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New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1921.
First edition of this popular science book that made Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity accessible to general readers. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations. In very good condition, name to the title page.
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Valladolid, Spain 18 June 1569.
Rare 16th century elaborately illuminated nobility patent for Diego Sanz of Lardero. Folio, original full limp parchment, the patent is comprised of 37 leaves sewn as a single signature, text in manuscript with decorated initials and some in text illuminations, decorated with a large illuminated page featuring a coat of arms and IHS emblem surroundedContinue reading "Diego Sanz of Lardero Nobility Patent."
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London : Chapman and Hall, 1837.
First edition in book form of Dickens’ first novel and one of his greatest works. Octavo, bound in full polished calf bound by Bayntun with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club."
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Salt Lake City, UT : Utah Southern Railroad Company, 1872.
Rare original Utah Southern Railroad Company uncashed check signed by Brigham Young. Partially printed document signed “Brigham Young” as President and “George Swan” as Secretary, United States Internal Revenue two cents stamp, dated April 8th, 1872. Written to the order of $125.25 from the treasurer of the UCRB. In near fine condition with toning andContinue reading "Brigham Young Signed Utah Southern Railroad Company Check."
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London : Darton and Co, c. 1854.
Rare second edition of this didactic novel about geology and paleontology. Octodecimo, original cloth with gilt titles, all edges gilt, frontispiece, advertisement endpapers, with black and white illustrations throughout. In very good condition, bookplate to the front pastedown. Exceptionally rare, with no other copies traced at auction in the last 100 years.
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New York : Columbia University Press, 1998.
First edition of this work about the necessity of drama to make sense of ourselves and our world. Duodecimo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1926.
Finely bound example of this whimsical and philosophical novel. Octavo, bound in full green pictorial morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece, with illustrations and decorations by Thomas Mackenzie. In near fine condition.
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967.
First edition of the first appearance in sheet music form of the classic song cycles that appeared throughout The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Quarto, original boards with gilt titles and gilt tooling to the spine and front panel. Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien. Music by Donald Swann. With decorations by J.R.R. Tolkien andContinue reading "The Road Goes Ever On: A Song Cycle."
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Three original autograph poems by Langston Hughes. Quarto, three pages, one typed and two handwritten in green ink for Marshall Bean. Each boldly signed by Langston Hughes. The first, “Personal” is typed and reads in full, “In an envelope marked: Personal God addresses me a letter. In an envelope marked Personal I have given myContinue reading "Three Autograph Poems Signed By Langston Hughes."
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Budapest : Ab Ovo Publishing House, 2001.
First edition of a memoir that explores the author’s personal experience as a child of emigre parents. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, warmly inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “Dear Madam Secretary…Hope this resonates with you and that you find this memoir of an Old EuropeContinue reading "If You Wear Galoshes, You’re An Emigre."
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New York : The Penguin Press, 2013.
First edition of the former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve’s account of the 2007–2009 financial crisis. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “For William, Alan Blinder.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Amanda Dewy.
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Rome : Albatros, 2018.
First edition of this coming-of-age novel. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial wrappers, in the original Italian. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “to Madame Justice Ruth Ginsburg, thank you for not only being my role model, but also my friend! Francesca.” American lawyer and jurist, Ruth Bader GinsburgContinue reading "Quindici."
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New York : Simon and Schuster, 1977.
First edition of this instructional by this golfing legend. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Jack Nicklaus on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Illustrated by Jim McQueen. Written with Ken Bowden.
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United Kingdom : Alun Books, 1982.
First edition of this collection of short stories about Welsh life and culture. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Ewan, with best wishes, Robert Nisbet 30 Aug. ’82.” In very good condition. Ownership stamp to the top. Books signed by Nisbet are rare.
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New York : Broadway Books, 1999.
First edition of the first book in The Dave Pelz Scoring Game Series. Octavo, original half-cloth, illustrated with color and black and white photographs, charts, and diagrams. Boldly signed on a PGA Tour Shops bookplate by Dave Pelz on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Foreword by Lee Janzen. JacketContinue reading "Dave Pelz’s Short Game Bible: Master the Finesse Swing and Lower Your Score."
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Paris : Privately Printed [LeCram Press], 1929.
The unabridged popular edition was the second authorized edition of D.H. Lawrence’s most ambitious, significant, and explicit work on sex and romance. Octavo, rebound in full cloth with gilt titles to the spine, original mulberry wrappers with white paper spine label and central Phoenix motif to the front panel bound in at the end ofContinue reading "Lady Chatterley’s Lover: Including My Skirmish with Jolly Roger."
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London : The Folio Society, 2009.
The Folio Society edition of the author’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, frontispiece, with nine color illustrations. In fine condition. Illustrations by Anna Bhushan. Housed in the original slipcase.
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London : Bradbury and Evans, 1857.
First edition in book form of one of Dickens’ most outstanding novels with the three line errata on page xiv, “William” for “Frederick” on page 317 line 27, lacking errata on page 467, and “Rigaud” for “Blandois” on pp. 469, 470, 472, and 473. Octavo, bound in full polished calf by Sangorski & Sutcliffe withContinue reading "Little Dorrit."
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New York : Random House, 1939.
First edition first printing of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s grandly inventive, heart-stopping classic novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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New York : Random House, 1938.
First edition of the author’s classic memoir, which recounts events of the seventeen years when Blixen made her home in Kenya. Octavo, original pictorial half cloth, top stain green. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A very sharp example.
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New York : Analog: Science Fiction and Fact, 1963-1965.
First editions of eight issues of Analog: Science Fiction and Fact magazine containing the first appearance of Frank Herbert’s Dune, later published as a novel and adapted into the two blockbuster films of the same name. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, with black and white illustrations. Includes December 1963, January and February 1964, which contain DuneContinue reading "Analog: Science Fiction and Fact. [Containing the First Appearance of the Dune Novels]."
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Boston : Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 1793.
First edition of this comprehensive theological work. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt titles to the spines. In very good condition with some rubbing, shelf and toning, bookplates to the front pastedowns.
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New York : Four Walls Eight Windows, 1995.
First edition of this collection of speculative fiction from the award-winning author. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Boldly signed by Octavia E. Butler on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Stark Design. Uncommon signed.
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New York : Harper Collins Publishers, 1995.
First edition of this sequel to Leon Uris’ epic novel Trinity. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, “For Phyllis and Lyonel / Leon Uris.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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