Rare books from The First Edition Rare Books, LLC

New York: The MacMillan Company, 1952. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/fine. A first edition, first printing of the Memoirs of Herbert Hoover, signed by former President Herbert Hoover, in fine dust jackets.. Octavo, 496pp; 405pp; 503pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine, gilt replica signature from author on front panel. All first editions, first printings, as stated on copyright page. Blue end papers. In publishers first edition dust jacket, fine, with prices of front flaps, vibrant colors and illustrations. Inscribed by President Herbert Hoover on front free end paper of Volume I, Years of Adventure, to Charles Clason, a republican member of the United States House of Representatives. Scarce to find this inscribed set with fine dust jackets. (Burns 0079).

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1931. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine. Archaeological Atlas of Michigan by Wilbert B. Hinsdale, published in 1931.. Folio, [vi], 38pp, [20 full-page maps]. Brown buckram cloth, title in gilt on cover. Measures 19.25" x 24.25". Errata slip on title page, noting the price and ordering information. A complete work, with 20 full-page maps and 21 illustrations in the text. Shelf wear to cloth, toning to top quarter of cloth, bumped lower corner. All maps are bright and in fine condition. (LeGear, H14553) A fine example. A unique work by Wilbert B. Hinsdale (1851-1944), with maps detailing the activities of the Native American populations of Michigan.

Springfield, MA: Stock Trend Service, 1948. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First edition of Technical Analysis of Stock Trends by Robert D. Edwards and John Magee, Jr., considered "the bible of technical analysis.. Octavo, xxv, [3], 431pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. Stated "Copyright 1948 by Stock Trend Service" on copyright page with no additional printings noted. Toning to endpapers, the occasional finger mark, solid text block, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $10.00 retail price on rear flap, separation of dust jacket liner on front and rear flaps, chipping and sunning along top and spine, some loss at edges. A very good example of an exceptionally rare dust jacket. Both Robert D. Edwards and John Magee, Jr. redefined the research and writing of stock market analysis for their time. Together, they researched the Dow Theory and various stock market trends in the tumultuous first half of the twentieth century and presented their discoveries in this… Read More

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1964. Deluxe Memorial Edition. Full leather. Fine. Deluxe Memorial Edition of Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy, signed by members of the Shriver family, including Sargent Shriver, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Maria Shriver, Bobby Shriver and Timothy Shriver.. Octavo, 287pp. Blue morocco, title in gilt on spine, raised bands. Marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, silk page marker. Light scuff mark to spine, otherwise fine. Housed in the deluxe edition slipcase, lined in felt, marbled boards, a near fine example. Binding by the St. Crispin Bindery in New York, with embossed seal on rear flyleaf. This copy is inscribed by Eunice Kennedy Shriver: "To Mr. and Mrs. Starr / With my thanks for all the wonderful places you took us in Madrid, and the many kindnesses. Eunice Kennedy Shriver." Additional signatures by Sargent Shriver, Maria Shriver, Bobby Shriver and Timothy Shriver. Published shortly after the death of President Kennedy, all proceeds from this publication went… Read More

Auburn: Derby and Miller, 1853. First Edition, Third Printing. Cloth. Very good. First edition, third printing of Solomon Northup's Twelve Years a Slave, presented by the author to Miss Emeline J. Odekirk.. Octavo, [4pp ads], xvi, [17]-336pp. Publisher's original brown cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine, covers stamped in blind. "Eighth Thousand" at head of title. Yellow endpapers, publisher's ads inserted between front endpapers. Slight lean to text block. Corners, spine ends and bottom edges rubbed and worn, some loss of cloth. Light shelf wear to covers, vertical crease on back cover. Scattered foxing, occasional finger marks and soiling to pages, a couple pages with short tears along the edge but not affecting text. Binding sound, one signature loose, but still attached by upper threads. All seven full-page engravings are present, including frontispiece with tissue cover. Notation on verso of front endpaper: "Miss Emeline J. Odekirk's Book / Presented by Solomon Northup / Oct 1853." Housed in… Read More

