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Seize the Time

Seale, Bobby

Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton.

New York : Random House, 1970.

First edition of this classic work by the co-founder of the Black Panthers. Octavo, original illustrated cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “2-28-01 To Joe Bobby Seale.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Beckett Authentication Services sticker to the verso of the half-title page, BR#88809. Jacket design by BobContinue reading "Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148354

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Twice-Told Tales.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Twice-Told Tales.

New York : The Heritage Press, 1966.

The Heritage Press edition of Hawthorne’s first major collection of short fiction. Royal octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco by Morrell with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, title page vignette, with color illustrations. In fine condition. Selected and introduced by Wallace Stegner. Illustrated by ValentiContinue reading "Twice-Told Tales."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-148795

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Schein: Process Consultation

Schein, Edgar H

Process Consultation: Its Role In Organization Development.

Reading, Massachusetts : Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1969.

First edition of this seminal work in organizational development and management studies. Octavo, original wrappers. Lengthily signed and dated by the author on the title page, “Where the standard consultant is more concerned about passing on his knowledge, the process consultant is concerned about passing on his skills and values. Ed Schein June 2, 2015.”Continue reading "Process Consultation: Its Role In Organization Development."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148901

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Return to Earth

Aldrin, Buzz

Return to Earth.

New York : Random House, 1973.

First edition of this work by the second man to walk on the moon. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin on the front free endpaper and inscribed by the co-author “To Jerry A. Griffin with best wishes Wayne Warga.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "Return to Earth."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-149629

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Sargent, Thomas J

Macroeconomic Theory.

New York : Academic Press, 1979.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To James Best wishes, Thomas J. Sargent.” In near fine condition, name to the front free endpaper.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-106789

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Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water

Reisner, Marc

Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water.

New York : Viking, 1986.

First edition of this essential environmental text, named by The Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest non-fiction books of the twentieth century. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Marc Reisner on the half-title page in red ink. Very good in a very good dustContinue reading "Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148909

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Babbitt

Lewis, Sinclair

Babbitt.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922.

First edition, first issue of this famous satirical work, with “Purdy” for “Lyte” on Page 49 line 4 & “my” on line 5. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on a page bound in, “To Claire Flynn with the affection of Grace & Sinclair Lewis.” Octavo, bound in full morocco by the HarcourtContinue reading "Babbitt."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148120

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The Daldorf

Levy, Raphaël-Georges

Raphaël-Georges Lévy Autograph Letter Signed.

New York July 5, 1896.

Autograph letter signed by French banker and economist Raphaël-Georges Lévy. Octavo, two pages, dated 5 July, 1896, on The Waldorf, New York stationary. In fine condition with mail folds. The piece measures 8.5 inches by 10.5 inches.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148892

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The Moon is Down

Steinbeck, John

The Moon Is Down.

New York : The Viking Press, 1942.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work. Octavo, original blue cloth. The first edition has a large period between “talk” and “this” on page 112, line 11. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Ownership plate to the front free endpaper.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148828

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The Apocrypha or Non-Canonical Books of the Bible: The King James Version

Komroff, Manuel [Editor]

The Apocrypha or Non-Canonical Books of the Bible: The King James Version.

New York : Tudor Publishing Company, 1946.

Finely bound 20th century printing of the Apocrypha. Octavo, bound in full calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, triple ruling stamped in blind to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, floral pictorial endpapers. In near fine condition with light sunning toContinue reading "The Apocrypha or Non-Canonical Books of the Bible: The King James Version."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-148891

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The Guns of August

Tuchman, Barbara W

The Guns of August.

New York : Macmillan, 1962.

First edition of Tuchman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the opening episodes of World War I. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, inscription to the verso of the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Ellen Raskin. An exceptionally nice example.

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150328

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Essays in Elizabethan History

Neale, J.E

Essays in Elizabethan History.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1958.

First edition of this seminal collection of essays. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. In fine condition.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-148876

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Black Ivory

Collins, Norman

Black Ivory.

London : Collins, 1948.

First edition of this historical novel of Britain’s imperial past. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, original cartographic endpapers bound in, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations. In fine condition.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-148875

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Points of Humour

Cruikshank, George

Points of Humour.

London : Published by C. Baldwyn, 1822-23.

First edition of this series of comic illustrations. Octavo, two parts, original publisher’s wrappers, illustrated throughout with twenty hand-colored plates, the first part having eight duplicate plates. In good condition with toning and the first part disbound. Housed in two custom folding chemises and a half morocco slipcase.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-148890

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Lewis, Michael [Daniel Kahneman]

The Undoing Project.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.

First edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Michael Lewis on the title page and by Nobel Prize-winning economist and subject, “Best wishes! Daniel Kahneman” on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar. Rare and desirable signed by both LewisContinue reading "The Undoing Project."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138129

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Essay on the Genius of George Cruikshank

From The Westminster Review, Number 66

An Essay on the Genius of Cruikshank.

London : Henry Hooper, 1840.

First edition of this essay highlighting George Cruikshank’s artistic skill and cultural significance in early Victorian Britain. Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco by J. McDonald of New York with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt stamped facsimile signature of Cruikshank on the front panel, all edgesContinue reading "An Essay on the Genius of Cruikshank."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-148887

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Price Expectations and the Behavior of the Price Level

Solow, Robert Merton

Price Expectations and the Behavior of the Price Level: Lectures Given in the University of Manchester.

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 1969.

First edition of this collection of lectures delivered by Solow in the University of Manchester. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For John Rogers with best wishes Robert Solow.” In very good condition with residue to the front and rear panels.

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150327

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A Beautiful Mind

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. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Adrienne, ‘The extraordinary journey of this American genius, this man who surprises people, continues,’ Sylvia Nasar December 2008.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by TimothyContinue reading "A Beautiful Mind."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-150326

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Tax Limitation, Inflation & the Role of Government

Friedman, Milton

Tax Limitation, Inflation & the Role of Government.

Dallas, TX : The Fisher Institute, 1978.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150325

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The Three Cruikshanks: A Bibliographical Catalogue

Marchmont, Frederick; Isaac, George, and Robert Cruikshank

The Three Cruikshanks: A Bibliographical Catalogue, Describing More Than 500 Works.

London : W.T. Spencer, 1897.

First limited edition of this biographical catalogue that documents the prolific artistic output of Isaac Cruikshank, his sons George and Isaac Robert, and their collaborations. Octavo, bound in half modern morocco over cloth boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispiece, illustrated with three plates and four facsimile illustrations. OneContinue reading "The Three Cruikshanks: A Bibliographical Catalogue, Describing More Than 500 Works."

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-148886

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August 1914 by Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Tuchman, Barbara W

August 1914. [The Guns of August].

London : Constable and Co. Ltd, 1962.

First British edition of Tuchman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic of the opening episodes of World War I. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Barbara Tuchman opposite the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150301

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The Great American Novel

Roth, Philip

The Great American Novel.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-150318

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The Effective Executive

Drucker, Peter F

The Effective Executive.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967.

First edition of Drucker’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on his letterhead notecard, “I never quote with best wishes Peter F. Drucker.” With the original letter addressed in Drucker’s hand. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.

$5,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150314

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Practical Modern Basketball

Wooden, John

Practical Modern Basketball.

New York : The Ronald Press Company, 1966.

First edition of this classic instructional by the legendary wizard of Westwood. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front pastedown, “To Mr. L. Dean Petty, with best wishes and the hope that you may find some enjoyment from this book and from the UCLA teams. John Wooden.”

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150313

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