Gifts - Holidays

Cornell, Louis L. [Rudyard Kipling]

Kipling In India.

London : Macmillan, 1966.

First edition of Cornell’s study of Kipling’s apprenticeship in India. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.

Kipling, Rudyard

The Two Jungle Books.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1932.

Later printing of Kipling’s Two Jungle Books in one volume. Octavo, original red cloth decorated in gilt with illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling and W.H. Drake. In very good condition. Bookplate and small ownership inscription.

Kipling, Rudyard

Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories. [Baa, Baa, Black Sheep; His Majesty the King; The Drums of Fore and Aft]

Allahabad : Published by Messrs. A. H. Wheeler & Co, n.d.

Later printing of this classic collection of Kipling’s tales for children. Octavo, original cloth. Contains Wee Willie Winkie, Baa Baa Black Sheep, His Majesty the King, and The Drums of Fore and Aft. In very good condition.

Tazewell, Charles; Illustrated by Katherine Evans

The Littlest Angel.

Chicago : Childrens Press, Inc., 1946.

First edition of this beloved Christmas classic. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, small name to the front free endpaper.

Sinatra, Frank

Frank Sinatra Signed “Johnny Concho” Poster.

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Rare magazine poster featuring a full-length portrait of Frank Sinatra as Johnny Concho, inscribed by him, “For Bonnie – Affectionately Frank.” In very good condition. Rare and desirable.

Valenti, Jack [William Safire]

Speak Up With Confidence: How to Prepare, Learn, and Deliver Effective Speeches.

New York : William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1982.

First edition of Jack Valenti’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Bill Safire Thanks for your embrace – with the loving good wishes of Jack Valenti.” The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. HeContinue reading "Speak Up With Confidence: How to Prepare, Learn, and Deliver Effective Speeches."

Graham, Stedman [William Safire]

You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1997.

First edition of the author’s nine-step plan for success. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Bill, Congratulations on all that you do – Keep making it happen and thanks for your support! Best wishes Stedman.” The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, andContinue reading "You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success."

Austro-Hungarian Nobility Patent

Vienna 1911.

Rare Austro-Hungarian Nobility Patent bestowing upon Brunn industrialist Adolf Noble von Kurschner and his descendants a Hungarian noble title. Folio, bound in full morocco with elaborate gilt metal onlays embellished with precious stones, inner dentelles, silk-watered endleaves, tasseled ribbon bound in. The patent is richly decorated with hand-painted illuminated borders, large hand-painted coat of arms.Continue reading "Austro-Hungarian Nobility Patent"

Victoria, Queen. Edited by Arthur Christopher and Viscount Esher

Letters of Queen Victoria: A Selection from her Majesty’s Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861.

London : John Murray, 1907.

First edition set of this selection of the letters of Queen Victoria, written between 1837 and 1861. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco by Henry Southeran and Co. with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with tissue-guarded engravings including tissue-guarded frontispiecesContinue reading "Letters of Queen Victoria: A Selection from her Majesty’s Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861."

Dickens, Charles

The Christmas Books: The Chimes; The Battle of Life; Cricket on the Hearth; The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s Bargain.

London : Chapman and Hall/Bradbury & Evans, 1845-1848.

First editions of the four final novellas in Charles Dickens’ Christmas Book series. Octavo, 4 volumes bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. The set is comprised of aContinue reading "The Christmas Books: The Chimes; The Battle of Life; Cricket on the Hearth; The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s Bargain."

Wolfe, Tom

Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine And Other Stories, Sketches, and Essays.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1976.

First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth, sketches by the author. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To Dan, with thanks- for a pleasant mid-day in the bowels of the NBC Building! Tom Wolfe December 9, 1976.” Near fine in a near fineContinue reading "Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine And Other Stories, Sketches, and Essays."

[Bernstein, Leonard; Jack Gottlieb]

A Legend: Property from the Estate of Leonard Bernstein Sotheby’s December 1997 Catalog.

