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1st Edition in jacket. "Anyone who says that economic security is a human right, has been too much babied. While he babbles, other men are risking and losing their lives to protect him. Let the fighting men stop fighting this inhuman earth for one hour, and he will learn how much security there is." Scarce First Edition in rare dust jacket, one of only 1,000 copies, of Rose Wilder Lane's masterpiece The Discovery of Freedom. Long out of print, the few copies in existence circulated for years, read and reread as an underground cult classic in the literature of freedom and capitalism. Along with Isabel Paterson's The God of the Machine and Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead, all three originally published in 1943, Lane's masterpiece solidifies her as one of the three "Mothers of Liberty." A second printing was not issued until 1971. A very good or slightly better copy, some toning to endsheets, in a price-clipped dust jacket with some edgewear. No writings or markings of any kind. A most desirable copy of an… Read More

SIGNED by the author with "number thirty-nine" written by Lawrence entirely in longhand. "I am risen!" First edition, no. 39 of 50 copies on Japanese vellum signed by the author, with both the publisher s ORIGINAL glassine and ORIGINAL slipcase. Roberts A50b. Octavo. Color-printed frontispiece and 4 color-printed head- and tailpieces after Lawrence. Original printed wrappers, some toning to front edge and spine; glassine dust-wrapper, original marbled paper-covered slipcase, 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches (21 x 17 cm); a few tiny chips in glassine; slipcase a tad worn). The Black Sun Press first published The Escaped Cock as a limited edition in September 1929. Later published by Secker, 1931, under the title The Man Who Died in a limited edition of 2000 copies. This original French publication, signed and numbered by Lawrence, is far rarer and much more desirable. You'll not find a finer copy. Book #Cv2223. $6900. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED/Handwritten by Harper Lee, "I'm not a collector (of anything) but I have, as you may guess, great interest in books. Firsts is absolutely first-rate!" Scarce ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, January 1, 1997. Handwritten letter to Robin Smiley, offering thanks for an issue of Firsts: The Book Collector's Magazine which featured a cover story on To Kill a Mockingbird. In full: "Thank you for your most kind letter and for my copy of Firsts. I must say that a bookseller friend sent me a copy of the article -- an item rare in itself for its generosity -- but I had not seen the entire magazine. This copy will be the first of many Firsts, I hope, because I'm subscribing immediately. I'm not a collector (of anything) but I have, as you may guess, great interest in books. Firsts is absolutely first-rate!" Below the author's signature and to the left, she adds: "Happy New Year!" Accompanied by a copy of the December, 1996 issue of Firsts Magazine, mentioned by Ms. Lee, featuring a cover photo of TKAM. Both in… Read More

SIGNED and boldly Inscribed by Harper Lee to Barbara Lee, striking provenance: To Kill a Mockingbird. Plus, Barbara's letter to Harper Lee, with Harper Lee's Autograph letter in response to Barbara SIGNED by Harper Lee! HarperCollins, [1995]. First printing Thirty-fifth anniversary edition. Autograph note signed by Lee on verso of original fan letter. Octavo. [x], 323, [3, blank] pages. Publisher's quarter black cloth over black paper covered boards, spine lettered in bronze, dust jacket. Very Fine. First Printing of the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Edition of Lee's timeless To Kill a Mockingbird, in positively UNread, utterly Flawless condition inscribed to "Barbara Lee." Accompanying this Library Quality copy is Harper Lee's handwritten response to a letter from Barbara asking Harper for her signature in the book. Harper asks where Barbara obtained the book and if she (Barbara) paid the published price of $19.00 [sic] for it. Harper Lee's letter is dated September 28, 1997 and includes her Monroeville… Read More

SIGNED/Handwritten by Harper Lee, "I'm not a collector (of anything) but I have, as you may guess, great interest in books. Firsts is absolutely first-rate!" Scarce ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, January 1, 1997. Handwritten letter to Robin Smiley, offering thanks for an issue of Firsts: The Book Collector's Magazine which featured a cover story on To Kill a Mockingbird. In full: "Thank you for your most kind letter and for my copy of Firsts. I must say that a bookseller friend sent me a copy of the article -- an item rare in itself for its generosity -- but I had not seen the entire magazine. This copy will be the first of many Firsts, I hope, because I'm subscribing immediately. I'm not a collector (of anything) but I have, as you may guess, great interest in books. Firsts is absolutely first-rate!" Below the author's signature and to the left, she adds: "Happy New Year!" Accompanied by a copy of the December, 1996 issue of Firsts Magazine, mentioned by Ms. Lee, featuring a cover photo of TKAM. Both in… Read More

Fine First Edition copy of Will Leitch's unabashed tell-all in sports. Boldly inscribed by Leitch upon publication on the half title. Apart from the author's inscription, no writings or markings of any kind. A hot gift for the fan! Book #Cv2208n. $75. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED Copy #2 First Edition of 300 signed/numbered copies. Full leather gilt-stamped spine. Notebooks signed by Elmore Leonard contains the author's Notes for his novel Bandits. Book #P5a120. $68. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

Engineer Paul Lepanto's lucid introduction to the essential principles of Ayn Rand's Objectivism, the philosophy that promotes the supremacy of reason and holds man's life as the standard of moral value. A lovely second printing in a beautiful clipped jacket. Book #Pv5a101. $55. We carry the largest selection of rare, signed, and manuscript Ayn Rand on the planet!.

SIGNED Charles Lindbergh Presentation Edition of The Spirit of St. Louis, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953, bearing the First Issue point of Scribner's "A" on the copyright page. Signed by Lindbergh in black fountain pen on the presentation page, Charles A. Lindbergh, with number 446 noted in the limited edition of only 1000 copies. Lindbergh won the Pulitzer Prize for this account of his successful attempt of the New York-Paris flight that had claimed the lives of six pilots before him. With illustrated endpapers and photos throughout, bound in red cloth boards with silver lettering, the book measures 5.75" x 8.5'' and runs 561pp. This copy is accompanied by the original first edition pictorial dustjacket, evidently supplied by the previous owner. In Near Fine condition with no writings, bookplates, or markings of any kind. Book #Pv2303. $2200. 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.

"His works prepared the ground for action as well as thought." LOCKE, John. The Works of John Locke. London: Edmund Parker, et al., 1740. Three volumes. Folio (14"H x 9"W). Antique-style gilt-and blind-tooled paneled calf, raised bands, gilt-decorated spines, red morocco labels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Fourth edition of John Locke's collected works, formally attaching Locke's name to important works which he had published anonymously. His influence on world leaders and thinkers undeniable, his works are hailed as groundbreaking in their elucidation of empiricism, revolutionary in their influence on 18th-century world affairs. With frontispiece portrait and memorial plate. A very handsome set. In his oft-quoted tribute to Locke, "The Father of British Empiricism," Voltaire writes, "Many a philosopher has written the tale of the soul's adventures, but now a sage has appeared who has, more modestly, written its history. Locke has developed human reason before men, as an excellent anatomist… Read More

SIGNED/Inscribed by Lynn on the front flyleaf. Boards show only slightest edgewear; one small spot on fore edges. Dust jacket, now protected in mylar, shows only slightest wear. No writings, markings, or bookplates of any kind save for Loretta's inscription. A highly collectible copy of the legendary singer's autobio. Book#Pv5b236. $269. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.