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Silverstein, Dr. Charles; Edmund White.

The Joy of Gay Sex.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1977.

First edition of this classic bestselling guide. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated throughout in color and sepia. Boldly signed by co-author Edmund White on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket with a small loss to the front panel and a few small closed tears. Illustrated by Michael Leonard, Ian Beck, andContinue reading "The Joy of Gay Sex."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149267

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Benson, Arthur Christopher [John Maynard Keynes] [J.M.].

The Leaves of the Tree: Studies in Biography.

London: Smith, Elder, & Co, 1911.

First edition of this work on the challenges of writing biography. Octavo, bound in full synthetic leather with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands. Association copy, inscribed twice by John Maynard Keynes to his mother Florence Ada Keynes, once on the title page without the date and once onContinue reading "The Leaves of the Tree: Studies in Biography."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149266

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Clarke, Arthur C. and Stanley Kubrick [Keir Dullea].

2001: A Space Odyssey.

London: Hutchinson, 1968.

First British edition of the novel of the landmark “proverbial good science fiction movie” he and Stanley Kubrick created, starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Keir Dullea on the title page and additionally signed by him on the front panel of the jacket. Near fine in a nearContinue reading "2001: A Space Odyssey."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150203

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Frankl, Viktor E.

The Doctor and the Soul: An Introduction to Logotherapy.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955.

First edition of Frankl’s classic work which explores topics on the meaning of life in general as well as the meaning of specific areas of one’s life, such as work and personal relationships. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mr. Stettner with the kindest regardsContinue reading "The Doctor and the Soul: An Introduction to Logotherapy."

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150506

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Churchill, Winston S.

My Early Life; Thoughts and Adventures; Great Contemporaries; Step by Step.

London: Odhams Press Limited, 1936-1939.

First Odhams press edition of four of Churchill’s best-known works. Octavo, 4 volumes, original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page in My Early Life, “To E.T. Vassallo from Winston S. Churchill, 1948. ” With a typed letter signed by Nina Edith Sturdee, Churchill‘s privateContinue reading "My Early Life; Thoughts and Adventures; Great Contemporaries; Step by Step."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150502

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Hawthorne, Nathaniel.

The Scarlet Letter.

New York: Random House Inc, 1928.

Random House limited edition of Hawthorne’s masterpiece. Octavo, original publisher’s half morocco with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with wood blocks designed and engraved by Valenti Angelo. One of 980 numbered copies, this is number 895. In very good condition. Printed by Edwin and Robert Grabhorn. A nice example.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-149485

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Smith, James Edward; Edited by Lady Smith.

Memoir and Correspondence of the Late Sir James Edward Smith, M.D.

London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1832.

First edition of this comprehensive biographical portrait of one of Britain’s most influential botanists and founders of the Linnean Society, compiled by his widow Pleasance Smith. Octavo, two volumes, bound in half-cloth with paper titles to the spine. In near fine condition. Edited by Lady Smith.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-149484

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Johns, Jasper.

Jasper Johns: 17 Monotypes.

New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, Inc., 1982.

First edition of this exhibition catalog highlighting a series of Johns’ experimental works. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles, illustrated with 17 lithographic monotypes of the work Savarin (1977-81), and black and white reproductions of Johns works. Presentation copy, inscribed by Johns in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For ClariceContinue reading "Jasper Johns: 17 Monotypes."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-149232

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[de las Casas, Bartolomé].

Colleccion de Libros Espanoles: Varias Relaciones del Peru y Chile; De Las Antiguas Gentes del Peru.

Madrid: Miguel Ginesta/Manuel G. Hernandez, 1879-1892.

Finely bound Spanish printings of Bartolomé de las Casas’ histories of Peru and Chile. Octavo, two volumes bound in one half morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges untrimmed, original wrappers bound in. In fine condition.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-139017

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Hardy, Thomas.

Return of the Native. [and] The Woodlanders.

Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Company,

Early editions of Thomas Hardy’s famous sixth and eleventh published novels. Octavo, original pictorial cloth with gilt titles, top edges gilt, frontispieces, with black and white illustrations. In very good condition with light toning, signature to the front pastedown of Return of the Native.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-148157

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Maris, Roger; Jim Ogle.

Roger Maris At Bat.

New York : Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1962.

First edition of this baseball legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, signed by Roger Maris and inscribed by co-author Jim Ogle on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150487

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Benchley, Robert.

Benchley-Or Else!

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947.

