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MacMillan, Margaret.

Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World.

New York: Random House, 2002.

First edition of the Samuel Johnson Prize-winning history of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Boldly signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “Margaret MacMillan, Kansas City, 27 May 2006.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by the diplomat Richard Holbrooke. FirstContinue reading "Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-152310

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Ferrari, Enzo; Stirling Moss.

The Enzo Ferrari Memoirs.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1965.

First Motoraces edition in English of Enzo Ferrari’s autobiography. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt ruled inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, hand-made Italian marbled endpapers, all edgesContinue reading "The Enzo Ferrari Memoirs."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152971

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Milne, A.A.

Toad of Toad Hall: A Play from Kenneth Grahame’s Book ‘The Wind in the Willows’.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1929.

First edition of A.A. Milne’s charming stage adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows, the play that carried Toad, Ratty, Mole, and Badger from the page to the theater. Octavo, original green cloth lettered in black. In very good condition.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-152572

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Lee, Harper.

To Kill a Mockingbird.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1960.

Later printing of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning first novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by actor Robert Duvall on the front free endpaper, “John, Bob Duvall ‘Boo.'” To Kill a Mockingbird marked Duvall’s screen debut, he played the reclusive Arthur “Boo” Radley in the 1962 film directed by Robert Mulligan, in which Gregory PeckContinue reading "To Kill a Mockingbird."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152236

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Asimov, Isaac.

The Ends of the Earth: The Polar Regions of the World.

New York: Weybright and Talley, 1975.

First edition of Isaac Asimov’s survey of the Arctic and Antarctic, the science, geography, and exploration of the polar regions. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with black-and-white drawings and maps throughout. Boldly signed by Isaac Asimov on the half-title page and dated 6 April 1976. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.Continue reading "The Ends of the Earth: The Polar Regions of the World."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152302

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Wallace, David Foster [Steve Snider].

Infinite Jest: A Novel.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1996.

Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author’s magnum opus. Thick octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by David Foster Wallace with his added smiley face on the front free endpaper and three times by jacket designer Steve Snider: on the front panel, the front free endpaper beneath Wallace, and on the rear panel. SteveContinue reading "Infinite Jest: A Novel."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152258

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Steinbeck, John.

East of Eden.

London: William Heinemann LTD, 1952.

First British edition of Steinbeck’s epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery,Continue reading "East of Eden."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152966

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Hogan, Ben with Herbert Warren Wind.

Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf.

New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1957.

First edition of one of the best-selling golf books of all-time. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the title page, “For Ray and Diane with all good wishes. Ben Hogan.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Illustrated by Anthony Ravielli. Accompanied by a polaroid picture of Hogan laid in.Continue reading "Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152306

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Kirkton, J.F..

Views of Palm Beach and West Palm Beach Florida.

Palm Beach: J.F. Kirkton, 1940.

Souvenir postcard booklet of the Palm Beaches, published by J.F. Kirkton of Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1940. Oblong duodecimo, original printed wrappers, stapled, containing detachable color postcards on linen-finish stock, each captioned and with a postcard verso for mailing. The views record the resort at midcentury: the Breakers Hotel, “the longest popular with the PalmContinue reading "Views of Palm Beach and West Palm Beach Florida."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-152235

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Ormiston, Harry [Editor].

This Week in the Palm Beaches.

West Palm Beach: Florida News Bureau, 1926.

Rare first edition of this weekly illustrated magazine on Palm Beach social life. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers, black-and-white illustrations, issue February 15, 1976. In very good condition.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-152146

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Anderson, Robert. [Alan Schneider].

All Summer Long: A Drama in Two Acts.

New York: Samuel French, 1955.

Samuel French acting edition of Robert Anderson’s drama, adapted from Donald Wetzel’s novel A Wreath and a Curse. Duodecimo, original printed wrappers, illustrated with production photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the director of the Broadway production on the front free endpaper, “Dear Alan, Thanks for all you did for this play. IfContinue reading "All Summer Long: A Drama in Two Acts."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152230

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Smyth, Henry DeWolf. [J. Robert Oppenheimer].

Atomic Energy for Military Purposes: The Official Report on the Development of the Atomic Bomb Under the Auspices of the United States Government, 1940-1945.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1945.

First edition of the full text of Smyth’s official report on the development of the atomic bomb. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by theContinue reading "Atomic Energy for Military Purposes: The Official Report on the Development of the Atomic Bomb Under the Auspices of the United States Government, 1940-1945."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-152285

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Maugham, W. Somerset.

Jack Straw: A Farce in Three Acts.

London: William Heinemann, 1912.

First edition of one of Maugham’s early stage farces. Duodecimo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Norman Unger, W. Somerset Maugham.” The recipient, Norman Unger, was a legendary New York book collector who collected the works of modern authors for more than 30 years and oftenContinue reading "Jack Straw: A Farce in Three Acts."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-152296

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Appel, Martin; Burt Goldblatt.

Baseball’s Best: The Hall of Fame Gallery.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1977.

