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Naked People: A Selection of Drawings From Four of His Books: It’s A Long Way to Heaven; What Am I Doing Here?; And On the Eighth Day; Cave Drawings for the Future.

New York: Stein and Day, 1963.

First edition of this collection of drawings from four books by American cartoonist Abner Dean. Oblong octavo, original half cloth, illustrated throughout. Association copy, inscribed by the artist on...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-146550

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Woodward, Bob. [Alan Greenspan] [Bruce Wasserstein]

Maestro: Greenspan’s Fed and the American Boom.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000.

First edition of the definitive biography of the former Federal Chairman by the author of All the President’s Men. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the a...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-147004

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Murakami, Haruki

The Elephant Vanishes.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.

First edition of this classic collection of stories, one of which was the basis for the 2018 acclaimed film Burning. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-138128

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Dorr, Thomas W

Thomas Wilson Dorr Signed January 20th 1841 Democratic Republican Convention Proceedings Document.

:, January 20,1841.

Rare manuscript copy of the proceedings of the January 20th 1841 Democratic Republican Convention, signed by Chairman Thomas W. Dorr. Octavo, one page, the document reads, “Resolutions. Resolved...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-142568

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Churchill, Winston S

Ian Hamilton’s March.

London: Longman's, Green, and Co, 1900.

First edition of Churchill’s fifth book, a continuation of his coverage of the Boer War which he began in London to Ladysmith via Pretoria. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery,...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-144787

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Di Maggio, Joe [DiMaggio]

Baseball for Everyone: A Treasury of Baseball Lore and Instruction for Fans and Players.

New York: Whittlesey House, 1948.

Rare first edition of this instructive and entertaining inside story of baseball. Octavo, original cloth, with black and white illustrations and photographs. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by Joe...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-148384

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Nehru, Jawaharlal

Jawaharlal Nehru Photograph Signed.

:, .

Signed photograph of Jawaharlal Nehru of the first prime minister of India. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.5 inches by 13.5 inches.

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-99334

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Collins, Norman Keith [Sailor Jerry]; Donald Edward Hardy [Editor]

American Tattoo Master: In His Own Words.

Honolulu: Hardy Marks Publications, 1994.

First edition of this significant archival work of the life, philosophy, and artistic practice of Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, cartographic endpapers...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-148815

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Buck, Pearl S

The Good Earth.

New York: The John Day Company, 1931.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. First issue with “flees” for “fleas” on page 100, line 17. Octavo, bound in full morocco by th...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-143665

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Dickens, Charles

Dombey and Son.

London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848.

First edition in book form of Dickens’ novel of “Pride,” with 40 etchings by Hablôt Knight Browne (“Phiz”). Octavo, bound in original cloth. With 40 engraved plates including frontispiece and engraved...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-131468

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Hogan, Ben

Power Golf.

New York: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1948.

First edition of this classic “how to golf” book by one of golf’s greatest players. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-151798

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Chandler, Raymond

Raymond Chandler Autograph Postcards Signed.

:, 1957.

Rare autograph postcards signed by Raymond Chandler to his secretary Jean Fracasse and her son Vincent. Duodecimo, two postcards of Palm Springs, California, dated 21 November 1957. Chandler and Vince...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-147854

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Madame Wellington [Oei Hui-lan]

No Feast Lasts Forever.

New York: Quadrangle , 1975.

First edition of the autobiography of the First Lady of China. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “I have the good fortune to be a frie...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-144114

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Garbo, Greta

Greta Garbo Signed Check.

:, March 26, 1963.

Rare signed check from Greta Garbo, with typed recipient, amount and date, boldly signed by Greta Garbo. The entire piece measures 2.75 inches by 6.25 inches.

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-119763

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Lee, Ang and James Schamus. [Sigourney Weaver]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Portrait of the Ang Lee Film Including the Complete Screenplay.

New York: Newmarket Press, 2000.

First edition of the book companion to the epic Academy Award-winning film. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by director Ang Lee on the front free endpaper, “To...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-123591

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Keynes, John Maynard [J.M.] [John Neville Keynes]

The Economic Consequences of the Peace.

London: Macmillan & Company, 1919.

First British edition of the best-selling book that established John Maynard Keynes’ reputation as a leading economist. Octavo, original blue cloth with gilt titles and ruling to the spine. Insc...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-151337

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Pierce, J.E and Walter B. Gibson, editors. [Houdini, Harry]

The Magic World.

Philadelphia: The Magic World Publishing Co, 1917-1924.

Rare complete collection of all 80 issues of The Magic World, the early 20th century periodical ‘Devoted to the Interests of Magicians, Ventriloquists, Illusionists, and Others of the Allied Art...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-132590

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Early 20th Century French Empire Doré Bronze Eagle Inkwell.

:, c. 1920.

Early 20th Century French Empire Doré bronze inkwell featuring prominently a large bronze eagle flanked by two bronze inkwells on clawed feet. Sited on a green marble base atop two bronze winged lions...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-90475

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Grass, Gunter

The Tin Drum.

New York: Pantheon, 1962.

First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic first novel. Octavo, bound in full black morocco, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised ban...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-3796

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Kipling, Rudyard

The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. [Fore-edge Painting].

London: Macmillan, 1978.

Finely bound edition of both volumes of The Jungle Book, with an exceptional fore-edge painting. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun Bindery, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, all edges gil...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-139448

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Maris, Roger; Jim Ogle

Roger Maris At Bat.

New York : Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1962.

First edition of this baseball legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, signed by Roger Maris and inscribed by co-author Jim Ogle on the front free endpaper. Very good...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-150487

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Wallace, David Foster

Infinite Jest: A Novel.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1996.

First edition of the author’s magnum opus. Thick octavo, original half cloth. Signed promotional of Infinite Jest laid in. Fine in a fine first state dust jacket with Vollmann misspelled on the...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-146279

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Mailer, Norman

The Naked and the Dead.

New York: Rinehart and Company, 1948.

First edition of the author’s first book. Thick octavo, original black boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to journalist Joe Haas, “For Joe Haas i...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-4625

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Shakespeare, William

The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare. With A Glossary.

Chiswick: Printed by C. Whittingham, 1825.

Finely bound example of the collected dramatic works of William Shakespeare. 12mo, bound in full pebbled dark green morocco with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, gilt tooling to th...

$1,800.00 Item Number: RRB-142618

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