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First Edition of Institutional Change and American Economic Growth; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Douglass C. North
NORTH, Douglass C & Lance E. Davis.
Institutional Change and American Economic Growth.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1971.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original green cloth. Inscribed by Douglass C. North on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 5607
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Facsimile Manuscript of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
FITZGERALD, F. Scott.
The Great Gatsby Manuscript Facsimile.
Washington, D.C: Microcard Editions Books, 1973.
The facsimile manuscript edition of Fitzgerald's masterpiece. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine slipcase. Edited and with an introduction by Matthew Bruccoli.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 140683
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First Edition of William Thackeray's The Virginians; Finely Bound
THACKERAY, William.
The Virginians.
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1858-59.
First edition of Thackeray's memorable historical novel. Octavos, 2 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, illustrated. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 92535
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Collection of Four Supreme Court Ruling Pamphlets; signed by justices Harry A. Blackmun, Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan, and David Souter
BLACKMUN, Harry A.; Stephen Breyer; Elena Kagan; David Souter.
Supreme Court Justice Signed Pamphlet Collection.
Washington, D.C.: 1991-2015.
Rare collection of four typescript Supreme Court ruling pamphlets signed by Harry A. Blackmun (Diane Griffin v. United States: December 3, 1991), David Souter (William "Sky King v. St. Vincent's Hospital: December 16, 1991), Stephen Breyer (Kingsley v. Hendrickson et al: June 22, 2015), and Elena Kagan (Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment: June 22, 2015). In fine condition. A fine collection of signatures offering first-hand insight into each justice's manner of reasoning.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 122987
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“Memories and thoughts age, just as people do. But certain thoughts can never age, and certain memories can never fade": First Edition of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles; Signed three times by Illustrator Chip Kidd
MURAKAMI, Haruki.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
First edition of Murakami's heroically imaginative novel, which is at once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets of World War II. Octavo, original boards. Signed three times by the jacket illustrator Chip Kidd; once on the front panel, on the half-title page and on the rear jacket flap. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. Translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 125609
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First Edition of Daniel Keyes' The Minds of Billy Milligan; Signed by Him
KEYES, Daniel.
The Minds of Billy Milligan.
New York: Random House, 1981.
First edition of "this fascinating work" (Los Angeles Times). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Daniel Keyes on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate. Jacket painting and interior painting by Billy Milligan. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Uncommon signed.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 140602
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"THE KEY FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF HIS THOUGHT": FIRST EDITION OF THE SENSORY ORDER
HAYEK, Friedrich August von [F.A.].
The Sensory Order. An Inquiry Into the Foundations of Theoretical Psychology.
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1952.
First edition of Hayek's foundational study of cognitive behavior—"an exercise in profound thinking." Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Introduction by Heinrich Kluver.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 143046
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Signed Limited First Edition of John Irving's A Prayer For Owen Meany
IRVING, John.
A Prayer For Owen Meany.
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1989.
Signed limited first edition of the author's seventh novel and what many consider his finest. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, all edges gilt, frontispiece by Cary Henrie. Boldly signed by John Irving. In fine condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 132114
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First Edition of Serenade; Lengthily Inscribed by James Cain
CAIN, James M.
Serenade.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937.
First edition. Octavo, original black cloth with titles to the spine and front panel in silver. Inscribed by the author, "To Frank Whitbech, Who has more Cain first editions than Cain has and the more power to him. James M. Cain Los Angeles, Calif June 5, 1944". Bookplate of the recipient on the front free endpaper, a very good copy with light wear.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 305
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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
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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 Carl Snyder's Capitalism the Creator in the Rare Original Dust Jacket
SNYDER, Carl.
Capitalism the Creator: Economic Foundations of Modern Industrial Society.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1940.
First edition of this exposition on capitalism. Octavo, original cloth, with 44 original charts. Original promotional material laid in, near fine in a very good dust jacket with some small chips and wear.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 4506
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First Edition of John Clellon Holmes' Get Home Free; Inscribed by Him
CLELLON HOLMES, John .
Get Home Free.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1964.
First edition of Clellon Holmes' third novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "May 1976 For Burt Britton- with appreciation- John Clellon Holmes." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 71478
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"Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers": Finely bound example of The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson
TENNYSON, Alfred Lord.
The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1862.
Finely bound example of The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson. Small octavo, bound in full morocco with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in five compartments, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the panels, gilt turn-ins, all edges marbled, engraved frontispiece portrait of Tennyson. In near fine condition. A superior example.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 101470
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"There are on sea and land such men thus fortunate--or thus disdained by destiny or by the sea": First English edition, first printing of Joseph Conrad's Typhoon And Other Stories
CONRAD, Joseph.
Typhoon And Other Stories.
London: William Heinemann, 1903.
First English edition, first printing of this collection of stories, including the thrilling titular novella, “generally thought to inaugurate Conrad’s period of artistic maturity.” Octavo, original Cagle's binding A with only the top edge trimmed and with 110 mm between "Conrad" and "Heinemann" on the spine, with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. One of only 1500 of the 3000 copies issued in the first printing with the windmill device on the title page and without "Reserved for the Colonies only" on the verso of the half title, and including the 32 pages of advertisements at rear which appear…
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 104523
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First edition of Jim Peck's We Who Would Not Kill; Signed by Him
PECK, Jim.
We Who Would Not Kill.
New York: Lyle Stuart, 1958.
First edition of the civil rights hero's story of a group of conscientious objectors who were imprisoned for their beliefs during World War II. Octavo, original half cloth, top edge red. Signed by Jim Peck on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 119230