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First edition of Frances Cornford's Different Days; the first book in Virginia and Leonard Woolf's Hogarth Living Poets Series
CORNFORD, Frances. Edited by Dorothy Wellesley.
Different Days.
London: Hogarth Press, 1928.
First edition of Frances Cornford's Different Days, the first book in the Hogarth Living Poets series. Octavo, original pictorial boards. Front panel design by Vanessa Bell. In very good condition.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 114382
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"We hope it may while some hours away & that you are not tired with the subject": First Edition of Wilfrid Noyce's South Col: One Man's Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953; inscribed by him to Susan Hunt
NOYCE, Wilfrid; Foreword by Sir John Hunt.
South Col: One Man’s Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953.
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1954.
First edition of Noyce's firsthand account of the ascent of South Col. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photogravures and maps including frontispiece. Foreword by Sir John Hunt. Association copy, signed by Noyce on the title page and inscribed by him on the front free endpaper to Susan Hunt, "Susan Hunt, Specially - We hope it may while some hours away & that you are not tired with the subject. Rosemary & Wilf Jan 1955." The recipient, Susan Hunt, was the daughter of Sir John Hunt, the leader of the first expedition to reach the summit of Mount Everest…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 114308
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First Edition of Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Dearly Beloved; Inscribed by her to her secretary and close friend Ruth Thompson
LINDBERGH, Anne Morrow.
Dearly Beloved.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1962.
First edition of the author's classic bestselling novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, "For Friedel and Paul Thompson with all good wishes from Anne M.L. June 1962." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 114233
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First Edition of Ludwig Von Mises' Theory and History; Signed by Him
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Theory and History. An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1957.
First edition of Mises’ classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Ludwig von Mises on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed.
Price: $11,500.00 Item Number: 114588
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First Edition of Israel M. Kirzner's An Essay On Capital; Signed by Him
KIRZNER, Israel M.
An Essay on Capital.
New York: Augustus M. Kelley, 1966.
First edition of Kirzner's essay of the conceptual problems surrounding the foundations of capital theory. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page. In fine condition.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 114868
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"from their well-dressed friend who in Italian silk, couldn't look less like a writer": First Edition of Bellow's Seize the Day; Inscribed by Him with a full page inscription
BELLOW, Saul.
Seize the Day.
New York: The Viking Press, 1956.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's fourth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For the Gabels from their well-dressed friend (who in Italian silk, couldn't look less like a writer) with best wishes Saul Bellow." The recipients were close friends of Bellow's while he was a student at Northwestern University, where he graduated with honors and earned bachelor’s degrees in anthropology and sociology. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some wear and tear. Jacket design by Bill English. Association copies of Seize the Day are uncommon.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 114568
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"But I wanted to say- this is the point of it. Remember it happy; the sun in your eyes": First Edition of Nicholas Mosley's Accident; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
MOSLEY, Nicholas.
Accident.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1965.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on title page, "For William with all very best wishes from Nicholas Moseley November 2008 'But I wanted to say- this is the point of it. Remember it happy; the sun in your eyes.'" Near fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows light wear. Jacket design by John Woodcock.
Price: $1,450.00 Item Number: 114589
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"Then you must teach my daughter this same lesson. How to lose your innocence but not your hope. How to laugh forever": First Edition of The Joy Luck Club; Signed by Amy Tan
TAN, Amy.
The Joy Luck Club.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1989.
First edition of the author's most well known work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Amy Tan on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket without wear. Jacket illustration by Gretchen Shields.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 114321
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First Edition of Erich Fromm's The Art of Loving; Inscribed by Him
FROMM, Erich.
The Art of Loving.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1956.
First edition of this groundbreaking international bestseller that has shown millions of readers how to achieve rich, productive lives by developing their capacities for love. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Rev. Gotlerb Huse with best regards Eric Fromm." Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. First editions are uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 112439
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First edition of John W. Milnor's Topology From the Differentiable Viewpoint; signed by him
MILNOR, John W .
Topology From the Differentiable Viewpoint.
Charlottesville: The University Press of Virginia, 1965.
First edition of this collection of lectures delivered by Milnor at the University of Virginia in December 1963. Octavo, original half cloth over illustrated boards. Signed by John Milnor on the title page. In fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 114852
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First signed limited edition de luxe of Merrihew's The Quest of the Davis Cup: Volume VI of The Lawn Tennis Library
MERRIHEW, Stephen Wallis.
The Quest of the Davis Cup: Volume VI of The Lawn Tennis Library.
New York: American Lawn Tennis, Inc, 1928.
First signed limited edition de luxe of Merrihew's classic work on the "World Cup of Tennis." Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, engraved photogravure tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Davis, illustrated with 48 engravings after photographs. One of 250 copies printed of this edition de luxe, this is number 18. Signed and dated by the author, "S. Wallis Merrihew October 8, 1928." In near fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 105106
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Finely bound example of John Ruskin's Sesame and Lilies
RUSKIN, John.
Sesame and Lilies.
London: George Allen, 1893.
Finely bound example of Ruskin’s classic anthology including Of King’s Treasures, Of Queen’s Gardens, and The Mystery of Life and Its Arts. Octavo, bound in full vellum with morocco spine labels, gilt ruling and central gilt Aske's Hatcham Schools coat of arms, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt with others uncut. In good condition. Bookplate.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 114418
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Rare Facsimiles of Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Waitangi
Facsimiles of Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Waitangi.
New Zealand: R.E. Owen, Government Printer, 1960.
Finely bound example of this compilation of documents related to the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand and the Treaty of Waitangi. Quarter, bound in full pebbled leatherette with gilt titles to the front panel, containing numerous facsimiles of original signed documents, many folding. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 114073
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Rare George H. W. Bush Vice Presidential Fountain Pen
BUSH, George H. W.
George H. W. Bush Vice Presidential Fountain Pen.
Rare George H. W. Bush Vice Presidential Fountain Pen bearing Bush's signature in facsimile. Housed in the original pen box bearing the seal of the Vice President of the United States. In fine condition requiring the nib insert.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 114942
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First Edition of Creating Winning Marketing Plans; Inscribed by Sidney Levy
LEVY, Sidney J.
Creating Winning Marketing Plans.
Chicago: Dartnell, 1996.
First edition of this classic collection of essays. Quarto, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the editor on the front free endpaper, "For John Rogers, In appreciation of a Thoughtful Reader, Sidney J. Levy." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 114529