Merton, Robert C. [Kenneth Arrow]

The Review of Economics and Statistics: Lifetime Portfolio Selection Under Uncertainty.

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1969.

Volume LI of Harvard University’s Review of Economics and Statistics containing Robert Merton’s Lifetime Portfolio Selection Under Uncertainty: The Continuous-Time Case, which introduced the concepts of continuous-time optimization later featured in his landmark work Continuous-Time Finance. Quarto, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands,Continue reading "The Review of Economics and Statistics: Lifetime Portfolio Selection Under Uncertainty."

Buck, Pearl S

The Good Earth.

New York : John Day, 1931.

First edition, first issue with “flees” for “fleas” on page 100, line 17 of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. Octavo, original brown cloth, illustrated endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by Pearl Buck on the half-title page. Buck also underlined the error “flees” on page 100, and marked it with an arrow onContinue reading "The Good Earth."

Larsen, Nella

Quicksand.

New York & London : Alfred A. Knopf, 1928.

First edition of Nella Larsen’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To my friend Harriet S. Wright, this tale of pride, prejudice and passion Nella Larsen.” First editions of any of Larsen’s works are rare, as she disappeared from Harlem’s interracial literary and arts community after herContinue reading "Quicksand."

Rowling, J.K.; Illustrated by Mary Grandpre

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

New York : Scholastic Press, 1998.

First American edition, first printing of the first book in the Harry Potter series. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Mary Grandpre. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the second title page. Additionally signed twice by illustrator Mary Grandpre, on the title page and on the rear dust jacket flap. Fine in a fine dustContinue reading "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone."

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha: Nueva Edicion, Corregida Por La Real Academia Española.

Madrid : Don Joaquin Ibarra, 1780.

The deluxe illustrated Ibarra edition of Cervantes’ masterpiece “which is to Spanish literature what Shakespeare is to English” (Bloom). Quartos, 4 volumes. Bound in full contemporary Spanish tree calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, red morocco spine labels, gilt ruled borders, marbled endpapers, all edges green, engraved frontispiece to each volume andContinue reading "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha: Nueva Edicion, Corregida Por La Real Academia Española."

Remarque, Erich Maria

All Quiet On The Western Front.

Boston : Little, Brown & Company, 1929.

First American edition of this landmark novel of the 20th century. Octavo, original beige cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, To Mary Constance Ryder with my best wishes- New York July 1945 Eric Maria Remarque.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips and lightContinue reading "All Quiet On The Western Front."

Samuelson, Paul A

Economics: An Introductory Analysis.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1948.

First edition of this landmark work in modern economics, having sold 4 million copies in 40 languages. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to fellow Harvard economist, Gottfried Haberler in a contemporary hand, “To Gottfried with best regards from Paul.” Samuelson was in Haberler’s first Harvard classContinue reading "Economics: An Introductory Analysis."

Kerouac, Jack [Gary Snyder]

On The Road.

New York : The Viking Press, 1957.

First edition of Kerouac’s classic novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed by legendary beat Gary Snyder on the half-title page. Near fine in an excellent near fine dust jacket with light wear. Jacket design by Bill English. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed.

Translated by Rabbi Isidore Epstein

The Babylonian Talmud.

London : The Soncino Press, 1935-1952.

First complete English translation and first Soncino edition of the Babylonian Talmud, a revered and significant work of Jewish scholarship. Octavo, 52 volumes in the original publisher’s deluxe full pebbled morocco with gilt titles and raised bands to the spine, gilt Soncino Press insignia to each front panel, gilt-ruled turn-ins and inner dentelles, top edgeContinue reading "The Babylonian Talmud."

Graham, Benjamin; David L. Dodd [Warren E. Buffet]

Security Analysis: Principles and Technique.

New York : McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc, 1940.

First printing of the second edition of Graham and Dodd’s seminal work, considered the Bible of modern financial analysis. Octavo, original black cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Boldly signed by Warren E. Buffett on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. RareContinue reading "Security Analysis: Principles and Technique."

Locke, John

Second Letter Concerning Toleration and A Third Letter for Toleration.

London : Awnsham and John Churchill, 1690, 1692.

First editions of both volumes of Locke’s Second and Third Letter Concerning Toleration. Two volumes bound in one. Octavo, contemporary calf, rebacked. In excellent condition with the text clean contents clean, except for light browning, rebacked. From the library of James Stonhouse with his signatures and armorial bookplate. Exceptionally rare.

Rand, Ayn

Atlas Shrugged.

New York : Random House, 1957.

First edition of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original green cloth, frontispiece stamped in gilt, spine stamped in black and gilt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Maurice D. Sabbah -Cordially- Ayn Rand 1/15/63.”  Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.Continue reading "Atlas Shrugged."

