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“BUT IS GOD A YALE MAN?”: First Edition of God and Man at Yale; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery and Signed by william f. Buckley
BUCKLEY JR., William F.
God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of “Academic Freedom”.
Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1951.
First edition of the author's first book and seminal work. 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 inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by William F. Buckley on a page bound in. In fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146491
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“BUT IS GOD A YALE MAN?”: First Edition of God and Man at Yale; Inscribed by william f. Buckley
BUCKLEY JR., William F.
God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of “Academic Freedom”.
Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1951.
First edition of the author's first book and seminal work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Mrs. S.T. Salmger with many Thanks for your much-needed encouragement- William F. Buckley." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Also laid in is a signed black and photograph of Buckley laid in.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 145602
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"Pretend to be good always, and even God will be fooled": First Edition of God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
VONNEGUT JR., Kurt.
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater or Pearls Before Swine.
New York: Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1965.
First edition of the author's fifth novel, a classic satire, which introduces the reader to Kilgore Trout. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with writing to the front flap. Jacket design by Murray Tinkelman.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 146493
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"Pretend to be good always, and even God will be fooled": First Edition of God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
VONNEGUT JR., Kurt.
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater or Pearls Before Swine.
New York: Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1965.
First edition of the author's fifth novel, a classic satire, which introduces the reader to Kilgore Trout. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Murray Tinkelman.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 146221
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Rare First Edition of Merer Baba's God to Man An Man To God
BABA, Meher.
God to Man And Man To God.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1955.
First edition of this work by Meher Baba. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. With an introduction by C.B. Purdom.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 117989
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God's Grace
MALAMUD, Bernard.
God’s Grace.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982.
First edition of Malamud's eighth and final novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Susie and Paul Old friends with affection Bern." The recipients, Suzanne and Paul Shrag were close friends of Malamud and brother of printmaker Karl Schrag. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 100056
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First Edition of Oswald Chambers' God's Workmanship; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
CHAMBERS, Oswald.
God’s Workmanship.
Wheaton, Ill: Van Kampen Press, 1953.
First edition of this collection of essays by the author of My Utmost For His Highest. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with a few small chips. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 75634
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First Edition of Erskine Caldwell's God’s Little Acre; Inscribed by Him
CALDWELL, Erskine.
God’s Little Acre.
New York: The Viking Press, 1933.
First edition of what many consider Caldwell's finest novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Ingle Barr Here is a book you should read some day Erskine Caldwell." The recipient, Ingle Barr was a prominent book collector. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example, uncommon in this condition and signed.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 134506
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Godel's Proof; From the Library of Stephen Hawking
NAGEL, Ernest and James R. Newman [Stephen Hawking].
Gödel’s Proof.
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd, 1964.
Early printing of this work on Godel, from the library of physicist Stephen Hawking. Stephen Hawking was a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. Hawking's scientific works included a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. He was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum…
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 119482
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Black and white photograph of pioneering African-American comic and actor Godfrey Cambridge; inscribed by him
CAMBRIDGE, Godfrey.
Godfrey Cambridge Signed Photograph.
Black and white photograph of pioneering African-American comic and actor Godfrey Cambridge, signed by him, "Bless ya Godfrey Cambridge." In very good condition. The photograph measures 7 inches by 5 inches.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 132940
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“And now it is time for a final act of courage. I urge you: March proudly into your own dream”: First Edition of Going After Cacciato; Signed by Tim O'Brien
O'BRIEN, Tim.
Going After Cacciato.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1978.
First edition of the author's National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Tim O'Brien on title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket painting by M.S. Chiang. An exceptional example.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 136969
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First Edition of Roald Dahl's Going Solo; Warmly Inscribed by Him
DAHL, Roald.
Going Solo.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1986.
First edition of this classic autobiographical account of Dahl's exploits as a World War II pilot. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "Michael Love Roald Dahl 15/12/86." Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Julie Tennent. Author's photograph by Sophie Baker.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 135871
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First edition of James Baldwin's Going to Meet the Man; inscribed by him to Vincent Harding
BALDWIN, James.
Going to Meet the Man.
New Yrok: The Dial Press, 1965.
First edition of Baldwin's singular collection of short stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the second free endpaper, "for Vince, with love. Jimmy 470 West End Ave N.Y.C." The recipient, Vincent Harding was an African-American reverend, historian, and scholar of various topics with a focus on American religion and society. A social activist, he was perhaps best known for his work with and writings about Martin Luther King Jr., whom Harding and Baldwin knew personally. Besides having authored numerous books such as There Is A River, Hope and History, and Martin Luther King: The Inconvenient Hero. Near fine…
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 142797
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First edition of James Baldwin's Going to Meet the Man; inscribed by him
BALDWIN, James.
Going to Meet the Man.
New Yrok: The Dial Press, 1965.
First edition of Baldwin's singular collection of short stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the second free endpaper, "God bless, James Baldwin." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Author photograph by Martha Holmes. Rare signed.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 129388
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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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Rare Signed Golda Meir Certificate
MEIR, Golda.
Golda Meir Signed Certificate.
1956.
Signed by the future Prime Minister of Israel, Golda Meir, then Labor Minister Golda Myerson on an official Ministry of of Labor Certificate of Excellence in Studies granted to ORT school girl in the sewing profession, dated June 20, 1956. This certificate is signed with her original name just before David Ben-Gurion ordered her to change her English name to a Hebrew one. In very good condition.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 133284