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First Edition of Jack Nicklaus' Golf My Way; Inscribed by him
NICKLAUS, Jack.
Golf My Way.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1974.
First edition of this classic golf instructional. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated by Jim McQueen. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front endpaper, "To John Good Golfing Jack Nicklaus." Fine in a near fine jacket. Written with Ken Bowden.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 106534
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First Edition of Douglas Coupland's Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture; Signed by Him with a large drawing of his hand
COUPLAND, Douglas.
Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture.
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1991.
First edition of the author's groundbreaking first novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed and dated by the author on the half-title page, who has added a large drawing of his hand. In near fine condition. Illustrations by Paul Rivoche. Design by Judith Stagnitto. First printings are uncommon signed.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 128422
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Robert Trivers' The Evolution of Reciprocal Altruism; inscribed by him
TRIVERS, Robert L.
The Evolution of Reciprocal Altruism.
Cambridge, Mass.: Reprinted from The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1971.
First appearance of Trivers' enormously influential first published paper, written while he was still earning his PhD at Harvard under Bayr and Drury in which he coined the term "reciprocal altruism" as well as "delayed return altruism." Octavo, disbound from the original journal. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front panel, "To Jeff Kurland, a little something I thought you might enjoy. Bob." The recipient, Jeffrey A. Kurland, was a distinguished professor of biological anthropology and evolution at Penn State. In fine condition. With Kurland's Peabody Museum, Harvard University ownership stamp. Small tape repair to the front panel.…
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 136255
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First Edition of Herbert Warren Wind's On the Tour with Harry Sprague; Inscribed by Him To Gene Sarazen
WIND, Herbert Warren. [Gene Sarazen].
On the Tour with Harry Sprague.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960.
First edition of this work by America’s greatest golf writer cracks wise in this humorous peek inside the life and mind of an up-and-coming young pro. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with drawings. Association copy, inscribed by the author on front free endpaper to Gene Sarazen, "For Gene Thanking you for my most recent pleasure at the Centenary British Open With all good wishes Herb Wind." The recipient Gene Sarazen was a professional golfer and the winner of seven major championships. He is one of five players (along with Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods) to win each of the four majors…
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 104292
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First Edition of Andy Warhol's America; Signed Twice by Him
WARHOL, Andy.
America.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1985.
First edition of this photographic study of America in the eighties. Quarto original wrappers. Boldly signed twice by Andy Warhol on the front panel and opposite the contents page. In very good condition with light rubbing to the extremities. Designed by Barbara Richter.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 146682
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First Edition of Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home: A Cookbook; Inscribed by Julia Child
CHILD, Julia and Jacques Pepin.
Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home: A Cookbook.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.
First edition of this work by these two legendary chefs. Quarto, original boards, illustrated with 328 color photographs by Christopher Hirsheimer. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-page, "To Naomi and Gil Julia Child." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 147813
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First Edition of Buckminster Fuller's Ideas and Integrities, a Spontaneous Autobiographical Disclosure; Inscribed by Him to his Niece
FULLER, Buckminster.
Ideas and Integrities: A Spontaneous Autobiographical Disclosure.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1963.
First edition of this work by Fuller. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed "To Brooke, with great love, Bucky 3/30/80." The recipient, Brooke Maxwell, along with one of Fuller's other nieces Sarah Abbot, was one of Fuller's key assistants on his Synergetics Project. Edited by Robert W. Marks. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. A fine association.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 124570
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Uncorrected Proof of Saramago's The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis; Signed by Him
SARAMAGO, Jose.
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis.
Orlando: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1991.
Uncorrected proof of the Nobel-Prize winning author's second book to be translated into English. Octavo, original blue wrappers. Signed and dated by Jose Saramago. In fine condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 2631
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First Edition of Forever Ulysses; Signed by Translator Patrick Leigh Fermor
RODOCANACHI, C.P. [Translated by Patrick Leigh Fermor].
Forever Ulysses.
New York: The Viking Press, 1938.
