Rare books from Zikorn

Tower in the West by Frank NORRIS. First Edition, Signed by Frank Norris. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1957. Hardcover. Book Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Quarter bound black bead-grain cloth with blue paper sides and gold lettering.

First edition. Publisher's review slip laid-in. New York University Press, Washington Square, NY, 1955. Hardcover. Near fine condition. Dust Jacket in very good condition. 222 pages of text. Hardcover cloth binding with a hint of fading on edges. Unclipped dust jacket slightly faded at spine, tiny tears and slight toning, minor toning to endpapers. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Plays: Hedda Gabler & Master Builder.

Léon Arnoult: La Variabilité du Gout dans les Arts. Les phases ornamentales de la mode (The variability of taste in the arts. The ornamental phases of fashion). Printed and published by Devambez "À l'enseigne du masque d'Or". Paris, 1921. ARNOULT Léon - William ABLETT (1877-1937 illustrator). Preowned, Signed. A l'Enseigne du Masque d'Or, chez Devambez, 1921, in-4°, 87 pp + 7 plate illustrations, printed in 303 numbered copies. Sewn, original printed stiff wrapper over blind wrapper. Printed wrapper, interior fine, uncut and unopened copy. Two of the illustrations are mixed technique plates by William Ablett, one is signed in pencil by the artist: a circular engraving with a lithographic image printed on it and heightened with gold. Editorial paperback, Jacket with title to the framed flat, beautiful allegorical friezes, endpapers, eyelet, cover page with the same frieze (antique collection stamp). The quantity of circulation - 303 copies justified, and numbering - №120, a preface paper,… Read More

Paul D'Amato (American, b.1956): Boston, 1986. Plate 35 x 23 in. (89 x 58.5 cm), Frame: 40.5 x 30 in. (103 x 76 cm)Silver Gelatin Photograph (Ektacolor).In the collection of Chicago Museum of Contemporary Photography.

Drawing book of 107 Original Pencil Drawings, 1871-72Dates: 1871-1872All drawings are titled, annotated and dated at their lower edge.Dimensions: 12.5" x 9.5" x .5".Contains the hand-drawn travel itinerary on the folded map of Europe. Charles DeWolf Brownell (American, 1822 - 1909) was born in Providence, RI, lived in East Hartford, CT, NYC and Bristol, RI. Known for landscapes and still lifes, such as famous "Connecticut Charter Oak". He spent six years in Europe and seven winters in Cuba.

Dali 50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship, 1948. Drawing and inscription by Salvador Dali on half-title page. The Dial Press, New York 1948. Translated by Haakon M. Chevalier.Ink drawing of a woman with a child following a comet flight. Inscribed: 'A Monsieur a Madame Byron Troy. Hommage tres amicale de Salvador Dali, 1949'.Technique and craftsmanship of Dali painting with 50 secrets for mastering the art of painting. Hardcover, Large Quarto. Numerous illustrations. Reference: Christie's 06.22.2011: https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5455358 Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989).

Tur Choshen Hamishpat (Arbaah Turim), by Rabbi Ya'akov ben Asher Published: Berlin, 1702 (5463).With commentaries, the story of Rabbi Yosef Caro, and an introduction to Bedek Habayit. Dimensions: 14.5 x 9.5 x 2.75 inches.Very good condition, all pages in place in strong binding, some pages age stained. Leather binding is worn, no tears. Please refer to photos or request additional info.

Solomon's Temple: Including The Tabernacle; First Temple; House Of The King, Or House Of The Forest Of Lebanon; Idolatrous High Places; The City On The Mountain (Rev. XXI.); The Oblation Of The Holy Portion; And The Last Temple. With 21 lithograph plates of 66 figures by Timothy Otis Paine, 1824-1895. First edition, 1861. Publisher: George Phinney, Boston, 1861. Exceptionally rare Biblical archaeology volume of drawings and analysis of the Tabernacle and Temple of Jerusalem by theologian, archaeologist, and Egyptologist Timothy Otis Paine (1824-1895), a Minister of the New-Jerusalem Church. T. O. Paine, was born in Winslow, Kennebec, Maine. Passed away in East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Inscribed on 11.14.1937 by Rev. Albert Diephuis, Pastor of Swedeborgian New Church in Orange NJ, to Alice Frost (1910-1998) an American Stage, Radio, Film and TV actress. Reference: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044091049544&view=1up&seq=9

George Bernard Shaw: Heartbreak House, Great Catherine, and Playlets of the War.Inscribed and Signed by the author, G. Bernard Shaw: Inscribed to Arthur Brentano by Bernard Shaw. 11th Feb. 1920.First Edition, Published by Brentanos, New York, 1919, a week earlier than simultaneous edition in London.Inscribed to Arthur Brentano (1858–1944), President of the Brentanos, at the time, the largest bookselling firm in the world.Inserted, the handwritten by G. Bernard Shaw shipping address of Arthur Brentano, on the part of the package wrapping.

