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"An exciting, real book without a trace of unnecessary melodrama" (H.G.Wells): First Edition of Out of the Night; Inscribed by Jan Voltin
VALTIN, Jan (aka Richard Julius Herman Krebs).
Out of the Night.
New York: Alliance Book Corporation, 1940.
First edition of Valtin's bestselling autobiographical narrative. Octavo, original blue cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "For Ben Mandel, who helped. Jan Valtin November 1940." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket art by George Salter.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 75068
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First Edition of The Known World; Signed by Edward P. Jones
JONES, Edward P.
The Known World.
New York: HarperCollins, 2003.
First edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, which was named one of the New York Times' 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Edward P. Jones on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Laura Blost.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 146333
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FROM THE COLLECTION OF JOAN DIDION: JOHN MICKLETHWAIT AND ADRIAN WOOLRIDGE'S THE RIGHT NATION; WITH AN AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED BY MICKLETHWAIT TO DIDION
MICKLETHWAIT, John and Adrian Wooldridge. [Joan Didion].
The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America.
New York: The Penguin Press, 2004.
First edition, second printing of this bold analysis of modern America. Octavo, original half cloth. From the library of Joan Didion with an autograph note on The Economist Group business letterhead signed and entirely in the hand of John Micklethwait, "Dear Joan, As promised (or threatened) here is a copy of my soon-to-be-released book on conservative America, in which you make a fleeting appearance. John Micklethwait." American journalist and novelist Joan Didion gained a reputation in the 1960s and 70s as a pioneer of the New Journalism style of news writing. Her articles and political writing engaged audiences in the…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 141543
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Walter L. Fleming's General W. T. Sherman as College President; With Autograph Letter Signed by American author George Iles to Philemon T. Sherman
FLEMING, Walter L. [William Tecumseh Sherman].
General W.T. Sherman as College President.
Louisiana State University: University Bulletin, 1912.
March 1912 Louisiana State University Bulletin printing of this biographical essay about General William Tecumseh Sherman, who presided as president of the university from 1859 to 1861, reprinted from The South Atlantic Quarterly magazine; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original wrappers, wood engraved portraits of Abraham Lincoln laid in. In good condition with some loss and closed tears to the front and rear panels. Autograph letter signed by American author George Iles to Philemon T. Sherman laid in, one page, the letter reads: "Oct. 24 1908 P. Tecumseh Sherman Esq. Sir: In a few days you will…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 145759
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First Edition of The U.S. V Richard M. Nixon; Inscribed by Frank Mankiewicz and Bill Safire
MANKIEWICZ, Frank.
The U.S. V Richard M. Nixon: The Final Crisis.
New York: Quadrangle/ The New York Times Book Co., 1975.
First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half title page, "To ____ ______, with best wishes- Frank Mankiewicz Mar. '75." Additionally inscribed by Bill Safire below, "Dear Jeff- Don't believe everything my friend Frank says! Bill Safire." Safire was an American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A unique copy.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 57001
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First edition of Svend Aage Nielsen's Kennedy's Philosophy of Life; Lengthily inscribed by him to Rose Kennedy
NIELSEN, Svend Aage. [John F. Kennedy; Rose Kennedy].
Kennedy’s Philosophy of Life: Revolution of Love and Visions of Peace.
New York: Vantage Press, 1981.
First edition of this work by the founder of The Kennedy Society of Denmark. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Toreby Denmark February 2, 1982. Dear Mrs. Rose Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy cared so much for peace. Therefore I hope, you will find this commitment to keeping his ideals and visions alive - worth to share with your family and friends. Sincerely The author Svend Aage Nielsen." The recipient, Rose Kennedy, was the matriarch of the Kennedy family: the wife of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and mother of John…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 142351
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First edition of Ken Follett's A Dangerous Fortune; inscribed by him to Erica Jong
FOLLETT, Ken [Erica Jong].
A Dangerous Fortune.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1993.
First edition of the internationally bestselling author's classic thriller. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Erica + Ken - with love, Ken Follett." The recipients, American writer Erica Jong and lawyer Kenneth David Burrows were married in August of 1989. Erica Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which became famously controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. Written in the first person and narrated by its protagonist, 29-year-old American poet Isadora Wing, Fear of Flying was…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 142786
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First Edition of Eddie Rickenbacker's Fighting the Circus; Signed by Him
RICKENBACKER, Capt. Edward V. [Eddie].
Fighting the Flying Circus.
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company Publisher, 1919.
First edition of this work by the famed fighter pilot in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient, who with 26 aerial victories, he was the most successful and most decorated United States flying ace of the war. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Signed by the author on the verso of the half-title page, "In appreciation of your confidence Capt. E.V. Rickenbacker." Foreword by Laurence La Tourette Driggs. In very good condition, bookplate to the front free endpaper.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 143022
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" This isn't a pillow fight, Joe": P.B. Socci sketch of American Actor Henry Fonda; Signed by Henry Fonda
SOCCI, P.B. (Henry Fonda).
Henry Fonda Signed P.B. Socci Sketch.
