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Stopler, Wofgang F

Joseph Alois Schumpeter: The Public Life of A Private Man.

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1994.

First edition of this biography on Schumpeter. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Wolfgang Ann Arbor, MI Dec. 12, 1994.” From the library of noted economist Richard Musgrove. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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Item Number: RRB-4401
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Bierce, Ambrose

The Shadow on the Dial and Other Essays.

San Francisco : A.M. Robertson , 1909.

First edition of this work by the award-winning author. Quarto, original cloth. Edited by S.O. Howes. Near fine in the uncommon original dust jacket.

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Item Number: RRB-141348
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Gaiman, Neil and Roger Avary

Beowulf: The Script Book.

San Diego : IDW Publishing, 2007.

First edition of this illustrated work of Beowulf. Octavo, original wrappers. illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Neil Gaiman on the title page. In fine condition. Art and cover by Gabriel Rodriguez. Colors by Jay Folos.

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Item Number: RRB-116056
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Wilson, Ernest H

Plant Hunting.

Boston, Massachusetts : The Stratford Company, 1927.

Special autographed first edition of this autobiographical account of Ernest H. Wilson’s adventures and discoveries as a renowned British plant collector. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full green faux leather cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece to volume one, with 128 illustrations mostly from photographs taken by the author. Boldly signed by Ernest H. Wilson on theContinue reading "Plant Hunting."

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Item Number: RRB-151387
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Updike, John

A Month of Sundays.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1975.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to his neighbors Ken and Jane Field. A very sharp copy of Updike’s seventh novel.

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Item Number: RRB-3600
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Saramago, Jose

Blindness.

New York : Harcourt Brace & Company, 1997.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed twice by jacket designer Claudine G. Mansour on the front jacket panel and the rear flap. Translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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Item Number: RRB-147085
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Taylor, George

An Account of the Genus Meconopsis.

London : New Flora and Silva Ltd, 1934.

First edition of Taylor’s best-known work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with frontispiece, 29 plates from photographs and 12 distributional maps. In very good condition. Small ownership name.

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Item Number: RRB-137344
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Boorstin, Daniel J

The Daniel J. Boorstin Reader.

New York : The Modern Library, 1995.

First edition of this compilation of the works of Daniel Boorstin. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by Daniel J. Bernstein on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Introduction by Roderick MacLeish.

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Item Number: RRB-68963
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Freer, Martha Walker

The Life of Jeanne D’Albert Queen of Navarre.

London : Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 1855.

First edition of Freer’s appreciation of Jeanne Baptiste d’Albert de Luynes. Octavo, bound in three quarters emerald green crushed levant morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait. In very good condition.

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Item Number: RRB-139030
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Boorstin, Daniel J

The Daniel J. Boorstin Reader.

New York : The Modern Library, 1995.

First edition of this compilation of the works of Daniel Boorstin. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Ray Grinold from Danel J. Boorstin.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Introduction by Roderick MacLeish.

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Item Number: RRB-100661
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Gordimer, Nadine

Six Feet of the Country.

London : Victor Gollancz, 1956.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper.

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Item Number: RRB-142121
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Huber, Peter [William Safire]

Orwell’s Revenge: The 1984 Palimpsest.

New York : The Free Press, 1994.

First edition of this work in which Huber discusses the compelling vision of Orwell’s 1984. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Bill Safire Peter Huber.” Also laid in is a letter from The Manhattan Institute to William Safire. The recipient, William Safire, was an important AmericanContinue reading "Orwell’s Revenge: The 1984 Palimpsest."

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Item Number: RRB-143749
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Halberstam, David

The Next Century.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1991.

First edition of this work by the award-winning journalist. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “For Sandy and Virginia with love David Jan 1991.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.

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Item Number: RRB-144104
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Blume, Judy

In the Unlikely Event.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.

First edition of one of only four adult books written in Blume’s career. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Judy Blume. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kelly Blair.

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Item Number: RRB-144301
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Henty, George Alfred [G.A.]

Those Other Animals.

London : Henry and Co., [1891].

First edition of one of the more uncommon Henty titles. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth, with twenty two illustrations by Harrison Weir. In very good condition.

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Item Number: RRB-123098
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Cline, Ernest

The Importance of Being Ernest.

Austin, TX : Write Bloody Press, 2013.

First edition. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed by Ernest Cline on the title page. In fine condition.

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Item Number: RRB-12020
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Fletcher, Colin

River: One Man’s Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.

First edition of this epic adventure by Fletcher, a renowned traveler and writer. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 15 maps and 42 photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “For Jimmie Stanley, Colin Fletcher 6/8/97.” Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "River: One Man’s Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea."

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Item Number: RRB-100432
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Cruikshank, Isaac Robert

The Lady and the Saints: In Three Cantos.

London : Edward Bull, 1839.

First edition of this poetic narrative. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, title page vignette, illustrated with ten black and white vignettes by Isaac Robert Cruikshank. In near fine condition. Designed by Isaac Robert Cruikshank.

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Item Number: RRB-148889
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Pinsky, Robert

The Want Bone.

New York : Ecco Press, 1990.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author to writer Robert Richardson, “Very good wishes and admiration to Bob Richardson Robert Pinsky.” With writer Annie Dillard’s bookplate. The recipient is the husband of Annie Dillard. In near fine condition.

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Item Number: RRB-4422
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Russell, F. Cecil

Corpulency and the Cure.

London : Woburn House, 1885.

First edition of this early work on obesity. Octavo, original gray flexible cloth, engraved frontispiece and one other engraved illustration of a laboratory. This work includes chapters covering the reasons of biliousness, obesity, constitutional predisposition, the dangers of excess fat, the author’s miraculous remedy for excessive weight and testimonials. In near fine condition.

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Item Number: RRB-110867
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Lewis, Carl

Carl Lewis Signed Sports Illustrated.

New York : Time Inc., August 5, 1996.

Original Sports Illustrated from August, 1996 of Olympic champion Carl Lewis on the cover. Boldly signed by Carl Lewis on the front cover. In near fine condition.

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Item Number: RRB-150634
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le Carre, John

Our Game.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1995.

First edition, second printing of this novel by the author of The Spy Who Came In From the Cold. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by John le Carre on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Author photograph by Douglas Brothers.

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Item Number: RRB-146510
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Schorr, Daniel

Come to Think of It: Notes on the End of the Millennium.

New York : Viking, 2007.

First edition of Schorr’s insightful analysis of of modern history. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To the Safires with admiration mingled with affection Dan.” The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960Continue reading "Come to Think of It: Notes on the End of the Millennium."

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Item Number: RRB-128073
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Bigelow, Jacob

Florula Bostoniensis. A Collection of Plants of Boston and Its Vicinity, With Their Generic and Specific Characters, Principal Synonyms, Descriptions, Places of Growth, and Time of Flowering, and Occasional Remarks.

Boston : Published by Cummings, Hilliard & Co, 1824.

Enlarged and second edition of Bigelow’s authoritative work on the flora of Boston and its vicinity. Octavo, original boards, rebacked, greatly enlarged and with a significant glossary of botanical terms. In very good condition. Period ownership inscriptions and notations.

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Item Number: RRB-137356
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