Fisher, Franklin M. and Karl Shell

Economic Analysis of Production Price Indexes.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1998.

First edition of the first study to discuss output and input price indexes. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Karl Shell on the front free endpaper. In fine condition.

Gilman, Charlotte Perkins

Human Work.

New York : McClure, Phillips & Co, 1904.

First edition of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s ground breaking work and what she considered “her greatest work” (New York Times). Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To a friend of mine and of progress, Alva Adams, with good will of the author, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1905.” The recipient Alva AdamsContinue reading "Human Work."

Yezierska, Anzia

Bread Givers: A Novel.

Doubleday, Page & Company : Garden City, NY, 1925.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Anzia Yezierska on the limitation page. Very good in the rare original dust jacket with light rubbing and wear.

Briggs, Raymond

Fungus the Bogeyman.

London : Hamish Hamilton, 1977.

First edition of illustrator Raymond Briggs’ classic work. Quarto, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers. Signed and dated by the author on the verso of the front free endpaper, “Raymond Briggs 21 April 1981.” In near fine condition.

Cobb, Ty

Ty Cobb Signed Photograph.

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Photograph of baseball legend Ty Cobb posing on a golf course with three other golfers, signed by Ty Cobb. Also signed by golfers M. Ridgely and Frank Robinson. In very good condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 11 inches by 13 inches. Photographs signed by Cobb are rare.

Lindbergh, Charles A

Charles Lindbergh Signed Photograph.

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Black and white photograph of Charles A. Lindbergh in his flying gear, inscribed by Lindbergh, “To Ms. Elizabeth Reynolds Sincerely, Charles A. Lindbergh.” In fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 9 inches by 11 inches. A striking image, rare and desirable signed by Lindbergh.

Friedman, Milton

Milton Friedman Manuscript on J.M. Keynes’ The General Theory.

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One page signed and hand-corrected manuscript entirely in the hand of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman discussing Keynes’ The General Theory. Inscribed in the top right corner, “For Mark Gruber, Milton Friedman”, the manuscript reads, “Inflation, not unemployment, continued to be the major economic problem after the war, as it was during the war. Keynes’…flexibility would haveContinue reading "Milton Friedman Manuscript on J.M. Keynes’ The General Theory."

Nabokov, Vladimir

Notes on Prosody.

London : Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, 1964.

First edition of Nabokov’s analysis of poetic prosody from the commentary of his translation of Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Markowitz, Harry M

The Nature and Applications of Process Analysis.

Santa Monica, California : The Rand Corporation, 1954.

Rare research memorandum written by Nobel Prize-winning economist Harry M. Markowitz providing an economy-wide process analysis model to “predict what combination of civilian and military outputs can and cannot be produced with specified national resources.” Octavo, 23 pages typescript on original Project Rand Research Memorandum letterhead including two folding graphs concerning technological and mechanical resourcesContinue reading "The Nature and Applications of Process Analysis."

Samuelson, Paul A

Market Mechanisms and Maximization, III: Dynamics and Linear Programming.

Santa Monica, California : The Rand Corporation, 1949.

Rare original research memorandum written  by Paul A. Samuelson providing a simple introduction to the dynamic problems of maximizing as investigated by von Neumann and Dantzig. Octavo, 23 pages typescript on original Project Rand Research Memorandum letterhead. Assigned to Lt. R. S. Weinberg, USAF. In near fine condition.

Samuelson, Paul A

Economic Theory and Mathematics: An Appraisal.

Chicago : Cowles Commission For Research in Economics at The University of Chicago, 1952.

Rare econometric paper by Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul A. Samuelson. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Small contemporary name to the front panel. In near fine condition. A nice example.

Klein,Lawrence R., Herman Rubin, Paul A. Samuelson, and Trygve Haavelmo

Three Papers on Econometrics of Consumption.

Chicago : Cowles Commission For Research in Economics at The University of Chicago, 1949.

Rare collection of econometrics papers including Paul A. Samuelson’s Some Implications of Linearity. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Other papers include A Constant-Utility Index of the Cost of Living (Lawrence R. Klein and Herman Rubin) and Family Expenditures and the Marginal Propensity to Consume (Trygve Haavelmo). Stamp to the front panel “With the Compliments ofContinue reading "Three Papers on Econometrics of Consumption."

