"TO LILLIAN, WITH LOVE AND GREAT AND SPECIAL PLEASURE"

SALINGER, J.D. Franny and Zooey. Boston, 1961.

First edition of Salinger's third book, presentation/association copy, inscribed by him to his close friend Lillian Ross, staff writer at the New Yorker, "To Lillian, with love and great and special pleasure. Jerry Cornish, N.H. 7/29/61." Inscribed copies of Salinger's books are notoriously rare, and the close association this copy has with Salinger makes it particularly desirable. $150,000.

“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.

"THE CLEAREST OF ALL EXPOSITIONS OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY" (PMM): PAINE'S RIGHTS OF MAN, PARTS I & II, 1791-1792

PAINE, Thomas. Rights of Man. BOUND WITH: Part the Second. London, 1791, 1792.

Extremely rare editions of both parts of Paine's revolutionary classic Rights of Man. The exceptionally rare and desirable first edition, second issue of Part I, consisting of the text sheets from the famous suppressed and virtually unobtainable first issue printed by Paine's original publisher, Joseph Johnson (withdrawn by him on the day of publication because of British government intimidation), which were rescued by Paine and his friends, and the new title page and preface printed by Paine's new publisher, J.S. Jordan; bound together with the third edition of Part II. Rights of Man, one of Paine's most important, influential, and best-selling works, is "the clearest of all expositions on the basic principles of democracy" (PMM) and "one of the most ardent and clear defenses of human rights, liberty, and equality in any language" (Fructman). Paine hoped the work "would do for England what his Common Sense had done for America" (Gimbel), but it resulted in the prosecution of Paine, his publishers, and booksellers, and forced Paine to flee to France. $42,000.

"FOUR EDITIONS OF THE ORIGIN HAVE APPEARED… I AM GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE SUBJECT"

DARWIN, Charles. Autograph letter signed. Down, Beckenham, Kent, Dec 17, [1866].

Fine unpublished 1866 autograph letter written by Charles Darwin, answering the questions of an anonymous correspondent concerning editions of his landmark work, On the Origin of Species, boldly signed by him with his full name "Charles Darwin" (he often used "C." or "Ch." instead of his full given name). Beautifully framed with an early photgraphic card. $39,500.

RARE SHIP’S PAPERS SIGNED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN AS PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF STATE WILLIAM SEWARD

LINCOLN, Abraham. Document signed (ship's papers). Washington, DC, September 26, 1864.

A remarkable ship’s passport signed by President Lincoln and his Secretary of State William Seward during the Civil War, authorizing passage for the ship Illinois, "lying at present in the port of New Bedford bound for Pacific Ocean, and laden with provisions, stores, and utensils for a whaling voyage." $38,000.

“I USED TO WONDER AT THE HALO OF LIGHT AROUND MY SHADOW,AND WOULD FAIN FANCY MYSELF ONE OF THE ELECT”

THOREAU, Henry David. Writings. Boston and New York, 1906. Twenty volumes. Manuscript Edition, beautifully bound and illustrated, limited to 600 copies, with manuscript leaf from Walden (two sides) entirely in Thoreau’s hand. $37,500.

"ONCE THERE WAS A LITTLE BUNNY WHO WANTED TO RUN AWAY"

BROWN, Margaret Wise; HURD, Clement, illustrator. Runaway Bunny. New York and London, 1942.

First edition of Brown and Hurd's perennial favorite about a little bunny who wanted to run away, a lovely copy in the scarce original dust jacket. $32,000.

RARE FIRST EDITION OF KANT'S FIRST PUBLISHED BOOK, 1749

KANT, Immanuel. Gedanken von der wahren Schatzung der lebendigen Krafte. Königsberg, 1747 [1749], 1763.

Rare first edition of Kant's first book, Thoughts on the True Estimation of Living Forces, with two folding plates, bound together with a first edition of his later treatise Only Possible Argument in Support of a Demonstration of the Existence of God. $28,500.

"THE PROBLEM OF THE 20TH CENTURY IS THE PROBLEM OF THE COLOR LINE"

DU BOIS, W.E. Burghardt. Souls of Black Folk. Chicago, 1903.

First edition of W.E.B. Du Bois' profoundly influential history of the African American struggle—"a seminal work on African-American history, culture and politics." $26,000.

1609-10 FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST ROMAN CATHOLIC OLD TESTAMENT IN ENGLISH

BIBLE. Holie Bible. Douai, 1609-10. Two volumes.

Scarce first edition of the first Roman Catholic translation of the Old Testament into English, from the Latin Vulgate. $25,000.

“GLOWS WITH THE FIRE OF A SUPPRESSED, SECRET, FEVERISH EXCITEMENT”

HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel. Scarlet Letter. Boston, 1850.

First edition of Hawthorne’s American classic, one of only 2500 copies printed. A lovely unrestored copy. $22,000.

“AS CLOSE TO PERFECT AS WRITING GETS”

O'CONNOR, Flannery. Good Man is Hard to Find. New York, 1955.

First edition, first state, of O’Connor’s famed first collection of short stories, her second published book, in first-issue dust jacket, signed by her. $19,500.

THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ECONOMIC TREATISE OF THE 20TH CENTURY, FIRST EDITION IN THE SCARCE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET

KEYNES, John Maynard. General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money. London, 1936.

First edition of Keynes' last major work, considered the most influential economic treatise of the 20th century, rarely found in the original dust jacket. $18,500.

INSCRIBED BY ROOSEVELT TO HIS SON, FRANKLIN JR., AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, ETHEL

ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Washington, 1941.

Signed/limited first edition of FDR's 1941 Christmas book, number 53 of only 75 copies hand-numbered by him, additionally inscribed to his son and daughter-in-law: "For Franklin Jr. & Ethel with a Happy Christmas and Love from Franklin D. Roosevelt." $18,000.

“HUMPTYDUMP DUBLIN SQUEAKS THROUGH HIS NORSE HUMPTYDUMP DUBLIN HATH A HORRIBLE VORSE AND WITH ALL HIS KINKS ENGLISH PLUS HIS IRISMANX BROGUES HUMPTYDUMP DUBLIN’S GRANDADA OF ALL ROGUES”

JOYCE, James. Haveth Childers Everywhere. Paris and New York, 1930.

First edition, number 50 of only 100 signed copies on “Imperial Hand-Made Iridescent Japan” paper, out of a total edition of 685 copies. A stunning copy. $17,500.

SIGNED BY BOTH FRAZIER AND ALI

(ALI, Muhammad and FRAZIER, Joe) LEIFER, Neil. Photograph signed (vs. Joe Frazier). Manila, Philippines, October 1, 1975 (printed November, 1993).

