Rare Book Monthly
Book Catalogue Reviews - January - 2009 Issue
Letters, Literature and Film from James Pepper Rare Books
Clark Gable in the role of Rhett Butler.
Item 20 is a copy of Carol Burnett's 1986 book, One More Time, inscribed to film director Peter Bogdanovich. In the inscription, Burnett tells us something unexpected: "Dear Peter. Here is '102'* for you. Thanks for asking." Then, in a comment explaining the asterisk, she writes, "*The Title I wanted." $175.
Here is one more signed item: Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller. This 1949 first edition is signed by Miller in his earlier, smaller handwriting, meaning it is a rare signature contemporary with the publishing of the book. Item 99. $5,000.
James Pepper Rare Books may be reached at 805-963-1025 or [email protected]. Their website is located at www.JamesPepperBooks.com.
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Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000. -
