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Acts Passed at the Second Congress of the United States of America: Begun and Held at the City of Philadelphia, In the State of Pennsylvania, On Monday, The Twenty-Fourth of October, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-One: And o the Independence of the United States, the Sixteenth. [Bound With]: The Constitution of the United States of America; As Proposed by the Convention Held at Philadelphia, Sept. 17, 1787, and Since Ratified by the Several States.

Philadelphia: Printed by Francis Childs and Joseph Swaine, Printers to the United States; Printed by John Fenno, 1791-c. 1793.

First printing of the Second Acts of Congress, bound with an even more rare printing of the Constitution. Octavo, original full calf, red morocco spine label lettered gilt. From the library of the first (and longest serving) Secretary of the United States Senate, Samuel Allyne Otis with his signature to the second page. Otis wasContinue reading "Acts Passed at the Second Congress of the United States of America: Begun and Held at the City of Philadelphia, In the State of Pennsylvania, On Monday, The Twenty-Fourth of October, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-One: And o the Independence of the United States, the Sixteenth. [Bound With]: The Constitution of the United States of America; As Proposed by the Convention Held at Philadelphia, Sept. 17, 1787, and Since Ratified by the Several States."

[Feynman, Richard P.].

Richard P. Feynman’s National Medal of Science.

Danbury, Connecticut: Medallic Art Co., [1979].

Richard P. Feynman’s National Medal of Science, bestowed upon him by President Jimmy Carter in 1979. Bronze, the medal depicts a man in contemplation writing a formula in the sand on the obverse, and reads on the reverse: “Awarded by the President of the United States of America to Richard Phillips Feynman 1979.” Established inContinue reading "Richard P. Feynman’s National Medal of Science."

[Chavez, Cesar] Jacques E. Levy.

Cesar Chavez. Autobiography of La Causa.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1975.

First edition of this biography of the famous labor activist. Octavo, original cloth, photographic endpapers, illustrated with 33 pages of photographs. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by Chavez on the half-title page, “To Marian Schroeder personal best wishes on this Christmas season Peace Cesar Chavez 12/15/78 LA PAZ.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.Continue reading "Cesar Chavez. Autobiography of La Causa."

Vidal, Gore.

Vidal in Venice.

New York : Summit Books, 1985.

First edition of this wonderful overview of Venice. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Valerie from 1/2 brother Gore Vidal.” The recipient, Valerie Gore was the author’s sister. Vidal’s father remarried in 1939 and had two children with his second wife; Valerie was born in 1946. TheContinue reading "Vidal in Venice."

Vidal, Gore.

1876: A Novel.

New York : Random House, 1976.

First edition of this classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the “Valerie love Gore.” The recipient, Valerie Gore was the author’s sister. Vidal’s father remarried in 1939 and had two children with his second wife; Valerie was born in 1946. The two remained close throughout the years. Near fineContinue reading "1876: A Novel."

Ramón y Cajal, Santiago.

Studies on Vertebrate Neurogenesis.

Springfield: Charles C Thomas Publisher, 1960.

First edition in English of the Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist’s important treatise on vertebrate neuroembryology.  Octavo, original cloth, illustrated.  Translated by Lloyd Guth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon in this condition.

Kipling, Rudyard.

Lettres du Japon.

Paris: Rene Kieffer, 1925.

Deluxe limited edition of Kipling’s collected letters written during his 1889 travels in Japan. Octavo, original wrappers, decorated by H. Tirman. One of 50 copies printed on Japan paper. Translated into French by Louis Fabulet and Arthur Austin-Jackson. Very good in the rare original richly decorated dust jacket. Rare.

Steichen, Edward.

The Family of Man.

New York : Museum of Modern Art, 1955.

First edition of this classic work. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Mrs. Sheppard with all good wishes Edward Steichen.” In near fine condition. Prologue written by Steichen’s brother-in-law, Carl Sandburg. Housed in a custom clamshell box.

Kipling, Rudyard.

From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches: Letters of Travel.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1900.

Rare Macmillan’s Colonial Library edition of Kipling’s From Sea to Sea, issued the same year as the first trade edition. Octavo, two volumes, original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Signed by Rudyard Kipling on the title page of both volumes. In near fine condition. Scarce signed by Kipling.

Vidal, Gore.

