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Gazette of the United States. No.XXXVII. Wednesday, August 19, 1789.

New York: John Fenno, Wednesday, August 19, 1789.

Rare original printing of the Gazette of the United States, issued during the presidency of George Washington on August 19, 1789. Folio, one page, folded, this issue includes a the following articles,...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-116518

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Wharton, Edith

Twilight Sleep.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1927.

First edition of Wharton’s superb satirical novel of the Jazz Age, a critically praised bestseller upon publication. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated endpapers. Association copy, boldly inscr...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-130064

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Camus, Albert

L’Homme Révolté. [The Rebel].

Paris: Gallimard, 1951.

First edition, review copy (marked “S.P.” on title-page and lower wrappers) of one of Camus’ most notable works. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Presentation copy, inscribed by...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-137305

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Rand, Ayn

Atlas Shrugged.

New York: Random House, 1957.

First edition, later printing of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Ayn Rand on the front free endpaper. Fine in a very go...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151372

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Frank, Anne. [Elie Wiesel]

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1952.

First edition, early printing of “one of the wisest and most moving commentaries on war” (Eleanor Roosevelt). Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151688

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Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire.

London: Bloomsbury, 2000.

First edition of Rowling’s fourth book in the Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the dedication page. The recipient was a young girl who got the...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-148085

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Caro, Robert A

The Power Broker.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974.

First edition of Caro’s Pulitzer-Prize winning work on Robert Moses. Thick octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with numerous photographs and maps, top edge red. Ass...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-149327

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Nasar, Sylvia; John F. Nash

A Beautiful Mind.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.

First edition of this work, basis for the Academy award-winning film. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Sylvia Nasar and additionally signed by Nobel Laureate and subject John F. N...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-58990

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Pope John XXIII [Martin Luther King, Jr.]

Pacem in Terris: Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Pope John XXIII. [Peace on Earth].

Glen Rock, NJ: Paulist Press, 1963.

Original printed pamphlet of Pope John XXIII’s 1963 Pacem in Terris. Boldly signed by Martin Luther King, Jr. at the bottom of the title page. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and a...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-149593

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Musset, Alfred de

The Complete Writings of Alfred de Musset.

New York: Edwin C. Hill Company, 1905.

The complete writings of Alfred de Musset, extra-illustrated with original miniature watercolor paintings in each volume. Octavo, publisher’s exquisite deluxe full morocco binding with gilt titl...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151503

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Grant, Ulysses S.

Ulysses S. Grant Autograph Letter Signed.

New Jersey:, 24 September, 1870.

Autograph letter signed by and entirely in the hand of Ulysses S. Grant as President. Two pages, blue lined paper, the letter is addressed to Governor M Jewell of Connecticut. The letter reads in full...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151783

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Foxe, John

[Foxe’s Book of Martyrs]. Actes And Monuments Of Matters Most Speciall And Memorable, Happening in the Church, with an Universall Historie of the Same.

London: Printed for the Company of Stationers [Henry Lownes], 1610.

Rare sixth edition of Foxe’s Book of Martyrs (as it was later known), a foundational text for English Protestant identity first published in 1563. Under Elizabeth I, copies of this work were placed in...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-149721

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Kerr, Judith

The Tiger Who Came To Tea.

London: Collins, 1968.

First edition of this classic, one of the best selling children’s book of all-time. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, inscription...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-149126

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Milne, A.A

Ten Plays: Mr. Pim Passes By: A Comedy in Three Acts, The Stepmother: A Play in One Act, Wurzel-Flummery: A Comedy in One Act, The Romantic Age: A Comedy in Three Acts, The Artist: A Duologue, The Camberley Triangle: A Comedy in One Act, To Have the Honour: A Comedy in Three Acts, The Man in the Bowler Hat: A Terribly Exciting Affair, The Boy Comes Home: A Comedy in One Act, Ariadne, or Business First: A Comedy in Three Acts.

London and New York: Samuel French, 1921-1926.

Collection of ten of A.A. Milne’s plays, each signed my him, including several first editions. Octavo, original wrappers, the collection includes: First French’s Acting edition of ‘M...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-145304

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Cohen, Leonard

Let Us Compare Mythologies.

Montreal: McGill Poetry Series by Contact Press, 1956.

First edition of Cohen’s first book, which explores philosophy, sexuality, death, a world of violent contrasts that would define his future literary and musical careers. Octavo, original cloth....

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-138294

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Wells, H.G.; Julian S. Huxley and G.P. Wells

The Science of Life.

London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1931.

First edition of “the first modern textbook of biology.” Quarto, original cloth, top stain black, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Wells in the year of publication on the secon...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-149156

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Salinger, J.D

The Catcher In The Rye.

Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1951.

First edition of the author’s classic first book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt r...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-143026

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Mills, C. Wright

The Sociological Imagination.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1959.

First edition of one the the most influential sociological works of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by C. Wright Mills on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good price-...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-4096

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le Carre, John

[The Karla Trilogy]: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; Smiley’s People.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1974-1979.

First editions of each title in the author’s acclaimed Karla Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth, 3 volumes. Each volume is signed by John le Carre on a bookplate to the title page. Each is near fin...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-133663

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Bolivar, Simon

Simón Bolívar Signed Military Appointment.

:, 1822.

Rare military appointment signed by ‘El Libertador’, Simón Bolívar as President of Gran Colombia. One page, quarto, wax seal mostly intact, partially printed on Bolivar’s presidential letterhead...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-148525

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By a Young Lady

Intellectual Sentiments, Explained by the Study of Sensations.

London: Printed For Joseph Booker, 1809.

Rare Royal binding of this very uncommon title. Octavo, bound in full contemporary straight grain morocco by Charles Meyer of London for the Royal Family, gilt titles and Greek key ruling to they spin...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-139576

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Mandela, Nelson

Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.

South Africa: MacDonald Purnell, 1994.

First South African edition of this classic autobiography, which has went on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photograp...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-140892

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Baldwin, James

Going to Meet the Man.

New York: The Dial Press, 1965.

First edition of Baldwin’s singular collection of short stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, “for Vince, with love....

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-142797

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Miller, Arthur

The Crucible.

New York: The Viking Press, 1953.

First edition of this central work in the canon of American drama. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Arthur Miller on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some expert...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-146122

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