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"You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies": First Edition of The Rabin Memoirs; Inscribed by Him in the Year of Publication
RABIN, Yitzhak.
The Rabin Memoirs.
Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1979.
First edition in English of the memoirs of Yitzhak Rabin. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, "To Eleanore with best wishes Y. Rabin 10.31.79." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Renfer. Photograph by Magnum photographer Leonard Freed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 92754
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First Edition of Fangio: Racing Driver; Signed by Legendary Racing Champion Juan Manual Fangio
MERLIN, Olivier [Juan Manual Fangio].
Fangio: Racing Driver.
London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1961.
First edition of this biography on the legendary racing champion. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Juan Manual Fangio on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. From the library of Barry Lake, with his signature to the title page. Translated by Louis Klemantaski.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 133518
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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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"Last Sunday, Alexander's grandparents gave him a dollar -- and he was rich. There were so many things he could do with all of that money!": First Edition of Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday; Signed by Judith Viorst
VIORST, Judith; Illustrated by Ray Cruz.
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday.
New York: Atheneum Publishers, 1978.
First edition of the second book in the author's acclaimed Alexander series. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, "Save your money! Judith Viorst." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 5685
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Autograph Letter signed by Greek Statesman Eleftherios Venizelos to American mining engineer and diplomat John Hays Hammond
VENIZELOS, Eleftherios.
Eleftherios Venizelos Autograph Letter Signed.
One folding page letter hand-written and signed by "the father of modern Greece," Eleftherios Venizelos. Dated December 24th, 1921 on letterhead from the El Mirasol in Santa Barbara, California, the letter reads "To Mr. John Hays Hammond El Mirasol. My dear Mr. Hammond, We are giving a very small luncheon party here on the 26th and Madame Venizelos & I would be delighted if Mrs. Hammond, Miss Hammond and yourself would give us the great pleasure of your company at 4 p.m. on the day. Very Sincerely yours, E.K. Venizelos." The recipient, John Hays Hammond was a successful American mining…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 82454
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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 Newton Mann's Import and Outlook of Socialism; From the Library of Charlotte Perkins Gilman
MANN, Newton [Charlotte Perkins Gilman].
Import and Outlook of Socialism.
Boston: James H. West Company, 1910.
First edition of this historical, political, and economic examination of socialism; from the library of writer and social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Octavo, original brown cloth. Signed and dated by Gilman in pencil on the front free endpaper, "Charlotte P. Gilman 1911." Gilman was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, advocate, and eugenicist who served as a role model for future generations of utopian feminists. Best known for her semi-autobiographical short story 'The Yellow Wallpaper,' which she wrote after a severe bout of postpartum psychosis, Gilman has written works on gender and male domination that continue to maintain their relevance…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145592
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Rare Signed Photograph of legendary executive Alfred P. Sloan
SLOAN, Alfred P.
Alfred P. Sloan Signed Photograph.
Photograph of legendary executive and longtime president and CEO of General Motors Alfred Sloan, inscribed by him. Black and white photograph of the General Motors president in a handsome half-length pose in later age, inscribed by him in the upper right corner of the image, "For Edward Orio, with best regards, Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., New York, June 7, 1955." Accompanied by a transmittal letter, June 9, 1955, in part, "I have your letter of May 30th and take pleasure in sending you herewith an autographed photograph which I hope will reach you safely. I appreciate your wanting it." In…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146991
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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 Pickles to Pittsburgh; Signed by Judi and Ron Barrett with an original drawing
BARRETT, Judi and Ron.
Pickles to Pittsburgh: The Sequel to Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.
New York: Antheneum Books For Young Readers, 1997.
First edition of the charming sequel to the classic Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Oblong quarto, illustrated. Boldly signed by both the author and illustrator on the front free endpaper, "Judi Barrett" and Ron Barrett" who has drawn a giant pickle. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 147847
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“Promise to build a chap a house, he won't believe you. Threaten to burn his place down, he'll do what you tell him. Fact of life": First Edition of John Le Carre's The Night Manager; Inscribed by Him and signed again on the rear jacket flap and three times by Jacket designer Chip Kidd
LE CARRE, John.