Fitzgerald, F. Scott

The Great Gatsby.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925.

First edition, first state of Fitzgerald’s masterpiece with “chatter” p.60, “northern” p.119, “sick in tired” p.205, and “Union Street station” p.211. Octavo, original publisher’s dark green cloth with gilt titles to the spine. In good condition with wear to the spine extremities, with a portion of the rear panel of the original first issue dustContinue reading "The Great Gatsby."

Hamilton, Alexander

Alexander Hamilton Autograph Letter Signed.

New York 2 April 1799.

Rare autograph letter signed by Alexander Hamilton to the trustees of Isaac Riley, notifying them of the manner in which he will submit a mortgage payment despite Riley’s imprisonment. One page, folio, dated 2 April 1799, the letter reads, “I am informed that You are Assignees of Isaac Riley under the Insolvent Act. Some timeContinue reading "Alexander Hamilton Autograph Letter Signed."

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."

[Grant, Ulysses S.; Hamilton Fish; William Tecumseh Sherman; et al]

Ulysses S. Grant Treaty of Washington Signed Document Collection.

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Rare collection of documents related to the 1871 Treaty of Washington including signatures of all of the key figures involved in its signing including President Ulysses S. Grant, his Secretary of State Hamilton Fish and the British delegation led by George Robinson, Earl de Grey and Ripon. The collection was assembled by Frederic Daustini Cremer who acted asContinue reading "Ulysses S. Grant Treaty of Washington Signed Document Collection."

Medieval Gregorian Chant Book.

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Rare Gregorian chant book. Elephant folio, bound in half leather over cloth boards, with sixteen pages of beautiful calligraphy of Gregorian chant on vellum. In very good condition. An exceptional presentation.

Shackleton, Ernest; James Murray and George Marston

Antarctic Days. Sketches of the Homely Side of Polar Life by Two of Shackleton’s Men: Introduced by Sir Ernest Shackleton.

London : Andrew Melrose, 1913.

Limited edition de luxe of this account of the 1907-09 Nimrod Expedition under Shackleton. number 181 of 280 copies signed on the recto of the limitation leaf by E.H. Shackleton, James Murray and George Marston. Octavo, original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel with a mounted color illustration, top edgeContinue reading "Antarctic Days. Sketches of the Homely Side of Polar Life by Two of Shackleton’s Men: Introduced by Sir Ernest Shackleton."

Laurents, Arthur; Music by Leonard Bernstein; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Choreographed by Jerome Robbins

West Side Story: A Musical.

New York : Random House, 1958.

First edition of this classic musical. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein on the half-title page and inscribed by Stephen Sondheim on the front free endpaper. Review copy, with the slip laid in, fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by theContinue reading "West Side Story: A Musical."

King Jr., Martin Luther; Coretta Scott King; Ralph Abernathy

Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Signed Kenyan Independence Day Invitation.

[Stockholm] [13 December 1964].

Rare invitation to a celebration of the first anniversary of Kenyan Independence in Stockholm, Sweden signed by Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and Ralph Abernathy. The color-printed invitation to the event “Kenya Celebrates 1st Anniversary of Independence & Republic Day” held at the Hotel Malmen in Stockholm, signed at the upper left in ink byContinue reading "Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Signed Kenyan Independence Day Invitation."

Barrett, Judi. Illustrated by Ron Barrett

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs.

New York : Antheneum, 1978.

First edition of this children’s classic. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Judi Barrett, with an original drawing of clouds and meatballs and by the illustrator Ron Barrett on the front free endpaper and on the pastedown and again on a bookplate with an original drawing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. HousedContinue reading "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs."

Von Clausewitz, Carl Philipp Gottfried

On War.

London : N. Trubner & Co, 1873.

First edition in English of arguably the most important treatise on political-military analysis and strategy ever written. Small quarto, three volumes complete in one, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Clausewitz. Translated by Colonel J. J. Graham from the third German edition. In near fine condition. From the library of Lt. Colonel Walter Pipon Braithwaite withContinue reading "On War."

Kennedy, John F

Profiles In Courage.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1956.

First edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Foreword by Allan Nevins. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Fred Payne with the highest regards John Kennedy.” The recipient Frederick G. Payne was a United States Senator from Maine from 1953Continue reading "Profiles In Courage."

Disney, Walt; Ward Greene [Bill Justice]

Lady and the Tramp: The Story of Two Dogs.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1953.

First edition of Lady and the Tramp, boldly signed by Walt Disney, Bill Justice and four of Disney’s nine old men: Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, Eric Larson, and Woolie Reitherman. Octavo, original cloth, with charming illustrations by Joe G. Rinaldi. Signed by Walt Disney on the title page in crayon and on the front free endpaperContinue reading "Lady and the Tramp: The Story of Two Dogs."