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Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
First edition of this work which compiles 101 landmark publications about Chicago from the past 170 years that have helped define the city and its image. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Introduction by Neil Harris.
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London: Seeker & Warburg, 1962.
First edition of Braybrooke’s “Easter book” of modern literature. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the editor on the front free endpaper, “To: J.D. Salinger, with best wishes, and with admiration, Neville Braybrooke.” The recipient, J.D. Salinger remains best known for his classic novel The Catcher in the Rye and its memorable cynical adolescentContinue reading "The Wind and The Rain: An Easter Book For 1962."
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Paris: Societe des Beaux Arts, n.d. [ca. 1895].
The limited Salon edition of Flaubert’s classic novella. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling with red morocco onlays to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, with tissue-guarded illustrations by Emile Adan. Limited to five hundredContinue reading "A Simple Heart."
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Auckland, New Zealand: PQ Blackwell Limited/Los Angeles: Harpo, Inc., 2010.
First edition of the book companion to Oprah Winfrey’s Master Class series. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with color photographs. From the collection of Bill Zwecker. A member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Zwecker was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaper star (his late mother, Peg Zwecker, was theContinue reading "Oprah Presents Master Class: Every Life Has a Story, Every Story Has a Lesson."
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Lyon: Les Editions Lugdunum, 1933.
First edition of this work by the pioneer of forensic science. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Edmund Locard on the half-title page. In near fine condition, with the bookplate of the recipient to the front pastedown. Books signed by Edmund Locard are of the utmost rarity.
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London: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd, 1939.
First edition, first issue of Thomas’s third book with “Dent” blind-stamped on spine. Octavo, original purple cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, with the frontispiece portrait of Thomas after the painting by Augustus John. Presenation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Leo & John… From Dylan Thomas OxfordContinue reading "The Map of Love: Verse and Prose."
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Berkely: Published by the University of California Press, 1983.
First Pennyroyal Press edition of Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated by Barry Moser. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
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Philadelphia: J. M. Stoddart & Co, 1882.
First edition of Rodd’s first book of verse which was published with the assistance of Oscar Wilde. 12mo, original publisher’s vellum with gilt inner dentelles, silk watered endleaves, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, illustrated. In near fine condition. Neat ownership inscription. Rare.
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Boston: Philips Sampson; Ticknor; Osgood, 1858, 1860, 1872.
First editions of the work that gained Oliver Wendell Holmes international fame. Octavo, three volumes, original cloth. With full page illustrations and vignettes by H.M. Brock throughout including tissue-guarded frontispieces. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom case. A beautiful set.
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Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1963.
First edition of this collection of five of Hughes’ best-known plays. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author with a full page inscription on the front free endpaper, “Especially for Geoffrey ~ some of my plays ~ Sincerely ~ Langston Hughes New York April 22, 1964.” The recipient, BBC producer Geoffrey Bridson, co-producedContinue reading "Five Plays."
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London: James R. Osgood, 1891.
First edition of this collection of Wilde’s humorous mystery stories, published the same year as the first edition in book form of The Picture of Dorian Gray. Octavo, original stiff paper-covered boards. In good condition. Very rare.
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London: Printed for the Author, and Sold by J. Batley, 1733.
First edition of the English physician’s immensely popular early 18th century essay. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with a burgundy morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, elaborate woodcut initials, headpieces and tailpieces. There wereContinue reading "An Essay in Praise of Women: Or, A Looking-glass for Ladies to See Their Perfections In."
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1948.
First edition of Paton’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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Walt Disney Productions, 1964.
Rare original LP of the Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack, boldly signed by Julie Andrews on the front panel. In near fine condition.
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New York: The Viking Press, 1946.
First edition of Fisher’s classic fifth book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Marian Allen de Ford Shipley from M.F.K. Fisher (her affectionate for Mary Frances) 1969.” The recipient, Marian Allen de Ford Shipley was a fellow writer and friend of the Fisher’s. Near fineContinue reading "Here Let Us Feast: A Book of Banquets."
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970.
First edition of Hemingway’s autobiographical novel in three parts, published posthumously. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature to the front panel, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptionalContinue reading "Islands In The Stream."
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New York: The Viking Press, 1952.
First edition, first issue of Steinbeck’s epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptionally fresh example.
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London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1923.
First edition of the infamous fifteenth volume of Metheun’s Collected Works of Oscar Wilde which caused a legal dispute between Wilde’s bibliographer, Christopher Millard and the publisher. Octavo, original publisher’s white linen cloth. One of 1000 copies printed on handmade paper. Publisher’s “Presentation Copy” stamp to the title page. Near fine in the rare originalContinue reading "For Love of the King: A Burmese Masque."
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London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1919.
First edition of this selection of Wilde’s literary criticism. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. In near fine condition. Ownership inscription.
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London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1925.
First illustrated edition of this rare Wilde title. Royal octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with woodcuts by Frans Masereel. One of 450 numbered copies, this is number 16. Fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
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Bloomsbury: The Nonesuch Press, 1932.
First edition of Ricketts’ recollections of Wilde, published posthumously with a design reminiscent of the Vale Press. “The only Nonesuch book linked in a personal way with the private press movement of those years” (Dreyfus, 81). Royal octavo, original publisher’s cloth decorated in gilt, top edge gilt with others untrimmed. One of 800 numbered copies,Continue reading "Oscar Wilde: Recollections by Jean Paul Raymond & Charles Ricketts."
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.
First British edition of Hillary’s account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, bound in full morocco, marbled endpapers, slipcase, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in a contemporary hand, “To Muriel Brent-Smith E.P. Hillary.” In fine condition.
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New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1958.
First edition of Dr. Martin Luther King’s first book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
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New York: Prentice-Hall, 1952.
First edition of Norman Vincent Peale’s enduring classic. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Norma-Jean Roth with best wishes Norman Vincent Peale.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First printings are uncommon, especially signed.
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Braybrooke, Neville. [J.D. Salinger].
Winfrey, Oprah.
Carroll, Lewis; Illustrated by Barry Moser.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell.
Bland, James.
Andrews, Julie; Dick Van Dyke; Karen Dotrice; Glynis Johns; David Tomlinson [P.L. Travers].
Wilde, Oscar. Selected by E. V. Lucas.
Wilde, Oscar.
