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London : J. M. Dent & Sons LTD, 1919.
First British edition, early printing of this autobiographical work of Joseph Conrad with first edition ‘Author’s Note’. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, bookplate to the front pastedown. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
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Large original color photograph of Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Di Maggio. Boldly signed by Di Maggio in blue felt tip. In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services.
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London : Smith, Elder & Co, 1913.
First edition of Scott’s diaries from his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. Quarto, two volumes, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to spine and front panel, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece to each volume, illustrated with 18 color plates, eight folding maps (one color), and over 250 other illustrations and folding panoramas. In veryContinue reading "Scott’s Last Expedition."
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Westminster : Archibald Constable and Company, 1897.
First English editions of this “remarkable achievement in Polar exploration” (PMM). Octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s pictorial green cloth over boards, front panels blocked in gilt with a design of the Fram to volume one and with design of dogs, sledge and driver to volume two, gilt titles to the spine, tissue-guarded etched portrait frontispieceContinue reading "“Farthest North” Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months’ Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen with an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup Captain of the Fram."
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New York : Macmillan, 1962.
First edition of Tuchman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the opening episodes of World War I. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author opposite the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ellen Raskin. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. First editions areContinue reading "The Guns of August."
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New York : Assouline, 2024.
First edition of this extraordinary book, which celebrates his groundbreaking career of this visionary and cultural icon. Quarto, original blue boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Jay-Z on the title page in silver marker. In fine condition.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 1991.
First edition of “the best history of oil ever written” (Business Week), which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Best wishes Daniel Yergin.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.
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New York : The Viking Press, 1947.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning writer. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John Steinbeck on the front free endpaper. From the library of John and Carol Steinbeck with their stamp to the front pastedown. Carol Henning Steinbeck, John Steinbeck’s first wife, was instrumental in his early literary development, sustaining the coupleContinue reading "The Wayward Bus."
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London : John Murray, Ablemarle-Street, 1914.
First British edition of this classic adventure taken by Theodore Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated from photographs taken by Kermit Roosevelt and other members of the expedition, frontispiece, illustrated with 2 maps, including 1 folding in the rear. In very good condition.
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New York : Random House, 1962.
First edition of Thorp’s classic first book. Octavo, original cloth, with charts and illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Gary Best Wishes Ed Thorp.” Very good in a very good dust jacket, name to the half-title page, tear to the half-title page. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Read more![One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw & His Brave Black Regiment. [Glory].](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/RRB-150397.jpg?fit=1000%2C800&ssl=1 "One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw & His Brave Black Regiment. [Glory].")
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1965.
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, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Paul and Julia [Child] June 1965 From Peter.” The recipient, Julia Child wasContinue reading "One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw & His Brave Black Regiment. [Glory]."
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London : William Heinemann, 1909.
First trade edition of Shackleton’s thrilling account of one of the earliest attempts to reach the South Pole, “the best book of polar travel which has ever been written” (Manchester Guardian). Large octavo, two volumes in the publisher’s original blue cloth with gilt-lettered spines and large silver pictorial blocks to the front panels, top edgeContinue reading "The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 by E.H. Shackleton, C.V.O."
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London : Henry Washbourne, 1842.
The Washbourne edition of this classic of English literature, being a reprint of the 5th Major edition and including a facsimile reproduction of title page of the first edition of 1653. Octavo, bound in full contemporary mottled tree calf by Henry Sotheran with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartmentsContinue reading "The Complete Angler: Or, Contemplative Man’s Recreation, being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-ponds, Fish, and Fishing."
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Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913.
First edition, first issue with the biting criticism of his neighbor’s treatment of his son on p. 217: “…none was bold enough or kind enough to break the blacksmith’s jaw” (Kimes 315) of Muir’s autobiography of his youth. Octavo, original publisher’s illustrated cloth with gilt titles and black stamping to the spine and front panel,Continue reading "The Story of My Boyhood and Youth."
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Original glossy black and white photograph of American baseball legends Joe Di Maggio and Ted Williams in their respective New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox uniforms. Boldly signed by both Di Maggio and Williams in blue felt tip. In fine condition. The piece measures 10.25 inches by 8.25 inches.
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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. Boldly signed by Howard Fast on a page bound-in. 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 the front and rear panel,Continue reading "Spartacus."
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New York : Penguin Books, 2023.
Special edition of the New York Times bestselling classic which has sold millions of copies worldwide. Octavo, original full vegan leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, gilded edges with a lenticular illustration of Robert Greene and Machiavelli, patterned endpapers. Boldly signed by Robert Greene on the half-title page. In fineContinue reading "The 48 Laws of Power."
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New York : Macmillan, 1962.
First edition of Tuchman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the opening episodes of World War I. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, inscription to the verso of the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Ellen Raskin. An exceptionally nice example.
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London : Constable and Co. Ltd, 1962.
First British edition of Tuchman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic of the opening episodes of World War I. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Barbara Tuchman opposite the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
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New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967.
First edition of Drucker’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on his letterhead notecard, “I never quote with best wishes Peter F. Drucker.” With the original letter addressed in Drucker’s hand. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.
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New York : A Golf Digest Book, 1986.
First edition of this work by the legendary golfer. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Andy Myer. Boldly signed by Sam Snead on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Written with Jerry Tarde.
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New York : Bantam Books, 1991.
First edition of this seminal work that challenges traditional conceptions of masculinity. Octavo, original half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Stephanie Berger Keep the fire in the heartheartheartheart Sam Keen.” Very good in a good dust jacket. Bumping and rubbing to the dust jacket with a few small closedContinue reading "Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man."
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Saint Paul : Thomson/West, 2008.
First edition, early printing of Scalia’s work on effective legal persuasion. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Antonin Scalia on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Berkeley, California : University of California Press, n.d.
First edition of Pope’s classic work on bowhunting. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 20 halftone photo plates. From the collection of Douglas Mauldin, although not marked. Douglas Mauldin acquired and became of the publisher of the Derrydale Press in the late 1980s, and reprinted this book in the “Legends of the Longbow Series.” Near fineContinue reading "A Study of Bows and Arrows."
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