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EL Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote De La Mancha

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de; D. Juan Antonio Pellicer.

El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha: Nueva Edicion.

Madrid: Gabriel de Sancha, 1797-98.

First large paper edition of Juan Antonio Pellicer’s new edition of Don Quixote. Octavo, five volumes, bound in full red morocco by Clarke & Bedford with gilt titles and ornately tooled floral detailing to the spines in six compartments within raised bands, elaborate floral ruling to the front and rear panels, top edges gilt, giltContinue reading "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha: Nueva Edicion."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148969

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Death and Taxes.

Parker, Dorothy.

Death and Taxes.

New York: The Viking Press, 1931.

First edition, early printing, of Parker’s third collection of poetry. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in the uncommon original dust jacket which is in good condition.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-148061

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A Boy's Will.

Frost, Robert.

A Boy’s Will.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1915.

First American edition of Frost’s first published work. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, gilt title to the front panel. Boldly signed and dated by the poet on front free endpaper, “Robert Frost Wesleyan December 1926.” Ownership signature on front pastedown of Richard Brooks in pencil. In very good condition. A charming example.

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147558

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Framed black-and-white portrait of a young man

McCarthy, Cormac.

Cormac McCarthy Signed Photograph.

London: John Adams Creative Photography, c. 1966.

Original gelatin silver print, three-quarter studio portrait of a young McCarthy. Inscribed by Cormac to his wife to the right of the portrait, “To my lovely Annie, Cormac.” Cormac McCarthy married Anne DeLisle in 1966, and their union, which lasted until 1981, coincided with a formative period of his career when he was still largely unknown butContinue reading "Cormac McCarthy Signed Photograph."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148964

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Young, Stark [William T. Sherman].

So Red the Rose.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934.

First edition of this incredible Civil War novel; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original red cloth. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front free endpaper beneath a gift inscription, “To Cump from George / P. T. Sherman from George S. Eddy. Aug, 1934.” In very good condition with some rubbing to theContinue reading "So Red the Rose."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-145877

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Hurricane

Dylan, Bob; Jacques Levy [Rubin “Hurricane” Carter].

Bob Dylan Signed Sheet Music For Hurricane by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy.

Ram's Horn Music, 1975.

Rare sheet music for the song “Hurricane” composed by Bob Dylan with the lyrics by Dylan and Jacques Levy, signed by Dylan. Quarto, four pages, with a black and white photograph of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter on the front panel wearing his boxing gloves. Boldly signed in blue felt tip by Bob Dylan on the frontContinue reading "Bob Dylan Signed Sheet Music For Hurricane by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148957

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Scott's Last Expedition

Scott, Captain Robert Falcon.

Scott’s Last Expedition.

London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1913.

First edition of Scott’s diaries from his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. Quarto, two volumes, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to spine and front panel, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece to each volume, illustrated with 18 color plates, eight folding maps (one color), and over 250 other illustrations and folding panoramas. In veryContinue reading "Scott’s Last Expedition."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-148925

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The Federal Reserve Act as Amended to October 1, 1935.

Owen, Hon. Robert L. [Ben Bernanke].

The Federal Reserve Act as Amended to October 1, 1935.

Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1935.

Rare first edition of this work on the Federal Reserve. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by former Federal Reserve Chairman Benjamin Bernanke on the front free endpaper. In very good condition. Rare and desirable.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150270

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What Mad Pursuit: A Personal View of Scientific Discovery

Crick, Francis.

What Mad Pursuit: A Personal View of Scientific Discovery.

New York: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, 1988.

First edition of Crick’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by Francis Crick in the year of publication to his personal assistant on the front free endpaper, “For Maria with grateful thanks for all her efforts love Francis.” The recipient was also thanked in the acknowledgements on page xiii, “Finally, my warmest thanksContinue reading "What Mad Pursuit: A Personal View of Scientific Discovery."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148918

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Night Soldiers: A Novel

Furst, Alan.

Night Soldiers: A Novel.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988.

First edition of “one of the very best novels ever written about the inner world of Soviet intelligence” (Thomas Powers). Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Jake, All good things, Alan Furst.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Louise Noble.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-144298

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Old leather-bound books with handwritten letter.

Grant, Ulysses S. [U.S.] [William Tecumseh Sherman].

General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Annotated Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. [U.S.] Grant.

New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885-86.

Exceedingly rare first edition of the autobiography of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, which focusing mainly on his military career during the Mexican War and the Civil War, entirely singular, owned and annotated by Grant’s close friend and most esteemed general: William Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in theContinue reading "General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Annotated Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. [U.S.] Grant."

$200,000.00

Item Number: RRB-145720

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The Sands of Mars.

Clarke, Arthur C.

The Sands of Mars.

London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1951.

First edition of this early classic novel, by the legendary Arthur C. Clarke. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Arthur C. Clarke on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-150418

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Honorary Degree Ceremony for Rosa L. Parks

Parks, Rosa Louise.

