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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Royal 1963 Christmas Card.

:, 1963.

Royal 1963 Christmas and New Year Card featuring an engraved plate of Camillo Procaccini’s The Adoration of the Shepherds from the Royal Collection. Signed by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip,...

$3,800.00 Item Number: RRB-137652

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Ward, James

A History of Gold as a Commodity and as a Measure of Value Its Fluctuations both in Ancient and Modern Times with an Estimate of the Probable Supplies from California to Australia.

London: William S. Orr & Co, c. 1850.

First edition of Ward’s extensive survey of gold and gold mining, published at the height of the California Gold Rush. Octavo, original wrappers bound in full goatskin, retaining a section of th...

$3,800.00 Item Number: RRB-117088

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Anson, George. Compiled by Richard Walter

A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, II, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty’s Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas.

London: Printed for the Author, 1748.

First edition, first issue of the highly anticipated, best-selling official account of Anson’s voyages which went through numerous editions and was translated into several European languages. Qu...

$3,800.00 Item Number: RRB-149503

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Caro, Robert A

The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path To Power, Means of Ascent, Master of the Senate, The Passage of Power.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982-2012.

First editions of each volume in Robert A Caro’s ground-breaking biography of President Lyndon Johnson, each signed or inscribed by Caro. Octavo, original publisher’s gilt-lettered cloth,...

$3,800.00 Item Number: RRB-147878

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Hughes, Langston

Shakespeare in Harlem.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942.

First edition of Hughes classic collection of poems. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Alice LeVeen- Sincerely- Langston Hughes....

$3,800.00 Item Number: RRB-149891

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Schelling, Thomas C

Arms and Influence.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1966.

First edition of this “exemplary text on the interplay of national purpose and military force” (Book Week). Octavo, original red cloth. Boldly signed by Thomas Schelling on the title page....

$3,800.00 Item Number: RRB-2912

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Levi, Primo

If Not Now, When?

New York: Summit Books, 1982.

First edition in English of Levi’s novel based on a true story. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Primo Levi on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Cari...

$3,800.00 Item Number: RRB-72019

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Travers, Jerome D

First edition, second issue of this four-time U.S. amateur champion’s first book. Octavo, original green cloth gilt, photographic cover portrait to the front panel, with forty eight stop-action illust...

$3,800.00 Item Number: RRB-99831

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Baker, Charles H. [Duncan Hines]

The Gentleman’s Companion: Volume I Being An Exotic Cookery Book. Volume II Being an Exotic Drinking Book.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1946.

First Crown Publishers edition of celebrated food and drink critic’s classic work, widely considered his masterpiece, each inscribed to Duncan Hines. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth and...

$3,800.00 Item Number: RRB-149591

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Baldwin, Joyce [James D. Watson and Francis Crick]

DNA Pioneer: James Watson and the Double Helix.

New York: Walker and Company, 1994.

First edition of this riveting work on the legendary scientist James D. Watson. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by James Watson and Francis Crick on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jac...

$3,800.00 Item Number: RRB-145786

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Rankin, Ian

Knots & Crosses.

London: Bodley Head, 1987.

First edition of the author’s first Inspector Rebus mystery. Octavo, original red cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Rankin who has additionally added the words, “Rebus, unable t...

$3,750.00 Item Number: RRB-995

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Kroc, Ray

Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald’s.

Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1977.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original leather, gilt titles to the spine, all edges gilt, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To All...

$3,600.00 Item Number: RRB-151218

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Taft, William H

Ethics in Service.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1915.

First edition of this collection of addresses delivered by the 27th president of the United States in the 1914 Page Lecture Series. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William Howard Taft on the...

$3,600.00 Item Number: RRB-146513

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Churchill, Winston S

Winston Churchill’s War Speeches: Into Battle, The Unrelenting Struggle, The End of the Beginning, Onwards to Victory, The Dawn of Liberation, Victory, Secret Session Speeches.

London: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1941-1946.

First editions of each volume of Churchill’s collected War Speeches, with Into Battle in the first state lacking page numbers on pp. 78 and 294. Octavo, 7 volumes, original publisher’s clo...

$3,600.00 Item Number: RRB-149421

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Galbraith, Robert. [J.K. Rowling]

Lethal White.

London: Sphere, 2018.

First edition of the fourth book in Rowling’s Cormoran Strike Series, published under the pen name Robert Galbraith. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Rowling on the title page “Robert Gal...

$3,600.00 Item Number: RRB-127099

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Galbraith, John Kenneth

The Great Crash 1929.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1955.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front a...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-150045

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Eliot, George

Daniel Deronda.

Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood, 1876.

First edition in the original parts of Eliot’s final and most controversial work, which essentially predicts the foundation of Israel. Octavos, four volumes in eight parts in the original wrappe...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-96596

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Smith, Adam

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

London: Printed for William Allison & J. Maynard; Edinburgh: W. Blair, 1819.

Early edition of Adam Smith’s magnum opus and cornerstone of economic thought. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in contemporary full calf, gilt titles to the spine, red and green spine labels. In near f...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-133843

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Hughes, Langston

Shakespeare in Harlem.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942.

First edition of Hughes classic collection of poems. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Olive Johnson, Sincerely, Langston Hughes...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-148169

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Grahame, Kenneth

The Wind in the Willows.

London: Methuen and Co, 1908.

First edition of the beloved children’s novel, which author A.A. Milne once referred to as a “household book,” “one of the classic read-aloud books that should not be missed by...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-149387

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Hemingway, Ernest

The Torrents of Spring.

New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1926.

First edition of Hemingway’s first novel, one of 1250 printed. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket with chipping to the spine extremities and front panel.

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-119154

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Wallace, David Foster & Mark Costello

Signifying Rappers.

New York: Ecco Press, 1990.

First edition of the first book to seriously consider rap and its position as a vital force in American culture. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by David Foster Wallace...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-150145

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Girdler, Tom M., In Collaboration with Boyden Sparkes [Ayn Rand]

Boot Straps.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943.

First edition of this autobiography of the CEO of one of the “Big Three” steel companies of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-122678

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Palestine Pamphlets. Terrorist Methods With Mines and Booby Traps.

Jerusalem: Headquarters, Chief Engineer, Palestine & Transjordan, 1946.

Very rare restricted British Army manual dealing with terrorist explosive devices and methods. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, frontispiece and 6 plates, 16 full-page text-illustrations. Only 2...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-125181

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First Edition Books for Sale Online

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Royal 1963 Christmas Card.

A History of Gold as a Commodity and as a Measure of Value Its Fluctuations both in Ancient and Modern Times with an Estimate of the Probable Supplies from California to Australia.

A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, II, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty’s Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas.

The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path To Power, Means of Ascent, Master of the Senate, The Passage of Power.

Shakespeare in Harlem.

Arms and Influence.

If Not Now, When?

Travers’ Golf Book.

The Gentleman’s Companion: Volume I Being An Exotic Cookery Book. Volume II Being an Exotic Drinking Book.

DNA Pioneer: James Watson and the Double Helix.

Knots & Crosses.

Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald’s.

Ethics in Service.

Winston Churchill’s War Speeches: Into Battle, The Unrelenting Struggle, The End of the Beginning, Onwards to Victory, The Dawn of Liberation, Victory, Secret Session Speeches.

Lethal White.

The Great Crash 1929.

Daniel Deronda.

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

Shakespeare in Harlem.

The Wind in the Willows.

The Torrents of Spring.

Signifying Rappers.

Boot Straps.

Palestine Pamphlets. Terrorist Methods With Mines and Booby Traps.