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Mays, Willie

Willie Mays: My Life In And Out of Baseball.

New York : E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1966.

First edition of this early autobiography by Mays. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edgesContinue reading "Willie Mays: My Life In And Out of Baseball."

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-147503

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Transtromer, Tomas; Translated by Robert Bly

Twenty Poems.

New York : The Seventies Press, 1970.

First edition of the first work in English to be translated by the Nobel Prize-winning poet, one of only 1000 copies. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by both Thomas Transtromer and the translator Robert Bly on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Bilingual edition, Swedish and English.Continue reading "Twenty Poems."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-147497

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Yeats, William Butler [W.B.]

Plays in Prose and Verse: Written for an Irish Theatre, and Generally with the Help of a Friend.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1924.

Signed limited edition of this collaborative collection of prose and verse plays. Octavo, original half cloth with paper labels to the spine and front panel. One of two hundred and fifty copies signed by William Butler Yeats limitation page, this is number 173. In very good condition.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-147264

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Poe, Edgar Allan

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe.

Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1875-1881.

Finely bound edition of the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe. Octavo, four volumes bound in three quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, all edges marbled, tissue-guarded frontispiece to Vols. I and II, illustrated with etchings and headpieces in each volume, foldingContinue reading "The Works of Edgar Allan Poe."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147262

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Schneider, Elizabeth M. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Battered Women & Feminist Lawmaking.

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2000.

First edition of this seminal work in feminist legal activism. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “November 2000. For Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg – who has contributed so much to the feminist lawmaking I desire. With warm regards, Liz Schneider.” From the library of Ruth BaderContinue reading "Battered Women & Feminist Lawmaking."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147156

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Haise, Fred

Fred Haise Signed Aquarius Moon Photograph.

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Rare photograph of the far side of the moon. Color satin-finish photograph of the cratered lunar surface. Boldly inscribed by Fred Haise, “The far side of the moon photo from ‘Aquarius’ on our journey home! Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP.” In fine condition. The piece measures 10 inches by 8 inches.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-146746

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Oates, Joyce Carol [Annie Dillard]

Them.

New York : The Vanguard Press, 1969.

First edition of the third in Oates’ Wonderland Quartet and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Annie – with best wishes – Joyce Carol Oates 7 Sept. 2022.” The recipient, fellow author Annie Dillard has published works of poetry, essays, prose,Continue reading "Them."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146934

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Harrari, Yuval Noah

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow.

London : Harvill Secker, 2016.

First edition of this “remarkable book, full of insights and thoughtful reinterpretations of what we thought we knew about ourselves and our history” (The Guardian). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Yuval Noah Harrari. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Suzanne Dean.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-147021

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Haise, Fred

Fred Haise Signed Apollo 13 Photograph.

1970.

Rare photograph of the Apollo 13 service module. Small quarto, color satin-finish photograph of the crippled Apollo 13 service module floating in space. Boldly signed by Fred Haise, “Our view of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module! Fred Haise, LMP, 4/17/70.” In fine condition. The piece measures 10 inches by 8 inches.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-147067

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Stewart, James B

Disney War.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2005.

Early printing of this incredibly enthralling exposé on one of America’s most powerful entertainment companies. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Fred, James B. Stewart.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-147019

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Heaney, Seamus

Station Island.

London : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1985.

First edition of this collection of poems by the Nobel Prize-winning poet. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-147448

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Solzhenitsyn, Alexander [Solzhenitzyn]

Lenin In Zurich.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1976.

First edition of Solzhenitsyn’s account of Russian revolutionary history. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Muriel Nasser. Translated from the Russian by H.T. Willetts.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-147489

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Fisher, Louis [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

The Politics of Executive Privilege.

Durham : Carolina Academic Press, 2004.

