Yezierska, Anzia
Bread Givers: A Novel.
Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1925.
First edition of the author’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition with light rubbing.
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Item Number: RRB-42014
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Scott, O.M
The Seeding and Care of Golf Courses.
Marysville, OH : O.M. Scott & Sons, 1922.
First edition. Octavo, original pictorial boards. Illustrated with vignette drawings stamped in green throughout. Rare.
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Item Number: RRB-41089
Watson, James D. [Francis Crick]
Evolution of Catalytic Function: Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology.
Cold Spring, NY : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1987.
First edition of the collected speeches of the 52nd Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. Foreword by James D. Watson. Quarto, original red cloth, illustrated with photographs, diagrams. Association copy, inscribed by James Watson to Francis Crick on the front free endpaper, “For Francis, the first of us to think sensibly as to whatContinue reading "Evolution of Catalytic Function: Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology."
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Item Number: RRB-41053
Ben-Gurion, David
David Ben-Gurion Signed Photograph: United Jewish Appeal.
1959.
Photograph of David Ben-Gurion signed and dated in 1959 by him in Hebrew, presented to Max Goldweber in appreciation from The United Jewish Appeal. The UJA-Federation, as it is known today, was created from the 1986 merger of the United Jewish Appeal, established in 1939, and the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, aContinue reading "David Ben-Gurion Signed Photograph: United Jewish Appeal."
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Item Number: RRB-41088
Schweitzer, Albert; Artist William Sharp
Albert Schweitzer Signed Lithograph.
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Signed by the artist William Sharp in pencil. Inscribed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Albert Schweitzer, “A Mr John Zuber avec mes bonnes pensees Albert Schweitzer. Lambarene 13. Juin 1960.” The translation reads, “To Mr John Zuber with my good wishes Albert Schweitzer Lambarene 13th June 1960.” Schweitzer received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize forContinue reading "Albert Schweitzer Signed Lithograph."
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Item Number: RRB-41060
Foote, Shelby
Follow Me Down.
New York : Dial Press, 1950.
First edition of this Faulknerian novel by the author of the acclaimed trilogy The Civil War. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Dorothy Abbott from Shelby Foote Memphis 30 Jan 81.” Fine in a very good dust jacket with some wear and tear.
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Item Number: RRB-42010
King Jr., Martin Luther
Strength to Love.
New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963.
First edition of Dr. King’s second book, of which Coretta Scott King noted, “If there is one book Martin Luther King, Jr. has written that people consistently tell me has changed their lives, it is Strength to Love.” Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Major Ernest D.Continue reading "Strength to Love."
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Item Number: RRB-41050
Hazlitt, Henry
Economics In One Lesson.
New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1946.
First edition of the author’s seminal work. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow journalist and close friend on the front free endpaper, “To Ben Stolberg with warm regards Harry Hazlitt.” Stolberg worked as editor of The Bookman, as well as a columnist for leading newspapers, such as the New YorkContinue reading "Economics In One Lesson."
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Item Number: RRB-41012
Ginsberg, Allen
Howl, for Carl Solomon. Mimeographed for the Six Gallery Reading.
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Two sheets from an exceptionally rare privately produced mimeographed printing of Howl, preceding the first edition. One of 25 copies printed on rectos only in purple ink typed by the poet Robert Creeley and printed by Marthe Rexroth at S.F State, where she was a secretary, for the famous Six Gallery reading (also known as SixContinue reading "Howl, for Carl Solomon. Mimeographed for the Six Gallery Reading."
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Item Number: RRB-40140
Wyndham, Francis
Mrs. Henderson and Other Stories.
London : Jonathan Cape, 1985.
First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Caroline with lots of love from Francis.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of wear. Jacket painting by Jane Human.
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Item Number: RRB-59038
Sendak, Maurice
In Grandpa’s House.
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 1985.
First edition of the re-issue of this Sendak work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Maurice Sendak on the half-title page.
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Item Number: RRB-46061
Smith, Huston
The Religions of Man.
New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.
First edition of the author’s masterpiece and one of the most widely used college textbooks on comparative religion. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Huston Smith on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Rare and desirable signed by Huston Smith.
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Item Number: RRB-55051
Solow, Robert M
The Labor Market as a Social Institution.
New York : Blackwell Publishers, 1990.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Robert Solow on the title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket, small name to the front free endpaper.
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Item Number: RRB-46016
Coolidge, Calvin
Calvin Coolidge Signed Photograph.