Buzz Aldrin, Signed: Magnificent Desolation 2009 1st Edition Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home From The MoonSigned by Buzz Aldrin in blue pen, signature only. Harmony, New York, 2009First Edition stated with a complete number line.Buzz Aldrin (American, b.1930), an American astronaut, who was a Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. Aldrin and Commander Neil Armstrong were the first people to land on the Moon.Copy VG+, DJ fine, with the lower corner of the first pages moisture stained. Please refer to the photos or request additional info.

John le Carre: The Constant GardenerSigned by author, John le Carre on the title page.Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, England, 2001First edition 2001, 3rd printing.John le Carre (1931 - 2020), born David John Moore Cornwell, was a British author, best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television. One of the greatest novelists of the postwar era, in the 1950s and 1960s worked for the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).Book Fine, DJ VG. Please refer to the photos or request additional info.

Dr. Ruth, Inscribed & Signed: Dr. Ruth's Guide to Good Sex 1983.
First Edition Inscribed and Signed By Dr. Ruth Westheimer. First Printing published by Warner Books, New York, April 1983.Collection of answers to all sorts of questions dealing with sex by the feisty good-natured Dr. Ruth of radio and television. Signed copies are uncommon.Karola Ruth Westheimer (nee Siegel; b.1928), known as Dr. Ruth, is a German-American sex–therapist, talk show host, author, professor, and Holocaust survivor." 100 120 Book: Fine, DJ Near Fine. Please refer to the photos or request additional info.

Revue Franco-Americaine. Volume 1, 1895 (Franco-American Magazine No.1, June 1895 Paris New York).Original First edition, the first volume published in June 1895.The first issue sold as a specimen, inscribed and signed with compliments from Prince Andre Poniatowski.Revue Franco-Americaine. Juin, 1895. Paris & New York: 1895.
Original lithographic plates by Toulouse-Lautrec (Zimmermann et sa machine), Helleu (Femme et enfants), Caran D' Ache (Un chapitre des memoires du General Marbot, folding), and Forain (Le Monde).
One of the 45 copies on Japon Imperial paper which were sent to the world leaders of the time, including both the French and the American Presidents, the Pope, Queen Victoria, and Leo Tolstoy as listed on the colophon.
Numerous in-text photographic reproduction and woodcut illustrations..This luxurious, eclectic, elite, and worldly review published in French, la Revue Franco-Americaine counted a total of three issues between June and August 1895, of which this is the first. It features… Read More

The first edition of All in a Life-Time by Henry Morgenthau, Sr., inscribed: " Yours Sincerely Henry Morgenthau Oct.20th, 1922 ."
Stated First Edition by Doubleday, Page and Co., 1922. Complete with 7 full-page photographs.This copy is inscribed on the front free endpaper: " Yours Sincerely Henry Morgenthau Oct.20th, 1922 "
Henry Morgenthau, Sr. (18656-1946) served as the United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during World War I, under President T. Woodrow Wilson had a successful career as a lawyer, real estate investor, and the Reform Jewish community leader in New York City.This work by Morgenthau is the definitive account of the Armenian Genocide during the last years of the Ottoman Empire, as well as his views on the creation of a Jewish State. His son, Henry Morgenthau Jr. served as the Secretary of the Treasury for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. His grandson, Robert M. Morgenthau, would serve as the District Attorney for Manhattan for 35 years.

Undine, Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1919 Undine is a romantic tale, written in 1811 by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué. Adapted from German by W. L. Courtney.Illustrated by Arthur Rackham (English, 1867 - 1939).Published by William Heinemann Ltd. Doubleday, Page & Co., London - New York, 1919Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 15 color plates tipped-in on matte leaves, with a captioned tissue guard, and about 40 drawings at openings, headers, and tail-pieces. 1919 Edition, at title page. Text printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay and Sons, Ltd. Illustrations by Hentschel Colourtype. 136 pages.Green textured boards and spine, embossed cover design, gilt embossed titles and design. Front cover with Rackham depiction of Undine. Monochrome endpapers illustrated by Arthur Rackham.