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The Collected Papers of Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Kenneth J. Arrow, Volumes 1-6; Each Signed by Him
ARROW, Kenneth J.
The Collected Papers of Kenneth J. Arrow.
Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University, 1983-1985.
First editions of each volume in the Nobel Prize-winning economist's collected papers. Octavo, original cloth, 6 volumes. Each volume is signed "Best wishes Kenneth J. Arrow" on the front free endpaper. Each are fine in near fine to fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Rare and desirable signed by Arrow.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 35011
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“Each moment is the fruit of forty thousand years": First Edition of Thomas Wolfe’s Look Homeward, Angel; Inscribed by Him in the year of publication
WOLFE, Thomas.
Look Homeward, Angel.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original dark blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, "To Mrs. Dorothy Mencher with kindest regards Thomas Wolfe Nov 8, 1929." In very good condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 136222
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First Edition of Ludwig von Mises' Epistemological Problems of Economics; Signed by Him
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Epistemological Problems of Economics.
Princeton, New Jersey: D. Van Nostrand Co, 1960.
First edition in English of a “milestone” in Mises’ groundbreaking theory of human action, containing “his seminal philosophical and methodological” argument for the scope of economic science. Octavo, original red cloth. Signed by Ludwig von Mises on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the extremities. Translated by George Reisman.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 96745
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"I knew myself, at the first breath of this new life, to be more wicked, tenfold more wicked": FIRST EDITION OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
STEVENSON, Robert Louis.
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1886.
First English edition of Stevenson’s classic book. Octavo, original cloth, olive green floral endpapers. In near fine condition. Armorial bookplate to the pastedown.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 117203
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“We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving": First Edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; Signed by Her
ROWLING, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
New York: Arthur A.Levine Books / Scholastic Inc, 2007.
First American edition of the seventh and final novel in Rowling's immensely popular Harry Potter series. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page, with the author's hologram to the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Mary GrandPre. Uncommon signed.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 140780
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Rare 17th century edition of the King James version of the Holy Bible in folio, with Geneva Bible notes
The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testament. Newly Translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by his Majesties special Command.
London: N.p, 1672.
Rare 17th century edition of the King James version of the Holy Bible in folio, with Geneva Bible notes. Herbert 708; Wing B2285. Folio, 2 parts bound into one in three quarter speckled calf over marbled boards with elaborate gilt stamping to the spine in seven compartments within raised gilt bands, burgundy morocco spine label lettered in gilt, engraved additional title page, text largely double-column, ribbon bound in. In very good condition. A very rare folio edition of the King James Bible.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 146832
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Rehnquist Supreme Court oversized color photograph signed by all nine justices
STEVENS, John Paul; Sandra Day O’Connor; Antonin Scalia; William H. Rehnquist; David Souter; Anthony Kennedy; Clarence Thomas; Byron R. White; Harry A. Blackmun.
Rehnquist Supreme Court Signed Oversized Photograph.
William Rehnquist Supreme Court oversized photograph signed by all nine justices, dressed in robes. Signed on the mat by John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, William H. Rehnquist, David Souter, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Byron R. White, and Harry A. Blackmun. Matted and framed. In fine condition. The piece measures 22.15 inches by 17 inches overall.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 146710
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"I would always rather be happy than dignified": First Edition of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre
BRONTE, Charlotte; Edited by Currer Bell.
Jane Eyre: An Autobiography.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1848.
First American edition of this revolutionary feminist romance, issued as number 109 in Harper's Library of Select Novels. Octavo, finely bound in half calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, printed in to columns throughout, single leaf of publisher's ads dated October 1847 advertising Webster's Dictionary on the recto. In very good condition with light dampstaining to the title page, intermitent toning to the text, and a small closed tear to the advertising page. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 145709
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First Edition of A Magician Among the Spirits; Inscribed by Harry Houdini in the Year of Publication
HOUDINI, Harry.
A Magician Among the Spirits.
New York: Harper & Brothers , 1924.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Ben Burke Best wishes Houdini May 19/24." In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed as Houdini passed away shortly after publication.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 147702
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“It was not well to drive men into final corners; at those moments they could all develop teeth and claws": Rare First Edition of Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage
CRANE, Stephen.
