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New York : The Smith, 1972.
First edition of the acclaimed poet’s crowning achievement; a harrowing account of his experience as a boy in Lithuania during WWII. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Feb 3rd 1977 For Prof. Chimieu Abronsky from Menke Katz.” Katz has also added a large illustration of flowers. NearContinue reading "Burning Village."
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London : Blackie & Son, Limited, 1897.
First edition of Henty’s classic adventure tale. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, with eight illustrations by W. H. Overend. In good condition.
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London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1907.
First separate edition of this Kipling children’s classic. Octavo, original blue cloth with gilt titles and vignette to the front panel, illustrated by F. H. Townsend, tissue-guarded frontispiece. In near fine condition.
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New York and London : Harper & Brothers, 1941.
First edition of Wolfe’s acclaimed posthumously published short story collection. Octavo, original dark blue cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, embossed stamps.
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London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1925.
First edition of this collection of two Kipling stories. Octavo, original cloth elaborately decorated in gilt, with illustrations in color by F. H. Townsend. In very good condition.
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New York : Random House, 1989.
First American edition, second printing of Pritchett’s classic short story collection. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, signed by the author on the title page and inscribed on the half-title page, “For Sally Soames with admiration from V. S. Pritchett March 1993.” The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968Continue reading "A Careless Widow and Other Stories."
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London : The Bodley Head, 1911.
First edition of Wells’ ambitious political novel tracing the rise and downfall of an idealistic reformer whose personal passions and public ambitions collide in Edwardian England. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series,Continue reading "The New Machiavelli."
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New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's, 2016.
First edition of Bernie Sanders’ account of his life and influences, featuring a detailed account of his campaign praised as “well worth reading… his ideas basically just as fresh to him today as when he left his native Brooklyn.” Octavo, original boards, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Bernie Sanders in facsimile. Fine in a fine dustContinue reading "Our Revolution. A Future To Believe In."
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c. 1960s.
A well-preserved piece of Beatles memorabilia from the fans of the Fab Four. Octavo, two pages, ‘Help Stamp Out People Who Want to Help Stamp Out Beatles’ (HSOPWTHSOB) typed folding letter and envelope, illustrated with a drawing of a mailman and the faces of each Beatles member. In near fine condition with some toning.
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New York : William Morrow and Company, 1988.
First edition of Feibleman’s intimate memoir of the playwright Lillian Hellman. Octavo, original half cloth. From the library of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer Charles Strouse and his wife, choreographer Barbara Siman, with Strouse’s ownership stamp to the half-title page. Over his 50-year career, Charles Strouse wrote the music for such iconic musical theaterContinue reading "Lilly: Reminiscences of Lillian Hellman."
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London : Chatto & Windus, 1930.
First English edition of the author’s fifth collection of short fiction. Octavo, original red boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine, top stain red. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper.
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New York : Norton, 2007.
First Edition. Octavo, black cloth with gilted titles to the spine. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Michael Lesy on the half title page.
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London : Odhams Press Limited, 1911.
Odhams Press Limited edition of Wells’ semi-autobiographical political novel exploring the tensions between personal desire and public responsibility in early twentieth-century England. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series, and The Prestige (1995),Continue reading "The New Machiavelli and The Food of the Gods."
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Bloemfontein : A. C. White, 1950.
First edition. Octavo. A very good copy in a near fine bright dust jacket.
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London : Heinemann, 1970.
First British edition of this gripping tale of corporate intrigue and visceral peril set in the gold mines of southern Africa, which established the template for Wilbur Smith’s best selling adventure novels. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light soiling. Dust jacket designContinue reading "Gold Mine."
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London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1960.
First British edition of Nabokov’s first novel written in America. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket with toning to the spine. Jacket design by Eric Ayers.
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London : Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 1895.
Early edition of Thomas Hardy’s twelfth published novel. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece, with a map of Wessex to the rear. In very good condition with toning to the endpapers, darkening to the spine, bumping and rubbing to the extremities.
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New York : Dutton Book, 2000.
First edition of this “splendid entertainment… Johnson is one of our most astute cultural critics” (The New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Diane Johnson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mary E. O’Boyle. Jacket illustration by Nina Berkson.
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London : Hodder and Stoughton Limited, [1924].
First edition this selection of Kipling’s songs for children. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations by Leo Bates. In near fine condition. Bookplate to the pastedown.
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London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1923.
First English edition of Kipling’s October 1923 address delivered to the students of St. Andrews discussing the challenges and necessity of individuality and independence. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition.
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London : Cassell and Company Ltd, 1923.
First edition of Wells’ speculative work exploring the political and social direction of the modern world. Octavo, original cloth with titles and floral ruling stamped in blind to the spine and front panel. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “DreamContinue reading "Men Like Gods."
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New York : Random House, 1979.
First edition of this Tony Award for Best Musical. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket art by Frank Verlizzo.
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New York : William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1992.
First edition, review copy with the photograph of Rehnquist and review material laid in of this account of two of the most significant trials and “cases” in American legal and political history. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Dick Adelson.
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London : Eyre & Spottiswoode (Publishers) Ltd, 1956.
First edition of Paul Scott’s third novel. Octavo, original boards. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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