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First Edition of Amartya Sen's Classic Text On Economic Inequality; Signed by Him
SEN, Amartya.
On Economic Inequality.
London: Oxford University Press, 1973.
First edition of this classic work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Amartya Sen on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light toning to the spine.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 13019
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First Edition of The International Bill of Human Rights; Signed by Nobel laureate Martti Ahtisaari
CARTER, Jimmy; Martti Ahtisaari .
The International Bill of Human Rights.
Glen Allen: Entwhistle Books, 1981.
First edition. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Nobel laureate Martti Ahtisaari, To John Martti Ahtisaari Mattias. In fine condition. Foreword by Jimmy Carter. Afterword by Adolfo Perez Esquivel. Introduction by Tom J. Farer.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 133644
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T.E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom; elaborately bound in full morocco by Brentano's
LAWRENCE, T.E.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965.
Finely bound edition of Lawrence’s classic account of his role in the Arab rebellion against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Brentano's, frontispiece, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, marbled endpapers, inner dentelles, all edges gilt. In near fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 144546
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"No Doubt, the most interesting part of our visit here to-day consists in looking at the great ships and learning a little of how they are built": Arthur O. Cooke's The World at Work: A Day in a Shipyard
COOKE, Arthur O.
The World at Work: A Day in a Shipyard.
New York: Hodder & Stoughton, c. 1912.
First edition of Arthur O. Cooke's The World at Work: A Day in a Shipyard. Small octavo, original illustrated boards with pictorial pastedown, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with engravings from photographs, three full-page colored plates including frontispiece, mechanical charts. In near fine condition. Rare.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 104861
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"Do assure me that the pain of separation does not outweigh the joy of confidence and belief in this abiding:" Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Autograph Letter Signed to his "Beloved friend" Lady Clare Castletown
HOLMES JR., Oliver Wendell.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Autograph Letter Signed.
Boston: September 8, 1898.
Autograph letter signed by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. to his "beloved friend" Lady Clare Castletown, flirtatiously discussing the difficulty of putting her out of his mind, complaining of the work that awaited him after their time together, and expressing bitterness at having to respond to continuous queries concerning his father, the physician, poet, and polymath, four years after his passing. Two pages on Supreme Judicial Court stationary, quarto, original envelope, the letter reads in part, "... I wrote to you a short diary ... which I hope you will receive this week and another later ... I hate to have…
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 145310
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Washington Irving's Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography; decorated with a double fore-edge painting
IRVING, Washington.
Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography. [Fore-edge Painting].
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1861.
Finely bound example of Goldsmith's biography of the famed novelist. 16 mo, bound in full polished calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, decorated with a double fore-edge painting revealing two cityscapes. In very good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 138922
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Rare Uncorrected Proof of the First Edition of Eric Newby's A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
NEWBY, Eric.
A Short Walk In the Hindu Kush.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1958.
Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. In good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 146280
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Rare Rudyard Kipling First Appearance Collection; including first appearances of The Burning of the Sarah Sands, An English School, and My Personal Experience With a Lion
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Rudyard Kipling First Appearance Collection: The Burning of the Sarah Sands, An English School, and My Personal Experience With a Lion.
Boston: The Youth's Companion, 1898.
Rare collection of Kipling first appearances including the first appearance of The Burning of the Sarah Sands, An English School, and My Personal Experience With a Lion. Quarto. Housed in a custom folder. In near fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 123595
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First Edition of Eliot's The Cocktail Party; Finely Bound by Asprey
ELIOT, T.S.
The Cocktail Party.
London: Faber & Faber, 1950.
First edition of Eliot's most popular play published in his lifetime. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Asprey, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, inner dentelles. In fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 121029
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"THE STORY OF MISES IN HIS ROLE AS ECONOMIST": FIRST EDITION OF ISRAEL M. KIRZNER'S LUDWIG VON MISES: A MAN AND HIS ECONOMICS; SIGNED BY ISRAEL KIRZNER
KIRZNER, Israel M.
Ludwig von Mises: The Man and His Economics.
Wilmington, Delaware: ISI Books, 2001.
First edition of Kirzner's authoritative biography of Ludwig von Mises. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Israel M. Kirzner on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 144496
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"An island of refuge in an ocean of storms Alan Bean Apollo 12": Official NASA 'EVA' Photograph; Lengthily Signed by Alan Bean
BEAN, Alan.
Alan Bean Signed ‘EVA’ Photograph.
Official NASA photograph of Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean. Glossy color photograph of Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean using a fuel transfer tool on the Lunar Module. Lengthily signed by Alan Bean in silver felt pen, "An island of refuge in an ocean of storms Alan Bean Apollo 12." In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 146031
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First Edition of Rybovich; Signed Three Times by Pat Rybovich
RYBOVICH, Pat .
Rybovich.
