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Milnes, Richard Monckton. [The Right Honorable Lord Houghton]

Opening Address by Lord Houghton, President of the Society.

c. 1873.

Rare first edition of Lord Houghton’s Opening Address before the Norwich Congress of the Social Science Association. Octavo, bound in three quarters contemporary calf over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “with the best regards of Houghton.” In very good condition.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-112568

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Fogel, Robert William and Stanley L. Engerman

Time On The Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery & Time On the Cross Evidence and Methods. Two Volumes.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1974.

First edition of this work which attracted widespread attention in the media and generated heated controversy and criticism for its methodology and conclusions. Octavo, original brown cloth, 2 volumes. Both volumes are signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist, “RW Fogel 3/18/10.” Each are near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets. Jacket design byContinue reading "Time On The Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery & Time On the Cross Evidence and Methods. Two Volumes."

$800.00

Item Number: RRB-114451

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Marryat, Frederick

The Novels of Captain Marryat.

London : J.M. Dent, 1895-96.

Finely bound set of the works of Captain Marryat, one of 750 copies printed on handmade paper. Octavo, complete in 24 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, with tissue-guarded frontispieces and plates. In fine condition.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-110464

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Hayek, Friedrich von [F.A.]. [Queen Elizabeth II]

Royal Companion of Honour Appointment: Presented to Friedrich von Hayek by Queen Elizabeth II.

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Original Royal Companion of Honour Appointment presented to Friedrich von Hayek by Queen Elizabeth II. One page, with the Royal Companion of Honour Seal stamped in the upper right corner. Signed by Queen Elizabeth II at the head of the appointment, “Elizabeth R.” In fine condition.

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-100139

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Smeeton, Miles; Foreword by Nevil Shute

Once is Enough.

London : Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959.

First edition of this “unique among books of maritime adventure” (New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original cloth. From the library of of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in hisContinue reading "Once is Enough."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-112199

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Mawson, Sir Douglas

The Home Of The Blizzard: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–1914.

Philadelphia and London : J.B. Lippincott and William Heinemann, 1915.

First edition of this classic account of Antarctic exploration. Thick octavo, 2 volumes, original dark blue cloth, profusely illustrated with 18 color plates, hundreds of black-and-white plates, numerous in-text illustrations and three color folding maps in rear pocket of Volume II. From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown of eachContinue reading "The Home Of The Blizzard: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–1914."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-111828

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Monroe, Marilyn and Arthur Miller

Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller Signed Financial Statement.

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Rare original 1957 Woodbury Savings Bank financial statement signed by both Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller in the beginning of their five-year marriage. One page, partially printed, the statement is dated September 9, 1957 and lists the couple’s joint annual income as $50,000+, total expenses as $30,000+ or -, and amount of life insurance asContinue reading "Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller Signed Financial Statement."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-114025

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Parmentier, M

Instruction Sur Les Moyens De Suppleer le Sucre Dans Les Principaux Usages Qu’on En Fait Pour La Medecine Et L’Economie Domestique.

A Paris : Chez Maquignon aine, Librarie, rue de lEcole de Medecine, 1808.

First edition of this rare work on vinification. Octavo, contemporary if not original wrappers. In very good condition.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-114368

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Sharpe, William F

Introduction To Managerial Economics.

New York and London : Columbia University Press , 1973.

First edition of this early work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William F. Sharpe on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-112354

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Weiner, Jonathan

The Beak of the Finch: The Story of Evolution in Our Time.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For John Rogers, With Best Wishes Jonathan Weiner ‘Darwin’s Finches will keep their covenant with Darwin’s islands, witnessed by a heap of stones.’ May 2016.” Also, includes a signed letter on theContinue reading "The Beak of the Finch: The Story of Evolution in Our Time."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-112993

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Stein, Joseph, Book by, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

Fiddler on the Roof.

New York : Crown Publishers, 1964.

Original playbill of this classic play. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Presentation copy, inscribed by the lyricist Sheldon Harnick on the front panel, “For Peter: Sheldon Harnick 12/16/15.” In near fine condition.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-112721

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King, Stephen

Carrie.

England : PS Publishing, 2014.

