Bauman Dream Order - The List
I just received the new Bauman Rare Books notice that their new catalog was in. I thought I take a quick look and noticed a "Wish List" button. So I thought, "Here I am, lots of time on my hands. Why don't I just make a Wish List where money is no object. The sky is the limit!" I also thought I'd share that Wish List with yaw'll. These are in no particular order. I will let you know my little "shopping spree" came to $760,750.00 + tax and shipping. If I ever win the lottery, Bauman's is the first place I will go. Period
The List
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
THOMPSON, Hunter S.
Item ID: 88059
SIGNED BY HUNTER S. THOMPSON
THOMPSON, Hunter S. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. New York, 1971. First edition of Thompson’s edgy journey into the American dream, boldly signed by him with his characteristic “H.S. Thompson,” and additionally dated SF/7.18,84” by him. In scarce original dust jacket.
$8,250.00
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
CARROLL, Lewis
Item ID: 88337
SIGNED BY THE ORIGINAL ALICE
CARROLL, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. New York, 1932, 1935. Two volumes. Limited editions, each book number 608 of 1500 copies and each signed by Alice Hargreaves née Liddell, for whom Carroll wrote the books. $8500.
Status: Available
$8,500.00
Rose Tattoo
Rose Tattoo
WILLIAMS, Tennessee
Item ID: 68221
INSCRIBED BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. The Rose Tattoo. (New York), 1951[ie, 1951]. First edition of Williams’ “celebration of the inebriate god,” inscribed by the playwright to Cheryl Crawford, who produced the play’s first run: “To Cheryl with my heart’s true love—Tennessee.” Laid in is a flyer for Crawford’s 1977 memoir, One Naked Individual: My Fifty Years in the Theatre, with notes on the verso in Crawford’s hand about Camino Real and a prop list for Rose Tattoo.
$9,200.00
Romance of King Arthur
Romance of King Arthur
RACKHAM, Arthur
Item ID: 82872
ARTHUR RACKHAM’S OWN COPY OF HIS ILLUSTRATED KING ARTHUR
MALORY, Sir Thomas. The Romance of King Arthur. London, 1917. Rackham’s own copy of the first trade edition of one of his classic works, signed by him, and with his bookplate and a page of notes in his hand tipped in describing the inspirations for five of the illustrations. With 16 full-page color illustrations, seven full-page black-and white drawings and over 60 in-text illustrations. $10,000.
$10,000.00
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom!
FAULKNER, William
Item ID: 86960
SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION OF ABSALOM, ABSALOM!
FAULKNER, William. Absalom, Absalom! New York, 1936. Signed limited first edition, number 172 of only 300 copies signed by Faulkner-“the greatest American novel since the turn of the century”—with folding map of Faulkner’s fictional Yoknapatawpha County. $11,000.
$11,000.00
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
CARROLL, Lewis
Item ID: 83979
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE WITH SALVADOR DALÍ
(DALI, Salvador) CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. New York, 1969. Beautifully printed limited edition of the brilliant and beloved children’s classic, number 437 of 2500 copies signed by Salvador Dalí on the title page, with an original etching and 12 full-page color photogravures after his paintings—as breathtakingly imaginative as the text they illustrate. $13,000.
$13,000.00
Room of One's Own
Room of One's Own
WOOLF, Virginia
Item ID: 72408
“A WOMAN MUST HAVE MONEY AND A ROOM OF HER OWN IF SHE IS TO WRITE FICTION”
WOOLF, Virginia. A Room of One’s Own. New York and London, 1929. Signed limited first edition, number 106 of 492 copies distinctively signed on the half title by Woolf in her characteristic purple ink. $15,000.
$15,000.00
Hell's Angels
Hell's Angels
THOMPSON, Hunter S.
Item ID: 87782
SIGNED BY HUNTER S. THOMPSON
THOMPSON, Hunter S. Hell's Angels. New York, 1967. First edition of Thompson’s first book, his narrative of California’s infamous biker gangs, boldly signed by the celebrated “gonzo journalist” on the half title. $16,000.
Writings
Writings
STOWE, Harriet Beecher
Item ID: 68172
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE’S WRITINGS, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
STOWE, Harriet Beecher. Writings. Cambridge, 1896, 1897. Together, seventeen volumes. Signed limited large-paper edition, number 246 of only 250 sets signed and dated (“Jany 9th 1896”) by Harriet Beecher Stowe in Volume I, with 33 illustrated frontispieces and title pages, beautifully bound in full morocco-gilt. Autographed on the fly leaf by the author for this edition “a few months before her death.”
