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First edition of Going Critical: The First North Korean Nuclear Crisis; From the library of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
WIT, Joel S.; Daniel B. Poneman; Robert L. Gallucci [Madeleine K. Albright].
Going Critical: The First North Korean Nuclear Crisis.
Washington, D.C: Brookings Institution Press, 2004.
First edition of this account where three former U. S. officials trace the efforts that led to the dismantling of North Korea's plutonium production program. Octavo, original publisher's half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright." 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…
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 147577
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First Edition of The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal; Inscribed by Jared Diamond
DIAMOND, Jared.
The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal.
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1992.
First edition of this early work by the award-winning scientist. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by Jared Diamond on the front free endpaper to noted book collector Larry Owens. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 5524
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First edition of Joseph Conrad's Laughing Anne and One Day More
CONRAD, Joseph.
Laughing Anne and One Day More.
London: John Castle, 1924.
First British edition of two plays from prolific writer Joseph Conrad. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Introduction by John Galsworthy. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 147552
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First Edition of Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Hueffer's The Nature of a Crime
CONRAD, Joseph; F.M. Hueffer [Ford Madox Ford].
The Nature of a Crime.
London: Duckworth and Co, 1924.
First British edition of the last of three books written by Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Hueffer. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 147555
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“And what is death, if not a face at peace - its artistic perfection": First Edition of Vladimir Nabokov's Despair
NABOKOV, Vladimir.
Despair.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1966.
First American edition of this inventive and richly derisive story of Hermann, a man who undertakes the perfect crime--his own murder. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. A very sharp example.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 140005
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"Signed for whoever buys this book to aid the cause of peace": Theodore Dreiser's America is Worth Saving; Inscribed by Him
DREISER, Theodore.
America is Worth Saving.
New York: Modern Age Books, 1941.
First edition, second printing of this work by the author of Carrie. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "Signed for whoever buys this book to aid the cause of peace by Theodore Dreiser Hollywood. April- 1941." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 112359
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First edition of William Faulkner's Mirrors of Chartres Street
FAULKNER, William; William Van O'Connor; Mary Demopoulos.
Mirrors of Chartres Street.
Minneapolis, MN: Faulkner Studies, 1953.
First limited edition of this collection of stories and sketches from the New Orleans 'Times-Picayune.' Octavo, original publisher's cloth, cover photograph by Clell Mize. Introduction by William Van O'Connor and illustrated by Mary Demopoulos. One of one thousand numbered copies with this being number 272. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 147557
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Signed Limited Edition of Eugene O'Neill's Emperor Jones; Signed By Him
O'NEILL, Eugene.
The Emperor Jones.
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1928.
Signed limited first edition, one of 750 examples, this is number 472. Signed by Eugene O'Neill. Illustrated by Alexander King. In fine condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 43896
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Signed Limited Edition of Eugene O'Neill's Emperor Jones; Signed By Him
O'NEILL, Eugene.
The Emperor Jones.
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1928.
Signed limited first edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author, this is number 274. Quarto, original boards. Signed by Eugene O'Neill. Illustrated by Alexander King. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 117631
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First Edition of Alan Paton's Cry The Beloved Country
PATON, Alan.
Cry, the Beloved Country.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1948.
First edition of Paton’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. An exceptional example.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 145917
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Limited First Edition of George R.R. Martin's The Skin Trade; Signed by him and Rick Berry
MARTIN, George R.R. [Rick Berry].
The Skin Trade.
WSFA Press, 2013.
Signed limited first edition of this award winning novella by master storyteller George R.R. Martin. Octavo, original cloth, with black and white illustrations by Rick Berry. Boldy signed by the author and artist on the second free endpaper. One of five hundred numbered copies, this is number 27. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 147754
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First Edition of John Irving's A Widow for One Year; Signed by Him
IRVING, John.
A Widow for One Year.
New York: Alred A. Knopf, 1998.
First Canadian edition of Irving's powerful ninth novel. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Ken With my appreciation John Irving." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner. Book design by Victoria Wong.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 137631
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God's Grace
MALAMUD, Bernard.
God’s Grace.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982.
First edition of Malamud's eighth and final novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Susie and Paul Old friends with affection Bern." The recipients, Suzanne and Paul Shrag were close friends of Malamud and brother of printmaker Karl Schrag. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 100056
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First Edition of The Ice Dragon; Signed by George R.R. Martin
MARTIN, George R.R.
The Ice Dragon.
New York: Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2014.
First edition of this poignant fantasy novella by George R.R. Martin. Octavo, original boards, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by George R.R. Martin on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket art and illustrations throughout by Luis Royo.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 147755
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Electrosurgery in Dentistry; Inscribed by Maurice J. Oringer
ORINGER, Maurice J.
Electrosurgery in Dentistry.
Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company, 1968.
Early edition of this work on the use of electrosurgery in modern dentistry. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustarted with black and white photographs throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, "To Dr. Walter Kindiak With sincere great wishes of the author. Maurice J. Oringer." In near fine condition with light rubbing to the crown and foot of the spine and light toning.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 147798
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First Edition of The Journey Back; Inscribed by Johanna Reiss
REISS, Johanna.
The Journey Back.
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1976.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication, "To ___ _____ Love and peace Johanna Reiss October '76 Nice to see you again." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 5522
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The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization; Signed by Peter Senge
SENGE, Peter M.
The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization.
New York: Doubleday, 1990.
Early printing of Senge's bestselling classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Senge on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Whitney Cookman.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 58934
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First Edition of Walker Percy's Lost in the the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book; Signed by Him
PERCY, Walker.
Lost in the the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1983.
First edition of this "original and imaginative work" (The Wall Stree Journal). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Walker Percy on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sigrid Spaeth.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 95398
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“Weakness is doubly weak by being new”: the Works of Thomas Hardy
HARDY, Thomas.
The Works of Thomas Hardy. [Including Far from the Madding Crowd; Two on a Tower; The Return of the Native.]
New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1895].
The Thin Paper Edition of Books by Thomas Hardy. Duodecimo, six volumes bound in the original publisher's sheepskin with gilt titles and elaborate botanical tooling to the spines, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece to each volume. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities, book plate to the front pastedown of 'Jude the Obscure', ownership signatures to some volumes. A charming set.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 147346
