"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.

“A SERIOUS, STORMY, ELEVATED, AND DIFFICULT WORK

BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van. Trois Trios pour le Piano-Forte (Op. 1). Vienna, 1795.

First edition, earliest issue, fully engraved, of Beethoven's Opus 1, the earliest compositions Beethoven considered to be "worthy of publication with an opus number and to proclaim his name" (Thayer), one of the earliest and rarest Beethoven first editions, one of very few complete copies extant. The jewel in the crown of any important music collection. $60,000.

“UNEASY LIES THE HEAD THAT WEARS A CROWN”

SHAKESPEARE. Richard II; Henry IV, Parts I & II; Henry V; Henry VI, Parts I, II & III. London, 1664.

Ninety original leaves from the rare and important Third Folio, containing the complete text of seven of Shakespeare's historical dramas: Richard II, Parts 1 and 2 of Henry IV, Henry V, and the three parts of Henry VI (with five leaves supplied from another copy of the same edition). Splendidly bound in elaborately gilt-decorated period-style morocco. $35,000.

RARE LAND GRANT DOCUMENT SIGNED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

FRANKLIN, Benjamin. Manuscript document signed. Philadelphia, March 12, 1788.

Exceptional original manuscript document in a secretarial hand, a deed conveying to "Peter Baker a certain tract of land called 'Baker's Delight' situate[d] in Antrim Township Franklin County," boldly signed by Benjamin Franklin as President of Pennsylvania, countersigned by Secretary Charles Biddle, and with the fragile paper seals of Pennsylvania present and intact. $34,000.

"NIELSEN'S MOST SPECTACULAR AND CELEBRATED BOOK"

NIELSEN, Kay. East of the Sun and West of the Moon. London, 1914.

Signed limited first edition of this classic collection of Norwegian folk tales, illustrated with 25 superb mounted color plates and decorative in-text line cuts by famed artist Kay Nielsen, number 68 of only 500 copies numbered and signed by him. A scarce and magnificent masterpiece in excellent condition, with original silk ties present. $29,000.

“HAD WE BUT WORLD ENOUGH AND TIME”

MARVELL, Andrew. Miscellaneous Poems. London, 1681.

First and only collected edition of Marvell's poetry to be published in his own century, containing the first printing of many poems, including "To His Coy Mistress," with scarce engraved frontispiece portrait. A wide-margined copy handsomely bound in full morocco-gilt by Riviere & Son. $25,000.

"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, a handsome copy in original dust jacket. $22,000.

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.

“THE HIGHEST POINT IN ENGLISH BIBLE PRINTING”

(BIBLE). The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New. Cambridge, 1763.

First Baskerville edition, one of only 1250 copies, an impressive folio production splendidly bound in early full morocco gilt. $18,000.

“WE COME LIKE KITTENS AND LIKE CATS WE GO”

HERFORD, Oliver. 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.

“THE UNFOLDING OF A MIND OF GENIUS IN DIALOGUE WITH ITSELF”

MONTAIGNE. Essayes Written in French. London, 1613.

Second edition in English of Montaigne’s seminal masterpiece, with the important Elizabethan translation of John Florio used by Shakespeare as a source for The Tempest (circa 1611), a work profoundly influenced by Lucretius, who is quoted almost a hundred times in the work, a splendid folio volume in contemporary calf boards. $16,000.

"CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW"

(CONSTITUTION) UNITED STATES CONGRESS. The Constitutions of the United States. Philadelphia: 1791.

First edition to assemble a printing of the 1787 U.S. Constitution together with 12 proposed amendments, the first collected printing of the Vermont constitution and those of the 13 original states, including that of Massachusetts—"the oldest functioning written constitution in the world." $16,000.

"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.

“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.

“BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH”

SHAKESPEARE. The Tragedie of Julius Caesar. London, 1664.

The complete text of Shakespeare's great historical tragedy, Julius Caesar, from the rare and important Third Folio, on 11 original leaves (one leaf supplied from another copy of this edition). Splendidly bound in elaborately gilt-decorated period-style morocco. $14,500.

“A BOOK… WHICH WILL BELONG TO ALL THE GENERATIONS… UNTIL THE LANGUAGE BECOMES OBSOLETE”

CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. London, 1866, 1872.

First authorized English edition of Carroll’s cherished romp through the realm of nonsense, illustrated with 42 engravings by John Tenniel, handsomely bound by Riviere & Son, with original cloth-gilt at rear. $14,500.

“A CENTRAL DOCUMENT OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE”

THOREAU, Henry David. Walden. Boston, 1854.

First edition of this important American classic, one of only 2000 copies published. $13,500.

"NOT SUCH A HOUND AS MORTAL EYES HAVE EVER SEEN"

CONAN DOYLE, Arthur. Hound of the Baskervilles. London, 1902.

First edition, first issue, of the third Sherlock Holmes novel, widely regarded as the best of the series and "one of the most gripping stories in the English language," with 16 illustrations by Sidney Paget. $12,500.