The Night Manager.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.
First edition of le Carre's first post-Cold War novel, detailing an undercover operation to bring down a major international arms dealer. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Antonia Gale Moss from John le Carre Cornwall Feb 12 '96." Additionally signed by John le Carre on the rear dust jacket flap and three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd, once on the front panel, on the title page and again on the rear flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd and Carol Devine Carson. A unique example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 131389
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"I coulda' had class. I coulda' been a contender!": First Edition of Waterfront; Lengthily Inscribed by Budd Schulberg in the year of publication
SCHULBERG, Budd.
Waterfront.
New York: Random House, 1955.
First edition of Schulberg's novel adapted from his Academy Award–winning screenplay. Octavo, original beige cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Kent and Marjorie McKinley. How salutary that you can live on this serene waterfront and still weep bitter tears for the turbulent waterfront described herein. Yours, cordially, Budd Schulberg. Sarasota. Oct. 23. 1955." The recipient, Kent Schuyler McKinley began his newspaper the Sarasota News in 1954 with the stated ambition of building a two-party system in Florida and promoting 'states' rights'. McKinley was a major figure in Florida's transition…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 131837
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First Edition of Norton Juster's The Dot and the Line; Signed by Him
JUSTER, Norton.
The Dot and the Line.
New York: Random House, 1963.
First edition of this classic work. Small octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by Norton Juster on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First editions are rare, especially signed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 132133
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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 Nicholas Mosley's Accident; Inscribed by Him
MOSLEY, Nicholas.
Accident.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1965.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Nicholas Mosley on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows light wear. Jacket design by John Woodcock.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 1409
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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 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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“Whatever the “real” differences between the sexes may be, we are not likely to know them until the sexes are treated differently, that is alike": First Edition of Kate Millett's Sexual Politics; Inscribed by Her
MILLETT, Kate.
Sexual Politics: A Surprising Examination of Society’s Most Arbitrary Folly.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1970.
First edition of the author's landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Kate Millett for Prof Roger Simpson." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. With some underlining in pencil to a few pages. Jacket typography by Gina Rosencrantz.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 100034
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"If you promise to hold your comments on my conduct at the "79" MC Ball, I'll refrain from making similar derogatory comments re your drinking habits and general conduct": First Edition of Pat Conroy's Classic The Great Santini; Signed by both Pat and Donald Conroy
CONROY, Pat.
The Great Santini.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1976.
First edition, second printing of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by both Pat Conroy and his father Donald Conroy on the title and half-title pages respectively. Lengthily inscribed by Donald Conroy on the half-title page, "1/5/80 To Jimmy Barousse: If you promise to hold your comments on my conduct at the "79" MC Ball, I'll refrain from making similar derogatory comments re your drinking habits and general conduct. Seriously My Best Don Conroy Col USMC (Ret)." Marine Colonel Donald Conroy was a Marine Corps fighter pilot, and the basis for the protagonist in this novel. Near fine…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146097
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"The poem is seen from all sides , everywhere, at once": First Edition of Gary Snyder's Turtle Island; Signed by Him
SNYDER, Gary.
Turtle Island.
New York: New Directions, 1974.
First edition of the legendary poet's Pulitzer Prize-winning collection. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Gary Snyder on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket woodcut by Michael Corr; design by Gertrude Huston.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 131784
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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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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
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First American Edition of Brian Wildsmith's ABC; Signed by Him
WILDSMITH, Brian.
Brian Wildsmith’s ABC.
New York: Franklin Watts Inc, 1963.
First American edition. Oblong quarto, original cloth. Signed by Brian Wildsmith on the title page. Some rubbing to the bottom cloth and a bookplate to the inner front panel, near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small closed tears. Uncommon signed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 29082
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Rare Autograph Letter Signed By Famed English Writer Rudyard Kipling
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Rudyard Kipling Autograph Letter Signed.
1907.
Rare handwritten autograph letter signed from Rudyard Kipling to J. McGill sent from the R.M.S. Empress of Britain. Duodecimo, one page on Canadian Pacific Railway letterhead, the letter reads in full, "Dear Sir I am much obliged to you for your letter of the 25th and can only express my regret but my plans & movements are so uncertain that I am unable to arrange beforehand for any speeches." Double matted with a portrait of Kipling. In fine condition. The piece measures 14 inches by 11 inches.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 147774
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First Edition of The President Speaks: "A More Beautiful America": Inscribed by LBJ to Florida Senator George Smathers
JOHNSON, Lyndon B. Photographs by Ansel Adams.
The President Speaks: “A More Beautiful America” Excerpts from Speeches.
Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1965.
First edition of this collection of speeches from President Lyndon Johnson. Quarto, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To George Smathers from his devoted friend. Lyndon B. Johnson." The recipient, George Smathers was a United States senator from Florida from 1951-1969, and close friends of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Illustrated throughout from photographs by Ansel Adams, plus one by Wynn Bullock. Booklet "Message on Natural Beauty" by Johnson loose in rear endpaper pocket as issued. Near fine in a fine slipcase. A nice association.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 56030
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First Edition of Ellen Glasgow's Virginia; From the Library of Charlotte Perkins Gilman
GLASGOW, Ellen [Charlotte Perkins Gilman].
Virginia.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1913.
First edition of this socially groundbreaking novel; from the library of writer and social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece portrait of the titular character, Virginia. Signed by Gilman on the front flyleaf. Gilman was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, advocate, and eugenicist who served as a role model for future generations of utopian feminists. Best known for her semi-autobiographical short story 'The Yellow Wallpaper,' which she wrote after a severe bout of postpartum psychosis, Gilman has written works on gender and male domination that continue to maintain their relevance in today's society. In good condition…
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 145595
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First Edition of William Boyd's A Good Man in Africa; Signed Twice by Him
BOYD, William.
A Good Man in Africa.
London : Hamish Hamilton, 1981.
First edition of the author's classic first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Annette, with all good wishes from the author." Additionally signed in full by the author on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Michael MacManus.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 124801
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FROM THE LIBRARY OF JOAN DIDION: FIRST EDITION OF KATIE ARNOLDI'S CHEMICAL PINK: A NOVEL OF OBSESSION; INSCRIBED BY HER TO JOAN DIDION
ARNOLD, Katie. [Joan Didion].
Chemical Pink: A Novel of Obsession.
New York: A Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2001.
First edition of the author's first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Joan - Thank you for being so generous & kind. Your support has made all the difference. Lots of love, Katie 2/19/01." The recipient, American journalist and novelist Joan Didion gained a reputation in the 1960s and 70s as a pioneer of the New Journalism style of news writing. Her articles and political writing engaged audiences in the realities of the counterculture of the 1960s, the Hollywood lifestyle, California culture, and California history. She also gained recognition for her…
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 141135
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First Edition of Graham Greene's Getting To Know The General: The Story of Involvement; Inscribed by Him
GREENE, Graham.
Getting To Know The General: The Story of Involvement.
London: William Bodley, 1984.
First edition of this work by the author of The Heart of the Matter. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Tucker with love from Graham." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Bernard Diederich. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 137597
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"Investment strategy is the first issue that investors should consider": First Edition of Common Sense on Mutual Funds; Signed by Financial Legends John Bogle and Burton Malkiel
BOGLE, John C. [Burton G. Malkiel].
Common Sense on Mutual Funds.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
First edition of the best book on index investing ever published. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author and by legendary investor and author of A Random Walk On Wall Street Burton Malkiel on the front free endpaper, "To Amy Later, With best wishes John C. Bogle." “Jack Bogle was a great friend and I was on the Vanguard board for twenty-eight years. I knew Jack Bogle extremely well. We got along famously because we both did have the same philosophy. Jack was certainly one of my heroes. And I’ll tell you one of the reasons he was…
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 112469
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First Edition of Larry Niven's Ringworld; Inscribed by Him
NIVEN, Larry.
