“A BOOK OF THE GREATEST RARITY”

(CONTINENTAL CONGRESS). Journal of the Proceedings of the Congress. Philadelphia, 1774. First edition, first issue, of the first official journal of the Continental Congress, one of the earliest publications of the American government, “a book of the greatest rarity.” Also presenting for the first time an attempt to design a seal to “represent emblematically a united nation” in America. An excellent copy in contemporary calf with half title. $65,000.

“THE BIBLE OF CHRISTMAS”

DICKENS, Charles. Christmas Books. London, 1843-48. Together, five volumes.

First editions of all five of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books—chief among them a first issue of his immortal Christmas Carol, the veritable "Bible of Christmas"—illustrated with 63 engravings, four in color, by Leech, Maclise, Stanfield, Doyle and Landseer, all books in the original gilt-decorated cloth, including a particularly beautiful Christmas Carol. $65,000.

"AN ENTIRE HISTORY WAS YET TO BE TOLD"

DU BOIS, W.E. Burghardt. Black Reconstruction. New York, 1935.

First edition of Du Bois "monumental" epic history that fundamentally altered views of the Reconstruction and helped spark "the long attempt to rescue black history in America," inscribed by him on the front free endpaper within months of publication: "Very sincerely, W.E.B. Du Bois, Oct 1, 1935." $39,000.

"ONE OF THE GREAT AMERICAN STATE PAPERS, 'THE MAGNA CARTA OF INDUSTRIAL AMERICA'"

HAMILTON, Alexander. Report on the Subject of Manufactures. Dublin, 1792.

The rare second edition of Hamilton's famous report urging Congress to promote manufacturing, "one of the great American state papers, 'the Magna Carta of industrial America'" (Howes). This was Hamilton's most innovative report, "a remarkably modern economic vision based on investment, industry, and expanded commerce." $37,000.

FIRST EDITION OF TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

LEE, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. Philadelphia and New York, 1960.

First edition, first printing, of Harper Lee’s masterpiece, in rare first-issue dust jacket. $35,000.

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

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

First edition, first issue, of "the most praised and most condemned 19th-century American work of fiction" (Legacies of Genius, 47), with 174 illustrations by Edward Kemble. A beautiful copy. $32,000.

WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JFK AS PRESIDENT AND SIGNED BY JACKIE

(KENNEDY, John F.) (KENNEDY, Jacqueline). The White House: An Historic Guide. Washington, 1962.

Limited second edition of this guide to the White House, the second of two limited editions, number 38a of only 75 presentation copies specially bound in full morocco with the recipient's initials stamped in gilt on the front cover, warmly inscribed on the limitation page by President Kennedy to his close military aide, USAF General Godfrey McHugh: "For Godfrey McHugh, with warm personal regards, John Kennedy… Christmas 1962" and signed beneath his signature by the First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. $29,000.

FIRST EDITIONS OF THE WORKS OF STERNE,WITH FULL FIRST EDITION TRISTRAM SHANDY THRICE SIGNED,UNIFORMLY AND BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY RIVIERE

STERNE, Laurence. Works. London, 1760-1775. Twenty-one volumes in all. First editions of the principal works and letters of Sterne, with three volumes of Tristram Shandy signed by Sterne as is called for in first edition copies. Beautifully bound in full mottled calf gilt by Riviere and Son. A splendid first edition collection. $28,000.

"THE BOOK COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BETTER AND YOU HAVE CERTAINLY DONE A WONDERFUL JOB—AND I KNOW DAD WAS PLEASED"

KENNEDY, John F. Typed letter signed. WITH: As We Remember Joe. WITH: Publisher's mailing list and supporting materials. The Palace Hotal, San Francisco; and Cambridge, Massachusetts, Undated [1945] / 1945.

Exceptional typed letter by John F. Kennedy to the secretary of the publisher of the moving tribute to Joe Kennedy Jr., As We Remember Joe, noting that JFK was pleased with the book and requesting that it be sent to several people in England, boldly signed. Together with a presentation copy of the book, inscribed by JFK on the front free endpaper in the month of publication: "For Mr. Sherrill, with the greatest appreciation for all of his thoughtfulness, from Jack Kennedy, May 1945." Together with the publisher's typed mailing list and an archive of correspondence and other related materials. $27,500.

"TRULY A LANDMARK IN AMERICAN CULTURE"

McKENNEY, Thomas and HALL, James. History of the Indian Tribes of North America. Philadelphia, 1854. Three volumes.

Second octavo edition of one of the most recognized and desirable American color plate books produced in the 19th century, illustrated with 120 splendid fully hand-colored lithographic plates by J.T. Bowen after Charles Bird King's original oil paintings, "the most colorful portraits of Indians ever executed" (Howes). Handsome in publisher's deluxe morocco. $25,000.

