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"one of the seminal publications in the history of exploration": Richard Hakluyt's The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation
HAKLUYT, Richard.
The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation.
Glasgow: James MacLehose and Sons Publishers to the University, 1903-1904.
The Hakluyt Society Extra Series limited edition of Hakluyt's famed record of English voyages; one of the seminal publications in the history of exploration. Octavo, 12 volumes, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with numerous plates, folding maps, and facsimiles. One of one thousand copies printed on hand-made paper. In good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 138424
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“Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability": Rare Second Edition of William Osler's The Principles and Practice of Medicine
OSLER, William.
The Principles and Practice of Medicine.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1895.
Rare first printing of the second edition of Osler's magnum opus. Thick octavo, bound in contemporary leatherette. In very good condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 140471
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First Editions of Agnew's The Principles and Practice of Surgery
AGNEW, D. Hayes.
The Principles and Practice of Surgery.
Philadelphia: Lip, 1878-83.
Rare first edition of this landmark work on surgery. Quarto, 3 volumes, bound in original full leather, morocco spine labels, gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition. First editions are scarce.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 125785
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Rare first edition of The Principles of Classification and a Classification of Mammals; signed by influential paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson
SIMPSON, George Gaylord.
The Principles of Classification and a Classification of Mammals.
New York: Published by the Order of the Trustees, 1945.
Rare first edition of Simpson's classic work on mammalian taxonomy. Quarto, original wrappers as issued. Signed by the paleontologist on the front panel. Ownership inscriptions. With a note of provenance laid in which reads, "If you go into taxonomy, this might be a nice classic to own. He autographed it for me when I drove him to Boston from a talk he gave in Conn. years ago. His accutron intrigued me, & I later got one (before Dr. Aft got his, even). My best, Doc." In very good condition. Exceedingly rare signed.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 129508
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First Edition of Russell's The Principles of Mathematics
RUSSELL, Bertrand.
The Principles of Mathematics. Volume 1.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1903.
First edition of Russell's groundbreaking work. Quarto, original cloth. From the library of philosopher Augusta Klein, with her annotations. Augusta Klein was an author and philosopher; co-author with William Ralph Boyce Gibson of The Problem of Logic. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 97331
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First Edition of Russell's The Principles of Mathematics
RUSSELL, Bertrand.
The Principles of Mathematics. Volume 1.
Cambridge: At the University, 1903.
First edition of Russell's groundbreaking work. Quarto, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine. From the library of Brian Anthony Farrell with his ownership signature to the pastedown. Farrell's work on Freud's psychoanalytic theories, The Standing of Psychoanalysis, was published by Oxford University Press in 1981. In near fine condition. A nice example with noted provenance.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 53075
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Rare first edition of John Bigelow Jr.'s The Principles of Strategy Illustrated Mainly From American Campaigns
BIGELOW JR., John.
The Principles of Strategy Illustrated Mainly From American Campaigns.
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1891.
First edition of Bigelow's classic work on military strategy, including analyses of the American Revolution and the Battles of Vicksburg at Gettysburg. Folio, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with charts, diagrams and maps, many folding. In good condition. Bookplate. Uncommon.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 138918
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First Edition of John Knowles' The Private Life of Axie Reed; Inscribed by Him in the year of publication
KNOWLES, John.
The Private Life of Axie Reed.
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1986.
First edition of this work by the author of A Separate Peace. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Lee- With all best regards- John Knowles L.I March 31, 1986." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Gatti.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 121398
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First Edition of Henry James' The Private Life, Lord Beaupre, and The Visits
JAMES, Henry.
The Private Life, Lord Beaupre, The Visits.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1893.
First edition of this collection of novellas published at the height of James' career. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, in near fine condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 80104
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Daniel Yergin's The Prize: The Epic Quest For Oil, Money and Power; Lengthily Inscribed by Him to United States Senator Arlen Specter
YERGIN, Daniel.
The Prize. The Epic Quest For Oil, Money and Power.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.
Early printing of "the best history of oil ever written" (Business Week), which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Senator Specter, with best wishes on the energy years ahead, Daniel Yergin May 9, 1991." The recipient, Arlen Specter served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican from 1965 until 2009, when he switched back to the Democratic Party. First elected in 1980,…
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 125023
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Daniel Yergin's The Prize: The Epic Quest For Oil, Money and Power; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
YERGIN, Daniel.
The Prize. The Epic Quest For Oil, Money and Power.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.
Early printing of "the best history of oil ever written" (Business Week), which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Jack- With gratitude for the opportunity to be part of the AMC '91 and appreciation for the gracious hospitality Best wishes, Daniel Yergin Jan 3, '99 Pittsburgh." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 120452
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Inscribed to H.G. Wells
WEST, Geoffrey [H.G. Wells].
The Problem of Arnold Bennett.
London: Joiner and Steele, 1932.
First edition of this work, inscribed to H.G. Wells. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to H. G. Wells by the author on the front endpaper in the year of publication, "H. G. Wells, gratefully from the author, Geoffrey West. November 1932." West was also the author of H. G. Wells: A Bibliography, H. G. Wells: A Critical Biography. Very good in a very good dust jacket. From the library of H.G. Wells. An exceptional association.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 116936
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First Edition of A.J. Ayer's The Problem of Knowledge; Inscribed by him in the year of publication
AYER, A.J.
The Problem of Knowledge.
London : Macmillan & Co, 1956.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Ryan Evans from Freddie Ayer, October 30, 1956." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 133114
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"but like the bard who freely sings in strictest bonds of rhyme and rule and finds in them not bonds but wings": The Problem of Pain; signed and inscribed by C.S. Lewis with a quotation from Coventry Patmore's poem The Angel in the House
LEWIS, C.S.
The Problem of Pain.
London: The Centenary Pres, 1941.
Early printing of Lewis's classic discussion of the nature of good and evil; inscribed by him with a quotation from Coventry Patmore's poem The Angel in the House which had a profound influence on the development of Lewis's Christian beliefs. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Signed by C.S. Lewis with a quotation from Coventry Patmore's poem The Angel in the House, "They live by law, not like the fool, But like the bard who freely sings in strictest bonds of rhyme and rule and finds in them not bonds but wings - Patmore C.S. Lewis April 1944." First published in 1854,…
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 143183
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First Edition of The Proceedings of the Government of the United States in Maintaining the Public Right to the Beach of the Missisipi
JEFFERSON, Thomas.
The Proceedings of the Government of the United States in Maintaining the Public Right to the Beach of the Missisipi [sic], adjacent to New-Orleans, against the Intrusion of Edward Livingston.
New York: Ezra Sergeant, 1812.
First edition, one of only 250 copies printed for Jefferson to distribute to senators, congressman and other political figures. Octavo, original wrappers, frontispiece map. Some wear to the wrappers, light dampstaining. Housed in a custom half calf clamshell box. Exceptionally rare.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 84930
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“Every healthy person must have a goal in life and that life must have content": First Edition in English of The Nobel Prize-winning author Herman Hesse's The Prodigy; Lengthily Inscribed by the Translator
HESSE, Herman; Translated by W.J. Strachan.
The Prodigy.
London: Peter Owen and The Vision Press, 1957.
First edition in English of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Translated by W.J. Strachan. Inscribed by the translator W.J. Strachan on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To Pat Cullen who will appreciate that this sad tale has not lost its point even today- affectionately from Walker August 1957 Also in gratitude for advice in some royalty points." Also, signed by Strachan on the title page. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some wear. Rare signed and inscribed.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 32054