“THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WORK OF MODERN TIMES”

JOYCE, James. Ulysses. Paris, 1922.

First edition of the novel that changed the path of modern literature, number 456 of only 750 numbered copies on handmade paper, in the now-iconic original paper wrappers. $52,000.

SIGNED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN

LINCOLN, Abraham. Document signed. Washington, January 22, 1862.

Civil-War era document signed by President Lincoln and countersigned by Secretary of State William Henry Seward, appointing George S. Gideon to be the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police of the District of Columbia. $21,000.

“THERE’S A FAMILY OF DUCKS WALKIN’ DOWN THE STREET!”

MCCLOSKEY, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings. New York, 1941.

First edition of McCloskey’s Caldecott-winning book, beautifully written and illustrated with sepia drawings by him. With the rare original dust jacket. $19,500.

“THE MOST WORTHY… OF THE GREAT PHILOSOPHERS”

LOCKE, John. Works of John Locke. London, 1777. Four volumes.

Eighth edition—"generally considered the best" edition (Christophersen, 89)—of the collected works of Locke, edited by Bishop Law, with copper-engraved frontispiece portrait and large folding outline of the Essay, handsomely bound. $9500.

"SHAKESPEARE IS THE CANON. HE SETS THE STANDARD AND THE LIMITS OF LITERATURE"

SHAKESPEARE, William. Works of Shakespeare. London, 1899. Twelve volumes.

Fine set of the "Larger Temple Shakespeare," number 93 of only 175 sets printed on handmade paper, beautifully illustrated with 40 full-page plates (30 hand-tinted), and copious in-text line cuts. In beautiful original vellum-gilt bindings. $8800.

“PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT LANDMARK IN DORÉ’S CAREER”

(DORÉ, Gustave). Holy Bible. London and New York, circa 1867. Two volumes.

One of the earliest editions in English (all undated) of Gustave Doré’s great folio Bible, splendidly illustrated by him with 238 full-page wood-engravings and handsomely bound in contemporary full morocco. $7500.

WITH ETCHINGS PENCIL-SIGNED BY HOWARD PYLE AND OTHERS

HORACE. Odes and Epodes. Boston, 1901-04. Eight volumes bound as ten.

Limited illustrated edition, number 377 of 467 sets, with title page decoration by Howard Pyle and 12 double suite etchings by W.H.W. Bicknell, James Fagan and Edmund H. Garrett, signed in pencil by the respective artist on one impression, including a Bicknell etching after a Pyle painting, signed in pencil by Pyle. Beautifully bound in full Art Nouveau morocco-gilt with morocco onlays. $6800.

“A MAD DREAM? CERTAINLY NOT!”

DINSDALE, Alfred. Television. London, 1926. First edition of the first book on the newly invented television, richly illustrated, in original printed wrappers. $6500.

“HE SHOWED ALL HIS POWERS”

(RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator) WAGNER, Richard. Rhinegold & The Valkyrie. WITH: Siegfried. London, 1910. Together, two volumes.

First deluxe limited edition, each volume one of only 1150 copies (402 and 295, respectively) and each signed by Rackham, boasting in all 64 mounted color plates and 23 black-and-white drawings. $5600.

THE CLARENDON AUSTEN, HANDSOMELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED

AUSTEN, Jane. Novels. Oxford, 1926. Five volumes.

Second edition of the Clarendon Austen, illustrated with over 40 plates from contemporary sources, and with reproduction title pages from the first editions, handsomely bound. $5500.

"A DIFFERENT WAY OF THINKING ABOUT THE WORLD, ABOUT WAR, ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, ABOUT EQUALITY"

ZINN, Howard. People's History of the United States. New York, 1980.

First edition of Zinn's controversial work that challenged "a generation to rethink America’s past," signed and dated by him across the expanse of the title page, in very scarce dust jacket. $5200.

SIGNED BY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

OBAMA, Barack. Audacity of Hope. New York, 2006.

