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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 Friedman and Schwartz's Monetary Statistics of the United States Estimates, Sources, Methods
FRIEDMAN, Milton; Anna J. Schwarz.
Monetary Statistics of the United States Estimates, Sources, Methods.
New York: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1970.
First edition of this monumental work on history of monetary statistics in the United States. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 110121
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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 Albert Murray's Omni-Americans: New Perspectives on Black Experience and American Culture; Warmly Inscribed by Him
MURRAY, Albert.
Omni-Americans: New Perspectives on Black Experience and American Culture.
New York: Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1970.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For my good friend Oliver Who will keep the faith Albert Murray." Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Hess and/ or Antupit.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 133165
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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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"Did you ever here of Mickey, how he heard a racket in the night, and shouted Quiet down there!": First Edition of In The Night Kitchen; Inscribed by Maurice Sendak
SENDAK, Maurice.
In the Night Kitchen.
New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1970.
First edition of Sendak's classic work. Quarto, original cloth with illustrated paper cover label, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Nicholas Robertson Maurice Sendak Dec. 85." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 140617
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GARY BECKER’S CLASSIC WORK HUMAN CAPITAL; SIGNED BY HIM
BECKER, Gary S.
Human Capital.
New York: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1970.
Early printing of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Gary Becker on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 140963
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“Whatever the “real” differences between the sexes may be, we are not likely to know them until the sexes are treated differently, that is alike": First Edition of Kate Millett's Sexual Politics; Inscribed by Her
MILLETT, Kate.
Sexual Politics: A Surprising Examination of Society’s Most Arbitrary Folly.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1970.
First edition of the author's landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Kate Millett for Prof Roger Simpson." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. With some underlining in pencil to a few pages. Jacket typography by Gina Rosencrantz.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 100034
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First Edition of Mr. Sammlers Planet; Inscribed by Saul Bellow in the year of publication
BELLOW, Saul.
Mr. Sammler’s Planet.
New York: The Viking Press, 1970.
First edition of the author's third and final National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Elizabeth best wishes Saul Bellow Feb 25, '70." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamsom.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 131478
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Portfolio Theory and and Capital Markets; Inscribed by William Sharpe to Paul Samuelson
SHARPE, William F. [Paul A. Samuelson].
Portfolio Theory & Capital Markets.
New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, 1970.
First edition, early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow Nobel Prize-winning author Paul Samuelson on the title page, "To Paul with my best regards Bill Sharpe." In very good condition. From the library of Paul Samuelson. An exceptional association linking these two giants in the field of economic sciences.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 125655
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First American Edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude; Lengthily inscribed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel. Translated by Gregory Rabassa.
One Hundred Years of Solitude.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970.
First American edition of the author's magnum opus. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, warmly and lengthily inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "Por la mas grande y guapa de todos las Beatrices listísimas, con un abrizo estrangulaon Gabriel Garcia Marquez 1971." Which translates into English as, "For the best, smartest, and most beautiful of all Beatrices, with a very tight hug Gabriel Garcia Marquez 1971." The recipient, Beatriz Alarcón, was a friend of Garcia Marquez's in Colombia. Near fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket with the exclamation point at the end of the first…
Price: $17,500.00 Item Number: 143912
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First Edition of Kate Millett's Sexual Politics; Inscribed by Her
MILLETT, Kate.
Sexual Politics: A Surprising Examination of Society’s Most Arbitrary Folly.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1970.
First edition of the author's landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Warmly inscribed by Kate Millett on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket typography by Gina Rosencrantz.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 46008
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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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"Being right was largely a matter of explanations": First Edition of Mr. Sammlers Planet; Signed by Saul Bellow
BELLOW, Saul.
Mr. Sammler’s Planet.
New York: The Viking Press, 1970.
First edition of the author's third and final National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page. Review copy, with the slip laid in, fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamsom.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 184
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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