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GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642). All our books are sanitized for your protection before mailing. Opere. Florence: Gaetano Tartini and Santi Franchi, 1718. 3 volumes, 8° (246 x 181mm). Half-titles, engraved portrait of Galileo, general title to vol. I in red and black with engraved vignette, engraved folding plate and woodcut diagrams. (Small marginal clean tear to V1 in vol. III.) Contemporary vellum, leather spine label, marbled edges (a few spots and stains, extremities rubbed). SECOND EDITION OF GALILEO'S COLLECTED WORKS edited by Tommaso Buonaventuri. The first two volumes largely reproduce the material collected by Manolessi in the first edition; the third volume is devoted to previously unpublished material, including a number of letters of Galileo, and notes on his work by Castelli and Viviani. Carli-Favaro 431; Cinti 170; Gamba 583; Riccardi I, 520 ('valuable edition'). A better than presentable set of rare Galileo at the best price on the market. Book #Cv2401 $4900. We specialize in Rare Ayn… Read More

Annotated in Margaret Mitchell's hand, Gone With The Wind Stapled promotional pamphlet in soft wraps, 5" x 7.25" with 22 paginated pages. Published by The Macmillan Company, New York, 1936 "created as a compilation in response to a flood of requests from readers all over the country for information about the author and her book." With two areas blacked out by Mitchell and the words "(sprained ankle)" scripted in Mitchell's pen. Vertical fold to pamphlet, faint handling marks to outer wraps. Interior very clean. A neat, succinct pamphlet. A unique piece of Gone with the Wind history. nCome3s with a Centificate of Authenticity. Book #Pv2203. $1950. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history and science.

SIGNED, magnificently Inscribed by Ayn Rand only months after publication: "To--One of the few readers I am proud to have--Ayn Rand--September 8, 1943."First Edition/First Issue in that highly prized First Issue dust jacket. Original red cloth, gilt title on cover, repaired and reinforced spine. Original first-issue dust jacket with 6" half-moon shaped chip to spine. Wear to edges of boards, damp staining to front cover and front endpaper. Exposure to moist conditions evident throughout. Housed in a custom clamshell box, red cloth, gilt title over morocco on spine. Signed by Rand on the front endpaper, NOT a "Tipped-in" or "Laid-in" signature. A unique Rand inscription, the likes of which we've never seen in 45 years of hunting her down at the best prices on the market: "One of the few readers I am proud to have--Ayn Rand." Accompanying the book is a very good copy of the rare pamphlet, "A Letter from Ayn Rand. Author of The Fountainhead," issued by Bobbs Merrill in response to the deluge of requests… Read More

SIGNED by Einstein, "You really hit the bull's eye with it!" Certificate of Authenticity Included! Completely Handwritten Note Signed with Initials A.E. , to Mrs. Damann, March 31, 1950. In German. 1 p., 8" x 4½ in. Professionally removed from old board and conserved. Complete Translation: "March 31, 50 Dear Mrs. Damann, I have got to write to you again to let you know just how much I am enjoying the kaleidoscope. It always sits on my table and I look into it again and again as I sit and work. You really hit the bull's eye with it! Greetings and best wishes, Yours, / A.E." Einstein sent this letter to Damann in care of Café Old Europe at 2182 Broadway in New York City, an exile café that became an international social center for displaced Austrian and German Jews, offering dining, dancing, and entertainment. Albert Einstein. Here, Einstein's genius infuses his delight. Unique Einstein, very competitively priced for a handwritten note. Book #Pv2251. $7988. *****We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand,… Read More

SIGNED Truman Capote, the first page of In Cold Blood, with title at header in capitals, 40 lines of text ending in ("Holcomb, like all the rest of Kansas, is dry. ) Very minor handling. Presumed to be a fair copy, i.e., a copy intended for the printer, with no marginalia or emendations, conforming to the published version of the text. A rare signed Capote piece. Book #Pv2115. $2675. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

