1933 New York Giants National League Champions Type 1 Photograph
by [Hubbell, Carl (HOF); Ott, Mel (HOF); Terry, Bill (HOF); Jackson, Travis (HOF)]
1933 Original 9" x 7" Type 1 black and white photo. Photo of the 1933 New York Giants team after capturing the NL pennant, featuring future Hall of Famers Carl Hubbell, Mel Ott, Travis Jackson, and Bill Terry. Fine photo. Overall, a beautiful vintage team photo. After winning the NL pennant, the 1933 New York Giants went on to defeat the Washington Senators in the World Series in five games. The team's success was due in no small... Read More
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1937 Type 1 Photograph of Carl Hubbell Holding Ball After Winning Pennant-Clinching Game
by [Hubbell, Carl (HOF); Melton, Cliff; Bartell, Dick]
1937 9" x 7" Type 1 black and white photo. Photo of New York Giants (L to R) Carl Hubbell, Cliff Melton, and Dick Bartell, in the dugout after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies to secure the pennant. Fine photo. Overall, a beautiful photo, capturing a significant moment in Hubbell's career. In 1937, the New York Giants won the National League pennant, but would go on to lose in the World Series against the New York Yankees in five... Read More
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A High Wind in Jamaica
by Hughes, Richard
London: Chatto & Windus, 1929 First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's green cloth, with spine lettered in gilt; in its original white pictorial dust jacket, with an illustration of green and orange wind-blown trees and a bird to front panel, lettered in black. Very good book, with moderate spotting to cloth and text block edges; very good unclipped dust jacket, with some toning to spine, light soiling and spotting to rear panel, and a couple of tiny closed tears to... Read More
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Étude sur Mirabeau
by Hugo, Victor
Paris: Adolphe Guyot, 1834 Bound in mid- to late- 19th century quarter brown calf with green marbled paper-covered boards, spine decorated, ruled, and lettered in gilt. Good or better, with some staining to spine, some shallow chipping to foot of spine, light rubbing to boards and edges, some library markings ("École St. Joseph" stamps to half-title and title page, sticker to half-title page, and a couple of stickers to binding), some marks in colored pencil to half-title page, light dampstaining... Read More
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Actes et paroles. 1870-1871-1872
by Hugo, Victor
Paris: Michel Lévy Frères, 1872 First edition. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by Hugo on the half-title to close friend and fellow writer, Ernest d'Hervilly: A mon cher et charmant/ poëte d'Hervilly / Victor Hugo." Finely bound in three-quarter blue crushed morocco over black and blue marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt, four raised bands, speckled edges, gray marbled endpapers, original gray printed front wrapper bound in at front. Spine lightly faded, mild rubbing and slight wear to the extremities,... Read More
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The Conquest of Everest
by Hunt, John; [Ward, Michael]
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1954 Foreword by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh. First American edition, first printing. Illustrated with 56 photographic plates, 8 in color and 48 in black and white, on coated stock. Signed by 1953 British Mount Everest expedition member Michael Ward on front free endpaper, with Ward's bookplate to front pastedown. Additionally signed and inscribed prior to publication by E. P. Dutton & Co. president Elliott B. Macrae to Ward on front free endpaper.... Read More
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Those Barren Leaves
by Huxley, Aldous
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925 First American limited edition. One of 250 numbered large paper copies signed by Huxley, this being number 221. Publisher's half white parchment over green-gray boards, brown label lettered in gilt to spine, and top edge gilt; in its original white dust jacket, with "five dollars net" printed to front flap, lettered in black, with publisher's device to front panel. Very good book, with some toning and scratches to spine, a tiny chip to... Read More
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New York Giants Infielders Type 1 Photograph
by 1937 New York Giants Infielders
1937 9" x 7" Type 1 black and white photo. Photo of New York Giant infielders (L to R) Sam Leslie, Johnny McCarthy, Burgess Whitehead, Dick Bartell, and Mel Ott standing in front of a dugout. Fine photo, with just a touch of rippling. Overall, a lovely photograph. In 1937, the New York Giants won the National League pennant, but ultimately lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series, four games to one. Mel Ott... Read More
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The Greatest Game Ever Played
by Izenberg, Jerry
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1987 First edition, first printing. Signed by 46 Mets on front endpapers and rear free endpaper, including members of the 1986 World Series championship team: Gary Carter (HOF), Ralph Kiner (HOF), Davey Johnson, Mookie Wilson, Lenny Dykstra, Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Keith Hernandez, Howard Johnson, and many more. With CAS Certificate of Authenticity. Publisher's red cloth-backed tan paper-covered boards, spine lettered in gilt; in a dust jacket with a photo of the 1986 championship... Read More
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1919 White Sox team ("Black Sox Scandal") photo.
