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Ferrari, Enzo; Foreword by Stirling Moss.

The Enzo Ferrari Story. [with] Enzo Ferrari Signed Postcard.

New York: MacMillan, 1964.

First edition of Enzo Ferrari’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Enzo Ferrari in his customary purple ink on a Ferrari postcard featuring Gilles Villeneuve on the verso, “February 22, 1978 Thank you for your warm birthday wishes and many kind regards in full, “Enzo Ferrari. ” The book is boldly signed byContinue reading "The Enzo Ferrari Story. [with] Enzo Ferrari Signed Postcard."

[Bird, Larry].

Larry Bird Signed Upper Deck 1992-93 Art Card.

California: The Upper Deck Co, 1993.

Large original Larry Bird signed Upper Deck 1992-93 art card. Glossy finish card depicting Larry Bird in various uniforms with basketballs in hand. Boldly signed by Bird in black felt tip at the bottom center. Mounted. In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.

Quarles, Benjamin.

The Negro in the American Revolution.

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1976.

Later printing of this examination of the roles and experiences of Black Americans during the Revolutionary War. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “Benjamin Quarles Baltimore, Maryland.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket design by Elizabeth Resnick. Uncommon signed.

Barrington, Daines.

The Possibility of Approaching the North Pole Asserted.

New York: James Eastburn & Co, 1818.

First separate American edition of this work arguing that reaching the North Pole was possible. Octavo, bound in modern half brown calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, black calf spine labels, title page vignette, with a folding frontispiece map of the North Pole.Continue reading "The Possibility of Approaching the North Pole Asserted."

Nachtwey, James; Introduction by Robert Stone.

Deeds of War.

New York: Thames & Hudson, 1989.

First edition of the photojournalist’s first book of images taken from 1981-1988. Quarto, original cloth covered boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the photographer in the year of publication on the half-title page, “to Cyndie, best Wishes Jim Nachtwey 11/4/89.” Introduction by Robert Stone. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Ferguson, Niall.

The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West.

New York: The Penguin Press, 2006.

First edition of this “deftly paced, continent-crossing account of the last century’s ‘age of hatred'” (The Guardian). Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with maps, charts, and black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Dean Nicastro. Jacket photographContinue reading "The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West."

Roth, Philip.

Goodbye, Columbus.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959.

First edition of the author’s first book and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Review copy with the slip laid in, fine in a fine dust jacket without wear. From the collection of Bruce Kahn, a collector known for only purchasing impeccable examples of books. Jacket design by Sanford Roth. Housed inContinue reading "Goodbye, Columbus."

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel; Edith Grossman.

Living To Tell the Tale.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.

First edition in English of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s memoir. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Translated by Edith Grossman.

Ferguson, Niall.

High Financier: The Lives and Time of Siegmund Warburg.

New York: The Penguin Press, 2010.

First edition of this groundbreaking biography. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar.

Taylor, A.J.P.

English History 1914-1945.

London: Oxford University Press, 1966.

First corrected edition of the final and best-selling volume in the Oxford History of England, covering both world wars and the interwar period. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with maps andContinue reading "English History 1914-1945."

Wells, H.G.

Tales of Life and Adventure.

London and Glasgow: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1923.

Library of Classics edition of Wells’ collection of imaginative tales exploring adventure, speculation, and the complexities of human experience through a series of inventive and thought-provoking short stories. Octavo, original publisher’s leather bound black boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece. From the collection of British science fiction author ChristopherContinue reading "Tales of Life and Adventure."

Blake, Michael.

Airman Mortensen.

Los Angeles, California: Seven Wolves Publishing, 1991.

Advanced reading copy of the first edition of Michael Blake’s second novel. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. In very good condition.

Azerrad, Michael [Kurt Cobain; Krist Novoselic; Dave Grohl; Pat Smear].

Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana.

New York: Doubleday, 1993.

First edition of this biographical account of the band Nirvana. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed in purple felt tip on the half-title page by Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl and Pat Smear on the verso of the front panel. In very good condition. These signatures wereContinue reading "Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana."

Naipaul, V.S.

The Mystic Masseur.

New York: The Vanguard Press, Inc, 1959.

First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Robert Micklewright. Author photograph by Eddie Fong.

Doyle, Richard [John Maynard Keynes] [J.M.].

Manners and Customs of ye Englyshe.

London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1876.

Finely bound edition of this satirical collection of 40 humorous sketches and illustrations that parody mid-19th-century Victorian life, from the collection of British economist John Maynard Keynes. Oblong octavo, bound in full red morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, “Keynes Family Library” stamped in gilt to theContinue reading "Manners and Customs of ye Englyshe."

Clemens, Clara. [Samuel L. Clemens].

My Father Mark Twain.

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1931.

First edition of this memoir by Mark Twain’s daughter. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, double ruling and a vignette of Mark Twain stamped in blind to the front panel, frontispiece, illustrated with family photographs. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Accompanied by a bookmark with a quote from theContinue reading "My Father Mark Twain."

Johnson, Merle [Compiler].

A Bibliography of the Work of Mark Twain: Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1910.

First limited edition of this list of first editions in book form and of first printings in periodicals. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with paper titles to the spine, top edge gilt. One of 500 numbered copies, this is number 154. Boldly signed by compiler Merle Johnson and the publisher Harper & Brothers on the limitationsContinue reading "A Bibliography of the Work of Mark Twain: Samuel Langhorne Clemens."

Trevanian [Rodney William Whitaker].

The Main.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976.

First edition of this gritty detective novel. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Signature to the front free endpaper.

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Thirteenth to Fifteenth Century Illuminated Book of Hours Leaf Book.

Exceptionally rare illuminated Book of Hours leaf book, containing various illuminated leaves from several Books of Hours, most executed in France. Duodecimo, bound in full late 19th century velvet, script on vellum, illuminated. Comprised of 30 individual leaves ruled in black and red ink and culled from 5 Books of Hours, including one prayer bookContinue reading "Thirteenth to Fifteenth Century Illuminated Book of Hours Leaf Book."

Buchan, John.

The Three Hostages.

London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1950.

Finely bound edition of this psychological espionage thriller, the fourth novel following Richard Hannay. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers. In fine condition.

Grogan, Emmett. [Peter Coyote].

Ringolevio: A Life Played for Keeps.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1972.

First edition of “the best and only authentic book written on the sixties underground” (Dennis Hopper). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Peter Coyote on the half-title page. Coyote was a founding member along with Grogan of the counterculture group The Diggers. He is an actor, director and screenwriter. Near fine in a nearContinue reading "Ringolevio: A Life Played for Keeps."

Smoot, George and Keay Davidson.

Wrinkles in Time.

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1993.

First edition of the story of “the scientific discovery of the century, if not all time” (Stephen Hawking). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated with 8 pages of color photographs and 50 line drawings. Lengthily signed by the author on the half-title page, “There is something about looking at the night sky that makesContinue reading "Wrinkles in Time."

Pomeroy, M. M, [Mark Mills].

The Life and Public Services of Benjamin F. Butler, Major-General in the Army of the Republican Party.

New York: M. M. Pomeroy, 1868.

First edition of Pomeroy’s scathing satirical biography of Union Army General Benjamin Butler. 12mo, engraved illustrated title page. Lacking the front wrapper. In very good condition. Very rare.

Roth, Philip.

The Professor of Desire.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977.

First edition of Roth’s second book in a series portraying the life of the fictional professor David Kapesh. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Jacket design by Nannette Stevenson. A very sharp example.