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First edition of P.J. O'Rourke's All the Trouble in the World; signed by him
O'ROURKE, P.J.
All the Trouble in the World: The Lighter Side of Overpopulation, Famine, Ecological Disaster, Ethnic Hatred, Plague, and Poverty.
New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1994.
First edition of the author's humorous analysis of widespread global issues. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the half-title page, P.J. O'Rourke April 27, 1999 NYC." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Evelyn Kim.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 133081
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“A WOMAN IS LIKE A TEABAG - ONLY IN HOT WATER DO YOU REALIZE HOW STRONG SHE IS”: First Edition of My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan; Inscribed by Her
REAGAN, Nancy.
My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan.
New York: Random House, 1989.
First edition of Nancy Reagan's memoirs. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Gene Williams Best Wishes Nancy Reagan Apr '92." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino. Written in collaboration with William Novak.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 1860
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Rude Rhymes: Mother Goose Goes Behind the Bike Shed; Inscribed by Michael Rosen
ROSEN, Michael.
Rude Rhymes: Mother Goose Goes Behind the Bike Shed.
London: Andre Deutsch Limited, 1989.
Early printing. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issue. Inscribed by the author opposite the title page, "hello Eileen Michael Rosen was here." In fine condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 82141
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First Edition of Memories of the Ford Administration; Signed by John Updike and Chip Kidd
UPDIKE, John.
Memories of the Ford Administration.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.
First edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by John Updike on the front free endpaper. Additionally signed by jacket designer Chip Kidd on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 133586
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First edition of Brian Moore's No Other Life; inscribed by him to famed photographer Sally Soames
MOORE, Brian.
No Other Life.
London: Bloomsbury, 1993.
First edition of the award-winning novelist's gripping drama. Octavo, original cloth, ribbon bound in. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Sally Soames L'Image B S Moore." The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusively black and white portraits of many of the most prominent figures of the 20th century including Menachem Begin, Margaret Atwood, Margaret Thatcher, Sean Connery, Rudolf Nureyev, Alec Guinness and Andy Warhol. Soames, who was known to be a warm and personal journalist, performed extensive research on her…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 126419
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First Edition of George Gilder's Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World; signed by Him
GILDER, George.
Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How It Is Revolutionizing Our World.
Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2013.
First edition of Gilder's work, which introduces an all-new paradigm-shifting theory of capitalism. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by George Gilder on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by J. Henry Pereira.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 135625
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First Edition of Son; Signed by Lois Lowry
LOWRY, Lois.
Son.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2012.
First edition of the thrilling conclusion to 'The Giver' quartet. Octavo, original half-cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, "with best wishes Lois Lowry." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Charles Brock.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 145163
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First edition of Michael Frayn's The Trick of It; inscribed by him to Sally Soames
FRAYN, Michael.
The Trick Of It.
London: Viking, 1989.
First edition of of Frayn's reverential novel. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Sally with best wishes from Michael Frayn 15 August 1989." The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusively black and white portraits of many of the most prominent figures of the 20th century including Menachem Begin, Margaret Atwood, Margaret Thatcher, Sean Connery, Rudolf Nureyev, Alec Guinness and Andy Warhol. Soames, who was known to be a warm and personal journalist, performed extensive research on her…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 119338
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First edition of richard ford's the sportswriter; inscribed by him
FORD, Richard.
The Sportswriter.
New York : Vintage Books, 1986.
First edition of this paperback original as issued. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "For Elias Kanner with the very warmest wishes. Richard Ford January 8, 1990 NYC." In near fine condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 120536
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"Being an astute businessman, Ryder took great interest in the integrity of the matches that would later bear his name": First Edition of The Ryder Cup Meets the Monster; Inscribed by Dow Finsterwald, Jr.
PERRY, Bryon; Foreword by Dow Finsterwald Jr.
The Ryder Cup Meets the Monster: a Collection of Words and Pictures Commemorating Golf’s Crown Jewel.
Michigan: Premier Publishing, 2004.
