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Wrinkles in Time.

Smoot, George and Keay Davidson

Wrinkles in Time.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1993.

First edition of the story of “the scientific discovery of the century, if not all time” (Stephen Hawking). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated with 8 pages of color photographs and 50 line drawings. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by Smoot on the half-title page, “For John There is something about looking at the nightContinue reading "Wrinkles in Time."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-62011

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The Collected Papers of Kenneth J. Arrow.

Arrow, Kenneth J

The Collected Papers of Kenneth J. Arrow.

Cambridge, MA : The Belknap Press of Harvard University, 1983-1985.

First editions of each volume in the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s collected papers. Octavo, original cloth, 6 volumes. Each volume is signed “Best wishes Kenneth J. Arrow” on the front free endpaper. Each are fine in near fine to fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Rare and desirable signed by Arrow.

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-35011

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Sand and Foam: A Book of Aphorisms.

Gibran, Kahlil

Sand and Foam: A Book of Aphorisms.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1927.

Signed limited edition of the author’s classic work. Number 75 of 95 copies, signed by Kahlil Gibran. Illustrated with seven drawings by the author. In near fine condition, two small names to the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom made slipcase. A very sharp example.

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-34068

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A Short History of St Bartholomew’s Hospital 1123-1923, Specially Bound on the Occasion of the 800th Anniversary of Its Foundation.

Power, Sir D'Arcy and H.J. Waring [King Edward VIII]

A Short History of St Bartholomew’s Hospital 1123-1923, Specially Bound on the Occasion of the 800th Anniversary of Its Foundation.

London : Charles Whittingham and Griggs, Ltd, 1923.

Elaborately bound presentation copy, belonging to King Edward VIII. Octavo, full tan morocco, elaborately gilt tooling to the spine, front and rear panels with black morocco inlays, cornerpieces of thistles and flowers, front panel with central crown and gilt medallion portraits of Rahere and Harvey, silk endpapers. Full-color frontispiece illustration of The Tomb of Rahere in theContinue reading "A Short History of St Bartholomew’s Hospital 1123-1923, Specially Bound on the Occasion of the 800th Anniversary of Its Foundation."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-36018

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The Canoe and the Saddle or Klalan and Klickatat to Which Are Now First Added His Western Letters And Journals.

Williams, John H. (Editor)

The Canoe and the Saddle or Klalan and Klickatat to Which Are Now First Added His Western Letters And Journals.

Tacoma : John H. Williams, 1913.

Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt topstain, marbled endpapers, frontispiece. With sixteen color plates and more than one hundred other illustrations. Signed by John H. Williams on the title page. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes by John H. Williams. In near fine condition.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-61031

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The Financier.

Dreiser, Theodore

The Financier.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1912.

First editions of the first novel of the author’s acclaimed Trilogy of Desire. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some unnecessary tape reinforcement to the verso with some bleedthrough. Rare in the original dust jacket.

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-34078

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Portrait of a Romantic.

Millhauser, Steven

Portrait of a Romantic.

London : Routledge Y Kegan Paul, 1978.

First British edition of the author’s second book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Steven Millhauser on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$45.00

Item Number: RRB-61014

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Rabbit Is Rich.

Updike, John

Rabbit Is Rich.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.

First edition of Updike’s third novel in his acclaimed Rabbit series, which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by John Updike. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of wear.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-60097

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Code X.

Eisenman, Peter

Code X.

New York : The Monacelli Press, 2003.

First edition. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated throughout. Signed by Peter Eisenman. In near fine condition.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-80058

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Storage and Stability: A Modern Ever-Normal Energy.

Graham, Benjamin; Foreword by Alvin Johnson

Storage and Stability: A Modern Ever-Normal Energy.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1937.

First edition of the author’s classic third book. Octavo, original red cloth. Foreword by Alvin Jonson. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with some light chipping to the spine extremities. Exceptionally rare in the original dust jacket.

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-34037

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Beyond Smoke and Mirrors.

Richter, Burton

Beyond Smoke and Mirrors.

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

First edition of this insightful overview of climate change science by Nobel Prize-winning scientist Burton Richter. Octavo, original glossy boards. Inscribed by Burton Richter on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition, without the dust jacket as issued.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-34014

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The Adventures of Augie March.

Bellow, Saul

The Adventures of Augie March.

New York : The Viking Press, 1953.

First edition of Bellow’s first National Book Award winning novel. Octavo, original cloth, salmon topstain. Signed by Saul Bellow on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good first issue dust jacket with the John Steinbeck ad on the rear flap and no reviews. Jacket design by Robert Hallock.

