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First Edition of Milton Friedman’s First Book Income From Independent Professional Practice; Signed by Him
FRIEDMAN, Milton & Simon Kuznets.
Income From Independent Professional Practice.
New York: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1945.
First edition of Milton Friedman's first book, co-authored with fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist, Simon Kuznets. Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Signed by Milton Friedman on the title page. In near fine condition. Income From Independent Professional Practice served as his Ph.D. thesis at Columbia. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare, especially signed.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 4225
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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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"The sole revenge that maturity can take upon youth for the sin of being young is to preach to it": First edition of Rudyard Kipling's Independence: Rectorial Address Delivered at St. Andrews, October 10, 1923
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Independence: Rectorial Address Delivered at St. Andrews, October 10, 1923.
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1923.
First edition of Kipling's October 1953 address delivered to the students of St. Andrews discussing the challenges and necessity of individuality and independence. Octavo, bound in full cloth with gilt titles to the front panel. In near fine condition.
Price: $80.00 Item Number: 135674
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"The sole revenge that maturity can take upon youth for the sin of being young is to preach to it": First edition of Rudyard Kipling's Independence: Rectorial Address Delivered at St. Andrews, October 10, 1923
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Independence: Rectorial Address Delivered at St. Andrews, October 10, 1923.
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1923.
First English edition of Kipling's October 1923 address delivered to the students of St. Andrews discussing the challenges and necessity of individuality and independence. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 123116
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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 Eleanor Roosevelt’s India and the Awakening East; Inscribed by Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
India and the Awakening East.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1953.
First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt's account of her travels through the Middle East and India. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with 32 pages of photographs. Warmly inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 12046
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First Edition Eleanor Roosevelt’s India and the Awakening East; Signed by Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
India and the Awakening East.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1953.
First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt's account of her travels through the Middle East and India. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with 32 pages of photographs. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 115782
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First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s India and the Awakening East; Signed By Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
India and the Awakening East.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1953.
First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt's account of her travels through the Middle East and India. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with 32 pages of photographs. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some chips to the spine. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 4356
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"With love to you, on Washington's birthday": First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s India and the Awakening East; Signed by Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
India and the Awakening East.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1953.
First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt's account of her travels through the Middle East and India. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with 32 pages of photographs. Presentation copy, signed by the author on the half-title page, "Eleanor Roosevelt with love to you, on Washington's birthday Fer. 22, 1954 Vernon." Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. An exceptional inscription.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 110954
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Rare first edition of Stanley Pumphrey's Indian Civilization: A Lecture by Stanley Pumphrey of England; with the rare folding hand-colored map of the Indian Territory
PUMPHREY, Stanley. Introduction by John D. Whittier.
Indian Civilization: A Lecture by Stanley Pumphrey of England. With Introduction by John G. Whittier.
Philadelphia: The Bible and Tract Distributing Society, 1877.
Rare first edition of Pumphrey's report on the condition of the Indian tribes removed to the Indian Territory and Kansas. Octavo, original wrappers, hand-colored folding map of the Indian Territory assigned to the various tribes along with information about the treaties which led to the formation of the reserve, appendix. Introduction by John G. Whittier. In very good condition. Uncommon and desirable with the detailed folding map present.
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 135185
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FIRST EDITION OF J.M. KEYNES' FIRST MAJOR WORK ON ECONOMICS INDIAN CURRENCY AND FINANCE
KEYNES, John Maynard. [J.M.].
Indian Currency and Finance.
London: Macmillan & Co., Limited, 1913.
First edition of Keynes' first major work on economics. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. Neat ownership inscription to the front free endpaper.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 136408
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Rare collection of early 20th century photographs of Indian landmarks and landscapes
Indian Landmark Photograph Collection.
Rare collection of black and white photographs taken by John Nort Hall an army photographer with the British military police stationed in India. 15 photographs measuring 8 inches by ten inches, the collection includes photographs of the Taj Mahal, temples, oxen bathing, and local people working and living. In near find condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 119534
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First Edition of Rudyard Kipling's Indian Tales
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Indian Tales.
New York : John W. Lovell Company, 1890.
First authorized edition of this classic collection by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrations by L.J. Bridgman. In near fine condition. Tanselle #99.17. A very sharp example.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 121653
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First Edition of Indignation; Signed by Philip Roth and by Milton Glaser
ROTH, Philip.
Indignation.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008.
First edition of Roth's twenty-ninth book. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page and by legendary designer Milton Glaser on the front panel of the dust jacket. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 102836
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First Edition of F.A. Hayek's Individualism and Economic Order
HAYEK, Friedrich August von [F.A.].
Individualism and Economic Order.
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1949.
First British edition of this collection of economics essays rejecting socialism in favor of true individualism. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 138817
