Fitzgerald, F. Scott

The Vegetable: Or, From President To Postman.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923.

First edition of what Fitzgerald called, “undoubtedly the best thing I have ever written.” Octavo, original cloth. In fine condition.

Palestine Pamphlets. Terrorist Methods With Mines and Booby Traps.

Jerusalem : Headquarters, Chief Engineer, Palestine & Transjordan, 1946.

Very rare restricted British Army manual dealing with terrorist explosive devices and methods. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, frontispiece and 6 plates, 16 full-page text-illustrations. Only 2 copies can be traced in institutions (National Library of Israel and Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Toronto). In very good condition.

Fuller, Buckminster

Ideas and Integrities: A Spontaneous Autobiographical Disclosure.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice-Hall, 1963.

First edition of this work by Fuller. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Ed Westhoff in friendship Buckminster Fuller.” Edited by Robert W. Marks. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.

Annals of The Club. 1764-1914.

London : Printed for The Club [by Horace Hart at the Oxford University Press, 1914.

First edition of this work on the Club in London. which was founded by Samuel Johnson and Sir Joshua Reynolds, and whose rolls would later include Oliver Goldsmith, Adam Smith, Edward Gibbon and James Boswell. Quarto, original three quarters leather, gilt titles to the spine, nine plates. In near fine condition. Rare.

Grass, Gunter

Die Blechtrommel [The Tin Drum].

Darmstadt : Hermann Luchterhand Verlag, 1959.

Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author’s first novel. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.

Weinberg, Steven

To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science.

New York : Harper, 2015.

First edition of this “thoughtful history of science” (The New Yorker). Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by on the title page, “To Roy Snodgrass with thanks for friendly help Steven Weinberg.” The recipient was a close friend of the authors. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milan Bozic.

Washington, George; John Adams; Thomas Jefferson; James Madison; James Monroe; John Quincy Adams; Andrew Jackson; Martin Van Buren; William Henry Harrison; John Tyler; James Polk; Zachary Taylor; Millard Fillmore; Franklin Pierce; James Buchanan; Abraham Lincoln; Andrew Johnson; Ulysses S. Grant; Rutherford B. Hayes; James Garfield; Chester A. Arthur; Grover Cleveland; William McKinley; Theodore Roosevelt; William H. Taft; Woodrow Wilson; Warren G. Harding; Calvin Coolidge; Herbert Hoover; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Harry Truman; Dwight D. Eisenhower

Autographs of the Presidents of the United States of America.

1783-1956.

Elaborately bound collection of Presidential autographs, containing the autograph of each of the first 34 Presidents of the United States from George Washington to Dwight D. Eisenhower. Quarto, bound in full red morocco by Riviere & Son with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt presidential sealContinue reading "Autographs of the Presidents of the United States of America."

Wodehouse, P.G

The Clicking of Cuthbert.

London : Herbert Jenkins, 1926.

Early printing of this classic collection of short stories. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To James Douglas With the author’s compliments P.G. Wodehouse June 4 1926.” Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Jacket illustration by C. Morse. UncommonContinue reading "The Clicking of Cuthbert."

Causley, Charles

Farewell, Aggie Weston.

Aldington : The Hand and Flower Press, 1951.

First edition of Causley’s first collection of poems. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “for Philip Abrams from Charles Causley November 1953.” With the original autograph transmittal letter signed by and entirely in the hand of the author tipped in. In very good condition. Rare, particularly inscribed.

Morgaine, Daniel. [William Safire]

Un Tour Du Siecle en 80 Jours. [A Turn of the Century in 80 Days].

Paris : Editions Denoel, 1998.

First edition of Morgaine’s work documenting the major events of the 20th century. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Preface by Yves Courriere. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Helene and William Safire. The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign forContinue reading "Un Tour Du Siecle en 80 Jours. [A Turn of the Century in 80 Days]."

Britain Junior.

New York : British Information Services, 1944-1945.

Rare collection of ten issues of Britain Junior, issued by the British Ministry of Information in wartime England. Quarto, ten issues, illustrated with photographs. In fine condition. Uncommon.

[Beaton, Cecil; Winston S. Churchill]

War In Pictures.

London : L. T. A. Robinson, 1940-1941.

Rare collection of five issues of War in Pictures featuring several rare Cecil Beaton wartime photographs. Folio, the collection includes the August 1940, September 1940, January 1941, June 1941, and July 1941 issues of the popular WWII periodical. Each issue contains numerous large-format wartime photographs, many by Cecil Beaton including a large portrait of WinstonContinue reading "War In Pictures."

Sears Roebuck and Co. “Economy Group” Standard Quality Wallpaper Catalog.

: Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1940.

Rare 1940 Sears Roebuck and Co. wallpaper sample catalog; the “Economy Group”, featuring standard quality papers printed with fadeproof colors in a variety of patterns. Octavo, includes 14 wallpaper samples. In near fine condition.