by [Jackson, Joe]
1919 1919. 8 ½ " x 10 ½ " Type 1 black and white photo. Original photo of 1919 Chicago White Sox team in uniforms, seated in front of the bleachers, with Joe Jackson at far left. Very good photo, with a small closed tear to top edge, some writing in black marker to bottom of photo, and some trimming to edges. Overall, a scarce original photo of a team that features prominently in baseball lore. In... Read More
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Yankees vs. Dodgers World Series Clincher Game 6 Ticket (1977) Signed and Inscribed by Jackson "Mr. October"
by [Jackson, Reggie]
1977 October 18, 1977. Single game ticket. Inscribed by Reggie Jackson in blue marker: "Reggie Jackson / Mr. October / 73-77 / World Series MVP." Original white ticket, printed in red and blue, with $10.00 seat price. Fine. Overall, a pristine example, inscribed by Jackson on a ticket to the very game that earned him the nickname Mr. October. In the 1977 World Series, the New York Yankees defeated the LA Dodgers in six games, avenging their World... Read More
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The Tragic Muse
by James, Henry
London: Macmillan and Co., 1894, 1895, 1890 First English edition. One of 500 copies. Three volumes, original publisher's blue cloth. Louis Auchincloss's copy bearing his bookplate to each volume. An additional former owner bookplate to the front pastedowns of each volume, some wear with fraying to spine ends and corners, short tears along spine, hinges cracked and secure. A good, completely unrestored set, housed in a custom cloth box with folding chemise. Edel & Laurence A34b. Auchincloss's writing embodied... Read More
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A Small Boy, And Others
by James, Henry
London: Macmillan & Co., 1913 First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by James to front free endpaper: "For Dear Lady Mathew / Henry James / Oct: 1st, 1913." Publisher's dark blue cloth, ruled in blind and lettered in gilt to spine. A near fine copy with spotting to lower part of both boards and light wear to spine ends, foxing to first and last few leaves, else a very clean interior; handwritten note tipped in quoting a passage written... Read More
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The Tragic Muse
by James, Henry
London: Macmillan and Co., 1890 First English edition. Three volumes. One of 500 copies. Publisher's dark blue cloth, lettered in gilt, black coated endpapers. About near fine, with some light wear to the extremities, bright gilt, former owner's inscription to the front pastedowns, scattered spotting, otherwise bright and fresh pages, upper covers have evidence of bookplate removal, spines slightly starting at front hinge of Volume I, otherwise sturdy and intact spines. Overall, bright and attractive, in unsophisticated original cloth. Edel... Read More
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The Two Magics
by James, Henry
London: William Heinemann, 1898 First edition, second impression, colonial issue. Publisher's decorative blue cloth (Heinemann's third standard binding), with an illustration to the front board of nine tulips in blind, lettered in gilt, printed on wove paper (colonial sheets). Very good, with some light wear and rubbing to the extremities, bright gilt, former owner's bookplate to the front pastedown, a hint of toning to the otherwise fresh pages. Overall, a clean and pleasing copy. Edel and Laurence A52a. ... Read More
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Joseph Conrad in the Congo
by Jean-Aubry, Georges
London: "The Bookman's Journal" Office, 1926 Limited first edition, first printing. One of 470 copies signed and numbered by the author, this being number 207. Publisher's green cloth, with beveled edges, facsimile Conrad signature in gilt to front board, spine lettered in gilt, and frontispiece portrait of Conrad. Near fine, with light toning to spine, a touch of staining to head of spine, mild rubbing to foot of spine, and light toning to frontispiece tissue guard and endpapers. Overall, a... Read More
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The Life You Imagine, Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams
by Jeter, Derek; Curry, Jack
New York: Crown Publishers, 2000 Illustrated with photographs. First edition, first printing. Signed by Jeter in black marker on title page. Publisher's blue cloth, with spine lettered in silver foil; in its original blue dust jacket, with photo of Jeter taken by Tom DiPace to front panel, lettered in white, black, and yellow. Fine book; about fine unclipped dust jacket, with a touch of curling to panel edges, and "autographed copy" sticker to front panel. With fine 2000 World Series,... Read More
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The Life You Imagine, Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams
by Jeter, Derek; Curry, Jack
New York: Crown Publishers, 2000 Illustrated with photographs. First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by Jeter in black marker on title page. Publisher's blue cloth, with spine lettered in silver foil; in its original blue dust jacket, with photo of Jeter taken by Tom DiPace to front panel, lettered in white, black, and yellow. Fine book; fine unclipped dust jacket. Overall, a great copy. The Life You Imagine is "an inspiring, information-packed look at how Derek was... Read More
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Who's Who in Major League Baseball
by Johnson, Harold (Speed)
Chicago: Buxton Publishing Company, 1933 First edition. Inscribed by the book's publisher, Grover C. Buxton, on front free endpaper: "To 'Bobby' / from / Grover / Sept. 27, 1933", and signed again by Buxton on p. 11. Original red cloth, baseball design and title in gilt to front board, titles in gilt to spine, frontispiece photograph of High Commissioner of Baseball, Kenesaw Mountain Landis. A good copy with a rectangular patch of fading to front board, a bit of wear... Read More
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1924 Christy Walsh Syndicate Broadside
by [Johnson, Walter]
New York: Christy Walsh Syndicate, 1924 First edition. Original broadside printed in black, with photo of Johnson to front, facsimile signature and quote by Johnson in red along left side. Johnson’s personal copy; hand-addressed from Mayor Edwin Roberts to Johnson on rear of broadside with contemporary stamp. A good example with a bit of toning and rubbing to front and rear, cleanly split in half horizontally along mailing fold, some tape repair to both sides. Overall, a handsome copy that... Read More
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Framed and Signed Walter Johnson Base Ball Game
by [Johnson, Walter]
Washington D.C.: [No publisher], 1925 First edition. Signed by Walter Johnson in brown ink on his arm on the top of the game box. Brown wooden framed display, matted in red, with top panel of red, green, and yellow Walter Johnson Base Ball Game box, side panel of box, baseball field board, 10 silver game tokens, seven red tokens, and three purple tokens pasted to board (red and purple tokens not issued with the game), two scorecards (one filled, the... Read More
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
by Joyce, James
New York: Huebsch, 1916 First edition, first printing. Publisher's blue cloth, blind-stamped front cover and gilt spine. A very good copy, with a slight lean to spine and wear to spine ends, some light spotting to cloth and rubbing to board edge, a slight mark to fore edge of pages 45-48, binding slightly cracked between pages 28 and 29, otherwise sturdy. Internally free of any writing or bookplates. Lacking the scarce original dust jacket. Overall, a solid copy of the... Read More
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Ulysse (Ulysses)
by Joyce, James
Paris: La Maison des Amis des Livres, 1929 Translated from the English by Mr. Auguste Morel, assisted by Mr. Stuart Gilbert. Translation entirely revised by Mr. Valery Larbaud, with the collaboration of the author. First French limited edition. One of 875 numbered copies printed on alfa vergé paper, this being number 581, from a total limitation of 1,200. Finely bound in near contemporary half navy morocco with blue marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt with five raised bands, top edge... Read More
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"Play Ball." Stories of the Diamond Field by Mike Kelly of the Boston Base Ball Club
by Kelly, Mike
Boston: Press of Emery & Hughes, 1888 First edition, first printing of Kelly's baseball memoir. Rebound in black cloth with titles in gilt to spine, olive endpapers, publisher's front wrapper bound in, wrapper lettered and illustrated in burgundy, with an engraved portrait of the author. A good copy, lacking the rear wrapper, front wrapper enclosed in laminate with light chipping and a bit of creasing to corners and fore edge, minor reinforcement to lower edge and fore edge of title... Read More
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Push Comes to Shove, the Escalation of Student Protest
by Kelman, Steven
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970 First edition, first printing. Publisher's gray cloth, stamped in black and red foil, with a variety of hand configurations to front board including the iconic Harvard fist design, red endpapers; in its original dust jacket designed by David Porter, with matching design to front panel. Fine book; very good unclipped dust jacket, with some rubbing and soiling to panels, and a few nicks to edges. Overall, a crisp copy. In this book, Steven... Read More
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