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First Edition of Economics: Principles and Policy; Inscribed by William Baumol and Alan Blinder
BAUMOL, William J.and Alan S. Blinder.
Economics: Principles and Policy.
New York: Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, 1979.
First edition of this cornerstone of economics, which is now in its thirteenth edition. Quarto, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by both authors on the half-title page, "For John Will B. and "With best wishes, A. Blinder 9/16/15." In near fine condition, sticker to the front free endpaper. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 144390
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First Edition of Patrick White's The Twyborn Affair; Signed by Him
WHITE, Patrick.
The Twyborn Affair.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1979.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Patrick White on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket drawing by Luciana Arrighi. Jacket design by Mon Mohan.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 138290
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First Edition of The Book of Bebb; Inscribed by Frederick Buechner to his Aunt and Uncle
BUECHNER, Frederick.
The Book of Bebb: Lion Country, Open Heart, Love Feast, Treasure Hunt.
New York: Atheneum, 1979.
First edition of the compilation of the four books that make up the Bebb Quartet. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his Aunt and Uncle, "For Aunt Betty, Uncle Jim - a quadruple _____ from Leo Bebb- with love Freddy." An excellent example in a near fine dust jacket with a small closed tear to the front panel.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 2679
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First edition of Susan Cheever's Looking For Work; inscribed by her to Ken Burrows
CHEEVER, Susan [Erica Jong].
Looking For Work.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979.
First edition of the author's first novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Burrows with love Susan." The recipient, American litigator Kenneth David Burrows married American novelist Erica Jong in 1989. 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…
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 142332
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"The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything": First Edition of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt; Signed by Edmund Morris
MORRIS, Edmund.
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt.
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1979.
Later printing of the first book in the author's acclaimed Theodore Roosevelt Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Signed by Edmund Morris on the title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Regine de Toledo. Author photograph by Ian Keown.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145164
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First Edition of Andy Warhol: Portraits of the 70s; Signed by Him
WARHOL, Andy; David Whitney.
Andy Warhol: Portraits of the 70s.
New York: Random House, 1979.
First edition of Warhol's Portraits of the 1970s. Quarto, original half cloth, with Warhol's triple self-portrait, with 112 color illustrations of the artist's portraits. Boldly signed by Andy Warhol on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Essay by Robert Rosenblum. Edited by David Whitney.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 142806
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First Edition of A Tiger By the Tail; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economist F.A. Hayek
HAYEK, Friedrich August von [F.A.].
A Tiger by the Tail: The Keynesian Legacy of Inflation.
San Francisco : Cato Institute , 1979.
First edition of this collection of writings on Keynesian economics by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To George Meyer with best wishes 1-12-82 F.A. Hayek." Compiled and introduced by Sudha R. Shenoy. With a foreword by Leland B. Yeager. In fine condition. Rare signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 77024
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“There is nothing deep down inside us except what we have put there ourselves": First Edition of Richard Rorty's Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature; Signed by Him
RORTY, Richard.
Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1979.
First edition of this classic work of twentieth century philosophy. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Richard Rorty on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. This is the first signed example we have seen or handled of this landmark work.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 84533
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"my friend, whose support and enthusiasm have been a great kick in the ass": First Edition of On Golden Pond; Warmly inscribed by Ernest Thompson to George Schaefer
THOMPSON, Ernest.
On Golden Pond.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1979.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication to director George Schaefer, "September 79 For George, my friend, whose support and enthusiasm have been a great kick in the ass. Love Ernest." The recipient, George Schaefer was an director of television and Broadway theatre, who was active from the 1950s to the 1990s. He was a close friend of the author. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tim Gaydos, based on a concept by Paul Tankersley.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 119372
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First Edition of Architecture: Form, Space & Order; Inscribed by Francis Ching
CHING, Francis D.K.
Architecture: Form, Space & Order.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1979.
First edition of this classic introduction to the vocabulary of architectural design. Oblong quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To John R. Francis Ching 9/7/2015." In near fine condition, name to the front free endpaper and pastedown.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 98778
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First Edition of Giving Good Weight; Inscribed by John McPhee
MCPHEE, John.
Giving Good Weight.
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1979.
First edition of this collection of McPhee's classic essays. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Len Byrd all best John." Additionally signed by John McPhee on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.
Price: $95.00 Item Number: 2133
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John Cheever's The Wapshot Chronicle and the Wapshot Scandal; Warmly inscribed by John Cheever
CHEEVER, John.
The Wapshot Chronicle and the Wapshot Scandal.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1979.
First edition of the collected reissue of Cheever's National Book Award and William Dean Howells Medal-winning Wapshot novels. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mark Zimmer with the Hope of enjoying him as a Friend as I enjoy his brother John Cheever." The recipient was likely a sibling of Max Zimmer, Cheever's former student, protégé and lover who moved into the Cheever family household and became Cheever's caregiver later in life. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 143273
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"We tell ourselves stories in order to live": First Edition of The White Album; Signed by Joan Didion
DIDION, Joan.
The White Album.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979.
First edition of this classic collection of short stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Joan Didion on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Robert Anthony. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,300.00 Item Number: 146032
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"FOR IN THE END, IS IT NOT FITTING THAT A BOOK ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION SHOULD CLOSE BY STUDYING WHAT THE CONSTITUTION IS NOT ABOUT?" The 1979 Supplement to American Constitutional Law; inscribed by Laurence H. Tribe
TRIBE, Laurence H.
1979 Supplement to American Constitutional Law.
Mineola, New York: The Foundation Press, Inc, 1979.
The 1979 supplement to Tribe's American Constitutional Law. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Best wishes, Laurence Tribe 2/09." In near fine condition. Ownership name to the front panel.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 118015
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First Edition of Burgers Daughter; Signed by Nadine Gordimer
GORDIMER, Nadine.
Burger’s Daughter.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1979.
First edition of this powerful novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 1964
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First Edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's In Evil Hour; Inscribed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez to his legendary Literary Agent Carmen Balcells
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel.
In Evil Hour.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.
First edition of "this fascinating novel of a Colombian river town possessed by evil points to the author's later flowering and greatness" (Boston Globe). Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his legendary literary agent in the year of publication on the second title page, "Para Carmen, Eres mi todo. Gabo Rome 17 Oct. 1979." The recipient, Carmen Balcells was a literary agent of Spanish-language authors from Spain and Latin America, including six Nobel Prize–winning authors. She led her agency from 1956 to 2000, during which time she was one of the driving forces behind the 1960s…
Price: $8,500.00 Item Number: 142798