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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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    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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    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 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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    The Incredible Giants.

    Meany, Tom [Leo Durocher]

    The Incredible Giants.

    New York : A.S. Barnes and Company, 1955.

    First edition of this work on the Giants. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To my old pal, Al, Tom Meany.” Additi...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-120627
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    Rethinking International Trade.

    Krugman, Paul

    Rethinking International Trade.

    Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1990.

    First edition of this early work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the title page, “To William Paul Krugman.” Fine in a near fine dus...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-87512
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    The House on Mango Street.

    Cisneros, Sandra

    The House on Mango Street.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994.

    First hardcover edition of this modern classic of Chicano literature. Duodecimo, original purple cloth, top edge blue. Near fine in a fine dust jacket, mark to the topstain. Jacket painting by Nivia G...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-146874
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    March: Book Two.

    Lewis, John; Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell

    March: Book Two.

    Marietta: Top Shelf Productions, 2015.

    First edition of the second book in John Lewis and Andrew Aydin’s March trilogy. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by John Lewis on the half-title pa...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-118963
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    Firing Back: How Great Leaders Rebound After Career Disasters.

    Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey; Andrew Ward

    Firing Back: How Great Leaders Rebound After Career Disasters.

    Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2007.

    First edition of Sonnenfeld and Ward’s collection of professional comeback stories. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Sonnenfeld on the front free endpaper with a full-page...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-121090
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    John Maynard Keynes: Fighting For Freedom, 1937-1946.

    Skidelsky, Robert

    John Maynard Keynes: Fighting For Freedom, 1937-1946.

    New York: Viking, 2000.

    First edition of this biography on the legendary economist. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by Robert Skidelsky on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-16014
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