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Charles Dickens Autograph Letter Signed.

Dickens, Charles

Charles Dickens Autograph Letter Signed.

London 1859.

Autograph letter signed by great Victorian novelist Charles Dickens. One page, dated Sunday, Seventeenth July, 1859, on Gad’s Hill Place stationery, with a small pressed flower on the lower left hand corner. Boldly signed by Dickens with his usual flourish. The letter discusses the printing of Tale of Two Cities in monthly parts in hisContinue reading "Charles Dickens Autograph Letter Signed."

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151833

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Fields of Fire: A Novel.

Webb, James

Fields of Fire: A Novel.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice Hall, 1978.

First edition of “the finest of the Vietnam novels” (Tom Wolfe). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “November 2020 And for Michael – ‘That used to be me. But it isn’t anymore.’ Jim Webb.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Hal Siegel.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-151830

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Let Us Compare Mythologies.

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. With five full-page line illustrations by Freda Guttman. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For my friend Jo, Leonard January 1957.”Continue reading "Let Us Compare Mythologies."

$14,000.00

Item Number: RRB-107435

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Stories From the Italian Poets: With Lives of the Writers.

Hunt, Leigh

Stories From the Italian Poets: With Lives of the Writers.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1846.

First edition of this collection of 19th-century prose retellings and analyses of epic tales from famous Italian poets. Octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, triple ruling and floral designs stamped in blind to the front and rear panels. In very good condition, bookplate to the front pastedown.

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-151826

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

London : Bloomsbury, 2005.

First edition of the sixth and penultimate novel in Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Jason Cockcroft.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-152069

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

London : Bloomsbury, 2007.

First edition of the seventh and final novel in Rowling’s immensely popular Harry Potter series. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Jason Cockcroft.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-152068

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The Spirit of the Chinese People.

Hung-Ming, Ku

The Spirit of the Chinese People.

Peking : The Peking Daily News, 1915.

First edition of this collection of essays discussing the history and values of the Chinese people. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the front panel, frontispiece, title printed in English and Chinese, written in English. Boldly signed by Ku Hung-Ming on the front free endpaper. In very good condition. With an essay on “TheContinue reading "The Spirit of the Chinese People."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151825

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Mistborn Trilogy: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages.

Sanderson, Brandon

Mistborn Trilogy: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages.

New York : Tor, 2006.

First editions of Sanderson’s epic fantasy introduction to the Cosmere. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with maps. Each volume is near fine to fine in near fine to fine dust jackets. Jacket art by Jon Foster. An exceptional set.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-151824

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The Professor of Desire.

Roth, Philip

The Professor of Desire.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977.

First edition of Roth’s second book in a series portraying the life of the fictional professor David Kapesh. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Nannette Stevenson. A very sharp example.

Item Number: RRB-152144

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Nathaniel Hawthorne Signed Document.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Nathaniel Hawthorne Signed Document.

Port of Liverpool 1854.

Rare original Naval “Oath of the Master and Mate” document signed by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Printed “Consul’s Certificate” accomplished in manuscript and signed in ink “Nathaniel Hawthorne Consul,” one page, dated 20 February 1854, with wafer seal. The Scarlet Letter author Nathaniel Hawthorne served as consul to the U.S. in Liverpool, England, from 1853-57. The appointment ofContinue reading "Nathaniel Hawthorne Signed Document."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151822

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Tea Party and Other Plays.

Pinter, Harold

Tea Party and Other Plays.

London : Methuen & Co Ltd, 1967.

First edition of these three mid-1960s plays by Nobel Prize-winning British playwright Harold Pinter. Duodecimo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-152141

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George H.W. Bush, Barbara Bush, and Gerald Ford Signed 1992 Flashback Decision Trading Card.

Bush, George H.W.; Barbara Bush; Gerald Ford

George H.W. Bush, Barbara Bush, and Gerald Ford Signed 1992 Flashback Decision Trading Card.

