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Fiedler: The Colorful Mr. Pops - The Man and His Music

Moore, Robin

Fiedler: The Colorful Mr. Pops – The Man and His Music.

Boston : Little, Brown, and Company, 1968.

First edition of this biography of Arthur Fiedler, one of the most famous conductors in American music history. Octavo, original half-cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the third free endpaper, “To Ed Schneebeck With my warmest regards Robin Moore.” Near fine in a very good dust jacketContinue reading "Fiedler: The Colorful Mr. Pops – The Man and His Music."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-148401

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Bollier, David [Madeleine Albright]

The Rise of Netpolitik: How the Internet is Changing International Politics and Diplomacy.

Washington, D.C. : The Aspen Institute, 2003.

First edition of this work on how the internet is transforming global politics and diplomacy. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” The collector, Madeleine K. Albright, was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President BillContinue reading "The Rise of Netpolitik: How the Internet is Changing International Politics and Diplomacy."

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-147968

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Doubling the North American Isle

Long, William Simon [W.S.]

Doubling the North American Isle: A Review of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, British America, the Pacific Slope and Ancient Quibera, with a Graphic Description of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado.

Camden, NJ : The Long Art Studios, .

First edition of this early twentieth century travelogue of Canada and the western part of the United States of America. Quarto, original blue cloth with gilt titles to the front panel, triple ruling stamped in blind to the front and rear panels, illustrated with 14 mounted sepia toned gelatin silver prints. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribedContinue reading "Doubling the North American Isle: A Review of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, British America, the Pacific Slope and Ancient Quibera, with a Graphic Description of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148827

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The Quest for Cosmic Justice

Sowell, Thomas

The Quest For Cosmic Justice.

New York : The Free Press, 1999.

First edition of this work by the award-winning economist. Octavo, original half-cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Tom Stvan. Jacket calligraphy by Anita Karl. Uncommon signed.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-148825

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Einstein, Albert

Out of My Later Years.

New York : Philosophical Library, 1950.

First edition of Einstein’s collection of social science-related articles, addresses and speeches. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-149411

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Unbowed

Maathai, Wangari

Unbowed.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.

First edition of this Nobel Peace Prize winner’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 16 pages of photographs. Signed by Wangari Maathai who has added the words “Rise up and Walk!” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gabriele Wilson. Illustration by Christopher Silas Neal.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-4357

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Spalding NBA Ball

Bryant, Kobe; Pao Gasol; et al

2008-09 LA Lakers Team Signed NBA Basketball.

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Official NBA Spalding Basketball, boldly signed by 12 members of the 2008-09 NBA Champion LA Lakers including Hall of Famers Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. Additionally signed by Lamar Odom, Sasha Vujacic, Derek Fisher, Adam Morrison, Luke Walton, Trevor Ariza, DJ Mbenga, Josh Powell, Andrew Bynum, and Shannon Brown. Accompanied by a Professional Sports AuthenticatorContinue reading "2008-09 LA Lakers Team Signed NBA Basketball."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148823

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The Human Stain

Roth, Philip

The Human Stain.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.

First edition of Roth’s award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, inscription to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Michaela Sullivan.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-150246

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The Works of George Farquhar Volume I & II

Farquhar, George

The Complete Works of George Farquhar.

London : The Nonesuch Press, 1930.

The Nonesuch Press limited edition of this comprehensive collection of the plays and writings of Irish dramatist George Farquhar. Royal octavo, two volumes, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and dates to the spine in three compartments within raised bands, ruling stamped in blind to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles, marbledContinue reading "The Complete Works of George Farquhar."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148782

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Worth the Fighting For

McCain, John

Worth the Fighting For: A Memoir.

New York : Random House, 2002.

First edition of McCain’s memoirs. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Matthew- Best wishes John McCain.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Rembert.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-150234

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Lord of the Flies

Golding, William

Lord of the Flies.

London : Faber and Faber, 1954.

First edition of Golding’s first book, one of the best-known works in modern literature. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To John Milne with best wishes Bill Golding 5/10/55.” Near fine in a very good first-issue dust jacket. Jacket design by Anthony Gross. Housed in a customContinue reading "Lord of the Flies."

$42,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148813

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The Evolution of Physics

Einstein, Albert & Infeld, Leopold

The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1938.

First edition of this classic work, which traces the development of ideas in physics. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Albert Einstein on the half-title page, “To Dr. Montrell Albert Einstein Princeton 1943.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

$28,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150250

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The Human Stain

Roth, Philip

The Human Stain.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.

First edition, second printing of Roth’s award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Michaela Sullivan.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-150374

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Sailor Jerry Tattoo Flash

Collins, Norman Keith [Sailor Jerry]; [Michael “Rollo” Malone]

Sailor Jerry Tattoo Flash: Michael Malone Collection Volume 2.

San Francisco : Hardy Marks Publications, 2004.

