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Philip Fisher's highly regarded Paths to Wealth through Common Stocks; Warmly Inscribed by Him
FISHER, Philip A.
Paths To Wealth Through Common Stocks.
Englewood, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1960.
First edition, second printing of Fisher's second book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, signed by the author on the front free end paper, "To Vernon Patterson whose approval of this book I would greatly value Sincerely Phil Fisher." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 128599
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"In this book I take you on a random walk down Wall Street, providing a guided tour of the complexities of finance": First Edition of Burton Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street; Signed by Him
MALKIEL, Burton G.
A Random Walk Down Wall Street.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1973.
First edition of this classic work, one of the “few great investment books” (Andrew Tobias). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "with best wishes Burt." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Jay J. Smith. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 133519
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"We shall not grow wiser before we learn that much that we have done was very foolish": Gary Becker’s Classic Work Human Capital; Signed by Him
BECKER, Gary S.
Human Capital.
New York: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1966.
First edition, second printing of the economist's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Gary Becker on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare signed.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 42091
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Rare original gelatin silver print of Nobel Prize-winning author Thomas Mann; inscribed by him
MANN, Thomas.
Thomas Mann Signed Photograph.
Rare silver gelatin print signed by Nobel Prize-winning author Thomas Mann. Inscribed by him on the lower portion of the photograph, "Mr. Satoru Yamano, with all my good wishes, Thomas Mann." Double matted and framed. In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 11.5 inches by 10 inches.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 123909
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Rare correspondence archive between Cecil B. DeMille and Fortunino Matania discussing paintings commissioned to assist in the set design of DeMille's masterpeice The Ten Commandments
DEMILLE, Cecil B. [Fortunino Matania].
Cecil DeMille Signed Letter Archive.
Rare archive of typed letters signed by legendary American film producer and star Cecil B. DeMille to Italian artist Fortunino Matania discussing paintings commissioned to assist in the set design of the 1956 film The Ten Commandments. The archive contains 10 typed letters signed by DeMille dated July 24 1952 to November 18 1957 on DeMille's Paramount Pictures Corporation letterhead as well as 32 additional letters of correspondence, 4 photographs and a first edition of Drawing From History: The Forgotten Art of Fortunino Matania. Italian artist Fortunino Matania became a war artist at the outbreak of the First World War…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 131466
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"Parris Island"; Signed Photograph of President Reagan saluting Marines; From the library of Nancy Reagan's Brother
REAGAN, Ronald.
Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph.
1986.
Signed photograph of President Ronald Reagan showing him saluting graduates at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in South Carolina, boldly signed by him on the matte, "Ronald Reagan Parris Island May 1986." Matted and framed with the seal of the President of the United States. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 13 inches. From the library of Dr. Richard A. Davis, brother of First Lady Nancy Reagan. Davis had a close relationship with his sister and President Reagan. They visited the White House often during the Reagan years. Their families got together in Washington at Christmastime and for the…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 132101
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“Your burden is not to clear your conscience But to learn how to bear the burdens on your conscience": First Edition of Eliot's The Cocktail Party; Inscribed by Him To His Niece
ELIOT, T.S.
The Cocktail Party.
London: Faber & Faber, 1950.
First edition of Eliot's most popular play published in his lifetime. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his niece, "Theodora Eliot Smith from T.S. Eliot." Near fine in near fine dust jacket. A nice association.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 95677
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"Intellect distinguishes between the possible and the impossible; reason distinguishes between the sensible and the senseless. Even the possible can be senseless": First Edition of Max Born's The Restless Universe; Signed by Him
BORN, Max.
The Restless Universe.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1936.
First edition of this classic introduction to physics. Quarto, original cloth. Signed by Max Born on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some rubbing and wear to the extremities. Translated by Winifred M. Deans. Illustrations by Dr. Otto Koenigsberger. This is the first signed example of a first printing we have seen.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 81190
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First Deluxe Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; Signed and With An Original Drawing of Harry Potter by Illustrator Thomas Taylor
ROWLING, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999.
