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McCarthy, Cormac.

The Stonemason: A Play In Five Acts.

Hopewell, NJ: The Ecco Press, 1994.

Signed limited first edition of this expansively imagined drama about four generations of an American family. Octavo, original cloth. Additionally signed by jacket designer Chip Kidd on the signature page as follows, “It’s actually Mike Tyson on the cover! Chip Kidd.” Additionally signed by Kidd on the slipcase. The designer is referring to the frontContinue reading "The Stonemason: A Play In Five Acts."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140772

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Stoppard, Tom.

Rock ‘n’ Roll.

New York: Faber & Faber, 2006.

First edition of “one of the great political plays in the English language (John Peter). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Tom Stoppard on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by AKA.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-141491

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Morris, Willie.

My Dog Skip.

New York: Random House, 1995.

First edition of “this classic story of a boy, a dog, and small-town America… a rich experience all around” (The New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To John, Warm wishes to a fellow dog-lover in Michigan 6/17/95.”Continue reading "My Dog Skip."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-141499

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Jong, Erica.

Fear of Flying.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973.

First edition of the author’s controversial, gound-breaking second-wave feminist classic which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Octavo, original cloth, red endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “For Katherine Kasten – from Erica Jong October 1973.” Near fine in a very good dust jacketContinue reading "Fear of Flying."

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-141273

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Shelley, Percy Bysshe.

The Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley.

London: Edward Moxon, 1854.

Finely bound example of the works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Royal octavo, bound in three quarters vellum over marbled boards, elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece. In near fine condition. Armorial bookplate.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-141208

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Hall, Oakley.

Warlock.

New York: The Viking Press, 1958.

First edition of this classic of American West literature. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Jim Dunham with best wishes Oakley Hall UCI 89.” The recipient, Jim Dunham was a historian and friend of the authors. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design byContinue reading "Warlock."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-140967

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Farina, Richard.

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me.

New York: Random House, 1966.

First edition of the author and songwriter’s first novel, warmly praised by his friend Thomas Pynchon; the only novel published in Fariña’s lifetime, as he tragically died in a motorcycle accident two days after its publication. Octavo, original half green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “G – Recognize anyContinue reading "Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me."

$35,000.00

Item Number: RRB-141590

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Koppelman, Amy. [Joan Didion].

Hesitation Wounds: A Novel.

New York: The Overlook Press, 2015.

First edition of the author’s third book. Octavo, original half cloth. With an autograph note signed by the author tipped in which reads in full, “Dear Ms. Didion, You probably won’t remember me – about fifteen years ago I dropped off my MFA thesis and asked you if I was a real writer. You respondedContinue reading "Hesitation Wounds: A Novel."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-141063

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Rare 1885 Property Deed Signed by Famed Abolitionist Frederick Douglas as Recorder of Deeds for Washington, D.C.

Douglass, Frederick.

Frederick Douglass Signed Property Deed.

Washington, D.C: March 23, 1885.

Rare real estate document signed by famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass as Recorder of Deeds for Washington, D.C. One page, partially printed, the property deed agreement is signed by Douglass, “Fredk. Douglass” as Recorder of Deeds, certifying a deed transferring a plot of land in Washington, DC, from Joseph C.G. Kennedy to Thomas D. Bond. Following the Civil War, Douglass received numerousContinue reading "Frederick Douglass Signed Property Deed."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-141500

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Beaton, Cecil.

Cecil Beaton’s Fair Lady.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1964.

First edition of Beaton’s Fair Lady, a witty compilation of his personal diary entries recorded while managing the costume and set design of the 1957 Warner Brothers film starring Audrey Hepburn. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Elaine and Arthur Cohen my favoriteContinue reading "Cecil Beaton’s Fair Lady."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-141409

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Arrow, Kenneth J.

Social Choice and Individual Values.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1951.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original blue cloth with titles and frontispiece in gilt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For John with best wishes, Kenneth J. Arrow.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare, especially in this condition.

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-141437

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Solzhenitsyn, Alexander. [Solzhentizyn].

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1963.

First edition in English, preceding the first British edition, of the Nobel Prize-winner’s first published work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Anne Roberts A. Solzhenitsyn Dec. 2004.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by the Duquesnes. Jacket photograph by Sovfoto. Translated byContinue reading "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich."

