Reiser, Anton. [Albert Einstein]

Albert Einstein: A Biographical Portrait.

New York : Albert & Charles Boni, 1930.

First edition, early printing of this Einstein biography written by Rudolf Kayser, a German literary historian and husband to Albert Einstein’s stepdaughter Ilse under the pseudonym Anton Reiser. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. In near fine condition.

Samuelson, Paul A.; Robert Solow; Robert C. Merton

Paul Samuelson and Modern Economic Theory.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1983.

First edition of this collection of essays by ten leading economists survey Paul Samuelson’s extensive achievements to modern economics. Octavo, original boards. Edited by E. Cary Brown and Robert M. Solow. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Essays by Paul A. Samuelson, Kenneth J. Arrow, F.H. Hahn. Hendrik S. Houthakker, Ronald W. Jones, RobertContinue reading "Paul Samuelson and Modern Economic Theory."

Yates, Richard

Revolutionary Road.

Boston : Little, Brown, 1961.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tony Palladino.

Wolfe, Tom

I Am Charlotte Simmons.

New York : Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2004.

First edition of this “hilarious, exclamation-point filled novel” (John Freeman). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Tom Wolfe on the title page. Laid in is the original program for the book signing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Susan Mitchell.

Rendell, Ruth

A Judgement in Stone.

London : Hutchinson, 1977.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Hannah Shaviv. Author’s photograph by Jerry Bauer.

Courtenay, Bryce

The Power of One.

London : William Heinemann, 1989.

First British edition of the Courtenay’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “Bryce Courtenay 22/3/89.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

Hofstadter, Richard

The Paranoid Style in American Politics and Other Essays.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1965.

First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s pivotal volume of  essays, including the title work that expresses his alarm at “the arena of uncommonly angry minds” that dominates the nation’s politics, manufacturing a “vast and sinister conspiracy… as the motive force in historical events… Time is forever just running out.” Octavo, original cloth. Near fineContinue reading "The Paranoid Style in American Politics and Other Essays."

Yates, Richard

Revolutionary Road.

Boston : Little, Brown, 1961.

First edition of the author’s classic first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by Yates on the front free endpaper, “For Jim Brady With best wishes always, Dick Yates Feb 1, 87.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tony Palladino. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshellContinue reading "Revolutionary Road."

Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]

Scrambled Eggs Super!

New York : Random House, 1953.

First edition, first printing of the fifth post-war children’s book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel, and ninth overall, published at the height of his fame. First issue with eight previous Dr. Seuss titles listed on the back panel with If I Ran The Zoo at the top, list ending with And To ThinkContinue reading "Scrambled Eggs Super!"

La Guardia, Fiorello H

My Choice for President.

New York : N.p., c. 1940.

Rare printing of the Mayor of New York’s radio address in support of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal. Duodecimo, original pictorial wrappers. In near fine condition with an ownership signature to the front panel.

Mandela, Nelson

I Am Prepared to Die.

Kent : A.G. Bishop & Sons, Ltd, c. 1965.

Rare first edition of Mandela’s Rivonia Speech. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed and dated on the front panel, “Mandela 15.3.06.” In near fine condition. Uncommon signed.

Blatty, William Peter

The Exorcist.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1971.

First edition of Blatty’s landmark horror novel, basis for the 1973 film. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William Peter Blatty and actress Kitty Winn, who starred in the film on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Frederick Cantor. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed theContinue reading "The Exorcist."

Carson, Rachel

Silent Spring.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962.

First edition of Carson’s landmark work. Octavo, original green cloth. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, small ownership label to the front pastedown. Drawings by Lois and Louis Darling. An exceptional example.

The Political History of Palestine Under British Administration.

Jerusalem : [Memorandum by His Britannic Majesty's Government Presented in July 1947, to the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine], 1947.

Scarce printing of this political history. Thin octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. In good condition with toning throughout, rubbing to the extremities, institutional stamps to the first leaf, rear free endpaper, and rear flyleaf, publisher’s wrappers laid down on card.

Dahl, Roald

The Magic Finger.

London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1968.

First British edition of this classic children’s novel. Octavo, original pictorial boards, illustrated by William Pène du Bois. In near fine condition.

Pagels, Elaine

The Gnostic Gospels.

New York : Random House, 1979.

First edition of the author’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Near fine in a very  good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by R.D. Scudellari.

Betjeman, John; David Gentleman

The Illustrated Poems of John Betjeman. [WITH] Autograph Letter Signed by David Gentleman.

London : John Murray, 1995.

First edition of this humorous collection of intimate poems, illustrated with charming watercolors by one of England’s most familiar artists. Medium octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the artist, “For Gill Sandilands with all good wishes from David Gentleman.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Accompanied by an autograph letter signedContinue reading "The Illustrated Poems of John Betjeman. [WITH] Autograph Letter Signed by David Gentleman."

Nadel, Ira B. [Leonard Cohen]

Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen.

New York : Pantheon Books, 1996.

Uncorrected proof of the first authorized biography of author, poet, and singer song-writer Leonard Cohen. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed by the author on the title page. In near fine condition.

Grant, Ulysses S; James G. Blaine; P.H. Sheridan; George B. McClellan; Elizabeth B. Custer

The Great War Library “Shoulder Strap” Set of Civil War Memoirs Including: Memoirs of Gen. W. T. Sherman, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, McClellan’s Own Story, and Tenting on the Plains: or Gen. Custer in Kansas and Texas.

New York : Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885-1891.

Rare Shoulder Strap set of five Civil War histories printed by Twain’s publishing house in its short-lived but impressive decade of operation. Octavo, eight volumes bound in full tan sheep skin with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, red and black spine labels, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "The Great War Library “Shoulder Strap” Set of Civil War Memoirs Including: Memoirs of Gen. W. T. Sherman, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, McClellan’s Own Story, and Tenting on the Plains: or Gen. Custer in Kansas and Texas."

Freud, Sigmund

Totem and Taboo: Resemblances Between the Psychic Lives of Savages and Neurotics.

New York : Moffat, Yard and Company, 1918.

First American edition of Freud’s classic collection of Wilhelm Wundt and Carl Jung inspired essays. Octavo, original light blue cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket, ownership inscription to the front pastedown and light marginalia. An excellent example, rare in the original publisher’s dust jacket with $2.00 price and publisher’s list.

Dickens, Charles

Oliver Twist.

London : Richard Bentley, 1838.

First editions of Dickens’s classic second novel. Octavo, three volumes, bound in full calf, morocco spine labels, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, mixed issue with “Boz” on title and the “Church” plate in place ofContinue reading "Oliver Twist."

Piccard, Jacques [Wernher von Braun]

The Sun Beneath the Sea.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971.

First edition of this official account of the thirty-day Gulf Steam Drift. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Translated from the French by Denver Lindley.

Kushner, Harold S

When Bad Things Happen To Good People.

New York : Schocken Books, 1981.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Judge Silber with my best wishes Rabbi Harold S. Kushner.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Edward Smith.

Fager, Chuck

Eating Dr. King’s Dinner: A Memoir of the Movement 1963-1966.

Fayetteville, North Carolina : Kimo Press, 2005.

First edition of  this personal memoir of Civil Rights activism. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “Durham NC, 2023 For James, The narrative here concludes in early 1966. Chuck Fager. But fifty-plus years later, the story & the courageous black struggle goes on, in some ways asContinue reading "Eating Dr. King’s Dinner: A Memoir of the Movement 1963-1966."