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First Edition of Rethinking International Trade; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman
KRUGMAN, Paul.
Rethinking International Trade.
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1990.
First edition of this early work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the title page, "To William Paul Krugman." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 87512
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First Edition of Economic Development; Inscribed by John Kenneth Galbraith in the year of publication
GALBRAITH, John Kenneth.
Economic Development.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press , 1964.
First edition of this classic work by the famed economist. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Stuart Chase with all good wishes John Gailbraith May 1964." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marcia Tate.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 146088
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First Edition of West Side Story
LAURENTS, Arthur; Music by Leonard Bernstein; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Choreographed by Jerome Robbins.
West Side Story: Musical.
New York: Random House, 1958.
First edition of this classic musical. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 146253
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First Edition of William J. Casey's Where and How the War was Fought: An Armchair Tour of the American Revolution; inscribed by him to American journalist William Safire
CASEY, William J. [William Safire].
Where and How the War was Fought: An Armchair Tour of the American Revolution.
New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1976.
First edition of Casey's contemporary analysis of the American Revolution. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with maps by Noel Langan Glenn. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Helen and Bill in esteem and friendship Bill Casey." The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter and a close friend of the then Librarian of Congress Daniel Boorstin. Safire joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns…
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 133042
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"I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful, one hundred percent!": Dr. Seuss's Horton Hatches the Egg
DR. SEUSS. [GEISEL, Theodor Seuss].
Horton Hatches the Egg.
New York: Random House, 1940.
Early printing of this Seuss classic. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated, second state dust jacket with $2.50 price to back flap and description of The King's Stilts. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Child's ownership inscriptions to the front free endpaper and rear panel of the dust jacket.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 135097
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First Edition of Days of Destiny: Crossroads In American History; Signed by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James M. McPherson
MCPHERSON, James M. and Alan Brinkley.
Days of Destiny: Crossroads In American History.
New York: DK Publishing, 2001.
First edition of this illustrated work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by James M. McPherson on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 125144
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First Edition of How Google Works; Signed by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg
SCHMIDT, Eric and Jonathan Rosenberg.
How Google Works.
New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2014.
First edition of this "informative and creatively multilayered Google guidebook from the businessman's perspective" (Kirkus). Octavo, original boards. Signed by both Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jonathan Jarvis. Written with Alan Eagle. Foreword by Larry Page.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 117377
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Signed by Award Winning Architect Richard Meier
MEIER, Richard.
Richard Meier: Buildings and Projects 1965-1981.
Zurich: Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule, 1982.
First edition. Oblong quarto, original wrappers. Signed by Richard Meier on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows very light wear to the extremities.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 878
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First Edition of Alan Greenspan's The Age of Turbulence; Inscribed by Him
GREENSPAN, Alan.
The Age of Turbulence: Adventures In A New World.
New York: The Penguin Press, 2007.
First edition of the former Federal Reserve Chairman's memoir. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Adam Best Wishes Alan Greenspan." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 144126
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"Once it was thought in Colorado that gold and silver were the only products of the country worth considering": First Edition of Seeing the Far West; Inscribed by John Thomas Faris
FARIS, John Thomas.
Seeing The Far West.
Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott Company, 1920.
First edition of this classic work of American travel literature. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, frontispiece with tissue guard, illustrated througout with 113 photographs, 2 folding maps at rear. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "May this volume speak to you of pleasant day. John T. Faris March 22, 1924." In very good condition with some rubbing and wear. A nice example of early American natural history and travel writing.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 80118
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First edition of Mark Twain's The American Claimant
TWAIN, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens].
The American Claimant.
New York: Charles L. Webster, 1892.
First edition of Twain's comedy of mistaken identities with the publication date on both the title and copyright page. BAL 3434. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, frontispiece and 25 in-text illustrations by Dan Beard. In very good condition.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 137138
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First edition of P.J. O'Rourke's Parliament of Whores; inscribed by him
O'ROURKE, P.J.
Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government.
New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1991.
First edition of O'Rourke's international best-seller. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, "To Paul P.J. O'Rourke 6/5/92." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robbin Schiff.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 141051
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“Power does not alter a man's character. It merely reveals it": First Edition of Terra Nostra; Signed by Carlos Fuentes
FUENTES, Carlos.
Terra Nostra.
New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1976.
First edition of the author's magnum opus. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows just the lightest of wear. Signed and dated by Carlos Fuentes. Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 1325
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First edition of Kirk Douglas' Autobiography The Ragman's Son; inscribed by him to photographer Sally Soames
DOUGLAS, Kirk.
The Ragman’s Son: An Autobiography.
London: Simon & Schuster, 1988.
First edition of Kirk Douglas' insightful autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Association copy, inscribed by him in the year of publication on the title page "To Sally - who never gets enough! - I hope I gave you what you want - affectionately, Kirk Douglas - 1988." The recipient, British photojournalist Sally 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…
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 123711