History, Law, and Politics

Polanyi, Karl [Peter F. Drucker]

Origins of Our Time: The Great Transformation.

London : Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1946.

First edition, early printing of Polanyi’s landmark work, which many consider to be one of the twentieth century’s most incisive and prophetic works of scholarship. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Peter and Doris With Love Karl.” The recipients, Peter Drucker and his wife Doris were closeContinue reading "Origins of Our Time: The Great Transformation."

Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States.

New York : R. Spalding, 1865.

Rare first edition of this Civil War publication of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, which features the text of the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery, its first appearance in book form. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. Rare and desirable with only a handful appearing at auction in the last 80 years.

Bell, Daniel [Irving Kristol]

The End of Ideology: On the Exhaustion of Political Ideas In the Fifties.

Glencoe, Ill : The Free Press, 1960.

First edition of this landmark in American social thought. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “For Irving and Bea- Butforis – prim, prima with affection Dan – 2/12/60.” The recipients were Irving Kristol and his wife Gertrude Himmelfarb, who were closeContinue reading "The End of Ideology: On the Exhaustion of Political Ideas In the Fifties."

Drucker, Peter F

Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974.

First edition of this management classic. Octavo, original red cloth. Boldly signed Peter Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with touch of rubbing. Jacket design by Roy La Grone. Rare and desirable signed.

Armstrong, Neil

Neil Armstrong Signed Portrait.

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Portrait of American astronaut Neil Armstrong, boldly signed by him. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 13 inches by 11.75 inches. Rare and desirable signed and uninscribed by Armstrong.

Armstrong, Neil

Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph.

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Original color photograph of Neil Armstrong, boldly inscribed by him, “To ___ ____ _____- Congratulations on a century of achievement Neil Armstrong.” Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15.25 inches by 13.25 inches.

Lawrence, T.E. [A.W. Lawrence]

The Mint: A Day-Book of the R.A.F. Depot Between August and December 1922 with Later Notes by 352087 A/C Ross.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1955.

First edition, limited issue of Lawrence’s semi-autobiographical account of his R.A.F. training days.  Quarto, original quarter morocco, patterned endpapers, top edge gilt with others uncut. One of 2000 numbered copies, this is number 1039. Although not called for this example is signed by A.W. Lawrence on the limitation page (T.E. Lawrence’s brother who edited andContinue reading "The Mint: A Day-Book of the R.A.F. Depot Between August and December 1922 with Later Notes by 352087 A/C Ross."

Tribe, Laurence H

1979 Supplement to American Constitutional Law.

Mineola, New York : The Foundation Press, Inc, 1979.

The 1979 supplement to Tribe’s American Constitutional Law. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Best wishes, Laurence Tribe 2/09.” In near fine condition. Ownership name to the front panel.

Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.]

Law, Legislation and Liberty. A New Statement of the Liberal Principles of Justice and Political Economy.

London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973-1979.

First editions of volumes 2 and 3 and an early printing of volume 1 of the economist’s magnum opus. Octavo, 3 volumes, original black cloth. Each are near fine in near fine dust jackets with light shelfwear. A very sharp set of first editions, uncommon in the original dust jackets.

Simpson, Alan and Erskine Bowles

The Moment of Truth: Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.

Washington, D.C 2010.

First edition of Simpson and Bowles’ final report on The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Alan Simpson on the half-title page, “Merry Christmas!! Alan Simpson.” In fine condition.

Glaude, Jr., Eddie [James Baldwin]

Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own.

New York : Crown, 2020.

First edition, early printing of this “unparalleled masterpiece of social criticism” (Imani Perry). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Eddie Glaude on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Russell, Bertrand

My Philosophical Development.

London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1959.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author in which he summarizes his philosophical beliefs and explains how they changed during his life. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Bertrand Russell on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

Hammarskjold, Dag

Dag Hammarskjold Autograph.

1960.

Rare autograph of diplomat, economist, and author who served as secretary general of the United Nations from 1953 until his death in a plane crash. Boldly signed “Dag Hammarskjold, 1 Februari 1960,” on a 3.5 inch by 2 inch card, which is affixed to a white 8.25 inch by 11.75 inch mount bearing an attachedContinue reading "Dag Hammarskjold Autograph."

Mooney, Booth. With a foreword by Lyndon B. Johnson

The Lyndon Johnson Story.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956.

First edition of Booth Mooney’s biography of Lyndon B. Johnson. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson on the front free endpaper, “For Murray Milner, outstanding public servant, from his friend, Lyndon B. Johnson.”  Near fine in very good dust jacket.

New Orleans Souvenir Album and Travel Brochure Collection.

: Various, 1938-1960.

Rare collection of 5 souvenir albums and nine pictorial travel brochures printed between 1938 and 1960. The souvenir albums include a “Souvenir Condensed History of New Orleans for the Tourist” (c. 1955), a “Souvenir du Restaurant Antoine”, “New Orleans, America’s Most Interesting City”, an early accordion-style pictorial album, and “Winter in New Orleans: Season 1908-1909”Continue reading "New Orleans Souvenir Album and Travel Brochure Collection."

[Aldrin, Buzz]

Buzz Aldrin Signed Two Dollar Bill.

Washington, D.C : United States Treasury, 1976.

Rare two dollar bill signed by American astronaut and the second man to land on the moon, Buzz Aldrin on the 200th anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence. Matted and framed, the entire piece measures 10.5 inches by 5.75 inches. In near fine condition.

McCullough, David

The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1977.

First edition of the author’s National Book Award–winning epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with two detailed maps and 80 photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “This first edition is for Bette and John with warm regards David McCullough Hillsdale College 2006.” NearContinue reading "The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914."

McClellan, George B

George B. McClellan Signed Carte-de-Visite.

1963.

Carte-de-visite of General George McClellan. Boldly signed, “George B. McClellan Maj Gen USA.” In near fine condition. It measures 4 inches by 2.5 inches. Rare.

von Mises, Ludwig

Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War.

New Rochelle, NY : Arlington House Publishers, 1969.

First edition of the re-issue of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate.

McCullough, David

Truman.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1992.

Early printing of the historian’s first Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to fellow writer Robertson Davies, “To Robertson Davies with warm regards from one of your devoted fans David McCullough (by way of David Ken, who started me on the path withContinue reading "Truman."

Hoover, Herbert

The Challenge to Liberty.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934.

First edition, early printing of Herbert Hoover’s challenge to Roosevelt’s New Deal arguing it abandoned “the heritage of liberty.” Octavo, original cloth.  Boldly signed on the front free endpaper by Herbert Hoover, along with thirteen others including Nebraska Governor Samuel Roy McKelvie, Judge Harry A. Spencer, Near fine in a good dust jacket.

West, Cornel

Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2004.

First edition of this contemporary classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Sis’ Nancy Stay Strong Love, Cornel West.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar.

Burney, Capt. James

A Chronological History of the Discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean. Illustrated with Charts.

London : Printed by Luke Hansard, 1803.

Rare first edition of “the most important general history of early South Seas discoveries, containing practically everything of importance on the subject; collected from all sources, with the most important remarks concerning them. Many of the early voyages to California would be inaccessible were they not collected herein” (Hill). Quarto, 5 volumes bound in fullContinue reading "A Chronological History of the Discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean. Illustrated with Charts."

Abernathy, Ralph David

And the Walls Came Tumbling Down.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1989.

First edition of this work which “brings alive the history of the civil rights era. . . . Abernathy’s storytelling is gripping” (New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “God Bless You Ralph David Abernanthy10-16-89.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "And the Walls Came Tumbling Down."