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First Edition of Edgar Beecher Bronson's In Closed Territory; Lengthily by Him
BRONSON, Edgar Beecher.
In Closed Territory.
Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co, 1910.
First edition of Beecher Bronson's classic account of his hunting experiences in Africa. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with nearly 100 photographs by the author. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "The author inscribed this volume for a well-loved kindred spirit.... Edwin Willard Deming, EB Bronson NY 12 Nov '12." The recipient was American artist Edwin Willard Deming, who studied under Gustave Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre. In 1887 Deming first visited and painted the Apaches and Pueblos of the Southwest. His career of painting and illustrating took him repeatedly to the lands of the Blackfoot, Crow, and Sioux, as…
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 62067
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First Edition of No Feast Lasts Forever; Inscribed by Madame Wellington to Ambassador Henry Taylor
MADAME WELLINGTON [OEI HUI-LAN],.
No Feast Lasts Forever.
New York: Quadrangle , 1975.
First edition of the autobiography of the First Lady of China. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "I have the good fortune to be a friends of the 2 famous couple Amb. and Mrs. Henry Taylor who like my book New York May 10 1976 Huilan Koo." The recipient, Henry Junior Taylor was an economist, author, radio broadcaster and former United States Ambassador to Switzerland He served as a foreign correspondent for the Scripps-Howard newspaper chain in the early years of World War II. After the war, Taylor hosted the General Motors-sponsored…
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 144114
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Signed Photograph of Jawaharlal Nehru
NEHRU, Jawaharlal .
Jawaharlal Nehru Photograph Signed.
Signed photograph of Jawaharlal Nehru of the first prime minister of India. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.5 inches by 13.5 inches.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 99334
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"the brave adventurer, the good companion, my love": First Edition of Nothing More To Declare; Inscribed by John Clellon Holmes to His Wife
HOLMES, John Clellon.
Nothing More To Declare.
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1967.
First edition of this notable assessment of the literature of the Beats and their contemporaries, with essays on Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Gershon Legman and Jay Landesman. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his wife on the front free endpaper, "For Shirley- the brave adventurer, the good companion, my love- John Feb. 3, 1967." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Omin. An exceptional association copy.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 103995
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First Edition Of the Author’s Third Novel: Signed By The Nobel Prize-Winning Author V.S. Naipaul
NAIPAUL, V.S.
Miguel Street.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1959.
First edition of Naipaul’s third novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of wear to the crown. Jacket design by Stephen Russ.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 3544
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First Edition of If They Come in the Morning; Inscribed by Angela Davis
DAVIS, Angela Y; John Abt; Franklin Alexander; Kendra Alexander; Bettina Aptheker; James Baldwin; Margaret Burnham; Robert Chrisman; John Clutchette; Fleeta Drumgo; Ericka Huggins; Robert Kaufman; George Jackson; Fania Davis Jordan; Ruchell Magee; Howard Moore Jr; Huey P. Newton; Eve Pell; Bobby Seale; The Soledad Brothers; Foreward by Julian Bond.
If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance.
New York: The Third Press, 1971.
First edition of this bold collection of essays written by victims of political imprisonment. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Annie, Best, Y. D. - 4/23." Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Barbara Kohn Isaac. Author photograph by Stephen Shames.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 145168
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First Editions of Andre L. Simon's The History of the Wine Trade in England; Both Volumes Inscribed by Him
SIMON, Andre L.
The History of the Wine Trade in England. Volumes I and II.
London: Wyman & Sons, 1906-07.
First editions of Simon's landmark work. Octavo, original cloth, two volumes. Both volumes are inscribed by Andre Simon, with volume one inscribed twice by him. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 96872
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"People are rarely aware of the real reasons which motivate their actions": First Edition of Edward L. Bernays' Biography of An Idea; signed by Him
BERNAYS, Edward L.
Biography of an Idea: Memoirs of Public Relations Counsel Edward L. Bernays.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965.
First edition of the father of public relations' biography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Edward L. Bernays on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Alfred Zalon.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 49006
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First Edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories; Signed by Him
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel.
No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1968.
Early printing of the Nobel Prize-winning author's first book to be translated into English. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the half-title page. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Guy Fleming. Rear panel photograph by Jerry Bauer. Translated from the Spanish by J.S. Bernstein. A superior example, uncommon signed.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 97433
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First Edition of Metabolism in Architecture; Signed by Both Kisho Kurokawa and Charles Jencks
KUROKAWA, Kisho; Introduction by Charles Jencks.
Metabolism in Architecture.
