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Merton, Thomas [Fr. Earty].

The Ox Mountain Parable of Meng Tzu.

Lexington, KY: Stamperia del Santuccio, 1960.

First edition of this beautifully hand-printed broadside of the Ox Mountain Parable of Meng Tzu, in the translation of I.A. Richards and with an introduction by Thomas Merton, from the celebrated private press of Victor and Carolyn Hammer. One of only 100 copies, this is number 50. Folio, eight pages, original paper-covered boards with theContinue reading "The Ox Mountain Parable of Meng Tzu."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-153007

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Power, Rhoda.

How It Happened: Myths and Folk-tales.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1930.

First edition of this charming collection of myths and folk tales retold by Rhoda Power, notable above all for its striking illustrations printed from lino-cuts by the celebrated engraver Agnes Miller Parker. Octavo, original linen cloth with a pictorial lino-cut design in red to the front cover. In near fine condition. Illustrated with lino-cuts byContinue reading "How It Happened: Myths and Folk-tales."

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-152889

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Buchanan, Patrick J. [John Glenn].

The Great Betrayal: How American Sovereignty and Social Justice Are Being Sacrificed to the Gods of the Global Economy.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1998.

First edition of Patrick Buchanan’s fiery manifesto against free trade and economic globalization, a bestseller that helped define the economic nationalism of his insurgent presidential campaigns. Octavo, original black boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Senator John Glenn, With Admiration and Best Wishes,Continue reading "The Great Betrayal: How American Sovereignty and Social Justice Are Being Sacrificed to the Gods of the Global Economy."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-152960

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Kidd, Jason.

Jason Kidd Signed 1994-95 NBA Hoops Card.

Durham, NC: SkyBox International, 1995.

1994-95 NBA Hoops #422 Jason Kidd card, from the “Top This!” subset pairing the second overall picks of consecutive drafts. Picturing the Dallas Mavericks guard and 1994 second overall pick driving to the basket, with fellow number-two overall pick Shawn Bradley featured on the verso. Boldly signed by Kidd across the front in black feltContinue reading "Jason Kidd Signed 1994-95 NBA Hoops Card."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-153069

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Lewis, Michael.

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2010.

First edition, early printing of “one of the best business books of the past two decades” (Malcolm Gladwell). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Mark: Best, Michael Lewis.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-153000

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Sartre, Jean-Paul.

Morts sans Sépulture.

Lausanne: Marguerat, 1946.

First edition of this harrowing three-act drama of French Resistance fighters held in an attic and awaiting torture at the hands of the collaborationist Milice, each forced to confront fear, dignity, and the meaning of a sacrifice that may already be in vain. Octavo, written in French, original printed wrappers. In near fine condition.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-152977

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Starr, Ringo; Paul McCartney; John Lennon; George Harrison [The Beatles].

Introducing… The Beatles.

Chicago: Vee-Jay Records, 1964.

The first Beatles album released in the United States, issued by Vee-Jay Records in 1964, drawn largely from the group’s British debut and including “I Saw Her Standing There,” “Twist and Shout,” “Love Me Do,” and “P.S. I Love You.” The stereo issue, catalogue SR-1062. Boldly signed by Ringo Starr in black felt tip onContinue reading "Introducing… The Beatles."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152935

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Crawford, Samuel W..

Genesis of the Civil War: The Story of Sumter 1860-1861.

New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1887.

Rare first edition of this classic work on the genesis of the Civil War. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth, patterned endpapers, illustrated with tissue-guarded frontispiece, plans, and a map. Publishing firm Charles L. Webster & Co. was founded in 1884 by Mark Twain, together with his business partner (and niece’s husband) Charles Webster, initially toContinue reading "Genesis of the Civil War: The Story of Sumter 1860-1861."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152918

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Sartre, Jean-Paul.

Les Jeux sont faits.

Paris: Éditions Nagel, 1947.

First edition of this screenplay of fate and second chances in which a man and a woman, newly dead and told they were destined for one another, are granted a single day back among the living to prove their love before the chips fall for good. Octavo, written in French, original printed wrappers. One ofContinue reading "Les Jeux sont faits."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-152975

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Lewis, Michael.

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2003.

First edition of this work, basis for the 2011 film directed by Bennett Miller starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed Michael Lewis. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by And Partners, NYC.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-153049

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Allen, Ida Bailey.

Pressure Cooking.

Garden City: Garden City Publishing Company, 1947.

First edition of the pioneering radio and television cooking personality Ida Bailey Allen’s guide to pressure cooking. Gathering 750 recipes and menus for the pressure cooker. Octavo, original cloth, top stain yellow. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket in good condition with losses to the spine. Rare and desirable.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-153002

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Böll, Heinrich.

The Clown.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1965.