The Red Badge of Courage.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1895.
First edition, first printing with page [235] advertising the three works of Gilbert Parker's Best Books, and the last page of advertisements (page 238) ending with The Land of the Sun, by Christian Reid; last gathering, including ads on laid paper. Octavo, original publisher's tan cloth. In very good condition. From the library of Jean Hersholt, actor and president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1945-1949, with his bookplate. Hersholt's best-remembered film roles include Marcus Schouler in Erich von Stroheim's 1924 Greed and Shirley Temple's beloved grandfather in the 1937 film version of the 1880 children's book, Heidi, written by Swiss author Johanna Spyri. During his long career in…
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 127362
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“Maybe...you'll fall in love with me all over again": Ernest Hemingway’s Classic Novel A Farewell To Arms; Inscribed by Him
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
A Farewell To Arms.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.
First edition, early printing (November 1929) of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To W. Ghow wishing him all good luck Ernest Hemingway." In very good condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 144247
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Rare Reconstruction Era Carte-de-visite of Confederate Commander Robert E. Lee; Signed by Him
LEE, Robert E.
Robert E. Lee Signed Carte-de-Visite.
Lexington, Va: Boude & Miley, [1869].
Rare Reconstruction era carte-de-visite portrait of former Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee in civilian attire, boldly signed "RE Lee." The carte-de-visite measures 2.5 inches by 4 inches with Boude & Miley's imprint on the verso. This striking postwar portrait of Lee was captured by photographer Michael Miley of Lexington, Virginia in 1869, perhaps less than a year prior to Lee's death on October 12, 1870. Following the conclusion of the American Civil War in 1865, Lee became president of Washington College (later Washington and Lee University) in Lexington, Virginia; in that position, he supported reconciliation between North and South.The…
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 140513
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“A DISTINCT STAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EMPIRICAL SCHOOL”: FIRST EDITION OF JAMES MILL’S MAGNUM OPUS, ANALYSIS OF THE PHENOMENA OF THE HUMAN MIND; WITH A 4 PAGE AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED LETTER TO LORD ASHLEY IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION
MILL, James.
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind.
London: Baldwin and Cradock, 1829.
First edition of this classic exploration of the processes of human thought by the father of John Stuart Mill, whose own “logical and ethical doctrines are evidently suggested” by this work. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf, armorial stamp to the front panel of the Earl of Shaftesbury, with a four page autographed letter signed by James Mill discussing his interest in the book to Lord Ashley dated 8 July 1829, the year of publication of this volume. Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury was a British politician, philanthropist, and a social reformer. He was the eldest son of…
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 141327
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“It can destroy an individual, or it can fulfill him, depending a good deal on luck. No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky": First Edition of E.B. White's Here is New York; Inscribed by Him
WHITE, E.B.
Here Is New York.
New York: The Curtis Publishing Company, 1949.
First edition of this classic meditation on the City of New York. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Presentation copy, signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "E.B. White Dec. 1949." Presented above by Katherine White, "Merry Christmas from the Whites." White was a writer and wife of the author. She was the fiction editor for The New Yorker magazine from 1925 to 1960. In 1977, William Shawn wrote, "More than any other editor except Harold Ross himself, Katharine White gave The New Yorker its shape, and set it on its course." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.…
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 74056
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"Once there was a little tree ... and she loved a little boy": The Giving Tree; Signed by Shel Silverstein with a Drawing
SILVERSTEIN, Shel.
The Giving Tree.
New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1964.
Later printing of this classic work. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by Shel Silverstein with an original drawing on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 144497
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“You should never, never doubt something that no one is sure of": First Edition, First Issue of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery and Signed by Roald Dahl
DAHL, Roald.
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.
First edition, first issue with the six line colophon on the last page of the author's classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed and dated by the author on a page bound in, "Roald Dahl 1988." In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 147116
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“I do not wish any reward but to know I have done the right thing": First Edition of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
TWAIN, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens] .
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [Tom Sawyer’s Comrade].
New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885.
