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First Edition of Tasha Tudor's Favorite Christmas Carols; Signed by Tasha Tudor
TUDOR, Tasha.
Tasha Tudor’s Favorite Christmas Carols.
New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1978.
First edition of the author's classic collection of Christmas carols. Quarto, original red cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, "Tasha Tudor 1986." Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 144081
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“I don't believe in philosophies. I believe in fundamentals": First Edition of on & off the fairway a pictorial autobiography; Inscribed by Jack Nicklaus in the year of Publication
NICKLAUS, Jack.
On & Off the Fairway: A Pictorial Autobiography.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1978.
First edition of this work by the golfing legend. Quarto, original half-cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Allen-Williams Best Wishes Jack Nicklaus 1978." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145390
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First Edition of Gore Vidal's Kalki; Inscribed by Him to His Stepmother
VIDAL, Gore.
Kalki.
New York: Random House, 1978.
First edition of this work by the award-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Gore Vidal For Kit, all love." The recipient, Katherine “Kit” Vidal was Eugene Vidal’s second wife; he married her in 1939 when she was a 20 year old model with the Powers Agency, only six years older than Gore. The two remained close throughout their lives. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Barbara Hall. An exceptional association.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 126149
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First Edition of The Perpetual Dream: Reform and Experiment in the American College
GRANT, Gerald; David Riesman.
The Perpetual Dream: Reform and Experiment in the American College.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1978.
First edition of this work by famed sociologist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, "For the Institute of Advanced Study with appreciation David Riesman December, 1978." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 62018
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Jack Gottlieb's personal copy of Leonard Bernstein: A Complete Catalogue of His Works; compiled by him and with his ownership signature
[BERNSTEIN, Leonard]. Compiled by Jack Gottlieb.
Leonard Bernstein: A Complete Catalogue of His Works. Celebrating His 60th Birthday August 25, 1978.
Amberson Enterprises, Inc. Publisher, 1978.
First edition of Gottlieb's complete catalogue of Leonard Bernstein's works of music, writing, and film. Octavo, original wrappers. Association copy, Bernstein's assistant and editor Jack Gottlieb's personal copy with his ownership signature to the title page. Gottlieb worked for Bernstein for more that thirty years, first as his assistant and later as his editor, preparing for publication Bernstein’s books, scores, catalogues, programs and jackets. In his memoir “Working with Bernstein”, Gottlieb relayed, “Close to my heart were the editing jobs I did on three of Bernstein’s popular books. First was ‘The Joy of Music,’ on which I had the pleasure…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 135237
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"Pretty well the last word on the subject" First Edition of the Author’s Classic Work; Manias, Panics, and Crashes
KINDLEBERGER, Charles P.
Manias, Panics and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises.
New York: Basic Books, 1978.
First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Vincent Torre. Uncommon.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 146114
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FIRST EDITION OF INTERIOR AMERICA; LENGHTILY NSCRIBED BY Chauncey Har
HARE, Chauncey.
Interior America.
New York: Aperture, 1978.
First edition of this classic work. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Lengthily inscribed by Chauncey Hare on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 3725
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Ellen Raskin's Newbery-Award Winning Novel The Westing Game; Inscribed by Her
RASKIN, Ellen.
The Westing Game.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1978.
First edition, second printing of Raskins's Newbery Award winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Barbara Nelson Boom! Ellen Raskin 6.25.79." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ellen Raskin. Scarcely seen signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146586
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First Edition of Meaning and the Moral Sciences; Signed by Hilary Putnam
PUTNAM, Hilary [Daniel Bell].
Meaning and the Moral Sciences.
London: 1978.
First edition of this work by Hilary Putnam. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Hilary Putnam on the front free endpaper. From the library of Harvard colleague Daniel Bell, with his signature above Putnam's. A nice association linking these two giants of their respective fields.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 19096
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First Edition of Mario Vargas Llosa's Captain Pantoja and the Special Service; Signed by Him
VARGAS LLOSA, Mario.
Captain Pantoja and the Special Service.
New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1978.
First edition of this early novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Mario Vargas Llosa on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Anita Lovitt. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Translated by George Kolovakos and Ronald Christ.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 142083
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First Edition of For A New Liberty; Warmly Inscribed by Murray Rothbard
ROTHBARD, Murray N.
For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto.
New York: Collier Books, 1978.
First edition of Rothbard's classic treatise on libertarianism. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "June, 1973 To Laurel and Robin Winkler: - dear friends and fellow old New Yorkers- Fondest regards, Murray Rothbard." Near fine in a good dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 145961
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First Edition of Eldridge Cleaver's Soul On Fire; Signed by Him
CLEAVER, Eldridge.
Soul On Fire.
Waco, Texas: Word Books Publishers, 1978.
First edition of Cleaver's autobiography. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Towards Freedom for all God's Children Eldridge Cleaver 2/25/81." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Dennis Hill. Uncommon signed.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 63456
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“And now it is time for a final act of courage. I urge you: March proudly into your own dream”: First Edition of Going After Cacciato; Signed by Tim O'Brien
O'BRIEN, Tim.
Going After Cacciato.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1978.
First edition of the author's National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Tim O'Brien on title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket painting by M.S. Chiang. An exceptional example.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 136969
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First Edition of Tasha Tudor's Favorite Christmas Carols
TUDOR, Tasha and Linda Allen.
Tasha Tudor’s Favorite Christmas Carols.
New York: David McCay Company, 1978.
First edition of this classic work. Quarto, original red cloth, illustrated throughout. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $35.00 Item Number: 140687
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First British Edition of Portrait of A Romantic; Signed by Steven Millhauser
MILLHAUSER, Steven.
Portrait of a Romantic.
London: Routledge Y Kegan Paul, 1978.
First British edition of the author's second book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Steven Millhauser on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $45.00 Item Number: 61014
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"What I can't see isn't likely to hurt me": First Edition of the author’s Newbery Honor Novel The Great Gilly Hopkins; Signed by Katherine Paterson
PATERSON, Katherine.
The Great Gilly Hopkins.
New York: Thomas Crowell, 1978.
First edition of this realistic children's novel, which was ranked number 63 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Katherine Paterson on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket art by Fred Marcellino.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 4088