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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Original publisher’s presentation box designed to house the first editions of McCarthy’s two-volume masterpiece: The Passenger and Stella Maris. Folio, folding cardboard box designed by Chip Kidd. Signed by Chip Kidd on the front panel several months prior to publication, “Chip Kidd 8/’22.” In fine condition.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2000.
First edition of this collection of recipes by Julia Child. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Bon Appetit to Lisa and Weston Julia Child.” Fine in fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Front of the jacket photograph by Micheal McLaughlin. Book photograph by Paul Child.
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London : Birbeck College, 1972.
First edition of this lecture given by Dyson at Birbeck College in London on May 16, 1972. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow scientist Edward O. Wilson on the title page, “For Edward with best wishes Freeman Dyson.” In very good condition, with the ownership signature of WilsonContinue reading "The World, The Flesh and the Devil."
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New York : Grossman, 1972.
First American edition of the author’s first book to be translated into English. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer Seamus Heaney on the half-title page, “To Seamus for his birthday friendly by Ismail Kadare 11 Oct 2005.” The recipient, Seamus Heaney received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Among hisContinue reading "The General of the Dead Army."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1989.
First edition of this classic work, named by The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years. Octavo original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For the Turners With Best Respects Katherine Dunn and signed three times by legendary designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel; on the titleContinue reading "Geek Love."
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London : John Murray, 1966.
First edition of the author’s travelogue companion piece to Mani. Octavo, original cloth, a map, and illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in Greek to Daphne Fielding with a large ink sketch of a coastal scene covering the entire page and additionally signedContinue reading "Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece."
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New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1931.
The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Henry Fielding’s most famous novel. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, title page vignette, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by illustrator Alexander King on the colophon page atContinue reading "Tom Jones: The History of a Foundling."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1990.
First edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Karen Davis Best- Wendy Wasserstein.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration and design by Laurie Rosenwald.
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1984.
Rare color photograph of Mother Teresa. Color semi-glossy book photograph headshot of Mother Teresa. Boldly signed in blue ink, “God bless you M. Teresa mc.” In near fine condition. The piece measures 5.25 inches by 6.25 inches.
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Edinburgh and London : William Blackwood and Sons, 1855.
Early edition of this influential work chronicling European events from the French Revolution to the mid-19th century. Sir Archibald Alison was a Scottish historian, writer, and advocate whose most notable contributions were in the realm of historical and philosophical writing. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, floral border details stamped in blind.Continue reading "History of Europe: From the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII Vol IV."
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London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1865.
Second volume of the new edition of Lane’s annotated translation of The Arabian Nights, edited by his nephew; from the library of writer and social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Octavo, bound in half leather over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled,Continue reading "The Thousand and One Nights, Commonly Called, In England, The Arabian Nights’ Entertainments."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.
First American edition of this classic Booker Prize-winning novel, basis for the Academy Award-winning film. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Michael Ondaatje on the title page and three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd; on the title page, the front panel and on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.Continue reading "The English Patient."
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Boston : Marshall Jones Company, 1929.
Early edition of this collection of facts and stories about cats, compiled by Sarah J. Eddy; from the library of writer and social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Octavo, original light green cloth, illustrated with numerous plates of cat photographs and an additional pamphlet of photos laid in. Inscribed in ink by Gilman on the frontContinue reading "Alexander and Some Other Cats."
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New York : Grossman Publishers, 1965.
First edition, early printing of this early work by Nader. Octavo, original red cloth, top stain red. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For continuing advances in life saving motor vehicle safety – To the Collins Family Ralph Nader 11/10/85.” Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. BeckettContinue reading "Unsafe At Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile."
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New York : Bloomsbury, 2000.
First edition, early printing of the legendary chef’s bestselling memoir and first work of non-fiction. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Diane Anthony Bourdain.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Notice 51. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
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New York : The Viking Press, 1952.
First edition, first printing of Steinbeck’s epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo, original cloth. First issue with the word “bite” present on page 281, line 38. With a small notecard signed by John Steinbeck laid in. Near fine in a very good first issue dust jacket with the portrait ofContinue reading "East of Eden."
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Leipzig : Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1906.
Tauchnitz edition of this comedy-drama novel from the Collection of British and American Authors Vol. 3880; from the library of writer and social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Small duodecimo, original publisher’s wrappers. Signed by Gilman on the front panel. Gilman was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, advocate, and eugenicist who served as a roleContinue reading "The Princess Priscillas Fortnight."
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New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1949.
The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Anatole France’s satirical novel. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations. Boldly signed by illustrator Bernard Lamotte on the colophon page atContinue reading "Crainquebille."
