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“Like most other mammals, human beings display a behavioral scale, a spectrum of responses that appear or disappear according to particular circumstances": First Edition of On Human Nature; Signed By Edward O. Wilson With A Drawing Of An Ant
WILSON, Edward O.
On Human Nature.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1978.
First edition of this work, which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1979. Octavo, original brown cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Edward O. Wilson on the title page, who has drawn an ant. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 133312
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Rare first edition of Frances Power Cobbe's Why Women Desire The Franchise; with an original albumen carte-de-visite signed by her
COBBE, Frances Power.
Why Women Desire The Franchise.
London: Spottiswoode & Co., Printers, 1869.
First edition of prolific Anglo-Irish suffragette Frances Power Cobbe's feminist treatise. Octavo, bound in half morocco over marbled boards with gilt ruling to the spine, burgundy morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Accompanied by an original albumen carte-de-visite of Frances Power Cobbe by Philip Crellin signed by her. In near fine condition. Library stamp to the title page.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 135210
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First Edition of Earl Warren's A Republic, If You Can Keep It; Signed by Him
WARREN, Earl.
A Republic, If You Can Keep It.
New York: Quadrangle Books, 1972.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Earl Warren on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket, text, and binding design by Warren Chappell. Eagle design by Fritz Kredel.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 135475
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First Edition of Haruki Murakami's After Dark; Signed by Him and three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd
MURAKAMI, Haruki.
After Dark.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.
First edition of this "hypnotically eerie, sometimes even funny, but most of all, it’s [a book] that keeps ratcheting up the suspense"(The New York Times). Octavo, original half cloth. Signed and stamped by Haruki Murakami and additionally signed three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd, on the front panel, below Murakami's signature and the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. Translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 123497
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“THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE FIGURE IN JEWISH LIFE”: FIRST EDITION OF CHAIM WEIZMANN’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY TRIAL AND ERROR; INSCRIBED BY HIM
WEIZMANN, Chaim.
Trial and Error.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1949.
First edition of the first president of Israel's classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Weizmann. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Pam Affectionately Chaim Wiezmann." Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 134391
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First Edition of The Nobel Prize-Winning Economist's Groundbreaking Work The Economic Growth of the United States 1790-1860; Inscribed by Him
NORTH, Douglass C.
The Economic Growth of the United States 1790-1860.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall Inc, 1961.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original gray cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "For Paul Douglass C. North." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 3035
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First Edition of In the Castle of My Skin; Signed by George Lamming
LAMMING, George.
In The Castle Of My Skin.
London: Michael Joseph, 1953.
First edition of Lamming's masterpiece. Octavo, original gray cloth. Signed by the author, "With the compliments of George Lamming." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Denis Williams.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 1856
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"An Eye as Fine As Her Ear": On Tour With Leonard Cohen; Signed by Him
COHEN, Leonard.
On Tour With Leonard Cohen.
New York : Powerhouse Books, 2014.
First edition, early printing of this work on Leonard Cohen. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Signed by Leonard Cohen on the title page. Photographs by Sharon Robinson. Essay by Larry Sloman. In good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 144188
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First Edition of Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics; Signed by George Reisman
REISMAN, George.
Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics.
TJS Books, 1996.
First edition of this classic work. Quarto, original half cloth. Boldly signed by George Reisman on a bookplate attached to the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146302
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First Edition of Old Mac Donald Had An Apartment House; Signed by Ron Barrett with an original drawing
BARRETT, Judith and Ron.
Old MacDonald Had An Apartment House.
New York: Atheneum, 1969.
First edition of the first book in the Barrett's collaboration. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by the illustrator with an original illustration on the front pastedown, "Make Your Garden Grow! Ron Barrett." In very good condition, name blacked out on the front pastedown. Rare.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 148018
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First Edition of Javier Marias' Manana en la batalla piensa en mi; Signed by Him
MARIAS, Javier.
Manana en la batalla piensa en mi [Tomorrow In the Battle Think On Me].
Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 1994.
First edition of the author's classic novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed by Marias on the title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 3434
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First edition of Joel Sternfeld's American Prospects; Signed by Him
STERNFELD, Joel.
American Prospects.
Houston: Times Books, 1987.
First edition of Sternfeld’s acclaimed first photobook. Oblong quarto, original cloth, with 55 plates. Fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows a small closed tear. Signed by Joel Sternfeld on the title page.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 1440
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First edition of Five Plays by Langston Hughes; lenghtily inscribed by him to Geoffrey Bridson with whom he co-produded the famed bbc series The Negro in America
HUGHES, Langston.
Five Plays.
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1963.