New York : Sotheby's, Inc, 1997.

Leonard Bernstein’s assistant and editor Jack Gottlieb’s personal copy of the December 1997 Sotheby’s auction catalog of the estate of Leonard Bernstein. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers. With Gottlieb’s notes throughout including the hammer price for each lot that sold in the auction. He has also marked the page that has a lengthy quote from himContinue reading "A Legend: Property from the Estate of Leonard Bernstein Sotheby’s December 1997 Catalog."

Peale, Norman Vincent

The Power of Positive Thinking.

New York : Prentice-Hall, 1952.

First edition of Norman Vincent Peale’s enduring classic. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Norman Vincent Peale on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First printings are uncommon, especially signed.

Mandela, Nelson

Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.

London : Little, Brown and Company, 1994.

First British edition of the first autobiography of one of the greatest moral leaders of the twentieth century which has went on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Dr. Ivan May Compliments and bestContinue reading "Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela."

Wilde, Oscar

The Works of Oscar Wilde.

London : Methuen, 1909-10.

The works of Oscar Wilde. Octavo, 13 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt. In near fine condition.

O'Rourke, P.J

Eat The Rich: A Treatise on Economics.

New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 1998.

First edition, early printing of the best-selling author’s economic treatise. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Lucie Bon Appetite! P. J. O’Rourke 4/27/99 NYC.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Whitney Cookman and Charles Rue Woods.

Carroll, Lewis. [Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge]

Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There.

London : MacMillan and Co, 1872.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt vignettes to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, frontispiece engraving with tissue guard present. With fifty illustrations by John Tenniel. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.

Hopkins, R. Thurston. [Rudyard Kipling]

The Kipling Country.

London : Cecil Palmer, 1924.

First edition of Hopkins’ illustrated homage to Kipling’s home in rural Burwash and its surrounds. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with drawings by Captain Irvine B. Bately and Gordon Volk. In good condition. Bookplate.

Vincent Peale, Norman

The Power of Positive Thinking.

New York : Foundation For Christian Living, 1956.

Early printing of Norman Vincent Peale’s enduring classic. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Dr. Richard Shaw who with his great skill demonstrated the ideas in the book- Norman Vincent Peale 10/6/89.” In near fine condition.

Dickens, Charles

Our Mutual Friend.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1865.

First edition of Dickens’ final completed novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel, gilt signature on the back panel, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. Illustrated by Marcus Stone with forty plates.Continue reading "Our Mutual Friend."

Church, Albert Cook

Whale Ships and Whaling.

New York : W. W. Norton & Co., 1938.

First edition of Church’s work on the history of whaling. Octavo, bound in full gilt-decorated morocco, illustrated with numerous photographs of whaling operations at sea and whaleship plans, pictorial endpapers reproducing two facing pages from the logbook of whaler Royal William dated 1834. In fine condition.

Retold by C.S. Evans. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Cinderella.

London : William Heinemann, 1919.

Edition de Luxe, signed limited issue of Arthur Rackham’s illustrated rendition of the beloved children’s classic. Quarto, original publisher’s vellum-backed pictorial boards decorated in gilt, pictorial green endpapers, top edge gilt, tipped-in color frontispiece by Arthur Rackham, illustrated. One of 325 copies on Japanese vellum signed by Arthur Rackham on the limitation page, this isContinue reading "Cinderella."

Dahl, Roald; Illustrated by Quentin Blake

The BFG: Illustrations by Quentin Blake.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1982.

First edition, early printing of this Dahl classic, which has sold over 20 million copies. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Quentin Blake. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, “with love Roald Dahl April, 1989.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate.

Carroll, Lewis. [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson]

Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.

London : MacMillan and Co, 1872.

Octavo, two volumes, uniformly bound in full red morocco, all edges gilt, gilt titles and tooling to the spines, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, original cloth bindings tipped in to rear of each volume. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is an early printing. Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found ThereContinue reading "Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There."