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“THE KING JAMES VERSION IS THE BIBLE OF THE HEART”
BIBLE. The Holy Bible. Oxford, 1752. 1752 Oxford edition of the venerable King James Bible—“the most celebrated book in the English-speaking world” (Campbell, 1)—bound with a contemporary edition of the beloved Book of Common Prayer, in distinguished elaborately gilt-decorated contemporary morocco. Copiously illustrated with: engraved frontispiece portrait of George II; additional engraved title page for the prayer book, engraved allegorical frontispiece for the Bible, 204 delicate copper-plates (four each on 51 interleaved sheets) re-engraved by John Cole after images created by master engraver John Sturt and engraved title page for Cole’s work; and six folding maps. $6500.
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“WHO IS JOHN GALT?”
RAND, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged. New York, 1957. First edition of one of the most popular and influential novels of the last 50 years. $4500.
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LINCOLN’S COMPLETE WORKS,
EDITED BY NICOLAY AND HAY, HANDSOMELY BOUND
LINCOLN, Abraham. Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln. Harrogate, Tennessee, 1926. Twelve volumes. Later issue of the definitive edition of Lincoln’s works, illustrated with photogravures and facsimiles, including a frontispiece portrait in each volume. $3800.
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“THE MOST STUPENDOUS ROCK AND ROLL PICTURE BOOK EVER”
ROYLANCE, Brian, editor. Blinds & Shutters. (Guildford), 1990. Signed limited first edition of this electrifying tribute to photographer Michael Cooper, number 4495 of 5000 copies, with over 600 images (in color and black-and-white) of the Beatles and Rolling Stones, along with numerous celebrities, writers, painters and musicians, this copy signed on a tipped-in leaf (as issued) by Bill Wyman, John Mayall, Pattie Clapton, the photographer’s son Adam and six others contributors. $3500.
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“HOOFERS, BLUES SINGERS, PROSTITUTES…”
DURANTE, Jimmy and KOFOED, Jack. Night Clubs. New York, 1931. First edition of this revealing account by famous comedian Jimmy Durante—of “everything that goes on behind the scenes… in places that were Durante’s hangouts for 20 years,” with eight pages of photographs. $1200.
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