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Maugham, W. Somerset.

Smith: A Comedy in Four Acts.

London: William Heinemann, 1913.

First edition of Maugham’s Edwardian comedy Smith, a satire of fashionable London society and the merits of an honest parlourmaid. Duodecimo, in the original champagne wrappers lettered in brown. The author’s own copy, from his library at the Villa Mauresque and dispersed with the contents of the villa in November 1967. Villa Mauresque, the magnificentContinue reading "Smith: A Comedy in Four Acts."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-152299

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Steinbeck, John.

The Pearl.

New York: The Viking Press, 1947.

First edition of this classic story of simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale. Octavo, original brown cloth stamped in black and gilt, top stain faded green. Near fine in a good dust jacket with a closed tear to the front panel and Steinbeck looking to the left on the rear panel. Drawings by JoseContinue reading "The Pearl."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-152794

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Dahl, Roald.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.

First edition of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, one of the best-loved children’s books of all time, illustrated by Joseph Schindelman. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front andContinue reading "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152351

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Coelho, Paulo.

Warrior of the Light: A Manual.

New York: Harper Collins, 2003.

First American edition of this companion work of the author’s popular The Alchemist. Duodecimo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Boldly signed by Paulo Coelho on the second front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-152307

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Bellow, Saul.

The Adventures of Augie March.

New York: The Viking Press, 1953.

First edition of Saul Bellow’s National Book Award-winning masterpiece, the exuberant Chicago novel that opens with the celebrated line, “I am an American, Chicago born.” Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front andContinue reading "The Adventures of Augie March."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152349

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Technical Analysis of Stock Trends

Edwards, Robert D. and John Magee, Jr.

Technical Analysis of Stock Trends.

Springfield, MA: Stock Trend Service, 1948.

First edition of Edwards and Magee’s Technical Analysis of Stock Trends, which is widely considered to be one of the seminal works of the discipline. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a good dust jacket with some chips and wear. Jacket design by Anthony Naiden. First editions in the original dust jacket are rare.

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-79069

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McCullers, Carson.

Reflections in a Golden Eye.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1941.

First edition of Carson McCullers’s haunting second novel, a spare and unsettling tale of desire, obsession, and violence on a peacetime Army post in the American South. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt rulingContinue reading "Reflections in a Golden Eye."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152348

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Singer, Mark.

Mr. Personality: Profiles and Talk Pieces.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989.

First edition of the New Yorker staff writer’s collection of profiles and Talk of the Town pieces. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Mark Singer on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Drenttel Doyle Partners.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-152327

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Graham, Benjamin; David L. Dodd.

Security Analysis: Principles and Technique.

New York / Tokyo: McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc / Kogakusha Company, LTD, 1962.

First printing of the fourth edition of the International Student Edition of Graham and Dodd’s seminal work, considered the Bible of modern financial analysis. Octavo, original publisher’s cream boards. Very good in a very good dust jacket, inscription to the front free endpaper.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-152262

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Saint-Exupery, Antoine de; Translated by Katherine Woods.

The Little Prince.

New York: Reynal and Hitchcock, 1943.

First edition of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s masterpiece, which precedes the first edition in French. Small quarto, original salmon cloth, illustrated by the author. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with the publisher’s address as 386 Fourth Avenue on the front flap and some expertContinue reading "The Little Prince."

$60,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152401

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Harris, Robert [Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan].

The Ghost.

London: Hutchinson, 2007.

First edition of this work, basis for the Roman Polanski film The Ghost Writer starring Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Robert Harris, Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan. The signatures were obtained in person. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-152973

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Graves, Robert.

The Meaning of Dreams.

London: Cecil Palmer, 1924.

First edition of this early prose work by the poet and novelist Robert Graves, an exploration of the nature and interpretation of dreams written in the years when Graves was deeply engaged with the new psychology. Octavo, original blue cloth with a printed paper spine label. In good condition.

$85.00

Item Number: RRB-152875

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le Carre, John.

A Delicate Truth.

New York: Viking, 2013.

First American edition of this New York Times bestselling spy thriller. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Buckley and Kulick.

$25.00

Item Number: RRB-153065

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Slagado, Sebastio.

From My Land to the Planet.

New York: Constrasto, 2014.

