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Mason, Stuart.

Bibliography of Oscar Wilde.

London: T. Werner Laurie Ltd., n.d..

Later printing of Mason’s renowned bibliography of the works of Oscar Wilde. Octavo, bound in full cloth, illustrated. With a note by Robert Ross. In very good condition.

DiMaggio, Joe. [Bill Clinton; Gerald Ford; Ronald Reagan and Clint Eastwood].

Joe Dimaggio Presidential Letter Collection.

Rare collection of letters and invitations sent by three United States Presidents to baseball legend Joe DiMaggio. The letters include a typewritten letter from President Bill Clinton wishing DiMaggio a happy 80th birthday, signed by Clinton; and letter on American Academy of Achievement letterhead from President Gerald R. Ford inviting DiMaggio to be a guestContinue reading "Joe Dimaggio Presidential Letter Collection."

[Winfrey, Oprah; Michael Jackson].

Michael Jackson Talks to Oprah: 90 Prime-Time Minutes with the King of Pop Live!

Los Angeles: Harpo, 1993.

Original Harpo press kit from Oprah’s 1993 sensational primetime interview with Michael Jackson. Quarto, the kit contains a press release and biographies of Oprah and Michael Jackson. 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 newspaperContinue reading "Michael Jackson Talks to Oprah: 90 Prime-Time Minutes with the King of Pop Live!"

Kipling, Rudyard.

“Thy Servant A Dog” Told by Boots.

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1930.

First edition of Kipling’s beloved children’s classic, as told by Boots the dog. Octavo, rebound in new boards with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, illustrated by Marguerite Kirmse, frontispiece. Near fine in a custom slipcase.

Byrd, Richard Evelyn.

Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic The Flight to the South Pole.

New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930.

Signed limited edition of Byrd’s account of his first expedition to the South Pole. Octavo, original publisher’s half parchment over blue boards, with 74 illustrations and maps. Author’s Autograph Edition, one of one thousand numbered copies signed by the author and publisher on the limitation leaf, this is number 139. In very good condition.

Ford, Richard.

The Ultimate Good Luck.

London: Collins Harvill, 1989.

First edition of Ford’s second published novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to Sally Soames who contributed the author photograph for the dust jacket, “For Sally, Right! Better… Indeed. Genuine, ever complex… Richard Ford.” The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968Continue reading "The Ultimate Good Luck."

Sheehan, Neil.

A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and American in Vietnam.

New York: Random House, 1988.

First edition of the definitive Vietnam War exposé which won both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “Dec. 4, 1988 To Tom Griffin, With Best Wishes, Neil Sheehan.” Fine in fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Sposato.

Garland, Hamlin.

Main-Travelled Roads.

Boston: Arena Publishing Company, 1891.

First edition of the author’s second book. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free patterned endpaper, “To my friend Hird whose encouragement was so timely. With fraternal best wishes. Hamlin Garland Boston June 9/91.” In very good condition. Bookplate. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

Eisenhower, Dwight D.

A History of the 90th Division in World War II: 6 June 1944 to 9 May 1945.

Baton Rouge, LA: Army & Navy Publishing Company , 1946.

First edition of this work on the 90th division in World II. Quarto, original leatherette boards, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by General Dwight Eisenhower on the title page, “To Skippe Sheppard Best wishes from Dwight D. Eisenhower.” The recipient, Captain Harlo John Sheppard was in the 712th Tank Division, with his name andContinue reading "A History of the 90th Division in World War II: 6 June 1944 to 9 May 1945."

Lawrence, D.H.

Women in Love.

New York: Privately Printed for Subscribers Only, 1920.

First edition of the author’s classic work which many consider his masterpiece, one of only 1250 examples. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition, name to the front pastedown. Uncommon in this condition.

Phillips, Mary E.

Reminiscences of William Wetmore Story: The American Sculptor and Author Being Incidents and Anecdotes Chronologically Arranged. Together with an Account of his Associations with Famous People and his Principal Works in Literature and Sculpture.

Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Company, 1897.

First edition of Phillips’ biography of William Wetmore Story. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of Story. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Inscribed with cordial good will by Mary E. Phillips for a very gracious Lady toContinue reading "Reminiscences of William Wetmore Story: The American Sculptor and Author Being Incidents and Anecdotes Chronologically Arranged. Together with an Account of his Associations with Famous People and his Principal Works in Literature and Sculpture."