Extraordinary poster-size color photograph of Smokin' Joe Frazier taking a punishing straight right hand from Muhammad Ali during the late rounds of the "Thrilla in Manila," one of only 24 signed by both Ali and Frazier and the photographer Leifer, from the total edition of only 350 copies printed. $17,500.

“AN EXTRAORDINARY RICHNESS OF COLOR”

PYNE, William Henry. History of the Royal Residences. London, 1819. Three volumes.

First edition of this beautifully illustrated work on the design and history of eight royal residences, with 100 hand-colored aquatint plates after the works of Charles Wild, James Stephanoff and others—a lovely copy in full straight-grain morocco-gilt. $17,500.

"THE WAR AND PEACE OF ENGLISH POETRY"

BYRON. Don Juan. London, 1819-21; 1823-24. Six volumes bound in three.

Scarce first editions of Byron's great work—Cantos I-XVI complete in six volumes, with Volume I the scarce first issue, in quarto format—very handsomely bound. $17,000.

“MEN… GO MAD IN HERDS”

MACKAY, Charles. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions. London, 1841. Three volumes.

First edition of this highly entertaining and exceptionally influential early study of crowd behavior, a long-standing and classic guide to both popular psychology and the stock market. $17,000.

DALÍ’S LARGE FOLIO ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, SIGNED BY HIM, WITH AN ORIGINAL ETCHING AND 12 FULL-PAGE COLOR PHOTOGRAVURES

(DALÍ, Salvador) CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. New York, 1969.

Beautifully printed limited edition of the brilliant and beloved children's classic, number 1638 of 2500 copies signed by Salvador Dalí on the title page, with an original etching and 12 full-page color photogravures after his paintings—as breathtakingly imaginative as the text they illustrate. $16,500.

WARMLY INSCRIBED WITH WITH ELEVEN LINES OF HUMOROUS VERSE BY SHEL SILVERSTEIN

SILVERSTEIN, Shel. Where the Sidewalk Ends. New York, 1974.

Rare first edition, presentation copy, of Silverstein’s first collection of witty and whimsical poetry, warmly inscribed by him on the front free endpapers with eleven lines of humorous verse "Nothing Rhymes," signed by him with, with a drawing of a hand holding a pen finishing the signature. $16,500.

“THE GREATEST ECONOMICS TREATISE OF HIS GENERATION”

MARSHALL, Alfred. Principles of Economics. London, 1890.

First edition of this foundational work on economics. Only Volume I (as here) was ever published, scarce in contemporary cloth. $16,500.

"IT IS A TRUTH UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED, THAT A SINGLE MAN IN POSSESSION OF A GOOD FORTUNE, MUST BE IN WANT OF A WIFE"

AUSTEN, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. London, 1833.

Fourth edition of Austen's most popular novel and the author's favorite of all her works, the first to list Austen as the author by name and the first illustrated edition, with engraved frontispiece illustration and engraved vignette title page. $15,000.

“THE DISTILLATION OF A LIFETIME’S WISDOM BY THE WISEST MAN OF HIS DAY”

BACON, Francis. Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall. London, 1625.

First complete edition (and the last edition to appear during Bacon’s lifetime), extremely scarce first issue, containing 58 essays, a splendid copy bound in full morocco gilt by Riviere. $15,000.

AN EXCEPTIONAL ASSOCIATION COPY: "THIS BOOK WAS BOUND BY MCLEISH FOR COLONEL T.E. LAWRENCE… IT WAS GIVEN BY HIM TO ME AT ALL SOULS COLLEGE"

(LAWRENCE, T.E.) LONGUS. Daphnis and Chloe. London, 1893.

An exceptional association copy: the finely printed and beautifully illustrated Vale Press Daphnis and Chloe—one of only 210 copies, 200 of which were for sale, with 36 charming woodcuts in the Italian style by Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon, with "T.E.L."—likely in T.E. Lawrence's hand—faintly penciled in the upper right corner of the front free endpaper and a note from recipient Charles Francis Bell describing the circumstances in which Lawrence presented this copy to him. Beautifully bound in full morocco-gilt by C. & C. McLeish. $15,000.

“IT IS ALMOST INCREDIBLE FOR ANY BODY TO BELIEVE IN WHAT STATE AND POMP THESE PRINCES LIVE, AND WITH WHAT GOOD ORDERS THEIR PEOPLE ARE GOVERNED”

(CHINA) NIEUHOFF, John. An Embassy from the East-India Company… To the Emperor of China. London, 1673.

Second edition in English, splendidly illustrated with frontispiece portrait, engraved title page, double-page engraved map, 18 full-page folio copper-engraved plates (including one double-page plan) and 94 in-text copper engravings. $15,000.

"A FEW DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH… HE GAVE ORDERS TO DESTROY ALL HIS MANUSCRIPTS, EXCEPTING SOME DETACHED ESSAYS, WHICH HE ENTRUSTED TO THE CARE OF HIS EXECUTORS"

SMITH, Adam. Essays on Philosophical Subjects. London, 1795.

First edition of this core volume of Smith's essays, issued posthumously, featuring the important first publication of History of Astronomy that seeks "to explain what drives 'philosophers' to ask the questions they do," an impressive wide-margined volume handsomely bound. $13,800.

"I PRESENT TO YOU MY FRIEND ROLAND PENROSE, WHO IS WRITING A BOOK ABOUT ME":

PICASSO, Pablo. Autograph letter signed. Cannes, March 4, 1956.

Autograph letter signed by Pablo Picasso, written to his friend the banker Max Pellequer. $13,500.

HANDSOMELY BOUND “SUN-DIAL” EDITION OF CONRAD’S WORKS

CONRAD, Joseph. Works (Sun Dial Edition). Garden City, 1920-28. Altogether, twenty-four volumes.

Signed limited "Sun-Dial Edition" of Conrad's works, number 651 of 735 sets, including the two-volume Life and Letters, signed in the first volume by Conrad, handsomely bound by Stikeman. $12,800.

“IT IS ONLY WITH THE HEART THAT ONE CAN SEE RIGHTLY; WHAT IS ESSENTIAL IS INVISIBLE TO THE EYE”

SAINT-EXUPERY, Antoine de. Petit Prince. New York, 1943.

First edition in French of Saint-Exupery’s masterpiece, published the same year as the first in English. $12,500.

MASPERO’S HISTORY OF EGYPT, ILLUSTRATED WITH HUNDREDS OF PLATES

MASPERO, Gaston Camille Charles, and RAPPOPORT, A.S. History of Egypt, Chaldea. London, (1903-06). Thirteen volumes.

