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"The secret of my success is that I always managed to live to fly another day": CHUCK YEAGER BELL X-1 SPEED OF SOUND SIGNED AUTO ROCKET
YEAGER, Chuck.
Chuck Yeager Signed Bell X-1 Speed of Sound Auto Rocket.
Model of the Bell X-1, boldly signed by pilot Chuck Yeager. The piece measures 14 inches in length, 10 inches in height and 11 inches in width. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 100398
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"I believe in deeply ordered chaos": First Edition of Francis Bacon; Inscribed by Him
BACON, Francis] John Russell.
Francis Bacon.
London: Methuen, 1964.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on Francis Bacon. Octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed on the front free endpaper, "For George with all best wishes Francis Bacon." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph of Bacon on the front panel by Cecil Beaton.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 102743
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First Edition of Values of Non-Atomic Games; Inscribed by Bob Aumann to Fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow
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.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 105744
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"Congratulations on a century of achievement": Photograph of Neil Armstrong; Signed by Him
ARMSTRONG, Neil.
Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph.
Original color photograph of Neil Armstrong, boldly inscribed by him, "To ___ ____ _____- Congratulations on a century of achievement Neil Armstrong." Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15.25 inches by 13.25 inches.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 117575
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Bobby Jones Signed Photograph
JONES, Bobby (Robert Tyre Jones.
Bobby Jones Signed Photograph.
Black and white photograph of Bobby Jones swinging a wood on the fairway. Boldly inscribed by Jones in his earlier signature, "For Art With best wishes Robert T. Jones, Jr." Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.25 inches by 18.25 inches.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 102464
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First Edition of David Dreman's Psychology and the Stock Market: Investment Strategy Beyond Random Walk; Inscribed by Him to Close Friend Keniston P. Merrill
DREMAN, David N.
Psychology and the Stock Market: Investment Strategy Beyond Random Walk.
New York: AMACOM, 1977.
First edition of Dreman's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to close friend Keniston Merrill, "To Ken With all good wishes David." The recipient, Keniston P. Merrill worked as a financial analyst for TIAA-CREF in New York City from 1957-1964. In 1965, he joined The Five Arrow's Fund as a financial analyst. Five Arrows later became New Court Securities and then Rothschild, Inc. where Ken rose to Managing Director. In 1982, Ken left Rothschild and joined National Life Insurance Company in Montpelier as Chief Investment Officer and President and Chief…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 106537
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"The strange thing was there were times she felt she liked him very much": First Edition of Bernard Malamud's Assistant; Signed by him
MALAMUD, Bernard.
Assistant.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1957.
First edition of Malamud's second novel, which went on to win the Daroff Fiction Award from the Jewish Book Council of America and the Award of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Bernard Malamud on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a chip to the crown of the spine. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 100488
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Rare elaboratley bound Victorian Era Guest Book
19th Century Victorian Era Blank Guest Book.
Elaborately bound 19th century Victorian era guest book. Large folio, elaborately bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine and front panel reading "Liber Salutatorum [Book of Salutations] London 1848," elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and scrolling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition with every page left blank and with no inscriptions.
Price: $1,850.00 Item Number: 139520
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"the brave adventurer, the good companion, my love": First Edition of Nothing More To Declare; Inscribed by John Clellon Holmes to His Wife
HOLMES, John Clellon.
Nothing More To Declare.
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1967.
First edition of this notable assessment of the literature of the Beats and their contemporaries, with essays on Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Gershon Legman and Jay Landesman. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his wife on the front free endpaper, "For Shirley- the brave adventurer, the good companion, my love- John Feb. 3, 1967." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Omin. An exceptional association copy.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 103995
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"No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done": Chuck Yeager Signed Bell X-5 Experimental Research Plane
YEAGER, Chuck.
Chuck Yeager Signed Bell X-5 Experimental Research Plane.
Display model of the Bell X-5 experimental research plane, boldly signed by pilot Chuck Yeager. The piece measures 8.5 inches in height, 13 inches in height and 8.5 inches in width. In fine condition.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 103598
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ROYAL CHRISTMAS CARD INSCRIBED BY PRINCESS DIANA; WITH AN ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE TWO YOUNG PRINCES WILLIAM AND HARRY
DIANA, Princess of Wales; Prince William and Harry.
Princess Diana Signed Christmas Card.
Royal 1992 Christmas card bearing two gilt royal seals to the front panel and an original black and white photograph of the young Princes William and Harry. Boldly inscribed by Diana, "To Jon Ali, love from the four of us, Diana." In fine condition. The card measures 12 inches by 8 inches.
Price: $1,650.00 Item Number: 103875
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"I am out of my mind, it's all right with me, thought Moses Herzog": First Edition of Saul Bellow's Herzog; Signed by Him and Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
BELLOW, Saul.
Herzog.
New York: The Viking Press, 1964.
First edition of the author's second of three National Book Award winning novels, which was and remains an unprecedented literary accomplishment. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Signed by Saul Bellow on a page bound in. In fine condition.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 142269
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First Edition of Thomas J. Sargent's Macroeconomic Theory; Inscribed by Him
SARGENT, Thomas J.
