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Eaton, William Arnold. [Winston S. Churchill].

William Arnold Eaton Autograph Letter Signed.

Natal, South Africa: Durban Club, March 22, 1900.

Rare autograph letter signed by General William Arnold Eaton. Octavo, four pages on Durban Club stationary, the letter reads in part, “22 March 1900 My dear mama, I go back tomorrow to join the 19th…Churchill has promised me in this case to get me some job with the troops at the front, he is goingContinue reading "William Arnold Eaton Autograph Letter Signed."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-146687

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Keynes, John Maynard [J.M.] [John Neville Keynes].

The Economic Consequences of the Peace.

London: Macmillan & Company, 1919.

First British edition of the best-selling book that established John Maynard Keynes’ reputation as a leading economist. Octavo, original blue cloth with gilt titles and ruling to the spine. Inscribed by John Neville Keynes on the front pastedown, “Dec. 1919 (from J.N.K.).” John Neville Keynes, was an English economist and philosopher best known for hisContinue reading "The Economic Consequences of the Peace."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-151337

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Pynchon, Thomas.

Bleeding Edge.

New York: The Penguin Press, 2013.

First edition of this New York Times bestselling detective novel. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Evan Gaffney.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-151749

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Gibbon, Lewis Grassic [James Leslie Mitchell] [Ray Mitchell; Seumas Stewart; Bill Craig].

A Scots Hairst: Essays and Short Stories.

London: Hutchinson, 1967.

First edition of this posthumous collection of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s shorter works. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Boldly signed by his wife Ray Mitchell on the front free endpaper. From the library of bibliophile Seumas Stewart, a respected figure in the field of book collecting and bibliophilic writing, bestContinue reading "A Scots Hairst: Essays and Short Stories."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-151457

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Beatty, Scott [Christopher Nolan; Christian Bale].

Batman Begins: The Official Movie Adaptation.

New York: D.C. Comics, 2005.

First edition of the comic movie adaptation. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by director Christopher Nolan and Academy Award-winning actor Christian Bale on the front panel. In fine condition.

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151368

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Samuelson, Paul A.

Economics: An Introductory Analysis.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1948.

First edition of this influential text by the father of modern economics. 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 and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, allContinue reading "Economics: An Introductory Analysis."

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151454

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Fleming, Ian [Roger Moore; Julian Glover; Eva Rueber-Staier; John Wyman; John Moreno; Alkis Kritikos; Jack Klaff; Stefan Kalipha; Charles Dance; John Glen; et al.].

For Your Eyes Only.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1960.

First edition of the eighth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed and inscribed by fourteen cast members of the 1981 film adaptation of For Your Eyes Only on the title page and facing page, including: Roger Moore, director John Glen, Julian Glover, Eva Rueber-Staier, John Wyman, John Moreno, AlkisContinue reading "For Your Eyes Only."

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151450

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Wells, H.G.

The Peace of the World.

London: The Daily Chronicle, 1915.

First edition of Wells’ early First World War political tract examining the causes of modern conflict and arguing for new forms of international cooperation and organization as the foundation for lasting global peace. Duodecimo, original publisher’s cloth. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted WorldContinue reading "The Peace of the World."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-151328

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Galbraith, Robert. [J.K. Rowling].

Troubled Blood: A Strike Novel.

London: Sphere, 2020.

First edition of the fifth novel in the Cormoran Strike series, written by J. K. Rowling and published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “Robert Galbraith.” With Rowling’s hologram sticker to the verso of the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "Troubled Blood: A Strike Novel."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151258

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Steinbeck, John.

East of Eden.

New York: The Viking Press, 1952.

First edition, first printing of Steinbeck’s epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo, original lime green cloth. First issue with the word “bite” present on page 281, line 38. Fine in a near fine first issue price-clipped dust jacket with the portrait of Steinbeck. An exceptional example.

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151256

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Keynes, John Maynard [J.M.] [ Benjamin Cardozo].

A Treatise on Probability.

London: MacMillan & Company, 1921.

First edition of “undoubtedly the most important work on probability that has appeared for a very long time” (Bertrand Russell). Octavo, original brown cloth with titles to the spine in gilt. From the library of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870–1938) was an influentialContinue reading "A Treatise on Probability."