Deluxe limited “Connoisseur Edition” of this esteemed history of Egypt and the Middle East, number 82 of only 200 copies printed on Japan vellum and richly illustrated with over 1200 plates and in-text illustrations, including dozens of fine gravures in double-suite and 26 finely hand-colored plates, including the frontispiece of each volume. Very handsomely bound. $12,000.

"PARAMOUNT IN THE CRITICAL METHOD OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY"

KANT, Immanuel. Critick of Pure Reason. London, 1838.

First edition in English of Kant's major work, representing the "full maturity" of his philosophical thought, in original cloth. $11,500.

"ASSUREDLY A GREAT, A VERY GREAT WORK"

(JOHNSON, Samuel) BOSWELL, James. Life of Johnson. Oxford: 1887. Six volumes bound in eleven.

First George Birkbeck Hill edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson and Johnson's travels, extra-illustrated with 1153 finely engraved portraits, views, maps and facsimiles (including many proofs on India paper), and facsimile of handwritten note by Hill tipped in. Handsomely bound in full morocco by Riviere & Son. $11,000.

"A SPECTACLE THAT WOULD GO DOWN, AS IT WERE, IN HISTORY"

THOMPSON, Hunter S. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72. San Francisco, 1973.

First edition, in first-issue dust jacket, of Thompson's "bizarrely irreverent" account of the 1972 presidential campaign. Boldly signed by Thompson and artistically and elaborately inscribed by the illustrator in bright red ink on the half title, "Erik from Ralph Steadman 24.10.92." $11,000.

DIXON’S CRUCIAL ACCOUNT OF NORTHWEST AMERICAN DISCOVERY, 1789, WITH 16 PLATES, FOUR CHARTS AND LARGE FOLDING MAP

DIXON, (George, editor). Voyage Round the World. London, 1789.

First edition, first issue, of this important illustrated fur trade narrative, one of the essential early accounts of the American Northwest. With 16 copper-engraved plates (three folding), one plate of printed music, four folding charts, and large folding map, in full contemporary calf-gilt. $11,000.

“THE FIRST OF ITS KIND”: RARE FIRST COMPLETE DIVINE COMEDY IN ENGLISH, 1802

DANTE. (BOYD, Henry, translator). Divina Commedia. London, 1802. Three volumes.

First edition of the first English translation of Dante's Divine Comedy, significant for "assisting to reestablish an audience for Dante, whose reputation had suffered a decline in the previous century" (ODNB), with frontispiece portrait of Dante by Thomas Stothard. $11,000.

ONE OF THE FINEST PRODUCTIONS OF THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB

(LAWRENCE, Jacob). First Book of Moses, Called Genesis. The King James Version. New York, 1989.

A magnificent production, number 274 of only 400 copies, signed by Lawrence on the colophon, illustrated with eight superb original multi-colored silkscreen prints by Lawrence depicting a preacher and his congregation. One of Lawrence’s finest illustrated books. $10000.

"A MODERN CLASSIC OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE"

BALDWIN, James. Go Tell It on the Mountain. New York, 1953.

First edition of James Baldwin's influential, semi-autobiographical first novel—"a beautiful, furious novel"—especially scarce in the original dust jacket. $9800.

1573 PRINTING OF CICERO’S LETTERS IN A WILLIAMSON OF ETON BINDING WITH CROWNED FALCON EMBLEM, PREVIOUSLY BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN OWNED BY ELIZABETH I

CICERO, Marcus Tullius. Epistolarum ad Atticum, Libri XVI. Paris, 1573.

Sixteenth-century printing of Cicero’s letters in a very early 17th-century English calf binding gilt-stamped on the front and back covers with the crowned falcon device used by Anne Boleyn. For over a century this copy was believed to have been from the personal library of her daughter, Queen Elizabeth I, and its distinguished provenance includes the great libraries of Lord Amherst of Hackney and Mortimer L. Schiff. This is currently thought to be a trade binding by Vincent Williamson of Eton, who frequently used a crowned falcon stamp. $9500.

RARE DOCUMENT SIGNED BY SAMUEL ADAMS, 1796

ADAMS, Samuel. Document signed. Massachusetts, November 28, 1796.

Document signed by founding father and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Samuel Adams, in 1796 as Governor and Commander in Chief of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, affirming that William Donnison has taken "the oaths and the declarations prescribed by the Constitution of this Commonwealth" and appointing him to the Court of Common Pleas in the county of Suffolk. $9500.

“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.

ONE OF 525 COPIES BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED AND SIGNED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM

(RACKHAM, Arthur) DICKENS, Charles. Christmas Carol. London and Philadelphia, 1915.

Signed limited edition of the "Bible of Christmas," number 141 of only 525 copies signed by the illustrator, with 12 beautiful mounted color plates and 20 in-text line cuts by Rackham. $9200.

1765 ILLUSTRATED AMSTERDAM HAGGADAH

(HAGGADAH). Seder Haggadah Lepesah. Amsterdam, 1765.

1765 illustrated Amsterdam Haggadah, with 14 half-page woodcuts and numerous historiated initials. Beautifully bound in period-style morocco gilt. $9000.

“AS I WAS, OR MIGHT HAVE BEEN”

THOMAS, Dylan. Map of Love. London, 1939. First edition in book form, twice inscribed by Thomas, once beneath the frontispiece portrait by Augustus John: “As I was, or might have been, to Norman Unger from [line pointing at name beneath portrait],” and a second time on the front free endpaper: “ Norman Unger. Dylan Thomas 1950.” $8800.

"THE MYSTIC CHORDS OF MEMORY": LINCOLN’S FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS, 1861

LINCOLN, Abraham. Inaugural Address. Washington, March 8, 1861.

Rare second printing of Lincoln's important first inaugural address, printed by order of the Senate four days after its delivery. $8800.

“I HAVE RESOLVED ON AN ENTERPRISE WHICH HAS NO PRECEDENT, AND WHICH, ONCE COMPLETE, WILL HAVE NO IMITATION”

ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques. Confessions of J.J. Rousseau. London, 1783.

Rare first edition in English of Rousseau’s magnificent Confessions and Reveries (its sequel and complement), considered among Rousseau’s finest works. $8800.

BREWSTER’S LIFE OF NEWTON, 1831, FROM THE LIBRARY OF CHARLES DICKENS, WITH HIS BOOKPLATES

(DICKENS, Charles) (NEWTON, Isaac) BREWSTER, David. Life of Sir Isaac Newton. London, 1831.

First edition, from Charles Dickens’ library at Gadshill, with his bookplates, housed in a handsome, full morocco pull-off box by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. $8800.

