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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

London: Bloomsbury, 2022.

First edition of the 25th anniversary edition of the first book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time. Octavo, original ill...

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-144071

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Markowitz, Harry M

The Nature and Applications of Process Analysis.

Santa Monica, California: The Rand Corporation, 1954.

Rare research memorandum written by Nobel Prize-winning economist Harry M. Markowitz providing an economy-wide process analysis model to “predict what combination of civilian and military output...

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-88163

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Strode, Hudson [Jefferson Davis]

Jefferson Davis: American Patriot 1808-1861; Confederate President; Tragic Hero 1864-1889; Private Letters 1823-1889.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955-1966.

First editions of the complete set of the biography of the only president of the Confederate States. Octavo, four volumes, publisher’s original half-cloth, top stains, frontispiece, with cartogr...

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-148547

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Chomsky, Noam

Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy.

New York: Metropolitan Books, 2006.

First edition of this work by Chomsky. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Noam Chomsky on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Matthew Enderlin.

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-149852

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Kerouac, Jack

The Town and the City.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950.

First edition of Kerouac’s first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Near fine in an excellent price-clipped dust jacket with rubbing and a chip to the extremities. Jacket design by Leo Manso.

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-47652

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Long, William Simon

Five Thousand Miles Around the Southern Cross: A Popular Review of Life and Customs in Cuba, Jamaica, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Ancient Yucatan, with a Survey of the Great Panama Canal.

Camden, NJ: The Long Photographic Art Studios, 1912.

First edition of this early twentieth century travelogue of Caribbean islands and Latin American countries. Quarto, original blue cloth with gilt titles to the front panel, triple ruling stamped in bl...

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-148826

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Feiffer, Jules [Alan Arkin]

Little Murders.

New York : Random House, 1968.

First edition of this work, basis for Alan Arkin’s stunning 1971 feature directorial debut. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Alan Arkin on the half-title page,...

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-143189

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Merrihew, Stephen Wallis

The Quest of the Davis Cup: Volume VI of The Lawn Tennis Library.

New York: American Lawn Tennis, Inc, 1928.

First signed limited edition de luxe of Merrihew’s classic work on the “World Cup of Tennis.” Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six...

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-105106

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Doyle, Richard [John Maynard Keynes] [J.M.]

Manners and Customs of ye Englyshe.

London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1876.

Finely bound edition of this satirical collection of 40 humorous sketches and illustrations that parody mid-19th-century Victorian life, from the collection of British economist John Maynard Keynes. O...

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-150643

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Boccaccio, Giovanni

Il Filostrato, Poema.

Paris: Presso Franc. Ambr. Didot Il Miaggiore, 1789.

Eighteenth century edition of this marvelous narrative poem. Octavo, bound in three quarter contemporary brown calf over blue marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpaper...

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-146404

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Jameson, Fredric

Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism.

Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1991.

First edition of this “classic of late 20th-century Euroamerican critical thought” (Ned Lukacher). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page,...

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-147399

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Bernstein, Peter. L

The Price of Prosperity.

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1962.

First edition of the Wall Street legend’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Paul- Best wishes for much prosper...

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-511

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Hare, Chauncey

Interior America.

New York: Aperture, 1978.

First edition of this classic work. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Lengthily inscribed by Chauncey Hare on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-3725

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Evans, Larry & Tom Wiswell

Championship Chess and Checkers for All.

New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1953.

First edition of this work by the chess grandmaster. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Larry Evans on the front free endpaper, “To Ambassador Thompson Best wis...

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-3981

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Durante, Jimmy

Jimmy Durante Signed Photograph.

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Large photograph of Jimmy Durante, inscribed by him, “To Sammy – For all you did for me – I hope I may get the chance to do something for you. My Best Always, Schnozzle Durante....

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-63000

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Goldsmith, Oliver

The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale. [Fore-edge Painting].

London: Bickers and Son, 1880.

Finely bound example of one of the most popular and widely read novels among Victorians. Octavo, bound in full pebbled morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and panels, gilt turn-ins and i...

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-138744

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Dobias, Frank

The Three Billy Goats.

New York: The Macmillan Co, 1927.

First edition of Dobias’ charming retelling of the classic Norwegian fairy tale. Small octavo, original illustrated boards, patterned endpapers. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Scarce.

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-115582

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Khayyam, Omar; Edward Fitzgerald; [Elbert Hubbard]

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1906.

Finely bound edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald, with an Address by John Hay and Introduction by Clarence S. Darrow. Oblong duodecimo, original h...

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-146576

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Day, Thomas

Reflections Upon the Present State of England, and the Independence of America.

London: Printed for J. Stockdale, 1783.

Third edition of Day’s important treatise on American Independence. Octavo, bound in paper wrappers. In very good condition. Uncommon in this condition.

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-127208

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Milne, A. A. Decorations by Ernest Shepard

Now We Are Six.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1960.

Finely bound example of the third book in Milne’s beloved Pooh series. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine i...

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-129436

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Goldoni, Carlo

Delle Commedie Del Signor Carlo Goldoni Avvocato Veneto. Pere servire di continuazione al Nuovo Teatro Comico Del Medesimo Autore.

Bologna: A. S. Tommaso d'Aquino, 1762-1765.

Rare eighteenth century Italian printing of Goldoni’s Commedie. Octavo, two volumes bound in full vellum. In good condition. A rare printing published during Goldoni’s lifetime.

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-129022

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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. Boldly signed and dated by the author on the title page,...

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-133715

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Boorstin, Daniel J

The Discoverers: A History of Man’s Search to know his World and Himself.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, 1991.

First illustrated edition of this classic work. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free end paper in the year of publication of both volumes. Volume one’s...

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-5026

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Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens]

The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches.

New York: Boni and Liveright, 1919.

First edition of Twain’s collection of humorous sketches. Octavo, original half cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.

$975.00 Item Number: RRB-64043

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