Search Results: Authors starting with V from The First Edition Rare Books, LLC

Sainte-Catherine: Kapp Printing, 1945. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. Near fine/very good. The limited edition of Parfums by Paul Valéry, complete with four color lithographs by Henri Matisse, André Derain, Christian Bérard, and Van Dongen.. Quarto, [28pp]. Publisher's thick cardstock wrappers, title and image on front cover. Text in French. Includes six loose gatherings and four illustrated plates, held in portfolio. Occasional toning and points of light foxing, no impact to lithographs. Includes the exceptionally rare glassine dust jacket, delicate, with multiple tears. From a limited edition of 1000 copies, this being number 661. Includes essays on perfume by the following authors: 'Puissance des Parfums' by Paul Valery; 'Philosophie des Parfums' by Jacques de Lacretelle; 'Le Choix d'un Parfum' by Christian Bérard; and 'Connaissance des Parfums' by Van Dongen.

New York: Warner Books, 1983. Early Edition. Paperback. Fine. Home Before Morning: The True Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam by Lynda Van Devanter, the first widely published account of the Vietnam War by a female veteran, inscribed to Colin Powell.. Twelvemo, xi, [3], 362pp, [2]. Paperback edition, appears unread. this copy is inscribed on the front endpaper: "To Gen. Colin Powell - Vietnam veteran and friend of them - with respect and gratitude for your understanding and your caring. Peace - Lynda Van Devanter." Provenance: Potomac Auction House, Lot 16-936, Estate of Colin Powell, with laid-in sale tag. A scarce signed copy of her controversial memoir. Home Before Morning was the first memoir by a female nurse during the Vietnam conflict, describing the horrors of war and the post-traumatic stress she suffered after the war. The book was adapted into a popular TV show in the 1980's called China Beach, which ran from 1988-1991. Lynda Van Devanter became an advocate for veterans in retirement and… Read More

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. The first edition, first printing of Sins of America: As "Exposed" by the Police Gazette, in the publisher's scarce art-deco era dust jacket.. Quarto, xx, [2], 297pp. Purple cloth, title embossed in black and pink on cover. No additional printings mentioned on copyright page. A near fine example, solid text block, free of soiling or notable wear. In the publisher's scarce dust jacket, price-clipped, closed tear through front panel with archival tissue repair, chipping along top edge. This work is complete, with 206 reproductions of the original woodcut illustrations. A scarce work in the publisher's dust jacket. The Sins of America is a follow-up to The Sins of New York (1930), both originally appeared in tabloid publication, The National Police Gazette. There are no other known copies in the publisher's dust jacket.

New York: Time, Inc, 2005. 60th Anniversary Tribute. Paper. Fine. Signed by Dutch Van Kirk, navigator of the Enola Gay, the Time Magazine 60th Anniversary Tribute to V-J Day: America's World War II Triumph in the Pacific.. Octavo, 122pp. Illustrated paperback. Appears unread. Includes hundreds of color photographs, a fine example. Signed on the title page: "Dutch Van Kirk / Navigator - Enola Gay / Hiroshima - 6 Aug. 1945." Includes a signed photograph of Dutch Van Kirk. Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk (1921-2014), the navigator of the Enola Gay and last surviving member of the crew.

New York: Street & Smith, 1939. Volume XXIII, Number 5. Original wraps. Very good. The July 1939 issue of Astounding Science Fiction, featuring stories by A.E. van Vogt and Isaac Asimov. This issue is considered by many experts in the genre to be the official start of the Golden Age of Science Fiction.. Measures 6.5" x 9.5". Illustrated wraps, cover by Graves Gladney. Front cover detached, professionally restored with archival quality glue. Some rubbing and small losses to spine. Internally clean. A notable piece, including the first science fiction publication from A.E. van Vogt titled "Black Destroyer," and one of Asimov's earliest publications, "Trends." "The July 1939 issue is the one usually highlighted at the start of the Golden Age... The chief significance of this issue is that it introduced A.E. van Vogt and Isaac Asimov to Astounding." (The Time Machines, p. 111) Numerous other popular names joined soon after: Robert A. Heinlein in August, Theodore Sturgeon in September, and the beginning… Read More