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Photograph of Calvin Coolidge by Harris & Ewing. Inscribed in the lower border, “To Frederick I. Cox, With regards, Calvin Coolidge.” Blindstamped in the lower left by Harris & Ewing. The photograph measures 8 inches by 12 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.25 inches by 20.25 inches.
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Item Number: RRB-43071
Buchanan, James M. and Gordon Tullock
The Calculus Of Consent.
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 1962.
First edition of this landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly inscribed by both James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket that has a few small closed tears. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed first edition.
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Item Number: RRB-39005
Fermor, Patrick Leigh
Between the Woods and the Water.
London : The Folio Society, 2006.
First Folio edition of the author’s second book in the author’s trilogy that began with A Time of Gifts. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Leigh Fermor on the title page. Fine in a fine slipcase. Illustrated by Mary Kuper.
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Item Number: RRB-38087
Roosevelt, Franklin
The Democratic Book 1936.
1936.
Signed Limited edition, number 1858, with illustrated title and limitation pages, 19 full-page portraits, dozens of in-text half-tones and illustrations, and a facsimile of the Constitution. Large folio, original full brown morocco gilt, watered silk endpapers, top edge gilt. Signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Comes with the additional booklet from the 1936 Democratic convention. InContinue reading "The Democratic Book 1936."
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Item Number: RRB-38075
Dante, Jim and Leo Diegel with Collaboration with Len Elliot
Nine Bad Shots of Golf and What To Do About Them.
New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1947.
First edition, later printing. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To: Julian Lovitt Here’s hoping you improve your game. Golfingly Jim Dante 4/24/48.” Light rubbing, near fine in a very good dust jacket with some chips and tears. Uncommon signed.
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Item Number: RRB-38032
Fleming, Ian
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London : Jonathan Cape, 1962.
First edition of the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Peter To Cheer him up! From Ian.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Richard Chopping. Housed in a full morocco clamshell box, the front panel mimickingContinue reading "The Spy Who Loved Me."
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Item Number: RRB-37032
Poe, Edgar Allan
Eureka: A Prose Poem.
New York : George P. Putnam, 1848.
First edition, first issue of Poe’s classic work. Duodecimo, original publishers blind stamped black cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. First issue, without the review for Eureka on page 2 of the 16 page catalogue at the end of the book, but reads simply: “Poe. — Eureka, A Prose Poem: Or the Physical andContinue reading "Eureka: A Prose Poem."
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Item Number: RRB-37022
Brunt, Samuel
A Voyage to Cacklogallinia: with a Description of the Religion, Policy, Customs and Manners of that Country.
London : J. Watson, 1727.
First edition of this early 18th century satire published in imitation of Jonathan Swift’s masterpiece Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, or, Gulliver’s Travels. Octavo, bound in full brown morocco by Charles Thurman, Binder. Raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, embossed front and rear panels, engraved frontispiece. From the libraryContinue reading "A Voyage to Cacklogallinia: with a Description of the Religion, Policy, Customs and Manners of that Country."
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Item Number: RRB-36011
Rodin, Auguste
Auguste Rodin Autograph Signed Letter.
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Autographed letter signed by August Rodin on Exposition A. Rodin Place de l’Alma letterhead. In full: “Hui madame, Oui demain matin l’exposition vers 11 heures. Je serai bonne heure de vour in. Affectueusement, Rodin” which translates as: “Dear Madame, Yes, tomorrow morning the exposition starts at 11 am. At the right moment, I will see it. Affectionately,Continue reading "Auguste Rodin Autograph Signed Letter."
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Item Number: RRB-36010
Roosevelt, Eleanor
This Troubled World.
New York : H.C. Kinsey & Company, 1938.
First edition of this work by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Small octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. With a letter on White House stationary from 1941, stating, “Mrs. Roosevelt was glad to sign the copy of her book for you and it is returned to you under separate cover.”Continue reading "This Troubled World."
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Item Number: RRB-35098
Un, Ko
Little Pilgrim: A Novel.
Berkeley, CA : Parallax Press, 2005.
First edition of this story of Sudhana’s passage to enlightenment. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by Ko Un in English and in Korean. In fine condition. Translated by Brother Anthony of Taize and Young-Moo Kim.
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Item Number: RRB-62021
Smoot, George and Keay Davidson
Wrinkles in Time.
New York : William Morrow and Company, 1993.
First edition of the story of “the scientific discovery of the century, if not all time” (Stephen Hawking). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated with 8 pages of color photographs and 50 line drawings. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by Smoot on the half-title page, “For John There is something about looking at the nightContinue reading "Wrinkles in Time."
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Item Number: RRB-62011
Arrow, Kenneth J
The Collected Papers of Kenneth J. Arrow.
