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Musical Quotation Signed by Russian Composer and Pianist Dmitri Shostakovich
SHOSTAKOVICH, Dmitri.
Dmitri Shostakovich Autograph Musical Quotation Signed.
1947.
Handwritten musical quotation inscribed by Russian composer and pianist Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich in Russian above the opening three bars of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 in D minor (Op. 47) on a two-stave system with holograph tempo directive and title, "To Lionel Okvin from Dmitri Shostakovich 17th February 1947." Double matted and framed with a photograph of Shostakovich. The entire piece measures 14.75 inches by 15.75 inches. Rare and desirable.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 82418
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First Edition of The Fiscal System of Venezuela; Inscribed by Carl Shoup
SHOUP, Carl S.
The Fiscal System of Venezuela: A Report.
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1959.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Carl Shoup on the front free endpaper, "To A.R. Ilersic with regards- C.S. Shoup." Also laid in a signed letter from Shoup to the same recipient. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Edited by Carl S. Shoup. Contributors include John F. Due, Lyle C. Fitch, Sir Donald McDougall, Oliver S. Oldman and Stanley S. Surrey.
Price: $95.00 Item Number: 75023
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First edition of Anita Shreve's Resistance; inscribed by her to Kenneth Burrows
SHREVE, Anita.
Resistance: A Novel.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1995.
First edition of this work by the author of The Pilot's Wife. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "March 28, 1995 For Ken, with thanks for your help in a different battle front Anita Shreve." The recipient, American litigator Kenneth David Burrows married American novelist Erica Jong in 1989. 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…
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 142738
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First Editions of Martin Shubik's The Theory of Money and Financial Institutions Volumes 1 &2; Inscribed by Him to Benoit Mandelbrot
SHUBIK, Martin [Benoit Mandelbrot].
The Theory of Money and Financial Institutions.
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1999.
First editions of Shubik's work regarding the theory of money. Octavo, 2 volumes. Association copies, both volumes are inscribed by Martin Shubik to Benoit Mandelbrot. Volume one is signed, "To Benoit and Aliette To old friends with best wishes Martin S. June 7, 2000. P.S. You made an error. You were going to get a free copy- if need you can assign it." Volume 2 is inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Benoit and Aliette To old friends with best wishes Martin Shubik June 7, 2000." Mandelbrot writes, "The indispensable intermediary who started the process that…
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 49001
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First Edition of George P. Shultz's Ideas & Action: Featuring the 10 Commandments of Negotiation; Signed by Him
SHULTZ, George P.
Ideas & Action: George P. Shultz, Featuring the 10 Commandments of Negotiation.
Erie, PA: Free To Choose Press, 2010.
First edition of this work by the famed economist. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by George P. Shultz on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Forewords by Henry A. Kissinger, Diane Feinstein and William J. Perry.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 139641
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First edition of George P. Shultz's Leaders and Followers in an age of Ambiguity; inscribed by him to American journalist William Safire
SHULTZ, George P. [William Safire].
Leaders and Followers in an Age of Ambiguity: The Charles C. Moskowitz Memorial Lectures.
New York: New York University Press, 1975.
First edition of the sixteenth book in the Charles C. Moskowitz Memorial Lecture Series. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Bill Safire with my admiration for the quality of your thought... and the courage of your convictions and with many thanks for all your help and your friendship George P. Shultz." The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter and a close friend of the then Librarian of Congress Daniel Boorstin. Safire joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968.…
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 133041
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First Edition of George Shultz's Issues on My Mind: Strategies for the Future; Signed by Him
SHULTZ, George P. Foreword by Henry A. Kissinger.
Issues on My Mind: Strategies for the Future.
Stanford: Hoover Institution Press, 2013.
First edition of this work by the former Secretary of State and Treasury. Octavo, original boards. Signed by George P. Shultz on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Henry A. Kissinger. Cover design by Jennifer Navarrette.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 121830
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Scarce New Edition with large Additions of Ebenezer Sibly's The Medical Mirror, or Treatise on the Impregnation of the Human Female
SIBLY, Ebenezer.
