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The Complete Works of Joseph Conrad; Signed by Joseph Conrad
CONRAD, Joseph.
The Collected Works of Joseph Conrad. [Almayer’s Folly, An Outcast of the Islands, The Nigger of “Narcissus”, Tales of Unrest, Lord Jim, The Inheritors, Youth: and Two Other Stories, Romance, Typhoon and Other Stories, Nostromo, The Mirror of the Sea, The Secret Agent, A Set of Six, Under Western Eyes, Some Reminiscences, ‘Twist Land & Sea Tales, Chance, Victory, Within the Tides, The Shadow Line, The Arrow of Gold, On Day More, The Rescue].
London: William Heinemann, 1921.
Signed limited edition of the complete works of the writings of Joseph Conrad, one of 780 copies. Octavo, 20 volumes, original cloth. Signed by Joseph Conrad on the limitation page of volume one. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 129488
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First Edition of Mordecai Noah's Fortress of Sorrento
NOAH, Mordecai Manuel.
The Fortress of Sorrento: A Petit Historical Drama, in Two Acts.
New York: D. Longworth, 1808.
First edition of "the most important Jewish lay leader of the early 19th century" Mordecai Noah's early play, published when he was only 23 years old. 12mo, bound in modern calf, gilt titles to the spine, lacking the 2 advertisement leaves called for by Singerman. In near fine condition. Rare.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 82504
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First Edition of Erich Fromm's The Art of Loving; Inscribed by Him
FROMM, Erich.
The Art of Loving.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1956.
First edition of this groundbreaking international bestseller that has shown millions of readers how to achieve rich, productive lives by developing their capacities for love. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Rev. Gotlerb Huse with best regards Eric Fromm." Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. First editions are uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 112439
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First Edition of Seven Miles Down: The Story of the Bathyscaph Trieste; Signed by Jacques Piccard
PICCARD, Jacques and Robert S. Dietz.
Seven Miles Down: The Story of the Bathyscaph Trieste.
London: Longmans, Green and Co., Limited, 1962.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by legendary explorer Jacques Piccard on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Books signed by Piccard are rare.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 143057
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"Regrets are illuminations come too late": First Edition of Joseph Campbell's Seminal Work; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery
CAMPBELL, Joseph.
The Hero With A Thousand Faces.
New York: Pantheon Books, 1949.
First edition of Joseph Campbell's magnum opus. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, illustrated with 22 textual drawings, 12 plates, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 144386
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Large Signed Portrait of Woodrow Wilson; Signed by Him and the Artist Frederick Reynolds
WILSON, Woodrow; Frederick Reynolds.
Woodrow Wilson Signed Portrait.
Limited edition engraving by artist Frederick Reynolds, signed by both the artist and Woodrow Wilson, one of 300 numbered. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 19.5 inches by 24 inches. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 29015
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First Edition of Fiddler on the Roof; Inscribed by Sheldon Harnick
STEIN, Joseph.
Fiddler on the Roof.
New York: Crown Publishers, 1964.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the lyricist Sheldon Harnick on the title page, "For Candy: Sheldon Harnick 12/16/15." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket, small name to the front free endpaper. Jacket drawing by Tom Morrow. An exceptional signed example.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 131388
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“Ants are everywhere and deserve our attention": FIRST EDITION OF THE ANTS; SIGNED BY EDWARD O. WILSON WITH A DRAWING OF AN ANT
WILSON, Edward O. & Bert Holldobler.
Ants.
Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press/ Harvard University Press, 1990.
First edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Edward O. Wilson who has added a drawing of an ant on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marianne Perlak. Uncommon signed.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 132446
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First Edition of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer; Inscribed by Martin Sherwin and signed twice by Kai Bird
BIRD, Kai and Martin J. Sherwin.
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
First edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Martin Sherwin and signed by Kai Bird on the front free endpaper. Additionally inscribed by Kai Bird on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Stephanie Kloss.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 147047
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First edition of M. A Racinet's masterpiece Le Costume Historique
RACINET, Auguste.
Le Costume Historique. Cinq Cents Planches, Trois Cents En Couleurs, or et Argent, Deux Cents en Camaieu.