First edition, first printing, signed on the title page by President Barack Obama. $4500.

“THEY MAY BE THE LAST WORD UPON THE WAR”

CHURCHILL, Winston. War Speeches. London, 1941-46. Seven volumes.

First editions of Churchill’s separately published World War II speeches, handsomely bound. $4500.

"—BRING OUT THE STARS, BRING OUT THE FLOWERS, THUS CONCENTRATING EARTH AND SKIES SO NONE NEED BE AFRAID OF SIZE—"

FROST, Robert. Further Range. New York, 1936.

First edition of Frost’s Pulitzer Prize-winner, signed and inscribed by him with lines from his poem "All Revelation": "—Bring out the stars, bring out the flowers, Thus concentrating earth and skies So none need be afraid of size—Robert Frost. For Ann E. Rowden. 1951." $3800.

THACKERAY’S REBECCA AND ROWENA, HANDSOMELY BOUND

(THACKERAY, William Makepeace) TITMARSH, M.A. The Christmas Books. London, 1847-50; 1855. Six volumes.

First editions of all six of Thackeray's illustrated Christmas books, all but one illustrated by Thackeray himself—the other illustrated by Richard Doyle—and all but one with hand-colored plates (the other with uncolored wood-engravings—there was no colored issue), beautifully bound in full morocco-gilt by Riviere & Son with original paper wrappers bound in at the rear of each volume. $3500.

“THE MOST RECOGNIZED SPOKESMAN OF HIS GENERATION”

WASHINGTON, Booker T. Up From Slavery. New York, 1901.

First edition of Washington's landmark autobiography, with frontispiece portrait, in original gilt-stamped cloth. $3200.

SIGNED BY CLARENCE DARROW

DARROW, Clarence. Story of My Life. New York, 1932.

First trade edition of Darrow's autobiography, signed by him on the half title. $3200.

1788 BRITISH MERLIN, IN MAGNIFICENT COTTAGE-ROOF STICK PIN BINDING

(BINDING) (ALMANAC) RIDERS, Cardanus. Rider's British Merlin. London, 1787.

1788 British Almanac, beautifully bound in elaborately gilt-decorated morocco in the cottage-roof style typical of fine bindings at the time, held closed in a highly unusual manner with clasps and a metal stick pin. $3200.

TAOS PUEBLO, SIGNED BY ADAMS

ADAMS, Ansel and AUSTIN, Mary. Taos Pueblo. Boston, 1977.

Signed limited edition, number 809 of 950 copies signed by Adams of this work exploring the fluid relationship between the architecture of Pueblo buildings and the Southwestern landscape. A fine facsimile of the very rare original 1930 edition, with 12 finely screened duotones by Ansel Adams and woodcut motifs by Valenti Angelo. $3200.

SPALDING’S HISTORY OF BASEBALL

SPALDING, Albert G. America's National Game. New York, 1911.

First edition of this essential baseball history, with over 100 full-page illustrations and four fold-out plates (two printed on both sides), including panoramic views of the Polo Grounds, Shibe Park, Comiskey Park and Forbes Field. $3200.

“GOD—YOU’RE MORE TROUBLE THAN ANYONE WE’VE HAD ON THIS SHIP!!”

BOUVIER, Jacqueline and BOUVIER, Lee. One Special Summer. New York, 1974.

Signed limited first edition of this delightful memoir written by the Bouvier sisters about their summer in Europe, one of only 500 copies, signed by Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis and Lee Bouvier Radziwill. $3200.

INSCRIBED BY CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS

LEWIS, John. Walking with the Wind. New York, 1998.

First edition of Congressman Lewis' pivotal account of the Civil Rights movement that transformed America, warmly inscribed by him on the colophon page, "To C— W— Thank you for all of your help and support over the years. With faith and hope, Keep Your Eyes on the Prize. Best Wishes, John Lewis." $3000.

"WE SHALL BE FREE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO"

MARCUSE, Herbert. An Essay on Liberation. Boston, 1969.

