PETER PAN
(2003)
Signed 100th Anniversary Edition of the classic story of the boy who never grew up and his adventures with the Darling children.
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HOWARD PYLE'S BOOK OF THE AMERICAN SPIRIT
1923
Signed limited first edition, one of only 50 numbered copies signed by Johnson and Dowd, this copy with a previously unpublished mounted illustration of a pirate by Pyle made available by Frank Schoonover for this edition.
LES SILENCES DU COLONEL BRAMBLE
1926
Limited first edition thus, illustrated by Laboureur, master of interwar French engraving — handsomely bound by a contemporary French woman binder, Marie-Louis H. Farge.
JEST-NUTS
(1903)
First edition of this charming turn-of-the-century picture book on famous aphorisms, acted out by various humanized animals.
LES DÎNERS DE GALA
1973
First edition of this fantastic and fantastical cookbook of the many dishes that graced the table of Dalí and his wife Gala, illustrated with incredible surrealist collages and photographs.
THE PREPARATION OF PROGRAMS FOR AN ELECTRONIC DIGITAL COMPUTER
1951
First edition of this early and important work in computer programming.
SELECT DISCUSSIONS OF RACE PROBLEMS
1916
Rare installment of this important and influential scholarly series, including W.E.B. Du Bois's essay "Races of Men."
PRINCESS ELIZABETH GIFT BOOK
[circa 1935
Royal charitable gift book, an anthology sold to raise money for the Princess Elizabeth Hospital for Children — probable publisher's file copy, with multiple editorial annotations to the text.
BROWNIKINS AND OTHER FANCIES
[1910]
First edition of this uncommon Robinson title, a play about a woman, her grandson, and three brownies, with musical interludes.
WITHOUT DUE PROCESS
(1992)
Signed first edition, first printing of the "hardcover debut of paperback hero J.P. Beaumont" (Kirkus Reviews).
WITHOUT DUE PROCESS
(1992)
Signed first edition, first printing of the "hardcover debut of paperback hero J.P. Beaumont" (Kirkus Reviews).
FELLOWSHIP OF FEAR
(1982)
First edition of Elkins's first novel, introducing the smooth-talking, mystery-solving physical anthropology professor Gideon Oliver.
TEN DROLL TALES
1926
Limited edition collection in English of the first part of Balzac's LES CENT CONTES DROLATIQUES, inspired by Boccaccio and Rabelais.
A PIECE OF MINE
(1984)
Inscribed first printing of this collection of short stories from the Black Playwright of the Year winner, with a foreword by Alice Walker.
FRANNY AND ZOOEY
(1961)
First printing of this pair of stories featuring the spiritual and philosophical explorations of two siblings from Salinger's beloved Glass family.
THE VOICE: The Story of American Phenomenon Frank Sinatra
(1947)
Presentation first edition of this early biography of the legendary singer, signed by Kahn and inscribed by Sinatra in 1948.
THE HEPTAMERON OF MARGARET OF ANGOULEME QUEEN OF NAVARRE
1929
Beautifully bound set of this series of more than 70 erotic tales inspired by Boccaccio's DECAMERON.
THE CHILD'S BIJOU
1861
3'' tall book of poetry for children, issued during the Civil War in Buffalo, New York — including a verse adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Match Girl."
THE MENACE
(1982)
Signed limited first edition of the Anglo-San Franciscan poet's illustrated "kind of guide to leather bars" — one of 250 numbered copies, signed by Gunn and Hazard.
THREE NOVELLAS
(1991)
First UK edition of this collection of three Márquez novellas, including LEAF STORM, NO ONE WRITES TO THE COLONEL and CHRONICLE OF A DEATH FORETOLD.
ESP CARDS For Testing Extra Sensory Perception
(1937)
Scarce complete set of ESP (Zener) cards from the Parapsychology Laboratory at Duke University — in original pictorial box.
FABRE'S BOOK OF INSECTS
[1921]
First edition, in the variant bright white binding, of this beautifully illustrated book about our six-legged neighbors — with the scarce original dust jacket.
WHEN A MAN'S SINGLE: A Tale of Literary Life
1888
First printing of Barrie's novel, concerning a young man from the imaginary city of Thrums and his efforts to establish himself as a journalist in London.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King
1967
Handsome set of the first printings (all) of the second US edition of the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, comprising THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO TOWERS, and THE RETURN OF THE KING — all review copies.
THE AMERICAN SPY
1846
First edition of this early short story for young readers about the first American spy, Nathan Hale, who is said to have declared "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" before his execution by the British in 1776.
