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Wells, H.G.

Mr. Britling Sees Through.

London: Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1916.

First British edition of Wells’ influential First World War novel depicting the moral and emotional upheaval of wartime Britain. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, titles and floral tooling stamped in blind to the front panel. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest with his ownership signature toContinue reading "Mr. Britling Sees Through."

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-151148

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Haley, Alex.

Roots.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1976.

First edition of Haley’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “10/20/76 Anne Knutson – my very best wishes! Alex Haley.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Al Nagy.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-150652

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Harrod, R.F. and E.A.G. Robinson, Editors. [R.G. Hawtrey; F.J. DeJong; John Maynard Keynes].

The Economic Journal: The Quarterly Journal of The Royal Economic Society. December 1954. [Keynes and Supply Functions: A Rejoinder].

London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1954.

Rare offprint of the December 1954 issue of the The Economic Journal, containing F.J. DeJong’s article “Keynes and Supply Functions: A Rejoinder,” cut out and pasted over R.G. Hawtrey’s original offprint article “Keynes and Supply Functions.” Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition. Ink notation to the front panel. Accompanied by an unsigned copy ofContinue reading "The Economic Journal: The Quarterly Journal of The Royal Economic Society. December 1954. [Keynes and Supply Functions: A Rejoinder]."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-150685

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Maugham, W. Somerset.

Cakes and Ale.

Melbourne: William Heinemann Ltd, 1954.

Signed limited edition of Maugham’s classic satire printed for the author’s eightieth birthday. Octavo, original publisher’s half-leather with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispiece, four pages of facsimile reproductions of the first and last two pages of the original manuscript, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by the author and illustrator, Graham Sutherland, onContinue reading "Cakes and Ale."

$800.00

Item Number: RRB-150504

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

The End Of Laissez-Faire.

London: Published by Leonard & Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, 1926.

First edition of Keynes’ classic work. Octavo, half cloth with paper titles to the spine. In very good condition with toning to the panels and paper titles.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-150684

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[Lenin, Vladimir; John Maynard Keynes] [J.M.].

The 2nd Congress of the Communist International: As Reported and Interpreted by the Official Newspapers of Soviet Russia.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1920.

First edition in English of this report on the Second Congress of the Communist International. Octavo, original wrappers, from Petrograd and Moscow July 19 – August 7, 1920. Containing Vladimir Lenin’s speech responding to John Maynard Keynes’ article “The Economic Consequences of the Peace” on pages 19 -23. John Maynard Keynes was a British economist,Continue reading "The 2nd Congress of the Communist International: As Reported and Interpreted by the Official Newspapers of Soviet Russia."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-150717

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McGuane, Thomas.

Some Horses.

New York : The Lyons Press, 1999.

First edition of this American West literary collection of essays. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with black and white sketches. Boldly signed in the year of publication on the half-title page “Thomas McGuane Montana 1999.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Gray. Author photograph by Kurt Markus.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-150713

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Maugham, W. Somerset.

Cosmopolitans.

London: William Heinemann LTD, 1936.

Signed limited edition of this collection of short stories, originally published in Cosmopolitan Magazine during the 1920s Jazz Age. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, silk ribbon bound in. One of 175 numbered copies, this is number 69. Boldly signed by W. Somerset Maugham on the limitations page.Continue reading "Cosmopolitans."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150498

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[Venn, John; John Neville Keynes].

In Memoriam: John Venn.

Cambridge: Printed at the University Press, 1923.

First edition of this in memoriam of John Venn, an offprint from the Caian magazine of Cambridge. Octavo, original wrappers, frontispiece of John Venn, volume 31, number 3. John Neville Keynes contributed two pages from “The Cambridge Review” to the end of the memoriam. John Neville Keynes (1852–1949) was an English economist and philosopher bestContinue reading "In Memoriam: John Venn."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-150715

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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.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-150711

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Hemingway, Ernest; Martha Gellhorn [Taylor Williams].

Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn Signed Photograph.

c. 1939-1940.

Rare original black and white photograph of legendary American writer Ernest Hemingway and his third wife Martha Gellhorn. Black and white vintage gelatin silver print of Hemingway pointing towards the distance with one arm and the other wrapped around Martha Gellhorn. Inscribed by Ernest Hemingway in black ballpoint to the middle left, “For Taylor myContinue reading "Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn Signed Photograph."

$27,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150074

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[Florence Ada Keynes].

The National Council of Women of Great Britain: Conference at Norwich, October 3rd to 7th, 1932.

Norwich: A.E. Soman & Co., Ltd, 1932.

