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Rare first edition of The Investment Process: Investment Policies for Trust Institutions and Portfolio Managers
The Investment Process: Investment Policies for Trust Institutions and Portfolio Managers.
Charlottesville, Virgina: The Financial Analysts Research Foundation, 1976.
First edition of the proceedings of a Seminar on the Trust Investment Process sponsored with contributions by Canadian members of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. In near fine condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 88091
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First Edition of Gore Vidal's 1876: A Novel; Inscribed by Him to His Sister
VIDAL, Gore.
1876: A Novel.
New York : Random House, 1976.
First edition of this classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the "Valerie love Gore." The recipient, Valerie Gore was the author’s sister. Vidal’s father remarried in 1939 and had two children with his second wife; Valerie was born in 1946. The two remained close throughout the years. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 126331
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"Poetry, A bridge hanging between history and truth."; First Edition of Vuelta; Inscribed by Octavio Paz to friend and fellow writer Sergio Munoz
PAZ, Octavio.
Vuelta.
Mexico: Editorial Seix Barral, S.A, 1976.
First edition of this collection of poems that were written between 1969 and 1975. Octavo, original wrappers. Association copy, inscribed on the half-title page to his good friend, "A Sergio Muñoz Bata, cordialmente Octavio Paz." With Sergio Muñoz Bata's ownership inscription on the title page with the words Mexico 76. Sergio Muñoz Bata writes a weekly syndicated column published in 18 newspapers across 11 countries in the hemisphere. He is also both a former Los Angeles Times editorial board member and Executive Editor of La Opinión. In near fine condition. A wonderful association.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 133281
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"Hi-dee-ho, here I go, Lookin' for my missin' piece": First edition of Shel Silverstein's The Missing Piece; inscribed by him with an original drawing
SILVERSTEIN, Shel.
The Missing Piece.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1976.
First edition of Silverstein's classic work, published by Ursula Nordstrom. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the pastedown and front free endpaper "For Frank - Thank you for making the road less rocky - And thank you for believing in this book ~ Love Shel." Silverstein has added a drawing of the book's protagonist rolling along on a level path. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 135135
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First edition of Charles Addams' Favorite Haunts; inscribed by him with an original drawing of Wednesday Addams
ADDAMS, Charles. [Chas Addams].
Favorite Haunts.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976.
First edition of the cartoonist's second collection of Addams Family classics. Quarto, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the flyleaf, "For Gert and Dave Copper with all best Chas Adams 1976." Addams has also added an original drawing of Wednesday Addams. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Michael Tighe.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 127304
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First Edition of Robert Lowell's Selected Poems; inscribed by him to Erica Jong and with Jong's ownership signature
LOWELL, Robert [Erica Jong].
Selected Poems.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1976.
First edition of this collection of over two hundred poems, selected by Lowell himself. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Erica from Robert Lowell." The recipient, Erica Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which became famously controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. Written in the first person and narrated by its protagonist, 29-year-old American poet Isadora Wing, Fear of Flying was written in the throes of the Sexual Revolution of the 1970s and encapsulated the movement’s…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 142530
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First Edition of The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism; Signed by Daniel Bell
BELL, Daniel.
The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism.
New York: Basic Books, Inc. Publishers, 1976.
First edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Daniel Bell on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Vincent Torre.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 4274
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First Edition of The Journey Back; Inscribed by Johanna Reiss
REISS, Johanna.
The Journey Back.
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1976.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication, "To ___ _____ Love and peace Johanna Reiss October '76 Nice to see you again." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 5522
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Rare 1976 Series Two Dollar Bill; signed by American Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the 200th anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence
[ALDRIN, Buzz].
Buzz Aldrin Signed Two Dollar Bill.
Washington, D.C: United States Treasury, 1976.
Rare two dollar bill signed by American astronaut and the second man to land on the moon, Buzz Aldrin on the 200th anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence. Matted and framed, the entire piece measures 10.5 inches by 5.75 inches. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 117394
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From the library of Stephen Hawking
BERRY, Michael [Stephen Hawking].
Principles of Cosmology and Gravitation.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original wrappers. From the library of Stephen Hawking with his name written on the front free end page. 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…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 119527
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First edition of More Tales of the Black Widowers; inscribed by Isaac Asimov
ASIMOV, Isaac.
More Tales of the Black Widowers.
Garden City, NY: Published For The Crime Club By Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976.
First edition of the second book in Asimov's Black Widowers series. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Stephen Isaac Asimov." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 142873
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First Edition of All Things Bright and Beautiful; Inscribed by James Herriot
HERRIOT, James.
All Things Bright and Beautiful.
London`: Michael Joseph, 1976.
First edition of this classic, the sequel to All Creatures Great and Small. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Bob and Nancy with best wishes and thanks James Herriot." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Camera Press.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 144243
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Paul Bocuse's La Cuisine du Marche: en hommage a Alfred Guerot; inscribed by Paul Bocuse to FELLOW LEGENDARY FRENCH CHEF JEAN VERGNES
BOCUSE, Paul [Jean Vergnes].
La Cuisine du Marche: en hommage a Alfred Guerot.
Paris: Flammarion, 1976.
First edition of Bocuse's classic work on French cuisine. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half title page, "A Mon Ami Jean Vergnes ambassadeur de las cuisine Francoise aux U.S.A. Paul Bocuse N.Y. 1977." The recipient, Jean Vergnes, was a classically trained and highly acclaimed French chef, best-known as the co-founder of the famed Manhattan eatery Le Cirque, which opened in 1974. Vergnes had a major influence on American restaurant culture for more than four decades. He began his career working as a chef at various top restaurants in Paris during…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 144237
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Rare original Capricorn One shooting script; inscribed by Peter Hyams
HYAMS, Peter.
Capricorn One Original Shooting Script.
ITC Entertainment, Inc., 1976.
Rare original shooting script from from the 1978 science fiction thriller Capricorn One. Quarto, original leatherette wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the writer/director on the title page, "To ____ Many thanks. Peter Hyams. P.S. Where did you find this?" In very good condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 124688
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First Edition of Born on the Fourth of July; Warmly Inscribed by Ron Kovic and Academy Award-Winning Director Oliver Stone
KOVIC, Ron [Oliver Stone].
Born on the Fourth of July.
New York : McGraw-Hill, 1976.
First edition of this classic book, basis for the 1989 film directed by Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Elena, Love, Thanks Respect Ron." Additionally signed by the director of the film Oliver Stone on the title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Jacket photograph by Bob Adelman. Uncommon signed by both Kovic and Stone.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 146813