First edition of Twain's masterpiece, with the first state of the frontispiece portrait. Octavo, original publisher's decorated green cloth gilt to the spine and front panel. With frontispiece portrait of Twain inserted at front (with the imprint of the Heliotype Printing Co., but the cloth is not visible). This example exhibits the following issue points: title leaf is conjugate. Copyright notice dated 1884; the illustration captioned "Him and another Man" [p.13] listed as p.88 (first state); 11th line from bottom of p.57 reads "...with the was..." (first state); p. 283 is an integral leaf with the corrected engraving; the final…
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 85975
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First Edition of Alfred Lord Tennyson's Queen Mary: A Drama; inscribed by him to his son Hallam Tennyson
TENNYSON, Alfred Lord.
Queen Mary: A Drama.
London: Henry S. King and Co, 1875.
First edition of the first book in Tennyson's historical trilogy. Small octavo, original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his son on the title page, "Hallam from A." Tennyson's eldest son Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson served as his father's personal secretary and served as his official biographer. His Tennyson: a Memoir was published in 1897 and he bequeathed many of his father's notebooks to Trinity College in 1924. A significant association copy.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 109503
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First Edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Last Tycoon; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning author and screenwriter Harold Pinter
FITZGERALD, F. Scott [Harold Pinter].
The Last Tycoon. An Unfinished Novel. Together with The Great Gatsby and Selected Stories.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941.
First edition with the "A" and the publisher’s seal on the copyright page. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Harold Pinter, who wrote the screenplay to the 1976 film The Last Tycoon, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Robert DeNiro, Tony Curtis and Jack Nicholson. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Foreword by Edmund Wilson. A unique example.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 126456
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“I hope they use me becaus Miss Kinnian says mabye My name is Charlie Gordon I werk in Donner bakery gives me 11 dollers a week and bred or cake if I want": First edition of the Daniel Keyes' Flowers For Algernon; Lengthily Signed by Him
KEYES, Daniel.
Flowers for Algernon.
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1966.
First edition of the author's Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel, basis for the Oscar award-winning movie adaptation Charly. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page, who has transcribed the opening paragraph as follows, "I hope they use me becaus Miss Kinnian says mabye My name is Charlie Gordon I werk in Donner bakery gives me 11 dollers a week and bred or cake if I want. Daniel Keyes." Additionally signed again by Daniel Keyes on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the extremities. Jacket design by Carl Smith.…
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 7304
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"The wind blows the plumtree branches, this way...that": First Edition of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Signed by Ken Kesey and Legendary Actor Kirk Douglas
KESEY, Ken [Kirk Douglas].
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
New York: The Viking Press, 1962.
First edition of the author's classic first book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Kirk Douglas on the half-title page. Douglas starred in the stage version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as McMurphy. Additionally laid in is a note from Kesey which reads, "For Henry: The wind blows the plumtree branches, this way...that. Ken Kesey." Near fine in a very good first-issue dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 138471
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First Edition of Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, and Gustav Hasford's Full Metal Jacket: The Screenplay; Signed by Hasford, Herr and three times by legendary designer Chip Kidd
KUBRICK, Stanley; Michael Herr; Gustav Hasford.
Full Metal Jacket: The Screenplay.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.
First edition of this screenplay based on the novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with stills from the movie. Boldly signed by Gustav Hasford and Michael Herr on the title page. Additionally signed three times by legendary designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel, title page and again on the rear panel. In near fine condition. Cover design by Chip Kidd. Exceptionally rare and desirable signed.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 147259
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First Edition of D'entre les morts; Signed by both Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac
BOILEAU, Pierre and Thomas Narcejac (writing as Boileau-Narcejac).
D’entre les morts.
Paris: 1954.
First edition of the French crime fiction duo's third novel, preceding the British edition by two years and the American by three of the roman noir that was turned into the 1958 Hollywood classic Vertigo, starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by both authors on the half-title page, "A Madame Cordroc 'h, avec notre gratitude et l'homage de notre défèrente sympathie Th. Narcejac Pierre Boileau." Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. In very good condition.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 74068
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“A MASTERPIECE RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE”: RARE FIRST EDITION OF CHANDLER’S THE BIG SLEEP
CHANDLER, Raymond.
The Big Sleep.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939.
First edition of Chandler’s first and most famous novel, with the rarely found original dust jacket. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. Bruccoli A1.1.a. A very sharp example.
