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California : IIIJ Foundation, 2018.
First edition of this work arguing a shift from a task-centered to a people-centered economy to reduce unemployment. Octavo, original green wrappers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by internet pioneer on the title page, “With best wishes, Vint Cerf.” In near fine condition.
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Evanston : The Library of Living Philosophers, Inc., 1949.
Finely bound edition of Einstein’s singular autobiography. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispiece of Einstein by Yousuf Karsh. Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp. In near fine condition.
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London : John Murray, Ablemarle-Street, 1914.
First British edition of this classic adventure taken by Theodore Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated from photographs taken by Kermit Roosevelt and other members of the expedition, frontispiece, illustrated with 2 maps, including 1 folding in the rear. In very good condition.
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Boston : Richard G. Badger & Company, 1897.
First edition, one of only 500 copies of Robinson’s second collection of poems, including “Richard Cory”, “Reuben Bright”, and “Luke Havergal”. Duodecimo, original publisher’s floral cloth. In very good condition. Cover design by Mr. T.B. Hapgood, Jr.
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New York : Horizon Press, 1983.
First edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to John Updike on the front free endpaper, “For John Updike 72000 more words from one of your biggest fans, Robert Olen Butler Sea Cliff, NY Oct 19,1983.” Also laid into this book is aContinue reading "Countrymen of Bones."
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New York : Viking, 2006.
First edition of this brilliant distillation of the strategies of war—and the subtle social game of everyday life—by the bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power and The Laws of Human Nature. T Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Robert Greene on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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New York : Penguin Books/ A Joost Elfers Book, 2001.
Later printing of this modern classic. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Robert Greene on the half-title page. In fine condition.
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1968.
First edition of what many consider her magnum opus, signed by Didion and from the library of dust jacket designer Lawrence Ratzkin, with his note to the front panel, “Keep for Book design.” Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Joan Didion on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "Slouching Towards Bethlehem."
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London : Duckworth & Co, 1921.
First edition of this first hand account of Captain Scott’s ill-fated last expedition. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth with gilt titles and British Antarctic Expedition vignette to the spine and front panel, frontispiece, with 164 photographic illustrations by the author, 11 by Captain Scott and others, a map, and 2 drawings. In good condition withContinue reading "The Great White South: Being an Account of Experiences with Captain Scott’s South Pole Expedition and of the Nature Life of the Antarctic."
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New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001.
First edition of this phenomenal work of investigative journalism. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Lengthily signed by the author on the half- title page, “Even in this fast food nation, you can still have it your way – Eric Schlosser.” Additionally inscribed by Schlosser on a note tipped in, “3/21/23Continue reading "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal."
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Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.
First edition, early printing of this work, the basis of the 1995 film adaptation Apollo 13, directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Ed Harris, and Gary Sinise. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by James Lovell and Academy Award-winning actor TomContinue reading "Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13."
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New York : Random House, 1962.
First edition of Thorp’s classic first book. Octavo, original cloth, with charts and illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Gary Best Wishes Ed Thorp.” Very good in a very good dust jacket, name to the half-title page, tear to the half-title page. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
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London : Smith, Elder, & Co, 1905.
First edition of this pioneering journey of the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1904. Octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s navy cloth with gilt titles to the spine, front panels with gilt stamped medallions of the expedition, tissue-guarded photogravure frontispieces, and tipped-in trade slip to volume one. Profusely illustrated with 260 full-page and smaller illustrations byContinue reading "The Voyage of the ‘Discovery.’"
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Barcelona : Plaza & Janes, S.A. Editores, 1979.
Early printing of this classic novella written just before One Hundred Years of Solitude. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. In near fine condition.
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New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1959.
First edition of the groundbreaking work by Debreu, winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Economics, viewed as “one of the few classics of our period” by the prestigious American Economic Review for his revolutionary insights into the economics of “‘general equilibrium”—demonstrating a “freely competitive economy can, in theory, reach a state in which supplyContinue reading "Theory of Value: An Axiomatic Analysis of Economic Equilibrium."
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1979.
First edition of this novel, basis for the classic film Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt ruled inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery,Continue reading "Nothing Last Forever."
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New York : Simon and Schuster, 1981.
First edition of this work on biology and the origin of life and man by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist. Octavo, original half-cloth, illustrated with diagrams. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication to his personal assistant on the front free endpaper, “For Betty with many thanks for all the hard work,Continue reading "Life Itself: Its Origin and Nature."
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Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1966.
First edition of this work in which Crick explains the importance of the DNA discovery and emphasizes its wide-reaching implications. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by both Francis Crick on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Johsel Namkung. A very sharp example.
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London : Printed by J.M. for John Starkey, 1671.
First edition, first issue of these epic poems, with the misprint “loah” on page 67 instead of “loth” in Paradise Regained. Octavo, bound in full contemporary speckled calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges marbled, engraved portrait frontispiece,Continue reading "Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To Which is Added Samson Agonistes."
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Philadelphia : David McKay Company, 1944.
First edition of this classic Christmas story, the basis for Frank Capra’s beloved movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Small octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Philip Van Doren Stern on the pre-half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of wear. Illustrated by Rafaello Busoni. Housed in a custom half moroccoContinue reading "The Greatest Gift: A Christmas Tale."
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New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1969.
The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of the last completed novel by Hardy. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins andContinue reading "Jude the Obscure."
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London : T.V. Boardman & Company, 1958.
First edition of this work, basis for the classic Stanley Kubrick film Dr. Strangelove. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front endpaper, “For Joe, with all good wishes on your birthday. Peter Bryant (And you know who he is!).” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. First editions areContinue reading "Two Hours to Doom: A Novel of Suspense."
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London : The Crime Club, 1942.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with light rubbing. An exceptional example, uncommon in this condition.
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London : William Heinemann, 1909.
First trade edition of Shackleton’s thrilling account of one of the earliest attempts to reach the South Pole, “the best book of polar travel which has ever been written” (Manchester Guardian). Large octavo, two volumes in the publisher’s original blue cloth with gilt-lettered spines and large silver pictorial blocks to the front panels, top edgeContinue reading "The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 by E.H. Shackleton, C.V.O."
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