First edition of this powerful work by the renowned photographer. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Sebastiao Salgado on the half-title page. In near fine condition.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-152957

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Capa, Robert. [Yousuf Karsh].

Robert Capa.

Paris: Centre National de la Photographie, 1988.

The Photo Poche edition, early printing of the photographs of Robert Capa, the cover bearing Capa’s iconic image of a falling Republican soldier from the Spanish Civil War. Small octavo, written in French, original photographic wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the photographer’s younger brother, Cornell Capa, on the half-title page to the celebrated portrait photographerContinue reading "Robert Capa."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152320

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Schulz, Charles M.

Charlie Brown’s Christmas Stocking.

[New York]: United Feature Syndicate [Good Housekeeping], 1963.

Rare first edition of Schulz’s first Christmas book, created expressly and exclusively for the December 1963 issue of Good Housekeeping, in which it appeared as a removable supplement. Slim octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated throughout by Schulz with line drawings of the Peanuts cast and comprising fifteen captioned vignettes. Predating both his picture book ChristmasContinue reading "Charlie Brown’s Christmas Stocking."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152192

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North, Douglass C.

Understanding the Process of Economic Change.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005.

First edition of this landmark work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For John Douglass C. North.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-152951

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Shannon, Claude Elwood and Warren Weaver.

The Mathematical Theory of Communication.

Urbana: University of Illinois, 1949.

First edition, first printing. 117 pages ; 24 cm. Octavo. Original tan cloth, spine lettered in black. Includes Warren Weaver’s expository essay, “Recent Contributions to the Mathematical Theory of Communication,” pages 3-28; Shannon’s technical monograph, “The Mathematical Theory of Communication,” pages 29-117. Content type: text. Media type: unmediated. Carrier type: volume. Inscription: Boldly signed byContinue reading "The Mathematical Theory of Communication."

$175,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151212

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Washington, Denzel and Viola Davis [August Wilson].

Fences.

New York: New American Library/ Plume Books, 1986.

First edition, early printing of August Wilson’s classic work, signed by Academy Award winning actor Denzel Washington. Octavo, original haf cloth. Boldly signed by Denzel Washington on the front free endpaper. The American Film Institute picked Fences as one of the top ten films of 2016. The film received four Oscar nominations including Best Picture,Continue reading "Fences."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-152961

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One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw & His Brave Black Regiment

Burchard, Peter [Julia Child].

One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw & His Brave Black Regiment. [Glory].

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1965.

First edition of this work, basis for the Academy Award-winning film Glory, starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman and Cary Elwes. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Paul and Julia [Child] June 1965 From Peter.” The recipient, Julia Child wasContinue reading "One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw & His Brave Black Regiment. [Glory]."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150397

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Walesa, Lech.

A Way of Hope: An Autobiography.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1987.

First edition of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning leader’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Lech Walesa on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-152808

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Franklin, Benjamin.

The Way to Wealth.

Walpole, New Hampshire: Printed for Preston Merrifield, at the Press of Charter & Hale, 1807.

Rare edition of Benjamin Franklin’s The Way to Wealth, one of the most famous pieces of practical moral advice in early American literature. Tricesimo-secondo, original light blue paper wrappers over a sewn binding. In very good condition with chipping and a few small losses. Housed in a custom half morocco slipcase and folding chemise.

$6,200.00

Item Number: RRB-152341

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Maris, Roger; Jim Ogle.

Roger Maris at Bat.

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1962.

First edition of Roger Maris at Bat, the New York Yankees slugger’s own account of his career, published the year after he broke Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record, written with sportswriter Jim Ogle. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat gilt titles and ruling to the spine in sixContinue reading "Roger Maris at Bat."

$1,050.00

Item Number: RRB-152352

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Powell, Anthony.

A Reference for Mellors.

London: Moorhouse & Sørensen, 1994.

First separate edition of this witty literary jeu d’esprit, a comic story cast as a reference solicited for Mellors, the gamekeeper of D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover, now seeking a situation overseas. Octavo, original printed wrappers, set in Bembo and printed by letterpress at the Libanus Press. This is the standard issue, one of threeContinue reading "A Reference for Mellors."

$80.00

Item Number: RRB-152744

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