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First Edition of The Golden Helix; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist Arthur Kornberg
KORNBERG, Arthur.
The Golden Helix: Inside Biotech Ventures.
Dulles, Virginia: University Science Books, 1995.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning physicist's autobiography. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "July 29, 2005 To Matthew Greetings! A Kornberg." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 138915
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“Truth without love is too hard; love without truth is too soft": First Edition of Authentic Christianity; Warmly Inscribed by John Stott
STOTT, John .
Authentic Christianity: From the Writings of John Stott.
Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1995.
First edition of this collection of writings from the legendary John Stott. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Janet with gratitude for your support of the Langham Foundation John Stott Feb 96." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited and with an introduction by Timothy Dudley Smith.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 146124
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First Edition of The Stone Raft; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author Jose Saramago
SARAMAGO, Jose.
Stone Raft.
New York: Harcourt, 1995.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's third book to be translated into English. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed and dated by Jose Saramago on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 139
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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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Signed Limited Edition of Winston Groom's Gump & Co.
GROOM, Winston.
Gump & Co.
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1995.
Signed limited first edition. Octavo, original leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by Winston Groom. In fine condition.
Price: $150.00 Item Number: 138538
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First Edition of Iris Chang's Thread of the Silkworm; Warmly Inscribed by her
CHANG, Iris.
Thread of the Silkworm.
New York: Basic Books, 1995.
First edition of the definitive biography of Tsien Hsue-Shen, the pioneer of the American space age. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Wei-ling Dai, Best wishes and happy Chinese New Year! Iris Chang 2-17-96." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 125008
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FIrst edition of Ken Follett's A Place Called Freedom; inscribed by him to Erica Jong and Ken Burrows
FOLLETT, Ken [Erica Jong].
A Place Called Freedom.
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1995.
First edition of Follett's New York Times bestseller. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Erica & Ken, with love Ken Follett." The recipients, American writer Erica Jong and lawyer Kenneth David Burrows were married in August of 1989. Erica 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 by its protagonist, 29-year-old American poet Isadora Wing, Fear of Flying was written…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 142627
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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 Dreams From My Father; Signed by Barack Obama
OBAMA, Barack.
Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance.
New York: Times Books/ Random House, 1995.
First edition of this memoir by the 44th President of the United States. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Barack Obama on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robin Schiff. Jacket art by Steven Dana. Author photograph by Warren Browne. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 136995
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First Edition of I.M. Pei; Signed by Him
REID, Aileen [I.M. Pei].
I.M. Pei.
New Jersey: Crescent, 1995.
First edition of this work on the famed Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed I.M. Pei on the title page (he closed it before his signature dried, resulting in blotching). Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Books signed by Pei are rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 138044
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First edition of The Lost World; signed by Michael Crichton and three times by Jacket Designer Chip Kidd and with an original drawing
CRICHTON, Michael.
The Lost World.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.
First edition of Crichton's sequel to Jurassic Park. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Michael Crichton on the half-title page, "To Mrs. Pat Lisahie Best wishes Michael Crichton" and Chip Kidd Additionally signed by Chip Kidd with an original drawing mimicking the dust jacket art which he designed on the title page. Additionally signed by Kidd on the rear flap of the dust jacket. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $3,200.00 Item Number: 146453
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"Who has been at the center of many of the events that have shaped our times. It has been an honor to know and photograph you on your march through history. I'm presuming that there will be quite a few more 'Photo Ops' in your future - count me in on a few of them!": First Edition of Photo Op; Inscribed by David Hume Kennerly to General Colin Powell
KENNERLY, David Hume [Colin Powell].
Photo Op.
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1995.
First edition of this collection of photographs which capture, firsthand, groundbreaking events in modern history. Quarto, original cloth, generously illustrated with photographs throughout. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half title page, "To Gen. Colin Powell, Who has been at the center of many of the events that have shaped our times. It has been an honor to know and photograph you on your march through history. I'm presuming that there will be quite a few more 'Photo Ops' in your future - count me in on a few of them! Cheers…
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 146674
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Inscribed by the President of the Philippines to Henry Kissinger
RAMOS, Fidel [Henry A. Kissinger].
Philippines: A Vision For The Nations.
Philippines: Studio Designs, 1995.
First edition of this work on the Philippines. Quarto, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by Philippines President Fidel V. Ramos (while in office) to the great American elder statesman of world affairs Henry Kissinger, "To Dr. Henry Kissinger with best wishes. Mabuhay! Fidel Ramos 8 Jan 96." Ramos was the 12th President of the Philippines, serving 1992-1998 after succeeding Corazon Aquino (who endorsed Ramos.) Includes a short introductory essay by Ramos.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 5314
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First Edition of A Critical Essay on Modern Macroeconomic Theory; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Robert Solow
HAHN, Frank and Robert Solow.
A Critical Essay on Modern Macroeconomic Theory.
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1995.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Solow on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 45079
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First Edition of Apocalypse Watch; Inscribed by Robert Ludlum
LUDLUM, Robert.
Apocalypse Watch.
New York: Bantam, 1995.
First edition of this work by the author of The Bourne Identity. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, "For Peter Happy Birthday, Peter And my best Robert Ludlum 6.19.95." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 822
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“One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results": Anniversary Edition of Milton Friedman's Classic Treatise Capitalism and Freedom; Signed by Him
FRIEDMAN, Milton with the Assistance of Rose D. Friedman.
Capitalism and Freedom.
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 1995.
Special anniversary edition of Friedman's magnum opus. Octavo, bound in full leather, gilt titles to the spine, front and rear panels, all edges gilt, silk bookmark bound in. Signed by Milton Friedman on the title page. In fine condition.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 87985