First edition of the author's first novel and Patrick Leigh Fermor's first significant literary contribution. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the translator Patrick Leigh Fermor on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some wear to the crown of the spine and a few small closed tears. Leigh Fermor translated this novel at the age of 22.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 3901
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"Best African Wishes": Signed Limited First Edition of Osa Johnson's I Married Adventure
JOHNSON, Osa.
I Married Adventure: The Life and Adventures of Martin and Osa Johnson.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1940.
Signed limited first edition of Johnson's classic work, number 167 of 520 copies. Octavo, original half cloth, photographic endpapers illustrated with 83 aquatone illustrations. Boldly signed by the author, "Best African wishes Osa Johnson." In near fine condition, contemporary name to the front free endpaper.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 142059
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"This is the only one of my books that has pictures, but unfortunately the Harvard Press could not afford to print them in color": First Edition of Imagined Worlds; Lengthily Signed by Freeman Dyson
DYSON, Freeman.
Imagined Worlds.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1997.
First edition of this work by Freeman Dyson. Octavo, original half cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the title page, "For ______ ______ Freeman Dyson, February 2010 This is the only one of my books that has pictures, but unfortunately the Harvard Press could not afford to print them in color." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jill Breitbarth.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 111009
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"Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? I see a bald eagle soaring by me": First Edition of Bill Martin Jr.'s Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?; signed by illustrator Eric Carle
MARTIN, Jr. Bill. Illustrated by Eric Carle.
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2003.
First edition of the third companion book to Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, the book that began Eric Carle's career as an illustrator. Quarto, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by Eric Carle. Signed by Carle on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 114705
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"But for a dog That kept its head": Ludwig Bemelmans Madeline's Rescue; Inscribed by Him
BEMELMANS, Ludwig.
Madeline’s Rescue.
New York: The Viking Press, 1955.
First edition, early printing of the second book in the Madeline series, which went on to win the Caldecott Medal in 1954. Thin quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Linda with love Ludwig Bemelmans Christmas 1955." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 146919
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First Edition of Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move; Signed by Judith Viorst
VIORST, Judith; Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser.
Alexander, Who’s Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move.
New York: Atheneum, 1995.
First edition of this work in the author's classic Alexander series. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, "From Alexander's mom- Judith Viorst." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 5688
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First edition of Richard Sale's The Oscar; inscribed by him
SALE, Richard.
The Oscar.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1963.
First edition of the author and director's explosive novel, later adapted into the 1966 film of the same name starring Tony Bennet, Bob Hope, Hedda Hopper, and Frank Sinatra. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Ysidra and Thelusa amigos viejos con amor Richard Sale." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Author photograph by Mary Loos.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 127539
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First Edition of My Years With General Motors; Signed by Alfred P. Sloan Jr.
SLOAN JR., Alfred P.
My Years With General Motors.
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1964.
First edition of Sloan's influential work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Alfred P. Sloan Jr. on an bookplate to the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Edited by John McDonald with Catherine Stevens. First editions are uncommon.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 136414
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First Edition of Richard Posner's The Economics of Justice; Inscribed by Him
POSNER, Richard A.
The Economics of Justice.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1981.
First edition of Posner's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To John Roger with all best wishes Dick Posner." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 85890
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First Edition of The Mafia Conspiracy; Inscribed by John Scarne in the year of publication
SCARNE, John.
The Mafia Conspiracy.
North Bergen, NJ: Scarne Enterprises, 1976.
First edition of this interesting overview of the Mafia. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Walter and Litzka Gibson Best Wishes John Scarne 5/4/76." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 145645
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"The secret of good summer food is the freshness of ingredients": Elizabeth David's Summer Cooking; Signed by Her
DAVID, Elizabeth.
Summer Cooking.
London: Dorling Kindersley, 1985.
First edition of the re-issue of this classic work. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Elizabeth David on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Line drawings by Adrian Daintrey. Photograph of Elizabeth David by Cecil Beaton.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 105488
