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“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain”: First Edition of James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time
BALDWIN, James.
The Fire Next Time.
New York: The Dial Press, 1963.
First edition of one of the most influential works on race relations published in the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. An exceptional example.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 124915
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Samuel Smiles' Lives of the Engineers; decorated with a beautiful fore-edge painting of a steam locomotive
SMILES, Samuel.
Lives of the Engineers. The Steam-Engine. Boulton and Watt. [Fore-edge Painting].
London: John Murray, 1878.
Finely bound example of Smiles' work on Boulton and Watt. Octavo, bound in full polished calf by John Bumpus with gilt titles and ruling to the spine, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in. Decorated with a beautiful disappearing fore-edge painting of a steam locomotive. In near fine condition. A very nice example.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 135624
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First edition of George Bancroft's Reflections on the Politics of Ancient Greece
HEEREN, Arnold Hermann Ludwig. [Translated by George Bancroft].
Reflections on the Politics of Ancient Greece.
Boston: Cummings, Hilliard & Co, 1824.
First American edition of Bancroft's translation of Heeren's monumental work on politics in Ancient Greece. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt ruling to the spine and a red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, all edges marbled. From the library of William Safire with his bookplate to the pastedown. William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and supported him again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to…
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 128205
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"My name is Charles Frederick Bush, C. Fred for short": First edition of White House Dog C. Fred's Story; Inscribed by both Barbara and George Bush
BUSH, C. Fred. Edited Slightly by Barbara Bush (George Bush).
C. Fred’s Story: A Dog’s Life.
New York: Doubleday, 1984.
First edition of First Lady Barbara Bush's children's book about the adventures of White House dog C. Fred Bush. Large octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs throughout. Inscribed by Barbara Bush, "To Edna Pryn - With love and affection to a dear friend - Warmly - Barbara Bush" and President George Bush, "With love, George Bush," and with a paw print stamp in the likeness of C. Fred's paw. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Dust Jacket design by David Gatti. Jacket photograph by Cynthia Johnson.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 82391
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"Hope this will extend your pleasure of reading on the war": First Edition of WWII; Lengthily Inscribed by James Jones
JONES, James.
WWII.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1975.
First edition of this personal account of the Second World War from a soldier's perspective. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with news prints, political cartoons, charcoal drawings, and paintings compiled by Art Weithas, award-winning art director of Yank magazine, the weekly magazine for the American G.I. during WWII. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Dr Gert Wallac MD, Hope this will extend your pleasure of reading on the war. All Best, James Jones." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Portrait of the author by Howard Brodie.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145363
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Whatever Was, Was Right; Inscribed by Lynn Thorndike
THORDIKE, Lynn .
Whatever Was, Was Right.
American Historical Review, 1956.
First separate edition of the Presidential address read at the annual dinner of the American Historical Association, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front panel, "To Dr. H. Justin Ross from Lynn Thorndike." In very good condition, one page of underlining. Books signed by Thorndike are rare.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 129202
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First Edition of Macro Markets; Signed by Robert J. Shiller
SHILLER, Robert J.
Macro Markets: Creating Institutions for Managing Society’s Largest Economic Risks.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by Robert Shiller on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 108001
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"To Dolores YOU and BOB are such admirable role models": First Edition of The Return; Inscribed by Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin to Bob and Dolores Hope
ALDRIN, Buzz and John Barnes.
The Return: A Novel of Human Adventure.
New York: Forge/ Tom Doherty Associates, 2000.
First edition of Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s compelling work of fiction. Octavo, original glossy boards. Association copy, inscribed Buzz Aldrin to Bob and Dolores Hope on the title page, "To Dolores You and Bob are such admirable role models Buzz Aldrin." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 117397
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First Edition of Revolution On Wall Street; Inscribed by All Three Authors
BLUME, Marshall E.
Revolution On Wall Street.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1993.
First edition of this informative history of the New York Stock Exchange. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by all three authors on the front free endpaper, "To Barbara and David Holmes The pride of the Franklin Inn! Dan Rottenberg, Jeremy Siegel and Marshall E. Blume." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tony Greco.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 138057
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First Edition of What Manner of Man: A Biography Of Martin Luther King, Jr; Inscribed by Lerone Bennett to Singer Al Green
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. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Al Green, With good wishes Lerone Bennett, Jr." The recipient, Al Green, is a singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Take Me to the River", "Tired of Being Alone", "I'm Still in Love with You", "Love and Happiness", and his signature song, "Let's Stay Together." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. With an introduction by Benjamin E. Mays. Jacket design…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145770
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First Edition of Reflections and Observations: Inscribed by Denton Cooley to his Nephew
COOLEY, Denton A.