First edition of this philosophical work on reinvigorating Leftist movements and the necessary conditions for lasting change, inscribed: "For Dick and Julie, Herbert." $2250.

"THEY ASKED ME… IF MY BLACKNESS, WOULD IT RUB OFF? I SAID, ASK YOUR MAMA"

HUGHES, Langston. Ask Your Mama. New York, 1961.

First edition of Hughes' epic poem, hailed as a "milestone" in its celebration of African American blues, jazz and the tradition of the "dozens." $2250.

"BASKERVILLE’S BOOKS WERE UNUSUALLY BEAUTIFUL"

(BASKERVILLE, John, printer). The Book of Common Prayer. Cambridge, 1762.

First duodecimo edition of Baskerville's Book of Common Prayer, with second state title page (as usual), beautifully bound in fine full contemporary morocco-gilt. $2200.

ONE OF THE TEN BEST FRENCH ILLUSTRATED BOOKS OF THE BELLE EPOQUE

LONGUS. (COLLIN, Raphael, illustrator). Daphnis and Chloe. Paris, circa 1900.

Limited "Édition Artistique" of this classic tragedy, number 6 of only 75 large-paper copies, beautifully illustrated by Raphael Collin with fine engraved plates and in-text illustrations, all in double-suite—Collin's illustrated edition was considered to be one of the ten best French illustrated books of the Belle Epoque. A splendid copy in lovely inlaid morocco-gilt. $1800.

"MY GRATEFUL REGARDS AND COMPLIMENTS"

SANGER, Margaret. Autobiography. New York, 1938.

First edition of the autobiography of Margaret Sanger, who spearheaded the movement for contraceptive rights, inscribed: "To Mr Alan Kramer, my grateful regards & compliments. Margaret Sanger. Sept 7, 1943." $1650.

"SUCH WAS THE POWER OF PAINE’S PEN!"

PAINE, Thomas. Decline and Fall of the English System of Finance. Philadelphia, 1796.

1796 American edition of Paine's fiery attack on the British financial system, issued the same year as the Paris first edition, asserting the impact of the American Revolution on England, citing Adam Smith and prompting a run on the Bank of England. $1500.

LAVISH TRIANON PRESS LIMITED EDITION FACSIMILE OF ALTERNATIVE COLORED VERSIONS OF THE FIRST 25 PLATES OF BLAKE'S JERUSALEM

BLAKE, William. Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion [facsimile]. London, 1974.

Fine Trianon Press limited edition facsimile, number 199 of only 500 copies (from a total edition of only 558), of alternative colored versions of the first 25 plates of Blake's Jerusalem. A fine copy, with publisher's prospectus (two copies) laid in. $1500.

ONE OF ONLY 300 COPIES SIGNED BY T.S. ELIOT

ELIOT, T.S. Religious Drama. New York, 1954.

Signed limited first edition of Eliot's illuminating work on the value of religious drama, number 297 of only 300 copies signed by T.S. Eliot. $1500.

“I WAS BORN UNDER A CLEAR SKY AFTER A VIOLENT SUMMER STORM TO A WIDOWED MOTHER”

CLINTON, Bill. My Life. New York, 2004.

First edition, first state, signed on the title page by President Clinton. $1500.

THE RECORD-SETTING 56-GAME HITTING STREAK, SIGNED BY DIMAGGIO

(DIMAGGIO, Joe) SEIDEL, Michael. Streak: Joe DiMaggio and the Summer of '41. New York, 1988.

First edition of this detailed account of DiMaggio's "legendary sequence," inscribed "To A— C— — Best Wishes, Joe DiMaggio." $1500.

"THAT HUMPERDINK! I DON’T KNOW WHY BUT SOMEHOW I DON’T LIKE THAT GUY"

(SEUSS, Dr.) LESIEG, Theo. Hooper Humperdink. New York, 1976.

First edition of the adventures of "the biggest gang you'll ever see," with text by Dr. Seuss and festive, full-color illustrations by Charles E. Martin. $1450.

