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Table of Contents / Contact Information ...................................1 Payment Information and Terms ...............................................2 Cookbook ...................................................................................3 Literature ....................................................................................4 Science Fiction ...........................................................................9 Children’s Literature .................................................................11 Natural World ...........................................................................16 US Politics ................................................................................19 US Presidents ............................................................................20 Science ......................................................................................25 Miscellaneous ...........................................................................27 Ohio (Appointment Only): The First Edition Rare Books 2055 Reading Road Suite 390 Cincinnati, OH 45202 Indiana (Appointment Only): The First Edition Rare Books 333 N. Alabama Street Suite 350 Indianapolis, IN 46204
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3 | COOKBOOK
Rombauer, Irma S.
The Joy of Cooking Signed first trade edition of Irma S. Rombauer's cookbook, The Joy of Cooking, in the publisher's first state dust jacket. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1936. Octavo, 628pp. Plaid yellow cloth, title in brown and yellow on spine and front cover. Stated "Copyright 1931, 1936" on copyright page, no additional printings listed. Solid text block, a few faint stains and marks along edges, internally fine.
In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, light wear and a few short closed tears along top edge. The first state, with retail price of $2.75 listed on front flap, later changed to $2.50. (Mendelson 154) Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To Mrs. Jonas - with all good wishes and thanks for the encouragement she has given me. Cordially, Irma S. Rombauer." Working without the help of an agent or legal counsel, Irma S. Rombauer signed a contract with Bobbs-Merrill assigning the copyright of both her 1931 original and the new 1936 edition to the firm. This copy, the first Bobbs-Merrill edition, altered the format of the recipes to introduce ingredients as they were used, to match the conversational tone of Rombauer's writing. The first printing by Bobbs-Merrill totaled 10,000 copies released on May 1, 1936. (Mendelson 151-161)
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LITERATURE | 4
Mitchell, Margaret
Gone With the Wind First edition, first printing of Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, in an exceptional first state dust jacket. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. Octavo, [vi], 1037pp, [5pp, blank]. Original gray cloth, title in blue on spine and front cover. Contains "Set up and electrotyped. Published May, 1936" on copyright page, with no mention of other printings. Clean text block, solid binding, bookplate remnant on front endpaper. Touch of dust along top edge of text block, a near fine copy. Housed in custom brown cloth clamshell, title in gilt on spine. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $3.00 retail price on front flap, with "Gone With The Wind" appearing in right side column of "Macmillan Spring Novels" advertisement on back panel. Dust jacket with short closed tear along top edge of rear panel, shallow chipping to tips of spine, exceptionally bright illustrations, a near fine example. This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was adapted into a feature film in 1939. According to a Harris Poll in 2014, this book remains the "second favorite book of American readers, just behind the Bible."
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5 | LITERATURE
Angelou, Maya
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings The first edition, first printing of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, signed by Maya Angelou.
New York: Random House, 1969. Octavo, 281pp. [1]. Black cloth, title stamped in gilt and red on spine. Top edge dyed red. Stated "first printing" with publisher's full number line on copyright page. Slight lean to text block, clean text throughout. In the publisher's first issue dust jacket, with $5.95 retail price on front flap and "2/70" code on rear panel. Light shelf wear to spine, vibrant illustrations, a near fine example. Dust jacket designed by Vincent Torre. (Blockson 3069) Signed "Joy! / Maya Angelou" on the half-title.
“Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with the shades of deeper meaning.” (95) $2,200.00 The First Edition Rare Books Fall 2023
LITERATURE | 6
Morrison, Toni
Beloved
Signed first edition, first printing of Beloved by Toni Morrison. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. Octavo, 275pp. Beige cloth, title in silver on spine. Illustration in silver on front cover. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, hint of foxing to top and fore edge, otherwise fine. In the publisher's dust jacket, $18.95 retail price on front flap, a fine example. Signed by Morrison on front flyleaf.