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1992 Flashback Decision trading card picturing past United States presidents and first ladies. Boldly signed by George H.W. Bush, Barbara Bush, and Gerald Ford next to their respective image. In fine condition. The piece measures 3.5 inches by 2.5 inches.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-151820

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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.

Flagg, Fannie. [Philip Roth]

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.

New York : Random House, 1987.

First edition of this classic novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on to fellow writer and fellow Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Philip Roth on the half-title page, “For Philip – Much Love – Fannie Flagg.” Roth and Flagg spent their careers writing about the same thing from opposite corners of theContinue reading "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151781

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French Provincial Cooking.

David, Elizabeth

French Provincial Cooking.

London : Michael Joseph, 1960.

First British edition of the author’s landmark work on European cooking. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth, top stain red, title page vignette, illustrated throughout. Near fine in a good dust jacket with chipping and losses to the spine and rear panel. Illustrated by Juliet Renny.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-152136

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Mrs Henderson.

Wyndham, Francis

Mrs Henderson.

New York : Moyer Bell Limited, 1985.

First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket painting by Jane Human.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-152135

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All the Pretty Horses.

McCarthy, Cormac

All the Pretty Horses.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.

Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the first novel in McCarthy’s acclaimed Border Trilogy and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Cormac McCarthy on the half-title page and additionally by legendary designer Chip Kidd in the year of publication on the front panel. Kidd would later designContinue reading "All the Pretty Horses."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150014

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Jeb Bush Signed Everglades National Park First Day Cover.

Bush, Jeb

Jeb Bush Signed Everglades National Park First Day Cover.

Florida 1947.

Rare 1947 first day cover produced to celebrate the founding of Everglades National Park signed by Jeb Bush. Dedication of Everglades National Park Florida envelope depicting a classic scene of the Everglades with a heron and trees covered in Spanish moss, postmarked “Florida City, Florida December 5, 1947 9-AM”, with a Everglades National Park stampContinue reading "Jeb Bush Signed Everglades National Park First Day Cover."

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-151817

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Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Signed Kenyan Independence Day Invitation.

King Jr., Martin Luther; Coretta Scott King; Ralph Abernathy

Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Signed Kenyan Independence Day Invitation.

[Stockholm] [13 December 1964].

Rare invitation to a celebration of the first anniversary of Kenyan Independence in Stockholm, Sweden signed by Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and Ralph Abernathy. The color-printed invitation to the event “Kenya Celebrates 1st Anniversary of Independence & Republic Day” held at the Hotel Malmen in Stockholm, signed at the upper left in ink byContinue reading "Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Signed Kenyan Independence Day Invitation."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151903

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George H.W. Bush Typed Letter Signed.

Bush, George H.W

George H.W. Bush Typed Letter Signed.

1967.

Rare early typed letter signed by George H.W. Bush while he served as the U.S. Representative for Texas’s 7th congressional district from 1967 to 1971. One page, on Congress of the United States House of Representatives letterhead with a watermark of the American seal, the letter is addressed to Mr. Eddie Sousa. The letter readsContinue reading "George H.W. Bush Typed Letter Signed."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-151816

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Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink.

McCarten, Anthony [Winston S. Churchill] [Gary Oldman]

Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink.

New York : Harper / An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.

First edition of this work detailing Winston Churchill’s first 25 days as Prime Minister in May 1940, basis for the Academy Award-winning film bearing the same name. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to theContinue reading "Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151812

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Snow Crash.

Stephenson, Neal

Snow Crash.

New York : Bantam Books, 1992.

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 generations of Silicon Valley innovators. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raisedContinue reading "Snow Crash."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151811

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The Dharma Bums.

Kerouac, Jack

The Dharma Bums.

New York : The Viking Press, 1958.

First edition of this semi-autobiographical novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, frontispiece, illustrated. Founded overContinue reading "The Dharma Bums."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-151810

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Notes on the State of Virginia.

Jefferson, Thomas

Notes on the State of Virginia.

Philadelphia : Printed for Mathew Carey, 1794.

