New Arrivals

Isaacson, Walter; Evan Thomas

The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1986.

First edition of this biography on how six influential American statesmen shaped U.S. foreign policy and the global order during the Cold War. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Walter Isaacson on the front free endpaper, “To Norm Olean, Best wishes, Walter Isaacson.” Near fine in aContinue reading "The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made."

Moss, Stirling

Le Mans: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of the Big Race.

New York : Hanover House, 1960.

First edition of this firsthand experience of the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans. Octavo, original publisher’s black cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Stirling Moss on the title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

Wells, H.G

Floor Games.

London : Frank Palmer, 1911.

First edition of Wells’ playful and inventive guide to imaginative floor-based games, a precursor to modern tabletop wargaming. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial cloth, frontispiece, illustrated throughout. In very good condition, inscription on the front free endpaper.

Greene, Brian

The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1999.

First edition of this introduction to string theory. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, illustrated with graphs and diagrams throughout. Boldly signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by The ATTIK, NY. Author photograph by Dan Dieth.

Kipling, Rudyard with Wolcott Balestier

The Naulahka: A Story of West and East.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1913.

The Bombay Edition of Kipling’s ambitious narrative. Royal octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over cloth covered boards by Morrell with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition.

Ford, Gerald R. [Betty Ford]

A Vision for America.

Northridge, California : Lord John Press, 1980.

First limited edition of President Gerald R. Ford’s address to the Republican National Convention in Detroit, Michigan in 1980, inscribed by Ford to his son. Octavo, bound in full blue leather with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece portrait of Gerald R. Ford. Betty Ford’s own personal copy as stated on theContinue reading "A Vision for America."

[Lord Byron]

Don Juan. [Cantos I & II].

Philadelphia : Published by M. Thomas, 1819.

Scarce first American edition, first printing of Byron’s great work which was widely criticized as immoral upon publication and is now considered one of the greatest poems of the Romantics. Duodecimo, original publisher’s boards and printed paper spine label, half-title page. In good condition, stamp to the verso of the title page. Light dampstaining toContinue reading "Don Juan. [Cantos I & II]."

Windsor, Duke of [King Edward]; Duchess of Windsor [Wallis Simpson]

A King’s Story: The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor and The Heart Has Its Reasons: The Memoirs of the Duchess of Windsor.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons / David McKay Company, Inc., 1951 and 1956.

First edition of A King’s Story, King Edward’s classic autobiography. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with coat of arms stamped in gilt to the front panel, top stain red, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs. Inscribed note by the Duke of Windsor on his official monogrammed stationary laid in, “To Harry Evans withContinue reading "A King’s Story: The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor and The Heart Has Its Reasons: The Memoirs of the Duchess of Windsor."

Carpenter, Scott

Deep Flight.

New York : Pocket Books, 1994.

First Pocket Books edition of the second novel written by astronaut Scott Carpenter, the sequel to his 1990 debut underwater techno-thriller, The Steel Albatross. Duodecimo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by Scott Carpenter on the half-title page. In very good condition.

Reagan, Ronald

An American Life.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1990.

First edition of the 40th President of the United States’ memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “For The Thomsen Family- With appreciation and Warmest Regards Ronald Reagan Nov. 21/1990” on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by RobertContinue reading "An American Life."

Bird, Larry

Drive: The Story of My Life.

New York : Doubleday, 1989.

First edition of the Celtics’ legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed by Larry Bird. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Magic Johnson. Written with Bob Ryan.

Charignon, Antoine Joseph Henri

Le Livre de Marco Polo. [The Book of Marco Polo].

Peking : Albert Nachbaur, 1924.

First edition of each volume of French sinologist Antoine Joseph Henri Charignon’s monumental work on the life and discoveries of Marco Polo. Quarto, three volumes bound in three quarter polished calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, text in Chinese and French, originalContinue reading "Le Livre de Marco Polo. [The Book of Marco Polo]."

Wells, H.G

Brynhild.

London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1937.