Reflections and Observations: Essays of Denton A. Cooley.
Austin, TX: Eakin Press, 1984.
First edition of this collection of essays which illuminates, with brilliant insight, our contemporary world of medicine. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper to his nephew, "12-7-84 To Talbot With deep affection and best wishes "Uncle Denton." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Collected by Marianne Kneipp. Foreword by Arthur Hailey.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 146303
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First Edition of The Emperor Of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer; Signed by Siddhartha Mukherjee
MUKHERJEE, Siddhartha.
The Emperor Of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer.
New York: Scribner, 2010.
First edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic work, which was named one of the New York Times' 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Siddhartha Mukherjee on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, publishers flaw to the front pastedown. Jacket design by Rex Bonomelli. First printings are uncommon, especially signed.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 146323
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Finely bound set of Martha Walker Freer's The Married Life of Anne of Austria and The Regency of Anne of Austria
FREER, Martha Walker.
The Married Life of Anne of Austria, Queen of France, Mother of Louis XIV, and Don Sebastian, King of Portugal [with] The Regency of Anne of Austria, Queen Regency of France, Mother of Louis XIV.
London: Tinsley Brothers, 1865-1866.
Finely bound set of Freer's authoritative biography of Anne of Austria. Octavo, four volumes bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, ribbons bound in, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portraits of Queen Anne. The Regency is a first edition; The Married Life is a second edition. In very good condition. Bookplates.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 139016
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The December 1912 edition of The English Review; containing the first appearance of Rowland Kenney's Women's Suffrage
HARRISON, Austin [Editor].
The English Review. December 1912.
London: R. Clay and Sons, Ltd, 1912.
The December 1912 edition of The English Review, containing the first appearance of Rowland Kenney's 'Women's Suffrage'. Octavo, original wrappers. In good condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 135612
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First Edition of A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and American in Vietnam; Warmly Inscribed by Neil Sheehan
SHEEHAN, Neil.
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and American in Vietnam.
New York: Random House, 1988.
First edition of the definitive Vietnam War exposé which won both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, "Dec. 4, 1988 To Tom Griffin, With Best Wishes, Neil Sheehan." Fine in fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Sposato.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 140223
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Rare 18th Century Map of Florida, Louisiana, and Neighboring Countries by famed French cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
BELLIN, Jacques-Nicolas.
Carte de la Floride, de la Louisiane, et Pays Voisins. [18th Century Map of Florida, Louisiana, and Neighboring Countries. To be used in the General History of Travel].
Jean-Francois de La Harpe, 1757.
Rare 18th century engraved map of North America by French cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. One page, hand-colored, the map shows the French territory of Louisiane and Florida. Labelled cities and regions include St. Augustine, Savannah, New Orleans, Santa Fe, Toronto, Detroit, Mobile, Pensacola, New Mexico, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Topographical features include Lakes Michigan, Erie, and Superior, the Savannah, Mississippi, and Missouri Rivers, and the Appalachian Mountains. Bellin also labels the locations of various Native tribes such as the Cherokees, Osages, and Apaches, as well as locations of major forts. In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 138434
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First Edition of The Meaning of the Market Process: Essays in the Development of Modern Austrian Economics; Signed by Israel Kirzner
KIRZNER, Israel M.
The Meaning of the Market Process: Essays in the Development of Modern Austrian Economics.
London and New York: Routledge, 1992.
First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For John Rogers- Israel M. Kirzner, February 25th 15." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 144788
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Rare Facsimiles of Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Waitangi
Facsimiles of Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Waitangi.
New Zealand: R.E. Owen, Government Printer, 1960.
Finely bound example of this compilation of documents related to the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand and the Treaty of Waitangi. Quarter, bound in full pebbled leatherette with gilt titles to the front panel, containing numerous facsimiles of original signed documents, many folding. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 114073
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First Edition of Mandela: The Authorized Portrait; Signed by Mac Maharaj
MANDELA, Nelson; Foreword by Bill Clinton; Introduction by Desmond Tutu.
Mandela: The Authorized Portrait.
Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2003.
First edition of this illustrated biographic portrait of Mandela. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed and dated by the editor on the title page, "Best wishes Mac Maharaj 20 Sept 2007." Edited by Mac Maharaj and Ahmed Kathrada.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 133559
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First Edition of Amartya Sen's Employment, Technology and Development; Signed by Him
SEN, Amartya.
Employment, Technology and Development.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975.
First edition of this early work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Amartya Sen on a slip attached to the front pastedown. In near fine condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 133812