McCullough, David

The Johnstown Flood.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1968.

First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s first book. Octavo, original brown cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page prior to the publication date, “For Donna and Gordon in friendship. David March 1, 1968.” The recipients were close friends of the author. Fine in a near fine dustContinue reading "The Johnstown Flood."

Burnett, W.R

Little Caesar.

New York : Lincoln MacVeagh/ The Dial Press, 1929.

First edition of Burnett’s classic novel, which has inspired generations of gangster films. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Mrs. Brown with best wishes of W.R. Burnett.” In near fine condition with light rubbing, clipping of a picture of the author and his wife to the front free endpaper.Continue reading "Little Caesar."

Fama, Eugene F

The Behavior of Stock-Market Prices (The Journal of Business: The Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago January 1965).

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 1965.

Original paper of the landmark work of Nobel Prize-winning economist Eugene Fama’s The Behavior of Stock Market Prices. Octavo, in the original wrappers which are bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, raised bands, marbled endpapers, and all edgesContinue reading "The Behavior of Stock-Market Prices (The Journal of Business: The Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago January 1965)."

Milnor, John W. and James D. Stasheef

Characteristic Classes. Annals of Mathematics Studies, No. 76.

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1974.

First edition of this work by the famed mathematician. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by John Milnor on the title page. In very good condition, name to the half-title page and pastedown.

Levi-Strauss, Claude

Tristes Tropiques.

New York : Atheneum , 1974.

First American edition of this translation, which is the first complete edition of Levi-Strauss’ landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Patricia Anawalt who is interested in Indians and loves cats, with author’s regards Claude Levi-Strauss.” Levi-Strauss has added a large drawing of a cat below his inscription.Continue reading "Tristes Tropiques."

Spark, Muriel

The Mandelbaum Gate.

London : Macmillan, 1965.

First edition of this classic novel by Spark. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Muriel Spark on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light toning.

Dreiser, Theodore

The Titan.

New York : John Lane Company, 1914.

First edition of the second book in the author’s acclaimed Trilogy of Desire. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For George T. Keating my most American book Theodore Dreiser N.Y. City 1919.” The recipient George Keating was a well-known book collector in the early twentieth century, who amassedContinue reading "The Titan."

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

Love in the Time of Cholera.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1988.

First British edition of Garcia Marquez’s classic work, which ranks as one of the great novels of the last half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the dedication page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Andrew Kulman. Translated from the Spanish byContinue reading "Love in the Time of Cholera."

Mandela, Nelson

Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.

Boston : Little Brown, 1994.

First American edition of the autobiography of one of the greatest moral leaders of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Signed by the author on the title page, “NMandela 12.5.05.” It was signed in New York City by Mandela during a visit upon receipt of an honorary doctorate fromContinue reading "Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela."

Conrad, Joseph

The Mirror of the Sea: Memories and Impressions.

London : Methuen & Company, 1906.

First British edition of Conrad’s first volume of autobiographical non-fiction. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In very good condition.

Laver, Rod with Bud Collins

The Education of a Tennis Player.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1971.

First edition of the tennis great’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Inscribed by Rod Laver on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing.

Burger, Warren E.; Ronald Reagan

Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Signed 1985 Inauguration Program.

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Official program for Ronald Reagan’s 1985 inauguration and has a First Day Cancellation at the top. Signed by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger at the bottom. Burger administered the oath of office to President Reagan on that day. The entire framed piece measures 9.25 inches by 12.25 inches.

Fleming, Ian

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1963.

First edition of the tenth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original brown cloth. Signed by George Lazenby on the title page, the actor who played 007 in the film adaptation. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper, near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping.

Sloan, Alfred P

Adventures of a White-Collar Man.

New York : Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1941.

First edition of the story of Alfred P. Sloan’s rise to become General Motors executive. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Alfred P. Sloan. Boldly signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “Alfred Sloan P. Sloan Jr New York July 22, 1964.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with someContinue reading "Adventures of a White-Collar Man."

