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"But for a dog That kept its head": Ludwig Bemelmans Madeline's Rescue; Signed by Him
BEMELMANS, Ludwig.
Madeline’s Rescue.
London: Andre Deutsch/Derek Verscholyle, 1957.
First British edition, early printing of the second book in the Madeline series, which went on to win the Caldecott Medal. Thin quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Ludwig Bemelmans on the half-title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 114234
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First Edition of Taxes and Business Strategy; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Myron S. Scholes
SCHOLES, Myron S. and Mark A. Wolfson.
Taxes and Business Strategy. A Planning Approach.
Englewood, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1992.
First edition of this classic work, now in it's sixth edition. Quarto, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "_____ Good luck in all of your endeavors Myron S. Scholes 6/12/10." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 117632
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First Edition of Survival Through Design; Lengthily Inscribed by Richard Neutra
NEUTRA, Richard.
Survival Through Design.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1954.
First edition of this work by one of the great modernist architects of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by Richard Neutra on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147720
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First Edition of A Primer of Population Biology; Signed by Edward O. Wilson with a drawing of an ant
WILSON, Edward O. and William H. Bossert.
A Primer of Population Biology.
Stamford, CT: Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers, 1971.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Edward O. Wilson on the title page with a drawing of an ant. In very good condition, name to the front free endpaper. Uncommon, especially signed.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 140992
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James Thurber and E.B. White's Is Sex Necessary; From the Library of Charlotte Perkins Gilman
THURBER, James and E.B. White [Charlotte Perkins Gilman].
Is Sex Necessary? Or Why You Feel the Way You Do.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1929.
Early edition of this collection of satirical essays in theme with the many Freudian sexual theories published in the 1920s; from the library of writer and social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Octavo, original half cloth, frontispiece photograph of New York, illustrated with about fifty-two drawings by James Thurber. Signed and dated by Gilman in pencil on the front free endpaper below an antiquarian ownership signature which she has crossed out, "C. P. Gilman Nov. 1931." Gilman was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, advocate, and eugenicist who served as a role model for future generations of utopian feminists. Best known…
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 145591
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"The dawn of man began with desire": First editions of the first four books in The Earth's Children series; each volume inscribed by Jean Auel
AUEL, Jean M.
Earth’s Children: The Clan of the Cave Bear; The Valley of Horses; The Mammoth Hunters; The Plains of Passage.
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1980-1990.
First editions of the first four volumes of the author's acclaimed Earth's Children series, each inscribed by Jean Auel. Octavo, four volumes, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. The Clan of the Cave Bear is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Deloris, Best Wishes Jean M. Auel." The Valley of Horses is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Bert, Best - Jean M. Auel." The Mammoth Hunters is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Deloris - For all time, Jean M. Auel." The…
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147750
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“WHEN YOU COME TO A FORK IN THE ROAD, TAKE IT”: Signed Limited Edition of My Favorite Summer 1956; Signed by Mickey Mantle
MICKEY MANTLE & PHIL PEPE,.
My Favorite Summer 1956.
New York: Doubleday, 1991.
Signed limited first edition of this exciting baseball reminiscence by the legendary baseball player. Octavo, original leather, illustrated. Boldly signed by Mickey Mantle in gold ink on the front panel. In fine condition. Uncommon.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 131304
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First Edition of Gerda Weissman Klein's All But My Life; Signed by Her
KLEIN, Gerda Weissman.
All But My Life.
New York: Hill & Wang, 1957.
First edition of the author's "moving personal testament to courage" memoir. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Thomas Kaufman with thanks for your work in this whole course! All my good wished Gerda W. Klein Apr. 1962." With a letter from Ms. Klein's assistant stating that this has been sent to the recipient at the request of M. Weissman Klein. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Leo Manso.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 133637
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"When I'm Six I'll fix Anthony": First Edition of I'll Fix Anthony; Signed by Judith Viorst
VIORST, Judith; Pictures by Arnold Lobel.
I’ll Fix Anthony.
New York: Harper & Row,Publishers, 1969.
First edition of this classic work. Oblong quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Signed by the author opposite the title page, "Wen I'm six, I'll fix Anthony- Judith Viorst." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 5687
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"I will come again and conquer you because as a mountain you can't grow, but as a human, I can": First Edition of High Adventure; Inscribed by Edmund Hillary
HILLARY, Edmund.
High Adventure.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.
First British edition of Hillary's account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, bound in full morocco, marbled endpapers, slipcase, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in a contemporary hand, "To Muriel Brent-Smith E.P. Hillary." In fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 140999
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First Edition of The Question of National Defense; Inscribed by the Co-Founder of Game Theory Oskar Morgenstern
MORGENSTERN, Oskar.