$16,000.00
Strength to Love
Strength to Love
KING Jr., Martin Luther
Item ID: 88406
INSCRIBED BY MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
KING Jr., Martin Luther. Strength to Love. New York, Evanston, and London, 1963. First edition of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s second book, inscribed by the author and civil rights leader, “Best Wishes, Martin Luther King,” in original dust jacket. An excellent association copy from the library of Transport Workers Union of America co-founder and president Mike Quill.
$16,500.00
Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Tree Grows in Brooklyn
SMITH, Betty
Item ID: 78153
EXTRAORDINARILY RARE INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION OF A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
SMITH, Betty. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. New York, (1943). First edition of Betty Smith’s scarce first novel, inscribed, “To Bill with love, Betty Smith, June 1960, Chapel Hill, N. Car.”
$16,500.00
Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?
Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?
KING Jr., Martin Luther
Item ID: 88773
PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. TO HIS AUNT AND UNCLE
KING Jr., Martin Luther. Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? New York, Evanston, and London, 1967. First edition, presentation/association copy, of Dr. King’s last book, published the year before he was assassinated, in scarce original dust jacket, inscribed by him, “To Aunt Woodie and Uncle Jerry, For whom I have great Love and Respect and whose loyal support I cherish very deeply. M.L.” $17,500.00
Works
Works
WILDE, Oscar
Item ID: 82241
FIRST COLLECTED EDITION OF OSCAR WILDE’S WORKS, WITH TYPED LETTER SIGNED FROM HIS LITERARY EXECUTOR ROBERT ROSS TIPPED IN AND WITH A PHOTOGRAPH OF WILDE
WILDE, Oscar. Works. London, 1908. Fourteen volumes. First collected edition of Wilde’s works, one of 80 sets printed on Japanese vellum, bound in publisher’s limp vellum gilt-decorated after designs by Ricketts. With typed letter signed by Wilde’s literary executor Robert Ross and a hand-addressed envelope containing an early print of the famous photograph of Wilde taken two hours after his death tipped in to De Profundis.
$18,500.00
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
MITCHELL, Margaret
Item ID: 88893
SIGNED BY MARGARET MITCHELL
MITCHELL, Margaret. Gone with the Wind. New York, 1936. First edition, first printing, of this American classic, in original dust jacket, signed by the author..
$20,000.00
Streetcar Named Desire
Streetcar Named Desire
WILLIAMS, Tennessee
Item ID: 86964
SIGNED BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire. New York, 1947. First edition of Williams’ first Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, signed by him. A beautiful copy.
$20,000.00
Green Hills of Africa
Green Hills of Africa
HEMINGWAY, Ernest
Item ID: 88839
“THE MOST LITERARY HUNTING TRIP ON RECORD”
HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Green Hills of Africa. New York, 1935. First edition of Hemingway’s gripping account of big game hunting, inscribed by the author, “Very truly, Ernest Hemingway.”
$22,000.00
Ravenna
Ravenna
WILDE, Oscar
Item ID: 82478
EXTREMELY RARE PRESENTATION COPY OF RAVENNA, INSCRIBED BY OSCAR WILDE
WILDE, Oscar. Ravenna. Oxford, 1878. Rare first edition, presentation copy, of Oscar Wilde’s first book, one of only 168 copies published, inscribed by Wilde across the front wrapper: “E.B. Benson with best wishes from the author.”
$22,000.00
Farewell to Arms
Farewell to Arms
HEMINGWAY, Ernest
Item ID: 88837
“THAT MUSICAL CRYSTAL-CLEAR STYLE, BLOWN LIKE GLASS FROM THE WHITE-HEAT OF VIOLENCE”
HEMINGWAY, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. New York, 1929. Signed limited first edition of Hemingway’s “consummate masterpiece,” number 326 of only 510 copies signed by him, in scarce original slipcase.
$22,500.00
Document signed
Document signed
CIVIL WAR
Item ID: 89168
SIGNED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN, RARE OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENT DATED JULY 9, 1863, ONLY DAYS AFTER GETTYSBURG AND VICKSBURG
LINCOLN, Abraham. Document signed. City of Washington, July 9, 1863. Fine July 9, 1863 official presidential order signed by Lincoln shortly after the Union’s powerful but costly victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, here calling for Maine to draft thousands of men under the controversial March 3, 1863 Conscription Act, a law that would provoke the bloody New York draft riots that erupted only six days after the date of this rare Civil War signed document.
