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New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.
First edition of Wolfe’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth with titles to the spine in silver. Boldly signed by Tom Wolfe on the second front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Kiyoshi Kanai.
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New York : Harcourt Brace & Company, 1997.
First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Saul Jose Saramago 29.10.2008.” Additionally signed twice by jacket designer Claudine Mansour on the front jacket panel and the rear flap. Translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero. Near fine in a near fine dustContinue reading "Blindness."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1982-2012.
First editions of each volume in Robert A Caro’s ground-breaking biography of President Lyndon Johnson, each signed or inscribed by Caro. Octavo, original publisher’s gilt-lettered cloth, illustrated with numerous photographs and maps. The Path To Power [1982] is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Joel – Precious friend. RobertContinue reading "The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path To Power, Means of Ascent, Master of the Senate, The Passage of Power."
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1957.
First edition of the author’s major second novel about an aspiring Army veteran writer. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Jacket design by Greta Franzen. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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London : G. Routledge & Co, 1854.
First and only edition of this nautical memoir. Octavo, half calf bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine, edges sprinkled red. In very good condition. Ownership plates to the front pastedown and front panel of the Norfolk & Norwich Library, donated there from the library of George FrederickContinue reading "The Midshipman: or Twelve Years at Sea."
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Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1959.
First edition of this classic collection of two novellas by the author of The Catcher in the Rye. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a good dust jacket with chipping to the extremities and a loss to the rear panel.
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New York : Simon and Schuster, 1960.
First edition of “one of the most important works of history of our time” (Orville Prescott, New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by William L. Shirer on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Brownjohn, Chermayeff and Geismar. First editions are rare, especiallyContinue reading "The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany."
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England : Moore & Matthes Ltd., 1957.
Original brochure celebrating the David Lean war film ‘Bridge on the River Kwai’ with the story of the film by Claude Houghton, based on the screenplay written by Pierre Boulle. Real wood block measuring 4.75 inches by 2.75 inches affixed to front cover, inscribed, “This bridge was designed and constructed by soldiers of the BritishContinue reading "The Bridge on the River Kwai: The Story of the Film."
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New York : Henry and Holt Company, 2007.
First edition of this classic colorful children’s interactive book. Quarto, original publisher’s pictorial boards, patterned endpapers, illustrated, original poster tipped in at rear. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Grrrr For Dr. J. Robert Dornish Eric Carle.” Carle had added an original drawing of a bear to the left of hisContinue reading "Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?"
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New York : Rizzoli International Publications, 2016.
First edition of this unparalleled collection of high-art photography of fauna and cultures from around the world with a foreword by HRH the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Kelly and Michael Enjoy your own Wild Encounters!! David Yarrow 17/12/2016.” Quarto, original publisher’s boards, profuselyContinue reading "Wild Encounters: Iconic Photographs of the World’s Vanishing Animals and Cultures."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
First edition of Murakami’s heroically imaginative novel, which is at once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets of World War II. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly by Haruki Murakami and additionally signed five times by legendary jacket illustrator Chip Kidd; on the front panel ofContinue reading "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.
First edition of this work which “grabs you from its opening lines. . . . [Murakami’s] never written anything more openly emotional” (Los Angeles Magazine). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Haruki Murakami on the front free endpaper. Additionally signed three times by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel, on theContinue reading "Sputnik Sweetheart."
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Washington, D.C : Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1823.
First edition in book form of the Monroe Doctrine. Octavo, bound in contemporary calf, numerous folding charts and tables. In very good condition. Rare.
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Washington, D.C : Library of Congress, 2001.
First edition of how the digital revolution has fundamentally reshaped U.S. foreign policy and diplomacy. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “July 2001 to Dr. Madeleine Albright with best regards, Wilson Dizard” The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. SecretaryContinue reading "Digital Diplomacy: U.S. Foreign Policy In The Information Age."
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Evanston : The Library of Living Philosophers, Inc., 1949.
First edition of Einstein’s singular autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein by Yousuf Karsh. Presentation copy, inscribed by editor Paul Arthur Schilpp on the front free endpaper, “To a dear colleague and esteemed scholar with the best wishes of Paul A. Schilpp.” Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp. Near fine in a near fine dustContinue reading "Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist."
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Stanford : Stanford University Press, 2009.
First edition of this inside look at the sexual politics of Iranian society and the youth revolution that has risen in its wake. Octavo, original sky blue boards, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Secretary Albright, with great friendship and admiration, Pardis Mahdavi.”Continue reading "Passionate Uprisings: Iran’s Sexual Revolution."
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New York : Harmony Books, 1980.
First edition of this iconic collection of photographs of flowers taken between 1967-1973. Quarto, original beige cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Irving Penn on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Am exceptional example.
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London : Chatto & Windus, 1928.
First edition of Huxley’s classic satiric novel. 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. In fine condition.
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San Diego, CA : Hester & Smith, Inc, 1947.
First edition of this photographic compilation showcasing the artistry of ballet. Imperial octavo, original publisher’s cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs by Constantine Hassalevris. Signed by the author and the photographer on the half-title page. Presentation copy, inscribed by Raymond Chandler to Sybil, the daughter of Jean Fracasse, “For my Sybi With allContinue reading "Souvenir de Ballet."
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London : Saccone & Speed Limited, [1947].
First edition of this history of the winery Saccone & Speed. Octavo, original pictorial boards with original tissue paper dust wrapper, with decorations by Rex Whistler. In near fine condition.
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Rare bronze sculpture of an elephant, most likely used as an ink well, from the collection of General William T. Sherman preserved in his military trunk. Ulysses S. Grant, a close friend of Sherman’s, went on a “World Tour” after his second presidential term had ended. It has been suggested that Grant collected a fewContinue reading "General Sherman’s Bronze Sculpture of an Elephant."
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New York : T. & J. Swords, 1793.
Early American edition of this work by the famed philosopher and theologian. Octavo, bound in contemporary calf, frontispiece. In good condition with bumping and rubbing to the extremities, toning throughout, small losses to the front free endpaper and top of the title page, spine repaired and rebacked.
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London : Oldham Press Limited/Ernest Benn Limited, 1949.
First edition, early printing of this collection of Churchill’s brilliant essays on hobbies and painting. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with eighteen reproductions of Churchill’s paintings in full color. Presentation copy, inscribed by Churchill on the front free endpaper, “To Eleonora Sears, from Winston S. Churchill – 1954.” Accompanied by a typed letter signed by ChurchillContinue reading "Painting As A Pastime."
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London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1948.
First edition of what many consider the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “[in black ink] For R. A. Addyes-Scott from Graham Greene. [in blue ink] Begun 1943; finished 1947 – written in snatches between other jobs.” Laid in is a note from Addyes-ScottContinue reading "The Heart of the Matter."
Read more Caro, Robert A
Shirer, William L
Houghton, Claude; Pierre Boulle; Alec Guinness; Jack Hawkins
Yarrow, David
Jr. Dizard, Wilson [Madeleine K. Albright]
Einstein, Albert. Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp
Mahdavi, Pardis; [Madeleine K. Albright]
Grandier, Lydia Landon; Constantine Hassalevris [Photographer] [Raymond Chandler]
[General William T. Sherman] [Ulysses S. Grant]
