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First edition of V.S. Pritchett's Blind Love and Other Stories; Inscribed by Him
PRITCHETT, V.S.
Blind Love and Other Stories.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1969.
First edition of Pritchett's collection of humorous short stories. Octavo, original light blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Rolland L. Comstock V.S. Pritchett." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ionicus.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 121277
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First Edition of Desmond Morris' The Human Zoo; Inscribed by Him in the year of Publication
MORRIS, Desmond.
The Human Zoo.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1969.
First American edition of this work, which examines how the biological nature of the human species has shaped the character of the cultures of the contemporary world. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To Gerald McNulty with best wishes from Desmond Morris 1969." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 85377
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Signed Limited First Edition of Philip Roth's Portnoy's Complaint; Signed by Him and Legendary Actor Richard Benjamin
ROTH, Philip [Richard Benjamin].
Portnoy’s Complaint.
New York: Random House, 1969.
Signed limited first edition of Roth's breakthrough novel. Octavo, original cloth, slipcase. One of 600 numbered examples signed by Philip Roth and additionally by actor Richard Benjamin, who starred in the 1972 adaptation. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. The slipcase is in fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 141291
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MANDELBROT, Benoit and James R. Wallis.
Computer Experiments With Fractional Gaussian Noises. Part 1,2,3.
Water Resources Research, 1969.
Original pamphlet from February 1969, from the Water Resources Research. Signed by Benoit Mandelbrot on the front cover. In very good condition, in wrappers as issued.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 2420
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First Edition of Ruth Rendell's The Best Man to Die; Signed by Her
RENDELL, Ruth.
The Best Man to Die.
London: John Lang, 1969.
First edition of the fourth Inspector Wexford novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ruth Rendell on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear. Jacket design by William Randell.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 61004
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First edition of Robert M. Solow's Price Expectations and the Behavior of the Price Level
SOLOW, Robert Merton.
Price Expectations and the Behavior of the Price Level: Lectures Given in the University of Manchester.
Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1969.
First edition of this collection of lectures delivered by Solow in the University of Manchester. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Robert Solow on the title page. In near fine condition. Small name.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 126488
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“It's always easier to learn something than to use what you've learned": First Edition of Chaim Potok's The Chosen; Inscribed by Him
POTOK, Chaim.
The Promise.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969.
First edition of the author's sequel to The Chosen. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Hugh and Marilyn Nissenson, Thanks for a beautiful evening! Chaim Potok Nov. 20, 1973." Review copy with the slip laid in, near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 79898
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Long Autographed Letter Signed by Chief Justice Warren Burger to Irving Kaufman
BURGER, Warren.
Warren Burger Signed Letter To Irving Kaufman.
1969.
Autographed signed letter from Chief Justice Warren Burger to the Chief Judge of the Second Court of Appeals Irving Kaufman on The Supreme Court letterhead. The letter reads, "Dear Irving, Today is a significant milestone in your fine judicial career and an important one in the Judiciary because of that fact. Few judges brought to their work the rich background of scholarship and broad experience in practice and the trial bench as you did. I wish for you- and for all of us- that you will have good health and many more years of service in the courts. Cordially Warren…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 38008
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"To have and have not is all that I've got like a count with a purse full of princes": First edition of Marc Bolan's The Warlock of Love; inscribed by him
BOLAN, Marc.
The Warlock of Love.
Plymouth: Lupus Music, 1969.
First edition of the Glam Rockstar's only published book of poetry. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Signed by Bolan on the front free endpaper, "deepest love & blessing on your head x- Marc Bolan." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $2,400.00 Item Number: 122471
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First Edition of Lawrence Durrell's Clea; Inscribed by Him
DURRELL, Lawrence.
Clea.
London: Faber & Faber , 1969.
First edition of the author's final novel in his classic Alexandria Quartet. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Inscribed for Lewis Lawrence Durrell." Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 124897
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First Edition of The French Lieutenant's Woman; Signed by John Fowles
FOWLES, John.
The French Lieutenant’s Woman.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1969.
First edition of Fowles' classic third novel. Octavo, original brown cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by John Fowles on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Endpaper drawing by Tom Adams.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 132106
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RARE FIRST EDITION OF MAN ON THE MOON: A PICTURE CHRONOLOGY OF MAN IN SPACE EXPLORATION; INSCRIBED BY THE FIRST MAN TO TOUCH THE MOON NEIL ARMSTRONG
ARMSTRONG, Neil.
Man on the Moon: A Picture Chronology of Man in Space Exploration.
Dallas: Galina, 1969.
First edition of the pictorial history of the American space program, from the establishment of NASA to the Apollo XI mission. Oblong octavo, original boards, profusely illustrated with black and white and full color photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Neil Armstrong on the front free endpaper, "To Kevin Stern- With The Best Wishes Of A Fellow Space Enthusiast Neil Armstrong." In fine condition.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 144136
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The Double Helix; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist James D. Watson
WATSON, James D.
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA.
New York: Atheneum, 1969.
First edition, fifth printing 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. Octavo, original blue cloth, with numerous diagrams and photographic illustrations. Boldly signed by James D. Watson on the title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Jeanyee Wong. Foreword by Sir Lawrence Bragg.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 146168
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"Great men are not born great, they grow great": FIRST EDITION OF THE GODFATHER; SIGNED BY MARIO PUZO, Francis Ford Coppola and Robert Duvall
PUZO, Mario [Francis Ford Coppola.
The Godfather.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969.
First edition of Puzo's definitive novel of the Mafia underworld, signed by Mario Puzo, director Francis Ford Coppola and actor Robert Duvall. Octavo, original half black cloth. Boldly signed by Mario Puzo on the title page, signed by Francis Ford Coppola and inscribed by Academy Award-winning actor Duvall, "James Best Wishes Bob Duvall" on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, ownership stamp to the front free endpaper. Jacket art by S. Neil Fujita. Rare and desirable.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 147048
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First edition of John O'Hara's Lovely Childs
O'HARA, John.
Lovey Childs: A Philadelphian’s Story.
New York: Random House, 1969.
First edition of this novel by the author of Appointment in Samarra. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Muriel Nassar.
Price: $20.00 Item Number: 126114
