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Twain, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens].

What Is Man?

London: Watts & Co, 1910.

First trade edition of this uncommon Twain title. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of leading Twain authority and publisher John Gerber with his bookplate to the pastedown. Gerber served as head of the English Department at the University of Iowa for many years following the end of World War II when American literature wasContinue reading "What Is Man?"

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$475.00
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McPherson, James M.

Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982.

First edition of this classic work, now in its fourth edition. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with 71 photographs and 37 maps. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “To Rebecca and Clarke Sherman Best wishes from James McPherson March 28, 1991.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by James M.Continue reading "Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction."

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$850.00
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Atlee, Clement; Ben Chifley; Walter Nash; Jan Smuts; et al.

Clement Atlee Signed 1946 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference Photograph.

1946.

Large original photograph of the 1946 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference, signed by UK Prime Minister Clement Atlee among every other sitter. The large silver gelatin print is signed on the mount by UK Prime Minister Clement Atlee, Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley, Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand Walter Nash, South African Prime Minister JanContinue reading "Clement Atlee Signed 1946 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference Photograph."

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-137423
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Hemingway, Ernest. [Mary Hemingway].

Hemingway: The Viking Portable Library.

New York: The Viking Press, 1944.

First edition, early printing of this compilation of Hemingway’s works. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Mary Hemingway on the front free endpaper, “23 June 1947 Dear Nina, With best wishes for a pleasant trip, success, and luck. Hope to see you soon. Love, Mary.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.Continue reading "Hemingway: The Viking Portable Library."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-135292
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Butler, Octavia E.

Imago.

New York: Warner Books, 1989.

First edition of the gripping climax to Butler’s acclaimed Xenogenesis trilogy. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Octavia E. Butler on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Don Puckey. Cover illustration by Wayne Barlowe.

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$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-134414
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Boileau, Ethel [Ayn Rand].

Ballade in G Minor.

London: Hutchinson & Co, 1938.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Ayn Rand from Ethel Boileau A tribute to “We The Living” New York Feb.10th 1938.” Lady Ethel Boileau was an English novelist, best known for Clansmen and Ballade inContinue reading "Ballade in G Minor."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-136398
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Powers, J.F.

Morte D’Urban.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1962.

Review copy of the first edition of the author’s masterpiece, winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by J.F. Powers. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Slip laid in from the publisher. Jacket design by Joseph O’Connell. Uncommon in this condition and signed.

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Shaw, George Bernard.

The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza.

London: Constable and Company, 1930.

First edition of this classic play by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition.

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$25.00
Item Number: RRB-138394
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Irving, John.

A Widow for One Year.

New York: Alred A. Knopf, 1998.

First Canadian edition of Irving’s powerful ninth novel. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Ken With my appreciation John Irving.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner. Book design by Victoria Wong.

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$300.00
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Steinbeck, John .

The Winter of Our Discontent.

New York: The Viking Press, 1961.

First edition, presentation copy of Steinbeck’s final novel, one of only 500 examples with only a few known inscribed examples, which along with The Grapes of Wrath are considered his masterpieces. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Charles Sulner John Steinbeck.” Near fine in a nearContinue reading "The Winter of Our Discontent."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-136878
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott.

The Vegetable: Or, From President To Postman.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923.

First edition of what Fitzgerald called, “undoubtedly the best thing I have ever written.” Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Dear Mr. Swelwynn (sic)- Here’s the new version of the play. Sincerely F. Scott Fitzgerald.” The recipient, prominent figure in American theatre and film in the firstContinue reading "The Vegetable: Or, From President To Postman."

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$25,000.00
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Taylor, George.

An Account of the Genus Meconopsis.

London: New Flora and Silva Ltd, 1934.

First edition of Taylor’s best-known work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with frontispiece, 29 plates from photographs and 12 distributional maps. In very good condition. Small ownership name.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-137344
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Cambridge, Richard Owen [Benjamin Franklin].

An Account of the War in India, Between the English and French, on the Coast of Coromandel, From the Year 1760. Together with A Relation of the late Remarkable Events on the Malabar Coast, and the Expeditions to Golconda and Surat; with the Operations of the Fleet. Illustrated with Maps, Plans &c. The Whole Compiled from Original Papers.

London: Printed for T. Jefferys, 1761.

