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Lardner Jr., Ring.

The Ecstasy of Owen Muir.

New York: Cameron & Kahn, 1954.

First American edition of Ring Lardner Jr.’s witty Candide-like satire. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ring Lardner on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

Taylor, Mildred D.

Let the Circle Be Unbroken: Sequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

New York: The Dial Press, 1981.

First edition of this sequel to the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “To Betsy, My best wishes to you! Mildred D. Taylor December 16, 1981.” Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket painting and design by Wendell Minor.

Murakami, Haruki.

Sputnik Sweetheart.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.

First edition of this work which “grabs you from its opening lines. . . . [Murakami’s] never written anything more openly emotional” (Los Angeles Magazine). Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author “Haruki Murakami 11/7/05” on the title page. Additionally signed three times by jacket illustrator Chip Kidd; on the front panel, title pageContinue reading "Sputnik Sweetheart."

Thatcher, Margaret; Tony Blair; Gordon Brown; James Callaghan; David Cameron; Edward Heath; John Major; Theresa May.

British Prime Ministers Signed New Houses of Parliament Engraving.

Rare colored engraving signed by 8 former British Prime Ministers including Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. One page, a fine colored engraving of the New Houses of Parliament signed on the mount by Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, James Callaghan, David Cameron, Edward Heath, John Major, Theresa May, and Margaret Thatcher. In fine condition. Double mattedContinue reading "British Prime Ministers Signed New Houses of Parliament Engraving."

Inge, William. [Peter O'Toole].

A Loss of Roses: A New Play by William Inge.

New York: Random House, 1960.

First edition of Inge’s 1959 play, from the working library of legendary stage and screen actor Peter O’Toole. Octavo, original half cloth over pictorial boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Peter O’Toole Best wishes, Bill Inge.” The recipient, Peter O’Toole, began his acting career in the 1950s, gainingContinue reading "A Loss of Roses: A New Play by William Inge."

von Braun, Wernher.

The Mars Project.

Urbana: University of Illinois, 1953.

First edition of this classic work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Bob Mabon from one space man to another- Wernher von Braun.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some small chips. First editions are rare, signed and inscribed examples exceptionally so, thisContinue reading "The Mars Project."

Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.] [Karl Popper].

The Road To Serfdom.

London: Routledge & Sons, 1944.

First edition of one of the most influential and popular expositions of classical liberalism ever published. Octavo, original black cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Dr Karl Popper a fellow struggler for freedom with friendly greetings from F.H. Hayek.” Also included is a letter signed by Karl PopperContinue reading "The Road To Serfdom."

Carter, Jimmy and Menachem Begin.

Photograph Signed by Jimmy Carter and Menachem Begin.

Photograph signed by President Jimmy Carter and Prime Minister Menachem Begin on the front panel. The photograph is of Carter and Begin in The White House with their cabinets. The photograph is stamped on the rear panel, “Official Photograph, The White House.” Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 13 inches. InContinue reading "Photograph Signed by Jimmy Carter and Menachem Begin."

Winston Churchill; Clement Atlee.

Britain’s Memorial to Franklin Roosevelt Souvenir Book.

London: 1947.

First edition of this tribute to President Roosevelt with contributions by Eleanor Roosevelt, Winston S. Churchill and Clement Atlee, a selection of excerpts from the speeches of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and a biographical note illustrated with photographs. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. In near fine condition. Rare.

Tolstoy, Leo.

The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in 1852.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1878.

First edition in English of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Translated by Eugene Schuyler. In very good condition.

Ali, Muhammad.

Prayer and Al-Islam.

Chicago: Muhammad Islamic Foundation, 1982.

First edition of this prayer book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Muhammad Ali on the front free endpaper, “To Marc from Muhammad Ali 9-25-86.” In fine condition.

Tennyson, Alfred Lord.

Idylls of the King [Fore-Edge Painting].

London: Edward Moxon & Co, 1869.

