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First Edition of Ernest Seton-Thompson's Lives of the Hunted; Inscribed by Him
SETON-THOMPSON, Ernest.
Lives of the Hunted.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901.
First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original cloth, with over 200 drawings. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To S.D. Green with best wishes of Ernest Seton-Thompson." Seton Thompson has added a drawing of a bear paw. In near fine condition.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 79038
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First Edition of Joseph McElroy's Hind's Kidnap
MCELROY, Joseph.
Hind’s Kidnap.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1969.
First edition of this "distinguished work of the imagination" (J. G. Farrell). Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by James Spanfeller. Uncommon in this condition.
Price: $325.00 Item Number: 140026
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"Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone": First Edition of Ravelstein; with a Viking press compliments card signed by Saul Bellow tipped in
BELLOW, Saul.
Ravelstein.
New York: The Viking Press, 2000.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's final novel. Octavo, original half cloth. With a Viking Press 'compliments of the author' card signed by Bellow tipped in. From the library of William Safire. Safire was an important American author, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign in the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. Following Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a presidential speechwriter for both Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew. He was a frequent guest on Meet The Press, describing himself as the voice of “libertarian conservatives” and authored several political columns, most…
Price: $325.00 Item Number: 127950
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First Edition and Advance Review Copy of Eudora Welty's The Ponder Heart; in the rare original dust jacket
WELTY, Eudora.
The Ponder Heart.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1954.
First edition and advance review copy of Welty's third novel. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with drawings by Joe Krush. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. With the publisher's advance copy slip dated January 7th 1954 laid in. Jacket photograph of Welty by Kay Bell.
Price: $325.00 Item Number: 90417
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First Edition of The Bush Family Cookbook; Signed by George and Barbara Bush and Ariel De Guzman
BUSH, George and Barbara Bush; Ariel De Guzman.
The Bush Family Cookbook: Favorite Recipes and Stories from One of America’s Great Families.
New York: Lisa Drew Books, 2005.
First edition of this collection of recipes from the Bush family. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by George and Barbara Bush, as well as the author on the half-title page. Ariel De Guzman has written in his hand, "8/06 To Jamie & Russ From the Buh's kitchen to yours - .. enjoy!" Forewords by George H.W. Bush, Barbara Bush and Jeb Bush. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $325.00 Item Number: 147215
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"The sun coming hard around the world: the island rises from the sea, sinks, rises, holds": First Edition of Far Tortuga; Signed by Peter Matthiessen
MATTHIESSEN, Peter.
Far Tortuga.
New York: Random House, 1975.
First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Peter Matthiessen on the title page. Near fine in an excellent price-clipped dust jacket that is lightly rubbed.
Price: $325.00 Item Number: 3917
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First Edition of Philip Roth's When She Was Good; Signed by Him
ROTH, Philip.
When She Was Good.
New York: Random House, 1967.
First edition of Roth's second novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page in a contemporary signature. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Roy Kuhlman.
Price: $325.00 Item Number: 112689
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“BY NOON WE HAD TO CONFESS THAT WE WERE LOST”: First Edition of Charles Houston and Robert Bates' K2: The Savage Mountain; Signed by Each Author
HOUSTON, Charles S. & Robert Bates.
K2: The Savage Mountain.
London: Collins, 1955.
First edition of Charles Houston and Robert Bates' K2: The Savage Mountain. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by both Charles Houston and Robert H. Bates on the title page. Also laid in is a short letter written and signed in Houston's hand. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $325.00 Item Number: 645
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First Edition of Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics; Inscribed by Jane Jacobs in the Year of Publication
JACOBS, Jane.
Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics.
New York: Random House, 1993.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "I hope you enjoy this, Barbara Fryrear, Sincerely, Jane Jacobs Dallas May 1993." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Book design by Carole Lowenstein.
Price: $325.00 Item Number: 145777
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First Edition Of This Classic Text In Macroeconomics: A Neoclassical Introduction
MILLER, Merton H. and Charles M. Upton.
Macroeconomics: A Neoclassical Introduction.
Homewood, Il: Richard D. Irwin, Inc, 1974.
First edition of this landmark text in modern macroeconimics. Octavo, original blue cloth. In fine condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 100811
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“There are no atheists in foxholes or ideologues in a financial crisis": First Edition of Too Big To Fail; Inscribed by Andrew Ross Sorkin
SORKIN, Andrew Ross.
Too Big To Fail.
New York: The Viking Press, 2009.
First edition of Ross Sorkin's first book. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "You're too big to fail! Andrew Ross Sorkin." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Heads of State.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 100735
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"There is a gulf already opening between those who have joined and those who have not": First edition of Rudyard Kipling's The New Army in Training
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The New Army in Training.
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1915.
First collected edition, first issue of this anthology which first appeared in 6 separate pamphlets in America of which only a few of each were printed. 16mo, original wrappers. With The Service Kipling on the rear panel. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 121084
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First Edition of The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal; Inscribed by Jared Diamond
DIAMOND, Jared.
The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal.
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1992.
First edition of this early work by the award-winning scientist. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by Jared Diamond on the front free endpaper to noted book collector Larry Owens. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 5524
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"I don't think there is such a thing as a good war. There are sometimes necessary wars. And I think one might say, "just" wars. I never questioned the necessity of that war. And I still do not question it. It was something that had to be done": First edition of The War: Inscribed by Ken Burns
WARD, Geoffrey C. & Ken Burns.
The War: An Intimate History 1941-1945.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.
First edition of this companion volume to the documentary by Ken Burns. Folio, original half cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by Ken Burns, "To Robert Sargent Fay with thanks and best wishes Ken Burns." The recipient was a consulting photographer for the PBS documentary of the life of Mark Twain, directed by Ken Burns. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 144242
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First Edition of Rod Laver: An Auobiography; Inscribed by Him
LAVER, Rod with Larry Writer.
Rod Laver: An Autobiography.
London: Allen & Unwin , 2013.
First edition of Laver's autobiography. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Roger Best wishes Rod Laver 62, 69." The dates 1962 and 1969 denote the two years Laver won all four grand slams. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mark Thacker.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 144368
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First Illustrated Edition of John Steinbeck's The Red Pony
STEINBECK, John.
The Red Pony.
New York: The Viking Press, 1945.
First illustrated edition of Steinbeck's classic novel. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, with illustrations by Wesley Dennis. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the spine and slight bumping to the crown and foot of the spine.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 146183