Macroeconomic Theory.
New York: Academic Press, 1979.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To James Best wishes, Thomas J. Sargent." In near fine condition, name to the front free endpaper.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 106789
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"Rules are made for people who aren't willing to make up their own": Chuck Yeager Signed Glamorous Glennis III F-15 Aircraft Model
YEAGER, Chuck.
Chuck Yeager Signed Glamorous Glennis III F-15 Aircraft Model.
Model of the Glamorous Glennis III F-15 speed of sound aircraft, boldly signed by pilot Chuck Yeager. The piece measures 16 inches in length, 10 inches in height and 12 inches in width. In fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 106598
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"It’s dollars and cents, nickels and dimes; war and peace"; First Edition of The Price; Inscribed by Arthur Miller to his Editor
MILLER, Arthur.
The Price.
New York: The Viking Press, 1968.
First edition of this play by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his editor on the front free endpaper, "Dear Aaron Thanks Arthur March, 1968." Asher also edited Saul Bellow, Philip Roth and many others. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamson.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 105622
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First Edition of The Language of Post-Modern Architecture; Signed by Charles Jencks
JENCKS, Charles.
The Language of Post-Modern Architecture.
New York: Rizzoli, 1977.
First edition of Jencks' classic work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Signed by Charles Jencks on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 108009
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First Edition of Eugene O'Neill's Lazarus Laughed and Dynamo; inscribed by him
O'NEILL, Eugene.
Lazarus Laughed and Dynamo: Two Plays by Eugene O’Neill.
London: Johnathan Cape, 1929.
First edition of this collection of two of the great playwright's works including the long theo-philosophical meditation, Lazarus Laughed, which called for more than one hundred actors making up a masked chorus. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt author's signature to the front panel. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mrs. Oster with all good wishes Eugene O'Neill 1931." Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 104924
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First Edition of Robert Shiller's Market Volatility; Signed by Him and John Campbell
SHILLER, Robert J.
Market Volatility.
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1989.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed on the title page by both Robert J. Shiller and John Campbell, who co-authored one of the articles included in this work. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 103779
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First Edition of As Ding Saw Hoover; Inscribed by both the Author and President Hoover
DARLING, Jay N. [Herbert Hoover].
As Ding Saw Hoover.
Ames, Iowa: The Iowa State College Press, 1954.
First edition of "Ding" Darling's editorial cartoons regarding President Hoover. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Hoover on the front free endpaper, "To Mr. and Mrs. Ken Browne the good wishes of Herbert Hoover." Additionally inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To the Ken Brownes With warm appreciation of friendship and kindred association over many years to you and all those who like Hoover hold high respect for the responsibilities of good citizenship in practice as well as idealism. Sincerely Jay N. Darling Ding." Edited by John M. Henry. Introduction by W.W. Waymack. In near fine…
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 102472
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“The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all": Signed Photograph of Jawaharlal Nehru
NEHRU, Jawaharlal.
Jawaharlal Nehru Photograph Signed.
Signed photograph of the first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. Signed and dated by Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru 1957." Accompanied by the original typed transmittal letter signed by Nehru, dated 21st June 1957 , and addressed to Mr. Tore Johansen which reads, 'Dear friend, I have received you letter of the 20th June 1957 for which I thank you. I am sending you a photograph of mine. With all good wishes to you, "Yours sincerely Jawaharlal Nehru."' In fine condition. The photograph measures 5.5 inches by 4.75 inches.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 104620
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"Knock, and it shall be opened unto you": First Edition of Sean O'Casey's I Knock At The Door; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
O'CASEY, Sean.
I Knock At The Door: Swift Glances Back at Things That Made Me.
London: Macmillan & Co, 1939.
First edition of this autobiography by the famed Irish playwright. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, "To Joe Cummins, with deep affection, from Sean O'Casey remembering many delightful Dublin chats round his surgery firesides. Devon 1939. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 108016
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“THE ONLY THING NEW IN THIS WORLD IS THE HISTORY THAT YOU DON'T KNOW”: President Trumans Mr. Citizen; Inscribed by Him
TRUMAN, Harry S.
Mr. Citizen.
New York: Bernard Geis, 1960.
First edition, early printing of this collection of articles written by President Truman after leaving the White House. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed on the half-title page, "To Theodore R Racoosin from Harry Truman Kind regards." The recipient, Theodore Racoosin was a noted Jewish leader, who was active in many major undertakings for Israel in the United States. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 111871
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First collected edition of Aldous Huxley's Grey Eminence; finely bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe
HUXLEY, Aldous.
Grey Eminence: A Study in Religion and Politics.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1956.
First collected edition of Huxley's biography of French monk François Leclerc du Tremblay. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 130128
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"The only tired I was, was tired of giving in": Rosa Parks: My Story; Signed by Her
PARKS, Rosa.
Rosa Parks: My Story.
New York: Dial Books, 1992.
First edition, early printing of Parks' autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, "11/21/94 Rosa Parks." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jane Byers Bierhorst. Written with Jim Haskins.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 138034
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First edition of The National Being; signed and with an original drawing by George Russell
RUSSELL, George [A.E].
