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    Soul On Fire.

    Cleaver, Eldridge

    Soul On Fire.

    Waco, Texas: Word Books Publishers, 1978.

    First edition of Cleaver’s autobiography. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Towards Freedom for all God’s Children Eldridge Cleaver 2/...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-63456
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    Jungle Ways.

    Seabrook, William B

    Jungle Ways.

    New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1931.

    Signed limited first edition of occultist and cannibal William Buehler Seabrook’s account of his travels along the Ivory Coast and through West Africa where he witnessed witchcraft, cannibalism...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-124947
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    Abraham Lincoln: The Tribute of the Synagogue.

    Hertz, Emanuel. [Abraham Lincoln]

    Abraham Lincoln: The Tribute of the Synagogue.

    New York: Bloch Publishing Company, 1927.

    First edition of Hertz’s compilation of tributes delivered upon the occasion of the death of President Lincoln. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Lincoln, illustrated. In very good cond...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-131608
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    Midnight Express.

    Hayes, Billy with William Hoffer. [Oliver Stone]

    Midnight Express.

    New York: Thomas Congdon Books/E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1977.

    First edition of Hayes’ classic true story of survival and escape. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Oliver Stone on the title page. Stone adapted the memoir into a screenplay for the 197...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-140323
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    The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics.

    Susskind, Leonard

    The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics.

    New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2008.

    First edition of this compelling inside account from the professor of theoretical physics at Stanford University, one of the fathers of string theory. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with mathema...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-145181
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    Kit Carson.

    Mansfield, J. Carroll [William T. Sherman]

    Kit Carson.

    Cleveland, Ohio: The World Syndicate Publishing Co, 1933.

    First edition of this biographical history of a frontier legend in pictures; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Oblong 48mo, original pictorial boards, illustrated with depictions of the l...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-145972
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    Decoded.

    Jay-Z

    Decoded.

    New York: Speigel and Grau, 2010.

    First edition of this work by the Grammy Award-winning artist. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Jay-Z on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ro...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-150114
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    Caesar and Christ.

    Durant, Will

    Caesar and Christ.

    New York : Simon & Schuster, 1944.

    First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on h...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-123718
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    In Memoriam: John Bascombe Lock.

    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. Robert...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-150696
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    With General Sheridan in Lee’s Last Campaign.

    [Newhall, Frederic Cushman]. [Philip Sheridan]

    With General Sheridan in Lee’s Last Campaign.

    Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1866.

    First edition of Frederic Cushman Newhall’s Civil War memoir. Octavo, original cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece, folding map. In good condition. Ownership name. Rare.
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-132434
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    Chickenhawk.

    Mason, Robert

    Chickenhawk.

    New York: The Viking Press, 1983.

    First edition, early printing of Mason’s classic first book, one of the finest about the Vietnam War. Octavo, original cloth, map by David Lindroth. Lengthily inscribed by the author on the half...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-146077
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    The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.

    Stein, Gertrude

    The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.

    New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1933.

    First edition of Gertrude Stein’s most famous work; one of the richest biographies ever written. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated from photographs. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-135222
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    Jefferson Davis: American Patriot 1808-1861; Confederate President; Tragic Hero 1864-1889; Private Letters 1823-1889.

    Strode, Hudson [Jefferson Davis]

    Jefferson Davis: American Patriot 1808-1861; Confederate President; Tragic Hero 1864-1889; Private Letters 1823-1889.

    New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955-1966.

    First editions of the complete set of the biography of the only president of the Confederate States. Octavo, four volumes, publisher’s original half-cloth, top stains, frontispiece, with cartogr...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-148547
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    Memoirs of an Infantry Officer.

    Sassoon, Siegfried; Paul Hogarth [Illustrator]

    Memoirs of an Infantry Officer.

    New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1981.

    The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of the second volume in Sassoon’s semi-autobiographical Sherston trilogy. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdor...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-148811
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    The Year of Magical Thinking.

    Didion, Joan

    The Year of Magical Thinking.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.

    First edition of the account of the year following the death of the author’s husband. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Joan Didion on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket....
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-151720
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    All But My Life.

    Klein, Gerda Weissman

    All But My Life.

    New York: Hill & Wang, 1957.

    First edition of the author’s “moving personal testament to courage” memoir. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Signed by Gerda Weissman Klein on the front free endpaper. Near fin...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-124539
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    Gustavus Vasa and His Stirring Times.

    Alberg, Albert

    Gustavus Vasa and His Stirring Times.

    London: W. Swan Sonnenschein & Co, c. 1885.

    Finely bound example of Alberg’s biography of Gustav I of Sweden. Octavo, bound in full polished calf by Relfe Brothers of London with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, morocco spine label le...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-139738
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    A Tramp Abroad.

    Twain, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens]

    A Tramp Abroad.

    Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company, 1880.

    First edition of Twain’s classic fictionalized account of his walking tour of central and southern Europe, early issue with the portrait in BAL state B (no priority), frontispiece in the first s...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-144227
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    Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President.

    Carter, Jimmy

    Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President.

    New York: Bantam Books, 1982.

    First edition of the 39th President of the United States’ memoirs. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Jimmy Carter and Secretary of Defense Harold Brown on the title page. Brown was...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-132220
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    All But My Life.

    Klein, Gerda Weissman

    All But My Life.

    New York: Hill & Wang, 1957.

    First edition of the author’s “moving personal testament to courage” memoir. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpap...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-133637
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    Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department.

    Acheson, Dean

    Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department.

    New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1969.

    First edition of Acheson’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning classic. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper,...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-150943
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    Monica’s Story.

    Morton, Andrew [Monica Lewinsky; Steve Snider]

    Monica’s Story.

    New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999.

    First edition of Andrew Morton’s authorized biography of Monica Lewinsky, published in 1999 at the height of the scandal that led to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Octavo, original p...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-152257
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    The Lady and the Tigers.

    Greenlaw, Olga S

    The Lady and the Tigers.

    New York: E. P. Dutton, 1943.

    First edition, early printing of this memoir from the official war diarist for the “Flying Tigers”. Octavo, original publisher’s orange cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece of...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-149143
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    Rosa Parks: My Story.

    Parks, Rosa

    Rosa Parks: My Story.

    New York: Dial Books, 1992.

    First edition, early printing of Parks’ autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, “11/21/94 Rosa Parks.” Fine in a fine dust ja...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-138034
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