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First Edition of Investing: The Collected Works of Martin L. Liebowitz; Signed by Him
LEIBOWITZ, Martin L.
Investing: The Collected Works of Martin L. Liebowitz.
Chicago: Probus Publishing, 1992.
First edition of this collection of essays by Leibowitz. Thick octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To Keith Anderson, With all best wishes, Marty Leibowitz February 18, 1991." Fine in a very good dust jacket. Foreword by William F. Sharpe. Edited by Frank J. Fabozzi.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 75089
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"We find comfort only in another beauty, in others music": First Edition of Adam Zagajewski's Another Beauty; Signed by Him
ZAGAJEWSKI, Adam.
Another Beauty.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.
First edition of the author's memoirs. Octavo, original half cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the title page with the following line from this work, which reads, "We find comfort only in another beauty, in others music Adam Zagajewski." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marc J. Cohen. Translated by Clare Cavanagh. A unique example.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 84787
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First Edition of Saul Bellow's Mosby's Memoirs and other Stories; Signed by Him
BELLOW, Saul.
Mosby’s Memoirs and other Stories.
New York: Viking Press, 1968.
First edition of the author's first collection of short stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page. Fine in a near fine jacket that shows very light rubbing to the black dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamson.
Price: $425.00 Item Number: 180
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First Edition of Reason For Hope: A Spiritual Journey; Lengthily Inscribed by Jane Goodall
GOODALL, Jane with Phillip Berman.
Reason For Hope: A Spiritual Journey.
New York: Warner Books, 1999.
First edition of Goodall's moving memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Barbara and Nancy Together we can make this a better world for all. Jane Goodall." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Merri Meyer and Flag.
Price: $425.00 Item Number: 146888
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"I always proudly said 'I am a Baptist and a Democrat' ": First Edition of Rebekah Baines Johnson's A Family Album; inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson to white house correspondent jack horner
JOHNSON, Rebekah Baines. Introduction by Lyndon B. Johnson.
A Family Album.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1965.
First edition of this work documenting Lyndon B. Johnson's family tree, prepared for him by his mother as a Christmas present to her son. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Introduction by Lyndon Baines Johnson. Association copy, inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson on the dedication page, "To Jack and Leota Horner from your friend and admirer Lyndon B. Johnson." The recipient, White House Correspondent Garnett D. Jack Horner, served as President of the White House Correspondents Association and covered Presidents from FDR to Gerald Ford. President Johnson often invited favored reporters to the LBJ Ranch, including Horner on multiple occasions throughout…
Price: $425.00 Item Number: 110560
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Signed limited edition of Sydney D. Smith's Grapes of Conflict; signed by Caesar Chavez, Chris Hartmire and Sydney Smith
SMITH, Sydney D. Foreword by Cesar Chavez.
Grapes of Conflict.
Pasadena: Hope Publishing House, 1987.
First edition, signed limited edition of Smith's account of the relationship between the Migrant Ministry and National Farm Workers Association in the 1960s farmworkers' movement. Octavo, original publisher's red velvet with gilt titles and tooling to the front panel. Singed by Caesar Chavez, Chris Hartmire and Sydney Smith on the signature page. In fine condition.
Price: $425.00 Item Number: 122036
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First American Edition of David's Sling: The Arming of Israel; Inscribed by Shimon Peres
PERES, Shimon.
David’s Sling.
New York: Random House, 1970.
First American edition of the story of the creation of Israel's armed strength. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated in 1971 in Hebrew by Shimon Peres on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jay J. Smith Studio. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $425.00 Item Number: 64048
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First Appearance of The Nobel Prize Winning-Author Saul Bellow's first Novel The Dangling Man; Signed by Him
BELLOW, Saul.
Partisan Review. Volume X, No. 5. September-October, 1943.
New York: Partisan Review, 1943.
Octavo, original Wrappers. Signed by Saul Bellow on the front panel. In near fine condition. Contains the Notes of a Dangling Man, an 18 page excerpt, with some revisions to create a cohesive story, from Saul Bellow's soon to be published first novel, Dangling Man, which was later published by Vanguard in 1944.
Price: $425.00 Item Number: 5665
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First Edition of Donna Tartt's The Little Friend; Inscribed by Her and Signed Three Times by Jacket Illustrator Chip Kidd
TARTT, Donna.
The Little Friend.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002.
First edition of this work "destined to become a special kind of classic” (The New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Merry Christmas Mark! from Donna." Additionally signed three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd, on the title page, front panel and on the rear flap of the jacket. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 140777
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Nine Bad Shots of Golf and What To Do About Them; Warmly Inscribed by Jim Dante
DANTE, Jim and Leo Diegel with Collaboration with Len Elliot .
Nine Bad Shots of Golf and What To Do About Them.
New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1947.