The National Being: Some Thoughts On An Irish Polity.
Dublin and London: Maunsel & Company, Ltd, 1916.
First edition of Russell's essay on the nation of Ireland. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Signed by the author and with an original colored pencil and ink drawing of the hills of Ireland on the title page, "George Russell A.E." In near fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 110589
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First Edition of Andrew Tobias' The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need; Lengthily Signed by Him
TOBIAS, Andrew.
The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "The only ever! Best wishes 37 years (and six updated editions) later....Andrew 4/15." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Seymour Chwast.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 106588
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Edward Everett Hale's The Man Without a Country; lengthily inscribed by him
HALE, Edward Everett.
The Man Without a Country.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1898.
Early printing of Hale's classic short story. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, stamped bald eagle vignette to the front panel, illustrated with engravings including tissue-guarded frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, "Charles Wolcott from Mrs. Hubbard with the best wishes of Edward E. Hale March 10, 1902." With a photograph of the author tipped in beneath the inscription. In very good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 105108
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Israel M. Kirzner's Market Theory and the Price System; Signed by Him
KIRZNER, Israel M.
Market Theory and the Price System.
Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2011.
First edition of the second volume of the collected works of Kirzner. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Israel M. Kirzner on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Peter J. Boettke and Frédéric Sautet.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 104622
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First Edition of Jack Nicklaus' Golf My Way; Inscribed by him
NICKLAUS, Jack.
Golf My Way.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1974.
First edition of this classic golf instructional. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated by Jim McQueen. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front endpaper, "To John Good Golfing Jack Nicklaus." Fine in a near fine jacket. Written with Ken Bowden.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 106534
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Signed limited first edition of James Clavell's The Noble House
CLAVELL, James.
Noble House.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1981.
Signed limited first edition of “Clavell’s biggest triumph yet . . . storytelling done with dash and panache . . . a rousing read" (Washington Post). Octavo, original leather, all edges gilt, original slipcase. Signed by James Clavell. Fine in a fine slipcase.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 142063
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First Edition of Herbert Warren Wind's On the Tour with Harry Sprague; Inscribed by Him To Gene Sarazen
WIND, Herbert Warren. [Gene Sarazen].
On the Tour with Harry Sprague.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960.
First edition of this work by America’s greatest golf writer cracks wise in this humorous peek inside the life and mind of an up-and-coming young pro. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with drawings. Association copy, inscribed by the author on front free endpaper to Gene Sarazen, "For Gene Thanking you for my most recent pleasure at the Centenary British Open With all good wishes Herb Wind." The recipient Gene Sarazen was a professional golfer and the winner of seven major championships. He is one of five players (along with Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods) to win each of the four majors…
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 104292
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"The secret of good summer food is the freshness of ingredients": Elizabeth David's Summer Cooking; Signed by Her
DAVID, Elizabeth.
Summer Cooking.
London: Dorling Kindersley, 1985.
First edition of the re-issue of this classic work. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Elizabeth David on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Line drawings by Adrian Daintrey. Photograph of Elizabeth David by Cecil Beaton.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 105488
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Commemorative Cover Signed by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
HILLARY, Edmund and Tenzing Norgay.
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Signed Commemorative Cover.
Commemorative cover with an inlaid medallion honoring the 25th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, boldly signed by both Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Housed in its original presentation folder, the cover measures 8 inches by 4.5 inches. In fine condition. An exceptional piece of mountaineering history, signed by the two individuals who ascended Mount Everest.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 138460
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“Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation": First Edition of Jack Nicklaus' Golf My Way; Inscribed by him
NICKLAUS, Jack.
Golf My Way.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1974.
First edition of this classic golf instructional. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated by Jim McQueen. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author opposite the title page, "To John all the best Jack Nicklaus." Fine in a near fine jacket. Written with Ken Bowden. Foreword by Jack Grout.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 140089
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First Edition of Market Structure and Foreign Trade; Inscribed by Paul Krugman to Fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow
HELPMAN, Elhanan and Paul R. Krugman [Kenneth J. Arrow].
Market Structure and Foreign Trade: Increasing Returns, Imperfect Competition, and the International Economy.
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1985.
First edition of this work important work on foreign trade. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Krugman to fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow on the title page, "For Ken Paul K." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Angelynn Grant. From the library of Kenneth Arrow.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 105886
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First edition of Thomas Griffith Taylor's With Scott: The Silver Lining; from the library of American Polar Explorer William Davies with his ownership inscription
TAYLOR, Thomas Griffith.
With Scott: The Silver Lining.
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1916.
First edition of Antarctic explorer Griffith Taylor's firsthand account of his experience as part of Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition. Quarto, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated penguin vignette to the front panel, illustrated with engravings including frontispiece. From the library of American geologist and polar explorer of William E. Davies with his ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, "William E. Davies Dec. 30, 1938." Davies explored the Appalachian Mountains, Greenland, and Antarctica, where the Davies Escarpment is named after him. In near fine condition. A nice…
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 106851