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Mahdavi, Pardis [Madeleine Albright]

Crossing The Gulf: Love and Family in Migrant Lives.

Stanford : Stanford University Press, 2016.

First edition of this intricate dynamics of migration in the Gulf cities of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Kuwait City. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “For Secretary Albright- who inspired me to tell my story. Pardis Mahdavi.” The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman toContinue reading "Crossing The Gulf: Love and Family in Migrant Lives."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-149067

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Wilson, Rathmell

Re-Birth: A Romantic Novel.

London : Greening & Co. LTD, 1909.

First edition of this early romance novel. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles. In very good condition. Greening’s Catalogue from 1908 to rear of text block. Ownership signature to the front pastedown. Rare.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-147981

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Smith, Rupert. [Madeleine Albright]

The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World.

London : Penguin Books, 2006.

Second edition of this critical analysis of how warfare has evolved from traditional industrial-age conflicts to modern “war amongst the people.” Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. From the library of Madeleine K. Albright with her bookplate to the front pastedown. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted underContinue reading "The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World."

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-149066

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Colbeck, Alfred

When The Earth Swung Over.

London : The "Boy's Own Paper" Office, 1926.

First edition of this early example of disaster fiction. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations by George Soper. In very good condition. Ownership inscription to the front pastedown.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-147978

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National Democratic Institute for International Affairs [Madeleine Albright]

Democracies In Regions Of Crisis: Botswana, Costa Rica, Israel.

Washington, D.C : National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, 1990.

First edition of this study of democratic systems in regions that are prone to political instability and conflict. Octavo, original publisher’s wrapper, bookplate to the front pastedown from, “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” The collector, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She actedContinue reading "Democracies In Regions Of Crisis: Botswana, Costa Rica, Israel."

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-149262

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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. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mr. + Mrs. Charles Martin With deepest appreciation and personal regardsContinue reading "My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-149789

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Costner, Kevin; Cale Glendening

The Great Horizon.

: Weldon Owen, 2024.

First edition of this work through Cale Glendening’s intimate cast portraits and behind-the-scenes photography of Costner’s epic film The Great Horizon. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Kevin Costner and Cale Glendening on the half-title page. In fine condition.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-148218

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Nichols, Beverley

Cats’ A.B.C.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1960.

First British edition of this charming children’s book about the lives, personalities, and quirks of cats. Royal octavo, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout by Derrick Sayer. Boldly signed by Beverley Nichols on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-147943

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Carne, John

Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor, &c.

London, Paris, & New York : Fisher, Son, & Co, n.d.

Early printing of Carne’s collection of views of Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor. Quarto, bound in full elaborately blind-stamped morocco with gilt titles to the spine, gilt central vignette to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, illustrated with a series of views drawn from nature by W.H. Bartlett and William Purser. InContinue reading "Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor, &c."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-147942

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Gallo, Leah; [Designed by] Holly C. Kempf; Tim Burton; Ransom Riggs

The Art Of Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children: A Tim Burton Film.

Philadelphia, PA : Quirk Books, 2016.

First edition of this lavishly illustrated companion of Tim Burton’s adaptation of the Ransom Riggs novel ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’. Quarto, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout with color photographs, foreword by Ransom Riggs, introduction by Tim Burton. In fine condition.

$60.00

Item Number: RRB-147941

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Burns, Ric; James Sanders; Lisa Ades

New York: An Illustrated History.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.

First edition of this landmark illustrated history of the city that never sleeps. Quarto, original half cloth, heavily illustrated with 500 images in color and black and white. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.

$95.00

Item Number: RRB-147936

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Blatty, William Peter [Kitty Winn]

The Exorcist.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1971.

First edition of Blatty’s landmark horror novel, basis for the 1973 film. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by William Peter Blatty and actress Kitty Winn, who starred in the film on the front free endpaper, “To Bob – with my thanks and warm good wishes – Bill Blatty June 2, 1971” and “ForContinue reading "The Exorcist."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147935

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Oringer, Maurice J

Electrosurgery in Dentistry.

Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders Company, 1968.

