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WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF; INSCRIBED BY EDWARD ALBEE
ALBEE, Edward.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
New York: Scribner Classic, 2003.
First Scribner’s classic edition of Albee’s masterpiece. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Edward Albee 2005 Signed by Joel Haber- With pleasure!” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 115441
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"who is proof that beauty does not rule out compentency Saul Alinsky p.s. also my favorite reporter": SAUL ALINSKY'S First BOOK, Reveille FOR RADICALS; INSCRIBED BY HIM to Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist Loise Wille
ALINSKY, Saul.
Reveille For Radicals.
New York: Vintage Books, 1969.
New edition of the first book by the famed Chicago activist who “influenced generations of community and labor organizers, including the church-based group hiring a young Barack Obama to work on Chicago’s South Side in the 1980s” (ANB). Octavo, original wrappers. A new edition of Alinsky’s classic first book. A very good copy with a light crease to the top front corner and some toning to the pages. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half title page, “To Lois who is proof that beauty does not rule out compentency Saul Alinsky p.s. also my favorite reporter.” Also includes a laid in folded note by Alinsky as well. A nice association copy as the recipient, Loise Wille, was a two time Pulitzer Prize winning Chicago journalist. In near fine condition.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 110823
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First Edition of Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?: The story of America's last hero; Inscribed by Joe Dimaggio
ALLEN, Maury [Joe DiMaggio].
Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?: The Story of America’s Last Hero.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1975.
First edition of this classic work on DiMaggio. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the subject on the front free endpaper, “To Wayne Best wishes Joe DiMaggio.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mark Rubin.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 120876
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First Edition of Woody Allen’s Second Collection of Stories, Signed by Him
ALLEN, Woody.
Without Feathers.
New York: Random House, 1975.
First edition of Allen’s second book. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Woody Allen in a contemporary signature on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 103771
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First Edition of Eric Ambler's The Care of Time; Warmly inscribed by Him
AMBLER, Eric.
The Care of Time.
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1981.
First edition of this novel by the author of The Mask of Dimitrios. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Anna Sklar, with best wishes from the conspirator, Eric Ambler.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson. Jacket photograph by Stephen Cornwell.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 106379
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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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"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind": Photograph of Neil Armstrong; Signed by Him
ARMSTRONG, Neil.
Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph.
Original color photograph of Neil Armstrong, boldly inscribed by him. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15.25 inches by 13.25 inches.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 101188
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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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"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 The Bullies of Wall Street; inscribed by sheila bair
BAIR, Sheil.
The Bullies of Wall Street: This is How Greed Messed Ups Our Economy.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2015.
First edition of this memoir of by the former head of the FDIC. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For John- A Main Street perspective on the crisis. Hope you like it. Sheila Bair.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lucy Ruth Cummins.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 103497
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First Edition of James Baldwin's Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone; Inscribed by Him
BALDWIN, James.
Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone.
New York: The Dial Press, 1968.
First edition of this major work by Baldwin. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Kathleen Peace- James Baldwin.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 106735
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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; Inscribed by Him to Sally Soames
BELLOW, Saul.
Herzog.
London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1965.
First British edition of the author’s second of three National Book Award winning novels, which was and remains an unprecedented literary accomplishment. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Sally S. from S. Bellow Best wishes Oct 10 ’91 Chicago, Ill.” The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusively black and white portraits of many of the most prominent figures of the 20th century including Menachem Begin, Margaret Atwood, Margaret Thatcher, Sean Connery, Rudolf Nureyev, Alec Guinness and Andy Warhol. Soames, who was known to be a warm and personal journalist, performed extensive research on the subjects of her photographs and developed intimate rapports with them during her process resulting in intimate and revealing portraits. In addition to the several world leaders Soames came to know and photograph, she captured the creative energy and personality of some of the world’s most gifted authors, poets, and playwrights. She published two books of photographs during her lifetime, Manpower (1987) with text by Robin Morgan and an introduction by Harold Evans and Writers (1995) with a preface by Norman Mailer. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by John Griffiths.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 118261
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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
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, original blue cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “Best Wishes Saul Bellow Philadelphia March 3, 1968.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamson.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 107467
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First Edition of Freud and Man's Soul; Lengthily Inscribed by Bruno Bettelheim
BETTELHEIM, Bruno.
Freud and Man’s Soul.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983.
First edition of this “vital…an eloquent attempt to reclaim Freud’s reputation in America” (The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “To Margaret with my best wishes for Christmas and a Happy New Year Love Bruno.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 103369
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First Edition of In Defense of Globalization; Inscribed by Jagdish Bhagwati
BHAGWATI, Jaqdish.
In Defense of Globalization.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
First edition of this “outstandingly effective book” (The Economist). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Fannie with warm regards, Professor Bhagwati.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kathleen M. Lynch.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 107289
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First Edition of I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust; Inscribed by Livia Bitton-Jackson
BITTON-JACKSON, Livia.
I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1997.
First edition of this powerful memoir. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on front free endpaper, “April 1998 For with all good wishes, Livia Bitton-Jackson.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Zakris.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 105841
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First Edition of John Bogle's Character Counts: The Creation and Building of the Vanguard Group; Inscribed by Him
BOGLE, John.
Character Counts : The Creation and Building of the Vanguard Group.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002.
First edition of the story of how Vanguard was born, why it has flourished, and what leadership principles and management practices fostered its development. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “To Jay Goulart, With best wishes to one of Sandys heroes! John C. Bogle April 6, 2002.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tom Stvan.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 106342
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First Edition of Geraldine Brooks's March; Signed by Her
BROOKS, Geraldine.
March: A Novel.
New York: The Viking Press, 1005.
First edition of the author’s second novel, which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Geraldine Brooks. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Helen Yentus.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 104117