London: Michael Joseph, 1956. First Edition, First Issue. Cloth. Near fine/very good. Signed first edition, first issue of The Heart Has Its Reasons by the Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson.. Octavo, 381pp. Red cloth, title in gilt over blue stamped label. First issue statement on copyright page. Previous ownership signature on front free endpaper. Solid text block, light soiling along top edge, otherwise fine. In the publisher's dust jacket, retail price on front flap, chip to top edge of rear panel, light rubbing to edges, vibrant blue color, an attractive example. Signed on the half-title by the author: "Wallis, Duchess of Windsor." Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor (1896-1986), was the wife of King Edward VIII. Their decision to marry lead to the abdication crisis of 1936, resulting in Edward VIII abdicating the throne of Great Britain.

New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, Inc, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good/very good. First edition of Seven Years in Tibet, signed by Heinrich Harrer.. Octavo, xv, [3], 19-314pp. Black and orange cloth, title in gilt on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Light sunning along top edge, transference to endpapers. Offsetting from newspaper article previously laid in at half-title. Frontispiece portrait and complete with 46 black and white photographs. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $5.00 on front flap, sunning to spine, light chipping along top edge, a very good example. Signed on the front free endpaper by the author, in English and Tibetan.

Oxford: Printed at the Theatre, 1744. First Edition Thus. Full leather. Near fine. The Works of Shakespear, in Six Volumes, published in 1743 and 1744, edited by Sir Thomas Hanmer, Speaker of the House of Commons. This is the first edition edited by Hanmer.. Quarto, [six volumes]. Bound in full calf, all volumes rebacked, raised bands with decorative gilt compartments, title in gilt over red morocco spine label on each volume. Red dyed edges, marbled endpapers. Prefaces by Sir Thomas Hanmer and Alexander Pope, with Rowe's life of Shakespeare, in Volume I. Facsimile of a handwritten index to all six volumes affixed to front flyleaf of Volume I. Glossary with errata in Volume VI. Occasional toning, a few points of foxing, solid text block in all six volumes. Armorial bookplate of Edward Venables Townshend, Esq. of Wincham affixed to front endpaper of each volume. Complete with all full-page illustrations, including frontispiece portrait of Shakespeare, two plates of the Westminster Abbey monument and… Read More

London: Macmillan and Company, 1872. Early Edition. Cloth. Very good. Early edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, with Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, uniformly bound in red morocco.. Twelvemo, [two volumes], [xii], 192pp; xii, 224pp, [2]. Finely bound in three-quarter red morocco, marbled paper boards. Five raised bands, title in gilt with gilt devices on spines. All edges gilt, new endpapers. Both with half-titles. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an early edition, with "Fourteenth Thousand" stated on title page. Solid text block, faint and occasional foxing to leaves, complete with forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel, including frontispiece. Through the Looking-Glass is a first edition, first impression, with "wade" in the place of "wabe" on page 21. Solid text block, touch of foxing to front and rear leaves. Preface incorrectly bound after page two. Previous ownership inscription on half-title. With fifty illustrations by John Tenniel, including frontispiece. (Williams,… Read More

London: Methuen and Company, 1908. First Edition, First Impression. Full leather. Near fine. First edition of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.. Octavo, [8], 302pp, [2]. Full forest green morocco, five raised bands, title in gilt on red label affixed to spine. Gilt embellishments to spine, thin gilt border to both covers. Top edge gilt, with light wear. Fore edge and bottom edge uncut. Marbled endpapers. Stated "First published in 1908" on copyright page. Solid text block, light foxing to edges of leaves throughout, near fine. Includes frontispiece with tissue cover. Publisher's original cloth front cover and spine affixed to rear flyleaves. A beautiful example. Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) developed The Wind in the Willows from the bedtime stories he told his son, Alastair. Alastair served as inspiration for the main character, Mr. Toad. The Wind in the Willows is now Grahame's best-known title, and has since been adapted to stage and screen by other creators including A.A. Milne, Cosgrove… Read More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine/fine. Signed limited edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, a novel by Gene Roddenberry.. Octavo, 252pp, [2]. Gray hardcover, title stamped in blue. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. This copy appears to be unread. In the publisher's near fine slipcase, touch of sunning to panels, with publisher's glassine dust jacket. From a limited edition of 500 copies signed by the creator of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry. This copy is number 465.

