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The End of the Affair.

London: William Heinemann, 1951.

First edition of the Graham Greene novel William Faulkner called, “one of the best, most true and moving novels of my time, in anybody’s language.” Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed...

$5,000.00 Item Number: RRB-23054

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Faraday, Michael

Michael Faraday Autograph Letter Signed.

:, 1849.

Autograph letter signed by Michael Faraday to William Coffin answering a question regarding the chlorate reaction with sulfuric acid, “or oil of vitriol,” in gunpowder. Addressed to Willia...

$5,000.00 Item Number: RRB-73081

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Nehru, Jawaharlal

Glimpses of World History: Two Volume Set.

Allahabad: Printed by M.N. Pandey , 1934-35.

First editions of “one of the most remarkable books ever written” (The New York Times). Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth. In very good condition. Foreword by Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit. First...

$5,000.00 Item Number: RRB-89875

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Sartine, Antoine de

Carte Reduite des Cotes et de l’Interieur de la Presqu’ile de la Floride, avec le Detroit de Cette Presqu’ile et le Canal de Bahama. [18th Century Anotoine de Sartine Map of Florida]

France: Dépôt General de la Marine, 1780.

Rare 18th century hand-colored engraved map or the state of Florida published for the use of the French Navy during the American Revolution. One page, the map shows coastal topography around the Flori...

$5,000.00 Item Number: RRB-138716

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McCarthy, Cormac

Child of God.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1975.

First British edition of the author’s classic third novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed Cormac McCarthy on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design b...

$5,000.00 Item Number: RRB-141383

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Armstrong, Neil

Neil Armstrong Signed Portrait.

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Portrait of American astronaut Neil Armstrong, boldly signed by him. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 13 inches by 11.75 inches. Rare and desirable signed and uninscribed by Armstro...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-117764

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Vonnegut, Kurt

Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children’s Crusade, A Duty-Dance With Death.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1969.

First edition, second printing of Vonnegut’s masterpiece. Octavo, original blue cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page,...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-149825

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Steinbeck, John

The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication.

New York: The Viking Press, 1957.

First edition of Steinbeck’s only political satire. unrevised proof copy, signed presentation inscription from the author “Dear Elsie Clough: This book was ghost written in the truest sens...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-145697

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Putnam, Hilary [Richard Rorty]

Reason, Truth and History.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981.

First edition of this work by Hilary Putnam. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to fellow philosopher Richard Rorty, “For Richard to rem...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-15060

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Queler, Eve [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

A View From The Podium.

: Xlibris, 2019.

First edition of this memoir that chronicles Eve Queler’s pioneering career as a conductor. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustarted with black and white photographs. Association co...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-148152

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Langley, Roger; Richard C. Levy [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Wife Beating: The Silent Crisis.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1977.

First edition of this work about the neglected subject of intra-marital assault. Octavo, original half cloth. From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a typed letter signed to her, folded and pape...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-147666

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Mankiw, N. Gregory [Paul A. Samuelson]

Monetary Policy.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994.

First edition of this collection of essays on monetary policy. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by editor Gregory Mankiw to fellow economist Paul Samuelson on the half-title page,...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-135064

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Edited by Edgar M. Cortright. [Alan Shepard; Deke Slayton; Walter Cunningham; et al]

Apollo Expeditions to the Moon.

Washington, D.C: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1975.

First edition of this profusely illustrated collection of essays documenting NASA’s Apollo Missions. Quarto, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs, chart...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-148758

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Ebülgâzî Bahadir Han, Khan of Khorezm

A General History of the Turks, Moguls, and Tatars, Vulgarly called Tartars. Together With a Description of the Countries They Inhabit.

London: Printed for J. and J. Knapton, J. Darby, A. Bettesworth, et. al., 1729-1730.

Rare first edition in English of one of the earliest sources on the Turks, Moguls, and Tartars. Octavos, two volumes. Bound in full polished calf with red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt t...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-109632

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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von

Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship.

London: Oliver & Boyd, 1824.

First edition in English of Goethe’s masterpiece. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in original boards, pages uncut. In near fine condition. Exceptionally rare in the original boards, we have not seen an...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-126782

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Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

London: Bloomsbury, 1999.

First deluxe edition of the first book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time. Octavo, original original cloth, all edges gi...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-144093

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Bronte, Charlotte; Emily Bronte; Anne Bronte. Edited by Temple Scott

Novels of the Sisters Bronte. [The Professor; Jane Eyre; Villette; Shirley; Tenant of Wildfell Hall; Agnes Grey; Wuthering Heights].

Edinburgh: John Grant, 1905.

The Thornton edition of the novels of the Sisters Bronte. Octavo, 12 volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartm...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-147601

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Conrad, Joseph

The Works of Joseph Conrad: Almayer’s Folly, An Outcast of the Islands, The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Typhoon, Falk, Youth, Nostromo, The Secret Agent, The Mirror of the Sea, Under Western Eyes, Chance, Victory, The Shadow Line, The Arrow of Gold, The Rescue, The Rover, Suspense.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1920-1928.

The Sun-Dial edition of the works of Joseph Conrad. Octavo, 24 volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant navy morocco with gilt titles and nautical stamping to the spine in six compartments within...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-149370

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Dickens, Charles

Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress.

London: Richard Bentley, 1838.

First edition, first issue of Dickens’ classic work with “Boz” title pages and the “Fireside” plate. Octavo, three volumes bound in three quarter leather over marbled boa...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-133501

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Eliot, George

Daniel Deronda.

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1876.

First edition in the publisher’s cloth of Eliot’s final and most controversial work, which essentially predicts the foundation of Israel. Octavo, eight volumes in the rare original publisher...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-137114

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Lutuli, Albert

Albert Lutuli Signed Photograph.

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Black and white photograph of Albert Lutuli, the first African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Signed twice by him and dated by him 2/11/1961. The portrait shows Luthuli holding the telegram whic...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-81123

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Rey, H.A. [Ian Fleming]

Zebrology.

London: Chatto & Windus, [n.d.].

First edition, fourth impression of this charming children’s book by the author of Curious George, inscribed by Ian Fleming to his lover Clare Blanshard. Oblong octavo, original illustrated wrap...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-150484

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Naipaul, V.S

A House For Mr. Biswas.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1961.

First edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Near fine in an excellent dust jacket with a small chip to the foot of the spine and...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-92563

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