First deluxe edition of the first book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time. Octavo, original original cloth, all edges gilt, cover illustration by Thomas Taylor. Signed by the illustrator Thomas Taylor with an original drawing of Harry Potter on the dedication page. At the time of the book’s publication in 1996, illustrator Thomas Taylor had just graduated from art school and was working at Heffers Children’s Bookshop in Cambridge. At Heffers, Taylor educated himself on the children’s book market and its major publishers and decided to…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 144093
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"MR. KIRBY HAD A PROVOCATIVE STORY TO TELL ABOUT AN ATTRACTIVE YOUNG WOMAN ON A LONELY COUNTRY ROAD": Collection of 39 first editions, first printings from Erle Stanely Gardner's Perry Mason Mystery Series; 3 volumes inscribed to his secretary
GARDNER, Erle Stanley.
The Perry Mason Mystery Series Collection.
New York: William and Morrow Company, 1950-1957.
First editions, first issues of 39 titles from the Perry Mason Mystery series. Octavos, 39 volumes, original cloth. The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands, The Case of the Deadly Toy, and The Case of the Screaming Woman are each inscribed by the author to his secretary with a full page inscription on the front free endpaper. Titles include: The Case of the One-Eyed Witness (1950), The Case of the Negligent Nymph (1950), The Case of the Angry Mourner (1951), The Case of the Fiery Fingers (1951), The Case of the Grinning Gorilla (1952), The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (1953), The…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 90456
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First German Edition of Einstein: His Life And Times; Signed by Albert Einstein and inscribed by Philipp Frank
FRANK, Philipp [Albert Einstein].
Einstein: Sein Leben und seine Zeit [His Life And Times].
Munchen: Paul List Verlag, 1949.
First German edition of this classic work by Frank, a famed contemporary of Einstein. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Albert Einstein on the slip to the title page and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Karl W. Deutsch with the author's compliments Philipp Frank August 10, 1950." Philipp Frank was a physicist, mathematician and also a philosopher during the first half of the 20th century. He was a logical-positivist, and a member of the Vienna Circle. He was influenced by Mach and was one of the Machists criticised by Lenin in Materialism and Empirio-criticism. He studied…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 133215
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Rare Sigmund Freud Offprint Die medizin der gegenwart in selbstdarstellungen; Inscribed by Him to His Niece
FREUD, Sigmund.
Die Medizin der Gegenwart in Selbstdarstellungen.
Leipzig: Felix Meiner, 1925.
First offprint edition of this work by Freud. Octavo, original wrappers, frontispiece of Freud. Association copy, inscribed by Freud to his niece Lucy Wiener on the front panel, "onkel Sigm." In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise box.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 102984
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“He who only wishes and hopes does not interfere actively with the course of events and with the shaping of his own destiny": Human Action: A Treatise On Economics; Signed by Ludwig Von Mises
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics.
Chicago: Contemporary Books Inc, 1963.
First printing of the third edition of the economist's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Ludwig Mises on the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 140799
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"It is the constant and undying hope for improvement that makes golf so exquisitely worth playing": First Edition of Playing the Like; Signed by Bernard Darwin
DARWIN, Bernard.
Playing the Like.
London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1934.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Bernard Darwin Jan 1935." An excellent copy with some information regarding the book pasted to the inside gutter in the very rare dust jacket with a few closed tears. Rare in the original dust jacket and signed.
Price: $4,750.00 Item Number: 2724
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“We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving": First Edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; Inscribed by Her
ROWLING, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
London: Bloomsbury, 2007.
First edition of the seventh and final novel in Rowling's immensely popular Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Robin J.K. Rowling." With the author's hologram to the title page. Accompanied by the original ticket and bag from the signing event, which was on July 21, 2007. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover illustrations by Jason Cockcroft.
