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Rare original Capricorn One shooting script; inscribed by Peter Hyams
HYAMS, Peter.
Capricorn One Original Shooting Script.
ITC Entertainment, Inc., 1976.
Rare original shooting script from from the 1978 science fiction thriller Capricorn One. Quarto, original leatherette wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the writer/director on the title page, "To ____ Many thanks. Peter Hyams. P.S. Where did you find this?" In very good condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 124688
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"a key point in the development of cartography in Spain": Two rare original Francisco Coello maps of Cuba from the first edition of his magnum opus Atlas of Spain and its Overseas Possessions
COELLO, D. Francisco .
Atlas de Esapana y Susus Posesiones de Ultramar: Isla de Cuba Por El Teniente Coronel Captain de Ingenieros D. Francisco Coello. [Atlas of Spain and its Overseas Possessions].
Madrid: 1851-1853.
First edition of famed cartographer Francisco Coello's magnum opus, Atlas of Spain and its Overseas Possessions, containing two large engraved broadside maps of the Island of Cuba. Housed in the publisher's original small octavo stiff paper boards, the first map displays the Island of Cuba with fine hand-colored borders. The second shows detailed views of the historical districts of Havana and Santiago de Cuba. Typography by D. Cailo Alaberand, Desbuissons, and Estruch. Outlines by Leroux, Raynaud, Leelereq, and Bacot. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 127183
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The Classic works of Austrian Economics; Each Volume Signed by Him
KIRZNER, Israel M. [F.A. Hayek; Ludwig von Mises].
Classics in Austrian Economics: Volumes I-III.
London: William Pickering, 1994.
First editions of the collected works of the classics of Austrian economics. Octavo, original cloth, 3 volumes. Each volume is signed by Israel M. Kirzner on the title page. In fine condition. Edited by Israel M. Kirzner.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 63007
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Autograph Letter signed by Greek Statesman Eleftherios Venizelos to American mining engineer and diplomat John Hays Hammond
VENIZELOS, Eleftherios.
Eleftherios Venizelos Autograph Letter Signed.
1922.
Autograph letter signed by "the maker of modern Greece," Eleftherios Venizelos. One page, typescript on Delegation Hellenique letterhead, the letter reads, "Lausanne, 7th December 1922 My dear Mr. Hammond, I thank you most cordially for your letter and wish to express to you the deep gratitude that I feel for the promptness with which you have do kindly undertaken to help us in this hour of trial and misfortune. I am indeed very sorry to hear that your daughter has been ill and hope that she has by this time completely recovered. My wife joins me in cordial greetings to…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 82459
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"Everything science has taught me, and continues to teach me, strengthens my belief in the continuity of our spiritual existence after death": Original photograph signed by the father of rocket technology, Wernher von Braun
VON BRAUN, Wernher.
Wernher von Braun Signed Photograph.
Original black and white photograph signed by German-American aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun. Signed by von Braun on the lower right corner, "For "Busher" Bill affectionately Wernher von Braun." In very good condition. The photograph measures 10 inches by 8 inches.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 136509
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First American Edition of Helena; Inscribed by Evelyn Waugh to Fellow Novelist Jim Powers
WAUGH, Evelyn.
Helena.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1950.
First American edition of what the author always described as his best work. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to friend, fellow Catholic and novelist J.F. Powers on the front free endpaper, "For Jim Powers with warm regards from Evelyn Waugh." Jim Powers was a novelist and short-story writer who often drew his inspiration from developments in the Catholic Church, and was known for his studies of Catholic priests in the Midwest. Writing about Powers's first collection of stories, "Prince of Darkness," Evelyn Waugh said that he "is almost unique in his country as a lay writer…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 2807
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"We hear the ocean. Older seas and deserts give asylum, peace to each abortion and mistake. Lost in the Near Eastern dreck, the tyrant and tyrannicide lie like the bridegroom and the bride": First edition of Robert Lowell's Near The Ocean; inscribed by him
LOWELL, Robert.
Near The Ocean.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1971.
First Noonday printing of Lowell's renowned collection of poems, including his famous Waking Early on Sunday Morning. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Sebastiano In the time of my crisis Robert Lowell Jan. 6, 1976 Greenways Nur[s]ing Home Robert." In very good condition with a few holograph markings and notes including brief corrections on pages 35 and 40, owner's inscription covered with white paint on front inside cover. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 142550
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First editions of Jacques Pepin's La Technique and La Methode; La Technique inscribed by Pepin to fellow legendary French chef Jean Vergnes
PEPIN, Jacques [Jean Vergnes].
La Technique: The Fundamental Techniques of Cooking: An Illustrated Guide. [With] La Methode: An Illustrated Guide to the Fundamental Techniques of Cooking.
New York: Times Books, 1978-1979.
First editions of the legendary French-American chef's most popular works on the fundamental techniques of cooking. Quarto, 2 volumes, original half cloth, illustrated with photographs by Leon Perer. La Technique is a fourth printing. Association copies, La Technique is inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to fellow chef and personal friend Jean Vergnes and his wife Pauline. The recipient, Jean Vergnes, was a classically trained and highly acclaimed French chef, best-known as the co-founder of the famed Manhattan eatery Le Cirque, which opened in 1974. Vergnes had a major influence on American restaurant culture for more than…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 143120
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First edition of John Milnor's Morse Theory; signed by him
MILNOR, John.
Annals of Mathematics Studies No. 51: Morse Theory.
Princeton, New Jersey: Annals of Mathematics Studies Princeton University Press, 1963.
