Search Results: Titles starting with S from The First Edition Rare Books, LLC

Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine/very good. Signed first edition of Sailor on Horseback by Irving Stone, inscribed to author Faith Baldwin.. Octavo, [12], 338pp. Green cloth, title stamped in red on front cover and spine. Top edge dyed red. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, sunning to spine, lightly bumped corners. Thin brown stains on rear cover. A near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $3.00 retail price on front flap, sunning to spine, small chips along edges, shelf wear. Complete with nine illustrations, including frontispiece. Signed and inscribed by Irving Stone to romance author Faith Baldwin. Stone writes "Dear Faith Baldwin: I have learned / from an unimpeachable source that / you are the most ardent distributor / of this book in the mid-west. All of which / confirms me in my belief that writers / are the nicest people in the world. / Could we meet soon, and be friends? / Yours, fraternally Irving Stone… Read More

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1935. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/near fine. Signed first edition of Salamina by Rockwell Kent, in first state dust jacket.. Octavo, xix, 336pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in silver on spine with decorative illustration. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Rubbing to cloth on both covers, limited to top corner. Clean text, light toning to endpapers. Complete with frontispiece and 22 full-page illustrations by Rockwell Kent. In publisher's near fine dust jacket, $3.75 on front flap, bright illustrations, short closed tear to rear panel near spine, an exceptional example. Signed by Rockwell Kent on the front free endpaper.

Milwaukee: The Casanova Press, 1932. Limited Edition. Stiff wraps. Near fine. Limited edition of Salmagundi by William Faulkner, with a poem by Ernest Hemingway titled "Ultimately.. Octavo, 53pp, [1]. Original printed wrappers, title in red on spine and front cover. Solid text block, a touch of wear to corners, sunning to spine. A near fine example. Housed in a red paper-covered slipcase, good condition with some wear and toning. From a limited edition of 525 numbered copies, this being number 45. William Faulkner (1897-1962) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, recognized for A Fable in 1955 and The Reivers in 1963. The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Light in August were recognized by The Modern Library on their 1998 list of 100 Best English-language Novels of the 20th Century. Faulkner primarily set his stories in the American South, many of which took place in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County.

London: Published by the Author c/o Messrs. Wyman & Sons, Limited, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +. First edition of George M. Kelson's The Salmon Fly: How to Dress It and How to Use It.. Quarto, xiv, 510pp, [advertisements xlv pp]. Purple cloth, beveled board edges. Title and illustrations stamped in gilt on spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. Professionally restored, spine reglued and hinges reinforced, headcap repaired, cosmetic touch ups to cloth, new endpapers. Slight bow to back cover with fore edge lightly bumped. Occasional mild foxing to text pages, otherwise clean. Complete with frontispiece portrait of the author, numerous in-text illustrations and 8 brightly colored full-page plates with tissue covers. (Heckscher 1150) An attractive example of this important work on salmon flies.

Seattle: Camel Press, 2017. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Fine. Inscribed to Gen. Colin Powell, the first edition of Sapphire Pavilion by David E. Grogan.. Octavo, 268pp, [2]. Illustrated paperback. Appears unread. Includes letter with notes from Colin Powell and inscribed by the author on the half-title. Colin Powell (1937-2021) served as the United States Secretary of State during the George W. Bush administration, the first African American to hold the post. He also served as National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan (1987-1989) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989-1993. Powell was discussed as a possible Republican presidential contender in 1996 and 2000, but he declined to run both times. He passed away in 2021, survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Alma Powell. Provenance: Potomac Auction House, Estate of Colin Powell, 2022.

New York: Gnome Press Inc, 1955. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First edition of Sargasso of Space by Andre North, under the pseudonym Andrew North.. Octavo, 185pp. Gray cloth, title in black on spine and front cover. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, faint sunning to spine, top edge dyed brown, a near fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, $2.50 retail price on front flap, shelf wear, a touch of chipping to edges, small closed tear to rear cover. One of 4,000 copies from the first printing. (Currey, page 391 A). Sargasso of Space is the first book in the Solar Queen series, followed by Plague Ship (1956), Voodoo Planet (1959), and Postmarked the Stars (1969).

New York: Prentice-Hall, 1954. First Edition, Second Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Signed first edition, second printing of Satchmo by New Orleans jazz legend, Louis Armstrong.. Octavo, 240pp. Gray hardcover, title in gilt on black spine. Illustrated endpapers. Stated "Second printing... November, 1954" on copyright page. Solid text block, faint toning to top and bottom edges, a near fine example. Includes laid-in card from the publisher asking for feedback on the book. Previous ownership inscription to front flyleaf, with name matching the laid-in envelope and the recipient in the inscription. In the publisher's dust jacket, $3.50 retail price, one short closed tear to front panel, a few chips to head of spine, some shelf wear. A very good example. Inscribed on the half-title: "Satchmo. To Mary + Bill. Was very glad to have met you. Thanks again for Hamlet. Best Wishes from Louis + Lucille Armstrong.

