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New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1949.
First editions of the autobiography of the first president of Israel. Octavo, 2 volumes, frontispiece of Weizmann in volume one. Near fine in very good dust jackets, inscription to the front free endpaper of volume one. Uncommon in the original dust jackets.
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New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1985.
The Limited Editions Club limited edition of one of Poe’s most famous short stories. Folio, bound in quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with two color lithographs. One of 1,500 numbered copies, this is number 473. In fine condition. Illustrated by Alice Neel. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase.
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Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1859.
First edition of this detailed critique of the 19th-century credit system. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Peter Cooper Esq with respects of the Author.” Additionally signed by Peter Cooper on the third free endpaper. Peter Cooper (1791–1883) was anContinue reading "The Ways and Means of Payment: A Full Analysis of the Credit System, With Its Various Modes of Adjustment."
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New York : Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc, 1973.
First edition of this autobiography that captures and reveals NBA All-Star Wilt Chamberlain as “a complex, diverse, immensely self-assured and self-possessed human being” (David Shaw). Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Peace Wilt Chamberlain.” Near fine in a near fineContinue reading "Wilt: Just Like Any Other 7-Foot Black Millionaire Who Lives Next Door."
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Zurich : Fretz Brothers, 1931.
The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Hawthorne’s last major work of fiction. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, color illustrations throughout. Signed by illustrator Carl Strauss on the colophonContinue reading "The Marble Faun: or, the Romance of Monte Beni."
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New Haven : Yale University Press, 1966.
First edition of this “exemplary text on the interplay of national purpose and military force” (Book Week). Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “I’m pleased that John Rogers wants my signature on this book Tom Schelling.” Also laid in is an autographed letter signed by Schelling, whichContinue reading "Arms and Influence."
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Boston : James R. Osgood and Company, 1873.
Rare first American edition of the author’s classic work. Duodecimo, bound in green cloth, pictorially decorated in gilt and blind, dark blue endpapers, edges stained red, two color title page. Tissue guarded frontispiece and introduction by Adrien Marx. Taves & Michaluk V011; Myers 54. Christmas 1911 inscription on recto of frontispiece from uncle to nephew;Continue reading "A Tour of the World in 80 Days. [Around the World in 80 Days]."
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Amsterdam : Chez P. Brunel, P. Humbert, J. Wetstein & G. Smith, et al, 1740.
18th century printing of the author’s magnum opus. Folio, four volumes bound in full contemporary vellum with gilt titles to the spine, engraved vignette to each title page, text in two columns. Fifth edition. Text in French. With a Life of the Author by Des Maizeaux. Bookplates of Howard Robinson and Norman J. Sondheim toContinue reading "Dictionaire Historique Et Critique, Par Mr. Pierre Bayle."
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Shanghai, China : The Commercial Press, Limited, 1927.
First edition of White’s fine photographic study of the monuments of Shanghai. Folio, original royal blue embroidered silk pictorial boards, illustrated with seventy mounted color and monochrome photographic plates of the celebrated monuments of China’s Northern Capital and its environs complete with descriptive and historical notes by Herbert C. White, Art Director of Signed ofContinue reading "Peking The Beautiful."
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London : Printed by Thomas Warren, 1654.
First illustrated edition of Ogilby’s English translation of the works of Virgil, lavishly illustrated with 101 full-page copperplate engravings by famed engravers Pierre Lombart and Wenceslaus Hollar. Folio, bound in full contemporary paneled mottled calf with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, rebacked to style preserving original morocco spine labelContinue reading "The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro. [Virgil]."
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 1989.
First edition of this classic volume on investing; one of the all-time best-selling books in the field. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Lynch and co-author John Rothchild on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Written with John Rothchild. Jacket design by Barry Littman. Jacket photograph by Larry Maglott.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1942.
First edition of Hughes classic collection of poems. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Olive Johnson, Sincerely, Langston Hughes Howard May 3, 1947.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Drawings by E. McKnight Kauffer. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
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: Paramount Pictures Corporation, .
Theatrical release poster for John Grisham’s classic legal thriller, The Firm, basis for the classic film. Framed with a half-title page from Grisham’s novel of the same name and boldly signed by Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Sydney Pollack, and John Grisham. Double matted and framed. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 34 inches byContinue reading "The Firm Signed Half-Title Page and Theatrical Poster."
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New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1985.
First edition of this biography of Nancy Sinatra’s legendary father. Square quarto, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with over 400 photographs and a selective illustrated discography, with a filmography, bibliography, and appendices. Boldly signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Love, Nancy Sinatra Nov. 15, 1985.” FineContinue reading "Frank Sinatra: My Father."
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London : Gaberbocchus Press, 1962.
First edition of Russell’s 21-word summary of human history, issued on the occasion of his 90th birthday and written in reaction to the Cuban missile crisis. 16 mo, original wrappers, illustrated by Franciszka Themerson. Signed by Bertrand Russell on the title page. In near fine condition. Rare.
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New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1914.
Later printing of Frost’s second published book. Octavo, original half-cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, tissue-guarded frontispiece. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper above an attached photograph of him, “Robert Frost South Shaftsbury VT.” Frost purchased a farm in South Shaftsbury in 1929 and it served asContinue reading "North of Boston."
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New York : Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1962.
First edition of Kerouac’s poignant masterpiece of self-reflection. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Jack Kerouac on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson. Exceptionally rare with no other signed examples traced at auction since publication, while signed copies of On the Road have rarely appearedContinue reading "Big Sur."
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New York : The Philosophical Library, 1956.
First edition of Sartre’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Jean-Paul Sartre on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
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London : William Kimber, 1961.
First edition of the legendary driver’s autobiography, which covesr the years 1957-1960, the most productive of his career. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Stirling Moss on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1977.
First edition of this memoir of prominent British politician Anthony Eden. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, with black and white illustrations and photographs. In near fine condition with slight bowing to the rear panel.
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New Haven : Yale University Press, 1951.
First edition of the new edition of this “work on political economy in the tradition of the great moral philosophers, a Montesquieu or Adam Smith, containing both acute knowledge and profound wisdom by von Mises” (F.A. Hayek). Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine inContinue reading "Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis."
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London : John Murray, 1927.
First limited edition of this classic adventure novel. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth with paper spine label, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece of the author, illustrated throughout. Association copy, inscribed by P.C. Wren on his personal bookplate, “To Ronald Colman Esq with the author’s homage. P.C. Wren.” In the 1926 silent film of the same name,Continue reading "Beau Geste [with] P.C. Wren Typed Letter Signed."
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1955.
First edition of this classic work. 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 stamped to the front panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edgesContinue reading "The Great Crash 1929."
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New York : Doubleday, Page, & Company, 1906.
First edition of this classic political work. 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. Boldly signed by theContinue reading "The Jungle."
Read more Colwell, Stephen [Peter Cooper]
Chamberlain, Wilt; David Shaw
Hawthorne, Nathaniel; Carl Strauss [Illustrator]
White, Herbert C. [Art Director]. Introduction by Hu Shih, Ph.D
Virgil. Translated by John Ogilby
Cruise, Tom; Jeanne Tripplehorn; Sydney Pollack [Director]; John Grisham [Author]
Russell, Bertrand
Wren, Percival Christopher [P.C.}