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1923. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First edition, first printing of The Lone Wolf Returns by Louis Joseph Vance, in the publisher's scarce dust jacket.. Octavo, 367pp. Gray cloth, title in gilt on front cover and spine. No additional printings listed. Solid text block, light wear to head and tail of spine, faint toning to hinges. In the publisher's scarce dust jacket, price clipped, with a few small losses along top edge. One closed tear along rear hinge flap, touch of sunning to spine, archival tape repair on verso at head of spine. Both panels retain vibrant illustrations of the titular "Lone Wolf." (Steinbrunner & Penzler 250) A scarce work in jacket. The Lone Wolf series tells the story of Michael Lanyard, a fictional jewel thief turned private detective. The Lone Wolf Returns was adapted into a silent film numerous times after its publication; the first starring Bert Lytell in 1926 and another starring Malvyn Douglas in 1935. Other… Read More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/near fine. The first edition of Trail of a Tradition by Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, inscribed to New Deal operative and Washington power player, Emil Hurja.. Octavo, xxii, [2], 405pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. No additional printings noted. Light soiling to cloth, booksellers stamp on rear endpaper, bookplate on front endpaper. In the publisher's fine dust jacket. Inscribed on the front endpaper: "For Emil Hurja, An erstwhile friendly enemy who is now a friendly friend. With warmest regards and best wishes. Arthur H. Vandenberg. Washington. Dec. 13, 1938." Emil Hurja was the executive director of the Democratic National Committee from 1932-1937, before switching political parties. This inscription from Senator Vandenberg, dated 1938, coincides with his change of political affiliation. Hurja would run for congress in Michigan in 1948 but lost the election.

Portland: Underland Press, 2009. First Edition / Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine/fine. Limited edition publication of Finch by Jeff VanderMeer, called the Heretic limited edition and inscribed by the author. Octavo, 399pp. Green cloth, title in gilt on spine, illustration in gilt on front panel. Stated "First Underland Press Edition" on copyright page with full number line. In publisher's limited edition dust jacket, gold foil, limitation printed on rear, in fine condition. This unique limited edition is inscribed on the dust jacket, with the limitation (#92) on the rear panel. Inscription reads: "At a sad little lunch of stale bread wrapped around salt pork and the tasteless mushroom paste that had become an Ambergris staple. Jeff VanderMeer." This work by Jeff VanderMeer was a nominee for the 2010 World Fantasy Award for best novel. His first novel, Annihilation, won a Nebula Award and the Shirley Jackson award.

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1877. First English Edition. Full leather. Very good. The first English edition of Michael Strogoff, The Courier of the Czar by Jules Verne.. Octavo, ix, [3], 377pp, [3]. Finely bound in three-quarter red morocco, pebbled cloth-covered boards. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine with embellished compartments. Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. No additional printings listed. Solid text block, light wear to corners, some soiling to cover, faint foxing to endpapers and fore edge. Lacking publisher's catalogue at rear. Previous ownership bookplate to front flyleaf. Complete with 89 full page plates, including frontispiece. Features two fold-out map of the title character's delivery route through Russia. (Myers 40) (Taves and Michaluk V015) This copy was translated by Agnes Kinloch Kingston, but published under her husband's name, W. H. G. Kingston. The first edition was originally published one year earlier (1876) in French, by Pierre-Jules Hetzel… Read More

New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1974. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First edition of Jerry Ford, Up Close by Bud Vestal, signed by President Gerald R. Ford.. Octavo, ix, 214pp. Black cloth, title in gilt on spine. First edition, with no additional printings on copyright page. Orange end papers with previous gift inscription on front free end paper. Ownership blind stamp on rear end paper. In publisher's dust jacket, price clipped, light wear along top edge, an overall very good example. Signed by Gerald R. Ford on title page. A scarce signed book, with details about Gerald Ford shortly after assuming the Vice Presidency and assuming an important role in national politics.

