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Hurston, Zora Neale

Novels and Stories: Jonah’s Gourd Vine, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Moses Man of the Mountain, Seraph on the Suwanee, and Selected Stories.

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."

Frank, Anne. [Elie Wiesel]

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

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."

Steinbeck, John

The Moon Is Down.

New York : The Viking Press, 1942.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work. The first edition has a large period between “talk” and “this” on page 112, line 11. 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 andContinue reading "The Moon Is Down."

Frank, Anne. [Elie Wiesel]

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1952.

First edition, early printing of “one of the wisest and most moving commentaries on war” (Eleanor Roosevelt). Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by theContinue reading "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl."

Lewis, Sinclair

Main Street.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920.

First edition, first printing of Lewis’ classic work. 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, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Founded overContinue reading "Main Street."

Huxley, Aldous

After Many A Summer.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1939.

First edition of this classic novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six 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 "After Many A Summer."

Keats, Ezra Jack

The Snowy Day.

New York : The Viking Press, 1962.

First edition of The Snowy Day, which is considered “one of the most important American books of the 20th century” (Diefendorf, ed. The New York Public Library’s Books of the Century). Oblong octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised giltContinue reading "The Snowy Day."

Frank, Anne

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

London : Constellation Books, 1952.

Rare first British edition of “one of the wisest and most moving commentaries on war” (Eleanor Roosevelt). Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by theContinue reading "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl."

Hagen, Walter; As told to Margaret Seaton Heck

The Walter Hagen Story.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1956.

First edition of Hagen’s autobiography. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery with gilt titles and tooling 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 with black andContinue reading "The Walter Hagen Story."

Hersey, John

Hiroshima.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1946.

First edition of Hersey’s classic work, which has sold over three million copies. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in 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 edgesContinue reading "Hiroshima."

Tolkien, J.R.R

The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.

London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1956-1960.

Complete set of each title in Tolkien’s epic Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Octavo, three volumes bound in full crushed levant scarlet morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt facsimile signature of TolkienContinue reading "The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King."

Rand, Ayn

We the Living.

New York : The MacMillan Company, 1936.

First edition of Rand’s debut novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, 22 karat gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt stamped to the front panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "We the Living."

Malcolm X. with the assistance of Alex Haley

The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

New York : Grove Press, Inc., 1965.

First edition of one of TIME Magazine’s ten most important nonfiction books of the twentieth century. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed byContinue reading "The Autobiography of Malcolm X."

Forester, C.S

The African Queen.

Boston : Little, Brown, and Company, 1935.

First edition of C.S. Forester’s beloved African adventure, the basis for John Huston’s 1951 Oscar-winning film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. One of only 2500 copies printed. 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 toContinue reading "The African Queen."

Black, Charles L. Jr. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

The Yale Law Journal: “And Our Posterity.”

New Haven, Connecticut : The Yale Law Journal Co., Inc., 1993.

Original May 1993 offprint of The Yale Law Journal containing Charles L. Black, Jr.’s “And Our Posterity.”  Octavo, original wrappers, The Yale Law Journal Volume 102, May 1993, Number 7. Inscribed by the author on the front wrapper, “For the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with all best wishes! Charles Black, New York 29 October, 1993.” TheContinue reading "The Yale Law Journal: “And Our Posterity.”"

Fitzgerald, F. Scott

The Last Tycoon. An Unfinished Novel. Together with The Great Gatsby and Selected Stories.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941.

First edition with the Scribner’s A and the publisher’s seal on the copyright page. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, 22 karat gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt stamped to the front panel, gilt innerContinue reading "The Last Tycoon. An Unfinished Novel. Together with The Great Gatsby and Selected Stories."

Jones, James

From Here to Eternity.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951.

First edition of the author’s first book, one of the great novels of World War II. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and floral tooling 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 "From Here to Eternity."

Levin, Ira

Rosemary’s Baby.

New York : Random House, 1967.

First edition of this influential horror classic, which helped launch the “horror boom.” Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling 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, allContinue reading "Rosemary’s Baby."

Wallace, David Foster

The Broom of the System.

New York : Penguin Books, 1987.

First edition of the author’s classic first book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and author’s initials to the front panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Boldly signed byContinue reading "The Broom of the System."

[Fitzgerald, F. Scott]

The Great Gatsby Clamshell Box.

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Custom full morocco clamshell box hand made by The Harcourt Bindery to house a first edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Pictorial clamshell box with gilt titles and an onlay of the woman from the original dust jacket to the front panel. In fine condition. An exquisite presentation.

Silverstein, Shel

The Giving Tree.

New York : Harper & Row Publishers, 1964.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, bound in full green morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt signature to the front panel, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "The Giving Tree."

Bond, Michael; Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum

A Bear Called Paddington.

London : Collins, 1958.

First edition of the first book in the Paddington series. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six 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. SignedContinue reading "A Bear Called Paddington."

Groom, Winston [Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Sally Field]

Forrest Gump.

New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1986.

First edition of this modern classic, basis for one of the most iconic films of the twentieth century, starring Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise and Sally Field. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rearContinue reading "Forrest Gump."

Custom Cloth Clamshell Box.

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