"THE CLEAREST OF ALL EXPOSITIONS OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY"

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

Rare fourth edition of Part I and second edition of Part II of Rights of Man, each published shortly after the first editions by J.S. Jordan, who published Part I after the original edition was suppressed and was arrested for publishing Part II. One of Paine’s most important, influential, and bestselling works, Rights of Man resulted in the prosecution in England of Paine, his publishers, and booksellers, forcing Paine to flee to France. $12,500.

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.

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.

A WONDERFUL SET OF FIRST EDITIONS OF KAY THOMPSON'S BELOVED ELOISE BOOKS, THE SCARCE FIRST BOOK INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR

THOMPSON, Kay. Eloise (four books). New York, 1955-59. Together, four volumes.

First editions of all four of Thompson's popular "book for precocious grown ups" and its sequels published in her lifetime: Eloise, Eloise in Paris, Eloise at Christmastime and Eloise in Moscow—the rare first book inscribed on the front free endpaper, "For Gil Golding from the author—Kay Thompson." A desirable set. $12,000.

WITH MORE THAN 35 LENGTHY ANNOTATIONS BY KATHERINE PATERSON

PATERSON, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia. New York, 1977.

Most exceptional first edition of the quintessential children's book about loss, signed by Katherine Paterson and specially annotated by her with over 1300 handwritten words describing the writing process and her experiences after publication, all intended to bolster this copy's value for a Christie's auction to benefit the PEN/American Center. $12,000.

INSCRIBED BY ROWLING

ROWLING, J.K. Fantastic Beasts. London, 2001. Two volumes. First editions of Rowling's two whimsical "textbooks" from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, each boldly signed by her on the title page, with the Quidditch volume additionally inscribed by her: "To Christina, lots of love." $12,000.

"SO WE BEAT ON, BOATS AGAINST THE CURRENT, BORNE BACK CEASELESSLY INTO THE PAST"

FITZGERALD, F. Scott. Great Gatsby. New York, 1925.

First edition of this landmark of 20th-century fiction. $11,500.

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.

1789 FIRST EDITION OF PORTLOCK'S ILLUSTRATED VOYAGE, WITH LARGE FOLDING MAP OF "NORTH WEST AMERICA

PORTLOCK, Nathaniel. A Voyage Round the World. London, 1789.

First edition of Portlock's account of his voyage to explore and survey America's northwest coast (including British Columbia, Alaska, Vancouver and Queen Charlotte's Island), featuring large folding map (20 by 36 inches) of America's northwest coast, five additional folding maps, and 14 copper-engraved plates, including frontispiece portrait of Portlock. An attractively bound copy. $11,000.

“A SUPREME NOVELIST IN THE AGE OF GREAT NOVELISTS”

ELIOT, George. Writings. Boston and New York, 1908. Twenty-five volumes.

Splendid large-paper edition of Eliot’s writings, number 29 of only 750 sets produced, with over 150 illustrations including hand-colored frontispieces in double-suite, with a signed autograph letter by Eliot bound into Volume I. $11,000.

SIGNED BY THOMAS EDISON

(EDISON, Thomas Alva) RAMSAYE, Terry. Million and One Nights. New York, 1926. Two volumes.

Signed limited first edition of one of the most important histories of cinema, number 8 of only 327 sets signed by Ramsaye and Thomas Edison, an exceptional association copy containing a laid-in typed letter by award-winning film scholar and author Dr. Donald Crafton, this rare copy a gift to him from "film aficionado and collector… Spencer Berger." With over 100 illustrations, a splendid copy in publisher’s leather and Japanese patterned paper boards. $10,500.

“SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY, LIKE THE NIGHT”

BYRON. Poems of Lord Byron. London, 1923.

Handsomely printed edition of Byron's poems, beautifully bound by Asprey in a Cosway-style binding with a portrait of Byron inset on the front board. $10000.

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.

SIGNED BY WALT WHITMAN

WHITMAN, Walt. Leaves of Grass. Camden, New Jersey, 1882. Author’s Edition, signed by Whitman on the title page, illustrated with two full-page engraved portraits of Whitman at different ages. One of probably fewer than 100 copies printed. $9500.

“HE WAS A GOOD LITTLE MONKEY—BUT HE WAS VERY CURIOUS”

REY, H.A. Curious George Takes a Job. Boston, 1947. First edition of this second installment in the Curious George series, chronicling Curious George's attempts at finding (and keeping) a job without his curiosity getting him into trouble. $9000.

"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.

SIGNED BY JACKIE ROBINSON

(ROBINSON, Jackie) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE. Program signed [Spingarn Medal award ceremony]. New York, 1956.

Original 1956 program from the awarding of the NAACP's prestigious Spingarn Medal, "awarded annually for the highest achievement of an American Negro," signed on the front cover by that year's recipient Jackie Robinson in blue ink. Also signed by television personality and presenter of the award Ed Sullivan, boxer Floyd Patterson, activist and NAACP Executive Secretary Roy Wilkins, and two other attendees. $8500.

