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First Printing of ”Winnie the Pooh” by A.A. Milne From 1926 — With Scarce Original Dust Jacket
First edition, first printing of A.A. Milne’s beloved classic children’s book, ”Winnie-the-Pooh”, complete in its original dust jacket. London: Methuan and Co., 1926. Beautifully illustrated throughout with full page drawings by E.H. Shepard, this is the first book that Milne wrote with Christopher Robin, Pooh, and the gang as the singular focus of the story. With all first printing points present: ”First Published in 1926” on copyright page; green cloth boards stamped with Christopher Robin and Pooh in gilt on front; endpapers illustrated with maps of ”100 Aker Wood”; yellow jacket with ”7/6 net” price on spine; ”117th thousand” printed on rear panel of jacket. A well-preserved copy with only light bumping to boards, toning to endpapers, and slight separation starting at rear hinge. Jacket has some toning and chipping, particularly to spine. Overall very good condition. Sold for $7,500.
First edition, first printing of A.A. Milne’s beloved classic children’s book, ”Winnie-the-Pooh”, complete in its original dust jacket and signed by the equally famous Pooh illustrator, Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuan and Co., 1926. Shepard signs the title page, ”Ernest H. Shepard” in black fountain pen.
Beautifully illustrated throughout with full page drawings by Shepard, this is the first book that Milne wrote with Christopher Robin, Pooh, and the gang as the singular focus of the story. With all first printing points present: ”First Published in 1926” on copyright page; green cloth boards stamped with Christopher Robin and Pooh in gilt on front; endpapers illustrated with maps of ”100 Aker Wood”; yellow jacket with ”7/6 net” price on spine; ”117th thousand” printed on rear panel of jacket.
A very well-preserved copy with only slight cocking to spine, toning to endpapers, and slight separation starting on page 33. Overall in very good plus condition. Jacket is almost equally well preserved, with faint dampstaining and light chipping; very good condition. Book is consigned by the great-grandchild of the recipient, A. McArthur Morison, who lived near the area of 100 Acre Wood in East Sussex and knew Shepard as a result. Sold for $5,313.
Rare limited editions of “Now We Are Six” and “The House at Pooh Corner, both signed by the author A.A. Milne and the illustrator Ernest H. Shepard, and housed in the original dust jackets. London: Methuen & Co, 1927-28, issued the same year as the first trade editions.
“Now We Are Six” is signed by both men in black fountain pen on the limitation page, where this copy is designated as 54 in the limited edition of only 200. In this collection of poems, 11 feature Winnie-the-Pooh, with Shepard’s illustrations of the beloved bear accompanying. Bound in the publisher’s rust and tan buckram boards, with title label to front cover and spare label on rear pastedown. Hand-made paper with deckled edges, and illustrations throughout. Also with price of 42 net on spine of jacket. Bookplate of previous owner, A. McArthur Morison, to front pastedown, and toning to endpapers, else near fine. Sunning to jacket with edge chipping, overall very good.
“The House at Pooh Corner” is signed by both Milne and Shepard in black fountain pen on the limitation page, where this copy is designated as 39 in the limited edition of only 350. Milne introduced the ever popular character of Tigger in this volume, based upon his son’s stuffed tiger. Bound in the publisher’s cream and blue buckram boards, with title label to front cover. Hand-made paper with deckled edges, and illustrations throughout. Also with price of 42 net on spine of jacket. Some foxing to covers and toning to endpapers, else near fine. Jacket is lightly soiled with some chipping, overall very good.
Books are consigned by the great-grandchild of the recipient, A. McArthur Morison, who lived near the area of 100 Acre Wood in East Sussex and knew Shepard as a result. Sold for $4,375.
Signed Limited Edition of A.A. Milne’s Masterpiece ”The House at Pooh Corner”
Rare 1928 edition of ”The House at Pooh Corner” signed by the author ”A.A. Milne” and the illustrator ”Ernest H. Shepard”. The second volume of Winnie-the-Pooh stories, this book introduces Tigger and bids an emotional farewell to Christopher Robin when he departs for boarding school. E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc.: New York: 1928. Printed the same year as the first edition, this limited edition is numbered 186 of 250 copies. Larger than the first edition, the book measures 7.25” x 9” and is bound in green cloth. Pages have a slightly glossy finish and deckled edges; black and white illustrations throughout. Front cover has a partial circular white ring and some scuffs, backstrip has some dampstaining. Covers have expected wear at the edges and corners and front joint is starting to split. The pages are tightly bound, clean, lightly discolored at the outer edges. Very good. Sold for $1,220.
”The Christopher Robin Story Book” Signed by Winnie the Pooh Author A.A. Milne & Illustrator Ernest Shepard
Author A.A. Milne and illustrator Ernest H. Shepard sign the limitation page of ”The Christopher Robin Story Book” published by E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc.: New York: 1929. Limited edition #78 of 350. This hardcover book contains 171pp. of classic Winnie the Pooh vignettes and poems with illustrations on nearly every page. Milne, a British author and playwright, based his wildly successful children’s books on his own son Christopher Robin Milne and the imaginary life of the boy’s teddy bear. Green cloth boards are partially covered by illustrated tan paper with black lettering. Bright green endpapers and deckled tail and fore-edges. Front free endpaper has a penciled marking reading ”Sippy”. Mild soiling to boards, some loss of paper to the spine label and sunning to the backstrip. Measures 7.25” x 9”. Overall in very good condition. Sold for $1,066.