Rosa Parks Signed Florida State University Honorary Degree Ceremony Program.

Tallahassee, FL: Florida State University, 1994.

Rare original Florida State University “Honorary Degree Ceremony For Rosa L. Parks” program where she received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters on November 21, 1994. Octavo, four pages, with a black and white photograph of Parks on the verso of the front panel. Boldly signed by Rosa Parks in green beneath her photograph. AdditionallyContinue reading "Rosa Parks Signed Florida State University Honorary Degree Ceremony Program."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-148958

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The North Pole.

Peary, Robert E. Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt.

The North Pole.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1910.

First British edition of Peary’s illustrated account of his journey to the North Pole. Thick quarto, original cloth with a polar bear and gilt titles to the spine, gilt titles and disk to the front panel, double ruling to the front panel stamped in white, a polar bear in white to the rear panel, tissue-guardedContinue reading "The North Pole."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148931

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Wells, H.G.

The Shape of Things to Come: The Ultimate Revolution.

London: Hutchinson & Co, 1933.

First British edition of Wells’ prophetic science fiction classic. Octavo, original cloth. In good condition with toning and splitting to the front panel hinge.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-149246

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Fisher, Kenneth L.

The Wall Street Waltz: 90 Visual Perspectives Illustrated Lessons from Financial Cycles and Trends.

Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1987.

First edition of this work which provides a look at Wall Street and the stock market’s history through dramatic charts and visuals. Oblong quarto, original black cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed on by the author on the front free endpaper, “For William, Why short stories are not old enough to drink. Enjoy. Ken Fisher.”Continue reading "The Wall Street Waltz: 90 Visual Perspectives Illustrated Lessons from Financial Cycles and Trends."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-149243

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Farthest North

Nansen, Fridtjof.

“Farthest North” Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months’ Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen with an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup Captain of the Fram.

Westminster: Archibald Constable and Company, 1897.

First English editions of this “remarkable achievement in Polar exploration” (PMM). Octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s pictorial green cloth over boards, front panels blocked in gilt with a design of the Fram to volume one and with design of dogs, sledge and driver to volume two, gilt titles to the spine, tissue-guarded etched portrait frontispieceContinue reading "“Farthest North” Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months’ Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen with an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup Captain of the Fram."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-148923

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The Guns of August

Tuchman, Barbara W.

The Guns of August.

New York: Macmillan, 1962.

First edition of Tuchman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the opening episodes of World War I. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author opposite the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ellen Raskin. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. First editions areContinue reading "The Guns of August."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150400

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The City and the Pillar. [with] Gore Vidal Signed Dedication Page To Anais Nin.

Vidal, Gore [Anais Nin].

The City and the Pillar. [with] Gore Vidal Signed Dedication Page To Anais Nin.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1948.

First edition of this landmark novel, from the library of Anais Nin. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Accompanied by a clipped dedication page that reads, “For Anais Nin” boldly signed by Vidal, laid in. Gore Vidal and Anais Nin’s friendship emerged from their shared commitment to challenging theContinue reading "The City and the Pillar. [with] Gore Vidal Signed Dedication Page To Anais Nin."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-144891

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The Book of HOV: A Tribute to Jay-Z

Jay-Z.

Book of HOV: A Tribute to Jay-Z.

New York: Assouline, 2024.

First edition of this extraordinary book, which celebrates his groundbreaking career of this visionary and cultural icon. Quarto, original blue boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Jay-Z on the title page in silver marker. In fine condition.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-150403

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Wisconsin Death Trip

Lesy, Michael.

Wisconsin Death Trip.

New York: Pantheon, 1973.

First edition of Lesy’s classic first book; a remarkable photobook on a turn-of-the-century Wisconsin town, with 154 photographs and photocollages, and nine black-and-white illustrations. Oblong quarto, original cloth. Boldly signed by Michael Lesy on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kenneth Miyamoto. Illustrated with photographs by Charles Van Schaick andContinue reading "Wisconsin Death Trip."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-150401

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The Random Walk Guide To Investing.

Malkiel, Burton G.

The Random Walk Guide To Investing.

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

First edition of this essential book for any investor. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Ted with best wishes Burt December 2003.”Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tamaye Perry.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150407

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Cakes and Ale

Maugham, W. Somerset.

Cakes and Ale.

Melbourne: William Heinemann Ltd, 1954.

Signed limited edition of Maugham’s classic satire printed for the author’s eightieth birthday. Octavo, original publisher’s half-leather with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispiece, four pages of facsimile reproductions of the first and last two pages of the original manuscript, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by the author and illustrator, Graham Sutherland, onContinue reading "Cakes and Ale."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148430

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What I Saw in America

Chesterton, G.K.

What I Saw In America. [with] G.K. Chesterton Signed Postcard.

London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1922.

First edition of this paradoxical travelogue of Chesterton’s visit to America in 1921. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition. Accompanied by a postcard signed by Chesterton and addressed to Miss Irene Calonde, laid in.

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-148966

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