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“Enlightenments, like accidents, happen only to prepared minds": First Edition of Models of My Life; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Herbert A. Simon
SIMON, Herbert A.
Models of My Life.
New York: Basic Books, 1991.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Dwight Harris with best wishes, Herbert A. Simon 3 November 1994." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 5012
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The breaking of the wave cannot explain the whole sea": First Edition of Vladimir Nabokov's The Real Life of Sebastian Knight
NABOKOV, Vladimir.
The Real Life of Sebastian Knight.
Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1941.
First edition of Nabokov's first novel published in English, one of only 1,500 copies printed. Octavo, original burlap weave. In fine condition. A very nice example.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 73096
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"I hereby pledge myself to be helpful, obedient, loyal, courteous and trustworthy": Rare first edition of the official guide to the Tarzan Clans of America
BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice.
Tarzan Clans of American: Official Guide.
Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, 1939.
First edition of this Official Guide for members of the Tarzan Clans of America, a special division of Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan series. Octavo, original wrappers as issued, laid in is a membership application fee and two bookplates from the library of Roy and Dela White. In fine condition. A charming example in exceptional condition.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 90419
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First Edition of Buzz Aldrin's Men From Earth; Inscribed by Him and co-author Malcolm McConnell
ALDRIN, Buzz and Malcolm McConnell.
Men From Earth.
New York: Bantam Books, 1989.
First edition of Aldrin's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Buzz Aldrin on the half-title page, :To Bob Best Wishes Buzz Aldrin" and by the co-author opposite the title page, "To Bob - Best regards Malcolm McConnell." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by One Plus Studio. Written with Malcolm McConnell.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 144989
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Rare photograph signed by THE PILOT OF THE ENOLA GAY, PAUL TIBBETS
TIBBETS, Paul W.
Paul Tibbets Signed Photograph.
Rare black and white photograph of the pilot of the Enola Gay, Paul Tibbets. Signed and dated by Tibbets, "Paul Tibbets, Pilot 6 AUG 1945." The entire piece measures 10 by 8 inches. In fine condition.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 115643
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"One of the most remarkable and adventurous small boat voyages of modern times": First edition of Commander R. D. Graham's Rough Passage; from the library of adventurer and explorer Steve Fossett
GRAHAM, Commander R.D. Introduction by Claud Worth.
Rough Passage.
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood & Sons Ltd, 1936.
First edition of Graham's narrative of his solo voyage across the Atlantic to Newfoundland, Labrador, and Bermuda on the Yacht Emanuel. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, with maps and illustrations including frontispiece. From the library of of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon Spirit of Freedom. He completed the 2002 trip in 13 days, 8 hours, and 33 minutes and set records for both the Longest Distance Flown Solo in a…
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 112063
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"Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball": Mickey Mantle's The Mick; signed by Him
MANTLE, Mickey.
The Mick.
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1985.
First edition of the Yankee legend's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Mickey Mantle on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Written with Herb Gluck.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 145623
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First Edition of A First Family of Tasajara; inscribed by Bret Harte
HARTE, Bret.
A First Family of Tasajara.
London: Macmillan and Co, 1891.
First edition of Harte's classic work. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "with the best New Years greetings from Bret Harte London Jan. '92." In near fine condition. Rare and desirable.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 96090
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Rare First edition of Mark Mills Pomeroy's The Life and Public Services of Benjamin F. Butler, Major-General in the Army of the Republican Party
POMEROY, M. M.
The Life and Public Services of Benjamin F. Butler, Major-General in the Army of the Republican Party.
New York: M. M. Pomeroy, 1868.
First edition of Pomeroy's scathing satirical biography of Union Army General Benjamin Butler. 12mo, engraved illustrated title page. Lacking the front wrapper. In very good condition. Very rare.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 139376
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"This First Edition...with warm regards": First Edition of David McCullough’s National Book Award-Winning Work The Path Between the Seas; Warmly Inscribed by Him
MCCULLOUGH, David.
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1977.
First edition of the author's National Book Award–winning epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with two detailed maps and 80 photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "This first edition is for Bette and John with warm regards David McCullough Hillsdale College 2006." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket painting and design by Wendell Minor. Photograph by Rosalee McCullough.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 117653
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First edition, advance reading copy of Ken Follett's Jackdaws; inscribed by him to Erica Jong and Ken Burrows
FOLLETT, Ken [Erica Jong].
Jackdaws.
New York: Dutton, 2001.