Paris: Librarie de Firmin-Didot Et C, 1888.
First edition of Racinet's monumental work on the history of clothing which took 12 years to complete. Folio, six volumes bound in full buckram with gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated with 500 plates including 300 chromolithographic plates in color decorated with gold and silver and 200 in monochrome. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 135242
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"The Tin Drum Will Become One Of The Enduring Literary Works Of The Twentieth Century": Uncorrected Proof of the First Edition Of Die Blechtrommel
GRASS, Gunter.
Die Blechtrommel [The Tin Drum].
Darmstadt: Hermann Luchterhand Verlag, 1959.
Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author's first novel. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 107469
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First Edition of the Author’s National Book Award-Winning Novel; Inscribed by Bernard Malamud
MALAMUD, Bernard.
The Fixer.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966.
First edition of the author's fourth novel, which went on to win the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Ida and Marshall With all good wishes Bern." Fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows some light wear. Jacket design by Janet Halverson.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 111937
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Signed Limited Edition of Hall's The Well of Loneliness
HALL, Radclyffe .
The Well of Loneliness.
New York: Covici-Friede Publishers, 1929.
Signed limited edition of this classic work, one of only 225 copies. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth, frontispiece to volume one. Signed by Radclyffe Hall. In fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 141326
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Rare First Edition of Amartya Sen's Choice of Techniques; Inscribed by Him
SEN, Amartya Kumar.
Choice of Techniques: An Aspect of the Theory of Planned Economic Development.
Oxford: Basil Blackford, 1960.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist's dissertation. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed on the title page by Amartya Sen to a fellow economist. In very good condition.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 1049
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First Edition of Ruth Rendell's A New Lease of Death; Signed by Her
RENDELL, Ruth.
A New Lease of Death.
London: John Long, 1967.
First edition of the second Inspector Wexford novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ruth Rendell on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Jacket design by William Randell.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 60053
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First Edition of Pecora's Rare Work on Wall Street
PECORA, Ferdinand.
Wall Street Under Oath: The Story of Our Modern Money Changers.
New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc, 1939.
First edition of Pecora’s account of his role as chief counsel in the dramatic 1930s Senate hearings on Wall Street’s role in the 1929 Stock Market Crash. Octavo, original blue cloth. In near fine condition, small name to the front free endpaper. A very sharp example.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 132227
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"The Leading And Most Persuasive Explanation of the worst economic Distaster In American History": First Edition of A Monetary History of the United States
FRIEDMAN, Milton & Anna Jacobson Schwartz.
A Monetary History of the United States: 1867-1960.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1963.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original green cloth. Review copy, with the slip adhered to the front free endpaper, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example, uncommon in this condition.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 146725
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"This country is, I once heard it put, absolutely lousy with greatness" with not only the greatest responsibilities but with the greatest oppurtunities ever known to man": First Edition of John Gunther's Inside U.S.A.; Signed by Him
GUNTHER, John.
Inside U.S.A.
New York: Harper & Brothers , 1947.
First edition of this classic work, "riveting from start to finish" (Robert Gottlieb, The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. Boldly signed by John Gunther on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust price-clipped jacket. Signed first editions are exceptionally rare.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 134601
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“AND HIS SOUL COULD NOT LEAVE HER, WHEREVER SHE WAS”: FIRST EDITION OF D.H. LAWRENCE’S SONS AND LOVERS
LAWRENCE, D.H.
Sons and Lovers.
London: Duckworth and Co, 1913.
First edition, first state of Lawrence's first important novel and today regarded as a masterpiece by many critics and is often regarded as his finest achievement. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 136001
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First Edition of Plays in Prose and Verse; Signed by William Butler Yeats
YEATS, William Butler [W.B.].
Plays in Prose and Verse: Written for an Irish Theatre, and Generally with the Help of a Friend.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1924.
Signed limited edition of this collaborative collection of prose and verse plays. Octavo, original half cloth with paper labels to the spine and front panel. One of two hundred and fifty copies signed by William Butler Yeats limitation page, this is number 173. In very good condition.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 147264