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Rey, H.A

Find the Constellations.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1956.

First edition, second printing of this classic illustrated work by the author of Curious George. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “To Brian happy stargazing! H.A. Rey 4-24-1960.” Rey has added a drawing of a child looking at three stars. Very good in a very goodContinue reading "Find the Constellations."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-120761

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Beerbohm. Max

Zuleika Dobson or An Oxford Love Story.

London : William Heinemann, 1911.

First edition of Beerbohm’s classic and only novel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket, which is in very good condition. According to Mark Samuels Lasner, the Beerbohm scholar and bibliographer, there have only been five copies of this book identified as still possessing their original dust jackets. Two are inContinue reading "Zuleika Dobson or An Oxford Love Story."

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-121225

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Pritchett, V.S

Blind Love and Other Stories.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1969.

First edition of Pritchett’s collection of humorous short stories. Octavo, original light blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Rolland L. Comstock V.S. Pritchett.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ionicus.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-121277

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Eisenhower, Dwight D. and Mamie Doud

Dwight D. and Mamie Doud Eisenhower Signed Photograph.

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Original color photograph inscribed by the 34th President and First Lady of the United States, Dwight D. and Mamie Doud Eisenhower. Presentation photograph, inscribed on the mount, “For Mrs. Helen Colle with best wishes and warm regards from Dwight D. Eisenhower” and signed, “Mamie Doud Eisenhower.” The recipient, Helen Colle Donaldson Hollers, was a White HouseContinue reading "Dwight D. and Mamie Doud Eisenhower Signed Photograph."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-194042

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Sassoon, Siegfried

The Heart’s Journey.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1927.

First edition of Sassoon’s classic poetry collection. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the original dust jacket which is in very good condition.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-126713

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Gray, Alasdair. [Sally Soames]

Something Leather.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1990.

First edition of Alasdair Gray’s sensational novel. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Sally from Alasdair 27 June 1990 Glasgow.” The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusively blackContinue reading "Something Leather."

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-124163

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Updike, John

Rabbit, Run; Rabbit Redux; Rabbit Is Rich; Rabbit At Rest; Licks of Love.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1960-2000.

First editions of each volume in the Rabbit quartet. Octavos, 5 volumes, original half cloth. Each volume signed by John Updike. Each volume is near fine to fine in near fine dust jackets. An exceptional signed set.

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-121353

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Murakami, Haruki

Killing Commendatore.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.

First edition of this “expansive and intricate novel” (The New York Times). Octavo, original illustrated boards. Signed three times by dust jacket designer Chip Kidd, once on the front panel, on the title page and on the rear flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-125849

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Puzo, Mario

The Runaway Summer of Davie Shaw.

New York : Platt & Munk Publishers, 1966.

First edition of this early work by the author of The Godfather. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For ? When you read this book eight years from now, I hope you will not. Mario Puzo.” Illustrated by Stewart Sherwood. Near fine in a very good dustContinue reading "The Runaway Summer of Davie Shaw."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-121292

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Henk Schiffmacher

Tatoo: 1730s-1970s. Henk Schiffmacher’s Private Collection.

: Taschen, 2021.

First edition of this “impressive, exhaustive tour through the history of tattooing” (Vice.com). Folio, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Edited by Noel David. In fine condition.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-125841

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[Channing, Carol]

Carol Channing Hello, Dolly! Signed Life Magazine.

New York : Life Magazine, 1964.

April 3, 1964 issue of Life Magazine signed by legendary musical actress Carol Channing. Folio, original wrappers, illustrated. Inscribed by Channing on the front cover which features a photograph of her performing in the 1964 Broadway musical Hello, Dolly!, “To Anne with XXs, Carol Channing.” In very good condition.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-124701

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Working, Holbrook

The Investigation of Economic Expectations.

n.p. : American Economic Review, 1949.

First separate edition of Working’s treatise on economic expectations. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with charts and graphs. In near fine condition. Small name.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-126334

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Updike, John

Seek My Face.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2002.