First edition of this discussion of constitutional principles and political settlements. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Best regards, Lou Fisher.” From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Arguably the most famous Supreme Court Justice in American history, lawyer and jurist Ruth BaderContinue reading "The Politics of Executive Privilege."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147159

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Brunhoff, Jean de; [Maurice Sendak]

Le Chateau de Babar.

Paris : Hachette, 1961.

First edition of this winsome children’s story in the original French, from the library of Maurice Sendak. Folio, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “A Maurice Sendak amicoleures Laurent de Brunhoff,” with a drawing of one of Babar’s children peeking out from behind a gardenerContinue reading "Le Chateau de Babar."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147137

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Mitchell, Edgar with Dwight Williams

The Way of the Explorer: An Apollo Astronaut’s Journey Through the Material and Mystical World.

New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1996.

First edition of this engrossing evaluation of the contributions of space exploration to the future by the sixth man to walk on the moon. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Dr. Edgar Mitchell on the title page, “To Bud Best wishes Edgar Mitchell.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "The Way of the Explorer: An Apollo Astronaut’s Journey Through the Material and Mystical World."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-147174

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Irwin, James B. with William A. Emerson Jr

To Rule The Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin.

Philadelphia : A. J. Holman Company, 1973.

First edition, early printing of the autobiography of Jim Irwin, who served as the Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Diana. James Irwin.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Don Bender.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-147173

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Green, Michael B.; John H. Schwarz and Edward Witten. [Stephen Hawking]

Superstring Theory.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1987.

First edition of the fundamental text on superstring theory. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of Stephen Hawking. Hawking was a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. Hawking’s scientific works included a collaboration withContinue reading "Superstring Theory."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-119483

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Bush, George W

Renewing America’s Purpose: Policy Addresses of George W. Bush July 1999-July 2000.

Austin, TX : Republican National Committee / Bush for President, Inc, 2000.

First edition of this collection of policy addresses. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with graphs and photographs. Boldly signed by President George W. Bush in a contemporary signature on the cover. In near fine condition.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-147230

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Churchill, Winston S

Marlborough: His Life and Times.

London : George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1933-38.

First editions of Churchill’s magisterial biography of his notable ancestor John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Octavo, 4 volumes, original cloth, top edge gilt, illustrated with hundreds of maps and plans (many folding), plates and document facsimiles. Boldly signed and dated by Winston Churchill in the year of publication on the front free endpaper ofContinue reading "Marlborough: His Life and Times."

$14,000.00

Item Number: RRB-144235

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Bernanke, Ben

The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2013.

Later printing of this collection of lectures given by the former chief of the Federal Reserve. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, “Best wishes Ben Bernanke.” Also laid in is a signed business card from Bernanke. In near fine condition.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-147189

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Brunhoff, Jean de; [Maurice Sendak]

Histoire de Babar le petit elephant. [The Story of Babar the Little Elephant].

Paris : Editions du Jardin des Modes, 1931.

First edition of the first book in de Brunhoff’s Babar the Elephant series in the original French; from the library of Maurice Sendak, although not marked. Folio, original half cloth over pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. In good condition with rubbing to the boards and light toning throughout. Maurice Sendak, author of Where the WildContinue reading "Histoire de Babar le petit elephant. [The Story of Babar the Little Elephant]."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147153

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Brunhoff, Jean de. [Maurice Sendak]

Babar and His Children.

New York : Random House, 1968.

First American edition of this charming children’s story; from the library of Maurice Sendak, although not marked. Folio, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. In near fine condition. Translated from the French by Merle Haas. Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, is often hailed as “the Picasso of children’s books.” He hasContinue reading "Babar and His Children."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-147130

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Deaton, Angus

The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2013.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original boards, illustrated endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For John Rogers Angus Deaton.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jason Alejandro.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-147447

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Parks, Rosa

Rosa Parks Photograph Signed.

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Rare iconic photograph of Rosa Parks “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement,” signed by her. In fine condition. The photograph measures 10 inches by 8 inches.

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147223

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