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First Edition of Golda Meir's A Land of Our Own: An Oral Autobiography
MEIR, Golda; Edited by Marie Syrkin.
A Land of Our Own: An Oral Autobiography.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1973.
First edition of this oral autobiography by the former prime minister of Israel. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 146605
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"With Pablo there must always be a victor and a vanquished ... Since I loved him, I couldn't afford to be vanquished": Life with Picasso; Inscribed by Francoise Gilot
GILOT, Francoise and Carlton Lake.
Life with Picasso.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1973.
First edition, early printing of this revealing memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Elaine and Jim McDonald, Francoise Gilot." Additionally dated in the year of publication in another hand "11-10-73." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 147265
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From the library of Stephen Hawking
SCHATZMAN, Evry (editor).
Cargèse Lectures in Physics, Volume Six.
New York : Gordon and Breach, 1973.
First edition of this work. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of Stephen Hawking with his name written on the front free endpaper. Stephen Hawking was a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. Hawking's scientific works included a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. He was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained by a…
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 115754
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First Edition of Robert Lowell's History
LOWELL, Robert.
History.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Charles Skaggs. Housed in a custom half morocco slipcase.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 143031
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"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often": Winston Churchill’s Collected Works; 38 Volumes In Full Vellum In the Original Slipcases
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
The First Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill: Centenary Limited Edition.
London: Library of Imperial History In association With Charles Scribner's Sons and The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1973-76.
Centenary limited edition of Churchill’s complete Works, one of only 3000 sets produced, with the additional four volumes usually not present. Octavo, original full vellum, 38 volumes, stamped with the Churchill arms, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, original dark green slipcases, also gilt-stamped with the Churchill coat of arms. In near fine to fine condition in the original slipcases. An exceptional set.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 140050
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First Edition of The Samuelson Sampler; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning Economist Paul A. Samuelson
SAMUELSON, Paul A.
The Samuelson Sampler.
Glen Ridge, New Jersey: Thomas Horton and Company, 1973.
First edition of this collection of writings by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original blue cloth. In very good condition. Signed and dated by Paul Samuelson on the title page.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 2261
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The Supreme Court of the United States; Signed by Chief Justice Warren Burger
BURGER, Warren E.
The Supreme Court of the United States.
Washington, DC: 1973.
First edition of this work on the Burger Court. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Chief Justice Warren Burger at his biography page. 20 page pamphlet on the Supreme Court published by them.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 7365
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First Edition of America’s Great Depression "a staple of modern economic literature"; Signed By Murray Rothbard
ROTHBARD, Murray N.
America’s Great Depression.
New York: MacMillan Company, 1973.
First edition of Rothbard's classic treatise on the 1930s Great Depression and its root causes. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Murray N. Rothbard on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 23068
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“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt": First Editions of The Charlie Brown Dictionary; Volume One Inscribed by Charles M. Schulz
SCHULZ, Charles M.
The Charlie Brown Dictionary.
New York: 1973.
Complete set of The Charlie Brown Dictionary, volume one inscribed by Charles M. Schulz. Octavo, 7 volumes. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in volume one on the half-title page, "For Steve- Best wishes Charles M. Schulz." In near fine condition.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 140262
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First Edition of Vladimir Nabokov's Bend Sinister
NABOKOV, Vladimir.
Bend Sinister.
New York : McGraw-Hill Company , 1973.
First McGraw-Hill edition of Nabokov's first novel written in America. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Stan Skardinski.
Price: $60.00 Item Number: 73094
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“EVERYTHING WE ARE IS AT EVERY MOMENT ALIVE IN US”: FIRST EDITION OF THE CREATION OF THE WORLD; SIGNED BY ARTHUR MILLER
MILLER, Arthur.
The Creation of the World and Other Business.
New York: Viking Press, 1973.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Arthur Miller on the title page.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 2010
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DANIEL J. BOORSTIN'S THE AMERICANS: THE COLONIAL EXPERIENCE; LENGTHILY INSCRIBED BY HIM
BOORSTIN, David.
The Americans: The Colonial Experience.
New York: Random House, 1973.
Early printing of the final volume in Boorstin's The Americans series. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Jim Wooley - fellow Oklahoman and explorer of American history - with warm regards from Dan Boorstin July 30, 1973." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 36598
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First Edition of Bernard Malamud's Rembrandt's Hat: Inscribed by Him to his cousins
MALAMUD, Bernard.
Rembrandt’s Hat.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973.
First edition of this collection of short stories by the author of The Natural. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication to his cousins, "For Minnie and Marshall Greetings! Bern May 1973." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Muriel Nasser. Jacket photograph by Janna Malamud.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 112873
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First Edition of Bill Owens' Suburbia; Inscribed by Him
OWENS, Bill.
Suburbia.
San Francisco: Straight Arrow Press, 1973.
First Edition. Oblong quarto, original photographic stiff paper wrappers. Inscribed by Bill Owens on the front free endpaper, "For Dave Bill Owens Can you avoid Suburbia." In very good condition. Laid in is the photographer's business card.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 948
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SNYDER, Julian.
The History of Money.
Continental Silver Corporation, 1973.
Rare first edition of this work on the history of money. Octavo, original wrappers, 32 pp. Contents: I. The American Illusion of Invulnerability, II. The Four Stages of Monetary Decline, III. The End of the Gold-Backed Dollar, IV. Printing Press Prosperity, V. The Problem with Inflation Addiction, VI. Exponential Inflation and the $100 Cup of Coffee, VII. The Point of No Return, VIII. Five Ways You Can Protect Yourself and Your Family Against the Double-Barreled Thread of Runaway Inflation and Depression., IX. The Silver Lining - Your Investment Opportunity, X. How Will My Family and I Be Affected -- End.…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 144087
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"You must play boldly to win": First Edition of Go For Broke; Signed by Arnold Palmer
PALMER, Arnold.
Go for Broke: My Philosophy of Winning Golf.
New York : Simon and Schuster, 1973.
First edition of this autobiographical golf instruction book from 'The King' of golf. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the fly leaf, "Best Wishes Arnold Palmer." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ken Braren.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 145523