Gifts - For Him

Victor, Orville J

The History, Civil, Political & Military of the Southern Rebellion, From its Incipient Stages to its Close.

New York : James D. Torrey, Publisher, [1861].

Complete first edition set of one of the earliest histories of the American Civil War. Octavo, four volumes, original publisher’s full pebbled morocco decorated in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, illustrated with steel engraved plates, additional vignette title pages. frontispieces, and maps. In good condition. A rare complete set, we have never seen anotherContinue reading "The History, Civil, Political & Military of the Southern Rebellion, From its Incipient Stages to its Close."

Collins, Michael

Michael Collins Signed Lunar Module Oversized Photograph.

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Oversized photograph of a lunar module foot pad. Glossy color oversized photograph of a lunar module foot pad on the surface of the moon. Boldly signed in silver by American astronaut Michael Collins, “Michael Collins Apollo XI CMP.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Novaspace. The entire piece measures 20 inches byContinue reading "Michael Collins Signed Lunar Module Oversized Photograph."

Lynch, Peter with John Rothchild

One Up On Wall Street.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1989.

First edition of this classic volume on investing; one of the all-time best-selling books in the field. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Lynch and co-author John Rothchild on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Written with John Rothchild. Jacket design by Barry Littman. Jacket photograph by Larry Maglott.

Raleigh, Sir Walter. [Alexander Ross]

The History of the World, In Five Books. [with] The History of the World: The Second Part, In Six Books: Being a Continuation of the famous History of Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight.

London : Printed for Robert White, T. Basset, J. Wright, R. Chiswell, G. Dawes and T. Sawbridge, 1677; London: Printed for John Saywell, 1652.

Rare 1677 printing of Sir Walter Raleigh’s renowned unfinished world history, written while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London and first published in 1614; uniformly bound with a rare first edition of its second part, being a continuation by Alexander Ross. Folio, two volumes bound in full diced calf with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling andContinue reading "The History of the World, In Five Books. [with] The History of the World: The Second Part, In Six Books: Being a Continuation of the famous History of Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight."

Wilberforce, William

William Wilberforce Autograph Letter Signed.

Palace Yard, Westminster 11 February 1807.

An extraordinary autograph letter signed by William Wilberforce – the man who devoted his life to ending the British slave trade – written just eleven days after Parliament passed the Slave Trade Act of 1807, discussing the distribution of his own published Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade to as wide an audienceContinue reading "William Wilberforce Autograph Letter Signed."

Roosevelt, Theodore

Theodore Roosevelt Signed Speech.

New York 1902.

Rare speech on missionaries signed by as president by Theodore Roosevelt. Octavo, one page, dated May 20, 1902. Printed speech given by Theodore Roosevelt at the Centennial Meeting of the Home Mission Board of the Presbyterian Church in New York, New York. Boldly signed by President Theodore Roosevelt at the bottom right. The excerpt fromContinue reading "Theodore Roosevelt Signed Speech."

Forty-Five Star American Flag.

[c. 1896].

Rare forty-five star American Flag. The forty-five star American Flag was in use between July 4, 1896 when the state of Utah was admitted into the Union and July 3, 1908 when Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state. In near fine condition. The flag measures 58 inches by 114 inches.

Churchill, Winston S

Steg for Steg 1936-1939. [Step by Step 1936-1939]. [Winston Churchill’s Copy]

Stockholm : Skoglunds Bokforlag, 1939.

First Swedish edition and Churchill’s own copy of the last book he published before the outbreak of the Second World War. Octavo, in the publisher’s rare full morocco presentation binding by Nordiska Bokhandelns Bokbinderi with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt rulingContinue reading "Steg for Steg 1936-1939. [Step by Step 1936-1939]. [Winston Churchill’s Copy]"

Darwin, Bernard

A Friendly Round.

London : Mills & Boon, 1922.

First edition of this collection of Darwin’s golf columns from The London Times. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Bernard Darwin on the front free endpaper, “To G.M. from the author with his best regards. Sept. 1922.” It was customary for Darwin to sign “from the author”, which denoted a personal affiliation with theContinue reading "A Friendly Round."

Eisenhower, Dwight D. and Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover and Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed Photograph.

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Rare original photograph of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Herbert Hoover and Iowan Governor William Beardsley seated in an automobile which was part of the August 1954 Iowa State Fair Parade. Boldly signed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and Herbert Hoover, and inscribed by Beardsley, “For the Ken Brownes, Wm. S. Beardsley,”Accompanied by a typed letter signed by Herbert Hoover dated April 25,Continue reading "Herbert Hoover and Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed Photograph."

Dos Passos, John

Manhattan Transfer.

New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1925.

First edition of Dos Passos’ “novel of the very first importance…the dawn of a whole new school of writing” (Sinclair Lewis). Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with chips to the extremities. Scarce in the original dust jacket.

Baldwin, A.C.; R.B. Thurston; Timothy Williston

Liberty or Slavery; the Great National Question. Three Prize Essays on American Slavery.

Boston : Congregational Board of Publication, 1857.

First edition of this important collection of three prize-winning antislavery essays published in Boston the same year as the infamous Dred Scott decision. Small octavo, original publisher’s brown gilt- and blind-stamped cloth. Containing Reverend R.B. Thurston’s essay “The Error and the Duty in Regard to Slavery,” Reverend A.C. Baldwin’s essay “Friendly Letters to a ChristianContinue reading "Liberty or Slavery; the Great National Question. Three Prize Essays on American Slavery."

