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York, Alvin C

Sergeant York: The Story of His Life.

New York : Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1928.

Alvin C. York’s first edition copy of his autobiography, basis for the 1941 film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Gary Cooper. Octavo, original yellow cloth, frontispiece of a portrait of Alvin C. York, illustrated with eleven plates of black and white photographs. York’s personal corrections penciled in throughout, including several notations on the front freeContinue reading "Sergeant York: The Story of His Life."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-145328

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Carter, Rubin "Hurricane" [Bob Dylan]

The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender to #45472.

New York : Viking Press, 1974.

First edition of this exceedingly powerful account of ‘Hurricane’ Carter’s battle with the American legal system. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “June 1st 1975 M’Lady Roberta Felson: Now the reason why I used the sub-title of ‘M’Lady’ – is because you have got to beContinue reading "The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender to #45472."

$18,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146630

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Goodall, Jane with Phillip Berman

Reason For Hope: A Spiritual Journey.

New York : Warner Books, 1999.

First edition of Goodall’s moving memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Barbara and Nancy Together we can make this a better world for all. Jane Goodall.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Merri Meyer and Flag.

$425.00

Item Number: RRB-146888

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Clinton, Bill

My Life.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.

First edition of President Clinton’s autobiography. Large octavo, original blue boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To ____ Best wishes- Bill Clinton. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-146893

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Carver, Raymond

Where I’m Calling From: New & Selected Stories.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania : The Franklin Library, 1988.

Signed limited first edition of this classic collection of short stories. Octavo, bound in full publisher’s morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, elaborate spiral gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, original silk ribbon tipped in, marbled endpapers, frontispiece by Steve JohnsonContinue reading "Where I’m Calling From: New & Selected Stories."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-146628

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Coetzee, J.M

Waiting for the Barbarians.

London : Secker & Warburg, 1980.

First British edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146894

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James, P.D

Cover Her Face.

London : Faber and Faber, 1962.

First edition of the author’s classic first book. Octavo, original green cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the title page with the added words, “And when that happened the right words would be found. P.D. James 4/8/14.” The inscription is the final lines of this novel. Near fine in a near fine dust jacketContinue reading "Cover Her Face."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146895

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Dahl, Roald

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.

First edition of the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Joseph Schindelman. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Timothy Love Roald Dahl.”Continue reading "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146383

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Nicklaus, Jack

My Most Memorable Shots In the Majors.

New York : Golf Digest Book, 1988.

First edition of this classic work by the Golden Bear. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Jack Nicklaus on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Written with Ken Bowden. Illustrations by Jim McQueen. Foreword by Barbara Nicklaus.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-146898

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Thieu, Nguyen Van

Nguyen Van Thieu Signed Time Magazine Cover.

August 27, 1968.

Rare Time Magazine Latin American Edition cover from the September 15, 1967 issue. Octavo, one page, featuring a reproduction of a bust portrait of Nguyen Van Thieu painted by Boris Chaliapin. Boldly signed and dated by Thieu as President at the lower left, “Thieu Aug. 27th 1968.” In near fine condition with mail folds andContinue reading "Nguyen Van Thieu Signed Time Magazine Cover."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146627

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Stanton, Stephen Berrien [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Collected Poems.

New York : Minton, Balch & Company, 1930.

First edition of this collection of poems; gifted by the author to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Duodecimo, original cloth. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front free endpaper beneath his ownership inscription, “P. T. Sherman from Stephen Stanton.” In near fine condition with light toning to the spine.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-145986

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Waugh, Evelyn

The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men At Arms; Officers and Gentlemen; Unconditional Surrender.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1952-1961.

First editions of each volume in the author’s acclaimed Sword of Honour Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, finely 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 HarcourtContinue reading "The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men At Arms; Officers and Gentlemen; Unconditional Surrender."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146619

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Grissom, Gus

Gus Grissom Annotated Staff Report of the Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration: The Next Ten Years in Space 1959-1969.

Washington : United States Government Printing Office, 1959.

Rare Astronautics and Space Exploration Staff Report booklet; from the library of Gus Grissom. Octavo, original wrappers, annotated with mathematical equations in Grissom’s hand on the rear panel. In very good condition. Accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from Grissom‘s son, Mark Grissom, a Letter of Authenticity from Steve Zarelli of Zarelli Space Authentication.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146615

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[Weizmann, Chaim]; Sir Oswald Birley

Chaim Weizmann Signed Photograph of his 60th Birthday Portrait.