"WHEREVER THEY'S A FIGHT SO HUNGRY PEOPLE CAN EAT, I'LL BE THERE"

STEINBECK, John. Grapes of Wrath. New York, 1939.

First edition, first issue, of Steinbeck's most important novel, his searing masterpiece of moral outrage and "intense humanity," winner of the 1940 Pulitzer Prize. $22,000.

"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.

ACKERMANN'S TWO MASTERFUL PICTURESQUE TOURS, ALONG THE RHINE AND THE SEINE, WITH 48 SUPERB HAND-COLORED FOLIO AQUATINTS, 1820-21

(ACKERMANN, Rudolph) GERNING, Baron Johann Isaac von. Picturesque Tour Along the Rhine… BOUND WITH: Picturesque Tour of the Seine. London, 1820, 1821.

First edition, first issue, of Ackermann's wonderful picturesque tour along the Rhine, beautifully illustrated with 24 hand-colored folio aquatints by Daniel Havell and Thomas Sutherland after paintings by Christian Georg Schutz (and large folding map), bound together with his equally beautiful illustrated tour along the Seine, with hand-colored vignette title page and 24 beautiful folio aquatint views of the river and surrounding countryside after drawings by Augustus Charles Pugin and John Gendall, for a total of 48 very finely and vividly hand-colored aquatint folio views. A lovely copy. $19,500.

“IF WE SHADOWS HAVE OFFENDED”

SHAKESPEARE. A Midsummer Night's Dream. London, 1664.

Nine original leaves from the rare and important Third Folio, containing the complete text of Shakespeare's festive, fantasy-filled comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Splendidly bound in elaborately gilt-decorated period-style morocco. $19,500.

MAGNIFICENT LIMITED EDITION OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT'S D-DAY PRAYER

ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. Lithographic broadside, "D-Day Prayer" Washington, Christmas 1944.

Limited edition of this rare broadside of the “D-Day Prayer,” one of very few—believed to be only 50—exquisitely printed copies issued by President Roosevelt for his close friends, handsomely printed in gothic type with red- blue- and gold ink textual embellishments. $19,000.

“ONE OF THE GREATEST MASTERPIECES OF POLITICAL THEORY”

MONTESQUIEU, [Charles Louis] de Secondat, Baron de. The Spirit of Laws. London, 1750. Two volumes.

First edition in English of Montesquieu's classic De L'Esprit Des Loix, an enormous influence on American and French revolutionary thought, translated by Thomas Nugent and published just two years after the first French edition, beautifully bound in period style morocco gilt. $18,500.

"WITH ALL GOOD WISHES, ALWAYS, FROM HER FRIEND, AND HER FRIEND'S FRIEND"

HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Old Man and the Sea. New York, 1952.

First edition, later printing of Hemingway's classic story of Santiago and his epic battle with the marlin and the sharks, inscribed by him, "To E— S— with all good wishes, always, from her friend, and her friend's friend Ernest Hemingway. La Habana 1953." $18,500.

PARKINSON’S JOURNAL OF COOK’S FIRST VOYAGE TO THE SOUTH SEAS—A FINE, LARGE FIRST EDITION, WITH NUMEROUS COPPER-ENGRAVED PLATES

PARKINSON, Sydney. Journal of a Voyage. London, 1773.

First edition, first issue, of Parkinson's richly illustrated account of Cook's first expedition, a substantial large-paper edition with a frontispiece portrait, map of New Zealand, and 26 copper engraved plates from this landmark Pacific voyage. A handsomely bound wide-margined copy. $18,500.

"MAKE HASTE, O GOD, TO DELIVER ME"

(ILLUMINATED LEAF). Illuminated Leaf from a Book of Hours. Probably Besancon, France, circa 1460.

Lovely and unusually large illuminated leaf from a 15th-century French Book of Hours, featuring a striking miniature depicting the flight of Joseph, Mary and Jesus into Egypt, four lines of text from the Hours of Terce, a three-line initial, and thick borders of flowers, berries, buds, and acanthus leaves. $18,500.

“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.

"RELATIVELY FEW COPIES OF THE 1832-33 PHILADELPHIA EDITIONS ARE KNOWN TO SURVIVE"

AUSTEN, Jane. Sense and Sensibility. Philadelphia, 1833. Two volumes bound in one.

First American edition—an edition of only 1250 copies—of Jane Austen's first novel, on "the twin themes of prudence and benevolence, reason and passion, head and heart, or sense and sensibility," sumptuously bound. $18,000.

“THE FIRST FULL-SCALE HISTORY OF THIS WAR BY AN AMERICAN”

GORDON, William. History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence. London, 1788. Four volumes.