“WHAT IS PORNOGRAPHY TO ONE MAN IS THE LAUGHTER OF GENIUS TO ANOTHER”

LAWRENCE, D.H. Lady Chatterley's Lover. Florence, 1928.

First edition of this controversial and oft-banned novel, number 45 of only 1000 copies signed by Lawrence. $8500.

"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 Mr. H.E. Doolittle with my compliments and Christmas Greetings. A.G. Spalding. Point Loma Calif., Dec. 25, 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.

RARE SIGNED COPY OF FROST’S A BOY’S WILL

FROST, Robert. Boy's Will. London, 1913 [1923].

Fine first edition, second issue, Crane binding D, of Frost’s first publication, inscribed on the title page, "Dust of Snow. The way a crow / Shook down on me / The dust of snow / From a hemlock tree / Has given my heart / A change of mood / And saved some part Of a day I rued. Robert Frost 1914. For Ruth Lentz." $8200.

“SETS THE STANDARD AND THE LIMITS OF LITERATURE”

SHAKESPEARE. Works. Cambridge and London, 1863-66. Nine volumes.

First edition set of the “Cambridge Shakespeare,” extra-illustrated with over 250 plates (many of which are hand-colored) of views and scenes and actors and actresses, very handsomely bound by Bayntun. $7800.

HANDSOME ILLUSTRATED OCTAVO SET OF THE THREE VOYAGES OF CAPTAIN COOK

COOK, James. The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook. London, 1821. Seven volumes.

Early octavo edition of Captain Cook's complete voyages, with frontispiece portrait by George Dance, folding map of the world showing the courses of Cook’s travels, and 24 aquatint plates, beautifully bound. $7800.

THE ASCENT OF EVEREST,SIGNED BY SIR EDMUND HILLARY AND 43 OTHER “EVERESTERS”

HUNT, John. Ascent of Everest. London, 1953. First edition, signed by Sir Edmund Hillary and 43 other Everest climbers on the half title, dedication and title pages. With eight color photographic plates, 48 half-tone plates and a number of in-text illustrations after pen-and-ink sketches. $7500.

INSCRIBED BY SEUSS

SEUSS, Dr. Fox in Socks. New York, 1965. First edition of Seuss' series of tremendous tongue-twisters for ready readers, inscribed by him, "for JOE with Best Wishes from Dr. Seuss." $7500.

JEFF KINNEY'S POPULAR DIARY OF A WIMPY KID SERIES, SIGNED BY HIM IN ALL NINE BOOKS

KINNEY, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series). New York, 2007-13. Nine volumes.

First editions of the first eight titles as well as the "Do-It-Yourself" volume of the wildly successful Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, each book boldly signed or inscribed by the author-illustrator, Jeff Kinney. $6500.

ONE OF ONLY 525 COPIES ILLUSTRATED AND SIGNED BY RACKHAM

(RACKHAM, Arthur) ANDERSEN, Hans Christian. Fairy Tales. London, 1932.

Signed limited first edition of this classic fairy tale collection, number 11 of only 525 copies signed by Rackham, illustrated with 12 full-page color plates and 59 delightful in-text line cuts by him. A beautiful copy. $6500.

SIGNED BY 53 YANKEES INCLUDING MICKEY MANTLE, DON LARSEN, WHITEY FORD AND YOGI BERRA

FORKER, Don. Sweet Seasons. Dallas, Texas, 1990.

First edition of this history of the Yankees from 1955-64—an incredible span of ten seasons during which they played in the World Series nine times, winning the championship four times (1956, 1958, 1961, 1962)—with 16 pages of photographic images, signed by 53 players from those great Yankee teams including Mickey Mantle, Don Larsen, Bill "Moose" Skowron, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Enos Slaughter, Bobby Shantz, Tommy Byrne, Hank Bauer, Charlie Silvera, Andy Carey, Frank Crosetti, manager Ralph Houk, and many others. $6500.

INSCRIBED BY RALPH ELLISON

ELLISON, Ralph. Invisible Man. New York, 1952.

First edition, third printing of Ralph Ellison’s great American novel, inscribed by Ellison on the half title: "For Richard Swanston, whose grandfather Thomas Talley is responsible for some of the insights that appear herein. Sincerely, Ralph Ellison." $6000.

“ONE OF THE MOST TERRIBLE JOURNEYS ON RECORD”

FRANKLIN, John. Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea. London, 1823.

First edition of Franklin's first overland Arctic expedition, illustrated with 30 engraved plates—11 hand-colored—along with four large folding maps. "A classic book of Arctic hardship" (Stam & Stam 3.1). $6000.

"THE WORLD IS SO MALICIOUS, THAT IF WE TAKE NOT HEEDE TO PREPARE AGAINST HIS WRINCHES, IT WILL OVERTHROW US TO OUR GREATER LOSSE AND HURTE"

(BOURCHIER, John) AURELIUS, Marcus. Golden Booke of Marcus Aurelius. London, 1586.