Early edition of this work on the use of electrosurgery in modern dentistry. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustarted with black and white photographs throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “To Dr. Walter Kindiak With sincere great wishes of the author. Maurice J. Oringer.” InContinue reading "Electrosurgery in Dentistry."

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-147798

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Dickens, Charles

Sketches By Boz.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1839.

First edition of the new edition of one of Dickens’ collection of short pieces. Octavo, bound in full red calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, with forty illustrations by George Cruikshank. In near fine condition.Continue reading "Sketches By Boz."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-147629

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Thirty-Eight Star American Flag.

c. 1877.

Rare thirty-eight star American flag in use between July 4, 1877 when the state of Colorado was admitted into the Union as the 38th state and July 4, 1890 when North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, and Idaho were admitted as the 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, and 43rd states. In very good condition. The flagContinue reading "Thirty-Eight Star American Flag."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149349

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Yarrow, David

David Yarrow: Storytelling.

New York : Rizzoli International Publications, Inc, 2022.

First edition of this collection of tales of adventure and misadventure told through Yarrow’s magnificent high-art photography, with a foreword by Cindy Crawford. Quarto, original publisher’s boards, profusely illustrated with a mix of over 125 photographs of Yarrow’s most iconic work and previously unpublished photographs. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “All theContinue reading "David Yarrow: Storytelling."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-147931

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Shanley, Mary Lyndon [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England, 1850-1895.

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1989.

First edition of this comprehensive study of Victorian reforms in marriage law and how it reshapes our understanding of the feminist movement of that period. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Presentation copy, inscribed by Bill Bader on the front free endpaper, “2 June 1997, For Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The veryContinue reading "Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England, 1850-1895."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147831

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Saramago, Jose

The Double.

Orlando : Harcourt, 2004.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Valerie Jose Saramago 29.10.2008.” Additionally signed twice by the jacket designer Claudine Mansour, on the front jacket panel and again on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket.Continue reading "The Double."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-149868

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Stone, Oliver and Zachary Sklar [Kevin Costner]

JFK: The Documented Screenplay.

New York : Applause Books, 1992.

First edition of this work which was the basis for the award-winning film. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Oliver Stone on the title page and Kevin Costner on the half-title page. In near fine condition.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148274

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Ali, Muhammad

Muhammad Ali: A Thirty-Year Journey.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1993.

First edition of this photographic record of Muhammad Ali’s career. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with numerous photographs by Howard L. Bingham of or concerning Muhammad Ali. Presentation copy, inscribed by Muhammad Ali on the title page. Introductions by Muhammad and Lonni Ali, Bill & Camille Cosby, Jim Murray, Gordon Parks, George Plimpton, Alvin F. Poussaint,Continue reading "Muhammad Ali: A Thirty-Year Journey."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-148277

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Pacino, Al

Sonny Boy: A Memoir.

New York : Penguin Press, 2024.

First edition of the autobiography of one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in full. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed by Al Pacino on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148278

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Columbus, Christopher

The Spanish Letter of Columbus to Luis de Sant’ Angel: Escribano de Racion of the Kingdom of Aragon Dated 15 February 1493.

London : Bernard Quaritch, 1891.

First edition of the facsimile edition of Christopher Columbus’ letter to Luis de Santángel about his initial voyage to the Americas. Folio, half morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, folding facsimile of letters at center. In very good condition, rebacked. An exceptional example, rare in this condition.

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147790

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Churchill, Winston S.; Jawaharlal Nehru

Winston S. Churchill Signed 1953 Meeting of Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference Photograph.

London June 1953.

Large original photograph of the 1953 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference. The large silver gelatin print is signed below signed by UK Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill, India Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and every other sitter. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 34.5 inches by 24 inches. Rare and desirable signed by these two twentiethContinue reading "Winston S. Churchill Signed 1953 Meeting of Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference Photograph."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147883

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Hilton, Conrad

Be My Guest.

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey : Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1957.

First edition of the autobiography of the influential hotel magnate and founder of Hilton Hotels. Octavo, original half cloth, top edge stained blue. Very good in a very good dust jacket. First editions are uncommon.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-149608

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