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Ovid.

Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Latin and English Translated by the Most Eminent Hands.

Amsterdam: Printed for the Wetsteins and Smith, 1732.

First English edition of Ovid’s Metamorphoses with Picart’s illustrations. Folio, two volumes in one, bound in full in early mottled calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in seven compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins, engraved title vignette. Illustrated with a copper-engraved frontispiece, 130Continue reading "Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Latin and English Translated by the Most Eminent Hands."

[Meir, Golda].

Golda Meir Bust.

Bust of Prime Minister Golda Meir. In fine condition. Mounted on a brass base, the entire piece measures 6.75 inches in height. In fine condition.

Leeser, Issac.

Discourses on the Jewish Religion.

Philadelphia: Sherman & Co, 1836.

Rare first edition of one of the ‘major builders of American Judaism’, Isaac Leeser’s Discourses on the Jewish Religion. Octavo, volume I, bound in full morocco. In very good condition with some toning throughout, Philip Sufrin & Sons Co. bookbinder’s stamp to the front pastedown, and a previous owner’s decorations to the fore edges.

Priestley, J.B. [Raymond Chandler].

The Plays of J.B. Priestley: Volume III.

London: William Heinemann, 1950.

First edition of Priestley’s works on realism with elements of psychological insight and social critique. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. From the library of Raymond Chandler with his library stamp to the front free endpaper: “Raymond Chandler 6005 Camino de la Costa La Jolla, California OCT 13 1949.” Raymond Chandler was a pivotal figure in 20th-centuryContinue reading "The Plays of J.B. Priestley: Volume III."

Robinson, Jackie; Duke Snider; Clyde King.

Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, and Clyde King Signed Baseball.

Rare Lively Center official baseball signed by legends Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, and Clyde King. In very good condition. Housed in a custom acrylic display case.

Bird, Larry.

Larry Bird Signed 1992 Lime Rock Silver Hologram Card.

Lime Rock Productions, Inc, 1992.

1992 Lime Rock #3 Larry Bird signed silver hologram card. Larry bird is pictured on the verso posed in a red, white, and blue warm-up uniform with a basketball in hand in front of the American flag for the Barcelona Olympic summer games in silver hologram, with a color photograph and summary caption on theContinue reading "Larry Bird Signed 1992 Lime Rock Silver Hologram Card."

Jones, James Athearn.

Traditions of the North American Indians: Being a Second and Revised Edition of ‘Tales of an Indian Camp’.

London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830.

The second and best edition of this firsthand account of Native American traditions and folklore. Duodecimo, three volumes bound in contemporary three quarter green morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, beautifully etched frontispieces by W. H. Brooke in each volume, illustrated withContinue reading "Traditions of the North American Indians: Being a Second and Revised Edition of ‘Tales of an Indian Camp’."

Baldwin, James; Malcolm X; Martin Luther King, Jr; Kenneth B. Clark.

The Negro Protest.

Boston: The Beacon Press, 1963.

First edition of this collection of interviews done by Kenneth B. Clark. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by James Baldwin on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a small closed tear to the front panel. With a talk with Kenneth B. Clark and with a note about the interviewsContinue reading "The Negro Protest."

Lichine, Alexis.

Alexis Lichine’s Guide to the Wines and Vineyards of France.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.

First edition of America’s foremost wine connoisseur’s comprehensive guide to the wines of France. Octavo, original half cloth, with 8 pages of photographs and 22 maps. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Ian White who was able to see at Chat. Prieure-L that the 1980’s will be quite promising. Best wishes,Continue reading "Alexis Lichine’s Guide to the Wines and Vineyards of France."

Lewis, Sinclair.

Elmer Gantry.

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1927.

First edition, second issue of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s controversial bestseller and basis for the Academy Award-winning film. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket with chips and wear.

Acheson, Dean .

Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1969.

First edition of Acheson’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning classic. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Adolfo Alessandrini fellow author and colleague in the field  of foreign affairs, with the best wishes of Dean Acheson October 1969.” Very good in a very good dustContinue reading "Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department."

[Pewtress, Percy L.].

An Address To Percy L. Pewtress Esq. Organist at Lee Chapel 1883 – 1922.

London: From the Congregation, April 1922.

