New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1971. A Distinguished Presentation Copy “I am Enormously Flattered” - Stanly Kubbrick to Leslie Bricusse A Remarkable Three-Part Association Archive: Inscribed First Edition, Signed Photograph (1972), & Autograph Note (1972) KUBRICK, Stanley. WALKER, Alexander. Stanley Kubrick Directs. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich [1971] First..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1973. “With All Best and Affection” - Ira Gershwin to Leslie Bricusse A Companion Association Volume to The Gershwin Years [GERSHWIN, George & Ira]. The Gershwins. By Robert Kimball and Alfred Simon. Designed by Bea Feitler. New York: Atheneum, 1973. First edition. Folio (12 x 9 inches;..... More
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1973. “From Ira of The Gershwin Years” — Inscribed to "Leslie of The Bricusse Years" [GERSHWIN, George & Ira]. The Gershwin Years. By Edward Jablonski and Lawrence D. Stewart. Introduction by Carl Van Vechten. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1973. First edition. Quarto (10 1/4..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1967. Hitchcock to Bricusse - With His Iconic Self-Portrait A superb association copy of Hitchcock/Truffaut, warmly inscribed to Leslie Bricusse and enhanced by Hitchcock’s unmistakable silhouette sketch - his most sought-after autograph flourish. A cornerstone cinema title elevated into a unique, highly collectible artifact. [HITCHCOCK..... More
New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1871. The First Substantial English Edition - With Distinguished Provenance The Jean Hersholt Copy ANDERSEN, Hans Christian. The Story of My Life. Now first translated into English. Author's Edition. New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1871. First American edition, and the first substantial English translation of..... More
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1907. The Classic Life - Boswell’s Johnson in an Elegant Bayntun-Rivière Binding The Life of Samuel Johnson BOSWELL, James. The Life of Samuel Johnson. Newly edited with notes by Roger Ingpen. London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1907. Two quarto volumes (9 1/4..... More
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. Kate Greenaway - Finely Bound [GREENAWAY, Kate]. SPIELMANN, M.H., and G.S. LAYARD. Kate Greenaway. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. First edition. Octavo (8 1/2 x 6 1/8 inches; 216 x 156 mm.). xix, [1], 300, [1], [1, blank], [2, advertisements] pp. Color frontispiece..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1909. “Is Shakespeare Dead?”- Twain Takes Sides First State of Twain’s Most Curious Literary Heresy TWAIN, Mark. Is Shakespeare Dead? From My Autobiography. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1909. First edition, first state (without the inserted leaves referring to George Greenwood). Octavo (8 1/4 x...... More
London: Various publishers, 1918. “The Theatre of J. M. Barrie: A Finely Bound Zaehnsdorf Collection” BARRIE, J. M. A Uniformly Zaehnsdorf-Bound Collection of Plays and Related Works. London: various publishers, 1914–1938. Eleven octavo volumes (varying sizes between 7 7/8 x 5 3/8 inches and 6 7/8 x 4 5/8 inches;..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1964. “Paris Remembered — Hemingway’s Final Book, Published Posthumously” A Near Fine First Edition in Jacket HEMINGWAY, Ernest. A Moveable Feast. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1964]. First edition, first printing with code "A-3.64[H]" on the copyright page. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches;..... More
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. Edition de Luxe, with an Exceptional Original Pencil Sketch by Kate Greenaway [GREENAWAY, Kate]. SPIELMANN, M.H., and G.S. LAYARD. Kate Greenaway. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 500 numbered copies (this copy being No. 123), signed by the artist’s..... More
London: Published by the Author, at His Music-Warehouse…, 1803. Sixty Aquatint Plates Illustrating Charles Dibdin’s Songs Delicately Designed, Etched and Hand-Colored by Dibdin’s daughter DIBDIN, [Charles]. The Professional Life of Mr. Dibdin, Written by Himself. Together with the Words of Six Hundred Songs Selected from His Works, and Sixty Small..... More
