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Memories of The Great & The Good.

Cooke, Alistair [William Safire]

Memories of The Great & The Good.

London : Pavilion Books Limited, 1999.

First edition of Cooke’s moving memoir. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Bill S. His services to the Language (not to mention the “State” – vide “OTHELLO”) Greetings Alistair C. Oct/99.” The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, journalist, and presidentialContinue reading "Memories of The Great & The Good."

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-135615

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African Nights.

Gallmann, Kuki

African Nights.

London : Viking, 1994.

First edition of the sequel to the author’s I Dreamed of Africa. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “Kuki Gallmann 1994.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-131841

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Living To Tell the Tale.

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel; Edith Grossman

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 Edith Grossman on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Translated by Edith Grossman.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-133748

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For the Love of the Game.

Jordan, Michael

For the Love of the Game.

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Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front panel, “To Bill Happy 50th Birthday Hope you make it to 50 more Michael Jordan.” From the collection of Bill Zwecker, the former longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. Beginning his journalism career in the 1980s, Zwecker is an industry veteran who has interviewed some of theContinue reading "For the Love of the Game."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-131781

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Letters of Queen Victoria: A Selection from her Majesty’s Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861.

Victoria, Queen. Edited by Arthur Christopher and Viscount Esher

Letters of Queen Victoria: A Selection from her Majesty’s Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861.

London : John Murray, 1907.

First edition set of this selection of the letters of Queen Victoria, written between 1837 and 1861. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco by Henry Southeran and Co. with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with tissue-guarded engravings including tissue-guarded frontispiecesContinue reading "Letters of Queen Victoria: A Selection from her Majesty’s Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-132058

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Works of Charles Dickens.

Dickens, Charles and John Forster

Works of Charles Dickens.

London 1837-1874.

Finely bound collection of a selection of Dickens’ works as well as Foster’s acclaimed biography. Octavo, 16 volumes uniformly bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, red and green contrasting morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. The collection is comprised of: aContinue reading "Works of Charles Dickens."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-131992

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The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe.

Godwin, Peter [Peter Matthiessen]

The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe.

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2010.

First edition of this “important book detailing the violent realities, the grotesque injustices, the hunger, the sadness, and a portrait of Mugabe” (Paul Theroux). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Peter Godwin on the title page. From the library of National Book Award-winning author Peter Matthiessen with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Very goodContinue reading "The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe."

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-139495

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The Life of Abraham Lincoln. Drawn from Original Sources and Containing Many Speeches, Letters and Telegrams Hitherto Unpublished.

Tarbell, Ida. [Abraham Lincoln]

The Life of Abraham Lincoln. Drawn from Original Sources and Containing Many Speeches, Letters and Telegrams Hitherto Unpublished.

New York : The Doubleday & McClure Co., 1900.

First Special Illustrator’s edition of the work that earned Tarbell a national reputation as a major writer and the leading authority on Abraham Lincoln. Quarto, two volumes, half cloth over paper-covered boards, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Lincoln to each volume. One of only 75 numbered copies printed, this is number 51. In near fineContinue reading "The Life of Abraham Lincoln. Drawn from Original Sources and Containing Many Speeches, Letters and Telegrams Hitherto Unpublished."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-131290

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On Money and Markets: A Wall Street Memoir.

Kaufman, Henry. Foreword by Paul A. Volker

On Money and Markets: A Wall Street Memoir.

New York : McGraw-Hill, 2000.

First edition of Henry Kaufman’s memoir of his life spent on Wall Street. Octavo, original half cloth. Foreword by Paul A. Volker. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Peter with best wishes Henry Kaufman 2/5/05.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-131708

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The Works of Confucius; Containing the Original Text, With a Translation. To Which is Prefixed a Dissertation on the Chinese Language and Character. [The Analects of Confucius].

Marshman, Joshua [Confucius]

The Works of Confucius; Containing the Original Text, With a Translation. To Which is Prefixed a Dissertation on the Chinese Language and Character. [The Analects of Confucius].

Serampore : Printed at the Mission Press, 1809.

First English translation of the Analects of Confucius complete with the rare Dissertation on the Chinese Language and Character, here bound in a separate volume. Quarto, two volumes bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, illustrated with 2 foldingContinue reading "The Works of Confucius; Containing the Original Text, With a Translation. To Which is Prefixed a Dissertation on the Chinese Language and Character. [The Analects of Confucius]."

$35,000.00

Item Number: RRB-131224

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A Legend: Property from the Estate of Leonard Bernstein Sotheby’s December 1997 Catalog.

[Bernstein, Leonard; Jack Gottlieb]

A Legend: Property from the Estate of Leonard Bernstein Sotheby’s December 1997 Catalog.

New York : Sotheby's, Inc, 1997.

Leonard Bernstein’s assistant and editor Jack Gottlieb’s personal copy of the December 1997 Sotheby’s auction catalog of the estate of Leonard Bernstein. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers. With Gottlieb’s notes throughout including the hammer price for each lot that sold in the auction. He has also marked the page that has a lengthy quote from himContinue reading "A Legend: Property from the Estate of Leonard Bernstein Sotheby’s December 1997 Catalog."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-135684

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The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War Which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. [WITH] The Life of George Washington: Maps and Subscriber’s Names.

Marshall, John. [George Washington]

The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War Which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. [WITH] The Life of George Washington: Maps and Subscriber’s Names.