Indianapolis: The Saturday Evening Post Company, 1977. Volume 249, No. 3. Paper Magazine. Near fine. The Saturday Evening Post from April 1977, with a focus on Christianity in America. This copy is signed by President Jimmy Carter.. Folio, 120pp. Illustrated paper magazine, bound at spine with staples. Binding is sound, no extraneous marks, in near fine condition. This issue from April 1977 includes an article by President Jimmy Carter on page 36, titled "There's A Bit Of The Pharisee In Us All." It is signed by President Carter on the front cover.

London: Gurney and Jackson, 1921. First Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. First edition of Savage Sudan by Abel Chapman in a fine binding.. Octavo, xx, 452pp. Green morocco, three-quarter leather binding. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, faint foxing to edges, a near fine example. New endpapers. Complete with frontispiece and 29 full-page plates. Features many additional in-text illustrations.

London: John Murray, 1870. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine. Octavo, xviii, 500pp, [32pp ads]. Brown cloth, title in gilt on spine, embossed decorative covers. Brown end papers. Light shelf wear at spine. Clean text. Signed by William M. Evarts on title page, with signature and "1871" date below signature. A unique piece from the library of an influential 19th Century American politician. William M. Evarts served as Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and Senator from New York. He is best remembered for his service during the Andrew Johnson administration, where he served as chief council for the president during his impeachment trial. He delivered the closing remarks, which secured his acquittal. Evans served as Secretary of State for President Rutherford B. Hayes.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1927. First Edition, Third Printing. Hardcover. Near fine. First edition, third printing of The Savoy Operas by W.S. Gilbert in a fine binding.. Octavo, 698pp. Red morocco, gilt trimmed covers. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine with detailed embellishments. All edges gilt. Gilt turn-ins and marbled endpapers. Stated "Reprinted March 1926, 1927" on copyright page. Solid text block, faint toning to spine, lightly bumped corners, a touch of wear to joints. Previous ownership bookplate on front endpaper. A vibrant, near fine example. The Savoy Operas feature some of Gilbert's most popular works, frequently in collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan. A primary highlight from this copy is The Mikado, which is one of the most frequently performed theatre pieces of all time. Within the first year it opened (1885), it was estimated that at least 150 companies were producing the opera throughout Europe and America.

Bartholomew House, LTD, 1970. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/fine. First edition, first printing of "Say...Didn't You Used To Be George Murphy?" by Senator George Murphy.. Octavo, 438pp. Blue cloth, title in silver on spine. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. In publisher's fine dust jacket, retail price on front flap. Signed by Senator George Murphy on front free endpaper. Paving the way for Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator George Murphy made the leap from show business to politics in 1964. He ran for the Senate seat held by former Kennedy press secretary Pierre Salinger, who had been appointed to serve the remainder of Clair Engle's Senate term. He would serve in the Senate from 1965 to 1971.

New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2021. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Signed first edition of Say Their Names by Curtis Bunn et al.. Octavo, xi, 336pp. Black and white hardcover. Stated "First Edition: October 2021" on copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $30.00 retail price on front flap, a fine example. Signed on the half title by all authors: Mike H. Cottman, Curtis Bunn, Patrice Gaines, Keith Harriston, and "Me 10/8/21" [Nick Charles].

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1915. First Edition. Original cloth. Fine/very good. First edition of The Scarlet Plague by Jack London, in the incredibly scarce first state dust jacket.. Octavo, 181pp, [6pp ads]. Original maroon cloth with cityscape illustration stamped in red and yellow on front cover. Title in gilt on spine. Stated "published May, 1915" on copyright page. Solid text block, dust remnants to top edge, frontispiece, a fine example. In the publisher's scarce first state dust jacket, with "Illustrated By Gordon Grant / Price $1.00" label affixed to spine as issued. Small closed tears to edges, sunning to spine, small loss to bottom edge of spine. A bright example. Publisher's advertisement for "Novels of 1915" laid in. (Sisson & Martens 80) (BAL 11960). Jack London (1876-1916) was one of the first American authors to gain international fame and accumulate wealth from his writing. Despite his popularity, London never received any literary awards for his work. London is remembered… Read More