Cambridge, MA : The Belknap Press of Harvard University, 1983-1985.
First editions of each volume in the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s collected papers. Octavo, original cloth, 6 volumes. Each volume is signed “Best wishes Kenneth J. Arrow” on the front free endpaper. Each are fine in near fine to fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Rare and desirable signed by Arrow.
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Item Number: RRB-35011
Gibran, Kahlil
Sand and Foam: A Book of Aphorisms.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1927.
Signed limited edition of the author’s classic work. Number 75 of 95 copies, signed by Kahlil Gibran. Illustrated with seven drawings by the author. In near fine condition, two small names to the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom made slipcase. A very sharp example.
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Item Number: RRB-34068
Power, Sir D'Arcy and H.J. Waring [King Edward VIII]
A Short History of St Bartholomew’s Hospital 1123-1923, Specially Bound on the Occasion of the 800th Anniversary of Its Foundation.
London : Charles Whittingham and Griggs, Ltd, 1923.
Elaborately bound presentation copy, belonging to King Edward VIII. Octavo, full tan morocco, elaborately gilt tooling to the spine, front and rear panels with black morocco inlays, cornerpieces of thistles and flowers, front panel with central crown and gilt medallion portraits of Rahere and Harvey, silk endpapers. Full-color frontispiece illustration of The Tomb of Rahere in theContinue reading "A Short History of St Bartholomew’s Hospital 1123-1923, Specially Bound on the Occasion of the 800th Anniversary of Its Foundation."
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Item Number: RRB-36018
Williams, John H. (Editor)
The Canoe and the Saddle or Klalan and Klickatat to Which Are Now First Added His Western Letters And Journals.
Tacoma : John H. Williams, 1913.
Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt topstain, marbled endpapers, frontispiece. With sixteen color plates and more than one hundred other illustrations. Signed by John H. Williams on the title page. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes by John H. Williams. In near fine condition.
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Item Number: RRB-61031
Dreiser, Theodore
The Financier.
New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1912.
First editions of the first novel of the author’s acclaimed Trilogy of Desire. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some unnecessary tape reinforcement to the verso with some bleedthrough. Rare in the original dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-34078
Millhauser, Steven
Portrait of a Romantic.
London : Routledge Y Kegan Paul, 1978.
First British edition of the author’s second book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Steven Millhauser on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-61014
Updike, John
Rabbit Is Rich.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
First edition of Updike’s third novel in his acclaimed Rabbit series, which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by John Updike. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of wear.
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Item Number: RRB-60097
Eisenman, Peter
Code X.
New York : The Monacelli Press, 2003.
First edition. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated throughout. Signed by Peter Eisenman. In near fine condition.
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Item Number: RRB-80058
Graham, Benjamin; Foreword by Alvin Johnson
Storage and Stability: A Modern Ever-Normal Energy.
New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1937.
First edition of the author’s classic third book. Octavo, original red cloth. Foreword by Alvin Jonson. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with some light chipping to the spine extremities. Exceptionally rare in the original dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-34037
Richter, Burton
Beyond Smoke and Mirrors.
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
First edition of this insightful overview of climate change science by Nobel Prize-winning scientist Burton Richter. Octavo, original glossy boards. Inscribed by Burton Richter on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition, without the dust jacket as issued.
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Item Number: RRB-34014
Bellow, Saul
The Adventures of Augie March.
New York : The Viking Press, 1953.
First edition of Bellow’s first National Book Award winning novel. Octavo, original cloth, salmon topstain. Signed by Saul Bellow on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good first issue dust jacket with the John Steinbeck ad on the rear flap and no reviews. Jacket design by Robert Hallock.
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Item Number: RRB-58004
Whitehead, Alfred North
Process and Reality: An Essay in Cosmology.
New York : Macmillan & Company, 1929.
First edition of Alfred North Whitehead’s magnum opus. Octavo, original blue cloth. Signed by Alfred North Whitehead on the title page. From the Library of Henry David Aiken, with his signature dated 1943 on the front free endpaper. Aiken was a student of Ralph Barton Perry’s at Harvard when Whitehead also was a professor thereContinue reading "Process and Reality: An Essay in Cosmology."
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Item Number: RRB-34005
James, Henry
The Outcry.
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911.
First American edition, published simultaneously with the British edition of James’ final novel. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition, bookplate, library markings in pen to the first three pages. A very sharp example.
Read more$350.00
Item Number: RRB-80037
Tagore, Rabindranath
Rabindranath Tagore Signed Photograph.
1921.
