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First Edition of The Blood of Adonis; Inscribed by both Adonis and the Translator Samuel Hazo
ADONIS [ALI AHMED SAID],.
The Blood of Adonis.
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1971.
First edition of the poet's first book to be translated into English. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in both English and Arabic on the title page, "For Matthew friend in poetry, with my great sympathy Adonis Paris 15.1.2008." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated by Samuel Hazo.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 138130
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“KNOWLEDGE HAS TO BE IMPROVED, CHALLENGED, AND INCREASED CONSTANTLY, OR IT VANISHES”: FIRST EDITION OF MEN, IDEAS AND POLITICS; SIGNED BY PETER F. DRUCKER
DRUCKER, Peter F.
Men, Ideas, and Politics.
New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1971.
First edition of this work by the father of management. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Peter Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the extremities.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 4511
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“I'm not really sure which parts of myself are real and which parts are things I've gotten from books": First Edition of Go Ask Alice; in the rare original dust jacket
ANONYMOUS. [SPARKS, Beatrice].
Go Ask Alice.
New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1971.
First edition of the classic work that has sold millions of copies. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Nena Allen. First editions are rare.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 136990
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Rare first edition of Prospects in Mathematics; signed by John Milnor
HIRZEBRUCH, F.; Lars Hormander; John Milnor; Jean-Pierre Serre; I.M. Singer.
Annals of Mathematics Studies No. 70: Prospects in Mathematics.
Princeton, New Jersey: Annals of Mathematics Studies Princeton University Press, 1971.
First edition of the papers from the "Prospects in Mathematics" symposium, held in Princeton on March 16-18, 1970 on the occasion of the dedication of Princeton's Fine Hall. Signed by John Milnor on the half-title page. In fine condition. Ownership name to the front panel. Both uncommon in this condition and signed by Milnor.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 114348
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First edition of The Doors: Other Voices; Signed by John Densmore
[DENSMORE, John].
The Doors: Other Voices.
New York: Alchemical Music Co, 1971.
First edition of the sheet music accompaniment to the Doors' seventh studio album; the first album released by the band following Jim Morrison's death. Quarto, original wrappers, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed by drummer John Densmore on the front panel. In good condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 117962
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"Who was always there all the way for his Country & his President from his friend": Signed limited first Edition of The Vantage Point and additionally inscribed by him to Friend and businessman Abe Feinberg
JOHNSON, Lyndon Baines.
The Vantage Point: Perspectives on the Presidency.
New York : Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1971.
Signed limited first edition of President Johnson's autobiography, one of 300 copies, this is number 61. Octavo, original red cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 72 pages of photographs. Signed by Lyndon Baines Johnson. Additionally inscribed by Johnson in the year of publication on the dedication page, "To Abe Feinberg who was always there all the way for his Country & his President from his friend Lyndon B. Johnson LBJ Ranch ‘Xmas ’71." The recipient Abraham Feinberg was a successful businessman with investments and businesses in New York and Israel. A supporter of Jewish causes, Feinberg is regarded as having been…
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 120772
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First Edition of Javier Marias’ first novel Los Dominios del Lobo; Signed by Him
MARIAS, Javier.
Los Dominios del Lobo.
Barcelona: Edhasa, 1971.
First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed by Javier Marias on the title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 994
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The Collected Writing of John Maynard Keynes
KEYNES, John Maynard [J.M.}.
The Collected Writing of John Maynard Keynes.
London: Macmillan University Press for the Royal Economic Society, 1971.
The collected writings of John Maynard Keynes. Octavo, 30 volumes, original cloth. Volumes XI, XII, XVI-XXX are first editions. Each volume is near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 144916
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“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am": First Edition of Sylvia Plath's Classic The Bell Jar
PLATH, Sylvia.
The Bell Jar.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1971.
First edition of Sylvia Plath's only novel. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with eight pen-and-ink drawings by Plath. Biographical note by Lois Ames. Near in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Amy Isbey Duevell.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 145466
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First Edition of Institutional Change and American Economic Growth; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Douglass C. North
NORTH, Douglass C & Lance E. Davis.
Institutional Change and American Economic Growth.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1971.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original green cloth. Inscribed by Douglass C. North on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 5607
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"Uptown or downtown? I am": First Edition of Luke Rhinehart's The Dice Man; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
RHINEHART, Luke [George Cockcroft].
The Dice Man.
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1971.
First edition of this cult classic. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For John- 'Uptown or downtown? I am...' Luke Rhinehart Nov 9, 2015." The inscription refers to the final line of this novel. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 124924
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“THE DAY OF THE JACKAL WAS OVER”: FIRST EDITION OF THE DAY OF THE JACKAL; INSCRIBED BY FREDERICK FORSYTH
FORSYTH, Frederick.
The Day of the Jackal.
London: Hutchinson, 1971.
First British edition of the author's first novel. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, "The Day of the Jackal was over For John sincere best wishes Frederick Forsyth 2015." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tom Simmonds and Trevor Vertigan.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 144699
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“Give up all hope, all illusion, all desire..I've tried. I've tried and still I desire": First Edition of Luke Rhinehart's The Dice Man; Inscribed by Him To Fellow Writer Peter Matthiessen
RHINEHART, Luke [George Cockcroft].
The Dice Man.
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1971.
First edition of this cult classic. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer Peter Matthiessen on the half title page, "For Peter From a friend you should cherish, and from me. Luke Rhinehart." With Matthiessen's bookplate. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. An exceptional association copy, rare signed.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 44008
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First Edition of Anthony Powell's Books Do Furnish a Room
POWELL, Anthony.
Books Do Furnish a Room.
London: Heinemann, 1971.
First edition of this classic work in the author's Dance to the Music of Time series. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by James Broom-Lynne. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise box. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 142098
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First Edition of If They Come in the Morning; Inscribed by Angela Davis
DAVIS, Angela Y; John Abt; Franklin Alexander; Kendra Alexander; Bettina Aptheker; James Baldwin; Margaret Burnham; Robert Chrisman; John Clutchette; Fleeta Drumgo; Ericka Huggins; Robert Kaufman; George Jackson; Fania Davis Jordan; Ruchell Magee; Howard Moore Jr; Huey P. Newton; Eve Pell; Bobby Seale; The Soledad Brothers; Foreward by Julian Bond.
If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance.
New York: The Third Press, 1971.
First edition of this bold collection of essays written by victims of political imprisonment. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Annie, Best, Y. D. - 4/23." Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Barbara Kohn Isaac. Author photograph by Stephen Shames.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 145168
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First Edition of Kenneth J. Arrow's Essays In the Theory of Risk-Bearing; Signed by Him
ARROW, Kenneth J.
Essays In the Theory of Risk-Bearing.
Amsterdam-London: North -Holland Publishing Company, 1971.
First edition of this collection of essays by Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Kenneth J. Arrow on the title page. Small name to the front free endpaper, in near fine condition. No jacket was issued for this title. Books signed by Arrow are uncommon.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 29023