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-151255

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Fleming, Ian [Roger Moore; Caroline Munro; Olga Bisera; Sue Vanner; Shane Rimmer; Eva Rueber-Staier; Marilyn Galsworthy; Valerie Leon; Edward de Souza; Vernon Dobtcheff; John Glen].

The Spy Who Loved Me.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1962.

First edition of the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed by eleven cast members of the 1977 film adaptation on the title page and facing page, including: Roger Moore, Caroline Munro, Olga Bisera, Sue Vanner, Shane Rimmer, Eva Rueber-Staier, Marilyn Galsworthy, Valerie Leon, Edward de Souza, VernonContinue reading "The Spy Who Loved Me."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151448

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Pynchon, Thomas.

Gravity’s Rainbow.

New York : The Viking Press, 1973.

First edition, early printing of Pynchon’s National Book Award-winning novel. 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 and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.Continue reading "Gravity’s Rainbow."

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151452

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Keynes, John Maynard [J.M.].

The Economic Consequences of the Peace.

London: Macmillan & Company, 1920.

First British edition, second printing of the best-selling book that established John Maynard Keynes’ reputation as a leading economist. Octavo, original blue cloth with gilt titles and ruling to the spine. Very good in a good dust jacket with tears to the flap hinges and a loss of the spine of the dust jacket. AccordingContinue reading "The Economic Consequences of the Peace."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-151445

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Wolfe, Charles Hull.

Modern Radio Advertising.

New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1949.

First edition, review copy with the original publisher’s slip tipped in of this comprehensive guide to radio advertising during its “golden age.” Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles, illustrated with graphs and diagrams. In very good condition. Foreword by Frank LaClave.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-151444

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Keynes, John Maynard [J.M.] [Fannie Hurst].

The Economic Consequences of the Peace.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920.

First American edition of the best-selling book that established John Maynard Keynes’ reputation as a leading economist. Octavo, original blue cloth with gilt titles and ruling to the spine. From the library of Fannie Hurst with her bookplate to the front pastedown. Fannie Hurst (1885–1968) was a novelist, short story writer, and social activist whoseContinue reading "The Economic Consequences of the Peace."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-151443

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Christie, Agatha.

Cat Among the Pigeons.

London: Collins Crime Club, 1959.

First edition of this classic novel by the Queen of crime. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-150695

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Didion, Joan.

South and West: From A Notebook.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.

First edition of this collection of writings from the acclaimed author of Slouching Towards Bethlehem. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Joan Didion. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Uncommon signed.

$800.00

Item Number: RRB-144137

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Dahl, Roald.

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1978.

First British edition, early printing of the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial boards, with black and white illustrations. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “WithContinue reading "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151318

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Christie, Agatha.

The Clocks.

London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1963.

First edition of this classic murder mystery. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Harvey.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-150710

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Kerouac, Jack.

Big Sur.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1962.

First edition of Kerouac’s poignant masterpiece of self-reflection. Octavo, original quarter cloth, top stain blue. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson. The nicest example we have seen.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151182

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Hersey, John [Cormac McCarthy].

Antonietta.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991.

First edition of this fictionalized history of a Stradivarius violin named “Antonietta,” created in 1699, Cormac McCarthy’s copy with his name to the front free endpaper. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. Boldly signed by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy on the front free endpaper. Both Cormac McCarthy and John Hersey were published by Alfred A. Knopf,Continue reading "Antonietta."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-151409

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Smith, Betty.

Maggie-Now.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.

First edition of this unforgettable masterpiece from one of the twentieth century’s greatest talents and author of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Octavo, original half-cloth, title page vignette. Boldly signed by Betty Smith on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Leo Manso. Uncommon signed.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-151439

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Osler, William.

The Principles and Practice of Medicine.

Edinburgh & London: Young J. Pentland, 1892.

First British edition of Osler’s magnum opus. Thick octavo, original publisher’s three quarter deluxe leather binding with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with charts and graphs. With loose leaves of ”Sir William Osler and the Muniments of the Almshouse at Ewelme” from the Bodleian Library Record laid in. In near fine condition. Rare.

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151313

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