"ONE OF THE MOST DURABLE WORKS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE"

TWAIN, Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Hartford, 1876.

First American edition, first state of one of the great masterpieces of American literature and a true touchstone of American childhood, in the exceptionally rare publisher's morocco binding. An essential addition to any Mark Twain collection. Only 200 copies were issued in the publisher's three-quarter morocco binding. $69,000.

UNIQUE PAIR OF CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS WITH ORIGINAL DRAWINGS ON THEM OF A WILD THING AND THE NUTCRACKER BY MAURICE SENDAK

SENDAK, Maurice. Christmas Ornaments. No place, circa 1978.

A wonderful and unique item: two plain white Christmas ornaments, one with a drawing of Wild Thing on it done in red, black and yellow markers and the other with a drawing of the Nutcracker on it done in black, yellow and green markers by Maurice Sendak for a neighbor and close friend. $35,000.

PRESENTATION COPY WARMLY INSCRIBED BY BEATRIX POTTER

POTTER, Beatrix. The Tailor of Gloucester. London, 1902.

True first edition, one of only 500 privately printed copies of Potter’s second book, which she called “my own favorite amongst my little books,” with frontispiece and 15 illustrations in color, three of which do not appear in the first trade edition of October, 1903, inscribed just a month after publication to a tenant in her rental cottage: “For Miss Murray MacGregor from Beatrix Potter. Jan. 16th 03.” $32,000.

FIRST COLLECTED AND FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE NOVELS OF JANE AUSTEN, 1833

AUSTEN, Jane. Novels. London, 1833. Five volumes.

Important first collected and first illustrated edition of the novels of Jane Austen, "mother of the English 19th-century novel" (Kunitz & Haycraft), printed from the plates of Bentley's "Standard Novel" editions of 1833, each volume with engraved frontispiece illustration and vignette title page, finely bound. "Very rare in any state" (Gilson). $28,000.

INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION OF GONE WITH THE WIND

MITCHELL, Margaret. Gone with the Wind. New York, 1936. First edition, first printing, in scarce original dust jacket, inscribed by the author, “For Willetta Cole, Margaret Mitchell.” $27,000.

“THE ESSENCE OF HEMINGWAY”

HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Death in the Afternoon. New York and London, 1932.

First edition of Hemingway’s masterpiece on bullfighting, inscribed: "To James H. Roden with sincerest best wishes, Ernest Hemingway." $25,000.

"ALL MODERN LITERATURE COMES FROM ONE BOOK BY MARK TWAIN. IT'S THE BEST BOOK WE'VE HAD"

TWAIN, Mark. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York, 1885.

First edition, first issue, of "the most praised and most condemned 19th-century American work of fiction" (Legacies of Genius, 47), with 174 illustrations by Edward Kemble. $20,000.

MILNE’S “POOH QUARTET,”FIRST AMERICAN EDITIONS SPLENDIDLY BOUND,SIGNED BY MILNE IN THE FIRST VOLUME

MILNE, A. A. Four Pooh Books. New York, 1924-28. Four volumes. First American editions of Milne’s beloved “Pooh quartet”—including the signed limited first American edition of When We Were Very Young, number 24 of 100 copies signed by Milne—elegantly bound in full morocco-gilt. A beautiful set. $19,500.

SIGNED BY THE BAMBINO

RUTH, Babe and CONSIDINE, Bob. The Babe Ruth Story. WITH: The first paperbound edition. New York, 1948. Two volumes.

First edition of Babe Ruth’s autobiography, illustrated with 49 photographs, signed by Ruth on the half title in the year of publication. Accompanied by a copy of the “paper-bound illustrated edition,” as advertised on the rear flap of the hardbound dust jacket. $18,500.

“WE COME LIKE KITTENS AND LIKE CATS WE GO”

TWAIN, Mark. Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten. New York, 1904. First edition, presentation copy from Mark Twain to his daughter, boldly inscribed by Twain on the front pastedown, “Clara Clemens from one of her principal friends—her father.” $16,500.

AUTOGRAPH LETTER OF CONDOLENCE FROM WINSTON CHURCHILL TO LADY CAVE

CHURCHILL, Winston. Autograph letter signed. London, April 16, 1928.

Autograph letter signed from Churchill to Lady Anne Cave, expressing condolences on the death of her husband, Viscount George Cave, the Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom, handsomely framed with an early portrait of Churchill. $16,000.