Russell, Bertrand

Marriage and Morals.

New York : Horace Liveright, 1929.

First edition of this work by Russell, in which he questions the Victorian notions of morality regarding sex and marriage. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his publisher, “To Horace Liveright from Bertrand Russell with love & admiration.” The recipient, Horace Liveright was an American publisher and stage producer. WithContinue reading "Marriage and Morals."

von Neumann, John; John F. Nash; Kenneth J. Arrow; Robert J. Aumann; Philip Wolfe; John Milnor; Martin Shubik; W.H. Fleming, Lloyd Shapley, et al. Edited by Harold W. Kuhn & A.W. Tucker

Contributions To The Theory Of Games Volumes 1-IV.

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1950-1959.

First edition of each work in this ground-breaking four volume work on game theory. Octavo, 4 volumes, original orange wrappers. Volume one is signed by contributors John von Neumann and John Nash on the title page. Contains the article by the Nobel Prize-winning economist entitled, “A Simple Three Person Poker Game.” Volume II is signedContinue reading "Contributions To The Theory Of Games Volumes 1-IV."

Hoover, Herbert

Addresses Upon The American Road Complete Set.

New York : Scribners and Van Nostrand and Stanford University Press, 1938-1955.

Signed and inscribed set of President Hoover’s famed addresses given upon the American Road. Octavo, 7 volumes. Each volume is inscribed by Herbert Hoover on the front free endpaper. Volume one is inscribed, “To my good friend Lewis Stevens from Herbert Hoover.” Volume 2, “Same as volume I with affection Herbert Hoover.” Volume 3, “SameContinue reading "Addresses Upon The American Road Complete Set."

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Symphonies I-VI.

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Quarto, 6 volumes. Bound in full red morocco, gilt titles, gilt ruling to the spine, front and rear panels. In near fine condition. Mixed early editions. Rare and desirable.

Sarazen, Gene with Herbert Warren Wind

Thirty Years of Championship Golf: The Life and Times of Gene Sarazen.

New York : Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1950.

First edition of Sarazen’s classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Foreword by Robert T. Jones, Jr. Inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “To Dick Garlington My best wishes from his friend Gene Sarazen.” The recipient Dick Garlington was a golfer and a close friend of Sarazen and Bobby Jones, who along with JonesContinue reading "Thirty Years of Championship Golf: The Life and Times of Gene Sarazen."

Edison, Thomas Alva

Thomas A. Edison Signed Photograph.

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Large signed photograph of Thomas Edison showing him in his library with hands clasped. Inscribed by Thomas Edison. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15.5. inches by 18.5 inches.

Samuelson, Paul A. [Edited by Joseph E. Stiglitz; Robert C. Merton; Hiroaki Nagatni; Kate Crowley]

The Collected Scientific Papers of Paul A. Samuelson. Volumes I.

Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, 1966.

First edition, early printing of Volume I of the Nobel Prize-winning economists papers. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the title page,  “For Doug Burrows, Paul A. Samuelson, Endicott House, June 21, 1972.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Palm Leaf Manuscript.

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Very attractive palm leaf book in East Asian script (possibly Burmese). Approximately 159 palm leaves between two wooden covers with beveled edges, loosely bound with a cord, with a medallion at each end. Each leaf approximately 1.25 inches by 13.5 inches, with manuscript  in black ink on rectos and versos of each leaf, initial andContinue reading "Palm Leaf Manuscript."

Gorky, Maxim

The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man.

New York : B. W. Huebsch, 1918.

First American edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Maxim Gorky on the front free endpaper in both English and Cyrillic. Translated from the Russian by Thomas Seltzer. Books signed and inscribed by Gorky are uncommon.

Everest, Jr., Frank Kendall

Frank Kendall “Pete” Everest Signed Photograph.

