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Abingdon, Alexander; Dr. Seuss [Theodore Geisel].

More Boners.

New York: The Viking Press, 1931.

First edition of this popular sequel of schoolroom howlers, again illustrated by Dr. Seuss. Duodecimo, original green cloth. Compiled by Alexander Abingdon and illustrated by Dr. Seuss. Second printing, issued before publication in April 1931. Presentation copy, inscribed by Dr. Seuss on the front pastedown, “With Best Wishes to Chuck Meeks, Dr. Seuss.” In veryContinue reading "More Boners."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-153074

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Milne, A.A.; Illustrated by Ernest H. Shephard.

Winnie-the-Pooh. With Colour Illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard.

London: Methuen Children's Books, 1973.

Signed limited edition of this children’s classic, one of only 300 signed numbered copies signed by illustrator Ernest H. Shepard, this is number 90. Octavo, original publisher’s full morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt vignette of Christopher Robin and Winne the Pooh to the front panel, allContinue reading "Winnie-the-Pooh. With Colour Illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard."

$4,750.00

Item Number: RRB-153111

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Spark, Muriel; Edward Gorey.

The Very Fine Clock.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1969.

First British edition of this charming children’s tale by the celebrated novelist Muriel Spark. Oblong octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout by Edward Gorey. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-153108

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Bates, H.E.

The Day of the Tortoise.

London: Michael Joseph, 1961.

First edition of this wry short novel by H.E. Bates, the beloved English storyteller, a comic and touching tale of a mild bachelor and the formidable sisters who rule his household. Octavo, original green cloth with gilt titles, illustrated by Peter Farmer. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Stanley Burns,Continue reading "The Day of the Tortoise."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-152880

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The F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Co.

Our Hand Has Never Lost Its Skill: 20 Magic Tricks to Mystify Your Friends.

Brooklyn, NY: The F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company, c. 1950.

A charming promotional pamphlet issued by the Schaefer Brewing Company, offering twenty simple magic tricks and seven magic words to amuse and mystify one’s friends. Octodecimo, original printed wrappers, illustrated. In very good condition.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-153120

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Dickens, Charles.

Dombey and Son.

London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848.

First edition of Dickens’ novel of “Pride,” with 40 etchings by Hablot Knight Browne (“Phiz”). Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilts titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilts bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt.Continue reading "Dombey and Son."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-153102

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Edwards, Jonathan.

A History of the Work of Redemption.

New York: Shepard Kollock, 1786.

An early edition of this theological work. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with a gilt-lettered red morocco spine label and raised bands. In very good condition with rubbing and toning. Early ownership inscriptions to the title-page.

$800.00

Item Number: RRB-153096

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Rosen, Michael; Jill Dow.

Songbird Story.

London: Frances Lincoln, 1997.

The first paperback edition of Michael Rosen’s Songbird Story, a gentle picture book illustrated by the natural-history artist Jill Dow. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated in color throughout by Dow. Boldly signed and dated by Michael Rosen on the dedication page, “Michael Rosen August 15 2004.” In near fine condition.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-153119

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Arendt, Hannah.

The Human Condition.

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1958.

First edition of Arendt’s penetrating examination of the human condition. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “Hannah Arendt April 1965.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed.

$18,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145631

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Coetzee, J.M [Philippa Coetzee].

Life & Times of Michael K.

New York: The Viking Press, 1984.

First American edition of the author’s first Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to his first wife, “Philippa – love from JM.” Philippa Jubber and John Maxwell Coetzee were married in 1963. They had two children, Nicolas (1966-1989) and Gisela (b. 1968). Near fineContinue reading "Life & Times of Michael K."

$5,800.00

Item Number: RRB-153071

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Higgins, Jack. [Michael Caine] [Mary Stewart].

The Eagle Has Landed.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1975.

First American edition of this classic work, which has sold over 50 million copies and basis for the 1976 film starring Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland and Robert Duvall. Octavo, original cloth, Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mary Stewart Kind regards from Jack Higgins 14th October 1978” and additionallyContinue reading "The Eagle Has Landed."

$5,200.00

Item Number: RRB-153103

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Zinn, Howard. [Annie Dillard].

A People’s History of the United States.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1980.

First edition of the historian’s magnum opus. Thick octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Howard Zinn on the front free endpaper. From the library of Annie Dillard with her bookplate to the front pastedown. Dillard has published works of poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism, as well as two novels and one memoir. Her 1974Continue reading "A People’s History of the United States."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-153058

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Kahney, Leander [Jony Ive].

Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple’s Greatest Products.

New York: Portfolio / Penguin, 2014.

First edition of Leander Kahney’s biography of Jony Ive, the legendary British designer behind the iMac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad and the guiding force of Apple’s design studio during its most transformative era. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raisedContinue reading "Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple’s Greatest Products."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-153057

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Torres, Edwin.

After Hours.

New York: The Dial Press, 1979.

First edition of this gritty novel of the New York underworld, the sequel to Carlito’s Way and, with it, the basis for Brian De Palma’s 1993 classic film Carlito’s Way starring Al Pacino. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by “For Joe Barbato Be kind in your article; Best wishes, Ed.” The recipient, JoeContinue reading "After Hours."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-153053

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Fleming, Ian. [Sean Connery].

You Only Live Twice.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1964.

First edition of the final James Bond novel published during Fleming’s lifetime and the eleventh in the series. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers. Boldly signed “Sean Connery 007” on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the half-title page. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. Housed in a customContinue reading "You Only Live Twice."

$14,200.00

Item Number: RRB-153095

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Wood, Gordon S.

The Creation of the American Republic 1776-1787.

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1969.

First edition of this classic examination on how the Founders of America invented popular sovereignty, separation of powers, and judicial review. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the half-title page, “The American Revolution has always seemed to be an extraordinary kind of revolution. Gordon S Wood.” Fine in a very goodContinue reading "The Creation of the American Republic 1776-1787."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-153061

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L'Engle, Madeleine.

A Wrinkle In Time.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1962.

First edition, first printing of the author’s Newbery award-winning novel. Octavo, original half-cloth. Boldly signed by Madeleine L’Engle in a contemporary signature on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine second issue dust jacket with a small closed tear to the front panel. Jacket design by Ellen Raskin. An exceptional signed example,Continue reading "A Wrinkle In Time."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-153060

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Greene, Graham.

The Ministry of Fear.

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1943.

First edition of this early Greene work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Founded over aContinue reading "The Ministry of Fear."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-153055

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Jackson, Michael.

Michael Jackson Signed Soul Train Music Awards Poster.

1989.

Rare poster for the Third Annual Soul Train Music Awards, held April 12, 1989 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, signed by Michael Jackson. The original color poster features an airbrushed portrait of Jackson singing, with a tribute above, “Special Honors To Mega Star Michael Jackson, King of Pop, Rock and Soul.” Boldly signedContinue reading "Michael Jackson Signed Soul Train Music Awards Poster."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-153064

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[Fleming, Ian; Sean Connery].

Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007.

New York: Dell, c. 1965.

The scarce Dell one-shot magazine celebrating Ian Fleming’s James Bond as portrayed on screen by Sean Connery, riding the wave of the early films’ phenomenal success. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs of Connery as 007 and the women of the Bond films, including the girls of Goldfinger. In nearContinue reading "Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007."

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-153063

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McCarthy, Cormac.

The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses; The Crossing; Cities of the Plain.

New York: Everyman's Library, 1999.

First edition of McCarthy’s classic trilogy, appearing here in one volume for the first time. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by theContinue reading "The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses; The Crossing; Cities of the Plain."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-153056

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Barnard, Christiaan; Curtis Bill Pepper.

One Life.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1970.

First American edition of the autobiography of the surgeon who electrified the world in 1967 by performing the first successful human-to-human heart transplant. Octavo, original blue cloth, top stain red. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “26 July 1980 To Mary with kind regards Chris Barnard.” Near fine in a veryContinue reading "One Life."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-153052

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Shepherd, Jean.

In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash. [A Christmas Story].

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1966.

First edition of the Shepherd’s breakthrough novel, the basis of Bob Clark’s timeless classic 1983 Christmas marathon film A Christmas Story, which Shepherd himself narrated. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Smith. Rare and desirable signed andContinue reading "In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash. [A Christmas Story]."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-153059

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Kesey, Ken. [Jack Nicholson].

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

New York: The Viking Press, 1962.

First edition of Ken Kesey’s classic first novel, one of the defining works of postwar American fiction, basis for the Academy Award-winning film starring Jack Nicholson. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Ken Kesey in the vivid multicolored inks that echo the book’s cover on the front free endpaper, and boldly signed beneath by JackContinue reading "One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest."

$35,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152761

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