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Minnesota : Flying Tigers 14th Air Force Association, Inc, 1982.
First edition of this detailed and richly illustrated tribute to American Volunteer Group’s pivotal role in early World War II air combat. Quarto, original blue boards with an inlay of a flying tiger and Claire Lee Chennault, pictorial and cartographic endpapers, illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Boldly signed on a Flying Tigers bookplateContinue reading "Chennault’s Flying Tigers: A Commemorative History of the American Volunteer Group."
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Princeton, New Jersey : Association for Symbolic Logic, Inc, December 1959.
First edition, first issue of the December 1959 issue of The Journal of Symbolic Logic. Octavo, original wrappers as issued, Volume 24 Number 4. Signed by Saul Kripke on page 323 next to the title of his abstract paper, “Distinguished Constituents.” This issue includes three important abstracts of Kripke papers received by the Journal inContinue reading "The Journal of Symbolic Logic: Distinguished Constituents; Semantical Analysis of Modal Logic; and The Problem of Entailment."
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Photograph of Buzz Aldrin descending the ladder of the Apollo 11 lunar module ‘Eagle’ onto the surface of the moon. Color glossy photograph of Buzz Aldrin descending the ladder of the Apollo 11 lunar module “Eagle” onto the surface of the moon. Boldly signed by the Apollo 11 crew on the mount by Neil Armstrong, BuzzContinue reading "Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Signed Photograph of Descent Onto Lunar Surface."
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New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1959.
First edition of one the earliest biographies of “the American Gandhi.” Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Martin Luther King, Jr. on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, name to the pastedown. Jacket photograph by Dan Weiner. Housed in a custom halfContinue reading "Crusader Without Violence: A Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr."
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Kardamyli, Greece : Privately Printed, 1972.
An 88 page manuscript of Patrick Leigh Fermor’s book “Three Letters From the Andes” with Leigh Fermor’s hand corrections throughout. Quarto, photocopy typescript. Privately printed in Kardamyli in 1972. Association copy, inscribed by the author, “For Xan and Daphne with tons of love from Paddy.” The recipient Daphne Fielding was a British socialite and memoiristContinue reading "A Journey To Peru: July 27th-Sept 2nd 1971 (Three Letters From the Andes)."
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London : Chapman & Hall, 1952-1961.
First editions of each volume in the author’s acclaimed Sword of Honour Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper of Officers and Gentlemen, “For Darling Daphne, Beloved Bigamist, from Evelyn.” The recipient, Daphne Fielding (1904–1997) was a British socialite and writer whose memoirs and biographicalContinue reading "The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men At Arms; Officers and Gentlemen; Unconditional Surrender."
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New York : Bloomsbury, 2007.
First edition of this work by the award-winning chef. Octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Luke and Tina Anthony Bourdain.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Amy C. King.
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London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1929.
Macmillan signed limited edition of Hardy’s sixth published novel. Octavo, bound in half vellum over boards with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispiece, with black and white woodcut illustrations. Signed by illustrator Clare Leighton on the colophon page. One of 1,500 copies. In very good condition with toning and bumping. Illustrated byContinue reading "The Return of the Native."
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London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1931.
Signed limited edition of Jean de La Fontaine’s classic fables. Royal octavo, two volumes, bound in full vellum with gilt titles to the spine, tissue-guarded title page vignette, genuine deckled edges, silk ribbon bound in, illustrated with 26 engravings on copper. Boldly signed by translator Edward Marsh and illustrator Stephen Gooden on the colophon pageContinue reading "The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine."
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London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1901.
Early edition of this guide to the highways and byways of East Anglia; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original cloth, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Caister Church, illustrated with a folding map and numerous engravings by Joseph Pennell. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front pastedown beneath his ownership signature. InContinue reading "Highways and Byways in East Anglia."
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New York : McGraw-Hill, 1957.
Special edition of this classic work, basis for the 1957 Academy Award-winning film starring Joanne Woodward. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed and inscribed by both authors on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael McIver.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
First edition of this work by the award-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Ruggero Cheers! Jay McInerney” and additionally signed three times by legendary designer Chip Kidd on the front panel of the jacket, title page, and rear flap of the dust jacket. Near fineContinue reading "A Hedonist in the Cellar: Adventures in Wine."
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London : Chatto & Windus, 1929.
First edition of the author’s classic novel, one of Modern Library’s 100 greatest novels of the 20th century and an inspiration for William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Richard Hughes on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with the rare wrap-around band. Housed inContinue reading "A High Wind in Jamaica."
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London : Printed in Great Britain by The Stellar Press, 1972.
