LEAVES OF GRASS
Landmark second edition of the epic American poetry collection, the first to include among the most famous blurbs in literature — Emerson's complimentary quote stamped, without permission, on the book's spine.
Landmark second edition of the epic American poetry collection, the first to include among the most famous blurbs in literature — Emerson's complimentary quote stamped, without permission, on the book's spine.
Twice inscribed first edition, first state of the first Tarzan novel, warmly presented from Burroughs to his niece.
Wonderful signed and finished pen-and-ink study for the illustration appearing in Gág's Caldecott Medal Honor Book, SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS.
Beautiful mockup with original watercolors and line-drawings for the 1905 FUNNY BUNNIES picture book, with manuscript notes.
First edition, first state of the second book from the legendary Hardy Boys series, in exceptional condition.
Beautifully inscribed first edition of this dark satire on the patriotic narrative of American triumph in World War II, with a brief accompanying letter from Heller.
Complete run of Eugene and Maria Jolas's landmark literary journal, which — along with Margaret Anderson's THE LITTLE REVIEW — was one of the primary vehicles of Modernist and experimental writing.
First edition, first issue of one of the best-loved works of American literature, in scarce original dust jacket.
A beautiful collection of first editions of the Pooh Books, all in original dust jackets.
Signed limited large paper copy, one of only 350 numbered copies signed by Milne and Shepard, of the first book of Pooh prose stories.
First edition in book form of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven," the single most famous American poem of the nineteenth century.
Stunning and extensive collection of original artwork, album covers, and two lengthy reference books — all describing a vast imaginary world of 20th century rock-and-roll that never existed.
Stunning original manuscript abecedary, a serpentine and thistle-laden gift to credulous antiquary Sir Thomas Dick Lauder in the year of the artist's co-publication of the famous disputed VESTIARIUM SCOTICUM.
First edition in English of Exquemelin's illustrated history of famous pirates, the central primary source on the subject during its most famous era, with the continuation by Ringrose.
Original draft, entirely written out by hand, of the sequel to the international sensation THE ROSARY.
Exceptionally scarce entirely intact first state of the "Waddle Book" version of the American classic, published with 6 figures meant to be punched out and used as toys.
Rare early set of the realist novel that transformed English literature, with the first volume a second edition and the second volume a first edition.
Archive of original programs, photographs, posters, and documents from the career of the avant-garde cellist and performance artist, one of just 100 copies assembled and compiled by Moore in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Bound & Unbound gallery in 2000.
A rare image — considered by many "the greatest photo in jazz history" (THE NEW YORK TIMES) — of Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, Charles Mingus, and Roy Haynes performing at NYC's Open Door on September 13, 1953.
Original manuscripts and working drafts from a remarkable late-Victorian collaboration between two English women: a nearly-unknown writer of original children's fairy tales and a fanciful illustrator scarcely known outside her small local circle.
First printing of Tudor's first book, inscribed to her niece Sylvie Ann, the model and namesake of Sylvie Ann in the book, and accompanied by two letters describing the gift and receipt of the book by Tudor and Sylvie Ann's mother respectively.
First printing of the classic American children's book about an orphan boy growing up on the banks of the Mississippi River in Missouri, in the expertly restored original cloth binding.
Rare program for Muhammad Ali's legendary rematch against Sonny Liston, signed as "Muhammad Ali" shortly before the bout, only a year after he took the name — and additionally signed by three other heavyweight champs present at Ali's training camp: Joe Louis, Jim Braddock, and Jersey Joe Walcott.
Signed first trade edition of a landmark graphic novel, in extraordinary condition.
First edition of the world-famous "Diary of a Young Girl," a moving monument of the Holocaust and Nazi Germany's cataclysmic destruction of individual lives, communities, and cultures.