Dante Alighieri; Translated by Henry Boyd

The Divina Commedia of Dante Alighieri: Consisting of the Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso. [The Divine Comedy].

London : Printed by A. Strahan for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, in the Strand, 1802.

First edition of the first full translation of Dante’s Divine Comedy into English, translated with preliminary essays, notes, and illustrations by the Rev. Henry Boyd. Octavo, three volumes, bound in full diced calf with gilt titles and stamping to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt scrolling and central motif to theContinue reading "The Divina Commedia of Dante Alighieri: Consisting of the Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso. [The Divine Comedy]."

Harriman, Edward Henry

Edward Henry Harriman Signed Stock Certificate for the Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad Company.

New York : Central Trust Company of New York, 1895.

Rare Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad Company stock certificate signed by American financier and railroad executive E.H. Harriman. Quarto, one page partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, the certificate is dated December 19, 1895 and issues 100 shares of the Capital Stock in the Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad Co. to Harriman. The document readsContinue reading "Edward Henry Harriman Signed Stock Certificate for the Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad Company."

Fitzgerald, F. Scott

The Great Gatsby.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925.

First edition, first state of Fitzgerald’s masterpiece with “chatter” p.60, “northern” p.119, “sick in tired” p.205, and “Union Street station” p.211. Octavo, original dark green cloth with gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom pictorial clamshell box hand made by The Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and an onlayContinue reading "The Great Gatsby."

Bookends

Antique Marble Horsehead Bookends.

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Pair of antique marble horsehead bookends mounted on granite bases. The bookends measure 12.25 inches in height and 3.5 inches in width. In near fine condition with chipping to the tips of the ears of one bookend. A handsome example.

Carroll, W

The Angler’s Vade Mecum, Containing a Descriptive Account of the Water Flies, Their Seasons, and the Kind of Weather that Brings Them Most on the Water.

Edinburgh : Printed for Archibald Constable and Co, 1818.

First edition of this descriptive account on water flies. Octavo, bound in half vellum over cloth covered boards, frontispiece, illustrated with twelve hand-colored plates. Pages from the “Edinburgh Magazine”, “Edinburgh Gazetter”, and the “Encyclopedia Britannica” bound in at the front. In very good condition, signature to the top right corner of the title page andContinue reading "The Angler’s Vade Mecum, Containing a Descriptive Account of the Water Flies, Their Seasons, and the Kind of Weather that Brings Them Most on the Water."

Fleming, Ian

You Only Live Twice.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1964.

Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the final James Bond novel published during Fleming’s lifetime and the eleventh in the series. Octavo, original light green pictorial wrappers. In good condition.

Fleming, Ian

The Man With the Golden Gun.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1965.

Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the twelfth novel of Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original light green pictorial wrappers. In very good condition, stamp of the Edgeware Hospital Red Cross to the front pastedown and half-title page. A very sharp example.

Crichton, Michael [Jasper Johns]

Jasper Johns.

New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc/Whitney Museum of American Art, 1977.

First edition of this comprehensive, insightful, and visually rich monograph on the influential American artist by famous author and art enthusiast Michael Crichton. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers, profusely illustrated throughout. Signed and dated by Jasper Johns on the front free endpaper, “Jasper Johns 19 Oct. ’78.” In fine condition. A Jasper Johns pamphlet dated 20Continue reading "Jasper Johns."

Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.]

The Constitution of Liberty.

London : Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1960.

First edition of Hayek’s classic statement on the ideals of freedom and liberty. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by F.A. Hayek on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable signed.

Atkinson, Rick

The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point’s Class of 1966.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989.

First edition of the historian’s first book, which was reviewed by James Salter as “enormously rich in detail and written with a novelist’s brilliance, the pages literally hurry before one.” Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the frontContinue reading "The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point’s Class of 1966."

Audubon, John James

The Birds of America, From Drawings Made In The United States And Their Territories.

New York : Published by J. J. Audubon. Philadelphia: J. B. Chevalier, 1840-1844.

First octavo edition of Audubon’s landmark work; one of the most spectacular collections of ornithological prints ever produced. Royal octavo, 7 volumes bound in full 19th-century morocco by P. Low of Boston with their ticket, gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front andContinue reading "The Birds of America, From Drawings Made In The United States And Their Territories."

Hart, James V. and Francis Ford Coppola [Gary Oldman] [Bram Stoker]

Bram Stoker’s Dracula: the Film and the Legend.

New York : Newmarket Press, 1992.