Rare first edition of this compilation of lectures presented by John Milnor on the study of Morse Theory. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by John Milnor on the title page. In near fine condition. Milnor's signature is uncommon.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 114620
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First Edition of Heinlein's The Man Who Sold the Moon; Signed twice by Him and the Publisher
HEINLEIN, Robert A.
The Man Who Sold the Moon: Harriman and the Escape from Earth to the Moon!
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1950.
First edition of this classic work by the author of Stranger in a Strange Land. Octavo, original cloth, chronological chart on endpapers, with the publisher's printed label "Future History, 1951-2600 A.D." on the bottom of the front and rear free endpapers, as issued. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page and again signed in full on the title page, "From one Bob to another! R.A.H." Additionally inscribed by the publisher on the half-title page in the year of publication, "8/30/50 To Bob Cook- With the best wishes of the Publisher Melvin Korshak." Near fine in a near…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 117457
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"Wealth is not without its advantages and the case to the contrary, although it has often been made, has never proved widely persuasive " First Edition of The Affluent Society; Signed by John Kenneth Galbraith
GALBRAITH, John Kenneth.
The Affluent Society.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958.
First edition of the economist's landmark work. Octavo, original cloth with titles to the spine in silver. Boldly signed by John Kenneth Galbraith on the front free endpaper. Laid in this book is an autographed signed letter to Mr. James English, President of The Connecticut Trust Company dated December 19, 1966. Fine in a bright near fine dust jacket with light wear. A very sharp example of this book.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 3855
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Michael Jordan's For the Love of the Game; Inscribed by Him
JORDAN, Michael.
For the Love of the Game.
Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front panel, "To Bill Happy 50th Birthday Hope you make it to 50 more Michael Jordan." From the collection of Bill Zwecker, the former longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. Beginning his journalism career in the 1980s, Zwecker is an industry veteran who has interviewed some of the most renowned celebrities across a breadth of industries. This was a gift to Zwecker for his 50th birthday from Michael Jordan. With a framed collage of Zwecker and Jordan at the annual Chicago Celebrity Softball Game in 1992. It was taken the first time Michael…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 131781
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John F. Kennedy's Profiles In Courage; Signed by President George H.W. Bush
KENNEDY, John F. [George H.W. Bush].
Profiles In Courage.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1956.
First edition, early printing of Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Boldly signed by President George H.W. Bush on the front free endpaper. Bush was the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. He previously served as the 43rd vice president from 1981 to 1989 under President Ronald Reagan, in the U.S. House of Representatives, as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and as Director of Central Intelligence. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Phil Grushkin. Foreword by Allan Nevins.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 140792
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Original Hilary Knight Vanity Fair Watercolor Illustration
KNIGHT, Hilary.
Hilary Knight Original Christian LaCroix Watercolor Illustration.
Rare original watercolor fashion illustration by American artist Hilary Knight for Vanity Fair. Knight was flown to Paris by Vanity Fair in 2006 to attend Paris Fashion Week, where he illustrated models from Armani, Dior, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix and Ricardo Tischi. In an envelope affixed to the rear of the framed piece is the original tissue guard featuring an inscription in Knight's hand, "Jan 24 5pm Christian LaCroix Ecole Nationale 14 Rue Bonaparte" and an arrow pointing to the gold glitter beneath the model's feet, "actual gold dust used on the runway." In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 95330
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Signed Limited First edition of Louise Gluck's FIrstborn
GLUCK, Louise.
Firstborn.
Oxford: Anvil Press Poetry, 1969.
Signed limited first edition of the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning poet's first book, one of only 50 numbered copies. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Louise Gluck on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 136043
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“Anarchism stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion and liberation of the human body from the coercion of property": Emma Goldman's Anarchism and Other Essays; Signed by Her
GOLDMAN, Emma.
Anarchism and Other Essays.
New York: Mother Earth Publishing Association, 1911.
Second revised edition of Goldman's most important collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Goldman. Boldly signed by Emma Goldman on the front free endpaper. In very good condition. With biographical sketch by Hippolyte Havel. Books signed by Goldman are rare.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 144296
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"The inspiring story of women's struggle for recognition in American public life": First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok's Ladies of Courage; Signed by Both
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor and Lorena A. Hickok.
Ladies of Courage.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1954.
First edition of Roosevelt and Hickok's tribute to women in America. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by both Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok on the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket with some wear to the extremities. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 116277
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First Edition of Leonard Cohen's Book of Mercy; Inscribed by Him to Close Friend and Record Producer Dick Asher
COHEN, Leonard.
Book of Mercy.
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1984.
First Canadian edition and true first of the author's classic collection of contemporary psalms. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Dick Asher with affection Leonard Cohen New York 1985." The recipient Dick Asher was a top executive at Columbia Records, Cohen's record label and a close friend of his. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael van Elsen. An exceptional association.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 124529
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First edition of Selected Writings of Holbrook Working; inscribed by him
WORKING, Holbrook.
Selected Writings of Holbrook Working.
Chicago: Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, 1977.
First edition of Working's selected writings. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Bill Jones, with warm good wishes, Holbrook Working." In near fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 126837
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First edition of Yukio Mishima's After the Banquet; warmly inscribed by him
MISHIMA, Yukio.
After The Banquet.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963.
First edition in English of "the biggest and most profound thing Mishima has done so far in an already distinguished career" (The New Yorker). Octavo, original half cloth. Translated from the Japanese by Donald Keene. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Preston with the author's best wishes Yukio Mishima." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Fumi Komatsu. Rare signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 129580