First edition of Wells’ early dramatic work, marking one of his earliest experiments in literary form prior to his major novels. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnectedContinue reading "Brynhild."

Wells, H.G

You Can’t be Too Careful: A Sample of Life 1901-1951.

London : Secker & Warburg, 1941.

First edition of H.G. Wells’ late social novel, a wide-ranging examination of English life and social change in the first half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. Priest’s most famous works include The InvertedContinue reading "You Can’t be Too Careful: A Sample of Life 1901-1951."

Reagan, Nancy

My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan.

New York : Random House, 1989.

First limited edition of Nancy Reagan’s memoirs. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated, in the original publisher’s unopened shrink wrap. One of 300 numbered copies. Boldly signed by Nancy Reagan on the limitations page. In fine condition. Written in collaboration with William Novak.

Sunderland, Jabez T. [Mohandas Gandhi [Mahatma], Charlie Chaplin, and Madeleine Slade]

India in Bondage: Her Right to Freedom and a Place Among the Great Nations.

New York : Lewis Copeland Company, 1929.

First edition of this political critique of British colonial rule in India. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, vignette of India stamped in gilt to the front panel, frontispiece of Nobel Prize-winning Indian author Rabindranath Tagore, illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Boldly signed by Mohandas Gandhi and comic actor,Continue reading "India in Bondage: Her Right to Freedom and a Place Among the Great Nations."

Wodehouse, P.G and Herbert Westbrook; Edited by David A. Jasen

Not George Washington: An Autobiographical Novel

New York : The Continuum, 1980.

First American edition of P.G. Wodehouse’s charming autobiographical novel, produced in collaboration with Herbert Westbrook and edited by David A. Jasen. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustraion by Nancy Stahl. Rare portrait of the author on the backflap of the jacket.

Studies in History, Economics and Public Law. Volume LXIV.

New York : Columbia University, 1915.

First edition of the sixty-fourth volume in Columbia University’s long-running academic series. Thick octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and ruling to the spine, triple ruling stamped in blind to the front and rear panels. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the spine. Library bookplate to the front pastedown and perforations toContinue reading "Studies in History, Economics and Public Law. Volume LXIV."

Jones, James

The Thin Red Line.

New York : Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1962.

First edition of Jones’ sequel to his first novel, From Here to Eternity. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Leonard Slonevsky.

Tapp, Major H. A. [Rudyard Kipling]

United Services College 1874-1911. A Short Account of Rudyard Kipling’s Old School at Westward Ho!

Aldershot : Gale & Polden, Ltd., [1933].

First edition of Tapp’s history of Westward Ho! College with Kipling’s The Song of the Exiles. Quarto, original boards with gilt titles to the front panel, marbled endpapers. Preface by Major-General L. C. Dunsterville. In near fine condition.

Wells, H.G

The Way The World is Going: Guesses & Forecasts of The Years Ahead.

London : Ernest Benn Limited, 1928.

First British edition of Wells’ forward-looking collection of social and political essays on the future of modern civilization. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series, and The Prestige (1995), which was adapted into theContinue reading "The Way The World is Going: Guesses & Forecasts of The Years Ahead."

Wells, H.G

Marriage.

London : W. Collins Sons & Co. LTD., 1923.

Early edition of Wells’ twentieth novel. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth stamped in black. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series, and The Prestige (1995), which was adapted into the 2006 Academy Award nominee film of the sameContinue reading "Marriage."

Wells, H.G

What Are We To Do With Our Lives?

London : Watts & Co., 1935.

The Thinker’s Library edition of this blueprint for a unified, scientifically planned world state. Duodecimo, original publisher’s cloth with titles stamped in black. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper and the previous ownership crossed out. Priest’s most famous works include The InvertedContinue reading "What Are We To Do With Our Lives?"

Cooper, Artemis [Patrick Leigh Fermor]

Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure.

London : John Murray, 2012.

First edition, early printing of this biography on bestselling travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with photographs and maps. Fine in a fine dust jacket.