Photograph of Nobel Prize-winning author Rabindranath Tagore. Signed and dated on the photograph, “Rabindranath Tagore Jul. 22, 1921.” Double-matted and framed. The photograph measures 3.5 inches by 5 inches. The entire piece measures 13.5 inches by 18.25 inches. Photographs signed by Tagore rare.
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Item Number: RRB-33058
Mill, John Stuart
John Stuart Mill Signed Carte-de-Visite.
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Carte-de-visite signed by philosopher John Stuart Mill. Matted and framed; the entire piece measures 9.75 inches by 8 inches. Rare and desirable signed.
Read more$7,800.00
Item Number: RRB-33088
Treynor, Jack L
Treynor on Institutional Investing.
New York : John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
First edition of this important collection of essays by the father of the capital asset pricing model. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Jack L. Treynor on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Jeff Diermeier.
Read more$500.00
Item Number: RRB-58017
Stiglitz, Joseph E. and Bruce Greenwald [Robert M. Solow]
Creating a Learning Society: A New Approach to Growth, Development, and Social Progress (Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture Series).
New York : Columbia University Press, 2014.
First edition of this classic economic text. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by authors Joseph Stiglitz and Bruce Greenwald on the title page, as well as Robert Solow, who contributed some commentary. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Includes commentaries from Philippe Aghion and Michael Woodford, as well as from Nobel Laureates Kenneth J. Arrow andContinue reading "Creating a Learning Society: A New Approach to Growth, Development, and Social Progress (Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture Series)."
Read more$850.00
Item Number: RRB-33061
Cherry-Garrard, Apsley
The Worst Journey in the World.
London : Constable & Company, 1922.
First edition of this classic memoir of the 1910–1913 British Antarctic Expedition. Octavo, two volumes, original half white cloth, gray paper boards. Inscribed by Apsley Cherry-Garrard in each each volume. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities. First editions signed and inscribed are ofContinue reading "The Worst Journey in the World."
Read more$25,000.00
Item Number: RRB-33035
Bernanke, Ben S; Thomas Laubach; Frederic S. Mishkin and Adam S. Posen
Inflation Targeting: Lessons from the International Experience.
Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1999.
First edition of this ground breaking study. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by both Ben Bernanke and Frederic Mishkin on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marek Antoniak.
Read more$750.00
Item Number: RRB-44019
Reisman, David (James M. Buchanan)
The Demand and Supply of Public Goods.
Chicago : Rand McNally, 1968.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication (with a two page inscription) on the front free endpaper and onto the verso, “Betty, This will have to substitute for a more formal dedication to you, which, as I said, should have been included here. This is because this book, more than any other stuffContinue reading "The Demand and Supply of Public Goods."
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Item Number: RRB-44012
Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan
The Yearling.
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938.
First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear, bookplate to the front pastedown.
Read more$850.00
Item Number: RRB-53043
Mantle, Mickey and Roger Maris
Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris Signed Photographs.
1961.
Two black and white photographs from circa 1961 of Mickey Mantle and Rogers Maris. Each are inscribed to their 1961 teammate Billy Gardner. The Mantle photograph is signed, “To Billy My Best Wishes, Mickey Mantle.” The Maris photograph is signed, “To Bill, Best wishes to a hell of a nice guy, Roger Maris.” Matted andContinue reading "Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris Signed Photographs."
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Item Number: RRB-32061
Flack, Marjorie; Illustrated by Kurt Wiese
The Story About Ping.
New York : The Viking Press, 1933.
First edition of this beloved classic. Thin octavo, original half cloth. Bookplate, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities.
Read more$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-32043
Evolution of Catalytic Function: Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology.
First Edition
$22,000.00
RRB-41053
Howl, for Carl Solomon. Mimeographed for the Six Gallery Reading.
First Edition
$35,000.00
RRB-40140
A Voyage to Cacklogallinia: with a Description of the Religion, Policy, Customs and Manners of that Country.
Fine Bindings and Sets
$7,800.00
RRB-36011
A Short History of St Bartholomew’s Hospital 1123-1923, Specially Bound on the Occasion of the 800th Anniversary of Its Foundation.
Art and Architecture
$1,800.00
RRB-36018
The Canoe and the Saddle or Klalan and Klickatat to Which Are Now First Added His Western Letters And Journals.
Fine Bindings and Sets
$300.00
RRB-61031
Creating a Learning Society: A New Approach to Growth, Development, and Social Progress (Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture Series).
Economics and Finance
$850.00
RRB-33061
Inflation Targeting: Lessons from the International Experience.
Economics and Finance
$750.00
RRB-44019
