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Carroll, Lewis. [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson].

Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.

London: MacMillan and Co, 1872.

Octavo, two volumes, uniformly bound in full red morocco, all edges gilt, gilt titles and tooling to the spines, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, original cloth bindings tipped in to rear of each volume. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is an early printing. Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found ThereContinue reading "Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-130848

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[Baldwin, James].

James Baldwin Signed De Witt Clinton High School Class of 1941 Yearbook.

Bronx, New York: Published by the Senior Class of De Witt Clinton High School, June 1941.

Rare De Witt Clinton High School Class of 1941 Yearbook signed by James Baldwin as a graduating senior. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Signed by James Baldwin to the right of his senior photograph of page 36, “James Baldwin.” His accolades read: JAMES A. BALDWIN “Baldy” Magpie Editorial Boards; Student Court. Novelist-Playwright.Continue reading "James Baldwin Signed De Witt Clinton High School Class of 1941 Yearbook."

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-130241

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Butler, Samuel.

Hudibras, In Three Parts, Written in the Time of The Late Wars: Corrected and Amended. With Large Annotations, and a Preface, by Zachary Grey, L.L.D. Adorn’d with a new Set of Cuts.

Cambridge: Printed by J. Bentham, Printer to the University, for W. Innys, A. Ward, Mess. J. and P. Knapton, D. Browne, S. Birt, et al, 1744.

18th century large annotated edition of Butler’s acclaimed mock romance, the “best edition” according to Lowndes. Octavo, two volumes bound in full calf with red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt turn-ins illustrated with 16 engraved plates by J. Mynde after William Hogarth including frontispiece portrait of Butler to Vol. I., errata, index, andContinue reading "Hudibras, In Three Parts, Written in the Time of The Late Wars: Corrected and Amended. With Large Annotations, and a Preface, by Zachary Grey, L.L.D. Adorn’d with a new Set of Cuts."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-130125

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"I dwell in a lonely house I know, that vanished many summer ago": Robert Frost's A Boy's Will; signed and dated by him

Frost, Robert.

A Boy’s Will.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1934.

Second American edition of Frost’s first published work. Octavo, original beige linen cloth, engraved title page. Signed and dated by the poet on the title page, “Robert Frost February 25 1936.” In very good condition. Small ownership name.

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-130124

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Compiled by Abel Chevalley and Marguerite Chevalley.

The Concise Oxford French Dictionary.

London: Oxford University Press, 1966.

Finely bound example of The Concise Oxford French Dictionary. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, allContinue reading "The Concise Oxford French Dictionary."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-130149

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Balzac, Honore de.

Eugenie Grandet I.

Paris: Librarie Larousse, n.d.

Finely bound Classiques Larousse edition of Balzac’s short novel, later revised to be included in his ambitious project, La Comédie humaine. Octavo, bound in full crushed green morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to theContinue reading "Eugenie Grandet I."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-130184

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Huxley, Aldous.

Grey Eminence: A Study in Religion and Politics.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1956.

First collected edition of Huxley’s biography of French monk François Leclerc du Tremblay. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, allContinue reading "Grey Eminence: A Study in Religion and Politics."

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-130128

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von Mises, Ludwig.

Human Action: A Treatise on Economics.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1949.

First edition of the economist’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. First editions are uncommon.

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-130677

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Churchill, Winston S.

Lord Randolph Churchill.

New York and London: Macmillan & Co. Limited, 1906.

First editions of Winston S. Churchill’s biography of his father. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth bound, gilt titles to the spine, engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir Randolph Churchill after a photograph by Mackintosh to Volume I, engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir Randolph Churchill after a photograph by Russell and Sons to Volume II, illustrated. InContinue reading "Lord Randolph Churchill."

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-130791

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Washington, Booker T.

The Man Farthest Down: A Record of Observation and Study in Europe.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1913.

First edition of this work by Washington after his visit to Europe. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “L.M. Dougan A gift from the author Dec. 1913.” In collaboration with Robert E. Park. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed andContinue reading "The Man Farthest Down: A Record of Observation and Study in Europe."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-130288

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Washington, Booker T.

Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements.

New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1906.

First edition, early printing of this overview of Tuskegee Institute. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “B. G. Hardwick from Booker T. Washington Jan 1906.” In very good condition with some dampstaining.

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-130484

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Aubry, Octave. [Napoleon Bonaparte].

Ecrits de Napoleon.

Paris: Editions Buchet / Chastel, 1969.

Finely bound example of Octave Aubry’s Ecrits de Napoleon. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt central vignette to the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles,Continue reading "Ecrits de Napoleon."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-130509

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Forster, E.M.

Howard’s End.

