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The Vegetable: Or, From President To Postman.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923.

First edition of what Fitzgerald called, “undoubtedly the best thing I have ever written.” Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. J...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-123473

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Drucker, Peter F

The New Society: The Anatomy of the Industrial Order.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1950.

First edition of Drucker’s classic fourth book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Peter F. Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some small chips and we...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-89653

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Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens]

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [Tom Sawyer’s Comrade].

New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885.

First edition of Twain’s masterpiece, photogravure plate of a portrait bust of Clemens by Karl Gerhardt, title-leaf a cancel with copyright notice dated 1884; illustrated captioned “Him an...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-100058

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Ray, Tom [Dr. Seuss]

Original Drawing of The Grinch. [How the Grinch Stole Christmas].

: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc, 1966.

Rare original drawing of The Grinch from the 1966 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Graphite and colored pencil on animation paper of a smiling Grinch preparing to slide down a chimney. Inscribed b...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-148223

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[Washington, George]

George Washington and Great Seal of the United States Engraved Ostrich Egg.

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Rare ostrich egg engraved with a portrait of George Washington, the Washington Coat of Arms, the Great Seal of the United States, and the Masonic compass and trowel. Mounted on a decorative brass stan...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-119684

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Mann, William d'Alton

Fads and Fancies of Representative Americans at the Beginning of the 20th Century: Being a Portrayal of their Tastes, Diversions and Achievements.

New York: Town Topics Publishing Company, 1905.

First edition of this lavishly published work regarding New York’s wealthy society at the time, including names such as John Jacob Astor, J. Pierpont Morgan and Henry Huntington. Folio, original...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-129391

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Peterson, Eugene H

The Message: The Bible In Contemporary Language.

Colorodo: Navpress, 2002.

First edition of the Message translation of the Bible. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, lenghthily inscribed by Eugene Peterson on the front free endpaper, who has written out the opening v...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-152004

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Edwards, Jonathan

Miscellaneous Observations on Important Theological Subjects, Original and Collected.

Edinburgh: M. Gray, 1793.

First edition of this collection of theological reflections and exegetical notes by the famed philosopher and theologian. Duodecimo, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt titles to the spine in se...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-148320

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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 contemporary calf with gilt ruling to the spine,...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-110235

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Nabokov, Vladimir

Lolita.

Paris: The Olympia Press, 1955.

First edition of Nabokov’s masterpiece, published in Paris by the Olympia Press in 1955. First issue with the price of 900 francs on the rear panel of each volume. Octavo, 2 volumes, original gr...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-150702

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Hemingway, Ernest. [John Steinbeck]

The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938.

First edition, second printing of this famed Hemingway anthology, containing his only published play as well as the first appearance in book form of The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, The Snows...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-145913

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Bojaxhiu, Mary Teresa. [Mother Teresa]

Mother Teresa Signed Time Magazine Cover.

New York: Time, December 29, 1975.

Rare cover from the December 29, 1975 issue of Time Magazine featuring a portrait of Mother Teresa by Bob Peak and inscribed by her, “God bless you M Teresa MC.” In near fine condition. Do...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-133441

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Dirac, Paul [Behram Kursonoglu]

Paul Dirac Autograph Letter Signed.

:, 1973.

Rare original autograph letter signed by British theoretical physicist Paul Dirac to Turkish physicist Behram Kursonoglu. One page, on Department of Physics, Florida State University letterhead, FSU w...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151897

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Ferrari, Enzo

Piloti, Che Gente…

Modena: Privately Printed, 1983.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work by the legendary Enzo Ferrari. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed and dated by Enzo Ferrari and Jlegendary dr...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-152222

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Rowson, Susanna Haswell

The History of Charlotte Temple. Founded on Fact.

Hartford: Printed by John Babcock, 1801.

Early American printing of the first American bestseller, first published in 1794. 16mo, bound in one quarter contemporary leather over paper-covered boards. In good condition. Period ownership inscri...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-138507

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Greeley, Horace

The Wreck of the Titanic: A Poem.

Brooklyn, NY: Donald Sinclair, 1913.

Rare first edition of this work on The Titanic. Octavo, original leather, frontispiece, illustrated by the author. Boldly signed by Horace Greeley on the second free endpaper. In good condition. We ha...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-148994

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Katzmann, Robert A. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

New York University Law Review. Madison Lecture: Statutes.

New York: New York University Law Review, 2012.

Original June 2012 offprint of the New York University Law Review containing Robert A. Katzmann’s Madison Lecture: Statutes. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers, volume 87, number 3. Pre...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151268

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Isaacson, Walter [Vint Cerf; Leonard Kleinrock; Robert Kahn; Tim Berners-Lee; Linus Torvalds]

The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2014.

First edition of this sweeping history of the computer and the Internet, signed by Isaacson and several legendary internet pioneers. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, circuit board endpap...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-152132

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Riesman, David with Reuel Denney and Nathan Glazer

The Lonely Crowd: A Study of the Changing American Character.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1950.

First edition of this landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily signed by the the co-author Nathan Glazer on the title page, “The idea that men are created equal is both true and misleadi...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-146112

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Steinbeck, John

East of Eden.

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1952.

First British edition of Steinbeck’s epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John Steinbeck on the half-title page. From the library of actor Do...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-148006

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Larsen, Nella

Quicksand.

New York & London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928.

First edition of Nella Larsen’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. Rare and desirable.

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-149548

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Mitchell, S. Weir

Doctor and Patient.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1888.

Rare first edition, presentation copy of the father of American neurology’s most popular work. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Presentation copy, inscribed...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-106806

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[Chapman, John Gadsby; George Washington]

View of the Birthplace of George Washington.

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Rare nineteenth century oil painting after John Gadsby Chapman (New York/Italy, 1808-1889) depicting the birthplace of President George Washington in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Oil on canvas, the...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-145244

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Catton, Bruce

Mr. Lincoln’s Army; Glory Road; A Stillness At Appomattox.

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1951-53.

First editions of each volume in the author’s acclaimed Army of the Potomac trilogy. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. Mr. Lincoln’s Army and Glory Road are presentation copi...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151778

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