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Bus Ride To Justice.

Montgomery, Al: Black Belt Press, 1995.

First edition of this Civil Rights icon’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Fred D. Gray Schal...

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-139681

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Gernsback, Hugo

Ralph 124C 41+.

Boston: The Stratford Company, 1925.

First edition of “arguably the first major work of American science fiction” (The Economist). Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition.

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-108776

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Baldwin, James; Schapiro, Steve

First illustrated edition of one of the most influential works on race relations published in the twentieth century. Quarto, original boards, photographs by Steve Schapiro. In fine condition. Introduc...

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-150898

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[TAKEJIRŌ, Hasegawa]

The Ogre’s Arm.

Tokyo: Hasegawa Takejirō, 1898.

First edition of volume eighteen in Hasegawa Takejirō’s Japanese Fairy Tale Series. Duodecimo, original pictorial wrappers, bound in color printed crepe-paper, illustrated throughout with color woodcu...

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-151404

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Seton, Grace Thompson

Chinese Lanterns.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1924.

Early printing of Grace Thompson Seton’s work on Chinese lanterns. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, illustrated with photographs, many taken by the author. Inscribed by the author on the fron...

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-96116

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Kaplan, Robert D. [Madeleine Albright]

In Europe’s Shadow: Two Cold Wars and a Thirty-Year Journey Through Romania and Beyond.

New York : Random House , 2016.

First edition of this travelogue that examines the complex history and politics of Eastern Europe. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, Association copy, inscribed by author on the front fre...

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-149036

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Herbert, Frank

The Worlds of Frank Herbert.

New York: Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1977.

Berkley Medallion edition of this collection of nine short stories by the author of Dune. Octodecimo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert on the title page beneath his name. In...

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-150258

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Cooke, John Esten

Wearing of the Gray; Being Personal Portraits, Scenes and Adventures of the War.

Augusta, Georgia: Southern Publishing Company, 1870.

First edition of this collection of experiences during the Civil War. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in four compartments within gilt bands, mor...

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-150356

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Paton, Alan

Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1948.

First edition of Paton’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. A very sharp example.

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-136106

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Baker, Dorothy

Young Man with a Horn.

Cambridge, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938.

First edition of this novel, which was the basis for the classic 1950 American film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael, and Juano Hernande...

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-140685

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Wiener, Norbert

Ex-Prodigy: My Childhood and Youth.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1953.

First edition of Weiner’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Norbert Weiner on the front free endpaper. Fine in a very good dust jacket.

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-3729

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Claudius Claudianus; Nicolaas Heinsius; L'Ancien Pieter Burman

Claudii Claudiani Opera, Quae Exstant, Omnia Ad Membranarum Veterum Fidem Castigata.

Amstelaedami: Ex Officina Schouteniana, 1760.

Quarto, original vellum, gilt tooling and stamping to the front and rear panels and spine. In very good condition.

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-2821

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Xingjian, Gao

Soul Mountain.

New York: Harper Collins, 2000.

First edition in English of the author’s magnum opus, which led to him winning the Nobel Prize in literature in 2000. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Gao Xingjian on the title page...

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-138016

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Schannep, Jack

Dow Theory for the 21st Century: Technical Indicators For Improving Your Investment Results.

Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008.

First edition of the investor’s must-read on trading strategy. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Lengthily signed by the author on the half-title page, “Hope some of the ideas in this b...

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-124830

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Levitt, Helen; Essay by Francine Prose

Crosstown.

New York: Powerhouse, 2001.

First Edition of this handsome retrospective paying tribute the photographers work. Large quarto, original gray cloth with cover photographic plate, illustrated throughout. Signed by Helen Levitt on t...

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-808

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Kasparov, Garry

Child of Change: An Autobiography.

London: Hutchinson , 1987.

First edition of this chess legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Garry Kasparov on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-5392

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Guns, Joseph. [Translator]

The Form of Daily Prayers According to the Custom of the German and Polish Jews. [Hebrew Prayer Book].

Vienna: Published by Jos. Schlesinger, 1857.

First edition of Joseph Guns’ translation of the primary prayers of the German and Polish Jews. 12 mo, original mounted bone onlays over celluloid boards, elaborately decorated front panel with...

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-136085

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Pomeroy, M. M, [Mark Mills]

The Life and Public Services of Benjamin F. Butler, Major-General in the Army of the Republican Party.

New York: M. M. Pomeroy, 1868.

First edition of Pomeroy’s scathing satirical biography of Union Army General Benjamin Butler. 12mo, engraved illustrated title page. Lacking the front wrapper. In very good condition. Very rare...

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-139376

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Hartmann, William K.; [James Lovell]

A Traveler’s Guide to Mars: The Mysterious Landscapes of the Red Planet.

New York: Workman Publishing, 2003.

First edition of this complete and accessible guidebook to Mars. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with color photographs and a folding map of Martian markings charted by Earth-based te...

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-147320

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Godey, Louis Antoine

Godey’s Lady’s Book for 1850.

Philadelphia: L.A. Godey, 1850.

Finely bound example of this 19th-century American magazine known for its collection of poetry, illustrations, and articles by prominent female authors and artists. Octavo, volume 40, bound in three q...

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-149127

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Blume, Judy

Just as Long as We’re Together.

New York: Orchard Books, 1987.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Jessica Love, Judy B...

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-144145

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Rosen, Michael; Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt.

London: Walker Books, 1989.

First edition of this modern children’s classic. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-146816

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Fletcher, Colin

The Thousand-Mile Summer in Desert and High Sierra.

Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books, 1964.

First edition of Fletcher’s classic first book. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs from the author. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the ha...

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-74000

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Baird, Absalom [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Copies of Authentic Letters and Papers Throwing Some Light on the History of Doctor Absalom Baird of the Army of the Revolution Who Died at Washington, Pennsylvania in 1805 Likewise Referring to His Associates.

Pittsburgh: Reed & Witting, Press, 1909.

Scarce early 20th century primary account of the history and politics of revolutionary Pennsylvania, printed solely for their preservation among the author’s descendants; from the library of Phi...

$500.00 Item Number: RRB-145937

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First Edition Books for Sale Online

Bus Ride To Justice.

Ralph 124C 41+.

The Fire Next Time.

The Ogre’s Arm.

Chinese Lanterns.

In Europe’s Shadow: Two Cold Wars and a Thirty-Year Journey Through Romania and Beyond.

The Worlds of Frank Herbert.

Wearing of the Gray; Being Personal Portraits, Scenes and Adventures of the War.

Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation.

Young Man with a Horn.

Ex-Prodigy: My Childhood and Youth.

Claudii Claudiani Opera, Quae Exstant, Omnia Ad Membranarum Veterum Fidem Castigata.

Soul Mountain.

Dow Theory for the 21st Century: Technical Indicators For Improving Your Investment Results.

Crosstown.

Child of Change: An Autobiography.

The Form of Daily Prayers According to the Custom of the German and Polish Jews. [Hebrew Prayer Book].

The Life and Public Services of Benjamin F. Butler, Major-General in the Army of the Republican Party.

A Traveler’s Guide to Mars: The Mysterious Landscapes of the Red Planet.

Godey’s Lady’s Book for 1850.

Just as Long as We’re Together.

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt.

The Thousand-Mile Summer in Desert and High Sierra.

Copies of Authentic Letters and Papers Throwing Some Light on the History of Doctor Absalom Baird of the Army of the Revolution Who Died at Washington, Pennsylvania in 1805 Likewise Referring to His Associates.