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First Edition of Advances in Behavioral Finance; Signed by Richard Thaler
THALER, Richard H. Edited by.
Advances in Behavioral Finance.
New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1993.
First edition of this collection of essays on behavioral finance. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard Thaler on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Contributors include Richard H. Thaler, Robert J. Shiller, Andrei Shleifer, Lawrence H. Summers, Kenneth French and Richard Roll.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 133580
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First British Edition of Long Walk To Freedom; Warmly Inscribed by Nelson Mandela and signed by Desmond Tutu and F.W. de Klerk
MANDELA, Nelson.
Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.
London: Little, Brown and Company, 1994.
First British edition of the first autobiography of one of the greatest moral leaders of the twentieth century which has went on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Dr. Ivan May Compliments and best wishes to a public figure who cares. Nelson Mandela 6.1.95." Additionally signed by Nobel Prize-winners Desmond Tutu and F.W. de Klerk. The recipient, Ivan May was an academician and humanitarian, who worked closely with The Nelson Mandela Foundation. He was described by the foundation as…
Price: $18,000.00 Item Number: 130735
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Photograph of President Reagan; Inscribed to his Brother-in-law Dr. Richard A. Davis
REAGAN, Ronald.
Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph.
1987.
Signed photograph of President Ronald Reagan standing with Dr. Richard A. Davis, Nancy Reagan's brother, inscribed on the matte, "Every good wish Dick & Warmest regard Ronald Reagan." Official photograph of the White House, ink stamp on to the verso, with printed invitation to unveiling of the Harvey Cushing Stamp. Matted and framed with the seal of the President of the United States. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 10.5 inches. From the library of Dr. Richard A. Davis, brother of First Lady Nancy Reagan. Davis had a close relationship with his sister and President Reagan. They visited the…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 132879
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Rare First Edition of Edmond Halley's Astronomical Tables with Precepts both in English and Latin for Computing the Places of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Comets
HALLEY, Edmond.
Astronomical Tables with Precepts both in English and Latin for Computing the Places of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Comets.
London: Printed for William Innys in Pater-noster Row, 1752.
First edition in English of Halley's classic work. Quarto, bound in full morocco with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, copper-engraved frontispiece portrait of Halley, illustrated with numerous charts. Edited by John Bevis. Complete with the half-title, license to print, errata and index. In very good condition with light rubbing and wear. Very rare with only 9 copies appearing at auction over the past century.
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 130557
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Rare original photograph of internet pioneer Leonard Kleinrock with the ARPANET; inscribed by him
KLEINROCK, Leonard.
Leonard Kleinrock Signed Photograph.
Large format color photograph of American computer scientist Leonard Kleinrock with the ARPANET, the forerunner to the Internet. Inscribed by him, "To Kent, Leonard Kleinrock." In fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 117384
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“I had been my whole life a bell, and never knew it until at that moment I was lifted and struck": Annie Dillard's Pilgrim At Tinker Creek; Signed by Her
DILLARD, Annie.
Pilgrim At Tinker Creek.
New York: Harper's Magazine Press, 1974.
First edition, early printing of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original brown cloth, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by Annie Dillard on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Sheila Berger. Line drawing by Annie Dillard.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 134771
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"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul": First Edition of Moshe Dayan's Autobiography; Signed by Him
DAYAN, Moshe.
Moshe Dayan: Story of My Life.
Jerusalem: Steimatzky's Agency LTD, 1976.
First edition of the legendary military leader and politician's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Moshe Dayan on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bethram Kapadia.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 134303
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Richard Feynman's personal Copies of each volume of The Feynman Lectures On Physics; with his ownership signatures
FEYNMAN, Richard P.; Robert P. Leighton; Matthew Sands.
The Feynman Lectures On Physics.
Reading, Massachusetts/Palo Alto: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1975; 1964; 1965.
Richard Feynman's own office copy of his collected lectures on physics, with his ownership signatures. Quarto, 3 volumes, original red cloth. With Feynman's ownership signature and address to the front free endpaper of volume one, "R. P. Feynman. Calif Instit. of Technology Pasadena, Calif. 795-6811 Ext. 2688" and signature to the front free endpaper of Vol. II, "Office R P Feynman." Each volume is in very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. From the library of Richard P. Feynman. A unique example of one of the most important physics texts ever published.
Price: $150,000.00 Item Number: 130475
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"For your affectionate support over so many years, my deep gratitude": First Edition of DNA Synthesis; Warmly Inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist Arthur Kornberg to the co-discoverer of DNA polymerase
KORNBERG, Arthur.
DNA Synthesis.
San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1974.
First edition of this important work by the Nobel Prize-winning scientist. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Bob: For your affectionate support over so many years, my deep gratitude Arthur August 8, 1974." The recipient, Robert Lehman was a colleague of Kornberg's at Stanford and was a co-discoverer of DNA polymerase. In near fine condition. With the original publicity card laid in.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 130734
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First Edition of Memories of the Ford Administration; Signed by John Updike and Chip Kidd
UPDIKE, John.
Memories of the Ford Administration.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.
First edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by John Updike on the front free endpaper. Additionally signed by jacket designer Chip Kidd on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 133586
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The Works of Oscar Wilde; Finely Bound
WILDE, Oscar.
The Works of Oscar Wilde.
London : Methuen , 1909-10.
The works of Oscar Wilde. Octavo, 13 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt. In near fine condition.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 130510
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“The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love": The Maugham Reader; Finely Bound
MAUGHAM, W.Somerset.
The Maugham Reader.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1950.
First edition of this collection by the author of The Razor's Edge. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, all edges gilt. With an introduction by Glenway Wescott. In fine condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 134572
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"Jabba's put a price on your head, so large that every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you": Rare large format photograph from the filming of the first Star Wars film; signed by Harrison Ford and inscribed by Paul Blake
[FORD, Harrison and Paul Blake].
Harrison Ford Signed Star Wars Photograph.
Rare large format black and white photograph signed by Harrison Ford and lengthily inscribed by Paul Blake, "Going somewhere Solo? You should have paid him when you had the chance. Jabba's put a price on your head, so large that every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you. I'm lucky I found you first. Jabba's through with you. He has no time for smugglers who drop their shipments at the first sign of an Imperial cruiser. I've been looking forward to killing you for a long time. Paul Blake Greedo Star Wars 1977." As Star Wars fans…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 130520
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“THREE THINGS CANNOT LONG BE HIDDEN: THE SUN, THE MOON, AND THE TRUTH": The Philosophy of Confucius; finely bound in full morocco by Maurin
CONFUCIUS. TRANSLATED BY JAMES LEGGE. ,.
The Philosophy of Confucius.
Mount Vernon and New York: The Peter Pauper Press, n.d..
First Peter Pauper edition of Legge's translation of the Analects of Confucius. Octavo, bound in full pebbled morocco by Maurin with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrations by Jeanyee Wong. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 130503
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First edition of Frederick Freeman's The History of Cape Cod
FREEMAN, Frederick.
The History of Cape Cod: The Annals of Barnstable County and of Its Several Towns. Including the District of Mashpee.
Boston: Printed For the Author, 1858-1863.
First edition of the classic history of Cape Cod. Octavo, ten parts as issued bound into four volumes in half morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with tissue-guarded engravings. In near fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 130559