First edition of Gordon’s contemporary 1788 History, a landmark four-volume work by “one of the most impartial and reliable of the numerous historians of the American Revolution” (Sabin), extensively researched with the aid of Jefferson, John Adams and Washington, among others, containing nine engraved folding maps of the United States east of the Mississippi River; Boston; New York Island; the Jerseys; New Hampshire and Vermont; the Carolinas and part of Georgia; Charleston; Virginia, and Yorktown, with scarce "List of Subscribers" including Founding Fathers Washington, Jefferson and John Adams, handsomely bound in contemporary tree calf. $17,500.

FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN’S WONDERFUL STORIES, 1846, WITH FOUR LOVELY HAND-COLORED PLATES

ANDERSEN, Hans Christian. Wonderful Stories for Children. London, 1846.

First edition of the extraordinarily rare first translation into English of Hans Christian Andersen's stories, with four hand-colored plates, in original cloth. $17,000.

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

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

Important and preferred second edition of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Poems, containing the first appearance of her famous love poems to her husband, Sonnets from the Portuguese, which did not appear in the 1844 first edition of Poems. $16,500.

"IT IS MY BUSINESS TO KNOW WHAT OTHER PEOPLE DON'T KNOW"

CONAN DOYLE, Sir Arthur. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. WITH: The Memoirs. London, 1892, 1894. Two volumes.

First editions in book form of these classic stories starring literature's most famous detective, illustrated by Sidney Paget. $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.

“THE FIRST PUBLISHED HISTORY OF A BRITISH COLONY BY A NATIVE OF NORTH AMERICA”

(BEVERLEY, Robert). History of Virginia. London, 1705.

First edition of Jamestown's Robert Beverley's history of Virginia—"after John Smith, the first account of this colony, the first one penned by a native and the best contemporary record of its aboriginal tribes and of the life of its early settlers" (Howes)—wonderfully illustrated with engraved armorial frontispiece and 14 full-page "fine engravings" (Sabin) after Gribelin. $16,000.

JOHN F. KENNEDY'S FIRST BOOK, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY HIM TO HIS GOOD FRIEND AND LONG-TERM NEIGHBOR

KENNEDY, John F. Why England Slept. New York, 1940.

First edition, sixth printing, of John F. Kennedy's first book, issued four months after the first printing, of JFK's striking analysis of Britain's lack of preparation for WWII, inscribed by him on the front free endpaper to his good friend and long-term neighbor Nancy Tenney Lloyd, "To Ten from Ken!" and further inscribed on the rear pastedown, "Ten: It's my hope that this book will interest you—as it is pregnant with significance as are you." $16,000.

RARE COMPLETE "SHOULDER STRAP" SET OF CIVIL WAR MEMOIRS, PUBLISHED BY MARK TWAIN

GRANT, Ulysses S. Shoulder Strap Set. New York, 1885-1892. Ten volumes altogether.

Complete Shoulder Strap set of seven Civil War histories printed by Twain's publishing house in its short-lived but impressive decade of operation, featuring Grant's Memoirs (1885-6), McClellan's Own Story (1887), Crawford's Genesis of the Civil War (1887), Custer's Tenting on the Plains (1889), Hancock's Reminiscences (1887), Sheridan's Personal Memoirs (1888) and Sherman's Memoirs (1890), each volume with the trademark gilt-decorated "shoulder strap" on the spine. $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.

"VULGAR, LICENTIOUS, AND BLASPHEMOUS" AND YET "VERY PURE AND FINE" (COLERIDGE)

(COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor, translator) GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von. Faustus: from the German. London, 1821.

First edition in English of Goethe's Faust, translated by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, in a very handsome contemporary polished calf binding by London bookbinder Charles Murton, with the covers stamped in gilt with a large vignette depicting Faust in his study, in the style of the 27 lovely engravings within by Henry Moses after original etchings by Moritz Retzsch for the German edition. $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.

“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.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORKS EVER WRITTEN ON THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION

STORY, Joseph. Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States. Boston / Cambridge, 1833. Three volumes.

First edition of this influential three-volume treatise, one of the most important works ever written on the American Constitution, second in significance only to The Federalist. $14,000.

"THEY HAVE MUCH LITERARY AND BIOGRAPHICAL IMPORTANCE"

DONNE, John. Letters to Severall Persons of Honour. London, 1651.

First edition, first issue, with engraved frontispiece portrait of Donne by Pieter Lombart, and woodcut initials, in contemporary calf boards. $13,500.

“OH LORD, OPEN THOU MY LIPS AND MY MOUTH SHALL SHEW FORTH THY PRAISE”

(ILLUMINATED LEAF). Illuminated Leaf from a Book of Hours. France, circa 1410.

Exquisite illuminated miniature from a French Book of Hours, circa 1410, featuring an exceptional, gilt-bordered, hand-colored image depicting the Crucifixion, with the text from the Hours of the Cross. $13,500.

BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATED 17TH-CENTURY KING JAMES BIBLE IN ELABORATELY GILT CONTEMPORARY RESTORATION BINDING

BIBLE. Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New. London, 1671, 1669.

Beautiful 1669-71 King James Bible bound with a Book of Common Prayer, with engraved title pages and 185 woodcut engraved plates, including frontispiece portrait of Charles II and four historical plates in the Book of Common Prayer, in a striking elaborately gilt contemporary calf binding. $13,000.

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

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

First edition of this landmark of 20th-century fiction. $12,800.

WARMLY INSCRIBED BY IKE TO "AN OUTSTANDING SOLDIER IN TWO WORLD WARS"

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

Signed limited first edition, number 455 of 1426 copies signed by Eisenhower at the bottom of his D-Day message to Allied troops; this copy additionally inscribed by him on the limitation leaf: "For Brigadier General Frank Coffey—outstanding soldier in two World Wars, with best wishes and lasting regard to him and his wife, Louise, from their devoted friend, Ike Eisenhower." $12,800.

CONTAINING THE FIRST PRINTING OF "WHEN LILACS LAST IN THE DOORYARD BLOOM'D"

WHITMAN, Walt. Drum-Taps. New York and Washington, 1865-6.

First edition, the important and preferred second issue, one of only 1000 copies, with the first appearance of the sequel celebrating Lincoln containing "Lilacs" and "O Captain! My Captain!" $12,500.

"IT IS VERY BEAUTIFUL TO HAVE A BOOK LIKE THIS LAST ONE COME OUT BECAUSE THEN YOU CAN SEE WHO REALLY LIKES WHAT YOU WRITE AND KNOWS WHAT IT IS ABOUT—AND WHO MERELY ACTED AS THOUGH THEY LIKED IT TO BE IN FASHION"

HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Unfinished, unsigned autograph draft of a letter. Piggott, Arkansas, December 25, [1930, 1932, or 1934].

Unfinished, unpublished autograph two-page draft of an unsent and unsigned letter from Hemingway to Fanny Butcher, in which he references the famous lost manuscripts that his first wife Hadley had left in a suitcase stolen after boarding a train to visit him in the early 1920s and discusses writing, criticism and critics: "Now that they have replaced religion with economics as the opium of the people there is an entirely new school of criticism (with new reasons for disliking the same things) but if you can write and will write they can prove you are no good by any system of criticism they invent and it will not hurt your stuff if it is worth anything." $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.

“A TURNING POINT IN HIS CAREER”

(RACKHAM, Arthur) IRVING, Washington. Rip Van Winkle. London, 1905.

Deluxe signed limited first edition, with 51 full-color mounted plates by Rackham, number 137 of only 250 copies signed by Rackham, one of the smallest limitations for a Rackham title and "the first book illustrated wholly by Rackham to be issued in a limited edition" (Riall). One of the most scarce and desirable Rackham titles. $12,000.

“THE MOST RENOWNED PHOTOBOOK OF ALL”

FRANK, Robert. Americans. New York, 1969.

Second American edition of Robert Frank’s influential masterpiece, a work that “forever changed the course of 20th-century photography,” signed by him ("Robert Frank!") on the half title, with 83 full-page photogravures, introduction by Jack Kerouac. $12,000.

"O, GOD, COME TO MY ASSISTANCE!"

(ILLUMINATED LEAF). Illuminated Leaf from a Book of Hours. Likely France, circa 1430.

Lovely illuminated miniature from a French Book of Hours, a beautiful hand-colored image depicting the Presentation in the Temple, with four lines of Latin text from the Hour of None in Gothic script, a three-line initial, a one-line initial, and a line extender, beautifully bordered with flowers, berries, and acanthus leaves. $12,000.

“HERE BEGAN THE HORRID PRACTICEOF FORCING AFRICANS INTO SLAVERY,”WITH FAMOUS FOLDING PLATE OF THE SLAVE-SHIP BROOKES,EXTRAORDINARY COPY OF CLARKSON ON THE SLAVE TRADE,FINE IN ORIGINAL BOARDS

CLARKSON, Thomas. History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment. London, 1808. Two volumes. First edition of Clarkson’s classic history of the slave trade, with the famous large folding engraving of the arrangement of slaves on decks of the slave-ship Brookes according to the “humane” Dolben Bill of 1788. An extraordinary copy, uncut in original boards. $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.

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.

“LIFE AND A LOVER”: ORLANDO, SIGNED BY VIRGINIA WOOLF

WOOLF, Virginia. Orlando: A Biography. New York, 1928.

Signed limited first edition of Woolf's fantastical and often whimsical novel, number 579 of 861 copies signed on the verso of the half title by Woolf in her trademark purple ink, with eight plates. $9600.

"LIBERTY AND THE LAWS DEPEND ENTIRELY ON A SEPARATION OF [POWERS]"

ADAMS, John. A Defence of the Constitutions of Government. Philadelphia, 1797. Three volumes.