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Signed photograph of Frank Kendall Everest, Jr. Inscribed on the photograph, “To my good friend Stu McLennan from– Frank K. ‘Pete’ Everest Jr.  Lt. Col. USAF,” showing the Bell X-2 rocket-powered aircraft. The photograph measures 7.5 inches by 10 inches.

Kai-shek, Chiang and Madame

General Chiang Kai shek: An Account Of The Fortnight In Sian.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1937.

First edition of this autobiography of Chiang Kai-shek. Octavo, original cloth. Signed on the half-title page in Chinese by Chiang Kai-shek and in English by Mei-ling Soong Chiang, former First Lady of the Republic of China, 1948-1975. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing. Exceptionally rare signed by both Chiang andContinue reading "General Chiang Kai shek: An Account Of The Fortnight In Sian."

Bacallar y Sanna, Vicente

Comentarios de la guerra de España, e historia de su Rey Phelipe V el Animoso: Volumes I & II.

Genoa : Matheo Garvizza, 1725.

First edition of this commentary, which covers the reign of King Philip V of Spain and The War of the Spanish Succession. Octavo, 2 volumes, contemporary tree calf, morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers. In very good condition. First editions are rare.

Sagan, Carl and Ann Druyan

Comet.

New York : Random House, 1985.

First edition of this work which describes the scientific nature of comets, as well as their varying roles and perceptions throughout history. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. The dedication copy of this work. Inscribed on the dedication page by both Sagan and Anne Druyan, “4 November 1985 And we men it! With our love toContinue reading "Comet."

Lessing, Doris

The Diaries Of Jane Somers.

London : Michael Joseph, 1984.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Doris Lessing on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Phil Kay.

Sen, Amartya

The Idea of Justice.

Cambridge : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009.

Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Amartya Sen on the half-title page. In fine condition.

Dylan, Bob

Tarantula.

Madison, Wisconsin : Wimp Press, c. 1966.

First pirated edition of Dylan’s first book. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Signed by Bob Dylan in a contemporary hand on the title page. One of the earliest pirated editions of Dylan’s novel, taken from the Macmillan 1966 proofs after production was delayed, pre-dating the 1971 trade edition. In very good condition. Housed in aContinue reading "Tarantula."

Wright, Richard

Le Transfuge.

Paris : Gallimard, 1955.

First edition of this work by the author of Native Son. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. With the rare wrap-around band laid in to the front free endpaper. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Jack with all my best wishes Richard Wright Feb. 7, 1956 Paris.” In near fine condition,Continue reading "Le Transfuge."

Introduction by O.M. Green

Shanghai of To-day-A Souvenir Album of Thirty-Eight Vandyke Prints of the Model Settlement.

Shanghai : Kelly and Walsh, 1927.

First edition of this scarce pictorial album of the views of Shanghai. Quarto, original cloth-backed flexible boards, with 38 tipped-in photographs, front stamped and lettered in red on a gilt background, mounted photo label. Introduction by Owen Mortimer Green. Later editions included 50 photographs. In very good condition.

Glazer, Nathan and Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Beyond the Melting Pot: The Negroes, Puerto Ricans, Jews, Italians, and Irish of New York City.

Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press and Harvard University Press, 1963.

First edition of this classic work, “perhaps the most perceptive inquiry into American minorities ever made” (Richard Rovere). Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Inscribed and dated by Nathan Glazer on the title page. Near fine in a good dust jacket with some edge wear and chips.

Kertesz, Imre

Sorstalansag [Fatelessness].

Budapest : Szepirodalmi, 1975.

Second Hungarian edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Imre Kertesz on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear.

Bernays, Edward L

Biography of an Idea: Memoirs of Public Relations Counsel Edward L. Bernays.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1965.

First edition of the father of public relations’ biography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Edward L. Bernays on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Alfred Zalon.

Merton, Robert C.; Foreword by Paul A. Samuelson

Continuous-Time Finance.

Oxford and Cambridge, MA : Basil Blackwell, 1990.

