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Animal Farm

"ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS"

ORWELL, George. Animal Farm. London, 1945.

First edition, first printing, of Orwell’s "savagely ironical allegory" (Clute & Grant) on the gap between radical ideals and reality, his most famous and widely read work, an exceptional copy in original dust jacket. $28,500.

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Document signed

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.

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Works of John Locke

“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.

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Works of Shakespeare

"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.

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Holy Bible

“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.

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Odes and Epodes

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.

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Rhinegold & The Valkyrie. WITH: Siegfried

“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.

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People's History of the United States

"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.

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Complete Dodgers Record Book

SIGNED BY 59 DODGERS, INCLUDING HALL OF FAMERS PETER O'MALLEY, HOYT WILHELM, DON DRYSDALE, AND DUKE SNIDER, PLUS STEVE GARVEY, RALPH BRANCA, MAURY WILLS, JOHNNY PODRES, AND TOMMY JOHN

SCHOOR, Gene. Complete Dodgers Record Book. New York, 1984.

First edition of this compendium of information about the Dodgers, signed by 59 players, including Tommy John, Peter O'Malley, Bobby Valentine, Steve Garvey, Ralph Branca, Don Newcombe, Hoyt Wilhelm, Don Drysdale, Bill Buckner, Boog Powell, Duke Snider, Claude Osteen, Maury Wills, Johnny Podres, Frank Howard, Davey Lopes and Tom Hutton. $4500.

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Further Range

"—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.

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Christmas Books

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.

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Taos Pueblo

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.

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Rider's British Merlin

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.

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America's National Game

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.

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One Special Summer

“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.

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Walking with the Wind

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.

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Daphnis and Chloe

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.

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Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion [facsimile]

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.

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Decline and Fall of the English System of Finance

"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.

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America: a Prophecy [facsimile]

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.

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Vicar of Wakefield

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.

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For a New Liberty

"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.

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Soul on Fire

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.

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We Shall Overcome

"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.

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Living History

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.

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Walt Whitman as Poet and Person

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.

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Bright and Morning Star

"'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.

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Our Revolution

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.

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Going After Cacciato

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.

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Moko and Koko in the Jungle

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.

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Character Is Destiny

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.

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Driving Mr. Yogi

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.

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