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[After Pinturicchio].

An Italian Painted and Gilded Wooden Portfolio, After Pinturicchio.

c. 1900.

A striking Italian painted and parcel-gilt wooden portfolio, or book-form case, the upper cover finely painted with a copy of Pinturicchio’s celebrated fresco in the Piccolomini Library of Siena Cathedral depicting the meeting of the Emperor Frederick III and his bride Eleonora of Portugal. Constructed of wood with a soft leather spine and fabric ties,Continue reading "An Italian Painted and Gilded Wooden Portfolio, After Pinturicchio."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-153070

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Dodge, David.

To Catch a Thief.

New York: Random House, 1952.

First edition of the sophisticated jewel-thief caper that Alfred Hitchcock adapted into his classic 1955 film starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed by David Dodge on the second front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Irving Miller. An attractive signed example ofContinue reading "To Catch a Thief."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-153038

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Lewis, John.

Walking with the Wind. A Memoir of the Movement.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.

First edition of Congressman Lewis’ pivotal account of the Civil Rights movement that transformed America. Octavo, original half cloth, with 16 pages of black-and-white photographic illustrations. Signed and dated by the author on the title page, “John Lewis 10-18-99.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow. Jacket photograph by Danny Lyon.Continue reading "Walking with the Wind. A Memoir of the Movement."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-153062

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Roosevelt, Franklin D.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Single-Signed Baseball.

circa 1937.

Scarce miniature baseball signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, boldly signed by Roosevelt in red ink on the sweet spot, “Franklin D. Roosevelt.” Undated, but the signature is consistent with exemplars of about 1937 and was therefore made during his presidency. With soiling and light scuffing consistent with age, the ink remaining bold and withContinue reading "Franklin D. Roosevelt Single-Signed Baseball."

$22,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152704

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Norton, Bonham.

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament, and the New, Newly Translated out of the Originall Tongue; The New Testament of Our Lord Saviour Jesus Christ.

Imprinted at London: Bonham Norton and John Bill, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majestie, 1619; Robert Barker and John Bill, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majestie, 1620.

An early quarto edition of the King James Bible, the Authorized Version that would become the most influential book in the English language, printed in 1619 and 1620 by the King’s Printers Bonham Norton and John Bill. Quarto in eights (21.1 by 15.4 cm), in an eighteenth-century blue calf binding, the smooth spine ruled andContinue reading "The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament, and the New, Newly Translated out of the Originall Tongue; The New Testament of Our Lord Saviour Jesus Christ."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152911

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Dickens, Charles.

Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress.

London: Richard Bentley, 1838.

First edition, first issue of Dickens’s second novel, the immortal story of the workhouse orphan Oliver Twist and the first English novel to take a child as its central character. A first issue, with “Boz” on the title-pages and the suppressed “Fireside” plate. Octavo, three volumes bound in full twentieth-century polished calf gilt by Zaehnsdorf,Continue reading "Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-153028

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Mackenzie, Alexander.

Voyages from Montreal on the River St. Laurence.

New York: Printed and Sold by G.F. Hopkins, 1802.

First American edition of the explorer’s celebrated account of his two great expeditions across North America, the first crossing of the continent north of Mexico, achieved twelve years before Lewis and Clark. Small quarto, bound in full contemporary sheep, the spine with gilt-lettered morocco label, with the frontispiece folding engraved map of America tracing Mackenzie’sContinue reading "Voyages from Montreal on the River St. Laurence."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-153010

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Sartre, Jean-Paul.

Reflexions sur la Question Juive.

Paris: Paul Morihien, 1946.

First edition of Sartre’s landmark postwar essay on anti-Semitism, composed in 1944 in the final months of the German Occupation and among the first works by a major French intellectual to confront the persecution and near-destruction of European Jewry. Octavo, original printed wrappers with brick-wall design and publisher’s monogram. In near fine condition in theContinue reading "Reflexions sur la Question Juive."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152970

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Rossner, Judith. [Richard Gere].

Looking For Mr. Goodbar.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975.

First edition of this harrowing true story, the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, is a story of love, power, sex, and death during the sexual revolution of the 1970s, basis for the 1977 film starring Diane Keaton, Richard Gere and Tuesday Weld. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, “Wish you wellContinue reading "Looking For Mr. Goodbar."

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-153019

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Rowling, J.K. [Thomas Taylor].

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

London: Bloomsbury, 2001.

The celebration edition of the first book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature and one of the best-selling books of all time. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page. Additionally signed by cover artist Thomas Taylor on the title page with a large originalContinue reading "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-153005

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Shakespeare, William; Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

The Tempest.

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1926.

First trade edition of Shakespeare’s enchanted island romance, magically illustrated by the golden-age master Arthur Rackham. Quarto, original cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, top stain green, illustrated with twenty tipped-in color plates and numerous line drawings by Rackham. Near fine in a very good pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Uncommon in the originalContinue reading "The Tempest."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-152869

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Gagarin, Yuri.

Yuri Gagarin Signed Soviet Space Envelope.

