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First Edition of Raymond Hull's How to Write a Play; Inscribed by Him in the Year of Publication
HULL, Raymond.
How to Write A Play.
Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books, 1983.
First edition of this work on how to write a play. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "Mary Greetings and best wishes for success with all your writing Raymond Hull Vancouver, B.C. October, 1983." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Strebel.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 142459
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S. K. Uyenishi's Text-Book of Ju-Jutsu As Practised in Japan; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
UYENISHI, S.K. [Raku]; Word Portrait of the author by Percy Longhurst.
The Text-Book of Ju-Jutsu As Practised in Japan: Being a Simple Treatise on the Japanese Method of Self-Defence.
London: Athletic Publications Ltd, c. 1940.
Later edition of this comprehensive wrestling text-book. Octavo, original green cloth with black lettering and decoration, illustrated with several black-and-white plates. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 145250
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"Pete Briggs pats pigs. Briggs pats pink pigs. Briggs pats big pigs"; First Edition of Dr. Seuss's Oh Say, Can You Say?
SEUSS, Dr. [Theodor Geisel].
Oh Say, Can You Say? “Oh my brothers! Oh my sisters! These are Terrible Tongue Twisters!”
New York: Random House, 1979.
First edition of this book of tongue twisters by Dr. Seuss. Octavo, original laminated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. In very good condition, without dust jacket as issued.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 139022
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First Edition of High Yield Bonds; Inscribed by Martin Fridson
FRIDSON, Martin S.
High Yield Bonds: Identifying Value and Assessing Risk of Speculative Grade Securities.
Chicago: Probus Publishing Company, 1989.
First edition of this early work by Fridson. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Lengthily inscribed by the Martin Fridson on the front free endpaper. Laid in is a note to the recipient signed by Fridson. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 144682
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First Edition of the Authors Classic Work on Benjamin Franklin; Signed by Carl Van Doren
VAN DOREN, Carl.
Benjamin Franklin.
New York: The Viking Press, 1938.
First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Carl Van Doren on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Bookplate to the pastedown. An exceptional example.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 117881
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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 Richard Ford's A Piece of My Heart; signed by him
FORD, Richard.
A Piece of My Heart.
London: Collins Harvill, 1987.
First English edition of Ford's first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "Richard Ford July 2. 1987 London." From the collection of British photojournalist Sally Soames. Soames worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusively black and white portraits of many of the most prominent figures of the 20th century including Menachem Begin, Margaret Atwood, Margaret Thatcher, Sean Connery, Rudolf Nureyev, Alec Guinness and Andy Warhol. Soames, who was known to be a warm and personal journalist, performed extensive research…
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 124920
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First Edition of Charles Webb's The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker; Signed by Lead Actor in the Film Richard Benjamin
WEBB, Charles [Richard Benjamin].
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1970.
First edition of this novel, basis for the 1971 film starring Richard Benjamin and Joanna Shimkus, directed by Larry Turman. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by actor Richard Benjamin on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design and photograph by Milton Charles.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 143069
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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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First Edition of David Friedman's Law's Orders; Signed by Him
FRIEDMAN, David.
Law’s Order: What Economics Has to Do with Law and Why It Matters.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000.
First edition of this creative, and provocative addition to the law and economics literature. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by David Friedman on the title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by C. Alvarez.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 105322
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First edition of Theodora Thompson's Underneath The Bough; finely bound by Riviere and Sons
THOMPSON, Theodora.
Underneath The Bough: A Posie of Other Men’s Flowers.
New York: John Lane, 1905.
First edition of Theodora Thompson's collection of inspirational verse. Octavo, bound in three quarters vellum by Riviere & Sons with green morocco spine label lettered in gilt, botanical gilt tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, engraved frontispiece and decorated title page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable. Ownership inscription.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 114286
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First edition of Susan Cheever's Note Found in a Bottle: My Life as a Drinker; inscribed by her to Erica Jong and Ken Burrows
CHEEVER, Susan [Erica Jong].
Note Found in a Bottle: My Life as a Drinker.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999.
First edition of Cheever's frank and moving autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "New York City January 1999 For Erica and Ken What can I say? No words could begin to express mt gratitude, my fond memories, my affection and my love for you both S C." 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…
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 142607
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First edition of Daniel Morgaine's Un Tour Du Siecle en 80 Jours; inscribed by him to american journalist William Safire
MORGAINE, Daniel. [William Safire].
Un Tour Du Siecle en 80 Jours. [A Turn of the Century in 80 Days].
Paris: Editions Denoel, 1998.
First edition of Morgaine's work documenting the major events of the 20th century. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Preface by Yves Courriere. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Helene and William Safire. The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and supported him again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column “On Language” in The New York Times Magazine from 1979…
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 128112