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First Edition of Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith; Inscribed by Him
SMITH, Tommie.
Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith.
Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2007.
First edition of this powerful autobiography by the Olympic gold medalist. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, "6-7-07 To Philip Health and Wellness. Faith Tommie Smith." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kate Nichols. Written with David Steele.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 117848
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First Edition of Detective Story; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author Imre Kertesz
KERTESZ, Imre.
Detective Story.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
First edition of this riveting novel about a torturer for the secret police of a Latin American regime who tells the haunting story of the father and son he ensnared and destroyed. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Imre Kertesz on the title page. Translated from the Hungarian by Tim Wilkinson. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Gall.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 699
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“Motion is tranquillity": First Edition of Stirling Moss' All But My Life; Signed by Him
MOSS, Stirling with Ken W. Purdy.
All But My Life: Face To Face With Ken W. Purdy.
London: William Kember , 1963.
First edition of the racing legend's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Stirling Moss on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 138012
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First Edition of Political Power in Ecuador; Inscribed President Osvaldo Hurtado to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
HURTADO, Osvaldo [Henry A. Kissinger].
Political Power in Ecuador.
Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 1980.
First edition of this political history of Ecuador. Association copy, inscribed by the author to former Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Henry Kissinger, "A Henry Kissinger, con admiracion, Osvaldo Hurtado 9.4.83." Osvaldo Hurtado, was the President of Ecuador from 1981-1984 and inscribed this book to Kissinger while in office to the chief architect of the United States foreign policy in the 1970s. In fine condition.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 5742
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"Life is a circle you come back to a lot of interests that you had early in life": First Edition of In Search of Memory; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning Scientist Eric Kandel
KANDEL, Eric R.
In Search Of Memory.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2006.
First edition of the scientist's autobiography which deals with the groundbreaking work on the biological process of memory, which earned him the Nobel Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For John Life is a circle you come back to a lot of interests that you had early in life. With warm regards Eric Kandel." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 110821
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First edition of Garry Wills' Explaining America: The Federalist; signed by him
WILLS, Garry.
Explaining America: The Federalist.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1981.
First edition of Wills' analysis of The Federalist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Garry Wills on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lewis Friedman.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 132144
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First Edition of H.B. Martin's Pictorial Golf; Inscribed by Martin and Signed by Legendary Golfer Gene Sarazen
MARTIN, H.B.
Pictorial Golf: Practical Instruction for the Beginner, and Valuable Hints for the Star.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1928.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on practical instruction for the game of golf. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To A.B. Jenks from H.B. Martin." Additionally signed by Gene Sarazen on page 52, where there is a drawing by Martin of him. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed by both Martin and Sarazen. D&J M11320
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 84714
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First Edition of Edith Wharton's The Glimpses of the Moon; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
WHARTON, Edith.
The Glimpses of the Moon.
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1922.
First edition of Wharton's sweeping epic. Octavo, original blue cloth. Near fine in a near dust jacket with light wear and closed tears to the extremities.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 115679
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First Edition of The Faces of Jesus; Signed by Frederick Buechner
BUECHNER, Frederick.
The Faces of Jesus.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974.
First edition of this work on the life of Jesus. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Signed by Frederick Buechner on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Photography by Lee Boltin. Design by Ray Ripper.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 67998
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George Reisman's The Government Against the Economy; signed by him
REISMAN, George. Introduction by William E. Simon.
The Government Against the Economy: The Story of the U.S. Government’s On-going Destruction of the American Economic System through Price Control.
Ottawa, Illinois: Jameson Books, 1979.
First edition, early printing of Reisman's argument against regulated price controls. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by George Reisman on the title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 115809
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"On the stage, you have to find truth, even if you have to lose the audience": Rare P.B. Socci sketch of Hollywood actor Anthony Quinn; Signed by Anthony Quinn
SOCCI, P.B. (Anthony Quinn).
Anthony Quinn Signed Artist’s Sketch.