Price: $7,000.00 Item Number: 105836
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THE LIMITED AUTOGRAPH CENTENARY EDITION OF THE WORKS OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON
EMERSON, Ralph Waldo .
The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1903.
Autograph Centenary edition with a double sided manuscript in Emerson’s hand bound into volume one. Octavo, 12 volumes, bound in three quarters contemporary morocco over cloth, elaborately gilt-decorated spines, raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Numerous mounted photogravure illustrations. One of 600 copies. In near fine condition.
Price: $7,000.00 Item Number: 104898
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"THE ONLY MAN WHO NEVER MAKES MISTAKES IS THE MAN WHO NEVER DOES ANYTHING": Signed Limited First Edition of Theodore Roosevelt's African Game Trails; From the Library of Edward Laurence Doheny
ROOSEVELT, Theodore.
African Game Trails. An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910.
Signed limited first edition of Theodore Roosevelt's classic work. Large octavo, two volumes, original three-quarter tan pigskin, illustrated with tissue-guarded photographs, photogravures, drawings and a map of the route Roosevelt took through Africa. One of only 500 copies signed by Theodore Roosevelt on the limitation page of Vol. I, this is number 57. Typed letter signed on White House stationary by Theodore Roosevelt to Hon. Francis Hendricks dated November 27 1902 adhered to the flyleaf of Vol. I. The letter reads in part, "I am in receipt of your favor of the 26th instant and should like to be present…
Price: $7,000.00 Item Number: 145331
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SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF VIRGINIA WOOLF"S ON BEING ILL; IN THE RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET
WOOLF, Virginia.
On Being Ill.
London: Hogarth Press, 1930.
Signed limited first book edition of this meditation on the literary possibilities of illness, number 54 of 250 copies signed by Woolf in her characteristic purple ink. Octavo, original half vellum and green silk boards, marbled endpapers. Fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $7,000.00 Item Number: 143661
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First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt's A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty; Inscribed by Her to her Granddaughter Sara Delano Roosevelt
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor [Mrs. Franklin D.
A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty.
New York: Dodge Publishing Company, 1935.
First edition of this early work by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Sara with love from her Grandma Eleanor Roosevelt Xmas 1935." The recipient, Sara Delano Roosevelt was the first daughter of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's first son James Roosevelt and his wife Betsey Cushing Roosevelt. She notable taught at Sarah Lawrence College from 1982 to 2014, where she was the director of the Art of Teaching graduate program in early childhood and childhood education from 1985 through 2014. In near fine condition. A Trip…
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 139001
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"One of the most groundbreaking and influential novels of all time—and one of the best": First Edition of Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange; In the Original First Issue Dust Jacket
BURGESS, Anthony.
A Clockwork Orange.
London: Heinemann, 1962.
First edition of Burgess' landmark novel. Octavo, original black boards, titles to spine in gilt. Fine in a fine first issue dust jacket with the wide flaps with a touch of wear. Jacket design by Barry Trengrove. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by Asprey. Easily one of the nicest examples we have seen.
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 147673
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First Edition of Price Theory; Signed by Milton Friedman
FRIEDMAN, Milton.
Price Theory: A Provisional Text.
Chicago: Aldine Publishing, 1962.
First edition of the economist's classic text on price theory used at the University of Chicago. Quarto, original wrappers as issued. Signed by Milton Friedman on the title page. In near fine condition with light wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 99675
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First edition of Poems by Emily Dickinson: Second Series
DICKINSON, Emily. Edited by T.W. Higginson and Mabel Loomis Todd.
Poems by Emily Dickinson: Second Series.
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1891.
First edition of Emily Dickinson's second book of poetry. BAL 4656. Octavo, original publisher's gray and green cloth decoratively stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, facsimile manuscript leaves at front, tissue guarded title page. In very good condition. A nice example.
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 142680
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"The look in his eyes, as they stared into mine, has never left me": First Edition of Elie Wiesel’s Night; Signed by Him
WIESEL, Elie.
Night.
London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1960.