First edition of Merton’s landmark work, which introduced the concepts of continuous-time optimization. Octavo, original cloth. Foreword by Paul A. Samuelson. Inscribed by Robert C. Merton on the title page. Additionally signed by Paul A. Samuelson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed by these two Nobel Prize-winningContinue reading "Continuous-Time Finance."

Shubik, Martin [Benoit Mandelbrot]

The Theory of Money and Financial Institutions.

Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, 1999.

First editions of Shubik’s work regarding the theory of money. Octavo, 2 volumes. Association copies, both volumes are inscribed by Martin Shubik to Benoit Mandelbrot. Volume one is signed, “To Benoit and Aliette To old friends with best wishes Martin S. June 7, 2000. P.S. You made an error. You were going to get aContinue reading "The Theory of Money and Financial Institutions."

Bond, Michael; Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum

Paddington Marches On.

London : Collins, 1964.

First edition of the sixth book in the Paddington series. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Michael Bond on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

Drucker, Peter F

The End of Economic Man: A Study of the New Totalitarianism.

New York : John Day, 1939.

First edition of Drucker’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Peter F. Drucker on the front free endpaper. An excellent near fine example in a very good dust jacket with some wear and tear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare, especially signed.

Bond, Michael; Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum

Paddington Takes The Air.

London : Collins, 1970.

First edition of the ninth title in Bond’s classic Paddington series. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “With all good wishes Michael Bond.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a few small closed tears.

Madison, Charles A

American Labor Leaders: Personalities and Forces in the Labor Movement.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1950.

First edition of this work on American labor leaders. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “To Hod and Helen In friendship Charles A. Madison 5-11-50.” Near fine in a good dust jacket with some small chips and tears.

Gary, Romain (Patrick Leigh Fermor)

The Roots of Heaven.

London : Michael Joseph, 1958.

First edition in English of this novel, which was awarded France’s Prix Goncourt in 1956. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Patrick Leigh Fermor on the front free endpaper. Leigh Fermor co-wrote the screenplay for the 1958 film. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

Rehnquist, William H.; Byron White; Bill Clinton and Al Gore

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justice Byron White Signed 1993 Inaugural Program.

1993.

Program for the inauguration ceremony of Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Signed by both Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Justice Byron White. Rehnquist had administered the oath of office to Bill Clinton, and White had administered the oath of office to Al Gore. First Day Cancellation stamp dated January 20, 1993. It measures 6 inches by 8.75Continue reading "Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justice Byron White Signed 1993 Inaugural Program."

Grogan, Emmett

Ringolevio: A Life Played for Keeps.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1972.

First edition of “the best and only authentic book written on the sixties underground” (Dennis Hopper). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed and dated by the author on the title page “Emmett Grogan N.Y.C. 6/73.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a few small closed tears. Dust jacket design by Larry Rivers.Continue reading "Ringolevio: A Life Played for Keeps."

Park, Willie

The Art of Putting.

Edinburgh : J. & J. Gray & Company, 1920.

First edition of the author’s rare book on putting. Octavo, original cloth, top edge gilt, illustrated with plates from photographs. In near fine condition with light rubbing. First editions are rare.

Clark, John Bates

Essentials of Economic Theory: As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1909.

First edition of this early work by John Bates Clark. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition with light marginala.

Millett, Kate

Sexual Politics: A Surprising Examination of Society’s Most Arbitrary Folly.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, 1970.

First edition of the author’s landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Warmly inscribed by Kate Millett on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket typography by Gina Rosencrantz.

Lewis Allen, Frederick; Agnes Rogers

I Remember Distinctly: A Family Album of the American People, 1918-1941.

New York: : Harper & Brother Publishers, 1947.

First edition of this illustrated work of the American people in the early twentieth century. Quarto, original illustrated cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by both authors, “For Dick Lounsbury with the best wishes of the assemblers: Agnes Rogers” and also signed by Frederick Lewis Allen. In very good condition with The Knickerbocker Club stamp inContinue reading "I Remember Distinctly: A Family Album of the American People, 1918-1941."