Corrected in Ayn Rand's pen, Rand's ORIGINAL Typescript for her occasional column, "Brief Comments" in her magazine The Objectivist, Vol 7, No. 11, November, 1968, but published January, 1969. Handwritten and typed on verso of The Objectivist letterhead. On Christmas Eve, 1968, in the most highly watched television broadcast of its time, Apollo 8 crew members read from the Book of Genesis, King James Version, as they orbited the Moon. Ayn Rand's "brief comments" on Apollo 8 elucidates "mankind's tragedy: a demonstration of man's epistemological double standard in the fields of science and of the humanities." The typescript offers a rare glimpse into Ayn Rand's literary and philosophic mind at work, condensing, cutting, adding, recasting her own words to achieve painstaking precision. A copy of The Objectivist, where Rand's comments originally appeared, accompanies the Rand Typescript. Apart from Rand's "Brief Comments," never reprinted elsewhere, this issue contains the last part of Ayn Rand's… Read More

SIGNED and boldly Inscribed by Harper Lee to Barbara Lee, striking provenance: To Kill a Mockingbird. Plus, Barbara's letter to Harper Lee, with Harper Lee's Autograph letter in response to Barbara SIGNED by Harper Lee! HarperCollins, [1995]. First printing Thirty-fifth anniversary edition. Autograph note signed by Lee on verso of original fan letter. Octavo. [x], 323, [3, blank] pages. Publisher's quarter black cloth over black paper covered boards, spine lettered in bronze, dust jacket. Very Fine. First Printing of the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Edition of Lee's timeless To Kill a Mockingbird, in positively UNread, utterly Flawless condition inscribed to "Barbara Lee." Accompanying this Library Quality copy is Harper Lee's handwritten response to a letter from Barbara asking Harper for her signature in the book. Harper asks where Barbara obtained the book and if she (Barbara) paid the published price of $19.00 [sic] for it. Harper Lee's letter is dated September 28, 1997 and includes her Monroeville… Read More

Collection of seven original photographs centered around the signatures of Marilyn Monroe and John Kennedy. Pics are from the infamous gathering for Kennedy's 45th birthday at Madison Square Garden, May 19, 1962, less than three months before Monroe's untimely death. Framed, it measures 28" x 35". Very fine save for a tiny nick to lower left corner of flame. "I can now retire from politics after having had Happy Birthday sung to me in such a sweet, wholesome way," remarked Kennedy after Monroe's performance. Most striking and rare. Book #Cv9a001. $6000. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

Finest First Edition of Rand's masterpiece, of which she proclaimed with unblinking immodesty: "I know that I am challenging the cultural tradition of two and a half thousand years." Thick 8vo, publisher's gilt-lettered green cloth with spine label, faint mottling to rear board and top half of front board; first issue dust jacket with 10/57 printed on lower front flap, unclipped. Unrestored and dazzlingly bright jacket with a few soft creases, thin line of toning to top of flaps; small stains to front and rear endpapers. No writing or markings of any kind. Housed in a lovely custom clamshell box. Book #Cv2101n. $5200. We offer the world's largest selection of rare, signed, and manuscript Ayn Rand including photographs. Do please inquire.

SIGNED on a laid in paper bearing only Dickens' clear signature, First Edition of his immortal Oliver Twist, the first Victorian novel with a child protagonist. First published as a serial from 1837 to 1839 and released as a three-volume book on November 9, 1838 before the serialization ended. 3 vols. Volume one with the plate list inserted after title (not found in all copies); Bound in later 19th century 1/2 calf over marbled boards, with marbled page ends. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE in book form, meeting all points as per Eckel and Smith, including the later canceled "Fireside" plate in volume 3. Smith 1, 4; Eckel 59. Ownership inscription of Grace Pfeifer to front endpapers. In 2008, Christie's sold a signed first of Oliver Twist, inscribed directly to the book for $229,000. Book #Cv2105. $10,000. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