First American edition of Adams' complete three-volume work in defense of a strong executive, a system of checks and balances, and a bicameral legislature, an expansion of his inaugural first volume, containing a printing of America's newly forged Constitution in Volume III. Uncut in original marbled boards. $9500.

"THESE ARE THE TIMES THAT TRY MEN’S SOULS"

PAINE, Thomas. Writings of Thomas Paine. Albany, New York, 1792.

First edition of the collected Writings of Thomas Paine, printed in Albany in 1792, containing the important first collected American edition of The Crisis, with rarely found general title page and list of Subscriber's Names, including leaders such as James Madison, his future Vice-President, Elbridge Gerry, and Nathan Hale, in full contemporary sheep binding. $9500.

SIGNED BY 119 NEGRO LEAGUE PLAYERS, INCLUDING HALL OF FAMERS LEON DAY, LARRY DOBY, MONTE IRVIN, BUCK LEONARD AND BUCK O'NEIL

(BASEBALL). Negro League Autograph Sheet signed. Baltimore, October 13, 1990.

"Autograph sheet" from the Negro League Baseball Players Association reunion in Baltimore in 1990, signed by 119 Negro League players, including Hall of Famers Leon Day, Larry Doby, Monte Irvin, Buck Leonard and Buck O'Neil and Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, one of three women to play in the league. $9500.

“PRODUCED A FERMENTATION OF ENGLISH THOUGHT UNSURPASSED UNTIL THE ADVENT OF DARWINISM” (PMM)

HOBBES, Thomas. Moral and Political Works. London, Printed in the Year 1750.

First collected edition of the Works of Thomas Hobbes, "the most original political philosopher of his time" (PMM), featuring such seminal writings as Leviathan, De Corpore, Human Nature, Behemoth and others, with engraved frontispiece portrait and re-engraved Leviathan title page, in contemporary calf binding. $9200.

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 85 of only 525 copies signed by the illustrator, with 12 beautiful mounted color plates and 20 in-text line cuts by Rackham. $9200.

"SHAKESPEARE IS THE CANON. HE SETS THE STANDARD AND THE LIMITS OF LITERATURE"

SHAKESPEARE, William. Works of Shakespeare. London, 1899. Twelve volumes.

Fine set of the "Larger Temple Shakespeare," number 93 of only 175 sets printed on handmade paper, beautifully illustrated with 40 full-page plates (30 hand-tinted), and copious in-text line cuts. In beautiful original vellum-gilt bindings. $8800.

"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.

FIRST EDITIONS OF KIPLING'S JUNGLE BOOKS AND CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS, WITH KIPLING'S SIGNATURE LAID IN

KIPLING, Rudyard. Jungle Book. WITH: Second Jungle Book. WITH: Captains Courageous. WITH: Soldier Tales. London and New York, 1894-95, 1897, 1896. Four volumes.

First editions of Kipling's classic Jungle Books, "replete with adventure and excitement," together with a first edition of his Captains Courageous and an early printing of Soldier Tales, in the matching publisher's blue cloth, with Kipling's signature laid into the first Jungle Book. $8000.

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.

FIRST EDITION OF SHORES OF THE POLAR SEA, WITH 16 CHROMO-LITHOGRAPHIC PLATES AFTER DRAWINGS BY EDWARD L. MOSS

MOSS, Edward L. Shores of the Polar Sea. London, 1878.

First edition, with 16 handsome mounted chromo-lithographic plates and numerous engravings after illustrations made on the spot by Edward L. Moss, and a map of the expedition route, in beautiful publisher's cloth. $7800.

THE SHINING, SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING

KING, Stephen. Shining. Garden City, 1977.

First edition of King's third novel, a "masterwork, a bold product of an original vision," inscribed "For Marvin, Best, Stephen King." $7800.

"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.

SHAKESPEARE IN HARLEM, INSCRIBED BY LANGSTON HUGHES

HUGHES, Langston. Shakespeare in Harlem. New York, 1942.

First edition of Hughes' major book of poetry—"a work of genuine talent and artistry"—inscribed at length by him in the year of publication, "Dear Noël—Much of this book, you know, was written at Hollow Hills. But the poems are of much less pleasant places. Happiness to you always! Langston. New York, February 6, 1942." $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.

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.

“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.

"ONE OF THE FOUR OR FIVE FUNNIEST COMIC NOVELS WRITTEN IN THIS CENTURY"

AMIS, Kingsley. Lucky Jim. London, 1953.

First edition of Amis' first and most famous novel—"brilliantly and preposterously funny" (Guardian), in original dust jacket. $7200.

WITH ETCHINGS PENCIL-SIGNED BY HOWARD PYLE AND OTHERS

HORACE. Odes and Epodes. Boston, 1901-04. Eight volumes bound as ten.

