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First Edition of Telex Iran; Inscribed by Photojournalist Gilles Peress
PERESS, Gilles & Ghulam Husayn Saidi.
Telex Iran: In the Name of Revolution.
New York: Aperture, 1983.
First American edition, published simultaneously with the first French edition of the photojournalist's first book. Folio, original stiff photographic wrappers, photographic endpapers. Inscribed by Gilles Peress. In fine condition.
Price: $1,850.00 Item Number: 970
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First Edition of John Gardner's Icebreaker; Signed by Him
GARDNER, John.
Icebreaker.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1983.
First edition of the third novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by John Gardner on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 28009
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First edition of Saul Estrin's Self-Management: Economic Theory and Yugoslav Practice
ESTRIN, Saul.
Self-Management: Economic Theory and Yugoslav Practice.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983.
First edition of Estrin's work on self-management in Yugoslavia. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $40.00 Item Number: 128151
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"One bloody, painfully honest, and courageous book" (Martin Cruz Smith): Chickenhawk; Lengthily Signed by Robert Mason
MASON, Robert.
Chickenhawk.
New York: The Viking Press, 1983.
First edition, early printing of Mason's classic first book, one of the finest about the Vietnam War. Octavo, original cloth, map by David Lindroth. Lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "'No one is more shocked than I.' Keep 'em flying! Robert Mason." Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Peter Cox.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 146077
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First Edition of Martin Amis' Money; Signed by Him
AMIS, Martin.
Money.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1984.
First edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Martin Amis on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mon Mohan/ Dick Jones. Author's photograph by Jerry Bauer.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 143070
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First Edition of Famous Financial Fiascos; Signed by John Train
TRAIN, John.
Famous Financial Fiascos.
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. Publishers, 1984.
First edition of this overview of financial fiascos. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by John Train on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Roger Black. Illustrations by Pierre Le-Tan. Foreword by C. Northcote Parkinson.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 47637
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"Keep the joy of loving God in the Poor and share this joy with others, God bless you": Photograph of Mother Teresa; Inscribed by her
MOTHER TERESA,.
Mother Teresa Signed Photograph.
1984.
Color photograph portrait of Mother Teresa with her hands clasped in prayer boldly inscribed, "God bless you M. Teresa mc." In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 12.5 inches.
Price: $5,200.00 Item Number: 145478
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First Edition of Eric Carle's The Very Busy Spider; Inscribed by the Author with a Drawing of a Spider
CARLE, Eric.
The Very Busy Spider.
New York: Philomel Books, 1984.
First edition of this classic picture book. Oblong octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author opposite the title page in black felt tip, "For Van, with love, Eric Carle." Additionally inscribed with a drawing of a spider. In near fine condition. Ownership inscription of the recipient in the year of publication opposite the title page.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 146480
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Limited First Edition of Joseph P. Lash's A World of Love; Signed by Him
LASH, Joseph P.
A World of Love: Eleanor Roosevelt and Her Friends 1943-1962.
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1984.
Signed limited first edition of this moving biography-in-letters, privately printed exclusively for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Octavo, bound in full top-grain leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt decoration to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, silk ribbon laid in, marbled endpapers, frontispiece portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt by Peter Fiore specially commissioned by The Franklin Press for this first edition, illustrated with black and white photographs and a genealogical table. Signed by Joseph Lash on the front flyleaf. In near fine condition with a small abrasion…
Price: $65.00 Item Number: 146857
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First Edition of Reflections and Observations: Inscribed by Denton Cooley
COOLEY, Denton A.
Reflections and Observations: Essays of Denton A. Cooley.
Austin, TX: Eakin Press, 1984.
First edition of this collection of essays which illuminates, with brilliant insight, our contemporary world of medicine. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "12-7-84 To Robert White with best wishes! Denton A. Cooley MD." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Light rubbing to the extremities and hinges of the dust jacket. Collected by Marianne Kneipp. Foreword by Arthur Hailey.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 147027
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First Edition of Leonard Cohen's Book of Mercy; Inscribed by Him to Close Friend and Record Producer Dick Asher
COHEN, Leonard.
Book of Mercy.
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1984.
First Canadian edition and true first of the author's classic collection of contemporary psalms. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Dick Asher with affection Leonard Cohen New York 1985." The recipient Dick Asher was a top executive at Columbia Records, Cohen's record label and a close friend of his. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael van Elsen. An exceptional association.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 124529
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First Edition of Derek Parfit's Reasons and Persons
PARFIT, Derek.
Reasons and Persons.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984.
First edition of one of the most important philosophical texts of the second half the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Small name to the front free endpaper.
Price: $1,050.00 Item Number: 138268
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First edition of Liv Ullmann's Choices; inscribed by her to Erica Jong
ULLMANN, Liv [Erica Jong].
Choices.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
First edition of Liv Ullmann's quietly and beautifully written autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "Dear Erica Here is mine. Happy New Year with love to you and your. Hug - Liv. December - 84." The recipient, Erica 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…
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 142818
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First Edition of Thomas Schelling's Choice and Consequence: Perspectives of an Errant Economist; Inscribed by Him
SCHELLING, Thomas C.
Choice and Consequence: Perspectives of an Errant Economist.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1984.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist's important compilation of essays. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Thomas Schelling on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some rubbing and wear. Jacket design by Mike Fender.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 75689
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First edition of Beverly Cleary's Ramona Forever
CLEARLY, Beverly.
Ramona Forever.
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1984.
First edition of the seventh book in the Ramona Quimby series. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Alan Tiegreen. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 146171