DICKENS’ OWN COPY OF EDMONDS’ TWO-VOLUME LIFE AND TIMES OF GENERAL WASHINGTON, 1835, A RARE ASSOCIATION COPY WITH EACH VOLUME CONTAINING BOTH OF DICKENS’ DISTINCTIVE BOOKPLATES

(WASHINGTON, George) (DICKENS, Charles) EDMONDS, Cyrus. Life and Times of General Washington. London, 1835. Two volumes.

First edition of British author Edmonds’ two-volume biography of Washington, published in London in 1835, Dickens’ personal copy, from his library at his beloved Gadshill Place, each volume containing his bookplate (displaying a lion above Dickens name) and a letterpress bookplate stating “From the library of Charles Dickens, Gadshill Place, June, 1870,” added after Dickens’ death to identify those books in Dickens’ possession at that time. $8800.

FAULKNER'S 1735 EDITION OF SWIFT'S WORKS, THE FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, VERY HANDSOMELY BOUND

[SWIFT, Jonathan]. Works. Dublin, 1735. Four volumes.

First collected edition, containing the definitive edition of Gulliver's Travels, with four frontispiece portraits and five engraved maps and plates, very handsomely bound. $8500.

ICONS OF POP ART: INSCRIBED BY WARHOL

BASQUIAT, Jean-Michel. CLEMENTE, Francesco. WARHOL, Andy. Collaborations. Zurich, 1984.

First edition, boldly inscribed by Andy Warhol to photographer Christopher Makos on the front flyleaf. $8500.

RARE FIRST EDITION OF JOYCE'S FIRST BOOK, ONE OF AS FEW AS 50 COPIES OF THE FIRST ISSUE

JOYCE, James. Chamber Music. London, 1907.

First edition of Joyce's first book, rare first issue, one of as few as 50 to 100 copies (from an entire edition of 509 copies). $8000.

TOLKIEN, J.R.R. Hobbit. WITH: Lord of the Rings. London, 2001-02. Together, Four volumes.

Deluxe limited editions, each number 914 of 1750 copies, of these sumptuous Folio Society productions, in striking bindings and slipcases by Smith Settle of Otley, Yorkshire. $8000.

"THE KEYS TO THE LONG LOST PRISCA THEOLOGIA"

NEWTON, Isaac. Observations Upon the Prophecies of Daniel. London, 1733.

First edition of Newton's only "major work on the subject" of prophecy and symbolic writings, published six years after his death. $7800.

EDWARD ORME’S DRAMATIC COLLECTION OF 40 SUPERB HAND-COLORED AQUATINTS ILLUSTRATING EVENTS OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS

ORME, Edward, editor. Historic, Military and Naval Anecdotes of Personal Valor. London, 1819.

First edition, first issue, of this vivid visual documentation of notable British victories, with 40 beautifully hand-colored aquatints, including extraordinary views of the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon’s Russian campaign and the Battle of Trafalgar. $7500.

"ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT OF ALL POLEMICS": BURKE'S LANDMARK WORK ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

BURKE, Edmund. Reflections on the Revolution in France. London, 1790.

First edition, first impression of Burke's important and controversial attack on the French Revolution, the work that precipitated Thomas Paine's Rights of Man, in contemporary calf binding. $7000.

“ONE OF THE FINEST CHILDREN’S FANTASIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY”

WHITE, Terence Hanbury. Sword in the Stone. London, 1938. First edition of the original version of White's playful and profound tale of King Arthur's youth, illustrated with numerous linecuts by the author. $7000.

"I HOPE SOME DAY TO GO TO EGYPT AND ALSO TO BABYLON FOR I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FOND OF THOSE OLD PEOPLES THEY WERE SO SOLID AND SO THE REVERSE OF MODERN SUPERFICIALNESS"

PATTON, George S. Autograph letter signed. West Point, New York, 1907.

Autograph letter signed by Patton addressed to his future wife, Beatrice Ayer, while he was still a cadet at West Point. $7000.

“AN HONORABLE PLACE IN ANY LIBRARY OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS”

KIPLING, Rudyard. The Jungle Book. WITH: The Second Jungle Book. London and New York, 1894-95. Two volumes.

First editions of Kipling's classic Jungle Books, "replete with adventure and excitement." $6900.

"HIS ITALIAN PICTURES… ARE CONSIDERED SMITH'S BEST"

(ITALY) SMITH, John. Select Views in Italy. London, 1792-96. Two volumes bound in one.

First edition, profusely illustrated with engraved map of Italy and 72 beautiful engraved folio plates, splendidly bound in full contemporary morocco. $6800.

1679 BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER WITH KING JAMES BIBLE AND PSALTER, IN A HANDSOME CONTEMPORARY RESTORATION BINDING

(BIBLE). Book of Common Prayer. WITH: Holy Bible. WITH: Whole Book of Psalms. London, 1679.

1679 English Bible, in an exquisite English Restoration binding. $6800.

“THE POWER THAT GOLD ALONE GIVES”

FLEMING, Ian. Goldfinger. London, 1959.

First edition of the seventh James Bond thriller, in which Fleming's superspy thwarts Auric Goldfinger's plot to plunder Fort Knox. $6800.

DARK CARNIVAL, SIGNED BY RAY BRADBURY

BRADBURY, Ray. Dark Carnival. Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1947.

First edition of Bradbury's important first book, boldly signed in red by the author on the title page. $6800.

“I WAS NOT BORN WITH A HUNGER TO BE FREE. I WAS BORN FREE”

MANDELA, Nelson. Long Walk to Freedom. Randburg, South Africa, 1994.

The preferred first South African edition of the stirring autobiography of the esteemed Nobel Peace Prize winner and South Africa's first black president, signed on the half title: "N Mandela, 14-12-94." $6500.

"THE WORLD IS A FINE PLACE AND WORTH THE FIGHTING FOR"

HEMINGWAY, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls. New York, 1940.

First edition of this classic Hemingway novel, in first-issue dust jacket. $6500.

“SETS THE STANDARD AND THE LIMITS OF LITERATURE”

SHAKESPEARE. Works. London, 1937. Ten volumes. Later edition of the Bard’s histories, comedies, tragedies and poems, limited to 100 sets for distribution in fine bindings by Rivière & Son. $6500.

INSCRIBED BY CLARENCE DARROW

DARROW, Clarence. Plea of Clarence Darrow In Defense of Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold. Chicago, 1924.

First edition, “authorized and revised” by Darrow from the trial speech, of his passionate defense of teenage murderers Leopold and Loeb, a presentation copy inscribed in the year of publication by him to the widow of his friend and legal colleague famed for a plan on permanent government ownership of the rails, "To Marie Plumb from a long time friend and admirer of her and her husband Glenn Plumb with the best wishes of Clarence Darrow Oct 9, 1924," in fragile wrappers. $6500.