Price: $4,600.00 Item Number: 141297
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Signed Limited Edition of Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom; One of 1000 Numbered Copies
MANDELA, Nelson.
Long Walk To Freedom.
London: Little, Brown and Company, 1994.
Signed limited first edition, one of 1000 numbered copies of this classic autobiography. Octavo, bound in half morocco, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. In fine condition.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 135598
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"I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb": First Edition of Long Walk To Freedom; Signed and dated by Nelson Mandela
MANDELA, Nelson.
Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.
Boston: Little Brown, 1994.
First American edition of the autobiography of one of the greatest moral leaders of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Signed by the author on the title page, "NMandela 12.5.05." It was signed in New York City by Mandela during a visit upon receipt of an honorary doctorate from Amherst College. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 55043
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First edition of Don Seitz's Artemus Ward; inscribed by him to Harry Houdini and with Houdini's ownership signature
SEITZ, Don. [Harry Houdini].
Artemus Ward (Charles Farrar Browne): A Biography and Bibliography.
New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1919.
First edition of Seitz's biography of America's first stand-up comedian, Charles Farrar Browne, from Harry Houdini's famed library of magic. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Ward, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Harry Houdini with the very best wishes of the author Don C. Seitz." Additionally signed by Houdini, "Harry Houdini." Born in Waterford, Maine, Charles Farrar Browne began to attract large audiences as a lecturer and soon took on the stage name, Artemus Ward, who was historically a favorite author of…
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 127633
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"The Best Science Book Ever"; First Edition Of The Periodic Table, Signed by Primo Levi
LEVI, Primo; Translated by Raymond Rosenthal.
The Periodic Table.
New York: Schocken Books, 1984.
First edition of this classic collection of short stories by Primo Levi. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Primo Levi on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Clarke. Translated by Raymond Rosenthal. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Books signed by Levi are rare.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 3619
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Original Hilary Knight Vanity Fair Watercolor Illustration
KNIGHT, Hilary.
Hilary Knight Original Vanity Fair Watercolor Illustration.
Rare original watercolor fashion illustration by American artist Hilary Knight for Vanity Fair. Knight was flown to Paris by Vanity Fair in 2006 to attend Paris Fashion Week, where he illustrated models from Armani, Dior, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix and Riccardo Tischi. The present illustration features supermodel Mariacarla Boscono wearing Givenchy by Tischi at the Musee Bourdelle. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 22 inches by 17 inches.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 95324
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"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work": Large Signed Photograph of Thomas Edison
EDISON, Thomas Alva.
Thomas A. Edison Signed Photograph.
Large photograph of Thomas Edison, signed by him. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 20 inches.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 15050
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"The smaller the unit of government and the more restricted the functions assigned government, the less likely it is that its actions will reflect special interests rather than the general interest": First Edition of Free to Choose; Inscribed by Milton and Rose Friedman
FRIEDMAN, Milton & Rose.
Free To Choose: A Personal Statement.
New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1980.
First edition of Friedmans' persuasive argument for the free market, based on the PBS series Free to Choose. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the authors in the year of publication on the half-title page, "For Gordon St. Angelo, a fellow fighter in the good cause Milton Friedman." Additionally signed and dated in the year of publication by Rose Friedman. The recipient, Gordon St. Angelo helped create a foundation with Milton and Rose Friedman to promote and help establish educational choice in America. He served as President & CEO of the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation for…
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 4174
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First Edition of Edward Thorp's Beat the Dealer; Inscribed by Him
THORP, Edward O.
Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty One.
New York: Random House, 1962.
First edition of Thorp's classic first book. Octavo, original cloth, with charts and illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Alfred Best Wishes Ed Thorp." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 146421
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First Edition of Ferrari 80; Inscribed by Enzo Ferrari to one of the Old Guard mechanics of the Ferrari Team in the Year of Publication
FERRARI, Enzo.
