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Loeb, Gerald M. [G.M.].

The Battle For Investment Survival.

New York: Barron's, 1943.

Early printing of Loeb’s classic work Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Gerald M. Loeb on the front free endpaper. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed.

Theroux, Paul.

Half Moon Street.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984.

First edition of this work by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Sally Soames with best wishes Paul Theroux.” The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusively blackContinue reading "Half Moon Street."

Roosevelt, Eleanor.

Eleanor Roosevelt White House Signed Engraving.

Rare signed White House engraving, boldly signed by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. In near fine condition.

Schindler, Oskar.

Oskar Schindler Document Collection.

Rare collection of original documents primarily obtained by Oskar and Emilie Schindler in preparation for their post-WWII emigration to Argentina in 1949. The collection includes a color photograph of Schindler seated on a couch annotated by him on the verso, “1957 in Amerika”, an Italian emigration certificate dated September 1949 authorizing Emilie Schindler to travelContinue reading "Oskar Schindler Document Collection."

Trollope, Anthony.

The Vicar of Bullhampton.

London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co, 1870.

First edition in book form of Anthony Trollope’s controversial novel. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over pebbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, all edges marbled and marbled endpapers, with thirty-five illustrations including tissue-guarded frontispiece by H. WoodsContinue reading "The Vicar of Bullhampton."

King Edward VIII.

House of Lords Doc. 20, Minutes of Proceedings, December 10, 1936, Printing Edward VIII’s “Instrument of Abdication” in which he officially renounces claim to the Throne.

1936.

Rare extract from the printed Minutes and a singular moment in British royal history. “Abdication of Edward R. I.” in blue pencil at top right. Framed such that both sides of the document can be read, visible portion of the unfolded sheet measures 16 x 12.5 inches; frame measures 22.5 inches by 20 inches. InContinue reading "House of Lords Doc. 20, Minutes of Proceedings, December 10, 1936, Printing Edward VIII’s “Instrument of Abdication” in which he officially renounces claim to the Throne."

Stark, Freya.

A Winter in Arabia.

London: John Murray, 1945.

Early printing of one of the most important pieces of literature on the region and a book that placed Freya Stark in the pantheon of great writers and explorers of the Arab World. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated, maps. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Foreword by Sir Kinahan Cornwallis. Uncommon in theContinue reading "A Winter in Arabia."

Wright, Richard.

12 Million Black Voices: A Folk History of the Negro in the United States.

New York: The Viking Press, 1941.

First edition of this powerful work by the author of The Native Son, featuring photographs by Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange and Ben Shahn. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed Richard Wright on the front free endpaper. Very good in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Photo-direction by EdwinContinue reading "12 Million Black Voices: A Folk History of the Negro in the United States."

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel.

El Otono del Patriarca [The Autumn of the Patriarch].

Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1975.

First Argentine edition of this “majestic, superb…a stunning portrait of the archetype, the pathological fascist tyrant” (The New York Times). Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the translator Gregory Rabassa on the front free endpaper. Rabassa translated this novel into English. In very good condition, name to the title page.

Hatfield, Jerry. Introduction by Jay Leno [Rollie Free].

Flat Out! The Rollie Free Story.

One-Track Publications: One-Track Publications, 2007.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on the legendary motorcycle racer. Oblong quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout, with the original CD of the last interview of Free. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “To H.J., with best wishes! It’s been great knowing you for 30 years! I remember meeting you Weatherford. You showed meContinue reading "Flat Out! The Rollie Free Story."

Churchill, Winston S., Anthony Eden, Jan Smuts, Lord Beaverbrook, Clement Attlee .

Large Photograph Signed Winston S. Churchill and Signed by 43 Other Leaders Including Anthony Eden, Jan Smuts, Lord Beaverbrook and Clement Attlee

London: May 1944.