"IN OTHER WORDS, A COT BEFORE THE HORSE"

MARX, Groucho. Beds. New York, 1930.

First edition of Groucho’s first book, told with the lively deadpan humor of Groucho Marx, in very scarce dust jacket. $1350.

FINE TRIANON PRESS LIMITED FACSIMILE EDITION OF WILLIAM BLAKE'S ILLUMINATED MASTERPIECE, AMERICA

BLAKE, William. America: a Prophecy [facsimile]. London, 1963.

Fine Trianon Press limited edition facsimile of one of William Blake's first illuminated books, number 325 of 480 copies (from a total edition of only 526) on Arches paper, finely reproducing in color the 18 leaves of Blake's illustrated poem. Printed for The William Blake Trust from trustee Paul Mellon's original 1793 volume, one of only four colored copies extant. With bibliographical note by Blake expert Geoffrey Keynes. $1250.

"INVALUABLE BOTH TO ACCOMPLISHED COOKS AND BEGINNERS"

BEARD, James. New James Beard. New York, 1981.

First edition of Beard's "impressive" cookbook, signed on the half title by James Beard. $1200.

RACKHAM'S VICAR OF WAKEFIELD, IN THE PUBLISHER'S DELUXE PICTORIAL BINDING

(RACKHAM, Arthur) GOLDSMITH, Oliver. Vicar of Wakefield. London, 1929.

First trade edition of Rackham’s illustrated gift edition of Goldsmith's classic, with 12 full-page color illustrations, in the publisher's deluxe pictorial morocco binding. $1200.

“ADMIRED BY HISTORIANS AND STUDENTS ALIKE”

CHURCHILL, Winston. American Civil War. London, 1961.

First separate English edition of Churchill’s history of the American Civil War, with six maps and numerous black-and-white photographs, handsomely bound. $1200.

"THE IDEA OF A LIMITED GOVERNMENT HAS PROVED TO BE UTOPIAN; SOME OTHER, MORE RADICAL MEANS MUST BE FOUND TO PREVENT THE GROWTH OF THE AGGRESSIVE STATE"

ROTHBARD, Murray. For a New Liberty. New York, 1973.

First edition, advance review copy, of Rothbard's widely hailed libertarian manifesto, credited with launching the modern libertarian movement in the United States and explaining the economic merits of free market anarchy. $1100.

SOUL ON FIRE, INSCRIBED BY ELDRIDGE CLEAVER

CLEAVER, Eldridge. Soul on Fire. Waco, Texas, 1978.

First edition of the revolutionary Black Panther's 1978 autobiography, looking back on his life in the decade since Soul on Ice (1968), inscribed by him in the year of publication, "For M— , Who worked hard to set our launching in motion. Right On! Eldridge Cleaver 9/18/78." $1100.

INSCRIBED BY MUHAMMAD ALI

(ALI, Muhammad) MUHAMMAD, Imam Warithuddin. Prayer and Al-Islam. Chicago, 1982.

First edition of Prayer and Al-Islam, inscribed. "To G— from Muhammad Ali." $1100.

"THE CENTRAL IMPORTANCE OF SONG TO THE MOVEMENT"

(LYON, Danny) (LEWIS, John) CARAWAN, Guy and CARAWAN, Candie. We Shall Overcome. New York, 1963.

First edition, first printing, of one of the first and most influential works issued by the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), with over 40 songs & over 50 photographic illustrations, many by Danny Lyon, whose powerful images of young black activists and ordinary men and women affirm that "every person in the ranks of the movement had already achieved a revolution." $1050.

SIGNED BY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

CLINTON, Hillary Rodham. Living History. New York, 2003.

First trade edition of Clinton’s "chart of her own course through unexplored terrain… [becoming] an emblem for some and a lightning rod for others," boldly signed by her in black felt pen on the title page. $1000.

SIGNED BY TRUMAN CAPOTE

CAPOTE, Truman. One Christmas. New York, 1983.

