Stewart, J.I.M
Rudyard Kipling.
London : Victor Gollancz, 1966.
First edition of Stewart’s homage to Rudyard Kipling. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-135245
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Dickens, Charles
Master Humphrey’s Clock.
London : Chapman and Hall, 1840-1841.
First edition of this collection of short stories. Large octavo, 3 volumes bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece to each volume, illustratedContinue reading "Master Humphrey’s Clock."
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Item Number: RRB-132470
Sinatra, Frank
Frank Sinatra Signed “Johnny Concho” Poster.
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Rare magazine poster featuring a full-length portrait of Frank Sinatra as Johnny Concho, inscribed by him, “For Bonnie – Affectionately Frank.” In very good condition. Rare and desirable.
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Item Number: RRB-132490
Lehrer, Jim [William Safire]
The Special Prisoner.
New York : Random House, 2000.
First edition, second printing of Lehrer’s fascinating war story. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Helene & Bill – With love & affection J.” The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign in the 1960Continue reading "The Special Prisoner."
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Item Number: RRB-135274
Greene, Graham
The Comedians.
London : The Bodley Head, 1966.
First edition of this novel set in Haiti under the rule of “Papa Doc” Duvalier, which explores the political suppression and terrorism through the figure of an English hotel owner, Brown. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Charles from Graham Greene.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touchContinue reading "The Comedians."
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Item Number: RRB-131681
Valenti, Jack [William Safire]
Speak Up With Confidence: How to Prepare, Learn, and Deliver Effective Speeches.
New York : William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1982.
First edition of Jack Valenti’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Bill Safire Thanks for your embrace – with the loving good wishes of Jack Valenti.” The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. HeContinue reading "Speak Up With Confidence: How to Prepare, Learn, and Deliver Effective Speeches."
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Item Number: RRB-135441
[Stanton, Edward M.; George B. McClellan]
Letter of The Secretary of War, Transmitting Report on the Organization of the Army of the Potomac, and of Its Campaigns in Virginia and Maryland, Under the Command of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, From July 26, 1861, to November 7, 1862.
Washington : Government Printing Office, 1864.
First edition of Stanton’s official report on the organization and campaigns of the Army of the Potomac. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.
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Item Number: RRB-132804
Cooke, Alistair [William Safire]
Memories of The Great & The Good.
London : Pavilion Books Limited, 1999.
First edition of Cooke’s moving memoir. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Bill S. His services to the Language (not to mention the “State” – vide “OTHELLO”) Greetings Alistair C. Oct/99.” The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, journalist, and presidentialContinue reading "Memories of The Great & The Good."
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Item Number: RRB-135615
Fuentes, Carlos
La Voluntad y La Fortuna. [Destiny and Desire].
Ciudad de México : Santillana Ediciones Generales (Alfaguara), 2008.
First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to his close friend Sergio Munoz. Fuentes met Munoz in Mexico in the 1960’s when he was dating the daughter of Fuentes’ first wife, actress Rita Macedo. Carlos and Sergio bonded one night asContinue reading "La Voluntad y La Fortuna. [Destiny and Desire]."
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Item Number: RRB-133440
Handel, George Frideric
Rodelinda: An Opera.
London : J. Cluer, 1725.
First edition of one of Handel’s finest operas, a highly dramatic work whose taut plot resembles that of Fidelio. Quarto, contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, engraved illustrated title page, index with advertisement, printed list of subscribers. In good condition. Ownership inscription. Rare.
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Item Number: RRB-132176
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, two pages of advertisements at rear. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.
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Item Number: RRB-134755
Woolf, Virginia
The Second Common Reader.
New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1932.
First edition of the second collection of Woolf’s critical essays. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Virginia Woolf on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
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Item Number: RRB-132047
Greeley, Horace
The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America.
Hartford : O.D. Case & Company, 1865.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in three quarters calf, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated. In near fine condition. Uncommon in this condition.
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Item Number: RRB-131811
Moliere. [Poquelin, Jean-Baptiste]
The Dramatic Works of Moliere.
Edinburgh : William Paterson, 1875-1876.
Finely bound example of Henri Van Laun’s important translation of Moliere’s complete dramatic works. Quarto, 6 volumes, bound in full straight-grain royal blue morocco, gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling and miniature fleuron cornerpeices to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-insContinue reading "The Dramatic Works of Moliere."
