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First edition of Peter Howitt's The Keynesian Recovery and Other Essays
HOWITT, Peter [John Maynard Keynes].
The Keynesian Recovery and Other Essays.
Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1990.
First edition of Howitt's collected essays analyzing Keynesian and Walrasian economics. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "John with best wishes Peter Howitt." Laid in is an additional note inscribed by the author which reads, "12/9/14 John, With best wishes and many thanks for the kind words. Peter." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 110737
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First Edition of Robert Solow's The Labor Market as a Social Institution; Signed by Him
SOLOW, Robert M.
The Labor Market as a Social Institution.
New York: Blackwell Publishers, 1990.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Robert Solow on the title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket, small name to the front free endpaper.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 46016
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First edition of Barry Lopez's Crow and Weasel; beautifully illustrated by Tom Pohrt
LOPEZ, Barry. Illustrated by Tom Pohrt.
Crow and Weasel.
San Francisco: North Point Press, 1990.
First edition of the best-selling author's Parents' Choice Award-winning novella-length fable. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated by Tom Pohrt. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Bullen.
Price: $25.00 Item Number: 135159
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First Edition of Age Of Diminished Expectations: Signed By Nobel Prize-winning Economist Paul Krugman
KRUGMAN, Paul.
The Age of Diminished Expectations: U.S. Economic Policy in the 1990s.
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1990.
First edition of Krugman's straightforward treatise on the position of the American economy in the 1990s. Octavo, original blue cloth. Inscribed by Paul Krugman on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Christopher Volet. Uncommon signed.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 135228
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"I remember, I remember... precious little, now it comes to the crunch": First edition of William Cooper's From Early Life; inscribed by him to photographer Sally Soames
COOPER, William.
From Early Life.
London: Macmillan, 1990.
First edition of Cooper's collection of early recollections. Octavo, original maroon cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication to Sally Soames, "For Sally It's fun to be photographed by [the author has drawn an arrow pointing to Sally's name] - you may now call me Harry Hoff! Signed by the author William Cooper London 22 July 1990." The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusively black and white portraits of many of the most prominent figures of…
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 119505
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"I believe in life and in people. I feel obliged to advocate their highest ideals as long as I believe them to be true": Uncorrected Proofs of each volume in the author’s Acclaimed Cairo Trilogy; Each signed by the Author
MAHFOUZ, Naguib.
The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street.
New York: Doubleday, 1990-1992.
Uncorrected proofs of author's most well known work; a trilogy originally published in Egypt in the 1950's and which garnered him the Nobel Prize in literature decades later in 1988. Octavo, 3 volumes, original illustrated wrappers. Each volume is signed by Mahfouz and in near fine condition. Translated by William M. Hutchins and Olive E. Kenny. Books signed by Mahfouz are rare as he left Egypt only twice during his life, each time only but for a short time.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 1754
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First edition of Robert Parker's Burgundy: A Comprehensive Guide to the Producers Appellations and Wines; Signed by Him in the year of publication
PARKER, Robert M.
Burgundy: A Comprehensive Guide to the Producers, Appellations, and Wines.
New York: Simon and Shuster, 1990.
First edition of Parker's most ambitious and comprehensive work on Burgundy. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with maps by Jeanyee Wong and drawings by Christopher Wormell. Signed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "10/4/90 To Tom Lovejoy- All the very best in wine and life Robert Parker." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Koppel & Scher.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 143776
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“Win one for the Gipper!": First Edition of the 40th President of the United States Autobiography An American Life; Warmly Inscribed by Ronald Reagan
REAGAN, Ronald .
An American Life.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.
First edition of the 40th President of the United States' memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Scott Mutryn- Win one for the Gipper! With Best Regards. Ronald Reagan Oct. 28-'93." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, paper clip indentation to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Robert Anthony, Inc. A unique inscription.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 146728
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First Edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author Imre Kertesz's Kaddis a meg nem szuletett gyermekert; Signed by Him
KERTESZ, Imre.
Kaddis A Meg Nem Szuletett Gyermekert (Kaddish For A Child Not Born).
Budapest: Magveto, 1990.
First Hungarian edition of Kertesz's mesmerizing novel of identity and memory. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Imre Kertesz on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 83049
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First Edition of Signifying Rappers in the Missouri Review; Signed by David Foster Wallace
WALLACE, David Foster & Mark Costello.
The Missouri Review: Signifying Rappers, Volume XIII, Number 2.
New York: Ecco Press, 1990.
First appearance of Foster Wallace's first book. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Signed by David Foster Wallace. In fine condition. The first article is a 20 page essay from David Foster Wallace and Mark Costello on Rap music, entitled Signifying Rappers.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 105443
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First Edition of Richard Ford's Wildlife; Inscribed by Him to Photographer Sally Soames
FORD, Richard.
Wildlife.
New York: Collins Harvill, 1990.
First British edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Sally So finally with love. From R. January 8, 1992 London." The recipient Sally Soames worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusively black and white portraits of many of the most prominent figures of the 20th century including Menachem Begin, Margaret Atwood, Margaret Thatcher, Sean Connery, Rudolf Nureyev, Alec Guinness and Andy Warhol. Soames, who was known to be a warm and personal journalist, performed extensive research…
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 121321
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First Edition of Philip Roth's Deception; Signed by Him
ROTH, Philip.
Deception.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990.
First edition of this "extraordinary, elegant novel" (Fay Weldon, The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.
Price: $150.00 Item Number: 144392
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First Edition of Robert C. Merton's Continuous-Time Finance; Inscribed by Him and Paul A. Samuelson to Fellow Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Kenneth Arrow
MERTON, Robert C.; Foreword by Paul A. Samuelson.
Continuous-Time Finance.
Oxford and Cambridge, MA: Basil Blackwell, 1990.
First edition of Merton's landmark work, which introduced the concepts of continuous-time optimization, inscribed by Merton to fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow. Octavo, original cloth. Foreword by Paul A. Samuelson. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow. Additionally signed by Paul A. Samuelson at his contribution. Kenneth Arrow's signature to the front free endpaper, fine in a near fine dust jacket. From the library of Kenneth Arrow.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 95789
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First Edition of Hide & Seek; Lengthily Inscribed by Ian Rankin
RANKIN, Ian.
Hide & Seek.
London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1990.
First edition. Octavo, original red cloth with titles to the spine in gilt. Signed by author who has added the last lines of this work as follows, "He brought out a metal detector bin from beneath the desk, dropped the photographs into it, and lit the match, holding it over the bin, as he had done so many times before. Ian Rankin" Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,850.00 Item Number: 997
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First Edition of Harold Pinter's The Dwarf; Signed by Him
PINTER, Harold.
The Dwarfs.
London: Faber & Faber, 1990.
First edition of this “fascinating work . . . possessing extraordinary power. Masterful" (San Francisco Chronicle). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Harold Pinter on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Andrzej Klimowski.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 76345
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First Edition of Mary Oliver's House of Light
OLIVER, Mary .
House of Light.
Boston: Beacon Press, 1990.
First edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Cover design by Dede Cummings. Rare.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 146866