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O'Casey, Sean

I Knock At The Door: Swift Glances Back at Things That Made Me.

London : Macmillan & Co, 1939.

First edition of this autobiography by the famed Irish playwright. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “To Joe Cummins, with deep affection, from Sean O’Casey remembering many delightful Dublin chats round his surgery firesides. Devon 1939. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-108016

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Darwin, Bernard

Green Memories.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1928.

First edition of the first volume of the author’s autobiographical trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including frontispiece portrait of the author. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. From the library of Albert W. Tillinghast, with his handwritten inventory card laid in. Murdoch 184; D&M 14090; D&J D5290.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-108739

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Kilpatrick, Andrew; Warren E. Buffett

Warren Buffett: The Good Guy of Wall Street.

New York : Donald I. Fine , 1992.

First edition of this early biography on investing legend Warren Buffett. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the Warren Buffett on the front free endpaper, “To Mike- With best wishes Warren E. Buffett 4-9-93.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike Stromberg. Author photograph by E. Kent Oztekin.

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-107255

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Tilden, William T

Singles and Doubles.

New York : George H. Doran Company, 1923.

First edition of Tilden’s masterwork on the sport of tennis. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with engravings after photographs of noted players including frontispiece. Near fine in the scarce original dust jacket which is in near fine condition.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-104052

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Churchill, Winston S

The World Crisis 1916-1918.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927.

True first editions of the first two volumes of Churchill’s The World Crisis. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with numerous maps (many folding), charts, facsimiles, photographs. Near fine in the rare original dust jackets with light wear.

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-103784

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Tagore, Rabindranath. Edited by Ramananda Chatterjee

The Golden Book of Tagore: A Homage to Rabindranath Tagore from India and the World in Celebration of His Seventieth Birthday.

Calcutta : The Golden Book Committee, 1931.

First subscribers’ edition of The Golden Book of Tagore, the elaborate privately produced tribute to the famed poet; signed by Tagore and from the library of Raja Shamraj Rajwant Bahadur. Quarto, original cloth, lettered tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of Tagore by Martin Vos signed and dated by Tagore beneath his image, “Rabindranath Tagore Dec. 19,Continue reading "The Golden Book of Tagore: A Homage to Rabindranath Tagore from India and the World in Celebration of His Seventieth Birthday."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-106982

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France, Anatole. Translated by Robert B. Douglas. Illustrated by Frank C. Pape

Thais.

New York : John Lane, 1926.

First Frank C. Pape illustrated edition of Anatole France’s novel based on the life of Saint Thais of Egypt. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with engravings and decorations by Frank C. Cape. InContinue reading "Thais."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-90458

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King, Coretta Scott

My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969.

First edition of Coretta Scott King’s autobiography, which recounts the history of the Civil Rights Movement and offers an inside look at Dr. King, his sermons and speeches. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly inscribed by Coretta Scott King on the front free endpaper, “To Beatrice Thrope With best wished Coretta Scott King.” Near fine inContinue reading "My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-90443

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Vardon, Harry

My Golfing Life.

London : Hutchinson & Co, 1933.

First edition of Vardon’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. From the library of golf architect A.W. Tillinghast with his handwritten library index card laid in. A.W. Tillinghast was one of the most prolific architects in the history of golf; he worked on more than 265 different courses and was inducted into the World Golf HallContinue reading "My Golfing Life."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-96787

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Frank, Anne

Het Achterhuis: Dagboakbrieven van 12 Jun 1942 – 1 Augustus 1944. Met een woord vooraf door Annie Romein-Verschoor. [The Diary of Anne Frank].

Amsterdam : Contact, 1947.

First edition of the diary of Anne Frank in the original Dutch. Small octavo, original publisher’s white and red paper-covered boards, illustrated with 2 photographic reproductions of the interior of the house, 1 floor plan, and 2 facsimiles from the diary. Introduction by Annie Romein-Verschoor. Very good in the dust jacket which is in very good condition with some professionalContinue reading "Het Achterhuis: Dagboakbrieven van 12 Jun 1942 – 1 Augustus 1944. Met een woord vooraf door Annie Romein-Verschoor. [The Diary of Anne Frank]."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-96773

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Kandel, Eric R

In Search Of Memory.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2006.

