Kidd, Chip.

Batman Collected.

Boston: A Bullfinch Press Book/Little, Brown and Company, 1996.

First edition of Kidd’s tribute to the power of the Batman legend, drawing on his own collection as well as DC Comics archives. Quarto, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, photographs by Geoff Spear. Boldly signed three times by Chip Kidd on the front panel of the dust jacket, opposite the title page with an originalContinue reading "Batman Collected."

Lobel, Arnold.

Original Frog and Toad Drawing.

c. 1981.

Rare original pen-and-ink drawing by Arnold Lobel of his beloved Frog and Toad, drawn for The Frog and Toad Coloring Book. Frog leaps into the air for joy in the checked jacket Toad has given him, while Toad looks on with his arms folded behind him. The drawing illustrates a page of the coloring bookContinue reading "Original Frog and Toad Drawing."

Shakespeare, William.

The Shakespeare Gallery.

London: The Royal Shakespearean Society, 1908.

A sumptuously bound presentation set of The Shakespeare Gallery, the Royal Academy Series, bound expressly for Elizabeth Stauffer Moore for the worldwide celebration of the tercentenary of Shakespeare’s death. Folio, eight volumes, bound in full crimson levant morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, the coversContinue reading "The Shakespeare Gallery."

Scott, Walter.

Cast Iron Figure of Sir Walter Scott.

Germany: c. 1890.

A late nineteenth-century figure of Sir Walter Scott, Scotland’s revered poet, novelist, and historian, portrayed full length standing with a cane and leaning against a pruned stump draped with his plaid, raised upon a monument plinth. The plinth is cast with verses from Scott’s poem Harp of the North, Farewell, “Much have I owed thyContinue reading "Cast Iron Figure of Sir Walter Scott."

Buchanan, George.

Northern Hemisphere Projected on the Plane of the Horizon of London.

Edinburgh: John Thomson, 1816.

Large hand-colored engraved map of the Northern Hemisphere drawn by George Buchanan on a polar projection centered on the horizon of London. Engraved by J. & G. Menzies of Edinburgh, with the imprint “Projected & Engraved for Thomson’s New General Atlas, 20th Sept. 1816.” Seen from above the North Pole, the hemisphere spreads Europe, Asia,Continue reading "Northern Hemisphere Projected on the Plane of the Horizon of London."

Avidom, Menachem.[Albert Einstein].

Symphony No. 2 “David” Dedicated to Albert Einstein.

Tel-Aviv: Israeli Music Publications, 1951.

First edition of the published facsimile score of Menachem Avidom’s Symphony No. 2, “David,” together with the painted calligraphic broadside dedicating the symphony to Albert Einstein. Folio, the manuscript orchestral score reproduced in facsimile, spiral bound in plain black boards, published by Israeli Music Publications of Tel-Aviv. Accompanied by an elaborate painted calligraphic presentation broadsideContinue reading "Symphony No. 2 “David” Dedicated to Albert Einstein."

Kandel, Eric R.

Reductionism in Art and Brain Science: Bridging the Two Cultures.

New York: Columbia University Press, 2016.

First edition of the Nobel laureate’s argument that the abstract painters of the New York School and the neuroscientists of his own laboratory arrived, by different roads, at the same method of reducing a complex whole to its essential elements. Octavo, original red boards, with color illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on theContinue reading "Reductionism in Art and Brain Science: Bridging the Two Cultures."

McKinley, William.

William McKinley Signed Engraved Portrait.

New York: H.B. Hall’s Sons, [n.d.].

Rare engraved portrait of William McKinley, the twenty-fifth President of the United States, boldly signed by him in black ink beneath the image, “Wm McKinley.” The bust-length profile portrait, engraved by H.B. Hall’s Sons of New York, shows McKinley facing left in a dark frock coat and bow tie, printed on a toned ground withContinue reading "William McKinley Signed Engraved Portrait."

Seale, William [Richard Nixon; Gerald R. Ford; Jimmy Carter; George W. Bush; George H. W. Bush].

The President’s House: A History.

Washington, D.C.: White House Historical Association, 1986.

Deluxe limited edition of the first edition of William Seale’s monumental history of the White House, signed by five Presidents of the United States. Thick octavo, two volumes, bound in full tan calf with gilt titles to the spine in four compartments within raised bands, the front boards stamped in dark brown with a circularContinue reading "The President’s House: A History."

Franklin, Benjamin.

Poor Richard’s Almanac. [Leaf Printed on the Gutenberg Press at A Century of Progress International Exposition].

Chicago: The Cuneo Press, 1933.

A handsome leaf on Benjamin Franklin and Poor Richard’s Almanac, printed in Gutenberg’s Donat type on the Gutenberg Press lent by the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz to A Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago in 1933, where it was operated and exhibited by The Cuneo Press. Printed in black gothic type in two columnsContinue reading "Poor Richard’s Almanac. [Leaf Printed on the Gutenberg Press at A Century of Progress International Exposition]."

Kennedy, Michael S.

Cowboys and Cattlemen: A Roundup from Montana, The Magazine of Western History.

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."

