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Rare original Bag One lithograph; signed by John Lennon
LENNON, John. [The Beatles].
John Lennon Signed “Bag One” Lithograph.
New York: Cinnamon Press, 1970.
Rare Bag One lithograph signed by Beatles icon John Lennon. One page, the title page from Lennon's Bag One Portfolio. Signed by him beneath the image. One of 300 numbered copies, this is number 172. In near fine condition. Matted and framed. Rare and desirable.
Price: $17,500.00 Item Number: 123601
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Rare Photograph of the British Royal Family; Signed by Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III, Prince Philip and Princess Anne
ELIZABETH II, Queen; King Charles III; Prince Philip; Princess Anne.
Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III, and Family Photograph Signed.
New Zealand: 1970.
Rare photograph of the British royal family; signed by them. Vintage glossy color photograph of the British royal family posing in front of a New Zealand National Airways Corporation jet during their 1970 tour of the island nation. The royal family toured New Zealand from March 12-30, 1970, as Queen Elizabeth II participated in the James Cook bicentenary celebrations and introduced her children, Prince Charles (age 21) and Princess Anne (age 19), to the country. Signed on the mount by King Charles III as Prince ("Charles"), Queen Elizabeth ("Elizabeth R, 1970"), Prince Philip ("Philip"), and Princess Anne ("Anne"). Affixed to an…
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 146732
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“It's enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment.": First English Edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude
MARQUEZ, Gabriel Garcia.
One Hundred Years of Solitude.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1970.
First English edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Toni Evora.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 137048
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Signed Limited Edition of James Michener's Facing East
MICHENER, James A. and Jack Levine.
Facing East.
New York : Maecenas Press/Random House, 1970.
Signed limited edition of this work by the award-winning author, signed by James Michener and illustrator Jack Levine. Folio, original cloth. lithographs and woodcuts by Jack Levine enclosed in a silk covered clamshell box with a large belt-like closure on the front cover. Fine in a near fine slipcase.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 118821
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"A good portfolio is more than a long list of good stocks and bonds. It is a balanced whole, providing the investor with protections and opportunities with respect to a wide range of contingencies": Harry Markowitz’s Landmark Work Portfolio Selection; Inscribed by Him
MARKOWITZ, Harry M.
Portfolio Selection: Efficient Diversification of Investments.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1970.
Second edition of the economist's work, which revolutionized modern investment theory and practice. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Dear William Best Wishes Harry Markowitz." In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 74658
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First Edition of Dee Brown's Bury My heart at Wounded Knee; Inscribed by Him
BROWN, Dee.
Bury My heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West.
New York : Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1970.
First edition of this landmark work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 49 black and white reproductions of photographic portraits of Native Americans. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For R.B. Downs- my Super Chief for 23 pleasant years. And may our "book exchanges" continue for at least another 23! Sincerely, D.A. Brown." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Winston Potter. Signed first editions are decidedly scarce.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 127933
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First Edition of Tomas Transtromer's Twenty Poems; Lengthily Inscribed by Him and Translator Robert Bly
TRANSTROMER, Tomas; Translated by Robert Bly.
Twenty Poems.
New York: The Seventies Press, 1970.
First edition of the first work in English to be translated by the Nobel Prize-winning poet, one of only 1000 copies. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by both Thomas Transtromer and the translator Robert Bly on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Bilingual edition, Swedish and English. Translated by Robert Bly. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147497
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First American Edition of David's Sling: The Arming of Israel; Inscribed by Shimon Peres
PERES, Shimon.
David’s Sling.
New York: Random House, 1970.
First American edition of the story of the creation of Israel's armed strength. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated in 1971 in Hebrew by Shimon Peres on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jay J. Smith Studio. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $425.00 Item Number: 64048
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First Edition of Patrick White's The Vivisector
WHITE, Patrick.
The Vivisector.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1970.
First edition of this work by "one of the great magicians of fiction . . . White's scope is vast and his invention endless" (The Observer). Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Tom Adams. An exceptional example.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 146095
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First Edition of Paddington Takes the Air; Inscribed by Michael Bond
BOND, Michael; Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum.
Paddington Takes The Air.
London: Collins, 1970.
First edition of the ninth title in Bond's classic Paddington series. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For James with best wishes Michael Bond." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 140023
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First Edition of Charles Webb's The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker; Signed by Lead Actor in the Film Richard Benjamin
WEBB, Charles [Richard Benjamin].
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1970.
First edition of this novel, basis for the 1971 film starring Richard Benjamin and Joanna Shimkus, directed by Larry Turman. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by actor Richard Benjamin on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design and photograph by Milton Charles.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 143069
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First Edition of James Dickey's Deliverance; Warmly Inscribed by Him and Legendary Director John Boorman
DICKEY, James [John Boorman].
Deliverance.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970.
First edition of Dickey’s first and most famous novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Roy Grisham- from James Dickey." Additionally inscribed by director John Boorman opposite the title page. Boorman was the director of the classic film bearing the same name. Boorman has directed 22 films and received five Academy Award nominations, twice for Best Director (for Deliverance, and Hope and Glory). He is also credited with creating the first Academy Award screeners to promote The Emerald Forest. In 2004, Boorman received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 136477
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“FOUNDED THE SCIENCE OF MODERN POLITICS”: MACHIAVELLI’S THE PRINCE; FINELY BOUND BY ASPREY
MACHIAVELLI, Niccolo.
Nicholas Machiavel’s Prince.
London: The Folio Society, 1970.
Finely bound edition of Machiavelli’s Prince, a seminal work in the foundation of modern political theory and a great classic of political science. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Asprey, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. A nice presentation.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 140048
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First Edition of Robert M. Solow's Growth Theory; Signed by Him
SOLOW, Robert M.
Growth Theory: An Exposition.
Oxford: Clarendon Press/ Oxford University Press, 1970.
First edition of Solow's groundbreaking work on growth theory. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Robert M. Solow on the title page. From the library of noted economist Joseph J. Spengler with his signature to the half-title page and his notes in pencil throughout. Spengler was the recipient of the 1951 John Frederick Lewis Award of the American Philosophical Society and the 1981 Distinguished Fellow Award from the History of Economics Society and a professor at Duke University. Rare and desirable signed and with noted provenance.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 139209
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Rare original Bag One lithograph; signed by John Lennon; Presented by him to Jonathan Cott, who was the conducted the final solo interview with Lennon
LENNON, John. [The Beatles].
John Lennon Signed “Bag One” Lithograph.
New York: Cinnamon Press, 1970.
Rare Bag One lithograph signed by Beatles icon John Lennon. One page, the title page from Lennon's Bag One Portfolio. Signed by him beneath the image. From the collection of Jonathan Cott, author and editor of numerous books, predominately focusing on music and who has written articles for varied publications such as Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice, Vogue, Esquire and The Wall Street Journal. This was presented by John Lennon to Jonathan Cott, who interviewed Lennon and Yoko Ono several times, and whose December 5, 1980 interview with Lennon was the final solo interview conducted…
Price: $16,000.00 Item Number: 144022
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Enzo Ferrari's Le briglie del successo; Signed by Him in the Year of Publication
FERRARI, Enzo.
le briglie del successo.
Privately Printed, 1970.
Early printing of Ferrari's classic autobiography, published by Ferrari to hand out to friends and family, this is number 0434. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Quarto, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author in the year of publication, "EFarrari 70" on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 145419