Screening History.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1992.

First edition of this work by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Valerie, love, Gore Vidal.” The recipient, Valerie Vidal was the author’s sister. Vidal’s father remarried in 1939 and had two children with his second wife; Valerie was born in 1946. Fine in aContinue reading "Screening History."

Franklin, Dr. Benjamin.

Chess Made Easy. New and Comprehensive Rules for Playing the Game of Chess.

Philadelphia: James Humphrey, 1802.

First edition of the earliest known book on chess printed in America. 32mo,bound in half leather over marbled boards, illustrated with engraved frontispiece. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities, frontispiece repaired, title-page repaired and dampstained. An exceptional rarity, with only one example appearing at auction in the last 75 years.

[George Washington].

George Washington Marble Bust.

Rare marble bust of George Washington depicted as general. The entire piece measures 12.5 inches by 10.5 inches.  

Martin, George R.R.

A Feast For Crows.

New York: Bantam Books, 2005.

First edition of the fourth volume in the author’s Song of Ice and Fire series. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication, “George R.R. Martin 11/21/05.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Stephen Youll. Jacket design by Jamie S. Warren Youll.

Vidal, Gore.

The Second American Revolution and Other Essays (1976-1982).

New York: Random House, 1982.

First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Kit all love Gore Vidal.” The recipient, Katherine “Kit” Vidal was Eugene Vidal’s second wife; he married her in 1939 when she was a 20 year old model with the Powers Agency, only sixContinue reading "The Second American Revolution and Other Essays (1976-1982)."

Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens].

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches.

New York: C.H. Webb, 1867.

First edition, first printing of the author’s rare first book. Octavo, original cloth, first issue lacking the leaf of ads facing the title page but with unbroken type on pages 21, 66 and 198. In very good condition with light wear to the extremities. A sharp example.

Muir, John.

Travels in Alaska.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original grey cloth lettered in white, color illustrated paper cover label, top edge gilt. Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including frontispiece with tissue-guard. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with a small chip to the front panel.

Remington, Frederic.

Pony Tracks.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1895.

First edition of Remington’s first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout after Frederic Remington, including frontispiece with tissue-guard. In very good condition, bookplate. Howes R201; BAL 16489; Adams Herd 1878; Graff 3458. A nice example.

Vidal, Gore.

The Judgment of Paris.

New York : E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1952.

First edition of this classic coming of age story. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Valerie, from Gore Vidal, June 1954.” The recipient Valerie Gore was the author’s sister. Vidal’s father remarried in 1939 and had two children with his second wife; Valerie was born in 1946.Continue reading "The Judgment of Paris."

Vidal, Gore.

Washington, D.C.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1967.

First edition of the final volume in Vidal’s Narratives of Empire, his acclaimed six-volume series of historical novels about the American past. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the second title page, “Valerie from Gore, 1968.” The recipient, Valerie Gore was the author’s sister. Vidal’s father remarried in 1939 and hadContinue reading "Washington, D.C."

Vidal, Gore.

Williwaw.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1946.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original black cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Owen Roberts, very best wishes — Gore Vidal, 1946.” The recipient, Owen Roberts was the father of Katherine “Kit” Vidal, second wife of Eugene Vidal, Gore’s father.Continue reading "Williwaw."

McPherson, James M. and Alan Brinkley.

Days of Destiny: Crossroads In American History.

New York: DK Publishing, 2001.

First edition of this illustrated work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by James M. McPherson on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

McCarthy, Cormac.

Suttree.

New York: Random House, 1979.

First edition of the author’s fourth novel and what many consider to be his finest. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Orin All The Best Cormac.” The recipient, Orin Borsten was a screenwriter and publicist, who began his career as a child actor in Atlanta andContinue reading "Suttree."

Watson, James D.

Molecular Biology of the Gene.

New York: W.A. Benjamin, Inc, 1965.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning scientist’s first book. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by James Watson on the title page. Editor’s foreword by Cyrus Levinthal. In near fine condition, name to the front free endpaper. Uncommon signed.

Mandela, Nelson.

I Am Prepared to Die.

Kent: A.G. Bishop & Sons, Ltd, c. 1965.

Second edition of Mandela’s Rivonia Speech. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed and dated on the front panel, “NMandela 25.3.05.” In fine condition.