Eschenau: Selbstverlag, 1997. First Edition. Fine faux leather. Fine/near fine. Octavo, 455 pp., fine faux leather binding and dust jacket. Pages clean and bright. Signed on end paper by author and dated Sept. 1998 In German language. Selbstverlag, Eschenau, 1997. Kunstledereinband (Hardcover). Mit Widmung des Verfassers von 1998, einige s/w-Abb., SU leicht begriffen, sonst innen ganz sauber und fest, insges. gutes Ex. 453 p. Widmung des Verfassers.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1906. Advance Review Copy. Original cloth. Near fine. Advance review copy of Scorn of Women in Three Acts by Jack London.. Octavo, x, 256pp, [3pp ads]. Red cloth with white cloth spine. Title in black on spine. Top edge gilt. Stated "published November, 1906" on copyright page. Solid text block, lightly bumped edges, loss of white stamping to title on front cover. Previous ownership inscription on front free endpaper. Laid-in review notice from publisher, listing the price as $1.25. One of Jack London's most scarce publications, with only 920 copies in the initial printing. (Sisson & Martens 32) (BAL 11898). Jack London (1876-1916) was one of the first American authors to gain international fame and accumulate wealth from his writing. Despite his popularity, London never received any literary awards for his work. London is remembered today through retellings of his stories on film and television, most recently in a movie adaptation of The Call of the Wild starring… Read More

London: Henry S. King & Co, 1873. Second Edition. Cloth. Very good. Inscribed by Queen Victoria to one of her Women of the Bedchamber, the second edition of A Scotch Communion Sunday by Andrew Kennedy Hutchinson Boyd.. Octavo, 331pp, 36pp ads dated November, 1873. Brown cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover. Solid text block, bumped corners, foxing to front cover and title page. Inscribed on verso of front free endpaper: "To dear Victoria Baillie / In recollection of Sunday Nov: 5. 1876 / from Victoria R / Balmoral Nov: 5. 1876." Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Prince Albert acquired the private Scottish estate known as Balmoral Castle in 1847. Upon the passing of her beloved husband in 1861, Victoria entered a deep state of mourning and hid from the public in several royal estates including Balmoral. The royal family would return to the estate for annual visits in early summer and autumn; a tradition that continued through the reign of Queen Elizabeth.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1949. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/very good. First edition of The Screaming Mimi by Fredric Brown.. Octavo, 248pp. Yellow cloth, title printed on spine in blue. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Clean text, lightly worn bottom edge of cloth, some foxing to outer edge of text block. Previous ownership bookplate affixed to front endpaper. In publisher's dust jacket, $2.50 on front flap, lightly soiled from handling, chipping at edges of spine, some toning to spine. Fredric Brown was an American science fiction, mystery, short fantasy and black comedy writer. His first novel, The Fabulous Clipjoint, won an Edgar Award for outstanding mystery novel. Another novel, The Screaming Mimi, was adapted into a film in 1958. He is widely considered one of the best Science Fiction Writers of the 20th Century. Fredric Brown died in 1972, having published over 100 works of fiction. Since his death, many of his early pulp novels have been republished and have found a… Read More

London: Duckworth, 1930. New Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. New illustrated edition of The Sea & The Jungle by H.M. Tomlinson, with woodcuts by Clare Leighton.. Octavo, 343pp. Decorative paper boards with green cloth spine, title in gilt on spine, some toning to covers and endpapers, previous owners' name label on front pastedown endpaper as well as a bookseller's label. Stated "new edition" on copyright page. In publisher's very good dust jacket, toning to spine and along edges, chipping along top and bottom edges, closed tear along front bottom spine edge. First published in 1912, this new edition of The Sea & The Jungle contains a new foreword by the author as well as 18 woodcut illustrations by Clare Leighton. A British-American artist, writer and illustrator, Clare Leighton (1898-1989) was best known for her wood engravings, which can be found in numerous books, including Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native (1929) and Thornton Wilder's The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929).

New York: Franklin Watts, Inc, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Inscribed to Admiral John S. McCain, Jr., first edition of Sea Power and Its Meaning by Admiral J.J. Clark and Captain Dwight H. Barnes.. Octavo, 138pp. Blue cloth, title in black on spine. Stated "First Printing" on copyright page. Light wear to corners and spine. In the publisher's dust jacket, $5.95 retail price on front flap, short closed tears to rear panel, small stains to bottom of front panel, a touch of wear to corners. Tape repairs to verso. Signed on the title page "To Admiral John S. McCain, Jr. 'Mr. Seapower' who personally inspired this effort and to whom I dedicate this work. With best wishes - Dwight H. Barnes." Admiral John S. McCain, Jr. (1911-1981) served in the United States Navy for 45 years. He was the son of Admiral John S. McCain, Sr., a four-star admiral who commanded South Pacific aircraft operations in World War II, and the father of Senator John McCain. During the Vietnam… Read More