“’TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS…”: PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY CLEMENT MOORE, OF THE RARE FIRST COLLECTED EDITION OF HIS POEMS, FEATURING THE FIRST APPEARANCE IN A BOOK BY HIM OF “A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS”

MOORE, Clement C. Poems. New York, 1844.

Rare first edition, presentation copy, of the volume containing the first appearance in a book by Moore of his immortal poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (pages 124-27), inscribed by Moore on the half title, “Mr. Miller, from the author. Dec. 1849.” $15,000.

“HOW DO I LOVE THEE? LET ME COUNT THE WAYS”

BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett. Poems. London, 1850. Two volumes.

Important and preferred second edition of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Poems, containing the first appearance of her famous love poems to her husband, Sonnets from the Portuguese, which did not appear in the 1844 first edition of Poems. A lovely copy in fine contemporary calf-gilt. $15,000.

“THE DUSK WAS PEOPLED WITH GHOSTS OF GLAMOROUS AND OLD DISASTROUS THINGS”

FAULKNER, William. Sartoris. New York, 1929.

First edition of Faulkner's rare third novel, one of only 1998 copies printed. $15,000.

"HIS ACKNOWLEDGED MASTERPIECE"

(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J.M. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. London, 1906.

Signed limited first separate edition, number 476 of only 500 copies signed by Rackham, with 50 mounted color illustrations. $15,000.

SCARCE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF GEORGE ORWELL'S FIRST BOOK, IN RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET

ORWELL, George. Down And Out In Paris and London. New York and London, 1933.

First American edition of George Orwell's first book, an exceptional copy in rare original dust jacket. $13,500.

"THE WAY A CROW SHOOK DOWN ON ME THE DUST OF SNOW FROM A HEMLOCK TREE"

FROST, Robert. New Hampshire. New York, 1923.

First edition, signed and inscribed by Frost, with his eight-line autograph poem "Dust of Snow." $13,000.

BOLDLY INSCRIBED BY KEN KESEY

KESEY, Ken. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. New York, 1962.

First edition of Kesey's most "popular and enduring" work, a distinctive presentation copy inscribed by him in red and black ink, "for N— Ken Kesey," in original dust jacket, housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. $12,500.

“A GREAT SLOB OF A MAN IN VIOLENT REVOLT
AGAINST THE ENTIRE 20TH CENTURY”

TOOLE, John Kennedy. Confederacy of Dunces. Baton Rouge and London, 1980.

First edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, one of only 2500 copies printed, inscribed by the author's mother in the year of publication, "Nov. 2, 1980. Appreciation and Regards from John Kennedy Toole's mother, Thelma Ducoing Toole." $12,500.

SIGNED BY SYLVIA BEACH

BEACH, Sylvia. Shakespeare and Company. New York, 1959.

First edition of Sylvia Beach's memoir, "particularly valuable for the many insights into Joyce's work and the authentic personal views it provides of the man himself" (New York Times), signed on the half title by Sylvia Beach, in original dust jacket. $12,000.

"PLEASE LOOK AFTER MY DEAREST LITTLE FRIEND JOANNE FOR ME"

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

First trade edition of Capote's heartwarming childhood recollection, inscribed by him to a television director and mentioning his close friend Joanne Carson, "For John and Joy, two very special people. please look after my dearest little friend Joanne for me. love, Truman." $12,000.

HANDSOMELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED DELUXE SET OF THE WORKS OF TOLSTOY

TOLSTOY, Leo. The Complete Works of Count Tolstoy. Boston, 1904-05; 1912. Twenty-eight volumes.

Finely bound "Edition de Luxe," number 377 of only 1000 sets, of Tolstoy’s entire canon, finely printed and wide-margined, with title pages on Japanese vellum and over 100 engraved, etched, and photogravure illustrations. $12,000.

CHURCHILL’S IMPORTANT SECOND BOOK, THE RIVER WAR

CHURCHILL, Winston. The River War. London, 1899. Two volumes.

First edition, first printing, of Churchill's rare second book, one of only 2000 copies printed, in original cloth. $11,500.

SCARCE COMPLETE 12-VOLUME COLLECTION OF FIRST EDITIONS OF CHURCHILL’S WWII AND POST-WAR SPEECHES, 1941-61

CHURCHILL, Winston S. War Speeches and Post-War Speeches. London, 1941-61. Together, 12 volumes. First editions of Churchill's separately published World War II and post-war speeches, including his rare last book, handsomely bound. $9500.

