Blackmun, Harry A.; Stephen Breyer; Elena Kagan; David Souter

Supreme Court Justice Signed Pamphlet Collection.

Washington, D.C. 1991-2015.

Rare collection of four typescript Supreme Court ruling pamphlets signed by Harry A. Blackmun (Diane Griffin v. United States: December 3, 1991), David Souter (William “Sky King v. St. Vincent’s Hospital: December 16, 1991), Stephen Breyer (Kingsley v. Hendrickson et al: June 22, 2015), and Elena Kagan (Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment: June 22, 2015). In fine condition. AContinue reading "Supreme Court Justice Signed Pamphlet Collection."

Greene, Robert

The 48 Laws of Power.

New York : Penguin Books, 2023.

Special edition of the New York Times bestselling classic which has sold millions of copies worldwide. Octavo, original full vegan leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, gilded edges with a lenticular illustration of Robert Greene and Machiavelli, patterned endpapers. Boldly signed by Robert Greene on the half-title page. In fineContinue reading "The 48 Laws of Power."

Locke, John

An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding: In Four Books.

London : Printed for Awnsham and John Churchil, at the Black-Swan in Pater-Noster Row, and Samuel Manship, at the Ship in Cornhill, near the Royal-Exchange, 1700.

Rare fourth edition of this fundamental work in the history of Western thought, the first to name Locke as the author and include the frontispiece portrait of him. Folio, bound in in full speckled calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turn-ins, engraved frontispiece portraitContinue reading "An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding: In Four Books."

Seale, Bobby

Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton.

New York : Random House, 1970.

First edition of this classic work by the co-founder of the Black Panthers. Octavo, original illustrated cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “2-28-01 To Joe Bobby Seale.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Beckett Authentication Services sticker to the verso of the half-title page, BR#88809. Jacket design by BobContinue reading "Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton."

Sargent, Thomas J

Macroeconomic Theory.

New York : Academic Press, 1979.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To James Best wishes, Thomas J. Sargent.” In near fine condition, name to the front free endpaper.

Reisner, Marc

Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water.

New York : Viking, 1986.

First edition of this essential environmental text, named by The Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest non-fiction books of the twentieth century. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Marc Reisner on the half-title page in red ink. Very good in a very good dustContinue reading "Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water."

Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George

The Last Days of Pompeii.

Chicago and New York : Rand, McNally & Company, 1899.

Finely bound example of Bulwer-Lytton’s most celebrated work, a classic of historical fiction and the basis for the 1935 Hollywood film of the same name directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and Merian C. Cooper. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and elaborate detailing to the spine, front and rear panels, top edge gilt, tissue-guardedContinue reading "The Last Days of Pompeii."

Tuchman, Barbara W

The Guns of August.

New York : Macmillan, 1962.

First edition of Tuchman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the opening episodes of World War I. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, inscription to the verso of the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Ellen Raskin. An exceptionally nice example. 

Neale, J.E

Essays in Elizabethan History.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1958.

First edition of this seminal collection of essays. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. In fine condition.

Lewis, Michael [Daniel Kahneman]

The Undoing Project.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.

First edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Michael Lewis on the title page and by Nobel Prize-winning economist and subject, “Best wishes! Daniel Kahneman” on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar. Rare and desirable signed by both LewisContinue reading "The Undoing Project."

Friedman, Milton

Tax Limitation, Inflation & the Role of Government.

Dallas, TX : The Fisher Institute, 1978.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

Tuchman, Barbara W

August 1914. [The Guns of August].

London : Constable and Co. Ltd, 1962.

First British edition of Tuchman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic of the opening episodes of World War I. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Barbara Tuchman opposite the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed. 

Drucker, Peter F

The Effective Executive.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967.

First edition of Drucker’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on his letterhead notecard, “I never quote with best wishes Peter F. Drucker.” With the original letter addressed in Drucker’s hand. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.

Ruskin, John

The Queen of the Air: Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm.

