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Goleman, Daniel

Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ.

New York : Bantam Books, 1995.

First edition of this important work on emotional intelligence. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For John Directing attention toward where it needs to go is a primal task of leadership Daniel Goleman.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by One Plus One Studio.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-144488
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Sheehan, Neil

A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and American in Vietnam.

New York : Random House, 1988.

First edition of the definitive Vietnam War exposé which won both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “May 17, 1989 To Comdr. Barbara Williams, USN, Who cares! With All Best Wishes, Neil Sheehan.” Fine in fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Sposato.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-145959
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Kahneman, Daniel

Thinking, Fast and Slow.

Toronto : Doubleday, 2011.

First edition, early printing of this contemporary classic “in the same league as Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations and Sigmund Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams” (Nassim Nicholas Taleb). Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To William, D. Kahneman.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.Continue reading "Thinking, Fast and Slow."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-144887
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Walliams, David

The World’s Worst Children [with] The World’s Worst Children Two.

London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2016.

First editions of  the best-selling author’s collection of deliciously mischievous tales of simply the worst children. Octavo, two volumes, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with color illustrations by Tony Ross. Both volumes signed by the author opposite the copyright page. Both volumes are fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Tony Ross.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-145215
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Wright, Richard

Native Son.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1940.

First edition, first issue with “A – P” on the copyright page. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edgesContinue reading "Native Son."

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-145947
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Coetzee, J.M

Dusklands.

Johannesburg : Raven Press, 1974.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$950.00
Item Number: RRB-145915
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Elizabeth II, Queen and Prince Philip

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Photograph.

1954.

Black and white photograph of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with young Prince Charles and Princess Anne waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, signed by Queen Elizabeth II, “Elizabeth R 1954” and Prince Philip, “Philip.” Removed from the official Royal 1954 Christmas card. The photograph measures 7 inches by 5 inches. Matted and attractively framed. The entire pieceContinue reading "Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Photograph."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-145203
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Gandhi, Mahatma [Mohandas K.]

Gandhi’s Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth.

Washington, D.C : Public Affairs Press, 1948.

First edition of Gandhi’s revealing autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Near fine in a good dust jacket. Translated from the original Gujarati by Mahadev Desai.

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-144680
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Baumol, William J

Economic Dynamics: An Introduction.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1951.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To John Rogers with warmest regards Will Baumol.” In near fine condition. With a contribution by Ralph Turvey.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-144394
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Fridson, Martin S

High Yield Bonds: Identifying Value and Assessing Risk of Speculative Grade Securities.

Chicago : Probus Publishing Company, 1989.

First edition of this early work by Fridson. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Lengthily inscribed by the Martin Fridson on the front free endpaper. Laid in is a note to the recipient signed by Fridson. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-144682
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Dinesen, Isak [Karen Blixen]

Last Tales.

New York : Random House, 1957.

First edition of this classic collection of short stories. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, “Isak Dinesen Je Responderai.” While in Africa, Blixen took as her motto “Je Responderai,” “I will answer,” from the family crest of her lover, Denys Finch-Hatton. She explained: “I liked this old motto soContinue reading "Last Tales."

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-145946
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Campbell, Joseph

The Hero With A Thousand Faces.

New York : Pantheon Books, 1949.

First edition of Joseph Campbell’s magnum opus. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 22 textual drawings, 12 plates. Boldly signed by Joseph Campbell on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First editions are rare, especially signed.

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$12,500.00
Item Number: RRB-145938
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Irwin, James B. with William A. Emerson Jr

To Rule The Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin.

Philadelphia : A. J. Holman Company, 1973.

First edition of the autobiography of Jim Irwin, who served as the Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To William Stanhope my very best wishes for your life in Him. James Irwin.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "To Rule The Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin."

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-144838
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Kirzner, Israel M

The Meaning of the Market Process: Essays in the Development of Modern Austrian Economics.

London and New York : Routledge, 1992.

First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For John Rogers- Israel M. Kirzner, February 25th 15.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-144788
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Spencer, Herbert, [Charles Darwin]

The Study of Sociology.

London : Henry S. King & Co, 1873.

First edition, association copy of famed English philosopher Herbert Spencer’s classic work on the evolution of society; presented and inscribed by him to Charles Darwin. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, dark green endpapers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Charles Darwin with the Author’s kind regards.”Continue reading "The Study of Sociology."

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$110,000.00
Item Number: RRB-141586
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Johnson, Hugh

Wine.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1966.

First edition of this early work by the foremost wine expert in the world. Quarto, original cloth, with line drawings by Owen Wood, seven color maps. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-145332
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Francis, Dick

Dead Cert.

London : Michael Joseph, 1962.

First edition of the author’s first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Trevor Denning.

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-144334
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Schmitt, Harrison. Foreword by Neil Armstrong

Return to the Moon: Exploration, Enterprise, and Energy in the Human Settlement of Space.

New York : Copernicus Books in Association with Praxis Publishing, 2006.

First edition of the author’s visionary plan for humankind’s future in space. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Bob Harrison Schmitt Apollo 17.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jordan Rosenbum.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-144631
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Churchill, Randolph S

Winston S. Churchill. [The Official Biography]. Volume II: Young Statesman 1901-1914 [with] Volume II Companion Parts I, II, and III.

London : Heinemann, 1967-1969.

First edition of the second volume in Randolph S. Churchill’s official biography of his father, Winston S. Churchill; complete with first editions of all three parts of its companion volume. Octavo, 4 volumes, original publisher’s cloth, top edges red, illustrated, photographic frontispiece portrait of Winston S. Churchill in 1904. Each volume is near fine inContinue reading "Winston S. Churchill. [The Official Biography]. Volume II: Young Statesman 1901-1914 [with] Volume II Companion Parts I, II, and III."

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-144722
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Blume, Judy

Here’s To You, Rachel Robinson.

New York : Orchard Books, 1993.

First edition of the author’s sequel to her best-selling young adult novel ‘Just as Long as We’re Together.’ Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Joanne Thanks! Love, Judy Blume Aug. 1993.” Very good in a fine dust jacket. Closed tearContinue reading "Here’s To You, Rachel Robinson."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-145014
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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, gilt signature to the front panel, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-145964
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Christie, Agatha

Endless Night.

London : Collins Crime Club, 1967.

First edition of Christie’s masterful murder mystery; one of her personal favorites. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To John Agatha Christie Sept 1970.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Kenneth Farnhill. Housed in a custom clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery.Continue reading "Endless Night."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-142019
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Boisnard, Magali

Le Roman de La Kahena: d’Après Les Anciens Textes Arabes.

Paris : Édition d'Art, 1925.

Later edition of this work by the French poet and novelist. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, ornamentation by Paul Zenker, original wrappers bound in. In very good condition.

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$30.00
Item Number: RRB-145217
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Thompson, Ruth Plumly; Founded on and continuing the Famous Oz Stories by L. Frank Baum

The Giant Horse of Oz.

Chicago : The Reilly & Lee Co, 1928.

First edition, first printing of Thompson’s eighth fantastical continuation of Frank Baum’s Oz stories. Octavo, original red cloth with color pictorial paper onlay, illustrations by John R. Neill. In good condition. Slight rubbing to the extremities. Watercolor to the illustration on the front pastedown by a previous owner. Ownership signature in black crayon to theContinue reading "The Giant Horse of Oz."

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-145082
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