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Catherine Carmier.

New York: Atheneum , 1964.

First edition of Gaines’ first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the title page with the added words, “When Brother got out of the car, the two Cajuns sitting on t...

$1,150.00 Item Number: RRB-29006

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Churchill, Winston S

Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania.

New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1900.

First American edition (which precedes the British first) of Churchill’s singular attempt at full-length fiction. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. In near fi...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-129733

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Keynes, John Maynard [J.M.] [ Benjamin Cardozo]

A Treatise on Probability.

London: MacMillan & Company, 1921.

First edition of “undoubtedly the most important work on probability that has appeared for a very long time” (Bertrand Russell). Octavo, original brown cloth with titles to the spine in gi...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-151255

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Bryant, William Cullen

William Cullen Bryant Autograph “The Voice of Autumn” Poem Signed.

November 21, 1853:, .

Rare autograph poem in the hand of William Cullen Bryant sent by him to magazine publisher George R. Graham for inclusion in his literary periodical Graham’s Magazine with the accompanying trans...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-142753

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King, Stephen [Ray Bradbury; Gerald Ford; Jim Harrison; Norman Mailer; Joyce Carol Oates; John Updike; Eudora Welty; et al]

Lord John Signatures.

Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1991.

First deluxe limited edition of this collection of author photographs and signatures. Oblong octavo, original half cloth with faux navy morocco spine, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruling to the fron...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-150137

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Roosevelt, Franklin D

Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed.

Albany: State of New York Executive Chamber, 1930.

Rare 20th century typed letter signed by President Roosevelt as New York Governor. One page, typescript on State of New York Executive Chamber stationary, the letter is dated August 11, 1930 and reads...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-146749

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Maugham, W.Somerset

A Maugham Reader.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1950.

First edition of this collection by the author of The Razor’s Edge. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, frontispiece of Maugham, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, dou...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-134702

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Aikman, Lionelle. Foreword by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. Introduction by Bruce Catton

The Living White House.

Washington, D.C: White House Historical Association with the cooperation of the National Geographic Society Special Publications Division, 1966.

First edition of this beautiful pictorial history of the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers, illustrated with numerous...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-140981

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Brunhoff, Jean de; [Maurice Sendak]

Le Voyage de Babar.

Paris: Editions du Jardin des Modes, 1932.

First edition of the sequel to de Brunhoff’s first Babar story in the original French; from the library of Maurice Sendak, although not marked. Folio, original half cloth over pictorial boards,...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-147154

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Frankfurter, Felix

Felix Frankfurter Reminisces: Recorded in Talks With Dr. Harlan B. Phillips.

New York: Reynal & Company, 1960.

First edition of this collection of thoughts from Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-59088

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Rothchild, John

A Fool and His Money: The Odyssey of an Average Investor.

New York: Viking, 1988.

First edition of “the funniest book about investing ever written” (New York Post). Octavo, original half coth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Dea...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-102598

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Tibbets, Paul; Theodore Van Kirk

Paul Tibbets and Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk Signed Photographic Print.

:, 1945.

Distinctive photograph of the Hiroshima mushroom cloud signed by two crew members of the Enola Gay. Black and white photographic print of the Hiroshima mushroom cloud captured just after the release o...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-147781

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Chesterton, G.K

What I Saw In America. [with] G.K. Chesterton Signed Postcard.

London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1922.

First edition of this paradoxical travelogue of Chesterton’s visit to America in 1921. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition. Accompanied...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-148966

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Mead, Shepherd

How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: The Dastard’s Guide to Fame and Fortune.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1952.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front a...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-146086

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Baruch, Bernard M

Bernard Baruch Signed Portrait.

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A portrait of Bernard Baruch signed to humorist Harry Hershfield. It reads, “For Harry Hershfield who radiates sunshine and good feeling wherever he goes with appreciation and best wishes from o...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-71053

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Lawrence, D.H

Women in Love.

New York: Privately Printed for Subscribers Only, 1920.

First edition of the author’s classic work which many consider his masterpiece, one of only 1250 examples. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition, name to the f...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-139392

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Moore, Thomas

The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore. [Fore-Edge Painting].

London: Frederick Warne and Co., n.d..

The Albion edition of Moore’s poetical works. Octavo, bound in full polished tree calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-129405

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Stevens, Wallace

Harmonium.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923.

Rare first edition of this landmark Modernist poetry collection. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth-backed paper-covered patterned boards, paper titles to the spine, top stain red. In very...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-151850

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Cohen, Leonard

The Favourite Game.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1963.

First printing of this edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To John Abbott all the best Leonard Cohe...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-140854

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Reagan, Ronald

The March of Freedom: The Westminster Speech.

Washington, D.C: The Heritage Foundation, 1996.

First edition of this lecture by President Reagan. Octavo, original wrappers. In fine condition. Foreword by Edwin J. Fuelner, Jr. Although not marked, this if from the library of William Safire. Safi...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-141529

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Heaney, Seamus

Beowulf: A New Verse Translation.

London: Faber and Faber, 1999.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-142996

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Select Poetry. Chiefly on Subjects Connected with Religion. [Fore-Edge Painting].

London: Printed for L. B. Seeley and Son, 1825.

Finely bound poetry collection decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting. 18mo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gi...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-141053

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Hitchens, Christopher

God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything.

New York: Twelve/ Hatchette Book Group, 2007.

First edition of this classic polemic by Hitchens. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Linda Heheman Christopher Hitchens.” Fine in...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-151091

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Aldrin, Buzz

Buzz Aldrin Signed Life Magazine: Anniversary Edition of Apollo 11.

New York: Life Magazine, 1969.

Rare original Life Magazine July 20, 1969 commemorative issue celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed on t...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-148484

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