“…BUT HE WAS STILL HUNGRY”

CARLE, Eric. Very Hungry Caterpillar. New York and Cleveland, 1969.

First edition of Carle's most famous children's book, boldly inscribed: "Oct. 1970. For Jonathan with best wishes. Eric Carle," with an original drawing of a caterpillar and a smiling crescent moon. $9500.

“THE AMERICAN GAME PAR EXCELLENCE”

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

First edition, presentation copy, of this essential baseball history, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication: "To my cousin George Smith with my compliments, A.G. Spalding, New York, Oct. 13. 1911." With over 100 full-page illustrations and four fold-out plates (two printed on both sides), including frontispiece and panoramic views of the Polo Grounds, Shibe Park, Comiskey Park and Forbes Field. $8500.

THE SHINING, SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING

KING, Stephen. Shining. Garden City, 1977.

First edition of King's third novel, a "masterwork, a bold product of an original vision," signed on the title page by Stephen King. $7800.

1839 CRIES OF LONDON, EXTENSIVELY EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED

SMITH, John Thomas Smith. Cries of London. London, 1839, 1883.

First edition of this collection of this work on the street cries of London, extensively extra-illustrated (some of which are hand-colored) for a total of 114 plates. Bound together with London Cries, which is also extra-illustrated, with a total of 43 plates and almost 40 in-text illustrations, some of each of which are hand-colored. $6800.

"ONE OF THE FINEST CHILDEN'S FANTASIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY"

WHITE, T.H. The Sword in the Stone. WITH: The Witch in the Wood. WITH: The Ill-Made Knight. London, 1938, 1940, 1941. Three volumes.

Lovely first edition set of White’s renowned Arthurian trilogy, including the first edition of the first book, The Sword in the Stone, published in London, and the preferred first English editions of the two sequels. $6500.

“ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT TREATISES ON WAR THAT HAS EVER BEEN WRITTEN”

CHURCHILL, Winston. World Crisis. London, 1923-31. Six volumes.

First English editions of Churchill’s important history of World War I. "Not only the best account of the most tremendous convulsion the world has ever seen, but one of the most brilliant treatises on war that has ever been written" (Spectator). $6000.

"A COMPREHENSIVE AND WIDE-RANGING VIEW INTO AMERICAN BREWING IN 1901"

WAHL, Robert; HENIUS, Max. American Handy-Book of the Brewing, Malting and Auxiliary Trades. Chicago, 1901.

First edition of this scarce guide to brewing by the founders of the Wahl-Henius Institute of Fermentology in Chicago. Considered one of the two most important pre-prohibition texts on beer and brewing from that time due to its encyclopedic scope and numerous detailed wood-engraved illustrations. A desirable copy in nicely restored original wallet-flap morocco binding. $5800.

SIGNED BY ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

ROOSEVELT, Eleanor. Christmas. A Story. New York: 1940.

First edition, signed by Eleanor Roosevelt in blue ink on the half-title. $5500.

"BETTER LOOK OUT, ROSIE, OLD GIRL. IT’LL BE RAPIDS NEXT!"

FORESTER, C.S. African Queen. Boston, 1935.

First American edition of Forester's beloved African adventure, basis for John Huston's 1951 Oscar-winning film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, in scarce dust jacket. $5000.

RACKHAM’S MIDSUMMER-NIGHT’S DREAM

(RACKHAM, Arthur) SHAKESPEARE, William. A Midsummer-Night's Dream. London and New York, 1908.

Signed limited first edition, number 839 of 1000 copies signed by Arthur Rackham, one of his most desirable and most profusely illustrated works, with 40 full-page mounted color plates and numerous pen-and-ink line cuts. $4800.

EIGHT-VOLUME BIOGRAPHY OF WINSTON CHURCHILL

CHURCHILL, Randolph S. and GILBERT, Martin. Winston S. Churchill. London, (1966-88). Eight volumes.

First editions of the official biography of Winston Churchill, richly illustrated with numerous photographic plates and handsomely bound. $4800.

EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED ALDINE EDITION OF SPENSER'S POEMS, EXQUISITELY BOUND

SPENSER, Edmund. The Poetical Works. New York and London, 1891. Five volumes.

Later Aldine edition of the poems of Spenser, including The Faerie Queene, with portrait of the poet and extra-illustrated with 25 window-mounted engravings, ten hand-colored, splendidly bound in full morocco-gilt with multi-colored morocco inlays in floral designs. $4800.

EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED ALDINE EDITION OF SCOTT'S POEMS, EXQUISITELY BOUND

SCOTT, Walter. The Poetical Works. New York and London, 1892. Five volumes.

Later Aldine edition of the poems of Walter Scott, with portrait of the poet and extra-illustrated with 25 window-mounted engravings, 11 hand-colored, splendidly bound in full morocco-gilt with multi-colored morocco inlays in floral designs. $4500.

FIRST EDITIONS OF CHURCHILL'S WAR SPEECHES, HANDSOMELY BOUND

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

First editions of Churchill's separately published World War II speeches. $4500.

ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND IN PUBLISHER’S ORNATELY GILT-DECORATED MOROCCO

(ENGLAND) (SCOTLAND) ARCHER, Thomas. Pictures and Royal Portraits. London, 1880. Two volumes.

Early edition of this comprehensive illustrated history, with 69 fine full-page sepia-toned steel engravings, very handsome in publisher’s deluxe morocco-gilt. $4500.

"ONE OF THE BEST I EVER WROTE" (GRAHAM GREENE)

GREENE, Graham. Brighton Rock. New York, 1938.

First edition of Greene's electrifying noir novel—"his first enquiry into the ways of man and God"—this American edition preceding the English edition by one month, adapted to the screen in 1947 with Greene's co-authored screenplay and Richard Attenborough as the sadistic killer Pinkie. $4200.

"HE NEVER RODE OFF ANY FIELD EXCEPT AS A VICTOR"

CHURCHILL, Winston. Marlborough: His Life and Times. London, (1933-38). Four volumes.

First trade editions of this important biography of Churchill's famed ancestor, with hundreds of maps and plans (many folding), plates, and document facsimiles, in original dust jackets. $4000.

EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED ALDINE EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE'S POEMS, EXQUISITELY BOUND

SHAKESPEARE, William. The Poetical Works. New York and London, 1892.

Later Aldine edition of the Bard's poems, with portrait of the poet and extra-illustrated with five window-mounted engravings, two hand-colored, splendidly bound in full morocco-gilt with multi-colored morocco inlays in floral designs. $3800.

FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION/ASSOCIATION COPY, OF VIZETELLY'S FACTS ABOUT SHERRY

VIZETELLY, Henry. Facts About Sherry. London, 1876.

First edition, presentation copy, of this complete 19th-century guide to sherry, with over two dozen illustrations of vineyards and sherry production, inscribed on the title page to a well-known British journalist and playwright: "Blanchard Jerrold Esq. with the Author's cordial regards," in original pictorial cloth-gilt. $3800.

“HE NEVER RODE OFF ANY FIELD EXCEPT AS A VICTOR”

CHURCHILL, Winston. Marlborough: His Life and Times. London, 1933-38. Four volumes. First English trade editions, with hundreds of maps and plans (many folding), plates, and document facsimiles, handsomely bound. $3500.

"THE FIRST GREAT AFRICAN AMERICAN WRITER"

CHESNUTT, Charles W. Wife of His Youth. Boston, 1899.

First edition of Chesnutt's decisive second collection of richly engaging and "subversive" stories that "explode myths about American history and racial supremacy," with frontispiece and three full-page illustrations, in original gilt-stamped cloth. $3500.

“ANIMALS FEED, MEN NOURISH THEMSELVES; ONLY MEN OF DISTINCTION KNOW HOW TO EAT”

BRILLAT-SAVARIN, Anthelme. The Physiology of Taste. Philadelphia, 1854.

First edition in English of “the most famous book in gastronomy.” $3500.

IMPRESSIVE ILLUSTRATED JAMIESON FOLIO BIBLE, HANDSOMELY BOUND

(BIBLE) JAMIESON, Robert, editor. The Holy Bible. London, 1861-65. Two volumes.

Large illustrated Victorian family Bible, presenting the text of the King James version with editor Robert Jamieson’s extensive commentary, and illustrated with vignette title pages, 37 steel-engraved plates after old masters—including four after the epic paintings of John Martin—and two maps, in two handsomely bound folio volumes. $3400.

"THE MAJESTIC LORD WHO BROKE THE BONDS OF ROME"

(HENRY VIII) POLLARD, Albert Frederick. Henry VIII. London, 1902.