Rare 20th century elaborately illuminated address to Percy L. Pewtress Esq. organist at Lee Chapel 1883 – 1922. Octavo, bound in full green morocco by G. E. Strong, Lee, S.E. with gilt fleur-de-lis and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, central lozenge with monogram “P.L.P.” to the front panel surrounded byContinue reading "An Address To Percy L. Pewtress Esq. Organist at Lee Chapel 1883 – 1922."

Hall, Craig; Linden Gross; Mark Zandi [Madeleine K. Albright].

Boom: Bridging the Opportunity Gap to Reignite Startups.

New York: Savio Republic, 2019.

First edition of this work about entrepreneurship in the United States. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half title page, “To Madeleine, With great respect for all you do to make the world a better place. All the best, Craig Hall.” The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright, was the firstContinue reading "Boom: Bridging the Opportunity Gap to Reignite Startups."

Conrad, Joseph.

Last Essays.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926.

First edition of this posthumous collection of twenty essays. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, frontispiece facsimile of “The Last Words That Conrad Wrote.” Near fine in the original dust jacket with the portrait of Conrad and large ad for Kipling’s works to the verso.

Fitzgerald, Edward [Translator].

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám; and the Salámán and Ábsál of Jámí; Rendered Into English Verse.

London: Bernard Quaritch, 1879.

Finely bound edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald. Octavo, bound in full green crushed morocco with gilt titles and floral tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, elaborate gilt borders with red inlay flowers to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and innerContinue reading "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám; and the Salámán and Ábsál of Jámí; Rendered Into English Verse."

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques.

The Confessions of J.J. Rousseau: With the Reveries of the Solitary Walker.

London: Printed for J. Bew, 1783.

Rare first edition in English of the author’s classic work. Duodecimo, 2 volumes, bound in three-quarters contemporary calfskin over marbled boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, morocco spine labels. In very good condition, signatures to the front pastedowns.

Dixon, Thomas [William Tecumseh Sherman].

The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1913.

First edition of this historical romance, the first of three novels on Southern heroes; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with six images designed by J. N. Marchand including a frontispiece of a war scene from the book. Inscribed by the author to Philemon T. Sherman on an “Author’s AutographContinue reading "The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln."

Schwed, Fred; Illustrated by Peter Arno.

Where Are the Customers’ Yachts: or A Good Hard Look at Wall Street.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940.

First edition of “one of the funniest books ever written about Wall Street” (The Washington Post). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Peter Arno. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Really dear Virginia – Hope you don’t understand a profound tome like this – I would not wish to furrowContinue reading "Where Are the Customers’ Yachts: or A Good Hard Look at Wall Street."

Brownmiller, Susan.

Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975.

First edition of this bestselling feminist classic that revolutionized the way we think about rape, as a historical phenomenon and as an urgent crisis, named by the New York Public Library’s 100 Books of the Century. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Dorothy In Sisterhood, SusanContinue reading "Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape."

Arendt, Hannah.

The Origins of Totalitarianism.

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1951.

First edition of this masterpiece, by one of the most important and influential thinkers of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by Hannah Arendt on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. ExceptionallyContinue reading "The Origins of Totalitarianism."

Vittorini, Elio; Introduction by Ernest Hemingway.

In Sicily.

Pennsylvania: New Directions, 1949.

First edition of this seminal work of Italian literature. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Introduction by Ernest Hemingway. Translated by Wilfrid David.

Benchley, Robert.

The Benchley Roundup: A Selection by Nathaniel Benchley of his favorites.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1954.

First edition of these humorous pieces chosen from all of Robert Benchley’s writings. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with unique drawings by Gluyas Williams. Very good in a very good dust jacket.

Fitzgerald, Edward. With Illustrations by Edmund Dulac. [Francis Sangorski and George Sutcliffe].

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, c. 1910.

Exceptionally rare bound in jewelled binding, set with 37 jewels by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Quarto, reproduced from a manuscript illuminated by F. Sangorski  G. & Sutcliffe, with miniatures after E. Geddes, original red straight-grained morocco, upper cover with central sunken oval green morocco panel and a Peacock with light green, blue, white, and brown moroccoContinue reading "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam."

Ginsberg, Allen.

Kaddish and Other Poems: 1958-1960.

San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1965.

Fourth edition of this significant collection of poems—including the title piece, part lamentation for his mother, part protest of American society. Duodecimo, original wrappers as issued. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Gerry Davis in thanks for clarity of Pat photo is a reality kick coast to coast –Continue reading "Kaddish and Other Poems: 1958-1960."