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Fo, Dario.

We Can’t Pay? We Won’t Pay!

London: Pluto Press, 1978.

First edition of this satirical work by the Nobel Prize-winning playwright. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Dario Fo on the half-title page. In good condition, with notes and highlighting. Adapted Robert Walker and Bill Colvill. Translated by Lino Pertile.

Lucas, Jr., Robert E.

Studies in Business-Cycle Theory.

Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1981.

First edition of this classic collection of writings by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Christopher- with my best wishes- Robert E. Lucas Jr.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael McPherson.

Kerouac, Jack.

Jack Kerouac’s Personally Owned Hermes 3000 Typewriter Manual and Repair Slip.

Jack Kerouac’s personally owned Hermes 3000 typewriter user’s manual and repair slip, which he used to compose most of his 1968 autobiographical novel Vanity of Duluoz. The manual is rectangular duodecimo, nine pages with a fold-out specification diagram, detailing machine preparation, general typing rules, maintenance, changing the ribbon, and the tabulator. The repair slip, issuedContinue reading "Jack Kerouac’s Personally Owned Hermes 3000 Typewriter Manual and Repair Slip."

Travers, P.L.

Mary Poppins.

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1934.

First American edition of this children’s classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 27 line cuts (13 full-page) and chapter tailpieces by Mary Shepard. Boldly signed by P.L. Travers on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket with a small repair to the spine. Rare and desirable signed.

Silverstein, Shel.

Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974.

First edition of the author’s first collection of children’s poetry. Small quarto, original brown cloth, illustrated. With a signed slip of paper boldly signed by Shel Silverstein laid in. Fine in a very good dust jacket.

Robinson, Jackie; Roy Campanella; Gil Hodges; Andy Pafko; Carol Erskine; Ralph Branca; George Pfister; et al.

1952 Jackie Robinson and Brooklyn Dodgers Team Signed Baseball.

Rare Official National League baseball signed by 25 members of the 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers. Signed by Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges, Andy Pafko, Carol Erskine, Ralph Branca, and George Pfister. The signatures of Chuck Dressen, Pee Wee Reese, Dick Williams, Duke Snider, Billy Loes, and Preacher Roe have been deemed clubhouse versions. In fineContinue reading "1952 Jackie Robinson and Brooklyn Dodgers Team Signed Baseball."

Banks, Lynne Reid.

The Indian In The Cupboard.

London: J.M. Dent, 1980.

First edition of the author’s classic novel and one that has went on to sell over 10 million copies. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Robin Jacques. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Jamie Lynne Reid Banks ‘But what shall I do with the cupboard? Omri asked desperately ‘LeaveContinue reading "The Indian In The Cupboard."

Stone, Robert.

Bear And His Daughters.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997.

First edition of this collection of short stories by the National Book-Award winning novelist. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Robert Stone on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michaela Sullivan.

Bond, Michael; Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum .

A Bear Called Paddington.

London: Collins, 1958.

First edition of the first book in the Paddington series. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. SignedContinue reading "A Bear Called Paddington."

Burger, Warren E.; William J. Brennan Jr.; Byron R. White; Harry A. Blackmun; Lewis F. Powell; William H. Rehnquist; John Pail Stevens; Sandra Day O'Connor.

Supreme Court Justices Signed Engraving.

Bureau of Engraving and Printing,

Rare original engraving of the Supreme Court signed by eight Supreme Court justices. Boldly signed by Warren E. Burger, William J. Brennan, Jr., Byron R. White, Harry A. Blackmun, Lewis F. Powell, William H. Rehnquist, John Paul Stevens, and Sandra Day O’Connor. Thurgood Marshall is autopen. In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches byContinue reading "Supreme Court Justices Signed Engraving."

[Reagan, Ronald; Nancy Reagan].

A Great New Beginning: The 1981 Inaugural Story.

Washington, D.C: Created by the 1981 Inaugural Book Committee, 1981.

First limited edition of this commemorative publication documenting the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan. Quarto, original red leather with gilt titles to the spine, gilt stamped vignette of the presidential seal to the front panel, gilt stamped vignette of the inauguration seal to the rear panel, gilt stamped with the names of the recipients toContinue reading "A Great New Beginning: The 1981 Inaugural Story."

Truman, Harry S. [Georgia Neese Clark Gray].

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry S. Truman 1945-1953 Volumes I – VIII Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the Presidents.

