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First Appearance of Samuel Karlin and Lloyd Stowell Shapley's Geometry of Moment Spaces
KARLIN, Samuel and Lloyd Stowell Shapley [L.S.].
Geometry of Moment Spaces.
Santa Monica: The Rand Corporation, 1951.
Rare first appearance of mathematician Samuel Karlin and Nobel Prize-winning economist Lloyd Stowell Shapley's early work on the geometry of the moment space, a precursor to Shapley's development of von Neumann and Morgenstern's theory of games. Quarto, original wrappers, unbradded. From the collection of Lt. R.S. Weinberg with his ownership inscription to the front panel. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 112974
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First edition of G. Manville Fenn's George Alfred Henty: The Story of An Active Life
FENN, G. Manville. [George Alfred Henty].
George Alfred Henty: The Story of An Active Life.
London: Blackie and Son Limited, 1907.
First edition of Fenn's biography of highly popular 19th century novelist George Alfred Henty. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated with 11 plates including frontispiece portrait of Henty. In near fine condition. Ownership inscription. A sharp example of this rare title.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 122474
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Rare General George B. McClellan Signed Carte-de-Visite
MCCLELLAN, George B.
George B. McClellan Signed Carte-de-Visite.
1963.
Carte-de-visite of General George McClellan. Boldly signed, "George B. McClellan Maj Gen USA." In near fine condition. It measures 4 inches by 2.5 inches. Rare.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 117491
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First edition of George Cruikshank's Omnibus; elaborately bound in full morocco by Riviere & Son
CRUIKSHANK, George.
George Cruikshank’s Omnibus.
London: Tilt and Bogue, 1842.
First edition of George Cruikshank‘s Omnibus. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Riviere & Son with elaborate gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, top edge gilt. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and numerous plates and in-text illustrations by Cruikshank, as well as an engraved portrait of Cruikshank by C.E. Wagstaff. In near fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 133420
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Special Detroit Symphony Concert Display Program; Inscribed by George Gershwin
GERSHWIN, George.
George Gershwin Inscribed Special Detroit Symphony Concert Display Program.
Detroit: January 20, 1937.
Special Detroit Symphony Concert display program featuring Gershwin as conductor and pianist. One page, small octavo, Special Detroit Symphony Concert display program, selections of 'Porgy and Bess' and 'Rhapsody in Blue' clipped and adhered to the front, advertisements to the rear. Presentation copy, inscribed by George Gershwin, "to Charlotte Good wishes George Gershwin." In near fine condition with a few tiny punctures and light corner creasing. The piece is 5.5 inches by 8.75 inches.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 145295
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Rare 1925 Printing of the Piano solo and second piano score for Rhapsody in Blue; Inscribed by George Gershwin
GERSHWIN, George.
George Gershwin Signed Rhapsody in Blue Piano Score.
New York: Harms Incorporated, 1925.
Rare 1925 printing of the piano score for the orchestral composition that defined the jazz age, first published in 1924. Small folio, original illustrated wrappers, piano solo and second piano in score. Presentation copy, inscribed by George Gershwin on the title page, "For Mr. Fuerst - with all best wishes George Gershwin." The recipient, Eugene Fuerst, was conductor and director of the Portland Civic Opera Association and the Theater Arts Opera Association. In very good condition with some loss and creasing to the cover and slight toning to the title page. A beautiful signature from Gershwin.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 145285
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Rare George H. W. Bush Vice Presidential Fountain Pen
BUSH, George H. W.
George H. W. Bush Vice Presidential Fountain Pen.
Rare George H. W. Bush Vice Presidential Fountain Pen bearing Bush's signature in facsimile. Housed in the original pen box bearing the seal of the Vice President of the United States. In fine condition requiring the nib insert.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 114942
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Rare January 20, 1989 Inaugural Address; signed by President George Herbert Walker Bush with his rare full signature
BUSH, George Herbert Walker.
George H.W. Bush Signed Souvenir Inaugural Address.
Typed inaugural address signed by the 41st President of the United States with a rare full signature, "George Herbert Walker Bush." One page, typescript, the souvenir inaugural address measures 4.75 inches by 3.25 inches, signed at the conclusion with Bush's rare full signature, "George Herbert Walker Bush." The address reads in full, 'I, George Herbert Walker Bush, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, so help me God.' Matted and framed with a…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 145237
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Signed Limited Edition of George Valdez's George Herbert Walker Bush A Photographic Profile
BUSH, George Herbert Walker; George Valdez.
George Herbert Walker Bush: A Photographic Profile.
College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press, 1997.
