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London : Methuen & Co Ltd, 1967.
First edition of these three mid-1960s plays by Nobel Prize-winning British playwright Harold Pinter. Duodecimo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
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1992 Flashback Decision trading card picturing past United States presidents and first ladies. Boldly signed by George H.W. Bush, Barbara Bush, and Gerald Ford next to their respective image. In fine condition. The piece measures 3.5 inches by 2.5 inches.
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London : Michael Joseph, 1960.
First British edition of the author’s landmark work on European cooking. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth, top stain red, title page vignette, illustrated throughout. Near fine in a good dust jacket with chipping and losses to the spine and rear panel. Illustrated by Juliet Renny.
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New York : Moyer Bell Limited, 1985.
First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket painting by Jane Human.
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Florida 1947.
Rare 1947 first day cover produced to celebrate the founding of Everglades National Park signed by Jeb Bush. Dedication of Everglades National Park Florida envelope depicting a classic scene of the Everglades with a heron and trees covered in Spanish moss, postmarked “Florida City, Florida December 5, 1947 9-AM”, with a Everglades National Park stampContinue reading "Jeb Bush Signed Everglades National Park First Day Cover."
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Rare early typed letter signed by George H.W. Bush while he served as the U.S. Representative for Texas’s 7th congressional district from 1967 to 1971. One page, on Congress of the United States House of Representatives letterhead with a watermark of the American seal, the letter is addressed to Mr. Eddie Sousa. The letter readsContinue reading "George H.W. Bush Typed Letter Signed."
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New York : Harper / An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.
First edition of this work detailing Winston Churchill’s first 25 days as Prime Minister in May 1940, basis for the Academy Award-winning film bearing the same name. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to theContinue reading "Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink."
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New York : Bantam Books, 1992.
First edition of this “brilliantly realized” (The New York Times Book Review) breakthrough novel from visionary author Neal Stephenson, a modern classic that predicted the metaverse and inspired generations of Silicon Valley innovators. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raisedContinue reading "Snow Crash."
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New York : The Viking Press, 1958.
First edition of this semi-autobiographical novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, frontispiece, illustrated. Founded overContinue reading "The Dharma Bums."
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London : Jonathan Cape, 1963.
Signed limited edition of the eleventh Bond novel, the only Bond title issued as a signed limited edition. Octavo, original publisher’s half vellum with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, color frontispiece portrait of Fleming by Amherst Villiers. One of 250 numbered copies signed by the author, this is number 122. In fineContinue reading "On Her Majesty’s Secret Service."
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New York : Library of America, 1995.
First edition of the Library of America compilations of the works fiction of Zora Neale Hurston. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the HarcourtContinue reading "Novels and Stories: Jonah’s Gourd Vine, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Moses Man of the Mountain, Seraph on the Suwanee, and Selected Stories."
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2004.
First edition of this collection of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s lyrics from 1962-2001, which contain his finest. Quarto, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Bob Dylan on the second free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Geoff Gans. Jacket photograph by Jerry Schatzberg. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshellContinue reading "Bob Dylan Lyrics: 1962-2001."
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New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1952.
First edition, early printing of “one of the wisest and most moving commentaries on war” (Eleanor Roosevelt). Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. Boldly signed by Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel on the half-title page. Introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt. Translated from the Dutch by B.M. Mooyaart-Doubleday. The parallels between Frank and Wiesel are striking.Continue reading "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl."
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New York : Basic Books, 2021.
First edition of the first comprehensive biography of the influential economist and public intellectual, Thomas Sowell. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Rogers, Warm regards JLR.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chin-Yee Lai.
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New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, 1941.
First edition of Turner’s landmark analysis of Marx and Marxist theory from the library of John F. Kennedy with his ownership signatures and annotations throughout. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. From the library of John F. Kennedy, signed by him on three separate occasions above his ownership stamp in black ink, “John F. Kennedy 1941,” JohnContinue reading "Challenge to Karl Marx."
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New York : Random House, 1976.
First edition of this collection of portraits exploring the lives of key biblical figures. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “For Herman Wouk – in friendship, Marion and Elie Wiesel May 9, 1976.” Herman Wouk was a novelist, playwright, and essayistContinue reading "Messengers of God: Biblical Portraits and Legends."
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London : Geoffrey Bles, 1960.
First edition of this influential theological work in which C. S. Lewis examines the nature of human affection, friendship, eros, and charity, exploring their distinctions and their relation to divine love. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Harvey. A nice example.
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New York : The Viking Press, 1939.
First edition of this pivotal Pulitzer prize-winning novel, with “First Published in April 1939” on the copyright page and first edition notice on the front flap of the dust jacket. Octavo, original pictorial beige cloth, pictorial endpapers. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Elmer Hader. Housed in a custom half moroccoContinue reading "The Grapes of Wrath."
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Chicago : The Reilly & Lee Co., 1931.
Early printing of Thompson’s eleventh fantastical continuation of Frank Baum’s world of Oz. Octavo, original cloth with color pictorial paper onlay, illustrated plates by John R. Neill. In good condition, signature to the ownership page.
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Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963.
First edition of this autobiography of Edward Steichen, documenting his pioneering career as one of the 20th century’s most influential photographers. Square quarto, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 249 black-and-white plates, including still lifes, landscapes, and portraits. Association copy, inscribed by Edward Steichen onContinue reading "A Life in Photography."
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Rare original Batman sketch signed by cartoonist and co-creator Bob Kane. One page, heavyweight off-white cardstock, in fine point black marker. Sketch of Batman in his superhero suit and wearing his iconic bat cowl. Boldly signed by Bob Kane underneath. In fine condition. The piece measures 5.25 inches by 7.5 inches.
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New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936 and 1939.
First edition of this comprehensive academic work on the cultural, social, and economic evolution of the ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome. Octavo, two volumes, cartographic and pictorial endpapers, frontispieces, illustrated with photographs and maps. In very good condition, inscriptions to the front free endpapers and annotations.
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New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1928.
First edition, second printing of this comprehensive, accessible survey of Roman history from the city’s founding to the late Empire. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with maps. In very good condition, signature to the front pastedown.
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New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1891.
First edition of this classic historical biography detailing Julius Caesar’s life, political rise, and military career. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, floral endapers, linen repairs at hinges, with illustrations and maps. In very good condition, bookplate to the front free endpaper, University Club stamps to the second free endpaper and title page.
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