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 Index of Authors: Page 3 (L through Z)

Page 1 (A through D)
Page 2 (E through K)
LE CARRÉ, John. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.  First edition, original dust-jacket, 1963.  View Page

LEE, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. First edition, original dust-jacket, 1960.  Signed by Lee.  View Page

LEWIS, Meriwether and CLARKE, William.  Travels to the Source of the Mississippi [History of the Expedition]. First English edition of the most important work on the exploration of the North American continent, with large folding map.  A large, wide-margined copy; map in exceptionally fine condition.  Most rare. View Page

LINCOLN, Abraham. (Nicolay, John G. and Hay, John., ed.) Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln, 1905. Magnificent Log Cabin edition, one of only 8 sets produced, extraillustrated with important autograph material including an autograph note in Lincoln's hand. 24 volumes. Superbly bound. View page

LINCOLN, Abraham. The Works of Abraham Lincoln. The Federal Edition, 1905-06.  8 volumes, beautiful full morocco bindings.  View Page

[LIVY] LIVIUS, Titus. The Romane Historie.  First edition in English, 1600.   View Page

LOCKE, John. The Works of John Locke. First edition, contemporary full paneled calf rebacked, elaborately gilt-decorated spines, 3 volumes, 1714.  View Page

LOCKE, John. Works of John Locke.  Third edition, contemporary full speckled calf rebacked with original spines laid down, 3 volumes, 1727.  View Page

MAYER, Luigi.  Views of Egypt.  First edition, later issue, with 48 superb hand-colored views.  View Page

McCARTHY, Cormac. Outer Dark.  First edition, original dust-jacket, 1968.  View Page

MCMURTRY, Larry. A selection of advance uncorrected proofs by Larry McMurtry in exceptional condition. Includes Lonesome Dove, Terms of Endearment, and six other titles. View Page

MICHAUX, Francois Andre. The North American Sylva WITH: NUTTALL, Thomas. The North American Sylva . . . Not Described in the Work of F. Andrew Michaux. First editions in English of Michaux's work, first editions of Nuttall's, six volumes in all, mid-19th century straight grain morocco, elaborately gilt decorated spines, edges dyed yellow, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers.  PRESENTATION COPIES from Michaux to the Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture.  View Page

MIRÓ, Joan. Lithographs: Volumes I-IV.  Limited edition, one of 5000 copies printed (only 4000 for Vol. IV), in original dust-jackets, 1972-1981.   View Page

NABOKOV, Vladimir. Lolita.  First edition, first issue, original green wrappers, 1955. A superb copy.  View Page

NABOKOV, Vladimir. Lolita.  First edition, first issue, original green wrappers, 1955.  A near-fine copy.  View Page

(PARRISH, Maxfield, illust.); SAUNDERS, Louise.  Knave of Hearts.  First edition, 1925.  View Page

POPE, Alexander. Essay on Man.  First editions of all four parts, 19th-century 3/4 green morocco over marbled boards, 1733-34.  View Page

POPE, Alexander. The Rape of the Lock.  First complete edition, 19th-century straight grain crimson morocco, 1714.  View Page

PYNCHON, Thomas.  Gravity's Rainbow.  First edition, original dust-jacket, 1973.  View Page

RAND, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged.  First edition, original dust-jacket, 1957. View Page

RAND, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged.  First edition, original dust-jacket, 1957. Signed and inscribed by Rand.   View Page

ROOSEVELT, Eleanor. This I Remember. Signed limited first edition, one of only 1000 copied signed by Roosevelt. A fine copy. View Page

ROOSEVELT, Theodore. The Winning of the West. Deluxe limited edition, one of 200 copies, with Roosevelt manuscript leaf. View Page

ROUSSEAU, J.J. Du Contrat Social, ou Principes du Droit Politique.  Early pirated edition, contemporary 3/4 calf, 1762.  View Page

SALINGER, J.D.  The Catcher in the Rye.  First edition, 1951.  A bright, unrestored copy with virtually no edgewear.  View Page

SALINGER, J.D.  Franny and Zooey.  First edition, 1951.  A superb copy with virtually no smudging or edgewear.  View Page

SALINGER, J.D.  "The Young Folks", in Story, March-April 1940.  Salinger's first publised work of fiction in original wrappers.  View Page

SHAKESPEARE, William. The 1685 Fourth Folio of Shakespeare. View Page

SHERMAN, William T. Memoirs of General William T. Sherman.  First edition, modern 3/4 morocco, 1875.  View Page

STEINBECK, John.  Cup of Gold.  First edition of Steinbeck's first book, in the original dust jacket, 1929.  View Page

STEINBECK, John. The Grapes of Wrath.  First edition of Steinbeck's most accomplished work, in the original dust jacket, 1939.  View Page

STEINBECK, John. The Pearl.  First edition, in the original dust jacket, 1947.  View Page

STEINBECK, John. The Red Pony.  First edition, limited to 699 copies signed by Steinbeck. In the original slipcase, 1937.  View Page

STEINBECK, John. A Russian Journal.  First edition, in the original dust jacket, 1948.  View Page

STEINBECK, John.  Travels with Charley.  First edition, in the original dust jacket, 1962.  View Page

THORNTON, Robert.  Temple of Flora, 1812 "Lottery Edition", complete with 28 superb hand-colored plates.  The finest of all English botanicals.  View Page

TURING, Alan.  "Computing Machines and Intelligence," (Groundbreaking paper on artificial intelligence).  First edition, original wrappers, 1950.  View Page

(VASARI, Georgio). Lives of the Most Eminent Painters.  First edition, early full calf gilt, 1685.  View Page

VOLTA, Alessandro. On the electricity excited by the mere contact of conducting substances of different kinds. First printing, 1800, of Volta's invention of the electrical battery. View Page

WATSON, James D., CRICK, Francis. "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids." First printing of the announcement of the discovery of the structure of the DNA molecule, in Nature, Volume 171, January 3, 1953, to June 27, 1953, modern green cloth.  View Page

WHITE, E.B. Charlotte's Web. First edition, 1952, in bright dust jacket. Illustrated by Garth Williams. View Page

WILDE, Oscar. De Profundis. First edition, 1/50 copies, original vellum, 1905.  View Page

WILKES, Charles. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. First (unofficial) edition, 1838-1842.  View Page

WOOD, Robert. The Ruins of Palmyra. London, 1753. One of the publications most responsible for the classical revival in architecture, illustrated with 57 oversized plates. Of profound influence, with countless American and English rooms and buildings based on the designs illustrated in Wood’s work. A beautiful copy. View Page

 

 

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