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“We all remember what we need to remember”: First Edition of A Book of Common Prayer; Inscribed by Joan Didion
DIDION, Joan.
A Book of Common Prayer.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1977.
First edition of Didion's classic fourth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Kenneth Stein Joan Didion 11 July '94." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson. An exceptional example, uncommon signed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 144198
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First Edition of Nobel Prize Winning Economist's Thomas C. Schelling's First Book; Inscribed by Him
SCHELLING, Thomas C.
National Income Behavior: An Introduction to Algebraic Analysis.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1951.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Thomas Schelling on the title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 44748
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First Edition of Architecture: Form, Space & Order; Inscribed by Francis Ching
CHING, Francis D.K.
Architecture: Form, Space & Order.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1979.
First edition of this classic introduction to the vocabulary of architectural design. Oblong quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To John R. Francis Ching 9/7/2015." In near fine condition, name to the front free endpaper and pastedown.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 98778
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First Edition of Adam Smith's Paper Money; Inscribed by Him in the year of publication
SMITH, Adam [George Goodman].
Paper Money.
New York: Summit Books, 1981.
First edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, "Fr Shecters-san! Thanks for all with best wishes Jerry 'Adam Smith' 2/2/81." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 112445
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"Ambitious by nature, he was never torn by ambition, never tried to be something he was not. He stood for common sense, common decency": First Edition of Truman; Lengthily Inscribed by David McCullough
MCCULLOUGH, David.
Truman.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992.
First edition of the historian's first Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed with a quote by the author on the title page, "For John Rogers with greetings from David McCullough 'Ambitious by nature, he was never torn by ambition, never tried to be something he was not. He stood for common sense, common decency.'" Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket and illustration design by Wendell Minor. A unique example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146839
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"I do not ask for saintly souls to help me on my way, or male and female devilkins to lead my steps astray": First edition of Reveille: Devoted to the Disabled Sailor & Soldier with contributions by Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad and John Galsworthy; with an autograph letter signed by the editor John Galsworthy tipped in
KIPLING, Rudyard; Joseph Conrad; John Galsworthy; J. M. Barrie et al. Edited by John Galsworthy.
Reveille: Devoted to the Disabled Sailor & Soldier.
London: Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, [1918].
First edition of this scarce WWII periodical dedicated to wounded soldiers and sailors, containing appearances of Rudyard Kipling's A Pilgrim's Way, John Galsworthy's The Gist of the Matter, Joseph Conrad's The First News, and J. M. Barrie's Barbara's Wedding. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. With an autograph letter signed by Galsworthy tipped in. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 121473
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“Promise to build a chap a house, he won't believe you. Threaten to burn his place down, he'll do what you tell him. Fact of life": First Edition of John Le Carre's The Night Manager; Inscribed by Him and signed again on the rear jacket flap and three times by Jacket designer Chip Kidd
LE CARRE, John.
The Night Manager.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.
First edition of le Carre's first post-Cold War novel, detailing an undercover operation to bring down a major international arms dealer. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Antonia Gale Moss from John le Carre Cornwall Feb 12 '96." Additionally signed by John le Carre on the rear dust jacket flap and three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd, once on the front panel, on the title page and again on the rear flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd and Carol Devine Carson. A unique example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 131389
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First Edition of Fangio: Racing Driver; Signed by Legendary Racing Champion Juan Manual Fangio
MERLIN, Olivier [Juan Manual Fangio].
Fangio: Racing Driver.
London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1961.
First edition of this biography on the legendary racing champion. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Juan Manual Fangio on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. From the library of Barry Lake, with his signature to the title page. Translated by Louis Klemantaski.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 133518
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First Edition of Earl Warren's A Republic, If You Can Keep It; Signed by Him
WARREN, Earl.
A Republic, If You Can Keep It.
New York: Quadrangle Books, 1972.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Earl Warren on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket, text, and binding design by Warren Chappell. Eagle design by Fritz Kredel.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 135475
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First Editions of Each Volume in Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov; Each signed by Him
KASPAROV, Garry.
Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov: Volumes I-3.
London: Evveryman Chess , 2011-14.
First editions of each volume. Octavo, original cloth, three volumes. Each is signed by Garry Kasparov on the title page. Each are fine in a fine dust jacket. An exceptional set.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 5380
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First Edition of John Milnor's From the Differentiable Viewpoint; Signed by Him
MILNOR, John W.
From the Differentiable Viewpoint.
Charlottesville, VA: The University Press of Virginia, 1965.