First edition of this “brief novel of deep feeling” (Time). Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by John Updike on the title page and additionally signed three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd, on the front panel, on the title page and the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by ChipContinue reading "Seek My Face."

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-123401

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Gandhi, Mahatma. Edited by C. F. Andrews

Mahatma Gandhi At Work: His Own Story Continued.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1931.

First edition of the third volume in Andrews’ intimate biography of Mahatma Gandhi, as was related to him by Gandhi himself. Octavo, original boards, frontispiece portrait of Gandhi. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-121904

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Nehru, Jawaharlal

Toward Freedom: The Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru.

New York : The John Day Company, 1941.

Second printing, published the same year as the first of Nehru’s classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Jawaharlal Nehru on the title page. In near fine condition.

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-124759

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Klein, Gerda Weissman

All But My Life.

New York : Hill & Wang, 1957.

First edition of the author’s “moving personal testament to courage” memoir. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Signed by Gerda Weissman Klein on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a good dust jacket with some wear and rubbing. Jacket design by Leo Manso.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-124539

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Paine, Thomas

Rights of Man: Part the First Being An Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution [and] Rights of Man: Part the Second. Combining Principle and Practice.

London, Printed: New York : Reprinted For Berry, Rogers, and Berry, No. 35, Hanover Square, 1792-1793.

Early printing of Paine’s Rights of Man Part the First and Part the Second. Octavo, disbound. With the textual error to the date of publication to Part the First reading 1742. The first part of Rights of Man was published in February 1791 by London publisher Johnson, but was immediately suppressed. With difficulty Paine was ableContinue reading "Rights of Man: Part the First Being An Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution [and] Rights of Man: Part the Second. Combining Principle and Practice."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-121460

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Anderson, Ronald Lee. [Jean-Antoine Houdon; George Washington]

George Washington Houdon Bust Sculpture.

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Life-size sculpture of the head of George Washington, after the famed Houdon bust of George Washington of 1785. Plaster, the piece measures 11.5 inches by 9 inches and is attributed to American portraitist Ronald Lee Anderson who likely sculpted the work as an exercise as a college student. French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon was revered forContinue reading "George Washington Houdon Bust Sculpture."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-121908

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Kipling, Rudyard

The Incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney.

New York : Doubleday and McClure Company, 1899.

First edition of Kipling’s classic short story which first appeared in Harper’s Short Stories in September 1890. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth. In fine condition. House in a custom half morocco and chemise case.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-121608

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Durant, Will

Transition: A Sentimental Story of One Mind and One Era.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1927.

Early printing of Durant’s classic work on the Great Change. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Will Durant on the front free endpaper. In very good condition, ownership name.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-125078

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Kipling, Rudyard; Sir Walter Besant; Max Pemberton; Morley Roberts; H.G. Wells; Percy White; et al

For Britain’s Soldiers: A Contribution to the Needs of our Fighting Men and Their Families.

London : Methuen & Co, 1900.

First edition of this anthology published and sold to benefit the officers and men of the British Army in South Africa during the Boer Wars. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth. In very good condition.

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-122456

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Flavin, Martin

Journey in the Dark.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1943.

Early printing of this classic novel, which won 1943 Harper Prize and the 1944 Pulitzer Prize, which The New York Times called “a story of a boy from Iowa who becomes a business tycoon at the price of his integrity.” Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “For Ralph Potter with memories ofContinue reading "Journey in the Dark."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-121299

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O'Hara, John

Pal Joey.

New York : Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1940.

First edition of this classic novel, basis for the 1957 film starring Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Sally Cooke, with every confidence and all good wishes for success in her new undertaking (and no cracks about undertaking).Continue reading "Pal Joey."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-121992

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Merton, Robert K

Social Theory and Social Structure.

Glencoe, IL : The Free Press, 1949.

First edition of this landmark work in sociology. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Fred, your friend for quite some time, Bob.” Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips and wear. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-126746

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