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[Densmore, John].

The Doors: Other Voices.

New York: Alchemical Music Co, 1971.

First edition of the sheet music accompaniment to the Doors’ seventh studio album; the first album released by the band following Jim Morrison’s death. Quarto, original wrappers, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed by drummer John Densmore on the front panel. In good condition.

Dreiser, Theodore.

Sister Carrie.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1900.

First edition of the author’s scarce first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For F.W. Skiff, with good wishes, from Theodore Dreiser, Portland, June 7, 1930.” Bookplate of noted book collector Frederick W. Skiff on the front pastedown. Laid in is an envelope addressed toContinue reading "Sister Carrie."

[Steinbeck, John].

Two Russian Books From the Library of John Steinbeck.

Moscow: Various, c. 1960.

Two volumes in Russian from the library of American literary master John Steinbeck. Quarto, two volumes including a book of early Russian Orthodox paintings with many in color and a folio of loose plates featuring artwork from the Hermitage Museum. From the library of John Steinbeck. In very good condition.

Simpson, Alan and Erskine Bowles.

The Moment of Truth: Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.

Washington, D.C: 2010.

First edition of Simpson and Bowles’ final report on The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Alan Simpson on the half-title page, “Merry Christmas!! Alan Simpson.” In fine condition.

Briggs, Raymond.

Fee Fi Fo Fum.

Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1971.

Early printing of Briggs’ collection of nursery rhymes. Oblong octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed and dated by the author on the title page, “Raymond Briggs 1981 April 21.” In near fine condition.

Glaude, Jr., Eddie [James Baldwin].

Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own.

New York: Crown, 2020.

First edition, early printing of this “unparalleled masterpiece of social criticism” (Imani Perry). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Eddie Glaude on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Kleinrock, Leonard.

Leonard Kleinrock Signed Photograph.

Large format color photograph of American computer scientist Leonard Kleinrock with the ARPANET, the forerunner to the Internet. Inscribed by him, “To Kent, Leonard Kleinrock.” In fine condition.

Masters, William H. and Virginia E. Johnson.

Human Sexual Inadequacy.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1970.

First edition, early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by both Masters and Johnson on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Emery based on a design by George Price. We have never encountered another signed example.

Russell, Bertrand.

My Philosophical Development.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1959.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author in which he summarizes his philosophical beliefs and explains how they changed during his life. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Bertrand Russell on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

Hammarskjold, Dag.

Dag Hammarskjold Autograph.

1960.

Rare autograph of diplomat, economist, and author who served as secretary general of the United Nations from 1953 until his death in a plane crash. Boldly signed “Dag Hammarskjold, 1 Februari 1960,” on a 3.5 inch by 2 inch card, which is affixed to a white 8.25 inch by 11.75 inch mount bearing an attachedContinue reading "Dag Hammarskjold Autograph."

Mooney, Booth. With a foreword by Lyndon B. Johnson.

The Lyndon Johnson Story.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956.

First edition of Booth Mooney’s biography of Lyndon B. Johnson. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson on the front free endpaper, “For Murray Milner, outstanding public servant, from his friend, Lyndon B. Johnson.”  Near fine in very good dust jacket.

Herbert, A.P.

Holy Deadlock.

London: Methuen and Co, 1934.

First edition of this novel of two young people in search of a divorce after seven years of marriage. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in very good dust jacket.

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New Orleans Souvenir Album and Travel Brochure Collection.

Various, 1938-1960.

Rare collection of 5 souvenir albums and nine pictorial travel brochures printed between 1938 and 1960. The souvenir albums include a “Souvenir Condensed History of New Orleans for the Tourist” (c. 1955), a “Souvenir du Restaurant Antoine”, “New Orleans, America’s Most Interesting City”, an early accordion-style pictorial album, and “Winter in New Orleans: Season 1908-1909”Continue reading "New Orleans Souvenir Album and Travel Brochure Collection."

[Aldrin, Buzz].

Buzz Aldrin Signed Two Dollar Bill.

Washington, D.C: United States Treasury, 1976.

Rare two dollar bill signed by American astronaut and the second man to land on the moon, Buzz Aldrin on the 200th anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence. Matted and framed, the entire piece measures 10.5 inches by 5.75 inches. In near fine condition.

Hopkins, R. Thurston. [Rudyard Kipling].

Rudyard Kipling: The Story of a Genius.

London: Cecil Palmer, 1930.

First edition of Hopkins’ biography of Rudyard Kipling. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Very good in a very good dust jacket.

Kipling, Rudyard.

The Art of Fiction.

London: J. A. Allen & Co, 1926.

First separate edition, first issue of this report issued on the occasion of Kipling’s acceptance of the gold medal of the Royal Society of Literature. Octavo, original wrappers. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise slipcase.

McClellan, George B.

George B. McClellan Signed Carte-de-Visite.

1963.

Carte-de-visite of General George McClellan. Boldly signed, “George B. McClellan Maj Gen USA.” In near fine condition. It measures 4 inches by 2.5 inches. Rare.

Sendak, Maurice .

Maurice Sendak “So Sue Me” Signed Original Costume Design.

1993.

Rare original Maurice Sendak watercolor costume design for Arthur Yorinks’ 1993 play “So Sue Me”. One page, watercolor and ink on cardstock, Sendak has signed and annotated the design, “So, Sue me. Costume design M. Sendak Feb. 93.” In fine condition. The piece measures 6 inches by 4.75 inches. With a custom piece of glassineContinue reading "Maurice Sendak “So Sue Me” Signed Original Costume Design."

Roth, Philip.

When She Was Good.

New York: Random House, 1967.

First edition of Roth’s second novel. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of Christopher Lasch, with his name to the front free endpaper. Lasch was a historian, moralist, and social critic who was a history professor at the University of Rochester. Lasch sought to use history as a tool to awaken American society to theContinue reading "When She Was Good."

Salinger, J.D.

J.D. Salinger Autograph Letter Signed.

1944.

Scarce autograph note signed by J.D. Salinger on April 4, 1944, two months and two days before he saw combat at Utah Beach on D-Day. One page from an oblong octavo autograph album bound in full leather, the note is dated 4/4/44 and reads, “Dear Molly – I just don’t have anything bright to say.Continue reading "J.D. Salinger Autograph Letter Signed."

Samuelson, Paul A.

Economics: An Introductory Analysis.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1948.

First edition of this landmark work in modern economics having sold 4 million copies in 40 languages. Octavo, original cloth. With a rare signed note from Samuelson laid in. The response is from a letter from a boy scout dated March 16, 1971. Samuelson’s response is “The motto “Be Prepared” has stood me in goodContinue reading "Economics: An Introductory Analysis."

Smith, Tommie.

Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith.

Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2007.

First edition of this powerful autobiography by the Olympic gold medalist. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “6-7-07 To Philip Health and Wellness. Faith Tommie Smith.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kate Nichols. Written with David Steele.

Holmes, Oliver Wendell.

The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table.

Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1858.

First edition of the first book in the the series that gained Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. international fame. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and four gilt rings to the spine and elaborate stamping to the front and rear panels, engraved tissue-guarded title page, publisher’s advertisement to the front and rear endpapers (BAL bindingContinue reading "The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table."

von Mises, Ludwig.

Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War.

New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House Publishers, 1969.

First edition of the re-issue of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate.