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"Israel is the light of a New dawn. As in ancient days, she is again a bridge from the world of darkness to a world of light": First Edition of Leon Uris' Exodus Revisited; Signed by Him
URIS, Leon; Photographs by Dimitrios Harissiadis .
Exodus Revisited.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1960.
First edition of this monograph of photographs of Uris' visit to Israel. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Shalom Leon Uris." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Jacket design by Sydney Butchkes. Project coordination by Ilan Hartuv.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 112569
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Rare Johns Hopkins Medical History Club Fiftieth Anniversary Commemoration Program
EASTMAN, Dr. Nicholson J.; Dr. Harry Friedenwald; Dr. Howard A. Kelly et al.
The Johns Hopkins Medical History Club Fiftieth Anniversary Commemoration Program.
1894.
Rare original program from the fiftieth anniversary commemoration of the foundation of the John Hopkins Medical History Club. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with engravings and five tipped-in photographs, ribbon bound in. Housed in a custom chemise case. In fine condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 115381
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First Edition of Eddie Rickenbacker's Seven Came Through; Inscribed by Him
RICKENBACKER, Captain Edward V. Introduction by W.L. White.
Seven Came Through: Rickenbacker’s Full Story Including His Message to America.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc, 1943.
First edition of Rickenbacker's account of 24 days adrift in a life raft. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "With my every best wish to Gertrude Moellering Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker." Very good in a good dust jacket.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 143617
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First Edition of The Collapse of the Third Republic: An Inquiry Into the Fall of France in 1940; Signed by William L. Shirer
SHIRER, William L.
The Collapse of the Third Republic: An Inquiry Into the Fall of France in 1940.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1969.
First edition of this work, which ranks as one of the most important works of history of modern times. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William L. Shirer. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Uncommon signed.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 147962
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First Edition of Wall Street and the Wilds; Lengthily Inscribed by A.W. Dimock
DIMOCK, Anthony W.
Wall Street and the Wilds.
New York: Outing Company, 1915.
First edition of Dimock's autobiography, including his great success in cornering the gold market, also hunting grizzly bear, buffalo, deer, waterfowl, early wildlife photography, and some mention of fishing for tarpon, trout and salmon. Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Melville A. Clark Dear Melville; If one must choose between the wilds of Wall Street and the gentleness of the wilds the wise man will take the woods. A.W. Dimock The Happy Valley Oct. 18,1917." In near fine condition, with some offsetting to the…
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 4562
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Fine hand-colored Map of Asia by Johnson and Ward
JOHNSON, Alvin J. and Benjamin P. Ward [Asia].
Johnson’s Map of Asia.
New York: Johnson and Ward, c, 1865.
Large hand-colored map of Asia by American cartographers Johnson and Ward. One page, hand-colored. In near fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 21.5 inches by 19 inches.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 137233
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First Edition of What Manner of Man: A Biography Of Martin Luther King, Jr; Lengthily Inscribed by Lerone Bennett
KING, Martin Luther] Lerone Bennett.
What Manner of Man: A Biography Of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company, Inc, 1964.
First edition of this early biography on Dr. King. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Congratulations on your leadership and success. King said, "A man who dies for something is not fit to live." For John Thanks! Lerone 12/8/15." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. With an introduction by Benjamin E. Mays. Jacket design by Herbert Temple. Uncommon signed.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 144899
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First Edition of Gotham; Signed by Edwin G. Burrows
BURROWS, Edwin G. and Mike Wallace.
Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
First edition of this vast and varied epic of New York's past. Super octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black-and-white images. Boldly signed by Edwin G. Burrows on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kathleen M. Lynch. Jacket illustration hand-coloring by Cathy Saksa. Authors photograph by Bruce Davidson.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 145185
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Rare glass bust of the 23rd President of the United States Benjamin Harrison
[HARRISON, Benjamin].
Benjamin Harrison Glass Bust.
Rare frosted glass bust of the 23rd President of the United States, Benjamin Harrison. Mounted on a hollow glass pedestal. In near fine condition. The bust measures 5.5 inches in height. The entire piece measures 16.5 inches in height.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 135664
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Historia delle guerre civili di Francia; Bound in the Original Vellum
DAVILA, Enrico Caterino.
Historia delle guerre civili di Francia.
Venice: Paolo Baglioni, 1642.
Thick octavo, bound in contemporary vellum, 1056 pages. Woodcut title vignette. In excellent condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 1833
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"THE KEY FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF HIS THOUGHT": FIRST EDITION OF THE SENSORY ORDER
HAYEK, Friedrich August von [F.A.].
The Sensory Order. An Inquiry Into the Foundations of Theoretical Psychology.
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1952.
First edition of Hayek's foundational study of cognitive behavior—"an exercise in profound thinking." Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Introduction by Heinrich Kluver.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 143046
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Rare Collection of Album von Berlin Postcards; From the Library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
[WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN],.
Album von Berlin.
Rare collection of color postcards featuring destinations in Berlin, Germany; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Sextodecimo, seven pages in a folding album, illustrated. In fine condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 145936
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First Edition of Herman Wouk's This is My God; Inscribed by Him
WOUK, Herman.
This Is My God.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1959.
First edition of Wouk's classic introduction to Judaism. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For David and Dan in memory of Uncle Alex Herman Wouk. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Jacket design by Robert Galster.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 49878
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First edition of The Founders of Modern Finance: Their Prize-winning Concepts and 1990 Nobel Lectures; inscribed by Harry M. Markowitz
MARKOWITZ, Harry M.; William F. Sharpe; Merton H. Miller.
The Founders of Modern Finance: Their Prize-winning Concepts and 1990 Nobel Lectures.
Charlottesville: The Research Foundation of The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysis, 1991.
First edition of this collection of the Nobel lectures of Harry M. Markowitz, William F. Sharpe, and Merton H. Miller. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Harry M. Markowitz on the title page, "Dear William: Best wishes, Harry Markowitz." In very good condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 115906
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First edition of Jim Peck's We Who Would Not Kill; Signed by Him
PECK, Jim.
We Who Would Not Kill.
New York: Lyle Stuart, 1958.
First edition of the civil rights hero's story of a group of conscientious objectors who were imprisoned for their beliefs during World War II. Octavo, original half cloth, top edge red. Signed by Jim Peck on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 119230
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Collection of Four Supreme Court Ruling Pamphlets; signed by justices Harry A. Blackmun, Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan, and David Souter
BLACKMUN, Harry A.; Stephen Breyer; Elena Kagan; David Souter.
Supreme Court Justice Signed Pamphlet Collection.
Washington, D.C.: 1991-2015.
Rare collection of four typescript Supreme Court ruling pamphlets signed by Harry A. Blackmun (Diane Griffin v. United States: December 3, 1991), David Souter (William "Sky King v. St. Vincent's Hospital: December 16, 1991), Stephen Breyer (Kingsley v. Hendrickson et al: June 22, 2015), and Elena Kagan (Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment: June 22, 2015). In fine condition. A fine collection of signatures offering first-hand insight into each justice's manner of reasoning.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 122987
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First Edition of Ludwig von Mises' Epistemological Problems of Economics
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. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the extremities. Translated by George Reisman.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 139902
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“AS A MATTER OF SELECTIVE NECESSITY, MAN IS AN AGENT. …HE IS POSSESSED OF A TASTE FOR EFFECTIVE WORK, AND A DISTASTE FOR FUTILE EFFORT”: FIRST EDITION OF THORSTEIN VEBLEN'S THE THEORY OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
VEBLEN, Thorstein.
The Theory of Business Enterprise.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904.
First edition of Veblen's second book, a seminal work in economics. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Uncommon in this condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 137118
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First Edition of Shelby Foote's Follow Me Down; Inscribed by Him
FOOTE, Shelby.
Follow Me Down.
New York: Dial Press, 1950.
First edition of this Faulknerian novel by the author of the acclaimed trilogy The Civil War. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Dorothy Abbott from Shelby Foote Memphis 30 Jan 81." Fine in a very good dust jacket with some wear and tear.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 42010
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First edition of Augustus L. Chetlain's Recollections of Seventy Years; inscribed by him
CHETLAIN, Augustus L.
Recollections of Seventy Years.
Galena: The Gazette Publishing Company, 1899.
First edition of Major General Chetlain's Civil War memoir. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers, frontispiece portrait. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Eugene F. Estey Esg. with the best wishes of the author." In near fine condition. Uncommon in this condition and signed.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 132334
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Rare first edition pamphlet of The Impact of War on Iraq; signed by Nobel Peace Prize-winning politician Martti Ahtisaari
AHTISAARI, Martti.
The Impact of War on Iraq: Report to the Secretary-General on Humanitarian Needs in Iraq in the Immediate Post-Crisis Environment by a Mission to the Area Led by Mr. Martti Ahtisaari, Under-Secretary-General for Administration and Management, Dated 20 March 1991.
Westfield, New Jersey: Open Magazine Pamphlet Series, 1991.
First edition of Pamphlet #7 of the Open Magazine Pamphlet Series; inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning Finnish leader Martti Ahtisaari. Tall octavo, original wrapper, inscribed by Ahtisaari on the title page, "To John, Martti Ahtisaari." In fine condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 117046
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First edition of Rufus Wilmot Griswold's The Republican Court of American Society in the Days of Washington; with twenty-one portraits of distinguished women
GRISWOLD, Rufus Wilmot.
The Republican Court of American Society in the Days of Washington.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1854.
First edition of Griswold's account of the American Republican Court during the presidency of George Washington. Quarto, original publisher's full morocco with gilt titles to the spine, elaborate stamping to the spine and panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated with twenty-one portraits of distinguished women including Mrs. George Washington and Mrs. Alexander Hamilton engraved from original pictures by Woolaston, Copley, Trumbull, et al. In very good condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 138600
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Early English translation of Frederick II, King of Prussia's history of the Brandenburg Dynasty
FREDERICK II, King of Prussia.
Memoirs of the House of Brandenburg.
London: Printed for R. Dodsley, 1748.
Early English translation of Frederick II, King of Prussia's history of the Brandenburg Dynasty. Dedicated to his Royal Highness to Prince of Wales. Authors Preface. Initially published in three installments by Frederick II's private press at the palace of Sanssouci near Berlin, the volumes were read as part of the curriculum at the Prussian Academy of Sciences and considered as the fourth volume of Frederick's Oeuvres du Philosophe de Sans Souci (The works of the philosopher of Sans Souci). Small octavo, disbound with part of the original gilt spine intact. In very good condition. A nice example.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 92480
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First Edition of Inflation Targeting: Lessons from the International Experience; Signed by Ben Bernanke
BERNANKE, Ben S..
Inflation Targeting: Lessons from the International Experience.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999.
First edition of this ground breaking study. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ben Bernanke on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marek Antoniak.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 109451