“I24 was spiteful. Full of baby’s venom. The women in the house knew it and so did the children. For years each put up with the spite in his own way, but by 1873 Sethe and her daughter Denver were its only victims...” (1)
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7 | LITERATURE
Atwood, Margaret
The Handmaid’s Tale Inscribed to Atwood's personal inspiration Walter Miller Jr., the first edition of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986. Octavo, 311pp. Gray boards, green cloth spine, title in silver over cloth. First edition, second printing, with number line on copyright page beginning with "2." Slight lean to text block, touch of foxing to top edge, a near fine example. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, near fine condition, with $16.95 price on front flap, light shelf wear, a nice example. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell with title in gilt on morocco label affixed to spine and marbled interior. Signed by the author: "For Walter Miller with thanks for your writing - Margaret Atwood" on the half-title. Walter M. Miller Jr. (1923-1996) was an American science fiction writer who won the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel for A Canticle for Leibowitz, a postapocalyptic work of science fiction.
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LITERATURE | 8
Fleming, Ian
Dr. No
First edition, first impression of Dr. No by Ian Fleming.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1958. Octavo, 256pp. Black cloth, title in silver on spine. In the first state binding, without the "Honeychile" silhouette stamped on cover. Stated "First Published 1958" on copyright page, no additional printings listed. Slight lean to text block, touch of rubbing to text on spine, faint foxing to top edge, a near fine example. In the publisher's very good dust jacket, trimmed along corners of hinge flaps, 13s. 6d. retail price intact. Light wear to corners and spine, short closed tear to rear panel along spine. (Gilbert A6a) A bright example of a classic James Bond tale. Dr. No is the sixth novel featuring the fictional British Secret Service Agent, James Bond. It was the first book in the Bond series to be adapted into a film, notably starring Sean Connery.
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9 | SCIENCE FICTION
Burroughs, Edgar Rice
The Warlords of Mars First edition, first printing of The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs in the publisher's scarce first state dust jacket. Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1919. Octavo, 296pp, [8pp ads]. Red cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover. Currey's state A, with A.C. McClurg & Co. printed in three lines on spine and full printer's slug on bottom of copyright page. Stated "Published September, 1919" on copyright page. Solid text block, top edge foxed, bumped corners, a near fine example. Previous ownership inscription in pencil on front free endpaper. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $1.40 retail price on spine. Small losses to corners, short closed tears along spine previously reinforced with archival tape, faint foxing to verso. Panels lightly soiled, illustrations remain clear and vibrant. (Currey 94) (Bleiler 36) (Reginald 02342) (Zeuschner 829) A nice copy in a bright dust jacket. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell with title in gilt on morocco label affixed to spine and marbled interior.
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SCIENCE FICTION | 10
Sagan, Carl
Contact Signed first edition of Contact by Carl Sagan.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1985. Octavo, 432pp. Black hardcover, title in gilt on black cloth spine. The first printing, with full number line listed on copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $18.95 retail price on front flap, touch of shelf wear, a fine example. Signed by the author in black pen on title page. The majority of Carl Sagan's career was spent researching the cosmos, with a focus on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). Contact, the only complete work of fiction by Dr. Sagan, tells the story of a woman who works for SETI and her experience as a scientist who makes contact with a more technologically advanced life form.
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11 | CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Milne, A.A.
Now We Are Six First edition of Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne, in the publisher's deluxe leather binding.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1927. Octavo, x, [2], 103pp. Full blue limp leather, ornate gilt trim and vignette of Christopher Robin on front cover. Title in gilt on spine with floral embellishments. All edges gilt, illustrated endpapers. Stated "First Published in 1927" on copyright page. Solid text block, touch of rubbing to edges, lightly sunned spine and rear cover. A few faint pencil marks throughout text, light wear to gutter. The third piece in the original four-part set of Winnie-the-Pooh stories, also including When We Were Very Young, Winnie-the-Pooh, and The House at Pooh Corner.
“Wherever I am, there’s always Pooh, There’s always Pooh and Me.” (33) $650.00 The First Edition Rare Books Fall 2023
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Milne, A.A.