[Soviet Union]: [October 17, 1961].

Soviet philatelic envelope commemorating the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the triumphs of space exploration. Boldly signed by the record-breaking cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in blue ink to the center. The illustrated cover depicts a rocket soaring above the Earth beneath the banner “Glory to the Conquerors of Space,” frankedContinue reading "Yuri Gagarin Signed Soviet Space Envelope."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152806

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Cortazar, Julio.

Hopscotch.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1966.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the translator Gregory Rabassa, who has written the opening line of this title, “Would I find La Maga?” Fine in a very good dust jacket Jacket designed by George Salter. A unique example.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-5713

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Yarrow, David.

David Yarrow: Americas, Africa, Antarctica, Arctic, Asia, Europe.

New York: Rizzoli, 2019.

First edition of this breathtaking collection of high-art nature photographs with a foreword by Tom Brady, introduction by Holden Luntz, and afterword by Cindy Crawford. Folio, original black cloth, profusely illustrated with Yarrow’s most iconic work and 150 previously unpublished photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the photographer on the half-title page. Fine in a nearContinue reading "David Yarrow: Americas, Africa, Antarctica, Arctic, Asia, Europe."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152865

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Truman, Harry S. [Don Gibson].

Public Papers of the Presidents: Harry S. Truman.

Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1961-1966.

First edition of the complete eight-volume set of the Public Papers of the Presidents: Harry S. Truman, gathering the messages, speeches, statements, and news conferences of his presidency from 1945 to 1953. Octavo, eight volumes, original cloth. Signed and inscribed by President Truman in each of the eight volumes to Don Gibson, seven of themContinue reading "Public Papers of the Presidents: Harry S. Truman."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-153008

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Shepherd, Jean.

Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories and Other Disasters.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1971.

First edition of this beloved collection of comic and nostalgic tales of Midwestern boyhood, gathering the stories in which the humorist immortalized Ralph Parker, his family, and the small disasters of growing up in northern Indiana. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with drawings by Raymond Davidson. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the yearContinue reading "Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories and Other Disasters."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-153051

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Carroll, Sean.

The Particle at the End of the Universe.

New York: Dutton, 2012.

First edition of physicist acclaimed account of the decades-long hunt for the Higgs boson and its discovery at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with diagrams, photographs, and illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Christophe – Enjoy the particles! Sean Carroll.” Laid in is the printed programContinue reading "The Particle at the End of the Universe."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-153004

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King, Stephen.

The Stand.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1978.

First edition of King’s classic post-apocalyptic epic, the massive fourth novel that many readers consider his masterpiece. Thick octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Lorna Eckles – With best, Stephen King 3/1/80.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket illustration by John Cayea.Continue reading "The Stand."

$6,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152940

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Charteris, Henry.

The Psalmes of David in Metre. According as they are sung in the Kirk of Scotland.

Edinburgh: Henry Charteris, 1596.

Rare Scottish metrical psalter of 1596, printed at Edinburgh by Henry Charteris, containing the psalms as they were sung in the Kirk of Scotland together with the catechism, common prayers, and the forms of church discipline of the early Presbyterian church. Octavo, early nineteenth-century embossed calf binding with a Gothic architectural design in the mannerContinue reading "The Psalmes of David in Metre. According as they are sung in the Kirk of Scotland."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152912

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Sartre, Jean-Paul.

La Putain Respectueuse.

Paris: Les Éditions Nagel, 1946.

First edition of this taut one-act drama of racism in the American South in which a prostitute is pressured to give false testimony that would condemn an innocent Black man in order to shield a white killer. One of 500 numbered copies, this is number 403. Octavo, original printed wrappers. In near fine condition withContinue reading "La Putain Respectueuse."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-152976

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Singer, Mark.

Funny Money.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Dave Thompson- I often re-read this book and always find it highly entertaining. Good Luck- Mark Singer 8/18/89.” The recipient, British film critic and historian David Thomson, as Thomson contributed to the NewContinue reading "Funny Money."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152326

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King, Stephen.

11/22/63.

New York: Scribner, 2011.

First edition of King’s acclaimed time-travel epic, in which a man slips through a portal to 1958 and sets out to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Thick octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rex Bonomelli.

$2,750.00

Item Number: RRB-152919

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Whitney, Courtney; Douglas MacArthur [Dr. Thomas Clark].

MacArthur: His Rendezvous with History.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956.

First edition of an admiring firsthand account of General Douglas MacArthur by one of his most trusted aides, tracing the general’s career through the Pacific War, the occupation of Japan, and Korea. Octavo, original quarter blue cloth over terra cotta cloth, top edge red as issued, illustrated with maps by Rafael Palacios. Signed by DouglasContinue reading "MacArthur: His Rendezvous with History."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-152914

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O'Connor, Sandra Day.

The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice.

New York: Random House, 2003.

First edition of this work which reveals what Justice O’Connor learned and believes about American law and life, insights gleaned over her years as one of the most powerful and inspiring women in American history. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Brittany: Good luck with yourContinue reading "The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-152196

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