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New York : Hill and Wang, 1960.
First American edition, early printing of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Elie Wiesel on the front free endpaper. Foreword by Francois Mauriac. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Photograph of Wiesel by W. Wang.
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London : Scholastic Press, 2003.
First edition of the second volume in Philip Reeve’s award-winning Mortal Engines Quartet. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by Philip Reeve on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by David Frankland.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2018.
First edition of this New York Times bestseller by Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Doris Kearns Goodwin on a page tipped in by the publisher. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.
First edition of this sweeping history of the computer and the Internet, signed by Isaacson and several legendary internet pioneers. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, circuit board endpapers, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed on the title page by Walter Isaacson, Vint Cerf, and Robert Kahn, “To Ken.” Boldly signed on the title page by Leonard Kleinrock,Continue reading "The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution."
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New York : The Macmillan Company, 1964.
First edition of this glimpse into the personalities of the justices of the Warren Court. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with two intimate portraits of each justice by Yousuf Karsh. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to celebrated portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh, “To Yousuf Karsh with good wishes John P.Continue reading "The Warren Court."
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New York : The Penguin Press, 2004.
First edition, early printing of this landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, basis for the Award-winning Broadway play. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Ron Chernow on a bookplate to the half-title page and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda (who starred in the Broadway adaptation). Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by GabrieleContinue reading "Alexander Hamilton."
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New York : Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1940.
First edition of John F. Kennedy’s first book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt signature to the front panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbledContinue reading "Why England Slept."
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New York : Hill and Wang, 2001.
First edition, first printing of the 2001 edition of this compilation of the author’s classic Night Trilogy. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Elie Wiesel on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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New York : E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1948.
First edition of Babe Ruth’s autobiography. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated with 49 black-and-whiteContinue reading "The Babe Ruth Story."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.
First edition of this classic Pulitzer Prize-winning work that argues the Revolution was not a conservative defense against British taxation, but a deeply radical social transformation. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Boldly signed by Gordon S. Wood on the title page above his name, with a lengthy quote written in his hand on the half-title page,Continue reading "The Radicalism of the American Revolution."
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New York : Stein and Day, 1973.
First edition of this photographic and conservationist account of the wildlife of East Africa. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth, pictorial endpapers, profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs of the fauna of East Africa. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, sticker to the front free endpaper.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
First edition of this Bancroft Prize-winning global history arguing that cotton was the foundational engine of modern capitalism. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by Sven Beckert on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Eric White.
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Boston : Press of Robinson & Stephenson, 1890.
First edition of Slocum’s account of his fifty-five days at sea with his wife and sons aboard the 35-foot junk-rig The Liberdade. Small octavo, original cloth with gilt title to the front panel, patterned endpapers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mr. Don C Seitz Brooklyn Eagle with complimentsContinue reading "Voyage of the Liberdade."
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Rare 1973 limited-edition color art print of Mark Chadwick’s “St Andrews – Home of Golf” showing the approach to the 18th hole on the “Old Course.” Boldly signed by twenty-one Open Champions, the autographs were obtained in person by the owner at later dates in black felt tip. The autographs include: Rory McIlroy, Gary Player,Continue reading "“St Andrews – Home of Golf” Print Signed by Twenty-One Open Champions."
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New York : Doubleday, 2016.
First edition of this New York Times bestselling narrative history recounting the twenty-four-year-old Winston Churchill’s capture by Boer forces during the South African War of 1899. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Boldly signed by Candice Millard. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Fontana.
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c. 1919.
Rare handwritten note signed by Arthur Conan Doyle concerning spiritualism. One page on plain paper, not date. The letter reads, “Such cases are unhappily not very rare. For this reason people should go into the literature of this subject before they practise it so that they may not be taken aback or compromise themselves byContinue reading "Arthur Conan Doyle Autograph Note Signed."
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Large original drawing of beloved Peanuts character Charlie Brown in his signature zigzag stripe shirt with his name written above. Drawn and signed in brown felt tip by Charles Schulz. Triple matted and framed. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 19.25 inches by 22.25 inches. Rare and desirable in such a large format.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
First edition of McGrath’s adventurous autobiography Honor Bound. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with color photographs of author throughout the years. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “Secretary Albright, Thank you for your service + for your love for our democracy. You remain an inspiration! Live your courage! Amy McGrath 2021.”Continue reading "Honor Bound: An American Story Of Dreams And Service."
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Indiana University School of Law/Bloomington : Indiana Law Journal, 1998.
Original Winter 1998 offprint of the Indiana Law Journal containing David L. Shapiro’s Supplemental Jurisdiction: A Confession, an Avoidance, and a Proposal. Octavo, original wrappers, Indiana Law Journal Volume 74, Number 1, Winter 1998. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front wrapper, “Ruth – As my contribution to a Symposium, a war storyContinue reading "Indiana Law Journal; Supplemental Jurisdiction: A Confession, an Avoidance, and a Proposal."
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Doubleday, Page & Company : Garden City, New York, 1919.
The Autograph edition of the inclusive collection of Kipling’s poetry. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant morocco with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, wide gilt decorated borders and central gilt botanical vignette to the front and rear panels, full morocco doublures with wide giltContinue reading "Rudyard Kipling’s Verse: Inclusive Edition 1885-1918."
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1993.
First edition of this comprehensive and authoritative treatment of the science of the universe by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with graphs, equations, and diagrams. Association copy, inscribed by the author to biologist Edward O. Wilson, “With best wishes to you, Edward Jim Peebles 14 May 2021.” The recipient, Edward OsborneContinue reading "Principles of Physical Cosmology."
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New York : Crown Publishers, 1988.
First edition of this classic work, the basis for the Broadway musical and subsequent film. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Adapted and illustrated by Hudson Talbott.
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Large original drawing of beloved Peanuts character Lucy van Pelt in her signature dress. Drawn and inscribed in brown felt tip by Charles Schulz. Triple matted and framed. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 19.25 inches by 22.25 inches. Rare and desirable in such a large format.
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London : Bantam Press, 1988.
First British edition and true first of Hawking’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Ron Miller. Signed by Carl Sagan on the title page, who wrote the introduction. Additionally signed and inscribed by the illustrator Ron Miller, who has also added a drawing. Sagan tells the following story: Sagan was in London for a scientific conferenceContinue reading "A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes."
Read more Isaacson, Walter [Vint Cerf; Leonard Kleinrock; Robert Kahn; Tim Berners-Lee; Linus Torvalds]
Frank, John P. [Earl Warren; Hugo L. Black; William O. Douglas; Tom C. Clark; John Marshall Harlan; William Brennan; Potter Stewart; Bryan R. White; Arthur J. Goldberg]
Chadwick, Mark [Peter Thomson; Rory McIlroy; Gary Player; Arnold Palmer; et al]
Millard, Candice
McGrath, Amy with Chris Peterson. {Madeleine Albright}
Shapiro, David L. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]
Sondheim, Stephen; James Lapine; Adapted and Illustrated by Hudson Talbott
Hawking, Stephen W.; Introduction by Carl Sagan