House at Pooh Corner First edition of House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1928. Octavo, xi, 178pp. Full red morocco, gilt vignette from publisher's original cloth affixed to front cover. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Thin gilt border, top edge gilt. Stated "First Published in 1928" on copyright page. Solid text block, faint soiling to original cloth on front cover. Touch of toning to fore edge. Period inscription to top corner of half-title. A near fine example of a classic children's story. The fourth story in the original four-volume series of Winnie-the-Pooh books, notable for the first appearance of Tigger. (Thwaite 109)
“So they went off together. But wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way, in that enchanted place on the top of the Forest a little boy and his Bear will always be playing.” (178)
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13 | CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Sendak, Maurice
Where the Wild Things Are First edition, first printing of Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, in first state dust jacket.
[New York]: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963. Oblong quarto, [38pp]. Illustrated boards, olive green cloth spine. Faint soiling to paper boards, internally clean. On title page, contains Library of Congress number 63-21253. Pictorial endpapers, bright boards and clean illustrated text. In the publisher's first issue dust jacket, $3.50 price on front flap, code "40-80 / 1163" on bottom of front flap, three paragraph blurb on front flap and no mention of the Caldecott Award. Pin holes on corners of flaps, where dust jacket was previously displayed, light sunning to spine and toning to white borders. A very good example of the true first state jacket. (Hanrahan A58)
“The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind...” (1) $6,800.00 The First Edition Rare Books Fall 2023
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Sendak, Maurice
Signed Lithograph Signed lithograph of Let the Wild Rumpus Start, Max Howling At The Moon from Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.
[New York]: Harper & Row, Publishers, [1963]. Full color lithograph, white matte finish. Lithograph measures 14.5" x 23.75", full matte measures 28" x 17.25". Light bump to lower left corner, no impact to lithograph. Printed on verso, "Where The Wild Things Are / Harper & Row / Copyright 1963 by Maurice Sendak." This copy is signed by Maurice Sendak along the bottom right corner of the matte, in black pen. This lithograph was issued in 1971 from the Sendak Archives at the Rosenbach Museum & Library, a small selection by Sendak himself of his favorite works. This is the first time this watercolor appears as a single sheet, not two images spread across two pages. The original limited distribution was not signed by Sendak.
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15 | CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Carroll, Lewis
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Uniformly bound in red morocco, an early edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with the first edition of Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
London: Macmillan and Company, 1867 / 1872. Twelvemo, [two volumes], xii, 192pp; xii, 224pp, [2]. Finely bound in full red morocco. Five raised bands, title in gilt with gilt devices on spines. Top stained with marbled endpapers. Both with half-titles. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is the third edition, with "Seventh Thousand" stated on title page and "backs" for "back" on Page 116. Solid text block, occasional foxing to leaves. Complete with forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel, including frontispiece. (Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch, 42) Through the Looking-Glass is a first edition, early impression, with the corrected "wabe" on page 21. Solid text block, touch of foxing to front and rear leaves. Complete with fifty illustrations by John Tenniel, including frontispiece and chess diagram at front of volume. (Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch, 84)
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NATURAL WORLD | 16
Bruce, James
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile Travels To Discover The Source Of The Nile, in Five Volumes, by James Bruce of Kinnaird, published in Edinburgh in 1790.
Edinburgh: J. Ruthven, For G.G.J. & J. Robinson, 1790. Quarto, [5-volumes], [8], lxxxiii, [1], 535pp; [2], viii, 718; [2], viii, 759; [2], viii, 695; [4], xiv, 230, [10] pp. Rebound in modern quarter calf, marbled boards, title in gilt over red morocco on spine. Half title in each volume. Scattered foxing in all volumes, text generally clean. Complete with 58 copper engraved plates, and 3 large fold-out maps of Eastern Africa and Lake Tzana. Includes 5 title page vignettes and 4 pages of Ethiopian text in Volume I. Most plates with tissue cover, foxing to tissue cover, light foxing to most plates. Fold-out maps with light foxing and transference, archival tissue repair to map of Eastern Africa, solid hinges. An attractive set. (Blackmer, 221) (Nissen ZBI, 617) Following the first English edition published the same year, this extra-illustrated edition of James Bruce's Travels To Discover The Source Of The Nile is the more desirable edition. $3,800.00 The First Edition Rare Books Fall 2023
17 | NATURAL WORLD
Edwards, George
Natural History of Uncommon Birds First edition of A Natural History of Uncommon Birds and Gleanings of Natural History, two works in seven volumes, complete with 362 hand colored illustrated plates.
