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New York : Viking, 2016.
First edition of the New York Times bestselling author’s second novel. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Amor Towles on the title page and with his custom-designed stamp of the Kremlin opposite the title page in red ink. Towles adopted the practice of adding a custom-designed stamp when signing his books as requests for signedContinue reading "A Gentleman In Moscow."
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New York : George Braziller, Inc, 1958.
First edition of this compilation of the selected writings of Langston Hughes. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Langston Hughes on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Philip Grushkin. Rare and desirable signed.
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London : George G. Harrap, 1938.
First edition of this important collection of speeches, a forerunner to Churchill’s classic war speech volumes, which sets the stage for them. Octavo, original cloth, photographic frontispiece of Churchill. Presentation copy, inscribed by Winston S. Churchill on the front free endpaper, “To George from Winston. August 1938.” Near fine in the rare original dust jacket,Continue reading "Arms and the Covenant. Speeches by The Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill. Compiled by Randolph S. Churchill."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1982.
First edition of this classic work, now in its fourth edition. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with 71 photographs and 37 maps. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “For Chris Ripple Regards from James McPherson.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by James M. Wall.
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953.
First edition of Lindbergh’s autobiographical account about the events leading up to and including his 1927 solo trans-Atlantic flight. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the month of publication on the title page, “To Marjory Douglas, with admiration and best wishes Charles A. Lindbergh Sept. 1953 PublicationContinue reading "The Spirit of St. Louis."
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New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1979.
First edition, early printing of this curated collection of Einstein’s writings. Octavo, original leather, frontispiece. Boldly signed by Helen Dukas and Banesh Hoffman on the front free endpaper. Helen Dukas (1896–1982) was Albert Einstein’s longtime secretary and trusted confidante, serving in that role from 1928 until his death in 1955. Deeply involved in preserving andContinue reading "Albert Einstein: The Human Side."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.
First edition of this extraordinary rediscovered novel from the Nobel Prize–winning author of Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred Years of Solitude—a moving tale of female desire and abandon. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed three times by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel in the year of publication, on the title pageContinue reading "Until August."
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.
First edition of this classic TED Talk original. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed three times Chip Kidd; on the front panel of the dust jacket, on the title page and rear flap of the dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
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Boston : Lee and Shepard, 1900.
The Statesman edition of the complete works of Charles Sumner, with a three-page autograph letter signed by Sumner tipped into Vol. I. Octavo, twenty volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt,Continue reading "The Complete Works of Charles Sumner."
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New York : Random House, 1973.
First edition of this work by the second man to walk on the moon. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Buzz Aldrin on the front free endpaper, “To Jeanie & Bill Taylor, with best wishes, Buzz Aldrin.” Very good in a good dust jacket. Jacket design byContinue reading "Return to Earth."
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New York : Random House, 1998.
First edition of this instant classic and runaway bestseller that changed the way we saw World War II and an entire generation of Americans. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To President Ford – a great teacher and great friend. Tom Brokaw.” The recipient Gerald R. FordContinue reading "The Greatest Generation."
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New York : Random House, 1958.
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 price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Ismar David. Housed in a custom half morocco box made by the Harcourt Bindery. A sharp example.
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New York : Simon and Schuster, 1962.
First edition, early printing of this first-hand account of the genesis of America’s manned space program. Octavo, original half-cloth, top stain orange, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Mercury Seven Astronaut Scott Carpenter on the second front free endpaper, “Scott Carpenter Aurora 7.” Near fine in a very good price-clippedContinue reading "We Seven. By the Astronauts Themselves."
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London : The Times, 1953.
Rare original 1953 Everest Colour Supplement of The Times signed by the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary. Folio, 22 pages, original pictorial wrappers featuring a photograph of Hillary and Tensing Norkey who together climbed Everest on Friday, May 29,1953. Boldly signed by Hillary on the front panel, “EdContinue reading "Edmund Hillary Signed 1953 The Times: Everest Colour Supplement."
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Rare Apollo Saturn V Launch Vehicle diagram. Oversized print diagram of the Apollo Saturn V Launch Vehicle, boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin in black felt tip toward the top, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” Framed. In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 16.75 inches by 42.5 inches.
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New York : Rhinehart & Company, Inc, 1949.
First edition of one of Gresham’s most significant works. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “For C.S. Lewis – This is a book of confusions but I think the general direction is right. Two forces set me on the right path –Continue reading "Limbo Tower."
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London : Constable and Company, 1944.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Shaw. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Inscribed for Professor Chen Yuam G. Bernard Shaw Ayot Saint Lawrence 1st Nov. 1946.” The recipient Chen Yuam was a Chinese historian and educator. Chen, together with Lü Simian, Chen Yinke and Ch’ien Mu,Continue reading "Everybody’s Political What’s What?"
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London : Fourth Estate, 2009.
First trade editions of Mantel’s acclaimed historical trilogy, each book signed by the author on the title page. Octavo, 3 volumes, original boards, illustrated endpapers. Each volume is signed by Hilary Mantel. Each volume is fine in a fine dust jacket. An exceptional set, desirable signed.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
First edition of this entertaining, irresistible book that is essential for anyone enthralled by the myriad pleasures of wine. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Jay McInerney on the title page and additionally signed three times by legendary designer Chip Kidd on the front panel of the jacket, title page, and rear flap of theContinue reading "A Hedonist in the Cellar: Adventures in Wine."
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London : Faber Music Limited in association with Faber & Faber Limited, 1973.
Faber Music Limited facsimile limited edition of the composer’s manuscript of his 82nd published work. Folio, bound in half morocco over boards with gilt titles to the spine, facsimile’s of the composer’s music score, with colored illustrations, words written in German and English, Op. 82. Boldly signed by the composer, Benjamin Britten, and artist, SidneyContinue reading "Children’s Crusade: Kinderkreuzzug."
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New York : Workman Publishing, 2013.
First edition of this classic of graphic design. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout, photographs by Geoff Spear. Signed three times by Chip Kidd, once on the front panel, on the title page and again on the rear panel. Rare and desirable signed.
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New York : Published by the Author, 1951.
First edition of this work, basis for the classic 1960 film starring Kirk Douglas. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author bound-in, “For Jerry Mayro Gratefully Howard Fast.” Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to theContinue reading "Spartacus."
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New York : Delacorte Press, 1974.
First edition of this delightful memoir written by the Bouvier sisters about their summer in Europe. Folio, original marbled blue paper boards, illustrated with drawings and decorations by both authors. Boldly signed by Jacqueline and Lee Bouvier on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Trade editions signed are uncommon.
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New York : Whittlesey House, 1948.
Rare first edition of this instructive and entertaining inside story of baseball. Octavo, original cloth, with black and white illustrations and photographs. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by Joe DiMaggio on the half-title page, “To Jeremy Taylor With Best Wishes Joe Di Maggio.” Written with an advisory board of baseball experts including Frankie Frisch, Bill Dickey,Continue reading "Baseball for Everyone: A Treasury of Baseball Lore and Instruction for Fans and Players."
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Sumner, Charles. Introduction by Hon. George Frisbie Hoar
Carpenter, M. Scott; L. Gordon Cooper Jr.; John H. Glenn Jr.; Virgil I. Grissom; Walter M. Schirra Jr.; Alan B. Shepard Jr.; Donald K. Slayton
Mantel, Hilary
Britten, Benjamin; Bertolt Brecht; Sidney Nolan
Di Maggio, Joe [DiMaggio]