First edition of this work by the famed mathematician. Octavo, original. Boldly signed by John Milnor on the title page. Based on notes by David W. Weaver. Fine in the original glassine jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 141351
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First Edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author Imre Kertesz's Kaddis a meg nem szuletett gyermekert; Signed by Him
KERTESZ, Imre.
Kaddis A Meg Nem Szuletett Gyermekert (Kaddish For A Child Not Born).
Budapest: Magveto, 1990.
First Hungarian edition of Kertesz's mesmerizing novel of identity and memory. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Imre Kertesz on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 83049
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Rare large format color photograph of the Apollo 7/S-IVB Rendezvous in Space; signed by Walter Cunningham
[CUNNINGHAM, Walter].
Walt Cunningham Apollo 7/S-IVB Rendezvous in Space Signed Photograph.
Rare large format glossy photograph of the historic Apollo 7/S-IVB rendezvous in space signed by Apollo 7 Pilot Walter Cunningham, "S-IVB stage during rendezvous, Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7 Pilot, October 11-22, 1968." In near fine condition. The photograph measures 20 inches by 16 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 142635
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Signed Limited Edition of The Enchanted April
VON ARNIM, Elizabeth.
The Enchanted April.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923.
Signed limited edition of this classic novel, one of only 377 copies. Octavo, original vellum, original slipcase. Near fine in a very good dust jacket in a very good slipcase. Rare and desirable.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 142579
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First Edition of The Lacquer Pavilion at Suan Pakkad Palace; Inscribed to John Steinbeck
PRINCESS CHUMBHOT OF NAGARA SVARGA [JOHN STEINBECK],.
The Lacquer Pavilion at Suan Pakkad Palace.
First edition of this work, inscribed by Chumbhot to Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed opposite the title page, "To Mr. and Mrs John Steinbeck with compliments by Pantip Chumbhot Bangkok 27/1/67." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. From the library of John Steinbeck.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 111531
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"You cannot eat a cluster of grapes at once, but it is very easy if you eat them one by one": First Edition of Roumain's Masters of the Dew: A Novel of Haiti; Inscribed by Langston Hughes
ROUMAIN, Jacques; Translated by Langston Hughes and Mercer Cook.
Masters of the Dew: A Novel of Haiti.
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947.
First edition of this outstanding Haitian novel which tells of Manuel's struggle to keep his little community from starvation during drought. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the translator Langston Hughes in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Michael Alexander- Sincerely, Langston Hughes New York, Sept. 12, 1947. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Translated by Langston Hughes and Mercer Cook.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 130654
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First edition of David Dreman's Contrarian Investment Strategy: The Psychology of Stock Market Success; inscribed by him to fellow economist John Pugsley
DREMAN, David.
Contrarian Investment Strategy: The Psychology of Stock Market Success.
New York: Random House, 1979.
First edition of Dreman's revolutionary work on the stock market success. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To John Pugsley with best personal regards David Druman 1/1/80." The recipient, John Pugsley was an American voluntaryist libertarian political, economics commentator, lecturer, and best-selling author. In the late 1960s Pugsley entered the investment business, founded a publishing company, the Common Sense Press, and wrote his first book, Common Sense Economics. It sold over 150,000 hardcover copies. His second book, The Alpha Strategy (1980), was on the New York Times bestseller list for nine…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 133045
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Christmas Card Warmly inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt "All my Love E.R."
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Christmas Card.
Christmas card which reads, "Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt extends her very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year." Additionally signed above by Eleanor Roosevelt, "To ______ all my love E.R." Matted and framed with a photograph of Eleanor Roosevelt. In fine condition. Measures 11.5 inches by 16 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 5822
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Rare First Edition of Robert M. Solow's Growth Theory; Signed by Him
SOLOW, Robert M.
Growth Theory: An Exposition.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1970.
First edition of this classic work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Robert M. Solow on the title page. In near fine condition, with a name to the front panel and front free endpaper.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 46011
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“And he, he himself...the Grinch...carved the roast-beast!”: Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas; signed by the director of the popular 2000 film adaptation Ron Howard and several members of the cast
SEUSS, Dr. [Theodor Geisel] [Ron Howard].
How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
New York: Random House, 1985.
Later printing of one of the most celebrated and memorable Christmas stories of all time, signed by several members of the 2000 film. Quarto, original pictorial boards, illustrated. Signed by several members of the 2000 film cast including director Ron Howard, Jeffrey Tambor (Mayor Augustus Maywho), Molly Shannon (Betty Lou Who), and Christine Baranski (Martha May Whovier). Directed by Ron Howard, How the Grinch Stole Christmas was released by Universal Pictures in the United States on November 17, 2000. The film spent four weeks as the #1 film in the United States and grossed $345.8 million worldwide, making it the…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 142655