament and aContinue reading "Yachakhapatum: The Homilies of St. Gregory the Illuminator. [Collection of Sermons]."
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Los Angeles: Atelier Éditions, 2024.
First edition of this handsomely produced volume celebrating The Macallan, the renowned Highland single malt Scotch whisky. Quarto, original red cloth, illustrated with photographs of cocktails. One of only 250 copies. In fine condition. A scarce limited edition, an ideal gift for the whisky enthusiast.
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1941.
First edition of this storybook version of Disney’s classic. Slim folio, original pictorial paper boards, illustrated throughout. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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London: Edmund Ward, 1966.
First edition of this work in the Rev. W. Awdry’s beloved Railway Series, the source of Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends. Oblong octodecimo, original blue cloth lettered and pictorially stamped in silver, illustrated throughout in color by Peter and Gunvor Edwards. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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1940.
Rare photograph of Princess Antoinette of Monaco in court dress, wearing a tiara and a sash with orders. Octavo, black and white photograph, dated the 14th of March, 1940. Boldly inscribed in French by Princess Antoinette across the lower portion of the image, presented to a countess with all her sympathy and signed “Antoinette deContinue reading "Princess Antoinette of Monaco Signed Photograph."
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Johannesburg: Hugh Keartland Publishers, 1971.
First edition of the celebrated heart surgeon’s guide to heart disease for the general reader, written by the man who performed the world’s first successful human heart transplant. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the frontispiece leaf, “21 October 1978 To Steve Feingold with my very best wishes Chris Barnard.” FineContinue reading "Heart Attack."
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949.
First edition of the memoir of General of the Air Force H.H. “Hap” Arnold, the father of the modern United States Air Force and the only man ever to hold five-star rank in two branches of the armed forces, his sweeping account of the rise of American air power. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated withContinue reading "Global Mission."
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1943.
First edition of the beloved Newbery Medal-winning novel of the American Revolution, the story of a young Boston silversmith’s apprentice caught up in the events leading to the War of Independence. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. With a newspaper clipping picturing the old Treman King &Continue reading "Johnny Tremain."
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Chicago: Playboy Press, 1975.
First edition of this wide-ranging survey of the photographic nude, from the pioneers of the medium to the modern era. Quarto, original natural linen cloth, illustrated with photographs throughout. In near fine condition with light soiling to the cloth. Gift inscription to the front free endpaper. An attractive copy of this Playboy Press photography volume.
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New York: E.P. Dutton, 1980.
First edition of this beloved children’s novel. Octavo, original half cloth, with a magazine clipping of Judy Blume adhered to the verso of the front free endpaper. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Hi Karen! Love, Judy Blume.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket illustration by RoyContinue reading "Superfudge."
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New York: Random House, 1994.
First edition of Christopher Buckley’s acclaimed satire of the tobacco lobby, basis for the memorable film. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “June 9/’94 For Mike & Carolyn, With good wishes, Chris B.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "Thank You for Smoking."
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New York: Metropolis Books, 2016.
First edition of this acclaimed visual history of the New York that might have been, gathering the grand and visionary architectural projects proposed for the city over more than a century and never realized. Oblong quarto, original pictorial boards, richly illustrated with plans, renderings, and models for hundreds of unbuilt schemes across the five boroughs.Continue reading "Never Built New York."
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London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1916.
First edition, early printing of Rupert Brooke’s celebrated 1914 and Other Poems, the slender volume published in the year of his death that made him the poetic voice of a generation lost to the Great War. Octavo, original cloth with the printed paper spine label. Contains the five great war sonnets, among them the immortalContinue reading "1914 and Other Poems."
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New York: Éditions de la Maison Française, 1942.
First edition, preceding the Paris edition, of Saint-Exupéry’s searching account of his experiences as a reconnaissance pilot during the fall of France in 1940. Small quarto, original printed wrappers. Published in New York in February 1942 by the Éditions de la Maison Française, some nine months before the book could appear in occupied France, theContinue reading "Pilote de Guerre."
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New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970.
First new revised edition of David Ewen’s comprehensive reference guide to the American musical theater, a show-by-show history of the Broadway musical from its beginnings. Thick octavo, original decorative cloth. From the library of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer Charles Strouse and his wife, choreographer Barbara Siman, with Strouse’s ownership stamp to the frontContinue reading "New Complete Book of the American Musical Theater."
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946.
First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Robert Penn Warren on the front free end paper. Near fine in an excellent near fine first issue dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. Uncommon in this condition and signed.
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London: Walker Books, 1986.
First edition of this joyful collection of seaside verse, jokes, and silly sayings for children by Michael Rosen. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed and dated by Michael Rosen on the title page, “Michael Rosen was here, 23 Aug 89.” In fine condition. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
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Worcester, MA: Isaiah Thomas, 1792.
The third American edition of this theological work. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with a red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. In very good condition with rubbing, toning, and damp staining to the first and last few leaves.
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New York: The Viking Press, 1931.
First edition of this popular sequel of schoolroom howlers, again illustrated by Dr. Seuss. Duodecimo, original green cloth. Compiled by Alexander Abingdon and illustrated by Dr. Seuss. Second printing, issued before publication in April 1931. Presentation copy, inscribed by Dr. Seuss on the front pastedown, “With Best Wishes to Chuck Meeks, Dr. Seuss.” In veryContinue reading "More Boners."
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London: Methuen Children's Books, 1973.
Signed limited edition of this children’s classic, one of only 300 signed numbered copies signed by illustrator Ernest H. Shepard, this is number 90. Octavo, original publisher’s full morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt vignette of Christopher Robin and Winne the Pooh to the front panel, allContinue reading "Winnie-the-Pooh. With Colour Illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard."
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Grimaldi, Louise Alberte Suzanne [Princess Antoinette of Monaco].
Ewen, David. [Charles Strouse].
Milne, A.A.; Illustrated by Ernest H. Shephard.
