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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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