Ferguson, Niall

The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2006.

First edition of this “deftly paced, continent-crossing account of the last century’s ‘age of hatred'” (The Guardian). Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with maps, charts, and black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Dean Nicastro. Jacket photographContinue reading "The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West."

Roth, Philip

Goodbye, Columbus.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959.

First edition of the author’s first book and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Review copy with the slip laid in, fine in a fine dust jacket without wear. From the collection of Bruce Kahn, a collector known for only purchasing impeccable examples of books. Jacket design by Sanford Roth. Housed inContinue reading "Goodbye, Columbus."

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel; Edith Grossman

Living To Tell the Tale.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.

First edition in English of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s memoir. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Translated by Edith Grossman.

Ferguson, Niall

High Financier: The Lives and Time of Siegmund Warburg.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2010.

First edition of this groundbreaking biography. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar.

Taylor, A.J.P

English History 1914-1945.

London : Oxford University Press, 1966.

First corrected edition of the final and best-selling volume in the Oxford History of England, covering both world wars and the interwar period. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with maps andContinue reading "English History 1914-1945."

Blake, Michael

Airman Mortensen.

Los Angeles, California : Seven Wolves Publishing, 1991.

Advanced reading copy of the first edition of Michael Blake’s second novel. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. In very good condition.

Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de

Wind, Sand and Stars.

New York : Reynal and Hitchcock, 1939.

First British edition of Saint-Exupery’s philosophical memoir of flight. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Decorations in color by John O’Hara Cosgrave, II. Translated from the French by Lewis Galantière. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket which has been laminated. Uncommon in the original dust jacket. 

Azerrad, Michael [Kurt Cobain; Krist Novoselic; Dave Grohl; Pat Smear]

Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana.

New York : Doubleday, 1993.

First edition of this biographical account of the band Nirvana. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed in purple felt tip on the half-title page by Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl and Pat Smear on the verso of the front panel. In very good condition. These signatures wereContinue reading "Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana."

Naipaul, V.S

The Mystic Masseur.

New York : The Vanguard Press, Inc, 1959.

First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Robert Micklewright. Author photograph by Eddie Fong.

Doyle, Richard [John Maynard Keynes] [J.M.]

Manners and Customs of ye Englyshe.

London : Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1876.

Finely bound edition of this satirical collection of 40 humorous sketches and illustrations that parody mid-19th-century Victorian life, from the collection of British economist John Maynard Keynes. Oblong octavo, bound in full red morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, “Keynes Family Library” stamped in gilt to theContinue reading "Manners and Customs of ye Englyshe."

Clemens, Clara. [Samuel L. Clemens]

My Father Mark Twain.

New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1931.

First edition of this memoir by Mark Twain’s daughter. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, double ruling and a vignette of Mark Twain stamped in blind to the front panel, frontispiece, illustrated with family photographs. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Accompanied by a bookmark with a quote from theContinue reading "My Father Mark Twain."

Johnson, Merle [Compiler]

A Bibliography of the Work of Mark Twain: Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1910.

First limited edition of this list of first editions in book form and of first printings in periodicals. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with paper titles to the spine, top edge gilt. One of 500 numbered copies, this is number 154. Boldly signed by compiler Merle Johnson and the publisher Harper & Brothers on the limitationsContinue reading "A Bibliography of the Work of Mark Twain: Samuel Langhorne Clemens."

Trevanian [Rodney William Whitaker]

The Main.

New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976.

First edition of this gritty detective novel. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Signature to the front free endpaper.

Thirteenth to Fifteenth Century Illuminated Book of Hours Leaf Book.

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Exceptionally rare illuminated Book of Hours leaf book, containing various illuminated leaves from several Books of Hours, most executed in France. Duodecimo, bound in full late 19th century velvet, script on vellum, illuminated. Comprised of 30 individual leaves ruled in black and red ink and culled from 5 Books of Hours, including one prayer bookContinue reading "Thirteenth to Fifteenth Century Illuminated Book of Hours Leaf Book."

Buchan, John

The Three Hostages.

London : Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1950.

Finely bound edition of this psychological espionage thriller, the fourth novel following Richard Hannay. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers. In fine condition.

Grogan, Emmett. [Peter Coyote]

Ringolevio: A Life Played for Keeps.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1972.

First edition of “the best and only authentic book written on the sixties underground” (Dennis Hopper). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Peter Coyote on the half-title page. Coyote was a founding member along with Grogan of the counterculture group The Diggers. He is an actor, director and screenwriter. Near fine in a nearContinue reading "Ringolevio: A Life Played for Keeps."

Smoot, George and Keay Davidson

Wrinkles in Time.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1993.

First edition of the story of “the scientific discovery of the century, if not all time” (Stephen Hawking). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated with 8 pages of color photographs and 50 line drawings. Lengthily signed by the author on the half-title page, “There is something about looking at the night sky that makesContinue reading "Wrinkles in Time."

Pomeroy, M. M, [Mark Mills]

The Life and Public Services of Benjamin F. Butler, Major-General in the Army of the Republican Party.

New York : M. M. Pomeroy, 1868.

First edition of Pomeroy’s scathing satirical biography of Union Army General Benjamin Butler. 12mo, engraved illustrated title page. Lacking the front wrapper. In very good condition. Very rare.

Roth, Philip

The Professor of Desire.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977.

First edition of Roth’s second book in a series portraying the life of the fictional professor David Kapesh. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Jacket design by Nannette Stevenson. A very sharp example.

Christie, Agatha

The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side.

London : The Crime Club by Collins, 1962.

First edition of this classic Miss Marple murder mystery novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. From the collection of Dr. John Talbot Gernon with his red leather and gilt ownership plate to the front pastedown.

Wheelan, Charles; Burton Malkiel

Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2002.

First edition of this “clear, concise, informative, and witty and work” (Chicago Tribune). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by legendary investor Burt Malkiel on the title page, who contributed the foreword. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Powell. Jacket illustration by Neil Powell.

Maugham, W. Somerset

The Judgement Seat.

London : The Centaur Press, 1934.

Signed limited edition of this classic short story. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and ruling to the front panel, top edge gilt, frontispiece. One of 150 numbered copies, this is number 133. Boldly signed by W. Somerset Maugham on the limitations page. In very good condition. From the library of Craig V. ShowwalterContinue reading "The Judgement Seat."

Churchill, Winston S

Winston Churchill Signed Photograph.

c. 1949.

Rare glossy black and white photograph of Winston Churchill in profile with a cigar in his mouth, standing next to his wife, Clementine, and noted financier Bernard Baruch, signed by Churchill, “W. Churchill.” In very good condition. Triple matted and framed. The photograph measures 8 inches by 9.75 inches.

Fermor, Patrick Leigh

A Time To Keep Silence.

London : John Murray, 1957.

First edition of the author’s third book, detailing his experiences in various monasteries. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated by John Craxton. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Peter Todd Mitchell.