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First edition of Isaac Asimov's The Heavenly Host; inscribed by him
ASIMOV, Isaac. Illustrated by Bernard Colonna.
The Heavenly Host.
New York: Walker and Company, 1975.
First edition of Asimov's classic juvenile science fiction adventure. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Bernard Colonna. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Steve Isaac Asimov." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 142300
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"Friendship is what endures. Shared ideals, respect for the whole character of a human being": First Edition of Ragtime; Signed by E.L. Doctorow
DOCTOROW, E.L.
Ragtime.
New York: Random House, 1975.
First edition of this work of historical fiction mainly set in the New York City area from 1902 until 1912 and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by E.L. Doctorow on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 118328
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First Edition of Building Construction Illustrated; Inscribed by Francis D.K. Ching
CHING, Francis D.K.
Building Construction Illustrated.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1975.
First edition of this classic work. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To John Rogers 3/2015 Francis D.K. Ching." In very good condition.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 127010
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First Edition of the papers presented at the irst C.F.A. Seminar: Is Financial Analysis Useless?; Signed by Jack L. Treynor and Nobel Prize-winning economist William F. Sharpe
BLOCK, Frank E..
Is Financial Analysis Useless? The Proceedings of a Seminar on the Efficient Capital Market and Random Walk Hypothesis.
Charlottesville, Virginia: The Financial Analysts Research Foundation, 1975.
First edition of this proceedings issue consisting of the papers presented at the first C.F.A. Seminar, entitled Is Financial Analysis Useless? Octavo, original wrappers as issued, illustrated with graphs. Signed by Jack L. Treynor and William F. Sharpe on the title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 96334
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First American edition of the fourth volume in the official multi-volume biography of Winston S. Churchill
GILBERT, Martin.
Winston S. Churchill [The Official Biography]. Volume IV: The Stricken World: 1916-1922.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1975.
First American edition of the fourth volume in the official biography of Winston S. Churchill. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs and maps, photographic frontispiece of Churchill at Lille, October 1918. Near fine in a good dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 144772
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"The sun coming hard around the world: the island rises from the sea, sinks, rises, holds": First Edition of Far Tortuga; Signed by Peter Matthiessen
MATTHIESSEN, Peter.
Far Tortuga.
New York: Random House, 1975.
First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Peter Matthiessen on the title page. Near fine in an excellent price-clipped dust jacket that is lightly rubbed.
Price: $325.00 Item Number: 3917
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FIRST EDITION OF SOCIOBIOLOGY: A NEW SYNTHESIS; SIGNED BY EDWARD O. WILSON WITH A DRAWING OF AN ANT
WILSON, Edward O.
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis.
Cambridge MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1975.
First edition of Wilson's classic work. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrations by Sarah Landry. Signed by Edward O. Wilson on the title page, who has added a drawing of an ant. From the library of MIT biomedical professor Robert Mann, with his stamp on the front free endpaper, near fine in a very good dust jacket with some light rubbing and closed tears.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 16093
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"BON APPETIT!": FIRST EDITION OF FROM JULIA CHILD’S KITCHEN, SIGNED BY BOTH JULIA AND PAUL CHILD
CHILD, Julia.
From Julia Child’s Kitchen.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975.
First edition of Child's fourth book. Octavo, original pictorial coated cloth boards. Boldly by the author on front free endpaper, "To Jackie Julia Child." Additionally signed by Paul Child on the front free endpaper. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Photographs and drawings by Paul Child.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 146345
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First Edition of The Unexpurgated Code: A Complete Manual of Survival & Manners; Signed by J.P. Donleavy
DONLEAVY, J.P.
The Unexpurgated Code: A Complete Manual of Survival & Manners.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1975.
First edition of this humorous collection of writings from the author of The Ginger Man. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by J.P. Donleavy opposite the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lynn Braswell.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 442
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First Edition of The U.S. V Richard M. Nixon; Inscribed by Frank Mankiewicz and Bill Safire
MANKIEWICZ, Frank.
The U.S. V Richard M. Nixon: The Final Crisis.
New York: Quadrangle/ The New York Times Book Co., 1975.
First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half title page, "To ____ ______, with best wishes- Frank Mankiewicz Mar. '75." Additionally inscribed by Bill Safire below, "Dear Jeff- Don't believe everything my friend Frank says! Bill Safire." Safire was an American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A unique copy.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 57001
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First edition of Len Deighton's Yesterday's Spy
DEIGHTON, Len.
Yesterday’s Spy.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1975.
First edition of Deighton's classic spy thriller. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Raymond Hawkey. Housed custom clamshell box. Small bookplate.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 137223
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First Edition of Tennessee Williams Memoirs; Inscribed by Him
WILLIAMS, Tennessee.
Memoirs.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1975.
First edition of this classic memoir by the author of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and A Streetcar Named Desire. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Elissa Tennessee Williams." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Alex Gotfryd. Marballa mural by Laverne. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell and chemise clamshell box. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 142240
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"BON APPETIT!": FIRST EDITION OF FROM JULIA CHILD’S KITCHEN, SIGNED BY BOTH JULIA AND PAUL CHILD
CHILD, Julia.
From Julia Child’s Kitchen.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975.
First edition of Child's fourth book. Octavo, original pictorial coated cloth boards. Boldly by the author on front free endpaper, "Bon Appetit to Carol & Jim Julia Child." Additionally signed by Paul Child on the front free endpaper. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Photographs and drawings by Paul Child.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 147065
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First Edition of John Ashbery’s Pulitizer Prize-Winning Work; Signed by him
ASHBERY, John.
Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror.
New York: The Viking Press, 1975.
First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by John Ashbery on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Michael Teague. Jacket design by Jacqueline Schuman. An exceptional example.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 110844
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First edition of the fourth volume in the official biography of Winston S. Churchill; complete with all 3 parts of its companion volume
GILBERT, Martin.
Winston S. Churchill [The Official Biography]. Volume IV: 1916-1922. [with] Volume IV Companion Parts I, II, and III.
London: Heinemann, 1975-1977.
First edition of the fourth volume in the official multi-volume biography of Winston S. Churchill; complete with all three parts of its companion volume. Octavo, 4 volumes, original publisher's cloth, top edges red, illustrated, photographic frontispiece portrait of Churchill at Lille, October 1918. Each volume is near fine in a fine dust jacket
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 144335
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"It seems, after all that there are no nonpeculiar people": First Edition of the the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Novel; Inscribed by Saul Bellow to Poet R.P. Dickey
BELLOW, Saul.
Humboldt’s Gift.
New York: The Viking Press, 1975.
First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Saul Bellow to the poet R.P. Dickey. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with the lightest of shelfwear. Jacket design by Mel Williamson.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 194