Rare second American edition of the most important book published in America before 1800 and the only full-length book published by Jefferson during his lifetime. Octavo, bound in full calf, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, full-page “Eye-Draught of Madison’s Cave” woodcut, folding letterpressContinue reading "Notes on the State of Virginia."

$8,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151909

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Ludwig van Beethoven. Eine Biographie. [Ludwig van Beethoven: A Biography].

Schlosser, Joh. Aloys. [Ludwig van Beethoven]

Ludwig van Beethoven. Eine Biographie. [Ludwig van Beethoven: A Biography].

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Rare first edition of the first biography of Beethoven, printed months after his death. Octavo, original printed pictorial wrappers, frontispiece portrait of Beethoven and a lithograph facsimile of a letter from Beethoven to Abbe Maximilian Stadler. The scarce first biography of Beethoven, published only months after the composer’s death. Though frequently maligned by later biographers, Schlosser’s account remained the soleContinue reading "Ludwig van Beethoven. Eine Biographie. [Ludwig van Beethoven: A Biography]."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-151907

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Autograph Manuscript Notes for John Jr.’s Birthday Party and Household Instructions.

Kennedy Onassis, Jacqueline [John Kennedy, Jr.]

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Autograph Manuscript Notes for John Jr.’s Birthday Party and Household Instructions.

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A rare collection of autograph notes by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis providing instructions for a birthday party for her son, John F. Kennedy Jr., along with additional housekeeping directions. The collection comprises one 8.5 by 11-inch sheet of lined paper and two smaller white notes addressed to “Charley” containing instructions for “John’s party,” together with aContinue reading "Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Autograph Manuscript Notes for John Jr.’s Birthday Party and Household Instructions."

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151906

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Reverend Cotton Mather Autograph Manuscript of a Sermon.

Mather, Cotton

Reverend Cotton Mather Autograph Manuscript of a Sermon.

[Boston] n.d. [1685–1723].

Rare late 17th to early 18th century autograph manuscript of a sermon or devotional essay in the hand of the “first American Evangelical” Puritan clergyman Cotton Mather. Duodecimo, comprising two bifolia prepared from a folded and cut sheet of paper to a total of 8 pages, penned in dark brown ink, very densely written (asContinue reading "Reverend Cotton Mather Autograph Manuscript of a Sermon."

$35,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151905

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Charles Dickens Autograph Envelope Signed.

Dickens, Charles

Charles Dickens Autograph Envelope Signed.

July 3, 1866.

Autograph envelope signed by famed English novelist Charles Dickens. The envelope measures 2.75 inches by 4.75 inches, addressed in the hand of Dickens to the actor Drinkwater Meadows Esquire, Prairie Cottage, Barnes Green, Barnes, SW with Dickens‘ signature at lower left. Postmark London July 3, 1866. The recipient, Drinkwater Meadows, a well-regarded actor, played roles in several theatrical adaptations of Dickens‘ works, includingContinue reading "Charles Dickens Autograph Envelope Signed."

$2,600.00

Item Number: RRB-151901

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Rudyard Kipling Typed Letter Signed.

Kipling, Rudyard

Rudyard Kipling Typed Letter Signed.

1920.

Rare typed letter signed by Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling. Dated July 20th 1920 on Kipling’s Bateman’s, Burwash, Sussex letterhead, the letter reads: Dear Sir, I am in receipt of you letter of July 13th. asking me to give you a date to speak at Christ’s Hospital some time during the term from Sept 14th.Continue reading "Rudyard Kipling Typed Letter Signed."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151900

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7-Star American Confederate Flag.

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Rare 19th or 20th century flag of the American Confederacy’s first official national flag, known as the “Stars and Bars,” likely made for reunions or parades. The flag features seven stitched stars in a circle within a blue canton and three bars, two red and one white. In near fine condition. Mounted and framed. The flagContinue reading "7-Star American Confederate Flag."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151809

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Bulgaria Guide-Book Balkantourist.

Balkantourist. [Madeleine Albright]

Bulgaria Guide-Book Balkantourist.

Bulgaria : Balkantourist, c. 1999.