Ringworld.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1970.
Paperback original first edition of this classic work, which went on to win the 1970 Nebula and 1971 Hugo award for best novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers by Dean Ellis. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Tim Larry Niven." In very good condition.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 140443
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"HUMAN RIGHTS IS THE SOUL OF OUR FOREIGN POLICY, BECAUSE HUMAN RIGHTS IS THE VERY SOUL OF OUR SENSE OF NATIONHOOD": FIRST EDITION OF KEEPING FAITH; INSCRIBED BY JIMMY CARTER TO LLOYD BENTSEN
CARTER, Jimmy.
Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President.
New York: Bantam Books, 1982.
First edition of the 39th President of the United States' memoirs. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by President Carter to former four-term United States Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen on a Presidential bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper, "To Lloyd Bentsen J. Carter." The recipient, Lloyd Millard Bentsen, ran as the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket and served as the the 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Bill Clinton. As a primary architect of the Clinton economic plan, Bentsen contributed to a $500 billion reduction in the…
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 119599
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First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s This I Remember; Signed By Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
This I Remember.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1949.
First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s wonderful autobiography. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated with 41 photographs of the Roosevelt family, including frontispiece of the First Lady. Boldly signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 138860
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The Political Economy of James Buchanan; Inscribed by Buchanan to his Assistant
REISMAN, David (James M. Buchanan).
The Demand and Supply of Public Goods.
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1968.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication (with a two page inscription) on the front free endpaper and onto the verso, "Betty, This will have to substitute for a more formal dedication to you, which, as I said, should have been included here. This is because this book, more than any other stuff of mine, reflects the outcome of the efforts of so many around the center and, all of whom are and remain in a real sense (over) thanks for all that you have done through those "good" years, which like all good things must pass along, hopefully, to…
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 44012
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FIRST EDITION OF The World of Albert Schweitzer; with a RARE BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF ALBERT SCHWEITZER DURING HIS YEARS AS A MEDICAL MISSIONARY IN AFRICA SIGNED BY HIM AND AN ADDITIONAL SIGNED AUTOGRAPH NOTE
[SCHWEITZER, Albert]. Photographs by Erica Anderson. Text and Captions by Eugene Exman.
The World of Albert Schweitzer: A Book of Photographs by Erica Anderson. [With] Albert Schweitzer Autograph Note and Signed Photograph.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1955.
First edition of this magnificent volume of 169 photographs recording Albert Schweitzer's life and work; with a rare black and white photograph of Albert Schweitzer on a bank of the Ogooué River, signed by him, "Albert Schweitzer." Also accompanied by a letter in English from Schweitzer's nurse and personal secretary Ali Silver to Fred and Eleanor Peck, on the bottom portion of which Schweitzer has added an autograph note in French which translates into English as, "Dear Sir, dear Madam, I thank you from the heart for the medicines for my hospital. Let me also tell you how much I…
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 142709
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"A friend is someone you have things in common with, Charlie Brown": First Edition of I Need All The Friends I Can Get; Signed by Charles M. Schulz
SCHULZ, Charles M .
I Need All The Friends I Can Get.
San Francisco : Determined Productions, Inc, 1964.
First edition of this charming 'little classic' featuring Charles Schulz's endearing Peanuts characters. Small octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Charles M. Schulz on the front free endpaper. Book design by Jim Young. Photograph by John Arms. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 109011
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"You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from": First Edition of Cormac McCarthy’s No Country For Old Men; Signed by cormac mccarthy and Three times by Jacket designer Chip Kidd
MCCARTHY, Cormac.
No Country For Old Men.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
First edition of this “harrowing, propulsive drama… about a stone-cold killer, a small-town sheriff, and an average Joe” (New York Times). Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Cormac McCarthy and signed three times by jacket artist Chip Kidd: on the front panel, below McCarthy's signature and on the rear jacket flap. In good condition with some staining to the first several pages in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 146455