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First Edition of Learning from ‘Learning by Doing’: Lessons for Economic Growth; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Robert Solow
SOLOW, Robert.
Learning from ‘Learning by Doing’: Lessons for Economic Growth (Kenneth J. Arrow Lectures).
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1997.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Robert Solow on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 32004
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First Edition of The New York Idea: An Experiment in Democracy; inscribed by Mario Cuomo to William Safire
CUOMO, Mario [William Safire].
The New York Idea: An Experiment in Democracy.
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1994.
First edition of the 52nd Governor of New York's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "To Bill Safire, One of our proud hoasts [sic] (but isn't there something wrong with that grammatically? Mario 1994." 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 Language” in…
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 103423
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First Edition of Niall Ferguson's Civilization: The West and the Rest; Inscribed by Him
FERGUSON, Niall.
Civilization: The West and the Rest.
New York: The Penguin Press, 2011.
First edition of this work by the famed historian. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To John with best wishes Niall Ferguson." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 132746
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First Edition of Fletch Won; Signed by Gregory McDonald
MCDONALD, Gregory.
Fletch Won.
New York: Warner Books, 1985.
First edition of this work in the author's classic Fletch series. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Gregory McDonald on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, mark to the bottom.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 143771
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First Edition of Nadine Gordimer's Occasion for Loving; Signed by Her
GORDIMER, Nadine.
Occasion for Loving.
New York: The Viking Press, 1963.
First American edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Bill English.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 114599
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First Edition of Dennis Lehane's Mystic River; Signed by Him and Three times by Jacket Designer Chip Kidd
LEHANE, Dennis.
Mystic River.
New York : William Morrow and Company, 2001.
First edition of this novel, basis for the 2003 film directed and scored by Clint Eastwood, and starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, and Laura Linney. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Dennis Lehane and three times by the dust jacket designer Chip Kidd, once on the front panel, on the rear jacket flap and once below Lehane's signature. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Chip Kidd.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 121479
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First Edition of Apocalypse Watch; Inscribed by Robert Ludlum
LUDLUM, Robert.
Apocalypse Watch.
New York: Bantam, 1995.
First edition of this work by the author of The Bourne Identity. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, "For Peter Happy Birthday, Peter And my best Robert Ludlum 6.19.95." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 822
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First Edition of Christmas in Plains; Signed by Jimmy Carter
CARTER, Jimmy.
Christmas In Plains.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001.
First edition of this Christmas story by the 39th President of the United States. Small octavo, original boards, illustrated by Amy Carter. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Bill Fenton J Carter." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket painting by Amy Carter.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 147913
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Signed Limited First Edition of Annie Dillard's An American Childhood
DILLARD, Annie.
An American Childhood.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1987.
Signed limited first edition of Dillard's poignant, vivid memoir of growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1950s. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Annie Dillard on the limitation page. One of 250 numbered copies, this is from the author's personal library and is unnumbered. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lynn Dreese Breslin.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 74231
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First Edition of In Defense of Globalization; Inscribed by Jagdish Bhagwati
BHAGWATI, Jaqdish.
In Defense of Globalization.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
First edition of this "outstandingly effective book" (The Economist). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Fannie with warm regards, Professor Bhagwati." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kathleen M. Lynch.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 107289
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First Edition of Martin Fridson's It Was a Very Good Year: Extraordinary Moments in Stock Market History; Warmly Inscribed by Her
FRIDSON, Martin S.
It Was a Very Good Year: Extraordinary Moments in Stock Market History.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
First edition of this "useful and extremely entertaining book" (Byron Wien). Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Julie F____- It was great to meet you in Hilton Head! Wishing you many very good years in the stock market Marty Fridson." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Dan Welsh.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 114629
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First edition of Jeffrey Sonnenfeld's The Hero's Farewell: What Happens When CEOs Retire; lengthily inscribed by him
SONNENFELD, Jeffrey.
The Hero’s Farewell: What Happens When CEOs Retire.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, Inc., 1988.
First edition of Sonnenfeld's in-depth work on executive succession. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, with a full page inscription by the author in the year of publication, "To Yandy, Congratulations on your heroic contributions - especially in pulling this joint conference off. Best wishes, Jeff." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by The Complete Artworks, Ltd. Author photograph by Richard A. Chase.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 121305
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First Edition of Rethinking Housing Bubbles; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Vernon L. Smith
GJERSTAD, Steven and Vernon L. Smith.
Rethinking Housing Bubbles: The Role of Household and Bank Balance Sheets in Modeling Economic Cycles.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original glossy boards. Signed and dated by Vernon Smith on the title page. In fine condition.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 68022
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Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions; Signed by John Kotter
KOTTER, John and Holger Rathgeber.
Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions.
Privately Printed, 2006.
First edition of the privately printed edition of this classic work. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Kotter on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Foreword by Spencer Johnson. With artwork by Peter Mueller.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 107649
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First edition of Bertram D. Wolfe's Strange Communists I Have Known; inscribed by him to historian Arnold Krammer
WOLFE, Bertram D.
Strange Communists I Have Known.
New York: Stein and Day, 1965.
First edition of the author's collection of vignettes relaying the stories of ten personal friends involved in the communist movement. Octavo, original half cloth, top edge red. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Arnold Krammer inscribed with the regards of the author Bertram Wolfe." The recipient, Dr. Arnold Krammer, was an American historian who specialized in German and United States history. He was a professor at Texas A&M University and twice a Fulbright scholar in Germany in 1992-1993 and 2002-2003. He was the author of seven books, the most recent of which was War…
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 115624
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"The vultures. They take the low road. They may wear suits, be articulate": James B. Stewart's Disney War; Inscribed by Him
STEWART, James B.
Disney War.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
Early printing of this incredibly enthralling exposé on one of America's most powerful entertainment companies. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Fred, James B. Stewart." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 147019
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"When Wanda packed her bag and left, I stood in my garden and knew my chances were ruined": First edition of Paul Zimmer's fifth book of poems; inscribed by him to fellow poet Annie Dillard
ZIMMER, Paul [Annie Dillard].
With Wanda: Town and Country Poems.
Washington, D.C. & San Francisco: Dryad Press, 1980.
First edition of American poet Paul Zimmer's fifth book of poems. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Association copy, inscribed to poet Annie Dillard on the title page, "August 1980 For Annie and Gary, With admiration and affection. Paul." With Annie Dillard's bookplate to the half-title page. In near fine condition. Cover design by Susan Foster. Book design by Merrill Leffler. A nice association.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 88097
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Limited Edition Francis Parkman's The Oregon Trail; Signed by Illustrator Thomas Hart Benton
PARKMAN, Francis. Illustrated by Thomas Hart Benton.
The Oregon Trail.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1945.
Signed limited edition of Parkman’s classic account of his journey along the Oregon Trail. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, pictorial title page, illustrated with numerous plates by Thomas Hart Benton. One of one thousand numbered copies signed by the artist on the limitation page. In near fine condition with very light rubbing to the crown of the spine and a faint stain to the front panel.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 146546
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First Edition of David Hume Kennerly's Shooter; Warmly Inscribed by Him
KENNERLY, David Hume.
Shooter.
New York: Newsweek Books, 1979.
First edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer. Small quarto, original half cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Roy, Thanks for the interview! Dave Kennerly October 31, 1979." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mary Ann Joulwan.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 118339
