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Jean-Paul Sartre Signed Photograph.

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Rare silver gelatin print of French philosopher, novelist, and playwright Jean-Paul Sartre. Inscribed by him in the upper left corner of the image, “A M. Satoru Yamano, sympatheque hommage, Jean...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-123541

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Douglass, Frederick

My Bondage and Freedom.

New York & Auburn: Miller, Orton, & Mulligan, 1855.

Rare first edition of Douglass’ second autobiography. Octavo, original publisher’s brown cloth stamped in blind with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with three engraved plates includ...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-146541

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Stephenson, Neal

First edition of this “brilliantly realized” (The New York Times Book Review) breakthrough novel from visionary author Neal Stephenson, a modern classic that predicted the metaverse and inspired gener...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151811

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Dylan, Bob; Joan Baez; Jack Elliott; The Greenbriar Boys; The New Lost City Ramblers; Peggy Seeger; Introduction by Pete Seeger

Young Folk Song Book.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1963.

First edition of this collection of songs from the 1960’s folk music scene. Quarto, original cloth, with 112 pages with photographs. Signed by Bob Dylan in a contemporary hand on the front free...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-43008

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Baldwin, James

Giovanni’s Room.

New York: The Dial Press, 1956.

First edition of this landmark novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by James Baldwin on the half-title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and wear to the extremities. Jacke...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-81085

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Di Maggio, Joe; Mickey Mantle; Yogi Berra; et al

1951 World Series Champion New York Yankees Team Signed Baseball.

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Rare baseball signed by 27 members of the 1951 New York Yankees World Series Championship Team including four Hall of Famers. Signed by Joe Di Maggio on the sweetspot; Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Joe O...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-148864

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Taylor, Jane and Ann. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway. [Louisa May Alcott]

Little Ann and Other Poems.

London: George Routledge & Sons, [1882].

First edition, first state of this children’s classic. First state with the half green cloth binding, all edges stained blue and bright yellow endpapers. Schuster & Engen 109a. Octavo, origi...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-142318

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Stevenson, Robert Louis

Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

London: Longman, Green, and Co, 1886.

First edition, first issue with the publication date on the upper wrapper altered by hand of Stevenson’s classic book. Octavo, original wrappers, advertisements. In very good condition. Housed i...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-110275

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Rand, Ayn

The Fountainhead.

Indianapolis and New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1962.

Later printing of Rands’s breakthrough work and her first major literary success. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Maurice Sabba...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-124512

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Guggenheim, Meyer

Meyer Guggenheim Signed Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad Company Stock Certificate.

New York: American Bank Note Company, 1890.

Rare Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad Company stock certificate signed by American industrialist and philanthropist Meyer Guggenheim. Oblong octavo, one page partially printed and accomplish...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-146774

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Schiller, Friedrich

The Works of Friedrich Schiller.

Boston: Francis A. Niccolls, c.1900.

Finely bound example of the Connoisseur edition of the works of Schiller, number 34 of only 150 sets printed. Octavo, 10 volumes, bound in full red morocco, ornate gilt tooling to the spine, with past...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-129287

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Schadeberg, Jurgen. [Nelson Mandela]

Nelson Mandela in His Cell on Robben Island (Revisit).

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Silver gelatin print of Schadeberg’s powerful image of Mandela in his cell on Robben Island, one of the most iconic visual representations of reflection, resilience, and the passage of time. Sil...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151531

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Kerouac, Jack

On The Road.

New York: The Viking Press, 1957.

First edition of Kerouac’s classic novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a bright very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Bill English. With the original New York Times article for O...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-136101

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Orwell, George

Keep the Aspidistra Flying.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1936.

Frist edition of Orwell’s classic social criticism of money-worship and status. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in the rare original dust jacket with some restoration and flaps restored. First...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-148358

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McCord Jr., James W

James W. McCord Jr. Typed Letter Signed.

:, March 19, 1973.

Rare typed letter from James W. McCord Jr. to Judge John Sirica regarding the Watergate Scandal. Two pages, replicated in copy from the original with corrections approved by McCord with his initials i...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151564

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Stevenson, Robert Louis

Treasure Island.

London: Cassell & Company, Limted, 1883.

First edition, first issue of Stevenson’s timeless tale of adventure which set the gold standard for the pirate genre, following all first issue points, except the ads, which correspond to Beine...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-149155

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Dickens, Charles

A Tale of Two Cities.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1859.

First edition, first issue of one of Dickens’ most enduring works, with p. 213 misnumbered “113,” the signature mark “b” at the foot of the plate list, and the misspellin...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-110251

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Stowe, Harriet Beecher

The Writings of Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1896.

The Large Paper Author’s Autograph edition of the writings of Harriet Beecher Stowe. Octavo, 16 volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant pigskin with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-142393

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Twain, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens]

The Innocents Abroad, Or The New Pilgrims’ Progress.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1905.

Uniform edition of the author’s second book, one of the best-selling travel books of all-time. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine, engraved frontispiece and photographic portrait with fa...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-144202

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Schulz, Charles M

Charles Schulz Signed Woodstock Drawing.

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Exceptionally rare original drawing of beloved Peanuts character Woodstock in military attire. Drawn and signed by Charles Schulz , “For SPC 4 Britt Weise, best wishes – Schulz.” In...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-119508

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Klein, William

New York. Life is Good and Good For You in New York: Trance Witness Revels.

Milano: Feltrinelli Editore, 1956.

First edition of one of the most celebrated of the photographic books of the second half of the 20th century. Quarto, original cloth, original pamphlet bookmark. Signed “Happy New York William K...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-3724

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Monroe, Marilyn and Arthur Miller

Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller Signed Financial Statement.

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Rare original 1957 Woodbury Savings Bank financial statement signed by both Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller in the beginning of their five-year marriage. One page, partially printed, the statement is...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-114025

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Wiesel, Elie

Night.

London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1960.

First English edition of Nobel laureate Wiesel’s masterpiece, which precedes the first American edition. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Elie Wiesel on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near f...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-135118

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Austro-Hungarian Nobility Patent

Vienna:, 1911.

Rare Austro-Hungarian Nobility Patent bestowing upon Brunn industrialist Adolf Noble von Kurschner and his descendants a Hungarian noble title. Folio, bound in full morocco with elaborate gilt metal o...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-132158

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First Edition Books for Sale Online

Jean-Paul Sartre Signed Photograph.

My Bondage and Freedom.

Snow Crash.

Young Folk Song Book.

Giovanni’s Room.

1951 World Series Champion New York Yankees Team Signed Baseball.

Little Ann and Other Poems.

Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

The Fountainhead.

Meyer Guggenheim Signed Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad Company Stock Certificate.

The Works of Friedrich Schiller.

Nelson Mandela in His Cell on Robben Island (Revisit).

On The Road.

Keep the Aspidistra Flying.

James W. McCord Jr. Typed Letter Signed.

Treasure Island.

A Tale of Two Cities.

The Writings of Harriet Beecher Stowe.

The Innocents Abroad, Or The New Pilgrims’ Progress.

Charles Schulz Signed Woodstock Drawing.

New York. Life is Good and Good For You in New York: Trance Witness Revels.

Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller Signed Financial Statement.

Night.

Austro-Hungarian Nobility Patent