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New York : Crown Publishers, 1988.
First edition of this classic work, the basis for the Broadway musical and subsequent film. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Adapted and illustrated by Hudson Talbott.
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Large original drawing of beloved Peanuts character Lucy van Pelt in her signature dress. Drawn and inscribed in brown felt tip by Charles Schulz. Triple matted and framed. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 19.25 inches by 22.25 inches. Rare and desirable in such a large format.
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London : Printed by James Phillips, George Yard, 1791.
Rare first edition of eye-witness testimony on the horrors of the British slave trade, containing for the first time in book form the famous large folding wood-engraving of slaves packed onto the decks of the slave-ship Brookes, intended as a gruesome test of the “humane” Dolben Bill of 1788. Octavo, contemporary full diced polished brownContinue reading "An Abstract of the Evidence Delivered Before a Select Committee of the House of Commons in the Years 1790, and 1791; On the Part of the Petitioners for the Abolition of the Slave-Trade."
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New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1932-1935.
The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Lewis Carroll’s beloved children’s classic. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full leather with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and detailing to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, frontispiece and title page vignette, withContinue reading "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland [and] Through The Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There."
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1904.
Rare autograph letter signed by and entirely in the hand of brilliant inventor, Nikola Tesla. Duodecimo, on personal monogram letterhead, dated November 16, 1904. The letter reads in full, “My dear Prof. Osborn, Please accept and transmit to all of your family my warm felicitations. Looking to the pleasure of personal acquaintance Yours sincerely, N.Continue reading "Nikola Tesla Autograph Letter Signed."
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London : Bantam Press, 1988.
First British edition and true first of Hawking’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Ron Miller. Signed by Carl Sagan on the title page, who wrote the introduction. Additionally signed and inscribed by the illustrator Ron Miller, who has also added a drawing. Sagan tells the following story: Sagan was in London for a scientific conferenceContinue reading "A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes."
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London : Bloombsbury, 2000.
First edition of Rowling’s fourth book in the Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Giles Greenfield. Cover design by Richard Horne.
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New York : Simon and Schuster, 1967.
First edition of this historical work told from the German perspective on the critical turning point of WWII when a victorious Germany failed to defeat Great Britain. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with a facsimile Telford Taylor signature to the front panel, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in theContinue reading "The Breaking Wave: The Second World War in the Summer of 1940."
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West Palm Beach, Florida : Long & Murdock, 1926.
First edition of this beautifully produced artograph of the Palm Beaches and their most iconic landmarks. Quarto, original wrappers with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, watercolor inlay of downtown West Palm Beach to the front panel, illustrated title page with tissue guard, copiously illustrated by E. J. Geske. In good condition.
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London : Faber and Faber Ltd, 1950.
First edition of the most popular of Eliot’s seven plays published during his lifetime. First issue with “here” for “her” on page 29, line 1. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front andContinue reading "The Cocktail Party."
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 1987.
First Fireside edition of this engaging collection of intimate conversations with Broadway’s greatest songwriters, by the Academy Award-winning songwriting team of Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with 135 black-and-white photographs. From the collection of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer Charles Strouse and his wife, choreographer Barbara Siman. Over hisContinue reading "Notes on Broadway."
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England : Penguin Books, 1969.
The Penguin Books edition of this firsthand account of the Six Day War written in just two weeks by Lieutenant Yael Dayan. Duodecimo, original pictorial wrappers. In very good condition. Cover design by David Pelham and Ivan Holmes.
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New York : Viking, 1993.
First edition of one of King’s most psychologically-driven novels. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.
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New York : Racing Today Publishing Inc, 1993.
August 1993 issue of Post Parade signed by American jockey and Belmont Stakes winner, Julie Krone. Octavo, original wrappers with a portrait of Krone on the front panel, illustrated with advertisements and color photographs. Boldly signed by Julie Krone in black felt tip with a smiley face on the front panel. This issue features anContinue reading "Julie Krone Signed 1993 Post Parade."
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2017.
Series 2017A United States ten-dollar Federal Reserve Note featuring Alexander Hamilton signed and with an added drawing by the creator and original star of the Broadway musical Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda. Miranda has emphasized Hamilton’s mouth with a large open smile in black sharpie. Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and original star of Hamilton, brought Alexander HamiltonContinue reading "Lin Manuel Miranda Signed Ten Dollar Bill."
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London : Paradine, 1976.
Signed limited edition, one of only 250 numbered examples and with an original watercolor, this copy being number presentation copy from the author. Octavo, bound in full morocco bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front panel with gilt stamping of two rabbits, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers.Continue reading "Watership Down."
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New York : Grossman, 1972.
First American edition of the author’s classic first book to be translated into English. Octavo, original cloth, top stain black. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by McKean, Kleeger.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
First edition of this profoundly intimate, deeply affecting summing up of life so far, from one of the most cherished moral voices of all time. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Elie Wiesel on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. Translated from the French by MarionContinue reading "Open Heart."
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New York : The Penguin Press, 2008.
First edition of this original look at the origins of money and how it makes the world go round, destined to become a modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
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New York : Random House, 2002.
First edition of this novel, basis for the 2003 cult film directed by Ridley Scott starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Bruce Altman and Alison Lohman. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Eric Garcia, actors Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell and Bruce Altman on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by DanielContinue reading "Matchstick Men: A Novel of Petty Crimes."
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New York : Random House, 2000.
First edition of this majestic work of art and poetry. Duodecimo, original pictorial boards, illustrated throughout with paintings by the French Post-impressionist artist Paul Gauguin. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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New York : New York University Law Review, 2012.
Original June 2012 offprint of the New York University Law Review containing Robert A. Katzmann’s Madison Lecture: Statutes. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers, volume 87, number 3. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the front panel, “For Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with deep appreciation for so much, Yours, Bob, August 25, 2012.” The recipient, Ruth BaderContinue reading "New York University Law Review. Madison Lecture: Statutes."
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Rare original black and white photograph of legendary American writer Ernest Hemingway. Black and white glossy photograph of Hemingway with his wife Mary and fishing guide Taylor Williams in front of a cabin. Hemingway’s friendship with Taylor “Beartracks” Williams, the well-known Sun Valley hunting and fishing guide, dated back to their meeting in Idaho inContinue reading "Ernest Hemingway, Mary Hemingway, and Taylor Williams Photograph."
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London : Printed for E. and R. Brooke, Bell-Yard, near Temple-Bar, 1793.
Third edition of this important late-eighteenth-century legal treatise from the library of Alexander Hamilton, signed twice by him and additionally by his eldest son Philip Hamilton. Octavo, bound in full calf with stamping to the spine and panels in blind. Signed by Alexander Hamilton on the title page, “A. Hamilton” and again on the finalContinue reading "The Bankrupt Laws."
Read more Sondheim, Stephen; James Lapine; Adapted and Illustrated by Hudson Talbott
Carroll, Lewis [Alice Hargreaves]
Hawking, Stephen W.; Introduction by Carl Sagan
Murdock, Luke S.; Drawings by E. J. Geske
[Lin-Manuel Miranda] [Alexander Hamilton]
Katzmann, Robert A. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]
Hemingway, Ernest; Mary Hemingway; Taylor Williams
