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Amsterdam : Giovanni Ghiara, 1703.
Early eighteenth century edition of Giovanni Boccaccio’s masterpiece. Duodecimo, original full brown calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, all edges speckled blue, illustrated with engraved headpieces and initials. In very good condition, contemporary ownership signatures to the front and rear flyleaves.
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[London] : Sold at the Theatre only, [1769].
Rare 18th century printing of the Handel’s Messiah as it was performed at the Theatre Royal in the Hay-Market. Ocravo, bound in contemporary wrappers. Handel composed Messiah in 1741. It was first performed in Dublin in 1742 and received its London premiere a year later. After an initially modest public reception, the oratorio gained in popularity,Continue reading "Messiah. An Oratorio. As it is Performed at the Theatre Royal in the Hay-Market. Set to Music by Mr. Handel."
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New York : Harper, 1955.
First edition of this work by the legendary journalist. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Harrison Salisbury on the half-title page. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.
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New York : The Macmillan Company, 1957.
The Variorum signed limited edition of this classic collection of poetry by the Nobel Prize-winning author, one of 825 numbered copies signed by the poet. Large octavo, original half cloth, original slipcase. One of 825 copies signed by William Butler Years on the limitation page, this is number 421. Fine in the original slipcase, whichContinue reading "The Variorum Edition of the Poems of W.B. Yeats."
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New York : Random House, 1985.
First edition of the author’s classic fifth novel. Octavo, original half red cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Liz with love Cormac.” The recipient was a close friend of the McCarthy’s. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Adelson. Jacket painting by SalvadorContinue reading "Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West."
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New York : Random House, 1965.
First edition of this tribute to the life of the brilliant Danish writer Karen Blixen, a collection of essays from her friends compiled by her secretary and companion Clara Svendsen. Octavo, original black cloth, green endpapers. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Bookplate to the front free endpaper of “Glenway Wescott” with aContinue reading "Isak Dinesen: A Memorial."
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Lucca : Giovanni Ghiara, 1761.
Eighteenth century edition of Giovanni Boccaccio’s masterpiece. Quarto, bound in full flexible red calf with gilt titles to the spine, floral endpapers, frontispiece portrait of Boccaccio, illustrated with woodcuts and a folding family tree. In very good condition.
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London : Cassell and Company Ltd, 1959.
First edition of this firsthand experience of the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans. Octavo, original publisher’s black cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed by Stirling Moss on the half-title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket with tape repairs and a few small losses, inscription to the front free endpaper. UncommonContinue reading "Le Mans ’59."
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New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1951-53.
First editions of each volume in the author’s acclaimed Army of the Potomac trilogy. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. Mr. Lincoln’s Army and Glory Road are presentation copies, inscribed by the author on the half-title and title pages. Each volume is near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets. An exceptionally rare setContinue reading "Mr. Lincoln’s Army; Glory Road; A Stillness At Appomattox."
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New York : Ballantine Books, 1955.
First edition of this early classic Clarke collection. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Arthur C. Clarke on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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1948.
Rare collection of original photographs inscribed by motorcycle racing legend Rollie Free. The collection includes 4 photographs, all of which are inscribed by Rollie Free to close personal friend and business partner Ted Peaso. Free and Peaso co-owned a Service Station on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California at the time of Free’s record-breaking ride. PeasoContinue reading "Rollie Free Signed Motorcycle Racing Photograph Collection."
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En Haia [The Hague] : Por P. Gosse y A. Moetjens, 1744.
Rare early printing and one of the most highly coveted editions of Cervantes’ masterpiece. Octavo, 4 volumes, bound in full calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, burgundy spine labels, triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edgesContinue reading "Vida Y Hechos Del Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote De La Mancha: Con Muy Bellas Estampas Gravadas Sobre Los Dibujos de Coypel, Primer Pinto de el Rey de Francia."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.
First edition of this “fabulously rich novel, highly compelling” (The Independent). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Orhan Pamuk and three times by dust jacket designer Chip Kidd, on the front jacket panel, title page and on the jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. Translated from theContinue reading "My Name Is Red."
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New York : Doubleday, 2003.
First edition of this best-selling work, basis for the 2006 Ron Howard directed film starring Tom Hanks. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Dan Brown and Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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London : Printed for J. and J. Pemberton, 1739.
Early edition of this book of over six hundred recipes and medicines, with very large additions not in any of the former impressions. Octavo, original full speckled calf, with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, rebacked, decorated borders stamped in blind, gilt turn-ins, all edges speckled red, engraved frontispiece, illustratedContinue reading "The Compleat Housewife: or, Accomplish’d Gentlewoman’s Companion."
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London : J. M. Dent & Sons LTD, 1919.
First British edition, early printing of this autobiographical work of Joseph Conrad with first edition ‘Author’s Note’. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, bookplate to the front pastedown. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
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New York : Vintage Books, 1955.
Later printing of this modernist novel that explores the themes of deception. 18 mo, original pictorial wrappers. From the library of Madeleine K. Albright. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy inContinue reading "The Good Solider: A Tale Of Passion."
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Large original color photograph of Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Di Maggio. Boldly signed by Di Maggio in blue felt tip. In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services.
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Novato, CA : Libertarian Publishing, n.d..
Original pamphlet by the famed libertarian economist. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by Murray N. Rothbard on the front panel. In fine condition.
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New York : Penguin Books, 2007.
Later printing of this classic work. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Robert Greene on the front free endpaper. In fine condition.
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Madrid : Gabriel de Sancha, 1797-98.
First large paper edition of Juan Antonio Pellicer’s new edition of Don Quixote. Octavo, five volumes, bound in full red morocco by Clarke & Bedford with gilt titles and ornately tooled floral detailing to the spines in six compartments within raised bands, elaborate floral ruling to the front and rear panels, top edges gilt, giltContinue reading "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha: Nueva Edicion."
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New York : The Viking Press, 1931.
First edition, early printing, of Parker’s third collection of poetry. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in the uncommon original dust jacket which is in good condition.
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New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1915.
First American edition of Frost’s first published work. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, gilt title to the front panel. Boldly signed and dated by the poet on front free endpaper, “Robert Frost Wesleyan December 1926.” Ownership signature on front pastedown of Richard Brooks in pencil. In very good condition. A charming example.
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London : John Adams Creative Photography, c. 1966.
Original gelatin silver print, three-quarter studio portrait of a young McCarthy. Inscribed by Cormac to his wife to the right of the portrait, “To my lovely Annie, Cormac.” Cormac McCarthy married Anne DeLisle in 1966, and their union, which lasted until 1981, coincided with a formative period of his career when he was still largely unknown butContinue reading "Cormac McCarthy Signed Photograph."
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Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de; D. Juan Antonio Pellicer