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy

Signed Family Photograph of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.

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Original photograph of President Ronald Reagan, First Lady Nancy Reagan and their two children: Ronald Jr. and Patti. Signed by the Presidential couple below each of their portraits, “Ronald Reagan” and “Nancy Reagan.” Double matted and framed, the photograph measures 10 inches by 8 inches. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 13.5 inches. InContinue reading "Signed Family Photograph of Ronald and Nancy Reagan."

Pope Pius XI. (Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti)

Pope Pius XI Hand-Illuminated Benediction Signed.

c. 1930.

Rare hand-illuminated apostolic benediction signed by Pope Pius XI with a circular portrait of him. The blessing in elaborate script reads, “Most Holy Father, Margaret, Katherine, Regina, John, Leo and Charles Lougrhan, humbly prostrate at the feet of Your Holiness beg one special blessing.” Signed by the pope at the conclusion, “Pope PP. XI.” InContinue reading "Pope Pius XI Hand-Illuminated Benediction Signed."

Penrose, Roger

The Emperor’s New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1989.

First edition of this work by Penrose, which won The Science Book Prize. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Roger Penrose on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Foreword by Martin Gardner. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

Balinese Palm Leaf Prayer Manuscript.

Indonesia c. 16th century.

Rare Balinese palm leaf manuscript. Eight leaves, inscribed on both sides in Hindu text manuscript, binding thread intact. In near fine condition.

Cleaver, Eldridge

Soul On Fire.

Waco, Texas : Word Books Publishers, 1978.

First edition of Cleaver’s autobiography. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Towards Freedom for all God’s Children Eldridge Cleaver 2/25/81.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Dennis Hill. Uncommon signed.

Mandela, Nelson

Mandela: A Life.

Cape Town : Sunbird Publishers, 2007.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on the life of Nelson Mandela. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly inscribed and dated by Nelson Mandela on the front free endpaper. Preface by Adrian Hadland. In fine condition.

Sacks, Oliver

Awakenings.

London : Duckworth, 1973.

First edition of Sacks’ classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For John Rogers, with best wishes, Oliver Sacks Aug 2015.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Bellow, Saul

The Victim.

New York : The Vanguard Press, 1947.

First edition of the author’s second novel. Octavo, original black cloth. An excellent example in a near fine dust jacket.

Rosen, Michael. Illustrated by Chris Fisher

Arabian Frights and Other Gories.

London : Scholastic Children's Books, 1994.

First edition of Michael Rosen’s children’s classic. Octavo, original pictorial boards. Signed and dated by the author on the verso of the half-title page, “Aug 15 2004 Michael Rosen.” In near fine condition.

Rosen, Michael. Illustrated by Sami Sweeten.

Nuts About Nuts.

London : Diamond Books, 1999.

Early printing of British children’s author Michael Rosen’s illustrated book of poetry about nuts. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Inscribed by Michael Rosen on the verso of the front panel, “Hello Eileen, Michael Rosen was here.” In near fine condition.

Rosen, Michael. Illustrated by Sami Sweeten

Nuts About Nuts.

London : Diamond Books, 1999.

Early printing of British children’s author Michael Rosen’s illustrated book of poetry about nuts. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Signed and dated by Michael Rosen on the verso of the front panel, “Michael Rosen Aug 15 2004.” In near fine condition.

Rosen, Michael

Under the Bed: The Bedtime Book.

London : Walker Books, 1986.

First edition of Michael Rosen’s charming book of bedtime stories, illustrated by Quentin Blake. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Inscribed by Michael Rosen on the dedication page, “Michael Rosen was here 23 Aug 89.” In near fine condition.

Pullman, Philip

The Tiger in the Well.

London : Scholastic, 1999.

Early printing of Philip Pullman’s third book in his Sally Lockhart Quartet. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Inscribed by the author on the title page, “Best Wishes to Eileen, Philip Pullman Sept. 99.” In near fine condition.

Pullman, Philip

Count Karlstein, or The Ride of the Demon Huntsman.

London : Corgi Yearling Books, 1998.