Original Bulgaria guide-book from the oldest existing Bulgarian tour operator, Balkantourist. Octodecimo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs, one folding map. From the library of Secretary Madeleine Albright. Secretary Albright went to Sofia, Bulgaria in June, 1999 for a working visit. She was the first woman to serve as the U.S. SecretaryContinue reading "Bulgaria Guide-Book Balkantourist."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-147900

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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

Fleming, Ian

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1963.

Signed limited edition of the eleventh Bond novel, the only Bond title issued as a signed limited edition. Octavo, original publisher’s half vellum with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, color frontispiece portrait of Fleming by Amherst Villiers. One of 250 numbered copies signed by the author, this is number 122. In fineContinue reading "On Her Majesty’s Secret Service."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151806

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Rehnquist Supreme Court Signed Oversized Photograph.

Stevens, John Paul; Sandra Day O’Connor; Antonin Scalia; William H. Rehnquist; David Souter; Anthony Kennedy; Clarence Thomas; Byron R. White; Harry A. Blackmun

Rehnquist Supreme Court Signed Oversized Photograph.

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William Rehnquist Supreme Court oversized black and white photograph signed by all nine justices, dressed in robes. Signed below on the illustration board in black felt tip by John Paul Stevens, Byron R. White, William H. Rehnquist, Harry A. Blackmun, Sandra Day O’Connor, David Souter, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, and Clarence Thomas. In near fineContinue reading "Rehnquist Supreme Court Signed Oversized Photograph."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151784

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Ulysses S. Grant Autograph Letter Signed.

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, “Dear Governor: …Mrs. Grant and myself leave here, for Boston, on Monday next to put our son in College. We will returnContinue reading "Ulysses S. Grant Autograph Letter Signed."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151783

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The Complete Works of Count Leo Tolstoy.

Tolstoy, Lev Nikolayevich. [Leo]

The Complete Works of Count Leo Tolstoy.

Boston : Dana Estes & Company Publishers, 1905.

The Edition de Luxe of the complete works of Leo Tolstoy, limited to one thousand numbered copies. Octavo, 28 volumes bound in full elaborately decorated marbled levant morocco with gilt titles, tooling, and three red morocco floral inlays to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, quadruple gilt ruling, botanical gilt scrolling andContinue reading "The Complete Works of Count Leo Tolstoy."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151804

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Theodore Roosevelt Signed Speech.

Roosevelt, Theodore

Theodore Roosevelt Signed Speech.

New York 1902.

Rare speech on missionaries signed by as president by Theodore Roosevelt. Octavo, one page, dated May 20, 1902. Printed speech given by Theodore Roosevelt at the Centennial Meeting of the Home Mission Board of the Presbyterian Church in New York, New York. Boldly signed by President Theodore Roosevelt at the bottom right. The excerpt fromContinue reading "Theodore Roosevelt Signed Speech."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-151765

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The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner.

Milne, A.A.; Illustrated by Ernest Shepard

The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner.

London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1924-1928.

First editions, first issues of each work in Milne’s wonderful Pooh quartet. Octavo, four volumes, original publisher’s gilt-decorated pictorial cloth, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with decorations by Ernest Shepard. When We Were Very Young is a first issue with page ix unnumbered. Winnie-The-Pooh, cartographic endpapers, first issue dust jacket with light toning andContinue reading "The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151777

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Midnight’s Children.

Rushdie, Salman

Midnight’s Children.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.

First American edition of the author’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. BoldlyContinue reading "Midnight’s Children."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151813

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Novels and Stories: Jonah’s Gourd Vine, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Moses Man of the Mountain, Seraph on the Suwanee, and Selected Stories.

Hurston, Zora Neale

Novels and Stories: Jonah’s Gourd Vine, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Moses Man of the Mountain, Seraph on the Suwanee, and Selected Stories.

New York : Library of America, 1995.

