A group of property and other legal documents connected to the family of Daniel Boone (1734–1820), the frontiersman whose exploits made him one of America’s first folk heroes. The earliest dates to 1779 and is..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. 295 p. This collection contains many of the shorter pieces Balliett wrote for The New Yorker during the 1980s, as well as a few previously unpublished..... More
London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Clifford Odets based his screenplay for the 1936 American film starring Gary Cooper and Madeleine Carroll on this novel, which was unpublished at the time..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial exhibit of Borst's extraordinary collection of vintage horror, fantasy, and science-fiction film memorabilia, incorporating nearly six decades of cinema posters and related art, from The Cabinet..... More
Pasadena, California: Printed by Grant Dahlstrom at The Castle Press, 1975. First Edition. Wraps. A lecture delivered by Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) at Scripps College in Claremont, California: "...as we approach 1976 and our 200th year..... More
Lausanne, Switzerland: Scriptar S.A., 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. From the magazine of Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner (1926-2017), accompanied by a letter of provenance from the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation. Pictorial history of “naughty” watch..... More
Shanghai, China: The Commercial Press, Limited, 1936. Hardcover. This code "applies in the Shanghai First Special Area District Court and the Kiangsu High Court, Second Branch, only insofar as it does not conflict with the..... More
Washington, D.C. Robert Armstrong, 1852. First Edition. Hardcover. Laid in is the clipped Henry Clay signature, the printed invitation to a February 27, 1844 ball for Clay in Mobile, and a ticket signed by sculptor..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Forced to turn to writing as a means of supporting herself in her widowhood, "Libbie" Custer (1842-1933) wrote three books describing her military life and adventures..... More
New York: Russell & Russell, 1962. Hardcover. Enlarged and Edited by Charles Rochester Eastman. Three volumes. New York: Russell & Russell, Inc., 1962. Limited to 350 sets. Original burgundy cloth binding, with gilt titles. An..... More
London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. 400 p. Edited by George Wickes. Textual illustrations. Record of the 25-year correspondence and friendship between Durrell and Miller that commenced with a youthful letter in..... More
1973 1st. 1973. First edition. Hardcover. A Master Cumulation from ELH, Philological Quarterly and English Language Notes. With a Foreword by David V. Erdman. Seven volumes. Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Pierian Press in association with..... More
New York: New Directions, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. The uncommon first English edition, issued in August 1947 by the Falcon Press, with the printed paper label opposite the title page and the British price (17/6)..... More
London: Henry Colburn, Publisher, 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Sir Thomas Reade, C.B. on a prefatory blank leaf in the first volume. This narrative of travels in Northern Africa..... More
New York: The Spiral Press, 1948. First Edition. Wraps. Limited to 2,275 copies printed with eight varying names. This is one of 375 printed with "Holiday Greetings from Robert Frost" and is signed by the..... More
Burton, Michigan: Subterranean Press, 2007. Hardcover. Limited to 500 copies signed by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean. This is copy 114. The story of young Helena, daughter of the circus, comes vividly alive as we..... More
New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. The classic Disney version of Bambi told in story form and illustrated with studio artwork from the original 1942 production, along with a lengthy discussion..... More
Five autograph letters signed by Lady Louisa Lamb (1849-1927) of Beauport, Sussex, to publisher William Tinsley concerning her little-known contributions to Tinsley’s Magazine in the late 1870s. Lamb was the sister-in-law of another famous Victorian..... More
Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Eight pp. photographs. First edition, preceding the American by two years. Standard biography of the Canadian-born classically-trained pianist who burst onto the American jazz scene in..... More
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1992. Hardcover. This is copy 143 of 400 signed by David Mamet and illustrator Michael McCurdy. A deceptively small-scale tragedy concerning three high-minded grifters who plot to rob a man..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed and dated by Willard Manus on the front flyleaf. Octavo: 250 p. Original purple paper-covered boards over a blue cloth spine, with white and orange..... More
Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Richard Matheson on the title page. This eerie ghost story inspired the acclaimed 1999 film starring Kevin Bacon. Octavo. Original black cloth..... More
Dallas, Texas and Covina, California: Published by the Author, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Burgess (1837-1908) was a New York photographer who apprenticed with Mathew Brady, and later turned his attention to improving the level action..... More
