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"You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension": First edition of Twilight Zone: The Movie; signed by Robert Bloch
BLOCH, Robert.
Twilight Zone: The Movie.
New York: Warner Books, Inc , 1983.
First edition of the novelization of the classic film. 12mo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with a 16-page insert of black and white photographs from the film. Boldly signed by Robert Bloch on the title page. In near fine condition. Small hole punch in the upper right corner of the front wrapper.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 148054
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Signed Limited First Edition of A Masque of Mercy; signed by Robert Frost
FROST, Robert.
A Masque of Mercy.
New York : Henry Holt & Company, 1947.
Signed limited edition of Frost's play of the purported last chapter in the book of Job. Royal octavo, original half cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. One of 751 numbered copies boldly signed by Robert Frost in black ballpoint on the limitation page, this is number 177. In fine condition in the original publisher's slipcase which is in near fine condition.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147534
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First Edition of Charles Dickens' The Nine Christmas Numbers of All the Year Round
DICKENS, Charles.
The Nine Christmas Numbers of All the Year Round.
London: Chapman and Hall, [1859-1867].
First collected edition of all nine short stories that had first been published in Dickens' weekly magazine bound together. Octavo, half calf bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges marbled. In near fine condition.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147695
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Rare first edition of Hamilton W. Pierson's Jefferson at Monticello
PIERSON, Hamilton W. [Thomas Jefferson].
Jefferson at Monticello. The Private Life of Thomas Jefferson, from Entirely New Materials.
New York: Charles Scribner, 1862.
First edition of this exceptional biographical work on Thomas Jefferson. Royal octavo, original publisher's cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Monticello. In good condition with some bumping to the foot of the spine, scattered toning throughout, stamp to the front free endpaper, bookplates and bookplate remnants to the front and rear pastedown.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147407
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First edition of Inside South America; Inscribed by John Gunther Douglas Fairbanks by him
GUNTHER, John.
Inside South America.
New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1966.
First edition of this eye-opening study of South America, the eighth "Inside" book by John Gunther. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with a black and maps of South America. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Warmly to Douglas and Marylee Fairbanks, of the truly valued. John Gunther. NY Jan 67." From the library of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was an actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best-known for starring in such films as The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), and The…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147581
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"And so I am a revolutionary, and a most reluctant one": First Edition of The Reluctant Revolutionary; inscribed by Edward Teller
TELLER, Edward.
The Reluctant Revolutionary.
Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1960.
First edition of Teller's classic work on the role of the scientist in the nuclear age. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author Edward Teller on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 146178
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First Edition of The Struggle For Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square; Inscribed by Steven A. Cook to Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
COOK, Steven A. [Madeleine Albright].
The Struggle For Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.
First edition of this historical account of Egypt in the modern era. Octavo, original publisher's black boards, illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Association copy, inscribed by the author, 'To Secretary Albright - With admiration & respect. Enjoy! - Steven'. The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright, was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy in the Middle East with the endorsement of military action in Iraq. At the 1998 NATO summit, Albright coined the “3 Ds” of NATO,…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147351
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"This earth is our only home. She is ours to protect and cherish!": First Edition of Antarctica: The Global Warning; Warmly Inscribed by Sebastian Copeland
COPELAND, Sebastian; Foreword by Mikhail Gorbachev; Preface by Leonardo DiCaprio.
Antarctica: The Global Warning.
San Rafael, CA: Earth Aware, 2007.
First edition of this riveting collection of photographs depicting the true state of our global ecosystem. Oblong quarto, original blue cloth, illustrated with breathtaking high-resolution photographs by Sebastian Copeland throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "October 2008, To Victoria, This earth is our only home. She is ours to protect and cherish! Sebastian Copeland." Accompanied by a DVD of four video shorts. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Author photograph by Orlando Bloom.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147778
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First Edition of The Process: 1,100 Days That Changed the Middle East; Inscribed by Uri Savir to Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
SAVIR, Uri. [Madeleine Albright].
The Process: 1,100 Days That Changed the Middle East.
New York: Random House, 1998.
First edition of this first hand account of the Middle East peace process initiated in Oslo. Octavo, original publisher's half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs, maps, letters, and sketches. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, The Process that started in 1993 was based on human values and the courage of leadership. It is therefore that we look to you to lead our region to the peace we all hope and pray for, with deep respect. Uri Savir. Washington, 21.6.98." The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright, was the…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147355
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First edition of Navigating A New World: Canada's Global Future; Inscribed by Lloyd Axworthy to Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
AXWORTHY, Lloyd [Madeleine K. Albright].
