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First Edition of Rationality and Freedom; Inscribed by Amartya Sen
SEN, Amartya.
Rationality and Freedom.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press/ Belknap Press, 2002.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To John my best wishes and regards Amartya Sen Nov 3, 2015." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gwen Nefsky Frankfeldt.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 144399
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First edition of Business @ The Speed of Thought; inscribed by Bill Gates to Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci
GATES, Bill with Collins Hemingway.
Business @ The Speed of Thought: Using a Digital Nervous System.
New York: Warner Books, 1999.
First edition of Gates' work on best practices for utilizing information systems in the business world. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Bill Gates on the half-title page, "Governor Cellucci, Thanks for your support. Best wishes, Bill Gates." American politician and diplomat Argeo Paul Cellucci served as the 69th governor of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2001, and as the United States Ambassador to Canada from 2001 to 2005. His major accomplishments included his efforts to reform the state's education system, his focus on fiscal responsibility, and his initiatives to promote economic development in Massachusetts. Near fine in a…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 145138
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First Edition of Corporate Culture and Performance; Signed by John Kotter
KOTTER, John P. and James L. Heskett.
Corporate Culture and Performance.
New York: The Free Press, 1992.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by John Kotter on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by REM Studio. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 145992
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"as entertaining to the eye and the imagination as a Beatles album is to the ear": First Edition of Alan Aldridge's The Beatles: Illustrated Lyrics
ALDRIDGE, Alan.
The Beatles: Illustrated Lyrics.
New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 1990.
First edition of the only major published collection of illustrated Beatles lyrics. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated with lavish, full-color illustrations by a host of internationally renowned artists with specially commissioned photographs featured on almost every page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $95.00 Item Number: 145102
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First Edition of Philip Roth's Deception; Signed by Him
ROTH, Philip.
Deception.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990.
First edition of this "extraordinary, elegant novel" (Fay Weldon, The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.
Price: $150.00 Item Number: 144392
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“He’s part Old Yeller,” she said. “And he was the best one of the bunch": Old Yeller; Inscribed by Fred Gipson
GIPSON, Fred.
Old Yeller.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers , 1956.
First edition, early printing of this timeless classic, one of the most beloved children’s books ever written. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Carl Burger. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Best wishes to Clay Michael Cooke- Fred Gipson." Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, inscription to the front free endpaper. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 145664
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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning Economist Richard Thaler
THALER, Richard H. and Cass R. Sunstein.
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008.
First edition, early printing of this revelatory look at how we make decisions. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, "Nudge for good! Richard Thaler." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 144495
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“Please, sir, I want some more”: First Edition of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist
DICKENS, Charles.
Oliver Twist.
London: Richard Bentley, 1838.
First edition, second printing with "By Boz" to each title page and the "Church" plate. Octavo, three volumes, bound in full brown calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, triple ruled gilt to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, inner dentelles, top edge gilt. Original cloth bound in at rear of each volume. In near fine condition with light rubbing.
Price: $9,200.00 Item Number: 15010
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"THE STORY OF MISES IN HIS ROLE AS ECONOMIST": FIRST EDITION OF ISRAEL M. KIRZNER'S LUDWIG VON MISES: A MAN AND HIS ECONOMICS; SIGNED BY ISRAEL KIRZNER
KIRZNER, Israel M.
Ludwig von Mises: The Man and His Economics.
Wilmington, Delaware: ISI Books, 2001.
First edition of Kirzner's authoritative biography of Ludwig von Mises. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Israel M. Kirzner on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 144496
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First on the Moon; Inscribed by Buzz Aldrin
ARMSTRONG, Neil; Michael Collins; Edwin [Buzz] E. Aldrin.
First On The Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1970.
First edition, early printing of this work, which describes the events leading up to and during the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned landing on the Moon. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Buzz Aldrin on the half-title page, "To Bob Best Wishes Buzz Aldrin." Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Written with Gene Farmer and Dora Jane Hamblin. Epilogue by Arthur C. Clarke.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 144499
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First edition of Anthony Bourdain's A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal
BOURDAIN, Anthony.
A Cook’s Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal.
New York: Bloomsbury, 2001.
First edition of renowned chef Anthony Bourdain's autobiography. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Philippe Lajaunie.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 145117
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WE SEVEN, SIGNED BY John Glenn and Scott Carpenter
CARPENTER, M. Scott; Cooper.
We Seven. By the Astronauts Themselves.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1962.
First edition, early printing of this first-hand account of the genesis of America’s manned space program. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Mercury Seven Astronauts on the front free endpaper, "Bob Best wishes- Scott Carpenter and John Glenn. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 144379
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First Edition of The Spy Who Came In From The Cold; Signed by John Le Carre
LE CARRE, John.
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1964.
First American edition of le Carre's classic work, which went on to reinvigorate the spy genre. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by John le Carre on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ben Feder. An exceptional example, uncommon signed.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 144403
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First Edition of Vanquish The Angel; Signed by Diana And Meir Gillon to Sir Winston Churchill
GILLON, Diana And Meir. [Winston Churchill].
Vanquish The Angel.
London: Constable , 1955.
First edition of this novel, inscribed by both authors to Winston Churchill. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the authors in the year of publication on the front free endpaper to Winston Churchill, "As a humble gift to a giant of our age, Diana Gillon, Meir Gillon, March 12th 1955." Very good in a very good dust jacket. From the library of Sir Winston Churchill.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145911
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First Edition of The China Diary; Signed by George H.W. Bush and Jeffrey Engel
BUSH, George H.W.; Edited by Jeffrey Engel.
The China Diary of George H. W. Bush: The Making of a Global President.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008.
First edition of Bush's diary, which he dictated while being de facto U.S. ambassador to the People’s Republic of China in 1974–75. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by President George H.W. Bush and inscribed by the editor, Jeffrey Engel on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 144397
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"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer": Albert Camus’ Classic Novel The Stranger
CAMUS, Albert.
The Stranger.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948.
First edition, third printing of Camus' first novel and masterpiece. Octavo, original beige cloth with red top stain. Near fine in a good dust jacket, loss to the crown and foot of the spine with a closed tear and some creasing to the front panel. Jacket design by Warren Chappell. Translated by Stuart Gilbert.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 145104