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Bronte, Charlotte; Edited by Currer Bell.

Jane Eyre: An Autobiography.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1848.

First American edition of this revolutionary feminist romance, issued as number 109 in Harper’s Library of Select Novels. Octavo, finely bound in half calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, printed in to columns throughout, single leaf of publisher’s ads dated October 1847 advertisingContinue reading "Jane Eyre: An Autobiography."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-145709

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Johnson, Hugh.

Wine.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966.

First edition of this early work by the foremost wine expert in the world. Quarto, original cloth, top stain red, with line drawings by Owen Wood, seven color maps. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-145730

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Simon, Neil.

Barefoot in the Park.

New York: Random House, 1964.

First edition of the playwright’s first book, review copy with the slip laid in. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Neil Simon, Mike Nichols, who directed the Broadway production (and won his first Tony Award), Gene Saks, who directed the film adaptation; and Elizabeth Ashley, who co-starred with Robert Redford in both the stageContinue reading "Barefoot in the Park."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146190

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Machiavelli, Niccolo.

The Works of the Famous Nicholas Machiavel, Citizen and Secretary of Florence. Written originally in Italian, and from thence newly and faithfully translated into English.

London: Printed for J.S., to be sold by Robert Boulter at the Turks-head in Cornhil, against the Royal Exchange, 1675.

Rare first edition in English of the works of Machiavelli, an important work of political science which includes The Prince. Folio, bound in full calf, crimson morocco spine label, raised bands, decorated blind-tooled panel design to the front and rear panels. Includes: The History of Florence; The Prince; The Discourses of Nicholas Machiavel, Upon theContinue reading "The Works of the Famous Nicholas Machiavel, Citizen and Secretary of Florence. Written originally in Italian, and from thence newly and faithfully translated into English."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146152

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Einstein, Albert & Infeld, Leopold.

The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1938.

First edition of this classic work, which traces the development of ideas in physics. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the second free endpaper, “For David Stern Albert Einstein 1938.” Fine in a near dust jacket with a few small closed tears. Trade editions signedContinue reading "The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta."

$30,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146188

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Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de.

Second Part of The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant, Don Quixote of the Mancha.

London: Printed for Edward Blount, 1620.

First edition of the second part of Cervantes’ masterpiece in English. Oblong duodecimo, bound in half leather over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, black and green morocco spine labels. In near fine condition, lacking the engraved title with several words faintly missing on p.Continue reading "Second Part of The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant, Don Quixote of the Mancha."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-145724

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Black, Fischer .

Exploring General Equilibrium.

Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1995.

First edition of this work by the famed economist. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, owner name to the front free endpaper.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-146162

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Egerton, Harriet Catherine nee Greville, Countess of Ellesmere, Lady Francis.

Journal of a Tour in the Holy Land, in May and June, 1840.

London: Harrison and Co, 1841.

First edition of this record of historical travels, printed for private circulation only. Octavo, original publisher’s dark green cloth bound by Remnant & Edmonds, yellow endpapers, frontispiece of The Dead Sea, illustrated with lithographic plates from original drawings by the author’s husband Lord Francis Egerton. In very good condition, armorial bookplate to the front pastedown.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-145711

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Juster, Norton.

The Dot and the Line.

New York: Random House, 1963.

Early printing of this classic work. Small octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by Norton Juster on the title page. Very good in a good dust jacket, with inscription to the front free endpaper.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-146182

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Finn, David [William Safire].

Corporate Oligarch.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1969.

First edition of this classic work by the famed advertising executive. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Bill Safire with warm regards David Finn.” The recipient, William Safire, was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 PresidentialContinue reading "Corporate Oligarch."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-146176

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Carlos, John with Dave Zirin.

The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World.

Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2011.

First edition of the remarkable story of John Carlos, best known for raising his black-gloved fist as a salute to Black Power and human rights on the 1968 Olympic podium. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Lenz We live to make history! MuchContinue reading "The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-146175

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Ward, Geoffrey C., Ric and Ken Burns [Shelby Foote, David McCullough, James M. McPherson].

The Civil War.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990.

First edition, early printing of this work, basis for the documentary film bearing the same name. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Twila and Frank Ken Burns April 16, 1993.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Archie Ferguson. The Civil WarContinue reading "The Civil War."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-146192

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Cooper, Susan.

The Grey King.

New York: Atheneum, 1975.

First edition of the the fourth volume in the author’s acclaimed “Dark Is Rising” series and Newberry award winning novel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Mary with best regards and many thanks -Susan 1978.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration byContinue reading "The Grey King."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-146165

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Rothbard, Murray N.

The Mystery of Banking.

New York: Richardson and Snyder, 1983.

