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Signed Limited Edition of Curzio Malaparte's Kaputt
MALAPARTE, Curzio.
Kaputt.
Roma: Aria D'Italia, 1948.
Signed limited edition of Malaparte's masterpiece. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Curzio Malaparte copyright page, this is number 12. In good condition. Books signed by Malaparte are rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 118008
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First Edition of Recursive Methods in Economic Dynamics; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert E. Lucas
STOKEY, Nancy L.; Robert E. Lucas.
Recursive Methods in Economic Dynamics.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1999.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert E. Lucas on the front free endpaper, "For Mark- with best wishes- Robert E. Lucas Jr." In near fine condition, small stamp to the front free endpaper.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 142699
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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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Joe Biden's Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics; Inscribed by Him
BIDEN, Joe.
Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics.
New York: Random House, 2007.
First edition, early printing of “this compelling personal story” (The New York Times). Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, "To Darlene Dolson With best wishes Joe 8.25.07." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Stevenson.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 117774
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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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Photograph of the Founder of Israel David Ben-Gurion; Signed By Him
BEN-GURION, David.
David Ben-Gurion Signed Photograph.
Black and white photograph of David Ben-Gurion writing at a desk. Signed "D. Ben-Gurion on the bottom of the image. The photograph measures 3.75 inches by 4.75 inches. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 12.5 inches by 13 inches.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 44048
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"Money is the root of all evil, but it's also the driving force behind every great heist": Den of Thieves; signed by James Stewart and Rudy Giuliani
STEWART, James B. [Rudy Giuliani].
Den of Thieves.
New York : Simon & Schuster, 1992.
Early printing of Stewart's classic work which recounts the insider trading scandals involving Ivan Boesky, Michael Milken, and other Wall Street financiers throughout the 1980s. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by James B. Stewart and Rudy Giuliani, who prosecuted Milken on the title page. Giuliani was a prominent figure in law enforcement throughout the 1980s. As U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, he played a significant role in prosecuting financial crimes and tackling financial corruption. It was in this position that he first gained national prominence by prosecuting numerous high-profile cases, resulting in the convictions…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146873
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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
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"I like complexity and contradiction in architecture": First Edition of Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture "an essential document in architectural literature"; Signed by Robert Venturi
VENTURI, Robert; Introduction by Vincent Scully.
Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture.
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1966.
First edition of this essential document of architectural literature. Octavo, original gray cloth, illustrated. Signed and dated by Robert Venturi on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 2585
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“If you can describe something, you must take responsability for it": First Edition of Joseph McElroy's Women and Men; Signed by Him
MCELROY, Joseph.
Women and Men.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.
First edition of this modern classic compared with Joyce's Ulysses. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Joseph McElroy on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear. Jacket illustration and design by Carin Goldberg.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 138905
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First Edition of Amartya Sen's Employment, Technology and Development; Inscribed 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. Inscribed and dated by Amartya Sen on the front free endpaper. Bookplate, near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 76982
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First Spanish Edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's El Otono del Patriarca; Signed by Him and Gregory Rabassa
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel.
El Otono del Patriarca [The Autumn of the Patriarch].
Barcelona: Plaza & Janes, 1975.
First Spanish edition of this "majestic, superb...a stunning portrait of the archetype, the pathological fascist tyrant" (The New York Times). Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the translator Gregory Rabassa on the front free endpaper. Rabassa translated this novel into English. In very good condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 46985
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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 Occasional Papers VII: The Problem of Valuation For Rating; Inscribed by John Richard Hicks to Lionel Charles Robbins
HICKS, John Richard; Ursula Kathleen Hicks.
Occasional Papers VII: The Problem of Valuation For Rating.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1944.
First edition of this collaboration between John Hicks, his wife Ursula, and Conrad Emanuel Victor Leser. Octavo, original wrappers. Associatation copy, inscribed on the front panel by John and Ursula Hicks to fellow economist Lionel Robbins, "L.C.R. from J.R.H. & U.K.H." The recipient, British economist Lionel Charles Robbins, was a prominent member of the economics department at the London School of Economics. Robbins and the wider “Robbins circle” at the LSE during 1930s had an extraordinary influence on the Hicks' development as he matured into one of leading pure economic theorists of the twentieth century. Hicks credited Robbins with initiating…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 101460
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"With best wishes for a pleasant trip, success, and luck. Hope to see you soon. Love, Mary": Hemingway: The Viking Portable Library; Warmly Inscribed by Mary Hemingway
HEMINGWAY, Ernest. [Mary Hemingway].
Hemingway: The Viking Portable Library.
New York: The Viking Press, 1944.
First edition, early printing of this compilation of Hemingway's works. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Mary Hemingway on the front free endpaper, "23 June 1947 Dear Nina, With best wishes for a pleasant trip, success, and luck. Hope to see you soon. Love, Mary." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Edited by Malcolm Cowley. We have never seen another signed and inscribed example.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 135292
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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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"To Steve, Fellow adventurer and mountaineer, who has achieved so much on land, at sea and in the air:" First Edition of Mountaineer: Thirty Years of Climbing the World's Great Peaks; Inscribed by Bonington to Steve Fossett
BONINGTON, Chris.
Mountaineer: Thirty Years of Climbing the World’s Great Peaks.
London: Diadem Books, 1993.
First edition of this work by the legendary mountaineer. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow explorer Steve Fossett on the half-title page, "To Steve, Fellow adventurer and mountaineer, who has achieved so much on land, at sea and in the air. Warm good wishes, Chris." From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon Spirit of Freedom. He completed the 2002 trip in 13…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 111326
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First Edition of Band of Angels; Signed by Robert Penn Warren
WARREN, Robert Penn.
Band of Angels.
New York: Random House, 1955.
First edition of this classic work one of the most searing and vivid fictional accounts of the Civil War era ever written, basis for the 1957 film directed by Raoul Walsh starring Clark Gable, Yvonne De Carlo and Sidney Poitier. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Robert Penn Warren. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ska. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 147022