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“People can hold out just so long and then they fold": First Edition of A Is For Alibi; Signed by Sue Grafton
GRAFTON, Sue.
A Is For Alibi.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982.
First edition of the author's first book in her acclaimed series. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Sue Grafton on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Kathie A. McGinty.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 144170
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First Edition of Howard Raiffa's The Art and Science of Negotiation; Inscribed by Him
RAIFFA, Howard.
The Art and Science of Negotiation: How To Resolve Conflicts and Get the Best Out of Bargaining.
Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University , 1982.
First edition of this classic work on negotiating. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Mark- Thank you ever so much for your considerable inputs to this book. Howard." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 42102
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"HUMAN RIGHTS IS THE SOUL OF OUR FOREIGN POLICY, BECAUSE HUMAN RIGHTS IS THE VERY SOUL OF OUR SENSE OF NATIONHOOD": FIRST EDITION OF KEEPING FAITH; SIGNED BY JIMMY CARTER AND SECRETARY OF DEFENSE HAROLD BROWN
CARTER, Jimmy.
Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President.
New York: Bantam Books, 1982.
First edition of the 39th President of the United States' memoirs. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Jimmy Carter and Secretary of Defense Harold Brown on the title page. Brown was the U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1977 to 1981 in the cabinet Jimmy Carter. He had previously served in the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson administrations as Director of Defense Research and Engineering and Secretary of the Air Force. In the last stages of the Cold War, as Secretary of Defense, he set the groundwork for the Camp David accords. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare…
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 132220
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Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook; Inscribed by Alice Waters and signed by Illustrator David Lance Goines
WATERS, Alice.
Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook.
New York: Random House, 1982.
First edition, early printing of Waters' first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Elizabeth Alice Waters." Additionally signed by illustrator on the half-title page, "David Lance Goines." With an original menu of Chez Panisse laid in. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Written in collaboration with Linda P. Guenzel. Recipes edited by Carolyn Dille. Designed and illustrated by David Lance Goines. A nice signed example.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 139907
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First Edition of Financial Economics: Essays in Honor of Paul Cootner; Signed by William Sharpe and Robert Solow
SHARPE, William F. and Cathryn M. Cootner[Robert S. Solow].
Financial Economics: Essays in Honor of Paul Cootner.
New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1982.
First edition of this collection of essays in honor of the famed economist. Quarto, original boards. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning economists William Sharpe and Robert Solow on the title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 143055
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First Editions of Each work in John Jake's Historical Epic, North and South; Love and War; and Heaven and Hell; Each signed by Him
JAKES, John.
The North and South Trilogy. [Including, North and South; Love and War; and Heaven and Hell].
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982-87.
First editions of each novel in the author's acclaimed North and South Trilogy. Octavo, original half cloth, 3 volumes. Each volume is signed or inscribed by the author. North and South is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "For Carl with every good wish John Jakes 2-11-82." Each are near fine to fine condition in near fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 119784
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"Monsters exist, but they are too few in numbers to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the functionaries ready to believe and act without asking questions": First Edition of Se Non Ora, Quando?; Signed by Primo Levi
LEVI, Primo.
Se Non Ora, Quando? [If Not Now, When?].
Torino: Einaudi, 1982.
First Italian edition and true first of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. folded map. Signed by Primo Levi on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 2872
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First Edition of Through Joy and Beyond: A Pictorial Biography of C.S. Lewis; Signed by Walter Hooper
HOOPER, Walter [C.S. Lewis].
Through Joy and Beyond: A Pictorial Biography of C.S. Lewis.
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co, 1982.
First edition of this biography on C.S. Lewis. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Walter Hooper on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 131584
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First Edition of The Changing World of the Executive; Inscribed by Peter F. Drucker
DRUCKER, Peter F.
The Changing World of the Executive.
New York: Times Books, 1982.
First edition of this work by the legendary father of management. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Phil Johnston from Peter Drucker." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 142026
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Tom Stoppard's On the Razzle; Signed by Him
STOPPARD, Tom.
On the Razzle.
London: Faber and Faber, 1982.
First edition, early printing of this classic play. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Tom Stoppard on the title page. In near fine condition. Cover design by Pentagram.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 128103
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First Edition of Paul Bocuse's French Home Cooking; Warmly Inscribed by Him
BOCUSE, Paul.
French Home Cooking.
London: Granada, 1982.
First edition of this work by the legendary chef. Small quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Paul Bocuse on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 139552
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William Attwood's Making It Through Middle Age; inscribed by him
ATTWOOD, William.
Making it Through Middle Age: Notes While in Transit.
New York: Atheneum, 1982.
First edition, second printing of this work by the award-winning journalist. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Muriel Nasser.
Price: $25.00 Item Number: 142304
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First Edition of Max and Helen: A Remarkable True Love Story; Inscribed by Simon Wiesenthal
WIESENTHAL, Simon.
Max and Helen: A Remarkable True Love Story.
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1982.
First edition of this glorious love story. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Simon Wiesenthal on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner. Translated by Catherine Hutter.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 110499
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Uncorrected Proof of The Dean's December; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author Saul Bellow
BELLOW, Saul.
The Dean’s December.
New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1982.
Uncorrected Proof of the first edition of the first novel Bellow published after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976. Octavo. Fine in light green wrappers as issued. Signed by the author.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 182
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First Edition of Gore Vidal's The Second American Revolution and other essays (1976-1982); Inscribed by Him to his Stepmother
VIDAL, Gore.
The Second American Revolution and Other Essays (1976-1982).
New York: Random House, 1982.
First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Kit all love Gore Vidal." 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. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jack Ribik. An exceptional association.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 125211
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First Edition of Howard Raiffa's The Art and Science of Negotiation; Inscribed by Him
RAIFFA, Howard.
The Art and Science of Negotiation: How To Resolve Conflicts and Get the Best Out of Bargaining.
Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University , 1982.
First edition of this classic work on negotiating. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Roger- It's really been a pleasure working with you. I've learned a lot. Howard." The recipient, Roger Fisher was a close friend and colleague of the author's. With Fisher's name to the front free endpaper, very good in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 117539