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First Edition of Treynor on Institutional Investing; Signed by Jack Treynor
TREYNOR, Jack L.
Treynor on Institutional Investing.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
First edition of this important collection of essays by the father of the capital asset pricing model. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Jack L. Treynor on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Jeff Diermeier.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 58017
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First Edition of Samuel Shem's The Spirit of the Place; Signed by Him
SHEM, Samuel.
The Spirit of the Place.
Kent, OH: The Kent University Press, 2008.
First edition of this ambitious novel about the complicated relationships between mothers and sons, doctors and patients, the past and the present, and love and death. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Samuel Shem on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover art by Marc Chagall.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 142499
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First Edition of Swine Not? A Novel Pig Tale; Signed by Jimmy Buffett
BUFFETT, Jimmy.
Swine Not? A Novel Pig Tale.
New York: Little, Brown, and Company, 2008.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Jimmy Buffett on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kosh.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 146486
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"There are many things in the cauldron, but he cooks do not dip in the ladle quite blindly": First edition of Gregory Maguire's A Lion Among Men; inscribed by him with an original drawing
MAGUIRE, Gregory.
A Lion Among Men.
New York: William Morrow, 2008.
First edition of the third volume in the author's bestselling Wicked series. Octavo, original pictorial boards, cartographic endpapers, illustrated by Douglas Smith. Lengthily signed by the author on the half-title page, "There are many things in the cauldron, but the cooks do not dip in the ladle quite blindly. Their selection is important. Gregory Maguire June 30 2009." The author has also added an original drawing of a cauldron. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket and case illustrations by Douglas Smith.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 126888
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"Scars have the strange power to remind us that our past is real": The Border Trilogy; Signed by Cormac McCarthy
MCCARTHY, Cormac.
The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses; The Crossing; Cities of the Plain.
New York: Everyman's Library, 2008.
First edition, early printing of McCarthy's classic trilogy, appearing here in one volume for the first time. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Mario Ettlinger. Jacket design by Barbara de Wilde.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 144601
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Paule Marshall's Triangular Road; Signed by Her
MARSHALL, Paule.
Triangular Road: A Memoir.
New York: Basic Civitas Book, 2008.
Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the famed author's insightful memoir. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Paule Marshall on the the title page. In near fine condition. Uncommon signed.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 129301
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First edition of La Voluntad y La Fortuna; inscribed by Carlos Fuentes
FUENTES, Carlos.
La Voluntad y La Fortuna. [Destiny and Desire].
Ciudad de México: Santillana Ediciones Generales (Alfaguara), 2008.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to his close friend Sergio Munoz. Fuentes met Munoz in Mexico in the 1960’s when he was dating the daughter of Fuentes’ first wife, actress Rita Macedo. Carlos and Sergio bonded one night as they discussed the merits of one of Balzac’s novels. From there, they continued to be very close friends over the years, seeing films together, discussing literature, politics, art, and music, and enjoying food, wine, and life. Sergio Muñoz Bata writes a weekly syndicated column published…
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 133440
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First Edition of Nobel Prize-winning economist Vernon L. Smith's Autobiography Discovery; Inscribed by Him
SMITH, Vernon L.
Discovery: A Memoir.
Bloomington, IL: Author House, 2008.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist's memoir. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, "For John with kind regards, Vernon 9-16-2015." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 133721
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First Edition of Death With Interruptions; Inscribed and Dated in the Year of Publication by Jose Saramago
SARAMAGO, Jose.
Death With Interruptions.
Orlando: Harcourt, 2008.
First edition of Saramago's philosophical page-turner, which hinges on death taking a holiday. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "To Harold Jose Saramago 29.10.2008." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 138908
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First Edition of Samuel Shem's The Spirit of the Place; Inscribed by Him
SHEM, Samuel.
The Spirit of the Place.
Kent, OH: The Kent University Press, 2008.
First edition of this ambitious novel about the complicated relationships between mothers and sons, doctors and patients, the past and the present, and love and death. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page using his real name, "To Arline, Best wishes, Steve." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover art by Marc Chagall.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 142111
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"I think all those rules are boring. About what people can and can't wear. Surely everyone should be able to wear whatever they like": First Edition of David Walliams' The Boy in the Dress
WALLIAMS, David.
The Boy in the Dress.
London: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2008.
First edition of the award-winning sketch actor's first children's book. Octavo, original pictorial boards, illustrations by Quentin Blake. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $30.00 Item Number: 145190
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“YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE: ONCE WHEN YOU ARE BORN AND ONCE WHEN YOU LOOK DEATH IN THE FACE”: COMPLETE SET OF IAN FLEMING'S JAMES BOND NOVELS; Each signed twice by Artist Michael Gillette and with an original illustration in Casino Royale
FLEMING, Ian.
Complete Set of 14 First Edition James Bond Novels: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia with Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only [Short Stories Including A View to a Kill and Quantum of Solace], Thunderball, The Spy Who loved Me, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, Octopussy and The Living Daylights.
London: Penguin Centenary , 2008.
First editions of the Penguin Centenary edition of each volume in Ian Fleming's James Bond series. Octavo, 14 volumes, original boards. With an original illustration by artist Michael Gillette in Casino Royale, signed "with love Michael Gillette." Each dust jacket is signed twice by artist Michael Gillette, once on the front panel and again on the rear panel. Each are fine in near fine to fine dust jackets. Jacket illustrations by Michael Gillette. Housed in a custom slipcase. An exceptional set.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 125683
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First Edition of Death With Interruptions; Signed and Dated in the Year of Publication by Jose Saramago
SARAMAGO, Jose.
Death With Interruptions.
Orlando: Harcourt, 2008.
First edition of Saramago's philosophical page-turner, which hinges on death taking a holiday. Octavo, original boards. Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "Jose Saramago 29.10.2008." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 138179
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"You got eyes": Robert Frank's The Americans; Signed by Him
FRANK, Robert; Introduction by Jack Kerouac.
The Americans.
Germany: Steidl/ Washington DC: National Gallery of Art, 2008.
First 50th Anniversary edition of the photographer's classic work. Oblong quarto, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Robert Frank on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Introduction by Jack Kerouac. Uncommon signed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146143
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First Edition of Death With Interruptions; Signed and Dated in the Year of Publication by Jose Saramago
SARAMAGO, Jose.
Death With Interruptions.
Orlando: Harcourt, 2008.
First edition of Saramago's philosophical page-turner, which hinges on death taking a holiday. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed and dated in the year of publication on the half-title page by Jose Saramago. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 1504