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Corso, Gregory

The Vestal Lady on Brattle and Other Poems.

Cambridge, MA : Richard Brukenfeld, 1955.

First edition of the poet’s first book one of 500 copies printed though about half of which were lost in the mail. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Gregory Corso. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.

Vidal, Gore

Rocking the Boat.

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 1962.

First edition of this collection of essays by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author, “Valerie — with semi-fraternal best wishes & God-paternal blessings for Christmas ’62. Gore.” The recipient, Valerie Gore was the author’s sister. Vidal’s father remarried in 1939 and had two children with his second wife; ValerieContinue reading "Rocking the Boat."

Pitt, Barrie

The Crucible of War: Western Desert 1941.

London : Book Club Associates, 1980.

First edition of the first volume in Pitt’s masterful history of the war in the Western Desert. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Mon Mohan.

Rutherford, Ernest [Stephen Hawking]

The Collected Papers of Lord Rutherford of Nelson O.M., F.R.S

London : George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1962.

First editions of this work, from the library of Stephen Hawking with a presentation inscription, “To Stephen Hawking To mark the International Relativity Conference, Cambridge, June 1976, the papers of the Cambridge genius of an earlier generation. G. L. W.” Stephen Hawking was a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research atContinue reading "The Collected Papers of Lord Rutherford of Nelson O.M., F.R.S"

Churchill, Winston S., Anthony Eden, Jan Smuts, Lord Beaverbrook, Clement Attlee

Large Photograph Signed Winston S. Churchill and Signed by 43 Other Leaders Including Anthony Eden, Jan Smuts, Lord Beaverbrook and Clement Attlee

London May 1944.

Winston Churchill at the wartime meeting of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers, signed by him and 43 other world leaders. The 1944 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference, hosted by the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill between 1 and 16 May, brought together the heads of government from all the Dominions except Ireland and Newfoundland and was the first inContinue reading "Large Photograph Signed Winston S. Churchill and Signed by 43 Other Leaders Including Anthony Eden, Jan Smuts, Lord Beaverbrook and Clement Attlee"

Kipling, Rudyard

Abaft the Funnel.

New York : B. W. Dodge and Company, 1909.

First unauthorized edition, second issue of Kipling’s 1909 short story collection with red lettering to the spine and front panel. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with the titles stamped in red. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

Dickens, Charles

Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”

London : Richard Bentley, 1838.

First edition of Dickens’ popular retelling of the memoirs of celebrated English clown Joseph Grimaldi. Octavo, 2 volumes, original publisher’s decorated dark green cloth with gilt titles and gilt pictorial vignettes to the spines, frontispiece portrait of Grimaldi and 12 illustrations by George Cruikshank. With the 36-page undated publisher’s catalogue bound-in at the end ofContinue reading "Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”"

Saramago, Jose; Photographs by Eduardo Gageiro

Evora: Patrimonio da Humanidade.

: Camara Municipal de Evora, 1997.

First edition of this work on the city of Evora. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Signed by Nobel Prize-winning author Jose Saramago on the title page. Photographs by Eduardo Gageiro. In fine condition.

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Hughes, Howard, Henry H. Arnold, Oscar Westover

Howard Hughes Signed Photograph.

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Rare United States Air Force photograph of legendary aviator Howard Hughes, Major General Oscar Westover, and General of the Air Force Henry H. Arnold. Signed and inscribed by each aviation pioneer, “O. Westover Maj. Gen. A.C. Chief of the Air Corps”, “Howard Hughes”, and “H. Arnold Brig Gen. A.C.” Major General Oscar Westover succeeded BenjaminContinue reading "Howard Hughes Signed Photograph."

Edited by John Arthur Neumark. [Gerald M. Loeb]

Wall Street 20th Century.

New Haven, Connecticut : Yale Daily News, 1960.

Collection of fundamental articles related to 20th century Wall Street. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated with photographs and charts. Boldly signed by renowned Wall Street trader Gerald M. Loeb on the front panel who contributed the article ‘A Challenge for the Ambitious.’ Introductory letter from Dwight D. Eisenhower. Other contributors include: Benjamin Graham, Robert C.Continue reading "Wall Street 20th Century."

Wharton, Edith

The Fruit of the Tree.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907.

First edition of Wharton’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth, illustration by Alonzo Kimball. In fine condition.

Sen, Amartya

Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny.

London : Allen Lane, 2006.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original boards. Signed by the Amartya Sen on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Ojike, Mbonu [Eleanor Roosevelt]

My Africa.

New York : The John Day Company, 1946.

First edition of this work by the Nigerian novelist and nationalist, inscribed by him to Eleanor Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Eleanor Roosevelt The greatest Lady of this Century in whom Africa has found a friend in deed. Mbonu Ojike.” Bookplate of EleanorContinue reading "My Africa."

Dick, Philip K

Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday and Company, Inc, 1974.

First edition of this novel which won the John W. Campbell Award and nominations for the Hugo and Nebula. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip K. Dick on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by One Plus One Studio. An exceptional example, uncommon andContinue reading "Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said."

von Mises, Ludwig

Epistemological Problems of Economics.

Princeton, New Jersey : D. Van Nostrand Co, 1960.

First edition in English of a “milestone” in Mises’ groundbreaking theory of human action, containing “his seminal philosophical and methodological” argument for the scope of economic science. Octavo, original red cloth. Signed by Ludwig von Mises on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the extremities. TranslatedContinue reading "Epistemological Problems of Economics."

Samuelson, Paul

Foundations of Economic Analysis.

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1947.

First edition of the author’s magnum opus and one of the most influential economic texts of the twentieth century. Octavo. Original burgundy cloth with titles in gilt. Signed by Paul A. Samuelson on the title page. An excellent copy with light wear to the boards, and some toning to the spine. Lacking the rare dustContinue reading "Foundations of Economic Analysis."

Karsten, Karl

Scientific Forecasting: Its Methods and Application to Practical Business and to Stock Market Operations.

New York : Greenberg, 1931.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original maroon cloth. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

Hubbard, L. Ron

Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health A Handbook of Dianetic Therapy.

New York : Hermitage Press, 1950.

First edition of the author’s most well-known work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by L. Ron Hubbard on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a single short tear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Exceptionally rare signed.