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“All men, however highly educated, retain some superstitious inklings": First Edition of H.G. Wells The Invisible Man
WELLS, H.G.
The Invisible Man.
London: C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1897.
First edition, first issue, with the title page printed in orange and black and pages 247 and 248 being publisher's ads. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 131733
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"a marvelous prose epic that matches the best 19th century novels for richness of comic insight and final, tragic power" First Edition of A House For Mr. Biswas; Signed by V.S. Naipaul
NAIPAUL, V.S.
A House For Mr. Biswas.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1961.
First edition of the author's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Near fine in an excellent dust jacket with a small chip to the foot of the spine and some light wear. Jacket design by Stephen Russ.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 92563
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"MR. KIRBY HAD A PROVOCATIVE STORY TO TELL ABOUT AN ATTRACTIVE YOUNG WOMAN ON A LONELY COUNTRY ROAD": Collection of 39 first editions, first printings from Erle Stanely Gardner's Perry Mason Mystery Series; 3 volumes inscribed to his secretary
GARDNER, Erle Stanley.
The Perry Mason Mystery Series Collection.
New York: William and Morrow Company, 1950-1957.
First editions, first issues of 39 titles from the Perry Mason Mystery series. Octavos, 39 volumes, original cloth. The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands, The Case of the Deadly Toy, and The Case of the Screaming Woman are each inscribed by the author to his secretary with a full page inscription on the front free endpaper. Titles include: The Case of the One-Eyed Witness (1950), The Case of the Negligent Nymph (1950), The Case of the Angry Mourner (1951), The Case of the Fiery Fingers (1951), The Case of the Grinning Gorilla (1952), The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (1953), The…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 90456
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Rare Second Edition of New Testament of Jesus Christ faithfully translated into English
New Testament of Jesus Christ faithfully translated into English.
Antwerp: Daniel Vervliet, 1600.
Rare second edition of the Roman Catholic version of the New Testament in English, first published in Rheims in 1582. Small quarto, bound in full calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, title within decorative woodcut border, woodcut initials, head- & tail-pieces. In very good condition, rebacked, bookplate to the front pastedown, stamp to the verso of the the title page.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 146364
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Rare first edition in English of A General History of the Turks, Moguls, and Tatars, Vulgarly called Tartars
EBÜLGÂZÎ BAHADIR HAN, Khan of Khorezm.
A General History of the Turks, Moguls, and Tatars, Vulgarly called Tartars. Together With a Description of the Countries They Inhabit.
London: Printed for J. and J. Knapton, J. Darby, A. Bettesworth, et. al., 1729-1730.
Rare first edition in English of one of the earliest sources on the Turks, Moguls, and Tartars. Octavos, two volumes. Bound in full polished calf with red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt tooling to the spines in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turn-ins, all edges speckled red, engraved headpieces and tailpieces, folding map to each volume. From the library of Reginald C.L. Powys-Lybbe with his bookplates to the pastedowns. In very good condition.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 109632
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First Edition of Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett; Signed by both Warren Buffett and Andrew Kilpatrick
KILPATRICK, Andrew. [Warren E. Buffett].
Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett.
New York: AKPE , 1994.
First edition of this early Buffett biography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Warren Buffett on the front free endpaper and additionally inscribed by Andrew Kilpatrick on the front free endpaper, "To Tish, Hope you enjoy Andy Fitzpatrick May your finances wind-up in better shape than Warren Buffett's!" Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Nancy Line Jacobs.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 146329
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First Edition of Peter Drucker's Landmark Work Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices; Signed by Him
DRUCKER, Peter F.
Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974.
First edition of this management classic. Octavo, original red cloth. Boldly signed Peter Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with touch of rubbing. Jacket design by Roy La Grone. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 44009
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FIRST EDITION and the first advance copy OF KARL POPPER'S THE LOGIC OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY; inscribed by him in a letter to close friend and colleague Lionel Robbins
POPPER, Karl R. [Lionel Robbins].
The Logic of Scientific Discovery.
London: Hutchinson, 1959.
First edition and the first advance copy of “one of the most important documents of the twentieth century” with the original transmittal letter inscribed by Karl Popper to economist Lionel Robbins (Peter Medawar, New Scientist). Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, accompanied by the original transmittal letter on Popper's London School of Economics and Political Science letterhead which reads in full, "December 10th, 1958 Dear Robbins, I am sending you the first advance copy of the Logic of Scientific Discovery. I was just about to inscribe this copy "To Lionel Robbins, in sincere gratitude for his unflagging interest which has meant…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 131549
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Rare collection of the Hornblower novels of C.S. Forester
FORESTER, C.S.
The Hornblower Novels.
London : Various publishers, 1937-67.
Rare collection of 12 first editions and early printings of the Hornblower novels of C.S. Forester with only Hornblower and the Atropos a second printing. Octavo, 12 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco, raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In fine condition.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 142021
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First Edition of Monetary Policy; Inscribed by Gregory Mankiw to Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Samuelson
MANKIW, N. Gregory [Paul A. Samuelson].
Monetary Policy.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994.
First edition of this collection of essays on monetary policy. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by editor Gregory Mankiw to fellow economist Paul Samuelson on the half-title page, "To Paul with best wishes, Greg Mankiw." The recipient, American economist Paul Samuelson is widely considered the “Father of Modern Economics” and the most influential economist of the later half of the 20th century. In 1970, he became the first American to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for “[doing] more than any other contemporary economist to raise the level of scientific analysis in economic theory.” Samuelson considered mathematics…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 135064
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“He’s part Old Yeller,” she said. “And he was the best one of the bunch": First Edition of this Children's Classic Old Yeller; Inscribed by Fred Gipson
GIPSON, Fred.