London: Printed for the Author, at the College of Physicians in Warwick-Lane, 1743 - 1764. Quarto, [seven volumes], bound in contemporary brown morocco. Titles in gilt over red morocco, raised bands, decorative gilt design with two birds on each spine. Spines expertly rebound in matching brown morocco, some residual wear to boards. First edition, second issue of Volume I and II, both lacking the subscribers' list. First issue of all three volumes of Gleanings Of Natural History. Frontispiece portrait of Edwards in Volume I, not colored. Lacking frontispiece portrait, as called for in Volume V. The text of volumes 1-4 are in English, with volumes 5-7 in both French and English. All seven volumes with marbled endpapers, clean text throughout. There are occasional scholarly notes in pencil next to illustrated plates, could be removed if desired. Small holes in Volume 6, not directly impacting the illustrations.
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Edwards, George
Natural History of Uncommon Birds This set is complete with 362 color illustrated plates, portrait of a Samojeed in Volume II (uncolored). Some light but even toning to each plate. Noted issues: Lacking title page of Volume IV, Short tear to Plate 123, tissue repair to text of page 158, tissue repair to Plate 192, tear to text of page 198, tear to Plate 277. (Nissen IVB 286-289) (Fine Bird Books, 93) (Lisney 189, 194, 198, 201, 205, 208)
While Edwards intended for the first book, A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, to complete his work on ornithological history, he was persuaded to extend his work, thus Gleanings of Natural History was added. The work is considered incomplete without both works presented together, as they are here. Considered at its date of issue "...one of the most important of all Bird Books, both as a Fine Bird Book and a work of Ornithology." It remains one of the most important works.
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19 | US POLITICS
Baker III, James A.
The Politics of Diplomacy Inscribed to Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, the president of the United Arab Emirates, the first edition of The Politics of Diplomacy. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. Octavo, xvi, 687pp. Black hardcover, title in gilt on spine. Full number line listed on the copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $32.50 retail price on front flap, touch of shelf wear, a near fine example. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "To His Highness Mohamad bin Zayed / with warmest personal regards / James Baker." Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (b. 1961), known by his initials MBZ, is the third President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi. In 2004, former Secretary of State James Baker visited the United Arab Emirates as a Special Presidential Envoy to discuss Iraq's international debt. At the time, Sheikh Mohamed served as the deputy Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
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Taft, William H.
Present Day Problems First edition of Present Day Problems, signed by President William Howard Taft.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1908. Octavo, [4], 355pp. Publisher's green cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover. Light rubbing to tips of spine, internally clean. Top edge gilt. Bookplate of Walter Merriam Pratt front endpaper, blind stamp on half-title. Inscription reads: "Sincerely yours / William H. Taft / Nov. 21st 1916." Published during the election of 1908, Present Day Problems was a collection of speeches delivered during Taft's time in the Philippines and as Secretary of War for Theodore Roosevelt. The book was inscribed in 1916, after he had left office, but before he began his second career as a Supreme Court Justice.
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21 | PRESIDENTS
Roosevelt, Theodore
Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail First edition, first issue of Ranch Life and the Hunting-Trail by Theodore Roosevelt, in the publisher's exceptionally scarce dust jacket.
