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Gibbon, Edward.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.

London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1782-1788.

Rare early editions of the historian’s masterpiece. Quarto, 6 volumes, bound in full paper boards, 3 folding engraved maps. The frontispiece portrait of Gibbon is after Sir Joshua Reynolds, the three engraved folding maps are of the Western and Eastern Roman Empire, and a folding map of Constantinople (this map is in its original foldedContinue reading "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire."

$9,200.00

Item Number: RRB-140394

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By a Young Lady.

Intellectual Sentiments, Explained by the Study of Sensations.

London: Printed For Joseph Booker, 1809.

Rare Royal binding of this very uncommon title. Octavo, bound in full contemporary straight grain morocco by Charles Meyer of London for the Royal Family, gilt titles and Greek key ruling to they spine, elaborate gilt ruling and botanical scrolling to the front and rear panels, gilt central initial ‘A’ beneath a royal crown toContinue reading "Intellectual Sentiments, Explained by the Study of Sensations."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-139576

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Mann, Thomas.

Death in Venice.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930.

First edition of this translation of Mann’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Dedicated to Mr. Carl Lammle by Thomas Mann 15.VII.36.” Translated from the German by H.T. Lowe-Porter. Introduction by Ludwig Lewisohn. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some expert restorationContinue reading "Death in Venice."

$9,500.00

Item Number: RRB-140382

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Lindbergh, Charles A.

We.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927.

Signed limited edition of Lindbergh’s autobiography, which provides the account of the life of one of the century’s greatest adventurers, the first man to complete a solo non-stop transatlantic flight. One of 1000 numbered copies, this is number 842, signed by both Charles Lindbergh and the publisher on the limitation page. Octavo, half bound salmonContinue reading "We."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-140383

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Brockett, L. P., MD, and Vaughn, Mary C.

Woman’s Work in the Civil War: A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience.

Philadelphia : Zeigler, McCurdy, 1867.

First edition of this major early history of Civil War women, published only two years after the war’s end, with authoritative accounts of groundbreaking work by Clara Barton and over 80 field nurses. Thick octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 16 steel-engraved portraits and a contributing essay by Harriet Beecher Stowe. In near fine condition. AContinue reading "Woman’s Work in the Civil War: A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-140052

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Tennyson, Alfred.

Idylls of the King. [Fore-edge Painting].

London: Strahan and Co., Publishers, 1869.

Finely bound example of Tennyson’s “long-meditated great task” which brought him to fame; decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting of the great court of Trinity College (Baugh, 1388). Octavo, bound in full pebbled green morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raise bands, gilt ruling and scrolled cornerpieces toContinue reading "Idylls of the King. [Fore-edge Painting]."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-139645

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Gandhi, Mohandas K. [Mahatma].

Mahatma Gandhi Photograph.

1942.

Large format gelatin silver print photograph of Mahatma Gandhi spinning at Birla House in 1942. In the early 1920s, Gandhi expanded his nonviolent non-co-operation platform to include the swadeshi policy – the boycott of foreign-made goods, especially British goods. Linked to this was his advocacy that khadi (homespun cloth) be worn by all Indians instead of British-madeContinue reading "Mahatma Gandhi Photograph."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-139253

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Ludlam, Stephen [Wall Street].

Early American Wall Street Survey Map.

April 8, 1817.

Rare 1817 hand-colored copy of an original map of early 18th century Wall Street attached to a Deed of Partition between Col. Abraham de Peyster and Samuel Bayard dated January 3rd 1718, copied on April 8th 1817 by Stephen Ludlam, City Surveyor. One page, the hand-colored map details the intersection of Wall Street, Broad Street,Continue reading "Early American Wall Street Survey Map."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-139509

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Hersey, John.

The Wall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Harold Merry ‘We are involved in the struggle of Humanity against anti-Humanity.’ p. 427 John Hersey.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by George Salter. A unique example.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-140379

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Didion, Joan.

Run River.

New York: Ivan Obolensky, Inc, 1963.

First edition of the Didion’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Joan Didion on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Anthony Post. A nice example.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140695

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Diamond, John.

C: Because Cowards Get Cancer Too…

London: Vermilion, 1998.

First edition of Diamond’s story of his battle with throat cancer. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John Diamond on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Author photograph by Sally Soames.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-141524

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Sis, Peter. [Peter Matthiessen].