London: Edward Arnold, 1910.

first edition of this classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Edith Nesbit’s copy with her ink ownership inscription on the front free endppaer, “E. Nesbit Bland, November 1 1910.” Presentation copy with ink stamp to the title page. E.M. Forster first met Nesbit at her house in 1909. Nesbit had contacted the author after reading andContinue reading "Howard’s End."

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-130838

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Sanders, Bernie.

Our Revolution. A Future To Believe In.

New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's, 2016.

First edition of Bernie Sanders’ account of his life and influences, featuring a detailed account of his campaign praised as “well worth reading… his ideas basically just as fresh to him today as when he left his native Brooklyn.” Octavo, original boards, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Bernie Sanders in facsimile. Fine in a fine dustContinue reading "Our Revolution. A Future To Believe In."

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-130641

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Huxley, Aldous.

Point Counter Point.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1928.

Signed limited first edition of Huxley’s classic satiric novel, one of 256 numbered copies, this is number 254. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-130871

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Roumain, Jacques; Translated by Langston Hughes and Mercer Cook.

Masters of the Dew: A Novel of Haiti.

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947.

First edition of this outstanding Haitian novel which tells of Manuel’s struggle to keep his little community from starvation during drought. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the translator Langston Hughes in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Michael Alexander- Sincerely, Langston Hughes New York, Sept. 12, 1947. Near fineContinue reading "Masters of the Dew: A Novel of Haiti."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-130654

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Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de.

The History of Don-Quixote. The First Parte. The Second Part of the History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant, Don Quixote of the Mancha. Written in Spanish by Michael Cervantes: and now translated into English.

London: Edward Blount, 1620.

Exceedingly rare first complete edition in English of Cervantes’ masterpiece comprising the second edition of the first part and the first edition of the second part. Octavo, 2 volumes bound in full 19th century calf, engraved title in each volume. Translated from the original Spanish by Thomas Shelton whose first English translation published in 1612 was the first translation in any languageContinue reading "The History of Don-Quixote. The First Parte. The Second Part of the History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant, Don Quixote of the Mancha. Written in Spanish by Michael Cervantes: and now translated into English."

$175,000.00

Item Number: RRB-130505

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Loeb, Marshall and William Safire.

Plunging Into Politics.

New York: David McKay Company, 1964.

First edition of Safire and Loeb’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To the Langs, Who have done more for me than they shall ever know. Marshall November, 1964.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "Plunging Into Politics."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-130822

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Lewis, C.S.

Out of the Silent Planet.

London: The Bodley Head, 1938.

First edition of the author’s classic first book in his acclaimed Space Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some professional restoration. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Exceptionally are and desirable in the original dust jacket.

$17,500.00

Item Number: RRB-130744

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

The Road to Serfdom.

Chicago: University of Chicago, 1944.

First edition of one of the most influential and popular expositions of classical liberalism. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mr. Allan T. Preyer at the Luncheon of the ‘Ad ‘ Club New York April 11, 1945 with cordial regards of F. A. Hayek.” Near fineContinue reading "The Road to Serfdom."

$82,000.00

Item Number: RRB-130745

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Iconic photograph on canvas of Buzz Aldrin standing next to the United States flag planted atop the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission. Boldly signed “Buzz Aldrin Apollo XI”Iconic photograph on canvas of Buzz Aldrin standing next to the United States flag planted atop the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission. Boldly signed “Buzz Aldrin Apollo XI.”

Aldrin, Buzz.

Buzz Aldrin Photograph Signed.

1969.

Iconic photograph on canvas of Buzz Aldrin standing next to the United States flag planted atop the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission. Boldly signed “Buzz Aldrin Apollo XI.” The entire piece measures 24 inches by 20 inches, stretched against a wood backing. In fine condition.

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-130943

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Frankl, Viktor E.

From Death-Camp To Existentialism [Man’s Search For Meaning].

Boston: Beacon Press, 1959.

First edition in English of Frankl’s classic work, which was later titled Man’s Search For Meaning in 1962. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Viktor Frankl on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Translated by Ilse Lasch. Preface by Gordon Allport. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. SignedContinue reading "From Death-Camp To Existentialism [Man’s Search For Meaning]."

$38,000.00

Item Number: RRB-130637

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Scott, Robert Falcon.

Scott’s Last Expedition.

London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1913.

First edition of Scott’s diaries from his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. Quarto, two volumes, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to spine and front panel, tissue-guarded frontispiece to each volume, illustrated with 18 color plates, eight folding maps (one color), and over 250 other illustrations and folding panoramas. In very good condition. AContinue reading "Scott’s Last Expedition."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-129351

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Yogananda, Paramhansa.

Autobiography of a Yogi.

New York: The Philosophical Library, 1946.

First edition of one of the most important spiritual books of the twentieth century, Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Preface by Walter Evans-Wentz. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-130643

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