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Capitalism the Creator: Economic Foundations of Modern Industrial Society.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1940.

First edition of this exposition on capitalism. Octavo, original cloth, with 44 original charts. Original promotional material laid in, near fine in a very good dust jacket with some small chips and w...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-4506

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McPherson, James M

The Negro’s Civil War. How Americans Felt and Acted During the War for the Union.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1965.

First edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author regarding the perspective of African Americans during The Civil War; how they felt, and how they played an important role, military and...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-137542

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Heschel, Abraham Joshua

Man Is Not Alone: A Philosophy of Religion.

Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1951.

First edition of this modern classic of Jewish theology. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips and rubbing. Jacket designed by Marshall Lee.

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-78342

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Gautier, Théophile

Mademoiselle de Maupin.

Paris: L. Conquet; G. Charpentier, 1883.

Finley bound example of Gautier’s retelling of the infamous legend of Mademoiselle de Maupin. Quarto, bound in full crushed levant morocco by Riviere & Son, gilt titles and tooling to the sp...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-138581

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Asmus, Ronald D. [Madeleine Albright]

A Little War That Shook The World: Georgia, Russia, And The Future Of The West.

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

First edition of this detailed account of the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, inscribed by author on the title page, “To Madeleine With great...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-149091

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Bernanke, Ben S.; Thomas Laubach; Frederic S. Mishkin; Adam S. Posen

Inflation Targeting: Lessons from the International Experience.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999.

First edition of this ground-breaking study. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Matthew Best wishes Ben Bernanke.” Fine in a...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-149188

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Todd, Frank Morton

The Story of the Exposition; Being the Official History of the International Celebration Held at San Francisco in 1915 to Commemorate the Discovery of the Pacific Ocean and the Construction of the Panama Canal

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons/The Knickerbocker Press, 1921.

Complete first edition set of the most extensive review of the 1915 San Francisco Panama Pacific International Exposition ever written. Quartos, five volumes, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-98504

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Valie, P.A

Modern Golf.

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1909.

First edition of this early work by Vaile. Octavo, finely bound in full green morocco by Asprey, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, triple gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-89767

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Wright, Lawrence

The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.

First edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning work, which was named one of the New York Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Lawrence Wright on...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-150509

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Boorstin, Daniel J

The Seekers: The Story of Man’s Continuing Quest to Understand His World.

New York: Random House, 1998.

First edition of the third and final volume in Boorstin’s “knowledge” trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Daniel J. Boorstin on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jack...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-128155

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Smith, William A

Lectures on the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery, as Exhibited in the Institution of Domestic Slavery in the United States: With the Duties of Masters to Slaves.

Nashville, TN: Stevenson and Evans, 1856.

First edition of this proslavery argument issued shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, ruling and floral tooling blind s...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-152018

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Beard, James; Illustrated by Earl Thollander

Delights and Prejudices.

New York: Atheneum, 1964.

First edition of this collection of writings from James Beard. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-71977

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Fitzgerald, F. Scott

The Great Gatsby Manuscript Facsimile.

Washington, D.C: Microcard Editions Books, 1973.

The facsimile manuscript edition of Fitzgerald’s masterpiece. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine slipcase. Edited and with an introduction by Matthew Bruccoli.

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-140683

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White, Henry Kirke

Remains of Henry Kirke White, with a Memoir of the Author. [Fore-edge Painting].

Glasgow: Printed for Richard Griffin & Co, 1844.

Finely bound collection of the letters and poems of Henry Kirke White. 12mo, finely bound in full morocco elaborately decorated in gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Whit...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-142137

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Select Poetry: Chiefly on Subjects Connected with Religion. [Fore-Edge Painting].

London: R. B. Seeley, 1830.

Finely bound poetry collection decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting. 18mo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear pan...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-142387

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Davila, Enrico Caterino

Historia delle guerre civili di Francia.

Venice: Paolo Baglioni, 1642.

Thick octavo, bound in contemporary vellum, 1056 pages. Woodcut title vignette. In excellent condition.

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-1833

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Addams, Charles. [Chas Addams]

Drawn and Quartered.

New York: Random House, 1942.

First edition of this classic collection of Addams’ cartoons. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a good price-clipped dust jacket. Foreword by Boris Karloff. Uncommon in this condi...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-147269

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France, Anatole; Bernard Lamotte [Illustrator]

Crainquebille.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1949.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Anatole France’s satirical novel. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-148559

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Falconer, Ian

Olivia.

New York: Atheneum Books, 2000.

First edition, early printing of the author’s first book. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, ” To He...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-140970

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Tan, Amy

The Joy Luck Club.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1989.

First edition of the author’s most well known work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Amy Tan on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket without wear. Jacket illustration by Gretc...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-114321

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Donne, John

John Donne, Dean of St. Paul’s: Complete Poetry and Selected Prose.

London: The Nonesuch Press, 1972.

The Nonesuch Press edition of this collection of poetry and prose from prominent English poet and preacher John Donne. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six comp...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-148781

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Vizzini, Ned

It’s Kind of a Funny Story.

New York: Miramax Books, 2006.

Early printing of the author’s second novel. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Thorn and Edith- Thank you! Enjoy Ned Vizzini NedViz...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-102348

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Klich, Kent; Essay by Herta Muller

Children of Ceaucescu.

New York: Umbrage, 2001.

First edition of the photographer’s powerful collection of images taken after the reign of the Romanian dictator, Nicolae Ceaucescu. The aftermath is sobering, the pictures telling. Essay by Nob...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-1590

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Bernanke, Ben

The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013.

Later printing of this collection of lectures given by the former chief of the Federal Reserve. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, “Best wishes Ben Be...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-147189

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