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BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED IN PERSON BY JACKIE CHAN in both Chinese and English (full name) directly to the front endpaper with "Love U" and dated '98. A true first printing in as new gift-worthy condition. Includes a new mylar cover to keep your dust jacket looking terrific. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.

1964. Set of Final Proof Sheets for the Warren Commission Report. [C] [Warren Commission]. Report of The President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1964. xxiv, 888 pp. on 1,824 single-sided leaves, 2 copies of cover sheet (indicating release date). Complete. Light toning, light soiling and a few creases to one of the copies of the cover sheet. Leaves housed in custom clamshell box with calf lettering piece, moderate rubbing to extermities, corners bumped. $150. * Despite all of the controversy and mystery that still surrounds the Kennedy Assassination, the Warren Report, as it is popularly known, remains the standard assessment of the subject. Based Our set of final proof sheets does not indicated any deviations from the published text.

BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED IN PERSON BY JACKIE CHAN in both Chinese and English initials directly to the front endpaper. A true first printing in as new gift-worthy condition. Includes a new mylar cover to keep your dust jacket looking terrific. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.

Paris: Coromandel Express, 1998. Limited. unbound. fine. 6 original silver dye bleach Cibachrome prints, and one unique hand-colored gelatin silver print by David Levinthal. Each Cibachrome print is matted & enclosed in a folder with text by Ellroy in French and English. Loose, as issued in a paper covered board folder, the cover of which serves as a mat for the gelatin print. The portfolio is contained in a slipcase with a large printed label. Small, square folio (13 x 12 inches). Paris: Coromandel Express (1998). Limited Edition. Fine.<br/> <br/> A photographic interpretation of the unsolved murder of Ellroy's mother in 1958. Printed in an edition of 55 numbered and signed copies. This one is marked "H.C. 1" ,The gelatin print is signed by Levinthal on the verso ; the colophon is signed by both.<br/> <br/>

1910. [ca. 1910]. (Albummaße: ca. 27 x 36,5 cm). 29 Architekturphotos / 50 Photos von architektonischen Plänen und Grundrissen. 2 großformatige Alben mit Halbledereinband der Zeit. Erster Band mit einem Dreikantgoldschnitt. Einbände mit Abrieb und an den Kanten etwas bestoßen. Innen Trägerkarton mit fest montierten Photographien leicht wellig, sonst gut erhalten. Altersentsprechend guter Zustand. Die beiden Alben enthalten zahlreiche Photographien zur japanischen Architektur von Wohnhäusern, Portalen, kleinen Ziergebäuden und deren Holzkonstruktionen. Das erste Album enthält 29 Photographien. Die Aufnahmen zeigen ein herrschaftliches Wohnhaus aus mehreren Perspektiven und mit Blick für zahlreiche Details, ein Eingangsportal, Teile der Hofgestaltung, einen freistehenden Pavillon, kleinere Gebäude und vieles mehr. Die Aufnahmen haben jeweils ein Maß von ca. 21,2 x 27 cm, sie wurden im Album fest montiert im Querformat. Das zweite Album enthält insgesamt 50 Photographien (im selben Format)… Read More

London: Spink & Son, Ltd. , 1912. Hard cover album of 248 war medal ribands. Published London: Spink & Son, Ltd., c.1912. Complete in 14 fully populated pages, containing 84 strips (80 with three examples, 4 with 2 examples) from The Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1334 to Coronation, 1911. 4to. 8 3/4" x 9 3/4", 7 leaves of die cut card stock folded to 14 pages with perforations for 6 strips per page. Blue cloth with gilt spine and cover titles, "Spink & Son, Ltd." in tiny gilt at heel, full page Spink & Son ad on page 15. Ownership bookplate of noted medals and decorations collector Joseph Warren Cutler (1857-1934) on pastedown. 3/4" loss to the cloth at the spine head, wear at the heel and tips, some age toning to the paper. All strips and riband examples near fine. A rare publication and extremely rare to find with the entire 14 pages populated with riband examples. Very good overall. . Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.