The Question of National Defense.
New York: Random House, 1959.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated in the year of publication by the author on the front free endpaper, "Hon. Frank Pace Jr. with high esteem O. Morgenstern Oct. 1959." The recipient, Frank Pace, Jr. was the 3rd United States Secretary of the Army under Harry Truman and a business executive, who in 1964, Pace joined David Rockefeller to launch the International Executive Service Corps, which was established to help bring about prosperity and stability in developing nations through the growth of private enterprise. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Books signed by Morgenstern are rare.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 15044
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"THE STORY OF MISES IN HIS ROLE AS ECONOMIST": FIRST EDITION OF ISRAEL M. KIRZNER'S LUDWIG VON MISES: A MAN AND HIS ECONOMICS; SIGNED BY ISRAEL KIRZNER
KIRZNER, Israel M.
Ludwig von Mises: The Man and His Economics.
Wilmington, Delaware: ISI Books, 2001.
First edition of Kirzner's authoritative biography of Ludwig von Mises. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Israel M. Kirzner on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 144496
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Rare 2003 National Geographic Magazine Cover Signed by the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary
HILLARY, Edmund.
Edmund Hillary Signed 2003 National Geographic Magazine Cover.
Washington, D.C: National Geographic Society, 2003.
Original May 2003 edition of The National Geographic Magazine cover signed by the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers featuring a portrait of Hillary wearing a winter jacket. Signed by Hillary in black felt tip on the front panel, "Ed Hillary." In near fine condition. Uncommon signed.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 146008
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"with memories of our visit in Seattle of the most pleasant sorts": Martin Flavin's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Journey in the Dark; inscribed by Him
FLAVIN, Martin.
Journey in the Dark.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1943.
Early printing of this classic novel, which won 1943 Harper Prize and the 1944 Pulitzer Prize, which The New York Times called "a story of a boy from Iowa who becomes a business tycoon at the price of his integrity.” Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "For Ralph Potter with memories of our visit in Seattle of the most pleasant sorts Martin Flavin July 26 '57."Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 121299
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First Edition of Crazy Heart; Inscribed by Thomas Cobb in the Year of Publication
COBB, Thomas.
Crazy Heart.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1987.
First edition of this work which "might be the finest country-western novel ever written, bar none" (Houston Post), basis for the 2009 film starring Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell, and Robert Duvall. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "To Sally With thanks for so much Love Tom Houston, 87." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 137411
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First Edition of The Price of Prosperity; Inscribed by Peter Bernstein
BERNSTEIN, Peter. L.
The Price of Prosperity.
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1962.
First edition of the Wall Street legend's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Paul- Best wishes for much prosperity- Peter Bernstein." Fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 511
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First Edition of Irvin D. Yalom's Inpatient Group Psychotherapy; Inscribed by Him
YALOM, Irvin D.
Inpatient Group Psychotherapy.
New York: Basic Books, 1983.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Pat Irvin D. Yalom." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Vincent Torre.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 141494
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First Edition of Advances in Behavioral Finance; Inscribed by Richard Thaler
THALER, Richard H. Edited by.
Advances in Behavioral Finance.
New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1993.
First edition of this collection of essays on behavioral finance. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard Thaler on the title page, "For John with admiration Richard Thaler." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Contributors include Richard H. Thaler, Robert J. Shiller, Andrei Shleifer, Lawrence H. Summers, Kenneth French and Richard Roll.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 76891
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First edition of Here's To You, Rachel Robinson; inscribed by Judy Blume in the year of publication
BLUME, Judy.
Here’s To You, Rachel Robinson.
New York: Orchard Books, 1993.
First edition of the author's sequel to her best-selling young adult novel 'Just as Long as We're Together.' Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Joanne Thanks! Love, Judy Blume Aug. 1993." Very good in a fine dust jacket. Closed tear and creasing to the rear endpaper. Jacket design by Jim DeLapine. Author photograph by George Cooper.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 145014
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"Measure the hate you fell now, and the shame. That quantity is your capacity to love and to feel Joy and to have compassion": I Never Promised You a Rose Garden; Signed by Hannah Green
GREEN, Hannah [Joanne Greenberg].
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1964.
First edition, early printing of the author's semi-autobiographical modern classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page using her pseudonym and real name, "Hannah Green Joanne Greenberg." Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with a chip to the crown of the spine. Jacket design by Ellen Raskin. Uncommon signed.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147081