Limited first edition, number CI of only 250 copies printed on Japanese paper of this authoritative account of the "personal power" of the Throne, illustrated with 32 rich full-page browntone photogravures in double-suite, many after portraits by Holbein (including the vividly hand-colored frontispiece portrait of Henry). A splendid folio volume bound in contemporary full morocco by the renowned French bindery Chambolle-Duru. $3200.

HALL’S IRELAND, PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED

(IRELAND) HALL, Samuel Carter. Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c. London, circa 1858. Three volumes.

Early expanded edition of this picturesque survey of Ireland, with over 600 illustrations, including engraved vignette title pages, 101 full-page steel-engravings by William Henry Bartlett, 18 color-outlined maps of various counties, and hundreds of in-text wood-engravings, in lovely full contemporary calf-gilt bindings. $3200.

EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED ALDINE EDITION OF POPE'S POEMS, EXQUISITELY BOUND

POPE, Alexander. Poetical Works. New York and London, 1891. Three volumes.

Later Aldine edition of the poems of Alexander Pope, with portrait of the poet and extra-illustrated with 15 window-mounted engravings, six hand-colored, splendidly bound in full morocco-gilt with multi-colored morocco inlays in floral designs. $3200.

FIRST EDITION OF BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S

CAPOTE, Truman. Breakfast at Tiffany's. New York, (1958).

First edition of the adventures of free-spirited Holly Golightly. $3200.

"THE LIVES OF THOSE MEN WHOSE GENIUS AND ENTERPRISE HAVE AIDED IN THE UPBUILDING OF THIS GREAT NATION"

HARRISON, Frederick G. Biographical Sketches of Preeminent Americans. Boston, 1892. Three volumes.

First edition of this collection of prominent Americans and founding fathers, among them Washington, Franklin, Adams, Hancock, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Clay, Webster, Irving, Houston, Brown, Poe, Lincoln, Barnum, Sherman, Grant, Custer, Edison, and many more, with 120 photogravure portraits, in handsome publisher's morocco bindings. $2900.

"WITH VERY OLD—VERY GOOD NUTCRACKING AFFECTION!"

(SENDAK, Maurice) HOFFMAN, E.T.A. The Nutcracker. New York, 1984.

First trade edition, presentation copy, of this delightful blend of Hoffman’s Christmas tale and Sendak’s magical color illustrations, inscribed to Sendak's close friend and neighbor: "For Elizabeth, with very old—very good nutcracking affection! Maurice Sendak Oct. '84," with an original drawing of the Nutcracker saying, "Happy Christmas!" $2800.

EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED ALDINE EDITION OF SWIFT'S POEMS, EXQUISITELY BOUND

SWIFT, Jonathan. The Poetical Works. New York and London, 1893. Three volumes.

Later Aldine edition of the poems of Swift, with portrait of the poet and extra-illustrated with 15 window-mounted engravings, six hand-colored, splendidly bound in full morocco-gilt with multi-colored morocco inlays in floral designs. $2800.

“CHURCHILL’S LAST GREAT WORK”

CHURCHILL, Winston. A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. London, 1956-58. Four volumes.

First English editions of Churchill’s classic history, illustrated with maps and genealogical tables, handsomely bound. $2800.

ONE OF ONLY 250 COPIES SIGNED BY BOTH EVELYN WAUGH AND ILLUSTRATOR STUART BOYLE, WITH AN ADDITIONAL PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION BY WAUGH

WAUGH, Evelyn. Loved One. London, 1948.

Signed limited large-paper first book edition, presentation copy, number 74 of only 250 copies signed by Evelyn Waugh and illustrator Stuart Boyle, additionally inscribed by Waugh on the limitation page: "Mr. M. Man's copy." In the rare and fragile original printed glassine wrapper. $2800.

EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED ALDINE EDITION OF RALEIGH'S POEMS, EXQUISITELY BOUND

RALEIGH, Walter. The Poetical Works. New York and London, 1892.

Later Aldine edition of Walter Raleigh's poems, with portrait of the poet and extra-illustrated with five window-mounted engravings, two hand-colored, splendidly bound in full morocco-gilt with multi-colored morocco inlays in floral designs. $2500.

SCARCE FIRST EDITION OF THE SCIENCE OF DRAW POKER, 1901

CURTIS, David A. The Science of Draw Poker. New York, 1901.

First edition of this turn of the century guide to understanding, playing, and winning at poker. $2250.

"IN THE CENTRE OF IRRESISTIBLE FORCES"

(CHARLES I) SKELTON, John. Charles I. London, Paris, Edinburgh, 1898.