Audubon, John James. [Peter Matthiessen].

The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America.

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."

Monaghan, Jay.

The Book of the American West.

New York: Julian Messner, Inc., 1963.

First edition of this sweeping illustrated history of the American West, bringing together the work of nine leading historians of the frontier under editor-in-chief Jay Monaghan. Quarto, original publisher’s full morocco, the spine gilt-tooled in five compartments within raised bands, profusely illustrated with Western art including the drawings of Ed Borein. Near fine in theContinue reading "The Book of the American West."

Kandel, Eric R.

The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain, from Vienna 1900 to the Present.

New York: Random House, 2012.

First edition of the Nobel laureate’s study of Vienna in 1900, where painters, writers and physicians turned at the same moment to the unconscious, and of what modern brain science can now say about what they found. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front freeContinue reading "The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain, from Vienna 1900 to the Present."

Silverstein, Shel.

Different Dances.

New York: Harper & Row, 1979.

First edition of Silverstein’s provocative illustrated work for adults. Quarto, original cloth with gilt titles, illustrated. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

Churchill, Winston S.

Winston Churchill Commemorative Medallions in a Display Table.

1954-1965.

A collection of seven commemorative medallions of Sir Winston Churchill in silver, bronze and white metal, struck between his eightieth birthday in 1954 and the year of his death in 1965. Housed in a glass-topped wooden display table on tapered legs with the medals set on a pale green felt bed. The largest is aContinue reading "Winston Churchill Commemorative Medallions in a Display Table."

Davison, Jane; Lesley Davison. [Julia Child].

To Make a House a Home: Four Generations of American Women and the Houses They Lived In.

New York: Random House, 1994.

First edition of Jane and Lesley Davison’s history of four generations of American women and the houses they made into homes. Quarto, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Lesley Davison on the title page, “Julia, A book about homes for someone who is giving us one. With love, Lesley. May, 1994.” The recipient, JuliaContinue reading "To Make a House a Home: Four Generations of American Women and the Houses They Lived In."

[Franklin, Benjamin].

19th Century Oil Portrait of Benjamin Franklin.

United States: c. 1840.

American School oil portrait of Benjamin Franklin, painted circa 1840, depicting the celebrated statesman, scientist, and Founding Father. Oil on canvas. In very good condition, with moderate surface dust and wear. The painting measures 28.25 inches by 24.25 inches, handsomely framed, the entire piece measures 33.5 inches by 29.5 inches by 2 inches. A handsomeContinue reading "19th Century Oil Portrait of Benjamin Franklin."

Baskett, John. [Horace Walpole].

The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments; The Historical Part of the Holy Bible; The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues; The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Newly Translated out ot the Original Greek.

Oxford: Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the University, 1726.

Exquisitely bound Georgian Bible, printed by John Baskett and extra-illustrated with over two hundred engravings by T. Cole, bound together with the Book of Common Prayer and the metrical Psalms. Quarto, finely bound in in full contemporary polished calf with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling tot the spine, rebacked, gilt ruling, panelling and scrollingContinue reading "The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments; The Historical Part of the Holy Bible; The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues; The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Newly Translated out ot the Original Greek."

Finch, Christopher [Jim Henson].

Of Muppets and Men: The Making of The Muppet Show.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.

First edition of this behind-the-scenes history of The Muppet Show, lavishly illustrated and produced by Jim Henson’s own Muppet Press. Quarto, original half cloth, profusely illustrated with color photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed in green felt tip by Jim Henson on the half-title page, both in his own name and as his most famous creation, “ChristmasContinue reading "Of Muppets and Men: The Making of The Muppet Show."

[Fleming, Ian].

Complete James Bond Clamshell Box Collection.

Fine collection of custom half morocco clamshell boxes hand made by The Harcourt Bindery to house each of the 14 first editions in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, 14 volumes. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.

McCarthy, Justin Huntly [Translator].

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

London: David Nutt, 1889.

First edition of Justin Huntly McCarthy’s prose translation of the Rubaiyat, the most ambitious English version to follow FitzGerald, giving four hundred and sixty six of Omar Khayyam’s quatrains in English prose. Octavo, finely bound in full black morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments with gilt tulip and vine tooling withinContinue reading "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam."

[Churchill, Winston].

Winston Churchill Royal Winton Grimwades Glassware.

England: Royal Winton Grimwades, c. 1941.

A piece of glassware modeled after Prime Minister Winston Churchill, shown in a black top hat with a cigar. Marked on the base “Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill, Premier of Great Britain” and titled “The Man of the Year.” In fine condition. The piece measures 7 inches by 4.5 inches.

[Churchill, Winston].

Winston Churchill Burleigh Glassware.

Burslem: Burgess & Leigh Ltd, c. 1940.

A piece of glassware modeled after Prime Minister Winston Churchill in uniform. Impressed on the base with a quote from Churchill’s famous 1940 ‘War of the Unknown Warriors’ speech, “We shall defend every village, every town, and every city,” together with “Churchill Premier 1940.” In fine condition. The piece measures 5 inches by 4.5 inches.