Ferrari 80.
Modena: Arbe Officine Grafiche , 1979.
First edition of this work by the legendary Enzo Ferrari, one of only 1,000 copies produced, not for sale to the general public but given to patrons and friends of author's. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "Seligardi Enzo Ferrari 12/79." The recipient, Deo Seligardi, was one of the "old guard" mechanics associated with the Ferrari race team. In very good condition with some toning to the extremities. An exceptional association.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 146465
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First Edition of Murray Rothbard's Masterpiece The Ethics of Liberty; Signed by Him
ROTHBARD, Murray N.
The Ethics of Liberty.
Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Humanities Press, 1982.
First edition of Rothbard's greatest contribution to the politics of freedom. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Murray N. Rothbard on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 120588
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First South African Edition of Long Walk to Freedom; Signed by Nelson Mandela
MANDELA, Nelson .
Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.
South Africa: MacDonald Purnell, 1994.
First South African edition of this classic autobiography, which has went on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed on the title page by the author, "NMandela 28.2.96." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 126733
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“Memories and thoughts age, just as people do. But certain thoughts can never age, and certain memories can never fade": First Edition of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles; Signed by Haruki Murakami and three times by Illustrator Chip Kidd
MURAKAMI, Haruki.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
First edition of Murakami's heroically imaginative novel, which is at once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets of World War II. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Haruki Murakami in English and in Japanese and additionally signed three times by the jacket illustrator Chip Kidd; once on the front panel, on the half-title page and on the rear jacket flap. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. Translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin. A unique example.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 123311
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First Edition of Peter Bryant's Two Hours to Doom; Inscribed by Him
BRYANT, Peter [Peter George].
Two Hours to Doom: A Novel of Suspense.
London: T.V. Boardman & Company, 1958.
First edition of this work, basis for the classic Stanley Kubrick film Dr. Strangelove. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed to front endpaper, "Billie, This is the original, all the best, Peter." First editions are scarce, signed and inscribed examples are rare, as the author passed away six years after publication.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 127658
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“THE DAY OF THE JACKAL WAS OVER”: FIRST EDITION OF THE DAY OF THE JACKAL; INSCRIBED BY FREDERICK FORSYTH IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION
FORSYTH, Frederick.
The Day of the Jackal.
London: Hutchinson, 1971.
First British edition of the author's first novel. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication opposite the title page, "For Dick and Ruth Epps with warmest regards, from Fredie Forsyth 16.6.71." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Tom Simmonds and Trevor Vertigan. Uncommon signed and inscribed in the year of publication.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 131329
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“Love! Love until the night collapses!": First Edition in English of The Heights of Macchu Picchu; Signed by Pablo Neruda
NERUDA, Pablo. Translated by Nathaniel Tarn. Preface by Robert Pring-Mill..
The Heights of Macchu Picchu.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966.
First edition in English of Neruda's masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Pablo Neruda on the front free endpaper. Translated by Nathaniel Tarn. Preface by Robert Pring-Mill. Fine in a near fine dust price-clipped jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. A very sharp example, rare and desirable signed.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 146102
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"The artist’s task is not to alter the world as the eye sees it, but to perceive the esthetic reality within the actual world" First Edition of Helen Levitt’s First Book A Way of Seeing; Signed by Her
LEVITT, Helen; Essay by Agee.
A Way of Seeing: Photographs of New York by Helen Levitt with an Essay by James Agee.
New York: The Viking Press, 1965.
First edition of Levitt and Agee's classic collaboration. Oblong quarto, original black cloth, illustrated with 50 black-and-white photogravures. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Signed by Helen Levitt on the title page. Essay by James Agee.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 807
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First Edition of Kenneth Arrow’s First Book Social Choice and Individual Values; Signed by Him
ARROW, Kenneth J.
