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The Three Musketeers; or, the Feats and Fortunes of a Gascon Adventurer.

Dumas, Alexandre

The Three Musketeers; or, the Feats and Fortunes of a Gascon Adventurer.

London : Bruce and Wyld, 1846.

First edition in English of Dumas’ masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf, gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers. Translated from the French by William Barrow. Barrow’s translation was the first of three English translations published in 1846 and is considered the most faithful to the original text. To conform to nineteenth century English standardsContinue reading "The Three Musketeers; or, the Feats and Fortunes of a Gascon Adventurer."

$35,000.00

Item Number: RRB-129365

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The Wrinkle in Time Quintet: A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind In The Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, An Acceptable Time.

L'Engle, Madeleine

The Wrinkle in Time Quintet: A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind In The Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, An Acceptable Time.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1962-1989.

First editions of each volume in the author’s iconic and genre-defining Wrinkle in Time quintet, including one of the most celebrated Newbery Award-winning novels of all time. Octavo, five volumes, original publisher’s full and half cloth. A Wrinkle in Time is boldly signed by Madeleine L’Engle in a contemporary hand on the title page andContinue reading "The Wrinkle in Time Quintet: A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind In The Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, An Acceptable Time."

$35,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147616

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All Quiet On The Western Front.

Remarque, Erich Maria

All Quiet On The Western Front.

London : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1929.

First edition in English of this landmark novel of the 20th century. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “With the compliments and thanks to Geor Henry Gribb! Erich Maria Remarque.” With a type letter from the author dated in 28th February, 1929 from Remarque attached to theContinue reading "All Quiet On The Western Front."

$35,000.00

Item Number: RRB-119450

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Profiles In Courage.

Kennedy, John F

Profiles In Courage.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1956.

First edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Massachusetts Senator Leverett Saltonstall on the front free endpaper, “To Senator Saltonstall- with the very highest regards of his colleague John Kennedy.” The recipient, Leverett Saltonstall was the senior senator ofContinue reading "Profiles In Courage."

$35,000.00

Item Number: RRB-2154

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Reverend Cotton Mather Autograph Manuscript of a Sermon.

Mather, Cotton

Reverend Cotton Mather Autograph Manuscript of a Sermon.

[Boston] n.d. [1685–1723].

Rare late 17th to early 18th century autograph manuscript of a sermon or devotional essay in the hand of the “first American Evangelical” Puritan clergyman Cotton Mather. Duodecimo, comprising two bifolia prepared from a folded and cut sheet of paper to a total of 8 pages, penned in dark brown ink, very densely written (asContinue reading "Reverend Cotton Mather Autograph Manuscript of a Sermon."

$35,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151905

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Jack Kerouac Autograph Questionnaire Signed.

Kerouac, Jack

Jack Kerouac Autograph Questionnaire Signed.

1960.

Rare mimeographed questionnaire sent by a graduate student of City College of New York to Jack Kerouac; completed and signed twice by him with a lengthy inscription in conclusion. Two pages, partially printed the questionnaire begins with a typed letter signed by James A. Sherlock politely requesting Kerouac’s response which reads in part: “Dear Mr.Continue reading "Jack Kerouac Autograph Questionnaire Signed."

$38,000.00

Item Number: RRB-117950

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Cien Anos de Soledad [One Hundred Years of Solitude].

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

Cien Anos de Soledad [One Hundred Years of Solitude].

Buenos Aires : Editorial Sudamericana, 1967.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece which is recognized as one of the most significant works in the Spanish literary canon. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the dedication page, “Para Leonard, con todo el afecto, Gabo.” In near fine condition with light rubbing. Housed in a customContinue reading "Cien Anos de Soledad [One Hundred Years of Solitude]."

$38,000.00

Item Number: RRB-114832

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Winston Churchill and Dwight D. Eisenhower Allied Leaders Signed Photograph.

Churchill, Winston S.; Dwight D. Eisenhower; William M. Tuck; Lewis Preston Collins II; Henry Maitland Wilson

Winston Churchill and Dwight D. Eisenhower Allied Leaders Signed Photograph.

: Colonial Studios, 1946.