Tibet: Through the Red Box.

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1998.

First edition of the author’s moving retelling of his father’s diary penned during an accidental expedition to Tibet. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. From the library of Peter Matthiessen with his bookplate to the pastedown. American writer Peter Matthiessen remains the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both nonfiction (TheContinue reading "Tibet: Through the Red Box."

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-139731

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Schweitzer, Albert.

Out of My Life and Thought: An Autobiography.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1949.

First edition, early printing of the Nobel laureate’s classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Schweitzer on the recto of a photograph to Miss Margaret Lial and additionally inscribed and signed by him in French on verso and additionally inscribed by conductor and pianist Antonia Brico. The Dutch born conductor and pianist, AntoniaContinue reading "Out of My Life and Thought: An Autobiography."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140103

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Vargas Llosa, Mario.

Conversation in the Cathedral.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1975.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by both the author on the title page, “In friendship Mario Vargas Llosa.” Translated by Gregory Rabassa. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Cesar Malet.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-139416

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Eaglesfield, Barry [Ettore Bugatti].

The Bugatti Book.

London: Motor Racing Publications Limited, 1958.

First edition, early printing of this work on Bugatti. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt topstain, marbled endpapers, illustrated. In near fine condition.

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-140396

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Hughes, Langston and William Grant Still.

Troubled Island. An Opera in Three Acts.

New York: Leeds Music Corporation, 1949.

First edition of the first grand opera composed by an African American to be produced by a major company. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Langston Hughes on the title page. In very good condition. Uncommon in this condition.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-140395

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Darwin, Charles.

The Descent of Man.

London: John Murray, 1871.

First edition of both volumes (with “transmitted” the first word on p. 297 in the first volume; in the second, the printer’s note on the verso of the half-title, errata on title verso, and the postscript leaf after p. viii. both volumes have the January ads). Octavo, two volumes, original green cloth with gilt titlesContinue reading "The Descent of Man."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-140397

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Baldwin, James.

Giovanni’s Room.

New York: The Dial Press, 1956.

First edition of this landmark novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by James Baldwin on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch a shelfwear. Jacket design by Seymour Chwast. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional example.

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-140400

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Darwin, Charles; Edited by James D. Watson.

Darwin: The Indelible Stamp.

Philadelphia: Running Press, 2005.

First edition of this compilation of Charles Darwin’s most influential works in their entirety contained for the first time in one volume. Thick Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by James Watson to his friends on the half-title page, “For Peter and Dori from Jim.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Text includes commentaryContinue reading "Darwin: The Indelible Stamp."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-140401

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Hillary, Edmund.

High Adventure.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.

First British edition of Hillary’s account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, original blue cloth, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic. Boldly signed by the author in a contemporary hand on the front free endpaper, “E.P. Hillary.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-140292

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Catcher in the Rye cover art with red carousel horse.

Salinger, J.D.

The Catcher In The Rye.

Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1951.

Early printing, printed in the year of publication of the author’s classic novel. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “December 24, 1951 To Elizabeth Fueller- with best wishes J.D. Salinger.” Salinger’s signature is scarce and signed examples of The Catcher in the Rye are rare.Continue reading "The Catcher In The Rye."

$98,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140488

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Stanley, Henry M.

My Kalulu, Prince, King, and Slave: A Story of Central Africa.

London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1873.

First edition of Stanley’s popular classic. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, illustrated with 16 engravings.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-139235

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[Faulkner, William].

Officer of the Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur Diploma Awarded to William Faulkner.

Republique Francaise, 1949.

Partially printed diploma awarded to William Faulkner as an Officer of the Légion d’Honneur, conferred on him be the French government five months after he accepted the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature. One page, partially printed and completed in a calligraphic hand, the diploma is signed by three French officials with an embossed seal. InContinue reading "Officer of the Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur Diploma Awarded to William Faulkner."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-139733

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Hayes, Billy with William Hoffer. [Oliver Stone].

Midnight Express.

New York: Thomas Congdon Books/E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1977.

First edition of Hayes’ classic true story of survival and escape. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Oliver Stone on the title page. Stone adapted the memoir into a screenplay for the 1978 film adaptation for which he won the 1979 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.Continue reading "Midnight Express."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-140323

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