Jones, Alfred Winslow

Life, Liberty, and Property: A Story of Conflict and a Measurement of Conflicting Rights.

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1941.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with light wear. Laid in is an advertisement to purchase war bonds. Rare in the original dust jacket.  

Baumol, William J.; Robert E. Litan; Carl J. Schramm

Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity.

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2007.

First edition. Octavo, original boards. Warmly inscribed by Baumol on the front free endpaper, “To ___ ____ from a grateful author Will Baumol.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Conrad, Joseph

Lord Jim.

London : William Blackwood & Sons, 1900.

First edition of one of Conrad’s finest novels. Octavo, original cloth. A near fine example with some wear to the extremities and the endpapers ever so slightly browned. First printing with the first issue points including the misprints “anyrate” p. 77, l. 5, “cure” (instead of “cured”) p. 226, 7 lines from the bottom, the omissionContinue reading "Lord Jim."

Grant, Ulysses S

Ulysses S. Grant Signed Engraving.

Washington, D.C 1871.

Portrait engraving of President Ulysses S. Grant. Boldly signed U.S. Grant. The engraving measures 5.5 inches by 4 inches. This portrait engraving produced by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In near fine condition, affixed to an 8 inch by 10 inch sheet bearing a small note. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.5Continue reading "Ulysses S. Grant Signed Engraving."

'de Medici, Marie

Marie de Medici Signed Document.

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Letter signed by Marie ‘de Medici. Signed “Marie,” dated September 12, 1613. Letter to M. de Bouthwoud, the president of the Parliament at Rouen, ordering him in the name of her son to convene and supervise the convocation of the Parliament. At this time Marie de Medici was regent for her son, Louis XIII, whoContinue reading "Marie de Medici Signed Document."

Chatwin, Bruce

In Patagonia.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1977.

First edition of author’s most well-known work and one of the great travel books of the last half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece map and 4 black and white photographic plates. Signed by Bruce Chatwin on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. AContinue reading "In Patagonia."

Paton, Alan

Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1948.

First edition of Paton’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Alan Paton November 2, 1948.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a small closed tear. Laid into this copy is an original bookmark for the screening of theContinue reading "Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation."

Drucker, Peter F

Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974.

First edition of this management classic. Octavo, original red cloth. Boldly signed Peter Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with touch of rubbing. Jacket design by Roy La Grone. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed.

Rhinehart, Luke [George Cockcroft]

The Dice Man.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1971.

First edition of this cult classic. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer Peter Matthiessen on the half title page, “For Peter From a friend you should cherish, and from me. Luke Rhinehart.” With Matthiessen’s bookplate. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Jacket designContinue reading "The Dice Man."

Glazer, Nathan

From a Cause to a Style: Modernist Architecture’s Encounter with the American City.

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2007.

First edition of this work by the co-author of The Lonely Crowd. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “To Chris and Kathy, Dear friends and neighbors! Nathan May 3, 2007.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Ginzberg, Eli and Robert M. Solow

The Great Society: Lessons for the Future.

New York : Basic Books, 1974.

First edition of this collection of essays regarding The Great Society. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Robert M. Solow on the title page. Review copy with the slip laid in. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Paton, Alan

Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948.

First American edition of Paton’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Alan Paton Johannesburg May 27, 1948.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed in the year of publication.

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Robert Louis Stevenson Autographed Signed Letter.

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One page autographed signed letter from Robert Louis Stevenson to his biographer, Louise Imogen Guiney. Matted and framed with a portrait of Stevenson. The letter reads, “Dear Miss Guiney I have waited long upon the muse, for I thought your song should be answered in kind. But I must wait no longer, and the versesContinue reading "Robert Louis Stevenson Autographed Signed Letter."

Mac Liammoir, Michael; Preface by Orson Welles

Put Money In Thy Purse: A Diary of the Film Othello.