First edition of this work dedicated to 'golf's crown jewel': The Ryder Cup. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Inscribed by Dow Finsterwald on the title page, "For James! Best Wishes Dow Finsterwald Captain Ryder Cup 1977." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 2094
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First edition of Sophie Tucker's Some of These Days; Inscribed by her
TUCKER, Sophie.
Some of These Days.
United States of America: Sophie Tucker, 1945.
First edition of Sophie Tucker's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Shirley + Jack Bravo Love, Sophie Tucker Jan 1/56." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Author photograph by Maurice Seymour. With the recipients' ownership stamp to the dedication page.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 137556
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"To Jean with Love, Mother": First Edition of Nehru of India; Inscribed by the author to her daughter
SPENCER, Cornelia.
Nehru of India.
New York: The John Day Company, 1948.
First edition of this biography of Nehru. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author to her daughter on the front free endpaper, "To Jean with Love, Mother Cornelia Spencer June 1948." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 103269
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"The minute we look, we cease being afraid": Limited First Edition of Michael Crichton's Travels; Signed by Him
CRICHTON, Michael.
Travels.
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1988.
Signed limited first edition of Crichton's fourth, final, and most famous non-fiction book, privately printed exclusively for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Octavo, Smyth-sewn and bound in full top-grain leather specially processed for fine books by the Cromwell Leather Company with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised bands, gilt decoration to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, silk ribbon laid in, marbled endpapers, frontispiece and interior illustrations by Robert Wisneiwski specially commissioned by The Franklin Press for this first edition. Signed by the author on the front flyleaf. In fine…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 146870
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First Edition of Don't Tell Dad; Inscribed by Peter Fonda
FONDA, Peter.
Don’t Tell Dad.
New York: Hyperion, 1998.
First edition of Peter Fonda's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated in the year of publication, "For Howard Love messin' with the bees! Peter Fonda '98." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 2955
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First edition of Stedman Graham's You Can Make it Happen; inscribed by him to American journalist William Safire
GRAHAM, Stedman [William Safire].
You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.
First edition of the author's nine-step plan for success. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Bill, Congratulations on all that you do - Keep making it happen and thanks for your support! Best wishes Stedman." 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 The New…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 135838
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First edition of Susan Cheever's Home Before Dark; inscribed by her to Ken Burrows
CHEEVER, Susan.
Home Before Dark: A Biographical Memoir of John Cheever by His Daughter.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984.
First edition of Cheever's candid portrait of her father, John Cheever. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "New York City October 1984 To Burrows with love from his old friend Susan." The recipient, American litigator Kenneth David Burrows married American novelist Erica Jong in 1989. 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…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 142633
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First Edition of The Givenness of Things: Essays; Signed by Pulitzer-Prize winning Author Marilynne Robinson
ROBINSON, Marilynne.
The Givenness of Things: Essays.
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2015.
First edition of this collection of essays from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Marilynne Robinson on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Strick and Williams.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 12057
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The Pity of War: Explaining World War I; Signed by Niall Ferguson
FERGUSON, Niall.
The Pity of War: Explaining World War I.
New York: Basic Books, 1999.
First edition, early printing "rich and provocative book, evocative and heartbreaking. Ferguson is a talented writer and a versatile scholar" (Atlantic). Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David J. High. With a letter from the publisher laid in.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 145605
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First edition of Bette Bao Lord's Legacies: A Chinese Mosaic; inscribed by her to legendary journalist William Safire
LORD, Bette Bao.
Legacies: A Chinese Mosaic.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the flyleaf, "For Helene and Bill - With best wishes Bette Bao Lord." 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 supported him 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 The New York Times Magazine from 1979 until the month of his death…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 135482
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First edition of Sharon Gosling's Wonder Woman: the Art and Making of the Film
GOSLING, Sharon. Foreword by Patty Jenkins.
Wonder Woman: the Art and Making of the Film.
London: Titan Books, 2017.
