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Nobody Knows My Name

Baldwin, James.

Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son.

New York: The Dial Press, 1961.

First edition of Baldwin’s second major book of essays, featuring his powerful analyses of the politics of race and his controversial three-part essay on Richard Wright. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Larry B.: Keep on keeping on. James Baldwin.” Near fine in a very good.Continue reading "Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son."

$8,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148662

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Here I Stand

Robeson, Paul.

Here I Stand.

London: Dennis Dobson, 1958.

First edition, second printing of Robeson’s powerful first book. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Ownership stamp to the front free endpaper. Jacket photograph by Al Burneu.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-148660

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Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy.

Chomsky, Noam.

Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy.

New York: Metropolitan Books, 2006.

First edition of this work by Chomsky. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Noam Chomsky on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Matthew Enderlin.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-149852

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Let Me Live

Herndon, Angelo.

Let Me Live.

New York: Random House, 1937.

First edition of this autobiography of Angelo Herndon. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, top stain black, frontispiece of Angelo Herndon, illustrated with three black and white photographs. Fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and chipping.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-148658

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Farrington, S. Kip; Introduction by Ernest Hemingway.

Fishing the Atlantic: Offshore and On.

New York: Coward-McCann, 1949.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on fishing. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Lynn Bogue Hunt, illustrated endpapers. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, “For Dr. Bledsoe, a great afternoon, ___ ___ and shot, who knows the game offshore and on. America’s With bestContinue reading "Fishing the Atlantic: Offshore and On."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-123827

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Chomsky, Noam.

American Power And The New Mandarins: Historical and Political Essays.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1969.

First edition of Chomsky’s first political book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Noam Chomsky on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ronald Clyne.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-145957

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Framed ancient manuscript

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Ethiopian Ge’ez Healing Scroll.

Ethiopia: c. 19th century.

Rare original parchment healing scroll written in Ge’ez, the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Portable manuscript on parchment in red and black ink, with a talismanic design at the top. Typically kept rolled and stored until used, this example is unrolled, mounted on thin wooden boards, and presented under glass in a black metalContinue reading "Ethiopian Ge’ez Healing Scroll."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148657

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The World Crisis 1916-1918

Churchill, Winston S.

The World Crisis 1916-1918.

London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1927.

First edition, second printing of the first two volumes of Churchill’s The World Crisis. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "The World Crisis 1916-1918."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148597

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Tristes Tropiques

Levi-Strauss, Claude.

Tristes Tropiques.

New York: Criterion Books, 1961.

First edition in English of Levi-Strauss’ landmark work. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with 48 pages of photographs and 48 line drawings. Boldly signed by Claude Levi-Strauss on the half-title page. Translated from the French by John Russell. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$2,600.00

Item Number: RRB-150084

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The Trial and Deaths of Socrates

Plato; Hans Erni [Illustrator] Giovanni Mardersteig [Printer].

The Trial and Death of Socrates.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1962.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this collection of four dialogues written by Plato recounting the death of Socrates. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, with colorContinue reading "The Trial and Death of Socrates."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-148539

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Life: To the Moon and Back

Aldrin, Buzz.

Buzz Aldrin Signed Life Magazine: Anniversary Edition of Apollo 11.

New York: Life Magazine, 1969.

Rare original Life Magazine July 20, 1969 commemorative issue celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed on the cover by Buzz Aldrin in blue felt tip at far left middle. In fine condition. Housed in its original Life Collector’s Series presentation folder with an accompanyingContinue reading "Buzz Aldrin Signed Life Magazine: Anniversary Edition of Apollo 11."

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-148484

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Sophocles Antigone

Sophocles; Translated by Elizabeth Wyckoff; Harry Bennett [Illustrator].

Sophocles: Antigone.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1975.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Sophocles’ classical Greek tragedy. Quarto, bound in three-quarters modern morocco by Morrell over cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers, illustrated with color plates. Boldly signed by illustrator Harry Bennett on the colophon page at the rear. One of 2,000 numbered copies, thisContinue reading "Sophocles: Antigone."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-148542

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The Open Society and Its Enemies

Popper, Karl R.

