First British edition of Dahl’s popular story of a young girl, her genius, and her indifferent parents. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the fr...

Rare original autograph letter signed by Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Julian Schwinger to Turkish physicist Behram Kursonoglu. One page, on Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques statio...

First edition of the photographer’s first book with over 75 black-and-white and color photographic plates. Tall quarto, original ivory cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Beard on the half-title page....

Rare silver gelatin print signed by Nobel Prize-winning author Thomas Mann. Inscribed by him on the lower portion of the photograph, “Mr. Satoru Yamano, with all my good wishes, Thomas Mann....

First edition of this work on anesthesia, inscribed by the first physician to use it. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with some of Morton administering ether on a sponge. Presentatio...

First edition of Capote’s seductive, wistful masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Truman Capote on the half-title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ismar David.

First deluxe edition of the first book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time. Octavo, original original cloth, all edges gi...

First edition of this management classic. Octavo, original red cloth. Boldly signed Peter Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with touch of rubbing. Jacket design by Ro...

First edition of this memoir that chronicles Eve Queler’s pioneering career as a conductor. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustarted with black and white photographs. Association co...

First edition of Gertrude Stein’s most famous work; one of the richest biographies ever written. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpap...

First edition of this “harrowing, propulsive drama… about a stone-cold killer, a small-town sheriff, and an average Joe” (New York Times). Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on the...

Uncorrected proofs of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work; a trilogy originally published in Egypt in the 1950’s and which garnered him the Nobel Prize in literature decades late...

First edition of the third novel from Roth to feature Nathan Zuckerman as the main character. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Roth to his wife Claire Bloom on the title page,...

First edition of Eliot’s most popular play published in his lifetime. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his niece, “Theodora E...

First edition of this visual chronicle documenting the early development of the U.S. space program at Cape Canaveral. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by six...

First edition of the novel of the landmark “proverbial good science fiction movie” created by Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick, starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood. Octavo, original half cloth....

First edition of this work, basis for the Academy Award-winning film Glory, starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman and Cary Elwes. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, insc...

First edition of Steinbeck’s only political satire. unrevised proof copy, signed presentation inscription from the author “Dear Elsie Clough: This book was ghost written in the truest sens...

First edition of this detailed account of Massachusetts’s political leadership, military organization, and social contributions during the American Civil War. Octavo, original publisher’s green...

Printed Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company stock certificate boldly signed in full by American astronaut Neil Armstrong. One page, printed on recto and verso, the certificate is entitled “For...

First edition of this work which explores Kenneth Arrow’s impossibility theorem. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning economists on the front free endpaper, “Kenne...

First German edition of this classic work by Frank, a famed contemporary of Einstein. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Albert Einstein on the slip to the title page and inscribed by the author on the...

First edition of this classic of American West literature. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Jim Dunham with best wishes Oakley Hall...

First edition of the novelization of Schulberg’s Academy Award–winning screenplay for the classic 1954 film On the Waterfront. Octavo, original publisher’s cream cloth. Association copy, i...