Benjamin Franklin’s first edition copy of Cambridge’s account of the progression of the Seven Years’ War in India, from Franklin’s private library. Quarto, bound in full contemporary calf, marbled endpapers, illustrated with 12 engraved maps and plans and 6 plates, mostly folding. From the private library of Benjamin Franklin. Franklin’s contributions to science and politicsContinue reading "An Account of the War in India, Between the English and French, on the Coast of Coromandel, From the Year 1760. Together with A Relation of the late Remarkable Events on the Malabar Coast, and the Expeditions to Golconda and Surat; with the Operations of the Fleet. Illustrated with Maps, Plans &c. The Whole Compiled from Original Papers."

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$65,000.00
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Hill, Ralph Nading. [Ronald Reagan].

Robert Fulton and the Steamboat.

New York: Random House, 1954.

First edition of the author’s compelling work on the inventor of the world’s first commercially successful steamboat. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by Lee Ames. Signed by Ronald Reagan on the half-title page. Ronald Wilson Reagan served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and became a highly influentialContinue reading "Robert Fulton and the Steamboat."

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$850.00
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Plantinga, Alvin.

The Nature of Necessity.

Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1974.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Alvin Plantinga on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-139212
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[van Wytfliet, Cornelius].

Florida et Apalche. [Facsimile 16th Century Map of Florida].

[Louvain, Belgium]: Cornelius de Wytfliet, [1597].

Facsimile reproduction of the original Flemish 1597 Cornelius van Wytfliet map, one of only three maps printed prior to 1600 to depict the area with any accuracy and one of the earliest maps to refer to the region as Florida. One page, the map is based on Geronimo de Chaves’ map, which was copied byContinue reading "Florida et Apalche. [Facsimile 16th Century Map of Florida]."

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$400.00
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Hayley, William.

The Triumphs of Temper; A Poem: In Six Cantos.

London: Printed For T. Cadell, 1788.

Finely bound sixth edition of Hayley’s popular work. 16mo, bound in full contemporary calf, elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt-ruled turn ins, marbled endpapers, illustrated with fine engraved plates by Stothard. Elegant period ownership inscriptions.

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$200.00
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Guizot, M.

L’Histoire De France Depuis Les Temps Les Recules Jusqu’en 1789 Racontee A Mes Petits-Enfants Par Ms. Guizot. [The History of France From The Earliest Times To The Year 1789. Related For The Rising Generation by M. Guizot].

Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1872-1876.

First edition of Guizot’s history of France, continued by Madame Guizot de Witt from her father’s notes. Quarto, 5 volumes bound in three quarter crushed red morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, ribbons bound in,Continue reading "L’Histoire De France Depuis Les Temps Les Recules Jusqu’en 1789 Racontee A Mes Petits-Enfants Par Ms. Guizot. [The History of France From The Earliest Times To The Year 1789. Related For The Rising Generation by M. Guizot]."

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$850.00
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Gunther, John.

Death Be Not Proud.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1949.

First British edition of this deeply moving book, a father’s memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy, bound for the author. Octavo, bound by the author in full morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. InContinue reading "Death Be Not Proud."

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de Beauvoir, Simone.

The Mandarins.

Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1956.

Signed limited edition and first English edition of the novel for which de Beauvoir won the Prix Goncourt, awarded to the best and most imaginative prose work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Simone de Beauvoir. Fine in a near fine dust original glassine jacket in the original slipcase. Translated from the French by LeonardContinue reading "The Mandarins."

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$2,250.00
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Krauss, Ruth; Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.

I Want To Paint My Bathroom Blue.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers,

First edition of the re-issue of this early illustrated work by Maurice Sendak. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Maurice Sendak on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$450.00
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Roosevelt, Eleanor [Mrs. Franklin].

A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty.

New York: Dodge Publishing, 1935.

First edition of this early work by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Quarto, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Bill from his loving grandmere who is also the author Eleanor Roosevelt Xmas 1935.” The recipient was Roosevelt’s grandson William Donner Roosevelt, son of Elliot Roosevelt and grandson ofContinue reading "A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty."

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$7,500.00
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Frost, Robert.

A Way Out: A One Act Play.

New York: The Harbor Press, 1929.

Signed limited edition and first separate edition of this one act play by Frost. Octavo, original half cloth. One of four hundred and eighty-five numbered copies signed by Robert Frost at the conclusion of the preface. In fine condition.

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-137808
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Norgay, Tenzing with James Ramsey Ullman .

Man of Everest. The Autobiography of Tenzing.

London: George Harrap & Co, 1955.

First edition, early printing of Norgay’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographic frontispiece and 18 pages of photographs. Boldly signed by Tenzing Norgay on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with two small chips. Written with James Ramsey Ullman. Books signed by Norgay are rare.

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$975.00
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