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“GREAT LEADERS ALMOST ALWAYS EXUDE SELF-CONFIDENCE. THEY ARE NEVER PETTY. THEY ARE NEVER BUCK-PASSERS. THEY PICK THEMSELVES UP AFTER DEFEAT…”: First Edition of Blood, Brains & Beer: The Autobiography of David Ogilvy; Signed by David Ogilvy
OGILVY, David.
Blood, Brains & Beer: The Autobiography of David Ogilvy.
New York: Atheneum, 1978.
First edition of Ogilvy's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by David Ogilvy on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear and closed tears.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 21071
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First Edition of Peter Drucker's Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Inscribed by Him
DRUCKER, Peter F.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Practice and Principles.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1985.
First edition of this work on innovation by the most influential management thinker ever. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Keith Stephens from Peter F. Drucker." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by William Graef.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 26011
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Scarce Printing of Arthur Lourie's Britain and Palestine
LOURIE, Arthur.
Britain and Palestine: An Examination of Present British Policy in the Light of the Mandate for Palestine.
New York: The American Zionist Emergency Council, c. 1940.
Scarce printing of this study of the relationship between the Mandate for Palestine and British Policy, based on a detailed treatment by Dr. Jacob Robinson. Thin imperial octavo, original wrappers stapled as issued, tipped in to later boards. In very good condition with toning to the wrappers and boards, paperclip evidence, institutional stamps to the first and final leaves.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146810
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First Edition of J. Paul Getty and Ethel Le Vane's Collector's Choice: The Chronicle of an Artistic Odyssey through Europe; Signed by both authors
LE VANE, Ethel and J. Paul Getty.
Collector’s Choice: The Chronicle of an Artistic Odyssey Through Europe.
London: W.H. Allen, 1955.
First edition of this work by the legendary businessman and collector. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. Signed by the authors opposite in the year of publication on the half-title page, "J. Paul Getty, Sept. 1955," and also inscribed by the co-author above, "To the Sprigg's, with all good wishes from Ethel LeVane (Bunny)." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Books signed by Getty are rare.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 139670
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First Edition of C.S. Lewis' Perelandra; in the rare original dust jacket
LEWIS, C.S.
Perelandra.
London: The Bodley Head, 1943.
First edition of the second novel in Lewis' classic trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a portion of restoration to foot of spine, portion of restoration to head, affecting title, two small central points of restoration to spine, corners neatly restored, corner clipped with the original price of 8s. 6d showing. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145807
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Address of President Coolidge before the Annual Convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation; Signed by Him
COOLIDGE, Calvin.
Address of President Coolidge before the Annual Convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Chicago: Government Printing Office, 1925.
First edition of this address by President Coolidge. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Calvin Coolidge. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom folding case.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 119470
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Original color photograph inscribed by Dwight D. and Mamie Doud Eisenhower to White House Administrative Assistant Helen Colle Donaldson Hollers
EISENHOWER, Dwight D. and Mamie Doud.
Dwight D. and Mamie Doud Eisenhower Signed Photograph.
Original color photograph inscribed by the 34th President and First Lady of the United States, Dwight D. and Mamie Doud Eisenhower. Presentation photograph, inscribed on the mount, "For Mrs. Helen Colle with best wishes and warm regards from Dwight D. Eisenhower" and signed, "Mamie Doud Eisenhower." The recipient, Helen Colle Donaldson Hollers, was a White House administrative assistant who served under nine presidents from Harry S. Truman to George H.W. Bush. In very good condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 12.25 inches by 15.75 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 194042
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Rare collection of periodicals containing first and early appearances of articles by or about John Muir; including his landmark article "Features of the Proposed Yosemite National Park"
MUIR, John.
John Muir Periodical Collection.
Various Publishers, 1872-1977.
