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

General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Persian Kard.

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Rare Persian kard, a straight, single-edged dagger that is worn on the left side of the belt, from the collection of General William T. Sherman preserved in his military trunk. The kard has a bone handle, no guard, and repoussé sheath with a floral arabesque design. A major characteristic of a kard is that theContinue reading "General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Persian Kard."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147824

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Watson, James D

James D. Watson Photograph Signed.

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Original black and white photograph of Nobel Prize-winning scientist James D. Watson holding a DNA model. Boldly signed by Watson in blue felt tip. In fine condition. The piece measures 4 inches by 6 inches.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-147844

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Slocum, Captain Joshua

Sailing Alone Around the World.

New York : The Century Company, 1900.

First edition of “the finest single-handed adventure story yet written” (Seafarer). Octavo, original blue cloth, pictorially stamped in silver and green, top edge gilt. Boldly signed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Spray New Jamestown July 22nd 1900 Joshua Slocum.” In very good condition. Illustrated by Thomas FogartyContinue reading "Sailing Alone Around the World."

$8,200.00

Item Number: RRB-149006

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Spink, Alfred H

The National Game.

St. Louis, MO : National Game Publishing Co, 1910.

Rare first edition of this cornerstone of baseball history. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt embossed title to the front panel, triple ruled and detailing stamped in blind on front and rear panels, illustrated with full page portraits of legendary players Cobb, Wagner, Mc Graw, King Kelly, Lajoie, Evers, Speaker, CyContinue reading "The National Game."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147838

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Mother Teresa and Helmut Kohl

Mother Teresa and Helmut Kohl Signed Photograph.

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Black and white photographic portrait of Mother Teresa and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Lengthily signed by Mother Teresa, “Be one heart full of love in the Heart of Jesus through Mary, God bless you, M Teresa mc” and signed by Helmut Kohl and his wife. Mother Teresa and Chancellor Kohl met on July 13, 1986Continue reading "Mother Teresa and Helmut Kohl Signed Photograph."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147766

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First Edition of Molly Schiot's Game Changers; Lengthily Inscribed to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Schiot, Molly [Lisa Beattie Frelinghuysen] [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 2016.

First edition of this inspiring work that highlights the overlooked achievements of female athletes throughout history, showcasing their resilience and impact on the world of sports. Imperial octavo, original pictorial boards, illustrated throughout with color and black and white photographs. Association copy, Lengthily and warmly inscribed on the front free endpaper, “Dear Justice Ginsburg, InContinue reading "Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147837

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Bellow, Saul

Dangling Man.

New York : The Vanguard Press, 1944.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt borders to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. BoldlyContinue reading "Dangling Man."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-146618

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Stevenson, Robert Louis

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886.

First American edition of Stevenson’s classic gothic novella which preceded the first English edition by four days and was published on January 5, 1886 in an edition of 1,250 copies in cloth and 3,000 copies in paper wrappers. Beinecke 347. Octavo, presumably bound from the wrappers issue in full calf with morocco spine labels letteredContinue reading "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148205

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Hughes, Langston

The First Book of Negroes.

New York : Franklin Watts, Inc, 1952.

First edition of this first work in a series aimed to educate children on the history of African people and the accomplishments of African Americans. Square octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout by Ursula Koering. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front freeContinue reading "The First Book of Negroes."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147830

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Rare first edition of A Preface to Paradise Lost; signed by C.S. Lewis

Lewis, C.S

A Preface to Paradise Lost.

London : Oxford University Press, 1942.

First edition of this classic work, which discusses Milton’s Paradise Lost. Octavo, original green cloth. Boldly signed by C.S. Lewis on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. From the library of noted collector William A. Strutz with his small bookplate to the pastedown. House in a custom half moroccoContinue reading "A Preface to Paradise Lost."

$18,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149050

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Penick, Harvey with Bud Shrake [Tom Kite] [Ben Crenshaw]

Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1992.

First edition, early printing of the best-selling golf book ever published. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Al Nelson: I hope that this book will help you to enjoy life, and also this great game of golf to its fullest. Sincerely Harvey Penick.” Additionally signedContinue reading "Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-147829

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Barrett, Judi; Illustrated by Ron Barrett

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs.

London : Victor Gollancz, 1980.

First British edition of this children’s classic. Oblong quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by the illustrator on the front free endpaper, “Dinner is served! By Ron Barrett” who has added a drawing of a cloud and a meatball. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed.

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148178

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Lazovsky, G. [Tsar Nicholas II]

The Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II.

Kiev 1896.

Rare portfolio of photographs by G. Lazovsky depicting the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II. Quarto, original publisher’s blue cloth with black and silver titles and tooling to the front panel, 31 albumen prints on card mounts with the embossed blind stamp of the photographer and the mounts captioned in Cyrillic with printed slips, each imageContinue reading "The Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II."

$18,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147804

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First Edition of The Fun of It; Signed by Amelia Earhart

Earhart, Amelia

The Fun of It.

