"NEVER IN AMERICAN HISTORY HAD A GROUP SEIZED THE STREETS, THE SQUARES, THE SACROSANCT BUSINESS THOROUGHFARES AND THE MARBLED HALL OF GOVERNMENT TO PROTEST AND PROCLAIM THE UNENDURABILITY OF THEIR OPPRESSION"

KING Jr., Martin Luther. Why We Can't Wait. New York, Evanston, and London, 1964.

First edition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s eloquent and impassioned defense of what he deemed “the Negro revolution," inscribed by him on the front free endpaper, "Best Wishes, Martin Luther King." $21,000.

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

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

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

DELUXE FIRST EDITION OF GEORGIA O’KEEFFE, ONE OF ONLY 200 COPIES SIGNED BY HER

O'KEEFFE, Georgia. Georgia O'Keeffe. New York, (1976).

Deluxe signed limited first edition, number 173 of only 200 copies signed by O’Keeffe, of this superbly illustrated collection of paintings by O’Keeffe. With an additional suite of 16 color plates, issued only with this deluxe edition. $7500.

"IT FALLS NATURALLY TO ME TO PUT THE STORY UPON PAPER"

WELLS, H.G. Tales of the Unexpected. London, 1922.

First edition of this collection of 15 short stories of the supernatural, science fiction and mystery, in scarce original dust jacket. $6200.

“HE SHOWED ALL HIS POWERS”

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

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

LOVELY EARLY TAUCHNITZ EDITION OF THE NOVELS OF THE BRONTE SISTERS, BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY ZAEHNSDORF

BRONTE, Charlotte, Emily and Anne. The Novels. Leipzig, 1849-57 [but actually circa 1860-80]. Nine volumes.

Early Continental "Tauchnitz" editions of the novels of the Brontë sisters, printed under the Brontës' pseudonyms of Currier, Ellis, and Acton Bell as part of the German publisher's "Collection of British Authors" series, handsomely bound in calf-gilt by Zaehnsdorf. $5000.

THE STAR WARS TRILOGY NOVELIZATIONS, SIGNED

(FOSTER, Alan Dean) LUCAS, George. Star Wars. WITH: The Empire Strikes Back. WITH: Return of the Jedi. New York, 1976, 1980, 1983. Three volumes.

True first hardbound edition of the novelization of Star Wars, signed on the title page by ghostwriter Alan Dean Foster, together with book club editions of the novelizations of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, signed on the title pages by authors Donald F. Glut and James Kahn respectively. $4500.

HANDSOME HAND-COLORED LARGE 17TH-CENTURY JOHN SPEED MAP OF "THE INVASIONS OF ENGLAND AND IRELAND"

(IRELAND) (ENGLAND) SPEED, John. The Invasions of England and Ireland. London, 1627.

Very handsome hand-colored 17th-century John Speed map showing the various invasions of England and Ireland, With inset text referring to Ireland, and vignettes showing battles on land and the progress of the Spanish Armada up the English Channel in July 1588, vividly hand-colored in outline and attractively framed. $4500.

"THE GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SPANISH LITERATURE SINCE DON QUIXOTE"

GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel. One Hundred Years of Solitude. New York, 1970.

First edition in English of "one of the preeminent literary achievements of the century," in scarce first-issue dust jacket. $4500.

"WHO IS JOHN GALT?"

RAND, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged. New York, 1957.

First edition of one of the most popular and influential novels of the last 50 years, in original dust jacket. $4000.

SIGNED BY PRESIDENT REAGAN AND BY NANCY REAGAN

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

First trade edition of Reagan's selected speeches, signed and dated ("Oct. 28 — '92") by him and also signed by Nancy Reagan. $4000.

DELUXE SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF SPEAKING MY MIND, SIGNED BY PRESIDENT REAGAN

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

Signed limited first edition of Reagan's selected speeches, number 1746 of 5000 copies signed by President Reagan, in publisher's deluxe morocco-gilt binding. $3200.

SIGNED BY CLARENCE DARROW

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

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

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

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

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

PRESENTATION COPY, SIGNED 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, presentation copy stamped on the half title: "For M/Sgt [Master Sergeant] Robert C. Burlingame, USAF, with best wishes," signed beneath "Dwight D. Eisenhower." $3200.

"HIS STRONGEST ILLUSTRATIONS"

(BEARDSLEY, Aubrey) MALORY, Thomas. The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur. New York

London, 1927.

Limited third and best edition, American issue, of Beardsley's magnificently illustrated Morte D'Arthur, one of 1600 copies, with 20 superb full-page illustrations and hundreds of ornamental chapter headings and decorative frames by Beardsley. A beautiful copy. $3200.

INSCRIBED BY STEPHEN KING

KING, Stephen and STRAUB, Peter. Talisman. New York, 1984.

First trade edition of this collaborative work, inscribed on the title page by one of the authors, "For Matt Bombeck—Best wishes from Erma's mom—and Erma—and me— Stephen King 11/17/84." $2800.

"NOT LIKELY TO LOSE ITS IMPORTANCE"

(PLATO) GROTE, George. Plato. London, 1865. Three volumes.

First edition of Grote's significant study of the Platonic canon, with frontispiece portrait of Grote, handsomely bound in full tree calf-gilt. $2800.

"OH MISERY , HORRIBLE TO HUMAN SIGHT, MOST HORRIBLE OF ALL THAT E'ER THESE EYES BEHELD!"

(POTTER, Robert, trans.) SOPHOCLES. Tragedies of Sophocles. London, 1788.

First edition of this translation of Sophocles into English by Robert Potter, esteemed for his translations of Greek tragedies, in contemporary calf boards. $2800.

“OUR REIGN IN INDIA OR ANYWHERE ELSE HAS NEVER STOOD ON THE BASIS OF PHYSICAL FORCE ALONE”

CHURCHILL, Winston. India. London, (1931).

First edition in book form of this volume of ten Churchill speeches on the issue of the emancipation of India, in scarce original wrappers. $2750.

SUPERB ILLUSTRATED FIRST EDITION OF FORSTER'S LIFE OF DICKENS

(DICKENS, Charles) FORSTER, John. The Life of Charles Dickens. London, 1872-74. Three volumes.

First edition of Forster's Life of Dickens with 17 full-page engravings of the artist and his surroundings. Very handsomely bound in full morocco-gilt, with original cloth covers and spines bound in at the rear of each volume. $2000.

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

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

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

"A CLASSIC CIVIL WAR AUTOBIOGRAPHY"

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

First edition of the memoirs of one of the most recognized figures in American military history, illustrated with numerous steel engravings, facsimiles, and 43 maps. $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.

INSCRIBED BY MAYA ANGELOU

ANGELOU, Maya. Gather Together in My Name. New York, 1974.

First edition of the eloquent second book in Angelou's autobiographical series begun with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, a lovely copy inscribed by her, "Joy! Maya Angelou 11/10/2000." $1600.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"INVALUABLE BOTH TO ACCOMPLISHED COOKS AND BEGINNERS"

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

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

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

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

SIGNED BY ANSEL ADAMS

ADAMS, Ansel. Yosemite and the Range of Light. Boston, 1980.

First edition, third printing, one of a “special edition prepared for Time/Life Books subscribers,” signed by Adams on a tipped-in label printed “Carmel, California, 1980,” with 116 striking black-and-white photogravures, in original dust jacket. $850.