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The Torah: Pentateuch, Five Megillot, and Haftorot.

Amsterdam: Caspar Steen, 1702.

Rare 18th century Danish printing of the Hebrew Bible printed in Hebrew with Yiddish paraphrase. Quarto, two volumes bound in one in contemporary full brown calf, remnants of the original clasps, rebacked, illustrated title pages. In very good condition with a few abrasions to the front panel, some dampstaining to the edges of the textContinue reading "The Torah: Pentateuch, Five Megillot, and Haftorot."

$9,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146336

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Schumpeter, Joseph A.

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy.

London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1942.

First edition of Schumpeter’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Exceptionally rare in this condition.

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-145389

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Walton, Izaak and Charles Cotton.

The Complete Angler or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation: Being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish, and Fishing.

London: Printed only for Thomas Hope; sold by him and Sackville Parker, Richard Matthews, and Samuel Trimmer, 1760.

First Hawkins edition of Walton’s classic work. Octavo, original full speckled tan calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, black morocco spine label, engraved frontispiece, illustrated with fourteen engraved plates, seventeen in-text engravings of fish, and several engravedContinue reading "The Complete Angler or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation: Being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish, and Fishing."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-146335

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McCullers, Carson.

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1940.

First edition, first printing with the date of 1940 on the title page of the author’s first novel and masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Carson McCullers on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. A veryContinue reading "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-121376

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Knuth, Donald E.

Things A Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About.

Stanford, CA: Center for the Study of Language, 2001.

First edition of this collection of lectures, by the legendary computer scientist. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “Best wishes, Bill! Don Knuth.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-146716

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Bush, George W. [John McCain].

Decision Points.

New York: Crown Publishers, 2010.

First edition of George W. Bush’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by war hero and Senator John McCain on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by W.G. Cookman.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-146374

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[Bible].

The Bible, that is the Holy Scriptures conteined in the Old and New Testament: Translated According to the Ebrewe and Greeke, and Conferred with the Best Translations in Divers Languages. [WITH] The Booke of Common Prayer, and the Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England.

London: Deputies of Christopher Barker, [1599]; London: Robert Barker, 1636.

Rare “Breeches” Bible, printed by Christopher Barker with the fictitious 1599 publication date. “There are many editions bearing this date, which while agreeing closely are yet distinct … the phenomena of the various editions described under the year 1599, and the very similar edition of 1633, constitute one of the most curious problems in theContinue reading "The Bible, that is the Holy Scriptures conteined in the Old and New Testament: Translated According to the Ebrewe and Greeke, and Conferred with the Best Translations in Divers Languages. [WITH] The Booke of Common Prayer, and the Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-146373

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Lewis, John.

Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America.

New York: Hyperion Books , 2012.

First edition of this award-winning work by the Civil Rights icon. Octavo, original boards. “To Dan, Thank you for all of your good work. Keep the faith. John Lewis, 8-2-12.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Phil Rose. Foreword by Douglas Brinkley. Written with Brenda Jones. Rare and desirable signedContinue reading "Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146391

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Burton, Richard F.

A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry.

London: Printed and Published by William Clowes and Sons, 1876.

First edition, one of only 500 copies printed of “this work which is very rare” (Penzer). Octavo, original red cloth.(one of only 500 copies printed). 8vo. 59 pp. Illustrated with an engraved half-title, one engraved diagrammatic plate, and 18 in-text engravings. In near fine condition.

$8,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146360

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Auletta, Ken. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].

Greed and Glory on Wall Street: The Fall of the House of Lehman.

New York: Random House, 1986.

First edition of this account of the Lehman Brother takeover, from the library of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with her bookplate to the pastedown. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Signed by Ken Auletta on the front free endpaper. From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. American lawyer and jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as anContinue reading "Greed and Glory on Wall Street: The Fall of the House of Lehman."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146519

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[Buck, Pearl S.].

The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Former Tongues; And With the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, By His Majesty’s Special Command.

London: The British & Foreign Bible Society/Cambridge University Press, 1928.

Early 20th century Bible. Octavo, original publisher’s limp black crushed morocco-textured wraps, all edges gilt. Signed and dated by the masterful writer and novelist Pearl S. Buck on the verso of the front free endpaper, “Pearl S. Buck 1928.” Additionally lengthily inscribed and dated by Buck on the front flyleaf with a 28-line quote fromContinue reading "The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Former Tongues; And With the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, By His Majesty’s Special Command."