Signed limited first edition, number 197 of only 500 copies signed by Capote. $1000.

"IT IS NOT OUR POLICY TO SUPPRESS SUCCESS"

THATCHER, Margaret. Path to Power. London, 1995.

First trade edition of Thatcher's memoir of her early life, inscribed on the title page in Thatcher's characteristic blue ink: "To Jayne with all good wishes. Margaret Thatcher." $950.

SECOND EDITION OF BURROUGHS' NOTES ON WALT WHITMAN,THIS COPY PRESENTED BY WHITMAN'S LITERARY EXECUTORHORACE TRAUBEL TO WHITMAN'S PUBLISHER DAVID MCKAY

BURROUGHS, John. Walt Whitman as Poet and Person. New York, 1871. Second edition, inscribed by Horace Traubel to Whitman's publisher David McKay April 22, 1892, less than a month after the poet's death. $950.

“HIGH ABOVE, A HAIRY MONSTER WHEELS TO FACE THE PANTHER!”

YOUNG, Lyman. The Pop-Up Tim Tyler. Chicago, 1935.

First edition of this pop-up book based on a popular 1930s comic strip, with numerous in-text black-and-white illustrations and three two-page color “pop-ups". $950.

"THIS ABSOLUTELY DARLING LITTLE SWEETNIK"

THOMPSON, Kay. Eloise in Moscow. New York, 2000.

Signed limited edition of Kay Thompson's fourth Eloise book, number 36 of 300 copies signed by illustrator Hilary Knight. $950.

"OOOOOOOOOOOOO! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE CHRISTMAS"

THOMPSON, Kay. Eloise at Christmastime. New York, 1999.

Signed limited edition of the third Eloise book, wonderfully illustrated by Hilary Knight, number 211 of 250 copies signed by him. $950.

"'FAITH' IN THE FIGHT OF BLACK MEN FOR FREEDOM"

WRIGHT, Richard. Bright and Morning Star. New York, 1941.

First separate edition of one of Wright's earliest and most provocative looks at "racial injustice and violence in the American South," based on rumors he heard as a young boy about a Black woman who "avenged the murder of her husband" by shooting the white men responsible, a handsome copy in fragile original wrappers. $950.

INSCRIBED BY FREYA STARK

STARK, Freya. Beyond Euphrates. London, 1951.

First edition, first printing, of the self-contained second volume of Freya Stark's autobiographical trilogy, the sequel to Traveller's Prelude, inscribed by her on the half title: "By Freya Stark." $950.

“TO TRADE IN PERFUME IS TO BELONG TO ROMANCE”

(BARBIER, George) LE GALLIENNE, Richard. The Romance of Perfume. New York and Paris, 1928. First edition of this beautiful color-illustrated volume on perfume, with a laid-in pamphlet advertising Richard Hudnut’s Paris perfumery. $950.

OUR REVOLUTION, SIGNED BY BERNIE SANDERS

SANDERS, Bernie. Our Revolution. New York, 2016.

First edition of Bernie Sanders' account of his life and influences, featuring a detailed account of his campaign praised as "well worth reading… his ideas basically just as fresh to him today as when he left his native Brooklyn," signed in black felt pen by him on publisher's tipped-in leaf. $950.

INSCRIBED BY TIM O'BRIEN

O'BRIEN, Tim. Going After Cacciato. New York, 1978.

First edition of this National Book Award-winner—"O'Brien brilliantly and quietly evokes the foot soldier’s daily life… a beautiful, painful book" (New York Times), inscribed by him on the title page, "To Larry, Best Wishes, Tim O'Brien." $950.

FEATURING A DOUBLE-PAGE POP-UP OF THE JUNGLE WITH THE RARE MOKO AND KOKO PAPER DOLLS

KUBASTA, Vojtech. Moko and Koko in the Jungle. London, 1961.

