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Sagan, Carl.

Contact: A Novel.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1985.

First edition, early printing of Sagan’s science fiction work which deals with the theme of contact between humanity and a more technologically advanced, extraterrestrial life form, basis for the film starring Jodie Foster. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Carl Sagan on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "Contact: A Novel."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-153023

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Stallone, Sylvester.

Rocky II.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1979.

First edition of the sequel to Rocky. Small octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Sylvester Stallone on the front panel. In near fine condition. Rare signed.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-153040

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Baskett, John. [Horace Walpole].

The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments; The Historical Part of the Holy Bible; The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues; The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Newly Translated out ot the Original Greek.

Oxford: Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the University, 1726.

Exquisitely bound Georgian Bible, printed by John Baskett and extra-illustrated with over two hundred engravings by T. Cole, bound together with the Book of Common Prayer and the metrical Psalms. Quarto, finely bound in in full contemporary polished calf with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling tot the spine, rebacked, gilt ruling, panelling and scrollingContinue reading "The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments; The Historical Part of the Holy Bible; The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues; The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Newly Translated out ot the Original Greek."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152906

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Lowry, Lois.

The Giver Quartet.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.

First edition of the collected Giver Quartet, gathering all four of Lois Lowry’s acclaimed novels in a single volume, The Giver, Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son. Octavo, original boards with decorations stamped in red. In fine condition. Accompanied by a laid in clipping bearing a photographic portrait, signed by Lois Lowry and dated September 2003.Continue reading "The Giver Quartet."

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-152741

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Franklin, Benjamin.

Poor Richard, 1740.

Philadelphia: B. Franklin, 1739.

The rare 1740 Poor Richard’s Almanack, written and printed by Benjamin Franklin under his celebrated pseudonym, Richard Saunders. Small octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled paper-covered boards, the spine lettered in gilt, with woodcut borders and the traditional woodcut figure of the anatomical man. Third edition, announced as just published in the PennsylvaniaContinue reading "Poor Richard, 1740."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152828

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Reagan, Ronald; [George H.W. Bush; George P. Shultz; Lech Walesa].

An American Life.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.

First edition of the memoir of Ronald Reagan, the fortieth President of the United States. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed on the front free endpaper by three architects and witnesses of the end of the Cold War: President George H.W. Bush, Reagan’s Secretary of State George P. Shultz, “With best wishes George P.Continue reading "An American Life."

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-152858

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Fleming, Ian. [Sean Connery].

Dr. No.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1958.

First edition of the sixth Bond thriller. Octavo, original black cloth, with the “Honeychile” silhouette. Boldly signed by Sean Connery on the front free endpaper. Sean Connery’s casting as James Bond in the 1962 film adaptation of Dr. No marked the beginning of what would become one of the most consequential franchises in the historyContinue reading "Dr. No."

$14,000.00

Item Number: RRB-153034

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Tomlinson, H.M.

All Our Yesterdays.

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1930.

First edition of H.M. Tomlinson’s powerful novel of the Great War, a searching and elegiac account of the generation swept up and consumed by the First World War. Octavo, original cream linen cloth with a gilt device to the front cover, with a portrait frontispiece from a drawing by Percy Smith. One of only 1025Continue reading "All Our Yesterdays."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-152891

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Masefield, John.

ODTAA.

London: William Heinemann, 1926.

First limited edition of John Masefield’s rousing South American adventure novel, its cryptic title an acronym for “One Damn Thing After Another.” Octavo, original vellum-backed blue boards, in the plain printed dust jacket of the deluxe issue. One of only 275 numbered copies, this is number 175. Boldly signed by the author on the limitationsContinue reading "ODTAA."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-152934

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Churchill, Winston S.

Arms and the Covenant. Speeches by The Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill. Compiled by Randolph S. Churchill.

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1938.

First edition of this important collection of Churchill’s speeches. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152571

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Baum, L. Frank; Judy Garland; Ray Bolger; Jack Haley; Bert Lahr; Frank Morgan; Billie Burke; Margaret Hamilton.

The Tin Woodman of Oz.

Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., c. 1935.

Later printing of the twelfth of the Oz books, remarkably signed by the seven principal stars of the classic 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz. Quarto, original brown cloth with pictorial label to the front panel, printed black title and Tin Man vignette to spine, illustrated by John R. Neill. Presentation copy, signed on the versoContinue reading "The Tin Woodman of Oz."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152833

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Warren, Earl; Hugo L. Black; William O. Douglas; John Marshall Harlan; William J. Brennan Jr.; Potter Stewart; Byron R. White; Abe Fortas; Thurgood Marshall.

Earl Warren Supreme Court Signed Photograph.

Washington: c. 1968.

An original black and white photograph of the 1967 Warren Supreme Court, boldly signed by all nine justices. A group portrait showing the justices in two rows, signed in the blank lower margin, each justice near his own portrait: Abe Fortas, Potter Stewart, Byron White, Thurgood Marshall, John Marshall Harlan, Hugo Black, Earl Warren, WilliamContinue reading "Earl Warren Supreme Court Signed Photograph."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152883

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Churchill, Winston S. [H. Hulland].

Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings by Sir Winston Churchill.

Kansas City, MO: Hallmark Cards, 1958.

First edition of the catalogue of the celebrated American exhibition of Sir Winston Churchill’s paintings, reproducing his canvases, many of them in colour. Large octavo, 48 pages, original cream cloth, illustrated throughout with photographic reproductions of Churchill’s paintings. Presentation copy, inscribed by Winston Churchill on the title page, “Inscribed for H. Hulland by Winston S.Continue reading "Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings by Sir Winston Churchill."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152881

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Bruce, David K.E. [William Safire].

Sixteen American Presidents.

Paris: Chaix, 1953.

The first French edition of David K.E. Bruce’s study of the first sixteen Presidents of the United States, from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln. Octavo, written in English, original printed wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For William Safire, with warm regards and best wishes from David K.E. Bruce.”Continue reading "Sixteen American Presidents."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-152878

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Browne, Lewis [Oliver C. Safir and William Safire].

The Graphic Bible.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1928.

First edition of Lewis Browne’s ingenious retelling of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, through a brilliant sequence of animated maps and charts. Quarto, original green cloth-backed boards, the front cover with Browne’s facsimile signature stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, illustrated with maps throughout. One of only 250 numbered copies, this is number 3.Continue reading "The Graphic Bible."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-152755

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Diehl, William.

Primal Fear.

New York: Villard Books, 1993.

First edition of the author’s gripping legal thriller, the basis for the acclaimed 1996 film that marked the screen debut of Edward Norton opposite Richard Gere. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To Natalie – a good friend through the years –Continue reading "Primal Fear."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-152859

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Wouk, Herman.

The Caine Mutiny.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1951.

First edition of Wouk’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original blue cloth, cartographic endpapers. Boldly signed by Herman Wouk on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket painting by John Hull. A very sharp example, rare and desirable signed.

$2,750.00

Item Number: RRB-153031

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Hogan, Ben with Herbert Warren Wind.

Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf.

New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1957.

First edition of one of the best-selling golf books of all-time. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Ben Hogan on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Anthony Ravielli. Rare and desirable signed and in this condition.

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-153030

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Clinton, Bill.

My Life.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.

First edition of President Clinton’s autobiography. Large octavo, original blue boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Audra Best wishes- Bill Clinton.” Additionally signed twice by the jacket designer, Carol Devine Carson, on the front panel of the dust jacket and on the rear jacket flap. The renowned artContinue reading "My Life."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-146893

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Knausgaard, Karl Ove. [Anselm Kiefer].

My Struggle Complete Set: Volumes I, II, III, IV, V & VI – A Death In the Family, A Man In Love, Boyhood Island, Dancing in the Dark, Some Rain Must Fall & The End.

New York: Archipelago Books,

First edition set of Knausgaard’s masterpiece My Struggle, with volume one a second edition, but first hardcover edition. Octavo, 6 volumes, original cloth. Each volume signed signed by Karl Ove Knausgaard on the title page. Volume one is signed by legendary artist Anselm Kiefer on the front free endpaper of volume one, who contributed theContinue reading "My Struggle Complete Set: Volumes I, II, III, IV, V & VI – A Death In the Family, A Man In Love, Boyhood Island, Dancing in the Dark, Some Rain Must Fall & The End."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-153033

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Fitzgerald, F. Scott.

This Side of Paradise.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920.

First edition of Fitzgerald’s first novel, one of the defining books of the Jazz Age with an initial print run of only 3,000 copies. Octavo, original dark blue-green cloth stamped in blind and gilt. Near fine in the scarce original dust jacket with chipping to the spine extremities and folds, very light professional restoration toContinue reading "This Side of Paradise."

$125,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152820

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King, Stephen; Illustrated by Alan Dingman.

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon: A Pop-Up Book.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004.

First edition of the pop-up book of this a psychological horror novel. Oblong quarto, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by Stephen King in gold ink on the front panel. In fine condition. Text adaptation by Peter Abrahams. Illustrated by Alan Dingman with the paper engineering by Kees Moerbeek. Rare and desirable signed.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-153029

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Muir, John.

John Muir Signed Photograph.

[c. 1910-1914].

Rare original sepia tone photograph of the great naturalist John Muir, the father of the national parks and founder of the Sierra Club. Bust portrait by J. Edward B. Greene showing Muir in three-quarter view. Signed by Muir in the blank lower margin, “John Muir.” A period press photograph, bearing the ink received stamps ofContinue reading "John Muir Signed Photograph."

$11,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152870

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Baum, L. Frank; W. W. Denslow [Mrs. Frank Pixley].

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Chicago: Geo. M. Hill Co., 1900.

First edition of the most beloved of all American fairy tales, a rare presentation copy inscribed by the illustrator W. W. Denslow. Quarto, original full pictorial cloth stamped in green and red, illustrated by Denslow throughout and with twenty-four full-page color plates including the pictorial title. First edition, in the first state of the text,Continue reading "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."

$75,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152832

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