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Bugantics and Bugatti Ephemera.

Bugatti

Bugantics and Bugatti Ephemera.

: Various, .

Bugantics: The Bugatti Owners Club Magazine London. Buggatti Owners Club. 1951-1955 20 Issues in 10 Volumes. Profusely illustrated with photographs, tables, advertising, drawings. Octavo, bound in publisher’s original pictorial gilt titled and decorated binding notebooks. Run extends: Volume 1 No.2 (September 1931) – Volume 18 No. 4 (December 1955). Also, an extremely rare copy ofContinue reading "Bugantics and Bugatti Ephemera."

$2,750.00

Item Number: RRB-22091

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Bugantics: Bugatti Owner’s Club.

Bugatti

Bugantics: Bugatti Owner’s Club.

London : Bugatti Owner's Club, 1931-1955.

One Hundred Issues of Bugantics. Octavo, 9 Volumes, bound in the original publisher’s cloth, gilt titles and decorated tooling. Profusely illustrated with photographs, tables, brilliant period advertising and drawings. These bound volumes, prepared by the Bugatti Owner’s Club by special subscription, were compiled without covers, the design of which has remained the same since itsContinue reading "Bugantics: Bugatti Owner’s Club."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-22082

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The Liberal Imagination: Essays on Literature and Society.

Trilling, Lionel

The Liberal Imagination: Essays on Literature and Society.

New York : The Viking Press, 1950.

First edition of one of the influential works of criticism published in the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “To Sue and George in friendship and regard Lionel March 1950.” Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Hallock.

$550.00

Item Number: RRB-22071

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UN: Today and Tomorrow.

Roosevelt, Eleanor and William DeWitt

UN: Today and Tomorrow.

New York : Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1953.

First edition of this work on the United Nations by the former First Lady. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with very light rubbing to the extremities. Rare signed.

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-22053

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Difficult Loves.

Calvino, Italo

Difficult Loves.

New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1984.

First edition of this classic collection of short stories by Calvino. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Italo Calvino on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Louise Fili. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver, Archibald Colquhoun and Peggy Wright.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-22051

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Sun and Shadow: The Philosophy of An Architect.

Breuer, Marcel

Sun and Shadow: The Philosophy of An Architect.

New York : Dodd, Mead & Company, 1956.

First edition. Quarto, original cloth. Inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “To the Walter Paepcke with best regards, Marcel Breuer.” The recipient, Walter Paepcke was an industrialist and philanthropist most noted for his founding of the Aspen Institute and the Aspen Skiing Company in the early 1950s, both of which helped transform theContinue reading "Sun and Shadow: The Philosophy of An Architect."

$2,750.00

Item Number: RRB-22041

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Law, Legislation and Liberty. A New Statement of the Liberal Principles of Justice and Political Economy.

Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.]

Law, Legislation and Liberty. A New Statement of the Liberal Principles of Justice and Political Economy.

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1973-1979.

First editions of the economist’s magnum opus. Octavo, 3 volumes, original black cloth. Volume one is inscribed on the front free endpaper by F.A. Hayek to his colleague and legal scholar, Theo Mayer-Maly with his bookplate below. Mayer-Maly’s work Rechtsgeschichte der Freiheitsidee in Antike und Mittelalter is cited in volume one of Law, Legislation andContinue reading "Law, Legislation and Liberty. A New Statement of the Liberal Principles of Justice and Political Economy."

$22,000.00

Item Number: RRB-22040

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World War Foreign Debts Commission Act Signed Photograph.

Herbert Hoover and Andrew Mellon

World War Foreign Debts Commission Act Signed Photograph.

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Signed photograph of the members of The World War Foreign Debt Commission and the Belgian Commission. Signed below by each member, including Herbert Hoover (Secretary of Commerce and future President of the United States), Andrew W. Mellon (Secretary of the Treasury), Frank B. Kellogg (Secretary of State and 1929 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize),Continue reading "World War Foreign Debts Commission Act Signed Photograph."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-21058

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The Closing of the American Mind.

Bloom, Allan; Foreword by Saul Bellow

The Closing of the American Mind.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1987.

First edition, early printing of Bloom’s landmark work. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Richard A. Ware, One of the most admirable men I have met during my career and my special benefactor. Gratefully, Allan Bloom September, 1987.” The recipient Richard A. Ware served under PresidentContinue reading "The Closing of the American Mind."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-22016

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Margaret Mitchell Signed Letters.

Mitchell, Margaret

Margaret Mitchell Signed Letters.

1941-42.

Two letters signed in full by Margaret Mitchell, author on the classic Gone With the Wind. Both letters addressed to Rear Admiral Edward J. Marquart and his wife, one dated December 26, 1941, the other December 19, 1942, each with their original envelopes; both letters refer to the commissioning of the U.S.S. Atlanta.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-21082

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Sexual Behavior in the Human Female.

Kinsey, Alfred C., Wardell B. Pomeroy, Clyde E. Martin and Paul H. Gebhard

Sexual Behavior in the Human Female.

Philadelphia : W. B. Saunders Company, 1953.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original maroon cloth. Boldly signed by Alfred C. Kinsey and Wardell B. Pomeroy on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-21049

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Blood, Brains & Beer: The Autobiography of David Ogilvy.

