Fine Books and Manuscripts: Featuring Important Chicago Memorabilia

Fuller, R[ichard] Buckminster. Nine Chains to the Moon. Philadelphia/New York: J.B. Lippincott, 1938. Publisher’s copper cloth lettered in black. First edition of the author’s first book, signed on the inside pastedown by Fuller below the ownership signature of Margaret Brett. Accompanied by four pages of extensively annotated pages of theoretical notes by Fuller, the first three pages in manuscript, which are folded twice and bear an inscription, initials, and date on the outer fold, the fourth page typed with numerous graphite notations. Illustrated. 8vo. Folding table at rear brittle and separated at the fold, light wear at ends, else very good.