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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning Economist Richard Thaler
THALER, Richard H. and Cass R. Sunstein.
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008.
First edition, early printing of this revelatory look at how we make decisions. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, "Nudge for good! Richard Thaler." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 144495
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First Edition of Travers and Rice's The Winning Shot; From the library of Golf Course Architect Albert W. Tillinghast
TRAVERS, Jerome D. and Grantland Rice.
The Winning Shot.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1915.
First edition of this early work by Travers and Rice, "one of the first golf books to carry Mr. Rice's name" (Murdoch 784). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. From the library of Albert W. Tillinghast, with his handwritten inventory card laid in. Tillinghast was a golf course architect and one of the most prolific architects in the history of golf; he worked on more than 265 different courses. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2015. A nice example with noted provenance.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 87998
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First Edition of The Stories of Bernard Malamud; Inscribed by Malamud to Close Friends Suzanne and Paul Shrag
MALAMUD, Bernard.
The Stories of Bernard Malamud.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1983.
First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Susie and Paul Old and dear friends- a long life in friendship Bern." The recipients, Suzanne and Paul Shrag were close friends of Malamud and brother of printmaker Karl Schrag. With a compliments of the author card laid in from the publisher. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Cynthia Krupat. Photograph by Nancy Crampton. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 99856
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“There are no atheists in foxholes or ideologues in a financial crisis": First Edition of Too Big To Fail; Inscribed by Andrew Ross Sorkin and Gary Parr
SORKIN, Andrew Ross.
Too Big To Fail.
New York: The Viking Press, 2009.
First edition of Ross Sorkin's first book. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Ilya Andrew Ross Sorkin" and signed by Gary Parr. Gary Parr was Deputy Chairman and on the board of directors of Lazard, LLC. Prior to that, he was with Morgan Stanley as Vice Chairman, Head of Global Financial Institutions and Co-Head of the Global M&A Group. Label to the copyright page, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Heads of State.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 102768
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First Edition of A Fresh Start for America; Signed by President George W. Bush
BUSH, George W.
A Fresh Start for America: Policy Addresses of George W. Bush.
Austin, TX: Bush for President, Inc, 1999.
First edition of this collection of this collection of policy addresses. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with graphs and photographs. Boldly signed by President George W. Bush on the front cover. In near fine condition, note to the front pastedown, "signed 1-11-2000."
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 147236
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First Edition of Gore Vidal's A Search For The King; Inscribed by Him in the year of publication
VIDAL, Gore.
A Search For The King.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1950.
First edition of this classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "Marie from Gore- all best wishes 1950." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 126014
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Signed by John Irving
IRVING, John.
Weary Kingdom In The Boston Review.
Cambridge, MA: Boston Review, 1968.
First edition of this early appearance by the author of The World According to Garp. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition with a small crease to the bottom front panel. Signed twice by John Irving, once on the front free endpaper and at his contribution. An early appearance in print for John Irving, as his first novel came out months later in January, 1969.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 2850
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First Edition of Stephen Berrien Stanton's The Hidden Happiness; Gifted By the Author to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
STANTON, Stephen Berrien [William Tecumseh Sherman].
The Hidden Happiness.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917.
First edition of this philosophical work; gifted by the author to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Duodecimo, original navy blue boards, "With the Compliments of the Author" note laid in. P. T. Sherman's bookplate to the front free endpaper beneath his ownership inscription, "P. T. Sherman Uncle Cump's first partner Sherman + Stanton." Friends and family of General William Tecumseh Sherman often referred to him by the nickname “Cump.” In near fine condition.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 145985
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First Edition of Michael Crichton's Disclosure: A Novel; Signed by Him and three times by Jacket designer Chip Kidd
CRICHTON, Michael.
Disclosure: A Novel.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1994.
First edition of this "expertly crafted novel" (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Octavo, original boards. Signed by Michael Crichton on the title page and additionally signed three times by jacket illustrator Chip Kidd, on the front panel, half-title page and the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Binding and jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 124811
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First Edition of Philip Stern's The Oppenheimer Case: Security on Trial; Inscribed by Him in the Year of Publication
STERN, Philip M.