First edition of the 40th Anniversary edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original illustrated glossy boards, original slipcase. Although not called for signed by Stephen King on the title page. Signed by Glenn Chadbourne, James Lovegrove and Kim Newman. Fine in a fine dust jacket. The slipcase is in fine condition. Illustrated by GlennContinue reading "Carrie."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-123034

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Kennedy, John F. [George H.W. Bush; George W. Bush; and Rudy Giuliani]

Profiles In Courage.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1956.

First edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Boldly signed by both Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush on the front free endpaper. Upon the 50th Anniversary of the assassination, President George W. Bush commented, “Today we remember a dark episode in our Nation’sContinue reading "Profiles In Courage."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-112452

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Roberts, Kenneth

Kenneth Roberts Signed Letter Collection.

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Collection of typed letters signed by American author Kenneth Roberts. The collection includes two typed letters signed by Roberts and addressed to Malcolm Decker dated May 21, 1937 and May 16, 1946. Additionally included are two signed postcards signed by Roberts. In near fine condition.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-114028

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Saramago, Jose

O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo. [The Gospel According To Jesus Christ].

Lisboa : Caminho, 1991.

First Portuguese edition and true first of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Signed by Jose Saramago on the title page. In near fine condition, with the original publisher’s bookmark laid in.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-114809

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Trollope, Anothony

Selected Works of Anthony Trollope. [Miss Mackenzie, Rachel Ray, Castle Richmond, The Eustace Diamonds, The Kellys and the O’Kellys, The Macdermots of Ballcloran, Tales of All Countries, and Ralph The Heir.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1872-1875.

Finely bound collection of the selected works of Trollope. Octavo, eight volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, all edges marbled. In very good condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-110324

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Irving, Laurence

Henry Irving: The Actor and His World.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1952.

First edition of the author’s major biography of his grandfather, Henry Irving. Octavo, original boards, frontispiece portrait of Henry Irving in color by Jules Bastien-Lepage. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket lettering by Charlotte Young. Small ownership inscription. Housed in the original slipcase which is in good condition.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-115678

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Simon, Andre L

The History of the Wine Trade in England.

London : Wyman & Sons, 1906-07.

First edition of Simon’s landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Volumes I. Presentation copy, inscribed by Andre L. Simon opposite the title page, “With the author’s Compliments Andre L. Simon 15/9/07 to S.C. Coggin Sept.” In near fine condition.

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-112957

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Dreiser, Theodore

America is Worth Saving.

New York : Modern Age Books, 1941.

First edition, second printing of this work by the author of Carrie. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Signed for whoever buys this book to aid the cause of peace by Theodore Dreiser Hollywood. April- 1941.” Near fine in a very goodContinue reading "America is Worth Saving."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-112359

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Hemingway, Ernest

The Torrents of Spring.

New York : Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1926.

First edition of Hemingway’s first novel, one of 1250 printed. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the crown. An exceptional example.

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-112442

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Burgess, Gelett

The Maxims of Methuselah: Being the Advice Given by the Patriarch in his Nine Hundred Sixty and Ninth Year to his Great Grandson at Shem’s Coming of Age in Regard to Women.

New York : Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1907.

First edition of the humorist’s colorful take on the Battle of the Sexes. Octavo, original half cloth, with illustrations, decorations, and cover design by Louis D. Fancher. Very good in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-119078

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Thomas, Dylan

Eighteen Poems.

London : Sunday Referee and the Parton Press, 1936.

First edition, first issue of Thomas’ first book, one of 250 copies. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Desmond Hawkins, who was Dylan’s literary editor and close friend, with a playful (and perhaps drunken) inscription which attempts to conflate their names, maybe in an effort to create a new single personaContinue reading "Eighteen Poems."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-111544

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Harrer, Heinrich [His Holiness The Dalai Lama]

Seven Years in Tibet.

New York : E.P. Dutton & Company, 1954.

First American edition of Harrer’s classic account, signed by Harrer and The Dalai Lama. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with over 40 photographs. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by Heinrich Harrer in both English and Tibetan on the half-title page, “To Mrs. Rosser with best wishes in remembrance of my lecture in Philadelphia from H. HarrerContinue reading "Seven Years in Tibet."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-112165

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Bonington, Chris and Charles Clarke

Tibet’s Secret Mountain: The Triump of Sepu Kangri.

London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson , 2000.

First edition of this work by Bonington and Clarke. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Signed by Chris Bonington and Charles Clarke on the title page. From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown of each volume. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person toContinue reading "Tibet’s Secret Mountain: The Triump of Sepu Kangri."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-111347

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