Later edition of Bourchier's translation of Antonio de Guevara's Libro aureo, his collection of incidents and letters from the life of Marcus Aurelius, one of the most widely read and translated books of the 16th century. $6000.

“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.

“THE ECSTASY AND ESSENCE OF THE DANCE”

BRODOVITCH, Alexey. Ballet. New York, 1945.

First edition, an exceptionally scarce “photobook legend,” Brodovitch’s first and only authored work, one of only 500 copies, featuring 104 dynamic black-and-white photogravure plates with “a vibrancy and fluidity that perfectly captures the motion of dance” (Parr & Badger), in fragile original French wraps. $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.

THE CLARENDON AUSTEN, HANDSOMELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED

AUSTEN, Jane. Novels. Oxford, 1932-33. Five volumes.

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

"HOW FAR HIS INFLUENCE HAS EXTENDED IS INCALCULABLE"

MONTAIGNE. Essays of Montaigne. London, 1685-86. Three volumes.

First edition of Cotton's highly regarded English translation of Montaigne's essays, considered "among the masterpieces of translation" (DNB), with frontispiece portrait, in contemporary calf boards. $5500.

FIRST ISSUE OF LITTLE DORRIT, IN ORIGINAL PARTS

DICKENS, Charles. Little Dorrit. London, December 1855-June 1857. Twenty parts in nineteen.

First edition, first issue, in the original serialized parts, with cover design and illustrations by Hablot Knight Browne. $5200.

"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.

SIGNED BY SIR EDMUND HILLARY AND EXPEDITION MEMBERS GEORGE LOWE AND CHARLES EVANS

(HILLARY, Edmund) HUNT, John. The Conquest of Everest. New York, 1954.

First American edition of the official account of the first summit of Mount Everest, signed on the front free endpaper by Edmund Hillary and expedition members George Lowe and Charles Evans, and with a commemorative postcard signed by Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay and author John Hunt laid in. With eight color photographic plates, 48 half-tone plates and a number of in-text illustrations after pen-and-ink sketches. $4900.

AMONG THE EARLIEST HISTORIES OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ALFRED SPINK

SPINK, Alfred H. The National Game. St. Louis, 1910.

First edition of one of the earliest comprehensive histories of professional baseball, written by a man "familiar with all its curves and tangents," inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf: "To R. J. Stirk, with the very kindest and best wishes of the author, A.H. Spink. Chicago, Feb. 15, 1921." $4800.

“INSIGHT SUCH AS THIS FALLS TO ONE’S LOT BUT ONCE IN A LIFETIME”

FREUD, Sigmund. Interpretation of Dreams. New York, 1913. First edition in English of arguably the greatest book in the history of psychoanalysis. $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.

INSCRIBED BY CHARLES ADDAMS TO DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR. WITH A DRAWING OF UNCLE FESTER

ADDAMS, Charles. Creature Comforts. New York, 1981.

First edition, first printing, of this collection of Addams’ cartoons, inscribed to actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and his wife, with a pen-and-ink drawing to the fly-leaf depicting Addams’ famed character Uncle Fester flashing himself under a rain coat; appearing as a tattoo on Uncle Fester’s chest is the inscription, “To Marydee [in red ink] and Douglas [in green ink] with Love [in blue ink] Chas Addams 82 [in black ink].” Uncle Fester wears boxer shorts striped in a bright red and green. $4700.

SIGNED BY 42 FAMOUS LATINO BASEBALL PLAYERS INCLUDING HALL OF FAMERS ROBERTO ALOMAR AND EDGAR MARTINEZ

(BASEBALL). Magazine yearbook signed ["Hispanics in the Major Leagues"]. New York, 1993.

First edition of this bilingual yearbook celebrating Latinos in baseball as of 1993, signed by 42 players including Hall of Famers Roberto Alomar and Edgar Martinez, as well as baseball luminaries Sandy Alomar, Moises Alou, John Candelaria, Julio Franco, Dave Martinez, Rafael Palmiero, Tony Pena, and Ruben Sierra. $4500.

"THAT MOST BEAUTIFUL AND COMPREHENSIBLE OF ALL KANT'S IMPORTANT WRITINGS, WHICH IS FAR TOO LITTLE READ" (SCHOPENHAUER)

KANT, Immanuel. Prolegomena. Riga, 1783.

First edition, first issue of Kant's important clarification and distillation of the arguments first put forth two years earlier in his groundbreaking Critique of Pure Reason. $4500.

“DICKENS’ IMAGINATION SIMPLY POURS INTO EVERYTHING HE WRITES”

DICKENS, Charles. Child's History of England. London, 1852-54. Three volumes.

First edition, first state, of Dickens's history of England for children, with frontispieces by F.W. Topham, beautifully bound by Alfred Matthews. $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.

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.

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.