First edition of the complete behind-the-scenes story of Wonder Woman. Oblong quarto, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. From the collection of Bill Zwecker. A member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Zwecker was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaper star (his late mother, Peg Zwecker, was the fashion editor of the Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News), Zwecker began his journalism career in the 1980s and has since interviewed some of the most renowned celebrities across a breadth of industries. He has been a frequent contributor to numerous national news and entertainment programs including…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 140108
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First Corgi Yearling Edition of Spring-Heeled Jack; inscribed by Philip Pullman
PULLMAN, Philip. Illustrated by David Mostyn.
Spring-Heeled Jack: A Story of Bravery and Evil.
London: Corgi Yearling Books, 1998.
First Corgi Yearling edition of Pullman's fantastic adventure story. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Best wishes Eileen - Philip Pullman." In fine condition. Cover illustration by Peter Bailey. Inside Illustrations by David Mostyn.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 89122
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First edition of Josephine Hall's Damage; inscribed by her to photographer Sally Soames
HART, Josephine.
Damage.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.
First edition of Hart's best-known work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Sally - who is on her own journey of the soul Much Love, Josephine." The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusively black and white portraits of many of the most prominent figures of the 20th century including Menachem Begin, Margaret Atwood, Margaret Thatcher, Sean Connery, Rudolf Nureyev, Alec Guinness and Andy Warhol. Soames, who was known to be a warm and personal journalist, performed extensive…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 126823
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“A falcon who chases a warlike crane can only hope for a life of pain”: First Edition of Chronicle of a Death Foretold; Signed by Gregory Rabassa
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983.
First edition of this novella by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the translator Gregory Rabassa on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Alain Gauthier. Jacket design by Sara Eisenman. Translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 146862
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First Edition of Fanny in France: Travel Adventures of a Chef's Daughter, with Recipes; Warmly Inscribed by Alice Waters
WATERS, Alice with Bob Carrau; Illustrations by Ann Arnold.
Fanny in France: Travel Adventures of a Chef’s Daughter, with Recipes.
New York: The Viking Press, 2016.
First edition of this work for anyone who loves France, food and adventure. Quarto, illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Alexis with love, Alice Waters." Fine in a fine dust jacket, gift inscription on the verso of the front free endpaper. Illustrated by Ann Arnold.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 45672
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First Edition of Jonathan Schorr's Hard Lessons with Autographed Letter; FROM THE LIBRARY OF AMERICAN JOURNALIST WILLIAM SAFIRE
SCHORR, Jonathan [William Safire].
Hard Lessons: The Promise of an Inner City Charter School.
New York: Ballantine Books, 2002.
First edition of this journalistic analysis of charter school life from the library of American journalist William Safire. Octavo, original half cloth. Autographed letter to American journalist William Safire laid in. As thanks for his thoughtful announcement in the word column, the note reads in part, "I am touched by the effort and generosity that went into the plug you gave my book. I hope you know what an enormous difference it makes in the trajectory of the book's life. I'll not soon forget this kindness." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Jonathan Schorr. Jacket…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 145238
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First edition of Alistair Cooke's Memories of The Great & The Good; inscribed by him to legendary American journalist William Safire
COOKE, Alistair [William Safire].
Memories of The Great & The Good.
London: Pavilion Books Limited, 1999.
First edition of Cooke's moving memoir. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Bill S. His services to the Language (not to mention the "State" - vide "OTHELLO") Greetings Alistair C. Oct/99." The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign in the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. Following Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a presidential speechwriter for both Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew. He was a frequent guest on Meet The Press, describing himself as the…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 135615
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DANIEL J. BOORSTIN'S THE AMERICANS: THE COLONIAL EXPERIENCE; LENGTHILY INSCRIBED BY HIM
BOORSTIN, David.
The Americans: The Colonial Experience.
New York: Random House, 1973.
Early printing of the final volume in Boorstin's The Americans series. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Jim Wooley - fellow Oklahoman and explorer of American history - with warm regards from Dan Boorstin July 30, 1973." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 36598
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First Edition of Donald Hall's Seasons at Eagle Pond; Inscribed by Him
HALL, Donald.