Rosa Parks & Martin Luther King Sr. Signed First Day Cover PSA/DNA Slabbed & Graded NM + 7.5. First Day Cover, with a unique Martin Luther King Jr. Stamp, measuring 4.125" x 6.125", and encapsulated to a size of 6.5" x 10". Signed by Martin Luther King Sr. as "M.L. King Sr." and signed & inscribed by Rosa Parks, "the mother of the Civil Rights Movement," as "Rosa L. Parks, Montgomery, Ala bus boycott Dec. 5, 1955 - Dec 21, 1956". Postmarked Atlanta, GA and dated Jan 13, 1979. Encapsulated and PSA/DNA graded NM + 7.5. This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses. Book #v2151. $3900. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED by Martin: "I Will Take What Is Mine With Fire And Blood" -George R.R. MartinBantam (November 20, 2018). George R.R. Martin "Fire & Blood" Hardcover with dust-jacket. Signed First Edition. This edition with the slipcase was exclusive to very fine books and unavailable elsewhere. It includes a custom slipcase specially designed and built for this edition, in a simulated dragon skin, with the author's name and title printed on the spine along with the front face. This is a different type of autographed book package for the collector and fan of George R.R. Martin. You will be one of the few collectors in the world to acquire this uniquely signed first edition with the dragon-skin slipcase, still sealed in perfect, flawless condition! Book #Cv2305. $1795. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED First Edition of Guberman's heavily illustrated study of the life and art of Frank Stella. Undaunted by Stella's infamous comment "Only what can be seen there is there," Guberman traces Stella's career, exploring sources as diverse as Jasper Johns, Jean Arp, and Henri Matisse, investigating the technical complexity of the work, and interweaving more personal insights into the events of his life, Stella's passion for sport and speed, and the role of his family and colleagues in the artistic sphere. What emerges is a portrait of a man of seemingly boundless creative energy, who is perpetually challenging himself and his world. Lavishly illustrated, this volume combines handsome color reproductions of nearly one hundred of Stella's paintings and prints with a wealth of images from the artist's collection and other sources that vividly capture his spirit and pursuits. Book #Cv2314. $98. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

A card signed and dated in English by legendary Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), as "Leo Tolstoy / 1 March 1910." The card is displayed beneath the celebrated image of the bearded author, half-length portrait, facing front, arms folded, dressed in a peasant's tunic, engraved by T. Johnson, photogravure by Sherer, Nabgoltz & Co., Moscow. The signed card is lightly toned, with isolated, barely noticeable small faded water spots mentioned for accuracy. Else near fine. Matted and framed behind glass. Not examined out of frame. The size of the signed card is 3.75" x 2.25." Minor surface loss to the frame, particularly to the bottom corners. The overall frame size is 10.5" x 15.5" x 1." Accompanied by two Certificates of Authenticity from R&R Enterprises Autograph Auctions (Amherst, New Hampshire.) At the time of Tolstoy's bold, dated signature, he was not only Russia's greatest living writer, but a revered religious figure as well---more highly beloved than the Tsar. Only months later in October,… Read More

HEMINGWAY, Ernest: AN EXTRAORDINARY SIGNED HEMINGWAY RARITY. One of only 10 copies intended solely for his own private distribution of A farewll to Arms. His first bestseller, this copy of Arms from the library of Owen Wister Jr., the father of Western fiction, author of the bestselling 1902 novel The Virginian. Hemingway held Wister in high regard, describing Wister s stories as a lesson to our generation in how to write, to his editor Maxwell Perkins. Arguably Hemingway s greatest work, A Farewell to Arms is the only Hemingway work issued in a signed limited edition. Five hundred copies were numbered and sold to the public. This is one of the ten unnumbered copies intended only for Papa s personal sharing. 8vo (222 x 146 mm). Full crushed blue morocco, covers twice ruled in gilt with gilt cornerpieces, upper cover reproducing the original design of the first trade edition dust jacket of this title by Cleon (1895-1979) in various color morocco onlays and gilt-work, flat spine lettered in white and… Read More