First Corgi Yearling edition of Pullman’s first children’s novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Inscribed by the author on the title page, “Greetings to Eileen – Philip Pullman.” Cover illustration by Peter Bailey. Illustrations by Patrice Aggs. In near fine condition.

Voltaire (Arouet, François-Marie)

Sofonisba, Mariamne, Orestes: Tragedia de Mr. de Voltaire: Traduzida Em Portuguez.

Lisboa : Na Officina de Simao Thaddeo Ferreira, 1790.

First Portuguese edition of Voltaire’s three tragedies translated into Portuguese. Octavo, bound in full period calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, red spine label, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. A nice example.

Algren, Nelson

A Walk on the Wild Side.

New York : Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1956.

First edition of Algren’s “most critically acclaimed and best-known novel” (ANB). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Nelson Algren on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Jacket photograph by Arthur Shay. A superior example.

Hongo, Garrett Kaoru

Yellow Light.

Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, 1982.

First Wesleyan University Press edition of Japanese American poet Garrett Hongo’s first collection of poems. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Association copy, inscribed to fellow American poet Annie Dillard on the half-title page, “for Annie Dillard, my admiration from Garrett 29 May ’84.” From the library of Annie Dillard with her bookplate below the inscription. CoverContinue reading "Yellow Light."

Zimmer, Paul [Annie Dillard]

With Wanda: Town and Country Poems.

Washington, D.C. & San Francisco : Dryad Press, 1980.

First edition of American poet Paul Zimmer’s fifth book of poems. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Association copy, inscribed to poet Annie Dillard on the title page, “August 1980 For Annie and Gary, With admiration and affection. Paul.” With Annie Dillard’s bookplate to the half-title page. In near fine condition. Cover design by Susan Foster.Continue reading "With Wanda: Town and Country Poems."

Dickens, Charles

Master Humphrey’s Clock. With Illustrations By George Cattermole and Hablot Browne.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1840-41.

First edition. Octavo, three volumes, contemporary half morocco, gilt titles to the spine. Three frontispieces and numerous woodcut illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne and decorated initials in the text. In near fine condition.

The Investment Process: Investment Policies for Trust Institutions and Portfolio Managers.

Charlottesville, Virgina : The Financial Analysts Research Foundation, 1976.

First edition of the proceedings of a Seminar on the Trust Investment Process sponsored with contributions by Canadian members of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. In near fine condition.

Kitcher, Philip

The Advancement of Science: Science Without Legend, Objectivity Without Illusions.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1993.

First edition of well-known philosopher Philip Kitcher’s treatise on the philosophy of science. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to fellow philosopher Hilary Putnam, “For Hilary, with very best wishes, Philip.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ann Lowe. An exceptional association.

Norris, Christopher

Hilary Putnam: Realism, Reason, and the Uses of Uncertainty.

Manchester and New York : Manchester University Press, 2002.

First edition of Christopher Norris’s study of the philosophy of Hilary Putnam. Octavo, original boards, gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “For Hilary Putnam, With best wishes (and in some trepidation) Christopher Norris (Cardiff, October 2002).” In near fineContinue reading "Hilary Putnam: Realism, Reason, and the Uses of Uncertainty."

Smullyan, Raymond [Hilary Putnam]

The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.

First edition of puzzlemaster Raymond Smullyan’s book of chess problems. Octavo, original half cloth. Illustrated with 50 chess diagrams. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow logician Hilary Putnam, “For Hilary Putnam Best, Raymond.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Mantel.

Schelling, Thomas C

Strategies of Commitment and Other Essays.

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2006.

First edition of this collection of essays by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Thomas C. Schelling on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Kripke, Saul A

The Journal of Symbolic Logic: A Completeness Theorem in Modal Logic.

New Haven, New Jersey : Association for Symbolic Logic, Inc, March 1959.

First edition of Volume 24 of The Journal of Symbolic which includes the first appearance of Kripke’s landmark paper, A Completeness Theorem in Modal Logic. Presentation copy, inscribed by Saul A. Kripke on the first page of his theorem, “For Thorild Dahlquist, Saul Kripke.” In this paper, Kripke both proves the formal completeness of modalContinue reading "The Journal of Symbolic Logic: A Completeness Theorem in Modal Logic."

