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First Edition of Hayakawa's landmark work on language and clear thinking. Previous owner's signature and dateon front flyleaf. Else a fine copy in an unclipped jacket with minor edgewear and toning. Book#v5b139. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

"The most useful mathematical instrument of its period." Unsurpassed as a calculating devise until the 19 C slide rule, Galileo's Compasso Geometrico et Militare set forth his unqualified claim as the sole inventor of the "geometrical and military compass," a calculating and observation device that he had begun manufacturing in 1597. His original pamphlet (1606) is the first published work on an analogue calculator. (It fetches more than half a million when it's rarely available.) Wildly attractive to imitators, Galileo deliberately omitted any illustration of the compass in his treatise most likely as a deterrent to piracy. This celebrated 1741 edition, with its singular folding copper-engraved plate, woodcut illustrations and diagrams, numbers among the finest illustrations of Galileo's masterpiece. Bound in later morocco-backed boards with a closed tear and some tiny worm holes, still Nihil Obstat. The copper-engraved foldout is unparalleled. Book #vC2344. $5000. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand,… Read More

SIGNED by Walt Whitman in commemoration of his 70th birthday. Intended for Whitman's private distribution and Banned by American bookshops and libraries for its explicit sexual imagery. One of only 300 copies of Whitman's 70 birthday edition of Leaves of Grass, Whitman s literary masterpiece, "America's second Declaration of Independence" (PMM, 342). With six portraits of Whitman, including the famous original mounted frontispiece photograph with a butterfly resting on his finger. Whitman s explanatory note is printed on the title page: "Today, after finishing my 70th year, the fancy comes for celebrating it by a special complete, final utterance, in one handy volume of L. of G. with their Annex, and Backward Glance-and for stamping and sprinkling all with portraits and facial photos, such as they actually were, taken from life, different stages. Doubtless, anyhow, the volume is more a Person than a book. And for testimony to all (and good measure) I here with pen and ink append my name." Text and… Read More

Scarce Uncorrected Proof Copy of the Letters of Ayn Rand, preceding the first edition, "a treasure trove of material in regard to this unique woman, including many further aspects, down to her attitude toward cats" (Leonard Peikoff, Introduction). An unread, very near-fine copy with only minor soiling to covers. No writings or markings of any kind. Book #Pv5b210. $188. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED and Perfect in protective shrink wrap as issued, Copy #208 of 225 copies of the Letters of Ayn Rand rests in a fine custom designed clamshell box with gold foil lettering hand-stamped onto European Iris linen cloth. Accompanying the book is a facsimile letter and addressed envelope of Ayn Rand written to husband Frank O'Connor in 1936 - her first letter of love. Letter in envelope kept in place inside clamshell cover with white satin ribbon as bow. Ayn Rand s surviving letters track the arc of her career from a budding playwright and novelist in the 1930s to an accomplished author of best sellers in the 1940s and 1950s to a philosopher and cultural commentator in the 1960s and 1970s. Collected and organized by editor Michael S. Berliner, the Ayn Rand Institute's first executive director, Rand s letters are consistently full of original observations, reflecting the force of her intellect and personality, as she writes to literary agents, editors, producers, publishers, directors, screenwriters,… Read More

