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Howitt, Peter [John Maynard Keynes].

The Keynesian Recovery and Other Essays.

Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1990.

First edition of Howitt’s collected essays analyzing Keynesian and Walrasian economics. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “John with best wishes Peter Howitt.” Laid in is an additional note inscribed by the author which reads, “12/9/14 John, With best wishes and many thanks for the kind words.Continue reading "The Keynesian Recovery and Other Essays."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-110737

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

Geldtheorie Und Konjunkturtheorie. [Monetary Theory and the Trade Cycle].

Wein und Leipzig: Holder-Pichler-Tempsky A.G, 1929.

Scarce first edition of Hayek’s first book, published four years later in English as Monetary Theory and the Trade Cycle. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition. Period ownership inscription. Scarce.

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-110386

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Brautigan, Richard.

A Confederate General from Big Sur.

New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1964.

First edition of Brautigan’s first published novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Richard Brautigan on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket painting by Larry Rivers. Jacket photograph by Erik Weber. A very nice example.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-110462

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Grierson, John. Introduction by Wolfgang von Gronau.

High Failure: Solo Along the Arctic Air Route.

London: William Hodge & Company, Limited, 1936.

First edition of English Aviator John Grierson’s account of his solo trip along the Arctic Air Route. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Associtation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, “To Chief Factor Ralph Parsons with best wished John Grierson 15/11/36.” The recipient, Ralph Parsons was aContinue reading "High Failure: Solo Along the Arctic Air Route."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-111250

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Hulme, Keri.

The Bone People.

Wellington: Spiral, 1983.

First New Zealand edition (and true first) of the author’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. In very good condition.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-112441

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Henderson, James M. and Richard E. Quandt.

Microeconomic Theory: A Mathematical Approach.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1958.

First edition of this classic work in microeconomic theory. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Quandt on the front free endpaper, “With my best wishes to John Roger Richard E. Quandt.” Also laid in is a autograph signed letter from the economist. In very good condition.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-112369

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Wilde, Oscar.

The Works of Oscar Wilde.

London and Paris: Methuen Charles Carrington, 1907-22.

The works of Oscar Wilde, bound in the original cloth, one of 1000 sets made on handmade paper. Octavo, 14 volumes, original cream cloth, decorated and lettered in gilt, top edges gilt. One of 1000 sets of this edition on handmade paper. In near fine condition.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-111362

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LORD BYRON. [GEORGE GORDON BYRON].

The Poetical Works of Lord Byron.

London: Frederick Warne and Co, c. 1890.

The Poetical Works of Lord Byron. Octavo, bound in half vellum over cloth, frontispiece, morocco spine label, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers top edge gilt. In near fine condition. An attractive set.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-111329

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Addams, Jane.

Jane Addams Signed Photograph and Autograph Letter.

Chicago: Hull House, 1929.

Rare original letter signed and entirely in the hand of Jane Addams, presented with an original photograph also signed by her. On Hull House letterhead, the letter reads, “My dear Mr. Miller, I am very glad to send you one of my books… Faithfully yours Jane Addams May 2d 1929.” In near fine condition. DoubleContinue reading "Jane Addams Signed Photograph and Autograph Letter."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-110808

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Bellow, Saul.

The Adventures of Augie March.

New York: The Viking Press, 1953.

First edition of Bellow’s first National Book Award winning novel. Octavo, original cloth, salmon topstain. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Ann Englander whom I protected from the angry wolves Saul Bellow.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped first-issue dust jacket with the John Steinbeck ad on the rearContinue reading "The Adventures of Augie March."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-111689

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Johnson, Rebekah Baines. Introduction by Lyndon B. Johnson.

A Family Album.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1965.

First edition of this work documenting Lyndon B. Johnson’s family tree, prepared for him by his mother as a Christmas present to her son. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Introduction by Lyndon Baines Johnson. Association copy, inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson on the dedication page, “To Jack and Leota Horner from your friend and admirerContinue reading "A Family Album."

$425.00

Item Number: RRB-110560

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Mooney, Booth. With a foreword by Lyndon B. Johnson.

The Lyndon Johnson Story.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956.

