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SIGNED by Einstein, "You really hit the bull's eye with it!" Certificate of Authenticity Included! Completely Handwritten Note Signed with Initials A.E. , to Mrs. Damann, March 31, 1950. In German. 1 p., 8" x 4½ in. Professionally removed from old board and conserved. Complete Translation: "March 31, 50 Dear Mrs. Damann, I have got to write to you again to let you know just how much I am enjoying the kaleidoscope. It always sits on my table and I look into it again and again as I sit and work. You really hit the bull's eye with it! Greetings and best wishes, Yours, / A.E." Einstein sent this letter to Damann in care of Café Old Europe at 2182 Broadway in New York City, an exile café that became an international social center for displaced Austrian and German Jews, offering dining, dancing, and entertainment. Albert Einstein. Here, Einstein's genius infuses his delight. Unique Einstein, very competitively priced for a handwritten note. Book #Pv2251. $7988. *****We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand,… Read More

UNmatched Sagan value! First Edition of Sagan's essays originally published in The Atlantic Monthly (1974-79) in bright, complete UNclipped jacket with only the most minor chipping at edges. Inscribed by Sagan on the Half-title "For -- With best wishes and warm regards. Carl Sagan" Scarce signed Sagan, particularly so in this condition. Book #P2378. $750. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED by both authors, a fine First Edition pre-publication book party copy of the authors' Consultations with publisher's materials laid in. Written as a Q and Q exchange between patient and doctor, Consultation addresses common questions about procedures, costs, degree of improvement, and the possibility of psychological problems and other complications with regard to face lifts, nose, ear, eyelid, breast, and body surgery, hair transplants, and scar corrections. Offers early answers on cosmetic improvement with illustrations. Unclipped jacket has some light toning and handling. Exceptional SIGNED copy of a 45+ year old book! Book #Cv2353. $79. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED by James Watson, in SEALED shrink wrap and in PERFECT. condition! A beautiful Limited Numbered Collector's Edition signed by the author, James D. Watson, on the limitation page in fine unread condition, bound in handsome tan brown leather with gold titling and black accents. Enclosed in a matching slipcase that is in perfect, Library-Quality condition, still in the original shrink wrap. This edition includes scientific voices and commentary to the narrative, with more background information and illustrations as well as numerous photographs (many published for the first time), many letters and other documents in full or in part. Book #Cv2351. $898. This heavy item will require extra shipping charges. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history and science.

SIGNED/Inscribed in year of publication "with love" by the author on the front flyleaf, Lingeman's comprehensive dictionary of licit and illicit drugs includes comprehensive definitions of drugs "A." to "Zonked," as well as entries for slang terms and prison slang for drugs, users, and addicts. A "creep," for example, is "an addict who, because of fear, incompetence, or isolation, does not engage in risky criminal behavior to raise money for drugs, but rather begs them, does errands or lends out a hypodermic needle in exchange for a TASTE of someone else's drugs." A Fine, square, still tight copy, in a Near-Fine jacket with moderate edgewear and rubbing. Very scarce in ORIGINAL jacket. No other writings or markings of any kind except for Lingeman's beautiful inscription. Book #C3108. $198. 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 Rosen without personalization. "I get the feeling that some people Who were very poorly, died. I didn t die." Through a mixture of prose poems, notes written by medical staff ( keep fighting! ) and occasional emails from his wife, Emma, relaying his progress to family members, Many Different Kinds of Love paints a harrowing picture of being hospitalized with Covid-19. Who doesn't love recent British Children s Laureate Michael Rosen? You'll never find a finer copy! Book #Pv5b197. $88, We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

The first "selfie" in space--the last to survive. Four As New SIGNED First Edition titles by Buzz Aldrin, the last surviving crew member of Apollo 11. "I'm in favor of changing the destination of humans," Aldrin told the New York Times in 2009, amply demonstrated within all four Signed First Edition copies in fine condition with fine dust jackets. Unread; opened only by Buzz for his signatures, no personalizations. Signed directly to books, no "tipped in" signatures. Collection includes Reaching for the Moon (Harper Collins, 2005, also signed by artist Wendell Minor); Mission to Mars (National Geographic, 2013, also signed by co-author Leonard David); Magnificent Desolation (Harmony, 2009,) and Welcome to Mars (Nat Geo, 2015). All four signed titles in very fine, highly collectible condition. In 1966 on the Gemini 12 orbital mission, Buzz performed the world's first successful spacewalk – extra-vehicular activity (EVA), and set a new EVA record of 5 1⁄2 hours. During that mission he also took the… Read More

SIGNED in black felt tip by Jimmy Carter and Jonas Salk: Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Salk being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, July 11, 1977, for "freeing the United States of the cruel epidemics of poliomyelitis that once struck almost yearly." Fine condition. Coretta Scott King accepted the award for Dr. Martin Luther King and is pictured in the foreground of this photograph. Book #vP1003. $1100. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED positively New First Edition copy, still in Easton Press's shrink wrap. Opened only by the author for his signature. Reflecting on the deepest origins of language, storytelling, and art, E O Wilson, one of our most highly celebrated biologists, chronicles the evolution of creativity from primate ancestors to humans, spurred on by the invention of language. "Without the invention of language," Wilson concludes, 'we would have remained animals. Without metaphors, we would still be savages." Bound in fine genuine leather, this utterly flawless, library-quality copy of The Origins of Creativity 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. Origins 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… Read More

SIGNED by Thomas EDISON. Large Photograph Signed with Edison's celebrated umbrella flourish and Inscribed to cinema pioneer George Kleine. Bust portrait by Bachrach, showing Edison in prestigious profile. Inscribed in the blank lower margin. Additionally signed and dated ("[19]24") at lower right by photographer Bachrach, whose studio has produced portraits of Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Eleanor Roosevelt and more. 15 3/4 x9 3/4 inches; minor creases at upper left, No soiling. Np, circa 1924. A wonderful portrait of "The Wizard of Menlo Park," often credited with the creation of the industrial research laboratory. Book #Cv2104. $3900. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.