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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.
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New York : Simon and Schuster, 1963.
First edition of the author and director’s explosive novel, later adapted into the 1966 film of the same name starring Tony Bennet, Bob Hope, Hedda Hopper, and Frank Sinatra. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Ysidra and Thelusa amigos viejos con amor Richard Sale.” Near fineContinue reading "The Oscar."
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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."
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Bronx, New York : Published by the Senior Class of De Witt Clinton High School, June 1941.
Rare De Witt Clinton High School Class of 1941 Yearbook signed by James Baldwin as a graduating senior. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Signed by James Baldwin to the right of his senior photograph of page 36, “James Baldwin.” His accolades read: JAMES A. BALDWIN “Baldy” Magpie Editorial Boards; Student Court. Novelist-Playwright.Continue reading "James Baldwin Signed De Witt Clinton High School Class of 1941 Yearbook."
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Cambridge : Printed by J. Bentham, Printer to the University, for W. Innys, A. Ward, Mess. J. and P. Knapton, D. Browne, S. Birt, et al, 1744.
18th century large annotated edition of Butler’s acclaimed mock romance, the “best edition” according to Lowndes. Octavo, two volumes bound in full calf with red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt turn-ins illustrated with 16 engraved plates by J. Mynde after William Hogarth including frontispiece portrait of Butler to Vol. I., errata, index, andContinue reading "Hudibras, In Three Parts, Written in the Time of The Late Wars: Corrected and Amended. With Large Annotations, and a Preface, by Zachary Grey, L.L.D. Adorn’d with a new Set of Cuts."
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New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1934.
Second American edition of Frost’s first published work. Octavo, original beige linen cloth, engraved title page. Signed and dated by the poet on the title page, “Robert Frost February 25 1936.” In very good condition. Small ownership name.
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London : Oxford University Press, 1966.
Finely bound example of The Concise Oxford French Dictionary. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, allContinue reading "The Concise Oxford French Dictionary."
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Paris : Librarie Larousse, n.d.
Finely bound Classiques Larousse edition of Balzac’s short novel, later revised to be included in his ambitious project, La Comédie humaine. Octavo, bound in full crushed green morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to theContinue reading "Eugenie Grandet I."
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London : Chatto & Windus, 1956.
First collected edition of Huxley’s biography of French monk François Leclerc du Tremblay. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, allContinue reading "Grey Eminence: A Study in Religion and Politics."
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London : Edward Arnold, 1910.
first edition of this classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Edith Nesbit’s copy with her ink ownership inscription on the front free endppaer, “E. Nesbit Bland, November 1 1910.” Presentation copy with ink stamp to the title page. E.M. Forster first met Nesbit at her house in 1909. Nesbit had contacted the author after reading andContinue reading "Howard’s End."
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London : Chatto & Windus, 1928.
Signed limited first edition of Huxley’s classic satiric novel, one of 256 numbered copies, this is number 254. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
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New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947.
First edition of this outstanding Haitian novel which tells of Manuel’s struggle to keep his little community from starvation during drought. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the translator Langston Hughes in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Michael Alexander- Sincerely, Langston Hughes New York, Sept. 12, 1947. Near fineContinue reading "Masters of the Dew: A Novel of Haiti."
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London : Edward Blount, 1620.
Exceedingly rare first complete edition in English of Cervantes’ masterpiece comprising the second edition of the first part and the first edition of the second part. Octavo, 2 volumes bound in full 19th century calf, engraved title in each volume. Translated from the original Spanish by Thomas Shelton whose first English translation published in 1612 was the first translation in any languageContinue reading "The History of Don-Quixote. The First Parte. The Second Part of the History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant, Don Quixote of the Mancha. Written in Spanish by Michael Cervantes: and now translated into English."
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London : The Bodley Head, 1938.
First edition of the author’s classic first book in his acclaimed Space Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some professional restoration. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Exceptionally are and desirable in the original dust jacket.
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Boston : Beacon Press, 1959.
First edition in English of Frankl’s classic work, which was later titled Man’s Search For Meaning in 1962. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Viktor Frankl on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Translated by Ilse Lasch. Preface by Gordon Allport. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. SignedContinue reading "From Death-Camp To Existentialism [Man’s Search For Meaning]."
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New York : The Philosophical Library, 1946.
First edition of one of the most important spiritual books of the twentieth century, Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Preface by Walter Evans-Wentz. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
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London : Macmillan and Co., 1893.
First English edition of this collection of Kipling’s poems and tales. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt. Association copy, inscribed by Rudyard Kipling on the title page in the year of publication to his second cousin by marriage, “Eliot [sic] Balestier from Rudyard Kipling Xmas. 93.” The recipient, Elliot Francis Balestier was the second cousinContinue reading "Many Inventions."
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New York : Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 1968.
First edition of the classic account of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters during their bus trip across America in the late 1960’s. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Tom Wolfe and Larry McMurtry on the title page. Jacket design by Milton Glaser. An exceptional example.
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New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1912.
First edition of Beymer’s collection of ten Civil War stories including three personal narratives. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Howard Pyle and others, tissue-guarded frontispiece in color. In near fine condition.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1990.
Signed limited first edition of this “fascinating tour de force and a moving tribute to an extraordinary man” (Margaret Atwood, New York Times Book Review). Octavo, bound in full leather. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. One of 350 copies, this is number 44. Fine in a fine slipcase. Translated from the Spanish by EdithContinue reading "The General in His Labyrinth."
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Cambridge : Riverside Press, 1903.
Autograph Centenary edition with a double sided manuscript in Emerson’s hand bound into volume one. Octavo, 12 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco, elaborately gilt-decorated spines, raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Numerous mounted photogravure illustrations. One of 600 copies. Emerson discovered Pascal in college and was a lifelong admirer of Pascal’s wisdom. AtContinue reading "The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson."
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Bologna : A. S. Tommaso d'Aquino, 1762-1765.
Rare eighteenth century Italian printing of Goldoni’s Commedie. Octavo, two volumes bound in full vellum. In good condition. A rare printing published during Goldoni’s lifetime.
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New York : Lincoln History Society, 1909.
Bound set of Tarbell’s classic biography of President Lincoln. Octavo, 4 volumes, bound in full morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt facsimile signature of Lincoln to the front panel, frontispiece portraits, one in color, illustrated with reproductions of original paintings and photographs, marbled endpapers. In good condition.
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London : Bruce and Wyld, 1846.
First edition in English of Dumas’ masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf, gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers. Translated from the French by William Barrow. Barrow’s translation was the first of three English translations published in 1846 and is considered the most faithful to the original text. To conform to nineteenth century English standardsContinue reading "The Three Musketeers; or, the Feats and Fortunes of a Gascon Adventurer."
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