AA Milne and EH Shepard Signed “We Are Six”
A. A. Milne and Ernest H. Shepard signed copy of “Now We Are Six.” New York: E. P. Dutton & Company: 1927. First U.S. edition. Rare edition signed clear and boldly on limitation page by both “Winnie-the-Pooh” creators Milne and Shepard. Handsome copy of children’s poems by the “Winnie-the-Pooh” author, measuring 5″ x 7.5″ and running 103pp. Quasi-sequel to 1924’s “When We Were Young.” Poignant, whimsical poems include “Wind on the Hill,” “Binker,” “Us Two” and “Friend.” Fine leather bindings by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, gilt to ribbed spine and page edges. Smudges, toning and foxing to some pages and cover, overall bright. Beautifully illustrated. Near fine condition. Sold for $850.
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Exceedingly Rare First Printing Dust Jacket of “The Great Gatsby” — Scarce Jacket Houses First Printing of the Classic Novel
Rare first edition, first printing of one of the most desired books in the history of literature, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”, with the nearly impossible to find first printing dust jacket, showing the lowercase “j” in “Jay Gatsby” on the rear flap hand-corrected in ink, indicative of the first printing. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1925. Designed by artist Francis Cugat, the dust jacket echoes the romantic tone of the novel, with hints of loss and opulence at its core, showing a pair of feminine eyes, with two nude figures in her irises, gazing over a Coney Island carnival. Fitzgerald’s reaction to the jacket was captured in a 1924 letter to editor Maxwell Perkins, “For Christ’s sake, don’t give anyone that dust jacket you’re saving for me. I’ve written it into the book.” It is perhaps one of the few instances where the jacket design actually influenced the novel, and is one of the scarcest first printing jackets in modern literature.
For the book itself, every first printing point is present: 1925 printed on title page; Charles Scribner’s Sons logo appears on the copyright page with no subsequent printing statements; “chatter” appears on page 60; “northern” appears on page 119; “it’s” printed on line 16 of page 165; “sick in tired” found on page 205; “Union Street station” mistyped on line 7-8 of page 211. Bound in teal cloth boards with title and author’s name blind-stamped to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Book runs 218pp., and measures 5.5″ x 7.75″. Minor shelf wear and discoloration to half-title page, overall in very good plus condition for book. Light chipping to spine of jacket, and small losses on spine and upper front portion expertly restored, as well as light edgewear. Also in very good plus condition. Housed in custom blue morocco slipcase. A very seldom-encountered true first printing of an enduring classic. Sold for $84,000.
Rare first edition, first printing of one of the most desired books in the history of literature, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ”The Great Gatsby,” published by Charles Scribner’s Sons: New York: 1925, with the nearly impossible to find first printing dustjacket. Every point is present: 1925 is printed on title page; Charles Scribner’s Sons logo appears on the copyright page with no subsequent printing statements; ”chatter” appears on page 60; ”northern” appears on page 119; ”it’s” is printed on line 16 of page 165; ”sick in tired” is found on page 205; ”Union Street station” is mistyped on line 7-8 of page 211. Bound in dark green cloth boards with title and author’s name blind-stamped to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Francis Cugat’s scarce original unrestored first printing dustjacket has the lowercase ”j” in ”jay Gatsby” on the back panel hand-corrected in ink. Sold for $50,000.
Ayn Rand first edition, signed copy of “Anthem”
Hardcover with dustjacket. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, LTD.: 1953. Copy given to Nathaniel Branden, her purported protege and lover. Signed and inscribed by Rand in blue ink, “To Barbara and Nathan – – who are now fully my children – to mark your first six-months wedding anniversary – Ayn / July 14, 1953.” Book, which measures 6″x 8.5″, runs 105pp. Thinly-veiled sci-fi-ish allegory supports Rand’s classic Objectivist thesis regarding the subjugation of the ego for the greater whole of society. Dust jacket in near fine condition with minor chips at top. Slight cloth board spotting and very mild toning to interior. A near-perfect signed Ayn Rand first edition copy. Our most expensive Ayn Rand first edition that we have handled. Sold for $22,500.
Thomas Pynchon first edition, first printing of his masterpiece, ”Gravity’s Rainbow,” inscribed and signed by Pynchon on the half-title page, ”10/86 / To Michael Urban, / Best Wishes, / Thomas Pynchon.” Published by Viking: New York: 1973. Original pictorial dustjacket with minor creasing to the jacket spine, else a gorgeous copy. Publisher’s red-orange cloth with dark red spine titles and an arch design blind-stamped on the front cover. Top edge stained red. In near fine condition. Accompanied by COA from PSA/DNA. Sold for $21,013.