First edition of Booth Mooney’s biography of Lyndon B. Johnson. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson on the front free endpaper, “To Ray Luhn with gratitude and admiration from his friend Lyndon B. Johnson.” Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-111067

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Garcia Marquez, Gabriel.

Living To Tell the Tale.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.

First edition in English of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s memoir. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Translated by Edith Grossman.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-110799

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Malamud, Bernard.

The Fixer.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966.

First edition of the author’s fourth novel, which went on to win the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Ida and Marshall With all good wishes Bern.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows some light wear. JacketContinue reading "The Fixer."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-111937

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Malamud, Bernard.

The Magic Barrel.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1958.

First edition of Malamud’s first collection of short stories, which went on to win the National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Marshall and Min Everything good- Bernie.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser. Housed inContinue reading "The Magic Barrel."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-111744

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Merton, Thomas.

The Waters of Siloe.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949.

First edition of Merton’s companion volume to his famed The Seven Storey Mountain. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated, frontispiece. Signed by Thomas Merton on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$6,200.00

Item Number: RRB-110762

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Dyson, Freeman.

Dreams of Earth and Sky.

New York: New York Review of Books, 2015.

First edition of this sequel to Dyson’s 2006 The Scientist as Rebel. Octavo, original boards. Signed by the author on the half-title page with the following line from this work, “We gain knowledge of our place in the universe not only from science but also from history, art and literature. Freeman Dyson.” Fine in a fine dustContinue reading "Dreams of Earth and Sky."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-110448

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Kerouac, Jack.

The Dharma Bums.

New York: The Viking Press, 1958.

First edition of this classic work which introduced writer Gary Snyder to the world as Japhy Ryder. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by fellow Beat writer and character in this novel, Gary Snyder on the half-title page. The main characters are the narrator Ray Smith, based on Kerouac, and Japhy Ryder, based on the poetContinue reading "The Dharma Bums."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-109244

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Brown, Monty. Foreword by Vivian Fuchs.

Where Giants Trod: The Saga of Kenya’s Desert Lake.

London: Quiller Press, 1989.

Special limited edition of Brown’s elaborately illustrated history of Kenya’s northern desert region and the 13 expeditions to Lake Rudolf. Quarto, original publisher’s three quarters pebbled morocco over leatherette boards, marbled endpapers, with 75 color and 50 black and white illustrations, folding map in pocket affixed to rear pastedown. One of 250 numbered copies signedContinue reading "Where Giants Trod: The Saga of Kenya’s Desert Lake."

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-110678

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Le Paulmier, Julien.

Traite Du Vin Et Du Sidre.

Rouen: H. Lestringant, 1896.

Rare Societe des Bibliophiles Normands Limited Edition reissue of Le Paulmier’s foundational work on pomology. Octavo, original wrappers, one of only 200 copies printed, this is number 65. Translated into the French by Jacques Cahaignes. Introduction by Emile Travers. In very good condition.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-110190

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Tendret, Lucien.

La Table Au Pays De Brillat-Savarin.

Chambery: Librairie Dardel, 1934.

Limited Librarie Dardel edition of Tendret’s best-known work, published posthumously by his direct descendants as a strict reproduction of the original 1892 printing. Octavo, original wrappers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Tendret in 1885. One of 1750 numbered copies, this is number 1390. In near fine condition.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-110841

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Roth, Alvin E. [Lloyd Shapley].

The Shapley Value: Essays in Honor of Lloyd S. Shapley.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988.

First edition of this work regarding the papers of Nobel Prize winner Lloyd Shapley. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Alvin Roth on the front free endpaper, “For James, Alvin E. Roth.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ken Vail.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-116176

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Gallico, Paul.

The Snow Goose.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941.

First edition of this classic story, the moving wartime story of friendship and heroism, set against the dramatic backdrop of the World War II Battle of Dunkirk. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author a month prior to publication on the front free endpaper, “To Stuart Rose- Who has great patience with me-Continue reading "The Snow Goose."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-110454

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Frost, Robert.

A Masque of Mercy.

New York: Henry Holt, 1947.

Signed limited first edition, one of 751 numbered copies, this is number 690. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition and the original slipcase which is in near fine condition.

$1,150.00

Item Number: RRB-110648

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