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"The motto "Be Prepared" has stood me in good stead over the years": First edition of Economics: An Introductory Analysis; With a rare Letter Signed by Paul A. Samuelson
SAMUELSON, Paul A.
Economics: An Introductory Analysis.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1948.
First edition of this landmark work in modern economics having sold 4 million copies in 40 languages. Octavo, original cloth. With a rare signed note from Samuelson laid in. The response is from a letter from a boy scout dated March 16, 1971. Samuelson's response is "The motto "Be Prepared" has stood me in good stead over the years. Paul A. Samuelson." The book and letter are both in near fine condition. Rare and desirable.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 117396
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One of only 500 Signed Limited Edition 25th Anniversary edition; Signed by Eric Carle with an original drawing of a Caterpillar
CARLE, Eric.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
New York: Philomel, 1994.
One of only 500 signed limited edition of the 25th Anniversary edition of this classic work. Oblong quarto, original silver boards. Signed by Eric Carle with an original drawing on the front panel. In fine condition as is the original cardboard box.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 20036
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Finely Bound Set of the Novels of Victor Hugo
HUGO, Victor.
The Novels of Victor Hugo.
Boston : Dana Estes, n.d.
The Illustrated Cabinet edition of the novels of Victor Hugo. Octavo, 12 volumes. Bound in three quarters navy blue morocco over blue cloth, elaborate gilt decorated spines with raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, with illustrated plates, frontispieces. In near fine condition. An exceptional set.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 105448
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Rare autograph letter and original photograph signed by "the mother of social work" Jane Addams
ADDAMS, Jane.
Jane Addams Signed Photograph and Autograph Letter.
Chicago: Hull House, 1929.
Rare original letter signed and entirely in the hand of Jane Addams, presented with an original photograph also signed by her. On Hull House letterhead, the letter reads, "My dear Mr. Miller, I am very glad to send you one of my books... Faithfully yours Jane Addams May 2d 1929." In near fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 12.5 inches.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 110808
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"Of course all life is a process of breaking down": First Edition of The Crack-Up; Inscribed by Edmund Wilson
FITZGERALD, F. Scott.; Edited by Edmund Wilson.
The Crack-Up.
New York: New Directions, 1945.
First edition of this collection of essays by Fitzgerald, published posthumously. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Edmund Wilson, who served as editor to this posthumous Fitzgerald work, "To Frangeon L. Jones with the best regards of Edmund Wilson Peterborough Aug. 16, 1964." Laid into the book is the newspaper article from August 17,1964 regarding Edmund Wilson's presentation of the Edward MacDowell Medal at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire. In near fine condition, lacking the dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 2212
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Rare First Edition of Richard Burton's A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry
BURTON, Richard F.
A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry.
London: William Clowes and Sons, 1876.
First edition of this classic text. Small octavo, bound in three quarters leather over marbled boards, illustrated. In near fine condition.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 119468
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"You discover a tricky thing about fiction writing; a certain amount of vanity is necessary to be able to do it all, but any vanity above that certain amount is lethal": First Edition of Why I Write: Thoughts on the Craft of Fiction; Signed by David Foster Wallace
EDITED BY WILL BLYTHE (DAVID FOSTER WALLACE),.
Why I Write: Thoughts on the Craft of Fiction.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1998.
First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by contributor David Foster Wallace on the front free endpaper. The essay contributed to this volume is one of his finest, titled, "The Nature of the Fun", which is a meditation on why writers write, encrusted in Wallace’s signature blend of self-conscious despondency. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Fulbrook III. Rare and desirable signed by Foster Wallace, this is the first example we have seen.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 85674
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First edition of Langston Hughes' The First Book of Africa; inscribed by him
HUGHES, Langston.
The First Book of Africa.
New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1960.
First edition of Hughes' concise history of Africa. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Allison, Stephen, and Alan- with the sincere regards of- Langston Hughes New York, PEN Club, October 17, 1960." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 132469
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First Edition of the Authors Prophetic Book The Coming of Post Industrial Society; Inscribed by Daniel Bell in the year of Publication TO IRVING KRISTOL AND GERTRUDE HIMMELFARB
BELL, Daniel.