$9,200.00

Item Number: RRB-140674

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Kipling, Rudyard.

Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1910.

Signed limited edition of the collected verse of Rudyard Kipling, beautifully illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. Quarto, bound in three quarters crushed levant morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, illustrated by W. Heath Robinson with nine mounted color plates. One of one hundred andContinue reading "Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-141581

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Hurston, Zora Neale [Edited by Alice Walker].

I Love Myself When I Am Laughing: A Zora Neale Hurston Reader.

New York: The Feminist Press, 1979.

First edition of this classic collection of work, edited by Alice Walker. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To David Levin Peace Alice Walker 12-79.” Edited by Alice Walker. Introduction by Mary Helen Washington. In near fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-141434

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Dreman, David.

Contrarian Investment Strategy: The Psychology of Stock Market Success.

New York: Random House, 1979.

First edition of Dreman’s revolutionary work on the stock market success. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Ken with best regards David.” The recipient, Keniston P. Merrill worked as a financial analyst for TIAA-CREF in New York City from 1957-1964. In 1965, he joined TheContinue reading "Contrarian Investment Strategy: The Psychology of Stock Market Success."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-141431

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Berg, Mary.

Warsaw Ghetto.

New York: L.B. Fischer Publishing Company, 1945.

First edition of this powerful collection of diary entries begun by Berg at the age of fifteen, one of the most important documents in the age of Hitler. Octavo, original red cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-141428

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DeLillo, Don.

Running Dog.

New York: 1978.

First edition of “the best Vietnam novel to appear so far, bearing some relationship to Robert Stone’s Dog Soldiers and some to V. S. Naipaul’s Guerrillas (Houston Post). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Brian Light Best ever Don DeLillo.” Fine in a fine dustContinue reading "Running Dog."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-141423

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Lefevre, Edwin.

Reminiscences Of A Stock Operator.

New York: George H. Doran Company, 1923.

First edition of this Wall Street classic. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. First editions are uncommon.

$11,000.00

Item Number: RRB-141415

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Williamson, Oliver E.

Markets and Hierarchies: A Study in the Internal Organizations.

New York: The Free Press, 1075.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. First editions are rare.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-140934

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Bouvier, Jacqueline and Lee [Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis].

One Special Summer.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1974.

First edition of this delightful memoir written by the Bouvier sisters about their summer in Europe. Folio, original marbled blue paper boards, illustrated with drawings and decorations by both authors. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-141411

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Lee, Robert E.

Robert E. Lee Signed Carte-de-Visite.

Lexington, Va: Boude & Miley, [1869].

Rare Reconstruction era carte-de-visite portrait of former Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee in civilian attire, boldly signed “RE Lee.” The carte-de-visite measures 2.5 inches by 4 inches with Boude & Miley’s imprint on the verso. This striking postwar portrait of Lee was captured by photographer Michael Miley of Lexington, Virginia in 1869, perhaps lessContinue reading "Robert E. Lee Signed Carte-de-Visite."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-140513

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Mead, Margaret.

Male and Female: A Study of the Sexes in a Changing World.

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1949.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket, small name.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-141421

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King, Jr. Martin Luther. Editor's note by Ed Clayton.

The SCLC Story in Words and Pictures.

Atlanta, Georgia: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1964.

First edition, first printing of The SCLC Story containing one of the first appearances in print of Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream Speech. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers as issued, illustrated with photographs including a full-page photograph of King, photographs of the officers, executive board, regional, and secretarial staffs of the SCLC. SignedContinue reading "The SCLC Story in Words and Pictures."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-141073

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Davison, Jane and Lesley Davison. [Joan Didion].

To Make a House a Home: Four Generations of American Women and the Houses They Lived In.

New York: Random House, 1994.

First edition of Jane and Lesley Davison’s timeless work. Quarto, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Lesley Davison on a bookplate adhered to the second free endpaper, “For Joan Didion. Many thanks for your encouragement. Lesley Davison.” The recipient, American journalist and novelist Joan Didion gained a reputation in the 1960s and 70s asContinue reading "To Make a House a Home: Four Generations of American Women and the Houses They Lived In."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-141054

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