Old Yeller.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers , 1956.
First edition of this timeless classic, one of the most beloved children’s books ever written. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Carl Burger. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Wayne Wilkins with warm regards- Fred Gipson." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 142011
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"Matilda said, "Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it's unbelievable...": First Edition Of Roald Dahl’s Beloved Book Matilda; Warmly Inscribed by Him
DAHL, Roald; Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Matilda.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1988.
First British edition of Dahl’s popular story of a young girl, her genius, and her indifferent parents. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Andrew Love Roald Dahl." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 143009
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First Edition Collection of President Bill Clinton's Selected Remarks; Inscribed by Him to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
CLINTON, President William Jefferson [Bill] [Madeline Albright].
Selected Remarks.
Collection of speeches and addresses from the 47th president of the United States, all first edition; from the library of Secretary Madeleine Albright. Octavo, seven volumes, original cloth and wrappers. Secretary Madeline K. Albright's bookplate to the front pastedown of each volume. Association copies, inscribed by the President in 'Selected Remarks 2017' on the title page, "To Madeline with thanks Bill," and in 'Selected Remarks 2007' on the front free endpaper, "To Madeline Thanks Bill Clinton 2007." The recipient, Madeleine Albright worked with President Clinton for more than 30 years, during which time both gave countless speeches and public appearances.…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 145736
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“He who only wishes and hopes does not interfere actively with the course of events and with the shaping of his own destiny": Human Action: A Treatise On Economics; Signed by Ludwig Von Mises
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics.
Chicago: Contemporary Books Inc, 1963.
First printing of the third edition of the economist's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Ludwig Mises on the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 140799
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"She gazed downward upon the dark, ceaseless water. It was never still, never the same, and on it moonlight was broken into little fleeting silver wings": First edition of William Faulkner's Mosquitoes
FAULKNER, William.
Mosquitoes.
New York: Boni & Liveright, Inc, 1927.
First edition of Faulkner's second novel. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a small chip to the front flap. From the library of Virginia bibliophile and historian Christopher Clark Geest with his bookplate to the pastedown. A very nice example of this early Faulkner work.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 91795
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"In this book I take you on a random walk down Wall Street, providing a guided tour of the complexities of finance": First Edition of Burton Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street; Signed by Him
MALKIEL, Burton G.
A Random Walk Down Wall Street.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1973.
First edition of this classic work, one of the “few great investment books” (Andrew Tobias). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "with best wishes Burt." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Jay J. Smith. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 133519
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Rare First Edition of Booker T. Washington's Up From Slavery; with an autograph letter signed by him
WASHINGTON, Booker T.
Up From Slavery. An Autobiography.
New York: Doubleday, Page, 1901.
First edition of Booker T. Washington's landmark biography with an autograph letter signed by him on his Tuskegee Institute letterhead. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of the author. Accompanied by an autograph letter signed by Washington on his The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead which reads, "Oct. 19, 190 Mr. George A. Dary Exchange Bldg 53 State St. Boston Mass Dear Sir: - you will find enclosed a copy of my last annual report to the Board of Trustees which has just been printed. I thought you might like to read it or at least glance through…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 135007
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"To my dearest Claire- Who was there at Zuckerman's birth and has helped me see him through his fury": First Edition of The Anatomy Lesson; Inscribed by Philip Roth to His Wife Claire Bloom
ROTH, Philip.
The Anatomy Lesson.
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1983.
First edition of the third novel from Roth to feature Nathan Zuckerman as the main character. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Roth to his wife Claire Bloom on the title page, "To my dearest Claire- Who was there at Zuckerman's birth and has helped me see him through his fury. My love and my love and my love P. Oct. 1, '83." Roth first met Bloom in 1966, when they were both in earlier relationships. "To have such a mind as Philip Roth's fixed on your every word and gesture is both daunting and extremely flattering", she recalled of this first…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 84755
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Rare First Edition of this "comprehensive survey of current mechanism, practice, and theory" Stock Market Theory and Practice
SCHABACKER, Richard Wallace.
Stock Market Theory and Practice.
New York: B.C. Forbes, 1930.
First edition of the first of Schabacker's three major works on the stock market. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in the original dust jacket with some light rubbing and wear. First printings are uncommon.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 4479
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Rare Houdini Picture Corporation Stock Certificate; signed by master illusionist Harry Houdini; with a rare Famous-Players-Lasky Promotional brochure for his greatest film, The Grim Game
HOUDINI, Harry.
Harry Houdini Signed Houdini Picture Corporation Stock Certificate.
New York: The Brown-Green Co., July 18, 1921.
Rare stock certificate signed by the world’s greatest escape artist, master illusionist Harry Houdini. One page, partially printed in brown and black ink with an embossed seal, the document is dated July 18, 1921 and certifies that George Popp hereby owns fifteen shares of the Capital Stock of Houdini Picture Corporation. Signed by Harry Houdini as President of the Corporation and countersigned by R.G. Risley as Treasurer. In near fine condition. With a rare Famous-Players-Lasky Promotional brochure for The Grim Game, Houdini's first full-length movie which is widely regarded as his best.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 128055