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First Edition of A Tiger By the Tail; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economist F.A. Hayek
HAYEK, Friedrich August von [F.A.].
A Tiger by the Tail: The Keynesian Legacy of Inflation.
San Francisco : Cato Institute , 1979.
First edition of this collection of writings on Keynesian economics by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To George Meyer with best wishes 1-12-82 F.A. Hayek." Compiled and introduced by Sudha R. Shenoy. With a foreword by Leland B. Yeager. In fine condition. Rare signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 77024
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"Look. Slowly. With the room and the music just so": Deluxe First Edition of The Wordless Leonard Cohen Songbook; Signed by George Walker, Norman Ravvin, and Tom Smart
WALKER, George A; with Introduction by Norman Ravvin and Conclusion by Tom Smart [Leonard Cohen].
The Wordless Leonard Cohen Songbook.
Toronto: Privately Printed, 2014.
Deluxe first edition of this biography of author, poet, and singer song-writer Leonard Cohen in wood engravings. Octavo, original black cloth with a wood-engraved cover label portrait of Cohen to the front panel, illustrated with eighty wood engravings on 250 gm Rising Stonehenge 100% rag archival paper chronologizing the life of Leonard Cohen by George Walker. One of eighty copies produced in commemoration of Cohen's 80th birthday and signed by the engraver at the end of the preface, this is number 48. Additionally signed by the author of the introduction, 'Image, Words, Music,' and the author of the conclusion, 'Taming…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145481
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"You got eyes": Robert Frank's The Americans; Signed by Him
FRANK, Robert; Introduction by Jack Kerouac.
The Americans.
Germany: Steidl/ Washington DC: National Gallery of Art, 2008.
First 50th Anniversary edition of the photographer's classic work. Oblong quarto, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Robert Frank on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Introduction by Jack Kerouac. Uncommon signed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146143
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"We gain knowledge of our place in the universe not only from science but also from history, art and literature": First Edition of Dreams and Sky; Signed by Freeman Dyson
DYSON, Freeman.
Dreams of Earth and Sky.
New York: New York Review of Books, 2015.
First edition of this sequel to Dyson's 2006 The Scientist as Rebel. Octavo, original boards. Signed by the author on the half-title page with the following line from this work, "We gain knowledge of our place in the universe not only from science but also from history, art and literature. Freeman Dyson." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Evan Johnston. A unique example.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 110448
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First Edition of Shirley Ann Grau's Masterwork The Keepers of the House; Signed by Her
GRAU, Shirley An.
The Keepers of the House.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.
First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Shirley Ann Grau on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by George Salter.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 116739
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“Creativity is a drug I cannot live without": First Edition of The Autobiography of Cecil B. DeMille; With signed letters from Him
DEMILLE, Cecil B.
The Autobiography of Cecil B. DeMille.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1959.
First edition of the autobiography of the legendary director. Octavo, original cloth. Note written on stationary from Hotel Pierre, New York, from Cecil B. De Mille to Barrett Kiesling, MGM Publicity Directory, dated June 21, 1931, laid-in, includes De Mille's signature. Two notes to Kiesling from Cecilia De Mille Harper (daughter of the famous director and an actress) also laid in, with her signature. Typed letter on Paramount Pictures Corporation letterhead from Cecil B. DeMille to Barrett C. Kiesling, with signature, affixed to the back pastedown (letter mentions Kiesling's help in writing the autobiography), dated May 14, 1958. Minor underlining…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 130481
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“A SINGLE PERSON IS MISSING FOR YOU, AND THE WHOLE WORLD IS EMPTY": FIRST EDITION OF JOAN DIDION'S THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING; WARMLY INSCRIBED BY HER
DIDION, Joan.
The Year of Magical Thinking.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
First edition of the account of the year following the death of the author’s husband. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For John Rogers with thanks Joan Didion 9.11.15." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 131291
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First Edition of Ivan Pavlov's The Work of the Digestive Glands; Inscribed by the Translator
PAVLOV, Ivan.
The Work of the Digestive Glands.
London: Charles Griffin & Company, 1902.
First edition in English of Pavlov's best-known work, A Printing and the Mind of Man selection. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Translated by William H. Thompson. Presentation copy, inscribed by Thompson, the translator, "To Miss Marian Hooker, March 17, 1905, W. H. T." The recipient, Marian Osgood Hooker was a physician and photographer whose works were of the architecture of rural Italy. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 136462
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First Edition of Helen Levitt's Second Book In the Street; Signed by Her
LEVITT, Helen; Essays by Robert Coles.
In the Street.
Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1987.
First edition of the photographer's second major photobook. Quarto, original cloth. Signed by Helen Levitt on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Not to be confused with the more common paperback edition. Helen Levitt and the author James Agee first collaborated in 1945 on a documentary film set in Harlem, called "In the Street." Psychologist Robert Coles contributed the essays to this volume.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 810
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Inscribed by Both Patrick Leigh Fermor and George Psychoundakis
LEIGH FERMOR, Patrick; George Psychoundakis.