HANDSOME SET OF THE WORKS OF ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

CONAN DOYLE, Sir Arthur. Works. New York, 1902. Thirteen volumes.

First American issue of the "Author's Edition" of Doyle's works, number 124 of 1000 sets, with two photogravure illustrations in each volume and a photogravure portrait of Conan Doyle in The White Company. $6200.

“THE INCOMPARABLE ARMOURY” (SIR WALTER SCOTT)

MEYRICK, Samuel Rush. A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour. London, circa 1832. Three volumes.

Early edition—issued sometime after the 1824 first edition, but preceding the 1842 revised "second" edition—of Meyrick's beautifully illustrated work on arms and armor, in three folio volumes with 70 richly hand-colored plates, ten etched plates, and 27 brightly illuminated and hand-colored historiated initials. "Practically the first on the subject… [one that] remains an authority." $6000.

SIGNED BY FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AS PRESIDENT

ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. Democratic Book 1936. No place, 1936.

Signed limited first edition, number 799 of an unknown limitation signed by President Roosevelt, with illustrated title and limitation pages, 19 full-page portraits, dozens of in-text half-tones and illustrations, and a facsimile of the Constitution. $6000.

ROBERT FROST’S NEW HAMPSHIRE, INSCRIBED BY HIM WITH A POEM FROM THE BOOK

FROST, Robert. New Hampshire. New York, 1924.

First edition, third printing, issued a year after the first printing, inscribed by Frost with lines from the poem "I Will Sing You One-O": "The clock struck one/ In that grave one/ They spoke of the sun/ And moon and stars/ Saturn and Mars/ And Jupiter/ x x x x x/ Their solemn peals/ Were not their own/ They spoke for the clock/ With whose vast wheels/ Theirs interlock/ Robert Frost/ For Edwin T. Bowden Jr.''. $6000.

"WE ARE APT TO BE VERY PERT CENSURING OTHERS, WHERE WE WILL NOT ENDURE ADVICE OUR SELVES"

PENN, William. Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections & Maxims. London, 1693.

Second edition, published the same year as the first, of one of Penn's best-known works, in striking paper-mache binding. $5800.

“THE TIMELESSNESS OF THESE ROCKS AND THESE HILLS”

(WYETH, Andrew) MERYMAN, Richard. Andrew Wyeth. Boston, 1969.

Deluxe signed limited first edition, number 124 of only 300 copies, with 165 full-page color and black-and-white reproductions of Wyeth’s paintings of Pennsylvania and Maine. $5800.

"IS MY VERY GREAT PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE TRIWIZARD TOURNAMENT WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT HOGWARTS THIS YEAR"

ROWLING, J.K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. London, 2000. First edition of the fourth book in the extraordinarily popular award-winning Harry Potter series, signed by Rowling on the dedication page. $5800.

"IF IT ISN’T ENJOYABLE—WHY DO IT?"

HEMINGWAY, Ernest. To Have and Have Not. New York, 1937.

First edition, first issue of Hemingway's first novel since A Farewell to Arms, basis for the Howard Hawks film co-scripted by Faulkner and featuring Bogart and Bacall together for the first time—a very handsome copy. $5500.

“I, TIBERIUS CLAUDIUS… AM NOW ABOUT TO WRITE THIS STRANGE HISTORY OF MY LIFE”

GRAVES, Robert. I, Claudius. London, 1934.

First edition of Graves' most famous novel, a very nice copy in the original dust jacket. $5500.

“ONE OF THE WORLD’S LITERARY MASTERPIECES”

CONRAD, Joseph. Lord Jim. Edinburgh and London, 1900.

First edition, first issue, of Conrad's brilliant exploration of morality and the torment of guilt, "second only to Heart of Darkness in renown," in the original cloth. $5500.

"THE MOST INFLUENTIAL FANTASY NOVEL EVER WRITTEN"

TOLKIEN, J.R.R. Lord of the Rings. London, 1991.

Limited single-volume edition of all three books of Tolkien's tour de force, issued in honor of the 100th anniversary of Tolkien's birth, number 173 of 250 copies signed by the illustrator, Alan Lee. $5200.

"THE GREATEST ENGLISH NOVELS OF THIS CENTURY"

MANTEL, Hilary. Wolf Hall. Bring Up the Bodies. The Mirror and the Light. London, 2009, 2012, 2020. Together, three volumes.

First trade editions of Mantel's acclaimed historical trilogy, each book signed by the author on the title page. $5200.

“WHO, IF I CRIED OUT, WOULD HEAR ME AMONG THE ANGELS’ HIERARCHIES?”

RILKE, Rainer Maria. Duineser Elegien. Leipzig, 1923.

Deluxe limited large-paper first edition of one of the greatest volumes of poetry of the 20th century, number 83 of only 300 copies, this copy one of the first 100 copies specially bound in full green gilt-decorated morocco at the Wiener Werkstadt. $5000.

"A CLASSIC OF AMERICAN LITERATURE"

AGEE, James and EVANS, Walker. Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. Boston, 1941.

First edition of Agee and Evans' powerful and pioneering documentary photobook on the Great Depression—"the epitome of the genre"—with 31 full-page photogravures, in very elusive original dust jacket. $5000.

COLORFULLY INSCRIBED BY RAY BRADBURY WITH A SKETCH OF A DANDELION

BRADBURY, Ray. Dandelion Wine. Garden City, 1957.

First edition of Bradbury's semi-autobiographical novel, boldly inscribed by him using several colors of pencil over the entire front free endpaper: "For Matthew Stiller!?!!! This dandelion! [sketch of dandelion] With good wishes! from Ray Bradbury, Oct. 4, '92." $4900.

SIGNED LIMITIED CHARLES BUKOWSKI FIRST EDITION WITH AN ORIGINAL PAINTING BY HIM

BUKOWSKI, Charles. Hot Water Music. Santa Barbara, 1983.

First edition, number 18 of 126 copies signed by Bukowski, with an original signed acrylic painting by him. $4800.

INSCRIBED BY RONALD REAGAN TO A DECADES-LONG PENPAL

REAGAN, Ronald and HUBLER, Richard G. Where's the Rest of Me? New York, 1965.

First edition, first printing, warmly inscribed on the front free endpaper "To Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ballachino In friendship and with every good wish. Sincerely Ronnie Reagan." $4600.

“DESTINED TO REVOLUTIONIZE ARCHITECTURAL THOUGHT”

WRIGHT, Frank Lloyd. Buildings, Plans, and Designs. New York, 1963.