The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting.
New York: Basic Books, 1973.
First edition of this insightful work which speaks about the coming of the service economy and the importance of knowledge for creating stratification in the new society. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Irving and Bea- with affection, as always, Dan May 30, 1973." The recipients were Irving Kristol and his wife Gertrude Himmelfarb, who were close friends of Bell’s. Kristol was a journalist who was dubbed the “godfather of neoconservatism.” Historian Gertrude Himmelfarb, also known as Bea Kristol, was an American historian who was…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 118638
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From the Library of President James A. Garfield
GARFIELD, James A. [Charles Lamb].
The Works of Charles Lamb.
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1856.
Signed on the first free end page in pencil with his ownership signature, "J. A. Garfield, Hiram, Ohio, Sept. 1856." Garfield's personal bookplate, "Inter Folia Fructus, Library of James A. Garfield," is affixed to the front pastedown. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise case. Rare and desirable, from the library of the 20th President of the United States.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 58090
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First Edition of Burgers Daughter; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author Nadine Gordimer; From the Library of V.S. Naipaul
GORDIMER, Nadine [V.S. Naipaul].
Burger’s Daughter.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1979.
First edition of this powerful novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author, from the library of fellow Nobel Prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul, with his signature to the front free endpaper. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional association linking to of the greatest post World War II authors.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 138017
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Rare 18th century Venetian printing of La Vittoria D'Amore
[GOZZI, Gasparo].
La Vittoria D’Amore Poema. Pubblicato In Occasione de Gloriosi Sponsali Dell’ Eccellenze Loro Il Signor Cavaliere Francesco Morosini P. e la Nobil Donna Loredana Grimani. [The Victory Of Love Poem].
Venezia: Presso Modesto Fenzo, 1772.
Rare 18th century Venetian printing of La Vittoria D'Amore. Quarto, bound in hand painted paper-covered wrappers, illustrated with engravings including frontispiece. In near fine condition. Small bookplate.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 130905
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"Mathematical science, which is the only real science that the entire civilized world has agreed upon, furnishes unmistakable proof of history repeating itself and shows that the cycle theory": First Edition of W.D. Ganns 45 Years in Wall Street
GANN, William Delbert [W.D.].
45 Years In Wall Street.
Miami, FL: W.D. Gann Publishing, 1949.
First edition of Gann's classic 45 Years in Wall Street. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Gann. In near fine condition, with a remnant of the rare original dust jacket.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 101764
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"Oh south winds have long memories": First edition of Howard Weeden's Bandanna Ballads; signed and inscribed three times by Joel Chandler Harris who contributed the introduction
WEEDEN, Howard. [Maria Howard Weeden; Joel Chandler Harris].
Bandanna Ballads.
New York: Doubleday & McClure Company, 1899.
First edition of Maria Howard Weeden's best-known collection of poems. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated by the author, tissue-guarded frontispiece. Introduction by Joel Chandler Harris. Presentation copy, inscribed by Harris on the flyleaf, "Faithfully yours: Joel Chandler Harris Atlanta Ga.: 6 September 1900." Additionally signed by him on the title page and at the conclusion of the introduction. In fine condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box. Rare and desirable.
Price: $2,850.00 Item Number: 133067
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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. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $2,850.00 Item Number: 106735
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Rare first edition of History of Los Angeles County, California, with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, Residences, Fine Blocks, Manufactories, from Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability
WILSON, John Albert.
History of Los Angeles County, California, with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, Residences, Fine Blocks, Manufactories, from Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability.
Oakland: Thompson & West, 1880.
First edition of this early work on Los Angeles county. Quarto, original leather backed cloth, gilt titles. Illustrated with 86 lithographed plates (two of them double-page); hand-colored lithographed map. In very good condition. From the library of the Ebell of Los Angeles, inscription. Rare in the original binding.
Price: $2,850.00 Item Number: 120454