First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s acclaimed novel of a heartbroken clown’s reckoning with the hypocrisies of postwar German society. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Translated from the German by Leila Vennewitz. A rare and desirableContinue reading "The Clown."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152937

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Arnold, H.H.

Global Mission.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949.

First edition of the memoir of General of the Air Force H.H. “Hap” Arnold, the father of the modern United States Air Force and the only man ever to hold five-star rank in two branches of the armed forces, his sweeping account of the rise of American air power. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated withContinue reading "Global Mission."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152927

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Hadid, Zaha; Gordana Fontana Giusti.

Zaha Hadid.

New York: Rizzoli Press, 2004.

First edition of this comprehensive work on the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid. Quarto, 4 volumes, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Zaha Hadid in all four of the volumes at Yale University. In fine condition. The original plastic case is in fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-75644

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Gilden, K.B. [Michael Caine, Faye Dunaway and Jane Fonda].

Hurry Sundown.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1964.

First edition of this work basis for the 1976 Otto Preminger film, starring Michael Caine Jane Fonda and Faye Dunaway’s film debut. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Academy Award-winning actors Michael Caine, Faye Dunaway and Jane Fonda on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ellen Raskin.Continue reading "Hurry Sundown."

$2,850.00

Item Number: RRB-153042

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Sagan, Carl.

The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence.

New York: Random House, 1977.

First edition of Sagan’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work, which combines the fields of anthropology, evolutionary biology, psychology, and computer science to give a perspective on how human intelligence may have evolved. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Carl Sagan. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover painting by Don Davis. Rare and desirableContinue reading "The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-153036

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King, Stephen; Owen King.

Sleeping Beauties.

New York: Scribner, 2017.

First edition, first printing of the epic collaboration between Stephen King and his son, Owen King, a sprawling tale of a world in which every woman who falls asleep is enveloped in a mysterious cocoon. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by both Stephen King and Owen King on the title page. Fine in a fineContinue reading "Sleeping Beauties."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-152930

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Wainwright, Jonathan M.; Robert Considine.

General Wainwright’s Story: The Account of Four Years of Humiliating Defeat, Surrender, and Captivity.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1946.

First edition of the memoir of General Jonathan M. “Skinny” Wainwright, the heroic American commander who surrendered the Philippines to the Japanese and endured more than three years as their highest-ranking prisoner of war, his harrowing account of defeat, surrender, and captivity. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, with black-and-white illustrations. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by theContinue reading "General Wainwright’s Story: The Account of Four Years of Humiliating Defeat, Surrender, and Captivity."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-152925

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Smith, Holland M.; Percy Finch.

Coral and Brass.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949.

First edition of the memoir of General Holland M. “Howlin’ Mad” Smith, the fiery Marine commander known as the father of modern amphibious warfare, his outspoken account of the Marines’ island-hopping campaign across the Pacific in the Second World War. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, with a frontispiece portrait of Smith from a painting by CommanderContinue reading "Coral and Brass."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-152924

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Halsey, William F.; J. Bryan III.

Admiral Halsey’s Story.

New York: Whittlesey House, 1947.

First edition of the wartime memoir of Fleet Admiral William F. “Bull” Halsey, the pugnacious commander of the United States Third Fleet and one of the most celebrated American naval leaders of the Second World War. Octavo, original blue cloth with gilt titles, cartographic endpapers, a frontispiece portrait by Yousuf Karsh, and illustrated with black-and-whiteContinue reading "Admiral Halsey’s Story."

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-152923

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Ferrari, Enzo.

Ferrari 80.

Modena: Arbe Officine Grafiche, 1979.

First edition of this work by the legendary Enzo Ferrari, one of only 1,000 numbered copies produced fuori commercio, not offered for sale but given to the patrons and friends of the author. Octavo, written in Italian, cream boards backed in brown leather. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Artemio Toccino on the half-titleContinue reading "Ferrari 80."

$5,200.00

Item Number: RRB-152922

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Ishiguro, Kazuo.

Klara and the Sun.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.

First edition of this luminous and moving story of love and humanity narrated by Klara, an Artificial Friend who watches the world with tender, searching attention, basis for the 2026 film starring Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams, Mia Tharia, Aran Murphy, Steve Buscemi, and Natasha Lyonne. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the second free endpaper.Continue reading "Klara and the Sun."

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-152921

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Churchill, Winston S.

The Story of the Malakand Field Force.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1901.

Silver Library edition of Churchill’s first book, his vivid narrative of the 1897 campaign against the Pashtun tribes on the North-West Frontier of India. Octavo, original red cloth lettered in gilt at the spine, patterned endpapers, errata slip, frontispiece, and six maps, two of them folding. Second printing. In very good condition, the boards rubbedContinue reading "The Story of the Malakand Field Force."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152917

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Friedman, Milton.

A Theory of the Consumption Function.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1957.

First edition of Friedman’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. A very sharp example.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152856

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