Boston and Phliadelphia: The William E. Smythe Company, 1888. First Edition. Fold-out map of New York, numerous black and white full page portraits, and 4 colored plates. Cloth over boards. Octavo. xxiv, 583 pages. Well illustrated, including 56 full page portraits, over half of which are women. There are 4..... More
London & New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1922). Limited Edition, copy #199 of 500. Frontispiece by S. H. Sime. Cloth and vellum over boards. Quarto. [viii], 322 pages. Pioneering fantasy novelist, Lord Dunsany, gives us the story of Don Rodriguez, a young man seeking fortune and love, as he..... More
East Aurora: The Roycrofters, 1908. Frontispiece portrait. Hardcover. Octavo. 59 pages. Emerson's "Self-Reliance" emphasizes individualism, personal intuition, and self-trust over societal conformity and external authority. It is a cornerstone of the American Transcendentalist movement. This handsome edition was printed by Elbert Hubbard's Roycrofters Press on handmade paper and..... More
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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1941. First Edition Thus. Cloth over boards. Octavo. xxvi, 1125 pages. Charles Fort pioneered the field of anomalistics, using scientific methods to evaluate observed phenomena that are unexplained by current scientific knowledge. Fort was one of the first to recognize that mainstream science had..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, (1907). Second edition. Color plates by Dulac. Cloth over boards. Quarto. xvi, 133 pages. Six of the classic Middle Eastern folk tales from One Thousand and One Nights, including Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, The Fisherman and the Genie, The Story of the Princess of..... More
(New York): Pantheon, (1955). First Edition. Illustrated with drawings. Hardcover. Octavo. 128 pages. Anne Morrow Lindbergh's contemplative exploration of women's lives, self-discovery, and the search for balance and simplicity, inspired by the her reflections on seashells collected during her seaside retreat. Lindbergh received numerous honors and awards throughout her..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1970). First printing. Cloth hardcover. Octavo. 141 pages. Jim Morrison's only book published during his lifetime. From the jacket, Morrison "sees and speaks of contemporary America--the cities, the drug scene, the movies, the money hustle, the old hang-ups and new freedoms in love." The verses..... More
[New York]: [Committee to Aid the Monroe Defendents], [1962]. Cover illustration, map inside front cover, publisher ad inside rear cover. Softcover. Octavo. 37 pages. World War II veteran and NAACP leader Robert F. Williams organized and--with the help of the NRA--trained his fellow African American neighbors in Monroe, North Carolina..... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1943). First Edition. Cloth over boards. Octavo. [viii], 292 pages. Paterson's exploration of the connection between the political system of the United States and its economic achievements over a relatively short national history. This book, along with Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead" and..... More
New York: Random House, (1957). First printing. Cloth hardcover. Octavo. [viii], 1168, [3] pages. A beautiful copy of Rand's most important book, in the original dust jacket. The plot features a dystopian United States which has become a welfare state. The most productive and creative scientists, industrialists, and artists withdraw..... More
Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1910. First edition. Wrappers. Duodecimo. 31 pages. This is the rare first pamphlet printing of Theodore Roosevelt's address at the Sorbonne on April 23, 1910, now popularly known as the "Man in the Arena" speech. Printed in Paris just days after its delivery..... More
(New York): Scholastic Press, (1999). First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. x, 341 pages. The second book in the phenomenally successful and influential Harry Potter series, in which Harry returns to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and, with his friends, uncovers an ancient mystery that endangers the students. This..... More
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, (1943). First Edition. Color drawings by the author. Cloth over boards. Octavo. 91, [iii] pages. First edition first printing of one of the most beloved books of all time. Though its author did not speak English, his most popular book made its debut in this..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [viii], 524 pages. A brilliant debut novel about a group of students at a small liberal arts school who become ensnared in a web of obsession, secrets, and murder under the spell of their charismatic professor. A gripping psychological thriller..... More
(New York): (Scanlan's Literary House, Inc.), 1970. Color and black and white illustrations. Magazine. Folio. 77 pages. Contains Hunter S. Thompson's "The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved," which is widely considered the first published piece of "Gonzo journalism." This article is also the beginning of the legendary relationship between..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. First American Edition. Frontispiece photograph. Original cloth over boards. Octavo. xvi, 599 pages. Trotsky recounts his life from his youth, through the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917, the Russian Civil War, and his struggle against Stalinism, up to his expulsion from the Communist..... More
(New York): Random House, (1997). First Edition. Black and white photographs. Hardcover. Octavo. xx, 244 pages. Donald Trump's third book, detailing his recovery from near financial ruin in the early 1990s. It highlights his negotiating tactics, strategic investments, and determination to succeed. Packed with candid anecdotes and advice. While..... More
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1944. Limited Edition, #174 of 1,200 copies. Illustrated by Thomas Hart Benton. Illustrated paper over boards with leather spine, in publisher's cloth clamshell box. Quarto. xxviii, 418, [3] pages. Captures the essence of Twain's youthful days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi, offering a...... More
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1953. First Edition. Diagrams, equations, data tables. Hardcover. Tall octavo. [iv], 91 pages. An ambitious technical specification for a manned mission to Mars, by pioneering aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun. The mission, targeted for 1965, didn't happen but von Braun moved to the U. S...... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., (1956). Book Club Edition. Drawings by Mary Suzuki and Andrew Warhol. Hardcover. Octavo. 255 pages. Vanderbilt's gives advice for this selection of basic etiquette situations commonly encountered in daily life. This copy is signed by Andy Warhol, who contributed illustrations to the book as..... More