The Oppenheimer Case: Security on Trial.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1969.
First edition of this early biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Arnoldo Luigi With abundant fondness from one who treasures their friendship Phil S. November, 1969." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 143503
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First Edition of Bold Endeavors: How Our Government Built America, and Why It Must Rebuild Now; Signed by Felix Rohatyn
ROHATYN, Felix.
Bold Endeavors: How Our Government Built America, and Why It Must Rebuild Now.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009.
First edition of this work by the legendary banker. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Felix Rohatyn on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 147196
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New York: An Illustrated History; Inscribed by Ric Burns and James Sanders
BURNS, Ric; James Sanders; Lisa Ades.
New York: An Illustrated History.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
The expanded edition of this landmark illustrated history of the city that never sleeps. Quarto, original cloth, heavily illustrated with more than 600 images in color and black and white. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the authors on the half-title page, "For Reagan - with boundless gratitude and appreciation for you extraordinary support & belief in this project! 12/13/21 Ric Burns, J Sanders." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jenny Carrow.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 147324
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First Edition of Trains Of Thought: Memories Of A Stateless Youth; Warmly Inscribed by Victor Brombert
BROMBERT, Victor.
Trains Of Thought: Memories Of A Stateless Youth.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2002.
First edition of this "beautifully cadenced work of art―it will remind some readers of Nabokov's classic Speak, Memory" (Joyce Carol Oates). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, " For Renee and Ted whose tenderness, poetic spirit, and wit are so precious to all their friends - Affectionately - Victor 11.02." The recipient, Theodore Weiss was a poet, professor and editor along with his wife Renee of the Quarterly Review of Poetry. Fine in a fine dust jacket with Weiss' signature to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Robin Locke Monda.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 147923
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First Edition of A Child's Calendar; Signed by Illustrator Nancy Ekholm Burkert
UPDIKE, John.
A Child’s Calendar.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965.
First edition. Octavo, original red cloth. Signed by the illustrator, Nancy Ekholm Burkert on the half title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 5035
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“Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation": Golf My Way; Inscribed by Jack Nicklaus
NICKLAUS, Jack.
Golf My Way.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1974.
Early printing of this classic golf instructional. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated by Jim McQueen. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author opposite the title page, "To Todd Good Luck Jack Nicklaus." In very good condition. Written with Ken Bowden. Foreword by Jack Grout.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 145729
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Rare First Edition of Kazantzakis's Tertsines; Signed by Helen Kazantzakis
KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos.
Tertsines.
Athens: Konstantinidis and Michalas Press, 1960.
First Greek edition of this collection of poems by the author of Zorba the Greek. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Signed by Helen Kazantzakis.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 117523
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First Edition of Gao Xingjian's Buying a Fishing Rod For My Grandfather; Inscribed by Him
XINGJIAN, Gao.
Buying a Fishing Rod For My Grandfather.
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2004.
First American edition of the author's first collection of short stories published in English. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Pour ____ ____ Gao Xingjian Paris le 20 Octobre 2006." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich. Translated from the Chinese by Mabel Lee.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 138015
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First Edition of John Gregory Dunne's The Studio; Signed by Him
DUNNE, John Gregory.
The Studio.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1968.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed and dated in the year of publication by the author on the front free endpaper, "John G. Dunne 1968." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Stephen Dunne. Uncommon signed.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 116567
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"Less is a Bore""; Letter signed by Famed architect Robert Venturi with a drawing
VENTURI, Robert.
Robert Venturi Signed Sketch.
Philadelphia: The MIT Press, 2014.
Autograph signed letter by the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Robert Venturi on his letterhead. The note reads, "Dear John Thanks for asking Bob 8-12-14 wishing you well (who has added a large drawing of Venturi's Mother's House)." In fine condition.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 140002
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"In my dreams I ate and I ate my dreams": Bernard Malamud's National Book Award-Winning Novel; Signed by Him
MALAMUD, Bernard.
The Fixer.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966.
First edition, early printing of the author's fourth novel, which went on to win the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Bernard Malamud on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 140811