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First Edition of David Friedman's Law's Orders; Signed by Him
FRIEDMAN, David.
Law’s Order: What Economics Has to Do with Law and Why It Matters.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000.
First edition of this creative, and provocative addition to the law and economics literature. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by David Friedman on the title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by C. Alvarez.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 105322
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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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First Edition of Erich Fromm's The Art of Loving
FROMM, Erich.
The Art of Loving.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1956.
First edition of this groundbreaking international bestseller that has shown millions of readers how to achieve rich, productive lives by developing their capacities for love. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 140445
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First Edition of Fannie Hurst's Back Street; In the Uncommon Original Dust Jacket
HURST, Fannie.
Back Street.
New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1951.
First edition of the bestselling story behind Ross Hunter’s classic melodrama starring Susan Hayward and John Gavin. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, contemporary name to the front free endpaper.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 142081
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Rare first edition and only appearance of the Kipling Handbook
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Kipling Handbook.
San Francisco: The Examiner, 1899.
Scarce first edition and only appearance of the Kipling Handbook issued as a single sheet in the San Francisco Examiner to be folded into 32 pages; the contents were all previously published. 16mo, original wrappers. Housed in a custom clamshell and chemise case.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 121255
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Limited edition of The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus; translated by Sir Richard Burton and from the library of American journalist William Safire
CATULLUS, Gaius Valerius. [Translated by Sir Richard Francis Burton].
The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus.
New York: Privately Printed for Subscribers Only, 1928.
Limited edition of The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus, translated by Sir Richard F. Burton and Leonard C. Smithers. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with eight full page plates, rebacked. One of seven hundred and fifty numbered copies, this is number 170. From the library of Oliver Craus Safir with his ownership signature and, subsequently his son, William Safire, with his bookplate to the pastedown. William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and supported him again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter…
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 128056
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John Hilton's Goodbye, Mr. Chips; Warmly inscribed by him
HILTON, James. Illustrations by H.M. Brock.
Good-bye, Mr. Chips.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1940.
Early printing of Hilton's novella about a beloved schoolteacher. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to tooling to the spine, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Ernest Lintschish, with warmest regards and admiration from James Hilton Christmas 1944." In near fine condition. A sharp example.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 95886
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"We hope it may while some hours away & that you are not tired with the subject": First Edition of Wilfrid Noyce's South Col: One Man's Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953; signed by mountaineer George Band and from the library of George Sale
NOYCE, Wilfrid; Foreword by Sir John Hunt.
South Col: One Man’s Adventure on the Ascent of Everest, 1953.
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1954.
First edition of Noyce's firsthand account of the ascent of South Col. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photogravures and maps including frontispiece. Foreword by Sir John Hunt. Signed by 1953 Mount Everest British expedition member George Band on the title page. George Christopher Band George was the youngest climber on the 1953 British expedition to Mount Everest. From the library of mountaineer and author Richard Sale with his signed bookplate opposite the title page. Very good in a good dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 141037
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"Everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise": First Edition of Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye; Inscribed by Her To Sally Soames
ATWOOD, Margaret.
Cat’s Eye.
London: Bloomsbury, 1989.
First edition of this "brilliant, three-dimensional mosaic... the story of Elaine's childhood is so real and heartbreaking you want to stand up in your seat and cheer" (Boston Sunday Globe). Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Sally Soames- with best wishes- Margaret Atwood." 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…
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 118434
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"I don't think there is such a thing as a good war. There are sometimes necessary wars. And I think one might say, "just" wars. I never questioned the necessity of that war. And I still do not question it. It was something that had to be done": The War: Inscribed by Ken Burns
WARD, Geoffrey C. & Ken Burns.
The War: An Intimate History 1941-1945.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.
First edition of this companion volume to the documentary by Ken Burns. Folio, original half cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by Ken Burns, "To Robert Sargent Fay with thanks and best wishes Ken Burns." The recipient was a consulting photographer for the PBS documentary of the life of Mark Twain, directed by Ken Burns. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 144242
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First edition of Daniel Morgaine's Un Tour Du Siecle en 80 Jours; inscribed by him to american journalist William Safire
MORGAINE, Daniel. [William Safire].
Un Tour Du Siecle en 80 Jours. [A Turn of the Century in 80 Days].
Paris: Editions Denoel, 1998.
First edition of Morgaine's work documenting the major events of the 20th century. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Preface by Yves Courriere. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Helene and William Safire. The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and supported him again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column “On Language” in The New York Times Magazine from 1979…
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 128112
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First Edition of Brokeback Mountain: Story to Screenplay; Signed by Annie Proulx
PROULX, Annie; Larry McMurtry; Diana Ossana.
Brokeback Mountain: Story to Screenplay.
New York: Scribner, 2005.
First Scribner trade paperback edition of this collection of essays on the process of adapting the critically acclaimed story for film. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with photographs. Signed by Annie Proulx on the title page. Story by Annie Proulx. Screenplay by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. In near fine condition. Cover photograph by Universal Studios Licensing LLLP.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 125098
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“THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE SAGA OF HOW AMERICA BECAME INVOLVED IN VIETNAM”: SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST
HALBERSTAM, David.
The Best and the Brightest.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2005.
Signed limited edition of the author's magnum opus. Octavo, bound in full leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, all edges gilt. Signed David Halberstam. In fine condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 144148