Rare collection of periodicals containing first and early appearances of articles by or about John Muir. Octavo, 20 volumes, original illustrated wrappers. The collection includes: The Overland Monthly. Volume 9, No. 6, Number 43 [John H. Carmany & Co., San Francisco, December 1872] which contains Muir's "Living Glaciers of California"; The Overland Monthly. Volume 13, No. 2, Number 74 [John H. Carmany & Co., San Francisco, August 1874] which contains Muir's "Studies in the Sierra, No. IV, Glacial Denudation"; Harper's New Monthly Magazine. Volume 57, No. 342 [Harper & Brothers, New York, November 1878] which contains Muir's "The New Sequoia…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 126180
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First Edition of Richard Thaler's The Winner's Curse: Paradoxes and Anomalies of Economic Life; Signed by Him
THALER, Richard.
The Winner’s Curse: Paradoxes and Anomalies of Economic Life.
New York: Free Press, 1989.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist's groundbreaking book. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Richard Thaler on the title page. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike Stromberg.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 60041
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"For Vivien with all my love and admiration": First Edition of A Time of Gods; Inscribed by Roloff Beny to Actress Vivien Leigh
BENY, Roloff (Vivien Leigh).
A Time of Gods.
London: Thames and Hudson, 1962.
First edition of this work by the famed photographer. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated endpaper, illustrated with 148 photogravure plates. Association copy, inscribed by the author to actress Vivien Leigh, "For Vivien with all my love and admiration always Roloff London Oct. 23/ 63." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Beny was in early days a protégé of Peggy Guggenheim and Herbert Read. The circle of friends around him—actors, artists, collectors, writers—included such figures as Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Stephen Spender, Rose Macaulay, Bernard Berenson, Jean Cocteau, Henry Moore, and other luminaries of art and literature. An exceptional association copy.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 74016
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"It's all about creation and surprise. It just needs to be appreciated and watered like flowers. You have to water flowers": FIrst Edition of Open Sky; Signed by Sonny Rollins
ROLLINS, Sonny; Eric Nisenson.
Open Sky: Sonny Rollins and His World of Improvisation.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000.
First edition of this work on the legendary saxophonist Sonny Rollins. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Sonny Rollins on the front free endpaper, "James- the Golden Rule works pretty good!! Sonny Rollins." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Henry Sene Yee. Foreword by Sonny Rollins.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 133491
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First Edition of William Faulkner's These Thirteen
FAULKNER, William.
These Thirteen (13).
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1931.
First edition of Faulkner's first collection of stories. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, blue topstain. Near fine in a good dust jacket with loss to the spine. Jacket design by Arthur Hawkins.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 100021
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"Borders I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people": Signed Limited First Edition Of The Kon-Tiki
HEYERDAHL, Thor.
The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas.
London: Theodore Brun Limited, 1950.
Signed limited edition of the explorer's classic work, number 142 of 350 numbered copies signed by Thor Heyerdahl. Octavo, bound in leather, gilt titles to the spine, gilt topstain, ribbon bound-in, marbled endpapers, illustrated throughout. Translated by F.H. Lyon. In near fine condition. Uncommon, especially in this condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 139768
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"With affection and gratitude for getting me started in DNA synthesis and for your key contributions to the story": First Edition of DNA Synthesis; Warmly Inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist Arthur Kornberg to fellow scientist Morris Friedkin
KORNBERG, Arthur.
DNA Synthesis.
San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1974.
First edition of this important work by the Nobel Prize-winning scientist. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Morris: With affection and gratitude for getting me started in DNA synthesis and for your key contributions to the story Arthur." The recipient, Morris Friedkin conducted research on metabolism. He illustrated the pathways of oxidative phosphorylation, examined metabolic reaction within the mitochondria, and identified and characterized deoxyribose-1-phosphate, an intermediate in pyrimidine synthesis. In addition, he discovered the role of folates in metabolism, which is important to the synthesis of folate analogs in chemotherapy. In…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 144689
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First Edition of Sinclair Lewis' It Can't Happen Here; In the Uncommon Original Dust Jacket
LEWIS, Sinclair.
It Can’t Happen Here.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1935.
First edition of Lewis' later masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the spine panel. Rare in the original dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 120988
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Rare original combined promotional poster for Stephen King's The Dark Half and Four Past Midnight; signed by Stephen King
KING, Stephen.
