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New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1959.
Early printing of this collection which includes Frost’s most recognizable poem: The Road Not Taken. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Robert Frost to Nellie Dearstyre Bread Loaf VT 1953.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Introduction by Louis Untermeyer.
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New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1948.
First edition of the reprint of the original 1948 first edition of this influential text by the father of modern economics. Octavo, original boards. Signed by the author on the title page, “Paul A. Samuelson MIT, December 2007.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. With a new foreword by the author.
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New York : Philosophical Library, 1950.
First edition of Einstein’s collection of social science-related articles, addresses and speeches. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1938.
First edition of this classic work, which traces the development of ideas in physics. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Albert Einstein on the half-title page, “To Dr. Montrell Albert Einstein Princeton 1943.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
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New York : Columbia University Press, 1993.
First edition of this work which continues and revises the idea of justice as fairness as presented in A Theory of Justice. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Rawls on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carin Goldberg. Rare and desirable signed.
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New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1966.
First edition of the author’s Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel, basis for the Oscar award-winning movie adaptation Charly. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page, who has transcribed the opening paragraph as follows, “My name is Charlie Gordon I werk at Donners bakery store – Daniel Keyes.” Additionally signed again byContinue reading "Flowers for Algernon."
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London : Chapman and Hall, 1837.
First edition in book form of Dickens’ first novel and one of his greatest works. Octavo, bound in full twentieth-century olive morocco with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. Forty-three engraved platesContinue reading "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club."
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South Africa : MacDonald Purnell, 1995.
First South African edition, early printing of this classic autobiography, which has went on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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W.W. Norton & Company : London, 1927.
First edition of this classic work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Bertrand Russell on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine third printing dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
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Kingston, NY : Total Sports, 1999.
First edition of the legendary Hank Aaron’s “life in pictures.” Quarto, original boards, featuring hundreds of color and black-and-white illustrations, many full- and double-page. Boldly signed by Hank Aaron on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Co-authored with Dick Schaap. With foreword by Ted Williams, “Special Essay” by Jerome Holtzman, and afterwordContinue reading "Home Run. My Life in Pictures."
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South Africa : MacDonald Purnell, 1994.
First South African edition of this classic autobiography, which has went on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed on the half-title page by the author, “NMandela 19.1.96.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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New York : The Viking Press, 1959.
First edition of Bellow’s classic fourth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to fellow writer Christopher Hitchens, “For Christopher with good wishes Saul Bellow.” Hitchens wrote, “When I think of Bellow, I think not just of a man whose genius for the vernacular could seem toContinue reading "Henderson the Rain King."
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Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2018.
First edition of this thought provoking work about the United States and its interactions with other countries around the globe. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” Accompanied by a typed autograph letter from Richard N. Haass of the Council on Foreign RelationsContinue reading "The Sovereignty Wars: Reconciling America with the World."
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New York : Viking, 2006.
First edition of Fagel’s translation of Virgil’s masterpiece and widely considered the finest piece of Latin literature. Quarto, original boards, illustrated endpapers. Signed by Robert Fagles with his traditional initials. Translated by Robert Fagles. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gregory Mollica. Introduction by Bernard Knox.
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New York : Frederick Fell, Inc, 1973.
First edition of Mandino’s classic work on salesmanship and success. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First editions are rare.
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New York : Monacelli Press, 1995.
First edition of this work, which combines essays, manifestos, diaries, fairy tales, travelogues on the contemporary city. Thick octavo, original silver boards, yellow lettering to the spine, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by both Rem Koolhaas on the half-title page. Photography by Hans Werlemann. Edited by Jennifer Sigler. In near fine condition.
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New York : The Heritage Press, 1961.
The Heritage Press edition of what many consider to be Conrad’s masterpiece. Quarto, bound in three-quarter modern morocco by Morrell with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, frontispiece and title page vignette, illustrated throughout. In near fine condition. Introduction by Rupert Croft-Cooke. Illustrated by LimaContinue reading "Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard."
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London : Geoffrey Bles, 1943.
First edition of Lewis’ classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by C.S. Lewis on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box. Exceptionally rare signed.
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London : The Children's High Level Group, 2008.
First edition, limited issue of this wizarding classic. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the half-title page. Octavo, original brown morocco-patterned boards with silver metal cornerpieces and central ornament accented with faux blue gems, silver metal clasp, marbled endpapers, green silk bookmark, illustrated. Housed in the embroidered velvet bag within the publisher’s calf case withContinue reading "The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Translated from the Original Runes by Hermione Granger. With Commentary by Professor Albus Dumbledore."
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London : Faber and Faber, 1972.
First edition of this classic collection of poems. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by W.H. Auden on the front free endpaper with the first three stanzas of “Doggerel by a Senior Citizen” which reads in full: “Our earth in 1969 / Is not the planet I call mine, / The words, I mean, that givesContinue reading "Epistle To A Godson & Other Poems."
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St. Paul, MN : Thomson/ West, 2012.
First edition of this work, which offers concise, articulate and reasoned discussions on reading and interpreting law. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Antonin Scalia on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Frank H. Easterbrook.
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Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1960.
First edition of this work that pioneered the study of bargaining and strategic behavior. Octavo, original yellow cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For William Tom Schelling. June ’10.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon in this condition and signed.
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London : Bantam Press, 1988.
First edition of Hawking’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Ron Miller. Introduction by Carl Sagan. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by David Gamble. An exceptional example.
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Englewood Cliffs : Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1965.
First edition of Schein’s work on organizational dynamics and psychology. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “With best wishes E.H. Schein.” Also laid in is a signed note from Schein. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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