Signed graphite P.B. Socci portrait of Mexican-American actor Anthony Quinn. Signed by Anthony Quinn 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: $450.00 Item Number: 89103
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"The greatest of our Civil War novels": Signed Limited First Edition of Andersonville
KANTOR, MacKinlay.
Andersonville.
Cleveland & New York: World Publishing, 1955.
Signed limited first edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Mackinlay Kantor. Fine in a fine slipcase. An exceptional example.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 75767
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"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul": First Edition of Moshe Dayan's Autobiography; Signed by Him
DAYAN, Moshe.
Moshe Dayan: Story of My Life.
Jerusalem: Steimatzky's Agency LTD, 1976.
First edition of the legendary military leader and politician's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Moshe Dayan on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bethram Kapadia.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 134303
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First Edition of The Education of A Tennis Player; Inscribed by Tennis Legend Rod Laver
LAVER, Rod with Bud Collins.
The Education of a Tennis Player.
London: Pelham Books, 1971.
First edition of the tennis great's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Andy Best Wishes Rod Laver." Near fine in a very good dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Written with Bud Collins.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 140060
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"THERE ARE PORTIONS OF THE REAL WORLD, OBJECTIVE FACTS IN THE WORLD, THAT ARE ONLY FACTS BY HUMAN AGREEMENT": FIRST EDITION OF SEARLE'S THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOCIAL REALITY; SIGNED BY HIM
SEARLE, John R.
The Construction of Social Reality.
New York: The Free Press, 1995.
First edition of Searle's reply to Derrida's philosophy of deconstruction. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Searle on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket painting by Henri Matisse.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 88030
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"For Susie and Paul Old and good Friends": First Edition of Malamud's Idiots First; Inscribed by Him
MALAMUD, Bernard.
Idiots First.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Company, 1963.
First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Susie and Paul Old and good friends Bern." The recipients, Suzanne and Paul Shrag were close friends of Malamud and brother of printmaker Karl Schrag. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marshall Lee. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell box.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 10017
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"A man in search of a magician": First Edition of Anthony Burgess' Earthly Powers; Warmly inscribed by Him
BURGESS, Anthony.
Earthly Powers.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980.
First edition of this epic masterpiece by the author of A Clockwork Orange, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Jose Matos, A man in search of a magician Anthony Burgess." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to the spine. Jacket design by One Plus One Studio.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 115443
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First Edition of The Great American Heritage: The Story of the Five Eisenhower Brothers; Warmly Inscribed Bela Kornitzer to Boxing Legend Gene Tunney
KORNITZER, Bela.
The Great American Heritage: The Story of the Five Eisenhower Brothers.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1955.
First edition of this famed journalist's work on the Eisenhower brothers. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to the great boxing champion on the dedication page, "To Gene Tunney, who manifested that body and spirit are truly ---- [?]. With sincere admiration and affection, Bela, May 26, 1963, Stamford, Conn." Bela Kornitzer, a Hungarian-born journalist, made a career of interviewing prominent men. In 1940 he compiled his many interviews into a two-volume book, Fathers & Sons, which earned him a place on the Gestapo's most-wanted list. During the Nazi occupation, he sought protection for himself and for…
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 145646
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"BON APPETIT!": FIRST EDITION OF FROM JULIA CHILD’S KITCHEN, SIGNED BY BOTH JULIA AND PAUL CHILD
CHILD, Julia.
From Julia Child’s Kitchen.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975.
First edition of Child's fourth book. Octavo, original pictorial coated cloth boards. Boldly by the author on front free endpaper, "Bon Appetit to Carol & Jim Julia Child." Additionally signed by Paul Child on the front free endpaper. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Photographs and drawings by Paul Child.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 147065
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“Everybody must have a fantasy": First Edition of The Philosophy of Andy Warhol; signed by Andy Warhol
WARHOL, Andy.
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again).
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975.
First edition of Warhol's classic work expounding his theories on love, fame, and success. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Warhol on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Herb Lubalin. Jacket photograph by Philippe Halsman. An exceptional example.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 137214