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"For in the end, is it not fitting that a book about the Constitution should close by studying what the Constitution is not about?" First Edition of American Constitutional Law; Lengthily Inscribed by Laurence Tribe
TRIBE, Laurence H.
American Constitutional Law.
New York: The Foundation Press, 1978.
First edition of the legal scholar's classic treatise on constitutional law. Quarto, original red boards. In near fine condition, issued without a dust jacket. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed the author on the front free endpaper, "For Adri- For in the end, is it not fitting that a book about the Constitution should close by studying what the Constitution is not about? Laurence H. Tribe June 2009." In near fine condition, name to the front free endpaper, issued without a dust jacket.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 143896
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"For in the end, is it not fitting that a book about the Constitution should close by studying what the Constitution is not about?" First Edition of American Constitutional Law; Lengthily Inscribed by Laurence Tribe
TRIBE, Laurence H.
American Constitutional Law.
New York: The Foundation Press, 1978.
First edition of the legal scholar's classic treatise on constitutional law. Quarto, original red boards. In near fine condition, issued without a dust jacket. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed the author opposite the title page, "July 1979 For Macy Shaffner- In hopeful allliance- and with all best wishes, Larry Tribe." In near fine condition, name of the recipient to the front pastedown, issued without a dust jacket.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 144164
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First Edition of Lionel Trilling's The Liberal Imagination; Inscribed and dated by Him in the Year of Publication
TRILLING, Lionel.
The Liberal Imagination: Essays on Literature and Society.
New York: The Viking Press, 1950.
First edition of one of the influential works of criticism published in the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, "To Sue and George in friendship and regard Lionel March 1950." Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Hallock.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 22071
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Robert Trivers' The Evolution of Reciprocal Altruism; inscribed by him
TRIVERS, Robert L.
The Evolution of Reciprocal Altruism.
Cambridge, Mass.: Reprinted from The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1971.
First appearance of Trivers' enormously influential first published paper, written while he was still earning his PhD at Harvard under Bayr and Drury in which he coined the term "reciprocal altruism" as well as "delayed return altruism." Octavo, disbound from the original journal. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front panel, "To Jeff Kurland, a little something I thought you might enjoy. Bob." The recipient, Jeffrey A. Kurland, was a distinguished professor of biological anthropology and evolution at Penn State. In fine condition. With Kurland's Peabody Museum, Harvard University ownership stamp. Small tape repair to the front panel.…
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 136255
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Robert Trivers' Parent-Offspring Conflict; inscribed by him
TRIVERS, Robert L.
Parent-Offspring Conflict.
Cambridge, Massachusetts: American Zoology, 1974.
First appearance of Trivers' extremely influential paper, building on his study of parental investment. Octavo, disbound from the original journal. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front panel, "For Jeffrey w/ best wishes, as always. Bob. June 29, 1974." The recipient, Jeffrey A. Kurland, was a distinguished professor of biological anthropology and evolution at Penn State. In fine condition. Rare.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 136287
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SELECTED WORKS OF ANTHONY TROLLOPE; FINELY BOUND
TROLLOPE, Anothony.
Selected Works of Anthony Trollope. [Miss Mackenzie, Rachel Ray, Castle Richmond, The Eustace Diamonds, The Kellys and the O’Kellys, The Macdermots of Ballcloran, Tales of All Countries, and Ralph The Heir.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1872-1875.
Finely bound collection of the selected works of Trollope. Octavo, eight volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, all edges marbled. In very good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 110324
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“Don't let love interfere with your appetite. It never does with mine": Trollope's Barchester Towers
TROLLOPE, Anthony.
Barchester Towers.
London: Robert Hayes, 1925.
Finely bound example of this classic work. Octavo, bound in three quarters leather, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Illustrated with eight plates by F.C. Tilney. In very good condition, bookplate.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 108945
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First Illustrated Edition of Anthony Trollope's Ralph the Heir
TROLLOPE, Anthony.
Ralph the Heir.
London: Strahan & Co. Publishers, 1871.
First illustrated edition of Trollope's account of a corrupt Parliamentary election, based on his own experiences as a candidate. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, wood-engraved illustrations by F.B. Fraser. In near fine condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 110321
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The Works of Anthony Trollope; finely bound
TROLLOPE, Anthony.
The Works of Anthony Trollope.
London: Ward, Lock & Co, 1881.
The New Edition of the Works of Anthony Trollope. Octavo, 28 volumes bound into 14 in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, red and brown morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 110205
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“Don't let love interfere with your appetite. It never does with mine": First Edition, First Issue of Trollope's Barchester Towers; In the rare original cloth
TROLLOPE, Anthony.
Barchester Towers.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1857.
Rare first editions, first issue of one of Trollope's most important novels. Octavo, original cloth, blind stamped boards. Half-title present in Volume I, brick-red endpapers with advertisements. Sadleir 5. Bookplates of Oliver Brett on front free endpapers and of Duff Cooper on versos. In near fine condition. Each volume is housed in a three quarter calf clamshell box. Uncommon set in the original cloth of one of Trollope's most important novels.
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 98876
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SELECTED WORKS OF ANTHONY TROLLOPE; FINELY BOUND
TROLLOPE, Anthony.
Selected Works of Anthony Trollope. [The Bertrams, The Macdermots of Ballycloran, Mary Gresley and An Editor’s Tales].
London: Chapman and Hall, 1872.
Finely bound collection of a selection of three of Trollope's best-known works. Octavo, three volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. In near fine condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 110524
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“But women can bear anything better than desertion. Cruelty is bad, but neglect is worse than cruelty, and desertion worse even than neglect": First Edition of Anthony Trollope's The Claverings
TROLLOPE, Anthony.
The Claverings.
London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1867.
First edition of this work by Trollope. Octavo, two volumes, bound in half leather. In very good condition. With Sixteen Illustrations by M. Ellen Edwards.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 110699
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Finely bound collection of Trollope's Mr. Scarborough's Family and An Old Man's Love
TROLLOPE, Anthony.
Mr. Scarborough’s Family and An Old Man’s Love.
London: Chatto & Windus; Edinburgh and William Blackwood and Sons, 1883-1884.
Finely bound collection of Trollope's Mr. Scarborough's Family and An Old Man's Love. Octavo, five volumes uniformly bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine. In good condition. Bookplates.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 110623
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Finely Bound Set of Anthony Trollope's Framley Parsonage, The Warden, and Doctor Thorne
TROLLOPE, Anthony.
Framley Parsonage, The Warden, and Doctor Thorne.
London: Smith, Elder & Co.; Longmans, Green and Co.; Chapman and Hall, 1872-1873.
Finely bound collection of a selection of Trollope's works. Octavo, three volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. In very good condition.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 110674
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Finely Bound second edition of Anthony Trollope's The Small House at Allington
TROLLOPE, Anthony.
The Small House at Allington.
London: Smith, Elder, and Co, 1864.
Finely bound edition the fifth novel in Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire series. Octavo, two volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, gilt topstain, with eighteen illustrations by J.E. Millais including tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece to volume one. In very good condition. Ownership inscriptions to the front free endpapers and small stamps to the title pages.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 112301
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First Edition of Anthony Trollope's The Vicar of Bullhampton
TROLLOPE, Anthony.
The Vicar of Bullhampton.
London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co, 1870.
First edition in book form of Anthony Trollope's controversial novel. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over pebbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, all edges marbled and marbled endpapers, with thirty-five illustrations including tissue-guarded frontispiece by H. Woods (although 30 are stated). In very good condition.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 112316