New York : Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932.

First edition of Earhart’s account of her childhood, her fascination with aviation, and her life through her 1932 flight across the Atlantic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout, with the original record in the rear pastedown. Boldly signed by Amelia Earhart on the front free endpaper. In very good condition.

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148141

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Williams, Joan [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Unbending Gender: Why Family And Work Conflict And What To Do About It.

New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

First Oxford University printing of this insightful analysis about gender inequalities. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Justice Ginsburg, From someone who is copying on your tradition (I hope!) Jen Williams May 2002.” From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Arguably the most famousContinue reading "Unbending Gender: Why Family And Work Conflict And What To Do About It."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149109

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

General Sherman’s Javanese Kris.

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Rare Javanese kris, commonly used in the pencak silat martial art native to Indonesia, from the collection of General William T. Sherman preserved in his military trunk. Ulysses S. Grant, a close friend of Sherman’s, went on a “World Tour” after his second presidential term had ended. It has been suggested that Grant collected aContinue reading "General Sherman’s Javanese Kris."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147821

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Greene, Graham

The Comedians.

London : The Bodley Head, 1966.

First edition of this novel set in Haiti under the rule of “Papa Doc” Duvalier, which explores the political suppression and terrorism through the figure of an English hotel owner, Brown. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author prior to publication on the front free endpaper, “For Charlie affectionately from Graham. ChristmasContinue reading "The Comedians."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149206

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Abolition of Man; inscribed by C.S. Lewis

Lewis, C.S

The Abolition of Man or Reflections on Education with Special Reference to the Teaching of English in the Upper Forms of Schools.

London : Oxford University Press, 1943.

First edition of Lewis’s powerful essay, original delivered as three speeches in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1943 in which he “defends the objectivity of values such as goodness and beauty over against the modern view that these qualities are in the mind of the beholder.” Octavo, original publisher’s printed wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author onContinue reading "The Abolition of Man or Reflections on Education with Special Reference to the Teaching of English in the Upper Forms of Schools."

$30,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149260

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Anson, George. Compiled by Richard Walter

A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, II, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty’s Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas.

London : Printed for the Author, 1748.

First edition, first issue of the highly anticipated, best-selling official account of Anson’s voyages which went through numerous editions and was translated into several European languages. Quarto, three volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over pebbled boards with gilt titles and five raised bands to the spine, marbled endpapers, illustrated with forty-two foldingContinue reading "A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, II, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty’s Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149503

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Moyers, Bill. [Madeleine K. Albright]

The Language of Life: A Festival of Poets.

New York : Doubleday, 1995.

First edition of this compelling exploration of poetry’s power. 8vo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy inContinue reading "The Language of Life: A Festival of Poets."

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-149002

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Burrough, Bryan and John Helyar

Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1990.

First edition of this business classic. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Lengthily signed by both authors on the half-title page as follows, “What did all this have to do with doing business? John Helyar” and “Not Much! Bryan Burrough.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Uncommon signed by both authors.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-119559

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Sheet Music for Jurassic Park; Signed by Director Steven Spielberg and by Chip Kidd with an original drawing

Williams, John; Michael Crichton [Steven Spielberg]

Steven Spielberg and Chip Kidd Signed Sheet Music for Jurassic Park.

Milwaukee, WI : Universal Music Publishing Group, .

Rare official Songs of Universal sheet music for the ‘Jurassic Park’ theme composed by John Williams. Boldly signed by the film’s director Steven Spielberg on the front panel and signed by illustrator Chip Kidd with an original drawing of a dinosaur and with the the words J.P! In near fine condition. An exceptional piece, mostContinue reading "Steven Spielberg and Chip Kidd Signed Sheet Music for Jurassic Park."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146532

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Powell, William; Peter Bergman [Salvador Dali]

The Anarchist Cookbook.

New York : Lyle Stuart, Inc, 1971.

Rare first edition of this book of illegal recipes. Square quarto, original boards, illustrated with diagrams throughout. Association copy, inscribed by the publisher to Salvador Dali, “To [Salvador] Dali – Not as good as your cookbook – but the Spanish edition will be better – Lyle Stuart.” The true first edition of this infamous manual thatContinue reading "The Anarchist Cookbook."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148162

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Caldwell, Erskine

Original Typescript for The Man Who Looked Like Himself. [with] Kneel to the Rising Sun: and Other Stories.

New York : The Viking Press, 1935.

Rare original typescript of Erskine Caldwell’s The Man Who Looked Like Himself with a first edition of Kneel to the Rising Sun: and Other Stories. Octavo, original typescript with holograph emendations in eight sheets. In very good condition. Accompanied by a first edition of Kneel to the Rising Sun. Octavo, original cloth. Very good inContinue reading "Original Typescript for The Man Who Looked Like Himself. [with] Kneel to the Rising Sun: and Other Stories."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-147684

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