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Marlborough: His Life and Times.

London: George G. Harrap & Company, 1933-36.

Rare original publisher’s advance proofs of the first edition of the first three volumes of Churchill’s important biography of his notable ancestor, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough...

$2,400.00 Item Number: RRB-145482

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Frank, Robert

Les Americains [The Americans].

Paris: Delpire, 1957.

First edition of the photographer’s masterpiece with 83 black-and-white full-page photogravures. Oblong quarto, original boards illustrated by Saul Steinberg. In near fine condition.

$2,400.00 Item Number: RRB-120922

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Brautigan, Richard

A Confederate General from Big Sur.

New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1964.

First edition of Brautigan’s first published novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the title page, Richard Brautigan January 22, 1964.” Review slips of examples...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-125842

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Douglass, Frederick

Frederick Douglass Document Signed.

:, April 13, 1883.

Rare quit claim deed signed by famed American abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Manuscript document signed, “Fred’k Douglass, Recorder,” three pages, partially-printed, 8.5 x 14 inche...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-151555

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Gunther, John

Death Be Not Proud.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1949.

First edition of this deeply moving book, a father’s memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-146071

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Rand, Ayn

Night of January 16th.

New York and Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1968.

First edition in book form of the successful Broadway play by the author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-138949

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O'Brien, Tim

If I Die In a Combat Zone, Box Me Up & Ship Me Home.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1973.

First edition of O’Brien’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “Peace Tim O’Brien.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-141468

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Houghton, Claude; Pierre Boulle; Alec Guinness; Jack Hawkins

The Bridge on the River Kwai: The Story of the Film.

England: Moore & Matthes Ltd., 1957.

Original brochure celebrating the David Lean war film ‘Bridge on the River Kwai’ with the story of the film by Claude Houghton, based on the screenplay written by Pierre Boulle. Real wood...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-147872

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Collins, Michael [Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong]

Michael Collins Signed Buzz Aldrin Moon Footprint Oversized Photograph.

: n.p., n.d..

Oversized photograph of the first sign of mankind’s exploration to the moon. Glossy color oversized photograph of Buzz Aldrin’s footprint on the lunar surface. Boldly signed in black felt...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-146610

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Woolf, Virginia

The Voyage Out.

London: Duckworth, 1927.

Early printing of Woolf’s first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in the rare original dust jacket which has been restored. Uncommon in the original jacket.

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-129080

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Johnson, Samuel

A Diary of a Journey Into North Wales, In the Year 1774.

London: Printed for Robert Jennings, 1816.

First edition of Samuel Johnson’s diary of a trip to Wales in July-August of 1774, which was later incorporated into various editions of Boswell’s ‘Life of Johnson’. Octavo, or...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-147758

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Mandela, Nelson

I Am Prepared to Die.

London: International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa, 1979.

Early edition of Mandela’s Rivonia Speech. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed and dated on the front panel, “NMandela 29.6.97.” In fine condition. Uncommon signed.

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-146038

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Austen, Jane

The Works of Jane Austen.

London: Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, 1927.

The Georgian edition of the works of Jane Austen. Octavo, five volumes bound in three quarter contemporary calf by Riviere & Son with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, top edges gilt, marbled...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-149351

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Rey, H.A. and Margaret

Curious George Takes a Job.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949.

Early edition of the second installment in the Curious George series. Quarto, original cloth with titles stamped in black, pictorial endpapers, with illustrations throughout. Presentation copy, inscri...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-150378

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Selected and Arranged by Franz Wasner [Baroness Maria Augusta von Trapp, et al]

The Trapp-Family Book of Christmas Songs.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1950.

First edition of this selection of Christmas songs from the world famous Trapp family singers. Oblong octavo, original pictorial half-cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed on the front free end...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-148760

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Gantt, H.L. [Henry Laurence]

Industrial Leadership: Addresses Delivered in the Page Lecture Series, 1915, Before the Senior Class of the Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1916.

First edition of Gantt’s classic work on the principles of industrial leadership and vocational training, one of 1500 copies printed. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Presentation copy,...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-142852

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Trump, Donald J. with Tony Schwartz

Trump: The Art of the Deal.

New York: Random House, 1987.

First edition of Trump’s first book. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in a contemporary hand on the front free endpaper, “Jan...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-151961

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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...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-148178

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Maugham, W. Somerset

Of Human Bondage.

London: William Heinemann, 1915.

First edition, first printing which includes list of other “Works” by Maugham facing half-title, plus publisher’s ad page for works by other authors on half-title verso, with the misprint on page 257,...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-144206

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McClellan, George B

George B. McClellan Signed Carte-de-Visite.

:, 1963.

Carte-de-visite of General George McClellan. Boldly signed, “George B. McClellan Maj Gen USA.” In near fine condition. It measures 4 inches by 2.5 inches. Rare.

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-117491

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Wullus-Rudiger, J. [Winston S. Churchill]

Les Mémoires de P. Reynaud et la Beligque: Un appel à W. Churchill et au Gl de Gaulle. [The Memoirs of P. Reynaud and Belgium: A Call to W. Churchill and to Gl de Gaulle].

Brussels: Établissements Généraux D'Imprimerie, 1946.

Rare first edition of this memoir of Belgium and Prime Minister of France, Paul Reynaud. Octavo, original wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Prime Minist...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-145458

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Rhinehart, Luke [George Cockcroft]

The Dice Man.

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1971.

First edition of this cult classic. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For John- ‘Uptown or downtown? I am…’ Luke Rhinehart...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-124924

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Kane, Bob

Bob Kane Signed Original Batman Sketch.

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Rare original Batman sketch signed by cartoonist and co-creator Bob Kane. One page, lightweight off-white cardstock, in fine point black marker. Sketch of Batman in his superhero suit and wearing his...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-151769

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O'Neill, Terry [David Bowie]

David Bowie: A Photographic Memoir. Through the Lens of Terry O’Neill. [Bowie by O’Neill].

Dublin and St. Albans: Iconic Images and Red Engine Media Ltd, 2016.

First edition of Terry O’Neill’s stunning photographic tribute to one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century, David Bowie. Folio, original cloth with onlay bas-relief p...

$2,250.00 Item Number: RRB-143109

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