Seasons At Eagle Pond.
New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1987.
First edition of Hall's classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, "For Betsy seasonally! with pleasure Donald Hall 18 September 1987." Fine in a near fine slipcase. Illustrations by Thomas W. Nason.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 587
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First Edition of About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution; Signed by Paul Davies
DAVIES, Paul.
About Time: Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995.
First edition of this work by the award-winning scientist. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Paul Davies on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Cheung Tai.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 133205
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First edition of David Rieff's Going to Miami; inscribed by him and from the library of Peter Matthiessen
RIEFF, David. [Peter Matthiessen].
Going to Miami: Exiles, Tourists, and Refugees in the New America.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1987.
First edition of Rieff's classic work on the complex history of Miami, Florida. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half title page, "For Maria, with much love. David New York IX.9.87." The recipient, Maria Eckhart was the third wife of American writer Peter Matthiessen. American writer Peter Matthiessen remains the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both nonfiction (The Snow Leopard, 1979) and fiction (Shadow Country, 2008). A prominent environmental activist, Matthiessen received the National Book Award for Fiction in 2008 at the age of 81 for Shadow Country. "No…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 135144
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First Edition of Touch the Water Touch the Wind; Signed by Amos Oz
OZ, Amos.
Touch the Water Touch the Wind.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: New York, 1973.
First edition of this work by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Amos Oz on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated from the Hebrew by Nicholas de Lange.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 5679
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First Edition of Wrestling with the Devil: A Prison Memoir; Signed by Ngugi in the month of Publication
THIONG'O, Ngugi Wa.
Wrestling with the Devil: A Prison Memoir.
New York: The Free Press, 2018.
First edition of this unforgettable chronicle of the year the brilliant novelist and memoirist. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by the author in the month of publication, "NW Thiong'o 10th March 2018." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design and illustration by Emmanuel Polanco.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 145757
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First Edition of The Perpetual Dream: Reform and Experiment in the American College
GRANT, Gerald; David Riesman.
The Perpetual Dream: Reform and Experiment in the American College.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1978.
First edition of this work by famed sociologist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, "For the Institute of Advanced Study with appreciation David Riesman December, 1978." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 62018
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"Being an astute businessman, Ryder took great interest in the integrity of the matches that would later bear his name": First Edition of The Ryder Cup Meets the Monster; Inscribed by Dow Finsterwald, Jr.
PERRY, Bryon. Foreward by Dow Finsterwald Jr.
The Ryder Cup Meets the Monster: A Collection of Words and Pictures Commemorating Golf’s Crown Jewel.
Bingham Farms, Michigan: Premiere Publishing LLC, 2004.
First edition of this work dedicated to 'golf's crown jewel': The Ryder Cup. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Inscribed by Dow Finsterwald on the title page, "To Robert: Hope you enjoy 'Golf's greatest event,' Best Wishes, Dow Finsterwald Jr." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 89015
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First Edition of To Bear Any Burden; Signed by Al Santoli
SANTOLI, Al.
To Bear Any Burden: The Vietnam War and Its Aftermath in the Words of Americans and Southeast Asians.
New York: E.P. Dutton, Inc, 1985.
First edition of this oral history of the Vietnam War from the author of 'Everything We Had.' Medium octavo, original red half cloth, illustrated with black and white plates. Signed by Al Santoli on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Nancy Etheredge.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 146833
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First edition of One City; signed by Ian Rankin and Irvine Welsh
RANKIN, Ian; Alexander McCall Smith; Irvine Welsh. Introduction by J. K. Rowling.
One City.
Edinburgh: Polygon, 2005.
First edition of this collection initiated by four of Edinburgh's most famous authors to benefit One City Trust, a charity committed to tackling social injustice and inequality in Edinburgh. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Ian Rankin and Irvine Welsh on the half-title page. Introduction by J. K. Rowling. Foreword by Rt Hon. Lesley Hinds. In fine condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 125273
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"I'm drawn to characters who see the future, or think they do": First Edition of Avenue of Mysteries; Signed by John Irving
IRVING, John.