First edition of the Library of America compilations of the works fiction of Zora Neale Hurston. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the HarcourtContinue reading "Novels and Stories: Jonah’s Gourd Vine, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Moses Man of the Mountain, Seraph on the Suwanee, and Selected Stories."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-151803

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Bob Dylan Lyrics: 1962-2001.

Dylan, Bob

Bob Dylan Lyrics: 1962-2001.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2004.

First edition of this collection of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s lyrics from 1962-2001, which contain his finest. Quarto, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Bob Dylan on the second free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Geoff Gans. Jacket photograph by Jerry Schatzberg. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshellContinue reading "Bob Dylan Lyrics: 1962-2001."

$8,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151797

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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

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, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. Boldly signed by Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel on the half-title page. Introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt. Translated from the Dutch by B.M. Mooyaart-Doubleday. The parallels between Frank and Wiesel are striking.Continue reading "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151753

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Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell.

Riley, Jason L [Thomas Sowell]

Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell.

New York : Basic Books, 2021.

First edition of the first comprehensive biography of the influential economist and public intellectual, Thomas Sowell. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Rogers, Warm regards JLR.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chin-Yee Lai.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-151832

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Challenge to Karl Marx.

Turner, John Kenneth [John F. Kennedy]

Challenge to Karl Marx.

New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, 1941.

First edition of Turner’s landmark analysis of Marx and Marxist theory from the library of John F. Kennedy with his ownership signatures and annotations throughout. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. From the library of John F. Kennedy, signed by him on three separate occasions above his ownership stamp in black ink, “John F. Kennedy 1941,” JohnContinue reading "Challenge to Karl Marx."

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148644

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The History of Gold and Silver.

White, Lawrence H

The History of Gold and Silver.

London : Pickering and Chatto, 2000.

First edition of this classic historical work tracing the development of monetary theory and the adoption of gold, silver, and bimetallic standards. Octavo, three volumes, original publisher’s gray cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Signed by the author on the title pages of each volume, “With best regards, Lawrence H White.” Each volume isContinue reading "The History of Gold and Silver."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-151779

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The Tiger Who Came To Tea.

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. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151775

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Messengers of God: Biblical Portraits and Legends.

Wiesel, Elie. [Herman Wouk]

Messengers of God: Biblical Portraits and Legends.

New York : Random House, 1976.

First edition of this collection of portraits exploring the lives of key biblical figures. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “For Herman Wouk – in friendship, Marion and Elie Wiesel May 9, 1976.” Herman Wouk was a novelist, playwright, and essayistContinue reading "Messengers of God: Biblical Portraits and Legends."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151774

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An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: Comprehending a View of The Principal Transactions in the Revolution of Saint Domingo; With Its Antient and Modern State.

Rainsford, Marcus

An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: Comprehending a View of The Principal Transactions in the Revolution of Saint Domingo; With Its Antient and Modern State.

[London] : Albion Press Printed: Published by James Cundee, Ivy-Lane, Paternoster-Row, 1805.

First edition of this important turn-of-the-19th century work on the inhabitants of Haiti and St. Domingo which discusses at length the struggle for independence among the black colonies, slavery, and the relationship with America. Quarto, bound in three quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, marbled endpapersContinue reading "An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: Comprehending a View of The Principal Transactions in the Revolution of Saint Domingo; With Its Antient and Modern State."

$1,650.00

Item Number: RRB-151802

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The Four Loves.

Lewis, C.S

The Four Loves.

London : Geoffrey Bles, 1960.

First edition of this influential theological work in which C. S. Lewis examines the nature of human affection, friendship, eros, and charity, exploring their distinctions and their relation to divine love. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Harvey. A nice example.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-151795

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Portfolio Selection.

Markowitz, Harry M.

Portfolio Selection.

New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1959.

First edition of the economist’s work, which revolutionized modern investment theory and practice. Octavo, original blue cloth. Lengthily signed by the author with the equation of the Mean-Variance Optimization problem on the half-title page, “Min λ = V – λ′E Where V=x′Cx E=μ′x s.z. Ax=b, x≥0 Harry Markowitz.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.Continue reading "Portfolio Selection."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151793

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