Black and white photograph of Winston Churchill delivering a speech before the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia on March 8, 1946, with General Dwight D. Eisenhower seated to his left. Signed in the lower margin of the photograph, “Winston S. Churchill” and “Dwight D. Eisenhower.” Additionally signed by Virginia Governor William M. Tuck,Continue reading "Winston Churchill and Dwight D. Eisenhower Allied Leaders Signed Photograph."

$38,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149606

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Light In August.

Faulkner, William

Light In August.

New York : Harrison Smith & Robert Haas, 1932.

First edition, first issue, with first printing statement on copyright page, and “Jefferson” for “Mottstown” on page 340, line 1; first-issue binding, lettered in blue and orange. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Eric Dawson William Faulkner Oxford 3 October 1934.” Near fine in a nearContinue reading "Light In August."

$38,000.00

Item Number: RRB-135388

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Sochinenia Grafa L.N. Tolstogo [Childhood, Boyhood, Youth].

Tolstoy, Leo

Sochinenia Grafa L.N. Tolstogo [Childhood, Boyhood, Youth].

Moscow : Typ. I.N. Kushnerev i Ko, 1893.

Early Russian printing of Tolstoy’s trilogy Childhood, Boyhood, Youth. Quarto, original half leather. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to his doctor, “To Dmitry Vasil’evich Nikitin. Leo Tolstoy. 28 March 1903.” With an original photograph of Tolstoy with Dmitry Nikitin opposite the title page. The recipient, Dmitry Nikitin was Tolstoy’s familyContinue reading "Sochinenia Grafa L.N. Tolstogo [Childhood, Boyhood, Youth]."

$38,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133583

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Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry into the Cause of Industrial Depressions, and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth – The Remedy.

George, Henry

Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry into the Cause of Industrial Depressions, and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth – The Remedy.

San Francisco : Wm. M. Hinton & Co., Printers, 1879.

True first edition, one of only 200 examples of “the most influential of American works on economics” (Grolier American), one of the highest selling books of the late 1800s which sold more than three million copies soon after publication, exceeding all other books written in the English language with the exception of the Bible duringContinue reading "Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry into the Cause of Industrial Depressions, and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth – The Remedy."

$38,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147455

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Pynchon, Thomas

V.

Philadelphia and New York : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1963.

First edition of Pynchon’s classic first book. Octavo, original cloth. An exceptional association copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the front free endpaper in the month of publication, “Aug. 1963. To Bob & Ginny, with affection, Tom.” The recipients were Pynchon’s Boeing colleague and close friend Bob Hillock and his wife Ginny,Continue reading "V."

$38,000.00

Item Number: RRB-80035

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From Death-Camp To Existentialism [Man’s Search For Meaning].

Frankl, Viktor E

From Death-Camp To Existentialism [Man’s Search For Meaning].

Boston : Beacon Press, 1959.

First edition in English of Frankl’s classic work, which was later titled Man’s Search For Meaning in 1962. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Viktor Frankl on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Translated by Ilse Lasch. Preface by Gordon Allport. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. SignedContinue reading "From Death-Camp To Existentialism [Man’s Search For Meaning]."

$38,000.00

Item Number: RRB-130637

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The Giving Tree.

Silverstein, Shel

The Giving Tree.

New York : Harper & Row Publishers, 1964.

First edition with all the first issue points to both the book and dust jacket. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Shel Silverstein, who has drawn a large picture of The Giving Tree on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good first-issue price-clipped dust jacket with the full torso picture ofContinue reading "The Giving Tree."

$40,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147001

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A Treatise on the Social Compact: or The Principles of Politic Law.

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques

A Treatise on the Social Compact: or The Principles of Politic Law.

London : Printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, in the Strand, 1764.

First edition in English of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s magnum opus; a seminal treatise on political philosophy and precursor of the French revolution. Twelvemo, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, triple gilt ruling to the front andContinue reading "A Treatise on the Social Compact: or The Principles of Politic Law."

$40,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148170

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Cien Anos de Soledad [One Hundred Years of Solitude].

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

Cien Anos de Soledad [One Hundred Years of Solitude].

Buenos Aires : Editorial Sudamericana, 1967.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece which is recognized as one of the most significant works in the Spanish literary canon. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the dedication page, “Para Pablo, conversando en el parque Gabriel Garcia Marquez ’95.” In near fine condition with a touch of rubbingContinue reading "Cien Anos de Soledad [One Hundred Years of Solitude]."