Allen, Frederick Lewis

The Lords of Creation.

New York : Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1935.

First edition of Allen’s classic account of the financial history leading up to the Great Crash. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Illustrated from 16 photographs on 8 plates. Scarce in the original jacket.

Homer, Sidney and Martin L. Liebowitz

Inside the Yield Book: Tools for Bond Market Strategy.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1972.

First edition of the classic work that created the science of bond analysis. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Martin Liebowitz on the half-title page. A few marks, very good in a very good dust jacket.

Heschel, Abraham Joshua

Man Is Not Alone: A Philosophy of Religion.

Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society of America, 1951.

First edition of this modern classic of Jewish theology. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips and rubbing. Jacket designed by Marshall Lee.

Markowitz, Harry M

Harry Markowitz: Selected Works.

New Jersey : World Scientific, 2008.

First edition of the collected works of Harry Markowitz. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For William: Best wishes Harry Markowitz.” In fine condition.

Doughty, James and Thomas

The Cabinet of Natural History and American Rural Sports.

Philadelphia : J. and T. Doughty, 1830-33.

First edition of “The first color-plate sporting book printed in America”(Grolier/Henderson). Quarto, 3 volumes. bound in contemporary half morocco over marbled boards, top edge gilt. Three engraved titles, 2 engraved portraits, and 57 lithographic plates after Thomas Doughty and others (comprising 53 hand-colored lithographs, one colored etching, two uncolored engravings and one uncolored wood-engraving), 17Continue reading "The Cabinet of Natural History and American Rural Sports."

Kundera, Milan

Ignorance.

London : Faber & Faber, 2002.

First edition in English of Kundera’s “most successful [novel] since The Unbearable Lightness of Being” (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Octavo, original boards. Inscribed by Milan Kundera on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marry van Barr. Translated from the French by Linda Asher.

Darrow, Clarence

Clarence Darrow Signed Photograph.

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Original photograph of prominent American attorney and civil libertarian Clarence Darrow. Signed by Darrow on the lower right-hand corner of the photograph four years after the historic Scopes Monkey Trial, “Clarence Darrow with best wishes to his friend Donald Gallagher Chicago March 14th 1929.” Matted and framed the entire piece measures 14.5 inches by 17Continue reading "Clarence Darrow Signed Photograph."

Schulz, Charles M

I Need All The Friends I Can Get.

San Francisco : Determined Productions, Inc, 1964.

First edition of this charming ‘little classic’ featuring Charles Schulz’s endearing Peanuts characters. Small octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Brian and Jamie, Charles M. Schulz.” Laid into this titles is a photograph of Schulz. Book design by Jim Young. Photograph by John Arms. Fine inContinue reading "I Need All The Friends I Can Get."

Homer. Translated by Raphaello Maffei

Odissea Per Raphaelem Volaterranum in Latinum Conversa (The Odyssey of Homer translated by Raphael of Volterra in Latin).

Rome : Per Lacoubum Mazochium, 1510.

One of the earliest Latin translations of Homer’s epic poem, translated from the Greek by Roman Hellenic scholar Raphaello Maffei (Raphael of Volterra). Quarto, bound in contemporary vellum, rebacked, woodcut titles and printer’s device to the title page and at end of text. From the library of Robert R. Dearden, Jr. of Philadelphia with hisContinue reading "Odissea Per Raphaelem Volaterranum in Latinum Conversa (The Odyssey of Homer translated by Raphael of Volterra in Latin)."

Roth, Philip

The Anatomy Lesson.

New York : Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1983.

First edition of the third novel from Roth to feature Nathan Zuckerman as the main character. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Roth to his wife Claire Bloom on the title page, “To my dearest Claire- Who was there at Zuckerman’s birth and has helped me see him through his fury. My love and my love andContinue reading "The Anatomy Lesson."

Griswold, Frank Gray

The Cascapedia Club.

Norwood : The Plimpton Press, 1920.

First edition of Griswold’s guide to fishing the Great Cascapedia. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Percy R. Pyne 2nd from G. Gray Griswold 1921.” In near fine condition. A nice example.