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

The Road To Serfdom.

London: Routledge & Sons, 1944.

Friedrich August von Hayek’s first edition personal copy of one of the most influential books of the twentieth century and the most popular exposition of classical liberalism ever published. Octavo, original cloth. Hayek’s personal copy with his ownership name to the front free endpaper, “F.A. Hayek” and notation, “published March 10th, 1944” and list ofContinue reading "The Road To Serfdom."

$750,000.00

Item Number: RRB-135374

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Stone, Oliver and Stanley Weiser.

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.

New York: Newmarket Press, 2010.

First edition. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Oliver Stone and photographer Barry Wetcher on the front panel of the dust jacket. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-133568

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Kipling, John Lockwood.

Beast and Man In India: A Popular Sketch Of Indian Animals In Their Relations With The People.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1891.

First edition of Rudyard Kipling’s father, John Lockwood Kipling’s, best-known work. Octavo, original illustrated cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, illustrated. In very good condition. Rare.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-135029

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Vachon, Marius. [Edouard Detaille; Edward VIII Duke of Windsor].

Detaille.

Paris: A. Lahure, 1898.

Finely bound example of Vachon’s biography of Detaille from the library of Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor. Folio, bound in three quarter morocco, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Edouard Detaille in French to Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor in the year of Detaille’s death. The inscription translates as: “My Lord, In my Boulevard Malesherbes Studio,Continue reading "Detaille."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-135461

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Mottelay, Paul F. and T. Campbell-Copeland.

The Soldier in Our Civil War: A Pictorial History of the Conflict, 1861-1865. Illustrating the Valor of the Soldier as Displayed on the Battle-Field.

Richmond and New York: Stanley Bradely Publishing Company, 1890.

First edition of both volumes in this profusely illustrated set, containing large engraved portraits of Lincoln, Grant, McClellan and numerous battle scenes. Folio, 2 volumes, original cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Hillen, Becker, Lovie, and Schell among others. In good condition. A rare complete set.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-134950

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Heeren, Arnold Hermann Ludwig. [Translated by George Bancroft].

Reflections on the Politics of Ancient Greece.

Boston: Cummings, Hilliard & Co, 1824.

First American edition of Bancroft’s translation of Heeren’s monumental work on politics in Ancient Greece. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt ruling to the spine and a red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, all edges marbled. From the library of William Safire with his bookplate to the pastedown. William Safire was anContinue reading "Reflections on the Politics of Ancient Greece."

$800.00

Item Number: RRB-128205

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"The Joy of Color!" Ron Kovic Original Painting.

Kovic, Ron.

“The Joy of Color!” Ron Kovic Original Painting.

2013.

Rare original large format acrylic painting signed by Vietnam War Veteran and Golden Globe Award-winning screenwriter Ron Kovic. On thick Aquarell watercolor paper, the painting is signed three times by the artist on the verso, “Ron Kovic Oct 2013”, “‘The Joy of Color’ by Ron Kovic” and with a signed self-caricature. American anti-war activist, writer,Continue reading "“The Joy of Color!” Ron Kovic Original Painting."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-135265

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Racinet, Auguste.

Le Costume Historique. Cinq Cents Planches, Trois Cents En Couleurs, or et Argent, Deux Cents en Camaieu.

Paris: Librarie de Firmin-Didot Et C, 1888.

First edition of Racinet’s monumental work on the history of clothing which took 12 years to complete. Folio, six volumes bound in full buckram with gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated with 500 plates including 300 chromolithographic plates in color decorated with gold and silver and 200 in monochrome. InContinue reading "Le Costume Historique. Cinq Cents Planches, Trois Cents En Couleurs, or et Argent, Deux Cents en Camaieu."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-135242

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Roth, Philip.

The Humbling.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.

First edition of Roth’s 30th book, concerning “an aging stage actor whose empty life is altered by a ‘counterplot of unusual erotic desire’.” Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page and signed by legendary artist Milton Glaser on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "The Humbling."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-138184

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Krugman, Paul.

The Age of Diminished Expectations: U.S. Economic Policy in the 1990s.

Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1990.

First edition of Krugman’s straightforward treatise on the position of the American economy in the 1990s. Octavo, original blue cloth. Inscribed by Paul Krugman on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Christopher Volet. Uncommon signed.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-135228

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Webber, Andrew Lloyd and Tim Rice.

Evita: The Legend of Eva Peron 1919-1952.

London: Elm Tree Books, 1978.

First edition of this illustrated companion to the 1979 Broadway production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Tim Rice on the title page, “Hello Richard all best Tim Rice.” In near fine condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-135264

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Winfrey, Oprah; Danny Glover; Thandiwe Newton; Kimberly Elise. [Toni Morrison].

Journey to Beloved.

New York: Hyperion, 1998.

First edition of Oprah Winfrey’s emotional account of playing the part of Sethe, the former slave who must come to terms with a haunting past in Jonathan Demme’s film adaptation of Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Quarto, original illustrated boards, photographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs by Ken Regan. Presentation copy, inscribed on the second freeContinue reading "Journey to Beloved."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-135044

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Brown, Stephen [Editor]. Foreword by Jimmy Carter. Introduction by David Allen Sibley [Peter Matthiessen].