1859. Only the first volume (of two volumes). London: Routledge, Warne and Routledge. 1859. (ca. 24,5 x 17,2 cm). 47, 645 S. (English Language). Ganzleinen-Einband der Zeit mit Rückentitel / Contemporary cloth with title to spine. Einband etwas berieben, sonst gut erhalten. Innen mit Anmerkungen von alter Hand / Boards with some rubbing, otherwise well preserved. With old hand notes inside. Der Band enthält ein gestochenes Frontispiz-Porträt und gestochenen Titel mit Landschafts-Vignette, beide etwas stockfleckig. Auf dem Vortitel montiert hatte der Bucheigner insgesamt 4 handschriftliche Original-Briefe von Herbert „Herbie" Coleridge (7. Oktober 1830 - 23. April 1861), dem bedeutenden englischen Philologen. Die Briefe sind datiert auf 23. November 1859, 26. November 1859, 22. Februar 1860 und März 1860) und stammen damit aus den Jahren vor seinem Tod. Die Briefe sind jeweils doppelseitig und haben das Format 17,5 x 11,5 cm. In seinen Briefen geht Coleridge mehrfach auf die Edition der "Works"… Read More

1682 SCOTLAND Laws of Scottish Parliament Politics Edinburgh RARE Witchcraft

Thomas Murray's 'Laws and Acts of Parliament' is a rare 17th-century collection of legal proceedings and laws enacted in Scotland beginning in 1424 through the early 18th-century and the Act of Union merging England and Scotland as Great Britain.

Item number: #25226
Price: $750

MURRAY, Thomas

The laws and acts of Parliament made by King James the First and his royal successors, kings and queen of Scotland

Edinburgh: Printed by Iosua van Solingen, for David Lindsay and his co-partners, 1682.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages;
o [12], 1018
· Provenance: Bookplate – Lord Macduff
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~5.75in X 3.25in (14.5cm x 8cm)

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New York: Charles Scribner's, 1925. 218pp. Dark green cloth. Blind-stamped lettering on the front panel, Git lettering on the spine. Date 1925 on the title page and copyright page, which also shows the colophon. All the points which make it a First edition, first printing are present: (1) pg. 60, line 16 "chatter" 2) pg. 119, line 22 "northern" 3) pg. 205, lines 9-10 "sick in tired" 4) pg. 211, lines 7-8 "Union Street station.") Pages 2-6 have a 1/4" triangular nick on the upper page edges, Page 59 has a discoloration and the letter "s" rubbed from the word "surprise". and a few other pages have spots. The gilt lettering of the spine shows some darkening, but is still quite clear. The hinges are in excellent condition. "Set in Jazz Age New York, it tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, and his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman whom he loved in his youth. Commercially unsuccessful when it was… Read More

1662 Suetonius 12 Caesars Julius Caesar Caligula Nero ROME Classical Portraits

"Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system."
― Suetonius, 'The Twelve Caesars'

Suetonius was a 1st-century Roman historian who is most remembered by his important set of biographies of twelve successive Roman rulers from Julius Caesar to Domitian. "The Lives of Twelve Caesars" or "De Vita Caesarum" is still considered one of the primary sources on Roman history and discusses important facets of the end of the Roman Republic.

"Twelve Caesars" covers the lives of Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellus, Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian, and is the first work to offer insights to some of the lesser-known aspects of these important Roman figures – such as Julius Caesar's struggle with epilepsy. The extent of what is culturally known about Caligula comes almost exclusively from… Read More

FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY OZZY without inscription directly to the half title page. Autograph has been professionally authenticated by James Spence (JSA) and includes their ironclad Certificate of Authenticity. As new and unread, a gorgeous gift-worthy copy. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.

FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY CLARENCE CLEMONS on an official publisher's bookplate attached to the half-title page! Near fine, almost as new condition, mild tanning due to age. Looks terrific with a new mylar cover added to the dust jacket. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.

1651 PURITAN 1ed Thomas Whitfield Bible Providence RARE Cromwell London Reformed
Thomas Whitfield's "Extent of Divine Providence" is a rare, 17th-century Puritan treatise describing the character of God. Whitfield, who was known for his involvement in the Puritan movement in the first half of the 17th-century, wrote this short sermon-like treatise to describe God's ability to influence sinful men and 'lead them not into temptation', as Whitfield quotes Jesus.

Item number: #25403
Price: $995

WHITFIELD, Thomas

The extent of divine providence: or, A treatise tending to shew that the just and holy God, may have a hand in the unjust actions of sinfull men

London: Printed, for John Wright…1651. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [4], 47, [1]
· Provenance: Provenance – Initial stamp of William Henry Miller
o William Henry Miller (1789–1848) was a Scottish book collector and parliamentarian. He sat in the House of Commons from 1830 to 1837. As a book… Read More

1629 Celtic France 1ed GALLIA Geography Louis XIII Respublica de Laet Elzevier

An incredibly rare and impressive Elzevier printing of Joannes de Laet's "Gallia". During the 1620s and 30s, Elzevier published numerous works on European countries designed for travel and studies (Respublica) including many by de Laet. This particular work describes some of the earliest times in France with descriptions of geography, cities and towns, and the history of French kings.