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. First Edition. Full leather. Near fine. First edition of The Personal History of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.. Octavo, xiv, [2], 624pp. Full red morocco, portrait and signature stamped in gilt to covers. Five gilt-embellished raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Ornate gilt trim, turn-ins, and gilt edges. Marbled endpapers. Bound by Bayntun Riviere in Bath, England. Housed in a blue cloth slipcase. Solid text block, slight bow to covers. Includes first issue points as named in Smith, notably p. 16, line 1 "cha pter" spacing; p. 30, line 13 period after "and"; and a lack of quotes on lines 7 and 8 of page 285. An early issue, with "screwed" on page 132, line 20. Complete with 40 full-page plates, including frontispiece and vignette title page. (Smith 1, 9). David Copperfield was originally printed as a serial in 1849 and 1850. Upon the release of the final installment, Bradbury and Evans published the first bound book edition on November 14, 1850.

London: Macmillan and Company, 1872. Early Edition. Cloth. Very good. Uniformly bound in red morocco, an early edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with the first edition of Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.. Twelvemo, [two volumes], xii, 192pp; xii, 224pp, [2]. Finely bound in full red morocco. Five raised bands, title in gilt with gilt devices on spines. Top stained with marbled endpapers. Both with half-titles. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is the third edition, with "Seventh Thousand" stated on title page and "backs" for "back" on Page 116. Solid text block, occasional foxing to leaves. Complete with forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel, including frontispiece. (Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch, 42) Through the Looking-Glass is a first edition, early impression, with the corrected "wabe" on page 21. Solid text block, touch of foxing to front and rear leaves. Complete with fifty illustrations by John Tenniel, including frontispiece and chess diagram at front of volume.… Read More

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1937. First Edition, Second State. Pictorial boards. Very good/good. First edition, second state of And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss, in the publisher's scarce dust jacket.. Quarto, [32pp]. Original color pictorial boards, white spine. The first edition of Mulberry Street, with no additional printings and matching dates on the title and copyright pages. The second state, with the illustration of the boy's pants corrected from white to blue on front cover. Clean text throughout, a few finger marks, offsetting to endpapers from dust jacket. Free of writing or notations. In the publisher's dust jacket, $1.00 on front flap, chipping along top edge, multiple closed tears, archival tissue repairs to verso to stabilize, soiling to covers. This is the first edition, second state dust jacket, with the illustration of the boy's pants corrected from white to blue on front cover. (Younger & Hirsch, 1) Housed in custom blue cloth clamshell, title in gilt on… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1937. Second American Edition. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. Second American edition of My Battle (Mein Kampf) by Adolf Hitler, in the publisher's exceptionally rare and controversial dust jacket.. Second American edition of My Battle (Mein Kampf) by Adolf Hitler, in the publisher's exceptionally rare and controversial dust jacket. Octavo, viii, 297pp. Light brown cloth, title printed in red on spine and front cover. Frontispiece portrait. Free of marks or notes, appears unread. Light foxing along top edge of text block. In the publisher's dust jacket, $2.50 on front flap, light toning to spine, wear along top edge, with the Dorothy Thompson blurb on the back panel. (Pastore, 204) The best example of this dust jacket we've encountered. An exceptionally rare example of Hitler's Mein Kampf, with the dust jacket eliciting a diplomatic protest from the German government. This book is the second American edition of My Battle, after a controversial first print run in 1933… Read More