Washington, D.C: United States Government Printing Office, 1961-1966.

First editions of the complete set of Truman’s papers from 1945-1953. Imperial octavo, eight volumes, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, frontispieces. Presentation copy, inscribed by President Truman in the fifth volume 1949 on the half-title page, “Kindest regards to Georgia & Andy Gray, from Harry S. Truman, 3-2-65.” The recipient, Georgia NeeseContinue reading "Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry S. Truman 1945-1953 Volumes I – VIII Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the Presidents."

Menand, Louis [Peter Matthiessen].

The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2001.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to fellow author Peter Matthiessen, “For Peter Thank you! with warm regards Louis Menand.” From the library of National Book Award-winning author Peter Matthiessen with his bookplate to the front free endpaper. TheContinue reading "The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America."

Boswell, James.

The Life of Johnson.

London: Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in The Poultry, 1791.

First edition, first issue of both volumes of the most celebrated biography in the English language, which was published on May 16, 1791 in a print run of only 1,750 copies. Quarto, bound in full calf, gilt titles to the spine, morocco spine labels. Frontispiece portrait of Samuel Johnson, engraved by J. Heath after the Sir Joshua ReynoldsContinue reading "The Life of Johnson."

Livermore, Jesse.

How to Trade in Stocks: The Livermore Formula for Combining Time Element and Price.

New York : Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1940.

First edition of the only book by Jesse Livermore, one of Wall Street’s most well-known traders. Octavo, original blue cloth, contains 16 full color charts. Octavo, original blue cloth. In very good condition with light shelfwear to the extremities. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery.

Dickens, Charles.

Charles Dickens Autograph Letter Signed.

London: 1867.

Autograph letter signed by great Victorian novelist Charles Dickens to his biographer. One page, dated Monday 7th October, 1867, on Gad’s Hill Place stationery, and addressed to John Forster. Boldly signed by Dickens with his usual flourish. The letter reads in full, “I have been very much interested and gratified by that pleasant Passage fromContinue reading "Charles Dickens Autograph Letter Signed."

Burgess, Anthony.

Nothing Like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare’s Love-life.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1964.

First edition of this fictionalized, stylistically experimental reimagining of William Shakespeare’s life. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to literary critic and fellow author Walter Sullivan, “with fondest possible regards Anthonie Burgesse.” The recipient, Walter Sullivan was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on SouthernContinue reading "Nothing Like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare’s Love-life."

Fangio, Juan Manuel; Foreword by Stirling Moss.

My Twenty Years of Racing.

London: Temple Press Limited , 1961.

First edition of the racing legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Stirling Moss, who contributed the foreword. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Turner. In collaboration with Marcello Giambertone.

Beschloss, Michael R.

Kennedy and Roosevelt: An Uneasy Alliance.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1980.

First edition of the historian’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by Michael Beschloss on the front free endpaper. Also laid in is an autographed letter to the recipient, signed by Beschloss. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Edward P. Diehl. Foreword by James MacGregor Burns.

Le Guin, Ursula K. [LeGuin].

The Left Hand of Darkness.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1992.

Signed collector’s edition of the author’s classic Nebula and Hugo award-winning novel. Octavo, original publisher’s full leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, raised bands, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by Ursula K. Le Guin on the limitation page. In near fine condition.

Stoppard, Tom .

Pizza.

London: The Cuckoo Press for John Sandoe Books, 2010.

First edition, one of only 200 copies printed given as a Christmas gift of this sketch was written for The Laws of War, a Cries from the Heart production in support of the charity Human Rights Watch, which took place at the Royal Court Theatre on 16th May 2010, which was performed by Bill NighyContinue reading "Pizza."

Camus, Albert.

The Fall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957.

Early printing of the first American edition of Camus’ last complete work of fiction. Octavo, original cloth, top edge red. Translated by Justin O’Brien. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph of Camus by Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Camus, Albert.

The Stranger.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946.

First American edition of Camus’ first novel and masterpiece. Octavo, original beige cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket with a single closed tear. Jacket design by Warren Chappell. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. The nicest example we have ever seen.

Corman, Avery [Dustin Hoffman].

Kramer Versus Kramer.

New York: Random House, 1977.

First edition of Avery Corman’s powerful classic novel about the end of a marriage and the bond between a father and child, basis for the Academy Award-winning film starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Jeff! With My Thanks, Avery Corman”Continue reading "Kramer Versus Kramer."