The Dark Half and Four Past Midnight Stephen King Signed Promotional Poster.
New York: Signet/Penguin/Viking, .
Combined promotion and advertising campaign poster for Stephen King's best-selling horror novels The Dark Half and Four Past Midnight. One page, the poster features a full color image of Stephen King with both books. Boldly signed by Stephen King in black felt pen. The poster measures 22 inches by 16.75 inches. In fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145483
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The Story of My Life; Warmly inscribed by Helen Keller
KELLER, Hellen.
The Story of My Life.
Garden City: Doubleday, Dorian & Company, Inc, 1935.
Later printing of Keller's autobiography of her early life, particularly detailing her relationship with Anne Sullivan. Octavo, original cloth, engraved frontispiece portrait of Keller after a photograph by Marshall, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Helen Keller on the front free endpaper, "To Mar with sincere wishes for a Happy Christmas and New Year Helen Keller Christmas 1935." Laid in as the original postmark from Keller to the recipient. Rare a desirable signed and inscribed by Keller.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146138
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First Edition of Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America; Inscribed by John Lewis
LEWIS, John.
Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America.
New York: Hyperion Books , 2012.
First edition of this award-winning work by the Civil Rights icon. Octavo, original boards. "To Dan, Thank you for all of your good work. Keep the faith. John Lewis, 8-2-12." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Phil Rose. Foreword by Douglas Brinkley. Written with Brenda Jones. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146391
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Antique Engraved Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
[LINCOLN, Abraham].
Abraham Lincoln Engraving.
Engraved oval portrait of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States. Displayed in an antique wooden frame. The engraving measures 4.5 inches by 6 inches. The entire piece measures 10.75 inches by 12.75 inches. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146474
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Sir Walter Scott's Ballads; Finely bound in full morocco with a spectacular double fore-edge painting
SCOTT, Sir Walter.
Ballads and Lyrical Pieces. [Fore-edge Painting].
Edinburgh: Printed by James Ballantyne Co, 1819.
Finely bound example of Scott's Ballads and Lyrical Pieces. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to spine, elaborate gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt with a spectacular double fore-edge painting revealing scenes of Warwick Castle and Edinburgh. In very good condition with the fore-edge painting exceptionally bright and detailed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 131528
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First edition of Samuel White Baker's Ismailia: A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade; elaborately illustrated
BAKER, Samuel White.
Ismailia: A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade. Organized by Ismail Khedive of Egypt.
London: Macmillan and Co, 1847.
First edition of Baker's classic work documenting his journeys to the Nile. Octavo, two volumes. Bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine, six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Engraved frontispiece portraits with tissue guards to each volume, with fifty full-page illustrations by Zwecker and Durand, folding map of Baker's routes. In very good condition. From the library of George Lucien Edwards with his bookplate to the pastedown of each volume.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 96200
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"I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak": First Edition of the Author’s Classic Work The Children’s Hour; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
HELLMAN, Lillian.
The Children’s Hour.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934.
First edition of the author's first and most well-known work. Octavo, original cloth. Review copy with publisher's slip tipped to front free endpaper, near fine in a very good dust jacket. Examples in the original jacket are rare.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 111712
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First Edition of Shirley Hazzard's Masterpiece The Transit of Venus; Lengthily Inscribed by Her in the Year of Publication
HAZZARD, Shirley.
The Transit of Venus.
New York: The Viking Press, 1980.
First edition of "one of the great English-language novels of the twentieth century" (The Paris Review). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication, "For Pat and Peter and Beck Hart- with great good wishes- on this last day of winter 1980- from Shirley Hazzard New York 19 March 80." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamson.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 140429
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Rare Mary Poppins Original Cast Soundtrack; signed by Julie Andrews
ANDREWS, Julie; Dick Van Dyke; Karen Dotrice; Glynis Johns; David Tomlinson [P.L. Travers].
Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins Original Cast Soundtrack Signed LP.
Walt Disney Productions, 1964.
Rare original LP of the Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack, boldly signed by Julie Andrews on the front panel. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 140268