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First edition of Monster Rally; inscribed by Charles Adams
ADDAMS, Charles. [Chas Addams].
Monster Rally.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950.
First edition of this early Addams work. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Gert and Dave with all best Chas Addams 1978." In near fine condition. Rare signed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 127955
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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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How to Make Money in Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times or Bad; Inscribed by Legendary Investor William J. O'Neil
O'NEIL, William J.
How to Make Money in Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times or Bad.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1988.
First edition, early printing of this investment classic. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Matthew Keep up the good work William O'Neil." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Eileen Kramer. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 144893
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First Edition of Saul Bellow's Pulitzer Prize-winning Novel Humboldt's Gift; Inscribed by him to Close Friend Judge Abraham Marovitz
BELLOW, Saul.
Humboldt’s Gift.
New York: The Viking Press, 1975.
First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "To Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz — the homage of letters to justice Best wishes Saul Bellow June 3 1982." The recipient Abraham Marovitz was a famed Chicago attorney and long-time powerful United States District Court judge. Both Bellow and Marovitz were Lithuanian Jews (Bellow born in Canada, Marovitz in the United States) who knew each other well as fellow notable Chicagoans. His inkstamped "From the Library of Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz" on the front pastedown. Near fine in a very good dust…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 100951
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First Edition of Louis Menand's Pulitzer Prize-winning Work The Metaphysical Club; Inscribed by Him To Edward O. Wilson
MENAND, Louis.
The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2001.
First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to fellow Pulitzer Prize award winning author Edward O. Wilson, "For Edward with best wishes Louis Menand." Wilson's signature to the front free endpaper, near fine in a near dust jacket. Jacket design by Susan Mitchell. An exceptional association copy.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 111949
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First Edition of In the Shadow of Man; Warmly Inscribed by Jane Goodall
GOODALL, Jane Van Lawick-.
In the Shadow of Man.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1971.
First edition of this "absolutely fascinating to read as a story of discovery . . . The whole book is enthralling" (Boston Globe). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For George Follow your heart Jane Goodall." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Illustrations by Hugo Van Lawick. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146256
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First Edition of My Life; Inscribed by Marc Chagall
CHAGALL, Marc.
My Life.
New York: The Orion Press, 1960.
First edition in English of artist Marc Chagall's early autobiography. Oblong octavo, original cloth, illustrated with twenty drawings by the author. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Lillian Friedman Marc Chagall 1960." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Translated by Elizabeth Abbott
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146789
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Rare Rawlings Official National League baseball signed by several major authors including Tom Wolfe, Don DeLillo, and Margaret Atwood
WOLFE, Tom; Don DeLillo; Ann Beattie; Richard Ford; Robert Stone; Cynthia Ozick; Margaret Atwood; T. Coraghessan Boyle; Umberto Eco; John Le Carre; John Ashberry; George Plimpton; Paul Auster; Garrison Keillor.
Modern Authors Signed Baseball.
Rare Rawlings Official National League baseball signed by over 15 well-known authors including: Tom Wolfe (on the sweet spot), Don DeLillo, Ann Beattie, Richard Ford, Robert Stone, Cynthia Ozick, Margaret Atwood, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Umberto Eco, John le Carre, John Ashberry, George Plimpton, Paul Auster, and Garrison Keillor. In near fine condition. Housed in the original box with the previous collector's annotations recording the date of acquisition of five of the signatures.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 128594
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First Edition of Virginia Lee Burton's Classic Maybelle: The Cable Car; Signed by Her
BURTON, Virginia Lee.
Maybelle: The Cable Car.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1952.
First edition of this classic work. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Virginia Lee Burton on the title page. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 132568
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"People often do what they do for the reasons they think they do”: First Edition of The Organization Man; Inscribed by William Whyte
WHYTE, William H.
The Organization Man.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1956.
First edition of one of the most influential books on management ever written. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Best to Lydia Bronte about whom this book was not written! Holly Whyte 4/18/89." Additionally signed "William H. Whyte" on the title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with a few small chips to the crown of the spine. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 2141
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Long Autographed Letter Signed by Chief Justice Warren Burger to Irving Kaufman
BURGER, Warren.
Warren Burger Signed Letter To Irving Kaufman.
1969.
Autographed signed letter from Chief Justice Warren Burger to the Chief Judge of the Second Court of Appeals Irving Kaufman on The Supreme Court letterhead. The letter reads, "Dear Irving, Today is a significant milestone in your fine judicial career and an important one in the Judiciary because of that fact. Few judges brought to their work the rich background of scholarship and broad experience in practice and the trial bench as you did. I wish for you- and for all of us- that you will have good health and many more years of service in the courts. Cordially Warren…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 38008
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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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On China; Inscribed by Henry Kissinger to Admiral James Winnifeld
KISSINGER, Henry A.
On China.
New York: Penguin Press, 2011.
First edition, early printing of Kissinger's 13th book, in which he draws on historical records and 40 years of direct interaction with four generations of Chinese leaders to analyze the link between China’s ancient past and its present day trajectory. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Admiral James Winnifeld Thank you for your service Henry A. Kissinger." The recipient, James Winnifeld served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Darren Haggar. An exceptional association.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 144070
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First Edition of A Time To Heal; Signed by Gerald R. Ford and Justice John Paul Stevens
FORD, Gerald R. [John Paul Stevens].
A Time To Heal.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1979.
First edition of the 38th president of the United States' autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Gerald Ford and additionally signed by Justice John Paul Stevens. In 1970, President Richard Nixon appointed Stevens to the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Five years later, President Gerald Ford successfully nominated Stevens to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Justice William O. Douglas. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Desirable signed by Ford and Stevens.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 132474
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Theodore Roosevelt the Citizen; Inscribed by Jacob A. Riis
RIIS, Jacob A. [Theodore Roosevelt].
Theodore Roosevelt the Citizen.
New York: The Outlook Company, 1904.
First edition of Riis’s campaign biography of President Roosevelt. Octavo, original publisher's cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt titles and decoration to the front panel, beveled edges, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Theodore Roosevelt President of the United States drawn by George T. Tobin, illustrated with seventeen plates of black and white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "William Loeb Jr. with the friendly regards of Jacob A. Riis Washington April 7 1904." The recipient, William Loeb Jr., served as assistant secretary to the President under Theodore Roosevelt from 1901-1903 and…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145330
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Rare Photograph of André the Giant; Signed by Him
ROUSSIMOF, André René. [André the Giant].
André the Giant Signed Photograph.
Titan Sports, 1988.
Rare color photograph of the legendary French professional wrestler and actor André the Giant. Octavo, one page, color photograph of André the Giant taken by Steve Taylor, boldly signed by André the Giant in black felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity and Certificate of Authentication card from Global Authentics which verifies the authenticity of the signature with a tamper evident certification serial number.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146556
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First Edition of Man in White; Inscribed by Johnny Cash
CASH, Johnny.
Man In White.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1986.
First edition of the only novel by the legendary singer. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Jud, Love Johnny Cash." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Marty. Uncommon signed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 137539
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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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Ellen Raskin's Newbery-Award Winning Novel The Westing Game; Inscribed by Her
RASKIN, Ellen.
The Westing Game.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1978.
First edition, second printing of Raskins's Newbery Award winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Barbara Nelson Boom! Ellen Raskin 6.25.79." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ellen Raskin. Scarcely seen signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146586
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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