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New York : The Viking Press, 1939.
First edition, with “First Published in April 1939” on copyright page and first edition notice on the front flap of the dust jacket. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel,Continue reading "The Grapes of Wrath."
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Boston : D.C. Heath And Company, 1926.
Early printing of the most theoretical principles and practices of composition. 16mo, original wrappers. With a full page inscription from Raymond Chandler, which reads, “This book is interesting, partly because it was published in 1926, and many of the things I disliked are now standard, some of course are objectionable, or borderline or low-grade butContinue reading "New Handbook of Composition: Rules and Exercises."
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London : Duckworth & Co, 1912.
First edition of this classic of travel literature. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with gilt titles and detailing, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece, with ten pages of advertisements to the rear. Signature of H.M. Tomlinson on folded cardstock laid in. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom folding chemise and half morocco slipcase. AnContinue reading "The Sea and the Jungle."
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New York : Random House, 1960.
First edition of this biography of the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. Octavo, original half cloth, top stain red. Boldly signed by Carl T. Rowan on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photographs. Jacket design by Anita Walker.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2010.
First edition of this analysis of the American work-family conflict. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Justice Ginsburg, with admiration and thanks for your work. Joan Williams, Sept. 2011.” American lawyer and jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court ofContinue reading "Reshaping the Work-Family Debate: Why Men and Class Matter."
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London : Jonathan Cape, 1963.
First edition of Fleming’s classic compelling travelogue. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Jonathan from Ian.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
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Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2010.
First edition of these powerful testimonies gathered presented sweeping a personal history of SNCC. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed in the year of publication by Jean Smith Young on the front free endpaper, “To Ms. T… Ella Peniston, I hope you enjoy this book. Onward, Jean Smith Young November, 2010.” Jean Smith Young isContinue reading "Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC."
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Three original autograph poems by Langston Hughes. Quarto, three pages, one typed and two handwritten in green ink for Marshall Bean. Each boldly signed by Langston Hughes. The first, “Personal” is typed and reads in full, “In an envelope marked: Personal God addresses me a letter. In an envelope marked Personal I have given myContinue reading "Three Autograph Poems Signed By Langston Hughes."
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Budapest : Ab Ovo Publishing House, 2001.
First edition of a memoir that explores the author’s personal experience as a child of emigre parents. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, warmly inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “Dear Madam Secretary…Hope this resonates with you and that you find this memoir of an Old EuropeContinue reading "If You Wear Galoshes, You’re An Emigre."
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New York : The Penguin Press, 2013.
First edition of the former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve’s account of the 2007–2009 financial crisis. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “For William, Alan Blinder.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Amanda Dewy.
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Rome : Albatros, 2018.
First edition of this coming-of-age novel. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial wrappers, in the original Italian. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “to Madame Justice Ruth Ginsburg, thank you for not only being my role model, but also my friend! Francesca.” American lawyer and jurist, Ruth Bader GinsburgContinue reading "Quindici."
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Cambridge : The MIT Press, 1989.
First edition of Krugman’s provocative analysis of the extraordinary exchange-rate volatility of the 1980s. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Ken, Paul R. Krugman.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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New York : Simon and Schuster, 1977.
First edition of this instructional by this golfing legend. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Jack Nicklaus on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Illustrated by Jim McQueen. Written with Ken Bowden.
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United Kingdom : Alun Books, 1982.
First edition of this collection of short stories about Welsh life and culture. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Ewan, with best wishes, Robert Nisbet 30 Aug. ’82.” In very good condition. Ownership stamp to the top. Books signed by Nisbet are rare.
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New York : Amistad 35/An Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2022.
First edition of this collection of provocative essays. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Boldly signed by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited and with an introduction by Genevieve West and Henry Louis Gates Jr. Jacket design by Stephen Brayda. Jacket art by Jessica Coppet.
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New York : Broadway Books, 1999.
First edition of the first book in The Dave Pelz Scoring Game Series. Octavo, original half-cloth, illustrated with color and black and white photographs, charts, and diagrams. Boldly signed on a PGA Tour Shops bookplate by Dave Pelz on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Foreword by Lee Janzen. JacketContinue reading "Dave Pelz’s Short Game Bible: Master the Finesse Swing and Lower Your Score."
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London : Bloomsbury/Whizz Hard Books, 2001.
First British edition of this “amazingly imaginative work” (Associated Press). Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page. In fine condition. Rare signed.
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New York : Warner Books, Grand Central Publishing, 1987-1989.
First editions of each volume in Butler’s acclaimed Xenogenesis trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original half cloth. Each are signed or inscribed by Octavia E. Butler. Each are fine in a fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Don Puckey. Cover illustrations by Enric and Wayne Barlowe. A very sharp set, uncommon signed.
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New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2010.
First edition, second printing of Richards’ autobiography. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Signed and dated by the author year of publication on the half-title page, “Keith Richards ’10.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mario J. Pulice. Front jacket photograph by David LaChapelle. Rear jacket photograph by Deborah Feingold.
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New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1984.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Mario Vargas Llosa on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A pamphlet from Gergetown University for a symposium featuring Llosa, the author Claudio Magris, and moderated by Charlie Rose on April 18, 2017 laid in. Translated by Helen R.Continue reading "The War of The End of The World."
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New York : Four Walls Eight Windows, 1995.
First edition of this collection of speculative fiction from the award-winning author. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Boldly signed by Octavia E. Butler on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Stark Design. Uncommon signed.
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New York : Harper Collins Publishers, 1995.
First edition of this sequel to Leon Uris’ epic novel Trinity. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, “For Phyllis and Lyonel / Leon Uris.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1994.
First hardcover edition of this modern classic of Chicano literature. Duodecimo, original purple cloth, top edge blue. Near fine in a fine dust jacket, mark to the topstain. Jacket painting by Nivia Gonzalez, Author photograph by Rubén Guzmán.
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New York : Bantam Books, 1992.
First trade paperback edition of this seminal work that challenges traditional conceptions of masculinity. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Christin and Paul Sarbanes Sam Keen.” In fine condition. Jacket illustration by Kuso Sano.
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