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146078

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Wright, Richard .

Native Son.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1940.

First edition, first issue with “A – P” on the copyright page. Octavo, bound in full calf, marbled endpapers, housed in a full calf slipcase. A beautiful presentation.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146347

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Glasgow, Ellen [Charlotte Perkins Gilman].

Virginia.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1913.

First edition of this socially groundbreaking novel; from the library of writer and social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece portrait of the titular character, Virginia. Signed by Gilman on the front flyleaf. Gilman was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, advocate, and eugenicist who served as a role model for futureContinue reading "Virginia."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-145595

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Marshall, John [George Washington].

The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War Which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States.

New York: WM. H. Wise & Co, 1925.

Sponsor’s edition of Marshall’s magisterial biography of Washington; specially prepared for Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, five volumes bound in full leatherette, tissue-guarded frontispieces in each volume, illustrated with several tissue-guarded plates in each volume. Philemon Tecumseh Sherman’s bookplate to the front pastedown of each volume. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremitiesContinue reading "The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War Which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-145735

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Dahl, Roald.

Switch Bitch.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974.

First American edition of this collection of Dahl’s short stories. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Jon Walley Thanks Roald Dahl 1975.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Charles Shields.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-146282

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Owens, Delia.

Where the Crawdads Sing.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2018.

First edition of one of the best-selling books of all-time and basis for the 2022 film. Octavo, original boards. Lengthily signed by the author on the title page, “Way out yonder, where the crawdads sing Delia Owens.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Na Kim. A unique example.

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-136037

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Dahl, Roald [Walt Disney].

The Gremlins. From the Walt Disney Production. A Royal Air Force Story.

New York: Random House, 1943.

First edition of Dahl’s rare first book, with 14 vibrant full-page illustrations by Walt Disney Productions. Quarto, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Walt Disney on the half-title page, “To Joan With Best Wishes Walt Disney.” In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the HarcourtContinue reading "The Gremlins. From the Walt Disney Production. A Royal Air Force Story."

$11,000.00

Item Number: RRB-103458

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Newby, Eric.

A Short Walk In the Hindu Kush.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1958.

Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. In good condition.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-146280

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Judt, Tony.

The Burden of Responsibility: Blum, Camus, Aron, and the French Twentieth Century.

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1998.

First edition of this outstanding work on three great French intellectuals of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Alain- with respect and in friendship Tony April ’99.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-146334

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Morrison, Toni.

Sula.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s second novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Dan Sieber Toni Morrison.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Wendell Minor. An exceptional example.

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-138064

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Jones, Edward P.

The Known World.

New York: HarperCollins, 2003.

First edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, which was named one of the New York Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Edward P. Jones on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Laura Blost.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-146333

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Merton, Robert C.; Foreword by Paul A. Samuelson.

Continuous-Time Finance.

Oxford and Cambridge, MA: Basil Blackwell, 1990.

First edition of Merton’s landmark work, which introduced the concepts of continuous-time optimization. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For John, Robert C. Merton April 26, 2015.” Also, with a laid in business card inscribed and signed by Robert C. Merton. Foreword by Paul A. Samuelson. Fine inContinue reading "Continuous-Time Finance."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146444

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Merwin, Samuel [Charlotte Perkins Gilman].

The Citadel: A Romance of Unrest.

New York: The Century Co, 1912.

First edition of this political novel; from the library of writer and social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Octavo, original blue pictorial cloth. Signed and dated in ink by Gershwin on the front free endpaper, “Charlotte Perkins Gilman June 1912.” Gilman was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, advocate, and eugenicist who served as a roleContinue reading "The Citadel: A Romance of Unrest."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-145594

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Richardson, John; with the collaboration of Marilyn McCully.

A Life of Picasso Volume II: 1907-1917: The Painter of Modern Life.

New York: Random House, 1996.

First edition of the second volume in Richardson’s four-volume biography of the famous artist. Small quarto, original publisher’s white embossed cloth, frontispiece of a self-portrait photograph by Picasso 1912, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs. Boldly signed by John Richardson on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-145269

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