Roosevelt, Franklin D

Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Commemorative WWI Lake Torpedo Boat Company Photographs.

Bridgeport, CT : Lake Torpedo Boat Co, c. May 20, 1918.

Rare vintage photographs of Franklin D. Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the U. S. Navy, signed by him. Two gelatin silver photographs showing FDR on his May 20, 1918 visit to Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the first of Roosevelt seated next to various officials on the speaker’s stand, and the second ofContinue reading "Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Commemorative WWI Lake Torpedo Boat Company Photographs."

Jackson, Rev. William

The Constitutions of the Several Independent States of America; The Declaration of Independence; and The Articles of Confederation Between the Said States.

London : Printed for J. Stockdale, in Piccadilly, 1783.

Rare second English edition, “the best English edition” (Howes), of the Constitutions of the thirteen newly independent American states, published only one year after the first English edition, with early printings of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and important U.S.-French treaties. Preceded by the 1781 American edition of only 200 copies and the 1782Continue reading "The Constitutions of the Several Independent States of America; The Declaration of Independence; and The Articles of Confederation Between the Said States."

Friedman, Milton

A Theory of the Consumption Function.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1957.

First edition of Friedman’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. A superior example.

Breuer, Marcel

Sun and Shadow: The Philosophy of An Architect.

New York : Dodd, Mead & Company, 1956.

First edition. Quarto, original cloth. Inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “To the Walter Paepcke with best regards, Marcel Breuer.” The recipient, Walter Paepcke was an industrialist and philanthropist most noted for his founding of the Aspen Institute and the Aspen Skiing Company in the early 1950s, both of which helped transform theContinue reading "Sun and Shadow: The Philosophy of An Architect."

Paine, Thomas

Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution.

London : Printed for the Booksellers, 1792.

Scarce early collected edition of Paine’s classic work. Duodecimo, two parts bound in one volume, contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards. In very good condition with rubbing to the extremities, spine, front and rear panels. First printed in London by Joseph Johnson in March, 1791, publication was quickly taken over by J.S. Jordan, who publishedContinue reading "Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution."

Campbell, Donald

Donald Campbell Signed Bluebird K7 Photograph.

[1960].

Sepia-tone photograph of the water speed record-breaking Bluebird K7 at speed inscribed by pilot Donald Campbell, “To G.M. Williams With best wishes from Donald Campbell.” The recipient, Gwynn Mathews Williams, owned the Waterhead Filling Station on Lake Windermere, the largest natural lake in England where several water speed records were broken, from 1953 until theContinue reading "Donald Campbell Signed Bluebird K7 Photograph."

McMurtry, Larry

Lonesome Dove.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1985.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer-Prize winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Larry McMurtry on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by George Corsillo. Jacket painting by Shannon Stirnweis.

Wells, H.G. [Derrick de Marnay]

Things to Come: A Film Story Based on the Material Contained in His History of the Future “The Shape of Things to Come.”

London : The Cresset Press, 1935.

First edition of the novelization of the classic 1936 film H. G. Wells’ Things to Come. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Signed by H.G. Wells and actor Derrick de Marnay on front free endpaper. Derrick de Marnay starred as Richard Gordon in the acclaimed 1936 film adaptation, Things to Come, directed by William Cameron Menzies. InContinue reading "Things to Come: A Film Story Based on the Material Contained in His History of the Future “The Shape of Things to Come.”"

Dickens, Charles

Charles Dickens Autograph Envelope Signed.

July 3, 1866.

Autograph envelope signed by famed English novelist Charles Dickens. The envelope measures 2.75 inches by 4.75 inches, addressed in the hand of Dickens to the actor Drinkwater Meadows Esquire, Prairie Cottage, Barnes Green, Barnes, SW with Dickens‘ signature at lower left. Postmark London July 3, 1866. The recipient, Drinkwater Meadows, a well-regarded actor, played roles in several theatrical adaptations of Dickens‘ works, includingContinue reading "Charles Dickens Autograph Envelope Signed."

Crantz, David

The History of Greenland: Containing a Description of the Country, and Its Inhabitants.

London : Printed for the Brethren's Society, 1767.

First edition in English of Crantz’s elaborate account of the history of Greenland. first published in German in 1765. Octavo, two volumes bound in full period-style full speckled calf with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt stamping to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, illustrated with two folding maps and sevenContinue reading "The History of Greenland: Containing a Description of the Country, and Its Inhabitants."

[Rudolph, Donald; Robert E. Simanek; John F. Baker; Ray Davis; Francis S. Currey; Charles A. MacGillivary; et al]

The Congressional Medal of Honor: The Names, The Deeds.

Forest Ranch, California : Sharp & Dunnigan Publications, 1984.

First edition of the complete record of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, from the Civil War through Vietnam. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, signed by 30 recipients of the Medal of Honor on the half-title page and opposite the half-title including Joe Foss, Donald Rudolph, Robert E. Simanek, John F. Baker, Jr., RayContinue reading "The Congressional Medal of Honor: The Names, The Deeds."

Fielding, Henry

The Novels of Henry Fielding: The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and His Friend Mr. Abraham Adams; The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great; The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling; Amelia.

Oxford : Basil Blackwell Publisher to the Shakespeare Head Press, 1926.

The Shakespeare Head Press limited edition of the novels of Henry Fielding, limited to one thousand and thirty copies. Octavo, ten volumes bound in full red morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt decorated inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. In fine condition.