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Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed.

New York:, February 8, 1899.

Theodore Roosevelt typed letter signed to Thomas T. Sherman. One page on State of New York Executive Chamber stationary, the letter reads, “Feby. 8th, 1899. Thomas T. Sherman, 52 Wall St., N.Y....

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-145340

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Wharton, Edith

Edith Wharton Signature.

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Framed signature of the American novelist who wrote the Pulitzer prize-winning ‘The Age of Innocence.’ Large 1.25 inch by 3.5 inch clipped signature of “Edith Wharton.” Framed...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-145451

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Hemingway, Ernest; Mary Hemingway [Taylor Williams]

Ernest and Mary Hemingway Christmas Card Signed by Mary Hemingway.

:, c. 1953.

Rare Christmas card of Ernest and Mary Hemingway, inscribed by Mary to Taylor Williams. A circa 1953 folding Christmas card depicting Ernest Hemingway holding a cat and Mary Hemingway sitting on the p...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-150111

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Lizars, Daniel

Daniel Lizars 19th Century Map of the United States.

Edinburgh: Published by D. Lizars, [1828].

Hand-colored engraved nineteenth century folding map of the United States by renowned Scottish cartographer Daniel Lizars. The hand-colored engraved folding map covers the territories of the United St...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-146295

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Carpenter, Scott; Gordon Cooper; Wally Schirra

Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, and Wally Schirra Signed Project Mercury Decal.

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Unused decal honoring Project Mercury; signed by three of the Mercury Seven. Four-cent Project Mercury stamp decal, depicting an illustration of the Freedom 7 capsule in space, surrounded by the surna...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-147226

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Hillary, Edmund

High Adventure.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.

First British edition of Hillary’s account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, original blue cloth, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic. Boldly signed by the author in a contem...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-132749

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Brantome [Pierre de Bourdeille]

Les Vies Des Dames Galantes. [Lives of the Gallant Ladies].

Paris: Éditions de la Belle Etoile, 1938.

First edition of Brantôme’s sensational work on 17th century Parisian court life. Quarto, 2 volumes, original wrappers, illustrations in color by Jacques Touchet. One of 1250 numbered copies. th...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-132808

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Arrow, Kenneth J

Essays In the Theory of Risk-Bearing.

Amsterdam-London: North -Holland Publishing Company, 1971.

First edition of this collection of essays by Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Kenneth J. Arrow on the title page. Small name to the front free endpaper,...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-29023

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Kertesz, Imre

Kaddis A Meg Nem Szuletett Gyermekert (Kaddish For A Child Not Born).

Budapest: Magveto, 1990.

First Hungarian edition of Kertesz’s mesmerizing novel of identity and memory. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Imre Kertesz on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-83049

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Searle, John R

Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1969.

First edition of “one of the most important contributions to the philosophy of language in recent decades” (The Philosophical Quarterly). Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribe...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-150029

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Sparks, Nicholas [Kevin Costner]

Message in a Bottle.

New York: Warner Books, 1998.

First edition of this novel, basis for the 1999 film directed by Luis Mandoki, starring Kevin Costner, Robin Wright and Paul Newman. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the a...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-150125

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Yarrow, David

David Yarrow: Americas, Africa, Antarctica, Arctic, Asia, Europe.

New York: Rizzoli, 2019.

First edition of this breathtaking collection of high-art nature photographs with a foreword by Tom Brady, introduction by Holden Luntz, and afterword by Cindy Crawford. Folio, original black cloth, p...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-148820

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Koufax, Sandy

Koufax.

New York : The Viking Press, 1966.

First edition of the baseball legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original half-cloth, top stain green, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-150271

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Traver, Robert [John D. Voelker]

Anatomy of a Murder.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1959.

First book club edition of this classic work, basis for the film produced and directed by Otto Preminger, starring James Stewart and Lee Remick. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-150824

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Mantle, Mickey

The Quality of Courage.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1964.

First edition of this early work by baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “Thanks Mickey Mantle.” Near fine in a near f...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-146036

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Coolidge, Calvin

Calvin Coolidge Signed Consular Appointment.

Washington, D.C.:, March 13, 1925.

Fine consular appointment signed by Calvin Coolidge as President. One page, partially printed and accomplised in manuscript, the document appoints Samuel Sokobin a Consul of the United States at Harbi...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-150468

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Burn, Richard and George Chetwynd

The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer.

London: Printed by A. Strahan , 1820.

Finely bound set of this monumental work. Octavo, 5 volumes, bound in contemporary full calf, morocco spine labels. In near fine condition.

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-126858

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Higgs, Peter

Peter Higgs Signed Photograph.

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Color close-up photograph of Nobel Prize-Winning physicist Peter Higgs, who discovered The Higgs mechanism which predicted the existence of a new particle, the Higgs boson, the detection of which beca...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-151319

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Weaver, Warren

Lady Luck: The Theory of Probability.

New York: Anchor Books/Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1963.

First edition of this engaging and thorough discussion of the probability theory in science by one of the pioneers of machine translation and as an important figure in creating support for science in...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-151420

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Schulz, Charles M

Happiness is a Warm Puppy.

San Francisco: Determined Publications, 1962.

First edition of Charlie Brown and the gang’s words on happiness, with 30 Peanuts cartoons by Schulz. Small octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-147811

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Weizmann, Chaim

Trial and Error.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1949.

First edition of the first president of Israel’s classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Weizmann. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-134391

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Wilson, Rathmell

Re-Birth: A Romantic Novel.

London: Greening & Co. LTD, 1909.

First edition of this early romance novel. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles. In very good condition. Greening’s Catalogue from 1908 to rear of text block. Ownership signature to the front...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-147981

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Hench, Philip S

Chronic Arthritis: Chronic Infectious Arthritis, Chronic Senescent Arthritis, Gout.

NP: Williams & Wilkins Company, 1940.

Rare offprint from The Modern Medical Therapy in General Practice, inscribed by Nobel Prize winning physician Philip Hench, “To Jerry with affection – Phil.” The recipient, Gerald Ro...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-140016

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Gandhi, Mohandas K. [Mahatma]

Mahatma Gandhi Photograph.

:, 1942.

Large format gelatin silver print photograph of Mahatma Gandhi spinning at Birla House in 1942. In the early 1920s, Gandhi expanded his nonviolent non-co-operation platform to include the swadeshi pol...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-139253

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