Avenue of Mysteries.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015.
First edition of the award-winning author's fourteenth title. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by John Irving on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Emily Pracher. Jacket photograph by Karina Juárez. Author photograph by Everett Irving.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 145157
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Daniel Yergin's The Prize: The Epic Quest For Oil, Money and Power; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
YERGIN, Daniel.
The Prize. The Epic Quest For Oil, Money and Power.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.
Early printing of "the best history of oil ever written" (Business Week), which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Jack- With gratitude for the opportunity to be part of the AMC '91 and appreciation for the gracious hospitality Best wishes, Daniel Yergin Jan 3, '99 Pittsburgh." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 120452
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First Edition of New Worlds to Conquer; Signed by Richard Halliburton
HALLIBURTON, Richard.
New Worlds to Conquer.
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1929.
First edition of the third legendary travel-adventure book from this author. Medium octavo, original olive green cloth with gilt titles, beveled edges, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece of the author at the summit of Popocatepetl, illustrated with photographs throughout. Boldly signed by Richard Halliburton on the front free endpaper. In very good condition, owner signature to the half-title page.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 145248
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First edition of Peter Howitt's The Keynesian Recovery and Other Essays
HOWITT, Peter [John Maynard Keynes].
The Keynesian Recovery and Other Essays.
Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1990.
First edition of Howitt's collected essays analyzing Keynesian and Walrasian economics. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "John with best wishes Peter Howitt." Laid in is an additional note inscribed by the author which reads, "12/9/14 John, With best wishes and many thanks for the kind words. Peter." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 110737
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Taylor Branch's Pillar of Fire; Inscribed by Him
BRANCH, Taylor. [Martin Luther King Jr.].
Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.
First edition, early printing of the second book of the author's epic trilogy on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed on a bookplate, "For Gail Mitchum Taylor Branch 2002." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jack Seow.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 140029
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"The calmest voice and coolest mind in American public life": First Edition of John W. Gardner's No Easy Victories; inscribed by him
GARDNER, John W. Edited by Helen Rowan.
No Easy Victories.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1968.
First edition of "the father of campaign finance reform", John W. Gardner's fourth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mariam and Andrew - affectionately, from their friend John W. Gardner." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Herb Weitman.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 110909
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The Affluent Society; Signed by John Kenneth Galbraith
GALBRAITH, John Kenneth.
The Affluent Society.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998.
First edition of the 40th anniversary of the economist's landmark work. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by John Kenneth Galbraith on the half-title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 118388
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First Edition of Annie Proulx's Memoir Bird Cloud; Signed by Her
PROULX, Annie.
Bird Cloud: A Memoir.
New York: Scribner, 2011.
First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's magnificent memoir. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Annie Proulx on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rex Bonomelli. Jacket photograph of Bird Cloud by Annie Proulx.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 140722
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In the Wake of the Crisis; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz
STIGLITZ, Joseph; Olivier Blanchard; David Romer and Michael Spence.
In the Wake of the Crisis: Leading Economists Reassess Economic Policy.
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2012.
Early printing of this work in which prominent economists reconsider the fundamentals of economic policy for a post-crisis world. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 10900
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"Hello Dolly, This is miss Dolly, It's so nice to have you back where you belong": Rare 1964 issue of Life Magazine; inscribed by musical actress Carol Channing
[CHANNING, Carol].
Carol Channing Hello, Dolly! Signed Life Magazine.
New York: Life Magazine, 1964.
April 3, 1964 issue of Life Magazine signed by legendary musical actress Carol Channing. Folio, original wrappers, illustrated. Inscribed by Channing on the front cover which features a photograph of her performing in the 1964 Broadway musical Hello, Dolly!, "To Anne with XXs, Carol Channing." In very good condition.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 124701
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First Edition of Moshe Safdie's The city after the automobile: An architect's vision; Inscribed by Him
SAFDIE, Moshe with Wendy Kohn.
