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Sold2021Isidora Duncan My Life 1927 Presentation Copy 1/650Duncan, Isidora, My Life, number 567 of 650 copies of the Presentation Edition, 1927, Boni and Liveright, hardcover, original black cloth with leather title label, 359 pp., black and white photos.See Sold Price
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Sold2022TIGHE (MARY) Psyche, or The Legend of Love, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY TO THE PAI...TIGHE (MARY) Psyche, or The Legend of Love, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY TO THE PAINTER JAMES BARRY, inscribed on title-page 'To James Barry Esq., from M Tighe 1805', wide margins, titleSee Sold Price
Sold2022Presentation copy, first Englished Tao te ChingHeading: (Tao te Ching) Author: Lao Tzu Title: The Speculations on Metaphysics, Polity, and Morality of "The Old Philosopher," Lau-Tsze Place Published: London Publisher:Trübner & Co. Date PubliSee Sold Price
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Sold2022CURIE, Marie (1867-1934). Pierre Curie. Paris: Payot, 1924. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY CURIE TOCURIE, Marie (1867-1934). Pierre Curie. Paris: Payot, 1924. 8vo. (Margins browned and brittle, single wormtrack in lower margin of last third of text.) Contemporary half morocco gilt, upper cover withSee Sold Price
Sold2017Elliott’s Last Legacy. Deluxe Presentation Copy SignedHoudini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Elliott’s Last Legacy. Deluxe Presentation Copy Signed by Houdini. New York: Adams Press, 1923. Uncommon first deluxe edition, lettered in gilt, red edges, folding twoSee Sold Price
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Sold2022Conjuring.- Houdini (Harry) The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin, first edition, presentation copy signedConjuring.- Houdini (Harry) The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin, first edition, presentation copy signed twice by the author, numerous illustrations, hinges weak and index/list of illustrations detached atSee Sold Price
Sold2022LINDBERGH (CHARLES) The Spirit of St Louis, FIRST EDITION, PRE-PUBLICATION PRESENTATION COPY TO ...LINDBERGH (CHARLES) The Spirit of St Louis, FIRST EDITION, PRE-PUBLICATION PRESENTATION COPY TO HENRY FORD II, inscribed on title-page 'To Henry Ford II/ With best wishes from Charles A. Lindbergh/ ASee Sold Price
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Sold2023FOSSEY, Dian. Gorillas in the Mist. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY.FOSSEY, Dian (1932-1985). Gorillas in the Mist. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983. 8vo. Publisher's cloth; original dust jacket. Provenance: Janet Smith (gift inscription). FIRST EDITION. PRESENTSee Sold Price
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Jun 07Freeman's | HindmanELIOT, T.S. The Cocktail Party. 1950. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY ELIOT TOUS$250
BonhamsSMITH (DODIE) I Capture the Castle, PRESENTATION COPY, with 7 further presentation copies and 2 ...£700
2 days LeftForum AuctionsMountaineering.- Fellows (Charles) A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc, first£1,500
BonhamsTOLKIEN (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPESSIONS, AUTHOR'S PRESE...£8,000
Jun 06Freeman's | HindmanFROST, Robert (1874-1963). The Complete Poems. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1950.US$225(2 bids)
Jun 07Freeman's | HindmanHUGHES, Langston. Scottsboro Limited. Prentiss Taylor, illustrator. 1932. FIRST EDITION, LIMITEDUS$3,000
Jun 07Freeman's | HindmanHUGHES, Langston. Dear Lovely Death. 1931. LIMITED EDITION. SIGNED BY HUGHES AND ADDITIONALLYUS$1,500
2 days LeftForum AuctionsWoolf (Virginia) The Years, first edition, signed presentation inscription "Janet [Case] with love£1,800
Jun 07Freeman's | HindmanHUGHES, Langston, translator. GUILLÉN, Nicolás. Cuba Libre. 1948. LIMITED EDITION.US$200
BonhamsSOUTH POLAR TIMES SHACKLETON (ERNEST HENRY), L.C. BERNACCHI and APSLEY CHERRY-GARRARD, editors. ...£3,400
Jun 06Freeman's | HindmanNIN, Anaïs (1903–1977). Winter of Artifice. [New York: The Gemor Press, 1942].US$200
2 days LeftForum AuctionsSzyk (Arthur) Statut de Kaliski, one of 500 copies, Paris, F. Bruchman for Editions de la Table£7,000
2 days LeftForum AuctionsLevy (D.A.) The North American Book of the Dead, parts 1 and 2, first edition, deluxe issue,£4,500
Jun 06Freeman's | HindmanHAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The Scarlet Letter. Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1850.US$400
Jun 07Freeman's | HindmanHUGHES, Langston. Not Without Laughter. 1930. FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED BY LANGSTON HUGHES TO NOELUS$1,000
Jun 07Freeman's | Hindman[HARDY, Thomas]. -- WINDLE, C.A. The Wessex of Thomas Hardy. Edmund H. New, illustrator. 1902.US$200
Jun 07Freeman's | HindmanCLEMENS, Samuel Langhorne ("Mark Twain"). Sketches. New and Old. 1875. PRESENTATION COPY. INSCRIBEDUS$3,000(1 bid)
Jun 07Freeman's | HindmanLOCKE, Alain. The Negro in Art. 1940. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY LOCKE TO NOELUS$400
Jun 07Freeman's | HindmanWHITMAN, Walt. Leaves of Grass.1884. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY WHITMAN.US$3,750
Jun 07Freeman's | HindmanROOSEVELT, Theodore. African Game Trails. 1910. FIRST TRADE EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BYUS$400(1 bid)
Jun 07Freeman's | HindmanHUGHES, Langston. One-Way Ticket. 1949. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY HUGHES TO NOELUS$400
Jun 07Freeman's | HindmanHUGHES, Langston. Shakespeare in Harlem. 1942. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY HUGHESUS$400
2 days LeftForum AuctionsEco (Umberto) Il Problema Estetico in San Tommaso, presentation copy, Turin, Edizioni di Filosofia,£1,800