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"Give a chunk to a monkey, give a chunk to a fighter": Later printing of Michael Rosen's Nuts About Nuts; Signed and dated by him
ROSEN, Michael. Illustrated by Sami Sweeten. .
Nuts About Nuts.
London: Diamond Books, 1999.
Early printing of British children's author Michael Rosen's illustrated book of poetry about nuts. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Inscribed by Michael Rosen on the verso of the front panel, "Hello Eileen, Michael Rosen was here." In near fine condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 88125
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First Edition of Philip Roth's Deception; Signed by Him
ROTH, Philip.
Deception.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990.
First edition of this "extraordinary, elegant novel" (Fay Weldon, The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 106538
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First edition of Liv Ullmann's Choices; inscribed by her to Erica Jong
ULLMANN, Liv [Erica Jong].
Choices.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
First edition of Liv Ullmann's quietly and beautifully written autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "Dear Erica Here is mine. Happy New Year with love to you and your. Hug - Liv. December - 84." The recipient, 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…
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 142818
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First Edition of Matsushita Leadership; Signed by John Kotter
KOTTER, John P.
Matsushita Leadership: Lessons From the 20th Century’s Most Remarkable Entrepreneur.
New York : The Free Press, 1997.
First edition of this work by the best-selling author. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by John P. Kotter on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Calvin Chu.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 144882
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"FOR IN THE END, IS IT NOT FITTING THAT A BOOK ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION SHOULD CLOSE BY STUDYING WHAT THE CONSTITUTION IS NOT ABOUT?" The 1979 Supplement to American Constitutional Law; inscribed by Laurence H. Tribe
TRIBE, Laurence H.
1979 Supplement to American Constitutional Law.
Mineola, New York: The Foundation Press, Inc, 1979.
The 1979 supplement to Tribe's American Constitutional Law. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Best wishes, Laurence Tribe 2/09." In near fine condition. Ownership name to the front panel.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 118015
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Signed Limited Edition of James A. Michener's My Lost Mexico
MICHENER, James A.
My Lost Mexico.
Austin: The State House Press, 1992.
Signed limited edition of this novel by the award-winning author, one of 350 numbered copies, this is number 59. Octavo, original half cloth, with illustrations by the author. Signed by James A. Michener. Fine in a fine slipcase.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 119391
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First edition of Heinrich Boll's Missing Persons and Other Essays; Inscribed by Leila Vennewitz in the year of publication
BOLL, Heinrich.
Missing Persons and Other Essays.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1977.
First edition of this collection of essays by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the translator in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To May and Peter, with love, Leila October '77." Translated from the German by Leila Vennewitz. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Judith K. Leeds. Jacket photograph by Jill Krementz.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 122432
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First Edition of Tom Stoppard's Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth; Signed by Him
STOPPARD, Tom.
Dogg’s Hamlet, Cahoot’s Macbeth.
London: Faber and Faber, 1980.
First edition of this classic play. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Tom Stoppard on the title page. In near fine condition. Cover photograph by Bob Chase.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 128109
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First edition of Cees Nooteboom's Roads to Santiago; Signed by Him
NOOTEBOOM, Cees.
Roads to Santiago: Detours and Riddles in the Lands and History of Spain.
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1997.
First edition. Octavo, original boards. Signed and dated in the year of publication by Cees Nooteboom on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Dutch by Ina Rilke.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 5715
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"It takes someone very special to help you forget someone very special": First edition of Oliver's Story; inscribed by Erich Segal
SEGAL, Erich.
Oliver’s Story.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1977.
First edition of the dramatic sequel to Love Story, the basis for the 1978 film starring Ryan O'Neal, this time opposite Candice Bergen. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Regards- Erich Segal 9 June 1978." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Anita Scott.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 143618
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First Edition of Orwell's Revenge. The 1984 Palimpsest; Inscribed by Peter Huber to William Safire
HUBER, Peter [William Safire].
Orwell’s Revenge: The 1984 Palimpsest.
New York: The Free Press, 1994.
First edition of this work in which Huber discusses the compelling vision of Orwell's 1984. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Bill Safire Peter Huber." Also laid in is a letter from The Manhattan Institute to William Safire. The recipient, William Safire, was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column “On…
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 143749
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First Edition of the Next Century; Inscribed and Dated by David Halberstam in the Year of publication
HALBERSTAM, David.
The Next Century.
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1991.
First edition of this work by the award-winning journalist. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication, "For Sandy and Virginia with love David Jan 1991." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 144104
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First Edition of A Song Flung Up to Heaven; Inscribed by Maya Angelou
ANGELOU, Maya.
A Song Flung Up To Heaven.
New York: Random House, 2002.
First edition of the final volume in Angelou's autobiography series. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Ann Sherry, Joy! from Wendy and Maya Angelou." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Andy Carpenter. Jacket photograph by Dwight Carter.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 88974
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COMING OF AGE IN SAMOA; IN THE RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET
MEAD, Margaret. Foreword by Franz Boas.
Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth in Western Civilisation.
New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1932.
Early printing of Mead’s pioneering work which, upon publication, established her as the most famous anthropologist in the world. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket, which is in good condition. Foreword by Franz Boas.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 117912
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First Edition of Ceremony And Other Poems; Inscribed by Richard Wilbur and also laid in a sonnet broadside from Charlee and Richard Wilbur.
WILBUR, Richard.
Ceremony And Other Poems.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950.
First edition of this collection of poems by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Jane and motherhood Aff'y inscribed Dick Wilbur Cambridge May 51." Also laid in is a sonnet broadside from Charlee and Richard Wilbur. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 146260
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First Edition of Max and Helen: A Remarkable True Love Story; Inscribed by Simon Wiesenthal
WIESENTHAL, Simon.
Max and Helen: A Remarkable True Love Story.
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1982.
First edition of this glorious love story. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Simon Wiesenthal on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner. Translated by Catherine Hutter.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 110499
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50th Anniversary Edition of The First Four Minutes; Signed by Roger Bannister
BANNISTER, Roger.
The First Four Minutes.
Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing, 2004.
Limited hardback edition of this personal account of the most ground-breaking sporting achievement of the twentieth century, now with a new introduction and a substantial new chapter to mark the 50th Anniversary of the first sub-four-minute mile. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographic plates. One of two hundred and thirty-nine copies signed by the author on a limitation slip adhered to the front flyleaf, this is number 196. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 146690
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First Edition of The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse; Inscribed by Richard Thompson Ford
FORD, Richard Thompson.
The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse.
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
First edition of this "sharp, nuanced, enlightening reflection on how America should confront its authentic legacy of racism . . . A sharp, nuanced yet stylish analysis" (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Lisa Thanks for reading the book Richard Ford." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Aaron Artessa. Jacket illustration by Jean Tuttle.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 120633
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First Edition of Jeane Kirkpatrick's The Withering Away of the Totalitarian State; Inscribed by Her to William Safire
KIRKPATRICK, Jeane J. [William Safire].
The Withering Away of the Totalitarian State and Other Surprises.
Washington, D.C: The AEI Press, 1990.
First edition of this work by Ambassador Kirkpatrick, who played a major role in the foreign policy of the Ronald Reagan administration. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Bill Safire Columnist extraordinaire. With admiration and friendship. Jeane Kirkpatrick. December, 1990." The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns…
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 127827