First edition in English of Frank Lloyd Wright's first major publication, number 491B of 2600 copies—a grand portfolio of one hundred large folio plates of Wright's earliest designs, including the Frederick C. Robie house (1909), "the finest of the Prairie houses." $4500.

"I WAS AN ACTOR WHO KNEW HOW TO GIVE A GOOD SPEECH"

REAGAN, Ronald. Speaking My Mind. New York, 1989.

First trade edition of Reagan's selected speeches, inscribed by him on the dedication page, "To Dr. R— F— with Very Best Wishes & Regards. Ronald Reagan. March 22, 1990." $4500.

“THE GREATEST PIECE OF LITERARY CRITICISM IN EXISTENCE”

ARISTOTLE. Art of Poetry. London, 1705.

First edition in English of Aristotle’s Poetics, in a handsome speckled calf binding. $4500.

"THIS IS NOT HISTORY: THIS IS MY CASE"

CHURCHILL, Winston. Second World War. London, 1948-54. Six volumes.

First English editions of Churchill's WWII masterpiece, part history and part memoir, written after he lost reelection as Prime Minister, very handsomely bound by Bayntun. $4500.

INSCRIBED BY PRESIDENT REAGAN

REAGAN, Ronald. American Life. New York, 1990.

First edition of the 40th President's autobiography, inscribed by him on the colophon leaf, "To L— A—. Aug. 11 - '93 Ronald Reagan." $4500.

“A STELLAR WORK OF CIVIL WAR HISTORY—A CLASSIC”

CHAMBERLAIN, Joshua Lawrence. Passing of the Armies. New York and London, 1915.

Scarce first edition of "one of the finest accounts of a campaign penned" by a Union soldier (Eicher), with frontispiece and full-page portrait of Chamberlain, along with three color-outlined maps (two folding), beautifully bound. $4500.

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.

SIGNED BY ROBERT FROST

FROST, Robert. West-Running Brook. New York, 1928.

First edition, first issue, of Frost's fifth collection of verse, widely hailed as one of his greatest, boldly signed by the poet: "Robert Frost Wesleyan 1929." $4500.

SIGNED BY YEATS

YEATS, William Butler. Winding Stair. New York, 1929.

Signed limited first edition, number 8 of only 642 copies, signed on the half title by Yeats. $4500.

"THE FATES SAID TO THEM BE KINGS OF TALENT, BUT NOT OF TALENT ENOUGH" (THOMAS CARLYLE)

(MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS) FOSTER, J.J. Stuarts. London, 1902. Two volumes.

Signed limited first "Edition de Luxe," number 100 of only 175 copies signed by the author, with two hand-colored frontispiece portraits, over 90 folio plates (two hand-colored), and numerous in-text illustrations. $4500.

SCARCE SHIP’S PAPERS BOLDLY SIGNED BY ULYSSES S. GRANT AS PRESIDENT, 1871

GRANT, Ulysses S. Document Signed [Ship's Papers]. New Bedford, MA, September 26, 1871.

Ship’s papers granting permission to Charles S. Holt, commander of the ship "Hunter," to depart from the port of New Bedford “laden with Provisions, and stores for a whaling voyage” to the Pacific Ocean. President Grant and Secretary of State Hamilton Fish have both boldly signed this document. With the fragile affixed paper seal of the United States present. $4500.

"THE PAST IS NOT A DIMINISHING ROAD BUT, INSTEAD, A HUGE MEADOW WHICH NO WINTER EVER QUITE TOUCHES…"

FAULKNER, William. These 13. New York, 1931.

First trade edition, first issue, of the first published collection of Faulkner's stories. $4200.

SMOLLETT’S TRANSLATION OF DON QUIXOTE, ILLUSTRATED BY HAYMAN

CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de (SMOLLETT, Tobias, translator). The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote. London, 1755. Two volumes.

First edition of the important Smollett translation of Don Quixote, featuring 28 fine copper-engraved illustrations by Francis Hayman, "the most proficient English illustrator of his time," distinguished in contemporary calf boards. $4200.

SUPERB TYPE-FACSIMILE OF SHAKESPEARE’S FIRST FOLIO, BEAUTIFULLY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED

SHAKESPEARE, William. National Shakespeare. London, 1888-89. Three volumes.

First edition, “special” issue, of this handsome illustrated type-facsimile of Shakespeare’s First Folio in three large volumes: Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. $4200.

KNIGHT’S ILLUSTRATED “IMPERIAL” SHAKESPEARE, WITH 41 ENGRAVED PLATES, HANDSOMELY BOUND

SHAKESPEARE, William. Works of Shakespeare (Imperial Shakspere). London, 1873. Two volumes.

The magisterial Victorian "Imperial Edition" of the Bard's works, edited by Charles Knight, two folio volumes illustrated with 41 steel-engraved plates, including a frontispiece and additional engraved title page in each volume, beautifully bound. $4200.

“MORALITY WHETTING ITS SCYTHE BEHIND EVERY LINE”

MCCARTHY, Cormac. Outer Dark. New York, 1968.

First edition, first printing, of McCarthy's second book, his "profound parable" of fate's dark workings. $4200.

"HER WHOLE LIFE HAD BEEN A LONG AND EASY DREAM TO LULL HER HELPLESSLY INTO THIS WAKING NIGHTMARE"

KING, Stephen. Shining. Garden City, 1977.

First edition of King's third novel, a "masterwork, a bold product of an original vision." $4000.

“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 by Bayntun. $4000.

"IF IT WEREN’T FOR THE PEOPLE… THE WORLD WOULD BE AN ENGINEER'S PARADISE"

VONNEGUT, Kurt. Player Piano. New York, 1952.

First edition of Vonnegut's first novel, an "increasingly prescient," darkly humorous dystopia. $4000.

CUJO, INSCRIBED BY STEPHEN KING

KING, Stephen. Cujo. New York, 1981.

First trade edition of "perhaps the cruelest [and] most disturbing" Stephen King novel, inscribed by him on the title page, "With best wishes, Stephen King 4/14/94." $4000.

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.

"A LANDMARK VOLUME IN MODERN AMERICAN POETRY"

STEVENS, Wallace. Harmonium. New York, 1923.

First edition of Wallace Stevens' first collection of poems, one of only 500 copies in the rare first binding. $3800.

"THE MOST HIGHLY ESTEEMED AMERICAN POET OF THE 20TH CENTURY"

FROST, Robert. Complete Poems. New York, 1950. Two volumes.

Signed limited edition, number 56 of 1500 copies signed by Frost, praised by T.S. Eliot as "perhaps the most eminent, the most distinguished Anglo-American poet now living," additionally signed by famed typographer Bruce Rogers and New England illustrator Thomas W. Nason. $3600.