Limited illustrated edition, number 377 of 467 sets, with title page decoration by Howard Pyle and 12 double suite etchings by W.H.W. Bicknell, James Fagan and Edmund H. Garrett, signed in pencil by the respective artist on one impression, including a Bicknell etching after a Pyle painting, signed in pencil by Pyle. Beautifully bound in full Art Nouveau morocco-gilt with morocco onlays. $6800.

"A MILESTONE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE IN CONFEDERATE LITERATURE"

LONGSTREET, James. From Manassas to Appomattox. Philadelphia, 1896.

First edition of Longstreet's important Civil War history, with frontispiece portrait, 15 maps and 30 illustrations of battle sites and portraits, an especially handsome copy in publisher's deluxe three-quarter morocco binding with Longstreet’s portrait stamped in gilt on the front board. $6800.

BOUND FOR THE CHAPEL ROYAL OF KING GEORGE II AT HAMPTON COURT, WITH THE KING'S GILT MONOGRAM ON THE COVERS

(GEORGE II) ANONYMOUS. A Collection of Anthems. London, 1736.

Second edition of this collection of anthems, bound for King George II, with royal monogram and "Chapel Royal, Hampton Court" as a gilt centerpiece on the front and rear covers, with crowned fleurons at the corners—the Walpole-Caulfield copy. $6500.

"NEVER WAS A BOOK RECEIVED WITH MORE RAPTUROUS ENTHUSIASM THAN THAT WHICH GREETED THE PICKWICK PAPERS"

DICKENS, Charles. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London, 1837.

First edition, bound from the original parts (mixed first and later issues), of one of Dickens' greatest works, with 43 illustrations by Seymour, Phiz, and Buss, attractively bound. $6500.

"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.

"I AM VERY SORRY YOU ARE SICK AND ONLY CONSOLE MYSELF THAT IT GIVES ME AN EXCUSE TO BOTHER YOU WITH A HOWITZER… PLEASE TAKE OUT THE PAGE WITH THE FACT OF MY UTTER WORTHLESSNESS IN FOOTBALL PRINTED ON IT"

PATTON, George S. Autograph letter signed. West Point, New York, April 23, 1907.

Lengthy autograph letter signed by West Point cadet George Patton to his wife-to-be, Beatrice Ayer, at a time when they are both convalescing from whooping cough. Patton mentions the West Point Academy yearbook, The Howitzer, a legal dispute between the mother of a fellow cadet and the Academy that ultimately involved Secretary of War Taft, and an upcoming expedition to Jamestown, Virginia. $6000.

"THE DOG HER ORDER UNDERSTOOD, OR SEEM'D TO UNDERSTAND, IT WAS HIS GLORY TO MAKE GOOD AFFECTION'S KIND COMMAND"

(BLAKE, William) HAYLEY, William. Ballads. London, 1805.

Expanded second edition—the only obtainable edition—of this poetry collection, with five engravings by William Blake, handsomely bound by Bedford. $6000.

"I HAVE ALWAYS DEPENDED ON THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS"

WILLIAMS, Tennessee. Streetcar Named Desire. New York, (1947) [i.e., 1948].

First edition of William's first Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, in scarce original dust jacket. $5800.

"THE GREATEST VISUAL EXPRESSION OF THE SOCIAL CLASS STRUGGLE EVER PUBLISHED"

(LONDON) DORÉ, Gustave and JERROLD, Blanchard. London: A Pilgrimage. London, 1872.

First edition of Doré and Jerrold's London, "superb, and noble in sentiment" (van Gogh), with 54 striking full-page wood-engravings and 126 in-text vignettes of "all segments of London society" by Doré. Handsomely bound. $5800.

“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.

FIRST EDITION OF MADELINE

BEMELMANS, Ludwig. Madeline. New York, 1939.

First edition, first issue, of the first book about the irrepressible Madeline. $5500.

INSCRIBED BY LANGSTON HUGHES

HUGHES, Langston. The First Book of Rhythms. New York, 1954.

First edition, first printing of the pivotal second work in Hughes' influential series, showing "how all the world is connected by rhythm," an exceptional presentation copy boldly inscribed by him in the year of publication to his long-time friend Zell Ingram, "For Zell, sincerely, Lang, New York, May, 1954." Ingram (1910-71), active in the Harlem Artists Guild, was Hughes' traveling companion on a trip to Haiti and Cuba in 1930. $5500.

"THE BEGINNING OF THE ENGLISH ENLIGHTENMENT… THE FIRST GLIMMERING OF ITS DAWN"

HOOKER, Richard. Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie. London, 1611.

Second collected edition of "the earliest statement of the original contract as the basis of government… [and] the first statement of the principles behind the English Constitution," Richard Hooker’s significant theological and philosophical articulation of the concept of law, eventually an important influence on the United States Constitution, with the engraved general title and the separate letterpress title page for Book V dated 1611, in contemporary vellum. $5500.

