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First Edition of Thomas J. Sargent's Macroeconomic Theory; Inscribed by Him
SARGENT, Thomas J.
Macroeconomic Theory.
New York: Academic Press, 1979.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To James Best wishes, Thomas J. Sargent." In near fine condition, name to the front free endpaper.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 106789
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First Edition Of This Classic Text In Macroeconomics: A Neoclassical Introduction
MILLER, Merton H. and Charles M. Upton.
Macroeconomics: A Neoclassical Introduction.
Homewood, Il: Richard D. Irwin, Inc, 1974.
First edition of this landmark text in modern macroeconimics. Octavo, original blue cloth. In fine condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 100811
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“THE ORIGINATOR OF THE MODERN NOVEL”: TRUE FIRST EDITION OF FLAUBERT’S MADAME BOVARY
FLAUBERT, Gustave.
Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners.
Paris: Michel Lévy frères, 1857.
True first edition, first printing with the mistake in the name of the dedicatee, "Sénart" written with T and not a D, "nor of your dedication" on the same page, which will become "and of your dedication", and the double space between two words p. 7 (23rd line) of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, two volumes, bound in half leather over marbled boards. In near fine condition, owner name. A very sharp example.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 144079
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“THE ORIGINATOR OF THE MODERN NOVEL”: TRUE FIRST EDITION OF FLAUBERT’S MADAME BOVARY
FLAUBERT, Gustave.
Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners.
Paris: Michel Lévy frères, 1857.
True first edition of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, two volumes, bound in three quarters leather. In near fine condition. A very sharp example.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 140448
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“THE ORIGINATOR OF THE MODERN NOVEL”: FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH OF FLAUBERT’S MADAME BOVARY
FLAUBERT, Gustave.
Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners.
London: Vizetelly & Co., 1886.
First British edition of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece and 5 plates, 2 pages of advertisements at front and 24-page publisher's catalogue at rear dated 1886. Translated by Karl Marx’s daughter, Eleanor Marx-Aveling. In near fine condition with a touch of shelfwear. An exceptional example, rare in this condition.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 127034
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Mathilde Blind's Madame Roland; from the library of English suffragette Emily Duval
BLIND, Mathilde. [Emily Duval].
Madame Roland.
London: W. H. Allen & Co, 1886.
The Eminent Women Series edition of Blind's biography of French revolutionary Marie-Jeanne 'Manon' Roland de la Platière. Octavo, original publisher's decorated cloth, patterned endpapers. From the library of English suffragette Emily H. Duval with her ownership signature to the half-title page. English suffragette Emily Duval was a militant petitioner in the fight for women’s voting rights and was imprisoned several times. In good condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 135220
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First Edition of Made In America; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert M. Solow
DERTOUZOS, Robert; Lester.
Made In America: Regaining the Productive Edge.
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1989.
First edition of the best-selling book in MIT Press' history. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Robert M. Solow on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 46017
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Signed Limited First Edition of Bemelmans' Madeline and the Bad Hat
BEMELMANS, Ludwig.
Madeline and the Bad Hat.
New York: The Viking Press, 1957.
Signed limited edition of the third book in Bemelmans' acclaimed Madeleine series. Quarto, original cloth. One of 985 copies signed by Ludwig Bemelmans. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 69041
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"Madeline, Madeline, where have you been? We've been to London to see the Queen": First Edition of Ludwig Bemelmans' Madeline In London; Signed by Him
BEMELMANS, Ludwig.
Madeline In London.
New York: The Viking Press, 1961.
First edition of the final book in the Madeline series published in Bemelmans lifetime. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Ludwig Bemelmans on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed and in this condition.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 136987
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"In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines...": First Edition of Madeline; Inscribed by Ludwig Bemelmans
BEMELMANS, Ludwig.
Madeline.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939.
First edition, first issue of this classic children's book with the 1939 date on the title page and with 12 girls instead of 11 in the "They went home and broke their bread" illustration. Thin folio, original illustrated boards, color illustrations throughout, illustrated endpapers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Elinor Green Ludwig Bemelmans." The recipient, Elinor Green, was the promotions director at Simon and Schuster in the 1940s, and married Merle Miller in 1948. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Light rubbing to the extremities and spine of the dust jacket,…
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 146780
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“SUDDENLY THERE WAS A KNOCK WHICH MADE HER PAUSE— COULD IT PERHAPS BE SANTA CLAUS?”: FIRST EDITION OF OF MADELINE’S CHRISTMAS IN TEXAS
BEMELMANS, Ludwig.
Madeline’s Christmas in Texas.
Dallas, Texas: Neiman-Marcus, 1955.
First edition of Madeline's Christmas in Texas, which precedes the 1956 Christmas edition of McCall’s Magazine. 12 mo, original wrappers as issued, illustrated. In near fine condition. Scarce, especially in this condition.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 95871
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“SUDDENLY THERE WAS A KNOCK WHICH MADE HER PAUSE— COULD IT PERHAPS BE SANTA CLAUS?”: FIRST APPEARANCE OF MADELINE’S CHRISTMAS
BEMELMANS, Ludwig.
Madeline’s Christmas.
New York: McCall's, 1956.
First appearance of Madeline's Christmas, a special insert in the 1956 Christmas edition of McCall’s Magazine. 12 mo, original wrappers as issued. In very good condition with some light wear to the rear panel.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 21044
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"But for a dog That kept its head": Ludwig Bemelmans Madeline's Rescue; Signed by Him
BEMELMANS, Ludwig.
Madeline’s Rescue.
London: Andre Deutsch/Derek Verscholyle, 1957.
First British edition, early printing of the second book in the Madeline series, which went on to win the Caldecott Medal. Thin quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Ludwig Bemelmans on the half-title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 114234
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Théophile Gautier's Mademoiselle de Maupin; finely bound in full crushed levant morocco by Riviere & Son
GAUTIER, Théophile.
Mademoiselle de Maupin.
Paris: L. Conquet; G. Charpentier, 1883.
Finley bound example of Gautier's retelling of the infamous legend of Mademoiselle de Maupin. Quarto, bound in full crushed levant morocco by Riviere & Son, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, hand-colored frontispiece to volume one, illustrated. In near fine condition. A very attractive set.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 138581
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First Edition of Bob Woodward's Maestro: Greenspan's Fed and the American Boom; Signed by Him and Alan Greenspan
WOODWARD, Bob [Alan Greenspan].
Maestro: Greenspan’s Fed and the American Boom.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000.
First edition of the definitive biography on the former chairman of The Federal Chairman by the author of All the President's Men. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed "Bob Woodward 3/31/2012 on the title page. Additionally signed by Alan Greenspan on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Accordino. We have never seen another example signed by both Woodward and Greenspan.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 133825