Limited first edition, number 110 of only 500 copies, printed on japanese paper and illustrated with color frontispiece, 23 splendid engraved plates in double-suite, and beautiful illustrated chapter headings, handsomely bound in full morocco-gilt. $2200.

FIRST EDITION IN PARTS OF CHURCHILL’S ILLUSTRATED THE GREAT WAR

CHURCHILL, Winston. Great War. London, [1933-34]. Twenty-six parts.

First illustrated edition of Churchill’s The World Crisis, in original parts. $2200.

“ONE OF THE BEST POLITICAL BIOGRAPHIES IN ENGLISH"

CHURCHILL, Winston. Lord Randolph Churchill. London, 1906. Two volumes.

First edition of Churchill’s distinguished biography of his father, with two photographic frontispiece portraits of Lord Randolph, handsomely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. $2000.

“I DREW THESE TIDES OF MEN INTO MY HANDS AND WROTE MY WILL ACROSS THE SKY IN STARS”

LAWRENCE, T.E. Seven Pillars of Wisdom. London, 1935.

First trade edition of Lawrence's account of his legendary part in the Arab rebellion against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, in original dust jacket. $1650.

EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED ALDINE EDITION OF YOUNG'S POEMS, EXQUISITELY BOUND

YOUNG, Edward. The Poetical Works. New York and London, 1892. Two volumes.

Later Aldine edition of the poems of Edward Young, including his immortal long poem Night Thoughts, with portrait of the poet and extra-illustrated with ten window-mounted engravings, four hand-colored, splendidly bound in full morocco-gilt with multi-colored morocco inlays in floral designs. $1600.

"AS STRONG AS LOVE, AS BLACK AS NIGHT AND AS HOT AS THE DEVIL"

DE BARALT, Blanche Z[acharie]. Cuban Cookery. Havana, 1942.

Early edition of this classic Cuban cookbook, revealing the "gastronomic secrets of the tropics," along with popular cocktails, including the Cuban Mojo. $1300.

SIGNED BY MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS AND ILLUSTRATOR ROBERT CAMP

RAWLINGS, Marjorie Kinnan. Cross Creek Cookery. New York, 1942.

First edition, first issue, of novelist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' beloved cookbook, signed by both Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and illustrator Robert Camp, with scarce dust jacket. $1200.

“THE NAMES AND VIRTUES OF THESE HERBS… WERE FAMILIAR AS HOUSEHOLD WORDS”

(COOKERY) (AVERY, Susanna). ALEXANDER, Russell George, editor. Plain Plantain. Ditchling Sussex, 1922. Limited first edition, one of only 400 copies from the acclaimed St. Dominic’s Press, preserving numerous 17th-century recipies and herbal remedies. $1200.

EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED ALDINE EDITION OF GOLDSMITH'S POEMS, EXQUISITELY BOUND

GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Poetical Works. New York and London, 1895.

Later Aldine edition of Oliver Goldsmith's poems, with portrait of the poet and extra-illustrated with five window-mounted engravings, two hand-colored, splendidly bound in full morocco-gilt with multi-colored morocco inlays in floral designs. $1100.

FIRST EDITION OF CHURCHILL’S ARMS AND THE COVENANT

CHURCHILL, Winston. Arms and the Covenant. London, (1938).

First edition of this collection of Churchill's speeches on foreign affairs and national defense, with a photographic frontispiece portrait, in the original cloth. $850.

GREAT MOMENTS IN BASEBALL, INSCRIBED BY METS LEGEND TOM SEAVER

SEAVER, Tom. Great Moments in Baseball. New York, 1992.

First edition of the Hall of Famer's unique tribute to baseball, featuring Seavier's insights into 51 World Series and its legendary players, inscribed on the half title by him, "To L— Tom Seaver." $750.

“GAY WAS TO DEPICT RUSTIC LIFE WITH THE GILT OFF”

GAY, John. The Shepherd's Week. London, 1714.

First edition, first printing, of this famous 18th-century rural “proem”, illustrated with 7 engraved plates depicting scenes from the text and numerous woodcut headpieces, tailpieces, and initials, attractively bound by Stikeman. $650.

"ALL THE CHRISTMASES ROLL DOWN TOWARD THE TWO-TONGUED SEA…"

THOMAS, Dylan. Child's Christmas in Wales. Norfolk, Connecticut, 1955.

First separate edition of Thomas' beloved Christmas story. $550.