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Feynman, Richard P

“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!” Adventures of a Curious Character.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1985.

First edition, early printing of this collection of reminiscences by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist and one of the greatest scientific minds of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author to his cousin on the half-title page, “To Frances Lewine Hi Franky – send me your book — youContinue reading "“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!” Adventures of a Curious Character."

$40,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140950

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Faulkner, William

Unvanquished.

New York : Random House, 1938.

First edition of this novel which tells the story of the Sartoris family, who first appeared in the novel Sartoris. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Edward Shenton. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom slipcase. An exceptional example.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-140414

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Bryant, William Cullen

A Forest Hymn [Bound with] In The Woods With Bryant, Longfellow, and Halleck. [Fore-edge Painting].

New York : Hurd and Houghton, 1860-1862.

Finely bound collection of two classic American poems; decorated with a rare double fore-edge painting. Quarto, bound in full pebbled morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, illustrated with numerous engravings by John A. Nums and John A. Hows, all edges gilt with a concealed doubleContinue reading "A Forest Hymn [Bound with] In The Woods With Bryant, Longfellow, and Halleck. [Fore-edge Painting]."

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-139346

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Tennyson, Alfred

Idylls of the King. [Fore-edge Painting].

London : Edward Moxon & Co, 1859.

First edition, second issue of one of the greatest and most enduring of Victorian literary works, with the imprint of Bradbury and Evans to the verso of title. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, ribbon bound in, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting whichContinue reading "Idylls of the King. [Fore-edge Painting]."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-139723

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West, Nathanael

The Day of the Locust.

New York : Random House, 1939.

First edition of West’s masterpiece. Octavo, original bound in full leather, raised bands, title to the spine and front panel. In near fine condition.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-140694

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Feynman, Richard P

QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1985.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist regarding quantum electrodynamics, which James Gleick calls it “a model of science writing.” Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his sister on the half-title page, “Dedicated to my dear sister, Joan. Richard P. Feynman.” The recipient, Joan Feynman was Feynman’s youngerContinue reading "QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter."

$35,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140430

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[Hudson, Henry]

A Chaplain’s Campaign with Gen. Butler.

New-York : Printed For The Author, 1865.

First edition of Henry Hudson’s account of his imprisonment after publishing his hostile criticism of Butler’s military policy in the New York Evening Post. Octavo, modern cloth. Hudson served during the Civil War from 1862 to 1865 as chaplain of the 1st New York Volunteer Engineers, as well as war correspondent for the New YorkContinue reading "A Chaplain’s Campaign with Gen. Butler."

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-139497

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Hemingway, Ernest

Winner Take Nothing.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933.

First edition of Hemingway’s classic collection of short stories. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To D. White best wishes always Ernest Hemingway.” Near fine in an excellent dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Housed in a custom clamshell box. One of the rarest HemingwayContinue reading "Winner Take Nothing."

$14,000.00

Item Number: RRB-106729

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Gibbon, Edward

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.

London : Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1782-1788.

Rare early editions of the historian’s masterpiece. Quarto, 6 volumes, bound in full paper boards, 3 folding engraved maps. The frontispiece portrait of Gibbon is after Sir Joshua Reynolds, the three engraved folding maps are of the Western and Eastern Roman Empire, and a folding map of Constantinople (this map is in its original foldedContinue reading "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire."

$9,200.00

Item Number: RRB-140394

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By a Young Lady

Intellectual Sentiments, Explained by the Study of Sensations.

London : Printed For Joseph Booker, 1809.

Rare Royal binding of this very uncommon title. Octavo, bound in full contemporary straight grain morocco by Charles Meyer of London for the Royal Family, gilt titles and Greek key ruling to they spine, elaborate gilt ruling and botanical scrolling to the front and rear panels, gilt central initial ‘A’ beneath a royal crown toContinue reading "Intellectual Sentiments, Explained by the Study of Sensations."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-139576

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Mann, Thomas

Death in Venice.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1930.

First edition of this translation of Mann’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Dedicated to Mr. Carl Lammle by Thomas Mann 15.VII.36.” Translated from the German by H.T. Lowe-Porter. Introduction by Ludwig Lewisohn. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some expert restorationContinue reading "Death in Venice."