J.K. Rowling Signed First Edition, First Printing Harry Potter Signed Book — “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” — With PSA/DNA COA
Extremely rare J.K. Rowling signed first edition, first printing Harry Potter signed book: “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” Bloomsbury: London: 1997. The author signs the dedication page “To Bryony / with best wishes / JK Rowling”. A true first edition, it features the number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page, and the first printing misprint on page 53 of “1 wand” listed twice, as well as the Wendy Cooling cover quote: “A terrific read and a stunning first novel”. Indeed, this first of Rowling’s wildly successful Harry Potter book series was published later in the U.S. under the title “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” Its film adaption became one of the highest-grossing movies of all time. Issued as a paperback, novel runs 223pp. and measures 5″ x 8″. Toning to leaves and edges. Rubbing to spine edges and creasing to hinges, else near fine. With PSA/DNA COA. Sold for $17,000.
First Edition Set of Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” — “Fellowship of the Ring” & “Return of the King” Are First Printings; “Two Towers” Is Second Printing — All Three Are Near Fine
Very rare first edition, early printing set of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1954 & 1955. All three are in extraordinarily near fine condition for both the books and their original dust jackets. “The Fellowship of the Ring” is a first edition, first printing (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954) with map attached to rear flyleaf. Publisher’s red cloth with gilt spine titles. With signature mark “4” at the bottom of page 49. Original dust jacket priced “21s net”. “The Two Towers” is a first edition, second printing (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954) with map attached to rear flyleaf. Publisher’s red cloth with gilt spine titles. Original dust jacket priced “21s net”. “The Return of the King” is a first edition, first printing (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1955) with map attached to rear flyleaf. Signature mark “4” present on page 49, and all lines of type sag in the middle. Publisher’s red cloth with gilt spine titles. Original dust jacket priced “21s net”. All measure 5.75″ x 9″ with top edges red. A beautiful set with only minor edge wear, toning to endpapers and very light wear to jackets. One of the nicest “Lord of the Rings” sets available. Sold for $14,588.
James Joyce Autograph and an Henri Matisse Autograph in a Scarce Limited Edition of “Ulysses”
Scarce copy of “Ulysses” rare book by James Joyce, illustrated by Henri Matisse. New York: The Limited Editions Club: 1935. Number 297 of a limited edition run of 1500 copies. One of only 250 such copies signed by both Joyce and Matisse. Boldly signed by the author and illustrator on limitation page. Full brown buckram boards with gilt embossing to front cover and backstrip. Large octavo measures 9″ x 11.5″. Volume runs 420pp. with an introduction by Stuart Gilbert and illustrations by Henri Matisse including 20 reproductions of preliminary drawings and six original soft-ground etchings. In 1935 George Macy, founder of the fledgling Limited Editions Club, made the bold decision to commission Matisse to illustrate Joyce’s controversial and previously banned masterpiece, “Ulysses.” Matisse, understanding that Joyce’s work parodied the original eighteen episodes of the “Odyssey,” chose to create his 26 full-page illustrations as actual illustrations of Homer’s original work. Matisse later signed all 1500 of Macy’s limited edition, however, as legend has it, when Joyce realized that Matisse had been working from Homer’s “Odyssey” rather than his novel, he refused to sign any more than the 250 copies he had already signed making this double-signed edition exceedingly rare. Rare book without original slipcase, else fine condition. Sold for $14,460.
Ernest Hemingway Signed First Limited Edition of ”A Farewell to Arms” — Scarce in Original Slipcase
Ernest Hemingway signed limited first edition of his post-WWI classic, ”A Farewell to Arms”, housed in its original limited edition slipcase, with numbers matching. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1929. Published on 27 September 1929 in a limited edition of 510 numbered copies, this being #214, signed boldly ”Ernest Hemingway” in black fountain pen. In matching slipcase with Charles Scribner’s Sons plate, again listing the limited edition as #214. Measures 6.5” x 9.5”. Some chipping to seams of slipcase, overall in very good condition. Chipping to spine label, otherwise book is near fine. Sold for $10,313.
Louisa May Alcott signed ”Little Women,” published by Roberts Brothers: Boston 1880. Impossible to find, the author’s signature within her masterpiece reads: ”L.M. Alcott” upon the fly-leaf. An Alcott signed instance of ”Little Women” has not been sold at auction in over 4 decades. First published in 1869, Alcott’s spellbinding novel about four sisters coming of age in the Civil War era has since become a classic. This edition is bound in hunter green cloth boards with gilt and black lettering and design. All edges gilt. Measures 7” x 8.5”. Surface loss to exterior corners and edges. Cracking to interior front hinge, with detached front free endpaper. A bookplate affixed to the front pastedown indicates this volume was gifted to the Brookline Public Library in 1917. In addition, the library’s perforated label appears at the bottom of the title page. A news clipping of Alcott’s obituary has been affixed to integral blanks. A label affixed to the rear pastedown reads: ”This book is for use in the library building only” and a barcode label has been partially removed from the rear free endpaper, else very good. With PSA/DNA COA. Sold for $8,908.
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