SIGNED BY PAUL NEWMAN IN HIS SECOND BROADWAY ROLE, ALONGSIDE KARL MALDEN AND OTHER CAST MEMBERS OF THE DESPERATE HOURS

(NEWMAN, Paul) (MALDEN, Karl) HAYES, Joseph. The Desperate Hours. New York, 1955.

First edition of a rare association copy of Hayes' drama that premiered on Broadway on February 10, 1955, signed on the dedication page by Paul Newman, Karl Malden and fellow original cast members, Judson Pratt, Nancy Coleman, Malcolm Brodrick, Patricia Peardon, George Grizzard, George Mathews, Fred Eisley, Wyrley Birch, Rusty Lane and Mary Orr, along with signatures of co-producer Howard Erskine and production personnel Howard Whitfield, William Weaver, Joe Bishop, Marian Byram (on the cast page), and actors Gene Blakely and Frank Overton. This is Birch's copy, with his ownership signature; also with publisher's laid-in presentation card printed, "With the compliments of Bennett Cerf." $4500.

FIRST EDITIONS OF CHURCHILL'S WAR SPEECHES, HANDSOMELY BOUND

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

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

"GIVE ME LIBERTY TO KNOW, TO UTTER, TO ARGUE FREELY…"

MILTON, John. Complete Collection. Amsterdam, 1698. Three volumes bound as one.

Expanded second edition of Milton's collected prose works, published only one year after the first edition. $4000.

"WHAT IS LOVE?… IT IS THE MORNING AND THE EVENING STAR": FIRST EDITION OF ELMER GANTRY

LEWIS, Sinclair. Elmer Gantry. New York, 1927.

First edition, very scarce first issue of the controversial bestseller by Nobel laureate Sinclair Lewis, whose works "changed the shape of American culture" (New York Times), in original dust jacket. $4000.

“SOME SAY THE WORLD WILL END IN FIRE”

FROST, Robert. North of Boston. New York, (1926).

Later printing of Frost’s second published book, signed and inscribed by him with a line from his poem "Fire and Ice": "Some say the world will end in fire. Robert Frost." $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.

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.

MILTON FRIEDMAN’S ECONOMICS MASTERPIECE

FRIEDMAN, Milton. Theory of the Consumption Function. Princeton, 1957.

First edition of Friedman's groundbreaking econometrics work, believed by many to be his finest. $3800.

"LISTEN: BILLY PILGRIM HAS COME UNSTUCK IN TIME": FIRST EDITION OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE

VONNEGUT, Kurt. Slaughterhouse-Five. New York, 1969.

First edition of Vonnegut's masterpiece—his "most powerful novel"—a modern classic of time travel, metaphysics and the morality, or lack thereof, of war. $3800.

“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.

"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.

INSCRIBED BY CHARLES ADDAMS WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING SIGNED AND DATED BY HIM

ADDAMS, Charles. Favorite Haunts. New York, 1976.

First edition of this wonderful collection of Addams’ cartoons, inscribed by him, “For Pat and Charles with all best” above his large original drawing, signed by him and dated 1978, showing Wednesday Addams, daughter in the Addams Family cartoons, lying on her side with a pensive look on her face and a thought bubble leading to the printed Simon and Schuster logo—as if the logo’s figure is the man of her dreams, with 94 full-page cartoons (including color endpapers). $3500.

"A HALLOWEEN VERSION OF NORMAN ROCKWELL AND GRANT WOOD"

ADDAMS, Charles. Homebodies. New York, 1954.

First edition, second printing, of Addams' fourth collection of cartoons, inscribed to one of his editors, "For Bill Gebert, with best regards and appreciation for the headaches of production in making these collections Chas Addams, New York, 1954." Beneath the inscription is an original drawing of Wednesday Addams and a two-headed cat. Gebert was an editor at The New Yorker. $3500.

"THE MORNING STAR ALWAYS GETS WONDERFUL BRIGHT THE MINUTE BEFORE IT HAS TO GO"

WILDER, Thornton. Our Town. New York, (1938).

First edition of Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, his "most successful and enduring work." $3500.

“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.

FASHIONS OF THE AGES, SPLENDIDLY ILLUSTRATED IN POCHOIR BY GEORGE BARBIER

BARBIER, George. Falbalas & Fanfreluches. Paris, 1924.

First edition of this lovely almanac, one of only 600 copies, with vignette title page and 12 plates brightly hand-colored in pochoir watercolor by Barbier, in original illustrated wrappers and glassine. $3500.

“THERE CERTAINLY MEN WOULD LIVE FOREVER, AND LAUGH AT DEATH AND THE GRAVE”

THOREAU, Henry David. Maine Woods. Boston, 1864.

First edition of Thoreau’s acclaimed account of his ascent of Mount Katahdin and related writings, in original cloth. $3300.

"ONE OF THE FINE BOOKS IN THE GOLF LIBRARY"

DARWIN, Bernard. The Golf Courses of the British Isles. London, 1910.

First edition of this golf classic, with 64 fine plates (48 in color) after original watercolors by Harry Rountree depicting renowned Scottish, English and Irish courses. $3200.