The City After the Automobile: An Architect’s Vision.
New York: Basic Books, 1997.
First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Moshe Safdie on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bill Douglas.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 68024
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First Edition of Philip Pullman's I Was A Rat! ...or The Scarlet Slippers; inscribed by him
PULLMAN, Philip. Illustrated by Peter Bailey.
I Was A Rat! …or The Scarlet Slippers.
London: Doubleday, 1999.
First edition of Pullman's classic adventure story. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated by Peter Bailey. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Eileen - greetings! Philip Pullman." In fine condition.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 114586
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Rare first edition of Irvin S. Cobb's Incredible Truth; inscribed by him
COBB, Irvin S.
Incredible Truth.
New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1931.
First edition of Cobb's absorbing collection of historical essays. Octavo, original cloth, top edge red. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Yours Sincerely Irvine S. Cobb." Near fine in the original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 115067
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First Edition of Patrick Leigh Fermor's The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos; Signed by Artemis Cooper
FERMOR, Patrick Leigh.
The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos.
New York: John Murray, 2013.
First edition. Octavo, original boards, illustrated endpapers. Signed by Artemis Cooper on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ed Kluz.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 140032
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"Hello Dolly, This is miss Dolly, It's so nice to have you back where you belong": Rare 1964 issue of Life Magazine; inscribed by musical actress Carol Channing
[CHANNING, Carol].
Carol Channing Hello, Dolly! Signed Life Magazine.
New York: Life Magazine, 1964.
April 3, 1964 issue of Life Magazine signed by legendary musical actress Carol Channing. Folio, original wrappers, illustrated. Inscribed by Channing on the front cover which features a photograph of her performing in the 1964 Broadway musical Hello, Dolly!, "XXX Carol Channing." In very good condition.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 124841
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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. Signed and dated by Michael Rosen on the verso of the front panel, "Michael Rosen Aug 15 2004." In near fine condition.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 88124
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Signed Limited First Edition of John O'Hara's Lovey Childs: A Philadelphian's Story
O'HARA, John .
Lovey Childs: A Philadelphian’s Story.
New York : Random House, 1969.
Signed limited first edition of this novel by the author of Appointment in Samarra, number 166 of 200 examples. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in the original acetate dust jacket in the fine publisher's cardboard slipcase.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 120671
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First Edition of Shirley Eaton's Golden Touch: An Intimate Diary of Poems; Signed by Her
EATON, Shirley; Foreword by Roger Moore.
Shirley Eaton’s Golden Touch: An Intimate Diary of Poems.
Tennessee: Concept Productions, 2006.
First edition of this diary by the famed actress of James Bond's Goldfinger. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, "Best wishes Shirley Eaton Enjoy." In fine condition. Foreword by Roger Moore.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 123244
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First Edition of John McPhee's The Deltoid Seed; Inscribed by Him
MCPHEE, John.
The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973.
First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author, "For Mike Hutcheson many thanks and all the best John McPhee Bradford 1/23/89." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 2544
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First Edition of The Messiah of Stockholm; Signed by Cynthia Ozick
OZICK, Cynthia.
The Messiah of Stockholm.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.
First edition of this "truly intriguing mystery...Ozick brings off effects comparable to those of Isaac Bashevis Singer" (The New York Review of Books). Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Cynthia Ozick on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Rafal Olbinski. Jacket calligraphy by Gun Larson.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 145996
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Inscribed by Richard Bach
BACH, Richard.
Stranger To The Ground.
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1983.
First edition of the re-issue. Octavo, original half cloth. Warmly inscribed by the author on the half title page, who has drawn a sun and birds. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Introduction by Gil Rob Wilson.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 12047
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First edition of Robert Lowry's Casualty; inscribed by him
LOWRY, Robert.
Casualty.
New York: New Directions, 1946.
First edition of Lowry's powerful story about a WWII Photo Reconnaissance Wing in Italy. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mrs. Robert Levine Good friend to the Little Man Robert Lowry." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Author photograph by Peter Martin.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 115068