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Pirsig, Robert M.

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1974.

First edition of one of the most important and influential books written in the past half-century. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Robert Pirsig on the front free endpaper, “For Tom, Robert Pirsig.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. An exceptionalContinue reading "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values."

Turrou, Leon G.

Nazi Spies in America.

New York: Random House, 1939.

First edition of this classic firsthand account of the FBI special agent who helped break up the German espionage ring operating in the United States in 1938. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “With best wishes sincerely Leon G. Turrou.” In very good condition. A desirable example,Continue reading "Nazi Spies in America."

Kerouac, Jack.

Big Sur.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1962.

First edition of Jack Kerouac’s Big Sur, his searing autobiographical novel of breakdown and recovery, signed by close friend of Kerouac’s poet Gary Snyder. Octavo, original cloth-backed boards. Signed by Gary Snyder on the title page and dated 15 October 2019. Gary Snyder, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and a central figure of the Beat movementContinue reading "Big Sur."

Malkiel, Burton G.

The Quarterly Journal of Economics: Expectations, Bond Prices, and the Term Structure of Interest Rates.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1962.

Rare offprint of the May 1962 issue of The Quarterly Journal of Economics, containing Burton Malkiel’s article “Expectations, Bond Prices, and the Term Structure of Interest Rates.” Octavo, original wrappers, volume 76. Boldly signed by Burton Malkiel on the front wrapper. Burton Gordon Malkiel (born 1932) is one of the most consequential financial economists ofContinue reading "The Quarterly Journal of Economics: Expectations, Bond Prices, and the Term Structure of Interest Rates."

Schirra, Walter.

Wally Schirra Signed Photograph.

Photograph of a reentry capsule, signed by Wally Schirra. Glossy photograph of a reentry capsule in the ocean, with a NASA identification number to the upper left edge. Boldly signed by NASA astronaut Wally Schirra to the right of the capsule in black felt tip. In near fine condition. The piece measure 8 inches byContinue reading "Wally Schirra Signed Photograph."

Mitchell, Samuel Augustus.

Mitchell’s New Traveller’s Guide Through the United States.

Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1850.

Rare 1850 guide of one of the most popular American pocket travel guides of its day, charting the railroad, stage, steamboat, and canal routes of the antebellum United States. Tricesimo-secondo, bound in the original gilt-pictorial cloth, the covers stamped in gilt with vignettes of a steamboat and a railroad train within a blind-tooled border. WithoutContinue reading "Mitchell’s New Traveller’s Guide Through the United States."

Hugo, Victor.

The Novels of Victor Hugo.

London: H.S. Nichols, 1895.

The complete and unabridged limited edition of the novels of Victor Hugo, one of only 100 sets printed on Imperial Japan Paper, including his two best-loved masterpieces, Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Octavo, twenty-eight volumes bound in three quarters crushed levant morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartmentsContinue reading "The Novels of Victor Hugo."

Isaacson, Walter. [Henry A. Kissinger].

Kissinger: A Biography.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992.

First edition of Isaacson’s authoritative biography of Henry Kissinger. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Henry Kissinger on the front free endpaper. Isaacson conducted extensive personal interviews with Kissinger alongside 150 other sources, and was granted access to Kissinger’s private papers, personal letters, recorded telephone conversations, desk diaries, memos of classified meetings, andContinue reading "Kissinger: A Biography."

Dylan, Bob & John Elderfield.

Bob Dylan: Face Value.

London: National Portrait Gallery, 2014.

Signed limited edition of this fine art monograph of twelve previously unseen pastel portraits created by Bob Dylan specifically for the National Portrait Gallery. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. One of 21 numbered copies, this is number 19. Signed and numbered by Bob Dylan in pencil on the title page. In fine condition.

Watson, Thomas J. and Peter Petre.

Father, Son & Co.: My Life at IBM and Beyond.

New York: Bantam Books, 1990.

First edition of the autobiography of “the greatest capitalist in history” (Fortune Magazine). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 32 pages of photographs. Boldly signed by Thomas Watson Jr. on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Desirable signed.

Rosenberg, Deena [Charles Strouse].

Fascinating Rhythm: The Collaboration of George and Ira Gershwin.

New York: Dutton, 1991.

First edition of this landmark study of the creative partnership between George and Ira Gershwin. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with musical examples and black-and-white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Dear Charles, to a lifetime of great theatre song! Warmly, Deena. Ltd. Ed. MTI New Year’s 1992.” TheContinue reading "Fascinating Rhythm: The Collaboration of George and Ira Gershwin."

Vonnegut, Kurt.

Hocus Pocus.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1990.