First edition of this photographic profile of the 41st President of the United States. Quarto, original dark blue cloth. One of 1250 copies signed by George H.W. Bush and George Valdez on their respective pages. Fine in a fine slipcase.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 147256
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"Every strike brings me closer to the next home run": Rare black and white Photograph signed by babe ruth
RUTH, Babe [George Herman].
George Herman ‘Babe’ Ruth Signed Photograph.
c. 1930s.
Photograph of George Herman 'Babe' Ruth, boldly signed by him. Sepia-toned glossy photograph of George Herman 'Babe' Ruth. Signed by Babe Ruth near the bottom of the photograph. Matted and framed with a plaque describing Ruth's claim to fame which reads, "George Herman 'Babe' Ruth 1895-1948 'Babe' Ruth won fame as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. His record of 714 home runs stood for 39 years until Hank Aaron beat the record in 1974. In 1914, Ruth joined the Boston Red Sox and became a successful pitcher. In 1920, he was traded to the New York…
Price: $22,500.00 Item Number: 145338
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First edition of C.S. Lewis' George Macdonald: An Anthology; in the rare original dust jacket
LEWIS, C.S.
George Macdonald: An Anthology.
London: Geoffrey Bles: The Centenary Press, 1946.
First edition of C.S. Lewis' anthology of extracts from the sermons and writings of George Macdonald. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Mansell. An exceptional example.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 132399
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Rare George Orwell Autographed Letter Signed
ORWELL, George.
George Orwell Autographed Letter Signed.
June 1944.
Rare autographed letter signed by George Orwell signed to Amy Charlesworth Byrne detailing his usual weekly routines between his home and the offices of Tribune, in order to make lunch arrangements to meet her and her husband, also promising her a book ("...I'll try & find a copy of 'Burmese Days for you. These Penguins are sold out as soon as published nowadays, but I believe I have a few copies somewhere... signed E. Blair"), one page, 10a Mortimer Crescent, London NW6, 23 June 1944. Amy Charlesworth, with whom Orwell had corresponded in 1937, had now married her second husband…
Price: $14,000.00 Item Number: 142004
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Rare George Orwell Typed Letter Signed
ORWELL, George.
George Orwell Typed Letter Signed.
October 1944.
Rare typed letter signed by George Orwell signed to Amy Charlesworth Byrne Typed letter signed ("Geo. Orwell"), to Mrs Amy Byrne excusing his delayed reply ("...I have been away again, and also somewhat distraught with the move into here..."), writing with relief that he has brought his young son down from Newcastle ("..It is no joke travelling with a child now..."), with other personal news and hoping that they will be able to visit the Byrnes at their home in Liverpool, 1 page, 4to, 27b Canonbury Square, Islington, London, 23 October 1944. "...I'd like to show you the baby (his name…
Price: $14,000.00 Item Number: 142498
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Rare George Orwell Typed Letter Signed
ORWELL, George.
George Orwell Typed Letter Signed.
June 1945.
Rare typed letter signed "Geo. Orwell", to Gerry Byrne announcing that "my wife died three months ago, very suddenly and unexpectedly", writing about the aftermath of her death including his relief that their son Richard was too young to to miss her ("...He is now 13 1/2 months old and is extremely well. He has twelve teeth and is almost able to walk..."), apologising that he cannot come to speak at a Labour Party campaign meeting ("...I am up to the eyes in the election myself, apart from other work. I don't even know of anyone suitable..."), 1 page, 4to,…
Price: $19,500.00 Item Number: 142701
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"Members of the general public, such as myself, have a right to form and express their own opinions on the relationship between science and society": Rare typed letter signed by George Orwell regarding his views on science, scientists, and society
ORWELL, George.
George Orwell Typed Letter Signed.
January 9, 1946.
Rare typed letter signed by the acclaimed author of Nineteen-Eighty Four, George Orwell; part of a long correspondence with scientist Edward R. Ward regarding his views on science. One page, typescript, the letter reads: '9th January 1946 Dear Mr. Ward, Your letter has been passed on to be by "Tribune". I am sorry that in their correspondence columns I should have answered what was really an abridgement of your original letter; but I had not seen the latter, and I did not know that what was printed was a shortened version. I cannot enter into what might become a prolonged…
Price: $25,000.00 Item Number: 133445
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Inscribed by Both Patrick Leigh Fermor and George Psychoundakis
LEIGH FERMOR, Patrick; George Psychoundakis.
George Psychoundakis: A Letter to C.A. Trypanis.
Athens: The American College of Greece, 1999.
First edition of this work by the author of A Time of Gifts. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, warmly inscribed by both Patrick Leigh Fermor and George Psychoundakis to John Leatham, who contributed the introduction to this volume. Additionally signed by Leigh Fermor on another page. In fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 3911