Advance reading copy of the first edition of the New York Times bestselling author’s classic World War II spy thriller. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page,"To Ken + Erica - with love, Ken Follett." The recipients, American writer Erica Jong and lawyer Kenneth David Burrows were married in August of 1989. Erica Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which became famously controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. Written in the first person and narrated by its protagonist,…
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 142632
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“Life, it turns out, is infinitely more clever and adaptable than anyone had ever supposed": First edition of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes
DOYLE, Arthur Conan.
The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes.
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927.
First American edition of this collection of the last 12 Sherlock Holmes short stories. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Ownership inscription. In very good condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 139725
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First edition, first issue of Mark Twain's Punch, Brothers, Punch!; in the publisher's rare variant blue cloth
TWAIN, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens].
Punch, Brothers, Punch! and Other Sketches.
New York: Slote, Woodman & Co, 1898.
First edition, first issue with the author's name in Roman type on the title page, "health offi. . could" on the 4th line from the bottom of page 91, and 13 lines of text on page 101. BAL 3378. Octavo, original publisher's bright blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, pale yellow endpapers. In very good condition with rubbing to the crown of the spine. Rare and desirable in the publisher's variant blue cloth.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 137252
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Rare original Paul A. Samuelson Research Memorandum
SAMUELSON, Paul A.
Market Mechanisms and Maximization, III: Dynamics and Linear Programming.
Santa Monica, California: The Rand Corporation, 1949.
Rare original research memorandum written by Paul A. Samuelson providing a simple introduction to the dynamic problems of maximizing as investigated by von Neumann and Dantzig. Octavo, 23 pages typescript on original Project Rand Research Memorandum letterhead. Assigned to Lt. R. S. Weinberg, USAF. In near fine condition.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 88162
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Rare Original Theodore Roosevelt 'Perfec' Stereograph Card; Produced By Historic Bennington Vermont Optical Company H.C. White
ROOSEVELT, Theodore.
Original Theodore Roosevelt ‘Perfec’ Stereograph Card.
Bennington, Vermont: H.C. White Co, 1902.
Rare original Theodore Roosevelt 'Perfec' stereograph card featuring two views of Roosevelt in the Cabinet Room of the White House. The card measures 7 inches by 3.5 inches.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 96585
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"We may all have stopped smoking but we continue to burn": First Edition of Luc Sante's No Smoking; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
SANTE, Luc.
No Smoking.
New York: Assouline Publishing, 2004.
First edition of this comical book regarding smoking. Octavo, original illustrated cardstock, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For John We may all have stopped smoking but we continue to burn. Luc Sante." Fine in a fine slipcase, with the plastic packaging still present on the lower half of the box.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 38221
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"The time your game is most vulnerable is when you're ahead; never let up": First Edition of The Education of a Tennis Player; Signed by Rod Laver and Bud Collins
LAVER, Rod with Bud Collins.
The Education of a Tennis Player.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1971.
First edition of the tennis legend's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, profusely illustrated with photographs, many illustrating instructional techniques. Signed by both Rod Laver and co-author on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket showing only light wear. Jacket design by Bob Eichinger.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 140055
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"Let us, then, be up and doing, with a heart for any fate": William Kennedy’s Ironweed; Signed by him
KENNEDY, William.
Ironweed.
New York: The Viking Press, 1983.
First edition of Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half gray cloth. Signed by William Kennedy on the title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 132767
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First edition of Mark Twain's What Is Man?
TWAIN, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens].
What Is Man?
London: Watts & Co, 1910.
First trade edition of this uncommon Twain title. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of leading Twain authority and publisher John Gerber with his bookplate to the pastedown. Gerber served as head of the English Department at the University of Iowa for many years following the end of World War II when American literature was beginning to replace the role of English literature in American schools and colleges. Gerber was instrumental in the publication of a new uniform edition of Mark Twain's works, which was finally published as the Iowa-California edition of the Works of Mark Twain beginning in 1972,…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 137544
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"The noble goals of science have something to do with the attainment of truth": First edition of Philip Kitcher's The Advancement of Science; Inscribed by him to Hilary Putnam
KITCHER, Philip.
The Advancement of Science: Science Without Legend, Objectivity Without Illusions.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993.
First edition of well-known philosopher Philip Kitcher's treatise on the philosophy of science. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to fellow philosopher Hilary Putnam, "For Hilary, with very best wishes, Philip." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ann Lowe. An exceptional association.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 88090