"A CLASSIC CIVIL WAR AUTOBIOGRAPHY"

GRANT, Ulysses S. Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant. New York, 1885-86. Two volumes.

First edition of "one of the most valuable writings by a military commander in history," illustrated with numerous steel engravings, facsimiles, and 43 maps, a handsome copy in publisher's deluxe binding. $3500.

"A TALENT EQUAL TO WILLIAM FAULKNER"

MCCARTHY, Cormac. Child of God. New York, 1973.

First edition of Pulitzer Prize-winner McCarthy's third novel, his powerful "statement about cruelty, isolation, inhumanity." $3500.

INSCRIBED BY EISENHOWER

EISENHOWER, Dwight D. Crusade in Europe. Garden City, 1948.

First trade edition, with numerous illustrations and maps, including four double-page color maps of the European theatre and battlefields, inscribed on the half title, "For J— H— with best wishes, Dwight D. Eisenhower." $3500.

INSCRIBED BY STEPHEN KING

KING, Stephen. Dead Zone. New York, 1979.

First edition of King's provocative political thriller, inscribed and signed by King, "For Jake—Good wishes, Stephen King 8/22/80." $3200.

INSCRIBED BY STEPHEN KING

KING, Stephen. Danse Macabre. New York, 1981.

True first edition, preceding the limited edition, of "perhaps the best personal account yet written of the broad appeal of the horror genre," inscribed by Stephen King to author, educator and political scientist Arnold Rogow: "For Arnold Rogow—Best, Stephen King 1/15/82." $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.

"I WOULD REMEMBER HIM FOREVER AS MY IMAGE OF A MAN"

FLEMING, Ian. Spy Who Loved Me. London, 1962.

First edition of Fleming's tenth Bond thriller—the author's unusual examination of his super-spy "from the other end of the gun barrel." $3000.

“THE GRANDFATHER OF CIVIL WAR HISTORIES”

MILLER, Francis Trevelyan, editor. Photographic History of the Civil War. New York, 1911-12. Ten volumes.

First edition set of Miller’s famous and important 10-volume photographic history of the Civil War, containing “thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities.” $3000.

"TO BEGIN WITH HE WAS ASHAMED OF HIMSELF—A RARE STATE OF MIND"

FLEMING, Ian. Thunderball. London, 1961.

First edition of Fleming's ninth Bond novel, featuring the first appearance of the superspy's memorable nemesis, the villainous mastermind behind SPECTRE, Ernst Blofeld, who steals two nuclear warheads and threatens the world. $2800.

SIGNED BY HARPER LEE

LEE, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York, 1999.

Fortieth Anniversary edition, first printing, signed by Harper Lee in blue ink on the half title. $2800.

STAR WARS, SIGNED BY GHOSTWRITER ALAN DEAN FOSTER

(FOSTER, Alan Dean) LUCAS, George. Star Wars. New York, 1977.

First hardbound trade edition, signed on the title page by ghostwriter Alan Dean Foster. $2800.

"IF ANYONE CAN BRING IT OFF, YOU CAN. CARE TO HAVE A TRY, JAMES?"

FLEMING, Ian. You Only Live Twice. London, 1964.

First edition, first state, of the 12th James Bond novel—the last published in Fleming's lifetime—set in Japan and featuring the further plots of veteran Bond villain Ernst Blofeld. $2500.

"YOU SEE, WE'VE GOT ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD"

FLEMING, Ian. On Her Majesty's Secret Service. London, 1963.

First trade edition of the eleventh Bond novel, in which 007 takes a bride, only to have his happiness cut short by the schemes of his archnemesis, Ernst Blofeld. $2400.

INSCRIBED BY STEPHEN KING

KING, Stephen. Tommyknockers. New York, 1987.

First trade edition of the novel considered "King at his best," inscribed by him on the half title, "For Harlan— Best, Stephen King." $2200.

"IF THERE IS ANY REAL SIN IN THE CULINARY UNIVERSE, IT IS THE SIN OF SNOBBERY"

BOURDAIN, Anthony; MEIRELLES, Jose de; LAJAUNIE, Philippe. Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook. New York, 2004.

First edition of the chef, author and travel documentarian's Les Halles Cookbook, detailing techniques of more than 100 recipes for fundamental French dishes from soup au vin to foie de veau Lyonnaise, boldly inscribed on the title page by Bourdain: "To Elizabeth, cooks RULE!" with a kitchen knife drawn below the title. $2200.

FIRST EDITION OF THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN, SIGNED BY BRADBURY

BRADBURY, Ray. Golden Apples of the Sun. Garden City, New York, 1953.

First edition of this collection including some of Bradbury's best-known stories, boldly signed by the author on the title page. $2200.

"THIS INFERNAL EGYPT! NOTHING BUT A WASTE OF SAND"

(BONAPARTE, Napoleon). Letters from Egypt. London, 1799-1800. Three volumes.

Complete three-volume set of French correspondence intercepted during Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion of Egypt, extra-illustrated with portraits and handsomely bound by Morrell. $2200.

"NEVER BELIEVE A WRITER. LISTEN TO THEM, BY ALL MEANS, BUT NEVER BELIEVE THEM"

KING, Stephen. Four Past Midnight. New York, 1990.

First edition of this collection of four novellas, boldly signed by King on the half title and dated 11/3/90. $2000.

"WE WERE SOMEWHERE AROUND BARSTOW ON THE EDGE OF THE DESERT WHEN THE DRUGS BEGAN TO TAKE HOLD"

THOMPSON, Hunter S. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. New York, 1971.

First edition of Thompson's landmark picaresque journey into the American dream. $2000.

SUPER BOWL XXI: DENVER BRONCOS VS. NEW YORK GIANTS, SIGNED BY 13 PLAYERS

(FOOTBALL). Official Game Program Super Bowl XXI. New York, 1987.

The official Super Bowl XXI program, signed by George Martin, Bill Ard, Sean Landeta, Joe Morris, Lawrence Taylor, Mark Bavaro, Leonard Marshall, Pepper Johnson, Carl Banks, Ottis Anderson, Eric Dorsey, Raul Allegre and Phil Simms. $1850.

INSCRIBED BY STEPHEN KING

KING, Stephen. Insomnia. New York, 1994.

First trade edition, inscribed in the year of publication, "For Tam—Best wishes. Stephen King 8/14/94." $1750.

"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. $1750.

"NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW"

CHURCHILL, Winston. Speech by The Prime Minister. London, 1940.

First edition of Churchill's famous 1940 address to the House of Commons at the height of the Second World War, one of history's most stirring and influential speeches. $1750.

