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War and Peace. A Historical Novel.

New York: William S. Gottsberger, 1886.

First editions in English of Tolstoy’s masterpiece; one of the most important novels in world literature and widely considered the greatest novel ever written. Small octavo, six volumes, bound i...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-96223

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McCarthy, Cormac, Edward Dahlberg, Patrick Boyle, Kathleen Raine [Edited by Andrew Lytle]

The Sewanee Review, Volume 73, Number 2 (LXXIII; Spring 1965). [Includes The Dark Waters by Cormac McCarthy].

Sewanee, Tennessee: University of the South, 1965.

Rare journal which contains the first publication of Cormac McCarthy, The Dark Waters; an excerpt from his first novel The Orchard Keeper. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on the f...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-142405

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Schumpeter, Joseph A

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy.

London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1942.

First edition of Schumpeter’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the original dust jacket a few small chips. Rare in the original dust jacket.

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-144692

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Morgan, J. Pierpont

J. Pierpont Morgan Signed Railroad Mortgage Bond.

:, June 30, 1886.

First mortgage bond of the New Jersey Junction Railroad Company in the amount of $1000, signed on the reverse by J. P. Morgan and H. C. Fahnestock as trustees. Unaccomplished and bound at the left edg...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-150475

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Rawls, John

Political Liberalism.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1993.

First edition of this work which continues and revises the idea of justice as fairness as presented in A Theory of Justice. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Rawls on the front free endpaper. Fi...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-150218

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[Andrew Hutchins Mickle]

Rules and Regulations for Day and Night Police of the City of New York; with Instructions as to The Legal Powers and Duties of Policemen.

New-York: Printed by Casper C. Childs, 1846.

Second edition of the first City Police handbook published in the United States. 16 mo, bound in full contemporary sheep stamped in blind, index. Signed by the 67th Mayor of New York City Andrew Hutch...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-143014

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Gagarin, Yuri

Дорога в космос. [Road to Space].

Moscow: Military Publishing House of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR, 1961.

First edition of this autobiographical account by the first man in space, a cosmonaut’s early life, aviation training, and historic 1961 mission aboard Vostok 1. Octavo, written in Russian, original p...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151157

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Williams, John

Nothing But The Night.

Denver: Swallow, 1948.

First edition of John Williams’ first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper in a contemporary hand, “Best wishes John Williams.” Fine in a nea...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-132482

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Vanderbilt, Amy; Drawings by Andy Warhol

Amy Vanderbilt’s Complete Cookbook.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1961.

First edition, early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrations by Andy Warhol. Signed three times by Warhol, inscribed on the front free endpaper, “To Rickey Andy...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-148051

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Stephens, Alexander. Edited by Frank Moore

Cornerstone Speech. IN: The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives, Illustrative Incidents, Poetry, Etc.

New York: G. P. Putnam, 1861.

Rare first printing in book form of Stephens’ extemporaneous March 21, 1861 Cornerstone Speech delivered in Savannah shortly before Fort Sumter, published the same year, presenting a reporter...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-152083

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Fielding, Henry

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, in Six Volumes.

London: Printed for A. Millar, 1749.

First edition, first issue of one of the most influential English novels, one only 2,000 copies printed. Octavo, bound in full contemporary mottled calf with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartmen...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-140220

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Presented to Parliament by Command of His Majesty

Final Drafts of the Mandates For Mesopotamia and Palestine: For the Approval of the Council of the League of Nations.

London: His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1921.

Rare collection of original documents relating to the Palestine Question 1917-1947. Octavos, 3 volumes, unbound. Scarce and desirable.

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-95293

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Gilman, Charlotte Perkins

Human Work.

New York : McClure, Phillips & Co, 1904.

First edition of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s ground breaking work and what she considered “her greatest work” (New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, ‘Lady Merton, Colonist...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-145650

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Trenc, Milan [Robin Williams; Chip Kidd]

The Night at the Museum.

New York: Barron's, 1993.

First edition of this work, basis for the 2006 film directed by Shawn Levy starring Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, and Bill Cobbs. Quarto, original illustrate...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151707

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Plath, Sylvia

A Winter Ship.

Edinburgh: Tragara Press, 1960.

First edition of Plath’s first separately printed poem, one of only 60 copies. Octavo, original marbled wrappers with printed title label in a ruled border pasted to front cover. In fine conditi...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-132110

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Sartre, Jean-Paul

L’Imagination. [The Imaginary].

Paris: Librairie Felix Alcan, 1936.

First edition of Sartre’s first book, published as volume 10 of the Nouvelle Encyclopedie Philosophique and commissioned by the editor, Henri Delacroix. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation c...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-139855

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Don Ramon Zazo of Ortega

Don Ramon Zazo of Ortega Signed Patent of Nobility.

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Rare illuminated patent of Nobility signed by Don Ramon Zazo of Ortega, historian and King of Arms to Charles III, King of Spain. Quarto, bound in full morocco with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-109050

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Rawls, Wilson

Where The Red Fern Grows: The Story of Two Dogs and a Boy.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1961.

First edition of one of the great classics of children’s literature. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author, “Sincerely Wilson Rawls” on the front free endpaper. Fine in...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151894

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Harper, Ida Husted [Susan B. Anthony]

The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony.

Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill Company, 1898-99.

First editions of Anthony’s classic biography. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine, gilt medallion to the front panels of both volumes. Volume one is lengthily inscribed...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-65050

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Bernays, Edward L

Public Relations.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1952.

First edition of Bernays’ classic work regarding public relations. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the on the front free endpaper, “To Ivan Black- in...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-81028

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Lucas, George; Alan Dean Foster

Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker.

New York: Del Rey, 1977.

True first hardcover edition of Star Wars, signed by George Lucas and by ghostwriter Alan Dean Foster. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by George Lucas on the front free endpaper an...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151096

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Kennedy, John F

John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph.

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Color photograph of President Kennedy sitting in the oval office, affixed to its original mount. Boldly inscribed, “To Mrs and Dr. Jose Joquin Carrillo Castillo- with highest esteem and best wishes, J...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-141556

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George Gershwin. Libretto by DuBose Heyward. Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin. Production Directed by Rouben Mamoulian

Porgy and Bess.

New York: Random House, 1935.

Deluxe limited edition of Porgy and Bess, number 55 of only 250 copies signed by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward and director Rouben Mamoulian. Folio, original full red morocco, raised b...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-98943

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Stevenson, Robert Louis; Andrew Lang. [Bazett Michael Haggard]

Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers. [with] Letters to Dead Authors.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1893.

Limited editions of Stevenson’s Virginibus Puerisque and Lang’s Letters to Dead Authors, presented by Stevenson with three inscriptions to close friend in Samoa, Bazett Michael Haggard. Oc...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-147617

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