$9,500.00

Item Number: RRB-140382

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Lindbergh, Charles A

We.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927.

Signed limited edition of Lindbergh’s autobiography, which provides the account of the life of one of the century’s greatest adventurers, the first man to complete a solo non-stop transatlantic flight. One of 1000 numbered copies, this is number 842, signed by both Charles Lindbergh and the publisher on the limitation page. Octavo, half bound salmonContinue reading "We."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-140383

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Brockett, L. P., MD, and Vaughn, Mary C

Woman’s Work in the Civil War: A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience.

Philadelphia : Zeigler, McCurdy, 1867.

First edition of this major early history of Civil War women, published only two years after the war’s end, with authoritative accounts of groundbreaking work by Clara Barton and over 80 field nurses. Thick octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 16 steel-engraved portraits and a contributing essay by Harriet Beecher Stowe. In near fine condition. AContinue reading "Woman’s Work in the Civil War: A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-140052

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Tennyson, Alfred

Idylls of the King. [Fore-edge Painting].

London : Strahan and Co., Publishers, 1869.

Finely bound example of Tennyson’s “long-meditated great task” which brought him to fame; decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting of the great court of Trinity College (Baugh, 1388). Octavo, bound in full pebbled green morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raise bands, gilt ruling and scrolled cornerpieces toContinue reading "Idylls of the King. [Fore-edge Painting]."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-139645

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Shakespeare, William

The Works of William Shakespeare.

Stratford-on-Avon : The Shakespeare Head Press, 1904.

The Shakespeare Head Press limited edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare. Octavo, ten volumes bound in full crushed levant morocco by Brentanos, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, allContinue reading "The Works of William Shakespeare."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-139577

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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 policy – the boycott of foreign-made goods, especially British goods. Linked to this was his advocacy that khadi (homespun cloth) be worn by all Indians instead of British-madeContinue reading "Mahatma Gandhi Photograph."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-139253

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Ludlam, Stephen [Wall Street]

Early American Wall Street Survey Map.

April 8, 1817.

Rare 1817 hand-colored copy of an original map of early 18th century Wall Street attached to a Deed of Partition between Col. Abraham de Peyster and Samuel Bayard dated January 3rd 1718, copied on April 8th 1817 by Stephen Ludlam, City Surveyor. One page, the hand-colored map details the intersection of Wall Street, Broad Street,Continue reading "Early American Wall Street Survey Map."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-139509

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Hersey, John

The Wall.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1950.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Harold Merry ‘We are involved in the struggle of Humanity against anti-Humanity.’ p. 427 John Hersey.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by George Salter. A unique example.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-140379

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Didion, Joan

Run River.

New York : Ivan Obolensky, Inc, 1963.

First edition of the Didion’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Joan Didion on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Anthony Post. A nice example.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140695

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Diamond, John

C: Because Cowards Get Cancer Too…

London : Vermilion, 1998.

First edition of Diamond’s story of his battle with throat cancer. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John Diamond on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Author photograph by Sally Soames.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-141524

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Sis, Peter. [Peter Matthiessen]

Tibet: Through the Red Box.

New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1998.

First edition of the author’s moving retelling of his father’s diary penned during an accidental expedition to Tibet. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. From the library of Peter Matthiessen with his bookplate to the pastedown. American writer Peter Matthiessen remains the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both nonfiction (TheContinue reading "Tibet: Through the Red Box."

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-139731

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Schweitzer, Albert

Out of My Life and Thought: An Autobiography.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1949.

First edition, early printing of the Nobel laureate’s classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Schweitzer on the recto of a photograph to Miss Margaret Lial and additionally inscribed and signed by him in French on verso and additionally inscribed by conductor and pianist Antonia Brico. The Dutch born conductor and pianist, AntoniaContinue reading "Out of My Life and Thought: An Autobiography."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140103

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Vargas Llosa, Mario

Conversation in the Cathedral.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1975.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by both the author on the title page, “In friendship Mario Vargas Llosa.” Translated by Gregory Rabassa. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Cesar Malet.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-139416

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Eaglesfield, Barry [Ettore Bugatti]

The Bugatti Book.

London : Motor Racing Publications Limited, 1958.

First edition, early printing of this work on Bugatti. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt topstain, marbled endpapers, illustrated. In near fine condition.

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-140396

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