Signed & Autographed Books

Berg, Paul and Maxine Singer

Genes & Genomes: A Changing Perspective.

Mill Valley, CA : University Science Books, 1991.

First edition. Quarto, original cloth. Inscribed by Paul Berg to fellow Nobel Prize-winning scientist Francis Crick, “To Francis, For our admiration of all your contributions to this field. All the best Paul.”  Maxine Singer has also signed her name below Berg’s inscription. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing to theContinue reading "Genes & Genomes: A Changing Perspective."

Wethered, Joyce and Roger; Bernard Darwin; Horace Hutchinson; & T.C. Simpson

The Game of Golf….Lonsdale Library, Vol. IX.

London : Seeley, Service & Company, 1931.

First edition, deluxe issue of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original half green morocco over cloth. Inscribed by Roger Wethered in the year of publication, “Hope this will help you to beat Harry! Roger Wethered 1931.” Illustrated with plates, which some folding from 100 photographs. In near fine condition.  

Burger, Warren

Warren Burger Signed Letter To Irving Kaufman.

1969.

Autographed signed letter from Chief Justice Warren Burger to the Chief Judge of the Second Court of Appeals Irving Kaufman on The Supreme Court letterhead. The letter reads, “Dear Irving, Today is a significant milestone in your fine judicial career and an important one in the Judiciary because of that fact. Few judges brought toContinue reading "Warren Burger Signed Letter To Irving Kaufman."

Marias, Javier

While the Women Are Sleeping.

London : Chatto & Windus, 2010.

First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “To Harold Billings, who shall find an old friend in one of these old stories, with thanks for his middle years and best wishes, Javier Marias December 2010.” TheContinue reading "While the Women Are Sleeping."

Roosevelt, Eleanor

India and the Awakening East.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1953.

First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s account of her travels through the Middle East and India. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with 32 pages of photographs. Warmly inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

Pynchon, Thomas

V.

Philadelphia and New York : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1963.

First edition of Pynchon’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Herb Yellin- I’ve been reading this over. It’s not such a terrific book, is it? Thomas Pynchon.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ismar David. Books signed and inscribed byContinue reading "V."

Burger, Warren E

The Supreme Court of the United States.

Washington, DC 1973.

First edition of this work on the Burger Court. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Chief Justice Warren Burger at his biography page. 20 page pamphlet on the Supreme Court published by them.

Smith, Adam [George Goodman]

Paper Money.

New York : Summit Books, 1981.

First edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed and dated by the author on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine with a few closed tears.

Friedman, Milton & Rose

Tyranny of the Status Quo.

New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984.

First edition of this work which analyzes the Reagan Administration’s attempts to greatly reduce taxes, regulations, and government spending and suggests practical changes. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Proctor Jones with best wishes Milton Friedman.” Also signed by Rose Friedman. The recipient Proctor JonesContinue reading "Tyranny of the Status Quo."

Dickens, Charles

Charles Dickens Signed Portrait Photograph.

1868.

Signed “Charles Dickens (with a large flourish) Washington, D.C. Seventh February 1868.” Large oval portrait photograph measures 13 inches by 13 inches. Matted in a walnut frame which measures 24 inches by 27 inches.  On his Washington tour Dickens met President Andrew Johnson and signed this photograph on the date of that meeting, February 7, whichContinue reading "Charles Dickens Signed Portrait Photograph."

Gann, William Delbert [W.D.]

The Tunnel Thru The Air or Looking Back from 1940.

New York : Financial Guardian Publishing Company, 1927.

First edition of this work by the legendary investor. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Robert Rend With all good wishes for the success of his new book sincerely W.D. Gann May 12, 1942.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip toContinue reading "The Tunnel Thru The Air or Looking Back from 1940."

Friedlander, Lee

The American Monument.

New York : The Eakins Press Foundation, 1976.

First edition, one of only 2000 copies, with 213 photogravure plates. Oblong folio, original blue-gray cloth. In fine condition. Signed by Lee Friedlander.

Self-Consciousness: Memoirs

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1989.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author to noted book collector Stratford Carter on the half title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Saramago, Jose

Cadernos de Lanzarote Diario III.

Lisbon : Caminho, 1996.

First Portugese edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s commentaries on Lanzarote, one of Spain’s volcanic Canary Islands. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Signed by Jose Saramago on the title page.

Weegee

Weegee’s People.

New York : Essential Books/ Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1956.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half title page, “To Sam Clemente Weegee 1956.” An excellent near fine example with the original very good dust jacket.

Saramago, Jose

Cadernos de Lanzarote Diario IV.

Lisbon : Caminho, 1997.

First Portugese edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s commentaries on Lanzarote, one of Spain’s volcanic Canary Islands. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Signed and dated by Jose Saramago on the title page in 2006.

Bellow, Saul

Dangling Man.

New York : The Vanguard Press, 1944.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original beige cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Matthew and Adrienne greetings and blessings (on your wedding) Saul Bellow.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing to the crown and foot of the spine.

Graham, Benjamin & David L. Dodd

Security Analysis: Principles and Technique.

New York : Whittlesey House/ McGraw Hill, 1934.

First edition of Graham and Dodd’s seminal work, considered the Bible of modern financial analysis. Octavo, original black cloth. Warmly inscribed by David Dodd on the front free endpaper. In fine condition with a touch of rubbing.  Examples of the first edition are known to exist both in black cloth binding, with “Whittlesey House-McGraw Hill” in giltContinue reading "Security Analysis: Principles and Technique."

Solow, Robert M

Landmark Papers in Economic Growth.

Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2001.

First edition of this collection of writings by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert M. Solow. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Robert M. Solow on the title page. In fine condition, issued without a dust jacket.

Skidelsky, Robert

John Maynard Keynes: Fighting For Freedom, 1937-1946.

New York : Viking, 2000.

First edition of this biography on the legendary economist. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by Robert Skidelsky on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

La Desesperanza.

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First edition. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Signed and dated in 1988 by Jose Donoso on the front free endpaper. In very good condition.

Bellow, Saul

The Dean’s December.

New York : Harper & Row, 1982.

First edition of the first novel Bellow published after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976. Octavo, original green cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Weegee

Naked City.

New York : Essential Books, 1945.

First edition of this classic photography book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Inscribed and dated in 1946 by Weegee. An excellent tight example that shows some rubbing and wear.

Thompson, Kay; Illustrated by Hilary Knight

Eloise, Eloise in Paris, Eloise At Christmastime, Eloise In Moscow, Eloise Takes a Bawth.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1955-2002.

First editions of each of the five Eloise titles. Quarto, 5 volumes. Each are signed by the illustrator, Hilary Knight. Each are near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets. A brilliant set of this timeless classic.