Bloomsbury: The Nonesuch Press, 1929. Nonesuch Press Edition of “The Compleat Walton” [NONESUCH PRESS]. WALTON, Izaac. The Compleat Walton. The Compleat Angler. The Lives of Donne, Wotton, Hooker, Herbert & Sanderson. With Love and Truth & Miscellaneous Writings. Edited by Geoffrey Keynes. Illustrations by Thomas Poulton and Charles Sigrist. Bloomsbury..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1984. With an Autograph Letter Signed by Natalie Wood [WOOD, Natalie]. Wood, Lana. Natalie. A Memoir by her Sister Lana Wood. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1984]. First edition. Octavo (9 x 6 inches; 229 x 152 mm.). [1]- 240 pp. Illustrated with 32 photogravure..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1987. From the Gershwin Circle - An Advance Proof with Hollywood Reach A Pre-Publication Copy of the Definitive Gershwin Biography, with Publisher’s Appeal to Liza Minnelli [GERSHWIN, George]. JABLONSKI, Edward. Gershwin. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., [1987]. First edition..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Inc., 1973. “Marilyn” Norman Mailer’s Lavish Tribute to Hollywood’s Most Enduring Icon Signed by Norman Mailer and Lawrence Schiller MONROE, Marilyn. Marilyn a Biography by Norman Mailer. Pictures by the world's foremost photographers. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1973]. First Edition, First Printing Stated. Quarto..... More
London: Rudolph Ackermann , 1835. "More Rare, Valued Higher" With Three Plates Only Found Here (Tooley) [ALKEN, Henry, illustrator]. APPERLEY, C.J. Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq., of Halston, Shropshire; Formerly M.P. for Shrewsbury, High Sheriff for the Counties of Salop & Merioneth, and Major in..... More
New York: Doubleday Doran and Company, Inc. , 1937. First American Edition of Noël Coward's Autobiography Inscribed by Him on the Front Free Endpaper COWARD, Noël. Present Indicative. New York: Doubleday Doran and Company, Inc., [1937]. First American edition. Octavo (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 200 x 140 mm.)..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. One of Three Hundred Copies Signed by Liv Ullmann ULLMANN, Liv. Changing. New York: Afred A. Knopf, 1977. First Signed Limited Edition. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 5/8 inches; 210 x 143 mm.). [x], [1]-241, [5] pp. Publishers silver boards, front cover decorated in..... More
New York: The Citadel Press, 1965. “To Paul R. Palmer Cordially Jean Harlow” [HARLOW, Jean]. CONWAY, Michael [&] RICCI, Mark. The Films of Jean Harlow. New York: The Citadel Press, [1965]. First edition. Large quarto (11 x 8 3/8 inches; 280 x 212 mm.). [1]-159, [1, blank] pp. Illustrated throughout..... More
New York: The Citadel Press, 1971. Signed on the front free endpaper “Frederic March - 1971” MARCH, Fredric. QUIRK, Lawrence J. The Films of Fredric March. New York: The Citadel Press, [1971]. First edition. Large quarto (11 x 9 1/2 inches; 280 x 240 mm.). [1]-255,[1, blank] pp. Illustrated throughout..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1983. With a Signed Photograph of Liza Minnelli MINELLI, Liza. Judy and Liza by James Spader. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1983. First edition. Large quarto (11 x8 1/4 inches; 280 x 235 mm.). [iv], [1]-216 pp. Illustrated throughout..... More
Dublin: Printed for Messrs. Whitestone, Williams, Colles, Wilson…, , 1779. First Dublin Edition of Johnson's Lives of the Poets JOHNSON, Samuel. The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets; and a Criticism on Their Works. Dublin: Printed for Messrs. Whitestone, Williams, Colles, Wilson…, 1779, 1781, 1781. First separate edition (preceding..... More
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London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd, 1923. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Lectures on Spiritualism DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan. Our American Adventure [&] Our Second American Adventure. London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., [1923 & 1924]. First English editions. Two octavo volumes (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; 216 x 140 mm.). 205..... More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1882. The Standard Authority For Over A Century Handsomely Bound by Rivière for Henry Sotheran [CRUIKSHANK, George]. JERROLD, Blanchard. The Life of George Cruikshank in Two Epochs. With Numerous Illustrations. In Two Volumes. London: Chatto and Windus, 1882. First edition. Two octavo volumes (7 3/8 x...... More
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