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"I ask you, how much beauty can a person bear? It is heavier than ugliness, even the burden of emptiness is nothing beside it": First Edition of Louise Gluck's The Triumph of Achilles; Inscribed by Her
GLUCK, Louise.
The Triumph of Achilles.
New York: The Ecco Press, 1985.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's classic work, her most anthologized. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "For Meryl with good wishes Louise Glück." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 138593
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"To a truly great connoisseur In vino veritas": First Edition of Robert M. Parker's Bordeaux: The Definitive Guide for the Wines Produced Since 1961; Warmly Inscribed by Him
PARKER, Robert M.; Drawings by Christopher Wormell.
Bordeaux: The Definitive Guide for the Wines Produced Since 1961.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985.
First edition of Robert M. Parker's first book and definitive classic in the field. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Don To a truly great connoisseur In vino veritas Robert M. Parker." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Koppel and Scher. Jacket illustrations by Christopher Wormell.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147055
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First Edition of White Noise; Inscribed by Don Delillo to Graham Greene
DELILLO, Don [Graham Greene].
White Noise.
New York: The Viking Press, 1985.
First edition of the author’s National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to fellow writer Graham Greene, "For Graham Best Ever Don DeLillo." With Graham Greene's bookplate. DeLillo and Greene both received the Jerusalem Prize. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of wear. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional association linking these two great writers.
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 143056
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First Edition of Mark Singer's Funny Money; Signed by Him
SINGER, Mark.
Funny Money.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Mark Singer on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the half-title page. Jacket illustration and design by Fred Marcellino.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 126326
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First Edition of Vidal in Venice; Inscribed by Him to His Sister
VIDAL, Gore.
Vidal in Venice.
New York : Summit Books, 1985.
First edition of this wonderful overview of Venice. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Valerie from 1/2 brother Gore Vidal." The recipient, Valerie Gore was the author’s sister. Vidal’s father remarried in 1939 and had two children with his second wife; Valerie was born in 1946. The two remained close throughout their lives. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Karen Katz. Edited by George Armstrong. Photographs by Tore Gill. An exceptional association.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 126474
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First Edition of Anne Tyler's The Accidental Tourist; Inscribed by Her to Fellow Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Kennedy
TYLER, Anne.
The Accidental Tourist.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985.
First edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow Pulitzer Prize-winning writer William Kennedy on the title page, "For William Kennedy- with best wishes- Anne Tyler 7-5-86." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Fred Marcellino. An exceptional association copy.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 130894
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"The greater the scientific advance, the more primitive the fear": First Edition of White Noise; Warmly Inscribed by Don Delillo in the year of publication
DELILLO, Don.
White Noise.
New York: The Viking Press, 1985.
First edition of the author’s National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Frank Scioscia Best ever Don DeLillo Feb 1985." Fine in a fine dust jacket with a touch of wear. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 133723
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“And he, he himself...the Grinch...carved the roast-beast!”: Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas; signed by the director of the popular 2000 film adaptation Ron Howard and several members of the cast
SEUSS, Dr. [Theodor Geisel] [Ron Howard].
How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
New York: Random House, 1985.
Later printing of one of the most celebrated and memorable Christmas stories of all time, signed by several members of the 2000 film. Quarto, original pictorial boards, illustrated. Signed by several members of the 2000 film cast including director Ron Howard, Jeffrey Tambor (Mayor Augustus Maywho), Molly Shannon (Betty Lou Who), and Christine Baranski (Martha May Whovier). Directed by Ron Howard, How the Grinch Stole Christmas was released by Universal Pictures in the United States on November 17, 2000. The film spent four weeks as the #1 film in the United States and grossed $345.8 million worldwide, making it the…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 142655
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"I ask you, how much beauty can a person bear? It is heavier than ugliness, even the burden of emptiness is nothing beside it": First Edition of Louise Gluck's The Triumph of Achilles; Signed by Her
GLUCK, Louise.
The Triumph of Achilles.
New York: The Ecco Press, 1985.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's classic work, her most anthologized. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Louise Glück on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 137436
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"For Burt Reynolds whos 'the end' is one of the funniest films ever made!": Death Is A Lonely Business; Lengthily Inscribed by Ray Bradbury to Actor Burt Reynolds
BRADBURY, Ray [Burt Reynolds].
Death Is A Lonely Business.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985.
First edition, second printing of this classic murder mystery. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "4/7/87 For Burt Reynolds whos 'the end' is one of the funniest films ever made! Thanks from Ray Bradbury." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Fred Marcellino.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 145612
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"The greater the scientific advance, the more primitive the fear": First Edition of White Noise; Warmly Inscribed by Don Delillo to Friend Craig Anderson
DELILLO, Don.
White Noise.
New York: The Viking Press, 1985.
First edition of the author’s National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Craig Anderson Best ever Don DeLillo." The recipient was a friend of the author as well as the director of the Rare Book Room at the Strand Bookstore. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of wear. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 117829
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First Edition of To Bear Any Burden; Signed by Al Santoli
SANTOLI, Al.
To Bear Any Burden: The Vietnam War and Its Aftermath in the Words of Americans and Southeast Asians.
New York: E.P. Dutton, Inc, 1985.
First edition of this oral history of the Vietnam War from the author of 'Everything We Had.' Medium octavo, original red half cloth, illustrated with black and white plates. Signed by Al Santoli on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Nancy Etheredge.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 146833
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First Edition of James Goldsmith's Counter Culture; Inscribed by Him to Economist Peter L. Bernstein
GOLDSMITH, James M. [Peter L. Bernstein].
Counter Culture.
London: W.H. Allen, 1985.
First edition of this work by Goldsmith. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Peter all best wishes Jimmy." The recipient Peter L. Bernstein, was a financial historian, economist and educator whose development and refinement of the efficient-market hypothesis made him one of the country's best known authorities in popularizing and presenting investment economics to the general public. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 133538
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First Edition of Andy Warhol's America; Signed by Him
WARHOL, Andy.
America.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1985.
First paperback printing of this photographic study of America in the eighties. Quarto original wrappers. Boldly signed by Andy Warhol on the front panel. In fine condition. Designed by Barbara Richter.
Price: $900.00 Item Number: 142891
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"to George You're Great And Always will be!": Bob Dylan's Lyrics; Inscribed by Him to George Harrison
DYLAN, Bob.
Bob Dylan Lyrics 1962-1985.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985.
First printing of the second edition of this compilation of Dylan's lyrics. Quarto, original glossy illustrated boards. Association copy, inscribed by Dylan to close friend and fellow legendary musician, George Harrison on the front free endpaper: "To George [surrounded by a sun] You're Great And Always will be! Best wishes Bob Dylan/3/'86." George Harrison wrote the lyrics to the Beatles hit, "Here Comes the Sun" and Dylan was a major catalyst for Harrison as a musician. They met in person for the first time in August of 1964 at the Delmonico Hotel in New York City, where Dylan, after misinterpreting…
Price: $50,000.00 Item Number: 80146
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First edition of Paul Hare's Planning the British Economy
HARE, Paul.
Planning the British Economy.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1985.
First edition of Hare's treatise on economic investment in post-World War II Britain. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $30.00 Item Number: 127003