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The Constitutions of the United States and State of New-York and Articles of Confederation; Together with the Rules and Orders, Standing Committees, List of Members of the Senate and Assembly for 1831, List of Counties, &c. &c. &c.

Albany: Printed by Croswell and Can Benthuysen, 1831.

John van Buren‘s first edition copy of this early American government handbook. 16 mo, bound in full morocco for Van Buren with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, illustrated with 3 folding p...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-134298

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Collins, James C.; Jerry I. Porras

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies.

New York: Harper Business, 1994.

First edition, early printing of this six-year Stanford study on legendary, visionary companies. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, illustrated with diagrams and graphs. Boldly signed by J...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151956

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Qadi Zada al-Rumi (1364-1436) Commentary on al-Hikma, 918 AH [1684 CE].

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Octavo manuscript in Arabic on paper, consisting of two works, including Fakhr al-Din al-Razi’s (1149-1209) Hashiya ‘ala sharh hidayat alhikma, contemporary blind-tooled leather. In very g...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-71008

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Cash, Johnny

Man In White.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1986.

First edition of the only novel by the legendary singer. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Jud, Love Johnny Cash.” Nea...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-137539

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Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George. Introduction by Edgar Johnson

The Last Days of Pompeii.

The Officina Bodoni Verona: Printed For The Members of the Limited Editions Club, 1956.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Bulwer-Lytton’s most celebrated work, a classic of historical fiction and the basis for the 1935 Hollywood film of the same name directed by E...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-149522

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Iden, V. Gilmore

The Federal Reserve Act of 1913: History and Digest.

Philadelphia: The National Bank News, 1914.

Rare first edition of this work on the Federal Reserve Act. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-142249

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Caruso, Enrico

Enrico Caruso Signed Photograph.

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Rare original sepia toned photograph of famed tenor Enrico Caruso, inscribed by him on the mount to football star Ettore Fontana in Italian, “Al carissimo amico Ettore Fontana Sinceramente Enric...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-117974

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Selby, Jr., Hubert Selby [Darren Aronofsky and Jared Leto]

First edition of this work, basis for the 2000 classic film directed by Darren Aronofsky, starring Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans and Ellen Burstyn. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly s...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-147746

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[General William T. Sherman] [Ulysses S. Grant]

General Sherman’s Javanese Kris.

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Rare Javanese kris, commonly used in the pencak silat martial art native to Indonesia, from the collection of General William T. Sherman preserved in his military trunk. Ulysses S. Grant, a close frie...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-147821

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King, Stephen

Dolores Claiborne.

New York: Viking, 1993.

First edition of one of King’s most psychologically-driven novels. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-152049

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Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George

The Last Days of Pompeii.

London: Richard Bentley, 1834.

First edition of Bulwer-Lytton’s most celebrated work, a classic of historical fiction and the basis for the 1935 Hollywood film of the same name directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and Merian C. C...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-149376

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Kipling, Rudyard

Rudyard Kipling Autograph Note Signed.

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Rare autograph note inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling. The note reads, in part: “but it is a chapter about…theatrical. They are always great fun. Very sincerely yours...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-95201

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Wells, H.G

A Quartette of Comedies.

London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1928.

First British omnibus edition of four comic novels culminating in “1100 pages from Mr. Wells’ magic pen.” Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with gilt titles to the spine...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-148954

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Arendt, Hannah

The Life of the Mind. Volume One: Thinking; Volume Two: Willing.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978.

First editions of “the most intriguing…and thought-provoking book that Hannah Arendt wrote (The New York Times Book Review). Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth. Fine in fine dust jackets. First e...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-145761

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Waters, Alice

Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook.

New York: Random House, 1982.

First edition of Waters’ first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Alice Waters on the half-title page. Near fine in a near very good price-clipped dust jacket, name to t...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-130561

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Johnson, Philip

Philip Johnson: Writings.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1979.

First edition of the acclaimed architect’s collected essays and lectures. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publica...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-132944

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Kipling, Rudyard

Rudyard Kipling Typed Letter Signed.

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Rare typed letter signed by Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling. Dated July 20th 1920 on Kipling’s Bateman’s, Burwash, Sussex letterhead, the letter reads: Dear Sir, I am in receipt...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151900

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Warhol, Andy

Andy Warhol’s Exposures.

New York: Andy Warhol Books/ Grosset & Dunlap, 1979.

First edition of Warhol’s candid and engaging photobook. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by Andy Warhol on the half-title, who has added a large drawing of a h...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-149494

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Pirsig, Robert M

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1984.

First edition of the tenth anniversary edition of one of the most important and influential books written in the past half-century. Octavo, original half cloth. One of only 1,000 numbered copies, this...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-152124

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Gluck, Louise

Firstborn.

New York: New American Library, 1968.

First edition of the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning poet’s first book, one of only 50 numbered copies. Octavo, bound in half morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-138218

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Wharton, Edith

Ethan Frome.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911.

First edition, first issue with “wearily” in perfect type on penultimate line of page 135 and with four pages of publisher’s advertisements at rear, of Wharton’s greatest tragic story, a “grim tale of...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-142474

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Churchill, Winston S

Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1941.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, frontispiece, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gil...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-145964

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Glut, Donald F. With Introductions by Christopher Lee and William Marshall

The Dracula Book.

Metuchen, N.J: The Scarecrow Press, 1975.

First edition of Glut’s authoritative history of the literary and cinematic presentations of Count Dracula, including Bram Stoker’s classic novel. Octavo, original publisher’s decora...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-145253

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Gilder, George F. & Bruce K. Chapman [William F. Buckley

The Party That Lost Its Head: The Republican Collapse and Imperatives for Revival.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966.

First edition of this work by the award-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer William F. Buckley on the front free endpaper, “For Wil...

$1,500.00 Item Number: RRB-2939

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The Constitutions of the United States and State of New-York and Articles of Confederation; Together with the Rules and Orders, Standing Committees, List of Members of the Senate and Assembly for 1831, List of Counties, &c. &c. &c.

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies.

Qadi Zada al-Rumi (1364-1436) Commentary on al-Hikma, 918 AH [1684 CE].

Man In White.

The Last Days of Pompeii.

The Federal Reserve Act of 1913: History and Digest.

Enrico Caruso Signed Photograph.

Requiem For A Dream.

General Sherman’s Javanese Kris.

Dolores Claiborne.

The Last Days of Pompeii.

Rudyard Kipling Autograph Note Signed.

A Quartette of Comedies.

The Life of the Mind. Volume One: Thinking; Volume Two: Willing.

Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook.

Philip Johnson: Writings.

Rudyard Kipling Typed Letter Signed.

Andy Warhol’s Exposures.

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values.

Firstborn.

Ethan Frome.

Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat.

The Dracula Book.

The Party That Lost Its Head: The Republican Collapse and Imperatives for Revival.