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Harper’s Weekly, A Journal of Civilization. [Harper’s Weekly’s Complete Coverage of the American Civil War: January 1, 1861-December 30, 1865].

New York: Harper & Brothers, January 1, 1861-December 30, 1865.

Rare continuous run of 260 issues of Harper’s Weekly, covering the entirety of the American Civil War. Folio, five volumes, bound in full buckram with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, illustrated with hundreds of wood-engraved illustrations, many from noted American illustrators including portraits of Union and Confederate Army Generals and Officers, battlefield scenes, maps, cityContinue reading "Harper’s Weekly, A Journal of Civilization. [Harper’s Weekly’s Complete Coverage of the American Civil War: January 1, 1861-December 30, 1865]."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-142619

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Powell, Anthony.

Books Do Furnish a Room.

London: Heinemann, 1971.

First edition of this classic work in the author’s Dance to the Music of Time series. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by James Broom-Lynne. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise box. An exceptional presentation.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-142098

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Crews, Harry.

Karate Is a Thing of the Spirit.

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1971.

First edition of the author’s classic fourth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Dear Michael– Good and dear friend–All good things in your life Harry Crews July 75 Gainsville, Fl.” The recipient, Michael Hargraves was a close friend of the Crews and author of Harry CrewsContinue reading "Karate Is a Thing of the Spirit."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-142087

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Murdoch, Iris.

Under the Net.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1954.

First edition of Murdoch’s first novel which announced “the emergence of a brilliant talent” (Times Literary Supplement). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Iris Murdoch on the title page. Additionally laid in is a signed postcard, which reads, “Merry Christmas! Iris” postdated December 19, 1953. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name toContinue reading "Under the Net."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-142046

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Wiener, Norbert.

The Human Use of Human Beings: Cybernetics and Society.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1950.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Larta Blanca Norbert Wiener.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Bartlett. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-142006

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Johnson, Osa.

I Married Adventure: The Life and Adventures of Martin and Osa Johnson.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1940.

Signed limited first edition of Johnson’s classic work, number 167 of 520 copies. Octavo, original half cloth, photographic endpapers illustrated with 83 aquatone illustrations. Boldly signed by the author, “Best African wishes Osa Johnson.” In near fine condition, contemporary name to the front free endpaper.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-142059

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Austen, Jane.

The Works of Jane Austen [Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Emma].

Edinburgh: John Grant, 1911-12.

The Winchester edition of the works of Jane Austen containing each of her major novels. Octavo, 12 volumes, bound in three quarters calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt. Contains Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion, LadyContinue reading "The Works of Jane Austen [Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Emma]."

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-142080

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Roosevelt, Eleanor [Mrs. Franklin D, Roosevelt].

A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty.

New York: Dodge Publishing Company, 1935.

Rare second large printing of this early work by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-142053

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Stowe, Harriet Beecher.

Men of Our Times or Leading Patriots of the Day.

Hartford: Hartford Publishing Company, 1868.

First edition of this work by the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Octavo, bound in contemporary calf, raised bands, morocco spine labels, illustrated with 18 engraved plates. In very good condition, rebacked. Second state with the title page corrected to “Douglass.”

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-142076

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Drucker, Peter F.

Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974.

First edition, early printing of this management classic. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Jack Nold with warmest regards Peter F. Drucker.” Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, date to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Roy La Grone. Rare andContinue reading "Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-142075

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Vargas Llosa, Mario.

In Praise of Stepmother.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990.

First edition of this novel by “one of the master storytellers of our time” (Denis Lynn Heyck, Chicago Tribune Book World). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Mario Vargas Llosa on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Cynthia Krupat. Translated by Helen Lane.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-142071

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Porter, Kirk H.

A History of Suffrage in the United States.

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1918.

First edition of this wonderful history of voting in America, focusing on the disenfranchisement of women and Black Americans. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. In near fine condition. Winifred J. Robinson’s copy with her bookplate and signature on front endpaper. Robinson was dean of the Women’s College at the University of Delaware for manyContinue reading "A History of Suffrage in the United States."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-142058

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Rosen, Michael; Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt.