Item number: 25432
Price: $550

LAET, Joannes de

Gallia sive de Francorum regis dominiis et opibus Commentarius

Lugd. Batav : Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1629.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [16], 461, [1]
· References: Willems 311; Goldsmid II, p. 52
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
o Red Moroccan leather
· Size: ~4.5in X 2.25in (11.5cm x 6cm)

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1549 Froben Greek Anthology 1ed Brodeau Greece Philosophy Planudean Palatine RARE

The Greek Anthology is a rare collection of 10th-14th-century Greek poetry and epigrams from ancient poets including Archilochus, Alcaeus, Simonides, the Palatine Anthology, and the Planudean Anthology. This portfolio of poems has been the focus of numerous commentaries for centuries, perhaps most notably from Jean Brodeau. His "Epigrammatum Graecorum" has been considered one of the best of its kind – a huge 16th-century folio filled with the Greek poems and Latin commentary.

tem number: #25005
Price: $1250

BRODEAU, Jean

Epigrammatum graecorum libri VII, annotationibus Joannis Brodaei ... illustrate

Basileae: Apud H. Frobenium et N. Episcopium, 1549. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [8], 627, [21]
· References: USTC 651071
· Language: Latin / Greek
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~12.25in X 8.25in (31cm x 20.5cm)
· Very rare… Read More

STEVENS, W.D.. Original poster. Color Lithograph. 36" x 50".<br/> <br/> This poster, issued by the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, shows three, strong laborers applying rivets to a ship which glows in a brilliant orange against a dark blue background. Surface dirt. Horizontal and vertical fold lines, some chips to margins. Linen backed. William Dodge Stevens (1870-1942) was an artist from Pennsylvania. He went to art school in Chicago but moved to NYC to become a commercial artist. This poster is a good example of his work.<br/> <br/>

New York: Big Table Inc, 1959. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Digest Size, wraps. 158(4)pp. Sharp First Issue of this periodical of beat literature founded by Rosenthal and born out of academic censorship by the University of Chicago. This first volume includes the first ten episodes from Burroughs' Naked Lunch, predating the release of the book. Square, tight and clean throughout with very mild edge-wear and just a hint of toning. Still bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed and inscribed by Burroughs on the first page of his contribution, "For Roger Richards, William S. Burroughs. Hotel Chelsea, N.Y.C. October 15". Roger Richards was the owner of the iconic Greenwich Books and The Rare Book Room in Greenwich Village and a close associate of Burroughs and several other Beat writers. The story goes, and this directly from the third party involved, is that Rogers was supposed to have this book inscribed to one of his good clients along with a few other Burroughs pieces. However, when… Read More

New York: Coward-McCann, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine/Fine. 8vo., 128pp. Beautiful First Edition of this seminal drama. No other printings listed on copyright page as called for. Bound in olive cloth with titles in white upon a blue background on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a hint of softness to spine ends but trivial. A few scattered spots to the fore-edge but no interior toning or foxing. Very well=preserved. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00), has a couple of miniscule closed edge-tears on the rear panel and a touch of rubbing to spine ends. Spine panel and edges very lightly toned as is quite common but less than most. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1872. Cloth. Very good +. [ILLUSTRATED] [HUMOR] [FICTION]. Spottiswoode and Co., New-Street Square and Parliament Street, London, printers. 4to (12 5/8" x 10"); [48] leaves printed one side only; green pebbled cloth over beveled board, gilt stamped lettering and vignette of an imaginary "grotesque" animal on the front; all edges gilt; pale yellow endpapers, old neat hinge reinforcement front and rear; vignette of a fanciful animal on title page; 24 b&w plates reproduced from the original drawing by autotype with a description on facing page; board edges and corners rubbed, eps foxed but interior clean and tight, light age-toning to page edges, a few fingerprints; very good plus. The fabulous imagination of Edward William Cooke (1811-1880) in a book. Cooke was part of a family of engravers and artists, and a noted landscape and marine painter. He was a contemporary of Charles Darwin (1809-1882) and certainly influenced by Darwin's voyage and the writings of his… Read More

A Roven, Chez Lovys Lovdet. Used - Acceptable. Text in French. MDCXX. (1620). Derniere Edition. Fully-bound in vellum.