Rare graphite artist’s sketch of American film and stage actor Henry Fonda as Clarence Darrow. Signed by Henry Fonda to the left of his portrait. Additionally signed by the artist, P.B. Socci. Active in the mid 1970s, American artist Pat B. Socci gained a reputation for seeking out Hollywood icons to sign his sketched portraits. The drawing measures 8.75 inches by 11.5 inches.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 89102
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First Edition of John Bogle's Character Counts: The Creation and Building of the Vanguard Group; Inscribed by Him
BOGLE, John.
Character Counts : The Creation and Building of the Vanguard Group.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002.
First edition of the story of how Vanguard was born, why it has flourished, and what leadership principles and management practices fostered its development. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To Jay Goulart, With best wishes to one of Sandys heroes! John C. Bogle April 6, 2002." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tom Stvan.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 106342
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First Edition of Joe Pistone and Charles Brandt's Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business; Inscribed by Joe Pistone
PISTONE, Joe and Charles Brandt.
Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business.
Philadelphia: Running Press, 2007.
First edition of this account of the FBI agent's undercover operation. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Joe Pistone (Donnie Brasco) on the half-title page, "Art Happy Birthday Best Joe P." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 147108
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"Nothing promises pleasure more readily that the words 'freshly baked'": First edition of Baking With Julia; signed by Julia Child and Dorie Greenspan
CHILD, Julia and Dorie Greenspan.
Baking With Julia.
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1996.
First edition of Child's baking cookbook, based on her PBS series Baking With Julia. Quarto, original boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs by Gentl & Hyers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Judy Julia Child" and signed by Dorie Greenspan below. Greenspan is the author of cookbooks. The New York Times called her a "culinary guru" in 2004. Jacket design by Vertigo Design, NYC. Jacket photographs by Gentl & Hyers. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 147381
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Bridge to Terabithia; Inscribed by Katherine Paterson
PATERSON, Katherine.
Bridge To Terabithia.
New York: Thomas Crowell, 1977.
Early printing of the author's first Newbery-Award winning novel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Donna Diamond. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Kay, Katherine Paterson 10/16/93." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 138127
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First Edition of Howard Raiffa's The Art and Science of Negotiation; Inscribed by Him
RAIFFA, Howard.
The Art and Science of Negotiation: How To Resolve Conflicts and Get the Best Out of Bargaining.
Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University , 1982.
First edition of this classic work on negotiating. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Mark- Thank you ever so much for your considerable inputs to this book. Howard." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 42102
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First Edition of Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Christopher Pissarides' Labour Market Adjustment: Microeconomic Foundations of Short-run Neoclassical and Keynesian Dynamics; Inscribed by Him
PISSARIDES, Christopher A.
Labour Market Adjustment: Microeconomic Foundations of Short-run Neoclassical and Keynesian Dynamics.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
First edition of Pissarides' first book. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Christopher Pissarides on the title page. Laid in is Pissarides' business card from the London School of Economics and Political Science also inscribed by him in addition to a small clipping from envelope in which the book was shipped in the author's handwriting. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 88029
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Rare Uncorrected Proof of The Conservationist; Signed by Nadine Gordimer
GORDIMER, Nadine.
The Conservationist.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1974.
Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author's Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. In very good condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 540
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"Dream Dangerous": First Edition of American Gods; Inscribed by Neil Gaiman
GAIMAN, Neil.
American Gods.
New York: William Morrow, 2001.
First edition of Gaiman's classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "-Neal- dream dangerous- Neil Gaiman." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Russell Gordon.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 142201
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First Edition of Jefferson and the Rights of Man; Inscribed by Dumas Malone
MALONE, Dumas.
Jefferson and the Rights of Man.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951.
First edition of the second volume in Malone's landmark work on Jefferson, from the library of Archibald Bolling Shepperson. Octavo, original navy cloth with gilt titles to the spine and Thomas Jefferson's seal in gilt to the front panel, frontispiece of Jefferson at the Dawn of the French Revolution by Houdon. Illustrated with fifteen black-and-white photographed portraits and documents. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To the Sheps with love from The Malones - Sept. 25, 1951." The recipient, Archibald Bolling Shepperson was a professor of English at the University of Virginia, the author behind…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 145265
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Rare typed letter and autograph postcard collection signed by Kenneth Roberts
ROBERTS, Kenneth.
Kenneth Roberts Signed Letter Collection.
Collection of typed letters signed by American author Kenneth Roberts. The collection includes two typed letters signed by Roberts and addressed to Malcolm Decker dated May 21, 1937 and May 16, 1946. Additionally included are two signed postcards signed by Roberts. In near fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 114028
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"They carried the sky. The whole atmosphere, they carried it, the humidity, the monsoons, the stink of fungus and decay, all of it, they carried gravity": First Edition of The Things They Carried; Signed by Tim O’Brien
O'BRIEN, Tim.
The Things They Carried.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin/ Seymour Lawrence, 1990.
First edition of the author's classic fifth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, "Peace. Tim O'Brien." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 147312