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The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession.

New York: Wiley, 2000.

First edition of this work on the history of gold. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For William good as gold- Peter Bernstein....

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-322

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le Carre, John

The Tailor of Panama.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1996.

First edition of this “tour de force in which almost every convention of the classic spy novel is violated” (The New York Times). Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Boldly i...

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-149905

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Webling, Walter Hastings

Fore! The Call of the Links.

Boston and New York: H.M. Caldwell Co, 1909.

First edition of this poetic and reflective celebration of golf. Duodecimo, pictorial half-cloth, frontispiece, illustrated throughout. In very good condition. A nice copy of a notoriously fragile boo...

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-148675

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Marias, Javier

Your Face Tomorrow: Poison, Shadow, and Farewell.

New York: New Directions, 2009.

First American edition of the author’s final volume in his brilliant trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “J...

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-149285

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Vidal, Gore

At Home: Essays 1982-1988.

New York: Random House, 1988.

First edition of this collection of essays by the award-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Valerie love Gore.” The recipient Valerie...

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-126590

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Naylor, Gloria

The Women of Brewster Place.

New York: The Viking Press, 1982.

First edition of Naylor’s National Book Award-winning debut novel. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Jeanne Gloria Naylor.” Near fine in a ne...

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-125318

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Roth, Philip

Operation Shylock: A Confession.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.

First edition of Roth’s 19th book. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paula Scher.

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-158

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Stevengraph Bookmark “A Dear Friend’s Wish.”

:, c. 1876.

Rare Stevengraph bookmark of the poem “A Dear Friend’s Wish.” Jacquard-woven from silk with “A Dear Friend’s Wish” in decorative letters at the top, three stanzas o...

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-151882

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Buchan, John

The Free Fishers.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1934.

First edition of standalone historical thriller novel. Octavo, bound in three-quarters calf over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers...

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-150779

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Murphy, Richard

The Last Galway Hooker.

[Dublin]: The Dolmen Press, 1961.

First and signed limited edition of the Irish poet’s classic poem. Octavo, original quarter parchment. One of 200 copies signed by the author. In near fine condition.

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-128143

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Giffords, Gabrielle and Kelly, Mark

Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope.

New York : Scribner, 2011.

First edition of this unforgettable autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the co-author on the title page, “To Bob, With Best Wishes! Mark Kell...

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-146479

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Christie, Agatha

Hallowe’en Party.

London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1969.

First edition of Christie’s classic murder mystery. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-150692

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Kingsley, Charles

Andromeda and Other Poems.

London: John W. Parker and Son, 1858.

First edition of this collection centered on the Greek myth of Andromeda’s rescue from a sea monster by Perseus. Duodecimo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards by Tout & Sons with...

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-151106

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Betjeman, John; David Gentleman

The Illustrated Poems of John Betjeman. [WITH] Autograph Letter Signed by David Gentleman.

London: John Murray, 1995.

First edition of this humorous collection of intimate poems, illustrated with charming watercolors by one of England’s most familiar artists. Medium octavo, original boards, illustrated througho...

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-147100

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Conrad, Joseph

The Mirror of the Sea: Memories and Impressions.

London: Methuen & Company, 1906.

First British edition of Conrad’s first volume of autobiographical non-fiction. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In very good condition.

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-55033

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Barnes, Julian

Metroland.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1980.

First edition of the Booker Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Julian Barnes on the title page. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Craig...

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-127617

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Socci, P.B. (Ingrid Bergman)

Ingrid Bergman Signed P.B. Socci Sketch.

:, .

Rare graphite artist’s sketch of Academy Award-winning actress Ingrid Bergman as Joan of Arc. Signed by Ingrid Bergman. Additionally signed by the artist, P.B. Socci. Active in the mid 1970s, American...

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-89643

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Carroll, Lewis; Illustrated by Barry Moser

Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There.

Berkely: Published by the University of California Press, 1983.

First Pennyroyal Press edition of Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated by Barry Moser. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-140106

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Vidal, Gore

Duluth.

New York : Random House, 1983.

First edition of this novel by the award-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Kit – all love – Gore Vidal.” The...

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-126272

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Morrison’s Strangers Guide and Etiquette, For Washington City and Its Vicinity.

Washington: W. H. & O. H. Morrison, 1862.

Fifth edition of Morrison’s classic American etiquette guide. Octavo, original cloth elaborately stamped in blind with gilt titles to the front panel. Illustrated with wood and steel engravings,...

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-127990

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Wodehouse, P. G

Money in the Bank.

London: Herbert Jenkins, n.d.

First edition of the author’s delightful and entertaining comedic mystery. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Frank Ford.

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-145015

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Lessing, Doris

Martha Quest.

London: Michael Joseph, 1952.

First edition of the author’s first book in the Children of Violence series. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Doris Lessing on the title page. Name on the front pastedown, near fine in a very g...

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-16012

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Bush, George H.W

George H.W. Bush Typed Letter Signed.

:, 1967.

Rare early typed letter signed by George H.W. Bush while he served as the U.S. Representative for Texas’s 7th congressional district from 1967 to 1971. One page, on Congress of the United States...

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-151816

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Mankiw, N. Gregory; Alan Blinder

Monetary Policy.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994.

First edition of this collection of essays on monetary policy. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by both the editor Gregory Mankiw and contributor Alan Blinder to the same recipient. Near fine in a fi...

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-81229

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