Gifts - For Her

Burns, Robert; Introduction by John Buchan

The Complete Writings of Robert Burns.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926.

The Large-Paper edition of the complete works of Robert Burns. Royal octavo, ten volumes bound in three quarter contemporary dark blue crushed morocco by the Riverside Press with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, ribbons bound in, illustrated with tissue-guarded engravings, some in color,Continue reading "The Complete Writings of Robert Burns."

Milne, A.A.; Illustrated by Ernest Shepard

The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner.

London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1924-1928.

First editions, first issues of each work in Milne’s wonderful Pooh quartet, with only When We Were Very Young being a first issue. Octavo, four volumes, original publisher’s gilt-decorated pictorial cloth, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with decorations by Ernest Shepard. When We Were Very Young is a first issue with page ix unnumbered,Continue reading "The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner."

Stansell, Christine; [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

City of Women: Sex and Class in New York 1789-1860.

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1987.

Early printing of this historical analysis of the laboring women of New York. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by Christine Stansell on the half-title page, “To Justice Ginsburg From the Class of New Magistrate Judges 2018. With gratitude For your warm welcome to the Federal Judiciary.” From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Continue reading "City of Women: Sex and Class in New York 1789-1860."

Lash, Joseph P

A World of Love: Eleanor Roosevelt and Her Friends 1943-1962.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania : The Franklin Library, 1984.

Signed limited first edition of this moving biography-in-letters, privately printed exclusively for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Octavo, bound in full top-grain leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt decoration to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, silk ribbon laid in, marbledContinue reading "A World of Love: Eleanor Roosevelt and Her Friends 1943-1962."

Allende, Isabel

The House of the Spirits: A Novel.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1985.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Translated from the Spanish by Magda Bogin. Presenation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Sharon with the compliments of the extravagant spirits of this story Isabel.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "The House of the Spirits: A Novel."

Green, Hetty

Hetty Green Signed Stock Certificate for Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company.

New York : American Bank Note Co., 1902.

Rare Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company stock certificate signed by the ‘Queen of Wall Street.’ Octavo, one page, the certificate is dated October 6, 1902 and grants Hetty H. R. Green 4 shares in the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company. Signed by Green on the verso, “Hetty H. R. Green.” InContinue reading "Hetty Green Signed Stock Certificate for Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company."

Oliver, Mary

The River Styx, Ohio and Other Poems.

New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1972.

First edition of the author’s second collection of poems. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robin Forbes. First editions are uncommon.

Yeats, William Butler

The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats.

London : Imprinted at the Shakespeare Head Press for Chapman and Hall, 1908.

First collected edition of the works of William Butler Yeats. Octavo, original publisher’s half vellum over cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to the spine and front panels, top edge gilt, ribbons bound in, limited to 1060 copies, photogravure frontispiece portrait in volumes 1, 5 and 7 with tissue guards as issued, titles printed in redContinue reading "The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats."

Doran, Dr.; [Ulysses S. Grant]

Table Traits with Something on Them.

New York : W. J. Widdleton, 1865.

Early printing of this anecdotal history of eatery; from the library of the eighteenth President of the United States. Octavo, bound in contemporary three quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Ulysses S. Grant’sContinue reading "Table Traits with Something on Them."

Austen, Jane

Emma: A Novel. By the Author of “Pride and Prejudice.”

London : Richard Bentley, 1836.

Early separate issue from Bentley‘s Standard Novels series of the final novel published during Austen’s lifetime, a re-issue of the 1833 edition which was the first one-volume edition and first illustrated edition. Duodecimo, elaborately bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments, all edges marbled,Continue reading "Emma: A Novel. By the Author of “Pride and Prejudice.”"

Woolf, Virginia

Flush: A Biography.

New York : Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1933.

First edition of Woolf’s fictional “stream of consciousness” tale by Flush, a dog, telling the story of his owner, Elizabeth Browning. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt borders and facsimile signature stamped to the front panel, all edges gilt,Continue reading "Flush: A Biography."

Garni, Joseph C. [Jean Vergnes]

Le Cirque Carte Des Vins. [Original Le Cirque Wine List].

[1974].

The original Le Cirque wine list used prior to the restaurant cataloging their wine cellar and printing a commercial style wine list, presented by front room captain Joseph C. Garni to Le Cirque co-founder Jean Vergnes. Quarto, bound in full leather with “Carte Des Vins Le Cirque” stamped in gilt, gilt ruling, and scrolling toContinue reading "Le Cirque Carte Des Vins. [Original Le Cirque Wine List]."

Bojaxhiu, Mary Teresa [Mother Teresa]; Terence Cardinal Cooke; [Pope John Paul II]

Mother Teresa and Terence Cardinal Cooke Signed ‘Visit of Pope John Paul II’ New York Times Front Page Souvenir.

