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With Wanda Town and Country

Zimmer, Paul [Annie Dillard]

With Wanda: Town and Country Poems.

Washington, D.C. & San Francisco : Dryad Press, 1980.

First edition of American poet Paul Zimmer’s fifth book of poems. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Association copy, inscribed to poet Annie Dillard on the title page, “August 1980 For Annie and Gary, With admiration and affection. Paul.” With Annie Dillard’s bookplate to the half-title page. In near fine condition. Cover design by Susan Foster.Continue reading "With Wanda: Town and Country Poems."

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-88097

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The Advancement of Science

Kitcher, Philip

The Advancement of Science: Science Without Legend, Objectivity Without Illusions.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1993.

First edition of well-known philosopher Philip Kitcher’s treatise on the philosophy of science. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to fellow philosopher Hilary Putnam, “For Hilary, with very best wishes, Philip.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ann Lowe. An exceptional association.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-88090

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Hilary Putnam

Norris, Christopher

Hilary Putnam: Realism, Reason, and the Uses of Uncertainty.

Manchester and New York : Manchester University Press, 2002.

First edition of Christopher Norris’s study of the philosophy of Hilary Putnam. Octavo, original boards, gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “For Hilary Putnam, With best wishes (and in some trepidation) Christopher Norris (Cardiff, October 2002).” In near fineContinue reading "Hilary Putnam: Realism, Reason, and the Uses of Uncertainty."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-88088

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The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes

Smullyan, Raymond [Hilary Putnam]

The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.

First edition of puzzlemaster Raymond Smullyan’s book of chess problems. Octavo, original half cloth. Illustrated with 50 chess diagrams. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow logician Hilary Putnam, “For Hilary Putnam Best, Raymond.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Mantel.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-88086

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Strategies of Commitment

Schelling, Thomas C

Strategies of Commitment and Other Essays.

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2006.

First edition of this collection of essays by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Thomas C. Schelling on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-77549

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The Journal of Symbolic Logic

Kripke, Saul A

The Journal of Symbolic Logic: A Completeness Theorem in Modal Logic.

New Haven, New Jersey : Association for Symbolic Logic, Inc, March 1959.

First edition of Volume 24 of The Journal of Symbolic which includes the first appearance of Kripke’s landmark paper, A Completeness Theorem in Modal Logic. Presentation copy, inscribed by Saul A. Kripke on the first page of his theorem, “For Thorild Dahlquist, Saul Kripke.” In this paper, Kripke both proves the formal completeness of modalContinue reading "The Journal of Symbolic Logic: A Completeness Theorem in Modal Logic."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-88076

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Inside the Yield Book

Homer, Sidney and Martin L. Liebowitz

Inside the Yield Book: Tools for Bond Market Strategy.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1972.

First edition of the classic work that created the science of bond analysis. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Martin Liebowitz on the half-title page. A few marks, very good in a very good dust jacket.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-74534

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Markowitz, Harry M

Harry Markowitz: Selected Works.

New Jersey : World Scientific, 2008.

First edition of the collected works of Harry Markowitz. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For William: Best wishes Harry Markowitz.” In fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-74578

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Ignorance

Kundera, Milan

Ignorance.

London : Faber & Faber, 2002.

First edition in English of Kundera’s “most successful [novel] since The Unbearable Lightness of Being” (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Octavo, original boards. Inscribed by Milan Kundera on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marry van Barr. Translated from the French by Linda Asher.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-68944

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Darrow, Clarence

Clarence Darrow Signed Photograph.

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Original photograph of prominent American attorney and civil libertarian Clarence Darrow. Signed by Darrow on the lower right-hand corner of the photograph four years after the historic Scopes Monkey Trial, “Clarence Darrow with best wishes to his friend Donald Gallagher Chicago March 14th 1929.” Matted and framed the entire piece measures 14.5 inches by 17Continue reading "Clarence Darrow Signed Photograph."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-84255

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I Need All The Friends I Can Get

Schulz, Charles M

I Need All The Friends I Can Get.

San Francisco : Determined Productions, Inc, 1964.

First edition of this charming ‘little classic’ featuring Charles Schulz’s endearing Peanuts characters. Small octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Brian and Jamie, Charles M. Schulz.” Laid into this titles is a photograph of Schulz. Book design by Jim Young. Photograph by John Arms. Fine inContinue reading "I Need All The Friends I Can Get."

$1,150.00

Item Number: RRB-85773

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The Anatomy Lesson

Roth, Philip

The Anatomy Lesson.