Original handbook and program of the National Council of Women of Great Britain, which represents women’s societies and reform groups across the country. Duodecimo, original wrappers, illustrated throughout. From the library of Florence Ada Keynes with her ownership signature to the top right corner of the front panel and her marginal annotations throughout the sectionContinue reading "The National Council of Women of Great Britain: Conference at Norwich, October 3rd to 7th, 1932."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150697

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Roberts, H. A. [John Neville Keynes].

In Memoriam: John Bascombe Lock.

Cambridge: Printed at the University Press, 1921.

First edition of this in memoriam of John Bascombe Lock from the Caian magazine of Cambridge. Octavo, original wrappers, frontispiece of John Bascombe Lock. Presentation copy, inscribed by H.A. Roberts to John Neville Keynes on the front panel, “Dr. J.N. Keynes with the author’s compliments.” The recipient, John Neville Keynes (1852–1949), was an English economistContinue reading "In Memoriam: John Bascombe Lock."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-150696

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Twain, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens].

Tom Sawyer Abroad by Huck Finn.

New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1894.

First edition, first issue of the first sequel to Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn with 1894 on both the title page and copyright page and the correct binding state ‘A’ with 5 5/8″ between Twain and Webster on spine. BAL 3440. Octavo, original pictorial cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, withContinue reading "Tom Sawyer Abroad by Huck Finn."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150789

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Keynes, Florence Ada.

High Stewards of the Borough of Cambridge: An Enquiry.

Privately Printed at the University Press: Cambridge, 1944.

First edition of this concise local history on the stewards of Cambridge. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition with light chipping and losses to the spine. Written by the mother of famed British economist John Maynard Keynes, whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments. Ownership signature toContinue reading "High Stewards of the Borough of Cambridge: An Enquiry."

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-150693

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Wells, H.G.

Men Like Gods.

London: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1923.

First edition of Wells’ speculative work exploring the political and social direction of the modern world. Octavo, original cloth with titles and floral ruling stamped in blind to the spine and front panel. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “DreamContinue reading "Men Like Gods."

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-151147

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Alison, Sir Archibald [Millard Fillmore].

History of Europe: From the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII Vol I.

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1852.

Early edition of this influential work chronicling European events from the French Revolution to the mid-19th century. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, floral border details stamped in blind. From the library of President Millard Fillmore with his ownership signature to the pastedown of the front panel and dated by him, “MillardContinue reading "History of Europe: From the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII Vol I."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150448

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Herbert, Frank.

Children of Dune.

New York: Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1977.

Berkley Medallion edition of the third book in the magnificent Dune Chronicles—the bestselling science fiction adventure of all-time. Octodecimo, pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert on the title page beneath his name. In near fine condition. Cover art by Vincent Di Fate.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-150237

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Green, Henry.

Back.

London: The Hogarth Press, 1946.

First edition of this novel by the author whom V.S. Pritchett called, “belongs to the mad tradition in English literature—Sterne, Carroll, Firbank, and Mrs. Woolf.” Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with toning, chipping, and a couple of closed tears to the front panel of the dust jacket.Continue reading "Back."

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-150650

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Herbert, Frank.

Destination: Void.

New York: Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1978.

Berkley edition of this prequel to Frank Herbert’s Pandora Sequence. Octodecimo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert on the title page beneath his name. In near fine condition. Jacket painting by Alexander.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-150255

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Roosevelt, Theodore; William H. Taft; John D. Rockefeller Jr.; Elihu Root; Henry Cabot Lodge; George Dewey; et al. [Thomas D. Neelands].

Autograph Album Containing Letters Signed by Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, John D. Rockefeller Jr., and Others.

c. 1919.

Rare original autograph album containing nearly 200 signed letters, notes, and responses addressed to Thomas D. Neelands, longtime President of the Canadian Club of New York. Quarto, bound in full linen with titles stamped in black to the front panel, “Canadian Club of New York Thos. D. Neelands.” The interior features tipped-in letters-typed and handwrittenContinue reading "Autograph Album Containing Letters Signed by Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, John D. Rockefeller Jr., and Others."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150548

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Herbert, Frank.

The Santaroga Barrier.

New York: Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1968.

Berkley Medallion edition of this standalone science fiction novel from the author of Dune. Octodecimo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert on the title page beneath his name. In very good condition.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-150249

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Buchan, John.

Huntingtower.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1946.

Finely bound edition of this classic adventure novel, the first to follow Dickson McCunn. Duodecimo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, cartographic frontispiece. In fine condition.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150774

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Buchan, John.

Memory Hold-the-Door.

London: Hodder and Stoughton LTD, 1943.

Finely bound edition of this reflective autobiography of John Buchan. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, illustrated. In near fine condition.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-150773

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