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First edition of Charles Causley's Farewell, Aggie Weston; inscribed by him and with an autograph letter signed by him laid in
CAUSLEY, Charles.
Farewell, Aggie Weston.
Aldington: The Hand and Flower Press, 1951.
First edition of Causley's first collection of poems. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "for Philip Abrams from Charles Causley November 1953." With the original autograph transmittal letter signed by and entirely in the hand of the author tipped in. In very good condition. Rare, particularly inscribed.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 128138
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First Edition of Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Christopher Pissarides' Labour Market Adjustment: Microeconomic Foundations of Short-run Neoclassical and Keynesian Dynamics; Inscribed by Him
PISSARIDES, Christopher A.
Labour Market Adjustment: Microeconomic Foundations of Short-run Neoclassical and Keynesian Dynamics.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
First edition of Pissarides' first book. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Christopher Pissarides on the title page. Laid in is Pissarides' business card from the London School of Economics and Political Science also inscribed by him in addition to a small clipping from envelope in which the book was shipped in the author's handwriting. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 88029
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First Edition of Jefferson The Virginian; Inscribed Twice by Dumas Malone
MALONE, Dumas.
Jefferson the Virginian.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1948.
First edition of the first volume in Malone's landmark work on Jefferson, from the library of Archibald Bolling Shepperson. Octavo, original navy cloth with gilt titles to the spine and Thomas Jefferson's seal in gilt to the front panel, frontispiece of The Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and portraits. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Philippa and Shep, gratefully and affectionately, Dumas April 13, 1948," and again on the flyleaf after the title page, "For Philippa and Shep, gratefully and affectionately, Dumas Malone." The recipient, Archibald Bolling Shepperson was…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 145266
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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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Original broadside by Edgar Guest of The Time I Played with Vardon
VARDON, Harry) Edgar Guest.
The Time I Played With Vardon.
Rare original broadside poem by Edgar Guest on golfer Harry Vardon. A photograph of Vardon with a putter and the poem by Edgar Albert Guest is below. Guest who was popular poet in the 20th century and became known as the "People's Poet". Matted and framed.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 100920
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First Edition of My Camera in the National Parks; Signed by Ansel Adams
ADAMS, Ansel.
My Camera in the National Parks.
Boston: Virginia Adams, Yosemite National Park and Houghton Mifflin Company, 1950.
First edition of this breathtaking highly selective collection of Ansel Adams' National Park photographs. Folio, original wrappers and comb binding, illustrated with thirty of Adams' iconic black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Ansel Adams on the front free endpaper. Near fine in good wrappers. Rubbing, small losses, and closed tears to the extremities of the wrappers; front and rear panels, front flap of the wrappers detached.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 146959
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First Edition of Joe Pistone and Charles Brandt's Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business; Inscribed by Joe Pistone
PISTONE, Joe and Charles Brandt.
Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business.
Philadelphia: Running Press, 2007.
First edition of this account of the FBI agent's undercover operation. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Joe Pistone (Donnie Brasco) on the half-title page, "Art Happy Birthday Best Joe P." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 147108
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“A society that chooses between capitalism and socialism does not choose between two social systems; it chooses between social cooperation and the disintegration of society": First Edition of Mises' The Free and Prosperous Commonwealth
VON MISES, Ludwig.
The Free and Prosperous Commonwealth: An Exposition of the Ideas of Classical Liberalism.
Princeton, NJ: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc, 1962.
First edition of von Mises' classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Translated by Ralph Raico. Edited by Arthur Goddard.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 139415
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RAEMAEKERS, Louis.
The Great War: A Neutral’s Indictment.
London: The Fine Art Society, Ltd.:, 1916.
First edition. Folio, original cloth backed marbled boards. Leather spine labels, top edge gilt. 100 tipped in plates. Limited to 1,050 copies, of which 1,000 were for sale. Signed by the author, Louis Raemaekers. In near fine condition with some light rubbing.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 2650
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"The swallow has set her six young on the rail, and looks sea-ward: The waters stripes like a snake, olive-pale to the leeward": First edition of Robert Browning's Dramatis Personae
BROWNING, Robert.
Dramatis Personae.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1864.
First edition of Browning's popular poetry collection. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. Ownership inscription. Small chip to the front free endpaper. With a note from H. Sotheran & Co. laid in.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 124109
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FIRST EDITION OF JAMES HERRIOT'S THE LORD GOD MADE THEM ALL; SIGNED BY HIM
HERRIOT, James.
The Lord God Made Them All.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1981.
First edition of this installment in Herriot’s true-life-saga as a veterinarian in the Yorkshire countryside. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by James Herriot on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket painting by Bob Chronister. Author photograph by Chris Krugs.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 135493
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Photograph of Stephen King; Signed by Him
KING, Stephen.
Stephen King Signed Photograph.
November 12, 1989.
Photograph of Stephen King, the “king of horror”, boldly signed by him. Octavo, one page manufactured by Kodak, glossy color photograph of Stephen King, boldly signed and dated by him in black felt tip, "Stephen King 11/12/89." In near fine condition with a PSA authenticators sticker to the bottom corner. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authentication card from PSA authenticators, which verifies the authenticity of the signature with a certification serial number.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 146563
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Rare 18th Century Map of Canada by French cartographer Robert de Vaugondy
DE VAUGONDY, Robert.
A New Map of Canada, Also the North Parts of new England and New York: with Nova Scotia and Newfound Land. [18th Century Map of Canada].
London: c. 1766.
Rare 18th century printing of Robert de Vaugondy's map of 1755 updated to indicate changes resulting from the Treaty of Utrecht. The hand-colored map includes a large inset map of the Great Lakes and is embellished with a large title cartouche. In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15.5 inches by 12.5 inches.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 138933
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"This was the first time that he had ever looked into the labyrinth of the human soul": First Edition of the Nobel Prize-Winning Author’s Magnum Opus Independent People
LAXNESS, Halldor.
Independent People.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946.
First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Philip Grushkin. Translated from the Icelandic by J.A. Thompson. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 140244
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First Edition of Oliver Williamson's Markets and Hierarchies: A Study in the Internal Organizations
WILLIAMSON, Oliver E.
Markets and Hierarchies: A Study in the Internal Organizations.
New York: The Free Press, 1075.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. First editions are rare.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 140934
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"The contemplation of a magnificent structure and of an extensive work are objects exceedingly pleasing to the imagination": John Campbell's A Political Survey of Britain
CAMPBELL, John.
A Political Survey of Britain: Being a Series of Reflections on the Situation, Lands, Inhabitants, Revenues, Colonies, and Commerce of This Island.
Dublin: T. Ewing and C. Jenkin, 1775.
Rare second edition of John Campbell's classic survey of late sixteenth century Britain. Octavo, four volumes, bound in full contemporary calf, raised bands, red and green morocco spine labels, gilt titles. In good condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 81166