London: Studio Vista, 1977.
First edition of this seminal work in architecture. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Signed in both English and Japanese by Kurokawa and also signed by Charles Jencks, who contributed the introduction. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 3955
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First Edition of Genes and Genomes; Inscribed by Paul Berg and Maxine Singer to Francis Crick
BERG, Paul and Maxine Singer.
Genes & Genomes: A Changing Perspective.
Mill Valley, CA: University Science Books, 1991.
First edition. Quarto, original cloth. Inscribed by Paul Berg to fellow Nobel Prize-winning scientist Francis Crick, “To Francis, For our admiration of all your contributions to this field. All the best Paul.” Maxine Singer has also signed her name below Berg's inscription. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities. An excellent association copy, linking two Nobel Prize-winning scientists Francis Crick and Paul Berg, both awarded for their contributions in the field of DNA.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 14043
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First Edition of Economics: Principles and Policy; Inscribed by William Baumol and Alan Blinder
BAUMOL, William J.and Alan S. Blinder.
Economics: Principles and Policy.
New York: Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, 1979.
First edition of this cornerstone of economics, which is now in its thirteenth edition. Quarto, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by both authors on the half-title page, "For John Will B. and "With best wishes, A. Blinder 9/16/15." In near fine condition, sticker to the front free endpaper. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 144390
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First Edition of Robert E. Lucas' Collected Papers on Monetary Theory; Inscribed by Him
LUCAS, Robert E.
Collected Papers on Monetary Theory.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press , 2013.
First edition of this collection of papers by “the economist who has had the greatest influence on macroeconomic research since 1970″ (Nobel Committee). Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Mark, with best wishes Robert E. Lucas Jr." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tim Jones. Edited by Max Gillman. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 142698
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Mikhail Kalashnikov's Conversation With A Gunsmith; Signed by Him
KALASHNIKOV, Mikhail.
Conversation With A Gunsmith.
2012.
Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Mikhail Kalashnikov on the title page. In near fine condition. Books signed by Kalashnikov are uncommon.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 125159
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"Since Adam and Eve ate the apple, man has never refrained from any folly of which he was capable": First edition of Bertrand Russell's History of the World in Epitome (For Use in Martian Infant Schools); signed by him
RUSSELL, Bertrand.
History of the World in Epitome (For Use in Martian Infant Schools).
London: Gaberbocchus Press, 1962.
First edition of Russell's 21-word summary of human history, issued on the occasion of his 90th birthday and written in reaction to the Cuban missile crisis. 16 mo, original wrappers, illustrated by Franciszka Themerson. Signed by the author on the title page. In near fine condition. Rare.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 128355
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Rare Autograph Note Signed by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier
LE CORBUSIER,.
Le Corbusier Autograph Note Signed.
Rare autograph note signed and dated by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, "Le Corbusier 19 Nov 59." In fine condition. Double matted and framed with a photographic portrait of Le Corbusier. The entire piece measures 17.25 inches by 16.25 inches.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 109585
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First Edition of Erich Fromm's The Art of Loving; Inscribed by Him
FROMM, Erich.
The Art of Loving.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1956.
First edition of this groundbreaking international bestseller that has shown millions of readers how to achieve rich, productive lives by developing their capacities for love. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Rev. Gotlerb Huse with best regards Eric Fromm." Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. First editions are uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 112439
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Rare First Edition of Amartya Sen's Choice of Techniques; Inscribed by Him
SEN, Amartya Kumar.
Choice of Techniques: An Aspect of the Theory of Planned Economic Development.
Oxford: Basil Blackford, 1960.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist's dissertation. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed on the title page by Amartya Sen to a fellow economist. In very good condition.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 1049
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"This country is, I once heard it put, absolutely lousy with greatness" with not only the greatest responsibilities but with the greatest oppurtunities ever known to man": First Edition of John Gunther's Inside U.S.A.; Signed by Him
GUNTHER, John.
Inside U.S.A.
New York: Harper & Brothers , 1947.
First edition of this classic work, "riveting from start to finish" (Robert Gottlieb, The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. Boldly signed by John Gunther on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust price-clipped jacket. Signed first editions are exceptionally rare.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 134601
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"No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done": Chuck Yeager Signed Bell X-5 Experimental Research Plane
YEAGER, Chuck.
Chuck Yeager Signed Bell X-5 Experimental Research Plane.
Display model of the Bell X-5 experimental research plane, boldly signed by pilot Chuck Yeager. The piece measures 8.5 inches in height, 13 inches in height and 8.5 inches in width. In fine condition.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 103598