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First Edition of Market Structure and Foreign Trade; Inscribed by Paul Krugman to Fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow
HELPMAN, Elhanan and Paul R. Krugman [Kenneth J. Arrow].
Market Structure and Foreign Trade: Increasing Returns, Imperfect Competition, and the International Economy.
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1985.
First edition of this work important work on foreign trade. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Krugman to fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow on the title page, "For Ken Paul K." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Angelynn Grant. From the library of Kenneth Arrow.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 105886
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"If it weren't for people like you, people like me would never grasp the opportunity to learn in this land": First edition of Paul G. Kauper's Religion and Constitution; lengthily inscribed by Bill Clinton to his former high school principal Johnnie Mae Mackey
KAUPER, Paul G. (Bill Clinton).
Religion and the Constitution.
Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1964.
First edition of this collection of lectures devoted to contemporary questions regarding religion in its relation to the constitutional order. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Bill Clinton on the front free endpaper, "5 - 14 - 66 Georgetown University To Mrs. Johnnie Mae Mackey, This little book is a glowing testimonial to the freedom of man in America and the efforts of our judges to perpetuate and insure that freedom to every man. But if it weren't for people like you, people like me would never grasp the opportunity to learn in this land. May I make my small contribution…
Price: $6,200.00 Item Number: 95273
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"Can I live without you?" The Académie française edition of the complete works of Gustave Flaubert; one of only 50 sets elaborately bound and illustrated
FLAUBERT, Gustave.
The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert.
New York and London: M. Walker Dunne, 1904.
The limited Académie Française edition of the complete works of Flaubert. One of only 50 sets produced on Japon paper, this is number 40. Octavos, 10 volumes, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and elaborate floral gilt tooling to the spine and front panel, raised gilt bands, fleuron cornerpieces within gilt frames and central gilt floral spray with red and white morocco inlays to the front and rear panel, gilt turn-ins, purple morocco doublures, purple silk endpapers, top edges gilt, other edges uncut, frontispiece to each volume and numerous plates my Clare Victor Dwiggins in both black and white and…
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 95353
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First Edition of Myth and Measurement: The New Economics of the Minimum Wage; Lengthily inscribed by both Card and Krueger
CARD, David and Alan B. Krueger.
Myth and Measurement: The New Economics of the Minimum Wage.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1995.
First edition of this groundbreaking work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by both authors on the front free endpaper. "For John As we say at the close of the book, we think that the methods we have laid out can lead to a clearer understanding of the labor market...Best wishes David Card." Also inscribed by Krueger to the same recipient, "For John- Oct. 14, 2015 With great appreciation for your interest in our work- 20 years after publication! Alan Krueger." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Dorothy Wachtenheim.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 78635
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First Edition of Charles Dickens' Master Humphrey's Clock in the rare original cloth
DICKENS, Charles.
Master Humphrey’s Clock.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1840.
First edition of this collection of short stories. Large octavo, 3 volumes, original blindstamped pictorial cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, engraved frontispiece with tissue guard in each volume, illustrated by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 99753
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First Edition of Anzia Yezierska's Bread Givers; Inscribed by Her
YEZIERSKA, Anzia.
Bread Givers: A Novel.
Doubleday, Page & Company: Garden City, NY, 1925.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Marjorie Kellbery from an enthusiast of your splendid work. Anzia Yezierska." Very good in the rare original dust jacket with rubbing and wear.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 88943
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"Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness": First Edition of The Architecture of Frank Gehry; Inscribed by Frank Gehry
GEHRY, Frank; Foreword Henry N. Cobb.
The Architecture of Frank Gehry.
New York: Rizzoli Publishers, 1986.
First edition of this early monograph of the work of renowned architect Frank Gehry. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Inscribed by Frank Gehry on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Essays by Rosemarie Haag Bletter, Coosje van Bruggen, Mildred Friedman, Joseph Giovannini, Thomas S. Hines, Pilar Vilades. Foreword Henry N. Cobb. Commentaries by Frank Gehry.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 44675
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First Edition of Nobel Prize Winning Economist's Thomas C. Schelling's First Book; Inscribed by Him
SCHELLING, Thomas C.
National Income Behavior: An Introduction to Algebraic Analysis.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1951.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Thomas Schelling on the title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 44748
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First Edition of Stable Money; the the original publishers slip signed by Irving Fisher
FISHER, Irving.
Stable Money.
New York: Adelphi Publishers, 1934.
First edition of Fisher's classic treatise. Octavo, original blue cloth. Laid in is the original publisher's slip which reads "In recognition of pioneer support of the movement for a Stable Measure of Value. Copy no. 660 of the first edition of Stable Money: A History of the Movement is inscribed to Fenton Lawson." The slip is signed by Irving Fisher. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 96551
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First edition of Brian Mulroney's Memoirs; inscribed by him to President Bill Clinton
MULRONEY, Brian [Bill Clinton].
Memoirs 1939-1993.
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 2007.
First edition of the 18th prime minister of Canada's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to the 42nd president of the United States Bill Clinton, "For Bill, with friendship, admiration, and respect, Brian Mulroney." Mulroney visited Clinton in June of 1993, only days before the end of his second term to discuss NAFTA and the development of a common solution to trade matters in Bosnia through the United Nations Security Council. Both Mulroney and Clinton introduced major international free trade agreements during their time in office; Mulroney introduced the Canada–United States Free…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 96550
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Le Globe Classique, Nouvelle Edition: Rare 19th Century French Celestial Globe
DIEN, Charles.
Rare 19th Century Charles Dien Celestial Table Globe.
Paris: Sold by W. & S. Jones, c. 1845.
Rare mid-19th century Charles Dien celestial table globe. The globe measures 11.5 inches in diameter with an engraved longitude ring and brass latitude ring. Mounted on brass and mahogany stand. The globe contains twelve bodies including the sun and earth with its moon. The entire piece measures 18 inches in height. French astronomer and cosmographer Charles Dien published highly detailed atlases, works on astronomy, and both celestial and terrestrial globes in Paris throughout the 1840s and 1850s. Dien was also renowned for the sophisticated engravings he designed for the many books produced by his father's publishing house Delamarche. In very good…
Price: $6,200.00 Item Number: 97888