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Novato, CA : Libertarian Publishing, n.d..
Original pamphlet by the famed libertarian economist. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by Murray N. Rothbard on the front panel. In fine condition.
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London : Smith, Elder & Co, 1913.
First edition of Scott’s diaries from his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. Quarto, two volumes, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to spine and front panel, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece to each volume, illustrated with 18 color plates, eight folding maps (one color), and over 250 other illustrations and folding panoramas. In veryContinue reading "Scott’s Last Expedition."
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Washington, D.C : Government Printing Office, 1935.
Rare first edition of this work on the Federal Reserve. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by former Federal Reserve Chairman Benjamin Bernanke on the front free endpaper. In very good condition. Rare and desirable.
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New York : Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885-86.
Exceedingly rare first edition of the autobiography of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, which focusing mainly on his military career during the Mexican War and the Civil War, entirely singular, owned and annotated by Grant’s close friend and most esteemed general: William Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in theContinue reading "General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Annotated Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant."
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New York : Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885-86.
Exceedingly rare first edition of the autobiography of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, which focusing mainly on his military career during the Mexican War and the Civil War, entirely singular, owned and annotated by Grant’s close friend and most esteemed general: William Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in theContinue reading "General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Annotated Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. [U.S.] Grant."
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Tallahassee, FL : Florida State University, 1994.
Rare original Florida State University “Honorary Degree Ceremony For Rosa L. Parks” program where she received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters on November 21, 1994. Octavo, four pages, with a black and white photograph of Parks on the verso of the front panel. Boldly signed by Rosa Parks in green beneath her photograph. AdditionallyContinue reading "Rosa Parks Signed Florida State University Honorary Degree Ceremony Program."
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London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1910.
First British edition of Peary’s illustrated account of his journey to the North Pole. Thick quarto, original cloth with a polar bear and gilt titles to the spine, gilt titles and disk to the front panel, double ruling to the front panel stamped in white, a polar bear in white to the rear panel, tissue-guardedContinue reading "The North Pole."
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Chicago : Contemporary Books, 1987.
First edition of this work which provides a look at Wall Street and the stock market’s history through dramatic charts and visuals. Oblong quarto, original black cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed on by the author on the front free endpaper, “For William, Why short stories are not old enough to drink. Enjoy. Ken Fisher.”Continue reading "The Wall Street Waltz: 90 Visual Perspectives Illustrated Lessons from Financial Cycles and Trends."
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London : Macmillan, 2010-14.
First British editions of this extraordinary historical epic, the Century Trilogy. Octavo, original boards, cartographic endpapers. Each volume is signed by Ken Follett. Each volume is fine in a fine dust jacket. An exceptional set, rare and desirable signed.
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London : Macmillan, 2010-14.
First British editions of this extraordinary historical epic, the Century Trilogy. Octavo, original boards, cartographic endpapers. Each volume is signed by Ken Follett. Each volume is fine in a fine dust jacket. An exceptional set, rare and desirable signed.
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Westminster : Archibald Constable and Company, 1897.
First English editions of this “remarkable achievement in Polar exploration” (PMM). Octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s pictorial green cloth over boards, front panels blocked in gilt with a design of the Fram to volume one and with design of dogs, sledge and driver to volume two, gilt titles to the spine, tissue-guarded etched portrait frontispieceContinue reading "“Farthest North” Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months’ Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen with an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup Captain of the Fram."
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Illinois 1972.
Program for the “Seminar on Space Exploration” held at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, on February 10-12, 1972. Signed on the cover by astronaut Neil Armstrong and space physicist James Van Allen. Additionally signed by noted scientists Roald Fryxell, Edward Olsen, and Thor Karlstrom. James Van Allen was an American space scientist whose pioneeringContinue reading "Neil Armstrong and James Van Allen Signed “Seminar on Space Exploration” Program."
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New York : Macmillan, 1962.
First edition of Tuchman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the opening episodes of World War I. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author opposite the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ellen Raskin. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. First editions areContinue reading "The Guns of August."
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London : Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1922.
First edition of this paradoxical travelogue of Chesterton’s visit to America in 1921. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition. Accompanied by a postcard signed by Chesterton and addressed to Miss Irene Calonde, laid in.
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London : For A. Milar, and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, 1759.
Rare first edition of Adam Smith’s first book, with a recorded “print run of 1,000 copies” (Sher, “Editions of Adam’s Smith’s Books,” 13). Octavo, bound in full calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, morocco spine label, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom full calf clamshellContinue reading "The Theory of Moral Sentiments."
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London : John Murray, 1936.
First edition, early printing of this landmark travel narrative through southern Arabia. Octavo, publisher’s original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, facsimile signature of the author to the front panel stamped in gilt, profusely illustrated with black and white photographs from the author. In very good condition, stamp to the front pastedown.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 1991.
First edition of “the best history of oil ever written” (Business Week), which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Best wishes Daniel Yergin.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.
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London : Longmans, Green, and Co, 1874-1887.
First editions of these journals offering a candid insider’s account of British political and court life. Octavo, eight volumes, bound in three quarters morocco by Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. TheContinue reading "The Greville Memoirs: A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV; Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria, from 1837 to 1852; Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria, from 1852 to 1860."
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Oxford : Printed by G. Schulze for J. Skelton, 1830.
First edition of this visual documentation of medieval martial culture. Folio, two volumes, bound in three-quarters calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, frontispieces and title page vignettes, each volume is finished withContinue reading "Engraved Illustrations of Antient Arms and Armour."
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London : George Newnes, Limited, 1901.
First edition of Borchgrevink’s detailed account of the first expedition to establish a base on the main body of the continent. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth with gilt titles and explorer to the spine, gilt titles to the front panel with ship vignette in gilt and silver, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded photogravure portrait frontispiece, 32Continue reading "First on the Antarctic Continent: Being an Account of the British Antarctic Expedition 1898-1900."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1955.
First edition of Frankl’s classic work which explores topics on the meaning of life in general as well as the meaning of specific areas of one’s life, such as work and personal relationships. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Viktor Frankl on the title page. near fine in a good dust jacket. Typography, binding andContinue reading "The Doctor and the Soul: An Introduction to Logotherapy."
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New York : Broadway Books, 2000.
First edition of this work, basis for the film directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Matt Damon, Scott Bakula and Joel McHale. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Ken Hope you enjoy the twists and turns. All the best, Kurt Eichenwald.” Additionally signed by Academy Award-winning actor MattContinue reading "The Informant."
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
First edition of this acclaimed biography of the second president of the United States. Octavo, original half cloth, with black and white illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Kenyon, my friend at the DTA, with warm regards James.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by AmyContinue reading "John Adams: Party of One."
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Bedford, New York : Fig Tree Books, 2017.
First edition of this memoir and cultural reportage of the Jewish liturgical calendar. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “12.5.17 For Karen, My fellow journalist and fellow “wondering” jew. I hope this speaks to you, Abigail Pogrebin.” Fine in a fineContinue reading "My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew."
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