New Arrivals

King, Stephen; Illustrated by Bernie Wrightson.

The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition.

New York: Doubleday, 1990.

The signed deluxe first edition of one of the author’s best-known works being a complete and uncut version. Octavo, bound in full black leather with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine and panels, red watered silk endpapers, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in. Illustrated by Bernie Wrightson. One of 1,250 numbered copies, this is numberContinue reading "The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition."

Highsmith, Patricia.

The Talented Mr. Ripley.

New York: Coward-McCann, 1955.

First edition of the first book in the author’s acclaimed Ripley series, basis for the film starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed by Patricia Highsmith on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows light shelfwear. Housed inContinue reading "The Talented Mr. Ripley."

Winsor, Kathleen.

Forever Amber.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1944.

First edition of Kathleen Winsor’s sensational debut, the scandalous Restoration romance that was banned in Massachusetts and became one of the best-selling novels of the 1940s. Octavo, original green cloth, map endpapers of London under Charles II. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Jean des Vignes. Author photograph by TheContinue reading "Forever Amber."

Churchill, Winston S.

The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy.

London: Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1948-1954.

First editions of each volume in Churchill’s World War II masterpiece. Octavo, six volumes, original black cloth with spines lettered in gilt, patterned endpapers, illustrated with in-line and folding maps and documents. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page of Vol. IV, “Winston S. Churchill.” Each volume is near fine in a veryContinue reading "The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy."

Bird, Kai and Martin J. Sherwin [Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy].

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.

First edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning work, basis for the Academy Award-winning film directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Cillian Murphy, which won both an Academy Award. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Kai Bird and Academy Award-winning director Christopher Nolan and Academy Award- winning actor Cillian Murphy on the title page. All signatures wereContinue reading "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer."

Miller, Arthur.

The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts.

New York: The Viking Press, 1953.

First edition of Miller’s Tony Award-winning play, a bitter satire inspired by the heightened political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals during the McCarthy era. Octavo, original half cloth over patterned boards, top edge red. Association copy, inscribed by Arthur Miller on the front free endpaper to his mother and father, “To Mother & DadContinue reading "The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts."

Schulz, Charles M.

Peanuts Treasury.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968.

First edition of this classic collection of Peanuts. Quarto, original light blue cloth stamped in black, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Sally, with best wishes Charles M. Schulz.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Foreword by Johnny Hart. Author photography by H. LeeContinue reading "Peanuts Treasury."

Sheridan, Philip Henry. [P.H.].

Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan.

New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1888.

First edition of Sheridan’s classic military autobiography. Octavo, two volumes, original gilt-stamped green cloth, patterned endpapers, illustrated with 27 maps and 18 plates including tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Sheridan. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.

Ben-Gurion, David.

Israel: A Personal History.

New York: Funk and Wagnalls, Inc., 1971.

Signed limited first edition of David Ben-Gurion’s history of Israel, told by the state’s founding prime minister. Thick quarto, bound in full dark blue morocco with gilt titles to the spine, a gilt Star of David and the author’s gilt facsimile signature to the front panel, watered silk endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with black-and-whiteContinue reading "Israel: A Personal History."

Lawrence, T.E.; Robert Graves; Liddell Hart.

T.E. Lawrence to His Biographers: Robert Graves and Liddell Hart.

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1938.

Signed limited first edition of Lawrence of Arabia’s remarkable letters, notes, and answers to questions for his two biographers, the true first, preceding the English issue of January 1939. Octavo, two volumes, original buff cloth with titles to the spines, top edges gilt, untrimmed fore-edges, each with a black-and-white frontispiece of Lawrence, that of theContinue reading "T.E. Lawrence to His Biographers: Robert Graves and Liddell Hart."

Joyce, James.

Ulysses.

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1937.

First British trade edition of Joyce’s epic masterpiece, one of the most celebrated and influential novels of the twentieth century. Octavo, original green buckram boards stamped in gilt, top stain green. With a prefatory list of the previous editions of Ulysses and three appendices, including the legal history of the novel and a Joyce bibliography.Continue reading "Ulysses."

Clifford, Clark M.; Richard Holbrooke. [Elie Wiesel; Marion Wiesel].

Counsel to the President: A Memoir.

New York: Random House, 1991.

First edition of the memoir of Clark Clifford, the legendary Washington lawyer and adviser to four Democratic presidents. Octavo, original half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Richard Holbrooke, the book’s co-author, on the front free endpaper, “To Elie & Marion Wiesel with the greatest respect and admiration. Richard Holbrooke New York, June 1996.” Richard Holbrooke wasContinue reading "Counsel to the President: A Memoir."