New York: The Baker & Taylor Co, 1909. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. From the library of Vice President Levi P. Morton, the first edition of Retrospections Of An Active Life by John Bigelow.. Octavo, [three volumes], xiv, 645pp, [1]; vii, 607pp, [1], vii, 684pp,[1]. Publisher's green cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece portrait in each volume, with tissue cover. Transference from tissue cover to frontispiece. Solid text blocks, free of marks or notations. Complete with 42 full page illustrated plates. Light wear to boards, bumped corners of Volume I, general wear to boards. Ownership inscription in Volume I: "Levi P. Morton / February 22, 1910." Levi P. Morton (1824-1920) was the 22nd Vice President of the United States in the Benjamin Harrison administration. After his time as vice president, Morton was elected the 31st Governor of New York. A strong ally of Roscoe Conkling, Morton was offered the vice presidential nomination by James A. Garfield, but declined at… Read More

Frankfurt: Heinrich Remigius Sauerlander, 1858. Deluxe Edition. Full leather. Very good. Presentation copy of Studen der Andacht zur from Queen Victoria to her son, Prince Arthur.. Octavo, 8-volumes. Black leather, raised bands, title in gilt on spine. All gilt leaf ends. Marbled endpapers. Royal coat of arms bookplate affixed to front of Volume 1. Signed by Queen Victoria to Prince Arthur: "To dearest Arthur, In the names of both his Parents Albert & Victoria R, in recollection of Sunday, Apr: 29, 1866, from his loving & sorrowing Mama, V.R., Osborn. Apr: 29, 1866." Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942), was the third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He was born on May 1, 1850, at Buckingham Palace. In 1866, Arthur made his confirmation at Whippingham Church in Newport, Isle of Wright.Arthur served in the British Army, rising to the rank of Field Marshal. He held various military appointments throughout his career. In 1911, he was appointed Governor General of Canada, serving until… Read More

New York: Random House, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/very good. Signed first edition of Empire by Gore Vidal.. Octavo, 486pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. Stated "First Random House Edition" on copyright page, with appropriate number line. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $22.50 retail price on front flap, faint sunning to spine, blue stain to verso of dust jacket, not visible on front. Signed by the author on tipped-in blank. This copy is signed by the author for The First Edition Circle at Kroch's & Brentano's of Chicago, with laid-in bookmark.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine. First edition, first printing of Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution by Ludwig von Mises.. Octavo, ix, [1], 384pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. No additional printings mentioned on copyright page. Light transference to both endpapers. Solid text block, touch of wear to top edge of spine, free of any marks or notations. Lacking the publisher's dust jacket. A handsome example. Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) was an Austrian economist, historian and sociologist. He was a leading economist and social philosopher of the 20th century, writing extensively on the need for laissez-faire economic policies and free market economies.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1963. First Edition, Second Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. Second printing of Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution, signed by the author, Ludwig von Mises.. Octavo, ix, [1], 384pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. Stated "second printing, April 1963" on copyright page. Solid text block, touch of wear to front cover, free of any marks or notations. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $6.00 on front flap, light soiling to rear panel, chipping to edges, a very good example. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) was an Austrian economist, historian, and sociologist. He was a leading economist and social philosopher of the 20th century, writing extensively on the need for laissez-faire economic policies and free market economies.

Jackson, Mississippi: Nouveau Press, 1984. Limited Edition. Quarter Cloth. Fine. Signed limited edition of Nothing Is Lost Save Honor: Two Essays by Kurt Vonnegut.. Octavo, [unpaginated]. Quarter brown cloth, marbled paper boards, gilt lettering on spine. Printed at The Toothpaste Press (West Branch, Iowa) on Gutenberg Laid, a German mouldmade paper. Bound at the Campbell-Logan Bindery. Frontispiece portrait by David Levine. Includes the publisher's prospectus. From a limited edition of 300 copies numbered and signed by Kurt Vonnegut, this being number 156. Nothing Is Lost Save Honor is a collection of two essays by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. The first essay, "Fates Worse than Death," was delivered to congregants at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City in 1982. The second essay, "The Worst Addiction of Them All," was originally published in The Nation magazine in 1983. Both essays deal with the folly of the arms race. This publication was produced to benefit the Mississippi Civil Liberties Union.