New York: The Century Co. / The De Vinne Press, 1888. Quarto, [x], 186pp, [4]. Moderate yellow buckram, olive green and gilt decorative stamping. Title stamped in gilt on spine. Cover design by George Wharton Edwards. All edges gilt, plain endpapers. Light rubbing to top quarter of cloth, some offsetting to endpapers from dust jacket. Fully illustrated by Frederic Remington. Housed in a custom brown morocco clamshell, title in gilt on spine. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, tan paper, cover design of the book repeated in brown and green lettering, chipping at spine, conservative archival repair to spine, chip along top edge, a very good example. (Howes R432) (Rader 2830) (Cole & Vail, A10a) Exceptionally rare to find a first state of Ranch Life, in the publisher's original dust jacket. Only 2 other known copies, in dust jacket, have appeared at auction.
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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
The Democratic Book Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the deluxe limited edition Democratic Book of 1936, from the personal collection of Adolphus Busch III. [Washington, D.C.]: [Democratic National Committee], 1936. Folio, a-z, aa-oo, 2-384pp, [2pp ads]. Full brown morocco, title and personalization in gilt on front cover. Solid text block, light wear to corners and spine. Dampstain along bottom edge of text block, most noticeable on endpapers and flyleaves, with ripple throughout text. Internally bright and legible, with occasional toning to full-page plates. Signed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on the limitation page, numbered 1701 of 2500 copies. This copy was previously owned by Adolphus Busch III, president and CEO of the American brewing company Anheuser-Busch from 1934 to 1946. During the Prohibition era, Anheuser-Busch maintained operations by producing yeast, malt extract, ice cream, and more. Upon President Roosevelt's approval of the Volstead Act on March 22, 1933, Anheuser-Busch was once again permitted to make and sell 3.2% beer. Busch III celebrated the occasion by gifting his father the infamous six-horse Clydesdale hitch. The horses delivered a ceremonial "first" case of Budweiser to Roosevelt at the White House in April, 1933. Today, Anheuser-Busch is the largest brewing company in the United States, with multiple brands including Budweiser, Busch, Michelob, Bud Light, and Natural Light.
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23 | PRESIDENTS
Thayer, William M.
From Tannery to White House First edition of From Tannery to the White House: The Life of Ulysses S. Grant by William M. Thayer, signed by First Lady Julia D. Grant and her eldest son, Frederick D. Grant.
Boston: James H. Earle, 1885. Octavo, 480pp. Brown cloth boards, illustrated and stamped in gilt. Title and illustrations in gilt on spine. Floral endpapers, both in delicate condition. Includes frontispiece with tissue guard. Housed in custom brown cloth chemise, with title on spine over red morocco label, lined with felt. Inscribed on the first free endpaper: "Julia D. Grant / Jany 24th 86." Additional signature on second free endpaper: "Frederick Dent Grant 1887." An exceptionally scarce signed book from First Lady Julia D. Grant. Julia Dent Grant (1826-1902) was the wife of President Ulysses S. Grant and First Lady of the United States from 1869-1877. After the death of her husband in 1885, Grant began to work on her own memoirs, the first written by a first lady. The memoirs were eventually published in 1975, seven decades after her death.
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[Eisenhower, Dwight]
“Eisenhower Special” Flight Menu Inscribed copy of the "Eisenhower Special" flight menu from July 14, 1952, en route from the RNC in Chicago to Denver. Chicago: United Air Lines Flight Kitchen, 1952. Flight Menu. Folded menu, color illustrations, measures 6" x 4.5". Includes napkin from the flight. Housed in custom blue cloth folder, title in gilt over red morocco on cover. Signed on the menu card: "For Ellie, with best wishes, Dwight Eisenhower." After a contentious 1952 Republican National Convention in Chicago, where General Dwight D. Eisenhower prevailed over Senator Robert Taft of Ohio and Gov. Earl Warren of California to win the Republican presidential nomination, Eisenhower traveled to Fraser, Colorado for a short vacation. Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie, planned to spend the week in Colorado, fly fishing, golfing, and visiting with Mamie's mother, Mrs. Elivera M. Doud. The "Eisenhower Special" was a cross-country campaign involving automobile parades, whistle-stop train tours, and air-travel.