Conrad, Joseph

The Collected Works of Joseph Conrad. [Almayer’s Folly, An Outcast of the Islands, The Nigger of “Narcissus”, Tales of Unrest, Lord Jim, The Inheritors, Youth: and Two Other Stories, Romance, Typhoon and Other Stories, Nostromo, The Mirror of the Sea, The Secret Agent, A Set of Six, Under Western Eyes, Some Reminiscences, ‘Twist Land & Sea Tales, Chance, Victory, Within the Tides, The Shadow Line, The Arrow of Gold, On Day More, The Rescue].

Edinburgh & London : Various Publishers, 1925.

Collection of the writings of Joseph Conrad. Octavo, 20 volumes, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jackets which are in near fine condition.

Buckingham Palace Bound List of Subscribers.

1927.

Finely bound list of subscribers to Mr. J. Parr’s farewell gift, presented on his retirement , 31 March 1927. Octavo, bound by Truscott & Son in full crushed scarlet morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, quadruple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, cipherContinue reading "Buckingham Palace Bound List of Subscribers."

Hill, Napoleon

Think and Grow Rich.

Cleveland : The Ralston Society, 1937.

Rare first edition of this classic bestseller, which has sold over 100 million copies. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, ownership name to the front free endpaper. Rare in the original dust jacket.

Murakami, Haruki

Kafka on the Shore.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.

Advanced reader’s edition of the first edition of Murakami’s award-winning novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed twice by dust jacket illustrator, once on the front panel and on the title page and on the rear jacket flap. Cover design by Chip Kidd. In near fine condition.

Ames, Nathaniel. [Benjamin Franklin]

An Astronomical Diary or Almanack, for the Year of Our Lord Christ 1771.

Boston : Printed and Sold by the Printers and Booksellers, [1770].

First edition of Nathaniel Ames’ 1771 Almanack, containing the first known printing of “the most famous of American epitaphs” (Mark Van Doren). 12mo, original wrappers stitched as issued. In very good condition. Housed in a custom cloth chemise and half morocco slipcase. An exceptional example of this scarce early almanac.

Burgess, Anthony

Enderby Outside.

London : William Heinemann, 1968.

First edition of the second novel in the author’s acclaimed Enderby series. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, ”   The recipient, Rolland Comstock was a noted book collector. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

Brautigan, Richard

A Confederate General from Big Sur.

New York : Grove Press, Inc., 1964.

First edition of Brautigan’s first published novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the title page, Richard Brautigan January 22, 1964.” Review slips of examples we’ve seen note the publication date as January 22, 1965, so we believe Brautigan must have written the incorrect year as many of us do inContinue reading "A Confederate General from Big Sur."

Farrell, James T. [John Dos Passos]

Gas-House McGinty.

New York : The Vanguard Press, 1933.

First edition of the author’s second novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “John Dos Passos Cordially Jim Farrell.” The recipient, American novelist John Dos Passos, is best known for his  1925 novel Manhattan Transfer as well as his notable U.S.A. Trilogy which consists of The 42ndContinue reading "Gas-House McGinty."

Du Fresne, Rafaelle. [Leonardo Da Vinci]

Trattato Della Pittura Di Lionardo Da Vinci Nuovamente Dato In Luce, Colla Vita Dell’ Istesso Autore, Scritta Da Rafaelle Du Fresne. Si sono giunti i tre libri della Pittura, ed il trattato della Statua di Leon Battista Alberti, colla vita del medesimo, E di nuovo ristampato, corretto, ed a maggior perfezione concotto.

In Parigi ed in Napoli : Giacomo Langlois ed Francesco Ricciardo a spese di Niccola, e Vicenzo Rispoli, 1733.

Rare third augmented edition of the preferred work in Italian of da Vinci’s work on painting. Folio, bound in stiff paper wrappers, illustrated with text engravings throughout, with two full-paged portraits of da Vinci and Alberti, lacking the final two text leaves: H1 & H2. The true date of the Parisian edition, as in allContinue reading "Trattato Della Pittura Di Lionardo Da Vinci Nuovamente Dato In Luce, Colla Vita Dell’ Istesso Autore, Scritta Da Rafaelle Du Fresne. Si sono giunti i tre libri della Pittura, ed il trattato della Statua di Leon Battista Alberti, colla vita del medesimo, E di nuovo ristampato, corretto, ed a maggior perfezione concotto."

McCarthy, Cormac

No Country For Old Men.

New Orleans : B.E. Trice Publishing, 2005.

Signed limited first edition of this “harrowing, propulsive drama… about a stone-cold killer, a small-town sheriff, and an average Joe” (New York Times), one of only 75 copies. Octavo, bound in three quarters leather over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine. Signed by Cormac McCarthy. Additionally signed twice with a note by the legendaryContinue reading "No Country For Old Men."

Naylor, Gloria

The Women of Brewster Place.

New York : The Viking Press, 1982.

First edition of Naylor’s National Book Award-winning debut novel. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Jeanne Gloria Naylor.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design and drawing by George Sanders a.k.a. Sando. With an original African-Caribbean Bookstore flyer advertising the book signing event during which thisContinue reading "The Women of Brewster Place."