First edition of volume two of this iconic collection of flash art curated by Michael “Rollo” Malone, Sailor Jerry Collins’s protégé and the inheritor of his Honolulu studio archive. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece of Sailor Jerry, illustrated with tattoo flash throughout. In fine condition. Introduction by Donald Edward Hardy.

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148817

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Shanghai of To-Day

Introduction by O. M. Green

Shanghai of To-day-A Souvenir Album of Thirty-Eight Vandyke Prints of “The Model Settlement.”

Shanghai : Kelly & Walsh, Limited, 1927.

First edition of this famous photobook showing views of Shanghai, including the international settlement’s imposing architecture, expansive boulevards, and bustling streets. Quarto, original cloth-backed flexible boards, front panel stamped and lettered in red and gilt with mounted collotype panorama of Shanghai Municipal Council building within printed red border, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 38 Van Dyke prints inContinue reading "Shanghai of To-day-A Souvenir Album of Thirty-Eight Vandyke Prints of “The Model Settlement.”"

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149089

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Sailor Jerry Tattoo Flash

Collins, Norman Keith [Sailor Jerry]; [Michael “Rollo” Malone]

Sailor Jerry Tattoo Flash: Michael Malone Collection.

San Francisco : Hardy Marks Publications, 2001.

First edition, early printing of volume one of this iconic collection of flash art curated by Michael “Rollo” Malone, Sailor Jerry Collins’s protégé and the inheritor of his Honolulu studio archive. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece of Sailor Jerry, illustrated with tattoo flash throughout. In fine condition. Introduction by Donald Edward Hardy.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-148816

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Sailor Jerry Collins

Collins, Norman Keith [Sailor Jerry]; Donald Edward Hardy [Editor]

American Tattoo Master: In His Own Words.

Honolulu : Hardy Marks Publications, 1994.

First edition of this significant archival work of the life, philosophy, and artistic practice of Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece of Sailor Jerry, glossary, with color illustrations and photographs of tattoos throughout. In fine condition. Edited with an introduction by Donald Edward Hardy.

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148815

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Moxon, Elizabeth

English Housewifry: Exemplified in Above Four Hundred and Fifty Recipes, Giving Directions in Most Parts of Cookery.

Leedes : Printed by Griffith Wright for George Copperthwaite, et al., 1764.

Finely bound edition of this thorough etiquette and recipe book. Duodecimo, original full brown calf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt borders to the front and rear panels, illustrated with six woodcuts and two folding plates demonstrating dish and course placements. In good condition with rubbing to theContinue reading "English Housewifry: Exemplified in Above Four Hundred and Fifty Recipes, Giving Directions in Most Parts of Cookery."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-146405

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New Light on Ser Marco Polo

Cordier, Henri

Ser Marco Polo: Notes and Addenda to Sir Henry Yule’s Edition, Containing the Results of Recent Research and Discovery.

London : John Murray, 1920.

First edition of French historian Henri Cordier’s supplement to Yule’s important work which correlated Polo’s travels with their present-day locations. Octavo, original green cloth with elaborate tooling to the spine stamped in blue, blue spine labels lettered in gilt, vignette of the giant elephant bird which Polo described in his original account, frontispiece. Fine inContinue reading "Ser Marco Polo: Notes and Addenda to Sir Henry Yule’s Edition, Containing the Results of Recent Research and Discovery."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-148733

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The Snow Goose

Gallico, Paul

The Snow Goose.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1941.

First edition, early printing of this classic story, the moving wartime story of friendship and heroism, set against the dramatic backdrop of the World War II Battle of Dunkirk. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Most sincerely Paul Gallico.” Near fine in a very good pric-clipped dust jacket,Continue reading "The Snow Goose."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-150238

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Gravitation of Cosmology

Weinberg, Steven

Gravitation And Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity.

New York : Wiley, 1972.

First edition of this early work by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Steven Weinberg on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150221

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Situation Golf

Palmer, Arnold

Situation Golf.

New York : McCall Publishing, 1970.

First edition of this work by the legendary golfer. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Inscribed by Arnold Palmer on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-150216

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Political Liberalism

Rawls, John

Political Liberalism.

New York : Columbia University Press, 1993.

First edition of this work which continues and revises the idea of justice as fairness as presented in A Theory of Justice. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Rawls on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carin Goldberg. Rare and desirable signed.

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150218

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David Yarrow

Yarrow, David

David Yarrow: Americas, Africa, Antarctica, Arctic, Asia, Europe.

New York : Rizzoli, 2019.

First edition of this breathtaking collection of high-art nature photographs with a foreword by Tom Brady, introduction by Holden Luntz, and afterword by Cindy Crawford. Folio, original black cloth, profusely illustrated with Yarrow’s most iconic work and 150 previously unpublished photographs. Boldly signed by the photographer on the half-title page, “All the best David 10/12/2019.”Continue reading "David Yarrow: Americas, Africa, Antarctica, Arctic, Asia, Europe."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148820

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