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The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot.

London: Faber & Faber, 1954.

First British edition of one of the greatest contributions to twentieth-century American conservatism. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket, with some marginalia. Rare in the o...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-146640

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Riis, Jacob

The Making of An American. [WITH] Jacob A. Riis Autograph Letter Signed.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1902.

Early printing of this exceptional autobiography from the exceptional American reporter and reformer, Jacob A. Riis. Octavo, original blue ribbed cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, t...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-146700

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Verne, Jules

The Mysterious Island: Wrecked in the Air.

New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1875.

First American edition, first English language edition in book form, and first authorized edition of the first part of the crossover sequel to Verne’s famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Se...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-128454

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Kerouac, Jack

Vanity of Duluoz.

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1968.

First edition of this classic work by the author of On the Road. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. An exceptional example, uncommon...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-132201

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Stone, Oliver

Nixon: An Oliver Stone Film.

New York: Hyperion, 1995.

First edition of the screenplay which was the basis for the work by the legendary director. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Oliver Stone on the title page. In fine condition. E...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-133168

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Dark, Sidney. [H.G. Wells]

The Outline of H.G. Wells.

London: Leonard Parsons, 1922.

First edition of Sidney Dark’s critical study of H.G. Wells, examining the life, literary achievements, and intellectual influence of one of the twentieth century’s most significant writers and social...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-151309

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Gunther, John

Inside South America.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1966.

First edition of this eye-opening study of South America, the eighth “Inside” book by John Gunther. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with a black and maps of South Ame...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-147581

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Lamb, Harold

Alexander of Macedon: Journey to World’s End.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1946.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, “To Hortense Shyab Harold Lamb June 11, 1946.” Nea...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-72071

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Uris, Leon

Exodus: A Novel of Israel.

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1958.

First edition, early printing of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Boldly signed by Leon Uris on the title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dus...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-150183

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Bourgeois, Jean-Louis. Photographs by Carollee Pelos. [Peter Matthiessen]

Spectacular Vernacular: The Adobe Tradition.

New York: Aperture Foundation, Inc, 1980.

First edition of this spectacular celebration of traditional Adobe architecture in the West. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated with photographs by Carollee Pelos. Historical Essay by Basil Davi...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-140210

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Stravinsky, Igor

Stravinsky: An Autobiography.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1936.

First edition of the composer’s classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, bookplate, owner name. Jacket design by George Salter. Rare in the original j...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-141339

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Bookends

Antique Marble Horsehead Bookends.

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Pair of antique marble horsehead bookends mounted on granite bases. The bookends measure 12.25 inches in height and 3.5 inches in width. In near fine condition with chipping to the tips of the ears of...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-150480

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Heilbroner, Robert

Visions of the Future: The Distant Past, Yesterday Today, and Tomorrow.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.

First edition of this prescient work by the author of The Worldly Philosophers. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For John Barn...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-151094

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Theroux, Paul, [William Safire]

The London Embassy.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983.

First edition of the sequel to The Consul’s File. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For William Safire This is the companion volume...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-127355

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McMurtry, Larry

Cadillac Jack.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1982.

First edition of “the best novel Larry McMurtry ever wrote.” Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Larry McMurtry. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by George Corsillo...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-147139

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Cormier, Richard L. 'Zeke'; Walter M. 'Wally' Schirra; Phillip R. 'Rat' Wood; Barrett Tillman

Wildcats to Tomcats: The Tailhook Navy.

St. Paul, MN: Phalanx Publishing Co, 1996.

First edition, early printing of this collection of flying stories. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed on the title page by Captain...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-147212

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Neale Hurston, Zora

Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1991.

University of Illinois Press edition of this seminal work of African American and feminist literature that explores themes of love, self-discovery, and voice. Octavo, original publisher’s half-c...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-151619

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Axworthy, Lloyd [Madeleine K. Albright]

Navigating A New World: Canada’s Global Future.

Canada: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2003.

First edition of this call for action from one of Canada’s most eloquent statesmen and thinkers. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the dedica...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-147584

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Siegel, Jeremy J

Stocks For The Long Run.

Burr Ridge, IL: Irwin, 1994.

First edition, early printing of this stock investing classic. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Good luck with stocks! Jeremy J. Siegel.” F...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-138399

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Bloch, Robert

Twilight Zone: The Movie.

New York: Warner Books, Inc , 1983.

First edition of the novelization of the classic film. 12mo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with a 16-page insert of black and white photographs from the film. Boldly signed by Robert Bloch...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-148054

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Millard, Candice

Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President.

New York: Doubleday, 2011.

First edition of this Edgar Award-winning narrative history reconstructing the assassination of President James A. Garfield. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed b...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-152148

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Ozick, Cynthia

The Shawl.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989.

First edition of this classic short story. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, with the added quote, “Cynthia Ozick and we are here as on a darkling plain…...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-148706

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Walter Browning; or, The Slave’s Protector. Founded on Fact.

Cincinnati: American Reform Tract and Book Store, 1856.

First edition of this anti-slavery tract. 12mo, original publisher’s cloth, yellow endpapers, engraved frontispiece. In very good condition. Ownership inscription. Uncommon.

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-142106

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Greene, Brian

The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1999.

First edition of this introduction to string theory. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, illustrated with graphs and diagrams throughout. Boldly signed by the author on the title page. Fine in...

$475.00 Item Number: RRB-149182

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