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von Braun, Wernher

Wernher von Braun Signed Time Magazine Cover.

Havana : Time Magazine Latin American Edition, 1958.

Rare Time Magazine Latin American Edition cover signed by legendary German-American aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun. Quarto, the cover is from the February 17, 1958 issue and features a reproduction of a bust portrait of von Braun painted by Boris Chaliapin captioned “Missleman Von Braun.” Signed by von Braun on the lower right corner ofContinue reading "Wernher von Braun Signed Time Magazine Cover."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138504

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Rogers, Will

Rogers-isms: The Cowboy Philosopher on The Peace Conference.

New York : Harper & Brothers: Publishers, 1919.

First edition of Will Rogers’ first book. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, frontispiece. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Yours, Will Rogers.” In very good condition.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-137393

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Lowry, Lois

Gathering Blue.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.

First edition of this work by the Newbury Award-winning novelist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “With best wishes Lois Lowry.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kathy Black.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-139213

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Sharpe, William F. and Gordon J. Alexander [Paul A. Samuelson]

Fundamentals of Investments.

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey : Prentice Hall, Inc, 1989.

First edition of Alexander and Sharpe’s classic text on the fundamentals of investments. Quarto, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by William Sharpe on the title page to fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Samuelson, “For Paul with my best regards William F. Sharpe.” In near fine condition. From the library of Paul Samuelson. An exceptional associationContinue reading "Fundamentals of Investments."

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138641

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Fromkin, David

The Independence of Nations.

New York : Praeger, 1981.

First edition of this early work by the award-winning historian. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “November 24, 1981 For David and Margaret Levin With affectionate regards- David Fromkin.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Deborah England.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-138409

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Kazan, Elia

America America.

New York : Stein and Day, 1962.

First edition of this classic work, basis for the 1963 film starring Stathis Giallelis. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To June Elia Kazan” and below by actor Stathis Giallelis. Introduction by S.N. Behrman. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by AbramContinue reading "America America."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-138692

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Rand, Ayn

Night of January 16th.

New York and Cleveland : The World Publishing Company, 1968.

First edition in book form of the successful Broadway play by the author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Wendy – Cordially – Ayn Rand 11/13/68.” Very good in a very good dust jacketContinue reading "Night of January 16th."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-138949

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Wray, Fay

On the Other Hand: A Life Story.

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1989.

First edition of the definitive autobiography of the Hollywood starlet. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with numerous photographs. Signed by Fay Wray on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Raquel Jaramillo.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-137379

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Jessel, George. Foreword by Ben Hecht

Elegy in Manhattan.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961.

First edition of the author’s acclaimed collection of Broadway memoirs. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “To one I highly regard Barney Beller Best Wishes George Jessel 5/61.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ben Feder.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-137351

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Rossiter, Clinton

The American Presidency.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1956.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Aunt Lille with much love Clint July 7, 1956.” In near fine condition. Books signed and inscribed by Rossiter are rare as he passed away suddenly in 1970.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-138089

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Marias, Javier

Tu rostro mañana: 1 Fiebre y lanza.

Madrid : Alfaguara, 2002.

First Spanish edition and true first of the first novel in the author’s acclaimed trilogy. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Javier Marias on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-138042

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Powers, J.F

The Presence of Grace.

New York : Doubleday & Company, 1956.

First edition of this classic collection of stories by the National Book Award-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For John Lehmann from a proud old contributor to New Writing and the London Magazine – J.F. Powers.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.Continue reading "The Presence of Grace."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-138075

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Heckman, James J. and Alan Krueger

Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies?

Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, 2004.

First edition, early printing of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To John Rogers with respect Jim Heckman 9/18/15.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-138139

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Parks, Rosa

Rosa Parks: My Story.

New York : Dial Books, 1992.

First edition, early printing of Parks’ autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, “11/21/94 Rosa Parks.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jane Byers Bierhorst. Written with Jim Haskins.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-138034

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Travers, P.L.. Adapted by Kathy McCullough. Screenplay by David Magee. [Angela Lansbury]

Mary Poppins Returns.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Disney Enterprises, Inc., 2018.

First edition, early printing of the deluxe novelization of the 2018 American musical fantasy film starring Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated with color photographs from the film. Signed by Angela Lansbury opposite the title page. Lansbury played played the role of the Balloon Lady, a kindly old woman who sellsContinue reading "Mary Poppins Returns."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-138522

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Adams, John Truslow

The Epic of America.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1947.

Early printing of the work which introduced the term “American dream” into the lexicon and the “single best volume of American history” (Allan Nevins). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Dr. D. B. Hardenbergh with sincere gratitude from James Truslow Adams. 9a and 9. It wasContinue reading "The Epic of America."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-138046

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Gordimer, Nadine

Occasion for Loving.

New York : The Viking Press, 1963.

First American edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Bill English.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-114599

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Wallace, David Foster

The David Foster Wallace Reader.

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.

Deluxe signed limited edition of this compilation of Foster Wallace’s work. Octavo, original boards. Signed by artist Karen Green, the widow of Foster Wallace. The limited edition contains one piece of the original painting, “signed on verso with the artist’s fingerprint.” Fine in a fine slipcase.

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-138151

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Fromkin, David

Europe’s Last Summer: Who Started the Great War in 1914?

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.

First edition of this “enormously impressive book” (The Weekly Standard). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 16 pages of photographs and 1 map. Boldly signed by David Fromkin. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Evan Gaffney. Jacket photograph by Gavin Bond.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-138439

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Bocuse, Paul

Bocuse A La Carte.

London : Aurum Press, 1987.

First edition. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Pour Lyn avec ma sympathique Paul Bocuse 3 Giullet 1990.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated from the French by Colette Rossant.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-139625

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Silverstein, Shel

Uncle Shelby’s Story of Lafcadio, The Lion Who Shot Back.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963.

First edition of the first children’s book which started Silverstein’s incomparable career. Small quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed on the half-title page by the author who has added a drawing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. We have never seen another signed example.

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-138198

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Russell, Bertrand

The Good Citizen’s Alphabet.

London : Gaberbocchus Press Limited, 1953.

First edition of this playful work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth, with drawings by Franciszka Themerson. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Rhoda Kellogg from Bertrand Russell.” The recipient, Rhoda Kellogg was a notable scholar of early childhood and maintained an extensive collection of children’s artwork. SheContinue reading "The Good Citizen’s Alphabet."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-138589

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Gluck, Louise

The Triumph of Achilles.

New York : The Ecco Press, 1985.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work, her most anthologized. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “For Meryl with good wishes Louise Glück.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-138593

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Marx, Groucho

Groucho and Me. The Autobiography of Groucho Marx by (of all people!) Groucho Marx.

New York : Bernard Geis Associates, 1959.

First edition of the autobiography of Groucho Marx. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Glenn from Groucho.” Very good in the uncommon original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Lacking the front free endpaper and half-title page. Jacket design by Bevans,Continue reading "Groucho and Me. The Autobiography of Groucho Marx by (of all people!) Groucho Marx."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-138618

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