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“A BRILLIANTLY CONCEIVED ADVENTURE INTO ANOTHER TIME”: First Edition of Umberto Eco's First Novel; inscribed by Him to Kenneth and Dee Gros Louis
ECO, Umberto.
The Name of the Rose.
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1980.
First edition of one of the best-selling books of all-time, basis for the film starring Sean Connery. Octavo, original cloth. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "to Ken & Dee Gros Louis, friendly, by Umberto Ecco Bloomington June 10, '83." The recipients, Kenneth and Dee Gros Louis, were people of scholarly proclivities like Eco: Kenneth was a university official and English professor at Indiana University Bloomington, later Vice President of the Bloomington campus from 1980 to 1988 and Vice President of Indiana University and Chancellor of the Bloomington…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146943
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"A man in search of a magician": First Edition of Anthony Burgess' Earthly Powers; Warmly inscribed by Him
BURGESS, Anthony.
Earthly Powers.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980.
First edition of this epic masterpiece by the author of A Clockwork Orange, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Jose Matos, A man in search of a magician Anthony Burgess." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to the spine. Jacket design by One Plus One Studio.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 115443
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“The combination of economic and political power in the same hands is a sure recipe for tyranny": Free to Choose; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Milton Friedman
FRIEDMAN, Milton & Rose.
Free To Choose: A Personal Statement.
New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1980.
First edition, early printing of Friedmans' persuasive argument for the free market, based on the PBS series Free to Choose. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Milton Friedman on the half-title page to mathematician David Cox. Light rubbing, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Gamarello. A nice association.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 15043
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“A BRILLIANTLY CONCEIVED ADVENTURE INTO ANOTHER TIME”: First Edition of Umberto Eco's First Novel; inscribed by Him to Charlie Winick
ECO, Umberto.
The Name of the Rose.
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1980.
First edition of one of the best-selling books of all-time, basis for the film starring Sean Connery. Octavo, original cloth. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "a Charlie Winick Umberto Ecco 16 June 83." The recipient, Charles Winick, was an American author, psychologist, professor of anthropology and sociology, and academic, noted for his work in the fields of gender, drug addiction, and prostitution. After serving in Military Intelligence during World War II, he was a professor of sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 127038
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First Edition of Julian Barnes's Metroland; Signed by Him
BARNES, Julian.
Metroland.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1980.
First edition of the Booker Prize-winning author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Julian Barnes on the title page. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Craig Dodd. Author photograph by Jerry Bauer.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 127617
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Photograph of Milton Friedman; Signed by Him
FRIEDMAN, Milton.
Milton Friedman Signed Photograph.
1980.
Black and white photograph of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman. Inscribed and dated by Milton Friedman in 1980 on the lower right. In fine condition. The photograph measures 8 inches by 10 inches.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 20008
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First Edition of Alvin Toffler's The Third Wave; Signed by Him
TOFFLER, Alvin.
The Third Wave.
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1980.
First edition of the sequel to the author's Future Shock. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Alvin Toffler on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Joe Caroff.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 138916
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First Edition of The Zoo Quest Expeditions; Signed by David Attenborough
ATTENBOROUGH, David.
The Zoo Quest Expeditions.
London: Lutterworth, 1980.
First edition of this volume that compiles Attenborough's acclaimed Quest Series. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author "with best wishes David Attenborough" on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 139566
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"With Love and affection": First Edition of Sidney Poitier's This Life; Inscribed by Him to Screenwriter Charles Blackwell
POITIER, Sidney.
This Life.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1980.
First edition of this work by the Academy Award-winning actor. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Mr and Mrs Charles Blackwell With Love and affection Sidney Poitier." The recipient, Charles Blackwell wrote the screenplay for the film A Piece of the Action, starring Poitier and James Earl Jones. Blackwell was nominated for the Tony Award twice. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Tom Carnase. An exceptional association.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 126051
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First Edition of Buckminster Fuller: An Autobiographical Monologue Scenario; Warmly inscribed by Him
FULLER, Buckminster.
Buckminster Fuller: An Autobiographical Monologue Scenario.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980.
First edition of this autobiographical work. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Fuller on the front free endpaper, "To: Harriet Nichols In warmest friendship Bucky Buckminster Fuller." Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Kadi Tint. Documented and edited by Robert Snyder.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 124719
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"Pain is truth; all else is subject to doubt": First Edition of Waiting For the Barbarians; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author J.M. Coetzee
COETZEE, J.M.
Waiting for the Barbarians.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1980.
First British edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 146894
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"I coulda' had class. I coulda' been a contender!": Signed Limited First Edition of On the Waterfront FInal Shooting Script, Signed by Schulberg and Kazan
SCHULBERG, Budd and Elia Kazan.
On the Waterfront Final Shooting Script
Hollywood and New York: Samuel French, 1980.
Signed limited first edition of this classic Academy Award–winning screenplay, one of only 300 copies, this is number 82. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Budd Schulberg and Elia Kazan. In fine condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 135323
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First Edition of Saul Kripke's Naming and Necessity; Signed by Him
KRIPKE, Saul.
Naming and Necessity.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1980.
First edition of this work widely considered one of the most important philosophical works of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, "Best wishes Saul Kripke." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 138119
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First Edition of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's The Oak and the Calf
SOLZHENITSYN, Aleksandr I; Translated by Harry Willetts.
The Oak and the Calf: Sketches of Literary Life in the Soviet Union.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1980.
First edition of the memoir of one of the great novelists of our time. Octavo, original orange cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Irving Bogen. Author photograph by Eric Bachmann.
Price: $40.00 Item Number: 145197
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"Since the day we were born, twins like Jacob and Esau , the younger had ruled the older. Did anyone ever say Esay and Jacob? Jacob have I loved": First Edition of Jacob Have I loved; Inscribed by Katherine Paterson
PATERSON, Katherine.
Jacob Have I Loved.
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1980.
First edition of the author's second Newbery Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author, "Since the day we were born, twins like Jacob and Esau , the younger had ruled the older. Did anyone ever say Esay and Jacob? Jacob have I loved... For Lisa Katherine Paterson." Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Kinuko Craft. A unique example.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 73768
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Collection of six first editions of the works of James Merrill; each volume inscribed by him to American playwright Michael Feingold
MERRILL, James.
James Merrill First Edition Collection: Scripts for the Pageant, From the First Nine: Poems 1946-1976, The Changing Light at Sandover, Late Settings: Poems, Recitative: Prose, and A Different Person: A Memoir
Various Publishers, 1980-1986.
Collection of six first editions of the works of James Merrill; from the library of American playwright Michael Feingold. Octavo, six volumes, original cloth and wrappers, the collection includes: Stated first edition of 'Scripts for the Pageant' [New York: Atheneum, 1980]; Stated first edition of 'From the First Nine: Poems 1946-1976' [New York: Atheneum, 1982]; Stated first edition of 'The Changing Light at Sandover: Including the Whole of The Book of Ephraim, Mirabell's Books of Number, Scripts for the Pageant, and a new coda, The Higher Keys' [New York: Atheneum. 1982]; Stated first edition of 'Late Settings: Poems' [New York:…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145436