First edition of this collection of five of Hughes' best-known plays. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author with a full page inscription on the front free endpaper, "Especially for Geoffrey ~ some of my plays ~ Sincerely ~ Langston Hughes New York April 22, 1964." The recipient, BBC producer Geoffrey Bridson, co-produced the now famous nineteen-part BBC series The Negro in America which offered a kaleidoscopic portrait of African-Americans’ contribution to twentieth century culture as well as some raw insights into the Civil Rights struggle that was then rapidly gathering momentum. First broadcast in the opening weeks…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 139812
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First Edition of In China; Inscribed by Eve Arnold to Henry Kissinger
ARNOLD, Eve [Henry A. Kissinger].
In China.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980.
First edition of this monograph on China. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Henry Kissinger, "For Henry Kissinger in whose giant footsteps I followed in China, and it was a tough act to follow! All good wishes, Eve Arnold." Arnold is referring to the slow opening throughout the 1970s of Communist China to Westerners, an opening famously managed on the United States end by protean Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger, in collaboration with Presidents Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford. Kissinger would later write his classic work On China, detailing…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 5313
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First Deluxe Edition of The Game of Golf; Inscribed by Roger Wethered
WETHERED, Joyce and Roger; Bernard Darwin; Horace Hutchinson; & T.C. Simpson.
The Game of Golf….Lonsdale Library, Vol. IX.
London: Seeley, Service & Company, 1931.
First edition, deluxe issue of the author's classic work. Octavo, original half green morocco over cloth. Inscribed by Roger Wethered in the year of publication, "Hope this will help you to beat Harry! Roger Wethered 1931." Illustrated with plates, which some folding from 100 photographs. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 14008
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First edition of Across The Atlantic With Ara, Summer of 1924; inscribed by William K. Vanderbilt
VANDERBILT, William K.
Across The Atlantic With Ara, Summer of 1924.
New York: Brentano's, Publishers, 1925.
First edition of Vanderbilt's account of his 1924 three-month summer cruise aboard the diesel yacht Ara. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with plates and maps. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To C. M. ... from W. K. Vanderbilt June 26th 1925." In very good condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 143551
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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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Concert Program; Signed by Louis Armstrong and Four of His Band Members
ARMSTRONG, Louis.
Louis Armstrong Group Signed Concert Program.
c. 1952-53.
'Louis Armstrong and his Concert Band' program. Quarto, original wrappers, 14 pages, illustrated with black and white photographs of the band and its members. Signed by Louis Armstrong on the second page, and additionally inscribed by four members of the band on their respective pages: trombonist Trummy Young, "Sincerely Trummy Young;" clarinetist Barney Bigard, "Regards + Barney Bigard;" double-bassist Arvell Shaw, "Best wishes, Arvell Shaw;" and pianist Billy Kyle, "Sincerely, Billy Kyle." In very good condition. A scarce combination of signatures.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145303
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First Edition of Blue Horses; Signed by Mary Oliver
OLIVER, Mary.
Blue Horses: Poems.
New York: Penguin Press, 2014.
First edition of this "lyric collection to be treasured" (The New York Journal of Books). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Mary Oliver on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 103431
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First Edition of Adam Smith's Paper Money; Inscribed by Him in the year of publication
SMITH, Adam [George Goodman].
Paper Money.
New York: Summit Books, 1981.
First edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, "Fr Shecters-san! Thanks for all with best wishes Jerry 'Adam Smith' 2/2/81." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 112445
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First Edition of Pat Frank's Hold Back the Night; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
FRANK, Pat.
Hold Back the Night.
Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1952.
First edition of this classic account of The Korean War. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To my buddy, Alfred Wagg (ed Twagga) A little mouse under the Presidents' chair? I looked Twagg was there! Pat Frank." Very good in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 122983
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First edition of David Dreman's Contrarian Investment Strategy: The Psychology of Stock Market Success; inscribed by him to fellow economist John Pugsley
DREMAN, David.
Contrarian Investment Strategy: The Psychology of Stock Market Success.
New York: Random House, 1979.
First edition of Dreman's revolutionary work on the stock market success. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To John Pugsley with best personal regards David Druman 1/1/80." The recipient, John Pugsley was an American voluntaryist libertarian political, economics commentator, lecturer, and best-selling author. In the late 1960s Pugsley entered the investment business, founded a publishing company, the Common Sense Press, and wrote his first book, Common Sense Economics. It sold over 150,000 hardcover copies. His second book, The Alpha Strategy (1980), was on the New York Times bestseller list for nine…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 133045
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"An exciting, real book without a trace of unnecessary melodrama" (H.G.Wells): First Edition of Out of the Night; Inscribed by Jan Valtin to boxing Champion Gene Tunney
VALTIN, Jan [aka Richard Julius Herman Krebs] [Gene Tunney].
Out of the Night.
New York: Alliance Book Corporation, 1941.
First edition of Valtin's bestselling autobiographical narrative. Octavo, original blue cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to the great boxing champion and his wife, "To Polly and Gene Tunney with admiration and cordial fond wishes from Jan Valtin June 1, 1941." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket art by George Salter.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 4644
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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