First edition, advance review copy with the slip laid in of Kurt Vonnegut’s penultimate novel. Octavo, original half cloth, yellow endpapers. Advance review copy, with the publisher’s printed review slip laid in, noting a publication date of September 5, 1990. Boldly signed by Kurt Vonnegut on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dustContinue reading "Hocus Pocus."

Waber, Bernard.

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993.

Later printing of this classic work. Quarto, original pictorial cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author with a drawing of a crocodile on the title page, “Ed All great wishes Bernard Waber 2000.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

Pirsig, Robert M.

Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals.

Surrey: Alma Books, 2006.

First Alma Books limited edition of Robert M. Pirsig’s sequel to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Octavo, original full cloth with gilt titles to the spine. One of 800 numbered copies. Boldly signed by the author on the limitations page. In fine condition. Housed in the original publisher’s cloth slipcase.

[Karasz, Ilonka].

1934 The New Yorker Magazine Cover.

New York: Condé Nast, 1934.

Original July 1934 edition of The New Yorker magazine cover. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers featuring the main concourse of Grand Central Station in New York City. Illustrated by Ilonka Karasz (1896–1981), who was a Hungarian-American designer, illustrator, and visual artist whose career stands as one of the most expansive and underappreciated in the history ofContinue reading "1934 The New Yorker Magazine Cover."

Schulz, Charles M.

Charles Schulz Original Signed Snoopy Drawing.

Fantastic original pen-and-ink sketch of beloved Peanuts character Snoopy in a stocking cap, trying on a huge ice skate. Boldly signed by Charles M. Schulz at the bottom right. Matted and framed. In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 18.75 inches.

Henley, Don; Don Felder; Randy Meisner; Glenn Frey; Joe Walsh. [The Eagles].

The Eagles Band-Signed Test Pressing of Hotel California.

Los Angeles, California: Asylum Records, 1976.

Rare Columbia Record Productions test pressing of Hotel California, the Eagles’ landmark fifth studio album, boldly signed by all five members of the band. Signed on the plain album sleeve in blue felt tip by Don Henley, Don Felder, Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, and Joe Walsh. With an additional contemporary inscription in an unknown hand,Continue reading "The Eagles Band-Signed Test Pressing of Hotel California."

Earhart, Amelia.

20 Hrs. 40 Min. Our Flight in the Friendship: The American Girl, First Across the Atlantic by Air, Tells Her Story.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1928.

First edition of Earhart’s thrilling account of of her experience as a passenger aboard the Friendship, which made her the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by air in 1928. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, top stain yellow, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece, illustrated with 61 illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by Amelia Earhart on the recto ofContinue reading "20 Hrs. 40 Min. Our Flight in the Friendship: The American Girl, First Across the Atlantic by Air, Tells Her Story."

Aumann, Robert J. and Lloyd S. Shapley [Kenneth J. Arrow].

Values of Non-Atomic Games.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1974.

First edition of this “first class contribution to the field of game theory” (Oskar Morgenstern). Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Aumann on the title page to fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow, “For Ken Bob Aumann.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. From the library of Kenneth Arrow.

Truman, Harry S.; William Hillman.

Mr. President.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1952.

First edition of this landmark publication drawn from the personal diaries, private letters, papers, and revealing interviews of President Harry S. Truman. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs. Presentation copy, lengthily signed and inscribed by Harry S. Truman beneath the color frontispiece portrait, “Best wishes to Richard J. Feeney, may he haveContinue reading "Mr. President."

Mises, Ludwig von.

Human Action: A Treatise on Economics.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1949.

First edition, fifth printing of von Mises’ monumental treatise on economics and the central work of the Austrian School. Thick octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the scarce original dust jacket which is in very good condition.

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11-Star “Stars and Bars” Confederate States of America Flag.

1861.

Rare Civil War era Confederate States of America Flag, in use between July 2 and November 28, 1861 commemorating the admittance of Tennessee and North Carolina into the Confederacy. Cotton, hand-sewn and double-sided. The entire piece measures 36 inches by 50.5 inches. In near fine condition.

Asimov, Isaac.

The Collapsing Universe: The Story of Black Holes.

New York: Walker and Company, 1977.

First edition of Asimov’s lucid popular account of black holes and the fate of the universe. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Sybil Jones, with instant love, Isaac Asimov, 5 May 77.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

Maugham, W. Somerset.

The Plays of W. Somerset Maugham.

London: William Heinemann, 1912-1930.

Rare collection of twelve first editions of the plays of W. Somerset Maugham, one of the most celebrated and commercially successful dramatists of the Edwardian and interwar English stage, including a presentation copy inscribed by the author to Elsie Tritton. Octavo, twelve volumes in the original publisher’s champagne printed wrappers, comprising: Mrs. Dot (1912), PenelopeContinue reading "The Plays of W. Somerset Maugham."