Ioanid, Radu. [Elie Wiesel].

The Holocaust in Romania: The Destruction of Jews and Gypsies Under the Antonescu Regime, 1940-1944.

Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2000.

First edition of the definitive history of the destruction of Romanian Jewry and Roma under the wartime dictatorship of Ion Antonescu. Octavo, original half cloth, published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to his teacher, the Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, “To myContinue reading "The Holocaust in Romania: The Destruction of Jews and Gypsies Under the Antonescu Regime, 1940-1944."

Rowling, J.K. [Thomas Taylor].

Harry Potter Card Signed by J.K. Rowling and Thomas Taylor.

Rare card depicting Harry Potter in front of the Hogwarts Express signed by both J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, and Thomas Taylor, the artist behind the original cover of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. At just 23 years old, Thomas Taylor had recently graduated from art school and was working atContinue reading "Harry Potter Card Signed by J.K. Rowling and Thomas Taylor."

Dodd, Christopher J.; Lary Bloom. [Elie Wiesel; Marion Wiesel].

Letters from Nuremberg: My Father’s Narrative of a Quest for Justice.

New York: Crown Publishers, 2007.

First edition of Senator Christopher Dodd’s powerful account of the Nuremberg war crimes trials, built from the hundreds of letters his father, the prosecutor Thomas J. Dodd, wrote home from Nuremberg. Octavo, original half boards, frontispiece, illustrated with photographs. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, “To my very dear friendsContinue reading "Letters from Nuremberg: My Father’s Narrative of a Quest for Justice."

Hugo, Victor.

Les Miserables.

London: Hurst and Blackett, 1862.

Rare second edition of the authorized English translation of Victor Hugo’s epic historical novel, issued in the same year as the French original. Octavo, three volumes, bound in three-quarters leather over marbled boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco labels, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled.Continue reading "Les Miserables."

Milton, John.

Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books.

Kilmarnock: J. Wilson, 1789.

Early Scottish edition of Milton’s masterpiece, “one of the greatest works of the human imagination” (DNB), from the press of John Wilson of Kilmarnock, the first printer of Robert Burns. Duodecimo, bound in contemporary full calf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within gilt bands. In very good condition with rubbing, lossesContinue reading "Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books."

Frost, Robert.

A Further Range.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1936.

Signed limited first edition of Frost’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of verse. Octavo, original flecked linen with a gilt-lettered brown leather label to the spine, top edge brown. One of 803 numbered copies, this is number 237. Boldly signed by Robert Frost on the limitation page. In near fine condition. Housed in the original publisher’s paper-coveredContinue reading "A Further Range."

Graves, Robert.

I, Claudius [and] Claudius The God and His Wife Messalina.

London: Arthur Barker, 1934.

First editions of Graves’ classic “autobiography” of Claudius and its sequel. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth. Both volumes are near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets. Rare and desirable.

Baldwin, James.

Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone.

New York: The Dial Press, 1968.

First edition of this major work by Baldwin. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. An exceptional example.

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."

Curtis, Michael [Marion and Elie Wiesel].

Verdict on Vichy: Power and Prejudice in the Vichy France Regime.

New York: Arcade Publishing, 2002.

First edition of the political scientist Michael Curtis’s study of the Vichy regime, first published in Britain the previous year. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Marion with good wishes. Michael. NY 03.” The recipient, Marion Wiesel, was a Holocaust survivor, translator, and human rights advocate,Continue reading "Verdict on Vichy: Power and Prejudice in the Vichy France Regime."

Carson, Anne.

Nox.

New York: New Directions, 2010.

First edition of this haunting and beautiful work by the Nobel Prize-winning author; a unique, illustrated, accordion-fold-out “book in a box.” Octavo, designed as a facsimile of a handmade, accordion-folded artist’s book enclosed in a grey solander box. Boldly signed and dated by Anne Carson and dated in the year of publication. This was signedContinue reading "Nox."

Wilde, Oscar.

An Ideal Husband.

London: Leonard Smithers and Co, 1899.

First signed limited edition of Wilde’s classic comedic stage play. Octavo, original lavender publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine and gilt flourishes to the spine and front panel. One of 100 large paper copies signed by Oscar Wilde, this is number 85. In near fine condition with a touch of toning. Housed inContinue reading "An Ideal Husband."