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Leigh Fermor, Patrick; Artemis Cooper [Editor]; [Daphne Fielding].

A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road.

London: John Murray, 1977-2013.

First editions of each volume in Leigh Fermor’s trilogy. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with maps. A Time of Gifts is signed by Patrick Leigh Fermor on the front free endpaper. Between the Woods and the Water is an association copy, lengthily inscribed by Patrick Leigh Fermor on the front free endpaper to DaphneContinue reading "A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149386

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Dickens, Charles.

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1838-39.

First edition in the original monthly parts, mixed issue of this titular hero’s journey through hardship. Octavo, original blue-green wrappers, 20 parts in 19 volumes, dated April 1838-October 1839. Illustrated with an engraved portrait of Dickens by Finden after Daniel Maclise, and 38 out of 39 black and white etched plates by “Phiz” or HablotContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149369

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Haise, Fred.

Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut’s Journey.

Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Books, 2022.

First edition, early printing of the extraordinary autobiography of astronaut Fred Haise, one of only 24 men to fly to the moon. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Harry Hope you enjoy the read of my blessed life and career! Fred Haise Apollo 13 LMP.” FineContinue reading "Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut’s Journey."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150582

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Nolan, Christopher [Cillian Murphy].

Unleashing Oppenheimer: Inside Christopher Nolan’s Explosive Atomic-Age Thriller.

Insight Editions, 2023.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on the Academy Award-winning film. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Christopher Nolan and Academy Award-winning actor Cillian Murphy on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150518

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Sherwin, Martin J.

A World Destroyed: The Atomic Bomb and the Grand Alliance.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975.

First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s first book and co-author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Warren with best wishes, Marty.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lidia Ferrara.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-150555

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Crick, Francis and Watson, James D.

The Nature of Viruses: The Biophysics and Biochemistry of Viruses (CIBA Foundation Symposium).

London: J. & A. Churchill , 1957.

First edition of Watson and Crick’s classic work on Virus Structure. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by James Watson on the front free endpaper. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150523

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Bellow, Saul.

Dangling Man.

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1944.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original beige cloth, topstain brown. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “For Poetry and for Van Allen Bradley with very best wishes Saul Bellow.” The recipient, Van Allen Bradley was an influential American literary critic, editor, and author. He gained prominenceContinue reading "Dangling Man."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147721

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Allen, Woody.

Don’t Drink The Water.

New York: A Random House , 1967.

First edition of this satire comedic play. Octavo, original half cloth, frontispiece of a black and white photograph. Laid in is a signed photograph of Woody Allen. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-148922

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Make New History.

Rusha, Ed.

Make New History.

Los Angeles: MOCA, 2009.

Signed limited edition of this rare artist’s book, or “art object” published on the occasion of the Gala of the 30th Anniversary of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Oblong octavo, the text block of the book is entirely blank, the artist’s intention being for its owner to write their own history inContinue reading "Make New History."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-143401

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Southern, Terry.

Texas Summer: A Novel by Terry Southern.

New York: Arcade Publishing/Little Brown And Company, 1991.

First edition of Southern’s powerful critique of cultural and economic forces that shaped America. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket painting and design by Wendell Minor. Author photograph by William Claxton.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-148446

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Yarrow, David.

Wild Encounters: Iconic Photographs of the World’s Vanishing Animals and Cultures.

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 2016.

First edition of this unparalleled collection of high-art photography of fauna and cultures from around the world with a foreword by HRH the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William. Boldly signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “David Yarrow 8/12/2016.” Quarto, original publisher’s boards, profusely illustrated with overContinue reading "Wild Encounters: Iconic Photographs of the World’s Vanishing Animals and Cultures."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149298

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Ghosh, Amitav.

The Circle of Reason.

New York: Viking, 1986.

First edition of the author’s classic first novel. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Boldly signed by Amitav Ghosh on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-149436

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Portis, Charles.

Gringos.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.

First edition of this novel by the author of True Grit “an engine of pure delight” (The New York Times). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Buddy Best Wishes Charlies.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket painting and design by Wendell Minor. UncommonContinue reading "Gringos."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-150568

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Michener, James A. [Lech Walesa].

Pilgrimage: A Memoir of Poland and Rome.