Winston Churchill at the wartime meeting of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers, signed by him and 43 other world leaders. The 1944 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference, hosted by the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill between 1 and 16 May, brought together the heads of government from all the Dominions except Ireland and Newfoundland and was the first inContinue reading "Large Photograph Signed Winston S. Churchill and Signed by 43 Other Leaders Including Anthony Eden, Jan Smuts, Lord Beaverbrook and Clement Attlee"

Victoria, Queen.

Queen Victoria Appointment Signed.

1842.

Rare signed signed by Queen Victoria on vellum, signed “Victoria R,” one page, 13 x 9, November 1, 1842. Queen Victoria appoints Archibald Richard Harene “to be Ensign in Our Ninety Seventh Regiment of Foot.” Signed at the head by Queen Victoria. The affixed paper seal and blue ribbon are present. In very good condition. Double matted and framed, the documentContinue reading "Queen Victoria Appointment Signed."

Adams, Henry.

The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918.

First edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, with the date of 1918 to the title page. Octavo, original cloth, gilt topstain. In near fine condition. First printings are scarce, especially in this condition.

Scott, Walter [Ulysses S. Grant].

Waverley Novels. Woodstock.

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863.

Two volumes from the library of Ulysses S. Grant, published the same year The Civil War was raging. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers, marbled edges. From the library of Ulysses S. Grant with a presentation bookplate to the pastedown of bothContinue reading "Waverley Novels. Woodstock."

Chaucer, Geoffrey. [Eleanor Farjeon].

Tales from Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales Done Into Prose by Eleanor Farjeon.

London: The Medici Society, 1930.

First edition of Eleanor Farjeon’s modern adaptation of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers and all edges gilt, elaborately illustrated with full colorContinue reading "Tales from Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales Done Into Prose by Eleanor Farjeon."

Russell, Bertrand.

The Scientific Outlook.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1931.

First edition of this classic work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Bertrand Russell on the front pastedown. With a note from the recipient that it was signed in 1931. An exceptional example with noted provenance.

Huxley, Aldous.

Antic Hay.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1923.

First edition of this classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For James Murphy, thirty years later, Aldous Huxley, 1954.” Fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

Wright, Richard .

Native Son.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1940.

First edition, first issue binding with “A – P” on the copyright page. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.

Peck, Jim.

We Who Would Not Kill.

New York: Lyle Stuart, 1958.

First edition of the civil rights hero’s story of a group of conscientious objectors who were imprisoned for their beliefs during World War II. Octavo, original half cloth, top edge red. Signed by Jim Peck on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Fisher, Philip A.

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits.

New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1958.

First edition with C-H on the copyright page of Fisher’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Foreword by Jeremy C. Jenks. An exceptional example, uncommon in this condition.

Mills, Nicolaus.

Like a Holy Crusade. Mississippi 1964—the Turning of the Civil Rights Movement in America.

Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1992.

First edition of historian Mills’ “moving account” of the 1964 Freedom Summer campaign for Black voting rights. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to fellow writer William Heath on the title page. Heath is the author of The Children Bob Moses Led. With Heath’s marginalia, near fineContinue reading "Like a Holy Crusade. Mississippi 1964—the Turning of the Civil Rights Movement in America."

Murakami, Haruki.

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 2006.

First edition of this collection of twenty-four stories by Haruki Murakami. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Haruki Murakami on the title page and additionally three times by illustrator Chip Kidd, once on the front panel, on the title page and again on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustratedContinue reading "Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman."

Doctorow, E.L.

The March.

New York: Random House, 2005.

First edition of this novel, which won The National Book Critics Circle and Pen/ Faulkner Awards. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Ken Reubens E.L. Doctorow.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Royce M. Becker. Author photograph by Nancy Crampton.

Dickens, Charles.

Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”

London: G. Routledge & Co, 1853.

Finely bound example of Dickens’ popular retelling of the memoirs of celebrated English clown Joseph Grimaldi. Octavo, bound in full crimson crushed levant morocco by Baytun with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt titles and tooling to the spin in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt rulings and fleuron cornerpieces to theContinue reading "Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”"