Finely bound example with a fore-edge painting of Tennyson’s “long-meditated great task” which brought him to fame (Baugh, 1388). Octavo, bound in full red pebbled morocco, spine stamped in gilt in compartments, all edges and turn ins gilt, fore-edge painting with view of The Market Place, Cambridge. In very good condition.

Young, Brigham.

Brigham Young Signed Document.

Salt Lake City: 1872.

Brigham Young signed document as President of the Utah Central Railroad Company, ordering the treasurer of the UCRC to pay $13 to C.W. Penrose, with Penrose’s signature on verso. The entire piece measures 8 inches by 3.8 inches.

Corso, Gregory.

The Vestal Lady on Brattle and Other Poems.

Cambridge, MA: Richard Brukenfeld, 1955.

First edition of the poet’s first book one of 500 copies printed though about half of which were lost in the mail. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Gregory Corso. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.

Hernu, Sandy. [Desmond Llewelyn].

Q: The Biography of Desmond Llewelyn.

East Sussex: S. B. Publications, 1999.

Signed limited first edition of Hernu’s pictorial biography of the quintessential gadget master to the world’s best loved Secret Agent, James Bond. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Signed by Desmond Llewelyn and Sandy Hernu on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott.

The Vegetable: Or, From President To Postman.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923.

First edition of what Fitzgerald called, “undoubtedly the best thing I have ever written.” Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Jacket illustration by John Held, Jr. A nice example.

Tolstoi, Count Lyof N. [Leo Tolstoy].

Ivan Ilyitch and Other Stories.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co, 1887.

First edition in English of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Translated from the Russian by Nathan Haskell Dole with a preface by him. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.

Kipling, Rudyard.

A Tour of Inspection.

New York: Privately Printed, 1928.

First edition in book form of Kipling’s classic short tale. Octavo, original boards. One of 93 copies printed from type for private distribution, this is number 42. In very good condition.

Norton, Charles Eliot. [Rudyard Kipling].

Rudyard Kipling A Biographical Sketch.

New York: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1899.

First separate edition of Charles Eliot Norton’s concise sketch of Kipling’s early life, written for the new popular edition of his writings and prepared with his approval. Octavo, original boards, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of Kipling. One of one hundred numbered copies, this is number 52. In near fine condition. Scarce.

Clinton, Bill, Yitzhak Rabin, Yasser Arafat, King Hussein and Hosni Mubarak.

Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat, King Hussein Signed Photograph.

1995.

Color photograph taken during the the signing of the Oslo II Accords of Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein of Jordan and Hosni Mubarak on the White House lawn, signed by Clinton, Arafat and Faisal Husseini. On September 28, 1995, the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza StripContinue reading "Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat, King Hussein Signed Photograph."

Moynihan, Danny; Damien Hirst.

Boogie-Woogie.

London: Duckworth Literary Entertainments Ltd, 2000.

First edition of Moynihan’s satirical debut novel set in the contemporary art world of 1990s New York. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers. One of 500 numbered copies signed by the author on the title page and dust jacket designer Damien Hirst on the rear panel of the jacket. Fine in a fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "Boogie-Woogie."

von Clausewitz, Carl Philipp Gottfried.

Vom Kriege. Hinterlassenes Werk. [On War].

Berlin: Ferdinand Dümmler, 1832-34.

Scarce first edition of arguably the most important treatise on political-military analysis and strategy ever written. Octavo, three volumes bound in contemporary half cloth over marbled boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities.

Kipling, Rudyard; Lewis Carroll; Norman Gale; Mary E. Manners et al.

Tommy and Other Poems For Recitation.

London: James Clarke & Co., 1895.

First edition of this humorous collection of poems for recitation including Rudyard Kipling’s Tommy and Lewis Carroll’s The Walrus and the Carpenter. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. In very good condition. Scarce.

Carpenter, Lucile Russell.

Rudyard Kipling: A Friendly Profile.

Chicago: Argus Books, 1942.

First edition of Lucile and William Carpenter’s work on Kipling’s life in Vermont, his travels around the world, and school days. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.