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    Philosophical Essays.

    Ayer, Alfred J. [A.J.]

    Philosophical Essays.

    London: Macmillan & Co, 1963.

    Later printing of this classic work. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “with best wishes A.J. Ayer September 15, 1963 Mexico City.” In very good condi...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-133105
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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. Presentation copy, inscribed...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-150375
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    Ludwig von Mises: The Man and His Economics.

    Kirzner, Israel M

    Ludwig von Mises: The Man and His Economics.

    Wilmington, Delaware: ISI Books, 2001.

    First edition of Kirzner’s authoritative biography of Ludwig von Mises. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Israel M. Kirzner on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-144496
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    Edgar Mitchell Signed Apollo 14 Landing Site Oversized Photograph.

    Mitchell, Edgar

    Edgar Mitchell Signed Apollo 14 Landing Site Oversized Photograph.

    :, February 1971.

    Poster-sized photograph of Edgar Mitchell standing on the lunar surface of the Fra Mauro formation, the future landing site of the Apollo 14 mission. Color photograph of Edgar Mitchell standing at the...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-145298
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    Revolt in the Desert.

    Lawrence, T. E.

    Revolt in the Desert.

    London: Jonathan Cape, 1927.

    First edition, first impression with the publisher’s device to the rear board of T. E. Lawrence’s own abridgment of Seven Pillars of Wisdom, which achieved immediate popular success. Quarto, ori...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-150793
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    Kim.

    Kipling, Rudyard

    Kim.

    London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1901.

    First English edition of what many consider Kipling’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated with photographs of clay reliefs by John Lockwood Kipling including tissue-guarded frontispiece,...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-134755
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    In A Free State.

    Naipaul, V.S

    In A Free State.

    London: Andre Deutsch, 1971.

    First edition of the author’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of wear. Jacket design by Sam Houston.
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-3701
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    The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.

    Stein, Gertrude

    The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.

    New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1933.

    First edition of Gertrude Stein’s most famous work; one of the richest biographies ever written. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated from photographs. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-135222
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    Hilary Putnam: Realism, Reason, and the Uses of Uncertainty.

    Norris, Christopher

    Hilary Putnam: Realism, Reason, and the Uses of Uncertainty.

    Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press, 2002.

    First edition of Christopher Norris’s study of the philosophy of Hilary Putnam. Octavo, original boards, gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpa...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-88088
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    Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography. [Fore-edge Painting].

    Irving, Washington

    Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography. [Fore-edge Painting].

    London: Henry G. Bohn, 1861.

    Finely bound example of Goldsmith’s biography of the famed novelist. 16 mo, bound in full polished calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, do...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-138922
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    Decoded.

    Jay-Z

    Decoded.

    New York: Speigel and Grau, 2010.

    First edition of this work by the Grammy Award-winning artist. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Jay-Z on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ro...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-150114
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    Rudyard Kipling First Appearance Collection: The Burning of the Sarah Sands, An English School, and My Personal Experience With a Lion.

    Kipling, Rudyard

    Rudyard Kipling First Appearance Collection: The Burning of the Sarah Sands, An English School, and My Personal Experience With a Lion.

    Boston: The Youth's Companion, 1898.

    Rare collection of Kipling first appearances including the first appearance of The Burning of the Sarah Sands, An English School, and My Personal Experience With a Lion. Quarto. Housed in a custom fol...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-123595
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    A Tramp Abroad.

    Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens]

    A Tramp Abroad.

    Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1880.

    First edition of Twain’s humorous and semi-autobiographical work of travel literature with the frontispiece captioned “Titian’s Moses” opposite the portrait of Twain. BAL 3386....
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-150844
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    His Holiness the Dalai Lama Signed Photograph.

    The Dalai Lama

    His Holiness the Dalai Lama Signed Photograph.

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    Color photograph of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. Glossy color photograph of a bust portrait of His Holiness The Dalai Lama in scarlet monk’s robes, boldly signed by him. In very g...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-145416
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    Alan Bean Signed ‘EVA’ Photograph.

    Bean, Alan

    Alan Bean Signed ‘EVA’ Photograph.

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    Official NASA photograph of Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean. Glossy color photograph of Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean using a fuel transfer tool on the Lunar Module. Lengthily signed by Alan Bean in sil...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-146031
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    Paradise.

    Gurnah, Abdulrazak

    Paradise.

    London: Hamish Hamilton, 1994.

    First edition of the work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original boards. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, small ownership name to the front free endpaper.
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-129499
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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, original blue cloth, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic. Boldly signed by the author in a contem...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-146311
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    The Real Inspector Hound.

    Stoppard, Tom

    The Real Inspector Hound.

    London: Faber & Faber, 1968.

    First edition of this work by the legendary playwright. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Tom Stoppard on the title page. Very good in wrappers.
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-2376
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    Survival Through Design.

    Neutra, Richard

    Survival Through Design.

    New York: Oxford University Press, 1954.

    First edition of this work by one of the great modernist architects of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by Richard Neutra on the front free en...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-147720
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    India and the Awakening East.

    Roosevelt, Eleanor

    India and the Awakening East.

    New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1953.

    First edition, early printing of Eleanor Roosevelt’s account of her travels through the Middle East and India. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with 32 pages of p...
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-148146
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    A Man Made of Money.

    Jerrold, Douglas

    A Man Made of Money.

    London: Punch, 1848-49.

    First edition of this work. Octavo, original, six volumes, illustrated wrappers. Illustrated with 12 engraved plates by John Leech. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell bo...
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-121345
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    American Journey: The Times of Robert Kennedy.

    Plimpton, George. [Editor]. Interviews by Jean Stein [Edward M. Kennedy]

    American Journey: The Times of Robert Kennedy.

    New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc, 1970.

    First edition of this remarkable biography of Robert F. Kennedy, based on interviews by Jean Stein and edited by George Plimpton. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by George Plimpton...
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-142518
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    The Religions of Man.

    Smith, Huston

    The Religions of Man.

    New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.

    First edition of the author’s masterpiece and one of the most widely used college textbooks on comparative religion. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Huston Smith on the front free endpaper. Ne...
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-55051
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    The Story of Tommy.

    Townshend, Pete & Barnes, Richard

    The Story of Tommy.

    Middlesex, England: Eel Pie Publishing, 1977.

    First edition of this work by the legendary member of the Who. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Pete Townshend on the title page, “For Paul Pete Townshend....
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-140090
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