First edition, later printing. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To: Julian Lovitt Here's hoping you improve your game. Golfingly Jim Dante 4/24/48." Light rubbing, near fine in a very good dust jacket with some chips and tears. Uncommon signed.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 38032
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First Edition of The Messiah of Stockholm; Inscribed by Cynthia Ozick to famed photographer David Goldblatt
OZICK, Cynthia [David Goldblatt].
The Messiah of Stockholm.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.
First edition of this "truly intriguing mystery...Ozick brings off effects comparable to those of Isaac Bashevis Singer" (The New York Review of Books). Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For David Goldblatt, with good wishes! Cynthia Ozick." The recipient, David Goldblatt was a South African photographer noted for his portrayal of South Africa during the period of apartheid. After apartheid had ended he concentrated more on the country's landscapes. What differentiates Goldblatt's body of work from those of other anti-apartheid artists is that he photographed issues that went beyond the violent events of apartheid…
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 145821
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“Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television”: Rare Artist's Sketch of Woody Allen; Signed by Woody Allen
SOCCI, P.B. (Woody Allen).
Woody Allen Signed Sketch.
Rare graphite artist's sketch of American director and comedian Wood Allen. Signed by Woody Allen in the upper left corner of the sketch. 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. A unique example.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 89099
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First Edition of Loeb and Safire's Plunging Into Politics; Warmly Inscribed by Marshall Loeb
LOEB, Marshall and William Safire.
Plunging Into Politics.
New York: David McKay Company, 1964.
First edition of Safire and Loeb’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To the Langs, Who have done more for me than they shall ever know. Marshall November, 1964." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by A/D Associates.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 130822
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First Edition of Frederick Turner's Spirit of Place; inscribed by him to Elaine Steinbeck
TURNER, Frederick. [Elaine Steinbeck].
Spirit of Place: The Making of an American Literary Landscape.
San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1989.
First edition of the award-winning author's work on the great American novelists; from the library of Elaine Steinbeck. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Elaine Steinbeck - such a pleasure to meet & talk with - Sincerely, Frederick Turner." With the original typed transmittal letter signed by Turner and addressed to Elaine reminding her of their meeting at a party in Key West and commenting about the chapter on her late husband in the present volume. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Christine Taylor.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 131433
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First Edition of Marilynne Robinson's The Death of Adam; Lengthily Inscribed by Her
ROBINSON, Marilynne.
The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
First edition of this collection of essays by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Warmly inscribed by Marilynne Robinson on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 1002
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First Edition of George Gilder's Visible Man: A True Story of Post-Racist America; Inscribed by Him With A Full Page Inscription
GILDER, George.
Visible Man: A True Story of Post-Racist America.
New York: Basic Books, 1978.
First edition of Gilder's seminal first book. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by George Gilder with a full page inscription on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Vincent Torre.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 59027
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First Edition of William Lloyd Garrison on Non-Resistance; Inscribed by the Co-Founder of the NAACP Fanny Garrison Villard
VILLARD, Fanny Garrison .
William Lloyd Garrison on Non-Resistance. Together with a Personal Sketch By His Daughter Fanny Garrison Villard and a Tribute by Leo Tolstoi.
The Nations Press Printing Co, 1924.
First edition of this tribute to the prominent abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Inscribed on the front free endpaper, "Mildred L. Wood May 30, 1925 From Mrs. Villard." Fanny Garrison Villard was a co-founder (with her son) of the NAACP and active in women's suffrage and peace movements. She was the daughter of prominent publisher and abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison and the wife of railroad tycoon Henry Villard. In near fine condition with a touch of rubbing.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 81133
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First Edition of Desmond Morris' The Human Zoo; Inscribed by Him in the year of Publication
MORRIS, Desmond.
The Human Zoo.
Toronto: Clark, Irwin & Company Limited , 1969.
First edition of this work, which examines how the biological nature of the human species has shaped the character of the cultures of the contemporary world. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Edward Glover Best wishes Desmond Morris." The recipient Edward Glover was a British psychoanalyst, whose lasting achievements in the combined field of psychotherapy and criminology – aside from his clinical work and extensive publications – are his roles as: co-founder of the Psychopathic Clinic and the Institute for the Study and Treatment of Delinquency, joint founder of The British Journal of Criminology – he was co-editor until his…
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 96342
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The author's autograph edition of Richard Byrd's Little America; one of one thousand numbered copies signed by him
BYRD, Richard Evelyn.
Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic The Flight to the South Pole.
New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930.
Signed limited edition of Byrd’s account of his first expedition to the South Pole. Octavo, original publisher's half parchment over blue boards, with 74 illustrations and maps. Author's Autograph Edition, one of one thousand numbered copies signed by the author and publisher on the limitation leaf, this is number 139. In very good condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 140404
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First Edition of The Stone Raft; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author Jose Saramago
SARAMAGO, Jose.
Stone Raft.
New York: Harcourt, 1995.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's third book to be translated into English. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Harold Jose Saramago 29.10.2008." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Paola Piglia. Jacket design by Steven Cooley. Translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 140682