Philadelphia : C.P. Wayne, 1804-1807.

First edition, first issue of the first biography of George Washington with the scarce atlas volume and list of subscribers. Octavo, six volumes, bound in full contemporary tree calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of Washington to volume I. With the scarce atlasContinue reading "The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War Which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. [WITH] The Life of George Washington: Maps and Subscriber’s Names."

$14,000.00

Item Number: RRB-131234

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Dear Mrs. Parks: A Dialogue with Today’s Youth.

Parks, Rosa

Dear Mrs. Parks: A Dialogue with Today’s Youth.

New York : Lee & Low Books, 1997.

First edition of this collection of letters written to the mother of The Civil Rights movement and her responses. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, “4/24/97 Rosa Parks.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tania Garcia. Jacket photograph by Mark T. Kerrin. Written with GregoryContinue reading "Dear Mrs. Parks: A Dialogue with Today’s Youth."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-131103

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Twelve Months with Fredrika Bremer in Sweden.

Howitt, Margaret. [Fredrika Bremer]

Twelve Months with Fredrika Bremer in Sweden.

London : Jackson, Walford, and Hodder, 1866.

First edition of Howitt’s work on the twelve months she spent with close friend and writer Fredrika Bremer. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine and front panel, tipped in tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Bremer with an inscription from her to Howitt in facsimile. In very good condition. ScarceContinue reading "Twelve Months with Fredrika Bremer in Sweden."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-124150

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Lincoln Bibliography: A List of Books and Pamphlets Relating to Abraham Lincoln.

Fish, Daniel. [Abraham Lincoln]

Lincoln Bibliography: A List of Books and Pamphlets Relating to Abraham Lincoln.

New York : Francis D. Tandy Company, 1906.

First edition and signed, registered, and numbered edition of the first comprehensive bibliography of Lincoln material. Octavo, original cloth, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of Lincoln after the original etching by Thomas Johnson. One of seventy-five numbered, registered copies signed by the author and publisher, only forty of which were for sale, this is number 34.Continue reading "Lincoln Bibliography: A List of Books and Pamphlets Relating to Abraham Lincoln."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-131214

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Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.

Mandela, Nelson

Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.

London : Little, Brown and Company, 1994.

First British edition of the first autobiography of one of the greatest moral leaders of the twentieth century which has went on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Dr. Ivan May Compliments and bestContinue reading "Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela."

$18,000.00

Item Number: RRB-130735

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Moshe Dayan: Story of My Life.

Dayan, Moshe

Moshe Dayan: Story of My Life.

Jerusalem : Steimatzky's Agency LTD, 1976.

First edition of the legendary military leader and politician’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Moshe Dayan on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bethram Kapadia.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-134303

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Kipling’s Women.

Macmunn, Sir George [Rudyard Kipling]

Kipling’s Women.

London : Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., n.d..

First edition of the former President of the Kipling Society’s study of the women portrayed in Kipling’s song and story. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and central gilt emblem to the front panel. Very good in the rare original dust jacket which is in good condition.

$30.00

Item Number: RRB-135257

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Rudyard Kipling to Rider Haggard: The Record of a Friendship.

Cohen, Morton

Rudyard Kipling to Rider Haggard: The Record of a Friendship.

London : Hutchinson, 1965.

First edition of the first edited collection of the unpublished correspondence between the two great men of letters. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$30.00

Item Number: RRB-135911

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Death Be Not Proud.

Gunther, John

Death Be Not Proud.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1949.

First edition, later printing of this deeply moving book, a father’s memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy. Octavo, bound by the author in full morocco by “Kingsport Press,” marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, cloth slipcase. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his wife in the year of publication, “This book belongs toContinue reading "Death Be Not Proud."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-130415

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The Life of William J. Brown, of Providence, R. I. With Personal Recollections of Incidents in Rhode Island.

Brown, William J

The Life of William J. Brown, of Providence, R. I. With Personal Recollections of Incidents in Rhode Island.

Providence : Agnell, 1883.

Very rare first edition of the narrative of William J. Brown, born in 1814 the son of a free Black man and Native American woman in Providence, Rhode Island. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Rare as only one example has appeared at auction in the last 80 years.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-130502

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The Kipling Country.

Hopkins, R. Thurston. [Rudyard Kipling]

The Kipling Country.

London : Cecil Palmer, 1924.

First edition of Hopkins’ illustrated homage to Kipling’s home in rural Burwash and its surrounds. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with drawings by Captain Irvine B. Bately and Gordon Volk. In good condition. Bookplate.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-135263

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Letters of E.B. White.

Guth, Dorothy Lobrano [E.B. White]

Letters of E.B. White.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1976.

First edition of this collection of letters from beloved children’s author E.B. White. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light bumping. Collected and edited by Dorothy Lobrano Guth. Jacket design by Muriel Nasser.

$35.00

Item Number: RRB-148628

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The Great Treason Plot in the North During the War. Most Dangerous, Perfidious, Extensive and Startling Plot Ever Devised! Imminent Hidden Perils of the Republic. Astounding Developments Never Before Published.

Ayer, I. Winslow

The Great Treason Plot in the North During the War. Most Dangerous, Perfidious, Extensive and Startling Plot Ever Devised! Imminent Hidden Perils of the Republic. Astounding Developments Never Before Published.

Chicago : U.S. Publishing Co, n.d..

Early printing of Ayer’s Civil War account. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. In good condition.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-132537

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