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Rare signed photograph portrait of the future first President of Israel, Chaim Weizmann on his 60th birthday. Silver gelatin photograph of an original oil on canvas portrait of Weizmann done by British portrait artist Sir Oswald Birley in 1934 on the occasion of Weizmann’s 60th birthday. Signed by Weizmann in the lower right corner, “CContinue reading "Chaim Weizmann Signed Photograph of his 60th Birthday Portrait."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146614

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Kirk, Russell

The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot.

Chicago : Henry Regnery Company, 1953.

First edition of one of the greatest contributions to twentieth-century American Conservatism. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Russell Kirk on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed by Kirk.

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-130940

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Leigh, Vivien; Laurence Olivier

Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier Signed Photograph.

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Rare candid photograph of the famous Hollywood couple. Candid black and white photograph depicting Laurence Olivier holding an arm around Vivien Leigh as they smile warmly at one another. Signed in blue ink by both Leigh (left) and Olivier (right). In very good condition. The piece measures 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-146612

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Austen, Jane

Emma: A Novel. By the Author of “Pride and Prejudice.”

London : Richard Bentley, 1836.

Early separate issue from Bentley‘s Standard Novels series of the final novel published during Austen’s lifetime, a re-issue of the 1833 edition which was the first one-volume edition and first illustrated edition. Duodecimo, elaborately bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments, all edges marbled,Continue reading "Emma: A Novel. By the Author of “Pride and Prejudice.”"

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145588

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Roosevelt, Franklin D

Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Presidential Cruise Pamphlets.

City of Washington : Published by the Smithsonian Institution, 1939.

First editions of two zoological pamphlets published as a result of collections and investigations made during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Presidential Cruise of 1938 to the Galapagos, both being presentation copies inscribed and signed “FDR” on the front wrapper. Octavo, two pamphlets, original brown printed paper wrappers, illustrated. Presentation copies, inscribed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt toContinue reading "Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Presidential Cruise Pamphlets."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146601

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First Edition of Ken Gormley's The Presidents and the Constitution: A Living History; Inscribed by Bill Bader to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Gormley, Ken; [Bill Bader] [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

The Presidents and the Constitution: A Living History.

New York : New York University Press, 2016.

First edition of this “fluidly fashioned collection of essays about how the roster of American presidents shaped the executive duties as defined in the Constitution” (Kirkus Reviews). Octavo, original half cloth, original red silk ribbon, illustrated with black and white images. Association copy, inscribed by Bill Bader on the front free endpaper, “For Justice RuthContinue reading "The Presidents and the Constitution: A Living History."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146581

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Roosevelt, Eleanor

Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Israel Bond Committee Invitation.

B'Nai Israel Social Hall (Kenwood Blvd.) : The Toledo Israel Bond Committee, November 11, 1957.

Rare invitation from the Toledo Israel Bond Committee, addressed to “The Outstanding Woman of Our Time” First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. One page, invitation administered on behalf of State of Israel Development Bonds to attend a community meeting at B’Nai Israel Social Hall on November 11, 1957, illustrated with a portrait of Roosevelt on the frontContinue reading "Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Israel Bond Committee Invitation."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146600

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Bowie, David

David Bowie Signed Photograph.

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Photograph of the “chameleon of rock” David Bowie in side-profile, boldly signed by Bowie. In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146593

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Huxley, Aldous

Ape and Essence.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1949.

First English edition of this cautionary tale and satire. Small octavo, original cloth, top edge blue. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-146156

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Barnum, P.T

Struggles and Triumphs; or, Forty Years’ Recollections of P. T. Barnum.

Buffalo : The Courier Company, 1889.

Final and most complete edition of this utterly engaging autobiography. Octavo, bound in full deluxe morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt ruled borders to the front and rear panel with facsimile signature in gilt to the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edgesContinue reading "Struggles and Triumphs; or, Forty Years’ Recollections of P. T. Barnum."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-146589

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Monroe, James

Message from the President of the United States, to Both Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session of the Eighteenth Congress. December 2, 1823.

Washington, D.C : Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1823.

First edition in book form of the Monroe Doctrine. Octavo, bound with a number of other congressional reports in contemporary sheep, numerous folding charts and tables. In very good condition with rubbing to the spine, front and rear panels and some toning throughout. Rare.

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146543

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