$22,500.00
Portfolio I
Portfolio I
JACOBI, Lotte
Item ID: 58801
EXCEPTIONALLY RARE PORTFOLIO COLLECTION OF LOTTE JACOBI’S MOST MEMORABLE PORTRAITS, ONE OF ONLY FIVE FOLIO COPIES, FEATURING TEN ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY JACOBI
JACOBI, Lotte. Portfolio I. Deering, New Hampshire, 1978. Limited artist’s proof portfolio, number four of only five copies, a rare self-published edition containing ten original silver gelatin hors commerce proofs, each signed and numbered in pencil by Jacobi on the lower corner of the image, featuring some of her finest portraiture from before 1940, including her trademark Self-Portrait, her famous image of Einstein in a leather jacket and portraits of leading Weimar figures such as Lotte Lenya, Peter Lorre and Kurt Weill.
$28,000.00
Happy Prince and Other Tales
Happy Prince and Other Tales
WILDE, Oscar
Item ID: 85909
INSCRIBED BY OSCAR WILDE
WILDE, Oscar. The Happy Prince and Other Tales. London, 1888. Rare first trade edition, one of 1000 copies printed, in original Japanese vellum pictorial boards, with three plates by illustrator Walter Crane, inscribed in the year of publication, “Edith Cones from her sincere friend the author. Oscar Wilde, June, 88.” A fine, exceptional copy.
$42,000.00
Tender is the Night
Tender is the Night
FITZGERALD, F. Scott
Item ID: 68091
INSCRIBED BY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
FITZGERALD, F. Scott. Tender is the Night. New York, 1934. First edition, third printing (only one month after the first), in scarce original first-issue dust jacket, boldly inscribed by the author: “Souvenir of Wilmington from F. Scott Fitzgerald to J. Stuart Groves.”.
$46,000.00
This Side of Paradise
This Side of Paradise
FITZGERALD, F. Scott
Item ID: 75461
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD’S FIRST BOOK, THIS SIDE OF PARADISE, INSCRIBED BY HIM ONE DAY AFTER PUBLICATION
FITZGERALD, F. Scott. This Side of Paradise. New York, 1920. First edition, first printing of Fitzgerald’s first novel, inscribed one day after publication, “For Pete Compton, A wild man if there ever was one — F. Scott Fitzgerald, Princeton, NJ, March 27th 1920.”
$63,000.00
Catcher in the Rye
Catcher in the Rye
SALINGER, J.D.
Item ID: 87077
INSCRIBED BY J.D. SALINGER
SALINGER, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston, 1952. First edition, early issue, of Salinger’s first book—“a 20th-century classic”—an exceedingly rare copy inscribed and dated by him within months of publication, “New York, N.Y. March 15, 1952 With best wishes, J.D. Salinger.”
$65,000.00
Beautiful and Damned
Beautiful and Damned
FITZGERALD, F. Scott
Item ID: 75463
INSCRIBED BY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION
FITZGERALD, F. Scott. The Beautiful and Damned. New York, 1922. First edition, first issue, an exceptional presentation copy whimsically inscribed in the year of publication by Fitzgerald, “For Wilbur Judd, Parisien [sic], Critic, Playrite [sic], Bibliophile, Drunkard and Good Egg, From F. Scott Fitzgerald, St. Paul 1922,” in scarce second-issue dust jacket (issued within months of the first-issue jacket).
$75,000.00
Call of the Wild
Call of the Wild
LONDON, Jack
Item ID: 81588
“YOU HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOUR SON AND THINGS WITH US ALWAYS WILL BE WELL…”
LONDON, Jack. The Call of the Wild. New York and London, 1903. First edition, first printing, of one of the most desirable copies in American literature, inscribed from Jack London to his mother within four days of publication, one of the earliest known inscriptions: “Dear Mother, You have always loved your son, and things with us always will be well. Jack. July 22, 1903,” in scarce original dust jacket.
$125,000.00
Memoirs
Memoirs
WILLIAMS, Tennessee
Item ID: 88999
SIGNED BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. Memoirs. Garden City, New York, 1975. First trade edition of Williams’ critically-praised autobiography, signed by him.
$750.00
Vision of Hell
Vision of Hell
DORE, Gustave
Item ID: 89102
“TORMENTS SHOWN WITH MINUTE AND SOMETIMES SHOCKING FIDELITY”
(DORÉ, Gustave) DANTE. The Vision of Hell. London and New York, circa 1870. Handsome folio edition, circa 1870, of one of Gustave Doré’s most famous illustrated works—The Vision of Hell of Dante Alighieri—his depiction of Dante’s horrific circles of Hell, with frontispiece portrait of the poet and 75 full-page wood-engravings, scarce in contemporary morocco.
$2500.
Opening of the Wisdom-Eye
Opening of the Wisdom-Eye
DALAI LAMA
Item ID: 89187
SIGNED BY THE DALAI LAMA
DALAI LAMA Tenzin Gyatso. The Opening of the Wisdom-Eye. Wheaton, Illinois, 1972. First American edition, signed on the title page by the winner of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet.
$4000.
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