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"It is easy to consider man unique among living organisms": First Edition of Watson's Molecular Biology of the Gene; Signed by Him
WATSON, James D.
Molecular Biology of the Gene.
New York: W.A. Benjamin, Inc, 1965.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning scientist's first book. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed "J.D. Watson" on the title page (as his custom with this book, as that is how it appears on the title page). Editor's foreword by Cyrus Levinthal. In near fine condition, name to the front free endpaper. Uncommon signed.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 125103
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“If you want him to do it, you've got to change the picture of the world inside his head": First Edition of All the King's Men; Signed by Robert Penn Warren
WARREN, Robert Penn.
All The King’s Men.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946.
First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Robert Penn Warren on the front free endpaper. Near fine in the second state dust jacket which is in good condition with the $3.00 price present. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 143762
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"I want my body and my hands to be pools for your looking and laughing": First Edition of Leonard Cohen's The Spice-Box of Earth; Signed by Him
COHEN, Leonard.
The Spice-Box of Earth.
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1961.
First edition of Cohen's second book. Octavo, original wrappers, patterned endpapers. Signed by Leonard Cohen in a contemporary hand on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Frank Newfeld. Photograph of Cohen by John Max. Drawings by Frank Newfeld. Uncommon signed.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 130742
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First Edition of John Irving's Rare First Book Setting Free The Bears; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
IRVING, John.
Setting Free the Bears.
New York: Random House, 1968.
First edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed [5 line inscription] by John Irving on the half- title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carl Weiss. Illustration by Robert Dale. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 1351
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First Edition of The Strategy of Conflict; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Thomas Schelling
SCHELLING, Thomas C.
The Strategy of Conflict.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1960.
First edition of this work that pioneered the study of bargaining and strategic behavior. Octavo, original yellow cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Thomas Schelling on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket that has some chipping and wear to the extremities. Rare in the original dust jacket and inscribed.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 30057
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Large etching of Chaim Weizmann signed by him and artist Harry S. Moskovitz
WEIZMANN, Chaim.
Chaim Weizmann Signed Etching.
Signed portrait of the renowned Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann and signed by the artist Harry S. Moskovitz in lower margin. Moskovitz was a celebrated portrait painter and graphic artist whose subjects included Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. The etching measures 11 inches by 14 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 17.5 inches by 21 inches. Rare and desirable.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 1186448
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The Poetry Collection of Annie Dillard; over 35 volumes each signed or inscribed to her
[DILLIARD, Annie].
The Poetry Collection of Annie Dillard.
Various Publishers, .
Rare collection of dozens of volumes of poetry from the collection of American author Annie Dillard, each signed or inscribed to her and with her bookplate. Approximately 35 volumes, the collection includes inscribed first editions and early printings of Fred Chappell's Wild Mountain, Leo Connellan's First Selected Poems, Karen Connelly's The Border Surrounds Us, Paul Zimmer's Crossing to Sunlight, A. J. Hovde's Selected Poems, Tom Owen-Towle's Sauntering, Joe Rosenblatt's The Sleeping Lady, and Frank Polite's Letters of Transit. Each volume is in near fine to fine condition.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 128534
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“A man's alter ego is nothing more than his favorite image of himself”: First Edition of Catch Me If You Can; Signed by Frank Abagnale and Steven Spielberg
ABAGNALE, Frank W. [Steven Spielberg].
Catch Me If You Can.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1980.
First edition of the bestselling true story of the world's most sought-after con man, basis for the Steven Spielberg film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly inscribed by Frank W. Abagnale on the front free endpaper and Steven Spielberg on the front pastedown. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. With Abagnale's business card laid in. Rare.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 145775
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Karl Popper's Conjectures and refutations; Inscribed by Him to Lionel Robbins
POPPER, Karl.
Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge.
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1965.
Second edition of this major work by Popper. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Lionel, the most generously appreciative of readers from Karl June 1965." The recipient Lionel Robbins was a prominent member of the economics department at the London School of Economics and a close friend and colleague of Popper. The pair were colleagues for over twenty years, with Popper first taking up a Readership at the LSE in 1945 before being appointed Professor of Logic and Scientific Method in 1949. Their relationship was principally professional, forming a strong inter-departmental…
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 100965
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"for the memory of an unforgettable interview": First edition of Yukio Mishima's After the Banquet; warmly inscribed by him
MISHIMA, Yukio.
After The Banquet.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1963.
First British edition of "the biggest and most profound thing Mishima has done so far in an already distinguished career" (The New Yorker). Octavo, original cloth. Translated from the Japanese by Donald Keene. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To John Harder for the memory of an unforgettable interview in midnight 1965 March 22 Yukio Mishima." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Margaret Eastoe. Rare signed.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 148136
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Large Photograph Signed by Nelson Mandela
MANDELA, Nelson.
Nelson Mandela Signed Photograph.
Original color photograph of Nelson Mandela. Boldly signed and dated "N Mandela 18.6.2000." Double matted and framed. The photograph measures 8 inches by 12 inches. The entire piece measures 15.25 inches by 19 inches. In fine condition.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 24057
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"Earthrise, Christmas 1968": Official NASA Apollo 8 'Earthrise' Photograph Signed by James Lovell and Frank Borman
LOVELL, James and Frank Borman.
