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“I like thinking big. I always have. To me it’s very simple: If you’re going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big": Trump: The Art of the Deal; Inscribed by Donald J. Trump
TRUMP, DONALD J. WITH TONY SCHWARTZ.
Trump: The Art of the Deal.
New York: Random House 1987.
First edition of Trump’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To James Best Donald Trump.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino. Jacket photograph by Michele Singer.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 145638
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“Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming": First Edition of Donna Tartt's The Secret History; Signed by Her and Four Times by Legendary Jacket Designer Chip Kidd
TARTT, DONNA.
The Secret History.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1992.
First edition of this contemporary literary classic and “an accomplished psychological thriller…absolutely chilling” (Village Voice). Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by Donna Tartt on the half-title page. Additionally signed four times by jacket designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel book, on the front panel of the dust jacket, on the half-title page and rear panel of the jacket. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd and Barbara De Wilde. Rare and desirable.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 145993
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“You have not chosen one another, but I have chosen you for one another": First Edition of C.S. Lewis' The Four Loves
LEWIS, C.S.
The Four Loves.
London: Geoffrey Bles 1960.
First edition of this “rare and memorable book” (Saturday Review). Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, contemporary inscription to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Michael Harvey. An exceptional example.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 145421
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Rare First Edition of Harry Markowitzs Landmark Work Portfolio Selection; Inscribed by Him
MARKOWITZ, HARRY M.
Portfolio Selection.
New York: John Wiley & Sons 1959.
First edition of the economist’s work, which revolutionized modern investment theory and practice. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For William Best Wishes Harry Markowitz.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 141319
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First Edition of The City Observed: New York: A Guide to the Architecture of Manhattan; Warmly Inscribed by Paul Goldberger
GOLDBERGER, PAUL.
The City Observed: New York: A Guide to the Architecture of Manhattan.
New York: Random House 1979.
First edition of this classic work on New York. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Edith and Martin Segal, Such treasured parts of New York that they should really be a part of this book- but even more important, valued friends. With much fondness, Paul Goldberger 16 October 1979.” The recipients, Martin E. Segal made his fortune through the Segal Company, an international consulting business, and was perhaps best known as the elder statesman of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, where he served in several leadership roles, contributed his own funds and generated substantial gifts to the organization. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by R.D. Scudellari.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 145643
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First Edition of William Faulkners Final Novel The Reivers; From the Library of fellow Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy
FAULKNER, WILLIAM [CORMAC MCCARTHY].
The Reivers: A Reminiscence.
New York: Random House 1962.
First edition of the author’s second Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of Cormac McCarthy with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. McCarthy has been widely praised as not only a disciple of Faulkner, but his literary heir. Both authors’ biblically influenced prose formed the basis of a large body of tragically intertwined, powerful narratives filled with a nostalgic yearning for an earlier, ancestral, rural America. In many ways, McCarthy picked up where Faulkner left off, further exploring and elaborating on a number of core themes including the concept of sin (including its consequences, transference, and ritualistic attempts to purify it), justification of (often savage and sacrificial) violence, and disillusionment with the moralist ideology of modern civilization. McCarthy’s writing style, particularly in his earlier work, owed much to Faulkner – in its dense prose, use of dialect, vivid imagery and descriptions of the American landscape, and fluid ambiguity of time and place. Published only three years after William Faulkner’s death and edited by Albert Erskine, who worked with Faulkner at Random House, McCarthy’s debut novel, The Orchard Keeper was awarded the 1966 William Faulkner Foundation Award and contains perhaps his most overt use of Faulknerian literary devices and mannerisms. Faulkner’s influence on McCarthy’s themes and style are also apparent to a notable degree in his fourth novel, Suttree (reminiscent of The Sound and the Fury) as well as his popular novels All the Pretty Horses, Blood Meridian, The Crossing, and The Road, where his descriptions of southern Appalachia evoke Faulkner’s fictional Mississippi county of Yoknapatawpha. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional association.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 145642
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"Don’t trust your own opinion and back your judgment until the action of the market itself confirms your opinion": RARE FIRST EDITION OF JESSE LIVERMORE’S HOW TO TRADE IN STOCKS
LIVERMORE, JESSE.
How to Trade in Stocks: The Livermore Formula for Combining Time Element and Price.
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce 1940.
First edition of the only book by Jesse Livermore, one of Wall Street’s most well-known traders. Octavo, original blue cloth, contains 16 full color charts. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 145641
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First Edition of The Eiger Sanction
TREVANIAN,.
The Eiger Sanction.
New York: Crown Publishers 1972.
First edition of the author’s classic work, basis for the 1975 film starring Clint Eastwood and George Kennedy. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 144273
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"If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two feet": First Edition of Life; Signed by Keith Richards in the year of publication
RICHARDS, KEITH.
Life: Keith Richards.
New York: Little, Brown and Company 2010.
First edition of Richards’ autobiography. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Signed and dated by the author om the year of publication on the front free-endpaper, “Keith Richards ’10.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mario J. Pulice. Front jacket photograph by David LaChapelle. Rear jacket photograph by Deborah Feingold.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145196
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“It's easy to talk to a horse if you understand his language": First Edition of Seabiscuit: An American Legend; Signed by Laura Hillenbrand and Actor Tobey Maguire
HILLENBRAND, LAURA [TOBEY MAGUIRE].
Seabiscuit: An American Legend.
New York: Random House 2001.
First edition of this best-selling work, basis for the unforgettable Academy Award-nominated film starring Tobey Maguire and Jeff Bridges. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Laura Hillenbrand on the title page and additionally signed by actor Tobey Maguire on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Andy Carpenter.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 144024