First English edition of Nobel laureate Wiesel’s masterpiece, which precedes the first American edition. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Elie Wiesel on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Jacket design by Cowan. Foreword by Francois Mauriac. Translated from the French by Stella Rodway. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 135118
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“The increase of disorder or entropy is what distinguishes the past from the future, giving a direction to time": First Edition of Stephen Hawking's Landmark Work A Brief History of Time; Signed by Carl Sagan and Illustrator Ron Miller
HAWKING, Stephen W.; Introduction by Carl Sagan.
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes.
London: Bantam Press, 1988.
First British edition and true first of Hawking's groundbreaking work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Ron Miller. Signed by Carl Sagan on the title page, who wrote the introduction. Additionally signed and inscribed by the illustrator Ron Miller, who has also added a drawing. Sagan tells the following story: Sagan was in London for a scientific conference in 1974, and between sessions he wandered into a different room, where a larger meeting was taking place. "I realized that I was watching an ancient ceremony: the investiture of new fellows into the Royal Society, one of the most ancient scholarly organizations on the…
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 46009
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Philip Carret has "the best long term investment record of anyone I know" Warren Buffett: First Edition of Art of Speculation; Inscribed by Philip Carret to His Mother
CARRET, Philip L.
The Art of Speculation.
New York: Barron's, 1927.
First edition of the Wall Street legend's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his mother in the year of publication, "To my beloved mother Philip L. Carret April 11, 1927." In near fine condition. An exceptional association copy.
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 90564
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Rare Signed Carte-de-Visite of Ralph Waldo Emerson
EMERSON, Ralph Waldo.
Ralph Waldo Emerson Signed Carte-de-Visite.
Carte-de-visite of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Boldly signed by Ralph Waldo Emerson below the photograph. In near fine condition. Matted and framed. Rare.
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 67039
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"My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing": Autograph Transcription of classic American anthem My Country 'Tis of Thee; Hand-written and signed by lyricist Samuel Francis Smith
SMITH, Samuel Francis.
Autograph Transcription Signed of My Country ‘Tis of Thee.
Autograph transcription of the first four stanzas of the American patriotic song My Country 'Tis of Thee, which served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States before the official adoption of The Star Spangled Banner in 1931. Transcribed and signed by lyricist Samuel Francis Smith all in his hand, "My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From ev'ry mountainside, Let freedom ring! My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love; I love thy rocks…
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 82414
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"The Highest of distinctions is service of others": Royal Coronation Edition of The Book of Common Prayer; Used at the Magnificent Coronation of King George IV at Westminster Abbey in 1821
KING GEORGE IV,.
The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments.
Oxford: Bensley, Cooke, and Collingwood, 1816.
Royal Coronation edition of The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments used at the Coronation of King George IV on July 19th, 1821. Quarto, bound in full dark blue velvet, gilt arms of George IV to both front and rear panels, all edges gilt, housed in a custom locking full morocco clamshell box. From the library of American banker Mortimer L. Schiff, whose renowned collection of fine bindings was sold by Sotheby's in 1938, with his gilt leather bookplate on the front free endpaper. Laid in is a printed copy of Martin Luther's Hymn used in the…
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 79456
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"All that matters on the chessboard is good moves": First edition of Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess; Signed by grandmaster Bobby Fischer
FISCHER, Bobby.
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess.
New York: Basic Systems, 1966.
First edition of this definitive work on how to play chess. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Bobby Fischer on the front free endpaper. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 146074
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“When I discover who I am, I’ll be free": First Edition of Invisible Man; Signed by Ralph Ellison in the year of publication
ELLISON, Ralph.
Invisible Man.
New York: Random House, 1952.
First edition of the author's landmark first novel, which went on to win the National Book Award. Octavo, original black and tan cloth. Boldly signed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "Best Wishes Sincerely Ralph Ellison May, 1952." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by E. McKnight Kauffer. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 146053
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SIGNED BY NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING ECONOMIST F.A. HAYEK
HAYEK, Friedrich August von [F.A.].
Individualismus und Wirtschaftliche Ordnung [Individualism and Economic Order].
Erlenbach-Zurich: Eugen Rentsch Verlag, 1952.
First German edition of this collection of economic essays rejecting socialism in favor of true individualism. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by F.A. Hayek on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Scarce and desirable signed.
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 3468