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1947ref. 33548New York: The Vanguard Press 1947. First edition of the author's second book. Octavo original black cloth. In near fine condition. A Burgess 99 title. Looking back at his first two novels later in his career Bellow "distanced himself from them by calling Dangling Man his M.A. and The Victim his Ph.D." Like many of his works the protagonist is a young Jewish man. In a New York heat wave he is accosted in the park by a stranger who accuses him of ruining his life. "The best novel to come out of America-or England-for a generation" The New York Review of Books. The Vanguard Press hardcover
1959ref. 88076New Haven New Jersey: Association for Symbolic Logic Inc March 1959. First edition of Volume 24 of The Journal of Symbolic which includes the first appearance of Kripke's landmark paper A Completeness Theorem in Modal Logic. Presentation copy inscribed by Saul A. Kripke on the first page of his theorem "For Thorild Dahlquist Saul Kripke." In this paper Kripke both proves the formal completeness of modal logic supplemented by first-order quantifiers and the sign of equality and “creates a semantics now called Kripke semantics” Hurley Logic: The Essentials 217. “Of great importance is the paper “Semantical Analysis of Modal Logic I” where normal systems are treated. It is here that Kripke fully develops the analogy with the algebraic results of Jónsson and Tarski and proves completeness and decidability for propositional systems T S4 S5 and B the Brouwersche system which is here introduced It is in this paper that two crucial generalizations of the model theory are introduced” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Octavo original wrappers as issued. In near fine condition. Scarce especially signed and inscribed. American philosopher and logician Saul Kripke has made some of the most important and original contributions to the field of formal mathematical logic particularly modal logic which extends classical logic to include modalities. Kripke wrote his first completeness theorem A Completeness Theorem in Modal Logic at the age of 17 before graduating high school and had it published a year later. Association for Symbolic Logic, Inc unknown
1944ref. 81980New York: The Vanguard Press 1944. First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's first book. Octavo original beige cloth. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. An exceptional example. One of the most honest pieces of testimony on the psychology of a whole generation who have grown up during the Depression and the war" Edmund Wilson The New Yorker. The Vanguard Press hardcover
ref. 73011Early black and white photograph of American composer and musical director Saul Chaplin with legendary crooner Frank Sinatra. Signed by Saul Chaplin. In near fine condition. American composer and musical director Saul Chaplin won three Oscars for collaborating on the scores of An American in Paris 1951 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954 and West Side Story 1961. Chaplin worked with a became friends with most of the major songwriters and performers of his era including Cole Porter Ira Gershwin Leonard Bernstein Julie Andrews and Frank Sinatra. unknown
1956ref. 61091New York: Viking Press 1956-1968. Saul Bellow's retained copies of the original contracts with Viking Press for his novels Henderson the Rain King Herzog and short story collection Mosby's Memoirs. Each contract is four pages signed at the conclusion by Bellow. The first contract dated April 4 1956 obligates Bellow to "three untitled novels in 1956 1957 and 1958" to which Bellow has added a note indicating that one of these will be Henderson the Rain King. The second dated August 27 1964 confirms Bellow's delivery of the finished work Herzog. The third dated January 22 1968 confirms Bellow's delivery of "a volume of short stories entitled Stories consisting of approximately 60000 words" to which bellow has added "Mosby's Memoirs" in his hand. In fine condition. Rare and desirable. Best known for his novels The Adventures of Augie March Henderson the Rain King and Herzog Canadian American writer Saul Bellow's accolades include the Nobel Prize for Literature Pulitzer Prize and National Medal of Arts. The Sunday Times praised these achievements when it revered "Bellow’s oeuvre as both timeless and ruthlessly contemporary. Viking Press unknown
1982ref. 19006New 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. Albert Corde dean of a Chicago college is unprepared for the violent response to his expose of city corruption. Accused of betraying his city as well as being a racist he journeys to Bucharest where his mother-in-law lies dying only to find corruption rife in the Communist capital. Switching back and forth between the two cities The Dean's December represents Bellow's "most spirited resistance to the forces of our time" Malcolm Bradbury. Harper & Row hardcover
1984ref. 7344New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1984. First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Saul Bellow is the only author to have received three National Book Awards for The Adventures of Augie March Herzog and Mr. Sammlers Planet in addition to both the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes. The Sunday Times praised these achievements when it revered "Bellows oeuvre as both timeless and ruthlessly contemporary. Harper & Row Publishers hardcover
1946ref. BB1323London: John Lehmann 1946. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine-. First Impression "First published in England 1946" of this slim quiet masterpiece Bellow's first book from the Nobel prizewinning author of Herzog Augie March and Henderson the Rain King. Slim crown 8vo 184 x 119mm: 1911pp. Publisher's finely woven sunflower cloth spine stamped in brown illustrated dust jacket price-clipped by Robert Medley. Signed by Bellow on front fly-leaf. Fine tight probably unread and bright; about Fine jacket with touch of usual darkening to spine and back panels but front panel still vivid. Cronin & Hall 2. Written in diary format the story centers on Joseph "a would-be writer and intellectual caught waiting for the Draft who romantically believes that intellectual and spiritual enlightenment is to be attained by isolating himself within the confines of a room in a cheap Chicago boarding house while he studies the great writers of the Enlightenment. . . . In it is much of Bellow's early life as a young newlywed intellectual immersed in literature of all kinds poor and ambitious isolated in his in-laws' Ravenswood apartment writing his first novel on a card table in the back room." Literary Encyclopedia Yet another example of the value to be found in the graphically superior designs of most UK editions of American authors's works. N. B. With few exceptions always identified we only stock books in exceptional condition with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association and we subscribe to its codes of ethics. John Lehmann hardcover
1987ref. 178Bennington College 1987. First Edition. Signed by Bellow. A lecture delivered at Bennington College in 1987 in an edition of 1000. Thin Octavo. Signed by the author in facsimile in the back of the title although not called for this copy is signed by the author in his own hand on the title page. Saul Bellow is the only author to have received three National Book Awards for The Adventures of Augie March Herzog and Mr. Sammlers Planet in addition to both the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes. The Sunday Times praised these achievements when it revered "Bellows oeuvre as both timeless and ruthlessly contemporary. Bennington College unknown
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ref. B9780765806604Paperback / softback. New. The author refutes the conclusions of "The Secret Relationship Between Blacks and Jews" the controversial work supported by the Nation of Islam that states that Jews were a major force behind the American slave trade. paperback
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1970ref. 005442New York New York U.S.A.: New York: The Viking Press 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. SIGNED FIRST EDITION of Saul Bellow's "Mr. Sammler's Planet." Published in New York by The Viking Press in 1970. Signed by author on front free end page. Book fine except for very slight wear at corners. DJ very good with 2" tear and piece missing on front cover chipping and creasing at ends of spine wear at ends of hinges and a few tears and creasing at top edge of back cover. DJ price reads "$6.95" on front flap. New York: The Viking Press hardcover
1970ref. 005967Viking Press 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. NY: The Viking Press 1970. First Edition First Published in 1970 on copyright page. 8vo. 313 pp. quarter-bound in light blue cloth over blue boards with light blue endpapers bold black lettering to the spine and the autor's initials stamped in black on the front board; tops of the leaves stained a bold and even blue fore-edges are rough-cut; photo of author on rear panel of dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the front free end-paper. Book fine in near fine dust jacket. DJ flap price reads "$6.95." We will provide a certificate of authenticity for this item. Viking Press hardcover
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