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Souvenir printing of The New York Times October 3, 1979 front page commemorating Pope John Paul II’s visit to New York, signed by Mother Teresa and Terence Cardinal Cooke. One page, featuring a printed front cover of the New York Times from October 3, 1979, with images and articles commemorating Pope John Paul II’s visitContinue reading "Mother Teresa and Terence Cardinal Cooke Signed ‘Visit of Pope John Paul II’ New York Times Front Page Souvenir."

The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testament. Newly Translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by his Majesties special Command.

London : N.p, 1672.

Rare 17th century edition of the King James version of the Holy Bible in folio, with Geneva Bible notes. Herbert 708; Wing B2285. Folio, 2 parts bound into one in three quarter speckled calf over marbled boards with elaborate gilt stamping to the spine in seven compartments within raised gilt bands, burgundy morocco spine labelContinue reading "The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testament. Newly Translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by his Majesties special Command."

Hemingway, Ernest. [John Steinbeck]

The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938.

First edition, second printing of this famed Hemingway anthology, containing his only published play as well as the first appearance in book form of The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, and Night Before Battle. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, inscribed on the pastedown by Carol Brown Steinbeck to herContinue reading "The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories."

McCullers, Carson

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1940.

First edition, first printing with the date of 1940 on the title page of the author’s first novel and masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Carson McCullers on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. A veryContinue reading "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter."

Child, Julia

From Julia Child’s Kitchen.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1975.

First edition of Child’s fourth book. Octavo, original pictorial coated cloth boards. Boldly by the author on front free endpaper, “To Jackie Julia Child.” Additionally signed by Paul Child on the front free endpaper. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Photographs and drawings by Paul Child. 

Cohen, Marcia [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

The Sisterhood: The Inside Story of the Women’s Movement and the Leaders Who Made it Happen.

Santa Fe : Sunstone Press, 2009.

Early edition of this brilliant record of feminist history, with a new foreword by the author, from the library of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Justice of the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “To theContinue reading "The Sisterhood: The Inside Story of the Women’s Movement and the Leaders Who Made it Happen."

Child, Julia; Simone Beck; Louisette Bertholle

Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volumes 1 & 2.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1961-70.

First editions of both volumes of this classic cook book. Quarto, 2 volumes, original illustrated boards. Volume one is boldly signed by Julia Child and Simone Beck on the title page. Volume two is signed by Julia Child on the title page. Drawings by Sidonie Coryn. Drawings by Paul Child. Typography, binding and jacket designContinue reading "Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volumes 1 & 2."

Zeller, Mrs. Hannah. Preface by H. B. Tristram. Introduction by Edward Atkinson

Wild Flowers of The Holy Land.

London : James Nisbet and Co, 1883.

Third edition of this classic work on the field flowers of Palestine. Quarto, original publisher’s pictorial cloth stamped in black and gilt, illustrated with fifty-four tissue-guarded plates by Hannah Zeller of Nazareth printed in color comprising detailed botanical illustrations of the flora of the Holy Land including the Palestine Bramble, Thistle, Egyptian Thrift, Apple ofContinue reading "Wild Flowers of The Holy Land."

Saint-Exupery, Antoine de

The Little Prince Original Antoine de Saint-Exupery Watercolor Drawing.

[New York] [1942].

Rare original watercolor study of the beloved protagonist of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s The Little Prince, a timeless masterpiece that has transcended generations and remains the most widely read work of fiction in history, having sold over 150 million copies over the course of the past 80 years. One page, pencil and watercolor on American ‘FidelityContinue reading "The Little Prince Original Antoine de Saint-Exupery Watercolor Drawing."

Navarro, Mary Anderson de [William Tecumseh Sherman]

A Few More Memories.

London : Hutchinson & Co, 1936.

First edition of this autobiography of an actress; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original blue cloth, frontispiece portrait of Mary Anderson de Navarro, illustrated with seventeen black and white photographs. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author to P. T. Sherman, “To P.T. Sherman with best wishes & kind greetings from MaryContinue reading "A Few More Memories."

Bronte, Charlotte; Edited by Currer Bell

Jane Eyre: An Autobiography.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1848.

First American edition of this revolutionary feminist romance, issued as number 109 in Harper’s Library of Select Novels. Octavo, finely bound in half calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, printed in to columns throughout, single leaf of publisher’s ads dated October 1847 advertisingContinue reading "Jane Eyre: An Autobiography."

Keller, Hellen

The Story of My Life.

Garden City : Doubleday, Dorian & Company, Inc, 1935.

Later printing of Keller’s autobiography of her early life, particularly detailing her relationship with Anne Sullivan. Octavo, original cloth, engraved frontispiece portrait of Keller after a photograph by Marshall, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Helen Keller on the front free endpaper, “To Mar with sincere wishes for a Happy Christmas and New Year Helen KellerContinue reading "The Story of My Life."