Emmaus, Pennsylvania: Rodale Press, 1990.

First edition of this memoir of Michener’s travels in Poland and Rome. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed and dated by James Michener on the title page and signed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa on the introduction page. Lech Wałęsa is a Polish labor leader and statesman who co-founded Solidarity, the first independentContinue reading "Pilgrimage: A Memoir of Poland and Rome."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150419

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Kipling, Rudyard.

Justice.

London: Methuen & Co, 1919.

First British edition of this broadside poem in six stanzas with two on front and remaining four on back. Octavo, stiff cream paper printed in black on both sides with exterior double frame rule and interior single rule “between which the names of towns and villages laid waste by the Germans in World War IContinue reading "Justice."

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-150552

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Kipling, Rudyard.

The Gypsy Trail.

Boston: Alfred Bartlett , 1904.

Second edition but the first edition to be printed by the Goudys at their Village Press. Duodecimo, original boards, frontispiece drawing by E. B. Bird. In fine condition.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-150551

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EL Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote De La Mancha

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de.

El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha: Nueva Edicion, Corregida Por La Real Academia Española.

Madrid: Don Joaquin Ibarra, 1782.

The illustrated Ibarra edition of Cervantes’ masterpiece “which is to Spanish literature what Shakespeare is to English” (Bloom). Octavo, 4 volumes, written in spanish, bound in full speckled calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spines in six compartments within raised gilt bands, red and black morocco spine labels, gilt ruling to the frontContinue reading "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha: Nueva Edicion, Corregida Por La Real Academia Española."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148968

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Hardy, Thomas.

Far from the Madding Crowd. [and] The WoodLanders. [and] Two on a Tower.

New York: R.F. Fenno & Company,

Finely bound editions of Hardy’s classic novels filled with themes of love and social constraints. Octavo, original pictorial cloth with gilt titles, top edges gilt. In very good condition. Ownership signature to the front pastedown.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-149977

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Lincoln, Abraham [Gerald R. Ford].

Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen Douglas, In the Celebrated Campaign of 1858, in Illinois.

Columbus: Follett, Foster and Company, 1860.

First edition, early issue of the most famous debates in American history which cemented Lincoln as a national presidential candidate. Octavo, original cloth stamped in blind. Ownership bookplate of President Gerald R. Ford to the front pastedown. President Gerald R. Ford and Abraham Lincoln occupy distinct yet symbolically linked places in American presidential history, unitedContinue reading "Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen Douglas, In the Celebrated Campaign of 1858, in Illinois."

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149362

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The Giving Tree.

Silverstein, Shel.

The Giving Tree.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1964.

Early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author across two pages on the front pastedown and half-title page with a large original drawing of a tree which has been carved to read the name ‘John’ and extends from the pastedown to the half-title page with windingContinue reading "The Giving Tree."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149528

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Warhol, Andy.

Andy Warhol Signed Miniature Facsimile One Dollar Bill.

c. 1980.

Rare Andy Warhol signed miniature facsimile one dollar bill. Dollar bill removed from a novelty PaperBox stationery pad, “Memorandum” printed on the verso with printed ruling. Boldly signed by artist Andy Warhol on the recto above George Washington. From the collection of Toni Genstein Volk, with a signed provenance letter from Volk describing her relationshipContinue reading "Andy Warhol Signed Miniature Facsimile One Dollar Bill."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149335

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Kirk, Charlie.

Right Wing Revolution: How to Beat the Woke and Save the West.

Winning Team Publishing, 2024.

First edition of this work by the founder of Turning Point USA, the leading political youth organization in the country, which reaches 100’s of million people per month, and Axios has named Charlie Kirk as one of the “top 10 most engaged” handles in the world. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Charlie Kirk inContinue reading "Right Wing Revolution: How to Beat the Woke and Save the West."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150542

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James, P.D.

Cover Her Face.

London: Faber and Faber, 1962.

First edition of the author’s classic first book. Octavo, original green cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Charles Mozley. An excellent example.

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149382

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Dunn, Bob.

Magic For All.

New York: The Citadel Press, 1946.

First edition of this work in popular magic literature. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated throughout with sketches on how to perform magic tricks by the author Bob Dunn. In good condition with soiling and spotting to the panels.

$65.00

Item Number: RRB-149960

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