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Higgins, Colin. [Cat Stevens].

Harold and Maude.

Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1971.

First edition of the classic 1971 American coming-of-age dark comedy–drama film directed by Hal Ashby and released by Paramount Pictures. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by both Colin Higgins [on the front free endpaper] and singer-songwriter Cat Stevens [on the front pastedown]. The music in Harold and Maude was composed and performed by Cat Stevens. He had beenContinue reading "Harold and Maude."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-133160

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[Disney, Walt].

Walt Disney’s Bambi: Adapted from the Novel by Felix Salten.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1941.

First edition of this storybook version of Disney’s classic. Slim folio, original pictorial paper boards, illustrated throughout. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small closed tears. Uncommon in this condition.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-133151

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Robeson, Paul.

Here I Stand.

London: Dennis Dobson, 1958.

First edition of Robeson’s powerful first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-133146

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Kennedy, John F.

Profiles In Courage.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1956.

First edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Foreword by Allan Nevins. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Ben Connors with very best wishes- John Kennedy.” With the inaugural address of President Kennedy laid in. Very good in a veryContinue reading "Profiles In Courage."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-133140

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Kierkegaard, Søren. Translated by A. S. Aldworth & W. S. Ferrie.

Consider The Lilies: Being the Second part of “Edifying Discourses in a Different Vein”, published in 1847 at Copenhagen, by S. Kierkegaard.

London: The C. W. Daniel Company, Ltd., 1940.

First English edition of the elaboration and conclusion of Kierkegaard’s important existential discourses of 1847. Octavo, original cloth. Translated from the Danish by A. S. Aldworth & W. S. Ferrie. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A superior example of this rare work.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-133137

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Joyce, James.

Finnegans Wake.

New York: The Viking Press, 1939.

First American edition, one of 6000 copies printed. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. A very sharp example.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133129

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Various Authors. [Keynes, J.M.; David Lloyd George].

Britain’s Industrial Future. Being the Report of the Liberal Industrial Inquiry.

London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1928.

First edition, second impression of this collection of essays put forth by the Liberal Industrial Inquiry, members of which include David Lloyd George and John Maynard Keynes. Octavo, original wrappers In very good condition. Ownership inscription.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-135700

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George, David Lloyd.

Where Are We Going?

Toronto: Hodder and Stoughton , 1923.

First edition of this work by the former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-131326

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Ayer, A.J.

The Problem of Knowledge.

London : Macmillan & Co, 1956.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Ryan Evans from Freddie Ayer, October 30, 1956.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133114

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Kipling, Rudyard.

Kim.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1901.

First English edition of what many consider Kipling’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated with photographs of clay reliefs by John Lockwood Kipling including tissue-guarded frontispiece, two pages of advertisements at rear. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box. An exceptional example.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-135312

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Graham, Benjamin & David L. Dodd .

Security Analysis: Principles and Technique.

New York: Whittlesey House/ McGraw Hill Book Company, 1934.

First edition of Graham and Dodd’s seminal work, considered the Bible of modern financial analysis. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. A very sharp example.

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-133112

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Faust, Irvin [Richard Benjamin].

The Steagle.

New York: Random House, 1966.

First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Richard Benjamin on the title page, who starred in the 1971 film bearing the same name. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Barry Martin Associates.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-133107

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Ayer, Alfred J. [A.J.].

Philosophical Essays.

London: Macmillan & Co, 1963.

Later printing of this classic work. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “with best wishes A.J. Ayer September 15, 1963 Mexico City.” In very good condition. From the library of Sergio Munoz, who was a friend of the author. Books signed by Ayer are scarce.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-133105

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Ayer, Alfred J. [A.J.].

The Foundations of Empirical Knowledge.

London : Macmillan & Co, 1962.

Later printing of this classic work. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “with best wishes A.J. Ayer Mexico City September 11 1963.” In very good condition. From the library of Sergio Munoz, who was a friend of the author. Books signed by Ayer are scarce.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-133103

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Murray, Albert.

South to a Very Old Place.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971.

First edition of this classic work, “one of the most exquisite books of any year” (The Boston Globe). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Albert Murray on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Isadore Seltzer. Rare and desirable signed.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-133102

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Snyder, Gary.

Turtle Island.

New York: New Directions, 1974.

First edition of the legendary poet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Fred and Edie- All in the same web- Gary.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket woodcut by Michael Corr; design by Gertrude Huston.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-135234

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Obama, Barack.

Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance.

New York: Crown Publishers, 2004.

First paperback edition of the future President’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Bob – All the best! Barack” In fine condition.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-133108

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Salten, Felix.

Bambi’s Children: The Story of a Forest Family.

Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill, 1939.

First edition of this classic work, the sequel to Bambi. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Erna Pinner. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Charles Felix Salten.” The recipient, Charles Austin Perry, was an Episcopal clergyman and longtime Provost of the Washington National Cathedral. Near fine in a very goodContinue reading "Bambi’s Children: The Story of a Forest Family."

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-131302

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Shackleton, Ernest; James Murray and George Marston.

Antarctic Days. Sketches of the Homely Side of Polar Life by Two of Shackleton’s Men: Introduced by Sir Ernest Shackleton.

London: Andrew Melrose, 1913.

Limited edition de luxe of this account of the 1907-09 Nimrod Expedition under Shackleton. number 181 of 280 copies signed on the recto of the limitation leaf by E.H. Shackleton, James Murray and George Marston. Octavo, original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel with a mounted color illustration, top edgeContinue reading "Antarctic Days. Sketches of the Homely Side of Polar Life by Two of Shackleton’s Men: Introduced by Sir Ernest Shackleton."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-132467

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Yogananda, Paramhansa.

Autobiography of a Yogi.

New York: The Philosophical Library, 2005.

Reprint of one of the most important spiritual books of the twentieth century, Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-135452

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Clinton, Bill; Hillary Rodham Clinton.

My Life.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.

First edition of President Clinton’s autobiography. Large octavo, original blue boards, illustrated. Boldly signed in full on the title page by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-138187

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Siegel, Jeremy J.

Stocks For The Long Run.

Burr Ridge, IL: Irwin, 1994.

First edition, early printing of this stock investing classic. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Good luck with stocks! Jeremy J. Siegel.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-138399

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Skinner, B.F.

Notebooks.

Englewood, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1980.

First edition of this work by the famed psychologist. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Marnie and Arthur Fondly Fred.” The recipients were Harvard University colleague Arthur K. Solomon and his wife Marnie, who were close friends of Skinner. Near fine in a near fine dustContinue reading "Notebooks."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-131399

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Paterson, Katherine.

Bridge To Terabithia.

New York: Thomas Crowell, 1977.

First edition of the author’s first Newbery-Award winning classic novel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Donna Diamond. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “For ___ ____- ‘Just close your eyes and keep your mind wide open.’ Katherine Paterson 9/3/22 *From the movie script by David Paterson.” Fine in a nearContinue reading "Bridge To Terabithia."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-135413

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