"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.

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.

“CHURCHILL’S LAST GREAT WORK”

CHURCHILL, Winston. 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 by Bayntun Riviere. $3200.

“MAYBE CHRISTMAS… PERHAPS… MEANS A LITTLE BIT MORE!”

SEUSS, Dr. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! New York, 1957.

First edition of Seuss' heartwarming celebration of true holiday spirit, in bright original dust jacket. $3000.

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

FLEMING, Ian. The 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 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.

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.

“NO MONKEY IS AS CURIOUS AS GEORGE”

REY, H.A. Curious George Flies a Kite. Boston, 1958. First edition of the fifth Curious George title. $2800.

"FATHER OF THE ATOMIC BOMB"

(OPPENHEIMER, J. Robert) . In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Washington, D.C. 1954. Two volumes.

First edition of the Atomic Energy Commission publication of the transcript of the Gray Board hearing on Oppenheimer's security clearing, along with the supporting "Texts and Principal Documents," containing select and still controversial 1954 documents and correspondence in the AEC decision to strip Oppenheimer’s security clearance—a "black mark" on America." $2800.

"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.

LOVELY SENDAK-ILLUSTRATED POSTER FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET'S WORLD PREMIERE OF THE NUTCRACKER, 1983, INSCRIBED BY SENDAK FOR PRESENTATION

SENDAK, Maurice. Poster inscribed ["Nutcracker"]. Seattle, 1983.

Beautiful poster, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, advertising the Pacific Northwest Ballet's 1983 world premiere of the Nutcracker, featuring sets and costumes by Maurice Sendak, inscribed at the bottom of the image for presentation to a close friend and neighbor: "For Mike—with complete pleasure!—Maurice Sendak Jul '84." $2700.

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.

FIRST EDITION OF LORNA DOONE, HANDSOMELY BOUND

BLACKMORE, Richard D. Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor. London, 1869. Three volumes.

First edition of Blackmore's classic romantic novel of legendary Devonshire, handsomely bound. "Combining romance, adventure, and idyll, Lorna Doone has been continuously in print since its publication" (ONDB). $2500.

WONDERFULLY INSCRIBED WITH ORIGINAL CARTOONS BY FOUR OF THE FEATURED CARTOONISTS

(BOOTH, George) (GROSS, S.) (MARTIN, Henry) (MICHAUD, Roland) (MYERS, Lou) (TANNENBERG, Marvin) (WOODMAN, Bill) FISHER, Edwin, GERBERG, Mort and WOLIN, Ron, eds. Art in Cartooning. New York, 1975.

First edition of this celebration of American cartooning, seldom found inscribed with original sketches by its contributors. This copy boasts large, whimsical original art by notable magazine cartoonists Jack Ziegler, Gahan Wilson, Sam Gross and Bill Woodman. $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.

SIGNED BY ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

ROOSEVELT, Eleanor. This Is My Story. New York and London, 1937.

Signed limited large-paper first edition, number 155 of only 258 copies signed by Eleanor Roosevelt (of which only 250 copies were for sale), with over 40 illustrations. $2400.

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.

LOVELY 15TH-CENTURY ILLUMINATED CALENDAR LEAF FROM A FRENCH BOOK OF HOURS

(ILLUMINATED LEAF). Illuminated Leaf from a Book of Hours. France, circa 1450-1500.

Lovely illuminated calendar leaf from a French Book of Hours, circa 1450-1500, featuring a two-line initial in gold and an elaborate right border. $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.

“THE BEST BOOK THAT HAS EVER BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT CAPE COD”

THOREAU, Henry David. Cape Cod. Boston, 1865.

First edition, in original cloth. $2200.

SIGNED BY KEN BABBS AND KEN KESEY

KESEY, Ken with BABBS, Ken. Last Go Round. New York, 1994.

First edition of Kesey's last novel, boldly signed in colored ink by both him and Ken Babbs. Together with an undated prospectus for Kesey's unpublished and unproduced screenplay for this story, begun a decade prior to the novel's publication. $2200.

"A SONNET IS A MOMENT'S MONUMENT"

ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel. The Poems of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. London, 1904. Two volumes.

Illustrated collected edition of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's passionate poetry, including his beautiful love story "The Blesssed Damozel" and his acclaimed romantic sonnet sequence, "The House of Life," with 20 lovely photogravures after Rossetti's own drawings and paintings, beautifully bound in full morocco-gilt by Riviere & Son. $2200.

INSCRIBED BY STEPHEN KING

KING, Stephen. The Tommyknockers. New York, 1987.

First trade edition of the novel considered "King at his best," inscribed by him on the title page, "For Pat—With best wishes, Stephen King, 6/8/95." $2200.

CHURCHILL’S MY AFRICAN JOURNEY, 1908

CHURCHILL, Winston. My African Journey. London, 1908.

First edition of this early Churchill travelogue, with three full-page maps and over 60 photographs, many taken by Churchill, with original cloth front panel bound in at rear, handsomely bound. $2000.

