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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."
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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Glazer, Nathan and Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Bernays, Edward L
Shubik, Martin [Benoit Mandelbrot]
Madison, Charles A
Rehnquist, William H.; Byron White; Bill Clinton and Al Gore
Clark, John Bates
Millett, Kate
Lewis Allen, Frederick; Agnes Rogers
Jones, Alfred Winslow
Baumol, William J.; Robert E. Litan; Carl J. Schramm