Ogilvy, David

Blood, Brains & Beer: The Autobiography of David Ogilvy.

New York : Atheneum, 1978.

First edition of Ogilvy’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by David Ogilvy on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear and closed tears.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-21071

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This Is My Story.

Roosevelt, Eleanor

This Is My Story.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1937.

First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s first autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. Small bookplate to the front pastedown, near fine in a bright near fine with a few small closed tears. Uncommon in this condition and signed.

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-21057

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The Pearl.

Steinbeck, John

The Pearl.

New York : The Viking Press, 1947.

First edition of this classic story of simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Bob Kriendler with best wishes John Steinbeck.” The recipient was the owner of the legendary New York City landmark restaurant and speakeasy ”21”. Steinbeck was a frequentContinue reading "The Pearl."

$11,000.00

Item Number: RRB-21019

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The State of the Poor: Or an History of the Labouring Classes in England, from the Conquest to the Present Period; in Which are Particularly Considered Their Domestic Economy with Respect to Diet, Dress, Fuel and Habitation.

Eden, Sir Frederic Morton

The State of the Poor: Or an History of the Labouring Classes in England, from the Conquest to the Present Period; in Which are Particularly Considered Their Domestic Economy with Respect to Diet, Dress, Fuel and Habitation.

London : J. Davis, for B. & J. White, G. & G. Robinson, T. Payne, 1797.

First edition of this classic work. Quarto, 3 volumes, bound mottled full calf, raised bands, gilt titles to the spine, gilt lined, black morocco spine labels. In excellent condition with the folding table facing p. viii of the appendix in Volume III.

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-20029

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Carle, Eric

The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

New York : Philomel, 1994.

One of only 500 signed limited edition of the 25th Anniversary edition of this classic work. Oblong quarto, original silver boards. Signed by Eric Carle with an original drawing on the front panel. In fine condition as is the original cardboard box.

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-20036

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Murmurs of Earth: The Voyager Interstellar Record.

Sagan, Carl; F.D. Drake; Anne Druyan; Timothy Ferris; Jon Lomberg; Linda Salzman Sagan

Murmurs of Earth: The Voyager Interstellar Record.

New York : Random House, 1978.

First edition of this fascinating story which covers the story of the interstellar record. Quarto, original cloth. Inscribed by both Carl Sagan and Anne Druyan on the half-title page to her family in the year of publication, “Dear Les, Edie, Larry and Erica, With my deep love and wishes of joyful explorations for all of you-Continue reading "Murmurs of Earth: The Voyager Interstellar Record."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-20028

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Milton Friedman Signed Photograph.

Friedman, Milton

Milton Friedman Signed Photograph.

1980.

Black and white photograph of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman. Inscribed and dated by Milton Friedman in 1980 on the lower right. In fine condition. The photograph measures 8 inches by 10 inches.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-20008

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Meaning and the Moral Sciences.

Putnam, Hilary [Daniel Bell]

Meaning and the Moral Sciences.

London 1978.

First edition of this work by Hilary Putnam. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Hilary Putnam on the front free endpaper. From the library of Harvard colleague Daniel Bell, with his signature above Putnam’s. A nice association linking these two giants of their respective fields.

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-19096

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Social Theory and Social Structure.

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, warmly 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. Rare signed and inscribed.

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-19087

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Harry Truman Signed Photograph.

Truman, Harry S

Harry Truman Signed Photograph.

1966.

Photograph of President Harry S. Truman having his arm raised at the 1947 Democratic National Convention. Inscribed by Truman, “To Joseph J. Fracelli, From Harry S. Truman, 12/7/66.” On the verso of the photograph bears a Harry S. Truman Library stamp. It measures 10 inches by 8 inches. In near fine condition.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-19073

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Second Letter Concerning Toleration and A Third Letter for Toleration.

Locke, John

Second Letter Concerning Toleration and A Third Letter for Toleration.

London : Awnsham and John Churchill, 1690, 1692.

First editions of both volumes of Locke’s Second and Third Letter Concerning Toleration. Two volumes bound in one. Octavo, contemporary calf, rebacked. In excellent condition with the text clean contents clean, except for light browning, rebacked. From the library of James Stonhouse with his signatures and armorial bookplate. Exceptionally rare.

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-19072

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You Only Live Twice.

Fleming, Ian

You Only Live Twice.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1965.

First edition, first state with “First published 1964” on the copyright page of the last James Bond novel published in Fleming’s lifetime and the eleventh in the series. Octavo, original black cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For James You have my best wishes from Ian Fleming.” Near fine in aContinue reading "You Only Live Twice."

$24,000.00

Item Number: RRB-19060

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Why England Slept.

Kennedy, John F

Why England Slept.

New York : Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1940.

First edition of John F. Kennedy’s first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in a contemporary hand, “For Asa Bordages with best wishes Jack Kennedy.” The recipient, Asa Bordages was a feature writer for the New York World-Telegram and playwright known for the 1941 play BrooklynContinue reading "Why England Slept."

$18,500.00

Item Number: RRB-19055

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