FIRST EDITION OF THOREAU’S EXCURSIONS

THOREAU, Henry David. Excursions. Boston, 1863. First edition, in original cloth with steel-engraved frontispiece portrait. $2000.

“THE TRUE-LIFE ADVENTURE STORY OF HIS SUCCESSFUL ESCAPADE”

CHURCHILL, Winston. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria. London, 1900.

First edition of Churchill’s fourth book, with three folding maps (one printed in color). $2000.

“THE CIRCUS MCGURKUS! THE WORLD’S GREATEST SHOW ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH, OR WHEREVER YOU GO!”

SEUSS, Dr. If I Ran the Circus. New York, 1956.

First edition of this rhyming narrative about comically large aspirations for starting a circus. $2000.

CHIPPENDALE, HEPPLEWHITE, AND SHERATON’S GREAT FURNITURE WORKS,LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED WITH MORE THAN 900 ILLUSTRATIONS

CHIPPENDALE, Thomas. The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director. New York, 1938-46. Three volumes.

Modern facsimile editions of the great works by the three preeminent furniture designers, with over 920 plates of their designs and photographs of pieces exemplifying their respective styles. With an autograph presentation in one volume from the publisher to the editor, "To my friend Walter Rendell Storey, whose cooperation has made the publishing of this book possible. With best wishes, Sandy." $1850.

INSCRIBED BY LARRY MCMURTRY

MCMURTRY, Larry. Terms of Endearment. New York, 1975.

First edition of McMurtry’s popular novel, boldly inscribed by him to rare book dealer Roswitha Mott, "For Roswitha my favorite. Larry McMurtry." $1850.

FIRST EDITION OF CHURCHILL’S IAN HAMILTON’S MARCH, 1900

CHURCHILL, Winston. Ian Hamilton's March. London, 1900.

First edition of Churchill's fifth book, a continuation of his coverage of the Boer War, in original cloth. $1800.

PROMISE, ME, DAD, SIGNED BY PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN

BIDEN, Joe. Promise Me, Dad. New York, 2017.

First edition of President Biden's moving account of his son's battle with brain cancer, signed by President Biden on publisher's tipped-in leaf, a fine copy. $1800.

"ENTHRALLING… JOURNALISM AT ITS BEST"

CHURCHILL, Winston. Step By Step: 1936-1939. London, 1939.

First edition of this collection of Churchill's newspaper coverage of the events leading up to the Second World War, with one folding map, handsomely bound. $1700.

YACHTING FOLIO

KUNHARDT, C. P. Small Yachts. New York, 1887.

Second edition of this handsome nineteenth-century yachting folio, covering design, building, rigging, and sailing, with 63 striking folio plates, many folding. $1700.

“ENTHRALLING… JOURNALISM AT ITS BEST”

CHURCHILL, Winston. Step By Step: 1936-1939. London, 1939.

First edition of this collection of Churchill’s newspaper coverage of the events leading up to the Second World War, with folding map at rear, in original cloth and with scarce original dust jacket. $1650.

WITH EIGHT LOVELY COLOR PLATES BY GEORGES LEPAPE

(LEPAPE, Georges, illustrator) BLAIZOT, Pierre. Parfums et Parfumeurs. Paris, 1946.

Limited first edition, number 309 of 500 copies on Vélin de Rives paper, with eight lovely color plates by Georges Lepape. $1600.

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.

“ANNIE, YOU’RE A WONDER… THE BEST TROUPER ANY CIRCUS EVER HAD!”

GRAY, Harold. Pop-Up Little Orphan Annie. Chicago, 1935.

First edition, with numerous in-text black-and-white illustrations and three two-page color “pop-ups” (two of which serve as endpapers) in excellent, working condition. $1500.

“STICK ’EM UP, BORIS ARSON AND YOU RATS—STICK ’EM UP!”

GOULD, Chester. The Pop-Up Dick Tracy. Chicago, 1935.

First edition of this pop-up book based on the classic comic, with numerous in-text black-and-white illustrations and three color pop-up illustrations. $1500.

"A NAKED ARM SMELLING OF CHANEL NO. 5 SNAKED ROUND HIS NECK…"

FLEMING, Ian. The Man With the Golden Gun. London, 1965.

First edition of Fleming's final Bond novel, published the year after the author's death, in which 007 travels to Fleming's beloved Jamaica to neutralize the assassin of the book's title. $1500.

"IF YOU HAVEN'T READ BUTLER, YOU DON'T YET UNDERSTAND HOW RICH THE POSSIBILITIES OF SCIENCE FICTION CAN BE" (MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION)

BUTLER, Octavia. Blood Child. New York and London, 1995.

First edition of this collection of short stories, signed on the title page by Octavia Butler. $1400.

"IN OTHER WORDS, A COT BEFORE THE HORSE"

MARX, Groucho. Beds. New York, 1930.