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-58004

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Process and Reality: An Essay in Cosmology.

Whitehead, Alfred North

Process and Reality: An Essay in Cosmology.

New York : Macmillan & Company, 1929.

First edition of Alfred North Whitehead’s magnum opus. Octavo, original blue cloth. Signed by Alfred North Whitehead on the title page. From the Library of Henry David Aiken, with his signature dated 1943 on the front free endpaper. Aiken was a student of Ralph Barton Perry’s at Harvard when Whitehead also was a professor thereContinue reading "Process and Reality: An Essay in Cosmology."

$11,500.00

Item Number: RRB-34005

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The Outcry.

James, Henry

The Outcry.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911.

First American edition, published simultaneously with the British edition of James’ final novel. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition, bookplate, library markings in pen to the first three pages. A very sharp example.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-80037

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Rabindranath Tagore Signed Photograph.

Tagore, Rabindranath

Rabindranath Tagore Signed Photograph.

1921.

Photograph of Nobel Prize-winning author Rabindranath Tagore. Signed and dated on the photograph, “Rabindranath Tagore Jul. 22, 1921.” Double-matted and framed. The photograph measures 3.5 inches by 5 inches. The entire piece measures 13.5 inches by 18.25 inches. Photographs signed by Tagore rare.

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-33058

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John Stuart Mill Signed Carte-de-Visite.

Mill, John Stuart

John Stuart Mill Signed Carte-de-Visite.

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Carte-de-visite signed by philosopher John Stuart Mill. Matted and framed; the entire piece measures 9.75 inches by 8 inches. Rare and desirable signed.

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-33088

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Treynor on Institutional Investing.

Treynor, Jack L

Treynor on Institutional Investing.

New York : John Wiley & Sons, 2008.

First edition of this important collection of essays by the father of the capital asset pricing model. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Jack L. Treynor on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Jeff Diermeier.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-58017

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Creating a Learning Society: A New Approach to Growth, Development, and Social Progress (Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture Series).

Stiglitz, Joseph E. and Bruce Greenwald [Robert M. Solow]

Creating a Learning Society: A New Approach to Growth, Development, and Social Progress (Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture Series).

New York : Columbia University Press, 2014.

First edition of this classic economic text. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by authors Joseph Stiglitz and Bruce Greenwald on the title page, as well as Robert Solow, who contributed some commentary. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Includes commentaries from Philippe Aghion and Michael Woodford, as well as from Nobel Laureates Kenneth J. Arrow andContinue reading "Creating a Learning Society: A New Approach to Growth, Development, and Social Progress (Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture Series)."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-33061

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The Worst Journey in the World.

Cherry-Garrard, Apsley

The Worst Journey in the World.

London : Constable & Company, 1922.

First edition of this classic memoir of the 1910–1913 British Antarctic Expedition. Octavo, two volumes, original half white cloth, gray paper boards. Inscribed by Apsley Cherry-Garrard in each each volume. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities. First editions signed and inscribed are ofContinue reading "The Worst Journey in the World."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-33035

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Inflation Targeting: Lessons from the International Experience.

Bernanke, Ben S; Thomas Laubach; Frederic S. Mishkin and Adam S. Posen

Inflation Targeting: Lessons from the International Experience.

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1999.

First edition of this ground breaking study. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by both Ben Bernanke and Frederic Mishkin on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marek Antoniak.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-44019

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The Demand and Supply of Public Goods.

Reisman, David (James M. Buchanan)

The Demand and Supply of Public Goods.

Chicago : Rand McNally, 1968.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication (with a two page inscription) on the front free endpaper and onto the verso, “Betty, This will have to substitute for a more formal dedication to you, which, as I said, should have been included here. This is because this book, more than any other stuffContinue reading "The Demand and Supply of Public Goods."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-44012

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The Yearling.

Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan

The Yearling.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear, bookplate to the front pastedown.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-53043

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Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris Signed Photographs.

Mantle, Mickey and Roger Maris

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris Signed Photographs.

1961.

Two black and white photographs from circa 1961 of Mickey Mantle and Rogers Maris. Each are inscribed to their 1961 teammate Billy Gardner. The Mantle photograph is signed, “To Billy My Best Wishes, Mickey Mantle.” The Maris photograph is signed, “To Bill, Best wishes to a hell of a nice guy, Roger Maris.” Matted andContinue reading "Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris Signed Photographs."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-32061

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The Story About Ping.

Flack, Marjorie; Illustrated by Kurt Wiese

The Story About Ping.

New York : The Viking Press, 1933.

First edition of this beloved classic. Thin octavo, original half cloth. Bookplate, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-32043

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