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Rolfe, Frederick. [Baron Corvo].

The Songs of Meleager.

London: The First Edition Club, 1937.

The First Edition Club edition of the poems of the ancient Greek poet Meleager, rendered into English and adorned with striking classical designs by the eccentric author and artist Frederick Rolfe, the self-styled Baron Corvo. Octavo, original teal cloth ruled in gilt with a gilt-striped spine, top edge gilt, illustrated throughout with Baron Corvo’s black-and-whiteContinue reading "The Songs of Meleager."

Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Geisel].

The Cat in the Hat.

New York: Random House, 1957.

First edition, early printing of Dr. Seuss’ classic beginning reader, the mischievous tale that transformed the way children learn to read. Octavo, original color pictorial glazed boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “For Tommy with best wishes – Dr. Seuss.” Third issue, with glazed boards and a 195/195 price onContinue reading "The Cat in the Hat."

Tolkien, J.R.R.

The Hobbit or There and Back Again.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959.

Second American edition, sixth impression of Tolkien’s first novel of Middle-earth, the captivating tale of its hero Bilbo Baggins and one of the most acclaimed works in all of fantasy literature. Octavo, original decorative green cloth, with cartographic endpapers, a color frontispiece, and drawings in the text by Tolkien. Near fine in a very goodContinue reading "The Hobbit or There and Back Again."

Fleming, Ian.

The Man with the Golden Gun.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965.

First edition of the twelfth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series, the last Bond novel Fleming completed. Octavo, plain black boards, the spine lettered in gilt, with green patterned endpapers. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. Bookseller’s ticket to the front pastedown.

London, Jack. [Emily Post].

Love of Life and Other Stories.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1907.

First edition of Jack London’s collection of Klondike short stories. Octavo, original blue cloth stamped in gilt. Boldly signed by Jack London on the half-title page. From the library of the author and socialite Emily Post, with her bookplate to the front pastedown. Emily Post (1872-1960) was the American writer whose 1922 book Etiquette becameContinue reading "Love of Life and Other Stories."

Ellis, Jeffery B. [Sean Connery].

The Golf Club: 400 Years of the Good, the Beautiful & the Creative.

Oak Harbor, WA: Zephyr Productions, 2003.

Deluxe signed limited edition of one of the most magnificent and ambitious volumes ever produced on the game of golf, a monumental four-century history of the golf club lavishly bound and illustrated, uniquely inscribed by the author to the screen legend Sir Sean Connery. One of only 400 copies printed, signed and numbered by theContinue reading "The Golf Club: 400 Years of the Good, the Beautiful & the Creative."

Pratchett, Terry.

The Colour of Magic.

London: Colin Smythe, 1983.

First edition of the first Discworld novel, the beloved opening volume of Terry Pratchett’s acclaimed fantasy series. Octavo, original olive green cloth, the spine lettered in gilt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To David yet more wishes Terry Pratchett.” This is the very scarce first printing of the British edition,Continue reading "The Colour of Magic."

Yogananda, Paramhansa.

Whispers from Eternity.

Los Angeles, California: Yogoda and Sat-Sanga, 1929.

First edition of Paramhansa Yogananda’s Whispers from Eternity, an early collection of his universal scientific prayers and poems that predates his celebrated Autobiography of a Yogi by nearly two decades. Duodecimo, in the publisher’s deluxe limp maroon morocco stamped in gilt, the spine gilt, with marbled endpapers and all edges gilt, together with the originalContinue reading "Whispers from Eternity."

Taft, William Howard.

Popular Government: Its Essence, Its Permanence and Its Perils.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1913.

First edition, early printing printing of Popular Government, William Howard Taft’s incisive lectures on the essence, permanence, and perils of democratic government. Octavo, original blue cloth with the spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Sincerely yours, Wm. H. Taft.” In near fine condition. TaftContinue reading "Popular Government: Its Essence, Its Permanence and Its Perils."

[Collins, Michael] [Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin].

Michael Collins Signed Apollo 11 Launch Photograph.

Original color photograph of the launch of Apollo 11 atop its Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969. Boldly signed and inscribed at the top right corner of the image by Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, “Off to the Moon – Michael Collins Apollo XI CMP July 16, 1969.” This isContinue reading "Michael Collins Signed Apollo 11 Launch Photograph."

Coward, Noel; Barry Day.

The Letters of Noël Coward.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.

First edition, early printing of this acclaimed gathering of Noël Coward’s correspondence. Octavo, original boards. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited and with commentary by Barry Day.