London : Methuen, 1952.

First edition of this work on the film Othello. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Welles as Othello. Association copy, inscribed by Orson Welles and with a painting (self-portrait) done by him across the front endpaper and the front pastedown of a self-portrait of Welles in black, purple and yellow paint and is inscribed “For LennieContinue reading "Put Money In Thy Purse: A Diary of the Film Othello."

Bacon, Francis

The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, and Lord High Chancellor of England.

London : J. Johnson, 1803.

Large octavo, 10 volumes. Bound in full contemporary calf. Gilt titles and tooling to the spine, edges speckled. Frontispiece of Francis Bacon in volume one. With the early armorial bookplate of J. Lawson Whalley and the modern bookplate of Elmer Holmes Bopst, namesake of New York University’s Bopst Library. In very good condition.

Coetzee, J.M.] Jean-Pierre Durix

Commonwealth: Essays and Studies, J.M. Coetzee, Waiting For the Barbarians.

Dijon, France : Editions Universitaires De Dijon, 1992.

First edition of this collection of essays regarding the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic Waiting For the Barbarians. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Association copy, inscribed by the author, “To J.M. Coetzee with much admiration for his imaginative powers. Jean-Pierre Durix 25 October 1999.” In fine condition. From the library of J.M. Coetzee.

Dylan, Bob; Joan Baez; Jack Elliott; The Greenbriar Boys; The New Lost City Ramblers; Peggy Seeger; Introduction by Pete Seeger

Young Folk Song Book.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1963.

First edition of this collection of songs from the 1960’s folk music scene. Quarto, original cloth, with 112 pages with photographs. Signed by Bob Dylan in a contemporary hand on the front free endpaper. Features photos and tabulature of music by Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Jack Elliott, The Greenbriar Boys, The New Lost City RamblersContinue reading "Young Folk Song Book."

Roosevelt, Eleanor

You Learn By Living.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1960.

First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s classic work on how to discover life’s lessons. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the front free endpaper. Near fine with a previous inscription to the half-title page in a near fine dust jacket.

Meltzer, Allan H

Why Capitalism?

New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

First edition of Meltzer’s Why Capitalism? Octavo, original boards. Inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Jack An old friend Best Wishes Allen Meltzer.” Additionally signed by Meltzer on a book plate attached to the front free end paper. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Raiffa, Howard

The Art and Science of Negotiation: How To Resolve Conflicts and Get the Best Out of Bargaining.

Cambridge, MA : Belknap Press of Harvard University , 1982.

First edition of this classic work on negotiating. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Mark- Thank you ever so much for your considerable inputs to this book. Howard.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

Clinton, Bill and Hillary

Health Security: The President’s Report to the American People.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1993.

First edition of this work by the 42nd President of the United States and First Lady. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Hillary Rodham Clinton on the front free endpaper, “To Ann Marie and Hank Dullea with best wishes Hillary Rodham Clinton.” In near fine condition.

Benuzzi, Felice

No Picnic on Mount Kenya: The Story of Three P.O.W.S Escape To Adventure.

London : William Kimber, 1952.

First edition in English of this mountaineering classic recounting the 1943 attempt of three escaped Italian prisoners of war to reach the summit of Mount Kenya. Octavo, original cloth, map endpapers. Very good in a very good dust jacket with some chipping to the crown and overall wear, tape repair to the verso. Rare inContinue reading "No Picnic on Mount Kenya: The Story of Three P.O.W.S Escape To Adventure."

DeLillo, Don

Cosmopolis.

New York : Scribners, 2003.

First edition of DeLillo’s thirteenth novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Don Delillo on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Fullbrook III.

Yezierska, Anzia

Hungry Hearts.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920.

First edition of Anzia Yezierska’s rare first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the Anzia Yezierska on the front free endpaper. Near fine with a trace of edge wear in a very good dust jacket with small chips and tears to the extremities. Rare signed and especially so in the original dust jacket.