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Rare original Paul A. Samuelson Research Memorandum
SAMUELSON, Paul A.
Market Mechanisms and Maximization, III: Dynamics and Linear Programming.
Santa Monica, California: The Rand Corporation, 1949.
Rare original research memorandum written by Paul A. Samuelson providing a simple introduction to the dynamic problems of maximizing as investigated by von Neumann and Dantzig. Octavo, 23 pages typescript on original Project Rand Research Memorandum letterhead. Assigned to Lt. R. S. Weinberg, USAF. In near fine condition.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 88162
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Rare econometric paper by Paul A. Samuelson
SAMUELSON, Paul A.
Economic Theory and Mathematics: An Appraisal.
Chicago: Cowles Commission For Research in Economics at The University of Chicago, 1952.
Rare econometric paper by Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul A. Samuelson. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Small contemporary name to the front panel. In near fine condition. A nice example.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 88161
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Rare collection of econometrics papers including Paul A. Samuelson's Some Implications of Linearity
KLEIN,Lawrence R..
Three Papers on Econometrics of Consumption.
Chicago: Cowles Commission For Research in Economics at The University of Chicago, 1949.
Rare collection of econometrics papers including Paul A. Samuelson's Some Implications of Linearity. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Other papers include A Constant-Utility Index of the Cost of Living (Lawrence R. Klein and Herman Rubin) and Family Expenditures and the Marginal Propensity to Consume (Trygve Haavelmo). Stamp to the front panel "With the Compliments of The Author and Cowles Commission For Research in Economics The University of Chicago." Small contemporary name to the front panel. In near fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 88160
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First Edition of Jurgen Habermas' Knowledge and Human Interests; Signed by Him and Daniel Bell
HABERMAS, Jurgen [Daniel Bell].
Knowledge and Human Interests.
Boston: Beacon Press, 1971.
First edition in English of Habermas' classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Jurgen Habermas on the front free endpaper. Sociologist Daniel Bell's copy, with his signature and his extensive notes throughout. Translated by Jeremy J. Shapiro. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket desiged by Richard C. Bartlett.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 49027
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Rare Family Photograph of the Reagan Family; Signed by President Ronald and First Lady Nancy Reagan
REAGAN, Ronald and Nancy.
Signed Family Photograph of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.
Original photograph of President Ronald Reagan, First Lady Nancy Reagan and their two children: Ronald Jr. and Patti. Signed by the Presidential couple below each of their portraits, "Ronald Reagan" and "Nancy Reagan." Double matted and framed, the photograph measures 10 inches by 8 inches. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 13.5 inches. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 88159
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Rare Hand-Illuminated Apostolic Benediction Signed by Pope Pius Xi
POPE PIUS XI. (AMBROGIO DAMIANO ACHILLE RATTI),.
Pope Pius XI Hand-Illuminated Benediction Signed.
c. 1930.
Rare hand-illuminated apostolic benediction signed by Pope Pius XI with a circular portrait of him. The blessing in elaborate script reads, "Most Holy Father, Margaret, Katherine, Regina, John, Leo and Charles Lougrhan, humbly prostrate at the feet of Your Holiness beg one special blessing." Signed by the pope at the conclusion, "Pope PP. XI." In near fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 24 inches by 19 inches. Uncommon signed by Pope Pius XI.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 88158
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First Edition of The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics; Inscribed by Roger Penrose
PENROSE, Roger.
The Emperor’s New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989.
First edition of this work by Penrose, which won The Science Book Prize. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Roger Penrose on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Foreword by Martin Gardner. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 87509
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First edition of Leadership and Motivation: Essays of Douglas McGregor; inscribed by fellow M.I.T. Management Professor Edgar H. Schein who edited the work
MCGREGOR, Douglas. Edited by Warren G. Bennis and Edgar H. Schein with the collaboration of Caroline McGregor.
Leadership and Motivation: Essays of Douglas McGregor.
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 1966.
First edition of this collection of essays on the "dilemmas of a managerial society" by former M.I.T. management professor Douglas McGregor. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by one of the editors, Edgar H. Schein on the half-title page, "We must become better at asking and do less telling in a culture that overvalues telling. Ed Schein author of Humble Inquiry." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Edited by Warren G. Bennis and Edgar H. Schein with the collaboration of Caroline McGregor
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 88145
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First Edition of Eldridge Cleaver's Soul On Fire; Signed by Him
CLEAVER, Eldridge.
Soul On Fire.
Waco, Texas: Word Books Publishers, 1978.
First edition of Cleaver's autobiography. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Towards Freedom for all God's Children Eldridge Cleaver 2/25/81." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Dennis Hill. Uncommon signed.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 63456
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"It always seems impossible until it's done": First Edition of Mandela: A Life; Inscribed by Nelson Mandela
MANDELA, Nelson.
Mandela: A Life.
Cape Town: Sunbird Publishers, 2007.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on the life of Nelson Mandela. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly inscribed and dated by Nelson Mandela on the front free endpaper. Preface by Adrian Hadland. In fine condition.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 67435
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“As Sickness is the greatest misery, so the greatest misery of sickness, is solitude": First Edition of Awakenings; Signed by Oliver Sacks
SACKS, Oliver.
Awakenings.
London: Duckworth, 1973.
First edition of Sacks' classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For John Rogers, with best wishes, Oliver Sacks Aug 2015." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 95790
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First edition of Michael Rosen's Arabian Frights and other Gories; Signed by Michael Rosen
ROSEN, Michael. Illustrated by Chris Fisher.
Arabian Frights and Other Gories.
London: Scholastic Children's Books, 1994.
First edition of Michael Rosen's children's classic. Octavo, original pictorial boards. Signed and dated by the author on the verso of the half-title page, "Aug 15 2004 Michael Rosen." In near fine condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 88126
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"Give a chunk to a monkey, give a chunk to a fighter": Later printing of Michael Rosen's Nuts About Nuts; Signed and dated by him
ROSEN, Michael. Illustrated by Sami Sweeten. .
Nuts About Nuts.
London: Diamond Books, 1999.
Early printing of British children's author Michael Rosen's illustrated book of poetry about nuts. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Inscribed by Michael Rosen on the verso of the front panel, "Hello Eileen, Michael Rosen was here." In near fine condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 88125
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"Give a chunk to a monkey, give a chunk to a fighter": Later printing of Michael Rosen's Nuts About Nuts; Signed and dated by him
ROSEN, Michael. Illustrated by Sami Sweeten.
Nuts About Nuts.
London: Diamond Books, 1999.
Early printing of British children's author Michael Rosen's illustrated book of poetry about nuts. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Signed and dated by Michael Rosen on the verso of the front panel, "Michael Rosen Aug 15 2004." In near fine condition.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 88124
