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The Lives of the Lord Chancellors, The Lives of the Chief Justices of England

London: John Murray, 1845-69.

Finely bound set of Campbell’s works. Octavo, 13 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands. In near fine condition.

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-130459

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Roth, Philip

Goodbye, Columbus.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959.

First edition of the author’s first book and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sanford Roth. An exceptional examp...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-144482

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Einstein, Albert. Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp

Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist.

Evanston: The Library of Living Philosophers, Inc., 1949.

First edition of Einstein’s singular autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein by Yousuf Karsh. Presentation copy, inscribed by editor Paul Arthur Schilpp on the front free...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-145894

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Vonnegut, Kurt

Cat’s Cradle.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2000.

The Easton Press Collector’s edition of Vonnegut’s classic work. Octavo, original publisher’s full gilt-decorated leather, silk-watered endleaves, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in. Bo...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-152080

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Keynes, John Maynard [J.M.]

A Revision of the Treaty. Being A Sequel To The Economic Consequences of the Peace.

London: MacMillan and Co., Limited, 1922.

First edition of Keynes’ classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips.

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-148614

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Charles, Prince

Prince Charles Signed Photograph.

:, 1994.

Rare photograph of Prince Charles and his staff taken during the 1994 Royal Tour. Signed and dated by Prince Charles, “Charles 1994.” One of eleven original photographs presented by Prince...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-95805

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Moxon, Elizabeth

English Housewifry: Exemplified in Above Four Hundred and Fifty Recipes, Giving Directions in Most Parts of Cookery.

Leedes: Printed by Griffith Wright for George Copperthwaite, et al., 1764.

Finely bound edition of this thorough etiquette and recipe book. Duodecimo, original full brown calf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt borders to the front an...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-146405

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Carter, Jimmy

Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President.

New York: Bantam Books, 1982.

First edition of the 39th President of the United States’ memoirs. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by President Carter to former four-term United States Senator...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-119599

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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 s...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-44012

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Byrd, Richard E

Richard E. Byrd Signed Photograph.

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Original black and white photograph of polar aviator Richard E. Byrd. Inscribed by Byrd, “May 9, 1926 To Cornelius C. Greenway with best wishes R.E. Byrd.” Additionally signed by him,...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-100106

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King, Jr., Martin Luther

Why We Can’t Wait.

New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1964.

First edition of Dr. King’s third book, including his reflections on his 1963 Birmingham campaign. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, illustrated with eight pages of black-an...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-146312

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Snead, Sam; Al Stump

The Education of a Golfer.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1962.

First edition of this work by the legendary golfer, who became golf’s biggest money winner. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-151880

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Beisner, Robert L. [Madeleine Albright]

Dean Acheson: A Life in the Cold War.

New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.

First edition of a comprehensive biography of Dean Acheson. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title pa...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-149095

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Rogers, Kenny [Yousuf Karsh]

Your Friends and Mine.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1987.

First edition of this collection of portraits and personal observations of Kenny Rogers famous celebrity friends. Folio, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with 80 photographs. Association...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-151964

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Clancy, Tom [Ben Affleck]

The Sum of All Fears.

New York: G.P. Putnams's Sons, 1991.

First edition of this classic work, basis for the 2002 film starring Ben Affleck as Jack Ryan. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Tom Clancy and Academy Award-winning actor Ben Affleck on t...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-150298

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Carle, Eric

The Very Busy Spider.

New York: Philomel Books, 1984.

First edition of this classic picture book. Oblong octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author opposite the title page in black felt tip, “For Van, wit...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-146480

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Myers, William Starr; Walter H. Newton [Herbert Hoover]

The Hoover Administration: A Documented Narrative.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936.

First edition of this complete, fully documented, and authoritative story of Herbert Hoover’s four years as President. Octavo, original navy cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Hoover...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-146699

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Williams, John

John Williams Signed Official Music of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984.

New York: CBS Inc, 1984.

The Official Music of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984 on vinyl, signed by legendary composer John Williams. Double-folding album with art direction by Lane/Donald and stamped with the Official O...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-146750

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Chagall, Marc & Jean Laymarie

Jerusalem Windows.

New York: Braziller, 1962.

First edition. Folio, original red cloth, with two original color lithographs specially prepared by Chagall for this edition, illustrated throughout. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A very sharp exam...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-1376

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Angelou, Maya

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.

New York: Random House, 1969.

First edition, second printing of Angelou’s critically acclaimed first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Yvett...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-151698

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Bogle, John C. [Burton G. Malkiel]

Common Sense on Mutual Funds.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1999.

First edition of the best book on index investing ever published. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author and by legendary investor and author of A Random Walk On Wall Stre...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-112469

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Palm Leaf Manuscript.

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Very attractive palm leaf book in East Asian script (possibly Burmese). Approximately 159 palm leaves between two wooden covers with beveled edges, loosely bound with a cord, with a medallion at each...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-52015

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Faulkner, William

The Wild Palms.

New York: Random House, 1939.

First edition first printing of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s grandly inventive, heart-stopping classic novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-147414

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Putnam, Samuel [Otto N. Frankfurter]

Marvelous Journey: A Survey of Four Centuries of Brazilian Writing.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948.

First edition of this history of Brazilian literature. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, top stain black. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by Otto Frankfurter on the front free endpaper,...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-148586

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