First edition of the scientist’s autobiography which deals with the groundbreaking work on the biological process of memory, which earned him the Nobel Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Mayshan with best wishes Eric Kandel.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-39334

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Huxley, Elspeth

The Mottled Lizard.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1962.

First edition of this sequel to Huxley’s The Flame Trees of Thika. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Elspeth Huxley on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rosemary Seligman. Uncommon signed.

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-46332

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Spencer, Cornelia

Nehru of India.

New York : The John Day Company, 1948.

First edition of this biography of Nehru. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author to her daughter on the front free endpaper, “To Jean with Love, Mother Cornelia Spencer June 1948.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-103269

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Moore, J. Hampton

Roosevelt and the Old Guard.

Philadelphia : Macrae Smith Company Publishers, 1925.

First edition of J. Hampton Moore’s intimate biographical portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated with engravings and line drawings by C.K. Berryman including tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Roosevelt. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-103580

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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. Inscribed by Gertrude Stein on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some wear and tear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Signed first editions areContinue reading "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-98248

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Bitton-Jackson, Livia

I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1997.

First edition of this powerful memoir. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on front free endpaper, “April 1998 For with all good wishes, Livia Bitton-Jackson.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Zakris.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-105841

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Merton, Thomas

The Sign of Jonas.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1953.

First edition of the daily journal of American Trappist monk Thomas Merton. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Thomas Merton on the title page. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

$2,600.00

Item Number: RRB-96038

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Merton, Thomas

The Seven Storey Mountain.

New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, 1948.

First edition, first-issue binding in white cloth and in the first-issue dust jacket with the photo on rear panel captioned: “Author is second from the left.” Signed by Thomas Merton on the half-title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Signed first editions are rare.

$8,500.00

Item Number: RRB-81934

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Dimock, Anthony W

Wall Street and the Wilds.

New York : Outing Company, 1915.

First edition of Dimock’s autobiography, including his great success in cornering the gold market, also hunting grizzly bear, buffalo, deer, waterfowl, early wildlife photography, and some mention of fishing for tarpon, trout and salmon. Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaperContinue reading "Wall Street and the Wilds."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-46768

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Nasar, Sylvia; John F. Nash

A Beautiful Mind.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1998.

First edition of this work, basis for the Academy award-winning film. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Sylvia Nasar and additionally signed by Nobel Laureate and subject John F. Nash on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Timothy Hsu. Rare and desirable signed by both Nasar and Nash.

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-58990

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Friedman, Milton & Rose

Two Lucky People.

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 1998.

First edition of this memoir by the Nobel Prize-winning economist and his wife Rose, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by both authors on the half-title page, “For Vernon Paul Rose Friedman and signed below by Milton Friedman. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-72865

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Hoover, Herbert

The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of Adventure 1874-1920; The Cabinet and the Presidency 1920-1933; The Great Depression 1929-1941: Three Volume Complete Set.

New York : MacMillan, 1951-1952.

First editions of each volume in Hoover’s memoirs. Octavo, 3 volumes, illustrated. Each volume is inscribed by Herbert Hoover on the front free endpaper. Each are near fine in near fine dust jackets. Includes: Volume One: Years of Adventure 1874-1920; The Cabinet and the Presidency 1920-1933; The Great Depression 1929-1941. Includes an original photograph ofContinue reading "The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of Adventure 1874-1920; The Cabinet and the Presidency 1920-1933; The Great Depression 1929-1941: Three Volume Complete Set."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-94356

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Rabin, Yitzhak

The Rabin Memoirs.

Boston : Little, Brown & Company, 1979.

First edition in English of the memoirs of Yitzhak Rabin. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, “To Eleanore with best wishes Y. Rabin 10.31.79.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Renfer. Photograph by Magnum photographer Leonard Freed.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-92754

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Frederick II, King of Prussia

Memoirs of the House of Brandenburg.

London : Printed for R. Dodsley, 1748.

Early English translation of Frederick II, King of Prussia’s history of the Brandenburg Dynasty. Dedicated to his Royal Highness to Prince of Wales. Authors Preface. Initially published in three installments by Frederick II’s private press at the palace of Sanssouci near Berlin, the volumes were read as part of the curriculum at the Prussian AcademyContinue reading "Memoirs of the House of Brandenburg."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-92480

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