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New York: Random House, 2005.
First edition of this collection of inspiring stories. Oblong octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by John McCain on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Beck Stvan. Jacket illustration by Cathie Bleck.
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New York: Playboy Press, 1971.
First edition of the oil billionaire’s practical guide for the man who means to run a business, drawn from the essays on money and management he wrote for Playboy through the 1960s. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Accompanied by an autograph letter signed by Getty to the film actressContinue reading "How to Be a Successful Executive. [with] Autograph Letter Signed by J. Paul Getty."
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1938.
Deluxe American edition of T.E. Lawrence’s monumental memoir of the Arab Revolt, one of the great autobiographical works of the twentieth century. Quarto, publisher’s full black cloth, the front board decoratively stamped in blind, the spine decoratively stamped and ruled in gilt. American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick’s copy, signed by him with his ownership inscription onContinue reading "Seven Pillars of Wisdom."
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New York and London: G.P. Putnam’s Sons; The Knickerbocker Press, 1899.
Signed limited first edition of Theodore Roosevelt’s classic account of hunting in the American West, gathering Hunting Trips of a Ranchman and The Wilderness Hunter in a single large-paper volume. Thick quarto, bound in full brown morocco with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, the front panelContinue reading "Big Game Hunting in the Rockies and on the Great Plains. Comprising “Hunting Trips of a Ranchman” and “The Wilderness Hunter.”"
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New York: Random House, 1960.
First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s celebration of the United Nations, written with Regina Tor two years before her death by the woman who had chaired the UN Commission on Human Rights and guided the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to its adoption in 1948. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by both Eleanor Roosevelt and ReginaContinue reading "Growing Toward Peace."
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Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1929.
First American edition of this landmark novel of the 20th century. 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 edgesContinue reading "All Quiet on the Western Front."
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New York: Random House, 1979.
First edition of the author’s fourth novel and what many consider to be his finest. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Jimmy & Brenda All the very best Your friend Cormac.” Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jack Ribik. The recipients wereContinue reading "Suttree."
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Boston: John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, c.1930.
A souvenir printing of the Constitution of the United States, issued as a promotional booklet by the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company of Boston. Duodecimo, original pictorial wrappers printed in blue and gold. The title page carries a quotation from George Washington’s Farewell Address, and the text is followed by a table of theContinue reading "The Constitution of the United States."
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New York: Roc, 2007.
Deluxe edition of Beagle’s classic second book, a landmark work of modern fantasy that blends mythic storytelling with lyrical prose and philosophical depth, expanded to include his Hugo and Nebula Award-winning coda “Two Hearts.” Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer Annie Dillard on the half-title page, “For Annie, ‘IContinue reading "The Last Unicorn."
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China: People's Liberation Army General Political Department, 1964.
First edition in the rare printed paper wrappers of Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung, the celebrated “Little Red Book” and one of the most widely printed books in human history. Duodecimo, written in Chinese, original publisher’s printed paper wrappers, the front wrapper printed in black and red and the spine in red, illustrated with aContinue reading "Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung."
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London: Henry Herringman, 1680-1685.
Finely bound second edition, with large additions, of William Howell’s history of the world, and the first complete edition of the work, its final volumes completed after his death by his widow Mary. Folio, in five volumes, bound in modern quarter calf with gilt titles to the spine in seven compartments within raised bands, redContinue reading "An Institution of General History, or the History of the World."
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Oyster Bay, New York: August 16, 1899.
Typed letter signed by Theodore Roosevelt as Governor of New York, with an autograph correction in his hand, selecting a labor leader for New York’s delegation to the Chicago Conference on Trusts. One page, on State of New York Executive Chamber, Albany, stationery with the engraved arms of the state, written “At Oyster Bay, N.Y.,”Continue reading "Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed as Governor of New York."
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
First edition of the great chef’s compendium of French home cooking, more than eight hundred recipes from the man Gault Millau named Chef of the Century, gathered for the domestic kitchen rather than the restaurant. Thick royal octavo, pictorial boards. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated from the French by Robin H. R.Continue reading "The Complete Robuchon."
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New York: Encounter Books, 2007.
First edition of this collection of letters by the legendary economist. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Thomas Sowell on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Elizabeth Costa.
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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1930.
First trade edition, second printing of the collection that won Robert Frost his second Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original brown cloth lettered in gilt, frontispiece photograph of Frost by Doris Ulmann. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author with three lines from his early poem “The Tuft of Flowers” on the front free endpaper, “And I mustContinue reading "Collected Poems of Robert Frost."
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New York: Pantheon Books, 1978.
First edition of the author’s most influential work, which has been translated into over 35 languages. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon in this condition.
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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1983.
First American 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. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by both Mario Vargas Llosa and translator Edith Grossman on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Eric Fuentecilla. Translated by Edith Grossman. Rare and desirable signed.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.
First edition of the author’s fourth novel, considered by many her finest. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Toni Morrison on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by R.D. Scudellari. A very nice example.
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New York: Hastings House, Publishers, 1964.
First edition in the deluxe publisher’s binding of this handsomely illustrated anthology of the cowboy and cattleman era of the American West, drawn from Montana, The Magazine of Western History. Quarto, original publisher’s full spotted hair-on cowhide, pictorial endpapers, profusely illustrated with reproductions of Western art including paintings by Charles M. Russell. In fine condition.Continue reading "Cowboys and Cattlemen: A Roundup from Montana, The Magazine of Western History."
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New York: American Heritage Publishing Co., 1966.
First edition of this celebrated two-volume collection reproducing in color, for the first time, John James Audubon’s original watercolor paintings for The Birds of America, from the collection of the New-York Historical Society. Folio, two volumes, in the original publisher’s cloth, marbled endpapers, illustrated with over four hundred color plates reproducing Audubon’s watercolors. In nearContinue reading "The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America."
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New York: New York City Youth Board, 1960.
First edition of the New York City Youth Board’s account of its work with the street gangs of the 1950s, published in 1960 when the city’s gang wars were national news. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper by Ralph W. Whelan, “Best wishes Alice and Nicky, Ralph.” Whelan was CommissionerContinue reading "Reaching the Fighting Gang."
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Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1976.
First American edition, early printing of the oil magnate’s autobiography, published in the year of his death. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Accompanied by a typed letter signed by Getty to the film actress Jacqueline Evans, laid in. One page on the letterhead of the Hotel George V, Paris, dated February 2, 1958, and addressed toContinue reading "As I See It: The Autobiography of J. Paul Getty. [with] Typed Letter Signed by J. Paul Getty."
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New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 1992.
First edition of this celebrated anthology of original fantasy stories written in honor of J.R.R. Tolkien and published for the centenary of his birth in 1992. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, chapter decorations. Inscribed on the title page by contributor Poul Anderson and his wife Karen Anderson, “To Margaret, Katie, Tim, and Scott Merry Christmas! PoulContinue reading "After the King: Stories in Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien."
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Getty, J. Paul. [Jacqueline Evans].
Roosevelt, Theodore.
Howell, William. [Howel].
Roosevelt, Theodore.
Kennedy, Michael S.
Audubon, John James. [Peter Matthiessen].
Getty, J. Paul. [Jacqueline Evans].
Greenberg, Martin H. [Poul Anderson; Karen Anderson; Peter S. Beagle].
