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King, Stephen.

The Dead Zone.

New York: The Viking Press, 1979.

First edition of this classic work, basis for the 1983 thriller film directed by David Cronenberg. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by One + One Studio.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-147101
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Beveridge, Albert J. [Abraham Lincoln].

Abraham Lincoln: 1809-1858.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928.

Limited manuscript edition of this complex and revealing biography of one of the most popular Presidents of the United States. Octavo, four volumes bound in the publisher’s cherry-red three-quarter crushed morocco at the Riverside Press with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments, top edge gilt, red silk ribbons tipped in, tissue-guardedContinue reading "Abraham Lincoln: 1809-1858."

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-146970
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Taylor, Zachary.

Zachary Taylor Autograph Note.

1850.

Rare autograph note handwritten by the 12th President of the United States. Duodecimo, one page on a folded sheet, blind stamped in the upper right corner. The note reads in full, “The President would be glad to see Mr. [Gales] this morning at 12 o’clock if in town, if not Mr. Seaton – Washington [?]Continue reading "Zachary Taylor Autograph Note."

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-146904
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DeCarava, Roy; with essays by Sherry Turner DeCarava and Radiclani Clytus.

The Sound I Saw: Improvisation on a Jazz Theme.

New York: First Print Press / Davis Zwirner Books, 2019.

First edition of this expressive celebration of jazz with essays by his wife Sherry Turner DeCarava and American literary historian Radiclani Clytus. Folio, original cloth, illustrated with impressive full-size black and white photographs throughout. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-146968
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le Carre, John.

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1963.

First edition of the le Carre’s classic work, which went on to reinvigorate the spy genre. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light toning to the spine. An exceptional example.

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Item Number: RRB-146385
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Milne, A.A.; Illustrated by Ernest Shepard.

The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1924-1928.

First editions, first issues of each work in Milne’s wonderful Pooh quartet, with only When We Were Very Young being a first issue. Octavo, four volumes, original publisher’s gilt-decorated pictorial cloth, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with decorations by Ernest Shepard. When We Were Very Young is a first issue with page ix unnumbered,Continue reading "The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner."

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$14,000.00
Item Number: RRB-146840
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Nehru, Jawaharlal.

Jawaharlal Nehru Postcard Signed.

Dariba, Delhi: Lal Chand & Sons, Photographers, n.d.

Rare autograph postcard signed by the first prime minister of India. Octodecimo, Lal Chand & Sons postcard featuring a photograph of the Taj Garden Agra from General View. Signed by Jawaharlal Nehru on the righthand side. In very good condition.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-146905
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DeCarava, Roy.

Roy DeCarava: Photographs.

Carmel, CA: The Friends of Photography, 1981.

First edition of this piece of human artistry. Square quarto, original full linen, illustrated with 82 laser-scanner reproductions of DeCarava’s exceptional work. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Introduction by Sherry Turner DeCarava.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-146963
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Adams, Ansel.

The Print: Contact Printing and Enlarging.

New York: Morgan and Lester, 1955.

Later printing of the third book in Ansel Adams’ ‘Basic Photo Series.’ Octavo, original decorated boards, frontispiece of The Grand Teton, Snake River, illustrated with fifty black and white photographs and diagrams, including informative tables, formulas and testing instructions. Signed by Ansel Adams on the front free endpaper. Hear fine in a very good dustContinue reading "The Print: Contact Printing and Enlarging."

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-146951
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Butler, Octavia E.

Imago.

New York: Warner Books, 1989.

First edition of the gripping climax to Butler’s acclaimed Xenogenesis trilogy. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Don Puckey. Cover illustration by Wayne Barlowe.

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$80.00
Item Number: RRB-144356
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Eco, Umberto.

The Name of the Rose.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1980.

First edition of one of the best-selling books of all-time, basis for the film starring Sean Connery. Octavo, original cloth. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “to Ken & Dee Gros Louis, friendly, by Umberto Ecco Bloomington June 10, ’83.” The recipients, KennethContinue reading "The Name of the Rose."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-146943
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le CARRÉ, John.

John le Carré Autograph Letter Signed.

Cornwall: 2006.

Autograph letter signed by British author John le Carré. Quarto, two pages on John le Carré’s personal stationary, the letter reads in full, “Dear Stacy, Thanks for your letter. Mine will be short as I am correcting galley (first printed sheets) of my new novel ‘The Mission Song’ out next September, & I’m just backContinue reading "John le Carré Autograph Letter Signed."