London: Walker Books, 1989.

First edition of this modern children’s classic. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “hello! Michael Rosen.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. With the original ticket of the appearance of Rosen laid in. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Rare and desirable signed.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-142057

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Gandhi, Mohandas K. [Mahatma].

Young India Second Series 1924-1926.

New York: The Viking Press, 1927.

First edition of the second series of the writings of Gandhi. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Gandhi founded and published the weekly periodical in English, Young India, from 1919 to 1931 to spread the philosophy and principles of the Satyagraha Movement and urge readers to participate in it.Continue reading "Young India Second Series 1924-1926."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-142054

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Mann, Thomas.

Death in Venice.

London: Martin Secker , 1928.

First British edition of Mann’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Translated from the German by H.T. Lowe-Porter. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some light shelfwear and small repairs to the verso. First editions are rare, especially in the original dust jacket and in this condition.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-142045

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Drucker, Peter F.

The Temptation To Do Good.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1984.

First edition of this “convincing and haunting novel” (Publishers Weekly) by the father of modern management. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by William Graef. Author’s photograph by Rob Lewine.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-142036

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Kerr, Judith.

The Tiger Who Came To Tea.

London: Collins, 1968.

First edition of this classic, one of the best selling children’s book of all-time. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example, uncommon in this condition.

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-142030

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Kirk, Russell.

The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot.

Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1953.

First edition of one of the greatest contributions to twentieth-century American Conservatism. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. First editions are scarce.

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-142023

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Edwards, Jonathan.

Two Dissertations, I. Concerning the End For Which God Created the World. II. The Nature of True Virtue.

Boston: S. Kneeland, 1765.

First edition of this important work by Edwards. Small octavo, bound in half calf over marbled boards, raised bands, morocco spine label. In very good condition. Rare.

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-142014

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Rand, Ayn.

The Fountainhead.

Indianapolis and New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1943.

First edition of Rands’s breakthrough work and her first major literary success. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good first-issue first issue dust jacket with light restoration to the extremities, contemporary inscription to the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. A very sharpContinue reading "The Fountainhead."

$27,500.00

Item Number: RRB-142040

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Travers, P.L. [Dick Van Dyke].

Mary Poppins.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1997.

Signed limited edition of this children’s classic, one of 100 numbered copies, this is number 37. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Mary Shepard. In fine condition. Additionally signed “God bless! Dick Van Dyke” on the front free endpaper, who starred in the 1964 film adaptation. A unique example.

$5,800.00

Item Number: RRB-142005

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Churchill, Winston S. and Clementine [Edward Steichen].

Winston S. Churchill Signed Photograph with Autographed Notes.

1941.

Portrait photograph of Winston Churchill, taken by Edward Steichen, signed as prime minister, “Winston S. Churchill November 1940.” With two portrait photographs of Churchill and a telegram from Churchill to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, 23 November 1961 “Thank you dearest Audrey for the luscious caviar love Winston.” With three autographed letters from Clementine Churchill and one autographContinue reading "Winston S. Churchill Signed Photograph with Autographed Notes."

$12,800.00

Item Number: RRB-142492

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Hayek, F.A. [Friedrich August von].

F.A. Hayek Collection of 28 Index Cards with Autograph Manuscript Notes on economics and Other Subjects.

1970s-1980s.

Rare collection of 28 index cards from the library of F.A. Hayek with autograph manuscript notes and statements on economics, political theory, and other subjects. Many considering how economic structures drive social change and the power of free markets (“…”Men without common purposes and men which [sic] do not even know of each other canContinue reading "F.A. Hayek Collection of 28 Index Cards with Autograph Manuscript Notes on economics and Other Subjects."

$45,000.00

Item Number: RRB-142494

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Cheever, Susan [Erica Jong].

Treetops: A Family Memoir.

New York: Bantam Books, 1991.

First edition of the sequel to the author’s prize-winning memoir, Home Before Dark. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Miami Fla. March 1991 For Erica and Ken with love Susan.” The recipients, American writer Erica Jong and lawyer Kenneth David Burrows were married inContinue reading "Treetops: A Family Memoir."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-142353

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