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25 | SCIENCE
Darwin, Charles
The Descent of Man The first edition, first issue of The Descent of Man and Selection In Relation To Sex by Charles Darwin, published in 1871. The first appearance of the word "evolution" in works by Darwin.
London: John Murray, 1871. Octavo, [two volumes], viii, 423pp, [1], 16pp ads; viii, [2], 475pp, [1], 16pp ads. Publisher's green blind stamped cloth, title in gilt on spine. Wood engraved illustrations throughout. The first issue of both volumes, with "transmitted" the first word of p. 297 in volume I, errata on verso of title leaf in volume II, tipped in "postscript" after viii in volume II. Includes half-titles in both volumes, advertisement for "Popular Works" dated January 1871 in Volume I, and "Standard Works" dated January 1871 in Volume II. Blue coated endpapers, solid text blocks, hinges cracking, but stable. Light foxing to endpapers, internally clean. Points of rubbing to tips of both spines, wear from handling to boards. Housed in custom black morocco slipcase. (Freeman 938) (Garrison & Morton 170) (Norman 599)
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Einstein, Albert
Albert Einstein: Philosopher - Scientist The signed limited edition of Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist, from the Library of Living Philosophers. Evanston, Ill: Library of Living Philosophers, Inc., 1949. Octavo, xvi, 779pp. Publisher's brown textured cloth, title stamped in gilt. Top edge gilt, Numerous unopened leaves, internally fine. Lacking the scarce glassine dust jacket. Includes a purchase invoice from March of 1968. Housed in the publisher's brown cardboard slipcase, shelf wear to panels, bumped corners, solid binding. From a limited edition of 760 signed copies, with 10 for presentation, this being number 64, signed and dated by Albert Einstein on limitation page. Includes 25 "Descriptive and Critical Essays" on the scientific work of Albert Einstein, by his contemporaries, including Wolfgang Pauli, Max Born, Niels Bohr and many more.
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27 | ECONOMICS
Soddy, Frederick
Money Versus Man First edition of Money Versus Man by Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Frederick Soddy. London: Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1931. Small octavo, [i]-viii, 9-121, [7pp ads]. Red cloth, title in black on spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, light wear to corners and top edge of spine, a near fine example. Previous ownership inscription to front endpaper. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, retail price 3s 6d on front flap, light rubbing to blue print along spine, touch of wear to corners, a vibrant example. Includes frontispiece portrait of Professor Soddy. Frederick Soddy (1877-1956) was a prolific student of chemistry and radioactivity who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1921. His work alongside Sir Ernest Rutherford proved that radioactivity is due to the transmutation of elements, which later led to developments in nuclear reactions. From 1914 until his retirement, Soddy worked as a Professor of Chemistry at various institutions.
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During this time, Soddy turned his attention to economic theories based in his understanding of physics. He connected the ideas of energy and the economy, arguing that the economy is not a perpetual motion machine, but was a system that would halt its generation of wealth. This work focuses on the development of money systems in the world, and how the exponential growth of industrial production did not align with the money systems of the time. The First Edition Rare Books Fall 2023
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Phillips, Harlan B.
Felix Frankfurter Reminisces First edition of Felix Frankfurter Reminisces: Recorded In Talks With Dr. Harlan B. Phillips and inscribed by Justice Frankfurter.
New York: Reynal & Company, 1960. Octavo, ix, 310pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine over red print. The first printing, with no additional printings noted on copyright page. Bookplate on front endpaper, internally clean. In the publishers first state dust jacket, price clipped, no additional printing noted on front flap, light sunning to spine, a near fine example. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Elizabeth Kenney, whose horizons are evidently wider even than the vast reaches of the Supreme Court, with the good wishes of Felix Frankfurter / June 2, 1960." Elizabeth Kenney was the secretary to Associate Justice Potter Stewart. Felix Frankfurter (1882-1965) was a prominent American jurist and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He played a pivotal role in shaping constitutional law and championed the idea of judicial restraint. Frankfurter served on the Supreme Court from 1939 to 1962.
$675.00
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