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.

FIRST EDITION OF VOLTAIRE’S LETTERS CONCERNING THE ENGLISH NATION, 1733

VOLTAIRE [Arouet, François-Marie] DE. Letters Concerning the English Nation. London, 1733.

First edition of Voltaire's commentary on English institutions, published one year before the French first edition, the first published work to relate the tale of Newton's falling apple. $4800.

"IN A HUNDRED DIFFERENT WAYS WOMEN HAVE HELPED TO SHAPE OUR COUNTRY'S COURSE…"

MELTZER, Milton, editor. Women of America Series. New York, 1969-78. Eighteen volumes.

First editions, first printings of 18 (of 22) titles from the Women of America series, including two review copies and three titles inscribed by the author. $4800.

"TRANSPARENT SIMPLICITY AND INTENSE VIVIDNESS"

DANTE (CARY, Henry Francis, translator). The Vision; or Hell, Purgatory, And Paradise, of Dante Alighieri. London, 1819. Three volumes.

Second edition of Cary's renowned translation of Dante's Divine Comedy—the first in this larger octavo format—very handsomely bound in contemporary morocco-gilt. $4700.

SIGNED BY YEATS

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

Signed limited first edition, number 535 of only 642 copies, signed on the half title by Yeats. $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.

AUTHOR-CORRECTED ADVANCE ROUGH PROOF OF A. A. MILNE'S COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES

MILNE, A. A. Birthday Party. London, 1949.

Advance page proofs of the first English edition, with extensive corrections on the Foreword in Milne's hand, initialed at the bottom by him. $4200.

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.

"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.

SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY, INSCRIBED BY EDGAR LEE MASTERS MASTERS

MASTERS, Edgar Lee. Spoon River Anthology. New York, 1915.

First edition, first issue of Masters’ celebrated poetic examination of virtue and vice in the American heartland, inscribed by the poet with the entire poem "Francis Turner" from the work, “For E— [Text of Poem] Edgar Lee Masters, May 10-1941." $4000.

"—BRING OUT THE STARS, BRING OUT THE FLOWERS, THUS CONCENTRATING EARTH AND SKIES SO NONE NEED BE AFRAID OF SIZE—"

FROST, Robert. Further Range. New York, 1936.

First edition of Frost’s Pulitzer Prize-winner, signed and inscribed by him with lines from his poem "All Revelation": "—Bring out the stars, bring out the flowers, Thus concentrating earth and skies So none need be afraid of size—Robert Frost. For Ann E. Rowden. 1951." $3800.

THACKERAY’S REBECCA AND ROWENA, HANDSOMELY BOUND

(THACKERAY, William Makepeace) TITMARSH, M.A. The Christmas Books. London, 1847-50; 1855. Six volumes.

First editions of all six of Thackeray's illustrated Christmas books, all but one illustrated by Thackeray himself—the other illustrated by Richard Doyle—and all but one with hand-colored plates (the other with uncolored wood-engravings—there was no colored issue), beautifully bound in full morocco-gilt by Riviere & Son with original paper wrappers bound in at the rear of each volume. $3500.

SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING

KING, Stephen. The Eyes of the Dragon. Bangor, Maine, 1984.

Signed limited first edition of this fantasy novel originally written for children, number 168 of 1000 copies (out of a total limited edition of 1250 copies) signed by King. $3500.

"TO STRIVE, TO SEEK, TO FIND, AND NOT TO YIELD"

TENNYSON, Alfred. Poems. London, 1842. Two volumes.

First edition, containing some of Tennyson's best-known works, beautifully bound by Riviere & Son. $3500.

"A SCREAMING COMES ACROSS THE SKY"

PYNCHON, Thomas. Gravity's Rainbow. New York, 1973.

First edition of Pynchon's National Book Award-winning third novel. $3500.

"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.

"FOR JUSTICE WE MUST GO ON OUR KNEES TO DON CORLEONE"

PUZO, Mario. Godfather. New York, 1969.

First edition of Puzo's Cosa Nostra classic in the original dust jacket. $3000.

“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. 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.

"WITH THANX FOR THE CLIPPING SERVICE"

BERNSTEIN, Carl, and WOODWARD, Bob. All the President's Men. New York, 1974.

First edition of the book version of Bernstein and Woodward's Pulitzer Prize-winning series of articles for the Washington Post, inscribed by Bernstein: "To Jack Price, with thanx for the clipping service—Carl Bernstein." $3000.

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.

“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.

“IT ALL BEGAN WITH THAT SHOE ON THE WALL”

LeSIEG, Theo. Wacky Wednesday. New York, 1974.

First edition of Seuss' silly scavenger hunt, with text by him and color illustrations by George Booth. $2750.

"YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE IT, BUT HERE’S HOW IT HAPPENED…"

STONE, Rosetta. Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo! (New York), (1975).

First edition, first printing, of Dr. Seuss' first Beginner Book, his whimsical tale of chain reactions, the first and only Seuss book issued under the pseudonym of Rosetta Stone, with color illustrations by Michael Frith. $2650.

"BRINGS TO LIFE A VIVID PORTRAIT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA": MARCH, SIGNED BY CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS AND HIS CO-AUTHORS ANDREW AYDIN AND NATE POWELL IN ALL THREE VOLUMES

LEWIS, John, AYDIN, Andrew and POWELL, Nate. March. Marietta, Georgia, 2013-16. Three volumes.

First editions, hardcover issues, of the best-selling three-volume graphic novel, each signed by John Lewis and his co-authors Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. Volume I first trade edition, hardcover issue, signed and dated in the year of publication "9/14/13" by all three authors on the dedication page; Volume II is the signed limited edition, number 317 of 500, signed by the three authors on the publisher's "library card" laid into the publisher's "library pocket" affixed to the front pastedown; Volume III also the signed limited edition, number 289 of 500 signed on a tipped-in extra title page printed on stiff card which has been signed by the three authors. $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.

"BASKERVILLE’S BOOKS WERE UNUSUALLY BEAUTIFUL"

(BASKERVILLE, John, printer). The Book of Common Prayer. Cambridge, 1762.

First duodecimo edition of Baskerville's Book of Common Prayer, with second state title page (as usual), beautifully bound in fine full contemporary morocco-gilt. $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.

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.

INSCRIBED BY LARRY MCMURTRY

MCMURTRY, Larry. Lonesome Dove. New York, 1985.

First edition of this sweeping, Pulitzer-Prize winning novel of the West, inscribed and signed by McMurtry: "For S— & R—, Larry McMurtry." $2000.

“THIS IS SO, SO, SO IMPORTANT AND I WANT TO KNOW RIGHT NOW!”

LeSIEG, Theo. Would You Rather be a Bullfrog? New York, 1975.

First edition of Seuss’ book of far-fetched, fanciful forced choices. $1950.

SIGNED BY TONI MORRISON

MORRISON, Toni. Beloved. New York, 1987.

First edition of Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning story of escaped slave Sethe and her relationship with a "disturbing, mesmerizing intruder who calls herself Beloved," signed on the title page by Morrison. $1700.

"THE BEST AND BEST KNOWN"

LE MAY, Alan. Searchers. New York, 1954.

Signed limited first edition, one of 800 unnumbered copies signed by Le May on a tipped-in leaf, reserved for friends of the author and publisher, basis for director John Ford's immortal Western starring John Wayne, especially scarce in the original dust jacket. $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.

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.

“WELL, WHEN HE STARTED TALKING, YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAID?”:

[SEUSS, Dr.]. Gerald McBoing Boing. New York, 1952. First book edition of Seuss’ sharp satire of intolerance, basis for the Academy Award-winning animated short, vividly illustrated by Mel Crawford. $1400.

SIGNED BY JULIA AND PAUL CHILD

CHILD, Julia. From Julia Child's Kitchen. New York, 1975.

First trade edition of Child's fourth cookbook, signed on the front free endpaper by Julia Child (with her characteristic "Bon appétit!") and her husband Paul. $1300.

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.

SIGNED BY DR. SEUSS

SEUSS, Dr. You're Only Old Once. New York, 1986.

First edition, number 339 of only 500 copies signed by Dr. Seuss, specially bound in publisher's green cloth with matching slipcase. $1250.

"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.

“WALLACE’S ACHIEVEMENT WAS TO MAKE THINKING ABOUT THE FACTS OF POSTMODERN LIFE… ONE OF THE KEENEST PLEASURES OF BEING ALIVE”

WALLACE, David Foster. Infinite Jest. Boston, 1996.

First edition of Wallace’s epic postmodern satire—“jubilantly anecdotal, winkingly sardonic” (New York Times)—in scarce first-issue dust jacket. $1100.

“YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB”

PALAHNIUK, Chuck. Fight Club. New York, 1996.

First edition of Palahniuk’s electrifying first novel, in scarce dust jacket. $950.

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.

WILLY POGÁNY’S ILLUSTRATED RUBAIYAT

(POGÁNY, Willy) KHAYYÁM, Omar. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. London, circa 1930.

Early edition of Pogány’s illustrated Rubaiyat, with 16 splendid full-page color plates, handsomely bound by Bayntun. $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.

"PAINTING IS AN INFINITELY MINUTE PART OF MY PERSONALITY"

DALÍ, Salvador. Diners de Gala. New York, 1973.

First edition of this extravagant, lavishly illustrated cookbook created by Dalí in honor of his wife Gala. $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.