Social Choice and Individual Values.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1951.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist's groundbreaking work. Octavo, original blue cloth with titles and frontispiece in gilt. Boldly signed by Kenneth Arrow on the title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 140964
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“A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men": First Edition of Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator; Inscribed by Roald Dahl
DAHL, Roald.
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.
First edition of the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Joseph Schindelman. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Timothy Love Roald Dahl." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 146383
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Original New Yorker of John Hersey's Hiroshima; Inscribed by Him
HERSEY, John.
Hiroshima.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946.
The original August 31, 1946 issue of The New Yorker of Hersey's classic work and is the work's first appearance. The entire issue of the magazine is dedicated to Hersey's piece, and this example is a presentation copy, inscribed on the final page to poet and publisher Kirby Congdon, "For Kirby Congdon - John Hersey, February 24, 1985." Hersey's account of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, was judged the finest piece of American journalism of the 20th century by a 36-member panel associated with New York University's journalism department. In very good condition. Rare and…
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 143221
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"Attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places": First edition of Slim Aarons' A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
AARONS, Slim.
A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974.
First edition of the photographer's most well-known work which covered the global social circuit in a style that remains without peer to this day. Folio, original blue cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Dear Myron We Lived The Dream Great Days Slim Aarons." Fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 134596
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“Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water": Jaws; First Edition of Jaws; Finely bound by the Harcourt Bindery and Inscribed by Peter Benchley
BENCHLEY, Peter.
Jaws.
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1974.
First edition of the author's classic work, basis for the cult film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt stamped to the front panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on a page bound in, "For Sandra Clarke- with best wishes- Peter Benchley 10/29/81." In fine condition. An exceptional presentation,…
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 147989
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First Edition of Knut Hamsun's The Road Leads On; Inscribed by Him in the Year of Publication
HAMSUN, Knut.
The Road Leads On.
New York: Coward-McCann, 1934.
First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's final novel in his classic August Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "B.A. Abel with greetings Knut Hamsun Norholm 11.8.34." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket art by John Alan Maxwell. Translated from the Norwegian by Eugene Gay-Tifft. Books inscribed by Hamsun are rare.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 122597
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"You'll never catch fish in McElligot's Pool!": First Edition, First Issue of McElligot's Pool; Inscribed by Dr. Seuss
SEUSS, Dr. [Theodor Geisel].
McElligot’s Pool.
New York: Random House, 1947.
First edition with the 250/250 price on the front flap as well as the $2.50 price added to the rear flap (state 'c') of the first Dr. Seuss title to feature full-color art on every other page. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "For Mrs. Haye with very kindest regards- Dr. Seuss." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 87546
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Rare Autograph Letter Signed by Ulysses S. Grant to Attorney General Edwards Pierrepont
GRANT, Ulysses S.
Ulysses S. Grant Autograph Letter Signed.
1876.
Autograph letter signed by and entirely in the hand of Ulysses S. Grant as President. Addressed to the Attorney General of the United States Edwards Pierrepont the letter reads, "Elizabeth, N.J. Sept. 2nd 1876 Dear Judge, While in Utica Judge Hunt spoke to me of the importance of appointing a member to Judge Woodruff at as early as a day as practicable on account of the great amount of business before the court. I do not know of any lawyer in the circuit to whom to tender the position when it should be Senator Edmunds and he I should dislike…
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 101208
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Signed Limited Edition of Charles Lindbergh's We; in the original blue box with matching number
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
We.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927.
Signed limited edition of Lindbergh's autobiography, which provides the account of the life of one of the century's greatest adventurers, the first man to complete a solo non-stop transatlantic flight. One of 1000 numbered copies, this is number 97, signed by both Charles Lindbergh and the publisher on the limitation page. Octavo, half bound salmon paper covered boards, frontispiece with tissue-guard, 51 black and white plates, with the publisher's note laid in. Fine in the original glassine and in the original blue box with matching number. Introduction by Myron T. Herrick. One of the finest most preserved example possible.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 133274