First edition of this work which explains the modern fractional-reserve banking system and its origins. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some light wear.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-146163

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Dinesen, Isak [Karen Blixen].

Last Tales.

New York: Random House, 1957.

First edition of this classic collection of short stories. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket, bookplate to the front free endpaper with loss and closed tears to the spine and extremities. Jacket design by Jeanyee Wong.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-145706

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[Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison] Lerner, Allan Jay; Music by Frederick Loewe; George Bernard Shaw.

My Fair Lady: A Musical Play in Two Acts Based on Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw.

New York: Chappell & Co, 1956.

Original sheet music of I Could Have Danced All Night, from My Fair Lady, one of “one of the best musicals of the twentieth century” (The New York Times). Octavo, original boards, illustrated, frontispiece of Andrews and Harrison. Boldly signed by Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison on the front panel. Quarto, original, illustrated wrappers, featuringContinue reading "My Fair Lady: A Musical Play in Two Acts Based on Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-146154

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Gardener, Helen H. [Charlotte Perkins Gilman].

Pray You, Sir, Whose Daughter?

Boston: Arena Publishing Company, 1892.

Later edition of this feminist novella; from the library of writer and social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Duodecimo, original wrappers. Signed by Gilman on the title page, “Charlotte Perkins Stetson,” with her Chicago address. Gilman was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, advocate, and eugenicist who served as a role model for future generations ofContinue reading "Pray You, Sir, Whose Daughter?"

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-145598

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Carson, Rachel.

Silent Spring.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962.

First edition of Carson’s landmark work. Octavo, original green cloth. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Drawings by Lois and Louis Darling. An exceptional example.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-145502

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Merrill, James.

James Merrill First Edition Collection: Scripts for the Pageant, From the First Nine: Poems 1946-1976, The Changing Light at Sandover, Late Settings: Poems, Recitative: Prose, and A Different Person: A Memoir

Various Publishers, 1980-1986.

Collection of six first editions of the works of James Merrill; from the library of American playwright Michael Feingold. Octavo, six volumes, original cloth and wrappers, the collection includes: Stated first edition of ‘Scripts for the Pageant’ [New York: Atheneum, 1980]; Stated first edition of ‘From the First Nine: Poems 1946-1976’ [New York: Atheneum, 1982];Continue reading "James Merrill First Edition Collection: Scripts for the Pageant, From the First Nine: Poems 1946-1976, The Changing Light at Sandover, Late Settings: Poems, Recitative: Prose, and A Different Person: A Memoir"

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145436

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Thurber, James and E.B. White [Charlotte Perkins Gilman].

Is Sex Necessary? Or Why You Feel the Way You Do.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1929.

Early edition of this collection of satirical essays in theme with the many Freudian sexual theories published in the 1920s; from the library of writer and social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Octavo, original half cloth, frontispiece photograph of New York, illustrated with about fifty-two drawings by James Thurber. Signed and dated by Gilman in pencilContinue reading "Is Sex Necessary? Or Why You Feel the Way You Do."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-145591

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First Edition of The Mansion; Signed by William Faulkner

Faulkner, William.

The Mansion.

New York: Random House, 1959.

First edition of the final novel in the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic The Snopes Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed and dated by the author on the title page, “William Faulkner, Oxford Miss 22 Dec 1961.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise box.

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146144

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Pickett, Lasalle Corbell [George Pickett].

What Happened to Me.

New York: Brentano's, 1917.

First edition of the autobiography of LaSalle Corbell Pickett, wife of Confederate General George Pickett. Duodecimo, original cloth, top edge gilt, frontispiece portrait of the author dated January 17, 1917. Lengthily signed by the author on the front pastedown, “Over the great world tragedy of today the star of Bethlehem shines with divine radiance and lights theContinue reading "What Happened to Me."

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-145582

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Wong, K. Chimin and Wu Lien-Teh.

History of Chinese Medicine: Being a Chronicle of Medical Happenings in China from Ancient Times to Present Period.

Tientsin, China: The Tientsin Press, Ltd, 1932.

First edition of this extensive history of Chinese medicine. Thick octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece of Founder of the Republic Dr. Sun Yat-Sen in his Chungsan suit, generously illustrated with 92 photographs, diagrams, and drawings, plate with photographs of the Director of the Chinese EducationalContinue reading "History of Chinese Medicine: Being a Chronicle of Medical Happenings in China from Ancient Times to Present Period."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145581

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Chern, Shiing-Shen.

Shiing-Shen Chern: Selected Papers.

New York: Springer-Verlag, 1978.

First edition of this work by the legendary mathematician. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Chern. In very good condition with some dampstaining to the front and rear endpapers. First editions are uncommon.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-146057

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