SIGNED BY TOM WOLFE

WOLFE, Tom. Right Stuff. New York, 1979.

First edition of Wolfe's award-winning classic about America's early manned space program, signed by him on the half title with his characteristic flourishes. $1650.

“CAN'T YOU LET YOURSELF BELIEVE IN PEOPLE LIKE KRIS—IN FUN AND JOY AND LOVE AND ALL THE OTHER INTANGIBLES?"

DAVIES, Valentine. Miracle on 34th Street. New York, 1947.

First edition of this modern Christmas classic, published to coincide with the release of the famous movie. $1500.

RICKEYS, DAISIES, SLINGS, SHRUBS, SMASHES, FIZZES, JULEPS

CRADDOCK, Harry. Savoy Cocktail Book. New York, 1930.

First American edition of this quintessential book of cocktail recipes, with lively and colorful Art Deco illustrations by Gilbert Rumbold and bold Art Deco binding. $1500.

SIGNED BY RAY BRADBURY

BRADBURY, Ray. S Is for Space. Garden City, 1966.

First edition of this collection of stories from the grandmaster of science fiction and fantasy, boldly signed by Bradbury on the title page. $1500.

"STRONG WINE WAS MADE IN THE FAIR PROVINCE OF CHAMPAGNE LONG BEFORE THE DAYS OF THE SAGACIOUS DOM PERIGNON"

VIZETELLY, Henry. Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines. London, 1879.

First edition, with over one hundred wood-engraved illustrations, both full-page and in-text, in original gilt-decorated cloth. $1500.

"A MIRACLE IN PROSE, AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL"

MCCARTHY, Cormac. Border Trilogy. New York, 1992-98. Three volumes.

Scarce first editions of the three novels in McCarthy's acclaimed "Border Trilogy." $1350.

“WHO WILL BELEEVE MY VERSE IN TIME TO COME?”

SHAKESPEARE, William. Sonnets. London, 1975.

Signed limited edition, number 57 of only 300 copies signed by poet Robert Graves (who wrote the preface), designer Edward Burrett and illustrator Clarke Hutton, with 40 plates by Hutton, beautifully bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. $1250.

SIGNED BY JULIA CHILD AND CHEFS ALICE WATERS AND JAN BIRNBAUM

CHILD, Julia. Cooking with Master Chefs. New York, 1993.

First edition of Julia Child's lively presentation of signature recipes from 16 famous contemporary chefs (a companion volume to her PBS series of the same name), signed on the title page by her and chefs Alice Waters and Jan Birnbaum. $1200.

"SOME THINGS WORTH KNOWING"

(ARISTOTLE). Disputatio de generatione et corruptione. No place, circa 1700.

Attractive late 17th or early 18th-century manuscript of Aristotelian commentary in Latin, featuring decorative inked headers and illustrations. $1200.

"THE OPPORTUNITY IS NOT YET LOST… BUT THE CLOCK OF HISTORY IS NEARING THE MIDNIGHT HOUR"

KING, Jr., Martin Luther. Fumbling on the New Frontier. New York, 1962.

First separate printing of Dr. King's provocative analysis of the Kennedy record on civil rights, King's much-anticipated successor to the opening 1961 article in his annual Nation series, with this bold 1962 work invoking Lincoln to declare, "impotence at a moment of kaleidoscopic world change is even worse than error." $1100.

INSCRIBED BY MUHAMMAD ALI

MUHAMMAD, Imam Warithuddin. Prayer and Al-Islam. Chicago, 1982.

First edition of Prayer and Al-Islam, inscribed. "To J— from Muhammad Ali 5-13-86," with a smiley face beneath the inscription. $1100.

SIGNED BY JOE DEIMAGGIO

ALLEN, Maury. Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio? New York, 1975.

First edition of Hall-of-Fame sportswriter Maury Allen's biography of Joe DiMaggio, signed by DiMaggio on the half title, with 16 pages of photographic illustrations. $1000.

SIGNED BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN

TRUMAN, Harry. Mr. Citizen. New York, 1960.

Signed limited first edition, number 330 of 1000 copies signed by President Truman, with 32 pages of black-and-white photographic illustrations, in publisher's slipcase. $1000.

WOLFE, Tom. Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. New York, 1968.

First edition of Wolfe's lively "celebration of psychedelia," a handsome copy in the colorful Milton Glaser dust jacket. $950.

"AND THAT'S WHAT CHRISTMAS IS ALL ABOUT, CHARLIE BROWN"

SCHULZ, Charles M. Charlie Brown Christmas. Cleveland and New York, 1965.

First edition of Charles Schulz' beloved classic, adapted from the perennial Christmas television favorite. $850.

ONE OF ONLY 500 COPIES SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN

ALDRIN, Buzz. Magnificent Desolation. Reno, Nevada, 2009.

Signed limited first edition of this richly photo-illustrated commemoration of the Apollo 11 space mission, number 491 of only 500 copies signed on the half title by Buzz Aldrin. $850.

“A MONUMENTAL POLITICAL SAGA"

(JOHNSON, Lyndon Baines) CARO, Robert A. Years of Lyndon Johnson. New York, 1982-2012. Four volumes.

First editions of all four volumes of Caro's critically praised, Pulitzer Prize-winning, multi-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson. $850.

"NO VIN ORDINAIRE"

DALÍ, Salvador. Dali: Wines of Gala. New York, 1978.

First edition in English of this extravagant, lavishly illustrated book of wines and famous vineyards created by Dalí in honor of his wife Gala. $800.

"ADULTS ARE THE REAL MONSTERS"

KING, Stephen. It. New York, 1986.

First edition of the quintessential "evil clown" horror novel. $750.

"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. $650.

SIGNED BY JOHN GLENN

GLENN, John. John Glenn: A Memoir. New York, 1999.

First trade edition of the astronaut and senator's "utterly plainspoken yet thrilling autobiography," boldly signed by him on the half title. $600.

"PURE POETIC BRIMSTONE"

MCCARTHY, Cormac. Road. New York, 2006.

First edition of McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of a post-apocalyptic world, a work of "stunning, savage beauty," adapted to the screen in 2009 with stars Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron. $600.

"HE FELT HE HAD LEFT EVERYTHING BEHIND"

HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Nick Adams Stories. New York, 1972.

First edition of 24 stories by Hemingway, including eight published for the first time. $550.

"HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT"

[MOORE, Clement C.] MILOCHE, Hilda and KANE, Wilma. Night Before Christmas. Racine, Wisconsin, 1947.

Colorfully illustrated edition of the cherished Yuletide poem, with bright full-color wrappers and full-color illustrations by Hilda Miloche and Wilma Kane on each page, a beautiful copy. $300.