First edition of Hugh Johnson’s address to the Wynkyn de Worde Society on 18th May 1972 at the Stationers Hall. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Gail Urzelmann – feel free to quote! Hugh Johnson 2004.” In near fine condition. Illustrations by Charles Mozley.
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San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1990.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Marc- All best- Wendy Wasserstein.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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London : The Queen Anne Press, 1953.
Limited first edition of the author’s third book, one of 500 numbered copies, this is number 75, regarding his experiences in various monasteries. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by John Craxton. Association copy, inscribed by Leigh Fermor to Daphne and Xan Fielding in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Daphne and Xan,Continue reading "A Time To Keep Silence."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1977.
First edition of this collection by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author with a large drawing of a birthday cake in the year of publication, “for Billy Wasserman on his 50th birthday Love from John 7/29/77.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Author photograph byContinue reading "Tossing and Turns: Poems."
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New York : Viking, 2009.
First edition of this work challenging traditional environmentalism with pro-technology solutions. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Stewart Brand on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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Camden, NJ : The Long Photographic Art Studios, 1912.
First edition of this early twentieth century travelogue of Caribbean islands and Latin American countries. Quarto, original blue cloth with gilt titles to the front panel, triple ruling stamped in blind to the front and rear panels, illustrated with a map, a chart, and mounted sepia toned gelatin silver prints. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed byContinue reading "Five Thousand Miles Around the Southern Cross: A Popular Review of Life and Customs in Cuba, Jamaica, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Ancient Yucatan, with a Survey of the Great Panama Canal."
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Valencia, Spain : ROYO art, 2008.
First edition of this luxury art monograph celebrating Royo’s artistic world. Folio, original publisher’s pictorial boards with magnetic fore-edge closure, profusely illustrated with high-quality reproductions of Royo’s signature Mediterranean scenes. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, “Para Gregorio y Kay Garcia con amistad Royo Nov. 2012.” One of 500 numberedContinue reading "Utopia."
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New York : Delacorte Press, 1969.
First edition, review copy with the original publisher’s slip laid in of Vonnegut’s masterpiece, named by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century. Octavo, original blue cloth. Boldly signed and dated by Kurt Vonnegut with a drawing of a self-caricature on the half-title page. Near fine in a fineContinue reading "Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children’s Crusade, A Duty-Dance With Death."
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New York : Random House, 1982.
First edition of “this daring romp through the solar system and a worthy successor to 2001” (Carl Sagan). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Mike Pegan from Arthur C. Clarke and film star Dullea “and from… Keir Dullea.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket paintingContinue reading "2010: Odyssey Two."
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New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985.
First edition of Boesky’s first and only book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “6/4/85 To Dennis Ryan keep up the great work at PWJC- Ivan F. Boesky.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Rare andContinue reading "Merger Mania. Arbitrage: Wall Street’s Best Kept Money-Making Secret."
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New York : Bloomsbury, 2000.
First edition of the legendary chef’s bestselling memoir and first work of non-fiction. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in a contemporary full signature, “Cooks Rule! To Heather Anthony Bourdain.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Notice 51. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
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New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1948.
First edition of the reprint of the original 1948 first edition of this influential text by the father of modern economics. Octavo, original boards. Signed by the author on the title page, “Paul A. Samuelson MIT, December 2007.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. With a new foreword by the author.
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London : Sphere, 2018-2023.
First editions of the fourth to seventh novels in the Cormoran Strike series, written by J. K. Rowling and published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Octavo, four volumes, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page of each volume, “Robert Galbraith.” With Rowling’s hologram sticker to the verso of the half-title page. EachContinue reading "Cormoran Strike Series: Lethal White, Troubled Blood, The Ink Black Heart, The Running Grave."
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New York : The Viking Press, 1966.
First edition of the baseball legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original half-cloth, top stain green, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To George- Best wishes Sandy Koufax.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with toning to the spine Jacket painting by Herb Hazelton. Jacket design by H. Lawrence Hoffman.Continue reading "Koufax."
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New York : Theatre Communications Group, 1993.
First editions of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth. Each volume is boldly signed by Tony Kushner on the title page and each front panel jacket signed by legendary designer Milton Glaser. Each volume is fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser. We have never seen anotherContinue reading "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes."
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Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1948.
Third printing of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s magnum opus and one of the most influential economic texts of the twentieth century. Octavo, original burgundy cloth with titles in gilt. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “Paul A. Samuelson MIT” on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. AnContinue reading "Foundations of Economic Analysis."
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Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1980.
First edition of this work widely considered one of the most important philosophical works of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “Best wishes Saul Kripke.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed.
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