Kennedy, Jacqueline. [Robert S. McNamara].

Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed.

27 July, 1966.

Autograph letter signed, entirely in the hand of Jacqueline Kennedy and written on July 27, 1966. One page in blue ink on watermarked stationery, the letter reads in full, “Dear Bob I came home yesterday – and they showed me your final pledge to the Library How can I tell you what I feel? ItContinue reading "Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed."

Shepherd, Jean.

In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash. [A Christmas Story].

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1966.

First edition of Shepherd’s breakthrough work, the basis of Bob Clark’s timeless classic 1983 Christmas marathon film A Christmas Story, which Shepherd himself narrated. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Anthony & Fred & Jake! Jean Shepherd.” Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design byContinue reading "In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash. [A Christmas Story]."

Somerfeld, Bob.

Mind Reader’s Digest.

Chicago: Ireland Magic Company, 1951.

First edition of this collection of close-up mentalism routines by Bob Somerfeld, a scarce booklet of mind-reading and psychic effects for the working performer. Small octavo, original printed wrappers, illustrated. In very good condition. Uncommon.

Rowling, J.K.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

London: Bloomsbury, 1997.

First edition, first printing of the rarest book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time. First printing with “First published in Great Britain in 1997”, the full number line “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1”, “Joanne Rowling” forContinue reading "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone."

Niven, Larry.

Ringworld.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1972.

First British and first hardcover edition of this classic work, which went on to win the 1970 Nebula and 1971 Hugo award for best novel. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the title page, “Not until we can deliver our secret to our respective worlds and acquire an intact ship. Larry Niven.”Continue reading "Ringworld."

Butler, Octavia E.

Wild Seed.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1980.

First edition of Octavia Butler’s Wild Seed, the fourth book in her acclaimed Patternist series and the earliest in the chronology of the Patternist world. Octavo, original maroon cloth. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket illustration by John Cayea. Jacket typography by Dennis McClellan.

Musallam, Sami. [Yasser Arafat].

Sami Musallam Typed Letter Signed on Behalf of Yasser Arafat.

Tunis: April 28, 1992.

Typed letter signed from the Office of the President of the State of Palestine, written on the direct instructions of Yasser Arafat and returning to the recipient the very magazine interview that Arafat had signed for him. One page on the watermarked bilingual English and Arabic letterhead of the State of Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization,Continue reading "Sami Musallam Typed Letter Signed on Behalf of Yasser Arafat."

Hofstadter, Douglas R.

Le Ton beau de Marot: In Praise of the Music of Language.

New York: BasicBooks, 1997.

First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s enormous meditation on translation, built around a short sixteenth century poem of Clement Marot and the scores of English versions of it made by Hofstadter and his friends, and standing at the same time as an elegy for his wife Carol, who had died in 1993. Thick octavo,Continue reading "Le Ton beau de Marot: In Praise of the Music of Language."

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel.

One Hundred Years of Solitude.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970.

First American edition of the author’s magnum opus and one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Mark from his friend Gabriel Garcia Marquez 91.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped first issue dust jacket with theContinue reading "One Hundred Years of Solitude."

Lilley, George.

Anthony Powell: A Bibliography.

Winchester: St Paul's Bibliographies, 1993.

First edition of the standard bibliography of the English novelist Anthony Powell, compiled by George Lilley. Octavo, original blue cloth lettered in gilt. In fine condition. An essential reference for collectors and scholars of Powell.

Iyer, Pico.

The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.

First edition, early printing of Pico Iyer’s acclaimed portrait of the fourteenth Dalai Lama. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed on a Rancho Santa Fe Literary Society bookplate affixed to the half-title page by Pico Iyer. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Abby Weintraub.

Puzo, Mario.

The Godfather.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969.

First edition of Puzo’s definitive novel of the Mafia underworld. Octavo, original half black cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily and warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Stanley The best tennis partner I ever had from the Caribbean to Durham North Carolina. And who helped me get skinny. My best hopes forContinue reading "The Godfather."

Lee, Harper. [Robert Duvall].

To Kill A Mockingbird.

New York: HarperCollins, 1995.

First edition, early printing of the 35th Anniversary edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Harper Lee and by actor Robert Duvall on the half-title page. To Kill a Mockingbird marked Duvall’s screen debut, he played the reclusive Arthur “Boo” Radley in the 1962 film directed by RobertContinue reading "To Kill A Mockingbird."