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“It's the basic condition of life to be required to violate our own identity": First Edition of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?; Signed by Philip K. Dick
DICK, Philip K.
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
New York: Doubleday and Company, 1968.
First edition of this cornerstone in science fiction. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Philip K. Dick on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Harry Sehring. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Scarce in this condition and signed.
Price: $48,000.00 Item Number: 146811
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First edition of A: A Novel; Inscribed by Andy Warhol with a Drawing and initialed twice
WARHOL, Andy.
a: A novel by Andy Warhol.
New York: Grove Press, Inc, 1968.
First edition of Warhol's first novel, an experimental collection of four word-for-word transcriptions of tapes recorded by Warhol and Ondine between 1965 and 1967. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the artist in purple ink on the front endpapers, "To Tony Janak Andy Warhol 70," with a drawing of a lowercase 'a'. Additionally initialed by Warhol at the bottom of page 247 and signed again on the front panel of the dust jacket. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Exceptionally rare and desirable signed.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 147206
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“IS THIS REALITY, THE FINAL REALITY, OR JUST A NEW DECEPTIVE DREAM?”: FIRST EDITION OF VLADIMIR NABOKOV'S KING, QUEEN, KNAVE
NABOKOV, Vladimir.
King, Queen, Knave.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1968.
First British edition of this early Nabokov novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by George Mayhew. Photograph of Nabokov on the rear panel by Philippe Halsman. Translated by Dmitri Nabokov. A nice example.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 89070
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First Edition of J.M.G. Le Clezio's The Flood; Signed by Him
LE CLEZIO, J.M.G.
The Flood.
New York: Atheneum, 1968.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by J.M.G. Le Clezio on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 140783
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First Edition Value, Capital and Growth: Papers In Honour of Sir John Hicks; Signed Twice by Nobel Laureate Robert M. Solow
HICKS, John R. [Robert M. Solow].
Value, Capital and Growth: Papers In Honour of Sir John Hicks.
Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1968.
First edition of this work in honor of John Hicks. Octavo, original cloth. Signed twice by Robert Solow, who contributed an article in this volume. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Edited by J.N. Wolfe.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 5798
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First Edition of The Double Helix; Signed by Both James Watson and Francis Crick
WATSON, James D. [Francis Crick].
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA.
New York: Atheneum, 1968.
First edition of Watson's ground breaking work regarding the discovery of DNA for which the author, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962. Signed by both James Watson and Francis Crick on the title page. Octavo, original blue cloth, with numerous diagrams and photographic illustrations. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jeanyee Wong. Foreword by Sir Lawrence Bragg. Rare and desirable signed by both Watson and Crick.
Price: $16,000.00 Item Number: 112545
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Signed by John Irving
IRVING, John.
Weary Kingdom In The Boston Review.
Cambridge, MA: Boston Review, 1968.
First edition of this early appearance by the author of The World According to Garp. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition with a small crease to the bottom front panel. Signed twice by John Irving, once on the front free endpaper and at his contribution. An early appearance in print for John Irving, as his first novel came out months later in January, 1969.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 2850
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First Edition of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test; Signed by Tom Wolfe, Ken Kesey and Phil Lesh
WOLFE, Tom [Ken Kesey; Phil Lesh].
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.
New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 1968.
First edition of the classic account of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters during their bus trip across America in the late 1960's. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Tom Wolfe with his characteristic signature on the title page. Additionally signed on the front free endpaper by Merry Prankster Ken Kesey and legendary bassist Phil Lesh on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 144225
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First edition of Exploring Space With A Camera; signed by five NASA astronauts
CARPENTER, Scott; Charles Conrad; Gordon Cooper; Richard Gordon; Tom Stafford. Edited by Edgar M. Cortright.
Exploring Space With A Camera.
Washington, D.C.: Scientific and Technical Information Division Office of Technology Utilization National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1968.
First edition of this monumental work on space exploration photography, signed by five NASA astronauts. Quarto, original publisher's cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed on the half-title page by five NASA astronauts, with Cooper signing twice, "Faith 7 mission photos by Gordon Cooper," "Gemini V mission photos by Gordon Cooper," "Aurora 7 photos by Scott Carpenter," "Gemini VI and IX photos by Tom Stafford and Crews," "GT-XI Photos by Richard Gordon," and "& Charles Conrad, Jr." In near fine condition. A fine assemblage of signatures.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 141026
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First edition of Joseph Kessel's The Horsemen
KESSEL, Joseph. Translated by Patrick O'Brian.
The Horsemen.
London: Arthur Barker Limited, 1968.
First edition in English of the basis for the 1971 American adventure film starring Omar Sharif and directed by John Frankenheimer. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Graham Percy. Translated by Patrick O'Brian
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 135224
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FIRST EDITION OF LANGUAGE AND MIND; SIGNED BY NOAM CHOMSKY
CHOMSKY, Noam.
Language and Mind.
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1968.
First edition of this groundbreaking contribution to linguistic theory. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Noam Chomsky on the title page. Review copy with the slip laid in, in near fine condition, small name.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 110549
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"The calmest voice and coolest mind in American public life": First Edition of John W. Gardner's No Easy Victories; inscribed by him
GARDNER, John W. Edited by Helen Rowan.
No Easy Victories.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1968.
First edition of "the father of campaign finance reform", John W. Gardner's fourth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mariam and Andrew - affectionately, from their friend John W. Gardner." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Herb Weitman.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 110909
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First Edition of the Nobel Prize-Winning Author’s Classic Novel: The Green House; Signed by Mario Vargas Llosa
VARGAS LLOSA, Mario.
The Green House.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1968.
First edition of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, original green cloth. Boldly signed by Mario Vargas Llosa on the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket with light shelfwear. Jacket design by Guy Fleming. Translated by Gregory Rabassa.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 138165
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First Edition of the Nobel Prize-Winning Author’s Second Novel: The Green House; Inscribed by Mario Vargas Llosa
VARGAS LLOSA, Mario.
The Green House.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1968.
First edition of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To John Mario Vargas Llosa." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Guy Fleming. Translated by Gregory Rabassa.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 144690