$40,000.00

Item Number: RRB-115638

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The Phantom of the Opera.

Leroux, Gaston

The Phantom of the Opera.

New York, Indianapolis : The Bobbs-Merrill Company , 1911.

First edition with the printer’s imprint “Press of Braunworth & Co. Bookbinders and Printers Brooklyn, N. Y.” at bottom of copyright page. Octavo, original cloth, publishers tissue guard. Illustrated by Andre Castaigne with one single-page and four double-page inserted plates with color illustrations. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket. The dust jacket designContinue reading "The Phantom of the Opera."

$40,000.00

Item Number: RRB-99560

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Go Tell It On The Mountain.

Baldwin, James

Go Tell It On The Mountain.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1953.

First edition of Baldwin’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by James Baldwin on the front free endpaper to his mother, “Mama from Rizzy from Jimmy – August 21st!” The recipient, Baldwin’s mother Emma Berdis Jones, left Baldwin’s biological father before moving to Harlem where Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924. WhenContinue reading "Go Tell It On The Mountain."

$40,000.00

Item Number: RRB-125755

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Casino Royale.

Fleming, Ian

Casino Royale.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1953.

First edition of the first novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed by the author “from Ian Fleming” on a card mounted to the front free endpaper.

$40,000.00

Item Number: RRB-142789

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The Winding Road to Freedom: A Documentary Survey of Negro Experiences in America.

Cain, Alfred E. [Martin Luther King Jr.] [Sammy Davis, Jr.]

The Winding Road to Freedom: A Documentary Survey of Negro Experiences in America.

Yonkers : Educational Heritage, Inc, 1965.

First edition of this comprehensive anthology that compiles historical documents, speeches, and firsthand accounts to trace the evolving struggle for African American freedom and equality. Quarto, original publisher’s orange cloth boards, with black and white illustrations. Association copy, inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. to Sammy Davis Jr. on the front free endpaper, “To myContinue reading "The Winding Road to Freedom: A Documentary Survey of Negro Experiences in America."

$40,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149476

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The Proclamation Of Emancipation, By The President Of The United States, To Take Effect January 1st, 1863.

[Lincoln, Abraham]

The Proclamation Of Emancipation, By The President Of The United States, To Take Effect January 1st, 1863.

[Boston : John Murray Forbes, 1862].

First and only printed pamphlet of the Emancipation Proclamation, produced for distribution to Union soldiers and African Americans (both enslaved and free) in December of 1862; the month preceding the issuance of the executive order. 16mo, original salmon wrappers as issued. In 1899, the publisher’s daughter recalled the genesis of this pocket-sized edition: “With the view of placing the Proclamation of Emancipation in the hands of the negroes themselves, my father had printedContinue reading "The Proclamation Of Emancipation, By The President Of The United States, To Take Effect January 1st, 1863."

$40,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151254

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Harold and the Purple Crayon.

Johnson, Crockett. [Maurice Sendak]

Harold and the Purple Crayon.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1955.

First edition, first issue of the first book in Crockett Johnson’s charming Harold series, first issue with “30-60” and “No. 5671A” to the front flap of the dust jacket. 12 mo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to fellow children’s book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, “ToContinue reading "Harold and the Purple Crayon."

$40,000.00

Item Number: RRB-135433

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The Story of the Negro: The Rise of the Race from Slavery and The Negro as a Freeman.

Washington, Booker T. [William Howard Taft]

The Story of the Negro: The Rise of the Race from Slavery and The Negro as a Freeman.

New York : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909.

First edition, association copy of Booker T. Washington’s significant history of Americans of African descent, inscribed by him to William Howard Taft as his advisor in the first year of Taft’s presidency. Octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded photographic frontispiece portrait of Booker T.Continue reading "The Story of the Negro: The Rise of the Race from Slavery and The Negro as a Freeman."

$40,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149850

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“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!” Adventures of a Curious Character.

Feynman, Richard P

“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!” Adventures of a Curious Character.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1985.

First edition, early printing of this collection of reminiscences by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist and one of the greatest scientific minds of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author to his cousin on the half-title page, “To Frances Lewine Hi Franky – send me your book — youContinue reading "“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!” Adventures of a Curious Character."

$40,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140950

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