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Item Number: RRB-130194
Tocqueville, Alexis Charles Henri Clérel. Translated by Henry Reeve
Democracy in America.
London : Saunders and Otley, 1835.
First edition in English of Tocqueville’s magnum opus. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in three quarters period calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, half-titles, folding engraved map. In very good condition. An attractive contemporary binding.
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Item Number: RRB-132164
Chopin, Kate
The Awakening.
Chicago : Stone & Kimball, 1899.
First edition of this landmark work. Octavo, original green cloth stamped in dark green and red. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. First editions are rare, especially in this condition.
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Item Number: RRB-131587
Gallmann, Kuki
African Nights.
London : Viking, 1994.
First edition of the sequel to the author’s I Dreamed of Africa. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “Kuki Gallmann 1994.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-131841
Schulberg, Budd
Waterfront.
New York : Random House, 1955.
First edition of Schulberg’s novel adapted from his Academy Award–winning screenplay. Octavo, original beige cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Kent and Marjorie McKinley. How salutary that you can live on this serene waterfront and still weep bitter tears for the turbulent waterfront describedContinue reading "Waterfront."
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Item Number: RRB-131837
Trollope, Anthony
The Prime Minister.
London : Chapman and Hall, 1876.
First edition of this classic work, which examines one of the most enduring questions in government; whether a morally scrupulous gentleman can make an effective leader. Octavo, original cloth, four volumes. In near fine condition. An exceptional example, one of the nicest examples we have seen.
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Item Number: RRB-131836
Connery, Sean. [Ian Fleming]
Sean Connery and Jill St. John Signed James Bond Photograph.
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Black and white photograph of Sean Connery and posing as James Bond and Jill St. John as Tiffany Case, signed by both. They were the stars of the 1971 film Diamonds Are Forever In fine condition. The photograph measures 8 inches by 10 inches.
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Item Number: RRB-132959
Didion, Joan
Joan Didion: The 1960s & 70s Library of America: Run River; Slouching Towards Bethlehem; Play It As It Lays; A Book of Common Prayer; The White Album.
New York : Library of America, 2019.
First edition of the definitive collected edition of one of the most original and electric writers of our time with a volume gathering her five iconic books of the 1960s & 70s. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Joan Didion. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by R.D. Scudellari. Calligraphy by Gun Larson.Continue reading "Joan Didion: The 1960s & 70s Library of America: Run River; Slouching Towards Bethlehem; Play It As It Lays; A Book of Common Prayer; The White Album."
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Item Number: RRB-141477
Graham, Stedman [William Safire]
You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success.
New York : Simon & Schuster, 1997.
First edition of the author’s nine-step plan for success. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Bill, Congratulations on all that you do – Keep making it happen and thanks for your support! Best wishes Stedman.” The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, andContinue reading "You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success."
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Item Number: RRB-135838
Gilder, George
Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How It Is Revolutionizing Our World.
Washington, DC : Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2013.
First edition of Gilder’s work, which introduces an all-new paradigm-shifting theory of capitalism. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by George Gilder on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by J. Henry Pereira.
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Item Number: RRB-135625
Gogol, Nikolai V
Dead Souls.
London : Vizetelly & Co., n.d..
Finely bound example of Gogol’s masterwork, “the first novel from which the world began to form its ideas of 19th-century Russia” (Hornstein, 139). Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. In near fine condition.
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Item Number: RRB-132581
Valenti, Jack [William Safire]
Speak Up With Confidence: How to Prepare, Learn, and Deliver Effective Speeches.
$225.00
RRB-135441
[Stanton, Edward M.; George B. McClellan]
Letter of The Secretary of War, Transmitting Report on the Organization of the Army of the Potomac, and of Its Campaigns in Virginia and Maryland, Under the Command of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, From July 26, 1861, to November 7, 1862.
$475.00
RRB-132804
Greeley, Horace
The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America.
$475.00
RRB-131811
Tocqueville, Alexis Charles Henri Clérel. Translated by Henry Reeve
Democracy in America.
$20,000.00
RRB-132164
Connery, Sean. [Ian Fleming]
Sean Connery and Jill St. John Signed James Bond Photograph.
$1,250.00
RRB-132959
Graham, Stedman [William Safire]
You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success.
$125.00
RRB-135838
Gilder, George
Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How It Is Revolutionizing Our World.
$125.00
RRB-135625