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    A Short Walk In the Hindu Kush.

    Newby, Eric

    A Short Walk In the Hindu Kush.

    London: Secker & Warburg, 1958.

    Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. In good condition.
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-146280
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    The General in His Labyrinth.

    Marquez, Gabriel Garcia

    The General in His Labyrinth.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990.

    Signed limited first edition of this “fascinating tour de force and a moving tribute to an extraordinary man” (Margaret Atwood, New York Times Book Review). Octavo, bound in full leather. Boldly...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-130969
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    Rehabilitations and Other Essays.

    Lewis, C.S

    Rehabilitations and Other Essays.

    London: Oxford University Press, 1939.

    First edition of one of Lewis’ earliest and most substantial books of essays. Octavo, original cloth, top edge black. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-131228
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    Masters 1985.

    Langer, Bernhard

    Masters 1985.

    : Augusta National Club, 1985.

    First edition of the Augusta publication of the 1985 Masters. Quarto, original boards, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Bernhard Langer on the half-ti...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-135231
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    Trout Fishing in America.

    Brautigan, Richard

    Trout Fishing in America.

    New York: A Delta Book/ Dell Publishing, 1967.

    First edition of this work “that has very little to do with trout fishing and a lot to do with the lamenting of a passing pastoral America . . . an instant cult classic” (Financial Times). Octavo, ori...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-133793
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    The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

    Dickens, Charles

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

    London: Chapman & Hall, 1870.

    First edition from the original parts Dickens’ final novel, with them bound in the rear. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards, frontispiece portrait of dickens, 12 wood-engra...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-133997
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    Frank Borman Signed Apollo 8 Mission Report.

    Borman, Frank

    Frank Borman Signed Apollo 8 Mission Report.

    Houston, TX: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Manned Spacecraft Center, 1969.

    Apollo 8 Mission Report describing the observations and objectives, trajectory, biomedical evaluations, and anomalies of the mission flight. Quarto, original wrappers, unbound. Signed on the front pan...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-147240
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    You Know I Can’t Hear You When the Water’s Running.

    Anderson, Robert. [Alan Schneider]

    You Know I Can’t Hear You When the Water’s Running.

    New York: Random House, 1967.

    First edition of Robert Anderson’s quartet of one-act comedies, among the longest-running non-musical hits of the 1960s Broadway stage. Octavo, original half cloth, top stain orange, illustrated...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-152158
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    Indian Currency and Finance.

    Keynes, John Maynard. [J.M.]

    Indian Currency and Finance.

    London: Macmillan & Co., Limited, 1913.

    First edition of Keynes’ first major work on economics. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. Neat ownership inscription to the front free endpaper.
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-136408
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    Competition and Entrepreneurship.

    Kirzner, Israel M

    Competition and Entrepreneurship.

    Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, 2013.

    First edition of the Liberty Fund edition of Kirzner’s classic Austrian School text. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers. Signed by Israel M. Kirzner on the title page. Fine in a fine du...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-86784
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    The Works of George Meredith.

    Meredith, George

    The Works of George Meredith.

    Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co, 1897.

    Finely bound set of the works of George Meredith. Octavo, 18 volumes bound by Maclehose in three quarters crushed morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-124159
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    All God’s Chillun Got Wings and Welded.

    O'Neill, Eugene

    All God’s Chillun Got Wings and Welded.

    New York: Boni and Liveright, 1927.

    First edition of this collection of two of O’Neill’s expressionist plays, including one of his most controversial. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Eugene O’Neill on the front free...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-90479
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    The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis.

    Saramago, Jose

    The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis.

    Orlando: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1991.

    First American edition of the Nobel-Prize winning author’s second book to be translated into English. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page,...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-140786
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    On Golden Pond.

    Thompson, Ernest

    On Golden Pond.

    New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1979.

    First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication to director George Schaefer, “Septe...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-119372
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    Magdala: The Story of the Abyssinian Campaign of 1866-7.

    Stanley, Henry M

    Magdala: The Story of the Abyssinian Campaign of 1866-7.

    London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1896.

    First edition of the second part of the ‘Coomassie and Magdala’ volume. Octavo, original leather binding, illustrated with a map of the British expedition and numerous drawings by Melton P...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-145193
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    In Memoriam: John Bascombe Lock.

    Roberts, H. A. [John Neville Keynes]

    In Memoriam: John Bascombe Lock.

    Cambridge: Printed at the University Press, 1921.

    First edition of this in memoriam of John Bascombe Lock from the Caian magazine of Cambridge. Octavo, original wrappers, frontispiece of John Bascombe Lock. Presentation copy, inscribed by H.A. Robert...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-150696
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    Geddy Lee Signed Presto CD.

    Lee, Geddy

    Geddy Lee Signed Presto CD.

    Toronto: Anthem Records Inc, 1989.

    Rare ‘Presto’ album CD, signed by lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist Geddy Lee. Duodecimo, original CD case and illustrated lyrics booklet. Boldly signed by Lee in blue felt tip on th...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-146558
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    Simscript: A Simulation Programming Language.

    Markowitz, Harry; Bernard Hauser; Herbert W. Karr

    Simscript: A Simulation Programming Language.

    Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1963.

    First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Small quarto, original wrappers. Inscribed by Harry Markowitz on the title page. In very good condition. Uncommon, especially signed an...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-5379
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    Proper Studies.

    Huxley, Aldous

    Proper Studies.

    London: Chatto & Windus, 1927.

    Signed limited edition of this work by the award-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth over marbled boards. One of 260 copies signed by Aldous Huxley. In near fine condition.
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-146277
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    The Informant.

    Eichenwald, Kurt [Matt Damon]

    The Informant.

    New York: Broadway Books, 2000.

    First edition of this work, basis for the film directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Matt Damon, Scott Bakula and Joel McHale. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author,...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-151609
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    Omni-Americans: New Perspectives on Black Experience and American Culture.

    Murray, Albert

    Omni-Americans: New Perspectives on Black Experience and American Culture.

    New York: Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1970.

    First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For my good friend Oliver Who will keep the faith Albert Murray.”...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-133165
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    Rosa Parks: My Story.

    Parks, Rosa

    Rosa Parks: My Story.

    New York: Dial Books, 1992.

    First edition, early printing of Parks’ autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, “11/21/94 Rosa Parks.” Fine in a fine dust ja...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-138034
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    High Adventure.

    Hillary, Edmund

    High Adventure.

    London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.

    First British edition of Hillary’s account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, bound in full morocco, marbled endpapers, slipcase, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic. Presenta...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-140999
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    Kit Carson.

    Mansfield, J. Carroll [William T. Sherman]

    Kit Carson.

    Cleveland, Ohio: The World Syndicate Publishing Co, 1933.

    First edition of this biographical history of a frontier legend in pictures; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Oblong 48mo, original pictorial boards, illustrated with depictions of the l...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-145972
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