First edition of this work basis for the film, starring Gary Oldman, Wynona Ryder and Anthony Hopkins. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the the author on the half-title page, “To Tony- On his first adventure in Hollywood! It took the Count 400 years to make his comeback- It took me 15Continue reading "Bram Stoker’s Dracula: the Film and the Legend."

Nostradamus, Michael

True Prophecies or Prognostications of Michael Nostradamus Physician to Henry II. Francis II. and Charles IX. Kings of France, and one of the best Astronomers that ever were. A Work full of Curiosity and Learning.

London : Thomas Radcliffe and Nathaniel Thompson, 1672.

First edition in English of Nostradamus famous prophetical work. Folio, contemporary calf, title page printed in red and black. In very good condition. Rare and desirable in contemporary calf.

Atkinson, Rick

In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2004.

First edition of this work by master story-teller, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Rick Atkinson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Raquel Jaramillo.

Hansen, James R. [Ryan Gosling] [Neil Armstrong]

First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2005.

First edition of the authorized biography of the first man to touch the moon, basis for the 2018 starring Ryan Gosling as Armstrong. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the auuthor on the title page, “For Michael, All best wishes! James R. Hansen” and additionally signed by actor Ryan Gosling on the titleContinue reading "First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong."

Fleming, Ian

Moonraker.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1955.

First edition of the third novel in the James Bond series and what many critics to be his finest. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed on the title page by Roger Moore, who played 007 in the film adaptation. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Housed in a customContinue reading "Moonraker."

Kennedy, John F

Why England Slept.

New York : Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1940.

First edition, second printing that was published one month after the first printing of John F. Kennedy’s first book. Octavo, original red cloth, top stain blue. Foreword by Henry R. Luce. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

Walbran, Francis M

The Wharfedale Fly Book, Grayling and How to Catch Them, and Walbran’s British Angler.

London : Entered at Stationers' Hall/"The Angler" Co., Limited/Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1888, 1889, and 1895.

First editions of classic guides to fly fishing. Duodecimo, three volumes. The Wharfedale Fly Book (1888) is bound in the original leather wallet with buckle and printed on vellum, containing the names and directions for using 48 standard patterns of flies, with several actual specimens of flies. Grayling and How to Catch Them (1895) isContinue reading "The Wharfedale Fly Book, Grayling and How to Catch Them, and Walbran’s British Angler."

The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem Devotional Painting.

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Rare late 18th to early 19th-century devotional painting on panel depicting the entry of Christ into Jerusalem. Oil and tempera on thick wood panel, devotional painting in the iconographic tradition. In good condition with scattered chipping and wear.

Giambi, Jason

Jason Giambi Signed Sports Illustrated.

New York : Time Inc., March 25, 2002.

Original March 25, 2002 issue of Sports Illustrated signed by first baseman and designated hitter Jason Giambi. Octavo, original wrappers depicting Giambi on the front cover in his New York Yankees uniform. Boldly signed by him on the front panel. In near fine condition.

Woolley, Roger

Modern Trout Fly Dressing.

London : Offices of the Fishing Gazette, 1932.

First edition of this series of articles on trout fly fishing which Roger Woolley had contributed to The Fishing Gazette. Duodecimo, brown cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, all edges stained red, marbled endpapers, frontispiece of hook sizes, with numerous illustrations and dressings of over 400 flies. Two specially printed envelopesContinue reading "Modern Trout Fly Dressing."

Morgan, J. Pierpont

J. Pierpont Morgan Signed Railroad Mortgage Bond.

June 30, 1886.

First mortgage bond of the New Jersey Junction Railroad Company in the amount of $1000, signed on the reverse by J. P. Morgan and H. C. Fahnestock as trustees. Unaccomplished and bound at the left edge with five pages of the original coupons, with 199 of 200 still present. In fine condition.

Wheatley, Hewett

The Rod and Line: Or, Practical Hints and Dainty Devices for the Sure Taking of Trout, Grayling, Etc.

London : Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1849.

First edition of this foundational text in fly fishing. Duodecimo, brown cloth with gilt titles to the spine, triple ruling and detailing stamped in blind to the front and rear panels, re-backed and re-cased, tissue-guarded frontispiece, illustrated with tissue-guarded colored plates. In very good condition, inscriptions to the half-title page and recto of the frontispiece.

Blacker, William

Blacker’s Art of Fly Making.

London : Rewritten and Revised By the Author, 1855.

Second edition of this classic work on the art of fly fishing and fly tying. Duodecimo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within gilt bands, floral gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges speckled red, frontispiece, illustrated with engravings of salmon and trout flies. InContinue reading "Blacker’s Art of Fly Making."