San Francisco: Pat Rybovich Publishing , 2010.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work. Oblong folio, bound in full leather, silver titles to the spine, front panel, all edges silver, illustrated. Signed three times by the author, twice on the title page, "All the best! Pat" and "Pat Rybovich 562/600 September 2, 2021" and on the copyright page, "Sept 2, 2021 562/600 Pat Rbovich." In fine condition. With the original shipping box.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 146199
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"I will come again and conquer you because as a mountain you can't grow, but as a human, I can": First Edition of High Adventure; Inscribed by Edmund Hillary
HILLARY, Edmund.
High Adventure.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.
First British edition of Hillary's account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, bound in full morocco, marbled endpapers, slipcase, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in a contemporary hand, "To Muriel Brent-Smith E.P. Hillary." In fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 140999
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"To a truly great connoisseur In vino veritas": First Edition of Robert M. Parker's Bordeaux: The Definitive Guide for the Wines Produced Since 1961; Warmly Inscribed by Him
PARKER, Robert M.; Drawings by Christopher Wormell.
Bordeaux: The Definitive Guide for the Wines Produced Since 1961.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985.
First edition of Robert M. Parker's first book and definitive classic in the field. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Don To a truly great connoisseur In vino veritas Robert M. Parker." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Koppel and Scher. Jacket illustrations by Christopher Wormell.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147055
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First Edition of James R. McDonough's Platoon Leader: A Memoir of Command in Combat; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
MCDONOUGH, James R.
Platoon Leader: A Memoir of Command in Combat.
Navato, CA: Presidio Press, 1985.
First edition of this classic memoir of small-unit leadership and the coming of age of a young soldier in combat in Vietnam. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Orrie Moon, With respect and appreciation for your service to our nation in World War II. James R. McDonough." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First printings are uncommon, especially signed.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 120907
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First edition of Curiosities of Biography, or Memoirs of Remarkable Men
Curiosities of Biography, or Memoirs of Remarkable Men. Illustrated by One Hundred Characteristic Portraits.
Glasgow: Printed for Richard Griffin & Company, 1845.
First edition of this classic collection of biographies. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, illustrated. In very good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 125012
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First Edition of The Last Days of Pompeii; Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis
KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos.
The Last Days of Pompeii.
Athens: 1933.
First edition of this work translated by the Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis. Octavo, original boards, illustrated endpapers, illustrated. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis on the copyright page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 78932
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First edition of Frederic Cushman Newhall's With General Sheridan in Lee's Last Campaign
[NEWHALL, Frederic Cushman]. [Philip Sheridan].
With General Sheridan in Lee’s Last Campaign.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1866.
First edition of Frederic Cushman Newhall's Civil War memoir. Octavo, original cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece, folding map. In good condition. Ownership name. Rare.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 132434
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First Edition of The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author Jose Saramago
SARAMAGO, Jose.
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis.
Orlando: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1991.
First American edition of the Nobel-Prize winning author's second book to be translated into English. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed and dated by the author on the title page, "Jose Saramago 1.2006." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Vaughn Andrews. Translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 133715
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Lord George Campbell's Log-Letters From "The Challenger"; finely bound with a concealed fore-edge painting
CAMPBELL, George.
Log-Letters From “The Challenger.” [Fore-edge Painting].
London: Macmillan and Co, 1881.
Finely bound example of Campbell's account of the cruise of The Challenger. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting of a maritime landscape. In good condition. Bookplate.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 138428
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Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook; Inscribed by Alice Waters and signed by Illustrator David Lance Goines
WATERS, Alice.
Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook.
New York: Random House, 1982.
First edition, early printing of Waters' first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Elizabeth Alice Waters." Additionally signed by illustrator on the half-title page, "David Lance Goines." With an original menu of Chez Panisse laid in. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Written in collaboration with Linda P. Guenzel. Recipes edited by Carolyn Dille. Designed and illustrated by David Lance Goines. A nice signed example.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 139907
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Rare first edition of Lord Houghton's Opening Address before the Norwich congress; warmly inscribed by him
MILNES, Richard Monckton. [The Right Honorable Lord Houghton].
Opening Address by Lord Houghton, President of the Society.
c. 1873.
Rare first edition of Lord Houghton's Opening Address before the Norwich Congress of the Social Science Association. Octavo, bound in three quarters contemporary calf over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "with the best regards of Houghton." In very good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 112568
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Robert Frost Reading His Own Poems inscribed to fellow poet Gladys Schmidt
FROST, Robert.
Robert Frost Reading His Own Poems.
Chicago: The National Council of Teachers of English, c.1949.
Original LP of Robert Frost reading his poetry. Inscribed by the author on the front panel Frost to Gladys Schmidt dated Jan. 18 1952. The recipient Gladys Schmidt was a professor of English at Carnegie Tech and had already written a number of bestselling novels and was also a published poet. In very good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 120198
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"If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there'd be a shortage of sand": First Edition of Milton & Rose Friedman’s memoirs Two Lucky People; Warmly Inscribed by Both
FRIEDMAN, Milton and Rose D.
Two Lucky People: Memoirs.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998.
First edition of this memoir by the Nobel Prize-winning economist and his wife Rose, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by both authors on the half-title page, "For Dorian + John with love and thanks for your friendship Milton + Rose." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 3148