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A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry.

London: William Clowes and Sons, 1876.

First edition of this classic text. Small octavo, bound in three quarters leather over marbled boards, illustrated. In near fine condition.

$3,000.00 Item Number: RRB-119468

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Milton, John

The Works of John Milton in Verse and Prose: Printed From the Original Editions With a Life of the Author by John Mitford.

London: William Pickering, 1851.

Finely bound collection of the works of John Milton, published by William Pickering. Octavo, 8 volumes bound in full polished calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within...

$3,000.00 Item Number: RRB-142882

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Retold by C.S. Evans. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Cinderella.

London: William Heinemann, 1919.

Edition de Luxe, signed limited issue of Arthur Rackham’s illustrated rendition of the beloved children’s classic. Quarto, original publisher’s vellum-backed pictorial boards decorat...

$3,000.00 Item Number: RRB-149736

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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,...

$3,000.00 Item Number: RRB-151256

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Gibbon, Edward

Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire. With Memoirs of His Life and Writings, Composed by Himself: Illustrated from His Letters, with Occasional Notes and Narrative by John Lord Sheffield.

London: Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1796.

First edition of Gibbon’s memoirs, letters, and additional works, posthumously collected and published by his closest friend, John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield. Quarto, bound in three quarters...

$3,000.00 Item Number: RRB-135133

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Chapman, Colin

Colin Chapman Signed Lotus Photograph.

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Photograph depicting the Gold Leaf Team Lotus transporter in the paddock of the 1968 German GP, boldly signed by Colin Chapman. Team principal Colin Chapman can be seen speaking to Keith Duckworth and...

$3,000.00 Item Number: RRB-140276

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Samuelson, Paul A

Economics: An Introductory Analysis.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1948.

First edition of this landmark work in modern economics having sold 4 million copies in 40 languages. Octavo, original cloth. With a rare signed note from Samuelson laid in. The response is from a let...

$3,000.00 Item Number: RRB-117396

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Williams, Tennessee

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.

New York: New Directions, 1955.

First edition, first issue of one of Williams’s best-known works and his personal favorite. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six com...

$2,850.00 Item Number: RRB-143560

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McMurtry, Larry [Peter Matthiessen]

The Last Picture Show.

New York: The Dial Press, 1966.

First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s third and one of his most memorable novels. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Larry McMurtry on the front free endpaper. From the libr...

$2,850.00 Item Number: RRB-151068

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[General William T. Sherman] [Ulysses S. Grant]

General Sherman’s Bronze Sculpture of an Elephant.

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Rare bronze sculpture of an elephant, most likely used as an ink well, from the collection of General William T. Sherman preserved in his military trunk. Ulysses S. Grant, a close friend of Sherman...

$2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-147816

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Gorbachev, Mikhail [Lech Walesa]

Memoirs.

New York: Doubleday, 1996.

First edition of Gorbachev’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Mikhail Gorbachev and additionally signed by Lech Walesa on the title page. Lech Wałęsa is...

$2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-150442

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Kazantzakis, Nikos

Zorba The Greek.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1953.

First edition of Kazantzakis’ masterpiece, basis for the beloved Academy award-winning film. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six co...

$2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-143544

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Venturi, Robert; Introduction by Vincent Scully

Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture.

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1966.

First edition of this essential document of architectural literature. Octavo, original gray cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Robert Venturi and Vincent Scully on the title page. Fine in a near fin...

$2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-150581

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Rothbard, Murray N

For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto.

New York: Collier Books, 1978.

First edition of Rothbard’s classic treatise on libertarianism. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “J...

$2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-145961

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Roosevelt, Eleanor & Helen Ferris

Partners: The United Nations and Youth.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1950.

First edition of this work which tells the dramatic story of the United Nations. Small quarto, original cloth, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt and inscribed by Helen Ferr...

$2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-4553

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North America XIV Florida: Published Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

London: Baldwin & Cradock, 1834.

Rare 19th century English map of the state of Florida, published by Baldwin & Cradock under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. One page, the map shows the pl...

$2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-146853

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Peale, Norman Vincent

The Power of Positive Thinking.

New York: Prentice-Hall, 1952.

First edition of Norman Vincent Peale’s enduring classic. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Norman Vincent Peale on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First p...

$2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-133171

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Johnson, Lyndon B. and Hubert Humphrey

Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey Signed Inaugural Ceremonies Program.

:, January 20, 1965.

Original Inaugural Ceremonies Program from 1965 of Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey, boldly signed by both on the front panel. Octavo, original wrappers, presidential seal in gilt, ribbon bound i...

$2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-133502

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Garcia Marquez, Gabriel (Jose Saramago)

El Otono del Patriarca [The Autumn of the Patriarch].

Barcelona: Plaza & Janes, 1975.

First Spanish edition of this “majestic…superb…a stunning portrait of the archetype, the pathological fascist tyrant” (The New York Times). Octavo, original illustrated wrapper...

$2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-74033

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[Hill, Tex; Ken Jernstedt; Paul J. Greene; Robert T. Smith; Dick Rossi; Erik Shilling; Bob Layher; Ed Rector; Charlie Bond; Robert M. Smith; Edward F. Gallagher; Frank Losonsky; Rolland Richardson; Carl Quick; Al Kaelin]

Chennault’s Flying Tigers: A Commemorative History of the American Volunteer Group.

Minnesota: Flying Tigers 14th Air Force Association, Inc, 1982.

First edition of this detailed and richly illustrated tribute to American Volunteer Group’s pivotal role in early World War II air combat. Quarto, original blue boards with an inlay of a flying...

$2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-148756

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Dickens, Charles

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1837.

First edition in book form of Dickens’ first novel and one of his greatest works. Octavo, bound in three full quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within...

$2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-121789

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Connell Jr., Evan S

Mrs. Bridge and Mr. Bridge.

New York: The Viking Press, 1959 & 1969.

First editions of the author’s classic work and its sequel. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth. Each volume is signed by Evan Connell. Each are fine in a near fine to fine dust jackets. Jacket de...

$2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-151087

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Armstrong, Neil

Neil Armstrong Twice Signed Clark Anniversary Celebration Program.

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Rare original 75th Anniversary Celebration program of the Clark Equipment Company signed by astronaut Neil Armstrong. Square duodecimo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white ph...

$2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-150916

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Tucker, George; [Thomas Jefferson]

The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States; With Parts of His Correspondence Never Before Published, and Notices of his Opinions on Questions of Civil Government, National Policy, and Constitutional Law.

London: Charles Knight and Co, 1837.

First British edition of this classic biography of the United States’ third president, published simultaneously with the American edition in Philadelphia. Royal octavo, original publisher’...

$2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-147403

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