First edition of this handsomely illustrated tribute to the immortals of Cooperstown, presenting a portrait and life story of every member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Quarto, original green half-cloth, illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. With a newspaper article clipping titled “Hall of Fame adds Ruth statue”Continue reading "Baseball’s Best: The Hall of Fame Gallery."

$50.00

Item Number: RRB-152863

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Hemingway, Ernest.

The Old Man and the Sea.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952.

First edition, first issue of Hemingway’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and one of his most famous works. Octavo, original blue cloth, first issue with “A” and publisher’s seal printed on the copyright page and no mention of the Pulitzer Prize Hemingway was awarded the following year. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design byContinue reading "The Old Man and the Sea."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152060

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Aristotle; Translated by Thomas Taylor.

The Works of Aristotle.

London: Robert Wilks, 1806-12.

Exceptionally rare complete set of the first edition in English of the works of Aristotle, limited to only 50 sets, signed by the translator Thomas Taylor in volumes one and four. Quarto, 11 volumes, bound in full contemporary calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels, ribbon book marks bound in, marbledContinue reading "The Works of Aristotle."

$55,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152965

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Goldman, William.

The Princess Bride.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.

First edition of the deluxe edition of Goldman’s classic novel, basis for the cult classic directed by Rob Reiner, starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright and Chris Sarandon. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by William Goldman, Rob Reiner, Cary Elwes and Chris Sarandon. In fine condition. Illustrated by Michael Manomivibul. Rare and desirable,Continue reading "The Princess Bride."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152981

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Weiner, Jonathan [Edward Wilson; Chip Kidd].

The Beak of the Finch: The Story of Evolution in Our Time.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to naturalist Edward O. Wilson, “For Edward, with best wishes, Jonathan Weiner May, 2016.” Additionally signed by jacket designer Chip Kidd on the rear jacket flap. The recipient, Edward Osborne Wilson,Continue reading "The Beak of the Finch: The Story of Evolution in Our Time."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152288

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Crawford, Samuel Wylie.

Genesis of the Civil War: The Story of Sumter 1860-1861.

New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1887.

Rare first edition of this classic work on the genesis of The Civil War. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbledContinue reading "Genesis of the Civil War: The Story of Sumter 1860-1861."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152286

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Krone, Julie; Mike Smith; Jerry Bailey.

Mike Smith, Julie Krone, and Jerry Bailey Signed 1994 Post Parade.

New York: Racing Today Publishing Inc, 1994.

May 1994 issue of Post Parade signed by three of the most iconic Hall of Fame jockeys Mike Smith, Julie Krone, and Jerry Bailey. Octavo, original wrappers with a portrait of Smith, Krone, and Bailey on the front panel, illustrated with advertisements and color photographs. Boldly signed by Mike Smith, Julie Krone, and Jerry BaileyContinue reading "Mike Smith, Julie Krone, and Jerry Bailey Signed 1994 Post Parade."

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-152284

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West, Jerry.

Jerry West Signed 1996-97 NBA Schedule.

New York: National Basketball Association, 1996.

Original 1996-97 NBA schedule pamphlet celebrating the NBA’s 50th Anniversary. Boldly signed by Jerry West in the center of the front panel in blue felt tip. Jerry West (1938–2024) was a foundational figure in the history of the Los Angeles Lakers, serving the franchise with distinction as a player, executive, and advisor. As a guardContinue reading "Jerry West Signed 1996-97 NBA Schedule."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-152280

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Bird, Larry.

Larry Bird Signed 1991 and 1992 Upper Deck Cards.

California: The Upper Deck Co, 1991-1992.

1991 and 1992 Upper Deck Larry Bird signed Celtics cards. Two Upper Deck cards, each depicting Larry Bird in his Celtics uniform with a basketball, numbered 344 and 33a. Boldly signed by Larry Bird on the recto of both cards in black felt tip. Mounted. In fine condition. The piece measures 10 inches by 8Continue reading "Larry Bird Signed 1991 and 1992 Upper Deck Cards."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-152279

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García Márquez, Gabriel. [Carol Devine Carson].

The Scandal of the Century and Other Writings.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.

First edition of this vibrant collection of the journalism of the Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez, gathering the newspaper and magazine writings, from crime reportage to travel pieces and literary essays, that he produced across more than three decades. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed twice by the jacket designer, Carol Devine Carson, on theContinue reading "The Scandal of the Century and Other Writings."

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-152846

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Sagan, Carl. [Francis Crick, Freeman Dyson, Frank Drake, Charles Townes, Marvin Minsky, Iosif Shklovsky, and Nikolai Kardashev].

Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CETI).

Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 1973.

First edition of the proceedings of the first major scientific conference on the search for extraterrestrial life, edited by Carl Sagan. Octavo, original red cloth. The volume gathers the papers and discussions of the landmark CETI meeting held at the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory in Soviet Armenia in 1971, jointly sponsored by the U.S. National AcademyContinue reading "Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CETI)."

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-152273

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