Nabokov, Vladimir.

Despair.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1966.

First American edition of this inventive and richly derisive story of Hermann, a man who undertakes the perfect crime–his own murder. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. A very sharp example.

Nabokov, Vladimir.

The Defence [Defense].

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1964.

First edition of this early Nabokov novel, which tells the tragic story of a man destroyed by his own genius and of the hopeless efforts of the wife who loves him to save him from himself. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by John Curtis. Uncommon in theContinue reading "The Defence [Defense]."

Faulkner, William.

Pylon.

Oxford, Mississippi: N/P, c. 1934.

Rare original carbon typescript of the novel Pylon, with title in ink in the author’s hand on the first page, a few leaves repaginated in the author’s hand, 344 pages, each of the six chapters held together with a paper clip, [Oxford, Mississippi, ca. December 1934]. Newly discovered by the family and one of only twoContinue reading "Pylon."

Henty, George Alfred.

A Woman of the Commune: A Tale of Two Sieges of Paris.

London: F. V. White & Co, 1895.

First edition of Henty’s classic adventure tale. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. In near fine condition. Uncommon in this condition.

Yates, Richard.

Young Hearts Crying.

New York: Delacorte Press/ Seymour Lawrence, 1984.

First edition, early printing of this classic work by “one of the most important and influential writers of the second half of the century” (Robert Stone). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Ellen Quinn Assuming she will agree this isn’t much of a book, and withContinue reading "Young Hearts Crying."

Franklin, Benjamin.

Mémoires de la Vie Privée de Benjamin Franklin, Écrits Par Lui-Même, et Adressés à Son Fils, Suivis d’un Précis Historique de Sa Vie Politique, et de Plusieurs Pièces, Relatives à Ce Père de la Liberté. [Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin].

Paris: Chez Buisson, Libraire, 1791.

True first edition of the first part of Franklin’s famed autobiography which preceded the first English edition by two years. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with a morocco spine label lettered in gilt, elaborate period gilt tooling to the spine, ribbon bound in. In very good condition. A nice example.

Rhodes, James Ford [William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt].

The McKinley and Roosevelt Administrations 1897-1909.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1922.

First edition of Rhodes’ authoritative work on the McKinley and Roosevelt Administrations. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Zaehnsdorf, gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated. In fine condition.

Sartre, Jean-Paul.

L’Imagination. [The Imaginary].

Paris: Librairie Felix Alcan, 1936.

First edition of Sartre’s first book, published as volume 10 of the Nouvelle Encyclopedie Philosophique and commissioned by the editor, Henri Delacroix. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “A Brice Parain en tout amitie! JP Sartre.” The recipient, Brice Parain was a fellow French philosopher and friend ofContinue reading "L’Imagination. [The Imaginary]."

Venturi, Robert.

Robert Venturi Signed Sketch.

Philadelphia: The MIT Press, 2014.

Autograph signed letter by the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Robert Venturi on his letterhead. The note reads, “Dear John Thanks for asking Bob 8-12-14 wishing you well (who has added a large drawing of Venturi’s Mother’s House).” In fine condition.

Bernstein, Carl & Bob Woodward.

All The President’s Men.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1974.

First edition, early printing of this groundbreaking work in American journalism. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Woodward on the front free endpaper in a contemporary signature, “To Conor Best Regards Bob Woodward.” Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Wendell Minor.

Lloyd George, David.

David Lloyd George Signed Photograph.

Large photograph signed by Prime Mininster David Lloyd George and by the photographer, taken by the Vandyk Studio of London. The photograph measures 14 inches by 11.25 inches. Framed. The entire piece measures 21.25 inches by 17.25 inches.

Hersey, John.

The Wall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Dr. Edgar Potts -with best wishes John Hersey From Barbara Johns, after her visit with Mitch en route to Williamsburg- Feb, 1950.” With an original Saturday Review articleContinue reading "The Wall."

Wells, H.G.

The Croquet Player.

New York: The Viking Press, 1937.

First American edition of this classic ghost story by the “father of science fiction.” Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.