The Medical Mirror, or Treatise on the Impregnation of the Human Female, Shewing the Origin of Diseases And the Principles of Death.
London: Printed for the Author, and Sold by all Booksellers in Town & Country, c. 1798.
Scarce early printing of Sibly's The Medical Mirror. Octavo, bound paper-covered boards, illustrated with engraved frontispiece, vignette title page and 13 anatomical plates engraved by W. Newman. New Edition with large Additions. In very good condition. Bound into a three-ring medical binder. Exceptionally rare, with only a handful of copies having appeared at auction in the last 80 years.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 129707
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First Edition of Gathered Leaves: From the Prose of Mary E. Coleridge; from the library of militant English Suffragette Emily Duval
SICHEL, Edith. [Mary E. Coleridge; Emily Duval].
Gathered Leaves: From the Prose of Mary E. Coleridge. With a Memoir by Edith Sichel.
London: Constable and Company, 1910.
First edition of this collection of the prose of Mary Elizabeth Coleridge from the library of militant English suffragette Emily Duval. Octavo, original cloth, engraved frontispiece portrait of Coleridge. From the library of Emily Duval, although not marked. English suffragette Emily Duval was a militant petitioner in the fight for women’s voting rights and was imprisoned on six occasions. Her daughter, Elsie Duval, was also arrested many times throughout her life and in 1913 became the first woman to be released from Holloway Prison under the so-called 'Cat and Mouse Act'. In very good condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 134052
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Rare first edition of Henry Sidgwick's magnum opus The Methods of Ethics; in the original cloth
SIDGWICK, Henry.
The Methods of Ethics.
London: Macmillan and Co, 1874.
First edition of Sidgwick's magnum opus, which "in many ways marked the culmination of the classical utilitarian tradition" (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Octavo, original brown pebbled cloth with gilt titles and ruling to the spine, triple black ruling to the front panel. In near fine condition. Scarce in the original cloth.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 126877
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Map of the City and Vicinity of Boston, Massachusetts from original surveys by J.C. Sidney
SIDNEY, J.C.
Map of the City and Vicinity of Boston, Massachusetts.
Boston: J.B. Shields, 1852.
A stunning and uncommon large map of Boston with a fine depiction of the harbor. Two small vignettes in the upper border provide views of the State House and Faneuil Hall. Lithographed map with hand-color on two large sheets joined. The map is in very good condition with areas of dampstaining. Framed. The entire piece measures 41 inches by 41 inches. Rare as we can trace no copies at auction. Phillips America, p. 157.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 133907
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First Edition of Changing the Rules: Adventures of a Wall Street Mavericks; Inscribed by Muriel Siebert
SIEBERT, Muriel.
Changing the Rules: Adventures of a Wall Street Maverick.
New York: The Free Press, 2002.
First edition of this autobiography by Siebert, who was the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, and the first woman to head one of the NYSE's member firms. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Marie I hope you enjoy my book Mickie Siebert." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Wu. Written with Aimee Lee Ball. Rare signed and inscribed.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 145714
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Jeremy Siegel's Stocks For The Long Run; Signed by Him
SIEGEL, Jeremy J.
Stocks For The Long Run.
Burr Ridge, IL: Irwin, 1994.
First edition, early printing of this stock investing classic. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Bill- Good luck with stocks! Jeremy J. Siegel." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 138167
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Jeremy Siegel's Stocks For The Long Run; Signed by Him
SIEGEL, Jeremy J.
Stocks For The Long Run.
Burr Ridge, IL: Irwin, 1994.
First edition, early printing of this stock investing classic. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Good luck with stocks! Jeremy J. Siegel." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 138399
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Signal Corps Rare Original World War I Photographs
SIGNAL CORPS,.
World War I Original Photographs.
Rochester, NY: Eastman Kodak Company, .
Rare original Signal Corps photographs from the First World War. Over one hundred warfare photographs including: troops, destruction, invasion, tanks, and casualties. In fine condition with slight curling. The images measure 6.5 inches by 8.75 inches. Housed in the original box with paper labels "Open only in photographic dark room; Sensitized Paper; Manufactured by Eastman Kodak Company; Rochester, N. Y., U. S. A."
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 146551
