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Simple Speaks His Mind.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950; [1951].

First edition of the first book in Hughes’ “Simple” series. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, gray top stain. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Insc...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-147216

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Granger, Clive W.J.; In Association With M. Hatanaka

Spectral Analysis of Economic Time Series.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1964.

First edition of this early work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Clive Granger on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-3709

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Ellison, Ralph

Invisible Man.

New York: Random House, 1952.

First edition of the author’s landmark first novel, which went on to win the National Book Award. Octavo, original black and tan cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by E. McKni...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-148015

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Hughes, Langston

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...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-147830

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Verne, Jules

Michael Strogoff, the Courier of the Czar.

New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1877.

First American edition of this historical tale of adventure taking place during a Siberian revolt by the Tartars and what many consider one of Verne’s finest novels. Octavo, original cloth, with...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-89346

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Dunn, Katherine

Geek Love.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989.

First edition of this classic work, named by The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years. Octavo original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page,...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-149761

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VergÉ, Roger

Roger Vergé’s Entertaining in the French Style.

New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1986.

First edition of this classic cookbook by the “chef of the century” that blends refinement with conviviality, showcasing Roger Vergé’s cuisine du soleil ethos through seasonal menus...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-149204

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Fitzgerald, F. Scott

The Last Tycoon. An Unfinished Novel. Together with The Great Gatsby and Selected Stories.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941.

First edition with the Scribner’s A and the publisher’s seal on the copyright page. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, 22 karat gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six co...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151217

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Addams, Charles. [Chas Addams]

Monster Rally.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950.

First edition of this early Addams work. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Gert and Dave with all bes...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-127955

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Masson, Frederic [Napoleon de Bonaparte]

Napoleon and The Fair Sex.

London: William Heinemann, 1984.

Extra-illustrated edition, with 80 extra engraved portraits, of Octavo, two volumes bound in full crushed levant morocco by Root & Son with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartment...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151583

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Maguire, Gregory

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc, 1995.

First edition of Gregory Maguire’s immensely popular reinvention of Oz. Octavo, original illustrated boards, cartographic endpapers. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “Wickedly yours,...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151603

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Di Maggio, Joe and Ted Williams

Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams Signed Photograph.

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Original black and white photograph of American baseball legends Joe Di Maggio and Ted Williams in their respective New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox uniforms. Boldly signed by both Di Maggio and Wi...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-147765

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Kennedy, John F

Why England Slept.

New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1940.

First edition of John F. Kennedy’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...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-152125

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Hawks, Frank

Speed.

New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931.

First edition of the legendary World War I aviator’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, lacking the frontispiece. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the fro...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-138244

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Duportal, Antoine Simon

Recherches Sur L’état Actuel de la Distillation du Vin en France, et Sur Les Moyens d’Améliorer la Distillation des Eaux-de-vie. (Research on the Current State of Wine Distillation in France, and on Ways to Improve the Distillation of Eaux-de-vie).

Paris, Saint Petersbourg: Klostermann, 1811.

Scarce first edition of early work on the distillation of wine and eau-de-vie. Octavo, bound in full period tree calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, red morocco spine label, five folding maps...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-95242

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Dietrich, Marlene and Burt Bacharach

Marlene Dietrich with Burt Bacharach’s Orchestra Featuring The Jacques Loussier Trio.

[San Francisco]:, 1964.

Rare original playbill from the September 25, 26 & 27 1964 performances of Marlene Dietrich with Burt Bacharach’s Orchestra at the Masonic Auditorium. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signe...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-140205

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Moliere, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin

Oeuvres Completes de Moliere.

Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1878.

Finely bound set of Moliere. Quarto, 5 volumes, bound in full red morocco, illustrated with plates, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, all edges gilt, original wrappers bound in, inner dentelles, m...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-104673

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Owen, Hon. Robert L. [Ben Bernanke]

The Federal Reserve Act as Amended to October 1, 1935.

Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1935.

Rare first edition of this work on the Federal Reserve. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by former Federal Reserve Chairman Benjamin Bernanke on the front free endpaper. In very good condition. Rare...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-150270

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Howe, Henry [William T. Sherman]

Historical Collections of Ohio.

Columbus: Henry Howe & Son, 1889-1891.

Centennial edition of this general and local history of the state of Ohio; from the library of William Tecumseh Sherman. Royal octavo, three volumes bound into two, original publisher’s binding,...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-145974

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Stokey, Nancy L.; Robert E. Lucas, Jr. with Edward C. Prescott

Recursive Methods in Economic Dynamics.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1999.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert E. Lucas on the front free endpaper, “For Mark- with...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-142699

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Nash, John F. and Harold W. Kuhn [Louis Nirenberg and Peter Sarnak]

A Celebration of John F. Nash Jr.

Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1996.

First edition of this collection of Nash’s writings. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the mathematician on the title page, “To John Rogay Best wishes Louis Nire...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-144405

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Roth, Philip

American Pastoral.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page and additionally by legendary designer Milton Glaser on the fron...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151796

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The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Church of England: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David.

University of Oxford: Printed by John Baskett, 1716.

Rare 18th Century Oxford Book of Common Prayer printed by John Baskett. Octavo, bound in full contemporary morocco richly decorated in gilt with gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within ra...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-140601

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O'Connor, Sandra Day and Dan Quayle

Sandra Day O’Connor and Dan Quayle Signed Photograph.

:, January 20, 1989.

Rare original photograph of Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor administering the vice presidential oath of office to Dan Quayle. Signed by Sandra Day O’Connor and inscribed by Dan Quayl...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-101584

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First Edition Books for Sale Online

Simple Speaks His Mind.

Spectral Analysis of Economic Time Series.

Invisible Man.

The First Book of Negroes.

Michael Strogoff, the Courier of the Czar.

Geek Love.

Roger Vergé’s Entertaining in the French Style.

The Last Tycoon. An Unfinished Novel. Together with The Great Gatsby and Selected Stories.

Monster Rally.

Napoleon and The Fair Sex.

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.

Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams Signed Photograph.

Why England Slept.

Speed.

Recherches Sur L’état Actuel de la Distillation du Vin en France, et Sur Les Moyens d’Améliorer la Distillation des Eaux-de-vie. (Research on the Current State of Wine Distillation in France, and on Ways to Improve the Distillation of Eaux-de-vie).

Marlene Dietrich with Burt Bacharach’s Orchestra Featuring The Jacques Loussier Trio.

Oeuvres Completes de Moliere.

The Federal Reserve Act as Amended to October 1, 1935.

Historical Collections of Ohio.

Recursive Methods in Economic Dynamics.

A Celebration of John F. Nash Jr.

American Pastoral.

The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Church of England: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David.

Sandra Day O’Connor and Dan Quayle Signed Photograph.