The Open Society And Its Enemies.

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1945.

First editions of Popper’s magnum opus. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth. In near fine condition with the rare original dust jackets in very good condition.

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150082

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Williams, Tennessee.

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.

New York: New Directions, 1955.

First edition, first issue of one of Williams’s best-known works and his personal favorite. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Alvin Lustig.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-147041

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Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature

Rorty, Richard.

Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1979.

First edition of this classic work of twentieth century philosophy. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Richard Rorty on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-84533

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First Edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard; Signed by J.K. Rowling

Rowling, J.K.

The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Translated from the Original Runes by Hermione Granger. With Commentary by Professor Albus Dumbledore.

London: The Children's High Level Group, 2008.

First edition, limited issue of this wizarding classic. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the half-title page. Octavo, original brown morocco-patterned boards with silver metal cornerpieces and central ornament accented with faux blue gems, silver metal clasp, marbled endpapers, green silk bookmark, illustrated. Housed in the embroidered velvet bag within the publisher’s calf case withContinue reading "The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Translated from the Original Runes by Hermione Granger. With Commentary by Professor Albus Dumbledore."

$11,000.00

Item Number: RRB-143778

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Youth, Typhoon, and The End of the Tether

Conrad, Joseph; Ward Ritchie [Designer and Printer]; Robert Shore [Illustrator].

Youth: A Narrative; Typhoon; The End of the Tether.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1972.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this collection of three maritime novellas. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and detailing to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins andContinue reading "Youth: A Narrative; Typhoon; The End of the Tether."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148649

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The Three-Cornered Hat

Alarcon, Pedro Antonio de; Roger Duvoisin [Illustrator].

The Three-Cornered Hat.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1959.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this comically satirical novella. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and detailing to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins andContinue reading "The Three-Cornered Hat."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-148648

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New York Yankees manager wearing a cap

Stengel, Casey.

Casey at the Bat: The Story of My Life in Baseball.

New York: Random House, 1962.

First edition of the autobiography of the legendary baseball manager written in his inimitable style. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “To Sil Good Luck From A N.Y. Mets Manager Casey Stengel.” Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. PhotographContinue reading "Casey at the Bat: The Story of My Life in Baseball."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150073

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Auden, W.H.

Epistle To A Godson & Other Poems.

London: Faber and Faber, 1972.

First edition of this classic collection of poems. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by W.H. Auden on the front free endpaper with the first three stanzas of “Doggerel by a Senior Citizen” which reads in full: “Our earth in 1969 / Is not the planet I call mine, / The words, I mean, that givesContinue reading "Epistle To A Godson & Other Poems."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147647

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The Modern Library

Maugham, W. Somerset.

Of Human Bondage.

New York: The Modern Library, c. 1939.

Modern Library edition of Maugham’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Vincent Starett in an economical mood Chicago 11 February, 1939.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150081

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The Borrowed Years

Ketchum, Richard M.

The Borrowed Years 1938-1941: America on the Way to War.

New York: Random House, 1989.

First edition of this historical account that explores the political, cultural, and ideological tensions in the United States during the precarious prelude to its entry into World War II. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Ellen Plummer withContinue reading "The Borrowed Years 1938-1941: America on the Way to War."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-148607

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Golding, William.

Lord of the Flies.

London: Faber and Faber, 1954.

First edition of Golding’s first book, one of the best-known works in modern literature. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbledContinue reading "Lord of the Flies."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150005

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White Nights: The Story of a Prisoner

Begin, Menachem.

White Nights: The Story of a Prisoner in Russia.

London: Macdonald, 1957.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “To Esther Meyer this book is dedicated with thanks for her good work in the service of our cause and with my best wishes- M Begin Nov 1957.” Near fineContinue reading "White Nights: The Story of a Prisoner in Russia."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-150078

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