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$950.00
Item Number: RRB-146942
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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor; Introduction and Notes by T. Ashe.

The Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

London: George Bell and Sons, 1885.

The Aldine edition of Coleridge’s poetical works, including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Duodecimo, two volumes bound in three quarter calf over gilt boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, illustrated with engraved frontispieces, head-pieces, and initials. In very good condition.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-146831
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Heath, Edward.

The Course of My Life: My Autobiography.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1998.

First edition of this historical snapshot and autobiography. Octavo, original navy boards, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed by Edward Heath on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-146787
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Roosevelt, Eleanor.

If You Ask Me. [AND] Eleanor Roosevelt Lock of Hair.

New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1946.

First edition of this discussion of socio-political questions. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Olga with good wishes Eleanor Roosevelt.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Accompanied by a group of ephemera which includes: an autograph note signed by the recipient, the note readsContinue reading "If You Ask Me. [AND] Eleanor Roosevelt Lock of Hair."

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-146912
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Churchill, Winston S.

Winston S. Churchill Typed Letter Signed.

Hyde Park Gat, London: 1949.

Rare typed letter signed by Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill to a Lady Aberconway, likely Christobel Aberconway. Octavo, one page on Western letterhead, the letter reads in full, ’28, Hyde Park Gate, London, S. W. 7. “3” March, 1949. “Madam Lady Aberconway,” Thank you for your letter of February 28. Alas I have never madeContinue reading "Winston S. Churchill Typed Letter Signed."

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$4,500.00
Item Number: RRB-146911
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Begin, Menachem.

Menachem Begin Signed Time Magazine Cover.

N.p., 1982.

Rare Time Magazine cover from the September 20, 1982 issue. Quarto, one page, featuring a reproduction of a bust portrait of Prime Minister Menachem Begin painted by Daniel Bennett Schwartz. Signed by Begin at the middle left on his portrait, “M. Begin.” In near fine condition. Accompanied by a typed slip which states, “With theContinue reading "Menachem Begin Signed Time Magazine Cover."

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$600.00
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Fitzgerald, Edward; Introduction by A. C. Benson; Illustrated by E. Geddes.

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

London: Siegle, Hill & Co, c. 1919.

Finely bound edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald and reproduced from a manuscript written and illuminated by F. Sangorski & G. Sutcliffe. Quarto, bound in full deerskin with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt borders and blind stamping toContinue reading "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam."

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-146936
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Paxman, Jeremy.

The English: A Portrait of a People.

London: Michael Joseph, 1998.

First edition of this portrait of English history and culture. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “Jeremy Paxman 19.x.98.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$75.00
Item Number: RRB-146933
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Rowling, J.K.

Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire.

London: Bloombsbury, 2000.

First edition of Rowling’s fourth book in the Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the dedication page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Giles Greenfield. Cover design by Richard Horne.

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Item Number: RRB-146932
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Waugh, Evelyn.

The Loved One: An Anglo-American Tragedy.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1948.

First edition of Waugh’s short satirical novel about a Los Angeles funeral parlor. Octavo, original boards, marbled endpapers, illustrated by Stuart Doyle. Very good in a good dust jacket.

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$75.00
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Stansell, Christine; [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].

City of Women: Sex and Class in New York 1789-1860.

Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1987.

Early printing of this historical analysis of the laboring women of New York. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by Christine Stansell on the half-title page, “To Justice Ginsburg From the Class of New Magistrate Judges 2018. With gratitude For your warm welcome to the Federal Judiciary.” From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Continue reading "City of Women: Sex and Class in New York 1789-1860."

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$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-146930
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Bolaño, Roberto.

La Pista de Hielo. [The Skating Rink].

Alcalá de Henares: Fundación Colegio Del Rey, 1993.

First edition of this prize-winning crime novella in the original Spanish. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. In near fine condition. Cover painting by Hilla Schürholz. Accompanied by the original publisher’s ‘La Pista de Hielo’ informational bookmark.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-146928
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Grant, Ulysses S.

Ulysses S. Grant Autograph Document Signed.

1871.

Autograph document signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States of America. Quarto, one page, partially printed, the document reads, ‘I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the commutation of the sentence of Charles Purdue dated this dayContinue reading "Ulysses S. Grant Autograph Document Signed."

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