New York : Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1983.

First edition of the third novel from Roth to feature Nathan Zuckerman as the main character. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Roth to his wife Claire Bloom on the title page, “To my dearest Claire- Who was there at Zuckerman’s birth and has helped me see him through his fury. My love and my love andContinue reading "The Anatomy Lesson."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-84755

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The Cascapedia Club

Griswold, Frank Gray

The Cascapedia Club.

Norwood : The Plimpton Press, 1920.

First edition of Griswold’s guide to fishing the Great Cascapedia. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Percy R. Pyne 2nd from G. Gray Griswold 1921.” In near fine condition. A nice example.

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-88022

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The Professor of Desire

Roth, Philip

The Professor of Desire.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977.

Uncorrected proof of the first edition of Roth’s second book in a series portraying the life of the fictional professor David Kapesh. Quarto, original wrappers. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. With a photograph of Roth signed by him. In fine condition. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell box. An uncommon proof.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-88049

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Twelve Moons

Oliver, Mary

Twelve Moons.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1979.

First edition of Mary Oliver’s fourth book. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “June 22, 1979 Love to Ray and Nicky from Mary. Provincetown.” The recipients were close friends of the author in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Char Lappan.Continue reading "Twelve Moons."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-85561

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The Economics of Justice

Posner, Richard A

The Economics of Justice.

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1981.

First edition of Posner’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To John Roger with all best wishes Dick Posner.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-85890

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The Dalai Lama: A Biography of the Exiled Leader of Tibet

Thomas, Jr., Lowell [The Dalai Lama]

The Dalai Lama: A Biography of the Exiled Leader of Tibet.

New York : Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1962.

First edition of this early biography of The Dalai Lama. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Signed and dated in the year of publication by His Holiness The Dalai Lama on the front free endpaper. Laid in is a note to the recipient on official Tibetan letterhead from the private secretary to the Dalai Lama stating thatContinue reading "The Dalai Lama: A Biography of the Exiled Leader of Tibet."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-83782

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Seize the day

Bellow, Saul

Seize the Day.

New York : The Viking Press, 1956.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s fourth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For the Gabels with best wishes from an old exile to Evanston Saul Bellow.” The recipients were close friends of Bellow’s while he was a student at Northwestern University, where heContinue reading "Seize the Day."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-84225

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The Human Zoo

Morris, Desmond

The Human Zoo.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1969.

First American edition of this work, which examines how the biological nature of the human species has shaped the character of the cultures of the contemporary world. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “To Gerald McNulty with best wishes from Desmond Morris 1969.” Fine in a near fineContinue reading "The Human Zoo."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-85377

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To Jerusalem and Back

Bellow, Saul

To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Account.

New York : The Viking Press, 1976.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s account of his journey to Jerusalem. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “To Mr. Bergstrom, who asks excellent questions Chicago, Nov 1, 76 Saul Bellow.” The recipient was journalist Goran Bergstrom. Fine in aContinue reading "To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Account."

$550.00

Item Number: RRB-86448

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All's Fair

Landau, Henry

All’s Fair. The Story of the British Secret Service Behind the German Lines.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1934.

Early printing of Landau’s biography of his time in the British Secret Service. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Captain Henry Landau.” Near fine in a good dust jacket with some wear and tear. Uncommon signed.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-83469

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A Streetcar Named Desire

Williams, Tennessee

A Streetcar Named Desire.

New York : New Directions, 1947.

Early printing of Williams’ classic play, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. Octavo, original illustrated boards. association copy, inscribed or signed by several cast members for producer Danny Selznick. Signed by Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Jessica Tandy, and Karl Malden. Inscribed by Kim Hunter on the verso of the first blank: “LoveContinue reading "A Streetcar Named Desire."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-87896

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Reagan, Ronald

Ronald Reagan Autographed Note Signed.

1989.

Autograph note signed by Ronald Reagan on his personal letterhead as follows, “20 Sept. ’89 Dear Ford and Norma, Thanks for your letter and generous words, I’m more grateful than I can say. Thank you too for your prayers. They were answered & I have had an almost instant recovery, at home and feeling justContinue reading "Ronald Reagan Autographed Note Signed."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-85495

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Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story

Bell, Daniel

The End of Ideology: On the Exhaustion of Political Ideas In the Fifties.

Glencoe, Ill : The Free Press, 1960.

First edition of this landmark in American social thought. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Adrienne Righ with appreciation Daniel Bell.” Bookplate, near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-86124

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