All books are sanitized and cleaned for your protection before mailing. Fox and Wilkes First Edition printing of this classic of liberty, a collection of essays on liberty by diverse thinkers as Thomas Paine, Oscar Wilde, Thoreau, Shaw and others, originally published in 1913. A fine copy in a bright jacket with a few tiny stains. Book #P3105. $48. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED and Inscribed on the title page by the author, a first edition copy of Fischer's lavishly illustrated history, which "proposes to trace the different but increasingly entwined meanings of liberty and freedom through the images and artifacts of four centuries of American history. At its best, his book leads readers into the rich material culture of colonial and early American history" (Oxford Academic Journal). A beautiful SIGNED copy of Fischer's highly influential history. Book #vP2445. $159. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED Stated first edition/first printing of Sydney Portier's, a Limited (to 1175 copies) Edition with all of Easton's celebrated distinctions. Bound in fine genuine leather, this utterly flawless, library-quality copy of The Life beyond Measure in publisher's shrink wrap is accented with 22k gold lettering and decorations and hubbed with Easton's distinctive raised spine rings. Page ends are gilded in 22k gold to protect against dust and humidity. Life Beyond is also printed on archival-quality acid-neutral paper, Smyth sewn for strength and durability. Endsheets of moire silk and a permanent satin ribbon page marker. Contains Easton's Certificate of Authenticity. Magnificent! Gift quality, sealed in publisher's shrink wrap and from a smoke-free home; no warehousing. You'll never find a finer copy. Book #v5a2020. $550. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED second printing of Whitehead's memoirs from Goldman Sachs to chairman of Lower Manhattan Development Corporation after 9 11. A very near fine signed copy with no other wwritings or markings save for Whitehead's inscription to "a great leader in his own right." Book #P5b110. $58. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED First Edition in perfect condition. In A Life of One's Own, David Kelley subjects the institutions of the contemporary welfare state to sustained, incisive criticism. Dr. Kelley presents empirical evidence of the welfare state s effects on behavior, historical research on the origins of the welfare state (and on what it displaced), and philosophical clarification of such core ideas as freedom and rights. After careful examination of the various arguments in support of welfare rights, Kelley concludes that the concept of welfare rights is invalid. New, unread, still tight copy, signed without personalization by Kelly on the colophon. Book #Pv5b211. $75. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED and Inscribed by Kirk Douglas to son Michael Douglas, Typed manuscript, Locked Doors, unbound. "Second Draft with rough changes 9-11-91" on title page. Handwritten inscription by Kirk Douglas on his personal letterhead: "Michael--This is my new novel. Maybe, up in Aspen, you'll find time to read it ---and get a good rest in Aspen. --- Love --- Dad" An extraordinary Association Copy of unpublished Kirk Douglas to his son, Michael Douglas. This is the stated second draft of Douglas's novel "Locked Doors", which was extensively edited before publication as "The Gift," Douglas's second novel, the following year (1992). Kirk Douglas was "the last living screen legend of those who vaulted to stardom at the war's end, that special breed of movie idol instantly recognizable anywhere, whose luminous on-screen characters are forever memorable" (Jack Valenti, then president of the Motion Picture Association of America). As an actor, Douglas had a most enduring career, lasting from his impressive film… Read More

SIGNED by Mike Piazza, perfect condition! "Think," muses Hall of Famer Mike Piazza in his epilogue to Long Shot, "how much simpler things would be if, instead of complicated laws and ordinances, we all followed the Ten Commandments." Unopened, unread Signed First Edition copy of Mike's bestseller. "As he played angry, so he writes angry. He peevishly logs grudges, typically characterized by the feeling that he had been cheated or that others had compromised 'pure baseball' " (The New York Times). When I met Mike at the signing, we spoke Italian to each other. His is more fluent than mine. This signed copy, as new in like jacket, opened only by Paisano Mike for his signature. Authentic first editions signed by Piazza have already become scarce. Book #P2101. $188. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED Abridged Edition with ORIGINAL photo of Nelson Mandela! "NO ONE IS BORN HATING ANOTHER PERSON BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN, OR HIS BACKGROUND, OR HIS RELIGION. PEOPLE MUST LEARN TO HATE, AND IF THEY CAN LEARN TO HATE, THEY CAN BE TAUGHT TO LOVE, FOR LOVE COMES MORE NATURALLY TO THE HUMAN HEART THAN ITS OPPOSITE." With a laid-in ORIGINAL photograph of Mandela. The photo-illustrated autobiography of one of the towering figures of 20th-century African history, first published in 1994, this edition has been sensitively abridged and illustrated, detailing the epic life story of Nelson Mandela following his tale of hardship, resilience, and ultimate triumph from dramatic years underground to his years in prison to his release in 1991 and, triumphantly, his swearing in as the country's first democratically elected president on May 10, 1994. Very Rare signed copy of the Abridged Edition, esp with this original photo and statement of provenance. A very nearly Fine copy. Book #v5a212. $795. We… Read More