Navigating A New World: Canada’s Global Future.
Canada: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2003.
First edition of this call for action from one of Canada's most eloquent statesmen and thinkers. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "To Madeleine Who always treated Canada with respect, and helped keep the salmon swimming Lloyd Axworthy." Accompanied by an autograph letter from the author, "Madeleine, Congratulations on the success of your book. Having some fun with my own, glad the tour is over. Hope you are still planning to come here in February. There is an expectant audience for you. Regards Lloyd." The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright, was the first…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147584
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First Edition of Rembrandt's Hat: Inscribed by Him to Close Friends
MALAMUD, Bernard.
Rembrandt’s Hat.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973.
First edition of this collection of short stories by the author of The Natural. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Susie and Paul, Kind good friends- Bern May 1973." The recipients, Suzanne and Paul Shrag were close friends of Malamud and brother of printmaker Karl Schrag. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Muriel Nasser. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 100043
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First Edition of Bernard Malamud's Rembrandt's Hat: Inscribed by Him to his cousins
MALAMUD, Bernard.
Rembrandt’s Hat.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973.
First edition of this collection of short stories by the author of The Natural. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication to his cousins, "For Minnie and Marshall Greetings! Bern May 1973." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Muriel Nasser. Jacket photograph by Janna Malamud.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 112873
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First Edition of The Copernican Revolution. Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
KUHN, Thomas S.
The Copernican Revolution. Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1957.
First edition of Kuhn's classic treatise. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket, which is in very good condition. Foreword by James Bryant Conant.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 126596
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"And so I am a revolutionary, and a most reluctant one": First Edition of The Reluctant Revolutionary; Signed by Edward Teller
TELLER, Edward.
The Reluctant Revolutionary.
Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1960.
First edition of Teller's classic work on the role of the scientist in the nuclear age. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Edward Teller on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 146105
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First Edition of Daniel Ellsberg's Papers on the War; Signed by Him
ELLSBERG, Daniel.
Papers on the War.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1972.
First edition of the signal work that further established Ellsberg "as one of our most refined analysts of that awful war." Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, "9 April 1973 To Julie, For peace! Dan Ellsberg." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Barbara Shapokas.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 112364
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First Edition of Crisis On the Korean Peninsula: How To Deal With a Nuclear North Korea; Inscribed by Mike Mochizuki to Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
O'HANLON, Michael; Mike Mochizuki [Madeleine K. Albright].
Crisis On the Korean Peninsula: How To Deal With a Nuclear North Korea.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003.
First edition of Michael O'Hanlon and Mike Mochizuki's broad and ambitious program for the United States and its allies to defuse North Korea's military threat. Octavo, original publisher's half cloth, illustrated with black and white maps, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Dear Secretary Albright, With great esteem and fondness Mike." The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright, was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147590
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Rare George H. W. Bush Vice Presidential Fountain Pen
BUSH, George H. W.
George H. W. Bush Vice Presidential Fountain Pen.
Rare George H. W. Bush Vice Presidential Fountain Pen bearing Bush's signature in facsimile. Housed in the original pen box bearing the seal of the Vice President of the United States. In fine condition requiring the nib insert.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 114942
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"Life is a circle you come back to a lot of interests that you had early in life": First Edition of In Search of Memory; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning Scientist Eric Kandel
KANDEL, Eric R.
In Search Of Memory.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2006.
First edition of the scientist's autobiography which deals with the groundbreaking work on the biological process of memory, which earned him the Nobel Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For John Life is a circle you come back to a lot of interests that you had early in life. With warm regards Eric Kandel." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 110821
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“Beauty lay not in the thing, but in what the thing symbolized”: The Wessex Novels of Thomas Hardy
HARDY, Thomas.
The Wessex Novels of Thomas Hardy. [Including Far from the Madding Crowd; The Mayor of Casterbridge; The Trumpet-Major; Tess of the D’Urbervilles; A Pair of Blue Eyes; Two on a Tower; The Return of the Native; Desperate Remedies; Wessex Tales.]
London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, c. 1896.
The American edition of Thomas Hardy's Wessex Novels. Octavo, seventeen volumes bound in the original publisher's cloth with gilt titles to the spines, author's initials stamped in gilt to the front panels, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece to each volume, author's signature in facsimile opposite the frontispiece of volume I. In very good condition with some toning to the spines, ownership signature and gift inscription to the front free endpaper of some volumes. The first uniform and collected edition of Hardy's works in America.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 147342