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    A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy.

    Buergenthal, Thomas; Foreword by Elie Wiesel

    A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy.

    New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2009.

    First edition of this “incredible tale” (The Free Lance-Star). Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Rex, Wonderful tha...
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    Robert Henryson The Testament of Cresseid & Seven Fables.

    Heaney, Seamus

    Robert Henryson The Testament of Cresseid & Seven Fables.

    London: Faber & Faber, 2009.

    First British edition of Heaney’s translation of Henryson’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Seamus Heaney on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Hand lettering...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-4179
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    Essex: Highways, Byways, and Waterways.

    Barrett, C.R.B. [William Tecumseh Sherman]

    Essex: Highways, Byways, and Waterways.

    London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1892.

    Limited first edition of this tour of the ancient low-lying county of Essex; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Quarto, original cream buckram with gilt titles to the spine, gilt coats of...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-145930
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    Cat’s Eye.

    Atwood, Margaret

    Cat’s Eye.

    Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1988.

    First Canadian edition and true first of this “brilliant, three-dimensional mosaic… the story of Elaine’s childhood is so real and heartbreaking you want to stand up in your seat and...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-138067
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    The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession.

    Bernstein, Peter

    The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession.

    New York: Wiley, 2000.

    First edition of this work on the history of gold. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For William good as gold- Peter Bernstein....
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-322
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    The Professor of Desire.

    Roth, Philip

    The Professor of Desire.

    New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977.

    First edition of this “thoughtful and elegant novel” (The New York Times Book Review) . Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. A very...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-159
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    David Goldblatt: Intersections.

    Goldblatt, David

    David Goldblatt: Intersections.

    : Prestel Publishing, 2005.

    First edition of this work which brings Goldblatt’s color photography in South Africa from 2002 to 2011. Oblong quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by David Goldblatt on the...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-533
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    Einstein: His Life and Universe.

    Isaacson, Walter

    Einstein: His Life and Universe.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007.

    First edition of the definitive biography of Albert Einstein. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Signed by Walter Isaacson on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-144608
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    A Mercy.

    Morrison, Toni

    A Mercy.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.

    First edition of “one of Morrison’s most haunting works yet” (The New York Times). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Toni Morrison on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Ja...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-150556
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    Greek Tragic Poetry.

    Lesky, Albin. Translated by Matthew Dillon. [Bernard Knox]

    Greek Tragic Poetry.

    New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1972.

    First edition in English of Lesky’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of Bernard Knox with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. English classicist, author, an...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-134264
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    The Story of J. Robert Oppenheimer.

    Royal, Denise

    The Story of J. Robert Oppenheimer.

    New York: St. Martin's Press, 1969.

    First edition of “the first book that attempts to give them a substantial and realistic Oppenheimer biography” (The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-143502
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    Mountains Beyond Mountains.

    Kidder, Tracy

    Mountains Beyond Mountains.

    New York: Random House, 2003.

    First edition of this powerful work, which tells the true story of a gifted man who loves the world and has set out to do all he can to cure it. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscrib...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-147146
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    The Age of Paradox.

    Handy, Charles

    The Age of Paradox.

    Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business School Press, 1994.

    First edition of the author’s heartfelt work on ethical business. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Charles Handy on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the fron...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-150031
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    Blurred Zones: Eisenman Architects 1988-1988.

    Eisenman, Peter

    Blurred Zones: Eisenman Architects 1988-1988.

    New York: Monacelli Press, 2003.

    First edition. Folio, original gray cloth. Inscribed by architect Peter Eisenman. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-2327
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    Arrival and Departure.

    Koestler, Arthur

    Arrival and Departure.

    London: Hutchinson of London, 1966.

    First Danube edition of the third novel in the author’s classic trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Karl and Diane from Arthu...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-142679
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    A Critical Essay on Modern Macroeconomic Theory.

    Hahn, Frank and Robert Solow

    A Critical Essay on Modern Macroeconomic Theory.

    Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1995.

    First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Solow on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-45079
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    At Home: Essays 1982-1988.

    Vidal, Gore

    At Home: Essays 1982-1988.

    New York: Random House, 1988.

    First edition of this collection of essays by the award-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Valerie love Gore.” The recipient Valerie...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-126590
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    Looking For Work.

    Cheever, Susan [Erica Jong]

    Looking For Work.

    New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979.

    First edition of the author’s first novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Burrows with love Susan.” The reci...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-142332
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    Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ.

    Goleman, Daniel

    Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ.

    New York: Bantam Books, 1995.

    First edition of this important work on emotional intelligence. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For John Directing attention towa...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-144488
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    The Tailor of Panama.

    le Carre, John

    The Tailor of Panama.

    London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1996.

    First edition of this “tour de force in which almost every convention of the classic spy novel is violated” (The New York Times). Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Boldly i...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-149905
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    Hunting Stories.

    Faulkner, William

    Hunting Stories.

    New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1988.

    The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of two of Faulkner’s hunting tales: “The Bear” and “The Old People.” Folio, bound in quarter black morocco over linen boards wi...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-148573
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    Duluth.

    Vidal, Gore

    Duluth.

    New York : Random House, 1983.

    First edition of this novel by the award-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Kit – all love – Gore Vidal.” The...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-126272
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    WWII.

    Jones, James

    WWII.

    New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1975.

    First edition of this personal account of the Second World War from a soldier’s perspective. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with news prints, political cartoons, charco...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-150295
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    Martha Quest.

    Lessing, Doris

    Martha Quest.

    London: Michael Joseph, 1952.

    First edition of the author’s first book in the Children of Violence series. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Doris Lessing on the title page. Name on the front pastedown, near fine in a very g...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-16012
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