First edition of Kubasta's jungle-themed pop-up book, featuring an eight-page story ("Moko and Koko in the Jungle") and a vibrant, double-page, folio pop-up of an animal-filled jungle, with Swinging Orangutan intact and with rare paper dolls of Moko and Koko, in original pictorial wrappers depicting Moko and Koko riding an elephant. $950.

INSCRIBED BY PRESIDENT NIXON

NIXON, Richard. Real War. New York, 1980.

First trade edition, first printing, inscribed by President Nixon, "To N— and G— O'Sullivan With best wishes from Richard Nixon." $900.

SIGNED BY CHARLES BARKLEY

BARKLEY, Charles. I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It. New York, 2002.

First edition, signed by Barkley on the title page. $850.

FEATURING SIX DOUBLE-PAGE POP-UPS OF TIP, TOP, AND TAP SAILING ON ICONIC SHIPS

KUBASTA, Vojtech. All at Sea. London, 1986.

Later edition of this sailing-themed installment in the Tip + Top + Tap series, featuring an original story and six wonderful, double-page, folio pop-ups. $700.

CHARACTER IS DESTINY, INSCRIBED BY SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN

MCCAIN, John. Character Is Destiny. New York, 2005.

First edition of Senator McCain's moving work on 34 men and women—including Sojourner Truth, Gandhi, Washington, Churchill, Martin Luther King, Jr., Lincoln, Twain, Mandela and da Vinci—whose lives exemplify fine human values, inscribed by McCain on the half title, "To N— & B— To Two Wonderful Young People. Best Wishes, John McCain." A splendid copy. $650.

“UNSUSPECTED AND DEADLY”

CONRAD, Joseph. Secret Agent. London, 1907.

First edition of Conrad’s controversial masterpiece, his “brilliant novelistic study of terrorism” written at the dawn of the modern age. $650.

BOB COSTAS ON BASEBALL, SIGNED COPY OF HIS FAIR BALL

COSTAS, Bob. Fair Ball. New York, 2000.

First edition of this “withering critique” of the way baseball is structured today, signed on the title page by Costas. $600.

SIGNED BY YOGI BERRA AND RON GUIDRY

(BERRA, Yogi, GUIDRY, Ron) ARATON, Harvey. Driving Mr. Yogi. Boston, 2012.

First edition of award-winning sportswriter Araton’s tribute to baseball and the close friendship between two of its greatest players, signed by Yogi Berra and Ron Guidry on the half title. $550.

SIGNED BY YOGI BERRA

BERRA, Yogi. What Time Is It? You Mean Now? New York, 2002.

First edition, signed by Yogi Berra. $550.

INSCRIBED BY MCMURTRY

MCMURTRY, Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York, (1990).

First edition of this Wild West novel, signed by McMurtry on the dedication page. $450.

"THE TREACHERY AND VIOLENCE OF REVOLUTION"

CONRAD, Joseph. Under Western Eyes. London, 1911.

First edition of Conrad’s political novel, “set in Switzerland and Russia and centered on the tragedy of student Razumov, caught up in the treachery and violence of revolution” (Drabble, 225). $350.

“VIBRANT WITH THE THRILL OF A GREAT PASSION”

CONRAD, Joseph. Arrow of Gold. London, 1919.

First English edition, the first edition complete with Conrad's corrections. $250.

SIGNED BY LARRY MCMURTRY

MCMURTRY, Larry. Somebody's Darling. New York, 1978.

First edition of Larry McMurtry’s Hollywood novel, signed by the author. $200.

INSCRIBED BY GEORGE WILL

WILL, George F. The Morning After. New York, 1986.

First edition of Will's examination of both the successes and the excesses of the Reagan era, presentation copy inscribed by him on the front free endpaper: "For Jack Nash, Best Wishes! George F. Will." $150.

INSCRIBED BY GEORGE WILL

WILL, George F. With a Happy Eye But… New York, 2002.

Early printing of this collection of Will's writings on America's foreign policy from 1997-2002, boldly inscribed by him no the title page: "To Jerry and Judy—Best Wishes! George F. Will." $150.