Arctic Wings: Birds of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Seattle: The Mountaineers Books, 2006.

First edition of this stunning tribute to the birds of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with color photographs. From the library of Peter Matthiessen. American writer Peter Matthiessen remains the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both nonfiction (The Snow Leopard, 1979) and fiction (Shadow Country, 2008).Continue reading "Arctic Wings: Birds of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-135489

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Rieff, David. [Peter Matthiessen].

Going to Miami: Exiles, Tourists, and Refugees in the New America.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1987.

First edition of Rieff’s classic work on the complex history of Miami, Florida. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half title page, “For Maria, with much love. David New York IX.9.87.” The recipient, Maria Eckhart was the third wife of American writer Peter Matthiessen. American writer Peter Matthiessen remainsContinue reading "Going to Miami: Exiles, Tourists, and Refugees in the New America."

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-135144

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Du Bois, W.E.B.

Black Reconstruction: An Essay Toward a History of the Part Which Black Folk Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860-1880.

New York: S.A. Russell Company, 1956.

First Harbor Scholars’ Classics edition of Du Bois’ self-proclaimed magnum opus which challenged the standard academic view and helped spark “the long attempt to rescue black history in America.” Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Very good in the original dust jacket which is in good condition. RareContinue reading "Black Reconstruction: An Essay Toward a History of the Part Which Black Folk Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860-1880."

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-135136

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Luce, R. Duncan and Howard Raiffa.

Games and Decisions: Introduction and Critical Survey.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Publishers, 1957.

First edition of this classic introduction to game theory. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Howard Raiffa on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-137439

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Silverstein, Shel.

The Missing Piece.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1976.

First edition of Silverstein’s classic work, published by Ursula Nordstrom. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the pastedown and front free endpaper “For Frank – Thank you for making the road less rocky – And thank you for believing in this book ~ Love Shel.” Silverstein has added aContinue reading "The Missing Piece."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-135135

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Kazantzakis, Nikos.

The Last Temptation of Christ [First Edition in Greek].

Athena: Thiphros, 1955.

First edition in Greek, preceding the English translation of this historical novel, basis for the 1988 Academy Award nominated film. Octavo, original wrappers. Lengthily signed by the translator Peter Bien on the half-title page with the famous quote from the novel, “If I were fire, I would burn; if I were a woodcutter, I wouldContinue reading "The Last Temptation of Christ [First Edition in Greek]."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138555

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By a Lady. [Austen, Jane].

Sense and Sensibility: A Novel.

London: Printed for the Author and Published by T. Egerton, 1813.

Second edition of the first novel published during Austen’s lifetime. Small octavo, three volumes bound in full crushed morocco by Riviere & Son, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edgesContinue reading "Sense and Sensibility: A Novel."

$17,500.00

Item Number: RRB-135337

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James, Henry.

The Princess Casamassima: A Novel.

London: Macmillan and Co., 1886.

First edition in book form of one of James’s “three formidable novels” published in the 1880s along with The Bostonians and The Tragic Muse. Octavo, three volumes, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, half-titles, 2 pages of advertisements at rear of vols. II and III. From the library of Barton Currie withContinue reading "The Princess Casamassima: A Novel."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-135364

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James, Henry.

Italian Hours.

London: William Heinemann, 1909.

First edition, one of 1000 copies printed of James’ classic book of travel writing, wonderfully illustrated by Joseph Pennell. Quarto, original cloth decorated in gilt, top edge gilt. Illustrated by Joseph Pennell with 32 tissue-guarded color plates. Association copy, inscribed by Henry James on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “To EdmundContinue reading "Italian Hours."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-135623

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Exceptional association copy of Dr. Seuss' The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins; inscribed by him to fellow children's book legend Maurice Sendak

Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]; Maurice Sendak.

The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1938.

First edition, early printing of Seuss’s unique book of prose. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the pastedown, “For Maurice with many thanks for the Future! Dr. Seuss.” The recipient, Maurice Sendak, is best known for his immensely popular illustrated children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are, which was awarded the Caldecott Medal inContinue reading "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-135672

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Potter, Beatrix.

Peter Rabbit’s Painting Book.

London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co, 1911.

First edition of this charming paint-by-line children’s book featuring Potter’s most beloved animal characters. Quarto, original pictorial cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 12 color plates, each with facing outlined illustration intended for coloring-in, two of which have been hand-painted. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper in the year ofContinue reading "Peter Rabbit’s Painting Book."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-135107

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Johnson, Crockett. [Maurice Sendak].

Harold and the Purple Crayon.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1955.

First edition, first issue of the first book in Crockett Johnson’s charming Harold series, first issue with “30-60” and “No. 5671A” to the front flap of the dust jacket. 12 mo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to fellow children’s book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, “ToContinue reading "Harold and the Purple Crayon."

$40,000.00

Item Number: RRB-135433

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