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

"ABOUT A FEW PROMINENT MEN—GREAT, EVIL, STUPID, SILLY, WISE"

CHURCHILL, Winston. Great Contemporaries. London, 1937.

First edition of this collection of biographical sketches of some of the most influential men of the 20th century, illustrated with 21 photographic portraits, handsomely bound. $1250.

"WHEN IT CAME TO HAWKEYE PIERCE THERE WAS A GREAT DIVERGENCE OF OPINION"

HOOKER, Richard [i.e., HORNBERGER, H. Richard and HEINZ, W.C.]. MASH. New York, 1968.

First edition of this comedic account of surgery and shenanigans during the Korean War, the basis for Robert Altman’s acclaimed film and the subsequent, phenomenally popular television series. $1250.

"CHURCHILL SEEMS ALWAYS A HAPPY YOUNG WARRIOR ENJOYING HIMSELF AND SURE OF HIS CONVICTIONS"

CHURCHILL, Winston. Thoughts and Adventures. London, 1932.

First edition of this collection of essays, with photographic frontispiece portrait, illustrated with seven political cartoons, handsomely bound. $1200.

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.

"HAPPY ARE THE PAINTERS"

CHURCHILL, Winston. Painting as a Pastime. London, 1948.

First edition of Churchill's reflections on painting, with 18 beautiful color reproductions of his work and a frontispiece portrait showing Churchill at his easel. $1200.

“CHURCHILL’S LAST GREAT WORK”

CHURCHILL, Winston. 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, in the original dust jackets. $1200.

WILLY POGANY'S RUBAIYAT, FINELY ILLUSTRATED AND BOUND

(POGANY, Willy) KHAYYAM, Omar. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Philadelphia, 1942.

Later edition to be illustrated by Willy Pogany, with 20 full-page black-and-white plates, decorative initials, calligraphy and page borders by Pogany. $1100.

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.

“TO TRADE IN PERFUME IS TO BELONG TO ROMANCE”

LE GALLIENNE, Richard. The Romance of Perfume. New York and Paris, 1928.

First edition of this beautiful color-illustrated volume on perfume, with a laid-in pamphlet advertising Richard Hudnut’s Paris perfumery. $950.

“TO TRADE IN PERFUME IS TO BELONG TO ROMANCE”

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

SIGNED BY 15 GIANTS, TEN ON THE 1986-87 SUPER BOWL XXI-WINNING TEAM

WHITTINGHAM, Richard. The Giants. New York, 1987.

First edition of this richly illustrated history of the New York Giants, from their first days at the Polo Grounds through their dramatic win in Super Bowl XXI, signed by 15 players—10 of whom played on that championship team. $950.

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

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

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

"LIFE IS ALL A VARIORUM, WE REGARD NOT HOW IT GOES; LET THEM CANT ABOUT DECORUM WHO HAVE CHARACTERS TO LOSE"

BURNS, Robert. Poetical Works. London, 1879. Two volumes.

Limited edition of the poems of Burns, one of 500 copies, with two frontispiece plates, very attractively bound. $950.

“GLORIOUSLY WITTY AND POLISHED”

SPARK, Muriel. Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. London, 1961.

First edition of Muriel Spark’s eighth and best-loved novel, basis of the Oscar-winning movie starring Maggie Smith, in original dust jacket. $850.

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.

A MASTERPIECE ON LOVE

(NOGUÈRES, Vincent-Lucien) SA'DI SHIRAZI, Muslih-uddin. (TOUSSAINT, Franz, translator). Jardin des Roses. Paris, 1959.

Limited edition of Franz Toussaint’s translation of Sa’di’s masterpiece on love, number 1118 of 1500 copies, with decorative title page and 12 beautiful full-page color illustrations in the Persian style by Vincent-Lucien Noguères, printed by a special process using progressively degenerating blocks and luminous gold developed by Raymond Jacquet. $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.

SIGNED BY YANKEES DON LARSEN, ROBINSON CANO, AND CHIEN-MING WANG

(BASEBALL). Magazine signed. New York, 2003.

First edition of Part 8 of the New York Post's series "The Yankees Century," signed on the front wrapper by Don Larsen, Robinson Cano, and Chien-Ming Wang. $800.

"AND ALL THIS BECAUSE OF A MAN CALLED BOND…"

FLEMING, Ian. Octopussy and The Living Daylights. London, 1966.

First edition of the James Bond short stories "Octopussy" and "The Living Daylights." $750.

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.

“THE LAST ORIGINAL BASEBALL SEASON”

DIMAGGIO, Dom and GILBERT, Bill. Real Grass, Real Heroes. New York, 1990.

First edition of this first-hand account of this “unique season” (Ted Williams), with 16 pages of photographs, signed on the half title by Ted Williams, Dom DiMaggio, and Bill Gilbert. $600.

"I FIND THAT THIS SMALL BOX PLEASES ME MOST"

TAZEWELL, Charles. Littlest Angel. Chicago, 1946.

First edition of this beloved Christmas classic, illustrated by Katherine Evans. $350.