George Psychoundakis: A Letter to C.A. Trypanis.
Athens: The American College of Greece, 1999.
First edition of this work by the author of A Time of Gifts. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, warmly inscribed by both Patrick Leigh Fermor and George Psychoundakis to John Leatham, who contributed the introduction to this volume. Additionally signed by Leigh Fermor on another page. In fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 3911
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"Bringing people into the here-and-now. The real universe. That's the present moment. The past is no good to us. The future is full of anxiety. Only the present is real--the here-and-now. Seize the day": First Edition of Bellow's Seize the Day; Inscribed by Him
BELLOW, Saul.
Seize the Day.
New York: The Viking Press, 1956.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's fourth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For the Gabels with best wishes from an old exile to Evanston Saul Bellow." The recipients were close friends of Bellow's while he was a student at Northwestern University, where he graduated with honors and earned bachelor’s degrees in anthropology and sociology. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some wear and tear. Jacket design by Bill English. Association copies of Seize the Day are uncommon.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 84225
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Rare original photograph of great tenor Enrico Caruso; warmly inscribed by him to Italian football star Ettore Fontana
CARUSO, Enrico.
Enrico Caruso Signed Photograph.
Rare original sepia toned photograph of famed tenor Enrico Caruso, inscribed by him on the mount to football star Ettore Fontana in Italian, "Al carissimo amico Ettore Fontana Sinceramente Enrico Caruso New York, 1907." In very good condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 15.5 inches.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 117974
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Message of the President of the United States, communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the Second Session of the Seventieth Congress
COOLIDGE, Calvin.
Message of the President of the United States, Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the Second Session of the Seventieth Congress.
Chicago: Government Printing Office, 1928.
First edition of this address given by President Coolidge. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Calvin Coolidge. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom folding case.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 119471
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William M. Thackeray Autograph Letter Signed to Lady John Russell
THACKERAY, William M.
William M. Thackeray Autograph Letter Signed.
Autograph letter signed by William M. Thackeray to Lady John Russell, wife of the Prime Minister. One page, the letter reads, "I have an engagement contracted 3 weeks ago unfortunately, or I should have had the greatest pleasure in coming to Richmond on Friday." Matted and framed with two engravings, one of Thackeray and the other of Colonel Newcome (a character from Thackeray's 'The Newcomers'). In very good condition with toning to the letter and very light folds. The entire piece measures 17.5 inches by 10.25 inches. A charming presentation.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145284
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First Edition of Alvin Plantinga's The Nature of Necessity; Signed by Him
PLANTINGA, Alvin.
The Nature of Necessity.
Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1974.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Alvin Plantinga on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 139212
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Rare autograph note inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Rudyard Kipling Autograph Note Signed.
Rare autograph note inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling. The note reads, in part: "but it is a chapter about...theatrical. They are always great fun. Very sincerely yours Rudyard Kipling." Double matted and framed with an engraving of Kipling. The entire piece measures 14.75 inches by 10.25 inches. A handsome example.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 95201
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Photograph of Neil Armstrong on the Moon; Lengthily inscribed by Charlie Duke
DUKE, Charlie [Neil Armstrong].
Charlie Duke Signed Photograph of Neil Armstrong on the Moon.
July 20, 1969.
Large photograph of Neil Armstrong on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Color photograph of Neil Armstrong on the moon. Lengthily inscribed in gold felt tip by Capsule Communicator Charlie Duke, "Commander Neil A. Armstrong Lunar Surface EVA Charlie Duke Apollo 11 CAPCOM 20 July 1969." In near fine condition. The piece measures 16 inches by 20 inches.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145297
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First Edition of Thomas E. Gaddis' Birdman of Alcatraz: The Story of Robert Stroud; Inscribed by Him
GADDIS, Thomas E.
Birdman of Alcatraz: The Story of Robert Stroud.
New York : Random House, 1955.
First edition of this work, basis for the classic film starring Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden and Thelma Ritter. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To an informed man Mr. Combs Thomas E. Gaddis August 7, 1956." Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Harvey Gabor. First editions are uncommon signed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 119233
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First Edition of Philip Johnson: Makers of Contemporary Architecture; Warmly inscribed by him and with two autographed letters signed and three typed letters signed
JACOBUS, John M. [Philip Johnson].
Philip Johnson: Makers of Contemporary Architecture.
New York: George Braziller, 1962.
First edition of this work on the Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Rosalind Greene Who gave me warmth and courage when both were most horribly lacking - in fondest memory. Philip Johnson." Two autographed letters signed and three typed letters signed from Johnson totally five pages loosely inserted along with assorted magazine and newspaper articles. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Lustig and Reich.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 132908
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First Edition of Juan Manuel Fangio: World Champion; Signed by Him
MOLTER, Gunther [Juan Manuel Fangio].
Juan Manuel Fangio: World Champion.
First edition of this work on the legendary driver. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Juan Manuel Fangio on the dedication page. From the library of motor journalist Barry Lake with his signature to the title page. Translated by Charles Meisl. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Books signed by Fangio are rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 133143