James Lovell and Frank Borman Inscribed ‘Earthrise’ NASA Photograph.
1968.
Official NASA photograph of 'Earthrise.' Glossy, color photograph of the Earth as seen from space by the Apollo 8 crew after performing lunar orbit insertion burn, NASA caption text and Kodak watermarks to the verso of the photograph, signed by Frank Borman in silver ink, "Frank Borman Apollo 8 CDR," and James Lovell, "James Lovell Apollo 8 CMP," who additionally signed "Earthrise, Christmas 1968" above his signature. In fine condition with fading to the NASA text on the verso. The piece measures 10 inches by 8 inches.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 145373
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First Edition of Saving Private Ryan: A Film by Steven Spielberg; signed by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks
SPIELBERG, Steven. Photographs by David James; [Tom Hanks].
Saving Private Ryan: A Film by Steven Spielberg.
New York: Newmarket Press, 1999.
First edition of the illustrated book companion to the Academy Award-winning film. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated with photographs by David James. Presentation copy, inscribed by Steven Spielberg on the front panel, "Bill, Remember when... Steven Spielberg" and additionally inscribed by Tom Hanks, "To Bill, Peace. Forever. Tom Hanks." In fine condition. Mounted and framed. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 15 inches.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 132619
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“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself": First Edition of George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman; Inscribed by him
SHAW, George Bernard.
Man and Superman.
Westminster: Archibald and Constable & Co., Ltd, 1903.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning playwright's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Charles Roebuck Ramsden Goodhart from G. Bernard Shaw 21st May 1905." In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise box. Rare signed and inscribed.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 132653
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“HE HAD GLIMPSES OF THE DEAD, CALMLY EXPECTANT EMPTINESS OF HIS SURROUNDINGS WITH WHICH THE EMPTINESS OF HIS SOUL SEEMED DETERMINED TO BLEND”: FIRST EDITION OF MAXIM GORKY'S THE SPY: THE STORY OF A SUPERFLUOUS MAN; INSCRIBED BY HIM
GORKY, Maxim.
The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man.
New York: B. W. Huebsch, 1918.
First American edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Maxim Gorky on the front free endpaper in both English and Cyrillic. Translated from the Russian by Thomas Seltzer. Books signed and inscribed by Gorky are uncommon.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 51082
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First edition of Joel Chandler Harris' Uncle Remus and His Friends; inscribed by illustrator A.B. Frost with an original drawing and with a clipped signature signed by Joel Chandler Harris tipped in
HARRIS, Joel Chandler.
Uncle Remus and His Friends: Old Plantation Stories, Songs, and Ballads with Sketches of Negro Character.
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1892.
First edition of the fourth collection of “Uncle Remus” tales. Octavo, original pictorial cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated with frontispiece and 11 plates by A.B. Frost. Presentation copy, inscribed by the illustrator on the flyleaf, "To Doctor Eugene S. Hoyt with the warmest regards of his friend A. B. Frost April 1906." Frost has added a large original drawing of a fox dressed in men's clothing. With a clipped signature inscribed by the author tipped in, "Yours faithfully Joel Chandler Harris." In near fine condition. Bookplate. An exceptional example, most rare and desirable signed…
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 133016
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First Edition of Robert K. Merton's Social Theory and Social Structure; Warmly Inscribed by Him
MERTON, Robert K.
Social Theory and Social Structure.
Glencoe, IL: The Free Press, 1949.
First edition of this landmark work in sociology. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Fred, your friend for quite some time. Bob." Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips and wear. Rare signed and inscribed.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 19087
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SCARCE FIRST EDITION OF DAVE HEATH’S DIALOGUE WITH SOLITUDE; SIGNED BY HIM
HEATH, Dave.
A Dialogue With Solitude.
New York: Community Press, 1965.
First edition of the photographer's seminal work, one of the great photobooks of the second half of the twentieth century. Tall quarto, original gray cloth. Signed by Dave Heath on the half-title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket that shows some light rubbing to the front and rear panel.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 1763
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Signed Photograph of Rabindranath Tagore
TAGORE, Rabindranath.
Rabindranath Tagore Signed Photograph.
1921.
Photograph of Nobel Prize-winning author Rabindranath Tagore. Signed and dated on the photograph, "Rabindranath Tagore Jul. 22, 1921." Double-matted and framed. The photograph measures 3.5 inches by 5 inches. The entire piece measures 13.5 inches by 18.25 inches. Photographs signed by Tagore rare.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 33058
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“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed": First Edition of A History of the 90th Division in World War II; Signed by General Dwight Eisenhower
EISENHOWER, Dwight D.
A History of the 90th Division in World War II: 6 June 1944 to 9 May 1945.
Baton Rouge, LA: Army & Navy Publishing Company , 1946.
First edition of this work on the 90th division in World II. Quarto, original leatherette boards, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by General Dwight Eisenhower on the title page, "To Skippe Sheppard Best wishes from Dwight D. Eisenhower." The recipient, Captain Harlo John Sheppard was in the 712th Tank Division, with his name and notes throughout. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed by Eisenhower, this is the first example we have seen.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 140008