First edition of Benchley’s collection of humorous essays. Octavo, original cloth, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Library of Robert B. Gray.” Illustrated with unique drawings by Gluyas Williams. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Author photograph by Ben Pinchot.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-141235

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Hardy, Thomas.

Tess of the d’Urbervilles. [and] The Woodlanders. [and] The Well-Beloved.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, c. 1904-1905.

Finely bound editions of Thomas Hardy’s famous works. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, tissue-guarded frontispieces, with black and white illustrations in Tess of the d’Urbervilles, and a map of Wessex to the rear of The Well-Beloved. In very good condition, ownership signatures to the front free endpapers of Tess of the d’Urbervilles and The Woodlanders, bookplateContinue reading "Tess of the d’Urbervilles. [and] The Woodlanders. [and] The Well-Beloved."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148159

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Hardy, Thomas.

Desperate Remedies. [and] The Mayor of Casterbridge.

Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Company, c. 1900.

Early editions of Thomas Hardy’s first and tenth published novels. Octavo, original pictorial cloth with gilt titles, top edges gilt, frontispieces, with black and white illustrations. In very good condition. Ownership inscriptions to the front pastedown and front free endpaper of Mayor of Casterbridge.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-148158

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Hardy, Thomas.

Desperate Remedies. [and] Far from the Madding Crowd.

Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Company,

Alpha Library editions of Thomas Hardy’s famous works. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles, top edges gilt. In very good condition.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-148156

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Stowe, Harriet Beecher.

Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands.

London: Sampson Low, Son, & Co, 1854.

First British author’s edition of this travel narrative that records Stowe’s observations during a tour of Europe in the wake of her international fame from Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Duodecimo, bound in three-quarters morocco with gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within gilt bands, engraved frontispiece, with black and white illustrations throughout. In veryContinue reading "Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-149129

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Woodward, Bob [Gerald and Betty Ford].

The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate’s Deep Throat.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.

First edition of this reflective memoir of the Watergate scandal. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To President Ford & Betty. With greatest regard Bob Woodward.” The recipient, President Gerald R. Ford, who assumed office following the Watergate scandal, sought to restore public trust in government through aContinue reading "The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate’s Deep Throat."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-148402

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Wells, H.G.

All Aboard for Ararat.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1940.

First edition of the last of Wells’ utopian novels. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series, and The Prestige (1995),Continue reading "All Aboard for Ararat."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-149249

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Einstein, Albert.

Relativity: The Special And General Theory.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1920.

First British edition of Einstein’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece of Einstein, illustrated with five diagrams. In very good condition with toning to the spine. Translated by Robert Lawson.

$1,650.00

Item Number: RRB-149244

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Schlesser, Thomas.

Mona’s Eyes.

New York: Europa Editions, 2025.

First edition of this international bestselling debut novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, with a fold-out dust jacket depicting all 52 masterpieces. Boldly signed by Thomas Schlesser on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the French by Hildegarde Serle. Jacket design by Ginevra Rapisardi. Author photograph by Pascal Ito.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-149241

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Maugham, W. Somerset.

On A Chinese Screen.

London: William Heinemann, 1922.

First edition of this classic travel book by the author of The Razor’s Edge. Octavo, original publisher’s gilt-decorated cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Herbert M. Meyer from W. Somerset Maugham These notes were made in China, most of them (in pencil) on paper bought by theContinue reading "On A Chinese Screen."

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-149575

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Ambrose, Stephen; Douglas Brinkley.

Witness to America: An Illustrated Documentary History of the United States from the Revolution to Today.

New York: Harper Collins Publishers , 1999.

First edition of this collection of eyewitness accounts and illustrations chronicling the American experience. Thick quarto, original publisher’s half-cloth, black and white illustrations throughout, with an audio CD bound in at the rear. Boldly signed by both Stephen Ambrose and Douglas Brinkley on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Based on theContinue reading "Witness to America: An Illustrated Documentary History of the United States from the Revolution to Today."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-149236

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Buchan, John.

A Prince of the Captivity.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1933.

First edition of this complex novel set during the aftermath of World War I. Octavo, bound in three-quarters leather over pictorial boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands. In very good condition.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-149265

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Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians

Catlin, George W.

North American Indians: Being Letters and Notes on Their Manners, Customs, and Conditions, Written During Eight Years’ Travel Amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America, 1832-1839.

London: Published by the Author, 1841.

First edition, first issue of this detailed anthropological history. Royal octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s cloth, frontispiece, with 400 black and white illustrations carefully engraved from the author’s original paintings by Catlin, three maps, and errata slip present at the front of the first volume. In very good condition.

$2,450.00

Item Number: RRB-147796

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