London : George Allen, 1903.

Finely bound example of Ruskin’s classic work on Greek mythology. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, silk ribbon bound in. In very good condition with sunning to the spine and light rubbing.

Hilton, James [Cecil B. DeMille, actors Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Carol Thurston, Paul Kelly, Signe Hasso, Elliott Reid, Dennis O'Keefe, Barbara Britton, Renny McEvoy, Oliver Thorndike]

The Story of Dr. Wassell.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1943.

First edition, early printing of this biographical narrative based on the real-life heroism of Dr. Corydon M. Wassell, basis for the classic film. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Dr. Corydon M. Wassell at the top of the front free endpaper, “To Lorene Welton. Kind regards. Com dr. C. M. Wassell, (M.C.) U.S.N.R.Continue reading "The Story of Dr. Wassell."

Scalia, Antonin and Bryan A. Garner

Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges.

Saint Paul : Thomson/West, 2008.

First edition, early printing of Scalia’s work on effective legal persuasion. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Antonin Scalia on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Popper, Karl R

The Open Society And Its Enemies.

London : George Routledge & Sons, 1957.

Author’s presentation copy, third editions of Popper’s magnum opus, one of the most important books of the twentieth century. Octavo, 2 volumes, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in volume one, “To Richard Robinson from K.R.P. November 1957.” Each are near fine in a very good dustContinue reading "The Open Society And Its Enemies."

Becker, Gary S

Human Capital.

New York : National Bureau of Economic Research, 1964.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s magnum opus, credited with popularizing and solidifying the term human capital. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his brother and sister-in-law, ‘To Marvin and Marilyn, here is some bedtime reading, Gary.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional association, most rareContinue reading "Human Capital."

Palestine. Department of Migration. Annual Report 1936.

Jerusalem : Printing and Stationary Office, 1937.

Scarce printing of the Palestine Department of Migration Annual Report for 1936. Thin quarto, original wrappers, illustrated with tables, errata slip tipped in. In good condition with toning, some rubbing, and tape evidence to the wrappers, correction ink marking to the front panel and pastedown.

Edwards, Jonathan

An Account of the Life of the Late Reverend Mr. David Brainerd.

Edinburgh : Printed by John Gray and Gavin Alston for William Gray, 1765.

Early example of “one of America’s most important and original philosophical theologians,” American revivalist preacher Jonathan Edwards’ biography of Reverend David Brainerd. Title reads in full: An Account of the Life of the Late Reverend Mr. David Brainerd, Missionary to the Indians, from the Honorable Society in Scotland, for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge, andContinue reading "An Account of the Life of the Late Reverend Mr. David Brainerd."

Churchill, Winston S

Lord Randolph Churchill.

London : Macmillan & Co. Limited, 1906.

First editions of Winston S. Churchill’s biography of his father. Octavo, 2 volumes, original publisher’s cloth decorated in gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir Randolph Churchill after a photograph by Mackintosh to Volume I, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir Randolph Churchill after a photograph by Russell and Sons to Volume II, illustrated. InContinue reading "Lord Randolph Churchill."

Pope, Saxton T

A Study of Bows and Arrows.

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, n.d.

First edition of Pope’s classic work on bowhunting. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 20 halftone photo plates. From the collection of Douglas Mauldin, although not marked. Douglas Mauldin acquired and became of the publisher of the Derrydale Press in the late 1980s, and reprinted this book in the “Legends of the Longbow Series.” Near fineContinue reading "A Study of Bows and Arrows."

McPherson, James M. [Ken Burns]

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era.

New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.

First edition, early printing of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To John Balco at the 125th anniversary Gettysburg reenactment James McPherson June 26, 1988.” Additionally inscribed by legendary film maker Ken Burns on the frontContinue reading "Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era."

Levi-Strauss, Claude

The Savage Mind.

Chicago : University of Chicago, 1966.

First edition in English of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Claude Levi- Strauss on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.